Chapter 57

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Regression User Manual Chapter 57

The Ideal Volunteer

"Let's work together to make a beautiful Lindel."

An incomprehensible expression appeared in my field of vision. Not only was she biting her lip tightly, but her expression was extremely serious.

To be honest, I didn't expect Seon Hee-yeong to show such enthusiasm.

Of course, I had set up a few devices, but she was acting much more proactively than I had anticipated.

The scene I had expected was one of fear and hesitation, but it seems her thoughts were a bit different.

'Is the effect working well?'

Of course, from the trembling of her hands and feet, it seemed that somewhere in her subconscious, she felt a sense of rejection about the current situation.

Her already devastated mind seemed to be preventing her from thinking normally.

'Good.'

The expression on her disheveled face was one of a sense of mission.

I can't be sure if my thoughts are correct, but the expression on Seon Hee-yeong's face is undoubtedly one of a sense of mission.

The way she slowly walks with a dagger in hand evokes a sense of some religious ritual.

The short prayers and the act of raising her hands are also similar.

From the outside, it seems she doesn't blame them.

'Hmm...'

"Father... We... We were wrong."

"We were... We were momentarily insane. We were truly insane."

"Please save us, Father. I beg you."

"Please save us. Please... If you forgive us just once..."

"Sir Mage... You... You promised to save us. You promised..."

Even as they beg for their lives, the sight is quite a spectacle.

With Jeong Hae-yeon's magic, their limbs are bound, and they are waiting for the dagger to fall.

Seon Hee-yeong turns around and looks at me.

"R-Really... Really... Is it okay?"

Her voice sounds like she's asking me to put on the brakes.

Of course, I have no intention of doing so.

"Yes. There's no need to worry. Think of it as the same kind of work you've been doing. It's strictly helping others. When there's trash, it needs to be cleaned up, right?"

"Yes..."

Seon Hee-yeong is a talent who needs to work with us.

I send her a bright smile, and immediately she raises the dagger and brings it down.

Screams can be heard.

The awkward way she stabs with the dagger is more sublime than grotesque.

"Aaaaah!"

"Father... Save me..."

"Help..."

"Aaaaah!"

A scene that can be described as horrific.

Blood splatters and screams fill the air.

No one responds to the cries for help. Of course, this place is sealed by magic, but even without that, no one would come to help them.

As they said, asking for help here is a foolish act.

The people in the slums are all too busy trying to survive.

Thinking of her serving such people who never consider helping others, I almost laugh, but she doesn't curse or blame them.

She just seems to be calmly finishing her task.

Even with her awkward, trembling hands and occasionally terrified eyes, she does it without my help.

"Father! Father! Please..."

"You bitch! Are you even human?"

"I'm sorry. Please... Please!"

"Aaaaah!"

Perhaps she was abnormal from the beginning.

By my standards, there's no way someone could be that selfless.

After a while, the choking voices gradually decrease.

Seon Hee-yeong, breathing heavily, has a strange smile on her face.

"How was it?"

Her face is slightly flushed.

With swollen eyes and a bleeding forehead, she smiles and speaks.

"Really... It feels fulfilling."

Her voice was a bit chilling.

Still, for some reason, she looked a bit beautiful.

I was worried about her mental state, but it didn't seem that bad.

With the help of various conditions, the new values I implanted in her have taken root well.

'Successful.'

"Shall we go?"

"Where..."

I don't make the obvious recruitment offer.

I just quietly extend my hand, and I feel her hand grasp mine.

Jeong Hae-yeon seems a bit uncomfortable, but this much is no problem.

"Volunteering in a new sense is not something you can do alone. And unlike before, we need to be a bit more discreet. I will work with you."

"Together."

"Yes. Together. There will be many challenges in realizing your values. Ordinary people won't understand."

"Yes."

"I will prove that you are not wrong."

"Yes... Ki-yeong."

"Let's get you treated first..."

"I'm fine. I can do it myself."

Seon Hee-yeong quietly starts chanting a spell.

The speed at which she recovers is astonishing.

I've experienced the ring Jeong Hae-yeon has, but her recovery is much faster than what I felt.

'Capable.'

Priests are very rare here.

It's hard to find someone suitable for the role, and it's even harder to find a proper priest.

Thinking about working with a woman with legendary divine talent makes me feel good.

At the very least, I don't have to worry about being hit by a blind arrow.

All that's left is to return to the clan with this woman.

Even as we slowly walk, Jeong Hae-yeon leans on me.

She seems worried about the kindness I show to Seon Hee-yeong.

Seon Hee-yeong, a bit further away, quietly speaks.

She's not saying anything important, just casual conversation. Given what just happened, it's a bit ironic that they're having a casual conversation, but seeing Jeong Hae-yeon gradually respond to Seon Hee-yeong, it seems they don't feel any discomfort with each other.

I felt a familiar doll approaching.

"Hyun-seong?"

"Thought it might be you, Ki-yeong. Meeting you here is a coincidence. I thought you'd be in the lab... Did you come out with Hae-yeon?"

"Ah. Actually..."

I glance at Seon Hee-yeong, and she smiles brightly and speaks.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Seon Hee-yeong. I'm here for a bit of volunteer work..."

"Nice to meet you. I'm Kim Hyun-seong."

They look a bit surprised to meet each other for the first time.

A small child slowly appears behind Kim Hyun-seong.

The child, who still looks like a young kid, is hard to identify as a boy or a girl.

There's an indescribable malice in their eyes, and the dirt on their face suggests they're from the slums.

'Maybe...'

I quickly activate my mental eye, and the sight is impressive.

[Checking Player Kim Ye-ri's status and potential.]

[Name: Kim Ye-ri]

[Title: None. You need to try harder.]

[Age: 14]

[Trait: Wounded Thief]

[Class: Archer]

[Class Effect: Basic archery knowledge acquired]

[Stats]

[Strength: 10 / Growth Limit: Hero and above]

[Agility: 31 / Growth Limit: Legendary and above]

[Health: 12 / Growth Limit: Hero and below]

[Intelligence: 15 / Growth Limit: Hero and below]

[Stamina: 14 / Growth Limit: Hero and below]

[Luck: 15 / Growth Limit: Hero and above]

[Mana: 10 / Growth Limit: Legendary and above]

[Overall: Possesses stats with growth limits of Legendary and above. Agility and Mana have Legendary potential. The potential of other stats is incomparable to Player Ki-yeong. Be careful not to negatively influence the child. Though wounded, the child is still pure. Despite being perceptive, don't hate the child.]

'Hmm...'

This is the first time I've seen someone with all stats, except for Kim Hyun-seong, pointing to Hero or Legendary.

I immediately realize that the child wasn't targeting Seon Hee-yeong.

The reason for coming to the slums was likely to bring this child.

I glance down and see the child quickly hiding behind Kim Hyun-seong.

The child seems both scared and confused by the unfamiliar situation.

Seon Hee-yeong's gaze on the child isn't very favorable, but fortunately, no trouble occurs.

"Ah. This child is..."

"A child I met in the slums. I thought they had talent, so I decided to teach them. They seem to be quite thoughtful and have already obtained a class. They're a bit young to go hunting, but... Ah! They're still quite shy, so it might take some time to get to know them."

"Ah... I see."

"Ki-yeong?"

"I'm in the same situation. While exploring the slums, I happened to meet Father and... We had a conversation and found that we had some common ground."

"Ah, I see."

Kim Hyun-seong, quietly looking at Seon Hee-yeong, seems to be seeing her for the first time.

He seems to be quietly assessing her.

'Really doesn't know?'

If I were Kim Hyun-seong, I would have tried to recruit her while bringing in the child.

Her divine talent has a growth limit of Legendary.

For any reason, she is one of those with the potential to shake the future.

It doesn't make sense.

The slums are large, but they might have met a few times.

Seon Hee-yeong always had a group of people with her.

Still, the fact that Kim Hyun-seong didn't try to recruit her suggests he didn't make much of an impression on him.

'Is that possible?'

She is a priest with a guaranteed future.

She is a talent who will grow even more in the future.

A strange thought suddenly came to me. If, by some chance, she met with an unexpected accident in the near future, it would make sense why Kim Hyun-seong didn't focus on her.

The Kim Hyun-seong from the first cycle would have been busy during this period.

He would have been desperately trying to adapt to the environment.

He might not have had the time to pay attention to the slums or the rumors.

Lindel is vast, and various things happen at different places at the same time.

If he was out hunting to survive or training intensively somewhere, he might not have heard about the Saint of the Forsaken.

It's possible that Seon Hee-yeong continued her current life, but the rational judgment is that the probability is low.

The saying "a pearl in a heap of sand" makes my theory more convincing.

It's just a brainwave.

But the thought that Seon Hee-yeong did nothing and died in the past cycle somehow stuck in my mind.

I don't know how she died.

She might have died during an exploration after accepting an offer from a clan or guild, or perhaps a war broke out in the near future and she was caught in it.

She might have fallen ill, or been caught in the conflicts of clans and guilds.

Perhaps...

'She might have been killed by the slum dwellers.'

I can't know everything that happened before Kim Hyun-seong's regression.

I can only make guesses, but for some reason, I think Seon Hee-yeong had a somewhat bitter life in the previous cycle.

No.

I almost believe it.

"Please take care of me, Hee-yeong."

"I should be the one to say that... Please take care of me, Hyun-seong. I'll be a burden for a while."

She was the ideal volunteer.