The Regressor Only Protects Me [EN]: Chapter 69

Turning the tumbler in my hand, I stared at the logo.

It was a tumbler from a once-famous coffee shop franchise.

Back then, I couldn’t believe one of these tumblers cost the same as two whole chickens.

Back then, I was… well.

Living a life chasing after money.

“……”

I thought that if I could control the monsters, I could bring great power to the faction.

That’s why I studied how goblins behaved and attacked their prey, starting from the shopping mall.

I think that’s when I started thinking about taming monsters.

The first time I saw an ogre, I was scared, but at the same time, I saw potential.

The principle is simple.

They aren’t that different from animals.

They are creatures that feel fear, just like humans.

In fact, their intelligence was better than expected.

Teaching them the sound of the bell wasn’t difficult either.

A clear sound, a dull sound, ringing it twice, ringing it three times, even the pauses between the bell rings.

Now, the number of tamed ogres in the Anyang Station area began to increase.

I gradually strengthened my forces.

There was no need to rush.

The faction is growing, and individual training continues.

I just focused on solving the problems in front of me.

I turned my gaze from the tumbler and looked beyond the rooftop.

-Krrr… Krrr….

A giant human face.

No, the face of that one-eyed guy was staring right at me.

I was on the rooftop of the building, and he was standing upright on the first floor, looking at me.

Taming through sound.

He maintained a still posture, cultivating patience.

Only Jin Jaehee was around him.

For three hours already, he had been standing there, waiting quietly.

“……”

I put down the tumbler, got up from my seat, and approached him.

Now, the distance between his face and mine was less than a meter.

The look in his eyes, as he drooled and stared at me, was sharp.

Yet, he couldn’t even think about attacking me.

The meaning of this was clear.

I will pacify this place with him.

The thought of using his massive body to devastate the enemy forces filled me with anticipation.

I wondered how strong he really was.

With this, the ogre taming is a success.

[You have successfully tamed an ogre.]

[You have acquired achievement points.]

[+200p.]

* * *

As Kang Si-On seized Manan District, the landscape began to shift dramatically.

The seeds Si-On had sown were sprouting one after another over time.

First, the citizens within the faction voluntarily obeyed orders and became laborers.

This was because his approval rating was so high.

No one under Si-On’s command rested.

Everyone was on equal footing, handling assigned tasks and guaranteed the right to survive.

[Citizen daily mortality rate 5% -> 1%]

Secondly, as the boiler was restarted, survivors from areas outside the residential area newly joined.

Si-On’s faction quickly established its territory and base, and as a result, survivors scattered nearby gathered to join his faction.

The warm steam rising from the police station building became a signal flare.

It was now the beacon of hope for the apocalypse residents.

[Number of citizens 851 -> 1,543]

Third, there was the strengthening of combat power.

Based on the secured approval rating, Si-On proceeded with the ‘reservistization’ of all citizens, and all personnel except children and the elderly received military training on schedule.

In addition, a department specializing in weapons research was created, and a command system comparable to a military was established.

Above all, he had an ‘Ogre Unit’.

[Total strength

Troops 1,143 / Special Forces (140), Reservists (1,003)]

The ogre taming was effective.

The ogres were a great help not only in combat power but also in labor.

The tamed ogres had now become loyal slaves to the faction.

As Si-On intended, the labor value of monsters far exceeded that of humans.

What would take dozens of humans to dig out, the ogre could complete in just a few minutes.

Also, the ogre’s involvement in the faction contributed to maintaining the citizens’ approval rating.

Kang Si-On, the lord who tamed monsters.

For them, it was an element worthy of deep trust and high support.

Winter is still ongoing.

Si-On selected representatives from among the faction’s core workers and intended to use them for future state affairs.

In his state affairs, the working class was largely divided into two.

[The Department of Order has been established.]

The person in charge of order is responsible for the living plans and task assignments of newly incoming personnel from outside or existing personnel.

The Department of Order includes boilers, food, drinking water, decrees, and medical care.

It was a department that encompassed almost all the tasks necessary for residents to live.

The person appointed as the head was a middle-aged woman who used to be an accountant and businesswoman.

[The Department of Work has been established.]

The person in charge of work is in charge of handling all labor required internally and externally within the faction, and it was the department with the most people.

The person appointed as the head was a man who used to be in charge of the boiler.

Order and Work, these two departments were power groups belonging to the lord.

Si-On distributed power equally.

So that they can check each other,

The heads of the Order Department and the Work Department were in principle not allowed to interfere with each other’s work.

If matters related to each department arose, Si-On directly stepped in to resolve them.

Power was divided into administration and politics, but defense power remained directly under the lord.

Each of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd armies, with 100 members each, was headed by Choi Myung-Joon.

[Headquarters has been established.]

[1st Army has been established.]

[2nd Army has been established.]

[3rd Army has been established.]

In addition, in preparation for wartime situations, all personnel belonging to the faction could be used by the lord as reserve forces.

All of this was protected by the lord’s decree.

[Article 2, Paragraph 1: The headquarters of each army, the Department of Order, and the Department of Work are established under the lord, and each department has independent authority. The executives of each department shall do their best in their respective duties.]

[Article 2, Paragraph 2: In wartime situations, the lord may mobilize personnel from the Department of Order, the Department of Work, and the military headquarters as reserve combat forces. ※Total mobilization order issued]

[Article 2, Paragraph 3: The heads of each department have the right to command and appoint, and are responsible for it.]

The contents from Article 2 onwards were decided after Si-On discussed with the heads of each department.

The heads had administrative command and appointment rights over the personnel under their command.

For example, the head of the Department of Order, who determined that there was a shortage of drinking water yesterday, issued a command to increase the labor force for water supply.

In addition, a person in charge was newly appointed to ensure that there were no disruptions in the water supply.

As the organization under the lord was reorganized in this way, work efficiency was maximized.

Talented people were recruited, and based on their abilities, they chose the best way for each person to grow the faction.

With this systematic organizational restructuring, Si-On’s faction began to grow rapidly.

Humans are industrial animals.

Through industry, they have developed civilization and reached the present.

Si-On’s residents accurately understood what their tasks were.

Once a task was assigned, they all fulfilled their responsibilities and worked diligently.

Of course, in the beginning, Si-On often intervened directly.

Si-On had no choice but to intervene in order to manage and supervise the survivors who were being introduced day by day.

The orders Si-On demanded from the faction were as follows.

The first is the activation of labor.

He ordered everyone to voluntarily work for the absolute lord and the faction.

The second is the priority securing of necessary buildings and the activation of the market.

Si-On was envisioning a city within a city.

By integrating villas, schools, and roads around the police station, he tried to build a castle and secure the territory of the faction.

To this end, it was necessary to secure a residence and at the same time secure food and drinking water to maintain the growing population.

Not only that.

A market that runs autonomously was also needed.

This was because new items were constantly flowing in from outside the city, and almost everyone was working voluntarily.

Right now, people were getting the things they needed through barter, but that scale will grow in the future.

So Si-On ordered the establishment of a market, and the central market created in this way was operated around the police station.

And the head of the Department of Order issued currency.

It was a lighter [butane lighter].

In the disaster of cold, lighters were of great value.

The head of the Department of Order used this as currency to create a market and build an autonomous and independent economic system among residents.

The lighter had value as a tool to start a fire, and it was small and easy to carry.

In addition, the small quantity also played a part.

Everyone recognized the lighter as a new currency, and Si-On also approved it.

The above two, that is, the lord’s emphasis, were not enforced by ‘decree’ but were rules set by the faction.

It was not punished by issuing a decree, but the residents generally followed the rules.

Because they set it themselves.

And when they broke the rules, they petitioned the lord, Si-On, for a trial, and Si-On entrusted the trial to each department head for supervision.

As the internal system stabilized in this way, Si-On’s faction became stronger and larger day by day.

Si-On’s intention was to create a city that grows without him directly intervening.

Because he needed a lot of time.

A lot of time to grow.

Thud-! Collapse.

“……”

Si-On collided with the wall and fell to the floor.

He slowly raised his head and looked at Jin Jaehee in front of him.

She was holding a sword and slowly approaching.

And looking down at Si-On, she said coldly.

“Get up.”

“……”

Over 100 matches.

It was a cold day with heavy snow, but Si-On’s whole body was covered in sweat.

Wiping his mouth, Si-On barely regained his balance and stood up.

And showed his fist again.

Until now, Si-On had rushed at Jaehee as if to kill her, but until now, Jaehee had only used her right hand to subdue him.

“If your body is not trained, it is useless no matter how talented you are in artifacts [magical or special items].”

“……!”

Swish-!

Si-On stretched out his right hand straight and aimed for Jaehee’s head.

However, Jaehee avoided it by just turning her head, and then tripped Si-On again to knock him down on the other side.

Bang-!

“Cough……!”

To Si-On, who was in pain, Jaehee put her foot on his hand joint and continued to speak.

“The faction is just your background. In the end, you have to become strong yourself to win. Use all means. There’s no holding back now. Somehow, you have to achieve ‘Awakening 1’ during this one year.”

“……”

Jaehee stepped on his wrist even harder.

Si-On didn’t know what Awakening 1 she was talking about.

But right now, he just wanted to beat Jin Jaehee.

Si-On showed his right hand and summoned the artifact.

Goo spheres were created in the air, aiming at Jaehee.

Swish-!

Jaehee avoided Si-On’s artifact by just turning her head.

Her training method was ruthless.

She thoroughly used the fact that the recovery rate of players and lords was excellent.

Jin Jaehee did her best to awaken his combat senses and activate his artifacts, just enough not to die.

Jaehee’s attacks continued.

“It’s one year.”

Thud-!

“One year.”

Crash-!

“For one year, you will only get stronger. Overwhelmingly. Your power too.”

Bang-!

Jin Jaehee grabbed Si-On’s neck and pushed him against the wall.

And still spoke in a low voice from behind him.

Swish.

At that time, a sphere flew towards Jaehee.

But Jaehee avoided it without even looking back.

“Don’t even think about anything else. All that is allowed to us is a painful, agonizing, persistent, and thorny life.”

Ggggrrrr…….

Jin Jaehee put more strength into pressing Si-On.

“Emotions are after all this is over. It’s not too late to spit everything out then.”

Her voice was piercing Si-On’s ears.

“Humbly, with dignity, sometimes ruthlessly.”

Her voice didn’t stop.

“Until you become the one and only lord of this era. I won’t stop.”

Their training took place on the rooftop of the police station while everyone in the faction was busy growing the faction.

For a whole year.

The rooftop began to turn red due to Si-On’s spilled blood.

Jaehee didn’t stop.

Even after seeing Si-On lying on the floor, panting, she didn’t feel any pity or sympathy.

This is all for Si-On.

What was for Si-On was for herself.

Everything will change in the third round.

Si-On had to change accordingly.

If the regressionist [someone who has returned from the future] herself becomes his teacher, Si-On will grow dazzlingly.

He will become so strong that no one can treat him carelessly, and the faction will grow in size.

Until then, there is no rest.

* * *

Under a half-collapsed streetlight.

A pure white flower bloomed there, covered in snow.

Spring has come.

A year has passed.

As the second round was almost over, and as the long winter finally came to an end and spring flowers bloomed.

When the water melted from the frozen windows of the building fell like a waterfall, and the remnants of the past buried in the snow were revealed to the world.

Everything had changed.

His city was completed, and the market was activated.

The residents here worshiped Si-On as a savior and a true lord, and they were now living a new life in a new home.

Si-On’s faction, which started with 841 people, was now 12,000 after a year.

This place was no longer called the police station.

Capital, Mangyeong.

It was the new home of the first faction in Manan.

And a guest came to this changed place.

(Continued in the next episode)