Chapter 100 – Confession
#100.
A week has passed since I suffered from the infinite settlement cycle. In the meantime, December passed and a new year dawned, and I was able to use Poongwolbo in Hayeon Island. It was an intense yet leisurely daily life.
Pan-!
“Oops!”
Hayeon, who had been running hard, burst into the air and jumped about 2m. By ingesting her elixir, she had 15 years of experience, based on her martial arts standards, and sometimes failed to control her power like this.
Even though the training room is quite large, it is not enough to run freely using Poongwolbo. Because of that, she was practicing to the extent of accelerating her body movement by minimizing wind resistance, but she must not be used to it yet.
Gaon approached Hayeon, erasing the memory of the hot threesome from last night.
“Ha-yeon, the problem is that you are too excited. Let her calm down a little.”
“Sorry. But what about something strange! I heard that later, when your proficiency reaches its peak, you can even fly around the sky? I hope that time comes soon!”
“It will be later. For now, let it blend naturally into every movement. You have to do that to use it in real combat.”
“All right! You should get used to it quickly—hee hee!”
What are you thinking, her face is full of playfulness. Even if she doesn’t ask, I know she’s thinking the wrong way. But she didn’t bother to point it out. Eventually, after a few days, the heat will cool down. It was like that for the first week.
‘It’s strange anyway…’
Yesterday he went out alone, leaving the two of them alone.
In her previous life, she was in order to hear rumors about an affair she had intercepted. In the first round, there was a person who gained fame by getting the chance.
Calliantra is a guy who is active in the Parvian territory located on the other side of here, and he boasted of his mighty power by acquiring the wings of a phantom beast called the King of the Sky.
The wings, which are composed of the energy of Mother Nature, which is different from magical power, have the property of having a substance or not depending on the will of the user. Each of its feathers had the same strength as a dragon’s scales, making it a weapon of destruction in itself.
The appearance of flying and scattering thousands or tens of thousands of such feathers was such that the word “Ruler of the sky” Was appropriate.
That’s why it was a problem.
Now it’s time to spread the word about him, but Gaon hasn’t heard anything until now. He could not find any news from the inn, mercenary guild, or guild street.
In other words, it means that the future has changed for a different reason than the first round. I don’t know if the owner has completely changed or if the speed at which news spreads is different, but it wasn’t welcome to him.
‘My head hurts.’
The ancient ruins with the Wings of the Sky King are located on the opposite side of the Barrymore estate. Going to check would require revising the original plan, which was not very wise.
Gaon doesn’t matter who gets it anyway. Even if he is a wicked man, he is good enough as long as he helps prevent destruction. It was tolerable as long as the new owner wasn’t a lunatic who was killing innocent people at random.
“Whoa…”
When I let out a long sigh, thinking that one unknown variable had increased, Ha-yeon, who ran as if flying using the Poongwolbo, looked at his face and said,
“Master, what are you worried about?”
“… No big deal. I just want to leave now.”
“You said you were going to the Barrymore estate, right? When are you leaving?”
“I have to leave next week. I took a break here for three months, so I have to move to grow.”
Barrymore Estate reminded me of one more. For future plans, Ha-yeon and Cho-rin’s cooperation is needed, but I still haven’t decided what to say. I intentionally put it on hold because I thought I had a lot of time, but it ended up like this.
‘I have to reveal it today.’
The less you hide from your colleagues, the better. After spending another week, I realized Gaon too. Cho-rin and Ha-yeon are trustworthy people, and at the same time, they are precious women to him.
Rather than hiding the fact about her regression and arousing suspicion, it was better to confide in her and get help.
Gaon gently stroked Hayeon’s hair, solidifying her resolve.
***
Percussion…
Chorin brought her three cups of cocoa to her tray and handed them out to each. Sitting across from her with her tray aside, she looked at Gaon and said.
“Anyway, I am a little surprised. I didn’t know Gaon would like cocoa.”
“Is that so? Sweet food makes a person’s head turn faster. Unless she has a special distaste for sweetness, there’s no reason to be offended.”
Fluff-
She replied indifferently and took a sip of her cocoa. A little bit of bitterness hidden in the sweetness creates a flavor that you won’t get tired of.
Gaon drank the cocoa first, and Chorin and Hayeon followed suit and began to sip. For a moment there was silence over the table.
Ha-yeon, who was rolling her eyes as if it was difficult to endure the quiet atmosphere, asked as she put down her cup of cocoa.
“But Master. What do you want to talk about?”
“… I was curious too. Are you talking about something important?”
Two gazes pierced Gaon’s face from the front and from the side. Thinking that it was strange to come all the way here and steam, Gaon took a deep breath and opened his mouth.
“That’s it. In fact, there is a secret that the two are hiding. You even lied.”
“Secret?”
“Lie…”
As expected, Ha-yeon tilted her head as if wondering, and Cho-rin muttered in a low tone, as if he had guessed a little differently from her thoughts.
‘What? Did you know?’
It is unknown to Chorin that he has regressed. That said, I noticed the lie through something else, but I didn’t expect what it was.
Gaon, who gave a questioning look for a while, brushed off his thoughts at the thought of finishing what he was saying.
“Psychometry. I said it was my ability, but that’s not true. My ability is indomitable. It is an ability that amplifies the physical ability as it reaches its limit.”
I thought that Chorin might feel betrayed, so I sent a worried look at her, but instead, she didn’t respond, and Hayeon jumped up and shouted.
“Oh! So it was!”
“… Is that so?”
“That’s because I thought it was strange when Master fought in the ruins the other day. It was obviously at a disadvantage at first, but it got stronger as time went on. I wondered why, but I never thought I would have such an ability.”
It was only then that Hayeon’s words made a little sense. Perhaps this is why Chorin noticed his lies.
Gaon immediately asked.
“Could Chorin be aware of this too? My lies.”
“… Yeah, I’m not entirely sure. I’ve also made the assumption that I have 2 abilities, but I don’t think there’s any reason to keep hiding them. If you didn’t believe me, maybe you did, but I didn’t want to think of it that way. It was not an illusion.”
It means that even though you knew the lie, you didn’t even say a word to him. It was really stupidly nice. To the point where I want to kiss you right now.
‘I must have thought of something wrong.’
He thought Chorin’s liking for him would diminish, but it wasn’t at all. She was just worrying for nothing. Even when he returned, he was still a coward.
But he didn’t feel bad. The fact that he was a coward was a well-known fact. The important thing now is that the trust in the two has reached its peak starting from this moment.
It is a huge relief to know that you can be absolutely reassured if you confide in the regression.
Gaon, who had a warm smile, exchanged glances with the two once and revealed the truth.
“It may be hard to believe, but I am a regressor.”
“… Are you a regressor?”
“If it’s a regression… , I can’t believe I returned to the past from the future… ? Oh my god!”
Ha-yeon tilted her head again at the word “Returner”. She is asking if the meaning she understands is correct. Then, Chorin recited the meaning of the word return herself, then covered her mouth with her hands and opened her eyes wide.
Ha-yeon, who was bewildered next to her, reacted violently.
“From the future to the past? And! Awesome… , Kyaaak!”
Cooong!
She hurriedly tried to get up, but slammed her knees into the table and sat down screaming. Coincidentally, there was a cup of cocoa in the part where she kicked her knee, and that too fell over in shock. A cloudy brown liquid began to invade the table.
Gaon calmed the two of them down and continued her words, but Hayeon let out a deep sigh. When Chorin, who was very surprised, saw the scene, she quickly got up and wiped the traces of her cocoa with a dishcloth.
“Ha Yeon-ah, are you hurt anywhere? Shall I treat you?”
“Oh, no. Are you okay! Rather, Master. Did Master come from the future?”
Ha-yeon, who left her worries behind and rubbed her knee like a fly rubbing her leg, asked her question. Her pain is nowhere to be found, her twinkling eyes are filled with only curiosity.
Seeing her lively appearance, Chorin probably thought she didn’t have to worry, so she wiped off all the cocoa and sat down.
“Gaon, please explain slowly again. If you are a regressor… Does that mean you know the future?”
As expected, what Chorin is most curious about is information about the future. Ha-yeon nodded her head as if agreeing with the question and urged her answer with her eyes.
Gaon closed his eyes for a moment, organized what to say in his head, and then explained.
“To be precise, I did two regressions. The first time I lived 8 years and returned, and the second time I lived 15 years and then returned. This is my third life.”
“The third life…”
“And! Great. But then, does Master continue to return?”
“I don’t know. I don’t even know why the second regression happened. Anyway, I’ll keep explaining.”
Gaon, who felt that his words continued to stretch, continued to explain after paying attention.
In the first round, he accidentally found a ruin while wandering around an unexplored area. When he touched the glow at the end, he heard a mysterious voice and returned to the past. After that, he monopolized all kinds of opportunities and became stronger. But in the end, the world was destroyed because of it.
Even though Gaon felt a bit afraid, he did not just overlook the mistake he had made, but explained everything in a way that was not long but clearly engraved in his mind.
Gaon finished his explanation only after the second regression he had done after the fight with the Dimension Eater.
“… That’s how it happened. It is my goal to prevent destruction.”
“Destruction…”
“It’s a big deal.”
Hayeon blurted out her words as if she didn’t realize it. And even Chorin, who frowned, saying it was serious. No one had any negative feelings towards Gaon.
For Gaon, who was worried that he might be disrespected, it was a futile reaction that made him lose his strength.
“Are you okay? The world was destroyed because of what I did before returning. The reason the two died is probably because of me… !”
It’s really strange. Gaon dared to bring up the story even though it would have been a matter of quietly jumping on the bandwagon if the two passed without incident.
As I raised my fever and shouted, Chorin and Hayeon reached out their hands at the same time and pressed their lips down with their index fingers as if they were squeezed together.
When Gaon, who was speechless at the two pairs of clear eyes, kept his mouth shut, Hayeon spoke.
“Master is so worried! You think I might have died because of Master? No! I was probably killed by the beastmen. So, instead, you saved me. Master is my benefactor!”
Right. It is too absurd to speculate that Ha-yeon and Cho-rin may have died because of that. She felt a bit unreasonable when she said it herself.
“But the end of the world…”
This time it was Chorin’s turn.
“That doesn’t even make sense! If you listen to Mr. Gaon, the world would have perished anyway. Even Mr. Gaon, who has taken over all of Giyeon, can’t stop it, so how do other people stop it?”
“No. That’s not it. Half of what I had. No, if it went to someone with even half the talent, the result might have been different…”
Despite the words of the two, Gaon did not stop blaming himself. Cho-rin and Ha-yeon shouted at the complaints disguised as self-reflection that was about to start again.
“Miss Gaon!”
“Master!”
“”It’s noisy!!””
“…”
Gaon’s mouth was closed at the high-pitched cry that rang in his ears. There was a lot of power in their voices.
Then, as they quietly gazed at the two of them, Chorin reached out her hand and wrapped it around his cheek, as if refusing to allow any more strange noises, and then kissed her on the lips.
“Suck!?”
A sudden kiss in a situation like this… , Gaon could not hide his embarrassment. As he stood completely stiff and in an awkward posture, Ha-yeon intervened between the two.
“Oh! Cheers to my sister! I will too!”
Hayeon, who pushed Chorin roughly, grabbed her cheek as if touching a baton and kissed her on the lips. Their moist lips met, and Hayeon’s unique body odor passed through her breath.
Just as she squeezed her teeth and her soft tongue was about to penetrate, her chorin pulled her behind her.
“Just go there! How far are you going?”
“Why! You should do everything you can.”
“Do it in moderation! We’re not done talking yet.”
“Chit! Then don’t kiss me first.”
When Chorin stopped her, Hayeon grumbled, but sat quietly. As soon as their eyes met, Gaon, who had been dazed for a moment, regained his sanity.
“… First of all, that’s it. Anyway, the story ends here. What I’m going to say next is, in order to prevent destruction, give the opportunity to the right people. Uh, that… , … Let me think for a moment.”
Gaon was strangely shy. Chorin and Hayeon kiss. At first glance, it was an act that could be considered out of the blue, but through it he was comforted.
I think the expression of affection through kissing means the same thing as embracing everything he did before returning. Even if everyone points fingers, it’s a kind of promise that we will be together until the end.
The blind love made his heart thump. It is a feeling that is difficult to describe in simple words. With a strong sense of relief, only thoughts of the two filled my head.
Want to keep I want to make sure these two don’t get hurt no matter what happens. I want to keep you by my side forever and walk together looking in the same direction.
This, too, was different from, but similar to, the feelings toward Hirencia. Gaon realized that only now.
