The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 126

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Episode 126
Episode 126
Jin-woo’s expression shifted strangely as he read the final message.
All the eggs around him were responding?
Of course, Jin-woo immediately glanced at Yu Ji-a upon seeing that message.
As expected.
A startled expression.
She’d clearly received some message.
What could it be?
Jin-woo was curious, but he couldn’t bring himself to ask.
He suspected she wouldn’t tell him anyway.
But then.
“Oh, o-oppa? A message suddenly appeared, and my egg has started hatching too…”
“Hmm, I see.”
Jin-woo was surprised to hear that.
Well, well.
Was this good?
Or was it bad?
From Yu Ji-a’s perspective, it was unquestionably good.
Normally, Yu Ji-a’s pet would hatch in the Garun Territory, the next region beyond Margantia.
But that timing had been accelerated.
Since I was currently treating Yu Ji-a as an ally.
This was hardly a bad development for me either.
But how long would she remain an ally?
That was unknowable.
So wasn’t that precisely why I’d been trying so hard to tell her more today?
And now, in the midst of all this, her pet was hatching.
The timing was impeccable.
While Jin-woo was lost in such thoughts.
Another message appeared.
[All eggs affected by the Mysterious Egg’s hatching develop a deep bond with the Mysterious Egg.]
[Two pets sharing a deep bond influence each other when together.]
[They will never oppose one another.]
Upon reading that message, Jin-woo broke into a grin.
The very concern I’d been harboring simply vanished.
And the message didn’t end there.
[Measuring the influence received before the Mysterious Egg hatches.]
[You have acquired Mythic Fragments during the hatching preparation.]
[You are affected.]
[You are affected by the First Title, ‘One Who Reached Myth’.]
[It surpasses legend.]
[It influences the eggs around it.]
At those words, Jin-woo’s eyes widened.
Surpasses legend?
What on earth did that mean?
The mysterious egg’s current rank was Legendary+.
In other words, legend itself.
Yet it surpasses even that legend.
Which meant it was heading toward myth.
Above all, hadn’t the title’s effect been mentioned?
‘The, the effect….’
Jin-woo hastily opened the title effects.
Then the title appeared before him.
『One Who Reached Myth』
→First Title
→A title bestowed upon the first user to reach divinity
→All stats increase by 10%
→Myth probability increases by 1%
Gulp.
None other than a 1% increase in myth probability.
Something I’d never experienced before.
An exceedingly minute chance.
And it was activating now.
Jin-woo was momentarily dumbfounded, but did that matter?
What mattered was that I was receiving its effects right now!
As Jin-woo was thinking that.
Yu Ji-a looked at him in apparent panic, trembling as she spoke.
“O, oppa. The, the rank is rising….”
“Hah, this is insane.”
“W, what is this?”
Jin-woo organized the current situation in his mind.
So the mysterious egg was hatching right now.
It influenced the eggs around it, raising their ranks as well.
And as if that weren’t enough, they formed a bond with one another.
To put it nicely, it was a bond, but ultimately it meant a hierarchical relationship.
In other words, Yu Ji-a was essentially bound to Jin-woo.
Having a black dragon as an ally….
And one whose rank had risen at that.
Then.
Jin-woo heard a tremendous sonic boom from behind him.
Crack!
Crackle, crackle, crackle!
A sound like something shattering as if space itself were breaking apart.
At that sound, I spun around in alarm.
Yu Ji-a, too, looked startled as she gazed at the enormous egg hovering in the air before her.
Her expression made it clear she couldn’t comprehend what was happening.
“Insane.”
“What… what is this?”
Both of us stared at the massive egg suspended in the void, our faces etched with bewilderment.
And on that egg.
Crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle!
Cracks were spreading wider and wider with a tremendous tearing sound.
It looked as though something would burst forth at any moment.
Of course, I knew exactly what it was.
But Yu Ji-a did not.
That’s why her eyes held both considerable anxiety and eager anticipation.
Well, it made sense.
The egg that had been dormant for so long was finally hatching.
And thanks to my influence, it would emerge at an even higher grade.
How could one not be excited?
I felt the same way.
To witness the birth of a black dragon right before my eyes like this.
It was somewhat disconcerting that it would hatch before my own egg.
But it felt like my subordinate was being born first to greet their commander.
So it wasn’t entirely unpleasant.
And in that moment.
“It’s coming.”
Gulp.
At my words, Yu Ji-a swallowed hard, audibly.
And then.
A brilliant light erupted from the cracks, blazing outward.
As the fissures widened, that radiance spread in all directions.
A light so intense it stung the eyes.
Though it was difficult to keep my eyes open, I forced them wide, desperate to witness every moment.
And there, within that dazzling, brilliant luminescence, I could see the silhouette of a dragon moving.
Radiant and beautiful light.
Within it, the shadow of a dragon gliding with noble grace.
At the sight of the dragon—elegant and formidable—I swallowed hard.
Is that… the black dragon?
But.
“Huh?”
Something was different.
The radiant light was absorbed directly into the dragon’s shadow.
Soon, golden scales that seemed to be crafted from that very light began to emerge.
Each one shimmered brilliantly—those golden scales radiating with ethereal beauty.
A golden dragon, flaunting scales as precious as gemstones.
“Wh-what?”
“Chirp?”
The dragon that had been a black shadow absorbed the light and transformed into a golden dragon.
Had it perhaps recognized its parents?
It flew straight to its master, Yu Ji-a, and nuzzled against her affectionately.
It wasn’t particularly large in size.
Still appearing as small as a hatchling.
But that wasn’t what mattered now.
I stared blankly at the sight before me.
Wasn’t it supposed to be a black dragon?
Why were the scales golden?
So it was a golden one, not a black one after all?
Just as I was thinking such thoughts.
A message appeared.
[Influenced by the mystical egg, the black dragon egg evolves into a black dragon divine beast.]
[A Legendary-grade divine beast, the Golden Dragon, has been born.]
[You have successfully hatched a Legendary-grade divine beast for the first time.]
[Users ‘Lin’ and ‘Jin-woo’ are granted the First Title, ‘Master of Divine Beasts’.]
What in the world was happening now?
Master of Divine Beasts?
That seemed like a title Yu Ji-a should have received.
I was receiving it too?
It was natural to be confused.
But I understood well enough.
‘I influenced the hatching, so I received it alongside her.’
I quickly opened the First Title to see what it offered.
What kind of effect could it possibly have?
Yu Ji-a was too occupied with the Golden Dragon nuzzling against her.
I should open it right away and check.
I could tell I’d obtained a title far better than expected.
『Master of Divine Beasts』
→First Title
→Title granted to the user who first hatches a divine beast
→All stats of divine beast increased by 20%
→All of Shin-su’s skill cooldowns reduced by 30%
It was an absolutely absurd title.
A message so incredible it made you want to curse with joy.
So this is the kind of title you get when you summon a Legendary-tier pet, right?
But Jin-woo and Yu Ji-a obtained it simultaneously.
Which meant.
Gulp.
Jin-woo swallowed dryly as he gazed at his possession.
A small egg that had suddenly emerged from his inventory.
An egg the size of a fist.
Remarkably diminutive compared to the dragon’s egg.
The egg floated gently, approaching Jin-woo with cautious deliberation.
Jin-woo received it tenderly and lifted it into the air.
Then.
He could see cracks gradually forming across the egg’s surface.
Crack.
Crack.
It felt somewhat similar to when the dragon’s egg hatched.
But it was fundamentally different.
When the dragon’s egg cracked, it felt as though space itself was tearing apart.
This felt entirely different.
As the cracks formed, waves rippled outward, and the surrounding space visibly distorted.
As if the world itself were undulating.
Witnessing this, Jin-woo swallowed dryly once more.
What kind of pet could possibly emerge?
Jin-woo stared blankly at the phenomenon.
Yu Ji-a did the same.
She’d seen the Golden Dragon, which had been nuzzling against her, suddenly bow its head and tremble violently the moment Jin-woo’s egg appeared.
In a way, it was only natural.
‘Just how extraordinary is oppa’s pet….’
Yu Ji-a thought upon witnessing this.
Jin-woo was no ordinary ranker.
Top-tier.
No, even that wasn’t sufficient to describe him.
She should have realized it long ago just from his name.
Yu Ji-a recalled Jin-woo’s name anew and blamed herself for not having grasped it sooner.
Setting aside her general lack of perception.
The lamp at her feet had cast no shadow.
And now Jin-woo’s pet was hatching.
What kind of extraordinary pet could possibly emerge?
A gulp.
Yu Ji-a and I stared intently at the egg.
The egg vibrated as if resonating with the world itself.
And the cracks spreading across it grew wider and wider.
The Golden Dragon trembled as it sensed this, its body quivering.
Not trembling from fear, but from exhilaration—a shiver of anticipation.
A Legendary-grade Golden Dragon trembling like that.
What on earth was about to be born?
Crack! Craaack! Crackle crackle crackle!
The cracks continued to expand.
The world itself resonated.
A deep hum! A profound, resonant hum!
As the cracks spread, the surroundings warped and tremendous energy began to concentrate.
As if the entire world was bestowing its blessings upon this egg.
Just as anticipation reached its peak.
A sound began to emerge.
Pop, pop!
The sound of the shell cracking and something bursting forth.
Witnessing this, Yu Ji-a and I widened our eyes even further.
What could possibly emerge?
But what was this?
Suddenly, two small arms burst from the egg.
And then came a sound.
【Yaaaawn!】
It was the sound of something stretching and yawning languidly.
What on earth was this?
I was too bewildered to gather my wits.
The egg completely shattered, and a form began to reveal itself.
A white creature from head to toe.
A cute little being, as if someone had sculpted a miniature human, stretched and yawned lazily.
Utterly anticlimactic.
There was no spectacular effect like with the Golden Dragon.
The egg simply cracked open and that was it.
“Huh?”
“Oh my!”
I let out a deflated sound, utterly taken aback by the sight.
Yu Ji-a’s face flushed with excitement at how adorable it was.
It looked less like a baby and more like a chibi character—a miniaturized version of something.
Gazing at the remarkably cute angelic-looking pet, she wore the gentle smile of a loving mother.
But then.
Yu Ji-a could sense something peculiar unfolding before her.
The Golden Dragon, who had been trembling in terror mere moments ago, was now quivering with something entirely different.
It was a tremor suffused with reverence and awe.
A trembling that carried a hint of fear within it.
‘Is that child stronger than the Golden Dragon?’
After all, Yu Ji-a was the one who had marveled at the Golden Dragon’s extraordinary stats from the moment of its birth.
Yet here was a being that could make even such a creature tremble with dread.
Yu Ji-a let out a soft chuckle as she watched Jin-woo, who seemed oblivious to it all.
He hadn’t realized it yet.
But that ignorance wouldn’t last long.
Yu Ji-a’s prediction proved accurate.
Right on cue.
A message materialized before Jin-woo’s eyes.
[A demigod has been born.]
[A demigod that rules over all pets has been born.]
[It has become your pet!]
[Please give it a name.]
“Huh?”
A demigod?
And one that rules over all pets at that?
After reading the message, Jin-woo gazed once more at the angelic creature still stretching and yawning in his palm.
This thing was a demigod.
This was truly beyond anything I could have anticipated.

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