Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 364

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A Tactical Retreat for Victory

“Bite her.”

The most bewildered person at Sion’s words was, of course, Ekaterina.

Even if she could overlook being spoken to in such a commanding tone, the content was simply bizarre.

Not to kill, not to devour, but to bite?

“…Hey, what are you saying…?”

“Bite her.”

“I’m not just saying it, I really mean bite her.”

“Are you trying to play games with me right now?”

“Would I bother calling you here just to play games?”

Ekaterina shuddered, seeing the coldest, most hardened expression Sion could muster, something she hadn’t noticed before because he almost always wore a smile.

It wasn’t a threat of force or energy, just a frown, but it was so different from his usual demeanor that even the Dragonkin was taken aback.

“Rishi,”

“Gag her.”

“Yes? Ah, yes!”

To prevent her from biting her tongue and even from screaming properly.

Rishikida first put a handkerchief in her mouth, then gagged her over it, nodding to indicate she was done.

“What are you doing, Ekaterina?

I said bite her.”

“Really bite her?

No questions asked, just bite?”

“Yeah.

I saw you biting and killing just fine a little while ago.

Not to that extent, but enough to draw blood, enough to make it very painful, just bite her.”

“Why on earth would you… Wait a minute.

I told you, didn’t I?

Don’t give me orders.

And don’t make me do things I don’t want to do.

This one is too weak.

Her blood and flesh taste bland.

I don’t even want to put her in my mouth.”

He expected such complaints.

And he had already thought about how to deal with those complaints and how to quell them.

“Kim Yuhyun.”

“Huh?”

“When Kim Yuhyun comes, I’ll tell him to fight you seriously.

If you say you’ve become much stronger than before, he might be a little interested.”

“You idiot!

Do you think Kim Yuhyun, that monster, would even consider it if you told him?”

“He’ll consider it.

And he’ll listen.

Not because it’s you, but because I’m saying it.”

Excessive confidence?

No.

To Ekaterina, Sion wasn’t lying or showing unfounded confidence as if gambling.

It was a definite belief, and the perfect confidence that came from it; that’s all Ekaterina felt from Sion.

“Ugh! Ugh!”

“It’s not difficult.

Just bite her all over, weaker than you did before, just enough not to kill her.

It doesn’t matter if there’s blood, it doesn’t matter if you bite hard enough to make the flesh dangle.

She’ll recover after some time anyway.”

“Why are you telling me to bite her anyway?”

“I told her nicely to talk, but she said no.

Then, of course, we have to show our reaction.

I clearly told her to open her mouth.

I said that I wouldn’t listen to anything after this time because I don’t know what will happen after this.

It’s insulting to be ignored.”

In fact, there was nothing particularly problematic for Ekaterina.

It was similar to biting down on a piece of wood to soothe the tingling when her fangs broke while fighting Kim Yuhyun, and she had to pull them out and grow new ones.

‘It’s not really my taste to torment a lower-ranking Celestial, let alone a higher-ranking one…’

But if Kim Yuhyun would really fight her with all his heart even just once because of that, it could be said to be a worthwhile deal.

After briefly reconsidering Sion’s terms, Ekaterina opened her mouth after judging that there was nothing significantly bad for her.

“Just bite her enough not to kill her?

Nothing else?”

“Yeah.

Just keep biting.

Bite, bite, and bite again.

Thinking, ‘This is Kim Yuhyun, this is Kim Yuhyun who keeps ignoring you.'”

“Think of her as Kim Yuhyun?

If I think like that and bite, I feel like I’ll bite her to death?”

“…”

Then don’t think of Kim Yuhyun.

Sion waved his hand, strongly implying that she should hold back that much.

“But just biting her arms or legs, I don’t think that pigeon [slang for a naive or easily deceived person] will react much.”

“Bite everywhere except for areas that affect her life.

Make her scream like a pig.”

“Oh, that sounds a little fun?”

Suddenly, Ekaterina’s eyes sparkled strangely.

Sion looked at her, wondering, ‘What is this woman trying to do again?’ She stroked her chin and murmured in a nostalgic voice as if recalling an old story.

“I’ve heard that everyone is similar except for monsters.

From humans to fairies, beastmen, Celestials, demons, and even us Dragonkin.”

“What’s similar?”

“Body structure, body structure.

And I found out that what we Dragonkin call mating, you humans call it something with a strange word.

Anyway, I heard that there are sensitive areas in women there.”

“…?”

What the hell is this crazy woman talking about again?

The order to bite was only to induce fear in the Celestial woman.

Even so, the higher-ranking Celestial, who was said to be much stronger than the middle-ranking Celestial, had her neck bitten off by Ekaterina, a chunk of flesh torn off, and blood spurting out as she died.

In addition, other Celestials had their limbs torn off alive or their backs broken, suffering a fate more horrific than imaginable at the hands of the Dragonkin, Ekaterina.

That woman was now going to bite her, who was tightly bound and gagged, with great excitement.

Even if it wasn’t enough to kill her, it would be painful enough and scary enough.

No matter how much they shouted the will of light and claimed that the only important thing was the mission, even if they were the descendants of light, the Celestials, it was questionable whether they could maintain their sanity when the crazy woman who had just been devouring their kin was about to bite them.

Sion thought that torture was just right for the pigeon who had ignored and resisted the opportunity he had given her.

‘I was just going to inflict a little physical pain and a little more mental pain.’

Somehow, this wild lizard seemed to be thinking of something even more terrifying.

He was worried that the Celestial might go completely insane.

But after a moment of consideration, Sion eventually chose not to stop Ekaterina.

‘Pigeon, you chose this path, so you have to take responsibility.’

No matter where or how she bit, it was a punishment for not answering what they were asking.

He had given her enough warning, so he thought it was natural for her to receive that much punishment, and Sion looked at Rishikida, who was gagged and waiting for his command.

“Rishi?”

“Yes, Master!”

“It seems like Ekaterina will be busy all day, so I think I’ll have to stay in your barracks today.

Is that okay?”

“Yes, of course… Yes?”

In the midst of answering that anything Sion said was possible, Rishikida almost screamed, wondering if she had misheard.

Sion looked at Ekaterina, who was stroking her fangs, and the Celestial woman, who was looking at her with fear-filled eyes, and said with an expression that asked if what she had heard was real.

“I don’t think I’ll be in good shape if I stay in this barracks.

If it’s a little uncomfortable, then Ludwig’s barracks…”

“No! No!

You can stay with me.

Yes, you can!

Definitely!”

Rishikida was not the type of woman to raise her voice easily, but she was not a winter kingdom-like woman who would not even show her joy when she was happy.

Sion couldn’t help but mutter, ‘…Did I cross a line that was too dangerous?’ at her eyes, as if she was receiving her first birthday present.

“Then, Ekaterina.

I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Sigh.

I have to bite this tasteless pigeon when the sun hasn’t even set yet.”

“Ugh! Ubbeub!”

“Stay still.

Before I bite you for real now.

Hey, Sion.

Really?

If I bite her, you’ll ask Kim Yuhyun to fight me with all his heart, even if it’s just for a moment, right?”

“We’re not going to stop seeing each other from now on, and we’ll keep seeing each other unless the match between you and Kim Yuhyun is settled, so would there be any human crazy enough to deceive a Dragonkin for a moment’s profit and risk future danger?

I’m sorry, but I’m not crazy enough to take on future risks for a moment’s profit.”

“Good.

Well, I guess I can just think of it as chewing on a log.”

“I’ll say it again, don’t kill her.

Anyway, she’s a Celestial, and her wings will slowly regenerate over time, so there are many uses for them.”

Ekaterina grumbled that he should stop nagging.

Her tone implied that she hadn’t gone crazy and rampaged even when fighting the Celestials, so what was he worried about?

Sion wanted to say to that Dragonkin woman, ‘The biggest problem was that you bit the Celestial’s neck with a knife in your chest, tore off her wings, and finally pulled out the knife with your own hand.’

Fortunately, the soldiers of Hispania and the Holy Prussian Empire didn’t see that part properly, but if everyone had seen that scene, he might have been accused of being a demon worshiper and would have had nothing to say.

“I’m trusting you.”

“Don’t worry, okay?

I’ll bite her with great care to fight Kim Yuhyun properly.

Maybe by tomorrow, I’ll make her mouth so soft that she’ll make up facts that you didn’t even have.

How about that?”

“Your heart is appreciated, but even if that woman’s mouth becomes soft, I don’t really intend to listen.

I already gave her a chance, and she kicked that chance away, so why would I bother listening to her later?”

“Oh…

Suddenly, I like you.

I like that part.

That unhuman-like attitude.”

Ekaterina, who was chuckling, suddenly turned her gaze to Rishikida.

Then, she suddenly held out her hand to her.

“…?”

“What are you doing?

Give it to me.”

“What do you mean, Lady Ekaterina?”

“The thing on your waist.

Give me that.”

At Ekaterina’s words, Rishikida reflexively looked down at her waist.

Then, she let out a sigh, ‘Ah!’ and quickly untied what was tied to her waist and hugged it tightly.

“What are you doing?

I said give it to me.”

“I can’t give you this.

I can’t.

Never.”

“…What nonsense are you talking about?”

“I can never give it to you.

I can’t.”

“No, is it some great treasure?

It’s just an ordinary sword.

I’m just going to sharpen my teeth for a while, so I’ll use it for a few minutes and give it back.

What’s the problem?”

Ekaterina looked at Rishikida, who was standing firm as if it was absolutely impossible, with a dumbfounded look.

She didn’t know how much a sword could be worth to cause such a reaction, but Sion knew.

Why Rishikida was so obsessed with the sword on her waist.

A guard knight receives a sword directly from the person they are protecting.

It was a kind of proof that you are my sword, that you only move to protect me, that you are my person.

The sword that Rishikida was carrying was not received from the Klausen Margrave, but from Sion.

So he knew that she cherished the sword very much and always kept it well-groomed without drawing it unless she judged that it was a situation for Sion.

“Ekaterina.”

“Huh?”

So Sion gave her the sword he was carrying instead.

A sword that was incomparably better than Rishikida’s sword.

It was a famous sword dedicated to the successor of the Klausen Margrave, the next Margrave.

Sion willingly gave Ekaterina the result of several blacksmiths of the Margrave working day and night to make that sword.

“…Is it really okay to sharpen my teeth with this?

Even I can see that this looks a little precious.”

“Never mind if you don’t want to.”

“Give it to me.”

Ekaterina quickly took the sword from Sion’s hand and soon began to sharpen her teeth with it.

She muttered that she had been hit by Kim Yuhyun lately, and she had clenched her teeth too hard, so they had become dull, and if she bit with this, it could be more than the wound or bleeding she wanted.

Clang, clang―.

It was a weapon to kill the enemy anyway, even though it was a sword for the purpose of symbolizing authority rather than combat, so its sharpness was needless to say.

But Ekaterina was grinding her teeth little by little with that sword, and each time, Sion’s sword was gradually chipping away.

“Put it somewhere safe when you’re done.

You can ask the blacksmiths to take a look at it later.”

“I’ll leave it to you.”

The scene of sticking a blue sword into her mouth and digging around was quite strange, but Sion didn’t seem to care and left the barracks with Rishikida.

“…”

Sion had known from the beginning that Rishikida’s expression was not good.

So Sion deliberately took his steps very slowly and created a timing for her to speak.

“…I’m sorry.”

“I knew you would apologize like that, Rishi.

To answer, you don’t have to apologize.”

“But because of me, Master’s sword…”

“Is it worth more than a sword called Rishikida Am Schell?”

When Sion answered like that and playfully pinched her cheek, Rishikida showed a reaction that said don’t tease me, but she couldn’t erase the smile that kept twitching at the corner of her mouth.

Because that reaction was so cute, just as he was about to pull the remaining cheek and play a prank.

Rishikida hurriedly turned her body and straightened her posture, feeling a presence from behind.

“Vice Commander.”

“…Ah, what’s going on, Duke Ludwig?”

“A letter has arrived.

It’s not a pigeon, but a hawk, and there was a letter for Sion.”

Unlike Hispania or Nudia, those who use hawks instead of carrier pigeons are northern warriors.

But it was a little strange that another letter had arrived after receiving news from Jan and Eos just now.

If it wasn’t them, then the only other person who used hawks was one other man besides himself.

Sion, who received the letter that Ludwig handed over, checked the contents written inside and smiled.

―Southern part finished.

I’m leaving now.