Regression Is Too Much

31 – Too Good at Nogada (2)

“The system will give you detailed explanations… Start tutorial!”

Shortly after the fairy sprayed her weapon and left.

“Hello? Anchovy?”

“Yes hello… What did you say?”

I approached Anchovy and asked for a handshake.

It is an anchovy that gave me a very fruitful characteristic called awe [C] In the past.

And I’m about to do an experiment to see if I can extract duplicate traits from this guy.

“Now, I have something to show you. Could you please follow me for a moment?”

Immediately after being summoned to the tower, if a suspicious man suddenly appears and asks you to follow him, everyone will be reluctant.

In an unfamiliar environment, a stranger suddenly asks you to follow? It is normal to have doubts.

But.

“… Will it?”

Anchovy pondered for a while, then he obediently followed me.

The reason is simple.

– Curiosity [A]

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

This is thanks to the curiosity trait he got from Choi Ji-won.

A trait named after an emotion basically serves to amplify that emotion.

Also, the attribute grade is an A grade? It is not unreasonable to develop a very weak curiosity into a large one.

So, by the time the anchovies followed me to the weapons pile…

Shuhuaak!

He pulls out his sword at tremendous speed and performs his own sword dance.

Be as glamorous, cool, and s*xy as possible.

It is different from the swordsmanship that was shown to a group of men in front of a pile of weapons in the past.

I’ve become much stronger than I did back then, and my swordsmanship level has also improved.

“… !”

The people around me were pushed back by my momentum. My swordsmanship characteristics are only F-class, but I am a master swordsman by the standard of an ordinary person.

It probably feels like watching a martial arts movie. I feel like I know. I feel that way when I see Choi Ji-won.

“… That!”

I could see Choi Ji-won’s eyes wide open from a distance, but I didn’t care much. After all, he was going to come back soon anyway.

“Now, how about it?”

After finishing the sword dance, I asked Anchovy.

“… “

Anchovy sweating profusely and unable to answer.

His eyes were swaying back and forth away from my gaze, and his mouth was so open that you wouldn’t even notice a fly in it.

“That… It was awesome. Fast, flexible and above all… It was cool.”

It was an anchovy that poured out words of praise from its mouth, but the guy was backing away little by little without realizing it.

It seems that the ‘Awe’ attribute has been activated. But there was no emotion flowing from him.

It’s impossible to get the same trait twice.

Well, let’s say that’s all there is to it.

“How about traveling with me? Even outside this clearing.”

I held out my non-sword gripped hand to the anchovy.

“You can tell just by looking at it. Do you have good qualities? I will protect you.”

“… “

“I promise you. I will do my best to protect you. How is it.”

Strong. Or safe. Or exaltation.

I liked any emotion. Because those kinds of positive emotions were all going to be nourishment for the ‘hero’ trait.

Now, anchovies. Take my hand

You’ve got a golden rope. I’m sure I’m not a fool to pass up an opportunity like this… !

“… Great.”

The anchovies holding my hand when I lightly spray them.

His face was flushed red.

“… ?”

Why is it red hot?

“Very… It feels reassuring. I’m also from a badass background, so I’ve seen a lot of guys who say they’re a bit hit… Compared to you, it was like new blood.”

An anchovy with a red face and a lowered head.

“Forward… i look forward to. Older brother.”

“Ugh, ugh… “

The last ‘big brother’ somehow gave me goosebumps, so I let go of it without even realizing it.

“Ah… “

Anchovies reach out to me with anxious eyes.

This isn’t it. No…

Unknowingly, he hit me hard on the cheek.

Wow!

[Damaged.]

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

***

The process was a little strange, but we confirmed that you can’t get multiple attributes from the same person.

It succeeded in eliciting the emotion of ‘awe’ as well as ‘relief’, but there was no feeling of absorbing the emotion.

So, what’s next?

Let’s kill the Minotaur and practice swordsmanship.

Is there a way to do all three at the same time?

Yes.

“I am from the future.”

“… What are you talking about all of a sudden? Who are you?”

“First, look at my swordsmanship.”

It was just a matter of proceeding as closely as possible to the round where I was defeated by the goblin shaman.

The only thing that has changed is that I started by revealing my return to Choi Ji-won.

Rescuing people, practicing swordsmanship with Choi Ji-won, and waiting patiently for firefighter Park Cheol-jin to find us.

The subsequent development is the same.

Splat!

“Spoken!”

When the minotaur falls into the swamp, and the exhausted goblin shaman trudges toward the base of the tree.

Awesome!

I cut off the guy’s head from behind.

You hit me once, so I hit once too.

Now, let’s pretend you’re the teacher, goblin shaman.

“That, that… portal?”

“Ooh, whoaaa!”

This time, I was able to confirm that people were entering the portal normally.

It would have been nice if we had seen this scene in the previous episode.

If there is a regrettable thing, it is that I caught another Minotaur, but the achievement level did not go up.

Somehow, it seemed impossible to obtain duplicate achievement levels.

Then… This means that each floor has a limit to how strong it can be.

I don’t think that’s good news. Because it became impossible to progress through the levels and destroy the upper floors.

“… Junho Kim.”

“Go.”

“… Okay.”

After confirming that Choi Ji-won passed through the portal, he returned as it was.

[Damaged.]

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

***

The next thing to do is to work on the traits.

I knew you couldn’t get attributes duplicately.

However, that doesn’t mean I got attribute EXP from everyone.

In other words, there are sparse holes.

We memorized the faces of people one by one, distinguishing those who were saved from those who did not, and proceeded with the characteristic labor.

Putting it into words, it seems like a lot of hard work, but I was able to get the characteristics from all of them by repeating the regression only 4 times.

In the first place, when I pushed the Minotaur, I got over 100 characteristics… It wasn’t too difficult to get the traits from the rest.

For reference, all the emotions obtained were classified as ‘Heroic’ characteristics, but the grade did not rise even though Nogada was completed.

Unfortunately… What can’t you do

And finally, I decided to test the effect of the trait.

What characteristics?

– Hero [C]

-In moments of crisis, people think of you. You become stronger when you fight to protect someone.

This is the guy.

Actually, I’ve never activated the ‘Heroic’ trait before.

After acquiring this trait, I had no need to fight while protecting someone.

Right after I got it, I chased after Choi Ji-won and caught a mutant goblin… When I defeated the Minotaur, I was in charge of protecting the Goblin Shaman.

Therefore, I wanted to clarify the condition, ‘You become stronger when you fight to protect someone’.

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What are you curious about?

You can experiment.

“Ooh, whoaaagh!”

Wandering around the forest, when I heard a shrieking sound somewhere, I ran in that direction.

A man who fell down in fear and a mutant goblin drooling while holding a huge club.

This is a familiar situation.

Here, if I get in between the two.

[The effect of the hero trait is activated!]

“Oh….”

I feel that my physical abilities have improved a little.

Awesome!

“Keew!”

As soon as the goblin variant was sliced up, the effect of the attribute disappeared like snow.

Indeed. It seems that the effect only lasts as long as the enemy is present.

“That… thank you… “

Again, the sound of distant screams.

I ran towards the source of the screams without even replying to my thanks.

“… Oh.”

The conditions have changed this time.

Two women are running frantically, and a goblin variant is chasing after them.

If you get in between… ?

[The effect of the hero trait is activated!]

[The effect of the hero trait is activated!]

As I expected, I was able to confirm that the attribute was activated in duplicate.

“… Nice.”

If this is…

You should be able to defeat the Minotaur.

Quite a long time has passed.

I was fed up with it until right before I thought I wanted to get rid of it all.

Attributes were obtained from all people in the clearing.

I looked at every nook and cranny of the island to the extent that the structure was familiar to my eyes, and as a result, I came to the conclusion that there was no hidden piece that I had missed.

Maybe there is, but… I didn’t want to dig further to find it. I mean, I feel like throwing up.

All the basic work that can be done has been completed.

Now, I’m just looking at the body.

If my plan works… It would be possible to defeat the Minotaur single-handedly.

Everyone in the clearing will survive.

The Minotaur will die.

To me, not to anyone else.

Pahak!

[Damaged.]

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

***

“… “

Although it has regressed, it does not act recklessly. He doesn’t even talk to himself.

Because of the curious nature.

There is a possibility that my trivial actions will arouse needless curiosity and ruin the plan.

“f*ck! Where are you!”

Calmly wait for the right time.

“Hello! You lowly human beings who are wasting their lives in exasperation! Nice to meet you!”

Holding my breath, I just look down at the dirt floor.

“The system will give you detailed explanations… Start tutorial!”

And so, the fairy from the tutorial finally leaves the clearing.

Around the time an embarrassing silence descended.

I slowly got up from my seat and picked up a sword from the pile of weapons.

Familiar weight. A familiar grip. Familiar texture. Holding the sword makes me feel at ease.

After that, I turned my head and looked for Choi Ji-won. I already knew where she was being summoned from.

“… ?”

Choi Ji-won looks at me with a slightly questioning look.

Take a good look. What am i doing

“Everyone.”

I started talking in a more subdued voice than ever before.

I knew what I had to say.

In the past, it was a word I had repeated many times.

“My name is Junho Kim. Wait a minute, look over here.”

Choi Ji-won.

“I don’t know whose trick it is… In times of crisis like this, we need to come together.”

This is my answer.