Regressor Instruction Manual

Chapter 714: Scenario (5)

It wasn’t clear whether Raphael had woken up or not. No, it would be a more fitting expression to say that I couldn’t confirm it.

‘Is he dead? You’re not dead, are you?’

The most important thing was whether Kim Hyunsung was alive or dead.

A huge platinum light was blocking my view. His condition hadn’t been appropriately identified due to the pillar of light. However, after a while, a ragged doll began to come into my sight.

I couldn’t confirm whether it wasn’t moving or if it stopped. Regardless, its lack of actions heightened my anxiety.

‘Holy shit…’

“He’s probably alive.”

Considering Kim Hyunsung’s durability, which prevented him from taking any damage even though Thronus had continuously hit him, it wouldn’t be strange for him to still be alive.

No matter how strong the platinum pigeon was, it didn’t occur to me that its attack would be able to pierce through even Kim Hyunsung’s internal organs.

Maybe it was self-reasoning. However, even with such rationalization, I wanted to believe that Kim Hyunsung was still alive.

‘What are you doing, you holy sword warrior shit?’

Was ‘Wake up, warrior’ not enough? Should I have made a hymn entitled ‘Raphael the Holy Warrior’ to stimulate him for 24 hours?

my head, my body began to shoot toward the scattered light. I was worried that the same kind of attack might be coming in on our side, but no other threats came in. Perhaps Thronus was doing his best in stopping Seraphim.

It was then that Kim Hyunsung’s appearance was reflected in my vision while continuing to overcome the light still standing around him with his hands.

“…”

He had platinum swords all over his body.

“Uh…”

It made him look like a hedgehog.

“U-uh…”

My actions were faster than my thoughts. The first thing to do was rush in and pull out the swords thrust into Kim Hyunsung’s body. My lips were a bit tight because of the unspeakable horror.

His body was burning with a steady throbbing sound, showing no movements at all.

“Wake up… Shit, get up.”

It was the first time that I resented my fragile body, which gave me a hard time pulling out the swords one by one. The fact that each was deeply embedded didn’t help, either.

“Shit… Shit…”

I had never imagined Kim Hyunsung dying. He seemed like he was getting a little dizzy.

I didn’t even know if he was breathing properly. No, there was no way he was breathing. There were three swords stuck in his neck alone, but I was going to take them out. I thought I should do that.

“Don’t die.”

I felt like my grip was going to be ripped apart. No, it was already torn. My hands were numb, but I couldn’t stop.

Even though it didn’t seem to be deeply embedded in the head due to the sword, hair, and horns, there was no change in the fact that it was already a mortal wound for ordinary humans.

‘He’s dead. Damn it.’

He was dead. Fuck. There was no longer any regressor around.

“Shit… Shit…”

But why was I still doing such meaningless labor?

My hands were torn, and my shoulders were going to fall out. Why did I keep pulling out the blades stuck in that stupid corpse?

What was the point? It had become meaningless. He was dead, and what I should’ve been doing was preparing for another timeline.

‘If I’m going to survive, pretend you’re free from brainwashing, and it should all be over.’

Or I could run with the Noah’s Ark plan. No, before that, I had something to do. I had to get revenge.

The stupid shitheads touched what was mine. I had to rip them apart and put them in the trash.

I could do as I did before. I would kill them all and start over.

How silly of me. Idiot, I wished I had regressed from the beginning. Why did I regress Kim Hyunsung instead? Scenario. Scenario. I was talking nonsense, but why didn’t I have that scenario planned?

Or was it all part of the plan to set up the 3rd timeline? It wasn’t like it mattered, anyway. It was over. I had to get ready for the next round.

‘Alright, let’s stop this pointless nonsense and prepare for my new life.’

“Fuck… it’s not coming out.”

I had to stop. That was a reasonable judgment.

“What the hell is wrong with me?”

I didn’t know why. Even though I knew it was meaningless, I kept reaching for the swords.

Whenever the swords moved even by a little, black blood splashed on my face and body, rumbling up and seemingly telling me how much pain he was in.

I couldn’t believe that this was blood from a human body. I kept laughing in vain at how ridiculous it was.

The fact that he didn’t scream once until that point was admirable, though.

What did he think while he was dying? While swords struck his body, what did he think?

That train of thought in itself was meaningless. He probably wouldn’t have thought of anything since Kim Hyunsung’s current appearance was no different than a beast.

Wouldn’t he have just thought that he was sick? It would’ve only occurred to him that it was painful.

If he remained conscious, he might be pleased.

It was finally over, after all.

Kim Hyunsung’s long and painful life had ended. He most likely didn’t have any regrets.

“I’m telling you to screw yourself.”

There couldn’t have been any.

“No, that couldn’t be the case.”

There was no way he didn’t have any regrets.

Kim Hyunsung at the end of the first timeline and Kim Hyunsung of the present were different.

Unlike the first round, where everyone died and disappeared, many things happened to Kim Hyunsung in the second timeline. He met new people and had new experiences.

It was different from the first time around when it was painful. He gained a hobby and something he wanted to do. He learned how to enjoy life on the continent, spend holidays leisurely, and take days off.

He wouldn’t have wanted to die, and it must’ve been painful in many ways. Maybe he thought he wanted to live.

The claw marks on the ground seemed to tell that he wanted to live.

Traces of his final struggles were all over the place, like the wings covering him as much as possible, screaming that he didn’t want to die.

“Am I right? Am I?”

“…”

“You wanted to live, didn’t you? Fuck.”

“…”

“I’m sure you wanted to live. Yeah, there’s no way you wanted to die. ‘I want to finish it now. I want to be more comfortable.’ You wouldn’t have thought of that. If you had been thinking about that, you would’ve died way before reaching this point.”

“…”

“You wanted to live. You thought the burden was heavy but not bad. Wasn’t the second round more enjoyable than you thought? Get up.”

“…”

“Breathe.”

“…”

“Breathe, you dumb ass! You useless bastard! You fucking incompetent bastard!”

“…”

“You filthy idiot! You’re a complete moron! Damn it! Why did I believe in a moron like you? Damn it! Don’t be stupid! I don’t know if it was fate. I don’t understand why I ever chose you. Why would you go back and do this bullshit again… Sigh… Sigh… Sigh… Shit…”

“…”

“What a piece of crap.”

“…”

“That was terrible of me. I apologize. Breathe already. Is this really where we part? No, is it because of the sword in your neck? I’ll take it out for you. It’s because I haven’t taken that out yet, isn’t it? Or is it the one stuck in your head? Benignore. Damn it, Benignore. Are you watching? Are you watching this? God damn it. You brought this on yourself. You guys brought this on yourselves. You’re all nothing but useless dogs.”

“…”

“Same for you, you crazy crow. I’ll show you how to fight dirty. You must have seen him as dirt because he crawled on the ground. Let’s see what happens if you get bitten by a crazy person in the ass. Funny, huh? I’m going to sound ridiculous right now because I’m dragging swords out of him like an idiot, but you’ll see. You’ll see. I’ll laugh as the girl who thought Hyunsung was a toy gets stabbed in the back. I’ll make you cry the same way.”

“…”

I pulled out the last sword stuck in his neck and lifted it. I didn’t even think about what I said. After wiping my eyes with my sleeve, I sat down.

‘Next.’

I had to think about what would happen next.

I didn’t know how many minutes I had been sitting down. I could see Thronus slowly descending from the sky.

“…”

“…”

His eyes were filled with pity. Well, that was understandable. My condition didn’t look good.

Kim Hyunsung’s whole body was stained with blood, and his hands were all torn. His face was probably even worse.

“It’s okay…”

How should I bring it up? I couldn’t remember much about him, so it’s a little too much to say that I’d recovered my memory, but shouldn’t I just keep it as it was?

I thought he would do everything for me even if I didn’t bother to do something.

“The…”

“…”

“He’s… with the Devil.”

“…”

“…”

“No, I’m sorry.”

“…”

“I didn’t mean it. I tried to stop him with all my might, but I couldn’t. I know he was precious to you, but his position to us…”

“…”

“I don’t know what to say to comfort you. I don’t know. Why don’t we go back together for now? Yeah, I think that’s a good idea. You look tired. I want to give you a place to rest.”

‘What should I do? Do I go with him?’

“No, Thronus. I disagree.”

“Seraphim.”

‘Yes, it’s you, platinum pigeon. It was you.’

“He’s the enemy, Thronus. Don’t turn a blind eye to that fact. That man is not interested in our cause. Look at that face. Have you been brainwashed? Don’t pull any bullshit on me.”

“He has no recollection of what happened before, Seraphim.”

“Then we can check.”

“…”

“You don’t have to panic. If he’s really clean, there will be no problem if he’s really innocent. You’re not the only one who thinks that he should join us. Cherubim and Dominions feel the same way as we do.”

“But…”

“But? Do you need the word “but”? I just want to confirm his motives. With my sword, the weight of this man’s sins will bring in some pain… I’m just investigating him. Like that dead piece of crap over there. How many times would you have sinned like that? This is a legitimate judgment and a legitimate execution.”

“…”

“It’s all his fault.”

“…”

“That’s the sin of Kim Hyunsung.”

“…”

“Now it’s time to test the person in front of us, Thronus.”