Not A Regressor - Chapter 110

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I Am Not a Regressor Chapter 110
Night Owl Hunt (1)
“Ugh.”
A low groan escaped Ha-eun’s lips.
“Lee… what on earth is the problem?”
Standing in the kitchen, she sighed before a mountain of braised beef.
She scratched her head vigorously in frustration.
Over the past few days, she had tried to recreate the taste of the braised beef that Isabella had made, but despite following the exact same recipe, the flavor was completely different.
“Did that woman put some kind of drug in it or something?”
Ha-eun glared at the heaping pot of braised beef with an aggrieved expression.
As she was releasing a deep sigh,
“Making it again?”
“Eek.”
She flinched.
She turned to see Kwon O-jin, who had just finished his training with trembling shoulders.
“Oh, you’re back early today?”
“Yeah. I finished early since I need to head to the Association soon.”
“Still, you’ve been training for about seven hours, haven’t you?”
“Exactly nine hours. I woke up around 3 PM and left then.”
Recently, Kwon O-jin had been practically living in the apartment that Isabella had gifted him, having set up a personal training facility there.
Ha-eun also frequently used the training facility with Kwon O-jin, but she didn’t train from early dawn until late evening like he did.
Actually, even if she wanted to train that long, she couldn’t.
Her mana would run out first.
‘It’s only possible because it’s Kwon O-jin.’
Though I had no idea how he managed it.
In terms of pure mana quantity alone, the 6-star Kwon O-jin possessed far more than the 8-star Ha-eun.
“…even so, aren’t you pushing yourself too hard?”
“I’m taking breaks appropriately.”
Kwon O-jin let out a soft laugh and shook his head.
[Who are you kidding about taking breaks?]
Vega, perched on Kwon O-jin’s shoulder, frowned.
[Even today, you trained for all nine hours with less than thirty minutes of rest!!]
“Come on, that’s just because I had to go to the Association today.”
[Sigh… I worry that if you continue like this, you’ll collapse again.]
“I need to build my strength intensely right now.”
[That is…]
Vega’s expression hardened as she recalled Kwon O-jin’s words about a great war coming soon.
[Still, don’t push yourself too hard. Building strength is important, but your body is more important than that, isn’t it?]
“Yes.”
Kwon O-jin nodded and shifted his gaze toward the braised beef Ha-eun had prepared.
“Wow, how many servings is this supposed to be?”
I let out a hollow laugh and reached for a piece.
“No, wait!”
Ha-eun hurriedly stopped me.
“Why?”
“Well, I… I accidentally burned some of it, so you can’t eat it.”
“It doesn’t look that burned.”
Actually, the slightly charred parts looked appetizing.
“Anyway! Don’t eat it!”
Ha-eun cried out, shielding the heaping pile of braised beef with her body.
“What, does it not taste as good as what Isabella makes?”
“T-that’s not it!”
“Our sister really does have strange things she’s stubborn about.”
The way she seemed to feel a peculiar competitive spirit toward Isabella struck me as quite endearing.
“Let me try some.”
“Oh!”
I scooped a spatula full of braised beef from the pot into a bowl.
I picked up a piece of meat and put it in my mouth.
“Mm.”
Chew, chew.
“You really can’t cook, can you, sister?”
The meat was overcooked and tough, and the seasoning was off—it was far too salty.
Still, after practicing for several days, it wasn’t as difficult to chew as it used to be, but no matter how generously I tried to judge it, I couldn’t call it delicious.
“T-that’s why I told you! I made a mistake!”
Ha-eun’s face flushed as she burst out indignantly.
Crunch, crunch.
I continued eating the braised beef from the bowl heartily.
“…You said it tastes bad.”
“Yeah. It tastes bad.”
“Then why do you keep eating it?”
“Because my sister made it.”
“…”
Ha-eun pouted her lips.
“…You threw it away before.”
“That was different—you turned it into charcoal back then.”
That wasn’t even at a level that could be called food.
“This one is at least edible.”
Even if it tastes bad.
“Hmph. If it tastes bad, don’t eat it. Why don’t you have Isabella or whoever make it for…”
“You don’t need delicious food to live.”
A person can survive on nothing but calorie bars and water.
I know this better than anyone, having endured those past years with just that.
“But my sister is essential to my survival.”
Delicious food is unnecessary.
A luxurious apartment, expensive designer goods—they mean nothing.
I can live without all of that somehow.
But.
I cannot live without her.
Living without her holds no meaning.
“W-what did you just say?”
“You don’t need to be good at cooking or anything like that.”
Just as it has always been.
All you need to do is stay by my side.
“Ah….”
Ha-eun’s eyes widened.
“Ah, uh-uh. Ahhh!”
She let out an incomprehensible cry, bouncing on her feet.
Squirming as if desperate for the bathroom, she soon broke into a grin, trembling with barely contained excitement.
“H-hehe. Y-you brat. Does your sister really mean that much to you?”
Ha-eun stretched Kwon O-jin’s cheek and laughed gleefully.
[Hmm.]
Vega crossed her arms with a displeased expression, her eyes narrowing, but she didn’t interject to dampen their moment.
“Anyway, our sister really can’t cook. You’d think she’d improve by now.”
“Shut up and eat, you brat.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
He chuckled and cleanly finished the spicy braised pork.
“I need to head to the Association for some business.”
“Are you going to claim your reward?”
“That too.”
I needed the Association’s assistance for the serious owl hunt ahead.
“Do you want to come with me?”
“Hmm….”
Ha-eun hesitated briefly before shaking her head.
“Never mind. I want to push myself hard with some training today.”
She seemed inspired watching Kwon O-jin train at such an intense level recently.
“And if I keep at it a bit longer… I think I can obtain it.”
She touched the area around her left eye, hidden beneath the eye patch, and smirked.
“Obtain what?”
“Hehe. It’s a secret. Once I can use it properly, I’ll show you.”
“Hmm.”
It seems she’s made some progress recently as well.
‘Well, my sister may look like that, but her talent alone is absolutely broken.’
Though I suppose I can’t really compare myself to someone who possesses the Black Heaven.
Ha-eun’s growth rate was so explosive that even by the standards of ordinary Awakened Users, people couldn’t help but call it absurdly overpowered.
“Ugh. If I could train for as long as you do, I’d be able to learn things much faster.”
“Well, you don’t have much mana capacity.”
“You have an unreasonably large amount, though?”
Ha-eun protested with an indignant expression.
Even without comparing her to me, it was true that her mana capacity was on the lower side.
‘If anything, that’s my sister’s only weakness.’
If she had more mana, she could probably become several times stronger than she is now.
‘Hmm… but I can’t exactly give her my mana.’
For now, there’s nothing I can do but watch over her.
“Then I’ll head to the Association.”
“Already?”
“I still have some time, so I thought I’d go early and do some light training.”
The Association had training facilities available inside.
Though it was a bit inconvenient since there were many users.
“What? You just trained for nine hours—what more do you want to do!”
Ha-eun grabbed Kwon O-jin’s arm and pulled.
“That’s enough. Rest here for a bit before you go.”
“But—”
[I agree with her as well. Even today, you’ve been pushing yourself so hard that your mana circuits are on the verge of tearing.]
Vega flew over and grabbed the arm that Ha-eun was pulling, tugging along with her.
“Fine, fine. I’ll rest a bit before I go then.”
Kwon O-jin shrugged his shoulders in resignation.
“Then wake me up after about thirty minutes.”
As he said this and tried to head toward his room—
“…Wait.”
Ha-eun grabbed his shoulder.
“What?”
“If you’re going to nap, do it here.”
She pointed to the living room sofa.
“…Really?”
“Ahem! I-I’ll give you a lap pillow, so hurry up.”
Ah.
So that’s what she meant.
She really does take care of me too much.
“What, do you have a problem with it?”
“No way.”
There’s no reason to complain.
[This one is dissatisfied.]
“Huh?”
[Why do you alone seek to monopolize my child? This one shall also care for Kwon O-jin!]
Wait.
When did things suddenly turn out like this?
“Hmph. What could you possibly do with that form?”
[Hmph. This one can manifest in her original form for about thirty minutes. And how do you intend to give a lap pillow with only one leg?]
“W-what did you just say?”
The goddess has completely lost it.
“…You two, if you’re going to fight, I’m just going to bed.”
[Oh.]
“W-wait!!”
Ha-eun thrust her palm forward and shouted.
Vega’s and Ha-eun’s gazes crossed through the air.
[Ahem. It cannot be helped.]
Ha-eun and Vega, having dramatically reached a compromise, sat side by side on the sofa.
“Come here and lie down.”
Tap, tap.
She tapped her left thigh where it met Vega’s leg as she spoke.
“…But the position is a bit…”
Currently, Ha-eun and Vega sat side by side on the sofa.
For me to rest my head on her leg from here, my entire back would be placed upon Vega’s thigh.
An awkward position if there ever was one.
“No more talk—hurry!”
[Lie down at once.]
Ultimately, Kwon O-jin was pushed onto the sofa by the insistence of the two women.
An incredibly soft sensation spread across my head, shoulders, and entire back.
“Now, go to sleep.”
[Hehe. Entrust yourself to this one and close your eyes.]
“…”
No.
‘How could I possibly sleep in this situation?’
* * *
-Click.
“Welcome.”
After sufficiently unwinding (?).
Upon arriving at the Association Director’s Office, Han Tae-ho, Han Jun-man, and Lee Woo-hyuk were gathered.
The same composition as the members who had gathered before to capture Cheon Woo-sung.
“Shall we get straight to the main point then?”
The reason everyone had gathered today was to share information about the current state of the Black Star Society and the movements surrounding it.
Of course.
‘Though my purpose is somewhat different.’
I had no intention of stopping at merely understanding the situation.
‘To climb quickly, I need a stepping stone to trample upon.’
I had come to the Association to prepare that stepping stone.
“Hmm. Before we get into the main topic, though.”
*Click.*
Han Tae-ho withdrew an elegant silver case from the drawer.
“Take it.”
“This is….”
“Haha. Didn’t I say I’d give you a reward before?”
“Ah.”
Kwon O-jin’s eyes sparkled.
I thought it would take more time to prepare the sacred relic, regardless of anything else.
Was it already finished?
“It’s a sacred relic personally crafted by Kim Si-hu. As for its performance… hehe, you’ll know once you use it yourself.”
Han Tae-ho smiled with confidence and extended the silver case.
*Click.*
The case opened.

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