Regressor Instruction Manual - Chapter 430. She’s Still the Scariest (3)

‘You’re alive. Shit. You’re alive, Ki-Young. You did it!’

As I slowly opened my eyes, those were the first thought that came to my mind. This was the first time I was so thankful for being alive.

I wanted to mumble words of victory to myself, but my throat had to be completely dry because no words would come out. I was finding it hard to breathe, so I quickly reached out and tried to open a potion.

Unfortunately, my hands were trembling so much that I couldn’t open the potion.

I felt weak all over, and I also felt anxious that if I didn’t drink this potion now, I would miss the golden opportunity to do so.

Just as I was about to fall into despair, I miraculously opened the potion and started chugging it down as if it were the Potion of Youth.

Of course, one potion wouldn’t be enough for me to completely recover, but it was good enough as a first-aid treatment. I felt refreshed like I had gone to a sauna and had just drank a sports drink.

“I almost died.”

I wasn’t joking. To be honest, I couldn’t remember what happened last night. For the first time, I fainted after a few hours. I did wake up a few times in the middle of it, but all I could recall was red hair dancing around and her red eyes looking at me from above.

Now that I thought about it, it was such a ridiculous incident that I couldn’t help but laugh.

Of course, I had a great time, and I even felt kind of excited because it felt like our positions were reversed, but my excitement didn’t last long.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that my condition was the worst since I arrived on this continent. I felt like all of my energy had been sucked out of me. I couldn’t weigh myself here, but I was sure that I lost at least five kilograms. However, the best part was that—no, this was bad. Anyway, I was in bad condition.

‘What should I do?’

Obviously, I was worried about what Jung Ha-Yan would do. I was sure she noticed that Cha Hee-Ra and I had gone over to a strange place. I was worried that she would cry and throw a tantrum, but it was interesting how she still hadn’t found us.

Actually, it was more like she couldn’t find us. Perhaps she couldn’t find the coordinates to this place, or she couldn’t enter where we were located.

‘Is it a dungeon where only two people can enter?’

Perhaps detection magic wouldn’t work here? Regardless of what it was, my head was already starting to hurt when I thought about the storm I would have to face once we get back home.

Naturally, I was scared of the situation brewing in Lindel because I wasn’t there.

All of a sudden, I heard a voice next to me.

“Are you awake, darling?”

“Oh, yeah,” I replied.

“Sorry, I kind of went overboard… ” Cha Hee-Ra said.

“No, I enjoyed it, too,” I answered.

The only problem was that I felt like I would die.

“I’m glad to hear that,” she said.

Cha Hee-Ra looked really happy, and she looked revitalized as well. The dark circles beneath her eyes had disappeared, and I couldn’t help but stare agape at her because she looked completely different from before.

Cha Hee-Ra looked like her worries and stress had gone away, and she also looked like she had received a vitamin injection.

In other words, Cha Hee-Ra was in her best condition right now.

It felt like mother nature herself had descended to bless her.

“Hold on. Let’s leave after breakfast,” she suggested.

“You made breakfast?” I asked.

“It’s nothing fancy. I just made something simple. Anyway, what do you think about doing a light exercise with me after eating and before leaving?” she asked.

Cha Hee-Ra’s eyes looked similar to Bear Grylls while staring at prey. I realized that I had to escape from this place as soon as possible because I was basically a valuable source of protein here.

“It’s fine. I’m busy as well. I have a lot to do, so—By the way, you seem like you’re in a good mood, noona.” I pointed out with my trembling voice.

“I told you that I was frustrated, right? Yesterday, I felt like my head was filled with dark clouds, but now, my head feels like it has completely cleared up. Really,” she said.

I had to sacrifice myself and endure pain for her to completely recover. However, I was relieved that I was here with Cha Hee-Ra. If I were here with Jung Ha-Yan, then there was no way I would feel this relaxed because I would have to worry about many things, like her locking me up here.

At least, the Cha Hee-Ra wouldn’t possibly think of such a crazy idea.

‘But what’s wrong with your face? Stop thinking about weird things. Don’t lock me up. Shit. Please don’t…’

Cha Hee-Ra stood up. She looked around with a disappointed look, and she was already wearing the clothes she wore yesterday.

I was sure that she was disappointed because she had no choice but to start moving after I told her that we had to leave because I was busy.

“I already contacted the Blue Guild,” Cha Hee-Ra said.

“When?” I asked.

“Around five in the morning. I’m sure you won’t worry about useless things when you’re asleep, but some issues could have popped up if I hadn’t contacted them. And darling…” she paused.

“Yeah?”

“This is a proposal ring, right?” she asked.

“…”

“…”

“It’s… something like that,” I replied.

I naturally wanted to say no, but I felt a shiver down my spine and realized that there was no way that things would go back to how they were before. Therefore, I nodded.

I wasn’t sure if she knew what I was thinking, but Cha Hee-Ra proudly looked at the ring on her left hand. What happened yesterday definitely wasn’t the only reason why she had a spring in her steps today.

“Where are we?” I asked.

“I don’t know either. It looks similar to a dungeon. There shouldn’t have been a few monsters here, at the very least, but I guess there aren’t any monsters. And what you said about being busy, is it because of Rift Land?” she asked.

“That’s right. I actually need to go and take a look at it right now. I think we can open the dungeon itself without any issues, but we don’t have enough additional content. I have to create a business plan as well. I already have the basic plan in my head, but executing it is a different story,” I answered.

“What do you have in mind?” she asked.

“There’s a lot we can sell aside from the dungeon. If we sell things in front of it, we’ll make big money, noona. We can sell dishes like Bulgogi or Baeksuk, but if we name them Museum Bulgogi or Museum Baeksuk, then I’m sure that we’ll still earn even if we sold them at three times the market price…”

”Of course, we’ll be selling dungeon items like MREs and potions, but we can increase the price by including bullshit descriptions like special dungeon zone, special tourist zone, and special economic zone…”

”It’s the typical business method of any country, but what can we do? We don’t have any other options, and it’ll be a big hit. I’m sure of it,” I explained.

“Are you sure you’re not overestimating it?” she asked.

“They’re just paying a fee to enter the dungeon. It’s going to be the only active monster dungeon in a world where most dungeons could no longer be accessed, so what’s wrong with making a lot of profit?”

”In addition, I’m the only one who can manage that dungeon. This is definitely a fair and profitable business, no matter how you think about it,” I answered.

“You must be thinking of the bigger picture… It looks like it’ll require a lot of investment at the start,” she commented.

“The Blue Guild’s funds aren’t enough…” I told her.

“You can use the Red Mercenary Guild’s funds as well,” Cha Hee-Ra offered.

“What? Really?” I asked.

“Just think of it as an investment. I have never lost anything by listening to you, and your money is my money and vice versa. Don’t worry. Use as much as you want. Don’t worry about anything else. I’ll also look into getting more manpower, so don’t worry and let me know if there’s anything you need, darling,” she added.

‘Nice. She knows the idea of give and take! Okay! Let’s get married, Hee-Ra! Let’s get married!’

Of course, I didn’t say that out loud.

However, Cha Hee-Ra’s words just now really made me want to marry her.

‘As expected, women need to be competent.’

Cha Hee-Ra had always been generous and straightforward, but it felt like she was warmer and kinder now.

In fact, she remained kind to me as we rode on the griffon and headed for Lindel. However, the closer we got to Lindel, the more worried I became. It was all because of the bomb that I had basically abandoned.

Jung Ha-Yan wasn’t really acting up nowadays, but she was still Jung Ha-Yan, and I had to see her as soon as possible. I had no idea when that spark would reappear once again, but…

‘I’m sure everything is fine.’

I was sure that she wouldn’t explode in public, and the constant iterative learning she had been going through had to have already made her realize that I didn’t like that side of her.

I felt like we weren’t traveling fast enough. Fortunately, we were finally approaching Lindel, and as expected, there was a figure sitting far away. Cha Hee-Ra was talking to me sweetly, but I couldn’t even hear her anymore.

The person sitting in one corner of the landing area with her knees pulled up was none other than Jung Ha-Yan. She definitely saw our griffon from afar because she quickly ran toward us.

I pitied her because she had definitely been waiting for a long time for us to arrive.

‘Yeah… you didn’t do anything wrong. It’s all my fault. I’m a scum, and it’s my fault, but let’s just go about this in peace.’

When the griffon landed, Jung Ha-Yan immediately landed in my arms as well.

“…”

It was cute how she hugged tightly without saying anything, but the way she was looking at Cha Hee-Ra wasn’t cute. She looked like she was about to go mad, but she had to have remembered Cha Hee-Ra’s warning because she wasn’t being hostile.

Of course, she was definitely treating Cha Hee-Ra coldly.

“You heard what happened, right? There was something we needed to take care of that we forgot, so I went to that dungeon with my darling. I’d recommend you visit that dungeon, second girlfriend,” Cha Hee-Ra said.

Jung Ha-Yan and I would never go to that place because I would definitely show up in the news as a missing person if we were to go there.

Anyway, Cha Hee-Ra proceeded to give me a hug, and she even patted Jung Ha-Yan’s shoulder while showing off the ring in her left hand. It wasn’t much, but she had definitely recovered a part of her pride.

“I’ll head out first, darling,” she told me.

Of course, Jung Ha-Yan’s pride was hurt. She definitely felt aggrieved and angry because she was trying to stop herself from crying by biting her lips. Unfortunately, she still ended up crying.

‘What should I do?’

I felt even more heartbroken because this war of nerves was a kind of war that didn’t involve any physical fights. I couldn’t even begin to wrap my head around what would happen if the crazy women around me went all out and started fighting each other.

Even if Jung Ha-Yan and Cha Hee-Ra decided not to participate, I still couldn’t imagine seeing Kasugano Yuno and Lee Ji-Hye fight. Kasugano Yuno was following me unconditionally, but Lee Ji-Hye was a monster on a whole new level.

After all, she had already declared herself as the champion.

‘No, Lee Ji-Hye is the best because she’s the most realistic.’

Meanwhile, the quiet Elena still couldn’t get rid of her emotional turmoil.

“Nothing happened. We really had business we had to handle, Ha-yan. I’m sorry for not telling you earlier. How about we go watch a play after work? I’ll come right after my work at Rift Land is done. It’ll only take a few hours,” I suggested.

“…”

“Stop crying. You understand, right?” I asked.

Nod, nod.

“You’ve been out here since yesterday, right? Go in and get some sleep, Ha-Yan. I’m sure you’re tired. I’ll take you to your room,” I told her.

Nod, nod.

“That’s a nice girl,” I complimented.

“Oh…” Jung Ha-Yan said.

“…”

“O-Oppa…!” she called out.

“Yeah?”

“W-W-When… When are we going to get married? You said… we were going to get married, right?” she asked.

Still, she was the scariest.

“Ugh. You said we were going to get married… Kgggh,” she repeated.

At the sight of that, I realized that the effects of the ring were wearing off.