Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 405

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Beyond Hope

“It’s been a while, Zion Klausen.”

“Welcome, Sirien.

It’s good to see you again.

Lafra, thank you for coming despite the trouble.”

“…It’s nothing.

It was just a stroll.”

Not many days had passed since the reinforcements from Hispania arrived when the vanguard from the fairies and the beastmen arrived.

Leading them were Sirien from the fairies and Lafra, the granddaughter of Matriarch Paulga from the beastmen.

They had arrived quickly, each led by someone of considerable renown.

“The main force will arrive within three days at the latest.

They’re all very fast.”

“The beastmen are the same.

How could we just stand by and watch Hispania fight?”

“Hahaha.”

Zion muttered inwardly, ‘After watching all this time, Kim Yu-hyun threatened you a bit, and now you’re participating because you’re afraid you won’t get anything if you stand idly by. You’re all talk.’ He bit his lip slightly, but he didn’t entertain any foolish thoughts of revenge or anything like that.

After all, both he and they would ultimately prioritize the interests of themselves and their own kind.

Even Sirien, despite being friendly to humans, was still a fairy and would inevitably be more sensitive to the future of her own kind, and she would have no choice but to follow the decisions of those above, who wanted to assess the situation and see which direction would be most beneficial.

‘If you were considering betraying me or cutting ties for some trivial reason, I’d be furious, but this involves your own life, your family’s, and your people’s lives. You can’t afford to be too careful.

I took all of that into account when I started this, so I’ll let you off the hook this time, you guys.’

This wasn’t about revenge or getting satisfaction.

It was just a natural occurrence, a natural concern, a natural conflict.

The one who offered a more attractive proposal, along with a bit of coercion, and thus provided an answer, was Zion, not the Celestial, but the Doctrine of Light [a religious order].

For that reason, they had finally put an end to that conflict and taken an irreversible step to come all the way here.

“I heard the news.

Sir Kim Yu-hyun stepped up and wiped out all the enemies.”

“We would have been in big trouble if it weren’t for him.”

“Really, there’s no limit to what that man can do.

How can he get from the western edge to Nudia so quickly, and how can he single-handedly kill a top-tier Celestial?

I’m starting to think that Sir Kim Yu-hyun might actually be a true descendant of light.”

It seemed that Sirien, who had initially called him Kim Yu-hyun casually, had started adding the title ‘Sir’ to his name at some point.

It seemed that Kim Yu-hyun’s show of force when he entered the Fairy Forest had worked properly.

Lafra, the beastman, wasn’t much different, as she was just nodding her head quietly.

“Nonsense.”

Of course, Kim Yu-hyun, who was standing next to her, immediately retorted to Sirien’s words with a short, sharp remark.

“Don’t associate me with the religion of those strange people.

It makes me feel sick.”

Kim Yu-hyun was vehemently expressing his animosity towards the Doctrine of Light and the Celestials, after learning their true nature.

To say in front of him that he was actually a descendant of light was nothing more than a provocation disguised as a compliment.

‘Too bad, Sirien.

It looks like you tried to score some points but ended up losing them instead.’

The current situation was a good opportunity to score points with Kim Yu-hyun, but at the same time, it was also a good time to lose them.

He was currently dealing with those who reminded him of the Martial Arts Alliance, which could be considered a nightmare for him, and they were calling him and the people around him sinners and corrupted beings.

Even that was enough to make him angry, but Ekaterina and Shaiella, who had been resurrected after being treated by Xia, were subtly provoking him again.

It wasn’t like they were openly asking to fight or be tormented like before, but they were giving off the feeling that they wanted to fight a little, that they wanted to be hurt a little, if he had the time.

Normally, he could just set a date and beat them up, but now it was wartime, and he didn’t know when a battle would break out or when he would have to fight the enemies.

The reason he had brought those two women under his command was to use them in times like these, but if they kept rushing in to get injured, Kim Yu-hyun couldn’t help but sigh.

The only fortunate thing was that, as Zion had said, he had killed them to the point where they were almost dead, so now they would evolve immediately if Kim Yu-hyun frowned a few times.

“Sir Kim Yu-hyun.

As a warrior of our Hobi tribe, I express my respect for your strength.”

As if Sirien had been looking for an opening, Lafra bowed her head first.

The Hobi tribe, who were the most prideful among the beastmen and had the most intense animosity and wariness towards humans, were showing an example of respect for the strong to that human.

“Kim Yu-hyun.”

Zion whispered in a small voice and nudged him with his elbow, and Kim Yu-hyun quickly realized what he had to do and thanked Lafra for her respect.

If a prideful person bowed like that first, it was important to accept it immediately, build up their pride, and keep them on your side.

Of course, he had no intention of neglecting the fairies either.

“No, don’t be too hard on Sirien.

She just wanted to say that you’re amazing, but since she’s a fairy, she naturally compared it to the light.

Don’t say too much.”

When Zion gave him a look, Kim Yu-hyun blinked a few times and immediately realized his mistake.

Sirien wasn’t just any fairy you could find in the neighborhood; she was someone who had secured her position to the point where she conveyed the elders’ wishes to the human world and conveyed her opinions as the fairy representative in front of Queen Vanessa.

Even if she had said something that seemed to dredge up his old history in front of such a fairy, it was still a mistake that wasn’t intentional, so reacting too sharply wouldn’t benefit him.

Kim Yu-hyun realized what Zion wanted and bowed his head to show his respect to Sirien.

“…I’m sorry, Sirien.

I think I was too excited.”

Even if Kim Yu-hyun alone could win the war, there were many things to be mindful of in order to prevent problems from arising later.

Zion knew very well that even Kim Yu-hyun couldn’t turn everyone in the world into enemies and kill them all with his sword.

Wasn’t Kim Yu-hyun the protagonist who had lived a miserable life in the Martial Arts Alliance, where he became a public enemy and killed and killed and killed again because he thought that only force mattered?

If he and Kim Yu-hyun were to avoid encountering such a life, it was important not only to win the war, but also to always have the upper hand in all subsequent battles and not to incur the other party’s antipathy.

“Eh?

Ah, no.

I was the one who made a mistake.

I’m talking to Sir Kim Yu-hyun, who is fighting the Celestials, but I ended up comparing him to them.”

Sirien waved her hands and answered like that at the sight of Kim Yu-hyun immediately backing down.

Fortunately, the fairy warriors who had followed Sirien seemed to have accepted Kim Yu-hyun’s quick apology.

Zion, who had once again managed the public sentiment of the influential figures from the fairies and beastmen, decided to ask them what he wanted to ask.

“How was the border on your way here?

I heard it was noisy because of the refugees.”

He already expected and knew the general situation, but hearing it directly from those who had seen and heard it with their own eyes was another matter, so Zion asked that question.

And as he wanted, Sirien clapped her hands as if she had seen something amazing and opened her mouth first.

“I was impressed by Zion Klausen’s insight.

When he heard the news that Nudia had been attacked, he not only gave away what he had, but also used the funds of the Klausen Margraviate [territory governed by a Margrave] to provide them with food and all kinds of necessities.”

“When a war breaks out, there are bound to be people who try to avoid the flames.

And the land near the border is a decent area, so I just thought it would be good for them to settle down.”

“…But that required the prerequisite that you properly block the Celestials and fanatics in this land.

Did you think you could stop them well enough as soon as the war broke out?”

Lafra’s sharp criticism flew in.

She spoke in a tone that questioned how he could have concluded that he could completely block the enemies at the Nudia front and made a gamble that cost a lot of money, no, not just money, but could also lose everything if things went wrong.

It was probably a question that not only Lafra but also others had.

Refugees flocked in, and Klausen immediately released supplies as if he had expected it.

And Zion, who had told Klausen to prepare in advance.

If he couldn’t explain this part smoothly, those who liked to find fault would be able to say nonsense later, so Zion quickly racked his brains and came up with an answer.

“I learned a lot from the fight between Hispania and Nudia.

Both countries are strong, so I thought they would be able to withstand foreign invasions quite well.

In addition, I traveled all over Hispania and gathered many talented people who were not as good as Sir Kim Yu-hyun, but still excellent.

I believed that they would be able to fight even if the opponent was a descendant of light or something like that.”

“Isn’t gathering those talents also insightful?”

“Well.

Let’s just say I was lucky.

At first, it was to give strength to Klausen, then it was to find people who could be used on the Nudia front, then there was the conflict with the northern tribes, then the pirate suppression in the south, and then the large-scale all-out war with Nudia again.

Before you call it insightful or anything, Hispania was in a situation where it desperately needed talented people.”

In reality, Zion had almost single-handedly resolved those incidents.

At Zion’s answer, Lafra seemed to be a little impressed by Zion’s ability to prepare, and she clapped her hands without realizing it, but she immediately blushed, coughed, and quietly lowered her hands.

“Anyway, thank you both for coming all the way here.

Kim Yu-hyun?

Guide these two to the barracks.

Please be polite.

Understood?”

“Yes, Sir Zion.”

There were two reasons why Zion made Kim Yu-hyun do the work instead of Rishikida.

One was to subtly attach Sirien, who still had feelings for him, and Lafra, the next matriarch of the Hobi tribe, who was instinctively drawn to the strong, to Kim Yu-hyun.

The other was to show all the other races, including the two women, that Kim Yu-hyun was his man and that he was definitely following this aristocrat named Zion Klausen.

‘I need to make them realize that I may not have mana, but I do have people.’

He needed to let them know that if they didn’t listen, he could just have this guy wipe them out.

That way, he could lead everything in the direction he wanted without any problems in the current situation and in all future situations.

People talk about pens and reason, but in the end, what shines in important moments is the sword, power, and force.

The one who firmly grasps that in one hand, grabs a pen in the other hand to show off, and talks about reason and so on is the true strongman.

That ‘strongman’ was the ultimate goal that Zion wanted to reach.

‘By now, the news that the fairies and beastmen will soon join us must have reached those guys.’

For some reason, the Holy Prussen, the radical fairies, and even the Celestials who led them.

Those guys, who were stationed half a day away, showed no signs of moving at all.

If the situation was like this, they should be showing some movement to shake things up on this side or to test the waters, but they were just waiting blankly as if to say, ‘Do whatever you want.’

‘They’re plotting something again.

It’s obvious, it’s obvious.

I can see right through you, you guys.’

A method of taking the opponent to the desired place in the desired way.

If this works, everything will be over, if only this succeeds, everything can flow smoothly.

Everything is only focused on walking that path!

It makes you think that.

For that, it forces any sacrifice, makes any absurd logic, and…

It makes you look only at the future you want without thinking about the aftermath.

That way, you can make them go down a dead end on their own.

Those who have run while looking at only one thing will either finally reach the place they wanted, or they will fall into a dilemma where they cannot go forward or backward.

Zion smiled contentedly as he thought that.

Meanwhile, Kim Yu-hyun, who was guiding Sirien and Lafra to the barracks, suddenly stopped and glanced back at the gaze he felt from behind.

Then, the two women, especially Sirien, who was flustered, immediately came into his sight.

“…What are you doing?”

He wanted to speak casually, but Kim Yu-hyun maintained a minimum of courtesy because they were races that had a somewhat important relationship with Zion.

At that question, Sirien hesitated for a moment before carefully opening her mouth.

“I, well, I don’t see Eos.

I promised to have a cup of tea with her when we met again last time, but I don’t see her.”

“She’s currently on a reconnaissance mission.

The northern warriors hate sitting still and playing around the most.”

“Ah, yes.

I see.”

“…I’ve heard some stories from Eos.

She said that she was always smiling without being arrogant or haughty, even though she was a fairy.

I hope that our good relationship will continue in the future.”

Kim Yu-hyun simply meant that he hoped that the relationship between Hispania and the fairies, and between Sirien and Eos, would continue to be good.

However, Sirien took it to mean that her relationship with Kim Yu-hyun wasn’t bad, but rather good.

“Of course!

Of course!

I welcome it!

A good relationship.

It’s a matter of course!”

“…?”

Something seems to have been conveyed strangely, is this going to be okay?

Kim Yu-hyun instinctively had that thought, but he had already entered the stage of giving up, so he just sighed and reacted as if to say, ‘Whatever will be, will be.’

He was already quite annoyed with just Ekaterina and Shaiella.

“…Hmm.”

Watching the human man and the fairy woman, the tiger woman, who somehow felt left out, stared at them with the eyes of a beast looking for an opening.

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A day passed, two days passed, and the tedious standoff continued.

The standoff even continued for more than a week, until the third support force from Hispania arrived.

The Holy Prussen, which had initially been almost equal in number to the Allied Forces, was now starting to be outnumbered, but they still showed no movement.

Of course, the troops that remained in the Holy Prussen and the volunteer soldiers who gathered from all over Nudia also joined one after another and increased their forces, but it was clear that the longer they dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be.

“I don’t know what the Celestials are thinking.”

The commander of the fairy warriors dispatched to the front line muttered like that.

Those who had been burning with a frenzy of fire, saying that they would judge all the sinners until recently, had become as quiet as mice.

“Isn’t it because they’re afraid of our son-in-law!

Hahaha!”

King Geus was patting Zion on the back and saying that.

Lia had nagged him so much not to call him that, but he was the leader of the Myo-eun tribe who couldn’t resist and blurted it out.

When he called him son-in-law, other people could look at him strangely enough, but everyone was now just letting it go.

That’s because she showed too light of an appearance, so her daughter, Lia, openly spread the rumor that ‘You can just ignore that person!

Nyaang!’

That was perverted, and now it was seen as the leader of the Myo-eun tribe who was desperate to combine his daughter and Zion Klausen, so other people were not paying attention.

“Please!

You’re being loud!”

Of course, Lia seemed to be very embarrassed by her father, who kept sticking next to Zion and doing strange things.

Zion sighed as he looked at the two bickering father and daughter who were making shrill cries again.

As the silence of those guys lengthened, the momentum of the allied forces, which had been sharply divided at first, was also gradually dulling, so it was a moment when he was slowly getting nervous.

“I think the situation is a bit strange, right?”

Lucia, who had arrived not long ago, muttered like that as she clenched and unclenched her fists.

She thought that she would be immediately投入 into a fierce battle as soon as they arrived, but she didn’t know that this tedious standoff would continue.

Just as Zion was about to answer her words, Rishikida suddenly opened her mouth in a very urgent tone.

“Master!

There!

There!”

In the place that Rishikida pointed to, there were those who were approaching with a white flag raised.

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