The 7th-Run Regressor Collects Calamities - Chapter 67

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Episode 67. Showcase (2)
“Royal Mark and Snow Cold. Fine names indeed.”
Ryu Jin nodded with a smile, as if agreeing with the names Eun Seo-jin had chosen.
“Ha… this….”
He fidgeted in his seat as though ready to leap up at any moment.
“I have a feeling this is going to be fun for a while… Seo-jin, of course you’ll need to spar to get used to the blade, right?”
“That is precisely what I wish. Shall we begin tomorrow?”
Eun Seo-jin sheathed the sword and pulled his mask down below his chin.
“With this blade….”
He swallowed the rest of his words.
‘I can follow wherever the guild master wishes to go.’
Then he turned to face Ryu Jin and bowed—deeply, profoundly.
It was the highest courtesy he could offer now.
“Wh-why are you—!”
Ryu Jin flailed his hands in alarm.
Just as everyone seemed ready to call it finished, Ryu Jin stopped the group.
“Ah, wait just a moment! There’s still one more thing!”
He produced a small wooden box.
When the lid opened, a single ring came into view.
Compared to the shield and sword, it was remarkably plain for something he claimed to have crafted.
“Huh? What’s that supposed to be?”
“It’s for the guild master.”
Ryu Jin looked toward Song Ji-hu.
“Well… the core material is a sound resonance crystal. When you use your skills and mental power leaks out, the mechanism channels it back through resonance and contains it.”
Ryu Jin explained matter-of-factly.
“The nosebleeds you get every time you come back from a dungeon run….”
The cheerful bustle of the workshop fell silent in an instant.
“I hope it proves at least somewhat helpful.”
All eyes turned to Song Ji-hu. It was something everyone had noticed, whether they acknowledged it or not.
Moreover, Eun Seo-jin had personally experienced the mental connection—including Mental Dive—so he understood better than anyone how much mental power Song Ji-hu was expending.
“…I’m grateful.”
Song Ji-hu slipped the ring Ryu Jin offered onto his finger.
“Hmm, hmm….”
He immediately began activating three skills at once: Mental Sensing, Mental Barrier, and Residual Thoughts.
The mental power consumption was noticeably reduced—perhaps by half compared to before. The temples that usually throbbed with pain felt nothing now.
“Ha, a monster… you just activated three skills simultaneously, right? Even for a Psychic-type, is that possible?”
Matsumoto Leo shook his head in disbelief.
“…Good.”
At those two words, Ryu Jin broke into a beaming grin.
Of course, there was still much room for improvement, but this alone held plenty of value.
“Then….”
“I’m not finished yet!”
“Still more?!”
Lim Jae-hyuk raised his voice in exasperation.
“Just how many days haven’t you slept?!”
Now they had an answer for Ryu Jin’s pitiful appearance.
“Ah, this one… I did get some help from another source….”
The last thing Ryu Jin produced was a black leather coat.
“You seem to place special emphasis on mental power, so….”
The moment Song Ji-hu touched the leather coat, he recognized the material—an imaginary creature that wards off nightmares.
“Mare leather….”
“Oh! You know it right away, of course. Abyss Mare leather. I was fortunate enough to win it at an auction. Young-su here helped me quite a bit with that.”
When Song Ji-hu turned his gaze, Yoon Young-su gave a slight nod.
“That’s truly all of it now.”
Song Ji-hu donned the coat without a word. He straightened the collar once and simply nodded, but for Ryu Jin, that was enough.
“All the implements are rather unique….”
Ayase Haruka tilted her head in thought.
“It feels as though they were forged as weapons from the very beginning. What do you think, Leo?”
Matsumoto Leo, who had been quietly observing this whole scene, had his knuckles white-knuckled as his arms remained crossed.
‘How did a blacksmith of this caliber… slip through our intelligence network?’
There was only one answer.
‘Song Ji-hu again. The moment you try to hide something, it comes to light.’
A chill ran down his spine anew.
‘A frightening man.’
If he thought about how many people in the entire world truly understood Ryu Jin’s real value, he could say with certainty: none.
Matsumoto Leo barely managed to open his mouth.
“A blacksmith who’d have hundreds of billions standing in line just to commission him… that’s extraordinary.”
“Right? The oracle never lies. You made the right call staying with the Zero Point Guild, didn’t you?”
For a guild barely formed, each member was far too brilliant.
“Ugh—! Now our guild is truly complete!”
The moment Lim Jae-hyuk finished speaking, Ryu Jin simply slumped into a chair.
“Whoa, hey, what’s wrong! Youngest!”
“Ryu Jin!”
Everyone rushed over, and a faint glow poured from Ayase Haruka’s hands.
“The tension… seems to have broken. He’s just asleep.”
Though he’d insisted he was fine, the toll of burning through his entire body had to go somewhere.
***
At the very moment Eun Seo-jin was unveiling her new blade.
Employees working in the office building one block away stood slack-jawed, watching the results of Eun Seo-jin’s work through the glass windows.
“That’s… our guild? Insane.”
“I know… Eun Seo-jin is S-Rank, right? Is this what S-Rank hunters normally do?”
As the ice-covered building began to shatter and crumble in pieces, exclamations burst out from every corner.
“Right! Do-yoon! Do-yoon used to be a hunter too.”
“At that level… what would you call it? There are probably divisions within S-Rank, aren’t there?”
At someone’s question, Han Do-yoon poked his head slightly out and gazed at the sight unfolding beyond the window, his mouth opening slightly.
“I’m only a D-Rank hunter… so I can’t say for certain….”
Han Do-yoon’s lips moved silently for a moment.
“But I’ve seen S-Rank hunters from a distance before… and this seems even more… remarkable than those hunters were?”
“Wow… if Do-yoon’s saying that… then we really did land a good job. Right?”
“Completely. Everyone envies us. And it’s not like the salary is lacking either.”
“If anything, there’s so little work it’s embarrassing.”
While the other employees remained glued to the window, Han Do-yoon carefully snapped several photos with his phone.
“Really… it’s incredible.”
Once the commotion died down and everyone dispersed.
Han Do-yoon quietly slipped into the restroom and pulled out his phone.
[Urgent Report: Eun Seo-jin appears to possess capabilities exceeding her official report. Vigilance is warranted.]
He attached the photos he’d just taken and sent the message. Unlike the facade he presented outside, Han Do-yoon’s expression had hardened into something rigid.
“Vermin-like heretics….”
Han Do-yoon closed his eyes, briefly recalling his superior, and began reciting a prayer.
Then he left the restroom and returned to being his usual self.
“Sorry for the delay—”
A smile affixed to his face, he began greeting the employees smoothly.
“No worries, you just came back from the restroom. Want to head over there later, Do-yoon? Some of the staff were talking about checking out that collapsed ice building.”
“Oh! Is that allowed? Wouldn’t we be leaving our post?”
“Not really. We just make it a patrol and slip back. Everyone’s dying to see it.”
“Oh, then… if you don’t mind, I’ll join you.”
Han Do-yoon discreetly touched the phone in his pocket. There’d be far more information to gather by seeing it firsthand.
***
That evening, a modest after-work gathering took place in the vacant lot beside Ryu Jin’s workshop.
“For company dinners, it’s always samgyeopsal.”
Even as Lim Jae-hyuk grilled meat, Ryu Jin lay passed out in a chair.
“Go home and sleep….”
“He said he really wanted to attend the dinner, so what can we do.”
Yoon Young-su draped a blanket he’d brought from somewhere over Ryu Jin.
“Seriously, what exactly is that blacksmith? Turns out he’s an Awakener with no official Rank. Is he some kind of Irregular?”
Matsumoto Leo casually tossed the question to Song Ji-hu.
“Well… he’s irregular in a sense.”
“Hmm… could we also ask him to make weapons for us?”
Any hunter naturally harbored longing for better arms. Good equipment was simultaneously the bare minimum and the absolute maximum for keeping one alive.
“From your perspective….”
Song Ji-hu took out the Compass and showed it to Matsumoto Leo.
“How much do you think this blade is worth?”
Matsumoto Leo recalled the weapon Eun Seo-jin had carried that morning.
“Excluding materials, just in craftsmanship fees alone? Starting from at least fifty billion won and up?”
Considering that the current highest-paid blacksmith in the world charged upward of one hundred billion won, it could be deemed quite high—yet Song Ji-hu tilted his head as if to say that was barely anything.
“It’s not widely known yet. Not many Hunters are wielding weapons from him either. Once it gets famous, one hundred billion will seem like pocket change.”
Song Ji-hu chuckled softly, glancing at Ryu Jin, who was still passed out.
“Whether to take commissions is the blacksmith’s choice. No matter that he’s part of our Guild, we can’t force outside work on him.”
At that, Matsumoto Leo’s face brightened considerably. Skilled blacksmiths were genuinely rare across the globe.
Especially those capable of producing S-Rank weaponry—you could count them on one hand.
“Excellent, excellent.”
Matsumoto Leo pondered what gift might win Ryu Jin’s favor, while simultaneously recalling his own weapon and smiling with satisfaction.
“A document has arrived from the Hunter Association.”
Just then, Yoon Young-su, who’d been checking his tablet, turned the screen toward Song Ji-hu.
“It’s regarding paperwork for the overseas assignment, but… there’s also a rather earnest request mixed in asking you to reconsider.”
“Ignore it.”
Wherever he went, the Hunter Association wasn’t his concern. As long as he did the work according to contract, that was all that mattered.
“Understood. And regarding Gate entry—as you mentioned, we’ve been assigned one unusual Gate, and the Association has contacted us saying they can substitute the Gate Clear reward with Mental Barrier support for the Hunters instead.”
“Accept that part. The more useful cards we have in hand, the better.”
The assigned Gate was B-rank.
“Echo Cave.”
It was a place he remembered. A suitable Gate for putting on a showcase, too.
“It’s almost like a field trip.”
“Ooh!”
Lim Jae-hyuk clenched both fists excitedly.
“I needed real combat to get used to the new armor and shield, and the timing couldn’t be better!”
“Uh—huh? A Shield?”
Just then, Ryu Jin suddenly jolted awake, scrambling to his feet and glancing wildly around.
“If you’re tired, sleep at home.”
“Yaaawn… It’s the Guild’s first gathering—I can’t miss it.”
Ryu Jin rubbed his sleepy eyes, straightened his posture, and drained a cool glass of water to shake off the drowsiness.
“Why don’t you have some meat?”
Matsumoto Leo, who’d shifted seats at some point, plated some well-cooked meat and handed it to Ryu Jin.
“Oh, meat. Meat! Thank you.”
Ryu Jin took the meat Matsumoto Leo offered and ate it, noticing all the people looking at him.
“But where are we going?”
“Now that the weapons are maintained, we have to test them in actual combat.”
At that, Eun Seo-jin silently tapped her new blade a couple of times.
Then Ayase Haruka, who’d been sitting quietly, carefully raised her hand partway.
“Would it… be possible for me to come along? I’ve never actually been inside a Gate before, and I’m curious to see what a dungeon looks like.”
“Haruka?!”
Matsumoto Leo’s face twisted unpleasantly.
However, Song Ji-hu studied her for a moment, then nodded.
“Let’s all go together. We’ll work on coordination too.”
“Song Ji-hu!”
“Leo! You don’t raise your voice to your benefactor. Besides, how much longer can I stay cooped up like a hothouse flower? There are enemies out there, after all.”
“Ugh…”
Matsumoto Leo clutched his head and groaned.
“Absolutely not S-Rank Gates. Never.”
“This party is tackling a B-Rank Gate. It’s overkill—like using a sword meant for cattle to slaughter chickens.”
“B-Rank or not, a Gate is still a Gate.”
Matsumoto Leo protested, raising his voice, but Song Ji-hu merely shrugged.
The 7th Returnee Collects Calamities
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: Song Tan
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: July 31, 2026
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