Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 315

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One Month

“Kim Yu-hyun, was it?”

“…That’s right.”

“Your appearance is strangely different from anyone on the continent. Could you be from somewhere else? Across the sea, from a new continent perhaps?”

“I suppose you could say that.”

Even as he answered, Kim Yu-hyun remained suspicious.

He was only responding politely because Zion was present and Sirien was his guest; if she were just a stranger, he would have ignored her completely.

‘No.

Instead of ignoring her, I might have drawn my sword and told her to shut up.’

In the martial world, one had to be wary of women, children, and the elderly.

Kim Yu-hyun knew very well what happened when one was captivated by a beautiful woman, starting with the Ice Palace Witch. That, combined with his personality and mental state, created a fantastic and chaotic collaboration that made him avoid women.

So, it was only natural that Kim Yu-hyun was wary of Sirien.

Moreover, he had almost fought against fairies recently, and Zion was the one who had framed them as an axis of evil. It was inevitable that Kim Yu-hyun would view the fairies negatively.

‘That’s not it, Yu-hyun.

That’s not it!

That woman is harmless!’

Far from causing harm, she could be helpful.

Especially if she claimed to represent the elders, which meant she had some recognition among the fairies.

Being hostile would not benefit them.

‘I need to put in some effort for this clueless protagonist.’

More exciting than his own romance was someone else’s.

Zion was already eagerly anticipating how to connect those two, planning to steer things in the right direction.

“There’s no need to be so wary, Kim Yu-hyun.

Unlike those crazy fairies from before, she has no ill will towards us humans.”

“···.”

“Besides, she helped us before, didn’t she?

Showing such wariness is impolite, you know.”

An excessively beautiful woman, coupled with the distrust that came with being a fairy.

Kim Yu-hyun glanced at Sirien sitting next to him, then let out a small sigh.

As Zion said, she was a benefactor who had helped them, and there was no point in being overly cautious.

“I apologize if I was unpleasant.”

His tone softened slightly, and the suspicion in his eyes diminished.

Sirien blinked at Kim Yu-hyun’s change, then waved her hand.

“No, it’s okay.

I understand why you would be wary of us fairies.

I should be thanking you for not attacking me for barging into this villa.”

“That’s only because I didn’t sense any hostility.”

In other words, if he had sensed even a hint of hostility, Sirien might have ended up lying next to Ekaterina, who was currently sleeping like the dead.

However, while Ekaterina was still breathing, Sirien might have been killed outright.

“I’ll formally introduce myself, I am Sirien of the Black Ancient Tree Tribe.”

“…Kim Yu-hyun, there’s not much else to explain…”

“I heard you single-handedly crushed the human kingdom’s army.

At first, I thought it was an exaggeration, but after seeing you defeat the Dragonkin, I believe you are capable of it.”

“···.”

“Are you a knight?

But I don’t sense the mana that usually emanates from human knights.

Hmm, is it because you came from another continent?

How fascinating!”

Ah, for reference, Sirien had a setting of being unusually talkative for a fairy.

In professional terms, she was a bit of a ‘klutz’ [someone prone to clumsiness or awkwardness]. Despite her elegant appearance, she would chatter on and on once she opened her mouth, which led the fairies to criticize her for being frivolous.

Afterward, she seemed to have completely forgotten that she came to talk to Zion, and like a reporter, she began to bombard Kim Yu-hyun with questions.

“Do you use a sword?

Your hands suggest that you do!”

“That outfit suits you very well.

You’re completely different from the person I saw earlier. Do you usually dress like this?

Or just casually?”

“What was it like fighting the Dragonkin?

Were you close to dying?

I heard that the Dragonkin never let their opponents live or fight until their own lives are exhausted. Why did you spare her?”

She chattered so much that Trisha, sitting next to Zion, couldn’t hide her disbelief, wearing a ‘what kind of fairy is that?’ expression.

Such loquacious words coming from a mouth that seemed like it would only utter elegant phrases made Zion understand exactly what the word ‘klutz’ meant.

“···.”

However, the most bewildered person was undoubtedly Kim Yu-hyun, sitting next to Sirien.

His first encounter with this fairy named Sirien was not pleasant, and he himself had been openly wary of her until just a moment ago.

Yet, Sirien was smiling brightly and continuing to talk to him.

As if she didn’t care about his previous sharp reaction, as if she understood why Kim Yu-hyun had acted that way.

Pfft―.

Kim Yu-hyun couldn’t help but laugh.

Normally, people wouldn’t approach someone who made them uncomfortable.

Even a fairy wouldn’t smile at a human who had been hostile to them until just now.

Strangely, whenever he was near Zion, he felt like interesting and decent people gathered around him.

“Weren’t you here to talk to Zion?”

“Yes?

Ah, that’s right.

I’m sorry, Zion.

I was just overcome with curiosity…”

“Don’t worry, Sirien.

I think it’s better to say what you want when you want to, so you can feel refreshed.”

At Zion’s words, Kim Yu-hyun and Sirien simultaneously looked at him with eyes that seemed to say, ‘Huh?’

Kim Yu-hyun’s look meant, ‘Why are you suddenly like this?’ and Sirien’s meant, ‘Really?’

“You’re not leaving today anyway, and you have some time, right?

It’s good to get everything you want to do done so you can clear your head. I think it would be nice for you two to talk.”

“No, Zion?

I’m···.”

“I’m fine with it.

To be honest, I have more than one or two things I want to ask!”

Before Kim Yu-hyun could express his opposition, Sirien took the initiative.

She had so many questions for this human man who had entered in perfect condition, unlike before, that she couldn’t bear not to talk to him right now.

Kim Yu-hyun muttered, ‘No, this is a bit…’ and tried to refuse, but the moment he saw Sirien’s expectant eyes and face, he groaned.

‘Do I not know your personality?

When you frown or glare, you exude such a fierce aura that people can’t easily do anything, but your personality isn’t that harsh.

You’re not good at coolly rejecting someone’s expectations or refusing requests.

You’ve suffered a lot because of that.’

And Kim Yu-hyun was a man, after all.

A man whose body was not only healthy but also wildly energetic.

Even though he had made it a habit to be wary of beautiful women, if he thought there was no need to be wary, the tightly closed door would shake in an instant.

The smile Kim Yu-hyun showed a moment ago was clear evidence.

He wasn’t quite at the stage of having feelings for Sirien yet, but it was definitely a different atmosphere from just now when he was only being wary.

“I’m asking you a favor, Kim Yu-hyun.

Actually, something else came up, and I was wondering if I should leave Sirien alone for a while, but fortunately, it seems like you can spend time with her.”

“…By other matters, do you mean?”

“It’s a problem with Klausen.

The details are a family matter, so I’ll tell you later.”

In fact, there was no problem at all.

It was just a trick to get them together.

But Kim Yu-hyun, who had no way of knowing that, seemed to think that Zion had something important to do because he said so.

The protagonist nodded, glanced sideways at Sirien, and then sighed.

“You know I’m not good with words.”

“Just listen and answer a little, right?”

“Right?

You just have to answer what I ask!”

Sirien added ad-libs without being asked.

When things came this far, even the great Kim Yu-hyun had to scratch his cheek and eventually nod.

“…I understand.”

“It won’t take long.

About 30 minutes?

Just talk to Sirien for that time.

She’s a fairy who helped us and will continue to help us, so there’s no harm in solidifying our cooperative relationship from now on, right?”

At those words, Kim Yu-hyun nodded, meaning there was nothing wrong with that.

Thanks to Sirien, they were able to properly thwart the radical fairies in Nudia, and above all, Zion was satisfied with the fact that they had secured the cooperation of the fairies, so he had a duty to faithfully maintain that.

Immediately, Zion quietly got up from his seat.

Trisha followed him and left the room, and after a while, Sirien’s full-fledged investigation began, and the sound of Kim Yu-hyun groaning and eventually answering could be heard.

“…Something is a little different from the fairies I’ve been thinking about.”

“There have to be people like that for the stagnant pond to last even a little longer.”

The reason why the elves were still holding on even though they had made themselves a closed society was that there were still people who were not completely oblivious to the outside world.

Sirien was one of them, and she was probably recognized for her abilities in that area, so she was dispatched to Hispania with the important mission of conveying the elders’ wishes.

“But Zion.

What news came from Klausen?

I don’t know about that.”

“It didn’t.”

“Yes?”

“That was a lie.”

At those words, Trisha wore a very bewildered expression.

The woman’s face clearly showed that she couldn’t understand why he had suddenly told such a random lie.

Zion was wondering whether to explain it or not, but he thought that he should at least tell her the reason so that she could understand and move on, and he was about to open his mouth.

“…Aha?”

Suddenly, Trisha smiled and glanced around.

Come to think of it, Rishikida had left to check on the level of security after hearing that Sirien had simply entered the villa, and Lilit, the most powerful enemy, didn’t seem to feel like she needed to monitor this situation since it wasn’t something to be particularly wary of.

Leia and Lucia were away, and Zhan hadn’t returned yet.

‘If that’s the case, then this is!’

Zion, who was supposed to be talking to Sirien, suddenly left that guest to Kim Yu-hyun and came outside with her.

And currently, all the other women were away!

“Why are you suddenly exclaiming… Ugh?”

Zion couldn’t even finish his sentence and screamed in surprise.

The reason was that Trisha, who had been walking quietly beside him, suddenly jumped up and literally clung to Zion’s body.

“You could have just said it.”

“What are you talking about now… No, more than that, let go and get down!

Why are you suddenly doing this?”

“Oh.

Why are you suddenly shy now?

You wanted this and came out, didn’t you?”

What nonsense is this girl talking about!

If I was going to do something like this with you, I wouldn’t have even met Sirien in the first place!

It was a situation that was about to drive him crazy, but it was a situation where Trisha could misunderstand.

Zion wondered what to do with this black dragon that had finally erupted again after holding back for so long.

If it were other women, they would push him away and tell him to stop or tell him later, but Trisha was a different case.

To be honest, it was amazing that she had been quietly enduring until now.

‘I’ve been too busy lately, and I haven’t been able to pay attention because of the war…’

If she caused an accident, it would be like a spark flying onto the picture he had prepared.

He really needed to soothe this time bomb of a woman and reset the timer before she exploded in the base instead of the enemy camp.

But unfortunately, there was already a guest today.

‘If I hug another woman first this time, Lilit will really kill me.

I’m definitely dead.’

Until now, Lilit had been kind enough to put up with it, but she was a demon after all.

Moreover, she was a high-ranking demon, a terrifying race that would kill everything if they didn’t like something.

If he kept doing things that upset her, she wouldn’t always greet him with a smile, even if he was her man.

Just as there was a saying that you had to be prepared when someone who always smiled got angry, Zion was feeling the need to return the warning cards he had received before Lilit really got angry.

‘So, I’m sorry, but not today.

Black Dragon Miss.’

Zion muttered inwardly and was just wondering how to get this woman off him when.

“Master!”

Rishikida’s voice was heard from afar, and Trisha’s eyes sparkled and she immediately fell away from Zion.

Originally, she would have stayed attached no matter who came, but if she was caught doing this secretly, the cooperative relationship she had built with the women could be shaken, so she stepped back on her own.

The girl who had always been the first was now a woman who knew how to compromise with the world to some extent, so Zion applauded inwardly and opened his mouth to Rishikida, who soon appeared.

“Rishi, I’m here.”

“Ah, Master!

Zhan has returned!”

“Zhan?

What.

Didn’t you say it would take a day?

There’s no way she could be back this quickly.”

“Why are you doing that.

Do you have any complaints about me coming back quickly?”

As if Rishikida had brought her, Zhan appeared behind her.

Her hair was disheveled by the wind, which clearly showed that she was the leader of the northern warriors.

“Because you said it would take more than a day last time.”

“The subordinates were perceptive and told me to go back quickly.”

“Oh, they’re quite diligent subordinates.

Did they say they could go back on their own?”

“The royal cavalrymen were attached, and I gave them a stern warning, so they won’t do anything foolish and go back.”

“What if they do something foolish?”

At Zion’s question, Zhan smiled slightly and made a gesture as if she was folding something.

Zion, who shuddered without realizing it, waved his hand, saying he didn’t even want to imagine it.

“But come to think of it, why are you out here?”

“Hmm?”

“Rishikida said that you are currently in the reception room with Kim Yu-hyun and the new guest, but why are you out here?

My younger sister strangely feels uneasy about something and ran to the reception room first.”

“···?”

Oh, wait a minute.

What did you just say?

Did I hear wrong?

Eos came to the villa with her, and instead of being with Zhan, she headed to the reception room first?

Zion glanced at the reception room.

Zion, who imagined Eos and Sirien, and Kim Yu-hyun sitting between them, shouted like this.

‘Yu-hyun!

Trials make heroes stronger!

And I am not guilty!’

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