The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 81

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Episode 81
Episode 81
After the commendation ceremony ended.
Jin-woo gazed at the Guardian Dragon’s Ring with a satisfied expression.
‘The effects are absolutely insane.’
Jin-woo examined the Guardian Dragon’s Ring options, which were so impressive they made him feel full just looking at them.
『Guardian Dragon’s Ring』
*Grade: Legendary
→Once per day, you can teleport to a designated location.
→Once per day, you can resurrect.
→Once per day, you can activate the skill ‘Dragon’s Strength’.
This truly deserved to be called a Legendary-grade ring.
The effects exceeded my imagination.
A teleportation ability, resurrection, and finally a buff.
Dragon-related items really do have incredible effects.
Effects that naturally drew admiration.
As for the other First Titles I obtained, they weren’t particularly impressive.
Both were effects related to territory warfare.
『Ace』
→First Title
→A title granted to the user who first achieved first place in contribution points during territory warfare
→Increased rewards in territory warfare
『Triumphant General』
→First Title
→A title granted to the user who first achieved an overwhelming victory in territory warfare
→10% increase in contribution points earned in territory warfare
They would be quite useful in territory warfare.
But for Jin-woo, who rarely participated in territory warfare, they felt like useless ornaments.
Well, at least I gained 2 additional stat points from them.
And there’s the Guardian Dragon’s Ring too.
Of course, if this were all, it would be disappointing.
No matter how many items I can obtain from the warehouse with contribution points.
It would be unsatisfying if this were the end.
But I also received something from Viscount Tailun.
‘I never expected to get this again.’
Jin-woo chuckled as he looked at what he had extracted.
Massive amounts of gold?
That wasn’t particularly important.
I wasn’t happy just because of something like that.
It was none other than a map!
It was the same type of map I had obtained from the Demon Realm when I acquired Bryunack.
But if there was a difference?
‘That was a fragment, and this is a completed map!’
As expected, even the grade was different.
『Map Marking Where Legends Are Buried』
*Grade: Quest Item
→A map that might lead you to discover legends if you follow it.
→You can acquire a Quest by following the map.
Just how much profit was I extracting from a single territorial war?
The Guardian Dragon’s Ring alone was incredible with its option to teleport to designated locations.
And I obtained all of this at once.
But this wasn’t the end.
Where had I gone now?
It was obvious.
None other than the Count’s Warehouse!
In truth, nobles often don’t even know what’s stored in their own warehouses.
Why?
Because throughout their long histories, they often lose track of what they’ve collected.
Well, that was good.
‘What could be good about it? Actually, was there any need to worry?’
I gazed with satisfaction at the points displayed before my eyes.
They were none other than merit points.
But the amount was extraordinary.
[12,183P]
A whopping twelve thousand!
I had never seen merit points in such quantities in my entire life.
I had never witnessed such amounts even in videos.
Considering that before regression, the top merit point holder typically had between two and three thousand,
this was an astronomical figure.
It was essentially six times that amount.
With this much, I could choose anything without concern.
The moment I entered the warehouse, items were stacked everywhere.
There were skill books, and a considerable number of high-grade items were visible.
Most items were Unique grade just by turning my head slightly.
‘I can barely even see any Hero grade items.’
Everything was Unique grade or higher.
The most common grade was Unique.
And the price?
Unique grade items cost approximately 1,000 points.
There was some variation, but that was roughly the range.
And occasionally visible Epic-grade items worth a whopping 5,000 points.
‘This is insane.’
There were actually Epic items here.
Even for a Count’s Warehouse, I never expected to find Epic-grade equipment.
So this is what sets a Count apart.
Well, a Count is quite a high-ranking noble, after all.
Thinking it was possible, I examined the Epic-grade items more carefully.
Naturally, the number of Epic-grade items wasn’t particularly large.
There were only three in total.
But I could only afford two of them.
‘Hmm, which one should I choose?’
『Random Skill Book』
*Grade: Epic
→You can obtain one Epic-grade skill at random.
[Price – 5,900P]
Naturally, my eyes were drawn to the most expensive skill book.
Even though I’d acquired many skills recently, more is always better, isn’t it?
The more skills you have, the better.
Besides, all the skills I’d recently obtained were magic-type skills.
Come to think of it, I had relatively few close-combat skills, so the skill book was certainly tempting.
Surely another magic-type skill wouldn’t appear.
I wanted to choose based on that reasoning, but the other two items were also quite formidable.
『Threads of the Heavens』
*Grade: Epic
*Magic Attack Power: 750
*Durability: 2,000/2,000
*Equip Restrictions:
→Upon equipping, magic-type skill efficiency +30%
→All dark magic-type skill cooldowns -30%
→Skill ‘Descending Threads of the Heavens’ becomes available
→5% chance for all magic damage to apply critical hits
[Price – 5,500P]
『Riding Pet Egg』
*Grade: Epic
→An egg that can hatch into a pet suitable for riding.
[Price – 5,000P]
Ah, each one is truly incredible.
The Threads of the Heavens caught my eye since I currently lacked magic equipment, and the Riding Pet Egg was absolutely irresistible.
Even though I couldn’t immediately identify what the egg was.
It might not even hatch into a rideable pet.
After all, Ruin, who became the material, is humanoid, isn’t she?
It’s obvious that a humanoid pet would emerge, so there’s no way it could be ridden.
No, even if riding were possible, I’d decline.
So I had been thinking it would be nice to have a pet that could be ridden.
And here it is, appearing perfectly.
I couldn’t help but want it.
But the problem was I could only choose two.
However, hadn’t I already decided?
“I’ll go with these two.”
Jin-woo chose two items with a sense of resignation.
They were the skill book and the Heavenly Thread, excluding the riding pet’s egg.
In a way, it was predictable.
After all, transportation didn’t really matter much to me since I had teleportation.
Riding?
It was nice, but I couldn’t feel enough merit to choose it here.
But the other two were different.
‘The Heavenly Thread is basically the same as gaining an additional skill.’
When fighting exclusively with magic, there’s no staff quite like this one.
The options were quite good too.
A random skill book?
Do I even need to explain this?
Jin-woo chuckled softly as he chose those two and was able to leave.
Then, receiving the highest treatment, I stepped outside the Lord’s Castle of Garn Territory.
The weather was perfect, and it was an ideal time for hunting.
But there was nothing I could do.
Hunting would only accumulate experience points.
And the cooldown on the Demon Sword was still remaining to clear the Apostle Quest.
A full three days at that.
So what should I do?
With three days still remaining, shouldn’t I take care of business in Garn Territory?
I actually had something to do.
‘There’s a place marked on the map.’
Jin-woo thought this and smiled faintly.
A location where a legend was said to be buried.
I wanted to go right away.
But not now.
‘I want to do it right away, but I should head out soon.’
I had a commitment today.
It wasn’t a promise to see a friend.
Rather, today was finally the day my reserved car would arrive!
And…
‘Since I’m visiting home for the first time in ages, I should buy plenty of things.’
It was truly my first visit home in a long time.
It was also the first time since my regression that I would see my parents.
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Guseworld Department Store.
In the section where watch boutiques clustered together, Cha Min-gyu stood inside a store with an expression of clear irritation.
Were there no customers?
That wasn’t the case.
There was nothing more irritating than crowds of customers who wouldn’t even buy anything.
In truth, I didn’t consider such people customers at all.
‘I wish they’d just leave already.’
They wouldn’t buy anything, yet they’d ask me to take this out, take that out.
Ask for help putting things on, and so forth.
They were all equally troublesome people.
Well, this was a luxury watch boutique where a single timepiece could fetch tens of millions of won.
Of course, I knew well that only a minority could afford such things.
Still, the irritation was unavoidable.
I hated seeing crowds flock in just to window shop.
‘I wish only actual buyers would come.’
If they were buyers, that was actually good.
If I attended to them, I could at least earn some commission.
But I couldn’t understand why people came when they had no intention of buying.
But what could I do?
Dealing with customers was my job at the store.
I had no choice but to attend to everyone.
Still, with my experience, I tried not to step forward unless necessary.
That was the case now too.
A man standing vacantly near the entrance.
He didn’t appear to be very old.
Probably early twenties? Or perhaps mid-twenties.
But look at what he was wearing.
‘He came in sweats and dragging slippers along.’
Wealthy people sometimes dressed sloppily, but not to this extent.
Moreover, even those wealthy people typically wore brand-name sweats, clothes, or slippers.
But this man did not.
His sweats had holes at the knees that looked unsightly, and his short-sleeved shirt had a slightly stretched neckline—clearly something he’d worn for a long time.
And the slippers?
‘Those are three-stripe slippers you could buy at a stationery store.’
At a glance, he was absolutely not the type of customer who would buy a luxury watch.
To Cha Min-gyu’s experienced eye, it was unmistakable.
In most shops like this, when a customer waits at the entrance, a staff member attends to them, showing products and providing explanations.
Normally, Cha Min-gyu would have gone himself since he was on break.
Frowning, Cha Min-gyu spotted a nearby new employee and spoke to them.
“In-young, would you please take care of this customer?”
“Huh? Oh, yes. Understood.”
At Cha Min-gyu’s words, the new employee nearby nodded in acknowledgment.
However, their expression didn’t look particularly pleased.
They were thinking the same thing as Cha Min-gyu.
Attending to a customer who wouldn’t buy anything would only waste time.
Cha Min-gyu chuckled softly at the new employee’s reaction.
Then he turned his attention to the next customer.
A well-fitted suit paired with impressively expensive shoes.
He didn’t recognize the brand, but it looked quite luxurious.
This was a real customer.
“I’ll be happy to assist you.”
Cha Min-gyu approached the customer smoothly, greeted them, and spoke.
The customer nodded in understanding and followed Cha Min-gyu’s guidance.
“Is there a particular product you’re looking for?”
“…No. I’m just browsing, so I’ll look around for now.”
“Of course. Please take your time, and let me know if you need anything.”
Cha Min-gyu said this while standing behind the customer, observing what they might purchase.
In doing so, he noticed the customer he’d just assigned to the new employee.
They were looking at various items, but since they weren’t expressing interest in anything specific, the new employee was busy following them around.
Just as I thought.
They weren’t a buying customer after all.
Cha Min-gyu chuckled to himself at this realization.
He was excited at the thought of receiving an incentive if his customer made a purchase.
“Well, I’ll come back next time. Everything’s just… not quite right.”
“Pardon?”
“Thank you for your time.”
With those words, the customer left.
Cha Min-gyu clicked his tongue in disappointment.
They’d seemed like they might buy something.
Apparently not.
Well, the prices weren’t cheap, after all.
Just then.
“I’ll take these two.”
“Yes, yes!?”
“These two, please. Wrap one as a gift for my father, and I’ll wear the other one out.”
“Oh, yes! Yes. Could you wait just a moment?”
Cha Min-gyu stared at the suddenly bustling clerk with a dumbfounded expression.
He was shocked to see the customer he’d dismissed purchasing two items, his mouth falling open in surprise.
“Hehe, just thinking about how pleased Father will be makes me happy already. This is financial therapy!”
Cha Min-gyu could only watch Jin-woo mutter those incomprehensible words and let his shoulders sag helplessly.

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