Not A Regressor - Chapter 218

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I Am Not a Regressor Chapter 218
The Serpent’s Head (11)
“Yes, that is correct.”
Cassia bowed respectfully, her head lowered.
There was no hint of deception in her eyes or voice.
Kwon O-jin grasped his disheveled head and bit his lip.
‘So… let me piece this together.’
The Heavenly Demon’s Heukcheon exists in an incomplete state.
To complete Heukcheon, the Fate-Reversing Star must be killed and absorbed.
But.
‘That bastard Lee Shin-hyuk died ages ago!’
Kwon O-jin tore at his hair, screaming silently in despair.
The moment he first awakened Heukcheon, Lee Shin-hyuk—who was originally destined to be the Fate-Reversing Star—had already perished.
‘Wait, hold on. What does this even mean?’
If both his Heukcheon and the Heavenly Demon’s Heukcheon were equally in an ‘incomplete’ state.
And if only his Heukcheon, having absorbed the Fate-Reversing Star, had become ‘complete’.
‘Then the Heavenly Demon’s next target would be…’
Kwon O-jin’s face drained of all color.
If the Heavenly Demon sought to complete his incomplete Heukcheon, then naturally his next target would be Kwon O-jin himself, who had absorbed the Fate-Reversing Star.
“Damn it!”
A crude curse escaped his lips unbidden.
He felt as though his head had been struck by a hammer.
The goal of a Transcendent who had created a Constellation was none other than himself?
“H-Heavenly Demon? What’s wrong?”
“…Nothing.”
Kwon O-jin steadied his racing heart and drew a shallow breath.
‘Calm down.’
If he looked at it positively, as long as he remained alive, the Heavenly Demon’s Heukcheon would remain incomplete.
Even if the Heavenly Demon targeted him, he possessed a complete Heukcheon and could defeat him…
‘Could I really? Honestly?’
Against a Transcendent who had created a Constellation, no less.
Did any method to win such a battle even exist?
“Sigh.”
This is driving me insane.
For now, he had to cling to the hope that the Heavenly Demon was so thoroughly hidden that even Cassia, who could be called his closest servant, didn’t know where he was.
If the Heavenly Demon made a move right now, Kwon O-jin would have no way to oppose him.
“Have you discovered who the Fate-Reversing Star is?”
“I have yet to uncover the identity of the Fate-Reversing Star.”
Cassia bowed her head apologetically.
“B-but if you grant me just a little more time, I shall surely find the Fate-Reversing Star!”
“No, there’s something I need to do first.”
“Something you need to do…?”
Cassia tilted her head in confusion.
Kwon O-jin continued in a low, measured voice.
“Lately, those flies have been buzzing around rather persistently.”
“….”
Cassia’s eyes gleamed with a chilling light.
She lifted the hem of her jet-black dress slightly and bowed at the waist.
“I shall obey the Heavenly Demon’s command.”
Good.
Kwon O-jin clenched his fist firmly.
They called it fighting poison with poison.
If he could use her to eliminate the Fly Constellation Faction, it would be like picking his nose without lifting a finger.
“Then, Heavenly Demon, what will you do…?”
“I’ll return to Earth for now.”
“I see.”
Cassia looked at Kwon O-jin with a hint of reluctance.
But that was only momentary.
“Understood. Then I shall send my children to ensure your safe passage back, Heavenly Demon.”
Children?
Kwon O-jin tilted his head and looked at Cassia with confusion.
Cassia slowly raised her hand and snapped her fingers lightly.
Snap.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
As she snapped her fingers, the very earth began to tremble.
The ground split open, and ferocious demonic beasts emerged from all directions.
“Grrrrr.”
“Screech, screech.”
Dozens upon dozens of demonic beasts.
I could sense that each and every one of them possessed a power so formidable it would be difficult to find on Earth.
‘This is insane.’
Kwon O-jin swallowed hard as he gazed upon the dozens of demonic beasts.
The ferocious creatures, like ravenous animals, bowed their heads meekly as if they had become gentle lambs.
‘So this was Cassia’s ability.’
The power to control demonic beasts.
Now that I thought about it, the mother beast that had charged at me so savagely had begun to wound itself with its sharp legs the moment it heard her command.
‘If that’s the case, then all the demonic beasts inhabiting the Demon Realm are Cassia’s subordinates?’
Kwon O-jin regarded Cassia with a tense expression.
If she could control every demonic beast dwelling in the Demon Realm.
It would literally be possible to bring about the world’s destruction.
“Have you tamed all the demonic beasts of the Demon Realm?”
“Pardon?”
Cassia tilted her head as if confused by the question.
Soon after, she shook her head with a faint smile.
“Hehe. No, I can only tame the demonic beasts that exist outside the domain of the ‘Kings.'”
Kings? What was that supposed to mean?
Were these like kings of the demonic beasts?
‘With so little information about the Demon Realm, I can’t even begin to understand what she’s talking about.’
In any case, all I needed to know was that Cassia couldn’t tame every demonic beast in the Demon Realm.
“These creatures will comfortably escort the Heavenly Demon to Earth.”
A massive lizard-like demonic beast crawled forward and flattened itself into a prostrate position before me.
I climbed atop the sleek, scale-covered lizard beast.
“Is it uncomfortable for you?”
“It’s somewhat uncomfortable.”
The scales were as hard as steel, so even being generous, the ride couldn’t be called comfortable.
“Still, it’s not impossible to ride….”
“Why are you wasting time instead of moving quickly? The Heavenly Demon says it’s uncomfortable.”
Cassia tapped the lizard’s head with a frown.
“Krrrrgh!”
The moment the lizard heard her command, it began savagely chewing its own extended tongue.
With sharp claws, it gouged out its own eyes and tore through the brain within.
‘What the hell?’
I quickly dismounted from the lizard, regarding Cassia with an expression of utter disbelief.
A chill ran down my spine at her willingness to order death without a single moment’s hesitation over a mere complaint about discomfort.
‘This woman is truly insane.’
Had the target been a person instead of a beast, she would have ordered its death just as readily.
“Let me see~ which one would be most comfortable for the Heavenly Demon to ride?”
Cassia glanced around, surveying the demonic beasts arrayed before her.
Her gaze settled on one creature with a lion’s body, a serpent’s tail, and an eagle’s head.
“Come here.”
“Krrung.”
The eagle-headed beast let out a low growl and approached Cassia, prostrating itself flat.
She ran her hand over the soft, brown fur covering the beast’s back with the care of a master craftsman shaping fine furniture.
“Yes, this one passes.”
Cassia nodded in satisfaction.
“Hehe. Heavenly Demon, would you like to try riding this one?”
“…Very well.”
I climbed onto the back of the eagle-headed beast.
The soft brown fur cushioned me like padding, making the ride far more comfortable than before.
“How is it?”
“Good.”
“Oh my, what a relief.”
Cassia nodded with satisfaction, her bright smile radiant.
“How long will it take?”
“Hmm. Since the nearest Dimensional Rift is quite far from here… it should take several days.”
Several days, then.
‘Still, being able to return is what matters.’
And I wouldn’t even need to exert myself running—just sitting atop the beast would suffice.
“Understood.”
“Ah… I wish I could spend more time with the Heavenly Demon….”
Cassia gazed at Kwon O-jin with wistful, tender eyes.
“There will be opportunities.”
“Hehe. Of course there will be. I shall visit you again in the not-too-distant future.”
Cassia grasped the hem of her pitch-black dress with both hands and bowed respectfully.
Her graceful, disciplined posture seemed as natural as that of someone born into an aristocratic family of renown.
I was curious about what kind of life Cassia had lived before meeting the Heavenly Demon.
‘But now is not the time to ask such things.’
I needed to return to the house where Ha-eun, Isabella, and Vega were waiting, as soon as possible.
“Then I’ll be going.”
Kwon O-jin grasped the mane of the eagle-headed beast.
Though its head resembled an eagle’s, the fluffy fur around its neck—like a lion’s mane—made for a perfect handle.
“Grrrrr.”
As I gripped the mane, the eagle-headed beast let out a cheerful cry and bounced adorably.
It swayed its serpent tail as if playing coy.
‘It’s actually quite cute.’
Perhaps because the beasts I’d faced before were so grotesquely hideous.
This one I was riding seemed all the more endearing.
‘From now on, your name is Poppy.’
Kwon O-jin gently stroked Poppy’s head.
“Oh, by the way. If you grow hungry on your journey, please have these.”
Cassia produced a large sack from the shadows.
Inside were various potato chips sold in South Korea, along with cola, cider, and other beverages.
“What is this…?”
“I cannot say whether it will suit the refined palate of one as noble as the Heavenly Demon, but these are the humble snacks that this lowly servant enjoys.”
“….”
I couldn’t quite picture Cassia munching away on potato chips.
‘I can’t imagine it.’
Kwon O-jin let out a dry laugh and accepted the sack of snacks.
“Very well.”
“Then please take care on your journey.”
Leaving Cassia bowing behind him, Kwon O-jin set out on his journey back to Earth.
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In the darkened room.
A woman with lustrous platinum hair sat on the bed, hugging her knees to her chest.
“…Kwon O-jin.”
Isabella murmured his name in a hollow, exhausted voice.
“I miss you, Kwon O-jin.”
Transparent tears streamed down her cheeks as she buried her face between her knees.
Before entering the Dimensional Rift.
The kiss they had shared kept replaying in her mind.
If only she had been more careful then.
If only she had paid more attention then.
By now, Kwon O-jin would have—
“Hic… hic.”
Her shoulders trembled faintly.
Isabella bit her lips as sorrowful tears poured forth.
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry, Kwon O-jin.”
She should have remained behind.
From the beginning, she should have used her command to force him into the Dimensional Rift.
As she wept endlessly, chewing on irreversible regret.
Crash!
The door burst open roughly, and light spilled into the dark room.
“Oh, Kwon O-jin?!”
Isabella scrambled to her feet urgently.
“What do you mean ‘Kwon O-jin’?”
“…Ah.”
Seeing Ha-eun enter the room, Isabella slumped back onto the bed.
“I’ve prepared a meal, so eat.”
“…I’m not hungry.”
Isabella turned her head away.
Ha-eun frowned and approached her.
“You haven’t eaten a single meal since you came back.”
“It’s fine.”
“Fine? Your face is half gone.”
As Ha-eun dragged Isabella, her body fell limply from the bed.
“…Kwon O-jin.”
Isabella seemed indifferent to whether she fell off the bed or not.
Like a broken doll, she merely stared into empty space with vacant eyes, murmuring Kwon O-jin’s name.
“Sigh.”
Ha-eun exhaled deeply and roughly grabbed Isabella by the collar, lifting her up.
“…Ha-eun?”
Isabella finally turned to look at her.
“Clench your teeth.”
Crack!
Ha-eun struck Isabella’s cheek hard across the face.
“…What?”
“What do you mean ‘what’?”
Ha-eun’s voice turned fierce and growling as she continued.
“Aren’t you going to save Kwon O-jin?”
“….”
Light gradually seeped back into Isabella’s vacant eyes.

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