Regression Is Too Much chapter 118

118 – The Returner’s Efforts (13)

Sigh. Sigh.

A sled moving on the snow that is slowly starting to pile up.

I got on top of it and was looking down at the floor.

“Oh, f*ck. It’s so f*cking heavy. “Get off.”

“Hey, hey. I can hear you! Men and horses.”

I could hear the mumbling sound of someone pulling a sleigh in front.

“… “

“Oh, no… “

When I shoot it with all my might, it quickly becomes quiet. Again, I look down at the floor and get lost in thought.

“… Choi Ji-won.”

Choi Ji-won. Choi Ji-won. Choi Ji-won.

Roll the word around in your mouth, savor its scent, and then swallow it.

When I touch my lips, the texture is still vivid. Why did she confess to me?

Maybe I didn’t want my emotions to die. This tower is strangely obsessed with emotions, including the scabbard obtained as a reward on the 3rd floor and the fact that you can obtain emotion-related characteristics from other people. On that topic, if you clear the tower without emotion like a wooden doll, a negative ending may await you. I think she was right.

“… “

However, regardless of the rightness or wrongness of the judgment, from the perspective of the parties concerned, it is truly bitter. I was alone again. Is this the fate of the returner? Is it inevitable to struggle with a sense of loss?

“No, what on earth is that person…” ?”

“I don’t know, f*ck… “

I hear whispering again. This time, I didn’t even feel like stopping, so I just laid down on the sled.

In this round, I proceeded quite differently from the last round.

The part about obtaining cooperation from Gyeongnam Ahn and Baron Jorge is the same. He showed off his friendship with Ahn Kyung-jun, half-forced him to lie about a completely unrelated book, and gave Baron Jorge an elixir.

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However, the means of controlling players were different. Even when I asked who he was, he didn’t answer, and when he showed signs of becoming dissatisfied, he quietly pulled out his sword and threatened me.

Since I didn’t feel like talking to anyone else, it seemed more like an action than a word. Feeling like you don’t know what I’ll do if you don’t do what I say.

“But the atmosphere in Jumma is so bloody… “

“It’s nice to have something like this… Seeing Gao being caught like that… “

Fortunately, my threat seemed to have had an effect, as both the Awe and Curiosity traits went off at the same time and people only started whispering from afar.

“No, that Mr. Junghyun. Is this right? I don’t think so… “

Of course, some people still could not accept the situation and whined at their leader, Yoon Jung-hyeon.

“For now, let’s follow what that person says.”

“Yes???”

“I, too, am dissatisfied with this situation. But how many people does it take to dip that person? This is the tower. Even if all of us try, we might not be able to do it. And aren’t the aliens on that person’s side?”

“… But.”

“Let’s think positively. That person’s words aren’t completely nonsense, and I think it’s worth taking a walk. And this is confidential information, the survival rate of people who entered the 4th floor… “

“… All right.”

Yoon Jung-hyeon seemed to have decided to cooperate with me for now, so there was nothing to be upset about.

It’s fascinating. The future I worked so hard to achieve was something I could have achieved just by keeping my mouth shut and maintaining the mood.

He took out a sword and pointed the blade at the sky.

The snowy sky was cloudy and dark.

**

Day 5. Finally, the monsters are seen.

“Uh, uh… !”

“Uh, that…” !”

“Run away. “I’m blocking this place.”

I calmly move forward. You may not be able to pull out the sword named ‘Hope’ like in the last episode, but since you have already done it, you can do better.

That’s what a regressor is. Naturally, ‘something that has to be experienced for the first time’ may not be the first time for a returner. You can skip the learning curve that everyone else has to go through and show only the results to the world. If other people see it, it will probably seem like a great genius.

The problem is that you have to go through many negative experiences.

“Hey, let’s go. Let’s go. “That bastard is blocking it.”

“Ha, but…” “

“Can’t you see your legs shaking right now? “Let’s go!”

“Ah, okay… “

People who hesitate but run away.

“… “

Baron Jorge looks at me, nods his head once, and leaves to collect the aliens. You’re probably thinking to yourself, ‘The guy who gave me the elixir can’t be a bad guy.’

“Whoa.”

I slowly close my eyes and try to concentrate, but I feel someone approaching.

“… Hello. “My name is Yoon Jung-hyeon.”

Yoon Jung-hyun, with a pale complexion, approaches, shaking off the snow that has accumulated on his shoulders.

“I won’t ask for details. Can you tell me your name? “It’s just my personal curiosity, and I won’t tell anyone.”

“… “

If I tell this man from the National Intelligence Service my name, I don’t know what will happen. Maybe your identity could be stolen, or you could be put under surveillance.

“Kim Jun-ho.”

However, with the mindset that everything would be as it should be, I coolly announced my name and got up from my seat.

Because I realized that in my current state, it is impossible to concentrate.

**

Only the rough sword marks left on the ground prove the fierce battle. This time the wolves couldn’t get past me.

“… “

As the time has come, I also step back little by little. It’s time for the black wolves to surround me right now. Rather than leaving room for variables, I wanted to clear the 4th floor stably.

As a result of backing off with 5 minutes left, I was able to clear the 4th floor without encountering the black wolves.

-00:00:00

[Settlement]

[Player] 100 / 100

[NPC] 300 / 300 (Main NPC survival success + 20000)

– Whether or not a penalty is given (none)

-A reward equivalent to 50000 points is given to all survivors.

– [Junho Kim], Who ranks 1st in contribution, receives an additional special reward.

I blink and find myself in a familiar hotel room. Even though I came up with a message that would make others jump with joy if they saw it, I felt no emotion. I just feel like I did my job.

Without even checking the reward, I took the portal and returned to my room and lay down on the bed.

“Ah.”

I know I have to go straight to the 5th floor. I knew it in my head, but putting it into action was a different story.

“Ah.”

I have no desire to do anything. I just want to lie down.

I try to inertically fiddle with things, wondering if it would be something to move.

“… “

Even if I play a game or eat something delicious, I don’t feel much excitement. I’m just saying that’s the way it is.

I think carefully about what I am feeling right now. A feeling of emptiness, as if a large part of my heart had been ripped out. It’s an unfamiliar feeling to me.

Yes, this is a feeling of loss. This is the feeling I get because a woman who was in my heart has suddenly disappeared.

When I searched on the Internet to find out how ordinary people cope when they feel a sense of loss, only basic solutions such as ‘meditate’ or ‘not to drink too much’ came up.

“hehehehe… “

The meditation trait had already been activated. No, it had been used from the 4th floor to begin with. Otherwise, I might have rolled around on the floor, crying.

Actually, I know it in my heart. The fact that only time can solve the problem.

I can feel the tears flowing down my eyes. I closed my eyes without even thinking about wiping them.

I don’t want to think about anything. I just want to sleep.

**

I returned to the topic because I didn’t want to waste time, and it was a really worthwhile waste of time. I was simply alive.

If I have nothing to do, I sleep, and if I can’t sleep, I watch TV. I just pick a random cable channel and watch a movie with no expression on my face. When I feel hungry, I eat, and when I feel sleepy, I sleep.

It is a life closer to that of an animal than that of a person.

Wow.

The cell phone placed on my waist vibrates. A message has arrived. The sender is Choi Ji-won.

“… “

I turned the phone over without checking.

In this state, I did not want to meet Choi Ji-won again, who does not know me. I didn’t want to face her seeing me as a stranger to her.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I did anything productive. All I do is stay in my room and watch TV endlessly.

‘Do you believe in God?’

‘Trust. Because I am God. A person who can control his own destiny is a god.’

I wasted time meaninglessly watching old Hong Kong movies on cable channels.

“… Hungry.”

I was a little hungry, but I couldn’t bring myself to look at my phone. I was wondering if I should go to the convenience store in front of my house.

Ding dong.

The sound of a ringing bell. I don’t remember ordering delivery. Was there anything to be delivered? Did you order it before entering the 4th floor?

Forcefully wake up your clouded brain and wake up your body. When I glance in the mirror, I see that I look like a zombie, but I don’t care and open the door.

“Who is it?” “

My body instantly stiffened. It’s because I was so embarrassed.

The first thing that comes to mind is the question ‘How?’ Did I ever give you this address? There was. But that was from the last episode. So, back to square one, how?

Have you checked my residence? But that’s something that hasn’t happened in previous episodes. Did I act differently this episode and change the future? Butterfly effect?

That can’t be true. In the first place, the action radii do not overlap.

As a result, it really makes no sense, but there is only one possible case.

“Junho.”

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Through the window in the hallway, the sunset shines behind her.

“Kim Jun-ho.”

Choi Ji-won looked at me and smiled brighter than the sunset.

“It’s been a while?”

-The returner’s emotions have exceeded the standard.

-The subject’s emotions also exceeded the standard.

– Target: [Choi Ji-won]

-Returns saved memories.