Worthless Regression Chapter 63

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“Hoo.”

Kim Jonghyun, who was yawning, closed his mouth. He looked at Lee Seong-min with narrowed eyes. No, to be precise, I saw the armor Lee Seong-min was wearing.

“that… “It’s quite a unique artifact.”

Kim Jonghyun said with a strange smile. It was just as Lee Seong-min thought. The warlock, especially Kim Jong-hyun, who described himself as a unique case, was able to guess the barding that Lee Seong-min was wearing.

“There are some things I want to ask you.”

“It’s too noisy here. “Let’s go to my room.”

Kim Jonghyun shrugged his shoulders and said. Seongmin Lee glanced at Scarlett. When Lee Seong-min’s eyes met, Scarlett frowned and shook her head vigorously as if she was disgusted.

“I don’t want to go into that idiot’s room.”

“I never invited Scarlett either.”

Kim Jonghyun chuckled. At those words, Scarlett brightened her eyes and glared at Kim Jong-hyun, and Kim Jong-hyun accepted the harsh gaze with a small smile.

“Now, let’s go.”

Although I was worried about Lloyd, he hadn’t opened his eyes yet, so I had plenty of time to talk to Kim Jonghyun. Lee Sung-min followed Kim Jong-hyun down to the basement.

“What happened?”

Kim Jong-hyun’s room, with severed limbs and internal organs floating around, was still a grim scene. Kim Jong-hyun’s eyes lit up as he offered Lee Sung-min a seat. The helplessness from earlier no longer remained in Kim Jong-hyun’s eyes.

“… Do you know what this barding is?”

“I know. I don’t know the name, but I can see what kind of performance the barding has as an artifact. And I can roughly understand what concerns you have.”

Kim Jonghyun made a laughing sound. He rubbed his hands together and looked at Lee Seong-min’s face.

“The barding is a kind of contract. As I said last time, the source of black magic is a contract with a transcendent being. “The barding is a poor quality item that allows a unilateral contract to be concluded by skipping the formal contract process.”

“… yes?”

“Let’s see… “I think I’ll have to touch it to find out the details.”

Kim Jonghyun muttered that and stood up. He approached Lee Seong-min with a stride, and touched the barding covering Lee Seong-min’s body with his hand.

“hmm. It’s an intuitive contract. “It unleashes the potential of the human who wears it.”

“What does that mean?”

“To put it simply, it is like this. Let’s say there is a third-rate mercenary. Let’s say the mercenary’s potential is comparable to that of a peak expert, but he was unable to raise his potential due to lack of effort. “If you wear this barding, a third-rate mercenary will have the skills of a peak expert without having to put in any effort to raise his potential.”

It was an easy example to understand. Seongmin Lee nodded his head absentmindedly, recalling memories of his past life.

“Then isn’t that a good thing?”

“Hehe! Didn’t you tell me? It’s a one-sided, bad-quality contract. Most contracts made with demonic beings are life sentences. You gain that much power in exchange for giving up your soul. Do you know why warlocks covet other human souls, valuable souls? This is to free one’s soul, which has been pledged to a contracted being. “You cancel the contract and offer your soul to the demonic being you contracted with in order to receive stronger power.”

“then… ”

“If you wear that barding, you will be entering into a compulsory contract. You are mortgaging your soul against your will. but… By the looks of it. “It appears you are not under contract with Barding.”

“… “I didn’t notice any changes.”

“There are two answers in that case. One is that you… It doesn’t even have the potential to be triggered. Or the being you are has a soul that makes it impossible to enter into a contract.”

There was something that passed through Lee Seong-min’s head at those words. The being summoned by the lich refused to accept Lee Seong-min as a sacrifice. It seemed that the fact that there was no compulsory contract with Barding had something to do with it.

… There was also an answer that perhaps Lee Seong-min’s potential does not exist. Lee Seong-min didn’t want to think about it. If that’s the case, doesn’t it mean that no matter how hard Lee Seong-min tries, he can no longer grow?

“… Can you lift the curse on this barding?”

“It is not difficult. however… What can you give me?”

“… “What do you want?”

“I don’t want anything big. I just… I’m just curious. What happened in that dungeon? Lloyd, the owner of the golden magic tower, is one of the most powerful wizards in the guild. Lloyd came back seriously injured and carried on his back… “It’s an incredible story.”

It’s not a bad deal if you can get the barding curse done with just the information. After gathering his thoughts for a moment, Seongmin Lee explained what happened in the dungeon. Kim Jong-hyun listened to Lee Sung-min’s story with his eyes shining.

“Frescan.”

When Lee Sung-min opened his mouth, Kim Jong-hyun nodded his head and muttered Richie’s name.

“indeed. Was that dungeon Frescan’s dungeon? “Then it would be natural for the mercenaries to be wiped out.”

“… Do you know who he is?”

“I know. Freskan was originally the owner of the magic tower of the wizard guild, the Black Tower, which consisted only of black magicians. Until just 10 years ago. However, he broke a taboo for his secret wish and was expelled from the guild.”

“What if it’s taboo?”

“This is a human experiment.”

Kim Jonghyun said with a smile.

“Oh, of course… Most warlocks take human experiments as a matter of course. The important thing is this. Do you get caught or don’t you get caught? Why isn’t this the law? As long as you don’t get caught. Preskan was unlucky. Because I was caught conducting human experiments in the middle of it. I now understand why Lloyd, the owner of the golden magic tower, headed to the dungeon. “It was Lloyd who was tasked with killing Frescan 10 years ago.”

“Was Frescan also Ricci back then?”

“It is difficult to find a warlock who has reached the level of archmage who is not a lich. If you become a lich, the warlock can gain power very easily. Losing one’s body is a flaw, but those who walk the path of magic are all madmen who have lost their minds. “I don’t care about losing my body.”

Well, I am a very special case. Kim Jonghyun shrugged his shoulders while muttering that.

“It’s a story with a lot to think about. Also, there is another being whose causality is distorted… Frescan attempted to offer you as a sacrifice, but was refused. Hmm… ”

Kim Jonghyun tilted his chair back and stroked his chin.

“… The demon that Freskan has contracted with is the ‘Demon Lord of Fear.’ A fear that fills the abyss. It is a transcendent being that is also called that. As I didn’t contract with him, I don’t even know his name… This is a very unusual case. Due to the nature of the power the Fear Demon Lord possesses, he can drive all lower-class beings who have not made a contract with him crazy with just a glance. But you’re not crazy. Well, that’s… “It makes sense because it connects with the story of the Demon Lord of Fear rejecting your soul.”

“Why?”

“I can’t tell you. It’s the same reason as last time. Think for yourself. “It’s not that difficult.”

Kim Jonghyun said with a smile. Inside the room… It felt a little cold. Lee Sung-min touched the back of his neck while shaking slightly. Is it because of my mood? It felt like a cold blade touched my skin.

“… Because my soul belongs to someone else?”

“I can’t answer.”

“Is it because the being who owns my soul is of a higher rank than the Demon King of Fear, so the Demon King of Fear did not accept me as a sacrifice?”

“I can’t answer.”

Kim Jonghyun closed his eyes and spoke. It seemed impossible to confirm whether it was right or wrong by nodding or shaking your head.

“… “Msi wanted to get my scolding.”

“I can’t answer.”

In the end, Lee Sung-min gave up on getting an answer from Kim Jong-hyun on this issue. He couldn’t blame Kim Jong-hyun. Because he doesn’t want to die either.

“… black heart. “I don’t know what this is.”

“… “It’s so strange.”

Squeak, thump. The chair that had been tilted back returned to its original position. Kim Jong-hyun sat with his legs crossed and stared at Lee Sung-min’s chest.

“Black heart… You said that the heart in the air suddenly disappeared and was absorbed into your body. “My ‘eyes’ don’t see that kind of foreign energy in you.”

“… yes?”

“It’s very strange. Even if Freskan has higher level magic skills than me, there is nothing that I cannot see with my own eyes… In this case, should we consider the connection between soul and white? No, even if that were the case, there’s no way I wouldn’t see it… Is it witchcraft and not magic? But in the end, they will all be in the same box… .”

Kim Jonghyun muttered while licking his lips. Kim Jong-hyun’s words were no longer being explained to Lee Seong-min, but were just talking to himself.

“ah… I’m sorry. This is one of my bad habits. Anyway, I don’t know what the heart is. But this is certain. Other wizards probably won’t even notice the existence of a heart inside your body.”

“… That’s a good thing though. I don’t even know what this is… ”

“What Freskan studied was ultimate life.”

The corner of Kim Jonghyun’s mouth twitched and went up.

“So Freskan devoted himself to chimera research. The human experiments that led to Frescan’s dismissal were also part of an experiment to create the ultimate life. If he did the same research for 10 years, and the chimera with that heart turned Lloyd, the owner of the golden magic tower, into something like that… “The heart absorbed by you should be seen as being for the ultimate life that Freskan desired.”

“I’m not feeling any change.”

“It may be because the heart has not yet been fully assimilated into the body. Actually, it would be quicker to open your chest and check it out here… “If you do that, I cannot guarantee your life.”

“I decline.”

“It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do. Oh, and. “You said you were mentally suppressed by Freskan, right?”

“maybe… “I think so.”

“But my mind is sane and I’m not crazy. Hehehe! Your blessings are very special. “I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a misfortune to be protected by such excellent protection.”

Kim Jonghyun, who was muttering like that, brightened his eyes as if something had occurred to him.

“ah. “I cannot answer your questions, but I know someone who can.”

“Who is it?”

“If I were a being with a distorted causal system like you, I might be able to answer your question.”

“I don’t know who he is.”

“The best thing is to go to Frescan and ask… I think that’s virtually impossible. Or, how about visiting another ‘god’?”

“god?”

“yes. Mr. Mshi did not answer your question. To be precise, he avoided answering. But if he is another god, he might be able to answer.”

ah.

Seongmin Lee nodded his head while making a short noise. God of Time in Drimoore. If he is the God of Time, whose existence was discovered through Mush, he may be able to answer Lee Seong-min’s questions.

“… All right.”

“I don’t know if what I said was helpful.”

“It was helpful enough.”

When Lee Seong-min answered like that. A knock was heard beyond the door. When Kim Jong-hyun looked toward the door, the closed door opened.

“Lee Seong-min?”

Standing beyond the door was one of the wizards seen above.

“Lloyd has opened his eyes. “Lloyd said he would like to meet Lee Seong-min. Would you like to go with him?”

After hearing those words, Lee Seong-min glanced at Kim Jong-hyun. Kim Jonghyun smiled and nodded his head.

“You don’t have anything more to talk about with me, do you?”

“… Thank you for telling such a good story.”

“What. Please come again next time. “Because I like you.”

Kim Jonghyun smiled, showing his teeth.

fantasy,