Regression Is Too Much

Chapter 20

20 – Choi Ji-Won is not a cavalier (3)

Choi Ji-Won appeared in front of me instead of a cute manul cat.

“Uh… hmm… “

Her beloved sword is quietly sleeping in its sheath, but I know that it can be pulled out at any time.

She did think that Choi Ji-won might come out looking for me in reverse.

With so many people returning to the clearing, even a fool would sense something was wrong, and would naturally wonder who was behind it.

But she didn’t expect to act so quickly.

“… “

Let’s think carefully.

In this situation, ‘what happened here… ‘, she quivered, Choi Ji-won said, ‘He must be hiding something. It is highly likely that he will hit her on the back of the neck, saying, “Let me pass out for now.”

Let’s consider how she found me in the first place.

Choi Ji-won: She must have heard my impression and location from the survivors who came to the clearing, and she must have come all the way here by backtracking me. Or else she wouldn’t be able to find it so quickly.

Then she must have come to know that I sent her, and she must find out why she doesn’t swing her sword right away.

“… Hello?”

That means I don’t have to talk about it first.

There is a high probability that you will not return if you answer the questions Choi Ji-won asks rather than talking about useless things.

“Reason.”

“Yes?”

“Why did you send people to the vacant lot?”

As expected, Choi Ji-won goes straight to the point without disappointing expectations.

If you try to push and pull here, you’ll have to face Choi Ji-won’s fists and headbutts.

“That way. Weren’t you guarding the vacant lot?”

I have to be bold here too.

“What?”

Choi Ji-won, whose face is distorted. But don’t be afraid The more he does, the more confident he must be.

“I could notice it the moment I first woke up in the clearing. That you are the strongest among the people gathered there.”

“… “

Until now, Choi Ji-won will not be able to refute.

Because this woman also must have felt that I was hitting her in some way.

When she was cutting the grass in the clearing, the back of her head didn’t feel very sore. Wouldn’t it be obvious whose gaze it was?

“The reason why such a strong person is only practicing swordsmanship in a clearing… Aren’t you trying to protect the people there? I just evacuated the weak to safety.”

“… “

“I am stronger than others, but I do not have the power to protect everyone. That’s why I just sent it to the vacant lot where you are… Do you have any problem?”

Choi Ji-won can’t answer easily.

She probably imagined that I had a black heart, but after looking at it, I was just a good citizen.

You must be very embarrassed right now. Just squeak! I was thinking of ending it, but I couldn’t.

“… Food.”

“Yes?”

“How did you know I was going to hand out food?”

“… “

Oh no.

When I left the clearing, it was a day after waking up in the clearing.

In other words, they left the vacant lot on the morning of the second day.

The first time Choi Ji-won distributed food was lunch on the second day. It’s information I shouldn’t have known.

Don’t panic. Let’s answer naturally.

“… Since you were determined to protect people, of course you thought you would also provide food.”

“Hmm.”

Choi Ji-won was in trouble after hearing my answer.

First of all, the flow of conversation is fine. It didn’t end with a ‘sad’, and the topic of conversation was also led by Choi Ji-won.

All you have to do is wear the ‘good person’ mask you wore to learn the sword from Choi Ji-won again.

The testimonies of the people I saved will bring life to my mask.

Where did I save one or two people? In fact, looking only at this episode, I was a really good person.

“Yes. I understand your intentions.”

Choi Ji-won nodded slightly at the end of his thoughts.

The ponytail that swayed as the head moved caught my attention.

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“But take responsibility.”

“… Yes?”

Take responsibility? Me?

No… Choi Ji-won is pretty and has a great body, but her personality is strange…

“There are too many people in the empty lot right now. It is difficult for me to procure food alone. I need your help.”

Aha.

Being responsible was not the life of Choi Ji-won, but the people of the empty lot I brought.

“There must be food stored. To guide you.”

Choi Ji-won looks at me with his arms crossed.

“… Yes. Let’s go.”

The food we got from killing the mutant goblin wasn’t enough to eat in a day or two, so we gathered it up and buried it under a big tree.

This woman seems to have noticed whether it’s the power of character or the power of deduction.

It looks like the hard-earned food will be taken away overnight, but that’s okay.

“What is your name, by any chance? Ah, my name is Junho Kim.”

“… Choi Ji-won.”

Whatever the method, I was recruited as Choi Ji-won’s helper.

In this episode, he gets close with Choi Ji-won.

Then, she strips off all her information about her, down to her panties, and eats it.

Let’s see, Jiwon Choi.

I’m looking forward to the day when you will be filming the Whoopijip.

“… Are you allergic to grass?”

“Yes. It swells when the skin touches it.”

“… Then go the way you made.”

Choi Ji-won didn’t respond at all when he quietly let go of his words.

The reason why I used honorific words in the meantime was because I thought it was my first meeting in each episode and that I was a benefactor who taught me swordsmanship.

But now it’s time to move on to an equal relationship, not a benefactor. Letting go of words will be the beginning.

Choi Ji-won and I walked towards the empty lot with a lot of food on our backs.

At times like this, you can feel that your level has risen and your physical abilities have become stronger. Now that I look at it, it seems that I have some small muscles in my arms.

“… “

Of course, it is nothing compared to Choi Ji-won, who is next to me.

I can see small muscles on my arms, and calluses are stuck in my palms… Even taking that into account, it’s too strong.

Literally the actual compression muscle. In the tower, you shouldn’t judge people based on their appearance. You don’t know how deceitful it can be.

“… Arrived.”

Choi Ji-won chanting softly.

As she said, I could see the inside of the vacant lot…

“… Wow.”

I immediately understood why Choi Ji-won came looking for me.

In the past, there were about 10 members in the vacant lot when they were hanging out all day.

There are about 30 people in the vacant lot right now.

If you can’t feel it, you can’t.

Moreover, all of these people are a baby bird who has fled from the harsh reality.

If people eat 3 times as much, wrap 3 times as much, and need 3 times the space to sleep… Oh shh.

“First of all, let’s share the food.”

“Is that so?”

Choi Ji-won and I were busy running around the empty lot distributing food here and there.

It must have seemed like a lot when they brought it in, but after sharing it, only two meals a day were returned to each person.

After a series of courses, Choi Ji-won grabs the sword again, as if he is not tired.

I sat down beside him.

Huung! Whoo!

Looking closely, Choi Ji-won is swinging his sword with the same posture and the same path every time.

The speed is also very slow compared to usual.

Are you consciously slowly repeating the same sword? If I need to practice my sword later, I’ll have to try it.

“That… Mr. Jiwon?”

“Call me Choi Ji-won.”

Choi Ji-won still answers this time.

Nice guy buff + Helps with work = But he answers coldly! Seems to have come to a conclusion.

“Yes, Choi Ji-won. Why are you feeding this empty lot?”

If you think about it from the point of view of the person who built the tower, it is obviously abnormal that there are people living in such an empty lot.

It is difficult to find food here. All the goblins living in the bush give me garbage.

It’s safe, but it’s very difficult to get to and from because of the dense bush.

Literally the starting point.

Even for those who cannot move because they are too scared, it is normal for them to leave the clearing due to hunger and thirst in the end.

Choi Ji-won procured food, so it became a complete safety zone.

“As long as you… It wouldn’t have been difficult to get the golden orb.”

Right now, I just caught a mutant and got a marble.

Even more so, Choi Ji-won would have been able to wipe out all the tribes that showed variants.

I wondered why he stayed by the side of the weak like this instead of simply going to the next level.

“… “

Choi Ji-won silently wields his sword without answering.

The moment I was about to go to sleep, I just wanted to be chewed up like usual.

“That’s how I learned.”

Choi Ji-won swung his sword and said.

“That is the duty of the strong. Even if you can’t save everyone in a crisis situation, at least you have to save the weak right in front of your eyes.”

“… “

“… I just do what I was taught.”

Choi Ji-won’s eyes looked somewhat sad when he said that.

“… I see.”

Choi Ji-won seems to have a story.

There must be a story behind beating people up for even the slightest suspicious thing.

She tries to soften her heart a little with her pity for her.

Thinking to herself, ‘But how many times did she go back because of that b*tch?’ She regained her senses.

There is no one in the world who does not have a story. Even I have a story.

What kind of judgment should the cool-headed and rational regressor Kim Jun-ho make?

Think again.

Those eyes were those of reminiscing about the past.