The Regressor Only Protects Me [EN]: Chapter 205

205. Tangled Relationships (2)

‘I must become stronger.’

That was Jin Jaehee’s thought as she left the hotel.

Kang Junho was definitely Kang Si-On’s brother, but he had different goals.

He wasn’t different from her in wanting to help Kang Si-On, but his method was wrong.

Jin Jaehee’s goal is to restore everything.

Of course.

Even if this league ends, there is no guarantee that everything will return to normal.

Because Jin Jaehee has never experienced that future.

She’s just going to try.

But the moment she faced Kang Junho, her resolve wavered little by little.

‘Maybe I was wrong.’

Such a dizzying thought crossed her mind.

Her dream of returning to a normal life.

Kang Si-On also said that if she could ‘find his brother,’ he would fulfill her dream as well.

But Kang Junho, whom she finally met, was different.

He chose not to return.

It was quite dangerous for the most powerful player to have different thoughts.

Even if there was a powerful check like Kang Si-On only for Kang Junho, if he didn’t change his mind, there would be no chance of returning to the original world in the first place.

Jin Jaehee, who was quickly descending the stairs, slowed down her pace little by little.

Because she suddenly felt an ominous feeling.

What if Kang Si-On’s state of mind changed?

It was a very possible scenario.

Kang Si-On could change his purpose at any time for Kang Junho.

If that happened, Jin Jaehee’s efforts in the past would be in vain.

She clearly promised to restore the world, and she lived only looking at that goal.

If this relationship collapses like this… she didn’t think she could accept it.

Squeak.

She gripped the railing she was holding even tighter.

‘No.’

Jin Jaehee shook her head.

She trusted Kang Si-On.

She firmly believed that Kang Si-On’s mind would not change.

Kang Si-On, whom she has seen so far, is the most trustworthy person and has conviction in the path she has chosen.

So no matter how much his brother tries to persuade him, his mind will not change.

Restore the world.

Now it will be the last step.

It was her mission to prepare for that.

Jin Jaehee started walking again.

She slowly entered the hotel lobby. There were guards on the hotel lobby floor.

They all had strong presences. In fact, the power felt from them was also strong.

Jin Jaehee slowly approached them.

But among them, the largest one stopped Jin Jaehee.

“No one can leave.”

Jin Jaehee looked up at the man with a fierce look.

She tried to go around him, but the man followed Jin Jaehee to the end.

“Uh… I mean, no one can leave?”

“You said you didn’t imprison anyone.”

Then, a voice was heard from behind her.

“Who imprisoned you? I’m just saying you can’t leave.”

Jin Jaehee turned around.

Kang Junho was walking over, lighting a cigarette.

Pooh-.

Kang Junho blew out cigarette smoke and said again.

“I’m sorry, but this place, Suwon, is a city with strict rules and regulations. It’s curfew time now. Look outside. Who’s walking around?”

“……Should I beat them all up and leave?”

“Stop whining like a child. You said you’d follow me, did I invite you?”

“I followed you because I was worried about Si-On.”

“There was no need to worry, right?”

“Where is he?”

“That rude tone you used. I’ll give it back to you. I have no obligation to answer, right?”

“I’m going to leave by force.”

“Is that possible?”

Kang Junho released a small amount of power.

It was definitely a small amount of power from Kang Junho’s perspective, but it was an enormous amount of power to those around him.

Even though it was indoors, Jin Jaehee’s hair fluttered due to Kang Junho’s power.

Another war of nerves broke out between the two.

Clearly, they were both aware of each other as enemies.

“Where is Si-On?”

“And I wish you wouldn’t say my brother’s name so carelessly.”

“Do you think I’ll let you off just because you’re his brother?”

At Jin Jaehee’s words, Kang Junho smirked.

“Ha-. Haha.”

Soon, he burst into laughter that filled the lobby floor.

“Puhahaha-! Puhahahahahaha! Ah……. Fucking……. It’s really like shit.”

At that time, Kang Junho’s other subordinates in the lobby floor were very nervous.

They hesitated and stepped back.

Kang Junho covered his face with his large hands and laughed, then looked at Jin Jaehee with fierce eyes between his fingers.

At that moment.

Woong-.

“?!”

All the space on the lobby floor was dyed black.

Light was not allowed to spread due to the strong gravity, and as a result, objects lost their color.

Kuuuuung-.

“?!?……”

Jin Jaehee felt an enormous weight as if an elephant was sitting on each of her shoulders.

She desperately tried to resist his artifact [special ability granted by an item] by releasing her power, but it was impossible.

Jin Jaehee could not stop Kang Junho’s power.

Thump-!

Eventually, she knelt on one knee.

Even though she knelt on one knee, the gravity became stronger.

Now, instead of an elephant, it felt like she was carrying a building on her shoulders.

There was someone who walked calmly even in this enormous gravity.

Kang Junho slowly approached Jin Jaehee with his hands in his pockets.

“Do I look funny because I only talk?”

Kang Junho hated talking.

From Kang Junho’s perspective, he had been as polite as possible to Jin Jaehee so far.

Originally, he would just eliminate any existence that bothered him.

And until now, Jin Jaehee was the only person in Kang Junho’s league who directly confronted his will.

Originally, people would tremble and kneel just by feeling Kang Junho’s power.

“That’s why… I don’t want to keep you by my brother’s side.”

“Heueue…….”

Jin Jaehee couldn’t hold on any longer and collapsed to the floor.

Kang Junho was about to grab her hair, but a voice was heard before that.

* * *

“Junho!”

Thud-!

Si-On grabbed Junho’s arm in one go and pulled him back.

Kang Junho was startled and withdrew all the power he had released.

As he withdrew his power, the objects that had lost their color regained their colors.

Si-On’s face, looking at Junho, was slightly distorted.

Si-On asked Junho.

“What are you doing?”

“Brother……?”

“Junho.”

Si-On let go of his brother’s hand that he was holding.

And said soothingly.

“I know. I understand.”

“…….”

Junho couldn’t say anything.

Even the absolute ruler of Suwon, who was firm with anyone, was just a younger brother in front of his brother.

“You don’t trust me, right? I was the one who told you not to trust other people carelessly. I’m not telling you not to be wary. I’m just asking you to watch. This woman… has been with me during the last round. She is a really precious person to me. She is someone who will always be with me until this league ends.”

“…….”

“I won’t come to Suwon if you’re uncomfortable.”

“Brother……. That’s not what I meant.”

Junho trembled.

From Junho’s perspective, Kang Si-On was his precious family who had died and returned.

He didn’t want to be disliked by such a family. He just wanted Kang Si-On to be happy, and furthermore, he wanted Kang Junho himself to be helpful to his brother.

From Kang Junho’s perspective, the woman Jin Jaehee seemed to be using Kang Si-On for her own purposes. So he had no choice but to be wary.

But Kang Si-On’s thoughts were different.

“Junho…….”

And Kang Junho had no choice but to follow Kang Si-On’s will.

“……Okay. Brother. I was wrong. She’s a guest, but I didn’t treat her like a guest. So, I mean. What I said just now about not coming…….”

Kang Si-On smiled reassuringly at Kang Junho’s words.

“I’ll come. I’ll come, so just wait a little. I have things to do too.”

“…….”

Junho didn’t like it, but he had to accept it.

What Junho feared most.

The collapse of Suwon? His death?

It was none of those things.

It was just that small concern that his brother might hate him.

“Okay. Brother. I’ll wait.”

Kang Junho, he was called the Lord of the Universe.

It was a nickname given to him because there was no one in the sky, on the earth, or in the human-inhabited area who could stand against him.

His conquest, which started in Suwon, went beyond Cheonan, Jeonju, and Gwangju to Mokpo, and finally to Jeju Island.

Kang Junho is now the only person in Korea who is about to clear the 4th round.

His shadows are those who serve the absolute monarch, beings who live and die by orders.

Such an absolute monarch, wavering at just his brother.

Lee Joo-yeon, who was watching the scene, felt a deep sense of disgust.

* * *

“Pack everything. Without missing a single thing.”

“Let’s move quickly!”

“Hey! Be careful when moving it!”

The gifts that Kang Junho sent to Mangyeong were overwhelmingly many. To be exact, it was a gift for his brother.

The trucks full of gifts were lined up in a row and continued endlessly.

Moving this much wealth also required national labor.

But Kang Junho was different.

His ability, gravity, was used to move even large objects at once.

Kang Si-On was watching his brother’s enormous power.

At that time, someone approached him and said.

“Food… cigarettes… drinking water… medical supplies… nutritional resources… various luxury goods… gold jewelry…. Lord. Please sign here.”

Kang Si-On signed the document that the secretary handed him.

Hundreds of pigs were passing by.

Pigs were originally meat that ordinary citizens could easily taste before the league started.

Now, it was the finest food that only nobles among nobles could taste.

Even Kang Si-On, the lord of Mangyeong, had only tasted pork a few times.

There were hundreds of such pigs. All of them were gifts from Kang Junho to his brother.

“About 30 livestock farmers will also go to raise pigs. In addition, 150 experts for urban reconstruction. 150 doctors and nurses. 500 soldiers. In addition to this, if the lord needs anything more, the chairman said to request anything.”

The chairman was a word that meant Kang Junho, who ruled the 1st district of Suwon.

Kang Si-On looked at the line of gifts and said.

“Thank you. You didn’t have to do this much.”

“The chairman was sad that he couldn’t do more. We hope for the speedy reconstruction of Mangyeong.”

“Thank you.”

“One more thing.”

The secretary grabbed Kang Si-On, who was turning around.

Kang Si-On looked at the secretary.

A neat outfit and round glasses.

He approached Kang Si-On with small steps.

“Please accept this.”

The secretary handed over a small sports bag.

Kang Si-On looked at the secretary once and examined the contents of the bag.

Jiiiiiik-.

When he opened the zipper, there was an enormous amount of cigarettes.

Kang Si-On examined the cigarettes and asked the secretary.

“What is this?”

“This is a gift from the chairman to the lord himself. You must have spent a lot of money through this war. We hope that these cigarettes will ease your troubles.”

Cigarettes were a currency with enormous value in this league.

The sports cross bag, which seemed to be at least 80L [approximately 21 gallons], was full of cigarettes.

Indeed, such currency could not be loaded onto a truck and moved.

Kang Si-On nodded and expressed his gratitude.

“Please tell my brother thank you. Ah, and. I heard that one more of my subordinates is here. What will happen to that person?”

“You’re talking about Choi Myung-joon.”

“……That’s right.”

The secretary frowned as if it was difficult.

“Ah-. It’s currently too dangerous to even move him from the treatment room. In fact, it’s a very cautious part. I wonder if Mangyeong’s medical system can take care of Choi Myung-joon. Choi Myung-joon is now so serious that he should have died. Our medical staff is also doing their best to prevent his death.”

Kang Si-On swallowed his words.

In fact, it was said that it was a miracle that Choi Myung-joon was recovering.

Suwon’s medical staff was doing their best to the point where he couldn’t even see his face.

And Kang Si-On also heard about Choi Myung-joon from his brother.

Unlike Jin Jaehee, Kang Junho was giving positive reviews about Choi Myung-joon.

Kang Si-On had no choice but to leave him here.

“……I understand. If that person wakes up, please contact me in any way possible.”

“I understand. We, Suwon, will support everything so that the lord has no inconvenience in receiving calls. Then, Lord. I hope to see you again.”

“Yes. Thank you for your hard work.”

After those words, Kang Si-On got on the carriage.

Their procession went up to Mangyeong again.

(To be continued in the next episode)