The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 112

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Episode 112
Episode 112
I had decided to head to Ponia, but I didn’t depart immediately.
Why, you ask?
Because I had my own schedule to attend to.
Specifically, I had a moving day scheduled.
If not for that, I would have left for Ponia right away.
Well, there’s nothing I can do about it.
It would be best to log out quickly and get to bed early for tomorrow’s move.
After sleeping and waking up, I took care of various tasks.
The capsule was handled automatically, and the move proceeded smoothly without a hitch.
“Hmm.”
There’s less to do than I expected?
I wondered if I had gone to bed too early.
But that wasn’t it.
There was still something else I needed to do.
Furniture, of all things!
I had purchased an expensive home worth nearly five billion won—I couldn’t just pick any furniture to place in it!
For now, I could use my old bedding, but I still needed to buy furniture that would match the space.
With that in mind, I decided to look around various places.
‘It would be a bit odd to use old furniture even after moving.’
It wasn’t as if I lacked the funds.
As I thought this over, I pondered where I should go.
The Department Store would be the safest choice, but I worried whether they would have a wide enough selection.
After a brief moment of deliberation, I reached a conclusion easily.
I could just go and decide once I saw what was available.
If I didn’t find what I wanted at the Department Store, I could always visit a furniture specialty shop later.
Besides, the Department Store should carry most things anyway.
Above all, it’s convenient.
The move was complete.
Just as I was about to head out to buy furniture.
Young-jin called me out of the blue.
“Hey, Young-jin! What’s up?”
-Hey, you idiot! Are you watching the videos being uploaded?
“Huh? Oh, right.”
-Right? What are you, crazy! How can the boss act like this!
“Isn’t it fine for the boss to act like this precisely because I’m the boss?”
Hearing my words, Young-jin paused for a moment, wondering if that was true.
Well, Young-jin’s point wasn’t entirely wrong either.
After all, Young-jin was handling even the matters I should have been paying attention to.
Thanks to that, my video revenue has increased considerably.
Not that it mattered much to Jin-woo, who was already a billionaire many times over.
Still, gratitude is gratitude!
So Jin-woo said:
“Okay! I’ll give you a bonus!”
-Hey! You know I’m not doing this for that, right!? I’m really grateful.
“Just one thing, just one. So what is it?”
Why would the usually composed Young-jin react like this?
I was curious.
But it turned out to be nothing special.
-Actually, can I upload the part about getting the Demon Sword? I’ve been sending emails since then, but I haven’t heard back, so I called.
“Ah.”
That would have been around the time Jin-woo was busy with the house contract.
I forgot.
Rather than admit I’d forgotten, I paused to think it over.
Could information about the Demon Sword appear in the video?
Would there be any real problem with that?
It didn’t seem like there would be.
Besides.
‘Kaiser is apparently trying to capture me.’
If it came out that the Demon Sword lets me teleport anywhere?
It would only make capturing me harder.
No—it would become nearly impossible.
And besides.
What would it matter if they found out I obtained the Demon Sword?
There shouldn’t be any real problem.
What could they do even if they knew?
Only then did Jin-woo begin to truly grasp his position.
I had entered the realm of the untouchable—beyond anyone’s reach.
Control aside, my current stats?
They’re insane.
So it didn’t really concern me.
Kaiser’s Guild?
Let them come if they dare.
I just finished demolishing a guild on my way back anyway.
“It’s fine, upload it.”
-But this is important information that’s going up, you know?
Young-jin spoke with some concern in his voice.
But Jin-woo smiled and replied nonchalantly:
“It’s fine. What could they do even if they knew?”
—Sigh. It’s simply lamentable that I can’t refute it.
“So you finished all the editing?”
—Huh? Yeah. Well, for the most part. I just need to upload it, but that’s only ten minutes anyway. Scheduling isn’t difficult either. Why? Want to grab a meal together?”
At Young-jin’s words, Jin-woo let out a soft laugh.
A meal?
I could eat anytime.
But there’s something I need to do first, isn’t there?
“Hey, I moved. Come visit.”
—Oh! I should get some jjajangmyeon! Okay! I’m coming. Where is it?
“Ah, I’ll drive over to your place and pick you up. Just come out.”
—Okay! That works for me. I’ll get ready.
“Sounds good. Call me when you’re ready.”
Jin-woo ended the call, already anticipating Young-jin’s reaction when he saw the place.
What would he think?
With that expectation in mind, he got in his car and drove toward Young-jin’s house to pick him up.
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“Damn, damn? Damn!”
A barrage of exclamations.
There was no clearer expression of amazement than this.
Young-jin stood slack-jawed, marveling at the breathtaking Han River view.
His expression said it all.
Even if you’re doing well, surely not to this extent?
That was the look on his face.
Seeing Young-jin’s expression, Jin-woo smiled contentedly and patted his shoulder.
“There were circumstances.”
“What circumstances lead to a five-billion-won house? I want those circumstances too. Can’t I have them?”
“You’re insane, you know that? Haha.”
“Wow, I always thought you were successful, but seeing the house really drives it home. When I saw those boxes over there, I thought you’d just dumped trash. Though I have to say, they organized it pretty well.”
“Tell me about it.”
I’d moved all the boxes and arranged everything properly.
But somehow, in this spacious and beautiful home, it all felt woefully insufficient—like I’d just left a pile of junk sitting around.
To exaggerate a bit, it really did look like trash had been dumped there, just as Young-jin said.
I needed to organize quickly and buy some furniture.
With that thought, Jin-woo decided to eat with Young-jin first, then head out to look at furniture.
Then.
Ding.
Both Jin-woo and Young-jin’s phones chimed simultaneously.
What’s this?
What could make both phones ring at the same time?
It looked like both had received KakaoTalk messages.
“Hm?”
“Ding?”
Both of them immediately checked their phones.
A newly created group chat appeared on their screens.
“Oh? It’s the kids?”
“Yeah. People from senior year. Wait, what’s this? Looks like they’re organizing a class reunion?”
“Oh.”
Jin-woo and Young-jin immediately read the messages out of curiosity.
They could see that Jin-heon, who had been the class president back then, had invited everyone.
Since Young-jin was the only one Jin-woo had been close to during senior year, they hung out well together, but there wasn’t anyone he particularly disliked.
And Young-jin felt the same way.
They saw the friends they’d been close to since middle school fairly often.
But a class reunion like this was a first for them.
Jin-woo smiled slightly and spoke.
“Are you going?”
“Well, there’s no real reason not to.”
“When is it?”
“This Saturday. Two days from now.”
With the date set.
It was definitely easier to make a decision.
I marked attendance on the poll and spoke to Young-jin.
“Hey, let’s go grab some food then.”
“Jjajangmyeon?”
“It’s a must when moving.”
“Ordering delivery to an empty place feels wrong. Let’s go out.”
Young-jin said that.
And Jin-woo nodded in agreement.
Eating in a house with barely any furniture would probably make me feel sick.
It didn’t feel like a proper home yet.
Young-jin had the exact same expression, so Jin-woo prepared to head out as well.
There was a Chinese restaurant nearby, so we went there.
The prices were steep, but neither of us was in a position to worry about that.
Besides, on moving day, the homeowner always treats!
“Hey, order whatever you want to eat.”
“Yes! I won’t hold back and order everything!”
I’d just bought a house worth five billion won.
There’s no way Jin-woo would be bothered by ordering whatever at a Chinese restaurant.
So Young-jin ordered what he wanted, and Jin-woo ordered his menu as well.
Before the food arrived, the basic side dishes came out, and the two of us chatted while picking at them.
Naturally, the first topic to come up was work.
“Even if the video playback speeds up going forward, you’re producing content so quickly that it’ll take quite a while to catch up.”
“Actually, that’s better. Less information gets revealed.”
“True, but wouldn’t it be nice to catch up quickly and do live streams too?”
“Hmm, live streams…”
Before my regression, I used to stream live regularly.
I wondered if I’d do the same this time, but the speed difference was so significant.
There were parts that gave me pause.
After all, if the videos uploaded to PanTube and the live streams differed too much, viewers would inevitably feel a disconnect.
I’d worried about that aspect initially.
But not anymore.
“It’s fine. I’m currently developing a secondary class, so there won’t be much content for a while anyway.”
“A secondary class? Ah, the one you got from winning? What is it?”
“Production class.”
“Ah, then the video quality will definitely suffer a bit. Plus, you’re trying to hide information about it, right?”
“Exactly.”
I wanted to keep my secondary class being a production class hidden.
It wouldn’t necessarily be bad if word spread.
But I simply didn’t want that.
Besides, I needed to synchronize the video pace somewhat anyway.
At this rate, it would take roughly a month?
As I was calculating the timeline like this.
Young-jin spoke up.
“The demon sword section will be done by tomorrow, so you’re not including the Demon Realm part, right?”
“Yeah, that seems better.”
“Then if we cut out the Demon Realm section, it goes straight to Falcon Village, so I can catch up in about two weeks.”
“Whoa? But wouldn’t that be too much strain on you?”
“Hey, I’m getting 500 a month plus performance bonuses—this much is nothing.”
Well, that was true.
I let out a soft chuckle, nodding as I watched my friend burn with enthusiasm.
Anyway, that didn’t really matter.
After talking a bit more about the videos.
I suddenly remembered that message from earlier.
A sudden class reunion.
It seemed like it would be fun, so I’d agreed to attend.
But it was awfully abrupt.
“Hey, what’s up with Jin-heon anyway? Even though he was class president, he’s suddenly gathering everyone like this?”
“Hmm, insurance? No, but didn’t he get into a good university?”
“Yeah, I think he did.”
“Ah, wasn’t he that type? The kind who likes to brag and show off?”
“Ah yeah, I remember now.”
As they talked, old stories came up.
Now that I thought about it, Jin-heon had always been that type.
The kind who got along with everyone but always had to show off.
He was unlucky, sure, but not someone I disiled.
His competitive spirit did make things awkward sometimes.
But isn’t that just how teenage boys are?
Beyond that, I didn’t pay much attention to Jin-heon, so I didn’t know him that well.
That’s what it seemed like.
Jin-woo and Young-jin reminisced about their school days, their conversation blooming with memories.
“Hey, that’s right. Young-jin, didn’t you have a crush on that girl in our class?”
“Hey, shut up! Are you insane? That was ages ago!”
Seeing him suddenly get flustered.
That’s pretty suspicious, isn’t it?
Jin-woo gazed at Young-jin with a bright smile.
Young-jin gulped down water in a panic.
Watching him, Jin-woo let out a quiet chuckle.
“Was it Hye-jung?”
“Cough! Cough!”
“Even after all these years, you still haven’t forgotten? You’ve dated other girls since then anyway.”
“Shut up.”
“Tsk, is that any way to talk to your boss?”
“Please be quiet, boss.”
“Hehe, so first love really is unforgettable, huh?”
Jin-woo teased Young-jin like this.
What? Me?
I had never experienced anything like that.
Even though I was teasing him like this.
I was still single, after all.
For some reason, I felt a bit sad.
It must just be my imagination.
“Looks like most people are coming.”
“Yeah, we’re not the only ones curious about the others.”
Despite the reunion being scheduled so suddenly, most people were attending.
And Young-jin’s first love.
Jin-woo thought to himself.
‘Something interesting is going to happen.’

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