Chapter 36: Chapter 58-59 – Boyfriend Reconciles
[Curse of Lust (S)]
[You,■■■■, have insulted my tower and ■■■■ in a petty manner, so please be punished.]
[One, don't show your ■■■■ until he notices.]
[Two, do not revel the truth to ■■■■ with any mean.]
[Third, who is the person he/she loves■■■■ and who■■■■ will become vulgar bitch…]
[... Become engulfed in ■■■■'s jealousy as you watch the fall of your loved one closer than anyone else.]
[Even if you make ■■■■ tremble like Lee Gal ■■■■ love will not save.]
[■■■■ It interferes with his mind. Due to skill correction, ■■■■ of ■■■■ becomes very difficult.]
]Based on the curse of the tower, you follow the oath. Changes as it pleases.]
[■■■ This person receives that. Follows him.]
Seong Yeon is watching the skills across from me.
I couldn't also see it in my field of vision.
That's because I'm turning my head in case my head explodes if I see it.
"… Did you know anything?"
"Only the rank went down. Except for a lot of the skill descriptions being broken, everything is the same."
"It's broken?"
"It's broken; I think the tower owner broke it on purpose."
"So you don't know how much you can explain?"
"No, I know everything. When the light just came in, they left me a warning. The conditions have become very loose, so now I only have to keep one."
"Which one?"
"The most important secret to me, aside from regression. Even though I can forgive everything after seeing you, the harlot, she leaves one thing to tell me: Suffer until the end."
"I see."
I decided not to swear.
I was scared of getting caught gossiping behind people's backs, and looking at the reaction, it seemed like it was almost like the ban had been lifted.
"So we can finally talk?"
"Yes. Finally."
Inside the room, I took out a bottle from the wine rack.
Seong Yeon's expression after being liberated was infinitely soft.
"After 131 regressions, we have finally reached this point."
It was a cup of liberation.
*
… …
… One more drink.
Like when she reunited with this guy, she shared a drink.
But this time it's different.
We were reunited in the truest sense of the word, and we enjoyed getting drunk.
"Hmm…"
The story I was listening to while drinking was a story that seemed fake but was also full of reality.
"I died like a sunfish."
"Yes. There were so many cases where people around me realized my secret and told it to you. Mom, guild members, co-workers… Even if I knew, I couldn't keep my mouth shut even if I asked them to keep it a secret, so if the secret got to your ears, you were dead with nothing to do. One day, I woke up and heard you screaming that you were dead, so I went back... At that time, I was really exhausted."
What kind of secret it was, she didn't tell me.
It was the last difficult question left behind by tower owner Aphrodite.
Except for this, [all stories about regression] were unlocked, so I kept all of my friend's difficulties in my head.
"The faster I reunite with you, the greater the chance of that happening. So I decided to meet as late as possible. Since elementary school, when you got burned and moved... I'm now 27 years old. Until then, I've been repeating my life."
"So you haven't contacted me yet? I contacted you quickly in the previous regression, and I died again."
"It sounds like an excuse, right? But it's true. I went to the same high school as you. There was a time when I gave up and told you not to become a hunter. I ran with the mindset that I could climb to the top and clear it by myself."
I know.
"But my mom blew it. I told her never to tell you, but she called you and told you everything. Or your friends, your teachers, your parents... "
It was one of the memories the article showed.
"It's such an easy secret that your mother knows... Am I the only one who doesn't know that?"
"That's right, prostitute; you have to figure it out on your own. It's a really easy secret, but there's a curse attached to my skill, so you won't find it out easily. In fact, when I talked to Aphrodite earlier, there were several conversations where I revealed my secret. You didn't notice it at all."
Yes. I didn't notice it at all.
It was there in that short conversation...
"… Ugh!?"
"Don't worry too much. The curse has been loosened, but the possibility of it happening again is high."
"I'll be careful."
My head hurt for a moment.
A phenomenon where the head resonates.
Probably a sign of an explosion.
This is why I shouldn't rely on information given to me by others.
"… It's a really strange curse. Even when I hide it really thoroughly, it gets discovered somewhere. My secret leaks out somewhere and gets into your ears. Even though I even threatened you. It's like someone is manipulating people."
It may be the power of the tower owner.
If she has that personality, it's more than enough.
But it wasn't scary.
I feel refreshed. Just the fact that Seong Yeon vomited everything made my fear disappear, and my anger disappear as well.
I just enjoyed a drink and asked something I was curious about.
"Why did you get to the top in the first place?"
"Because you are my benefactor, I wanted to give you good skills. I thought I could get good skills by conquering the tower. Then I got greedy and made you die... And I ended up reverting to the skills I acquired by chance. Instead, I was cursed. We have become an infinite regression without being able to grow old and die."
"What are the conditions for escaping the curse of infinite regression?"
"As per the first purpose, you just have to give something useful to the tower owner as a tribute. But I don't know how big this tribute is. I don't know if it's an EX level skill or a woman, so I tried to prepare a lot."
"Then you tricked your way up the golden tower and were cursed again?"
"That's right. Those are the words of a fool. I killed you over and over again, all because of my own circumstances and desires."
"As a result, you killed me 131 times?"
"I tried. As a result, I killed you. I'm truly sorry."
….
… There is no real feeling.
She says I'm dead, but I'm not dead.
Hong Chang, whom Seong Yeon thought was her colleague, is no longer in this world.
Maybe it's someone else...
"Still, I was relieved."
"What?"
"Aphrodite, she just said that there was a trace left in your soul."
"…"
"Even if you return, you are the person I know. The person who always saves me. You saved me again."
… As I was thinking that, I was denying my thoughts.
It's the soul.
So, am I the Hong Chang that this girl knows?
It could be because God said so.
If the spirit led me... That's really…
'Then where did my clear reward go?'
At that moment, I started to play with my tongue naked, and the reward disappeared.
Even though I cleared the 10th floor, all I got was that unidentified phenomenon and fragmentary memories.
"It's number 131, and I was really surprised when I heard the number because they talked about it as if that constellation had only died a few times."
"It's probably because the tower owner's authority is so strong. She probably didn't know the constellation in detail, but he vaguely knew about it and helped you."
"I see. Those are some hilarious constellations."
I had another drink.
Then Seong Yeon was calm, unlike back then.
I thought she might sweep away from my hand again, but today she seemed like a borrowed cat.
"… Aren't you angry?"
"Asking suddenly?"
"I killed you several times because I was an asshole... And I made you curse like this..."
"It's scary, but it's alleviated now. Unless I am hearing nonsense somewhere, I won't die. I'm aware of this, and I also know that you're a regressor, so isn't this the best situation ever resolved for me?"
"That's true… But still, your head gets blown off again and again... And you have to start your life again and again..."
"I can't say anything because I don't remember anything. If I vaguely remember it, I would have been angry, but I didn't have anything like that."
What should I be angry about?
The part where this bitch pushed me into the golden tower without explanation?
I already hit her.
I also got angry.
It's over.
"More than that, that's the reason why I've been without contact until now. I decided to cut off all ties until we meet again, in case someone tells me your secret."
"Yes. Someone will definitely reveal your secret."
"I can't be angry about something like that. In fact, I did well."
From my perspective, all I know is that a friend I met after a long time gave me the honor of conquering the 10th floor of the Golden Tower and a lovely lover as a gift.
Well, there was no explanation, and the plot was so crazy that my fever rose to the top of my head.
"Wait a minute."
"Yes."
"Now that you think about it, there was something I wanted to ask you."
"What is it?"
"The woman you introduced. She is a cow."
"Yes."
"Is she the woman you found after repeating the regression?"
"…"
A moment of silence.
I thought I had asked something bad, but Seong Yeon answered the question with a question.
"What do you mean by asking?"
"That person is naturally sexy, or should I say her constitution is a masochistic one. No matter how many times I restart my life, I would never be able to meet that kind of woman, but I think we met because you physically regressed."
"Ah…"
She scratched the back of her head awkwardly.
I was worried about what to say and how to say it, but she gave a cool answer.
"That's right. After repeated regressions, I found out that she was under a similar curse to you. That's why she relies on you."
"… Really?"
"Otherwise, why would she cover her face? That person can't be discovered by anyone. It's such a curse."
It makes sense when you say that.
I finally understand why she immediately said she loved me when she saw me.
"Even though I like it, plastic bags are a pain, so I guess she shouldn't wear a mask or something like that."
"I'll tell her."
Oh, it works?
That's it.
How far did I ask?
The reason our two bodies climbed to the top was to give me a gift.
The reason she gained the ability to regress and was cursed with infinite regress was to save me.
The reason I was cursed at the Golden Tower was that she tried to give herself a better skill as a condition for removing the first curse, but failed.
It's all because of me?
This girl really felt a great favor from me.
"Whoa…"
As I was enjoying the wine without even knowing what it tasted like, a thought suddenly occurred to me.
That my relationship with a woman wasn't limited to her.
"Then what about your maid, Ceres?"
"…"
"I remember having sex with her. How did that happen?"
"She was originally one of the women who would pay tribute to you."
"Is she?
"That's right. I connected you like Cupid, and you died. Ceres told you my secret."
"Is she telling me your secrets? With that personality?"
"I thought Ceres would have a heavy mouth, but she seems to have been extremely weak in front of her loved ones. Well, she's been through a lot. She's a heavy person in many ways, including her heart. So she may have depended on you more than necessary."
That Ceres…
….
Just as traces of my old self remain in a part of my soul, will memories of that time still remain inside Ceres?
Well…
"Did you roughly understand the story?"
"Yes. How crazy we are."
We put down our drinks.
It's time to finish the story.
"You climb the tower. I will help you. I will give you many skills and women. Furthermore, I will give you many things as tribute and free you from this damn curse."
"This time, be fair and be careful not to displease the tower owner."
"… Yes. So, prostitute. Can I ask you one favor?"
"Tell me."
Seong Yeon swallowed her saliva.
"If I sometimes die and come back to this timeline, please don't feel like a burden."
"…"
"Suddenly, even though I know a lot about something, I still want to do it."
"…"
"Please."
It's a heavy request.
Still…
"I understand."
I did not refuse.
I needed help anyway.
I have no intention of targeting God without this girl.
"I'm really trash, right?"
"Don't worry. The guy in front of you is also a piece of trash."
I am a good guy, but I am also a guy who allows my friend to die.
We laughed and said that we had met each other well and drank our last cup of the day.
The night of reconciliation has come.