I’m Not a Regressor Chapter 235

I am not a returner Episode 235

A hero for small things (5)

“….”

Silence like death.

The candidates, who were whiter than the snow piled up in the snowy field, looked at the blue knight with trembling eyes.

To be precise, I looked at the remains of the black necklace lying at the feet of the blue knight.

“The necklace…”

“Did you break it?”

The necklace did not simply serve as a safety device to protect the public.

The necklace that was tightly fastened around the monster’s neck was also a psychological safety device for the candidates participating in the competition.

This is a sign that tells us that this is not an actual battle, but rather a competition to select the Seven Stars.

Therefore, I was able to participate with the feeling of playing a game to some extent while dealing with vicious monsters.

but.

“Ah uh.”

It’s different now.

From the moment the Blue Knight destroyed the black necklace around his neck.

This is no longer a ‘game’ or anything like that.

“I’m crazy.”

Fear spreads like poison.

The candidates who met the dark red eyes of the blue knight took a step back, their legs shaking pitifully.

A monster that overwhelmed Jason Hardy and Orlando Bale, who were considered favorites for the championship, without a single scratch.

Can we fight that monster with just the people here?

The one who even lost the restrictions of a necklace?

“Please save me!”

“Aaaah!”

It didn’t take a long time to make a decision.

The candidates turned and ran away with their faces turning pale.

“….”

For some reason, the blue knight was staring blankly somewhere in the distance without chasing the fleeing candidates.

Thanks to the blue knight’s immobility, the candidates were soon able to successfully widen the distance without any of them being left behind.

“Huh oh oh oh oh! You damn congress bastards! How on earth did you manage the monster?!”

Namgoonghwi abandoned his usual polite tone and swore.

Could he even hear his cries of fear?

[I’m giving you an emergency message!]

An urgent voice came from the silver bracelet on my wrist.

It was Olivia’s voice that explained the rules of the competition.

[Now, due to unknown reasons, all the necklaces that control monsters have stopped functioning!]

Is this really the same Olivia I saw before?

Her tone, which was firm and businesslike as if her emotions had been castrated, was full of urgency and fear.

[As of the current time, the Seven Star Council will be temporarily suspended! Candidates, please return quickly!]

“…What?”

Ojin’s expression hardened at the sound of Olivia’s voice flowing from the bracelet.

‘Return?’

then.

What happens to the ordinary people hiding in the safety zone?

“Now wait a minute, what about ordinary people?”

I asked the bracelet as if there was a candidate who had the same thoughts as Oh Jin.

Unexpectedly, the candidate who asked a question about the bracelet was none other than Nam Gung-hwi.

“Shouldn’t we at least save the ordinary people in the safety zone!”

Even though he seemed willing to sell his parents and children to become Chilseong, he still seems to have some conscience left.

After a short silence, Olivia’s slightly subdued voice came out from the bracelet.

[There is a protective shield installed in the safety zone.]

Bullshit.

Ojin glared at the silver bracelet and frowned.

Even if a protective shield was installed, it was only a temporary measure.

If the ‘Blue Knight’ even goes to the safety zone.

‘The shield will be shattered with one sword strike.’

And all the ordinary people hiding inside will be slaughtered without even thinking about escaping.

[And all the ordinary people who participated in the National Assembly have pledged to give priority to the opinion of the Assembly in case of an emergency.]

Yes.

I had written a pledge in advance to prepare for such an unfortunate event.

If ordinary people who participated in the competition die, they will be criticized, but they will not be held legally responsible.

“But…”

Nam Gung-hwi was trailing off with a trembling voice.

-Cow! Wow!

A loud noise was heard.

It’s not something I’ve heard of around here.

The place where the sound was heard was a silver bracelet.

It was a sound coming from ‘outside the dungeon’ where Olivia was.

[Monsters are coming over here via the warp!]

Screams and cries can be heard faintly.

[hurry! Candidates, quickly get out of the dungeon and protect the hotel!]

Olivia shouted in an urgent voice.

“….”

“….”

Candidates looking at each other.

Namgoong Hwi, who was arguing with Olivia, also chewed his lips with a conflicted expression.

[If you don’t come out, we will permanently disqualify you as a candidate!]

Olivia scolds the conflicted candidates.

[Didn’t you all see how many sponsors gathered to watch this competition? I will take full responsibility for the general public in the safety zone, so hurry! Come out quickly!]

There was no more gentle persuasion.

Olivia cried out in a hysterical voice.

“Uh….”

“Let’s go! “There are people outside!”

“They say the council takes responsibility for everything!”

The candidates pushed Namgoong-Hwi, who hesitated.

Namgoonghwi, who continued to ponder, soon nodded and raised his fan.

“Wind! “Make a way!”

Directly opposite to where the safety zone is located.

A path made of wind was created towards the warp device that leads out of the dungeon.

“hurry! There is no time!”

Nam Gung-hwi and the other candidates quickly moved out of the dungeon along the wind path.

Just one person.

Except misdiagnosis.

“under.”

A laugh flowed from Ojin’s mouth.

I remembered the people gathered like a cloud around the warp device.

A banquet hall filled with famous foreign politicians, celebrities, and journalists.

It wasn’t hard to imagine the chaos that would have occurred if monsters had started running rampant there.

“So now…”

As the head of the Seven Star Council, she has no choice but to be urgent.

The moment one of the celebrities gathered to watch the event becomes a victim due to a mistake on the part of the Congress, they will have to endure enormous criticism.

‘Are you saying we should abandon the people inside for the people outside?’

In some ways, it was a natural decision.

Ordinary people with no power or recognition who signed a petition not to hold Congress accountable during a state of emergency, and celebrities who gathered at the banquet hall and paid large sums of money to see the birth of Chilseong in person.

There was no need to worry about which of the two lives was ‘valuable’.

“….”

Contrary to what the textbook says, the value of human life is not equal.

Not once.

There has never been an equal.

-What didn’t your parents say?

-no.

-….

-I heard that Mom and Dad left me on a long trip a long time ago!

The life of a girl from an orphanage with no parents is not even worth protecting.

Isn’t it?

If you have to throw away a bundle containing trash or a bundle containing expensive jewelry, it would of course be right to throw away the bundle containing trash.

There were many precious lives out there that could not even be compared to hers.

If you quickly go outside and defeat the rampaging monsters, you will be treated as a hero and praised by celebrities.

Maybe through that, I could become a ‘Chilseong’.

You will be able to gain fame and power that no one can ignore, and you will be able to go to the fountain of the Milky Way and absorb the dragon vein.

but.

but.

but.

If so.

“ha ha ha.”

Oh Jin covered his face with his hands and shook his shoulders.

Know.

I’ve been realizing this since I was a child that I don’t even remember.

There are no heroes for little things.

That you can’t be called a hero by protecting small things.

The world is not a cartoon or a novel.

Even if you pick up trash lying on the side of the road, you cannot be treated as a hero.

“Say fuck you.”

He is not a hero.

The hope of humanity is not a star in the sky that will change the fate of the world.

He is just a fraudster who knows how to lie and cheat.

but.

-Is it true, man?! You promised me!

The image of Io smiling brightly like a spring flower while sticking out her little finger came to mind.

Promises are not important to him as he is a fraudster.

“It’s okay to be capricious sometimes.”

Oh Jin smiled and turned around.

The opposite direction from where Namgoong Hwi and the candidates ran.

‘Toad Stigmata.’

The power of the Toad Stigmata amplified the leg power.

Pajik Pajijik!

Blue lightning burned fiercely and formed on my legs.

Quaaaang!

They kick their feet and run so hard that the glacier splits.

The cold wind passes sharply past my cheek.

“Keeeeeeek!”

“Crrrrrrr! “Keruk!”

As he was passing by, monsters hiding in the snowy field rushed at him.

The necklace was not visible.

“I don’t have time to deal with you guys.”

Taang!

Fire the wire shooter at the high glacier and jump over the monsters.

Soaring body.

In the distance, I could see a rock wall that had collapsed due to Namgoonghwi’s attack.

‘Step on the scars.’

Pajik!

He stepped into the air and flew up, heading towards the safety zone.

The cold wind that had been biting my skin disappeared, and a warm wind as if it were spring passed by my cheek.

“Aaaahhh!”

“Please save me!”

A scream is heard.

Among them were some familiar voices.

“Everyone, prepare to run away! “The shield will soon be broken!”

A group of monsters were seen clinging to the green light shield.

“Karrrrrrrrrrrr! “Kiruk!”

“Coooooooo!”

thud! thud! thud!

Monsters screaming and striking their fists harshly.

Its eyes were sparkling, as if it was excited at the thought of devouring the prey in front of it.

“charge.”

He flew high and held the spear upside down.

Fiercely burning blue thunderbolts formed on the tip of the spear.

“Charge charge charge charge.”

Once is not enough.

Two times three times four times.

A total of five thunderbolts condensed onto the tip of the spear.

“This is over now. “Oh, we’re all dead now!”

“calm down! “You’re an adult!”

“Are you serious about this situation?!”

“If you just hold on a little longer, someone will come to help you!”

Io shouted to the confused people.

“Someone is coming to help! “You heard the broadcast earlier too!”

It’s a bit different from what the candidates wore.

Their wrists were also decorated with silver bracelets.

“Who are the people gathered here? Orphaned, homeless, and in debt! “They’re all just bastards living at the bottom!”

People shaking their shoulders in shock.

“No one cares if we’re left behind!”

“That’s…”

Io trails off.

He clenched his small fists and bowed his head.

She knows it too.

That no one will come to help them.

Heroes for little things are just fairy tales━

“Discharge.”

Rumbling!

Lightning struck the dry sky.

Condensed blue lightning exploded and swept away the monsters like wild beasts let off their leash.

“…ah.”

Io turned his head with his small mouth open.

A young man holding a black spear was seen standing tall in a torrent of blue lightning.

“mister?”

Ojin raised his little finger towards Io beyond the cracked shield.

“I kept my promise.”

this time.

I didn’t lie.