The Regressor Only Protects Me [EN]: Chapter 82

The Regressionist Is Only Protecting Me – Episode 82 (82/221)

#Episode 82. Round 3 (1)

Subjugating the human hunters, negotiating with the Third Power of Manan, and Madam Bisa.

Following that, meeting Park Ji-soo, ending Round 2 during the talks, and facing Round 3.

All of this was done under Sion’s plan.

Now it was time for Sion to receive his reward.

Sion took a step back from her and opened his mouth.

“First, hand over the Bisa forces.”

Sion took a sip of water from the table and moistened his lips.

Territorial concession.

That was a humiliating thing for a lord.

How could she concede territory after gaining power, simply by losing in a political fight?

Moreover, handing over the Bisa forces meant completely handing over the initiative over the Anyangcheon [a stream in South Korea] to Manan.

Park Ji-soo herself knew best what this meant.

Until now, she had been constantly harassing Mangyeong, centering around Bisa.

“Also, offer luxury goods every week. The weight… let’s make it 100kg. If even 1kg is missing, the contract will be terminated. If you keep the two conditions I proposed above, I will sign a non-aggression pact for one month. Exactly one month, for the safety of Mangyeong.”

After that, Sion returned to his seat.

He sat with his legs crossed, staring at Park Ji-soo, who was still at the window frame.

The atmosphere was already flowing around Sion.

The non-aggression pact that Park Ji-soo had proposed had now become Kang Sion’s weapon.

An unequal treaty that could not be refused.

Thump…!

Park Ji-soo gripped the window frame so hard that the veins in her hand stood out.

She had been thoroughly defeated.

By the man sitting behind her now.

And at that moment, Park Ji-soo’s guard took unilateral action.

“To say such a thing…!”

Swoosh-! Whoosh!

The guard took out his lumbering sword to threaten Sion.

It meant that he would not allow his lord to sign an unequal treaty before his eyes.

But Jin Jae-hee would not tolerate anyone brandishing a weapon here.

Sizzle-! Swish!

“……”

The guard’s arm was cut off at once and lay rolling on the floor.

The guard looked at his severed arm and carefully looked at Jin Jae-hee.

She was holding a silver sword.

Chrrrrrr-!

Blood poured from his arm like a waterfall.

Jin Jae-hee threatened him.

“If you move even a fingertip, your neck is next.”

It was an unbelievably fast draw.

Park Ji-soo couldn’t believe what was happening before her eyes.

Because her guard was an A-class player [a skilled individual in this world].

Moreover, he was a general who had massacred countless Uiwang troops in the war.

That he was defeated by a woman at once.

Park Ji-soo’s guard glared at Jin Jae-hee and asked.

The guard showed no sign of pain.

“…Are you a player?”

“Questions are not allowed.”

Thud.

Jin Jae-hee now held her sword to his neck.

Then Kang Sion approached her and stopped her.

“Stop it. They’re guests, aren’t they?”

“But. This bastard tried to attack you first…”

“I’m okay. I’m okay, so.”

Thud-.

Sion grabbed Jae-hee’s hand and pulled it down.

By his strength, Jae-hee’s hand naturally went down.

Now, rather than instilling fear in the enemy through force, it was a priority to conclude this treaty.

Jae-hee closed her eyes tightly and canceled the artifact [a magical item].

“Okay…”

Naturally, the sword of light disappeared from her hand.

Unbearable anger surged, but Sion’s words came first.

Park Ji-soo now turned and looked at Sion.

There was a cold sweat on her right temple.

But at the same time, the corners of her lips twitched.

‘Ah… this is driving me crazy. Ah, what is he?’

I don’t know.

There was no hidden trick, no way to overcome this situation.

Just looking at Sion made her laugh.

After a moment of silence, Park Ji-soo said with a hollow laugh.

“Ha. Okay. Take it. Bisa. I didn’t like that pig anyway. Instead, a one-month non-aggression pact, promised by the system. Is that enough? Ah, the tribute is not difficult either.”

The lord of Dongan, Park Ji-soo, readily complied with Sion’s proposal.

Despite the clear unequal treaty, she agreed.

“Lord… Even so, this is! Let’s declare war now! If we leave these bastards alone…!”

The guard was bleeding but tried to stop her.

But Park Ji-soo had already made up her mind.

“Shut up.”

Park Ji-soo silenced the guard at once and walked forward.

Even while going out, Park Ji-soo’s gaze was fixed on Kang Sion.

Park Ji-soo stopped at the doorway and turned to look at Sion, leaving a word in a low voice.

“See you in a month. Lord. I’ll be looking forward to it.”

Squeak- Clunk.

Park Ji-soo left the meeting room first.

Her player, who was still bleeding, glared at Jin Jae-hee once and followed her out.

After the lord of Dongan left the meeting room, silence continued for a while.

Sion looked at the tightly closed door after she left.

Sion couldn’t know.

That this incident had completely changed Park Ji-soo’s feelings.

* * *

On the way out of the police station.

Numerous criticisms and curses poured out on Park Ji-soo and her guard from the crowd.

Park Ji-soo got into a luxury sports car and silently looked out the window.

Her driver was already sitting in the car.

A small hole was made in the hood, and reins were lowered there, so it was like driving a carriage from the driver’s seat.

When the guard struck the reins, the sports car slowly moved forward by the deer.

Drrrrr.

The sports car shook slightly.

The residents of Mangyeong in the window were shouting, pointing fingers, and threatening with all sorts of weapons.

But Park Ji-soo’s emotion looking at them was only one.

‘…….’

His image kept coming to mind even after leaving the police station.

Each of the lines he said to her was like a jewel and remained in her memory.

Above all, even the scheme of using the trap she had created in reverse to drive her into a corner.

A man with an excellent brain and heroic qualities that people would be enthusiastic about.

When she first saw him, she was disappointed in the sight of a high school student acting as a lord, but the disappointment soon turned into expectation the moment she exchanged a few words.

Park Ji-soo and Kang Sion.

The two are clearly enemies, but Park Ji-soo was no longer thinking of him as an enemy.

Drrrrr…!

Now the Queen’s carriage left the barricade of Mangyeong.

Passing through the huge car wall, it headed to Bisa Bridge.

On the way to the bridge, Park Ji-soo looked out the window and quietly muttered.

“…I want to have him.”

“…Yes?”

The surprised guard turned around and looked at Park Ji-soo.

Park Ji-soo was looking down, fidgeting her fingers anxiously.

Soon she smiled deeply and said.

“I want to have him. Catch that man. I have to catch him no matter what. He’s mine. I’m going to have him. He’s my ‘collection’. That one. It’s better than what I have now! I really want to have him! Bring him. Damn it, bring him no matter what! Ahaha. Ahahahaha!”

The Queen’s carriage crossed Bisa Bridge and entered Beomgye Station.

Beomgye Station, it was now completely entering the sphere of Dongan-gu.

She ordered the vehicle to stop.

The red sports car door opened upwards.

Park Ji-soo, who got out of the car, looked at the apartment complex in front of her.

In front of it were the warriors of Dongan.

No matter how much they lost their superiority in diplomatic relations with Mangyeong, Dongan was overwhelming militarily.

Dongan had a standing army based on ‘Mobilization Order’ [a system for rapidly assembling troops], just like Kang Sion.

The total number of standing troops, including Dongan warriors, was 58,610.

Dongan will now increase that number even further.

It was more than three times the total mobilization order of Mangyeong.

It was an army just for Park Ji-soo.

Originally, it was an army to conquer Uiwang, but Park Ji-soo had changed her mind.

Park Ji-soo wanted to ‘possess’ Kang Sion.

Even at any sacrifice.

‘…It’s much better than the toys I have now. Ah… I’m really going to have him no matter what. Maybe… I can even do that… Yes, yes. Kang Sion will definitely do it.’

Park Ji-soo had been mistaken while waging war with Uiwang until now.

She had been mistaken that she wanted to win the league.

But Park Ji-soo didn’t want to win the league.

She just wanted to have what she wanted at will.

And now Park Ji-soo wanted to have Kang Sion.

Park Ji-soo smiled and looked up at the apartment.

On the windows of the apartment, flags with ‘X’ drawn on the Taegeukgi [South Korean flag], the symbol of Park Ji-soo’s forces, were erected.

2,000 guards looking down at Park Ji-soo.

All of them were standing by the window, shouting her name.

“Park Ji-soo! Park Ji-soo!”

It was loud enough for the Manan soldiers to hear.

Their loud cheers filled the apartment complex and hovered high in the sky.

The non-aggression pact is one month.

Park Ji-soo was thinking the same thing as Sion.

That one month after the treaty expires, they will turn Manan into a sea of fire.

* * *

“……..”

I was watching Park Ji-soo leave the forces.

Bisa came into my hands.

I was able to secure not only the residents belonging to Bisa, but also their territory and drinking water.

Above all, I acquired the Pamian Apartment complex in Bisan-dong, the largest stronghold to block Dongan.

[Acquired the city ‘Bisa’.]

[Population + 1,309]

[Weapon + 1,023]

Bisa is currently the best commercial district in Anyang City.

We will grow the economy around it to procure war materials.

Of course, the Third Power of Manan was also in my hands.

[Accepted the surrender of the force ‘Third Power of Manan’.]

[Population + 341]

[Weapon + 101]

Mangyeong is steadily growing.

For war.

Exactly one month after the treaty expires, Park Ji-soo will lead a large army and advance towards this Mangyeong.

‘Maybe they’ll attack as soon as the treaty expires. With that, only one force will remain in Anyang City.’

Round 3 is ‘Predation and Prey’.

I already knew this through Jin Jae-hee.

Thanks to Jin Jae-hee, my forces were preparing for Round 3 in advance, and the walls were almost finished.

This bought time.

Anyway, I needed time to prepare for the war with Dongan, and even this was successful by pushing her through the talks.

One month from now.

No matter how much we replenish, the number of combatants is far insufficient.

In order to stand against Dongan, we must develop new weapons and build defenses.

I turned my head and looked inside the meeting room.

Jin Jae-hee was holding her severed arm and putting it in a black bag.

She was cleaning up the meeting room with other deputy chiefs.

I called out the 1st Army commander among them.

The army, with Choi Myung-joon as the commander-in-chief, was divided into 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th armies.

Among them, the 1st Army commander was the highest commander of the army in the absence of Choi Myung-joon.

“1st Army Commander.”

“Yes, Lord.”

A short-haired old man approached me and bowed deeply.

He was a soldier from the Reserve Army Colonel and a graduate of the Military Academy.

He was an old man over 60 years old now, but the strategy and tactics he had were of great value.

I appointed him as the 1st Army Commander and gave him virtually all command in the army.

In fact, Choi Myung-joon was only strong in combat, but he lacked strategy and tactics.

“There will be a massive attack by those guys in a month. Strengthen training and hurry to ensure there are no disruptions in troop organization. Those guys will probably aim for Anyang Station. You know that, right? We will issue a total mobilization order one week before the war and raise your command to the highest level.”

Highest level of command.

Currently, the 1st Army Commander only has command over the 1st Army, but if a war breaks out, the 1st Army Commander will have command of all troops, including the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Army standing troops and the 4th to 10th Army reserve troops.

The 1st Army Commander, who heard my words, nodded with a determined face.

“I will do my best. Don’t worry. Lord.”

“Thank you. 2nd Army Commander.”

“Yes. Lord. Tell me.”

The 2nd Army Commander approached me again.

He was originally an active-duty Army Captain, but the league started during his vacation and he came to this position.

The 2nd Army under his command was a unit with the core goal of building and defending walls.

I told him too.

“Please hurry up with the construction of the defensive fortress. In order to use that ‘strategy’ I told you about, it must be completed within the deadline. Today, we have acquired the Pamian Apartment complex. I told you, right? ‘Fortification of the apartment.'”

“Of course. Lord.”

“Consult with the Ministry of Labor for the necessary labor force. We can give you more ogres. Right? Minister of Labor?”

I said to the Minister of Labor, who was wiping bloodstains, while talking to the 2nd Army Commander.

Within my forces, even those with the highest power do not refuse trivial labor.

This is the part I emphasized to those in power, and everyone agreed.

The Minister of Labor, holding a rag, answered my question.

“Ah, of course! There are about two individuals resting now, so we can put them in right away today.”

“Thank you. Please do your best.”

“Leave it to me. I will give my life.”

The 2nd Army Commander bowed to me.

The 3rd Army was virtually commanded by Choi Myung-joon, so the commander was vacant.

I also approached the chiefs and told them about the operation one by one.

The battle with Dongan will be a large-scale massacre that we have never faced before.

It will be a meticulous and brutal war that cannot be compared to the shopping mall, police station, and Anyang Elementary School battles.

Preparation was life in everything.

I must occupy Dongan-gu and hear news of my brother from K.

If there was one problem.

‘The warriors of Dongan will be skilled through long periods of war. On the other hand, most of the soldiers in our forces have no combat experience.’

The only ones who can be said to have abundant combat experience are Choi Myung-joon’s elite troops.

Other than that, most of them were people who had never fought.

To be exact, it was like handing a knife to an ordinary adult.

Combat training was the most urgent.

Of course, there is someone who is perfect for killing techniques.

He is….

Clunk-!

At that time, the meeting room door opened.

Choi Myung-joon was holding bottles of liquor under both armpits, looking at me and smiling.

“Ah, everyone! Did the talks go well? I just arrived and ran right over. Kkya-! Hyung [older brother or close male friend]! Do you know what I found in Bisa? Valentine 30 years old. 30 years old!”

Choi Myung-joon was excited and put the liquor on the meeting room table.

I didn’t care if it was 30 years old or what mountain it was.

What I am currently interested in is a strategy on ‘how to kill a lot of people’.

Choi Myung-joon couldn’t hide his smile and approached the surrounding chiefs and said.

“Chiefs. And commanders. How about having a drink with Hyung today? Huh? This is really a rare drink?”

A man suitable for teaching killing techniques.

Choi Myung-joon.

That was all.

“Choi Myung-joon.”

“Yes?!”

“You need to educate some people. For the next month.”

Choi Myung-joon seemed quite embarrassed by my words.