The Regressor Only Protects Me [EN]: Chapter 171

171. New Administrator

“What is this?”

Jin Jaehee frowned as she looked at the radiant light, and Choi Myungjoon shouted excitedly.

“That’s right! This! The magic you guys use!”

“……Artifact.”

“Yeah-!!! Finally! Wow-!!! I can finally beat you now?! You X-y thing. Let’s fight! This is my grudge! Take it sweetly! You X-y bitch!”

Whoosh-!

Choi Myungjoon swung his fist, now wrapped in the artifact, recklessly at Jin Jaehee. She lightly dodged his fist and kicked him away with all her might.

Swoosh- Bang!!!!!!

“Puhaaaack……!”

Choi Myungjoon flew into the opposite room.

Jin Jaehee’s kick was so strong that it not only broke the door but also cracked the wall.

Now, Jin Jaehee didn’t bother controlling her strength.

After all, if Choi Myungjoon became an artifact holder, his recovery would be faster.

‘I thought his recovery was faster than necessary, but I didn’t expect him to awaken.’

Jin Jaehee waved away the thick dust and thought.

It was clear.

What Choi Myungjoon used just now was an artifact.

He had awakened.

It was a similar case to Jung Hyunsoo.

Originally, artifacts were given to players in bulk after the 1st round ended.

However, depending on the owner, artifacts could manifest in completely different ways.

Jin Jaehee dusted herself off and approached the fallen Choi Myungjoon.

His body was grotesquely twisted.

“So. What’s your ability?”

“I, I don’t know! Shit! Ah-! Hey. I can’t feel my body. What happened to my waist?!”

“It’s folded in half.”

“You crazy bitch!”

“To figure out your ability, you need to get beaten to your limit.”

This wasn’t just because the opponent was Choi Myungjoon; it was the same for Kang Sieon.

You had to push yourself to the limit to know what your ability was.

“Get up. Stop pretending.”

“Oh, yeah. Let’s go all the way.”

Choi Myungjoon got up and growled.

His body recovered quickly.

Even for an artifact holder, this was an abnormal recovery speed.

Moreover, his whole body was wrapped in blood-colored streaks.

Jin Jaehee frowned as she looked at him.

‘What is it? Is he a self-healing ability user?’

“One of us is dying today!!!!”

Whoosh-!

Choi Myungjoon threw his heavy body forward and swung his fist at Jin Jaehee.

However, Jin Jaehee twisted her body to avoid it and summoned the artifact holy sword.

Silver light gathered, and the holy sword materialized in her hand.

“It might hurt a little.”

“What?”

Swoosh-!

“Kkeuaaaaaaaack!!! It’s not a little!!!”

Jin Jaehee sliced off Choi Myungjoon’s right shoulder in one swift motion.

Her holy sword doesn’t just ‘cut’.

It even burned the cut area with holy power [divine energy].

However, Choi Myungjoon’s recovery was fast.

And he rushed at Jin Jaehee right away.

“Talk and hit! You X-y!”

Whoosh-!

He felt faster than before.

Of course, even so, he couldn’t keep up with Jin Jaehee’s speed at all.

Swoosh- Swoosh!

Choi Myungjoon screamed in pain.

“Kkaaaaaaack! Ah……. It hurts like hell. It X-y hurts!!! But strength is surging. What? Am I a pervert?!”

“Now you know?”

Swoosh- Swoosh!

Jin Jaehee needed to know more about his power.

She cut, cut, and cut.

Each time, Choi Myungjoon became faster and stronger.

Whoosh-!

By the thirteenth cut, he was able to keep up with Jin Jaehee’s speed.

‘……Could it be.’

Jin Jaehee grabbed Choi Myungjoon’s head as he rushed at her and slammed it into the floor.

Kwaaaang-!

The entire building shook once.

‘I’m sure. This is…….’

Jin Jaehee knew this artifact.

Of course, in her previous life, it was an artifact that someone other than Choi Myungjoon had possessed.

This was a warlord’s artifact, specialized for war.

Red streaks were popping out of Choi Myungjoon’s eyes, and his whole body was burning like flames.

“X-y……. Why……. I……. can’t even reach your feet……. Uh……? Crazy bitch……. Really……. damn……. strong. Aww……. X-y…….”

Choi Myungjoon spewed out all sorts of curses.

The name of this artifact was Berserker.

The more wounds you receive, the more powerful you become.

The more blood you taste, the stronger you become.

It was truly an ability that suited Choi Myungjoon.

Jin Jaehee sheathed her holy sword.

According to her knowledge, even with the Berserker artifact, you wouldn’t feel the sense of pain, but you would die if you took more than a certain amount of damage.

Jin Jaehee turned around and walked away.

Choi Myungjoon, who was fixing his neck, shouted at her.

“Where are you going?! You said you’d find out?!”

Jin Jaehee turned to look at him, stopping in front of the door.

Her brilliant hair swayed with the rotation of her body.

“……Now you’ve just gone from general trash to recyclable trash. Practice to become his strength. Practice on your own. Don’t bother me.”

She left the room with those words.

Choi Myungjoon, left alone in the room, was bewildered, breathing heavily.

“Even when she says those words, she always says them rudely. But what……? So what’s the name of this? Huh? Hey!!!”

The state of the room after their sparring was a mess.

* * *

Everyone disbanded into the night.

The city was still noisy with the cheers of the crowd.

I returned to my office and looked through the organized documents.

The work I was doing was simple yet annoying.

To end the League, I had to gather the power that Mangyeong had.

This wasn’t just a simple land-grabbing league.

It was a show managed by administrators and watched by higher beings.

To bring down the curtain on such a show, a thorough plan was needed.

Know the practical affairs, understand the situation, and set the direction to move forward.

That’s the job of the monarch [ruler].

In any case, Hayoonha had no choice but to take charge of the practical work.

It was the same when I first left Mangyeong.

The thought when I entrusted Hayoonha to the head of the Order Department, who was now dead, was to make sure that Yoonha could maintain a strong nation even if I didn’t ‘bother’ to do so.

In fact, Hayoonha proved her strength on her own during the five-year hiatus.

Even I was slightly impressed when I came to Mangyeong.

‘If Hayoonha inherits the monarch’s status window from me, the synergy in the future will be enormous.’

Hayoonha is an asset.

A very precious asset at that.

I needed to coax her well.

Speak of the devil, someone knocked on the door, and it was Hayoonha who opened the door and came in.

Hayoonha closed the door and bowed to me cautiously.

“You came?”

“Yes.”

“Shall we talk?”

“……Yes.”

Hayoonha acted as if she had committed a crime, to the point of being stubborn.

I understood her feelings, but it felt too much.

Hayoonha approached me with short steps and sat next to me.

The moonlight shining through the glass window was pouring into the office.

Hayoonha came to where I was sitting and knelt in front of me.

“What are you doing? Get up.”

“……I have committed a great sin. Because I did not manage Mangyeong wisely, not even knowing that the Hero had returned……. I am ashamed of myself.”

Yoonha sobbed.

I coaxed Yoonha and said.

“Get up first. It’s uncomfortable.”

“……I dare not make eye contact with the Emperor, no, I can’t!”

……This kid also has a frustrating side.

I got up from my chair and sat on the floor.

Now I could make eye contact with Hayoonha.

Hayoonha was startled and bowed her head.

“H, how, how dare someone like me…… make eye contact with the Hero……. Raise your gaze……!”

Thud-.

I put my hand on the crown of Yoonha’s head.

Then Yoonha’s trembling subsided.

Whenever I see this child, I am reminded of my younger sibling who must be somewhere on this peninsula.

My younger sibling always snuggled in my arms and whined.

Every time I put my hand on the crown of their head, they would look up at me.

Just like this child in front of me.

Hayoonha looked up at me with tearful eyes.

I said to Yoonha.

“You did well. You did a great job. Honestly, I was quite surprised.”

“Your Majesty…….”

“You did all this without the monarch’s status window. And the pressure and weight to grow the force this much must have been enormous. I can’t fathom how much burden you had, but I could fully understand how much you worked hard. Thank you. For protecting our city.”

“…….”

Sniff-.

Yoonha sniffed.

This child is only twenty years old.

In South Korea, twenty years old is considered an adult, but I didn’t think so.

It’s still an age where there’s a lot to learn from adults and a lot to learn.

I didn’t have such an adult, so I ran into things head-on, but that’s a separate matter.

Nevertheless, Yoonha did it.

She kept her promise with me very well.

I took my hand away from Yoonha and looked out the window.

The city’s scenery was dyed green.

At the same time, a round and bright full moon was rising in the pitch-dark night sky.

The moon was so bright and clear that it looked like someone had put egg crackers [a popular Korean snack] on black drawing paper.

“A lot has happened to me in the meantime. Shall we talk?”

Yoonha quietly looked at me and nodded.

* * *

Kang Sieon began to talk about what happened in Bitnam.

The two people’s story continued without knowing that the night was getting late.

Yoonha listened carefully to Sieon’s story and fell into the story.

Endless dense forest.

The station where the Green Dragon was dead.

Ghouls that eat people.

A poisonous zone that kills in an instant.

Even the distortion of time.

The two looked like an older brother reading a fairy tale and a younger sibling listening with interest.

“So, so, what happened next?”

“A witch appeared, and I lost my memory. When I opened my eyes, there was a cabin. But Choi Hyunji had created that cabin. Tentacles were wandering around everywhere. At first, I was embarrassed, but well. Thanks to Choi Hyunji, I was safe from the zombies.”

“Wow……. Th, there were really amazing things.”

“What happened in Bitnam was really like a dream. I’ve never seen a fantasy movie or novel, but……. It really felt like I had entered that world.”

“We didn’t even know that……. I’m glad you’re safe. More than anything, I’m really glad you came back.”

“Can you give me your hand?”

“My hand?”

Yoonha carefully held out her hand.

Sieon placed his hand on Yoonha’s outstretched hand.

At that moment, numerous status windows appeared around the two of them.

“Th, this is……?”

“It’s the monarch’s status window.”

The status window contained very detailed information about the force.

Sieon delegated the monarch’s status window ability to her from that state.

Just like police chief Park Geonwoo had shared it with him in the past.

As a result, Hayoonha was able to share the monarch’s status window that Kang Sieon was looking at.

“Th, this is……?”

“I’ll share the monarch’s authority with you. From now on, I’ll help you from the side, so please protect the force firmly. You’ve proven enough. From now on, all you have to do is refine Mangyeong with your color. If it’s something you do, I think I can trust you completely.”

This was a very unusual remark.

Kang Sieon had only recognized Jin Jaehee as his own person since the League began.

But now he also trusted Hayoonha. He also said that he would accept her wishes in managing the force.

This was what Kang Sieon had originally planned.

Running a force is not easy.

If Kang Sieon puts a suitable person in charge and only handles important decisions, Mangyeong will be maintained much more firmly.

In fact, unless it was someone he trusted to some extent, doing this could be quite dangerous.

Sharing power means becoming one.

If Hayoonha had the wrong idea, the force itself could collapse.

But Hayoonha has proven herself over the past five years.

There was no reason not to trust her.

It was as if he had enthroned Hayoonha, who had only been an ‘acting’ emperor, as emperor.

Hero Kang Sieon, who decided and enthroned the emperor.

He looked at Hayoonha with calm eyes and asked.

“Please take care of me.”

“…….”

Hayoonha just looked at him without saying a word.

With this, everything was settled.

Kang Sieon became the supreme leader of Mangyeong as the sole hero.

Hayoonha became the leader who governs all politics and administration of Mangyeong as the emperor.

* * *

The next day.

New administrators ‘came’ to Mangyeong.

(Continued in the next episode)