Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 82

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A short break ended, and several hours had passed since the carriage procession headed back to Clausen.

Each time they passed a small city or baronial estate, the escorts would ask with their eyes if they should take a break, but Zion shook his head.

‘If the knights or soldiers want to stay, they can,’ he thought, ‘but I don’t want to go back into that chaotic place just for my own comfort.’

‘If we went back in and the Celestial race targeted me again, it wouldn’t end with just one carriage; there could be many casualties.’

“You guys don’t want to rest in a room, do you?”

“Aren’t we soldiers of the Frontier Count territory, more used to tents than houses?”

“I’m also from the Frontier Count territory.

Don’t worry about unnecessary things and let’s hurry on our way.

I want to go home as soon as possible and get some sleep.”

Perhaps it was because incidents kept happening wherever they went, but that’s what their young master, Zion Clausen, said.

‘He must be tired if it’s not home,’ they muttered.

They quickened their pace.

However, there was still quite a way to go to Clausen, and naturally, Zion and his party ended up camping nearby.

“Thoroughly scout the area.

More suspicious guys might target the young master.”

“Yes, sir.”

The knights divided the soldiers and themselves into four groups to ensure there were no gaps in the security.

Watching them, Zion muttered inwardly, ‘They don’t need to be so diligent.’

‘Lilith might have been careless when we were attacked by the Celestial race, but it’s different now.’

‘Besides, Rishikida is also on high alert, and above all, Kim Yoo-hyun is among the group.’

‘He didn’t know exactly, but those who approached targeting them would probably finish their personal interview with King Yama [the judge of the dead in some Eastern religions] in just 3 minutes and go through the afterlife entry procedures at lightning speed.’

‘More than that, how should I deal with those sly pigeon bastards?’

In fact, the word ‘deal with’ is almost a misnomer [an unsuitable or misapplied name or term].

Kim Yoo-hyun would show tremendous power against the Celestial race later, but that was a year later, when his physical condition had almost returned to normal.

Moreover, even though Kim Yoo-hyun himself fought well, many skilled people around him died or were seriously injured each time he fought the Celestial race.

‘Actually, the Great War was the biggest problem.’

‘All the prominent figures and named characters were swept away, so there weren’t many who could properly resist the Celestial race.’

‘Even those who were left couldn’t exert more than 1/3 of their skills due to injuries.’

Before the Celestial race’s world purification protocol was activated, the most powerful villains for Kim Yoo-hyun were largely three.

One was, of course, the Succubus Queen, Lilith.

Another was the leader of the northern barbarians called ‘Khan,’ and the last one was a battle-crazed guy called the White Death.

‘Among them, Lilith is next to me, and Khan will be sent to the north later to join Kim Yoo-hyun, focusing on somehow attracting him along with the Daughter of Winter… The problem is still the White Death.’

The scariest guy in the world is a crazy guy who doesn’t even understand words.

From that perspective, the White Death was exactly that case.

He wouldn’t listen to anything you said and would only rush in, driven mad by battle.

Kim Yoo-hyun tried to persuade him somehow, but in the end, the White Death laughed like crazy while fighting Kim Yoo-hyun and eventually met his end at his hands.

‘As someone who prefers using my mouth over my fists, he’s the most difficult guy to deal with.’

Fortunately, one good thing was that there was no need to encounter the White Death right away.

The first thing to do was to focus on monitoring the north and establishing contact with the beastmen.

It wouldn’t be a big problem to deal with the White Death later.

At dinner, Lucia rolled up her sleeves and showed off her skills.

Certainly, the ‘Lucia’s cooking’ that Kim Yoo-hyun acknowledged in the novel was shining here as well.

The knights, who were worried that Zion might have a poor meal, were relieved and expressed their gratitude to Lucia.

A day that wasn’t particularly special came to an end, and those who had finished preparing for the camp went to bed one by one.

Originally, they would have spent the night in a tent, but Zion noticed that the soldiers’ tents were cramped and suggested that the soldiers sleep in his tent.

Of course, the soldiers refused, saying there was no need, but Zion went straight to the carriage and lightly suppressed their opposing opinions as usual.

‘No, why sleep in a tent when you have this good carriage?’

Zion was the one who claimed that the sofa was better than the bed.

Remembering the past when he became one with the sofa without doing anything on weekends, he was about to think about the future while looking at the night sky shining through the window.

Tap tap!―.

Suddenly, something quickly entered and took a seat opposite Zion.

Then, after looking at him for a moment, it collapsed!

and lay down in that spot.

“…What are you doing?”

“Protection.”

“…Protection?”

At Zion’s question, Winnie quietly nodded.

But if she was going to protect him, shouldn’t she be standing guard or waiting around the carriage instead of taking that pose?

No matter how he looked at it, Winnie’s current posture was no different from just sleeping next to Zion.

“You’re not just can’t sleep alone or something, are you?”

Twitch―.

‘…Didn’t she twitch just now?’

Zion quietly waited for Winnie’s answer.

However, she stubbornly ignored Zion’s waiting and only rustled, as if she had nothing to say, while fixing her gaze on the carriage wall.

‘Hmm.’

After staring at Winnie for a while, Zion got up from his seat, wanting to stroke that cat once.

Then, he leaned back in his chair and deliberately moved to the corner, making a space next to him where Winnie could lie down.

Twitch twitch―.

Each time Zion moved, Winnie’s ears, which seemed to be asleep, moved quickly.

She wasn’t looking at Zion, still fixing her gaze on the wall, but her tail was starting to wag slightly, as if she had already grasped everything with her hearing.

‘What are you going to do, tsundere [a character who acts cold but is actually affectionate] cat?’

He had already reached the point where he had mastered sleeping while sitting, so there was no problem.

Zion looked out the window, wondering when that cat would quietly approach him without saying a word.

Then, he showed off the energy that he was no longer paying attention to her.

About 3 minutes passed like that?

Zion turned his head at the small rustling sound and ended up making eye contact with the cat who was coming right next to him.

“…”

“…”

“…”

“Nya, nyaang.”

When the flustered Winnie made such a small cry, Zion chuckled inwardly but turned his head back towards the window so that the baby cat wouldn’t be surprised and run away.

When the man turned his head as if ‘I didn’t see anything,’ Winnie tilted her head, then moved her body and lay down right next to Zion.

Then, after tossing and turning for a moment, she secretly reached out her hand and placed it right next to Zion’s.

‘If you want to touch me, I’ll allow you to touch my hand.

Hmph.’

It was as if those words were audible to Zion’s ears.

And after a while, Zion could see Winnie, who was breathing evenly next to him, asleep.

‘…She’s a cat, but she’s also surprisingly unguarded.

Is it because of the Myo-eun Clan’s engraving characteristics?’

The Myo-eun Clan is even more wary than the Wol-rang Clan and doesn’t even go near humans unless they have to.

But this cat girl, Winnie Portable, was keeping her distance from other humans while lingering around him.

After looking down at Winnie for a while, Zion was tempted to touch her ears that were sticking up on her head.

‘If I touch those, they’ll feel really soft.’

‘Ah, I want to touch them.’

‘I want to touch them.’

‘…No.

I don’t want to hear the shrill cat cries in the middle of the night again, and I especially don’t want to have musical notes drawn on my forearm, you devil cat.

I won’t touch you, I won’t touch you!’

Winnie might have been a little disappointed if she had heard this decision.

Because she was secretly hoping that Zion would stroke her head.

―

“Young master.

We should reach Clausen by tomorrow morning.”

“Oh, that’s fast?”

“If we had stayed in cities or noble’s castles, it would have been a bit late due to various things.

Anyway, as you wish, everyone will be able to return to the home they have been longing for so much tomorrow.”

Even if they pretend not to, it’s obvious that everyone thinks home is the best.

The knights and soldiers couldn’t stop smiling, as if they were more happy now that home was right in front of them than when they were staying in the royal castle.

Meanwhile, Lucia seemed to be quite pleased that the others had enjoyed her cooking the night before, so she took charge of preparing and finishing breakfast and lunch as well.

The taste was excellent as always, but when it came to dinner, the soldiers started to stop Lucia, saying it was enough.

“Miss.

We really appreciate the food you’ve made for us.

But if we keep getting fed like this, we’ll feel too sorry.

At least let our dinner duty team do it tonight.”

“Oh… you don’t have to feel burdened.

I was just doing what I usually do.”

“Our soldiers are too sorry.

We’ll show off our skills tonight, so how about you take a break this time, Miss?”

Not only the soldiers but also the knights stopped Lucia.

It seemed very uncomfortable for them to be indebted to her for every meal, as if Lucia was not in charge of meals.

Eventually, Lucia nodded as if she understood and stepped back.

Although they were not as good as Lucia’s cooking skills, they prepared a decent dinner.

Since the best way for those who fight on the battlefield to relieve stress was none other than ‘eating,’ it was natural that those in charge of meals had good cooking skills.

Lucia seemed impressed by the soldiers’ cooking skills and asked them various questions.

“I only lightly cooked it here and tried not to get as much juice as possible.”

“We used a method of quickly searing the outside over high heat to make the outside crispy and the inside soft.

This way, other colleagues who don’t like undercooked food will accept it well.”

“Ah… Ah, and what was that powder floating on the soup earlier?”

“Are you talking about that?

It’s a wild grass called ‘Baka,’ and it’s just dried grass that only adds a little flavor and doesn’t really affect the taste.”

“I see.”

Dinner ended and the last camp began again.

Zion, who had given up his tent to the soldiers again this time, went inside the carriage.

Others said it was uncomfortable, but to him, the soft chair in the carriage was a much more cozy paradise than any other place.

‘I don’t know why they hate sofas.’

‘If you lie down here, a paradise unfolds that is better than a comfortable bed that doesn’t shake.’

‘Cheongsan!’

Zion muttered like that and waited for the cat to sneak in again today.

‘Today, I have to find an opportunity to touch her tail or ears.’

‘If that’s not possible, at least a head pat!’

Zion, who was a cat fanatic to the point where he would watch cats even when they passed by on the street, made up his mind to touch the cat today no matter what.

After a while, Winnie entered the carriage as she did yesterday.

Then, Zion, as if he had been waiting, slipped into the corner and gave Winnie a place to lie down comfortably next to him again.

‘Today, I must touch that cat!’

If someone else heard it, they would say it was quite crazy, but it was a crazy decision.

However, Zion had a personality that he had to do what he wanted no matter what others said.

Thud―.

When he heard the sound of Winnie taking a seat next to him, Zion took the opportunity to aim for her fluffy ears first.

There might be musical notes drawn on his forearm again, but he couldn’t help but want to touch the cat’s ears.

So, just as Zion was about to move his hand, he felt a strange sensation on his forearm.

Squeeze―.

‘Huh?’

The sharp sensation felt on his skin, and the slightly moist feeling.

Zion was like, what is it?

What is it?

and turned his head.

And he was able to find Winnie, who was biting his arm, aah!

Did she notice Zion’s sly plan to touch her ears and was she giving him a warning that it was absolutely not allowed?

But for a warning, he didn’t think it was particularly painful.

She was biting him so lightly that it was more like she was just mumbling than ‘biting.’

Then, when the wet feeling intensified, Zion panicked and shook Winnie.

“Hey, hey.

Winnie.

Saliva, saliva!

I won’t touch you, so let go.

You’re getting saliva on me!

Hey!”

However, Winnie didn’t seem to have any intention of letting go of Zion’s arm from her mouth.

Even when Zion tried to shake his arm, she bit his arm and didn’t answer or react.

It was the moment when Zion, frustrated, was about to grab her with his other hand.

“Eueut… Nyaeung, Heut, Nyaaaang…”

He heard a rather lewd sound.

‘What’s going on now?’

Zion muttered and grabbed Winnie’s chin and lifted it up to make eye contact, and he realized that the situation was going strangely.

“Eueue… Haeueue… Nyaang…”

The cat’s eyes, which had been sharp and shining while guarding the people around her until dinner.

Now, her eyes were completely unfocused and dazed, and her pupils were full of lust.

Saliva leaked out from between her sadly trembling lips, and her trembling body told him that Winnie was by no means normal.

“Wi, Winnie?

What’s wrong with you?

Are you okay?

Hey, cat!”

“Eue, Benefactor.

My, my body is strange.”

‘I can see that it’s strange!’

‘So tell me more precisely!’

At Zion’s answer, Winnie barely opened her mouth, constantly letting out lewd breaths.

“My, my body is hot.

It, it feels like it’s burning.

Hic!

Haeuk!

I, I feel like I’m going to die!

Nyang, Nyaang!

Zion.

Plea, please save me.

Save me!

Nyaeueueung!

Nyaaaang!”

‘No, what the hell is going on!’

Zion screamed as he looked at the Myo-eun Clan girl who was clinging to him and spewing out heat.

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