Regressor Instruction Manual (PART 4)

Chapter 798: The Last (31)

'You haven't betrayed me yet, Hyunsung. Still, fuck, you kinda betrayed me.'

I hoped that bastard would make a mistake. He had to pay for what he did to Kim Hyunsung... However, his skill of keeping the proper lines was out of the ordinary.

As if he noticed that my name triggered Kim Hyunsung, it stood out that he was careful about negative connotations as much as possible.

Phrases, such as the 'one who had inherited or died already' turned into a 'place to return to' or 'an organization' for him. Anyone would think that this guy was my believer.

Kim Hyunsung, who was listening to him, slightly nodded, and honestly, I didn't know what he was thinking, but I felt his emotions fluctuating.

I was also worried about Kim Hyunsung... that bastard was all thumbs in things like this. I didn't think it would be strange if he accepted his proposal.

'No. He's not that stupid.'

-That's why I thought we needed the power of the Blue Guild Master. It isn't designed to control or pressure you. This is to create a continent where the people that the Honorary Cardinal loved can be at ease. Our New Continental Protection and Management Committee needs the cooperation of the heroes who saved the continent.

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-We are currently investigating various anomalies based on the information held by the New Continental Protection and Management Committee. In the direction of suggesting a mission... if compared to the Honorary Cardinal's, it would be insufficient to the point of disrespecting him, but we're doing our best in our own way to unite the continent once again...

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-We'll need the Sunset Swordsman. I hope that you will be our center.

The way he made it look like a good thing was sly. It would have been better if he talked through Cho Hyejin or manager Kim Mi-young.

'You're not really getting hooked on this, right?'

I wondered if he'd accept this because it didn't sound like a bad story. No, in the first place...

'Kim Hyunsung hates this kind of thing. Fuck.'

Being the central point wasn't good for our regressor's mental health.

As expected, his gaze seemed to be shaking. Fortunately, he didn't seem to feel a lot of pressure, but anyone could see that he wasn't in a good mood. How would Kim Hyunsung take that? What did he think of the man's plea to let him carry such a burden again?

I felt dizzy for a moment. That feeling wasn't mine, but Kim Hyunsung's. I couldn't even explain why he was clenching his fists tightly. However...

He seemed to be judging that he should carry it once more.

-The continent that Lee Kiyoung loves...

-...

-The Sunset Swordsman...

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-Must protect it. For him...

His breathing at this point had become rough. Kim Hyunsung looked around.

The attendants of the New Continental Protection and Management Committee surrounded him. It was impossible for him not to see the people who were looking at him.

Their faces had vague hopes. For a moment, it felt like I was under huge stress. The thoughts that Kim Hyunsung was thinking of were constantly being transmitted to my head.

The image of me dying slowly, his sword tainted with my blood.

The continent in ruins.

The guild members were running, and Park Deokgu was crying.

The place was a mess. Jung Hayan was holding her head and muttering to herself.

It was a sight I hadn't seen. I didn't get to witness those moments since I had closed my eyes by then.

Park Deokgu, that bastard, was hugging me so tight that my body almost crumbled. Maybe he was the one who killed me. I could bet that one of my bones would have been broken in the process.

'Please... Sniff... Please... Please save our hyung-nim. Please save him...'

I didn't know who he was talking to, but he was screaming to save me.

The scenery with the brilliant sunset light seemed somewhat sorrowful.

'Sniff... Open your eyes! Open them... Sniff... Sniff... Please don't take him. Please... Give hyung-nim one more chance... please... you can't take him like this... Please don't take him like this...'

Jung Hayan wasn't much different. She was unable to breathe properly.

In an instant, her eyes, watching my body shaking back and forth by Park Deokgu, were filled with sadness and anger. If Han Sora didn't come on time, I thought something might have really happened.

Han Sora hugged her while she was crying. She kept opening her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but she couldn't. I was worried that she wouldn't be able to breathe like that.

'Ugh... Ugh...Ugh... Ugh...'

Kim Hyunsung continued to look on. I didn't know whether he was properly aware of the surroundings at the time, but he certainly could see everything... even the saintly smile that remained on my lips, telling him it was okay to give my life up for the continent.

Kim Hyunsung looked at the sky with a devastated expression, and Song Sookyung, in turn, made a strange expression when Kim Hyunsung's expression changed. His grew more distorted.

It wasn't just greed for power. The Song Villain looked like there was a certain twist behind his motives.