The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 84

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Episode 84
Episode 84
What in the world is this?
This is absolutely ridiculous.
A Hidden Class job change scroll?
It lets you take a secondary job if you already have a primary one?
Jin-woo examined the event details on his computer screen.
He let out an incredulous laugh and rubbed his chin.
‘This is insane.’
There had never been an event like this at this point in time.
But job change scrolls being released through events?
That had happened before.
And I knew exactly what kind of jobs they were.
The Hidden jobs called World Class.
Not often, but there was a time when Pantheon ran quite massive events.
Server-wide events.
And back then, they would often distribute job change scrolls for Hidden Class jobs as first-place prizes.
The jobs obtained back then were commonly called World Class.
Why?
Simple.
‘Because they were genuinely broken jobs.’
Hidden Classes don’t have specific ranks.
To be precise, no jobs have ranks at all.
They’re simply divided into regular jobs and Hidden Classes.
But even among Hidden Classes, there were disparities.
The prime example was the God Series.
The God Series had always been treated as the pinnacle of Hidden Classes.
And what came next?
Obvious.
Why else would I have explained what World Class is?
The jobs occasionally distributed for tournaments and events like that were what people called World Class job changes.
A Hidden Class job change scroll literally allows you to change jobs.
Moreover, it lets you choose the job that suits the user best.
And if you already have a job, it even lets you set the World Class as a secondary job.
In other words, you get two jobs.
‘This is too good.’
The question is why they’re suddenly running an event like this.
It’s obvious without even thinking about it.
It’s clearly because of me, isn’t it?
After all, I’m the one who released the information and ushered in the age of metropolises.
And an event appeared at a time like this?
Of course it’s because of Jin-woo.
‘I absolutely have to participate.’
Obtaining a World Class as a secondary job alongside the highest-tier God Series?
I can’t pass this up.
No, it’s not that I can’t pass it up—I genuinely have to do this.
If I’m not careful, the lead I’ve built could be significantly closed by that World Class.
Of course I have to participate.
But there was one problem.
Whether I could actually compete and win first place.
‘This is driving me crazy.’
To be honest, I’d never thought my control was particularly good.
Of course, I didn’t think I was bad at it either.
At least I figured I was at ranker level.
And I wouldn’t say my control was poor.
Rather, I’d rate it quite highly.
But the question was whether my control was good enough to win first place.
Even now, I’d benefited considerably from monopolizing the early game.
The reason I’m so overwhelmingly ahead right now is because of that monopoly.
So does that mean I can’t win?
Well, the second and third place prizes weren’t bad either.
Second place was an Epic-grade random skill book and an Epic-grade random item box.
Third place was a Unique-grade random skill book and a Unique-grade random item box.
‘But what’s the point of that?’
Honestly, I didn’t really need things like that.
Hadn’t I already obtained Epic items and Epic skill books from the territory war not long ago?
Of course, more would be nice.
But failing to get first place was too big a blow.
‘A battle of control.’
Should I practice?
I’m currently in the Garn Territory anyway.
If I don’t use skills, it’s actually a decent Hunting Grounds for practice.
If I practice my control here without using skills, something should come of it.
But of all times, this event had to appear.
Sigh.
I let out a breath, but what could I do?
I just had to go through with it.
‘First, what about the video?’
I’m anxious.
If I participate and somehow don’t place, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?
The video is the problem, then.
Moreover.
‘The malicious comments will get worse, won’t they?’
Even now, there are idiots spouting nonsense about it being raw power rather than control.
If I don’t win the award?
The numbers will probably increase.
And they’ll increase just the same if I don’t upload the video either.
It feels like I’ve fallen into a complete trap.
As that thought crossed my mind, I began to suspect—could the Developer be deliberately screwing me over?
Haven’t I been causing the Developer trouble lately?
I’ve released information that was supposed to be locked away for much longer, and I’ve even participated in territory wars that players weren’t originally meant to join, changing history in the process.
What if this was beyond the Developer’s intention—what if she was trying to torment me?
For a moment, I entertained that thought, but then I burst out laughing.
“Haha! I’m overthinking this! There’s no way.”
It would be far better to spend that time diving into the game and practicing control instead of dwelling on such nonsense.
With that thought, I climbed back into the capsule.
Then, at that moment.
Ding.
A notification chimed—I’d received a message.
Who could be texting at this hour?
『[Web Message]
Hello.
This is Kim Hong-seop, a delivery agent for Olympus.
Your ‘Athena’ device is scheduled for delivery tomorrow, VIP customer Jin-woo.
I’ll contact you again before the delivery.』
“Oh!”
Insane!
The latest-generation capsule I bought recently!
It’s coming.
If that’s the case?
Who knows what might happen.
“They did say that better equipment can sometimes improve control.”
The device I’m using now is ancient.
It’s been installed in this room for roughly two years, and I bought it secondhand even then.
Come to think of it, it’s practically a second-generation model in capsule terms.
If I upgrade to the current top-tier capsule, wouldn’t things improve somewhat?
‘Alright, I shouldn’t worry too much.’
I let out a small laugh and was about to enter the capsule for control practice, but I shook my head.
It would probably be better to adapt to tomorrow’s capsule rather than the current one.
So for now, getting proper rest and waking refreshed would be better for my condition.
He closed the capsule again, lay down on the bed, and drifted off to sleep.
All the while wondering if the Developer had genuinely tried to mess with him.
* * *
“This user has remarkably sharp instincts.”
“Pardon?”
“I’m saying this user’s instincts are sharp.”
“What are you suddenly talking about…?”
The Secretary sighed as she watched Lee Yeon suddenly spouting nonsense.
What kind of mess is it this time?
With that sentiment, she regarded Lee Yeon.
But look at that.
Lee Yeon, staring blankly at an empty screen.
Had she finally lost her mind?
They say the line between genius and fool is paper-thin.
Had she finally broken through it?
“What? That disrespectful look in your eyes?”
“No, ma’am. So what do you mean by sharp instincts?”
“Huh? Well, it’s Jin-woo’s user screen, and it’s black, right? What else would that mean? He hasn’t logged in.”
“Yes? What does that have to do with sharp instincts?”
“I think he figured out that I opened this event to mess with him.”
Since it made no sense whatsoever, the Secretary tried to dismiss it and get back to work.
But Lee Yeon grabbed her arm and spoke with an earnest expression.
“No! Look! The person who always kept to his playtime schedule suddenly has very low activity today. He hasn’t logged in at all since the territory war ended.”
“Hmm, that is a bit strange. It seems like he might be taking it slow recently, but he’s definitely never skipped logging in like this before.”
“Exactly! So if he saw that I opened an event, wouldn’t he normally log in to practice his controls?”
“That’s true.”
“And how could he not know about the event?”
Even the Secretary had to admit that didn’t seem right.
Could someone playing Pantheon really have missed the event announcement?
That was impossible.
Especially since PanTube comments were already in an uproar about it.
There was no way not to know.
Several major streamers had even created videos about it.
The structure made it impossible not to know.
Yet he’s not practicing?
“There are only two possibilities.”
“Yes.”
The Secretary thought Lee Yeon made a good point and listened carefully again.
What could it be?
“One is that, just like I said, he thinks I tried to mess with him and is deliberately not doing what I intended—he’s rebelling!”
“That seems unlikely, doesn’t it?”
“Well, you’re right. I mean, who would think a Developer would host an event just to mess with a single user?”
“But that’s exactly what’s happening.”
“Exactly! Hehehehe!”
A sigh escaped her lips.
The Secretary exhaled deeply, wondering what to do with Lee Yeon as she watched her.
The event wasn’t purely designed to mess with users, that much was true.
The timing was perfect.
A major patch was needed in other areas.
That would require taking the server offline temporarily, but suddenly shutting down a recently launched game for maintenance?
A game that had been heavily promoted as flawless, receiving enthusiastic acclaim for its stability and worldbuilding?
The critics would descend like vultures—it was as predictable as fire burning.
So another approach was needed.
Even if the company took a financial hit, hosting an event would solve it.
But what if that same event could also mess with the user who caused the company the most trouble?
There was no way she could resist!
“Hehehehe!”
“And what’s the other reason?”
The Secretary, curious about the other motivation, asked Lee Yeon.
Lee Yeon smiled slyly at the Secretary’s question and spoke.
“The last one is when his confidence in his control became overflowing.”
“Hmm, that makes sense. Jin-woo’s control is certainly exceptional.”
“But it’s a shame, really.”
At Lee Yeon’s words, the Secretary found herself nodding involuntarily.
Jin-woo’s control, which had accomplished the impossible?
She acknowledged it.
But she also acknowledged that his control had its shortcomings.
It was top-tier among rankers, but not among the absolute elite.
Lee Yeon chuckled at the thought.
“Despite monopolizing several things and possessing considerable control to pull off impossible feats until now, this time is truly different!”
“True. Looking purely at control, he’s slightly below Kaiser and Han Yu-na.”
“Right. The gap isn’t huge, but it’s definitely there.”
This was finally the moment!
A perfect opportunity to get one over on Jin-woo!
That’s exactly how Lee Yeon viewed Jin-woo’s control.
Three users were certainly evaluated as top-tier talents.
Compared to Kaiser, Han Yu-na, and the user Barmon, Jin-woo fell at least half a step behind.
The biggest reason was the slightly stuttering quality to his movements.
A movement that felt as though something frustrating was holding him back.
That was Jin-woo’s most distinctive characteristic.
Of course, even with just that, there were only about ten users with talent comparable to Jin-woo’s, excluding the three who displayed top-tier abilities.
She acknowledged his considerable control skills.
But there was absolutely no way he’d win this event.
At least, that’s what Lee Yeon was certain of.
Just one thing.
If something completely unexpected happened, then perhaps—but otherwise, it was impossible.
Lee Yeon shook her head.
“What’s wrong?”
“Well, it’s unlikely, but if Jin-woo were using some ancient capsule or something, that would be different. But if that’s not the case, there’s absolutely no way he can win.”
“But that’s not possible, is it?”
“Of course it’s not! Would a player of that caliber really use an ancient capsule? If he were using such a capsule, that level of control wouldn’t make any sense!”
If he displayed that kind of control with an ancient capsule?
It would surpass the top three users.
No, it would transcend them entirely.
But how could that be?
If someone played that well, they likely would have made a name for themselves before.
So they’d definitely have the financial means.
Now then, would someone with decent wealth who plays games really be using an outdated capsule?
No way!
Lee Yeon laughed softly at this reasoning.
Thinking that she might finally land a blow against Jin-woo in this event.
Of course, that was merely her delusion.

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