The Regressor Sells Giyeon 176

Chapter 176 – Reunion

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Gaon was concentrating on a booklet in the corner of the Knights’ gymnasium where the sun was rising.

‘I don’t know at all.’

I tried to recreate it as a new technique by weaving the Pungnyu Simbeop obtained from different places and the Aura practice method called Vortex, but it was also a lack of competence, so I was at a standstill.

A month had passed since he joined the Knights of the Luminous.

Now, after half a year, I will have to leave this place and move without rest, but if I cannot combine the two in the meantime, I will have to throw away one of them.

Both of them are related to wind, so even though I thought it would be possible to combine them, I couldn’t get any inspiration at all.

As I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a voice right behind me.

It was such a soft, graceful voice.

“Is Gaon-kyung still here today?”

Turning her head, she saw a woman in her uniform.

Hirencia Chevrons.

She is a member of the Shubrans family called the Imperial Sword, and she is the youngest woman to join the Radiant Knights and now holds the position of vice-captain.

Since she joined a month ago, she has been visiting me every day and bothering me.

Gaon immediately put her book into her bosom and bowed her head.

“… You are the vice-captain. Excuse me.”
“No. I’m not really blaming you. Do you like being enthusiastic?”
“Thank you for looking at me like that. Then I will go to prepare for the afternoon training.”

He’s someone I’ll never see again in half a year anyway. Rather difficult to see. After being hit in the back of the head, wouldn’t it be frantic to kill him?

She preferred not to get as close to the woman as possible so that her plans would not be discovered.

Because it is impossible to avoid it completely because it is a group training to strengthen the bond of the knights once a month, she made an appropriate excuse and tried to pass it as it was, but Hirencia called urgently.

“Wait a minute!”
“…”

Gaon’s feet froze. She wasn’t particularly stopped by her calling itself.

The problem was that she spoke Korean.

Gaon slowly moved back and chewed his lips carefully before opening his mouth.

“You just said… ?”
“Oh, are you okay? I think that’s what I need to get close to Gaon-gyeong. I’m glad if her pronunciation was weird or not.”
“…”

A boss in the world needs a foreign language to get to know his subordinates. No, in this situation, it can be seen as an alien language. Would you like to learn a foreign language?

It would be because this woman is a foolishly nice person that she makes this effort to become acquainted with a subordinate of hers, who hails from a country smaller than the estates ruled by the duchy of Chevrons.

She doesn’t mind doing troublesome things for him, who doesn’t fit in well with the Knights.

It’s a favor I haven’t felt in a really long time.

However, instead of being relieved there, Gaon felt insecure.

Even though it was lunch time, no one was there, but the reason why he openly looked at the booklet in this large gymnasium was because he had transcribed it in Korean beforehand.

However, Hirencia might be clumsy, but she could speak Korean anyway.

Gaon swallowed her saliva and asked.

“Vice-captain. If… Contents of the booklet. Did you see it?”
“Yes? Ah… That’s, um…”

Hirencia gave a troubled smile.

It was a fresh, fresh, and charming smile that would make any man’s heart beat, but Gaon’s heart was beating so violently that it seemed like it would explode.

‘I got caught!’

The reason he joined the Radiant Knights was to steal an item from the ancient ruins to be dispatched in half a year.

After completing that task, the Empire will unconditionally pursue it. Of course, you have to run away without any trace.

But what if Hirencia found out what he was doing based on what she just saw in the booklet? What if I reported it to the imperial family and the Royal Guard came in?

In that case, all efforts go in vain.

Thinking of the hard work he had to do to join this place, he had to cover his mouth somehow.

But killing is impossible. There was no way he could just stay in the ducal family, and above all, Gaon was weaker than Hirencia.

‘Shit… !’

Falling into a dilemma, Gaon spat out disgust and remained silent. Hirencia bowed her head and apologized.

“Sorry! Out of curiosity, I stopped stealing without even realizing it.”
“… Why did you do that?”

From his point of view, he couldn’t get close to Hirencia, but when viewed objectively, she was the owner of a great personality.

It means that he was never the kind of person who would steal someone else’s property carelessly.

When Gaon asked to find out the number of cases to stop her from opening her mouth somehow, Hirencia looked at him with eyes full of strange longing while hesitating as to whether she was sorry, and answered.

“At first, I did it because I wanted to somehow share my interests with Gaon-kyung. But when I looked at it, my eyes were drawn to the sentences written there. It was so strange to see that two different exercises have the same meaning… It is probably a vision passed down from Gaon-gyeong’s family, right?”
“… You’re right.”

It’s better if you misunderstand it in this way.

By the way, the fact that she noticed that different exercises have the same meaning means that she has already finished interpreting her gu-gyeol.

The fact that he was able to interpret what he could not understand at all even after several months of digging into it in those few minutes tells us that the difference in talent between him and Hirencia is enormous.

Truly the incarnation of absurdity.

Gaon felt inferior and trembled with anger at the difference, but suddenly came to an idea.

‘Wait, maybe this… ?’

He speculated that if the contents of the booklet were discovered, Hirencia would find out related information through her family and report it to the imperial family.

Of course, this is an exaggeration to some extent, but it is not completely impossible. However, the cause of such an event was not properly pointed out.

Why would she bother to pry behind him? It’s just out of curiosity.

If so, what if you could solve that curiosity in advance?

Then there probably wouldn’t be any reason to secretly dig behind it.

Above all, if his plan is carried out as it is, he will be able to keep Hirencia’s mouth shut and at the same time speed up the sluggish work.

It’s a very risky gamble, but it’s arrogance to try to pass the crisis without doing even this much.

Even then, Gaon felt sorry and didn’t know what to do, and when he saw Hirencia stamping her feet, he quietly opened his mouth.

“You know the vice-captain, right? What a great mistake it is to peek into the family’s vision.”
“I know. I made a really big excuse. How can I apologize for this…”
“Do you want forgiveness?”
“I would be grateful if you would do that, but… Are you okay?”

Actually, there was Hirencia’s fault, but it can be said that Gaon, who saw it openly at the gymnasium, was also quite careless.

However, when she saw Hirencia, who did not blame others and faced her own faults, she was convinced that this gamble would succeed.

Gaon opened the booklet and pointed to a phrase he hadn’t been able to interpret for months.

“Do you know what this means?”
“You mean this sentence here? This is…”

Hirencia, despite her puzzlement, lined up her interpretation of her sentence.

The interpretation, which is so easy to understand at once, but only points out the core enough to stick in your head, is admirable.

Gaon shuddered at the fact that he had jumped over the congestion section all at once, then told Hirencia, who stared blankly at him.

“Vice-captain. In the future, please teach me the rules. If you do, I will forgive you.”
“Oh! Really? If so, I’ll help you!”
“I look forward to.”
“Yes, me too.”

Hirencia’s face brightened.

I don’t know if it’s because I can openly dig into the contents of the booklet or because I can be friendly with Gaon, but I’m satisfied because it wasn’t a bad deal for Gaon anyway.

That’s how the two of them gathered in the office every evening after work to dig up the old rules and find a way to combine them.

The more time they spend together, the more they feel for each other, and soon Gaon comes to trust her deeply.

She even whipped herself for not doing this, but she couldn’t hide the smile that involuntarily spread when she saw her kind smile.

Time passed like that, and at the point where there was a month left until the target date of dispatch.

He was summoned by the Duke of Austin Chevrons.

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“Are you on vacation? Take a seat.”
“Excuse me. Be careful.”

While Hirencia was away for a while due to her imperial family call, Gaon, who was called in, was facing the duke in the office.

After sitting down, the duke calmly announced as if it were natural.

“Stop meeting Hirencia.”
“… It seems that His Excellency is misunderstanding. The vice-captain and I just forged a bond as members of the same knights. I have no personal feelings.”
“Is it? Then can we get together every night and ask what you do?”
“…”

There’s no way the duke didn’t know that either.

It must be after all the background investigations have already been completed to some extent. Even so, asking was a consideration or a warning in its own way.

That kind of warning that if you continue to approach Hirencia in the future, I will dig up your dirty corners.

Gaon is not even worth paying much attention to this man who is the head of the grand duke’s family and has reached the level of 11 stars.

He just faced his face and warned him because his daughter was entangled.

It was only after facing such an insurmountable wall that Gaon realized the reality.

His own position and Hirencia’s position. The brutally clear sense of distance that comes from that difference was enough to quench the emotions that had been rising in his heart at once.

‘That’s right. What about me…’

She is a woman who may or may not be approached. It is arrogance to covet such a woman. She’s got a new life at best, but she can’t waste time on this.

Didn’t you become too arrogant just because you picked up a few opportunities and became stronger?

Gaon, who had finished self-reasoning to somehow shake off her sense of loss, nodded her head heavily.

“All right. I won’t be spending any more time alone with the vice-captain.”
“You chose well. The butler will be there when you leave. I have prepared a suitable reward for you, so take it.”
“… Thank you.”

There’s no chance she’ll get along with her anyway. She hadn’t even thought of that. So this is an advantage. It’s a great achievement because she’s earned a decent reward for just doing nothing.

I repeated that, but her empty chest felt cold as if her hole had been pierced.

And the next evening.

Gaon went to her office and swept the data containing her achievements so far.

“Gaonkyung? What are you doing?”
“Now that I think about it, I think I relied too much on the vice-captain. From now on, I will do it alone.”

Through her time, Hirencia’s personality was felt keenly.

She will not investigate or retaliate against you for breaking her promise with unilateral notice.

Indeed, rather than resenting Gaon, she found the cause in herself.

“Uh, why? Did I do anything wrong?”
“No. That’s not it. Anyway, thank you for your hard work. From now on, you don’t have to help me.”
“Now, hold on! Gaonkyung? Gaonkyung!!”

Hirencia desperately tried to hold him back, but Gaon left her office without hesitating at all.

Since then, Gaon has intentionally avoided Hirencia, wasting her time.

So, a month passed and the dispatch date came…

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“Huh, this is the first time I’ve seen anyone other than me come here. Nice to meet you.”

Hearing the voice, Gaon woke up from his flashback.

The sight in front of her became clear as the gun froze in her eyes, which had been blurry as she wandered through her past.

Brilliant platinum hair with finely braided side hair and bright amber eyes. And even the neat uniforms that wrapped around the well-trained body.

It was Hirencia as he remembered it.

She showed kindness even to the mysterious figure wearing the strange mask.

The fact that she is neither suspicious nor hostile until the other side makes a move shows how noble her spirit is.

Raising her hand to confirm that her mask was properly put on, Gaon faced her and took out one of her ordinary spears from her subspace and aimed it at it.

At the same time, vicious flesh poured out of his body.

“Pull out your sword. If you don’t want to die.”