Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 313

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One Month

“Young Master Sion!”

The first to greet Sion as he came down to the first floor was Trisha.

Originally, it should have been the escort knight Rishikida, but as they had spent time together, Rishikida occasionally yielded to Trisha like this.

He seemed to have roughly grasped how to handle this Black Flame Dragon girl from Sion and Lucia.

“Look at him. Coming to see you covered in blood!”

“…It is a bit much, indeed.”

Kim Yu-hyun was taken aback by Sion’s agreement with Trisha.

Sion sighed, as if it were obvious, at his look that questioned if it was that serious.

Originally, whenever they fought, it was always Kim Yu-hyun’s blood mixed with a lot of Ekaterina’s blood, but this time it was much worse than usual.

“I was originally going to leave him there until he self-healed, but I was worried about what that woman might do again.”

“There was also a way to just use some healing magic.”

“Then his body might adapt to the magic, and his healing ability might actually decrease.”

“…”

“It seemed like her healing ability was growing as much as her combat skills.”

It seemed he was subtly testing, or perhaps training, Ekaterina as well.

Sion sighed in disbelief at Kim Yu-hyun’s answer.

So, Kim Yu-hyun had beaten up the Dragonkin woman once again and was going to leave her there, but he was worried about what kind of accident she might cause, so he brought her back with him on his way home, and because he brought her back without treating her, her blood was naturally smeared all over him.

‘It’s a good thing I came secretly without being noticed by anyone.’

If someone who didn’t know the situation saw him, they would have thought he was a crazy person who murdered a woman and was running away with her corpse.

Of course, they would have been even more surprised to see horns sprouting from the woman’s head and a tail wagging from her rear.

“…”

Sion subtly turned his gaze to Sirien, who was standing next to Kim Yu-hyun.

She was looking at Kim Yu-hyun with a look of disbelief, unable to hide her bewilderment.

‘I understand. The first thing she saw upon arriving was that terrifying man covered in blood. It’s a wonder she didn’t faint.’

Thinking that, Sion scolded Kim Yu-hyun like Trisha, telling him to quickly go wash up, change his clothes, and come out.

Kim Yu-hyun scratched his cheek, said he understood, and then walked to his assigned room.

“Haa.”

He’s skilled, has good instincts, and is good in many ways, but he’s the protagonist who sometimes seems to have a screw loose, so I can’t let my guard down.”

Sion sighed and then opened his mouth towards Sirien, who had been staring in the direction Kim Yu-hyun had disappeared.

“Welcome, Sirien.”

“…Ah. Yes. Thank you for the invitation, Sion.”

“I didn’t hear from the soldiers at the main gate that you had arrived.”

Sion subtly asked why she had sneaked in.

Sirien made a sound of “Euh,” fidgeted with her fingers, and then carefully said.

“I wanted to check something. I was wondering what kind of people are around you, Sion, the man so praised in the human kingdom, and at the same time, the one who seems to be quite liked by the beastmen.”

“If we’re talking about stealth, you’re neck and neck with the Myo-eun Clan, so should I take it that you wanted to see this side’s skills?”

“That’s accurate.”

“You’re very curious. So, how was it? Did you find a satisfactory answer?”

Sion asked in a subtle voice.

Even though he already knew what kind of answer would come from Sirien’s mouth, he was convinced that she had found an extremely strong answer.

“…At first, I was really going to fight. I was so surprised.”

“So surprised, you say.”

“I couldn’t even feel his presence. I didn’t even smell him until right before. In short, it wasn’t that he was waiting for me, but that he arrived at that spot the moment I entered. He’s definitely human, but he moves at a speed that I, an elf, can’t read.”

“And?”

“And then I saw that man’s eyes… Ah, I don’t want to think about it.”

Sirien shook her head, clearly showing that she didn’t want to imagine it.

Sion could very much sympathize with her reaction.

It was almost a year ago, when he first fell into this world as Sion Claussen.

He had received Kim Yu-hyun’s gaze, which seemed to shoot lasers from his eyes, head-on.

‘What did I think back then? What else could it be? Ah, I’m dead. That was all there was to it.’

He thought that Sirien, who was an intruder, albeit out of curiosity, had received that gaze, so her reaction was not unreasonable.

Rather, it was fortunate that she didn’t actually fight there.

“Kim Yu-hyun… was it? I heard that he single-handedly crushed the army of another human kingdom.”

“To be precise, it wasn’t single-handedly, he fought with the Dragonkin.”

Of course, after that, the two of them fought very fiercely again.

However, from Sirien’s point of view, she was more surprised by the fact that a human had beaten up a Dragonkin and carried her, rather than the fact that he had faced a human army single-handedly.

She asked if it was really a Dragonkin that Kim Yu-hyun was carrying, and she was very curious about meeting a Dragonkin, which should now be considered an extinct race.

“The elders said that there are only one or at most three Dragonkin left now. But to see that Dragonkin here. But what’s even more surprising is that a human defeated that Dragonkin! What an amazing thing!”

“You shouldn’t be surprised yet, Sirien.”

“Yes?”

“Sir Kim Yu-hyun has already won against that Dragonkin woman dozens, no, hundreds of times. Even now, the Dragonkin woman is still trying to win somehow.”

Rishikida subtly stepped forward to praise Kim Yu-hyun.

Was it out of a kind of respect for his teacher, who had greatly improved his swordsmanship?

Whenever Sirien was expressing admiration for Kim Yu-hyun, Rishikida was shrugging his shoulders as if he was receiving the praise.

“That’s really amazing. Not only beastmen and elves, but even the demons and the descendants of light were wary of him, he’s truly a descendant of the God of War!”

Sirien continued to express her admiration, and she was now sparkling her eyes like a fan who would ask for his autograph as soon as he appeared, with the fear of Kim Yu-hyun from before gone.

‘I have to be careful. I have to make sure that Kim Yu-hyun doesn’t get on the list of suspects for attacking the elf village, and even if he does, I have to prepare an alibi so that he can get out of it naturally, as I told him to disguise himself in advance.’

Now that Kim Yu-hyun’s existence has been revealed to the world, he had to prepare for it.

If the pigeons [a metaphor for intelligence agencies or observers] had been wary of Kim Yu-hyun with a caution level of 60, they would have now raised it to 80.

He had defeated a high-ranking Celestial being before, and this time he had single-handedly defeated an army.

From Sion’s point of view, he had revealed a trump card that he wanted to hide until the end, so he had to use other cards to present his trump card at the right time.

“However, Sirien. I hope you don’t talk about this. Not even to your own kind.”

“Yes?”

“Think about it. That hot-tempered Dragonkin wouldn’t just let it go if someone was spreading the fact that she lost to a human, right? And she might suddenly go to the Elven Forest thinking that the elves might look down on her.”

“Ah! Ah, ye, you’re right. Sion is right. It would be better for me and my kind to keep our mouths shut.”

Sion had placed a first lock [imposed a restriction] on Sirien with a light threat-like advice.

“Did things go well at the royal palace?”

Sion thought it would be good to change the subject at this point, and when he asked that question, Sirien, who had been looking embarrassed, quickly asked about it.

“Yes. Thanks to Sion, it was much easier. The Queen also accepted my story positively.”

“What could I have done? It’s all the result of your efforts, Sirien.”

“I was very worried that there would be a lot of hostility towards the elves. If the human kingdom, that is, Hispania, had suffered great damage from the twisted elves, this meeting might not have ended so pleasantly.”

At that, Sion muttered to himself.

Good to know!

“So, I have a few questions I’d like to ask Sion.”

“It’s about the elves who were hostile to Hispania using Nudia, right?”

Sirien nodded, expressing her agreement.

At that, Sion suggested that they move to another place because the story would be a bit long.

After telling Rishikida to go to Kim Yu-hyun and tell him to come to the drawing-room when he was ready, Sion began to guide Sirien along with Trisha.

“Young Master Sion.”

Trisha, who seemed to be walking quietly, glanced around and then subtly stuck close to Sion.

As she did so, she kept glancing back for some reason, and Sion could immediately understand the reason because her expression was like that of a child worried about having their candy taken away.

“It’s not what you’re thinking.”

“Yes?”

“I’m not in that kind of relationship with that woman, and I don’t intend to be.”

Sirien seems to be quite friendly to other races, including humans, but there’s no guarantee that she’ll show that kind of attitude to demons.

In any case, she is an elf, and she is one of the beings who has heard the words that the Celestial Race is good and the Demon Race is evil more than anyone else.

Bringing a woman who could cause friction with Lilith so close was something Sion wanted to refuse.

“Ah, yes. That’s a relief. You really won’t do that, right?”

“If you keep asking, I’ll just go ahead with what you’re worried about.”

“…Tch. You’re too cold.”

Trisha puffed out her cheeks as if she was sulking.

When Sion pressed her head, meaning that she was doing something strange again, she muttered something in a small voice and then finally got to the point.

“Is it a break time now? Not like the incredibly busy times like before.”

“You can think of it that way for now.”

“…Then, it’s okay to be with Sion, right?”

“It doesn’t matter, but the problem is that you’re not the only one thinking that.”

“I’m confident in competition if there’s no time. I’ve been practicing a lot in secret.”

She said in secret, but she had been practicing handling the stigmata very passionately in front of Sion.

As if she was showing off that she was working so hard, as if she was advertising it.

It was like a child deliberately doing something a lot because they needed attention.

If I just glossed over it with an ‘Oh, is that so?’, this Black Flame Dragon would definitely sulk.

And that sulking wouldn’t just be a pout like ordinary kids, but she might suddenly do something strange again and make me rack my brains, so Sion made a very proud expression.

“I know it well. Thanks to the huge wall of fire you created last time, the battle went much smoother. It would have been twice as hard without you. Our Trisha is a treasure. Yes!”

“Hmm! Hmm hmm! Re, really?”

“Of course, of course. However, I was a little concerned about how close it was at that time. It’s certain when it’s a fire of a moderate size, but it’s true that it’s still unstable when you increase the size further.”

Give her a lot of praise first, and then point out the parts to be pointed out with a voice and expression that is regrettable, so that it doesn’t feel like you’re pointing out, but rather asking for future development.

This way, you can reliably convey the parts that are considered lacking without irritating our Black Flame Dragon.

“I’m working on that part too. Just you wait, I’ll show you a 모습 [Korean for ‘figure’ or ‘appearance’] that doesn’t shake even when I create a huge fire later!”

Yes, yes. Of course, you have to do that. If you do that, I’ll have a reason to put you in here while pushing myself!

Thinking that, Sion entered the drawing-room, offered Sirien a seat, and sat down on a chair.

“The tribe that Novashira belongs to is the Mossy Oak tribe, right?”

“That’s what he said himself.”

“The Mossy Oak tribe has deep ties with the Red Beech tribe around it, so… they must have been involved in this to some extent as well.”

“I don’t know much about the elf tribes, so how close are those two tribes?”

“They’re quite large among the elf tribes. They’re a tribe that can send an elder to the council of elders.”

Seeing that Sirien’s expression wasn’t good, it seemed that quite a large number of tribes were sympathizing with the radicals, as she said.

She seemed to be worried that an internal war might break out between the elves because of this situation.

Tragically for her, Sion wanted that very internal war.

‘If you want to kill the elves’ spirit, you have to hurt them, and it’s even better if it’s their own kind. They can’t just take it out on other races, and they’ll be the same as the humans they used to criticize so much for fighting among themselves, so they’ll lower their pride a little when they interact with humans later. Good, right?’

What Sion had to care about first and foremost was the people around him, the Claussen March, and Hispania.

That was all that Sion considered to be ‘my home’ or the ‘fence’ that he could allow.

The elves were dispensable, and if they were there, there would be friction, so it was better to reduce their power by borrowing the hands of others.

The best way to do that was, of course, an internal war between the elves.

Those who unconditionally believe in the light and those who believe that such beliefs are useless for the sake of their own kind.

Sion was looking forward to the scene of them shooting arrows and wielding swords at each other without being told to do so.

If the elves’ power is killed, they may be naturally absorbed into the kingdom later.

Therefore, Sion was secretly hoping that they would fight fiercely.

“Young Master Sion.”

While he was talking with Sirien, Kim Yu-hyun’s voice was heard from outside the drawing-room.

It seemed that he had finished showering, changed his clothes, and had only now come.

“Come in.”

Sion answered that way, stopped talking, and made Sirien focus her attention and interest solely on Kim Yu-hyun.

If she gets too close to him, she’ll be tired, so wouldn’t it be better to push her to the protagonist in the novel and see what happens, Sion was thinking.