Regressor Instruction Manual - Chapter 440. Welcome to Rift Land (3)

“Miss Ki-Yeon, you don’t look so good…” Lee Chul-Woo pointed out.

“No, I’m fine,” I answered.

An adventurer would usually spend time with their party members to promote camaraderie. Small parties would usually just conduct a gathering in a restaurant for the members to eat together.

However, large parties would usually hold pep rallies because camaraderie and unity between party members were extremely important in high-ranked dungeons.

Of course, there were people who didn’t really want to make connections with other people, but the Koreans in Lindel really liked those events.

As for me, I really wanted to just rest. However, the members of the Friendship Clan seemed like they collectively thought that they needed to do something like this.

Left with no other choice, I headed down to the restaurant, which was also like a pub, located just beneath the Rift Inn.

I ate a hearty dinner and drank rum. The food wasn’t that great, but it had been quite a while since I was a commoner, so I actually enjoyed the quaint and calming atmosphere.

However, it all ended when I saw Bark Sergei and Argimo.

“I’m telling you, I just came here this morning and got this! It’s a Legendary item! The Queen of Truth’s Necklace! The Rift Museum is seriously great! You guys should hurry up and go there! You’ll regret not going there! It’s blessed by the Goddess of Benigoa!” Bark Sergei yelled.

‘That pig…’

“Thanks, Rift Museum! It’s actually filled with high-quality catalysts as well! I’ll be able to sleep in a legendary-ranked room tonight!” Argimo exclaimed as well.

Argimo looked Caucasian, but Mind’s Eye told me that they were Park Deok-Gu and Ahn Ki-Mo. It was also an absurd sight to see Kim Ye-Ri acting as the Russian Yetni Koba. She was helping them as well by tempting the others to believe their stories.

The restaurant-cum-pub started to feel like an underground pub in Moscow.

‘I thought she hated acting?’

I couldn’t help but think that Kim Ye-Ri’s body was more honest than her mouth because she was definitely enjoying the attention that she was receiving. She reminded me of an actress who had been nominated to receive the Best Actress Reward.

If she hadn’t been born here, I was sure that she would have become an actress on Earth. I was sure that they had no idea that I was watching them.

Bark Sergei kept on swinging the necklace around and even shouted, “Everyone’s drinks will be on me tonight!”

‘Stop it, you pig! Don’t be like this…’

I was sure that he was going to use his own money to pay for everyone’s drinks.

‘What are you going to do if you get caught…?’

Of course, he wouldn’t really get caught, so I didn’t really have to worry about that.

In addition, the people here lacked the ability to use detection-type magic.

The overall quality of the restaurant-cum-pub wasn’t bad, but I reckoned that only commoners would come here.

I was also sure that even legendary-ranked people would find it hard to detect Bark Sergei, Argimo, and Yetni Koba’s disguises. Of course, those people wouldn’t really have any reason to come to a place like this in the first place.

‘I’m sure they’re all in their private rooms or drinking at a premium pub or whatever.’

If I were Lee Ki-Young, then there was also no way that I would come to a place like this unless it would be for a visit to encourage the workers here.

The large-framed man sitting in front of me noticed me staring at Bark Sergei’s party.

“Do you know them?” Kim Tae-Geon asked.

“No, I just think that they’re being loud… I’ve never seen them before,” I replied.

“People like them are everywhere, so it will be for the best for you to ignore them. I’ve heard about up-and-coming holy people from the Republic, and they’re one of them…”

”That large-framed man there is Bark Sergei. In contrast to his large physique, he’s actually a mage, and he’s using an unprecedented type of magic called physical magic,” explained Kim Tae-Geon.

‘How did you hear rumors I have never even heard? It seems that their connections are wider than I thought, and you’re an idiot. Physical magic doesn’t exist.’

“The man beside him is Argimo, and he’s a warrior with the moniker Berserker. They say that once he tastes blood, he’ll become relentless until he passes out. His weapon had apparently tasted the blood of thousands of people…” added Kim Tae-Geon.

‘He’s a priest. Yes, he’s a combat priest, but I’m sure that he has never tasted blood.’

“And that woman is Yetni Koba, and she is their clan master. The interesting part is that she is a dancer. Her deadly dance charms everyone, regardless of gender,” said Kim Tae-Geon.

‘Deadly dance, my ass! Ye-Ri, don’t include your dreams in your acting. You’re pretty cheeky for a kid… I’m sure Hyun-Sung is crying in the guild office. Don’t set up things like that. Please don’t…’

The details were really important when it came to effective acting, so I had many things I was dissatisfied with when it came to their acting. I couldn’t help but think that they had to have gone in this direction because their soul—Light Ki-Young—wasn’t there.

However, I also wanted to applaud them.

‘I guess those are fine…’

Telling everyone the item that they had obtained was great, but if their goal was to promote the Rift Museum, then I had a different opinion about it. Lee Ji-Hye had told me that Park Deok-Gu had fully recovered, but from the looks of it, he seemed like he had never been healthier. He looked as if he had never gotten hurt in the first place.

‘You pig…!’

I couldn’t help but nod because he was acting like his usual self. I was worried that they were going to notice me, but they didn’t seem to be interested in me at all. They were focused on something totally different.

‘I don’t think I need to worry about them.’

It was more important for me to focus on the conversations of my tablemates than pay attention to Bark Sergei and the others.

“Yetni Koba and Bark Sergei… they’ve leveled up. I couldn’t really see it, but I’m jealous that they got a legendary-ranked item. Of course, I’m also happy because that means that we can get one as well…” Kim Tae-Geon remarked. ”The rates must not be as bad as I thought.”

“Who knows? We’ll find out once we enter, but… this means that there’s a lot of content in the Rift Museum, oppa. It’s not just him. I saw other people showing off the items that they had obtained…” Gook Minji chimed in. ”I was honestly kind of worried because we had invested so much gold, but I wouldn’t ask for anything else as long as we get an item like that…”

“We have to get an item like that no matter what. As you said, we had spent a lot of gold, and we need to obtain at least an epic-ranked item to make up for our expenses. It is also said that we have a total of three tries every attempt, so I’m sure it’s possible…”

“Even if we fail, we can think of it as accumulating experience,” said Lee Chul-Woo.

“I think it was a good idea to buy the potions. I actually wanted to use the potions that the Alchemist of Light had manufactured… Of course, it’ll be great if we end up not having to use it on our first attempt,” she said.

“You’re right. Those potions are beneficial to us even in the long run. It’s not like we’re going to retire after this one expedition, and since we will have to carry it with us just in case from now on, then it’s definitely a great purchase…”

”By the way, is the food… to your liking, Miss Ki-Yeon?” Kim Tae-Geon asked.

“…”

I honestly didn’t really like it, and my awkward smile had to have answered his question. The guys were surprised and flustered as their knees turned weak at the sight of my awkward smile, while the female members looked at me with contempt once again.

‘Ah, I made a mistake again.’

Even I thought that I was behaving in a distasteful way.

“No, no, it’s delicious. It’s just that I don’t feel good. Anyway, our meeting is a good reason for us to celebrate, so how about we toast?” I suggested.

“Good idea,” Lee Chul-Woo agreed.

“For the Rift Museum expedition!” Kim Tae-Geon shouted.

“Cheers!”

“For a successful expedition!” Kim Tae-Geon added.

When our glasses clinked, I glanced at Gook Minji, and she still looked angry. I was sure that I had really gotten on her nerves. I couldn’t help but realize once again that being too cautious could encourage hostility.

‘It’s your loss.’

There wasn’t really anything that I could do if they kept on putting up their walls in front of me, so I decided to just drink the alcohol in my cup.

“Ha…”

The refreshing and satisfying feeling made me sigh in joy.

‘Everything else tastes bad, but this one isn’t so bad.’

A large sausage. I had no idea who made the sausage, but it was great. The sauce on the outside was really delicious as well. I wanted to take a big bite of the large sausage, but it wouldn’t fit in my tiny mouth.

“Ahem, ahem.”

I licked the dripping sauce and took small bites. When it became small enough for my tiny mouth to handle, I took a big bite.

“This is really delicious. Mmhm!” I remarked.

The two men blushed, and the four women stared at me in disgust. All of a sudden, I noticed people approaching me, and they were four men with large physiques.

‘Who are these guys?’

I had a feeling that I would experience the same experience as those protagonists of Chinese novels whenever they ate in a restaurant. However, I actually didn’t expect that the same scene in those martial arts novels would happen to me.

“Lady, what’s your name? How about you drink with us?”

“Don’t play with these weaklings. Come and play with us.”

“Hey, what’s your name, little lady? I’ve never seen you before. Are you from Lindel?”

How was it possible that men like them seemed like they wouldn’t change at all? They completely ignored the two men in our party, and from their demeanor alone, it was clear that they weren’t good guys.

Their approach made Tae-whatever frown.

“What?”

‘Don’t act rashly, Tae-Geon. They look stronger than you…’

I couldn’t determine the outcome of the fight solely from their status windows, but the drunk bastards looked stronger than our party.

If they fought, I was sure that they would easily take the upper hand. Of course, there was really no reason to fight because I didn’t really like to create a useless commotion.

In addition to complicating things, it might also cause issues for the expedition.

Lee Chul-Woo, who was sitting next to me. definitely thought the same because he was trying to intervene and de-escalate the situation. Unfortunately, his efforts seemed like they were useless.

“How about we go outside and talk?” Lee Chul-Woo suggested.

“Chul-Woo, they won’t listen to you. And scums like these guys are everywhere in a society like this, “ Kim Tae-Geon remarked.

“Why are you calling us scums? Is it a crime to ask her to play with us?”

“It is a crime if it’s making our party members uncomfortable. Isn’t it your fault for talking to her without a reason? It’ll be great if you back off,” Kim Tae-Geon said.

“The lady looked so pitiful, so we had to intervene. I think you’re being too sensitive about this.”

“What?”

“She’ll obviously suffer if she stays with you, so we couldn’t help but talk to her and ask her to come with us. Isn’t that why we came here? Am I right?” said one of the drunk bastards to his fellow drunk bastards.

“You bastards. What did you say?” Kim Tae-Geon couldn’t take it anymore.

“Tae-Geon! Stop!” Lee Chul-Woo exclaimed.

“You want to fight? Let’s go.”

“Follow me outside, you bastard!” Kim Tae-Geon yelled.

The situation was nothing more than kid’s play, but the atmosphere had gotten pretty serious. The rare-ranked parties quietly left because they were afraid of getting involved, and the commotion caused the remaining people to look our way.

‘Ha… this is really annoying.’

Obviously, I was annoyed because I had just gotten involved in an issue that I wouldn’t have gotten involved in if I were Light Ki-Young. I couldn’t help but think that I had to resolve this situation somehow before the commotion attracted Rift Land’s guards.

‘I should calm them down first before sending them away. Of course, I’ll still submit a civil complaint later.’

I was about to speak up, but a voice interrupted me.

“Physical magic.”

“Huh?”

“Backdrop.”

The drunk bastard, who looked like the leader of the other three, crashed to the floor.

‘Park Deok-Gu, you bastard!’

I didn’t manage to speak because a hero suddenly arrived.

“Come on, guys, let’s just drink quietly,” said Park Deok-Gu.