Not A Regressor - Chapter 395

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I Am Not a Regressor Chapter 395
Fate-Reversing Star (8)
A training facility in Mapo District exclusively for Kwon O-jin.
The training facility, created by completely renovating a building that once served as a colosseum, was one of the few places where he—who far transcended the level of ordinary Awakened Users—could move his body freely.
The space was embarrassingly vast for a single person, equipped with cutting-edge facilities of every kind.
Even the location wasn’t far from where Kwon O-jin lived near Hapjeong Station.
The reason he could possess such a sweet training facility for personal use was entirely thanks to the astronomical wealth of the Colgrand Family.
Though it was a colosseum that had been left in semi-ruins after the First Rift rendered the sports market completely obsolete, this facility had once been a massive structure capable of accommodating over 60,000 spectators.
Converting such a mammoth building into a training facility for a single individual was no easy feat, even for a member of the Seven Stars.
Particularly for Kwon O-jin, whose foundational power was negligible compared to the prestige of the Seven Stars name, it was a luxury he could never have dreamed of.
‘Is this why they say you should find a good woman?’
Every time he came here, Kwon O-jin felt the overwhelming scale and let out a dry cough.
It felt like he’d become a kept man, sucking the marrow from his girlfriend’s bones with a straw.
‘No, it’s not just a feeling.’
If anyone else looked at his current situation objectively, he’d be the textbook definition of a kept man.
“Ugh… it’s not like I can’t earn money though.”
Who was it that said earned income could never catch up to asset income?
Though I received a monthly salary in the hundreds of millions from the Association, it didn’t even come close to Isabella’s wealth.
“Why the sudden talk about money?”
Isabella, who had been following beside me, tilted her head curiously.
“Nothing much. It just seems excessive every time I see this training facility.”
“My goodness, this facility is for you, isn’t it? Of course it should be this grand.”
Isabella shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly and continued speaking.
“Actually, I wanted to purchase all the surrounding land and build an even larger facility, but Roberto strongly opposed it.”
Thank you, Roberto.
“In any case, there’s absolutely no need to feel burdened. Even if you became unemployed, I’d support you for life.”
“…Well, I’m not unemployed, at least.”
A memory suddenly surfaced—an anecdote about a world-class professional baseball player being told by his wealthy father-in-law, “Our son-in-law may not earn much, but he’s such a good person.”
It felt unfair somehow, yet faced with the reality before my eyes, my head naturally drooped.
How could capital make a person feel so pathetic?
“Hmph, trying to seduce a man with money because you have nothing else to boast about—that’s so typical of the Colgrand Family.”
“…Aren’t you also from the Colgrand Family?”
“What? Bella was the one the family expelled, wasn’t she?”
“Th-that was Father forcing—!”
The two sisters began raising their voices at each other.
It had become such a familiar sight by now that it was practically part of daily life.
“Geez, those two never get tired of fighting.”
[Don’t they say that sisters grow up by fighting with each other?]
Though it seems both of them have already grown quite a bit.
“Anyway, there’s no need for all of you to follow along like this.”
[I wish to see with my own eyes how much you have grown since receiving the stigma of Ursa Minor.]
“Besides, there’s nothing much to do at home anyway.”
What was supposed to be a solo trip to the Training Facility to test my newly acquired powers had somehow turned into quite the group outing.
I exhaled a short sigh and stepped into the Training Facility.
The managers employed by the Colgrand Family maintained the facility daily, so the interior was spotless without a speck of dust.
After changing into comfortable workout clothes, I stood in the center of a vast field that had been converted from a soccer pitch.
“…Somehow I feel drained before even starting.”
A brief commotion had erupted when Cassia suddenly barged into the changing room, insisting on helping me change clothes.
I let out a weary sigh and completed my warm-up exercises lightly.
‘Then.’
I closed my eyes gently and concentrated my consciousness on my left chest.
Kuruk, kurururuk.
The first power I drew forth was that of Heukcheon, which had just completed its twelfth bloom.
Though the power of the Lyra Constellation stigma was still weak and I couldn’t use its full strength, even a fraction of it felt incomparably more powerful than before.
Black clouds of ink erupted from every pore of my body, spreading like mist.
Parts of my body repeatedly transformed into black clouds and reformed.
“Haa.”
A tingling sensation spread sharply down my spine.
The sense of omnipotence I could only feel when using Gaecheon burned through my entire body with heat.
The spacious Training Facility, which had felt grand moments before, suddenly looked like a sandcastle that would crumble with a single flick of my finger.
‘This is the power of the twelfth bloom.’
My prediction that there would be an enormous gap between the eleventh and twelfth blooms had proven exactly correct.
Kurururuk!
First, I unleashed an attack into empty space using only Heukcheon’s power, just as the Heavenly Demon had done.
The black clouds of ink that had spread like mist became a fierce tidal wave, sweeping through the empty air.
Kwarururung!
The sonic boom created by the explosion of air thundered like lightning.
Despite striking nothing but empty space, the shockwave alone sent tremors through the entire massive facility.
‘I’ve definitely grown stronger.’
It was hard to believe this was a restrained state of power—the force was overwhelming.
In terms of pure destructive power alone, it matched an attack using the Thunder God’s Body.
Compared to the Thunder God’s Body, which required considerable time to cast, the power dwelling in Heukcheon’s clouds could be deployed almost instantaneously—it was almost unbelievably potent.
‘But.’
I watched the Heukcheon clouds, which shifted form freely as if alive, with clear dissatisfaction.
‘It’s far too inefficient.’
It felt like swinging an unrefined lump of metal.
The power wasn’t weak, but the attacks themselves were too straightforward and monotonous.
‘And more than anything.’
Kuruk, kurururuk!
I could see the thick Heukcheon clouds surrounding me escaping my control, scraping the floor and lashing at the walls.
It meant I still couldn’t completely control Heukcheon’s clouds.
‘No matter how powerful it is, if I can’t control it, it’s useless.’
Kwon O-jin drew Heukcheon’s clouds back into his body, then this time he pulled forth the power of the Lyra Constellation stigma.
Uuuuuung!
The stigma inscribed on his left chest blazed with light, and azure lightning coiled around his entire body.
“Yeah, that’s it.”
It was like drinking a refreshing carbonated beverage when your stomach felt bloated.
Feeling the stigma’s mana move freely in accordance with his control, as if his limbs had grown longer, Kwon O-jin’s lips curved upward.
‘The Lyra Constellation stigma is still the most familiar after all.’
Finally, I blended Heukcheon’s power into the Lyra Constellation stigma.
Crack, crackle!
The lightning, now turned black, blazed ferociously.
“Phew.”
Having checked everything by using each power once, I exhaled deeply and drew the mana spread throughout my body back into my heart.
[…Remarkable.]
A soft exclamation escaped from Vega’s lips as she watched me from beside.
[Though there is the variable of the Sacred Domain… most Constellations wouldn’t even dare to think of opposing you.]
“I absorbed Polaris entirely, after all.”
If I hadn’t achieved this much, Polaris absorbed into Heukcheon would have clutched the back of her neck in regret.
“Still, I’m far from proficient.”
Perhaps it was because I had ascended to the 11th star so soon after reaching the 10th star.
Even I, who possessed an innate talent for handling stigma mana, couldn’t yet wield my power perfectly.
‘That’s something I’ll naturally grow accustomed to over time.’
For now, only admiration flowed from the sheer power of this newly acquired strength.
Both Heukcheon and the Lyra Constellation stigma’s power had grown incomparably compared to before.
“Now the only thing left is this trait called ‘Future Sight’….”
I couldn’t grasp exactly how to use it.
‘Normally when I acquire a new trait, I naturally understand how to use it too.’
For some reason, this ‘Future Sight’ trait didn’t paint its usage method in my mind.
Cassia approached the contemplative Kwon O-jin with measured steps.
“Why don’t you try moving your body a bit lightly?”
“Move my body?”
“Well, of course….”
Cassia lifted the corners of her lips slightly, sending a suggestive gaze.
“I mean we could have an intense physical conversation.”
Cassia pressed her chest firmly against Kwon O-jin’s arm and whispered, her long tongue flickering.
“Sister!”
With a thunderous cry, Isabella grabbed Cassia by the nape of her neck and yanked her back.
“W-what are you saying in front of everyone like this?!”
“Oh my, does that mean it’s okay when it’s just you and Kwon O-jin alone?”
“That’s not true!”
Isabella stomped her foot with an angry expression.
“Hehe. Don’t get so worked up. I’m just suggesting we have a light sparring match, that’s all.”
“A… sparring match?”
“My, what could our Bella have been thinking to get so flustered~?”
Cassia wore a sly smile like a serpent’s and poked Isabella’s ribs playfully.
Isabella’s cheeks flushed red as apples.
“Ugh, you really…!”
“Hahaha. Just teasing~”
Cassia burst into delighted laughter and turned her body back toward me.
“So what do you say, Kwon O-jin? Shall we have a ‘physical conversation’ together?”
“Hmm.”
A sparring match with Cassia.
‘It’ll be completely different from when we fought in the abandoned building.’
Back then, Cassia had sustained internal injuries so severe from her clash with Mobius that it would have been no surprise if she’d died.
Now that she’d fully recovered from those injuries, she would undoubtedly be incomparably stronger than during our fight in the abandoned building.
‘This is the perfect opportunity to gauge how much stronger I’ve become.’
I’d grown incomparably stronger compared to that time in the abandoned building as well.
There was no surer way to verify my progress than to face her directly.
‘And I might even gain clues about how to use precognition, just as Cassia mentioned.’
Having finished my thoughts, I nodded.
“Understood.”
“Excellent.”
Cassia nodded with a satisfied smile.
“…I’ll contact the administrator to raise the protective barrier to maximum strength.”
Isabella pulled out her smartphone and contacted someone.
Light burst forth from the floor and walls of the spacious training ground, and a powerful protective barrier unfolded.
“Do we have popcorn here?”
[Don’t forget this is merely a sparring match.]
Ha-eun, excited at the prospect of witnessing my sparring match with Cassia, and Vega, watching with worried eyes.
I stepped back slightly from Cassia and drew Dantalian from my waist.
Whoosh, click!
Dantalian transformed into a spear form in an instant, vibrating fiercely as if ravenous.
“Well then….”
I leveled the spear at Cassia and drew upon the magical power of the Lyra Constellation stigma.
Azure lightning wrapped around my entire body, burning fiercely.
“Shall we begin this intimate physical conversation?”
Cassia wore an alluring smile and snapped her fingers lightly.
Snap.
With a clear sound.
The black dress Cassia wore melted away, pooling at her feet.
Her pristine, bare form was laid bare for all to see within the vast training grounds.
“Wait, hold on.”
She protested that “physical dialogue” didn’t mean that.

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