How the Regressor Loves the Reincarnated

68. Festival (2)

1.

Shoo Woo-wook- Pervert- Bung- Tadadadak-

“Performance sure.”

Colorful colorful fireworks spread across the night sky as drawing paper, dispelling the darkness of the night. The sound of fireworks exploding is followed by a deafening sound.

The night was getting deeper and it was time for everyone to go to bed. But to my great regret for the citizens of the Kingdom, it won’t happen that they sleep well tonight.

Even if we can’t do the fireworks, it will last until early morning.

The enemies we have to deal with are basically the apostles of the Zodiac and followers of Nox. However, as long as they are hiding in the Church of Lumineria, inevitably, the Paladins of Lumineria who guard the cathedral also become enemies that we have to deal with.

So, for the past week, I have traveled all over the city to prepare for this moment. The result is the fireworks that are now dyeing the sky above the city in all kinds of colors.

Fireworks fired from the magic circle I installed created a commotion that would cover the entire city, drawing out the movement of the paladins.

A diversionary operation to disperse the power of the Lumineria Church. Isn’t Seongdonggyeokseo the word used in this case?

“Hey you crazy bastards, please let me get some sleep!!”

…Actually, there was no such nuisance to the people of the city who used to sleep peacefully.

Still, I think I’ve done my duty, as I’ve taken care of them and chose a direction that doesn’t cause damage to property or lives.

To be honest, my move to stop the Zodiac wasn’t anything grandiose, like it was for a good cause.

The first reason was that I wanted to give strength to Adele, who seemed so exhausted. The second reason was that I wanted to eat well and live well for a long, long time.

From a certain point on, the boundaries became blurred and it became ‘I want to eat well and live well for a long time like Adele.’

Anyway, I don’t really want others to know that I’m working hard behind the scenes, and to praise my achievements. However, it is really inevitable that my actions in the process cause some social controversy, so can’t I justify myself a little bit?

Clap – Clap –

I turned my eyes to the dull sound of metal boots hitting the floor, and saw two heavily armed paladins running from the direction of the cathedral. If they went straight in the direction they were heading, there would be one of the magic circles I had set up.

One of the two paladins who was running like that suddenly stopped in place and looked up at the sky. Coincidentally, he stopped right under the building where I was sitting on the roof.

I was a bit taken aback, thinking that I had been discovered, despite momentarily hiding my body with the invisibility magic, but the paladin’s gaze was not towards me, but toward the sky above it.

“Hey, Huris! You’re not following me quickly, why are you standing so blankly?”

“…Senpai, is this really a big deal? In the first place, it is not a border, but an enemy raid without any signs in the holy land, which is the center of the religion, doesn’t make sense. Besides, those sparks… Looking at them, they look like works of art- evil!”

“This is getting out of hand… Get your head straight, Hughris! Don’t let your guard down until you’ve finished assessing the situation! If our response is delayed and the citizens suffer damage, will you take responsibility?”

“Ah! No, senior!”

“Then shut up and run!”

“Yup!”

Seeing the paladins running back down the road they were on, I felt a little sorry. Should I say that I feel like a bad student who calls 911 as a joke and gives a false report?

After handing out an apology that would not be heard by the paladins who are running around the streets eagerly at this moment, place the green mana stone in the first magic circle before installing other magic circles.

Ugh-

But it didn’t end there.

I take out another mana stone that I didn’t intend to use from my chest and float it on top of the magic circle. Watching the light blue mana stone become part of the new magic circle, a sigh escapes my lips.

I didn’t make this to use like this, but it’s better to use it once than not to use it for nothing.

The fuel for the magic circles set up all over the city for today’s fireworks display are the mana stones that I made by pouring all my mana into the ground on the way from the empire to the kingdom.

And the reason I was able to print the mana stone was because Adele, who could guarantee my safety no matter what happened, was by my side throughout the journey.

In fact, Nox’s holy power helped restore magic at an abnormally fast speed. However, after I learned the truth from yesterday’s memory recovery, my zodiac hatred was at its peak. For that reason, honestly acknowledging the credit was worse than dying without exaggeration.

Anyway, with the magic circle just completed, there are exactly nine magic circles in this sacred ground. And these nine magic circles were also the parts that made up the last tenth magic circle I wanted to make.

If the remaining eight magic circles cause a commotion and serve as bait to attract the paladin’s attention, this first magic circle, which is the center, plays the role of connecting all other magic circles and concealing them.

A role that spreads a barrier of confusion magic around other magic circles to prevent them from reaching the core.

If things went as they were, the roles of the magic circles I installed would end there.

However, by using this mana stone now, the tenth magic circle that I hadn’t even thought of making was completed.

The barrier of closure.

About two hours from the moment this magic circle is activated. During those two hours, no one will be able to enter the range of this barrier, and no one from inside will be able to leave the barrier.

When it is already clear that three apostles are involved in this matter, if more than this number gathers, a situation will arise that even Adele cannot handle.

So, under the judgment that we must prevent further outside intervention until the situation is completely over, we finally added this magic circle, which was not in the original plan.

…Thanks to that, I blew away the mana stone that had a place to use it, but since there was no extra mana stone left, it was unavoidable.

Even so, whenever Adele was asleep, she secretly struggled to make it, and her head pounded at the thought of having to do it again.

It was a material for the engagement ring that I plan to present to Adele when I return to the Empire after this job, so I put a lot of thought into making it.

Still, watching the vivid golden dome-shaped barrier appear for a moment and then disappear, the thought that the mana stone that was used in this way is a waste has gone away.

Whether it’s an engagement or a marriage, it can only be as long as both I and Adele are alive and well.

…Still, it was a waste of money.

2.

There was a child.

The child grew up with the love of her parents and became a girl.

The girl believed that others would love her just as her parents did.

And her faith was betrayed miserably.

“Ugh, disgusting.”

“If your mother hangs out with you, you will be cursed.”

“Go away, you half-and-half monster!”

The girl realized in the most painful way that children her age were as innocent as they were, and that ship was more cruel.

“In my father’s eyes, our princess is the most beautiful in the world.”

It was clearly a lie.

“Sera! Would you like to try on the clothes your mom made for you?”

It had to be a lie.

“Yes, it is beautiful! Matches well.”

‘…But thank you.’

No matter how obvious a lie it is. These were the most desperate words for the girl, Sera.

Since Sarah was born, half of her face has had a deformed shape, as if she had been molded out of clay.

The first thing Sarah’s father thought when he saw it was, ‘I hope my daughter doesn’t get lost because of other people’.

And Sarah’s mother had the same thoughts.

Sarah’s parents said two or three times a compliment that her other parents would have given at least once.

As long as she was with her parents, Sarah could be the happiest girl in her world.

However, there are no precursors to an accident.

The war broke out.

When Sera and her villagers, who lived in a quiet rural village, realized the fact, it was too late at the latest.

“Hey, the last village we went to was really great, wasn’t it? Kya, gonyeon looks so delicious.”

“Ugh… Ah, Dad… Please help me…!”

“Hehe, there’s no one to help me with that… Uhhh. Hey boss. Anyway, a b*tch who looks like this is a bit kinky, but I can just play around with another b*tch.”

“I won’t stop you, you bastard. He said that he cares so much about the face you can’t see from behind anyway. If you look at the body, it’s very simple, huh? She looks like an aristocratic lady who grew up in a noble place, but what?”

“Well… That’s what it is again. If you think that only half of your face is covered, your cock will stand upright and won’t sink? Captain, I’ve been thinking about my ship again…”

“Go away, you bastard. Now please don’t give it to me even if I ask you to eat it just once.”

“Hey, Captain! We’ve known each other for years, let’s not do that between us!”

War inevitably involves plunder, and unfortunately Sera was the victim of her plunder.

Her parents were no longer wary of her daughter walking down the wrong path.

What if I had died on the spot? Sarah used to think about it from time to time.

Since that day, her life has changed 180 degrees.

A girl who has been loved and loved by her parents to the fullest and overflowing has become a prostitute who has to sell her body in order to survive.

The girl strayed.

With half of her face, which had been damaged since birth, covered by a mask, Sera captivated her guests with appropriate charm and coquetry, expanding her position within the Changgwan.

Some may ask, Amman, if she had to expand her position like that, in the end, she would be nothing more than a Changgwan.

If Sera had heard it, she would have snorted and answered, ‘I know when I see it’.

‘All men are just pitiful creatures who don’t know what to do if they just breathe a little bit and act as if they’re shaking at my touch.’

One day, the viscount of the kingdom that destroyed Sera’s country came to Changgwan for a night’s escape.

And only one night. In just one night, he was completely possessed by her demon, Sera.

A chance to rise. Sera, who was able to hold onto the rope, knew that she would be able to climb up without hesitation.

Until the Viscount, who had bought her Sera at her brothel for an unbelievable amount, which was the price of a prostitute, imprisoned her.

In the cellar of the viscount’s mansion, there were several women of her situation, such as Sera. The moment she met her eyes, who had let go of everything about the women imprisoned there, Sarah too despaired.

A woman born under the name of Sera, who lived a life filled with misfortune, ended her life by strangling herself at the hands of the Viscount.

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‘It’s been a long time since I’ve had such a deep soul.’

Sarah thought.

I’m sure I’m dead, but why do I hear someone’s voice?

Then the voice answered.

‘Even the realm of lions is meaningless in front of a great dragon like me.’

A dragon…?

However, the voice did not satisfy Sera’s curiosity and spoke to someone else.

‘Knox, my contractor. This soul might be of some help to you in its own way.’

[Herbredych, you can’t invade the lion’s territory lightly.]

‘Hmm, I decide on trivial things like that. Knox, if you find no use in this soul, I will resurrect it for my own personal curiosity.’

[…Ha. Do whatever you want. Is there anyone in the world who can defeat the dragon’s arrogance?]

Sarah didn’t understand everything about her from their conversation, but she did know one thing: her dragon, her hervredih, was trying to resurrect her.

‘Let me go back to sleep. It won’t take too long.’

As Herbredich said, Sera’s consciousness, which had been clear for a while, sank beneath the surface.

Time passes, and the moment Sera regains her consciousness again.

Sarah was able to find herself waking up in a place like a wizard’s lab that she had only vaguely imagined.

“Ah, ah…”

And she was overcoming her death.

“It is not a perfect resurrection.”

Sarah turned her head in the direction she heard her voice, nodded her head cautiously, and listened to the words of Hereb Redych, who must have resurrected her. Was

“In order to prevent your soul from dispersing, it is essential to dwell in the body of another life and take that life force as yours. But if you are my contractor, I can perfectly resurrect you.”

[This is impossible now, Herebredich.]

“It will be possible in the near future, so it doesn’t matter.”

While Herbredich and another voice called Nox murmured, Sera groped her body with trembling hands.

It was cold like a corpse. It didn’t feel alive at all.

…But she was alive.

“Ah, ah ah…! Thank you thank you…!”

“Thank you. This is just a process to satisfy my personal curiosity. From now on, you can do whatever you want to do. Just remember that I will visit you from time to time to examine the condition of your soul.”

After saying that, Hereb Redych cleared her throat and added more.

“It wouldn’t hurt to work for Knox, my contractor. If you can get a full resurrection in return, it won’t be a losing trade for you.”

[Tsk… Who is selling me out?]

The voice of Knox, who clicked his tongue once, did not resonate in the laboratory after that.

[What you want… Yes, complete resurrection. And it is a life that is not swayed by others.]

However, she just spoke to Sera directly from her head.

[As Herebredich said, it is quite possible to completely resurrect you when the time comes. When I open a new world, it is not impossible to make my apostle a queen there.]

“…Queen.”

[Swear to follow me, Sera. Then you will be able to achieve what you want.]

It was an offer Sera could not refuse, and did not want to refuse.

“I want to put the whole world under my feet.”

[Then welcome, my sixth apostle.]

Sarah’s gospel, which appeared in her hand, made her feel her warmth for the first time since her resurrection.

Even though she had already strayed, Sera had no intention of stopping her progress.

Si vis vitam, para mortem.

Since he faced death first, isn’t he full and overflowing with the qualifications to want life?