The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 85

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Episode 85
Episode 85
“Yes, thank you for your work.”
Finally, it was over.
After the installation technician left, I looked around the room.
It really did seem cramped.
I understood it was unavoidable since Athena was such a massive product.
But the room looked far too small.
Should I move to a different place?
Well, I was using a capsule worth over a hundred million.
It wouldn’t do to have such a cramped house.
Still,
‘It is a shame, though.’
This house was only slightly over a year old now.
Before I regressed, hadn’t I lived here for a full ten years?
If I didn’t feel regret, I’d be emotionless.
I looked around the room with that thought in mind.
It was certainly a shame, but I’d accepted it as unavoidable.
But now I had the wealth to live in a far better house than this one.
Why cling to it?
No matter how many memories existed here, that wasn’t quite right.
I should start looking for a new place to move to soon.
‘Besides, my video earnings will come through next month anyway.’
If I was short on funds, I could simply sell Hero or Unique items instead of Rare ones.
I could easily make hundreds of millions just by selling them immediately.
Rare items had already begun appearing at the Auction House little by little recently.
The prices were tens of millions of won in some cases.
Most items had dropped to a few hundred million.
Even for Rare-tier prices, tens of millions was expensive.
‘It’s getting harder to squeeze profit from Rare items now.’
As things stabilized, prices would drop further from the few hundred million range.
At most, they’d hover around 200 million.
But who was I?
Wasn’t I the person with better items than anyone else?
I had plenty of items I could sell anytime.
Even if I sold them immediately, I could easily make hundreds of millions.
So I wasn’t worried.
‘The capsule has arrived, so I want to get inside quickly, but….’
Unfortunately, I couldn’t do that right now.
Why, you ask?
‘Young-jin really is conscientious, isn’t he?’
It seemed like he was sending me almost one video a day.
It was the video of the Parson Quest—Felsia’s first Quest.
The problem was….
‘Why are there so many files?’
Young-jin had sent far too many files.
Looking at them, there were actually three files in total.
I wondered if it was okay to split them like this, but once I checked the length of each video, it made sense.
Each video was between ten and fifteen minutes long.
Actually, splitting them this way would probably help viewers maintain their focus.
Anything longer than that tends to feel sluggish and tedious.
But was there a reason to leave it like this?
Did the Parson Quest really have that much worth preserving?
I went ahead and played the video anyway.
I had to approve it regardless.
Besides, it was mentioned in the email too.
-I split it up for now, but if you don’t like it, I can redo it, so just let me know anytime.
That’s so like Young-jin.
Well, I did set his salary at 500 per episode.
This is the least he should be doing!
Thinking of Young-jin, who worked diligently even between friends, I chuckled softly and watched the video.
But what was this?
‘This is quite something.’
The story was extremely satisfying, and the video was incredibly polished.
It definitely felt like the work of a professional.
The scene where Parson first appeared was expressed with an ominous touch, and during the final battle with Parson, even I found myself clenching my fists with excitement.
If even I, who experienced it firsthand, felt this way?
What about the viewers?
There was just one thing I was uncertain about.
‘Should I upload the video all at once? Or should I split it and upload daily?’
If I upload daily, I could release it over three days.
That’s not bad.
But think about the viewers who’d be left in suspense all that time.
That would be better.
Making them wait would only make them more enthusiastic.
I thought it over and made a quick decision.
What did the viewers know anyway?
They’d only grow more fervent while waiting.
I uploaded the first video—the meeting with Parson.
The title, like the Quest name itself, was “Felsia’s Eccentric Alchemist Parson”.
Doesn’t that sound like a respectable title no matter who looks at it?
After settling on the title, I uploaded the video and contacted Young-jin.
-Hey, did you watch the whole video?
“Yeah, I’m absolutely thrilled! This should hold me over for three days. It’s so good!”
-You always need to stockpile content.
“That’s true, but you need to have experienced it first to appreciate it.”
-Is that so? Well, since you’ll be busy doing other things for the next three days, hand over the video source!
“Got it. I’ll send it. But you can take it easy if you need to.”
When I expressed my concern, Young-jin let out a soft chuckle.
He reassured me that everything was fine.
-I’m doing this because I enjoy it too.
“Then I’m relieved.”
-Okay. When the next video drops, it’s going to cause a stir.
“The video turned out well, and it’s a new region after all.”
-Right. Other guilds that have ventured into new regions haven’t released their videos yet.
“Anyway, the next video is the Demon Sword Quest. Since it’s a continuation, I’ll send it all at once.”
-Yeah, this one’s going to be a long one too. Got it.
After finishing my call with Young-jin, I chuckled softly and nodded, then gazed at the new capsule.
It’s still the latest equipment after all.
The controls should be a bit more responsive, shouldn’t they?
With that anticipation in mind, I stepped into the capsule.
I wondered just how much of a difference it would make.
“Let’s go!”
* * *
The moment I logged into Pantheon, the first thing I did wasn’t test the controls.
Well, there was something else I needed to do anyway.
Specifically.
『Random Skill Book』
*Grade: Epic
→You can obtain one Epic-grade skill at random.
The Random Skill Book itself!
No matter how pressed for time I was, I had to try this out first.
And then I’d have a skill to experiment with too. How convenient.
I wondered what would come out.
With an eager expression, I chuckled softly to myself.
Truth be told, I was already drowning in skills.
There wasn’t much I was hoping for.
Well, if I had to choose, a combat skill would be nice.
But honestly, since I have Fusion Combat anyway.
It didn’t really matter much.
Just a simple wish—that something good would come out of it.
With that thought, Jin-woo casually activated the skill book.
Then.
‘Huh, wh-what?’
Suddenly, it felt as though the empty air itself was tearing apart.
The space before his eyes warped and distorted.
Witnessing this, Jin-woo instinctively stumbled backward.
Something felt profoundly wrong.
But it was already too late—a tremendous sound erupted.
Crack――――――――――!
With that sound, all the space around him began to fracture.
Through the rifts in the shattered space, something pitch-black became visible.
Even Jin-woo’s breath caught in his throat.
What on earth was this ominous presence?
The moment Jin-woo thought this.
A message appeared.
[Congratulations! You have acquired the Legendary+ skill, ‘Spatial Severance—Dimensional Confinement’!]
“Wh-what the hell?”
What is this?
With a bewildered expression, he stared intently at the message.
Spatial Severance?
Dimensional Confinement?
The words were utterly absurd.
But why?
Upon reading those words, Jin-woo unconsciously swallowed hard.
Did he know this skill?
No, he didn’t.
Before his regression, there had been no ranker or player who wielded a skill called Spatial Severance.
At least, not in Jin-woo’s memory.
‘I, I don’t have time for this.’
First, let me check the skill details.
With that resolve, Jin-woo quickly examined the skill.
Then.
『Spatial Severance—Dimensional Confinement』
*Grade: Legendary+
*Level: Max
→Confines a portion of what you have severed to another dimension.
→As MP is consumed, the aura of the space enveloped by the weapon grows stronger, and the stronger it becomes, the more of an enemy’s body can be confined.
-The duration of confinement increases proportionally to MP consumed.
-Cooldown: 1 hour
“Wow.”
I let out an exclamation of admiration without thinking, reading through the skill description.
In other words, it was about sealing the body.
A skill so overwhelmingly powerful that I wondered if it was even possible.
Well, this is certainly what qualifies as a Legendary+ skill.
Body severance and sealing?
The duration limit might seem disappointing, but honestly, without it, it would be completely broken.
The duration probably isn’t very long.
My mouth hung open and wouldn’t close as I thought this.
What on earth did I just pull?
I bought it without any particular desire, just on a whim.
‘Well, that was a good purchase.’
I’d considered buying a riding pet with my merit points, but I’d decided the skill book was a must-have.
I really, truly loved it.
Genuinely the right choice!
With that thought, I stood up to conduct a control experiment.
Since I’d obtained this skill, I should test this as well, shouldn’t I?
‘I’m looking forward to it.’
Just how much better my control had become.
Though I could already sense it to some degree.
My movements and other things were already smoother than expected.
Before, there was a slight stuttering sensation, as if there was noise interference.
Now it had almost completely disappeared.
Of course, once I enter combat, who knows.
Let’s go right now.
I headed toward the Hunting Grounds.
* * *
Tae-san, the guild master of the Mountain Guild, was grinding his teeth in frustration.
‘Damn it!’
Well, it couldn’t be helped.
Precisely because the Mountain Guild was in the same village as Hwang Gyeong-ma-jeol, it was being compared to other guilds even more.
It was infuriating, but there was nothing I could do about it.
Once you’re in the same region, comparisons are unavoidable.
But this is a bit much, isn’t it?
“Haha! You’re saying you’re from the same background as Jin-woo? That’s quite the amusing joke.”
“Same background? Hmm, you claim to be from the same origin as Jin-woo, but I find that hard to believe. Unless you can break through my trial, that is.”
“Hoho, you say you’re from the same background as Jin-woo? Does that mean you’re also a hero? From what I can see, that doesn’t seem to be the case?”
Aside from Hwang Gyeong-ma-jeol, the Mountain Guild had arrived in Felsia first.
Yet this was the treatment I received.
Everyone compared me to the user Jin-woo.
And they were NPCs saying this!
Tae-san experienced such humiliation for the first time, and he ground his teeth.
No one enjoyed being compared to others.
But surviving in this city left him no choice.
All he could do was bow his head.
“Damn it.”
Just as Tae-san was venting his frustration.
Another guild member beside him frowned and spoke.
“This is really too much. What on earth did we do in this city that all the residents keep comparing us like this?”
“Exactly. And I’ve searched this entire city with my eyes wide open—he’s nowhere to be found.”
“Do you think he’s already moved to the next area? Felsia seemed to require at least level 80.”
“There’s no way he’s already reached level 80. He must have taken a different route.”
Even as Tae-san said this, he couldn’t shake the unease.
If their routes continued to overlap with Ru’s, that would be problematic.
If their paths did intersect, it would be ideal to meet and extend a recruitment offer.
But there was no sign of him.
It was incredibly frustrating.
Still, there was one advantage to this situation.
The monopoly of the city, no less.
‘Since we’re the only guild in Felsia right now, we can monopolize the city.’
Even if Jin-woo had already set foot here.
He couldn’t possibly have consumed everything.
The moment Tae-san thought this.
“G-Guild Master, Hwang Gyeong-ma-jeol has uploaded a video of Felsia.”
“Ah.”
A video that would contain information about Felsia.
If Jin-woo released it, the Mountain Guild would be in a difficult position, but Tae-san thought differently.
They were the only guild in Felsia.
So uploading a video about Felsia at the perfect time to establish their foothold?
Wasn’t that essentially giving them information?
He actually welcomed it.
Tae-san quickly called his guild members to analyze the video.
“First, analyze the video and gather as much information about Felsia as you can.”
“Yes! Understood!”
After issuing the command, Tae-san reflected.
‘I’ll seize control of this city no matter what.’
Since it was a high-level zone, the advantages here were beyond imagination.
So I had to secure it by any means.
Tae-san issued the orders and logged into PanTube to watch the video himself.

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