Not A Regressor - Chapter 378

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I Am Not a Regressor Chapter 378
Interlude – Sisters (2)
[My child!]
The moment we stepped into the Divine Temple, Vega’s true form swooped down and embraced me with such force that I nearly stumbled backward.
She ran her hands across my entire body like an airport security officer, her eyes glistening with tears.
[A-are you hurt anywhere? Is your body alright?]
“I’m fine.”
I shrugged my shoulders and casually summoned Heukcheon.
Blue sparks danced through the air with fluid grace, shifting their forms as if alive.
The natural, effortless control of my power drew a relieved sigh from Vega’s lips.
“What about you, Vega? Are all your restrictions lifted?”
[There are still some remaining. But I should be able to manifest fully by next week.]
“That’s good to hear.”
I offered a faint smile and glanced around the temple.
“Where’s Riak?”
“Right here, brat.”
Riak emerged leisurely from the staircase leading to the Temple Basement.
His silver fur, which covered his entire body, was thoroughly drenched as if he’d just emerged from water—he must have been training until moments ago.
“So you fought the Black Star Constellation?”
“Yeah, that’s how it turned out.”
“Huh, now you’re winning against Constellations too… what’s next?”
Riak shook his head with an expression of exasperation.
I let out a quiet laugh and continued.
“I still have to fight the Heavenly Demon, so a Constellation is nothing.”
“Well… you’re not wrong about that.”
Riak’s gaze fixed on my left chest as he spoke.
“So you consumed the Black Star Constellation with that ‘Heukcheon’ of yours, didn’t you?”
“That’s…”
I hesitated for a moment before nodding silently.
There was no point hiding it anymore—my possession of Heukcheon was already exposed.
“Grrr.”
Riak stared sharply at me as I nodded.
Though his gaze was piercing, it held no malice—only confusion and bewilderment.
‘I suppose that’s understandable.’
Vega had many opportunities to open her heart to me after becoming my lover, but Riak had no such luxury.
Ever since my true identity was revealed, things between Riak and me had grown quite awkward.
“…Fine, I understand.”
Riak turned away with a complicated expression.
“I still have training to finish, so I’ll take my leave.”
“Riak…”
I reached out to stop Riak as he trudged toward the Temple Basement, but my arm fell back to my side with a bitter expression.
Regardless of the reason, the awkwardness between us was entirely my fault.
I had no right to complain about Riak avoiding me.
Vega was sighing with regret as she watched us both when—
“Kid.”
“Huh?”
“…Let’s spar together sometime later.”
*Ahem.*
Riak let out an awkward cough and averted his gaze.
A natural smile spread across my lips.
The strained atmosphere melted away like snow in spring.
“You’re embarrassed, aren’t you?”
“W-who said I was embarrassed!”
Riak bared his teeth and growled fiercely.
I burst into laughter and approached him, giving his back a light pat.
“Right, let’s fight sometime. This time, I’d beat you even at the Star Palace.”
“Hmph. For someone who couldn’t last five seconds and got knocked flat on his back, you’re awfully cocky.”
“Hey, that was years ago. Why bring it up?”
“It’s not wrong, is it?”
Riak’s lips curled up smugly.
My eyebrows shot up.
It felt like a close friend telling me, “You’re terrible at games.”
My competitive spirit, which usually remained unmoved by most provocations, ignited like wildfire.
“Want to fight right now?”
“Hmph, forget it.”
“What, are you scared?”
“What?”
Riak and I glared at each other fiercely.
[Both of you, stop it.]
Vega stepped between us as if she couldn’t take it anymore.
[Sigh. How do men manage to stay so childish no matter how old they get?]
Vega sighed and clicked her tongue disapprovingly.
Riak and I, suddenly overcome with shame, avoided each other’s eyes and coughed awkwardly.
‘Ugh.’
As the wave of embarrassment washed over me, I swallowed hard.
Perhaps because I’d grown up without male friends, this felt unfamiliar.
But still—
“I-I should head in now, kid!”
It wasn’t a bad feeling at all.
I watched Riak’s retreating figure as he descended into the Temple Basement, a faint smile on my face.
[Sigh. The friendship of men is truly simple.]
“Well, that’s the only advantage they have.”
Kwon O-jin shrugged and approached Vega.
He pulled a piece of paper from his pocket and held it out to her.
“Vega, do you happen to know who this person drawn on this paper is?”
[Hmm?]
Vega tilted her head and accepted the paper with the white-haired man drawn on it.
[…!]
Vega’s eyes widened in shock.
She stared at Kwon O-jin with trembling golden eyes.
[Where did you see this person?]
“Why?”
[I asked you where you saw him!]
Vega cried out urgently.
The vivid fear and anxiety radiating from her eyes caused Kwon O-jin’s expression to stiffen.
Who exactly was this white-haired man that Vega was reacting so intensely?
“I saw him in Lee Shin-hyuk’s memories.”
[Then… you didn’t see him directly.]
A relieved sigh.
Vega exhaled a breath of relief and placed her hand over her chest.
“Who is he?”
[Hmm.]
Vega hesitated for a moment before speaking in a lowered voice.
[His name is Mobius. He is the Constellation of Ophiuchus and the first Constellation to violate the Divine Law and manifest on Earth.]
The first Constellation to violate the Divine Law.
An existence that broke the rules and twisted them to destruction.
“Explain in more detail.”
[Very well.]
Vega nodded and continued.
[It was not long after the First Rift opened.]
When the entire world was engulfed in chaos.
It was a desperate time when the demonic beasts pouring out from the Demon Realm covered more than half of Earth.
[For reasons I myself do not fully understand, I heard that Mobius violated the Divine Law and used the Sacred Domain on Earth.]
“If he used the Sacred Domain back then….”
Even now that the constraints of the Divine Law have weakened somewhat, back then it was difficult to manifest even in an avatar form unless one was a Constellation of Polaris like Vega.
If he used the Sacred Domain at that time.
“How did he not disappear?”
[I do not fully know that either.]
Vega shook her head and continued.
[In any case, unlike now, the Constellations of that time considered violating the Divine Law to be a grave sin.]
Well, the Divine Law currently constraining the Constellations was a set of rules created by the Creator, so it wasn’t strange for the Constellations to consider breaking them a ‘sin’.
‘It’s like the Ten Commandments in Christianity.’
The sacred law that forbade using a Constellation’s power outside the Star Palace.
Shattered.
Trampled and crushed.
“So that’s why they were expelled from the Star Palace?”
[That is what I have heard.]
According to Vega, when Mobius, who was once a member of the Zodiac Thirteen Palaces, was expelled from the Star Palace, the current Zodiac Twelve Houses were formed.
[I myself have never seen or spoken with him directly, but the rumors say he possessed power comparable to the Polaris Constellation, and that he was exceptionally cunning and brutal.]
“…Really?”
The fact that Vega, who had lived in seclusion within the Divine Temple and never set foot outside before meeting me, had heard such rumors meant Mobius had quite the notorious reputation even among the Constellations.
‘Power comparable to the Polaris Constellation.’
Just from Vega’s expression, I could tell he was a Constellation incomparably more powerful than Anselladus, whom I had faced not long ago.
‘So now I have another problem to worry about besides the Heavenly Demon.’
I pressed my forehead, as if my head ached.
“Thanks for telling me, Vega.”
[Surely you’re not thinking of pursuing Mobius?]
“No, I don’t think I could win if I chased him right now.”
If the hierarchy of the Black Star Society’s executives matched the hierarchy of the Black Star Constellation’s members.
Then Mobius would be the most powerful among them.
I had just defeated Anselladus, who was at the very bottom of the hierarchy—I couldn’t recklessly target the leader right after.
‘Well, this isn’t an RPG game, and I can’t just encounter someone whenever I want later.’
At least I had no intention of directly pursuing Mobius.
[A wise decision.]
“Then I should head back.”
[A-already leaving?]
Vega looked at me with a disappointed expression.
I gave a bitter smile and told her about Isabella.
[Ah, I see. From that child’s perspective, she would certainly feel hurt.]
Vega, understanding my meaning, gently pinched my cheek.
[You really are a bad one.]
“Ugh.”
[Hehe. Then go tomorrow and comfort that child well.]
“Got it. Let’s see each other once your restriction ends, Vega.”
[M-must I wait until then?]
She couldn’t even wait a week.
I chuckled and nodded.
“I’ll come visit once more if I have time before then.”
Though I didn’t want to admit it.
In any case, to strengthen the power of the Lyra Constellation’s stigma, I needed to periodically perform the ‘Stellar Communion’ with Vega.
[Take care of yourself, my child.]
I turned away from Vega, who waved goodbye with a gentle smile, and stepped out of the Divine Temple.
And.
Until Vega’s restrictions were lifted, I would not return to the Star Palace.

* * *
“Let’s see… she said she’d arrive at 8:20 PM, right?”
I drove toward Incheon International Airport and confirmed the flight arrival time that Roberto had given me.
Isabella’s return was scheduled for late evening—she seemed ready to abandon everything, family and all, to come back, despite still having much unfinished business in Italy.
‘There’s no need to rush like this.’
But what could I do if she insisted on coming?
I let out a short sigh and arrived at Incheon International Airport.
I went to the designated exit and waited for Isabella.
“It’s strange—the airport seems empty.”
Isabella was arriving on the Colgrand Family’s private jet rather than a commercial flight, so the exit where she was supposed to appear was devoid of people.
I set down the shopping bag containing an expensive bottle of wine—part gift, part apology—beside my chair and waited for Isabella to emerge.
By 8:30 PM.
“She’s probably going through immigration by now.”
9 PM.
“…It’s taking longer than expected. With a private jet, she shouldn’t even need to claim baggage.”
9:30 PM.
“Did the flight get delayed?”
No.
Come to think of it, there was no reason for a private jet to be delayed.
I furrowed my brow, staring endlessly at the empty airport exit, when—
Bzzzzzz!
My smartphone vibrated in my pocket.
The name on the screen was Roberto’s.
“Hello?”
-Oh, Kwon O-jin! Has the young lady arrived?!
“No. I’ve been waiting, but she hasn’t come out for an hour now. What’s going on?”
-Ah, a-ah. H-how could something so unthinkable happen….
Roberto’s voice trembled with terror.
“What happened?”
I suppressed the ominous premonition creeping down my spine and asked.
Roberto continued in a shaking voice.
-The young lady’s plane… it’s d-disappeared.
What?

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