Regression Is Too Much

29 – The boss is too weak (9)

“My dad was a kendo master. Her mother died giving birth to me.”

Choi Ji-won speaks calmly.

“Tough… Fair and… Nice and… Fun and… Dad was a good dad to me.”

Choi Cheol-soon, a promising swordsman. His only daughter, Choi Ji-won.

Because she had a respiratory disease when she was young, Choi Ji-won took more days off at home than she went to school.

Choi Ji-won used to lie in his room blankly and listen to the laughter of his peers outside.

Did Choi Ji-won feel sorry for him?

“Dad… He told me to learn some swords. They say that if you add fun to exercise, your health will naturally improve.”

Choi Ji-won was able to learn kendo without straining her lungs.

At first, Kendo began as a pastime in the backyard.

Time passed, and at some point, the sword became Choi Ji-won’s only hobby.

Besides, whether it’s thanks to her kendo or the medicine she took at the hospital, her Choi Ji-Won’s body regained her health.

When she went to middle school, she was able to make many friends thanks to her pretty looks.

But no matter how many friends she made, the most precious time for her was the time she practiced sword with her father.

She told her that her father was her parent, teacher, and role model.

“Her dad used to say. Don’t play with the bamboo sword. Always be humble. Those who have power must give. An upright mindset completes an upright martial artist. She can’t save everyone, but don’t ignore the person in front of her. Don’t do anything you’ll regret.”

Choi Cheol-soon, the father of Choi Ji-won, who was well suited for the title of righteous man.

After Choi Chul-soon subdued a robber in a convenience store, there was no one in the neighborhood who didn’t know him.

When he walked through the market, vendors would hand him food, and students he encountered would greet him with a belly bow.

Everyone respected Choi Chul-soon.

In the year Choi Ji-won was in her third year of high school, until the incident happened.

“Dad… He died while saving people.”

Choi Ji-won carefully touched the handle of her Boong-Bungi.

“The gas exploded in the villa and started a fire… Dad was the first to discover it…”

It takes an average of 5 minutes for a fire engine to arrive at the scene.

As soon as Choi Cheol-soon finished reporting on his cell phone, he jumped into the flames without hesitation.

He succeeded in saving a total of 4 citizens from the fire.

He could not save his own life.

“… “

This story. I also remember seeing it on the internet. On YouTube, I even wrote a comment saying, “Please rest in peace for the deceased.”

I didn’t know that was Choi Ji-won’s father.

“… Are you okay?”

“It’s okay.”

Choi Ji-Won’s face was too calm for someone who confessed his parents’ death.

“Actually… I was resentful of my dad He’s saving other people too, but he’s not supposed to risk his own life.”

He saved countless people.

He couldn’t save himself and his daughter.

“Other people are precious, am I not? ? I couldn’t understand it at all… “

With the media’s praise, there was an endless procession of condolences.

It did not have any impact on the heart of Choi Ji-won, who lost the most precious person.

So, she closed the door to her heart and shut herself in her house.

The backyard where traces of his father are left. A room with traces of my father. A closet with traces of his father. The sword with the traces of his father, Boongbungi.

For over a year, Choi Ji-Won’s world was everything.

“I hated my father. He must have known that he was likely to die. He just has to live cowardly and atone for it by saving more people.”

“… “

“But suddenly… I was curious.”

Why did Dad make that choice?

Why did she jump into the flames without hesitation, even though she knew that she was likely to die?

Choi Ji-won was lost in thought in the corner of the room, holding Boong-bung in her arms.

I came to my senses at the tower.

“I was in the mood to be what I was meant to be.”

Choi Ji-Won laughs and says “Sik”.

“You guarded the vacant lot? Just… Because I have the ability to protect it. The strong must protect the weak.”

“… “

“You said you were going to lure the Minotaur? Simply… I was curious. What does it feel like to sacrifice your life for others?”

“…That’s right.”

“By the way, this time I pushed the Minotaur together… Dad understood. It wasn’t that Dad didn’t care about me.”

Choi Ji-won smiles.

“Just… There were moments when I felt like I would regret it forever if I didn’t step out. The moment when you think it would be better to lose whatever you bet, if you don’t want to regret it later.”

“Then, the reason I’m calm even now… “

“Right. I don’t regret my choice We lost, but we did our best.”

“… “

The reason Choi Ji-won talked about in this vacant lot was more humane than Choi Ji-won, who has been through so far.

“Whoa. I feel refreshed inside.”

Choi Ji-won is making fun of himself.

“Now, it’s your turn.”

She handed over the initiative of the story to me.

“… Sup. What should I say?”

I had to say something, but my mouth just munched and my voice didn’t come out.

Because I didn’t have a special story or a sad back story.

“… My life is really nothing.”

“Tell me anyway. Because I’m curious.”

“… Okay.”

I also started talking, but it wasn’t really interesting.

I was born in Korea.

Going to school. Make enough friends

After taking the CSAT, I went to university.

The story of a man in his 20s who was born in Korea.

It was literally an ordinary life.

However, just by telling Choi Ji-won this ordinary life story, she felt much more at ease.

Human beings felt comfortable just having something to empathize with.

“I heard you. I think I understand you more.”

Choi Ji-Won closes her eyes and nods her head.

And the glow of the sunset on Choi Ji-won’s face.

The setting sun is very beautiful.

After looking at the sun for a while, I moved my gaze back to Choi Ji-won.

“… Hey. Choi Ji-won.”

“Huh?”

“Don’t you have any golden marbles?”

I pulled out a golden bead from my bosom.

I have a total of 3 golden marbles. I gave back what Choi Ji-won threw, and I gave 2 to the goblin shaman, so there is 1 left.

“If there is… Shall we just swallow this?”

“… What?”

Choi Ji-won, if there is even one hidden golden marble left.

What if we both swallowed the golden orb and moved on to the next level?

I don’t know if the next step will be easy or difficult.

However, what is certain is that you can get Choi Ji-won’s full support.

Of course… Everyone except us will starve to death.

I know that regressing is the right thing to do when you think rationally.

“But when I return, what if this world line remains intact?”

Then, whether I go to the first floor or return. These people will starve to death anyway.

That means the result is the same.

Besides, I didn’t want to give up my relationship with Choi Ji-won.

She was the first person to tell me the story of her life. She was the first person I confided my life story to.

She is the first person in the tower to understand me.

“If I regress… You’re going to be a complete stranger. You forgot everything we talked about until now.”

I was always alone in the repeated regression.

I didn’t notice it, but it was getting cut little by little.

The bond with Choi Ji-won that was slowly built up in this episode.

I didn’t want to tear down that tower.

After feeling the warmth of people, I was afraid of being alone again.

“… “

Choi Ji-won doesn’t answer.

“Now, think about it. Even if I return and become close to you again based on the knowledge I gained this time, will I be able to get the same amount of cooperation as now? Rather, from a long-term perspective… “

When I started pouring out her words to convince her of her.

“Put… Fuhahahahaha!”

Choi Ji-Won suddenly burst into laughter.

“Junho, Kim Junho. Do you know how you look now?”

“… How is it?”

“Even though you’re talking, you look like you don’t believe what you’re saying.”

“… “

“I think I understand you completely now.”

Unknowingly, I groped my face. How did my expression make you say that?

“Junho Kim… you’re so amazing At first, I thought you were a sage like my dad, but the more I heard about it, the more I thought it wasn’t.”

Choi Ji-won smiles.

“Sometimes you look like a nice guy, sometimes you look like an idiot, and sometimes you look smart and calculated… Looking at it now, it’s stale and selfish.”

“… People are like that.”

“Right. People are like that.”

Choi Ji-won got up and sat down next to me with the sunset behind him.

“But the strange thing about you is… Even so, you always worry about it. In the stories you told me, you were always worried.”

“…”

“I was thinking about the characteristics and detailed conditions for regression. Thinking about how to escape the vacant lot. I’m thinking about how to get a crush on me. Thinking of a way to defeat the Minotaur without damage. I worry about what will happen to this world when I return.”

Took.

Choi Ji-won gently puts his hand on my shoulder.

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“I’m impulsive, but I push through what I’ve decided. But you think until the end if there is no better way. I think we are polar opposites. That’s amazing.”

Choi Ji-won takes out a golden bead from his bosom as well.

“Now then, Junho. Let’s think about it. Suppose we each swallowed a marble, passed all the prepared trials, and moved to the first floor… Will you regret it?”

If I return, no one knows whether others will starve to death or return with me.

But… If you just swallow the marbles and head to the first floor, they are 100% annihilated.

Memories with Choi Ji-won, obtained in exchange for the confirmed deaths of others.

I… Will you regret

“… Come to think of it, I think I will regret it.”

I managed to spit it out in a trembling voice.

“I thought so too.”

Choi Ji-won, who makes eye contact with me.

Her feelings were flowing from her.

“I guess that’s your strong point. Always worrying thinking Trying to find a better way.”

– Curiosity [A]

– Originally, opposites are attracted. People feel an unknown curiosity about you, and they instinctively take notice.

“You are shaking right now. Get mental. Don’t stop thinking Do not give up. You will surely find an answer that satisfies you.”

She had a bright, bright smile that I had never seen before.

It must have been Choi Ji-won’s refusal, parting words, and heartfelt support.

“I… I’ll be looking forward to it. How to find the answer you want I am so curious about the future you will draw.”

Because your smile is so beautiful, and the sunset is so dazzling. Unknowingly, I closed my eyes tightly.

“… Okay. I will definitely show you.”

I already knew what to do.

Peruk!

[Damaged.]

[Return to the moment you first entered the 0th floor.]

– The returner’s emotions have exceeded the threshold.

– Saves the target’s memories.

-Target: [Choi Ji-won]

-Return memory when condition is met.

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