Regression Is Too Much

32 – Regressors are conditionally strong (1)

“The number of people gathered in this clearing, at a rough glance, is well over 50. This means that you cannot go on to the next stage by swallowing all the golden marbles. This tower is causing us to divide.”

Familiar lines. Familiar situation.

If you think you’ve seen it somewhere, you’re probably right.

In the past, there was a time when I did a nice person cosplay to get Choi Jiwon’s attention.

I succeeded in learning swordsmanship from Choi Ji-won by pretending to be a man with high ideals but low strength…

The work to be done this time is the same.

I will do a sage cosplay.

“But it says that if you defeat the boss, a portal will be created. It means that there is definitely a way for all of us to survive together.”

Am I a good person? Are you a hero?

No.

I don’t have the qualities of a hero like Choi Ji-won’s father, and I’m just an ordinary person who can’t even trust myself sometimes.

But there is a reason why I insist on pretending to be a good person.

Cooperate right away.

For my plan to succeed, I needed everyone’s absolute cooperation.

In order to get everyone’s cooperation, I decided that acting as a ‘hero’ rather than a crazy psychopath would be the most ideal.

… Besides, if I were to clear the tutorial this time, wouldn’t it be better for my reputation to remain positive rather than negative?

“Everyone. Rather than fighting each other, we must work together.”

When I gave the same speech in the past episode, the reaction that came back was complete disregard and ridicule.

But this time it’s different.

“Ugh… Umm… “

“Hmm… “

People are immersed in my speeches with all their heart and soul.

Even firefighter Park Cheol-jin, who couldn’t believe what he was doing from the tower or the status window, nodded slightly.

If it’s natural, it’s natural. I have the A-class trait ‘curiosity’, but I can’t help but listen to my story.

If I was a ‘young man with high ideals but frustrated because of lack of strength’ before, I am now a ‘young man with high ideals and strong strength’.

Having the power to act proactively.

Now, it’s time for a variation. Because I had a different goal.

“Everyone. I am strong.”

Chuck.

I raised my sword to the sky.

“Probably stronger than all the people here put together.”

These are people who don’t even have a level yet. Except for Choi Ji-won, it is natural that I am stronger.

Now, let’s show the performance.

Awe.

“Whoa…”

Raise the momentum.

Tighten your muscles and open your eyes.

What I’m aiming for is my old nemesis.

Full.

“Suck!”

Awesome!

My sword, which I swung with all my might, cut the grass neatly.

Probably, the sword was barely visible from an ordinary person’s point of view.

However, if it ends here, the impact is lacking.

Slash. Cut. Sting. Rotation. Cut.

I use my physical abilities to the limit.

As I showed off to Anchovy in the previous episode, I showed off my swordsmanship with all my might, and the eyes of those who were watching blankly widened.

Astonished. Admiration. Surprise. Fear.

It wasn’t that I wasn’t gaining any traits, but I felt their emotions clearly.

“Haa… “

Finally, my sword dance came to an end, and I drove my sword into the ground.

People’s eyes are different from before.

At first, only curiosity was read, but now respect, greatness, and weak fear were read.

The ‘awe’ attribute was activated.

So far everything is as planned. A crazy combo that starts with the Curiosity trait and leads to the Awe trait.

It succeeded in controlling the atmosphere of the empty lot.

If there is a variable, it would be the case of Choi Ji-won intervening… She was watching with her arms crossed as if she was still on the lookout.

Okay, this is the end.

“Everyone… I can feel it.”

Picking up a new sword from the pile of weapons, he pointed in the direction where the Minotaur was supposed to be sealed.

“I can feel it because I am stronger than everyone else. There, there is an immensely powerful enemy. He’s targeting us.”

Normally, people wouldn’t believe me even if I said I felt a monster.

However, due to the combination of Curiosity and Awe, they were overwhelmed by my aura.

“That bastard… They’re targeting us. Sharpening a knife to harm humans. They are coming to covet our blood!”

“Ugh… aaa….”

As if completely immersed in my story, there was even a man who collapsed because his legs gave out.

“But… it’s okay.”

Now, it’s time to reassure people.

I tried my best to put on a nice smile.

“I will protect you.”

[The effect of the hero trait is activated!]

“I! I will be your shield!”

[The effect of the hero trait is activated!]

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“So… Trust me.”

[The effect of the hero trait is activated!]

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Yes. This was my goal.

A real enemy. And me who protects people from such enemies.

‘Hero’ traits can be stacked.

Therefore… What if I fought to protect everyone in this clearing?

You can stack the attribute nearly 200 times.

I can feel that my whole body is full of vitality.

The body is light. Muscles are full of strength. Now, I feel like I can realize what I only imagined.

Elevation. I feel a sense of exaltation.

If it were me now… Possible.

It is possible to defeat the Minotaur!

“Now, everyone. Please follow me. From now on, to catch the boss… “

Chaeeng!

“Suck… ”

I managed to deflect the sudden sword attack.

If it wasn’t for now that the attributes are overlapping, it would have been impossible to react.

There is only one person here who can land an attack like this on me.

“… You. What?”

Choi Ji-won. She swung her sword at me.

“I don’t care where you learned that swordsmanship… What are you trying to do by taking people?”

Choi Ji-won stares at me as if I’m a cult leader.

“… You will feel it too. The sign of a monster.”

Choi Ji-won nodded.

“Right. I feel it too. But isn’t it necessary to go with people?”

“… That’s the effect of my trait. The more guards there are, the stronger it becomes. It’s not just taking them to die together.”

“… You keep? You?”

Choi Ji-won smiles shyly.

“Ha… Sorry for the misunderstanding. I’m sorry for being rude. But look at me.”

“… ?”

“Look straight, feel it.”

“… “

Instead of answering, I looked straight at her, just as Jiwon Choi said.

I could feel it because I was stronger now. How stable her posture is. What does her right foot mean? The way she holds her sword makes sense.

And… How strong she is

“That’s right. You are strong But he’s weaker than me. And that monster is stronger than me.”

“… “

“If the two of us work together, we could barely win, but… Are you taking everyone here? It’s hard to just win, but you’re going to fight while protecting it? Do you have the strength to protect it?”

What she said was true.

I had nearly 200 hero traits stacked…

He was still two numbers below Choi Ji-won.

The Minotaur is a powerful enemy that even Choi Ji-won cannot guarantee victory.

In this situation, it is impossible to defeat the Minotaur without getting hurt.

“If you want to fight, go alone. Don’t drag these people along.”

Choi Ji-won notifies me with a hard expression.

“… “

The heightened feeling as if flying in the sky fell to the abyss in an instant.

A plan to defeat the Minotaur in one fell swoop by accumulating superimpositions of hero traits.

My plan failed. The reason is, simply because there is not enough power.

But now there is no way to become stronger.

I got all of the attributes, and the achievement level was maxed out.

It wasn’t even possible to level up while catching goblins, so it’s right to see this as my growth limit.

My limit is… It was up to here.

“… “

Should I give up?

I worked so hard, but the result was a lack of ability.

Just… It’s not bad to go up with only those who can be saved.

You don’t have to save them all.

“No. Don’t give up.”

Think about it.

Roll your head.

There must be a way.

But the combat-type traits I have… There is only one hero trait.

And already protecting everyone in this clearing.

There was no one who could protect it any longer. In other words, there was no way I could become stronger.

Good way.

How to become stronger.

How to protect more people.

– Hero [C]

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

Someone. Will there be

People? Someone?

“… There is.”

Pahak!

[Damaged.]

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

***

If you are used to it, it is a familiar space.

“Guuu….”

The Minotaur blinded his eyes while being tightly bound with a seal.

“Keruk… Kellogg, Kellogg… “

A space where goblin shamans breathe hard and cough.

I carefully sat cross-legged next to the goblin shaman.

“Keruk? Human… It smells like humans… “

“Hello?”

Put your mouth on the guy’s ear and say hello.

Hearing my voice, the goblin shaman startled and then opened his mouth wide.

“Human! Humans are here! Human! Do….”

He asked me to take down the Minotaur in the past episode, saying he needed help.

But.

“Goblin Shaman. I need help.”

The one who needed help this time was me.