100 – Regressor and Succubus – 1
‘It’s ridiculous.’
Sua, who embarked on a journey with Taejin, stuck out her tongue as time passed.
After 51 episodes, he was clearly a villain.
It is also a powerful mid-boss level villain.
He is a villain who shows up on the road to Gaikan and puts Choi Do-han’s party on the defensive, and we don’t know what happened because his footprint after being expelled from the academy is unclear.
Currently, he clearly shows the reason why he became a mid-boss level villain during the 51st round.
Taejin is showing explosive growth when he has a purpose.
The growth rate has already surpassed Choi Do-han, and it was so overwhelming that even the 52nd regressor himself stuck out his tongue.
I’m witnessing it myself, but it’s hard to believe.
To be honest, it was an expression of presumption, but it was at a level where I could dare to praise it because it was the descent of the main god.
‘Cadet Han Tae-jin was the key to salvation.’
That’s why she was visibly looking at the possibility of success in the 52nd episode.
However, since she knows better than anyone else that hasty expectations lead to great disappointment, she is also full of possibilities for failure.
There were several episodes that made Choi Do-han the subject of salvation and gave the same expectations as now.
But how did it end?
I became a person who brushed off disappointment better than anyone else, and I ended up becoming a person who experienced more failures than anyone else.
Frustration could no longer eat away at my heart, and now my mind, which had become dull and worn out, had reached the point where I didn’t care about failure.
A heart that doesn’t mind failure can be said to be good.
If that goes too far, it becomes a failure.
[If you fail, you just have to return again], and you become a terribly helpless optimist.
In other words, they fall into a terrible mannerism that is not afraid of failure, putting failure on the same line as success and letting go of the sense of achievement from success along with the sense of defeat from failure.
Such was Sua’s condition.
As a living being who felt the same emotions as humans, it was not easy to endure the long regression of the 51st round.
so that.
Sua was conducting this episode in a so-called ‘let it be as it is’ way.
I researched various methods for the 51st round and tore my hair out. I was in a groggy state where I couldn’t even get a sense of which route to take anymore, and I was proceeding with the 52nd episode, continuing to make choices as it flowed or as I remembered.
It was Taejin’s dramatic change that breathed fresh energy into her.
It was an unprecedented change that changed the route on its own. To find out why, I tried to get closer to Taejin and stay by his side.
Together.
‘I don’t know.’
I couldn’t figure out the reason for the change.
There were times when I was frustrated and asked.
Why and how did you fix your mind?
But Taejin always.
-Well… . just? did you want to do that?
He blurted out.
Actually, that was true.
Because choice always arises from the primal desire to do something.
I changed because I wanted to change.
Could there be a clearer answer than that?
‘Could it be that there was a crack in the dimension during this round of regression and a different personality dwelled in it?’
Eternity, a cosmic being, teaches many things.
Among them, the multiple planet theory was accepted as orthodoxy.
It was a theory that the same planets had the same time in the same universe, with no error in the size of gravity and the speed of rotation.
The supporting evidence is just that.
[A sudden event that occurs during multi-run regression].
In other words, the case of Taejin was a phenomenon that served as the basis for supporting the multi-planet theory.
It is said that the exchange of souls occurred due to a dimensional micro-rift on a planet that shared the same time, but it was just a hypothesis like an orthodox theory with no way to prove it.
‘The exchange of souls is definitely something that can be recognized, so it can’t be concluded.’
anyway.
Sua regarded Taejin as a living witness of the hypothesis.
You may not even be aware that the exchange of souls has taken place.
‘Well, if you keep watching, you’ll find out. Furthermore.’
Reina, who did not appear for the 51st episode, was also Sua, whom she sees as an important key for this episode.
Entering the 52nd episode, Raina appeared by Taejin’s side.
Of course, it could be that he didn’t notice because he didn’t pay attention to Taejin during the 51st episode, but Sua didn’t think so.
There was only one reason.
‘I lied.’
The other day, I stopped by Taejin’s house.
And there, he asked about Taejin and Raina’s meeting.
obviously then.
‘I had met while working at a transfer escort company called Red Express.’
If an ordinary person had heard it, it would have flowed normally.
However, the opponent is a 52nd round regressor.
She, who had become blunt to even count how many years she had lived, did not listen normally.
therefore.
– Rayna… ? Hmm, no matter how much I search, there is no history of working at Red Express.
Sua went to the place where the Red Express was.
However, even after extending the search history for 10 years, there was no worker with a similar name or personal information, such as Reina.
Of course, as she said, Red Express was ruined.
So, the records may not have been accurately preserved, but the secret agents who were paid to handle the work were quite reliable.
Besides.
-Hmm, to speak of one service, among the Awoken registered under the name Reina, there was no one with a similar appearance to the photo you sent.
The name Reina itself was a pseudonym.
Everyone is a person wrapped in a veil.
why did you lie to yourself
Did Han Tae-jin go along with the lie even though he knew he was a 52nd regressor?
Especially.
‘It was always like that.’
During the journey, when entering a city with a checkpoint, Reina had departed the day before.
The justification was a preliminary survey, but honestly, it was a difficult justification to understand.
Even after the advent of dungeons and mana, information exchange between cities became limited.
‘It’s not even the Middle Ages now.’
Is it because I already have eyes of doubt?
Or is it an excessive delusion?
The more you point out, the more questions arise.
Even the black dragon he brought with him, named Draco, was suspicious of Sua.
There was no existence of a black dragon in the 51st round, and the fact that Reina acquired the egg in the dungeon was also full of doubts.
Perhaps.
‘Due to repeated failures, Eternity decided that Han Tae-jin was the new subject of salvation, and dispatched her?’
It was a story full of possibilities.
Reina is the new apostle dispatched to cover up the incompetence of my members.
That’s why it appeared like a ghost without a record.
But it was just a guess.
‘I really don’t know.’
If he lied alone, it could be seen that he approached Taejin with some ulterior motive.
If the two of them lied, it would be because Reina’s identity would be revealed to others, and there would be no benefit.
I couldn’t see through the inside, and now the situation wasn’t smooth to ask the identity.
The situation was not easy even if I called Reina separately to talk.
Taejin Han and Raina.
This is the most important key for the 52nd round, but shamefully, I didn’t know anything about it.
I was ashamed of that fact, and for the first time in the 52nd episode, I even felt a sense of shame.
Is he the one who was needed for the salvation of the planet Earth?
Wasn’t it because of his own incompetence that he went through 51 rounds of regression to change his fate, but all of them failed?
Was it rather a spoiler?
Could it be that his involvement has only backfired and failed?
To be honest, I’m still cheering for Taejin right now, but I’m not doing anything that’s actually helpful.
You’ve hidden your abilities
contemplating a choice.
I thought it wouldn’t be good in my experience, etc.
With this and that reason that stemmed from the 51st round of regression.
At some point, Sua was getting tired of the strange thoughts that continued to follow.
Then one day.
-tiring?
Reina, who was following the party from behind, approached and asked.
Surprised, Soo-ah hurriedly erased her expression and smiled.
-Hoho, are you having a hard time?
-no.
– That’s good.
-I think you are the hardest.
-… Yeah?
Sua put on a puzzled expression.
Could it be that Taejin heard that he was the 52nd round regression?
– Somehow, it is said that healer positions, which are not body strengthening, are vulnerable to long-range raids.
-ah… .
Fortunately, it seemed that he hadn’t heard of it yet.
-thanks.
-Yes?
-Taejin promised to help and followed the hard road. The healer position was vacant, so it was a bit ambiguous. Don’t you know how strong I am with you?
Have you heard my inner thoughts?
Reina’s consolation and support, which touched her inner heart as a regressor on the 52nd, made her heart ache even if she was blamed.
Well, I’ve never once brought up the word ‘difficult’ to anyone.
I thought it shouldn’t.
He thought that he was an apostle who fulfilled salvation, and that he was an existence that shouldn’t be difficult.
But.
‘tiring.’
Like a human being, not a god, she felt the pain intact even though she had reinforced emotions.
-I guess you have a lot of thoughts after you’ve been to the cave? You can tell your sister. I’ll listen to you all
-… I just wanted to see if I could help… .
A self-help question about the salvation of the Earth.
But.
bean!
-Ouch!
-You said earlier that you don’t know how reassuring your sister is!
Sua had to stare at Raina with wet eyes as she rubbed her hair in the unexpected night.
– Why can’t you help! Without you, my night shifts get longer, I don’t get a warm welcome when I’m injured, and I can’t even listen to hymns when I’m scared!
-Yes Yes… ?
-And! Don’t you remember that you almost couldn’t get out of the labyrinth a while ago because you read the ancient monster language?
-However, it was Sister Kim Hye-seo who contributed decisively to the escape… .
– It’s done! The ancient monster language helped Hye-seo find the escape lever, wasn’t it?
Sua shyly nodded.
Because it was an undeniable fact.
However, I hadn’t thought at all that it was a help that could contribute to the salvation of the earth.
-Look~ Without you, we would have wasted several days in the labyrinth and arrived much later than planned~ So don’t think deeply about things like that. If you only try to look back on the path you have passed, you will not be able to see ahead.
-Now, sister… .
– Again, if you have a lot of thoughts, you can’t make a choice. If you don’t choose, nothing will change.
Sua looked at Raina as if she realized something, and Raina gave a hearty smile and slapped Sua on the shoulder.
-And there’s no such thing as high or low for help. Rather, does a little help bring big results? So avoid your shoulders! hem?! Give strength to your eyes! Step boldly!
Repeated self-reproach in the 51st round of repeated failures began to give a grandiose meaning to even the simple word [help].
Because it had to be.
Because I thought that everything would be perfect and grandiose in order to fulfill my mission.
Trapped in the trap of failing if it is not grandiose, they forgot the teaching of Eternity that trivial destinies come together to create salvation.
I foolishly forgot the creed that each small choice adds up to change fate.
Sua’s heart started beating softly.
I forgot.
original intention.
A missionary who had to change his destiny was absurdly captivated by his destiny and surrendered.
-thank you… . Thank you for enlightening me.
– Pooh. Your way of talking is a bit strange. Is it damp?
– Oh, sorry… .
-It’s done. try it sister sister.
-Yes Yes?
-why. it’s just the two of us Do it. Do it. Do it. do it if you’re grateful I’m sorry. I want to hear from you, sister! Do it, do it, do it!
-Yeah, but it’s not fixed by using a group. Oh, no… .
-Huh! No help!
-Yes Yes?? no! Just a moment ago, it was helpful!
– Not now!
-Yes?! That, but as a mature intellectual, overturning the Word is a great sin… !
-I’m not going to heaven!
-Yes!? Even if there is no heaven… !
Sua widened her eyes.
It was a sit-in that started suddenly, but thanks to it, Sua was alive again.
Fortunately.
– Reina! Discover great ingredients here!
Reina was called from the lead a little further away, and the sit-in was able to end thanks to Reina who quickly disappeared saying [Ingredients?!].
Sua looked at Raina’s back as she ran away.
And, he smiled happily.
No matter what Raina’s identity is, she thinks she is the person Taejin needs.
#
“If only the high-ranking officers knew the location of Gaikan, would we have to capture the remaining officers, Gallidum?”
At Nayeon’s question, Taejin’s gaze reached Sua.
It was not a look that urged me to do something, but a look that respected my choice.
Receiving those gazes, Sua nodded with a determined expression and stood up from her seat.
I will no longer be bound by the bonds of the past and obsessed with help and choices.
There is just a choice then, and there are only consequences according to the choice.
I won’t put any more meaning on it.
Sua looked at the crowd and said.
“I know the location of Gaikan.”
“what? Sua? you?”
“Yes?! How did Sua get there?!”
At Sua’s calm words, the party couldn’t help but be astonished and shocked.
The weight felt in that tone was never light.
“Previously… I have something to show you.”
Sua took a few steps back.
Taejin looked worriedly at Sua, who had just made her choice.
“… Will it be okay?”
Sua smiled softly.
“Someone did. If you try to look only at the path you’ve passed, you won’t be able to see ahead.”
Sua’s smile reached Lesha.
“They also said that if you think a lot, you can’t make a choice, and if you don’t make a choice, nothing will change.”
“Su, Sua… ?”
“That’s when I realized. Just as there is no high or low level of help, there is no weight of choice. There is just a choice at that time.”
Sua’s gaze reached Taejin again.
“Trying to take advantage of failure was rather poison. I neglected the little help and my choice became more obsessive than prudent.”
Finally, everyone was put into Sua’s pupils.
“So I decided to take it easy.”
Slowly, a white halo of light begins to bloom around her.
A holy halo beyond nobility.
The halo that was gradually encroaching on the field of vision reconciled to the point of blinding them, and everyone lowered their heads in front of the sacred halo and closed their eyes.
It was blinding and I couldn’t look.
– Hwaaak!
After a while, the black light dwelled in the tightly closed eyes again.
One by one, they raise their heads and open their eyes.
And.
“My name is Ersia, an apostle of Eternity.”
Standing tall in the center of my field of vision, I was able to face a woman like an archangel, embracing herself in radiant wings.
Ersia’s gaze reached Reina.
“Don’t be too surprised.”
And he told me what Raina wanted to hear.
To a grateful older sister who woke me up from blaming myself for past failures.
“sister.”