Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 326

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“Of course, you guys are the ugliest.”

The flames that seemed ready to rush in maintained their silence, contrary to expectations.

While others questioned this, Zion remained calm.

He had already anticipated that the Celestials would act this way.

‘They want us to live in as much anxiety as possible.

Additionally, it’s a signal to the followers of light, who are holding their breath on the continent, noticing the will of light and the uncomfortable energy of the Holy Prussen, to rise up.’

Given time, even the most united can become lax and create openings.

Moreover, in the previous situation, Nudia attacked Hispania, claiming it was the will of light, and conversely, Hispania attacked Nudia, claiming there were false individuals, leading to all sorts of incidents.

The doctrine of light outwardly promotes peace and stability.

And the wars between Hispania and Nudia that have occurred so far directly contradict that will of light.

Naturally, the people of Hispania and Nudia will think that the reason the Holy Prussen and the Celestials are suddenly showing such sharp reactions is because of them.

‘It doesn’t matter if Nudia fought for the light, or if Hispania counterattacked to judge those who betrayed the light.

The Celestial doves will appear with a “Ta-da!” and declare that you are all heretics!

That’s the picture of how they’ll fall apart on their own.’

It occurred to him that the Celestials might be aiming for this.

The wars they wage are holy wars, but the wars you wage are just terrible and desperate blood feuds that you wage because you succumbed to the temptations of evil.

If they frame it that way, the radical fairies underneath will happily rave about it, and the fanatics will shout that understanding and mercy are unnecessary for the corrupted.

If the opponent was really silent to exploit that aspect and is now making a move at this timing, Zion was thinking of giving them a round of applause, saying, ‘Well done, you’re great.’

Originally, their plan was to incite conflict between humans and other races, and to continue to create divisions within them, so that they could not unite until they died, even in the face of a great threat.

They would raid the royal palace to divide the nobles, destroy Clausen to make the relationship between Nudia and Hispania irreparable, start a holy war to end the demons at the hands of humans, and whisper to the other races to become enemies with humans.

The methods they have used so far have all come from such conclusions.

In fact, those methods have all been executed without exception, or were about to be.

‘…But, no matter how much it’s you guys, there are some things you’ve missed, right?’

All the things they ambitiously prepared are, conversely, thoroughly used by someone to enhance his reputation, and at the same time, become daggers aimed at them.

Those blinded by the light were simply intoxicated by their own nobility and overlooked the danger.

‘I’ll give it back to you as it is.’

He would gather those who were expected to be divided and give them a proper screwing.

If they thought he would shout light and obediently accept the flames of purification, he would shout not to be ridiculous, pour dung water on them, and hit their heads with buckets.

“Slow.

Not just the attacks, but all the feinting movements too.”

“Ouch!”

“The Celestials I’ve faced don’t fall for that level of trickery.

If you’re going to deceive the enemy, you have to be so sincere that you can even deceive your allies.”

Kim Yoo-hyun, who was sparring with Lia, clicked his tongue and subtly provoked her.

In response, Lia expressed her displeasure with a ‘Haaak!’ but, unlike before, she was examining whether there were any tricks from the opponent, or if he was trying not to show any openings.

Seeing her improved appearance, Kim Yoo-hyun gave a very small smile and nodded.

It was much more important to maintain composure while being cautious than to rush in unconditionally.

“Nyaa!”

Lia begins her attack again.

This time, instead of charging straight in, she circles around Kim Yoo-hyun, contemplating whether to aim for his neck, sever his tendons, or tear him apart with her claws like a beast.

“…”

Of course, given who her opponent was, her chances of winning were almost nonexistent.

Kim Yoo-hyun stood leisurely, watching her movements.

Considering that this wasn’t a training ground inside Clausen, but a field full of grass that would create the best synergy effect for Lia, the Myo Eun Tribe [a cat-like humanoid race], she was truly a fraudulent protagonist herself.

Thud!

With the sound of something lightly kicking off the ground, Lia’s claws flashed.

If things continued this way, a single red line would be drawn on Kim Yoo-hyun’s neck, and blood would soon gush out like a fountain, but the reality was not at all like that.

Thwack!

“Nyaaang!”

How he read Lia’s movements, and how he managed to swing his wooden sword and strike Lia’s head in that instant, were all mysteries to Zion.

Meanwhile, Kim Yoo-hyun retrieved his wooden sword and approached Lia, who was sitting down, holding her head and whimpering.

“Nyaaang…”

“Your movements were definitely good.

However, if you’re going to ambush, you need to silence the sound more.

Your attack direction is revealed by just that sound of kicking off the ground.”

At Kim Yoo-hyun’s words, Zion almost blurted out ‘You crazy bastard.’

Even if the sound could be heard, if it were someone else, they would have already allowed Lia’s attack in the time it took to notice it, turn around, and swing their sword.

But Kim Yoo-hyun caught up with that attack at a speed that was truly impossible to explain.

No, he even overtook her and shattered Lia’s surprise attack with a preemptive strike.

“…Nyaaaang!”

However, Lia had gained something while being beaten and beaten by Kim Yoo-hyun.

The moment Kim Yoo-hyun retrieved his wooden sword and approached her to lift her up, she sparkled her eyes and jumped up from her spot, launching another attack.

“Oh.”

“…!”

It was a surprise attack that occurred at such a close range that even Kim Yoo-hyun couldn’t help but show a brief moment of tension, and his true skills had to be revealed.

Whoosh!

“Nya, Nyaaang?”

Kwaaaang!

‘…Crazy.’

Zion couldn’t help but utter an exclamation of disbelief, cursing without realizing it.

He couldn’t see it at all.

Really, no matter how he thought about it, he just didn’t see it.

Even if this body was terrible at martial arts, his eyesight wasn’t bad.

At least he could see everything he needed to see, and he had somehow been keeping up with the exchanges between Kim Yoo-hyun and Lia, but Kim Yoo-hyun’s movements, blocking Lia’s kick and slamming her to the ground, far exceeded that speed.

“Ugh…”

Lia was sprawled out and unable to get up, whimpering from the great shock.

Originally, she would have pretended not to be in pain out of embarrassment and staggered up, saying, ‘Y-You’re strong after all!’ and eventually collapsed into Zion’s arms, but this time she couldn’t even get up.

“…”

Conversely, Kim Yoo-hyun clicked his tongue and stepped back, biting his lip.

It was as if he realized he had gone too far and was blaming himself.

What did Zion do while watching the fight between the man and woman?

Did he worry about Lia, or at least tell Kim Yoo-hyun not to worry?

‘Yoho!

Lia finally did it!

Kiyooot [cute]!’

…Unfortunately, Zion was having a very hard time suppressing the thought of cheering inwardly and hugging and stroking that cat.

The reason why Zion was so happy even though Lia was completely knocked down, rather than worrying about her.

Although it was only for a moment, she brought out Kim Yoo-hyun’s true feelings.

That unique recognition, the intent to kill, that he shows to a powerful enemy who can harm him.

‘Zane barely counts, Ekaterina barely reached that level with real determination, making Kim Yoo-hyun angry and bringing out his true skills.

Lia did it.

With this, Lia has definitely grown!’

If Lia has grown this much, then Rishikida and Lucia, who are following her similarly, must have grown to an extent that cannot be compared to before.

Although fighting the top-tier Celestials is still impossible, they will be able to fight on equal terms with those below them, which was a relief for Zion.

“Ugh…

Go, go a little easy on me.

I really thought I was going to die…”

“…I’m sorry.

It was my mistake.”

Kim Yoo-hyun scratched the back of his head and replied as Lia, who had barely gotten up, grumbled.

If he had a sword in his hand, he thought that something very cruel might have happened by now, so a corner of his heart felt heavy, and at the same time, he was a little worried about what Zion, who had been watching the whole situation, would say.

“Congratulations, Lia.”

“Nyaang?”

However, Zion did not rebuke Kim Yoo-hyun with a stern face, but praised Lia with a happy expression and stroked her head.

Lia looked at Zion as if asking why he was doing this, and he looked at Kim Yoo-hyun and replied.

“Kim Yoo-hyun always adjusted so that you wouldn’t get seriously hurt, even though he was rough, right?

But this time, he didn’t even have that leeway.

That means your attack was that sharp and powerful.”

“Oh… was that so, Kim Yoo-hyun?”

“…Yeah.

It was a momentary thing, but my body judged you to be a strong enemy first, and in an instant, I was facing you with all my heart.

I judged that your momentary surprise attack was a sufficient threat.”

“Oh, is that a big deal?”

“Ekaterina, that crazy bitch, couldn’t do it often either.”

Lia immediately understood when Ekaterina was used as an example.

She exclaimed, ‘Oooooh!’ and suddenly wagged her tail, put her hand on her waist, and lifted her chin, striking a dignified pose as if to say, ‘How about that!’

“How is it, Zion?

Am I now a truly full-fledged warrior?”

“I never said you weren’t?”

“You never said I wasn’t, but you never acknowledged me as a warrior either!”

“That’s just because you’re cute, so I thought you weren’t warrior-like.”

Lia directly allowed a strike to Zion’s fastball [a direct and honest compliment].

She exclaimed, ‘Oh,’ and soon her face turned red, and she looked like she was about to explode.

After staring at Zion with that blank expression for a while, she soon muttered something, turned her body, and was squatting down, wagging her tail.

“…”

“What, why.”

“Nothing.”

Kim Yoo-hyun, who said that, suddenly took something out of his pocket and scribbled on it.

Zion was about to ask what that guy was doing again, but he heard the sound of someone riding a horse from behind.

“Master!

You must go to the castle immediately!”

“…Did news come from the royal castle again, Rishi?”

“It’s not the royal castle.

Someone has come urgently from Nudia.

While emphasizing that it is not an official visit, but an unofficial one.”

A guest from Nudia who came for an unofficial visit?

The only person who came to Zion’s mind the moment he heard Rishikida’s words was Aive Gi Lestion, the current power in Nudia and the only person he could trust.

‘It would be too risky for her to come herself, so she must have sent someone trustworthy.

More than that, Nudia sent someone unofficially at this timing?

This is also unsettling.’

Zion told Kim Yoo-hyun and Lia to stop the inspection and return to the castle.

After that, the group on horseback hurriedly entered the castle, and soon Zion was able to meet the guest who came from Nudia.

“You are…”

“It’s been a while, Young Master Zion Clausen.”

“I saw you at the royal palace before.

Adolf Ferrell, is that right?”

“You remember me.

I didn’t think you would remember someone like me.”

“The meeting at that time remains vividly in my memory.”

The Nudia people he met at the moment when he became a hero after winning the first battle and held a party at the royal castle.

It was when Aive was only known as Chess King, and Zion gave her the best defeat.

The middle-aged man who was dispatched as Nudia’s envoy at that time was Adolf Ferrell.

“More than that, it must have been quite a long distance from Nudia to this Clausen.

What’s going on all of a sudden?”

“As you said, Young Master, it’s at least a week’s journey from Nudia Royal Castle to here.

But I shortened that time to five days, so I’m quite tired.”

“…Are you saying you rode your horse day and night?”

“That’s right.

Because it’s such urgent news.”

Adolf handed Zion a translucent marble.

Then Zion frowned and stood up, not hiding his unpleasant energy.

“What is this?”

“As you can see, it’s a device for magical communication.”

“That’s absurd.

Even though the relationship between Hispania and Nudia is not as bad as before, I don’t think we can do magical communication privately.

Are you doing this without knowing that this fact will put us in a difficult position if it becomes known to Hispania?”

“Of course, I and the person who asked me to deliver this will know.”

“Then why are you doing such a stupid thing…”

As Zion became serious and did not hide his displeasure, Adolf took out a letter from his pocket.

Then, he carefully handed it over, meaning that he should read it and judge.

“…”

“Aive said that you must read it.”

Magical communication is impossible in the first place unless there is a skilled magician next to you, and its use is restricted because it can be misused in other ways.

But if the fact that Clausen and the Kingdom of Nudia are using it to secretly talk about something is conveyed to Hispania, then it was obvious that there would be a backlash.

‘Is this woman digging a trap to kill me?

If I buy opposition within Hispania at this important time, I’ll be in a checkmate.

Even if it’s not to that extent, I’ll suffer a considerable amount of damage.’

Because of the situation, Zion could not easily take Nudia’s hand.

However, along with the fact that Aive was unlikely to deceive others with such shallow tricks, he reminded himself that the place that would react most sensitively to the current movements of the Holy Prussen was none other than Nudia, and accepted the letter.

“What kind of letter is it…”

Zion, who received the letter from Adolf, focused on checking the contents written inside for a while.

Then, he blinked his eyes for a moment, shook his head, and read the letter again.

As if he was really tired of this, as if he was hoping it wasn’t true.

“Ha…”

But in the end, Zion had no choice but to sigh and put down the letter.

He closed his eyes for a moment and chewed his lips, then said in a low voice.

“Damn it.

Give it to me right now.”