The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 47

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Episode 47
Episode 47
I returned to the Mayor’s Mansion with Ron.
Naturally, the mansion was in complete chaos.
Upon seeing his son return, Count Zihoken wept openly and pulled Ron into his embrace.
My eyes grew a bit misty at the sight, though.
I absolutely was not crying.
In any case, Count Zihoken’s mansion, thrown into such turmoil, began to regain its vitality.
His son, whom he thought dead, had returned alive like this.
How immense that joy must be.
Of course, the reward was equally extraordinary.
Sitting in the reception room, I gazed at the items displayed on the table and involuntarily swallowed hard.
A full three Unique-grade items.
One of them is even Unique+ rank.
Gulp.
As I continued swallowing, Count Zihoken opened his mouth.
“I truly don’t know how to express my gratitude to you, Jin-woo.”
Wait, isn’t this already more than enough?
I should have recognized your worth from when you first gave me the Blessing of the Earth.
Count Zihoken is incredibly wealthy.
Three Unique items as rewards for just two Quests?
And yet he says he doesn’t know how to thank me?
Ugh, I’m getting dizzy.
“I’m only sorry that I can offer such meager items as compensation.”
“No, no. This is more than sufficient.”
“Hehe, you are truly a humble person, Jin-woo.”
Count Zihoken said this while gesturing for me to take the items.
A full three Unique items.
[You have cleared the Hidden Quest ‘Count Zihoken’s Son Ron’!]
[You have acquired substantial experience points!]
[Experience has been distributed to the Demon Sword Gram.]
[You have received items as Quest rewards.]
[You have received the Unique item ‘Full Moon Pendant’ from Felsia Mayor Count Zihoken.]
[You have received the Unique item ‘Random Skill Book’ from Felsia Mayor Count Zihoken.]
[You have received the Unique+ item ‘Yucria’s Greatsword’ from Felsia Mayor Count Zihoken.]
Three Unique items.
One of them was +, and another was a Random Skill Book.
Could there be a better reward than this?
I simply stood there with my mouth agape, staring at the rewards.
Jin-woo just stood there with his mouth wide open, staring at the reward.
I’ve never seen a reward this spectacular in my entire life.
Yet Count Zihoken bowed his head apologetically.
Saying he was sorry that financial constraints limited what he could provide.
And then,
“I felt this alone might be insufficient, so I prepared something additional.”
“This… this is?”
“It is the emblem of our House of Yucria. It will prove useful not only in the Deron Kingdom but in other nations as well. Please, I beg you to accept it.”
“Gasp… gasp.”
What I received was none other than.
[You have obtained the Unique Item ‘Emblem of Nobility’ from Count Zihoken.]
The Emblem of Nobility.
Wow, I’m getting this here.
It’s one of the most precious items there is.
An item you can never obtain unless you earn considerable favor from a noble.
Simply possessing it raises your reputation, and it can even be used as an identification badge.
A reward I never anticipated.
To obtain it here.
There’s a chance it might differ from what I know.
Let me verify it immediately.
『Emblem of Nobility』
*Grade: Unique
→This is the emblem of House of Yucria. Within the Deron Kingdom, it can serve as an excellent identification badge, and it will also prove effective in foreign nations.
→Reputation +1000
*The effect does not activate when stored in inventory.
Just as I remembered it.
If I use this together with the Demon Realm’s gate?
I should be able to enter most kingdoms and places without issue.
From what I recall, the Deron Kingdom has no hostile nations.
So entry into all countries should be possible.
Normally, capital cities deny entry to those of uncertain status.
That’s why people either perform ridiculous tasks or complete massive long-term quests to obtain identification badges.
Now I no longer need to do that.
I’ve essentially obtained an entry pass in advance.
“And whenever you need strength, please call upon me. I will lend my power at any time.”
“Your words alone are incredibly reassuring.”
“A noble’s word differs from that of a commoner. I stake my honor and integrity on this promise. Jin-woo, whenever you find yourself in difficulty, simply say the word.”
“Yes, I will certainly do so.”
This is incredibly reassuring.
A noble as comforting as a warm bowl of rice soup!
Count Zihoken of House of Yucria!
Someday, I’ll find a use for it.
Well, then I’ll keep that in mind.
Jin-woo rose from his seat and prepared to leave.
Every servant and soldier of House of Yucria saluted Jin-woo.
“To the eternal benefactor of House of Yucria! Everyone, salute!”
“Hurrah!”
“We shall never forget Jin-woo, not for all eternity!”
“Thank you so much!”
“You are the savior of our house!”
“Thank you for saving our young master!”
“Jin-woo is a true hero!”
“Woooooooooo!”
A thunderous roar of voices.
Everyone was singing my praises.
I had to admit, it felt good.
This is what the Pantheon is all about.
Help people in trouble, complete the Quest, earn rewards, and make people happy.
Even if they’re just NPCs, game characters.
Still, it’s not a bad feeling.
So, should I go check out my rewards now?
This Quest alone gave me quite a haul.
Most importantly, I got two Unique Random Skill Books!
Last time I opened one, I got Asir’s Curse!
Though there’s no guarantee something like that will drop again.
But with this feeling right now?
Oh yeah, it’s definitely happening!
‘Let’s go right now!’
The moment Jin-woo thought that, he changed locations.
When doing a gacha pull, you’ve got to go somewhere with good vibes.
Isn’t that the golden rule?
* * *
The only temple in Felsia.
The Ether Temple!
A temple that deifies the artificial intelligence Ether, they say.
Anyone could feel the good energy radiating from this place.
Doesn’t it feel like something amazing will drop here?
Plus, Ether?
Didn’t they shower me with rewards before?
Maybe if I pray here, something even better will come out?
I kept spinning with all my might, riding the wave of optimism.
At any rate, there’s no malevolent aura in this place.
With that thought, Jin-woo first examined the unique items he’d obtained this time.
The unique items given by Count Zihoken.
Namely, the Pendant of the Full Moon and the Longsword of House of Yucria!
What effects did they have?
『Pendant of the Full Moon』
*Grade: Unique
*Durability: 80/80
*Equip Restriction: Magic Power and Health each 100 or above, recognized by nobility
→MP Recovery Speed +50%
→Maximum MP +20%
『Longsword of House of Yucria』
*Grade: Unique+
*Attack Power: 200
*Durability: 250/250
*Equip Restriction: Strength and Agility each 100 or above, recognized by nobility
→On the 5th attack with this sword, the 5th strike applies critical hit at 100% probability
→Critical Damage +30%
→Critical Hit Chance +10%
‘Wow.’
These are absurdly powerful, aren’t they?
First, the Pendant of the Full Moon.
Just looking at it, the options were good enough that I’d believe it even if someone called it Unique+.
Especially for me, who uses Asir’s Curse—it was exactly what I needed.
Absolutely perfect.
And then look at the next piece of equipment.
A gasp escaped me involuntarily.
A weapon dedicated to critical hits.
Probability increase, damage increase, and the 5th attack guarantees a critical hit?
Insane.
The only drawback is that I need to attack with the sword itself.
‘If skills counted toward it too, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it an Epic-tier option.’
But even now, isn’t this already a broken weapon?
Regardless.
I’ll need to change my original plans.
It was time to retire the Cobolt set I’d been using for quite a while.
And with this.
I could probably retire the axe too?
‘The Longsword of House of Yucria has better attack power than Orc Karan’s regenerating bloodsucking axe.’
I’d been planning to use the Demon Sword Gram and the axe together for a while longer.
Inheriting the axe’s blood-draining option to Gram was a given, but I hadn’t had another weapon to use alongside it until now.
I couldn’t just inherit the axe’s option and immediately switch to a Cobolt Warrior’s sword.
The attack power difference was too significant.
So I’d been troubled about it, but now I’ve obtained another sword like this.
It’s wonderful.
Though I’ll lose the Cobolt set bonus and suffer stat reductions.
There’s no helping it.
Even wearing just the robe provides excellent benefits.
‘So these are the next items?’
A random equipment box from the Hidden Dungeon rewards and two unique skill books, no less!
These are essentially the main prizes!
Getting guaranteed items is already wonderful.
But how can one resist this kind of gacha?
This is precisely what drives people mad.
If the Pantheon had sold random boxes for cash?
They would’ve earned enough money to dominate the world.
Before my regression, jokes like that circulated constantly.
Anyway, shall I open them?
Of course, the random equipment box first!
[Will you use the unique item ‘Random Equipment Box’?]
[Upon use, the ‘Random Equipment Box’ will disappear, and one item of Unique grade or higher will be randomly generated.]
“Yes!”
No hesitation?
I used it immediately without second thoughts.
Equipment didn’t matter much—anything would do.
The important thing was the skills.
That’s what I’d thought.
But something unexpected emerged.
[You have obtained the Unique+ item ‘Crimson Hero’s Cloak’ from the Random Equipment Box.]
[Congratulations!]
Unique+?
It appeared just like that?
Bewildered, I opened my inventory.
What kind of item could it be?
『Crimson Hero’s Cloak』
*Grade: Unique+
*Defense: 150
*Durability: 160/160
*Equip Requirement: All stats 80 or higher
→All stats +20
→Skill ‘Unconscious Evasion’ is now available
→When using the skill ‘Unconscious Evasion’, all attacks are automatically evaded for 1 minute.
→Cooldown: 6 minutes
‘Phew.’
All stats +20?
If I take off the robe and equip the cloak instead, I’d gain all stats +15 more than the all stats +5 that came with the Cobolt set.
And there’s even a skill on top of that?
‘An evasion skill?’
I do have an invincibility skill, but isn’t its cooldown far too long?
Asir’s Curse, a quasi-invincibility skill, is the same way.
Its cooldown is over an hour.
But this one?
It’s considerably short.
It’s evasion, not true invincibility.
Targeted skills or instant-cast abilities can’t be evaded by it.
Still, it’s quite a respectable skill, isn’t it?
If an item could evade even those kinds of attacks, there’s no way it’s just Unique+.
It has to be at least Epic.
‘This is incredible.’
I’ve completely outgrown the Cobolt set.
Suddenly I have so much to sell off?
If I put them up for auction, how much would I get right now?
I’m actually curious about that.
Now that I think about it.
‘I haven’t sold the Dark Mage job advancement book either.’
I said I would, but I forgot about it.
Well, it won’t be strange to sell it later anyway.
We’re transitioning into the third day now.
If I’d listed it too early, it might have seemed suspicious.
I have more to sell than I thought.
Ugh.
I’m going to make more money than expected.
Let me think about that later for now.
I need to unlock the skill!
So let these distracting thoughts go away!
“Haaah.”
Why am I getting so nervous about this?
Because good things have been coming out so far.
I have a feeling something bad is going to come out.
Please, just let something good come out.
Ether!
I bow before you!
Ah, but I’m not using a wish coupon or anything.
Jin-woo pulled out the skill book while muttering nonsense to himself.
[Will you use the Unique item ‘Random Skill Book’?]
[Upon use, the ‘Random Skill Book’ will disappear, and one skill of Unique grade or higher will be randomly generated.]
‘Definitely high-tier!’
Jin-woo shouted it like that.
The skill book vanished as it emitted a brilliant golden light.
Judging by the effect, Unique grade?
It’s a bit disappointing, but Unique grade is still amazing.
Yeah, let’s think of it that way.
Actually, it’s good.
Next time something better will come out!
While I was comforting myself like that.
A message appeared.
[You have acquired the Unique+ skill ‘Six Light Slash’ from the Random Skill Book.]
[Congratulations!]
‘What?’
Suddenly Unique+?
Jin-woo hastily opened the skill window upon seeing that.
Is it really Unique+?
After checking just to be sure.
『Six Light Slash』
*Grade: Unique+
*Level: 1
→Infuse energy into your weapon and swiftly strike six times in rapid succession.
→Each strike deals 500% slashing damage.
→Consumes 1000 HP.
→Cooldown: 30 seconds
“Huh.”
This is quite an excellent skill.
The fact that it consumes HP is also quite excellent!
HP consumption in a situation where I have life steal?
That’s quite good!
Because of Asir’s curse, MP consumption was far more severe.
HP can be replenished through life steal.
But MP can only be recovered through potions besides natural regeneration.
“Excellent! With this momentum! Let’s go!”
A message appeared asking if I would use the skill book once more.
I ignored my doubts and activated it immediately.
Gacha is all about the flow!
That’s what I shouted internally.
Surely I won’t get something good here again.
I’m just going through the motions.
A decent Unique skill would be enough.
But perhaps it was because I’d abandoned my greed?
[You have acquired the Unique+ skill ‘Weapon Spear’ from the Random Skill Book.]
[Congratulations!]
『Weapon Spear』
*Grade: Unique+
*Level: 1
→Fires a powerful mana spear from your weapon to attack.
→Deals 300% attack power damage and ignores defense.
→MP Cost: 1500
→Cooldown: 180 seconds
‘What the hell? This is absolutely insane!’
As expected, abandoning greed was the key to obtaining something truly extraordinary.

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