Regression Sword Apocalypse Reconquest - Chapter 73
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Episode 73
Se-hyeok has been preparing to persuade Han Si-hyeon for quite some time.
And, Han Si-Hyeon fell for that plan.
The first arrangement Se-hyeok made to attract Han Si-hyeon.
That’s right, it’s a little dragon.
“wealth.”
A little dragon looking at Han Si-hyeon while being held by Cha Ye-seong.
“This can’t be happening.”
Han Si-Hyeon’s eyes opened wide.
Han Si-Hyeon approaches the small dragon in surprise.
The dark forest becomes slightly brighter and the sound of the wind stops.
Han Si-Hyeon’s expression softens a little.
‘As expected.’
Han Si-Hyeon is a person with serious mistrust of humanity.
And, paradoxically, Han Si-Hyeon was someone who wanted someone he could trust more than anyone else.
‘So, Han Si-Hyeon’s affection was directed towards trustworthy animals.’
Because animals don’t betray.
Because of that, you can win Han Si-Hyeon’s favor by showing that you are a friend of animals.
In addition, dragons are intelligent enough to communicate with humans.
A trustworthy person that Han Si-Hyeon secretly hopes for.
That’s the kind of being he is.
“This dragon seems to have good feelings for you. Can I pet it?”
“okay.”
Cha Ye-seong hands Han Si-hyeon a small dragon.
Han Si-Hyeon gently caressing the dragon.
The little dragon is also held and stroked with a relieved expression.
“It’s been a while since I had a good experience.”
Han Si-Hyeon returns the little dragon again.
“So. What do you want?”
“There are two.”
First, let me tell you about the most urgent purpose.
There are so many injured people, so I hope you come and treat them.
Han Si-hyeon makes a worried expression.
“I don’t want to go there myself. Instead, tell me your symptoms and I’ll prescribe some medicine for you.”
“Aren’t you thinking of joining?
As soon as he finished saying that, Han Si-hyeon’s face hardened coldly.
The darkening forest.
The cold wind blows again.
It was a great talent.
It means that you have the talent to be able to synchronize with the natural scenery around you.
But things seem to have gone a bit wrong.
‘As expected, you do react sensitively.’
The second goal was recruitment.
I was hoping things would be better now than before the regression, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
That doesn’t matter though.
Because we are all prepared.
“Is that what you came here to talk about?”
Han Si-Hyeon reacts sharply.
“There’s nothing I can do. Any human would want someone as talented as you.”
Sehyuk accepted it calmly.
“Uh, yeah?”
At those words, Han Si-hyeon stiffens slightly.
It’s not a bad thing.
Feeling a little embarrassed.
This is also intentional.
‘To put it bluntly, Han Si-hyeon lives with deep-rooted mistrust of others, self-loathing, and delusions of persecution.’
Han Si-Hyeon is basically a strong-on-the-outside type of person.
He may look cold on the outside, but he’s quite cold on the inside.
Should I say that I crave attachment?
Of course, if we move on from here, Se-hyuk is not a person who can teach.
“Don’t lie. Are you trying to fool me with words like that?”
The embarrassed look only lasted for a moment.
Once again, Han Si-Hyeon, with her face hardened, snaps sharply.
Speaking sharply also shows suspicion that you are being teased.
It’s a defense mechanism from self-loathing.
‘People like this, we can’t stop talking here.’
If we end it here, we will remain as people who continue to refuse to interact with others, saying that we knew it would be like this.
“Really. This might be a bit of a tough conversation, but if you don’t mind, let me tell you why we want you.”
“Try it.”
“I found your tracks in the forest and was convinced that you are the one we need.”
Sehyuk took the photo out of his pocket and showed it to me.
A family photo of Han Si-Hyeon found in the Forest of Grudge.
A photo of Han Si-hyeon with her mother, father, older sister, and herself.
Han Si-hyeon snatches the photo and looks at it quietly.
With unsteady breathing.
“That’s where I met your parents. They told me about you.”
It’s true that there was a little bit of a lie mixed in.
“So I asked you both if I could take you as a colleague. You asked me to please do so.”
But Sehyuk believed.
Han Si-Hyeon’s parents would want this too.
A hand greeting Sehyuk, seen in the fog.
Those were clearly Han Si-Hyeon’s parents.
I felt it intuitively.
They believed in Sehyuk.
A person who will help Han Si-Hyeon not live in pain.
“We are suffering right now because we don’t have a therapist. We need you.”
Han Si-Hyeon doesn’t say anything.
Han Si-Hyeon’s hands are shaking.
Biting my lips hard.
I can guess why.
The story of parents who were neglecting me because they were having a hard time.
It must have hurt a lot to face that.
family.
This is the source of Han Si-hyeon’s resentment and Han Si-hyeon’s greatest principle of action.
‘But, in order to heal, you have to touch the wound a little.’
With that thought, Sehyuk looked at Han Sihyeon.
“Isn’t there something you want to achieve too?”
At those words, Han Si-hyeon, who was trembling, flinched.
“Who are you to say that?”
Han Si-Hyeon reacts aggressively.
“I am being lenient because I am a friend of nature and a dragon. Don’t test my patience.”
Paradoxically, that sensitivity means that Han Si-Hyeon is paying attention.
“But that was what your parents wanted.”
Sehyuk tilts his head crookedly.
“He said that he hopes that even now, you can do what you want without having a hard time.”
As soon as he finished saying that, Han Si-hyeon opened her eyes wide and glared at Se-hyeok.
Grinding my teeth gently.
“There’s no point in saying that now!”
Han Si-hyeon, who was trembling, eventually ran towards Se-hyeok.
Raising his right hand, which had transformed into a giant foreleg, high.
Druid’s shapeshifting.
Among them, the bear’s stance is the best.
“Cha Ye-seong. You stay back.”
Han Si-Hyeon digs in.
The front paw aims for Sehyuk’s neck.
Sehyuk calmly drew his sword.
And then, without hesitation, I shouted.
Swordsmanship used to subdue someone.
Because I just revived that technique.
Chomp chomp chomp!
Silver sword light ripples the air.
Thin and light.
‘Eunryu.’
One of the seasons of the Silver Sword.
It is a technique that changes the trajectory of an opponent’s attack.
By making shallow cuts on the opponent’s skin and holding the sword at an angle to block the attack with a wide surface.
It was named Silver Wave because its graceful curves resemble silver waves.
Several spur marks appear on Han Si-Hyeon’s bear paw.
At the same time, the orbit of the claws is slightly twisted.
The difference is so subtle that only experts can tell.
However, the swing is such that if the starting part is twisted, the result will be noticeably different.
Han Si-Hyeon’s eyes grow wide.
She knows it too.
That his own hands were shaking.
Kagang!
The claws of the front paws that had gone out of orbit struck Sehyuk’s sword and the like.
A front leg that bounces off greatly.
Se-hyuk doesn’t miss the gap and digs in from the opposite direction.
Bam!
Strike the leg to break the posture.
Han Si-hyeon falls to the floor.
“I think I won.”
Sehyuk put his sword to her neck.
“I wish you would listen to me now.”
I don’t mean to kill you.
It’s just to prevent rebellion.
“You want me to listen to you after beating me up like this?”
Han Si-hyeon looks up at Se-hyeok with bloodshot eyes.
She ground her teeth again.
“I hate great people like you.”
Han Si-hyeon reveals her innermost feelings as if spitting them out.
“Because it constantly reminds me of why I couldn’t do it.”
‘jealousy.’
This is probably the root of Han Si-Hyeon’s downfall.
Sehyuk also knew where Han Sihyeon’s jealousy came from.
“Don’t you want to find your sister?”
At those words, Han Si-Hyeon’s expression turned pale and then returned to normal.
“Yes, how did you not know?”
“The photo only had my sister’s side smudged.”
Of course, Sehyuk knows Han Sihyeon’s circumstances from information before his return.
The photo is just a fit.
Han Si-hyeon’s older sister.
That older sister is the object of Han Si-hyeon’s jealousy.
Unlike Han Si-hyeon, she listens well and is accomplished.
‘Han Si-Hyeon’s ultimate goal before returning was to find her sister.’
Han Si-hyeon resents her older sister.
Why did you just leave all the burden on me and leave?
“Yeah. I hate my sister, I want to kill those humans, and I hate myself so much I could die.”
And Han Si-Hyeon began to pour out her story.
Sehyuk was lost in thought as he listened to the story.
‘Even before returning, Han Si-Hyeon had been lamenting his situation.’
The reason Han Si-Hyeon gave up the animal hospital and became an oriental medicine doctor.
It was all because my parents were against it.
Besides that, Han Si-hyeon has been suffering from her parents’ control.
It was because of excessive expectations.
‘Because in front of Han Si-Hyeon, there was already an older sister who faithfully carried out her parents’ wishes.’
From that time on, Han Si-hyeon’s personality would have started to become twisted.
With self-loathing.
And, that older sister wasn’t there for her family when they were having a hard time.
Han Si-Hyeon is a victim and survivor who was sucked into the Forest of Resentment.
Han Si-Hyeon, who couldn’t protect her parents.
Han Si-Hyeon was shocked when she saw the monsters.
The shock probably turned into resentment.
Out of resentment towards oneself, who is powerless to do anything, and towards outsiders who can do nothing.
And at that time, Han Si-hyeon’s older sister was somewhere else.
It’s just a guess, but Sehyuk had an idea.
[Only those with deeper grudges can escape the Forest of Resentment.]
The reason Han Si-Hyeon was able to escape from the Forest of Grudge.
The reason is probably because of resentment towards this world.
Some people, trying to escape the shackles of self-loathing, end up making all their decisions self-righteously and living in their own world.
This is the complete opposite of Cha Ye-seong, an alcoholic who was living half of her life.
It’s gotten a lot better now though.
ha ha ha!
Han Si-hyeon, who poured out her feelings, burst into self-deprecating laughter.
“You’re going to say that jealousy is meaningless, right? People who say that are so annoying.”
“You’re not going to say that?”
At those words, Han Si-hyeon looks at Se-hyeok in surprise.
He has a look of surprise on his face.
“Jealousy is, in other words, a desire for improvement. Do whatever you want. You’re an adult, so you’ll know how to do it.”
Sehyuk knew.
Han Si-Hyeon is a person who has been interfered with by her parents for a long time.
That kind of person, while consistently giving affection, should not interfere.
It’s like a flower pot.
So fragile.
You shouldn’t give it too much water, but if you leave it alone, it will dry out and die.
“I just need your strength, and I want to help you as much as you need.”
Han Si-hyeon bites her lips slightly.
Han Si-hyeon looks troubled.
Her mouth opens.
“I’m sorry. I know how you feel, but I really don’t want to go.”
Sehyuk couldn’t help but be a little surprised when he heard that.
‘I refuse this.’
The logic was perfect.
In reality, Han Si-Hyeon’s anger has subsided a lot.
The current Han Si-hyeon looks a bit more gloomy than angry.
‘Then what’s the problem?’
In the midst of all this, Sehyuk had a flash of enlightenment.
‘I see. The most important thing was missing when it came to persuasion.’
Sehyuk took out his last resort.
At those words, Han Si-Hyeon’s eyes waver.