Not A Regressor - Chapter 362

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I Am Not a Regressor Chapter 362
Three Days of Leave (8)
[Mmm…]
Vega opened her eyes groggily, lying on a bed crafted from the remnants of Heukcheon.
She cautiously felt around the space beside her, and when her hand grasped nothing, she rose with a disappointed expression.
[My child?]
Not far away, I could see Kwon O-jin tearing at his hair while exhaling a deep sigh.
[My, my child!]
Had something happened to Kwon O-jin?
Vega sprang up with an alarmed expression and flew to where Kwon O-jin was in an instant.
[What, where does it hurt?]
“Huh?”
Kwon O-jin, who had been tearing at his hair, shook his head.
“It’s not that anything hurts.”
[Then why were you tearing at your hair so intensely just now?]
“Well… that’s…”
[Why can’t you answer me!]
“It’s just…”
No matter how shameless Kwon O-jin was, how could he possibly explain that he’d become a 10-Star by indulging in the dense stellar union with her?
Kwon O-jin could only move his lips without finding the words to continue.
[Answer me at once!]
Please wait just a moment, Goddess.
There is a reason I cannot speak of this.
[Again, you intend to hide the truth from me again!]
“That’s not it.”
[How… how can you trust me so little?]
“No.”
[If you’re in pain, say you’re in pain; if you’re suffering, say you’re suffering—why is that so difficult!]
“Calm down and listen to me.”
[Is this a time to calm down?!]
Vega’s eyes glistened with tears as she pulled Kwon O-jin’s head to her chest.
The sight of him tearing at his hair as if in agony.
It was likely a side effect of Heukcheon that she knew nothing of.
As always, he had endured the pain in silence, never uttering a word of suffering to anyone, lest his solitary anguish be discovered.
[I beg you… I cannot bear to see you carrying your pain alone any longer.]
Vega spoke with a sorrowful voice, her eyes moistening.
Buried between her soft breasts, Kwon O-jin opened his mouth.
“I’m… I’m a ten-star now.”
[Hm? What did you say?]
“Pfft!”
Kwon O-jin barely escaped her embrace, a soft sensation lingering on his cheek like an afterimage. He cleared his throat awkwardly and answered.
“I’ve become a 10-Star.”
[W-what?]
Vega’s eyes widened round as a rabbit’s.
10-Star?
Suddenly reaching 10-Star?
[Could it be because of the energy in the Grave of Stars?]
“….”
Yes.
Of course she’d react like that upon hearing I suddenly became 10-Star.
“…sigh.”
In the past, I would have brushed it off vaguely.
‘But I’ve decided not to live that way anymore.’
Kwon O-jin exhaled a short sigh and turned to face Vega.
[Why, why are you suddenly sighing? Are you hurt somewhere after all….]
“It’s not the Grave of Stars’ influence. The power of the Lyra Constellation stigma has been growing stronger recently anyway.”
[Recently, you say….]
“Ever since I became your lover.”
[…!]
At the still unfamiliar word ‘lover,’ Vega’s shoulders trembled slightly.
Only for a moment.
[W-wait. Then surely….]
Vega seemed to have grasped the cause of Kwon O-jin’s ascension to 10-Star.
The goddess’s cheeks flushed crimson as if heated by flame.
[Y-you’re saying you reached 10-Star because of our divine union?!]
“…probably.”
Kwon O-jin shook his head as if he couldn’t believe it himself.
He couldn’t pinpoint the exact cause.
But it was certain that the Lyra Constellation stigma had grown stronger through our union.
[S-so if I and you were to continue our divine union….]
“The stigma’s power would grow that much stronger.”
[…!!!]
The goddess’s eyes widened in astonishment.
Vega, looking flustered, began bouncing on her feet, then clenched her fists and let out a cheer.
[Excellent!]
“…huh?”
[N-no, no! Not excellent!]
Which is it.
What language is “not excellent” anyway.
[A-ahem! So I have reason to continue our divine union with you regularly from now on!]
“Well, I’ve only just reached the tenth star, so for now it should be fine….”
[What are you saying!]
Vega placed her hands on her hips and continued in a stern voice, as if scolding a child throwing a tantrum over side dishes.
[Don’t you have an important mission to change the fate of the world!]
“But that doesn’t mean….”
[Ahem!]
Vega shook her head firmly.
[This isn’t just for the two of us—it’s for those two children as well, isn’t it!]
“…That’s true.”
Well, if the power of the Lyra Constellation stigma grew stronger, I could certainly protect Ha-eun and Isabella more reliably. It wasn’t wrong to say that.
[Ahem, I suppose there’s no helping it!]
Vega cleared her throat awkwardly and turned her head away.
[It’s, it’s not my intention! But for the fate of the world and those two children! I must sacrifice this body of mine!]
Despite her attempt at a solemn declaration, her lips trembled as she couldn’t suppress the corners of her mouth from rising.
Kwon O-jin let out a soft chuckle and shook his head.
“You don’t need to force reasons like that.”
[No, it’s not forced!]
“Even if the Lyra Constellation stigma hadn’t grown stronger, we can be together whenever we want from now on.”
[Mm.]
As I gently placed my hand on Vega’s waist and kissed her, sparks began crackling above her head.
[W-we should head back now.]
Vega hurriedly turned around and walked briskly out of the Grave of Stars.
Kwon O-jin followed behind her with a faint smile.
[Y-you can come a little closer too.]
Perhaps because they had confirmed their love for each other.
With a far more relaxed expression than when they first started dating, she pulled my hand closer.
[Mm.]
“Why?”
As Vega looked down at our intertwined hands while contemplating something, she carefully linked her arm through mine.
Our bodies drew closer, and a soft warmth spread through my arm.
Vega turned her head slightly and opened her mouth hastily, as if making an excuse.
[When I see Bella and Ha-eun, they always do it like this, don’t they.]
Just as she said.
Both Ha-eun and Isabella preferred to link their arms through mine and press their bodies close rather than simply hold hands.
“You don’t need to be conscious of them like that.”
Vega had her own charm, didn’t she.
There was no need to force my actions to match theirs.
[…I wasn’t being conscious of those two children when I did this.]
“But just now….”
[B-be quiet!]
Vega pinched Kwon O-jin’s side and whipped her head around.
Kwon O-jin watched Vega turn and let out a hollow laugh.
‘She spoke as if she was conscious of Bella and Elder Sister.’
Perhaps she simply needed a convenient excuse to link their arms.
“Let’s go.”
Realizing his needless worry, Kwon O-jin shrugged and turned his body.
When they had arrived at the Grave of Stars, he had created a sphere of lightning and traveled as if riding a cloud, but on the way back, he walked slowly, savoring the lingering sweetness that remained.
[Today was truly delightful.]
“Me too.”
[Hehe. Things will grow busier ahead, but I hope we can have days like this again someday.]
“We can make the opportunity happen.”
As she rested her head against Kwon O-jin’s arm, drowning in the blissful afterglow—
“Siiiiister!”
From far away, a goddess with flowing pink hair came rushing over in a flurry.
Vega hastily released Kwon O-jin’s arm and looked at Spica with a flustered expression.
[Wh-what brings you to this place…?]
“I was curious, so I waited for you to come out!”
Spica gazed at Vega and Kwon O-jin, her eyes sparkling like stars scattered across the night sky.
For someone who loved romance so much she would leap from sleep at its mention, there was no way she could ignore her curiosity about the contents of Vega and Kwon O-jin’s secret grave date.
“How was the Grave of Stars? Huh? Huh? It’s a bit eerie, but it’s such a beautiful place, right?”
Spica bounced forward cheerfully.
Vega squinted slightly and reached her hand toward Spica.
Crackle, crackle, crackle!
Blue lightning ignited at her fingertips.
“Kyaaaaaaagh!”
[Excessive curiosity invites calamity.]
Having turned Spica into a roasted constellation, Vega snorted and whipped her head away.
Her expression was far from pleasant, clearly displeased at having her intimate time with Kwon O-jin interrupted.
“Ugh… Sorry, sister… But I just couldn’t contain my curiosity.”
Spica was well aware that she had interrupted the couple’s intimate date.
But she simply could not help herself.
‘The goddess of Lyra Constellation on a date with a human lover!’
Among hundreds of constellations, Polaris stood at the very apex.
For Vega, who was so cold and taciturn that some even said she would be more fitting for Cygnus Constellation—which actually wielded the power of ‘cold’—than Deneb, how could anyone remain calm upon hearing she was dating someone?
‘This is a dereliction of duty as the goddess of Virgo, an absolute dereliction!’
Spica exhaled excitedly and stepped closer to Vega.
“Just five minutes! If you tell me for just five minutes, I won’t bother you anymore, please!”
[How unseemly for a constellation to behave so carelessly before a child.]
Vega was about to scold Spica with a stern expression.
“…Huh?”
Spica’s eyes widened in a perfect circle as she tilted her head with curiosity.
Sniff sniff.
As if she had suddenly become the Constellation of Canis Major, Spica leaned in close to Vega and began to smell her.
Vega’s expression twisted into something far more savage.
[What are you doing right now….]
“Sister, you didn’t… do it at the Grave of Stars, did you?”
[…!]
Vega’s mouth fell open in shock as she stumbled backward, her expression one of pure horror.
[H-how could you possibly….]
“Did you forget which Constellation I am?”
The Constellation of Virgo.
As the goddess of chastity and love, it was hardly difficult for her to notice the changes in Vega.
“Not only did you get a human lover, but outdoor play too….”
[T-that’s not what happened!]
Spica stared at Vega with trembling eyes, as if unable to believe what she was hearing.
Just before Vega lost her composure to shame, Kwon O-jin stepped between them.
“It was I who suggested it first.”
Fearing that Vega might lock herself away in the Divine Temple again, he redirected the blame toward himself.
“…You did?”
Spica’s eyes narrowed as she turned to look at Kwon O-jin.
Kwon O-jin nodded and continued with an unflustered tone.
“Surely you are well acquainted with the legend surrounding the Grave of Stars, are you not?”
A goddess with the temperament of a pubescent girl obsessed with tales of love.
There was no way Spica, of all Constellations, could be unaware of the legend that lovers bound at the tomb would spend a hundred years together in harmony.
Yes.
She should certainly know it.
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
[W-wait! Wait just a moment, my child!]
Vega, trembling with shame, clamped her hand over Kwon O-jin’s mouth in alarm.
Spica tilted her head, her expression one of utter bewilderment as she looked at Kwon O-jin.
“What legend about the Grave of Stars?”
“…Ah.”
A quiet groan escaped from Kwon O-jin’s lips.
‘I’m doomed.’

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