Regression Is Too Much

47 – Regressors in action (4)

I know. That what I’m doing now is an act of deterrence.

It is different from my existing behavioral principles. Until now, I acted while worrying about the safety of those left behind when I returned.

After I returned, I acted cautiously, considering the possibility that this world would remain as it was, and as a result, my radius of action was considerably reduced.

But now I’ve decided not to care about that. Again, because I decided to act with emotion, not reason.

I don’t know, this world will return with me. I decided not to think about a problem that could not be answered by thinking about it.

What my heart tells me right now is to talk to the owner of the city.

“The president is coming?”

That’s how I was in the middle of my life, and the angel was contemplating whether I should just clear this bastard.

“Huh?”

I simply blinked, and there was a woman I hadn’t seen before. As if a bug had occurred in the game, something appeared without blinking.

The main longsword at the waist. Full body armor with a fairly sleek design that appears to be custom made. However, he is not wearing a helmet, and his radiant blonde hair blows in the wind.

“… Nice to meet you. According to the rules, unless someone commits a crime or finds me, I can’t show up. I just want to say hello.”

Good to hear. His voice was never loud, but he possessed charisma that overpowered the crowd.

The faces of the excited residents have already hardened.

The atmosphere in the plaza, which had been heated up, cooled down at some point.

“I am the owner of the city.”

He was the owner of the city.

“… “

I knew it as soon as I saw it. That woman is the owner of the ‘Light’ set in the Platinum Rewards.

Wouldn’t it be a strange situation not to know that the fantasy-style full body armor he was wearing was emitting electricity continuously?

“Should we shake hands first?”

The owner of the city reaches out with an expressionless face.

“Ah… That would be difficult.”

If I held that tingling hand, I wouldn’t be able to hold on for even a moment and would return.

I’m reluctant to even go near it in the first place. Sparks flew all over my body like an electric rat, but even if I hadn’t had the ability to return, I wouldn’t have shaken hands.

“Once… Let’s talk about it from the sack. I knew that climbers were a variable, but I never imagined there would be such a person. What do you want?”

The owner of the city winking at the sack I am holding.

“The token box is of no use outside the second floor. There must be no reason to take it, right?”

“… It’s because I don’t want to see the people in this city suffer.”

“Do you suffer? It can’t be. They are ‘understanding’ each other. Can’t you see this perfect structure?”

“… What?”

The owner of the city who scans all the residents who have flocked to the plaza.

“Everyone in this city is a sinner. No, he was a sinner.”

“… “

“Lazy and selfish nobles. Commoners who pretended to be polite on the outside, but didn’t even care about their own comfort. The city’s resources were limited, and beggars had to eat rotten food and muddy water because they were born pathetic. They hated each other.”

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It is a common sight even on Earth.

Those who are better than me slander them, saying that they will definitely have a dirty future, and those who are worse than me ignore them, saying that it is because they did not try. He doesn’t even think to understand someone whose environment is different from his own.

“I wonder if the nickname of this city was ‘the city of constant shouting’. It was a common sight to gather in the square and gossip about someone.”

“… So?”

“I had a lot of worries. Conflict between classes was at its peak, and I thought that the city would be turned upside down if it continued like this. There were even nobles who would use magic to kill all the villagers.”

Disbelief. Aversion. Contempt. Negative emotions were rampant in the city.

This is not right. God teach me, it is right for people to live understanding and caring for each other. She had a duty to properly lead the city she had inherited from her parents.

But there is no way to resolve this conflict. Should I intimidate by force? Should I take a political risk and replace all the corrupted nobles? But what does that mean? Anyway, the residents will split sides and fight again anyway?

Is there no way to fundamentally eliminate conflict?

Her god whispered to her in her agony one day.

She told this city she was making a pagoda herself.

Dedicate her life to God.

Then God promises to bring about peace in the true sense, where we can understand each other.

“So I dedicated this city to the god Luminus. The result is this beautiful city now.”

“… Luminus?”

“Humans cannot understand other people. It’s because they come from different backgrounds, different lives, and different personalities.”

The owner of the city continues to speak while chewing on my question lightly.

“So… This city is a beautiful thing. Because you can really see other people and understand them from the bottom of your heart.”

One token box symbolizes one human being. When a villager puts the Token Box into their bosom, their way of life is completely changed.

Humans cannot understand other people. If so, his lunatic idea that you can understand someone else’s life by living it.

“Even if the climbers don’t influence it, the inhabitants’ mark is designed to be shuffled every 10 years. There is no such thing as aging in this city, so someday after a very long time… Everyone can understand everyone. Because we’ve lived each other’s lives. With abundant resources, this city could be reborn as a true utopia. At that time, you won’t need a token box.”

The Garden of Eden where each other understands each other perfectly.

The owner of the city seemed to want such an ideal.

“… How is it?”

The owner of the city staring straight at me with blue eyes.

My impressions after hearing all of them were simple.

“… Is that my alpha? Whatever.”

I even threw out honorifics. I have no interest in that woman’s dog sh*t philosophy.

All the people in this city are sinners? It’s true that they were selfish and had bad personalities, but… I don’t know if everyone is a sinner.

But someone thinks so, but I have no intention of stepping out and persuading them. To begin with, that woman’s eyes are strange. She said these days she was a clear-eyed madman.

“The thing I don’t like is nobles of gold rank or higher. He said he didn’t like it when those bastards gave him f*cking assignments. It’s a structure where players are forced to commit crimes in order to become stronger. I feel sorry for the residents who are forced to live someone else’s life.”

“… “

“Can’t you just give yourself a reasonable task and reward it according to the level of difficulty? Is it really necessary for residents to understand each other?”

But the owner of the city just shook his head.

“… There is a need. You have an incomprehensible need.”

The owner of the city worries with his finger on his chin.

“I really need that sack… Because of the rules, you can’t grab it first. Shall we just do this?”

She rummaged through her main pocket at her waist and pulled out a shiny, diamond-colored token.

“I’ll give you this. This is the highest tier reward. Archangel Raphael said, ‘Give when you feel like giving. Instead, he said, “There is only one.”

“… “

“Originally, I was going to give it to someone talented enough to capture my heart, but… The situation is the situation. I’ll give you this, leave all the boxes of tokens behind. I like the structure of the second floor now, and I have no intention of changing this structure. So let’s do it for each other’s benefit.”

“Now… Are you trying to buy me off? With that diamond-colored reward?”

“You can think as you like. Aren’t they residents who have nothing to do with you in the first place?”

“… Keugh.”

Brilliantly colored diamond reward. And the freedom of city residents who have to live faithfully to their assigned role, tied to the second floor because of the owner’s arbitrariness.

Which one should I choose?

It is true that the residents were selfish. It is also true that they slandered each other without any consideration.

But… But did I do anything wrong enough to have to endure all this pain?

Should I live someone else’s life acting under the pretext of understanding others?

“I have decided.”

I untied the knot tied around my waist and put on the leather gloves that were given to me when I first entered the second floor.

The soft feel that wraps around your hand. That should be enough.

“… Do you intend to fight well, that’s good Because I don’t hate men with spirit.”

“… No.”

I stretched out my hand slightly in front of me, and then I opened my palms in a triangle shape.

“Please throw the token there. I think I’ll get an electric shock if I get close.”

I don’t know if the diamond sign is a real diamond or just the color…

Isn’t it pointless to return after receiving a sign? As far as I know, leather is non-conductive.

“… Yes what I see.”

The owner of the city throws a sign at me with a cold face, and countless residents stare at me in disbelief.

I gave the diamond token to the angel without hesitation, and the angel also opened the portal.

Before entering the portal, I did not forget to ask the residents.

“That… Just wait. I want to come back.”

I thought of going back anyway. If you really go up with all the token boxes, wouldn’t all the latecomers, including Choi Ji-won, be trapped on the second floor?

Before returning, I tried to change the structure in a reasonable way for the residents, but… That woman is too determined. It looks like you’re going to get hit if you mess around any more.

If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be the right choice a hundred times and a thousand times to get diamond rewards this round?

I’m sorry to the residents… But please wait a little longer. Because I plan to return soon.

I gently pushed myself into the portal.

[You have cleared the 2nd floor.]

[Please select a diamond reward.]

Now it was time to check out the hidden rewards we were expecting.