Chapter 125
Chapter 125
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 125
Chapter Title: How to Steal the Protagonist's Woman
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"Where the hell did you go this time!!"
Han Yeo-reum pounded on Min Ha-yeon's door like he was trying to break it down, calling out to her, but there was no response.
Anxiety began to wrap around him once more.
"Fuck, why the hell are you hanging out with that bastard?! That worthless piece of shit!"
Han Yeo-reum just couldn't understand it.
The more he regressed, the worse things got for him instead of improving.
Especially with the alchemist.
He'd never liked him from the start, and just seeing him stuck to Min Ha-yeon made his blood boil.
At least in the early loops, their interactions were short and no big deal.
The problem started in the 5th loop.
On the day he survived for 7 days and met Shock Bee, Han Yeo-reum sensed a strange emotional current flowing between the two.
He decided right then to exclude Seong Su-ho in the next loop.
It was the one loop where he ignored the chat's advice that the alchemist was useful.
And in the loop where he ignored Seong Su-ho, Min Ha-yeon...
(My boyfriend's right here~~ Hehe.)
Bam!
"You fucking bitch!"
Han Yeo-reum recalled Min Ha-yeon's seductive expression, her hips shaking vulgarly, and her beautiful breasts bouncing to the waves of gravity.
He stared, entranced by her bare skin that he'd never seen in his life.
But none of it was for him.
Min Ha-yeon stripping off all her clothes and exposing herself completely wasn't for Han Yeo-reum, it was for the alchemist, Seong Su-ho.
"You dog bastard... I'm gonna fuck you up in every single loop."
Only after spitting those words did Han Yeo-reum feel a slight release of his anger.
A regressor.
No matter how he thought about it, he was a being that could never be defeated.
He figured there was no comparison between Seong Su-ho, who started with a measly 1,000 points, and himself, who'd earned regression with billions of points.
Sure, he'd blown all his points on the regression blessing, but it didn't matter.
He had luck he could rely on even more than regression.
It only applied to probabilistic things like item drops or gambling, but in this world, that luck was plenty powerful.
He might not shine in real combat, but items always poured out for him.
While others rejoiced over 1,000 or 2,000 points, he was making 3,000 to 4,000 by selling junk items.
He kicked the door to Min Ha-yeon's room and headed to the Zephyrium Inn.
"Why... just why is Ha-yeon hanging out with a loser like that..."
No matter how he racked his brain, he couldn't make sense of it.
Clearly, the two hadn't known each other before coming here.
Yet in the 6th loop, just three days in, they were already sucking and fucking like crazy.
"Fuck, that bastard must've pulled some shit on Ha-yeon..."
Han Yeo-reum justified Min Ha-yeon's actions with his hatred and thirst for revenge against Seong Su-ho, desperate to make her his even now.
And at the inn he'd arrived at...
"Oh my? Lots of guests this time."
"Uh... um..."
Han Yeo-reum stammered at the sight of the short, stocky middle-aged woman.
The monster who'd snapped his neck.
For the first time in his life, he adopted a meek posture and asked about Seong Su-ho and Min Ha-yeon's whereabouts.
"Ah~ They went for a walk earlier. Didn't cancel their lodging."
"O-okay... got it."
Han Yeo-reum clutched his chilly neck with both hands and bolted out of the inn.
He felt relief knowing they weren't inside.
But the fact that they were out together remained unchanged.
"Haa... no way they're up to something again..."
He started scouring the village to find them.
Han Yeo-reum thought to himself.
'If they're doing that again... somewhere out of people's sight...'
The grand colosseum reflected in his eyes.
..
..
"You fucking asshole, why are you with Ha-yeon!!"
Han Yeo-reum bellowed at the two standing in the center of the colosseum.
Seeing Han Yeo-reum stride toward the center, Min Ha-yeon pressed her hand to her forehead and sighed.
"Haa... Han Yeo-reum. Why are you here?"
"That's what I want to ask you! Why are you with this guy?!"
"Tsk... haa..."
Despite her anger at Han Yeo-reum, Min Ha-yeon inwardly reflected.
'My actions might make this idiot do something even stupider to Su-ho.'
Even without fully grasping regression, Min Hayeon recognized its power from just experiencing these loops.
Her biggest worry was getting swept up in Han Yeo-reum's regressions one day and losing her memories too.
And in that scenario, the terror of Han Yeo-reum inflicting irreversible damage on Seong Su-ho.
She wouldn't feel guilt without memories, but just the thought tore at her heart.
'First, I need to figure out why these loops keep happening. If I can find and exploit it...'
Min Ha-yeon reflected on her rash actions and approached Han Yeo-reum.
"We were just talking for a bit."
"Talking in a place like this?"
"..."
Min Ha-yeon knew he wouldn't buy it.
She clearly remembered what he had seen in the loop.
Her dancing wildly on top of Seong Su-ho...
'Haa!!! This is driving me insane! But splitting from Su-ho now won't fix shit...'
As Min Ha-yeon agonized inwardly, Han Yeo-reum walked casually toward Seong Su-ho.
His eyes dripped with contempt and disdain for the other.
His expression was so clear it could be a textbook example of scorn.
"Hey, last warning. Stick with Ha-yeon, and you might actually die."
"...Haha."
"Hey, Han Yeo-reum... are you in your right mind...?"
Min Ha-yeon burned with more fury at the contempt aimed at Seong Su-ho than any insult to herself.
But Seong Su-ho cut her off with a soft smile and said one thing.
"No one who's spoken to me like that has ever walked away on their own two feet. Are you sure you're okay with that?"
"...What did you just say?"
Even patience has its limits.
I had already prepared perfectly against regression, and with Min Ha-yeon now my woman, there was no reason to hold back anymore.
The only reason I'd endured until now was to let her take the lead in creating such situations.
I had Enel, if things went south, I could fail this request and take another.
But Min Ha-yeon was different.
For her, summoned here, this life was the only one she had, and she didn't know how it would unfold.
I'd played along with Han Yeoreum's antics to boost her self-esteem and confidence.
But...
"Your looks don't match your ears, they must be going deaf early. Let me repeat."
"You dog bas—"
I cut off Han Yeo-reum and glared at him as I spoke.
"Keep flapping your gums like that, and you might end up dead."
"Wh-what?!"
Han Yeo-reum's eyebrows twitched like they were having a seizure, making it clear he was pissed even in the dark of night.
Min Ha-yeon, standing at a distance, smirked and watched me with eyes full of anticipation.
The only existence here playing a different game.
"Haa... you fucking bastard... Hey."
Han Yeo-reum came right up to my face, lips twitching, and said,
"Let's duel."
"What?"
It was incomprehensible.
Fighting between summoners here would obviously make one a red summoner.
But the doubt was cleared up immediately by Guardian of the Gay Little Dick.
I asked via channel chat.
"A duel?"
"Ah... Makes sense there's a system like that."
It was obvious now.
For beings gambling their lives for the constellations' entertainment, a proper fighting system was standard.
He explained that more people preferred arenas over climbing Yggdrasil.
Plus, channels there were way more popular than newbie ones like this...
"I didn't even say I'd do it."
"...Get ready to watch that guy die."
I ended the channel chat and asked Han Yeo-reum seriously.
"You really wanna do this?"
"Why? Are you scared?"
Han Yeo-reum smirked, clearly itching to provoke me into a fight.
At first, I didn't get it, but thinking about it, he had no clue about my real abilities.
'Come to think of it, only Ha-yeon knows I have magic and all these skills.'
[He wouldn't have challenged you if he knew.]
'Yeah...'
[Su-ho-nim, this is an opportunity. I believe breaking his spirit now would be an effective method.]
It was unexpected. I hadn't thought Armonia would push so aggressively.
I figured she'd suggest playing it safe and quiet.
'Huh? Thought you'd say to just let it slide.'
[...]
Armonia went silent for a bit, then messaged.
[You're our employee. We endured the insults out of necessity. But not now.]
'Ooh...'
[I can't stand seeing you, who overcame regression, toyed with by such a lowly thing. Please put him in his place.]
'Nice! Gotta follow the boss's orders!'
I love this about Armonia.
She seems emotionless, but learning of her hidden respect for me always lifts my spirits more than anything.
And one woman watching all this with keen interest.
"...Hehe."
Min Ha-yeon knew the outcome.
She had a rough idea of my magic's destructive power.
She put on a half-hearted act to stop Han Yeo-reum.
"Please, cut it out."
"Min Ha-yeon, you stay quiet."
Han Yeo-reum silenced her with a furious glare.
From her expression, I could guess.
(I tried stopping him once. Your fault now.)
As Han Yeo-reum looked back at me, a hologram popped up.
I frowned at the window.
"No fun without a victory reward, right?"
"Puhahaha!"
Han Yeo-reum threw his head back and laughed heartily, incredulous.
He was 100% confident of victory.
Probably just aiming to crush me once with no bets on, in case I might chickened out.
I added a condition and sent back the duel request.
Guardian of the Gay Little Dick saw it and started worrying instead.
"Watch closely."
Even this cheeky guy was looking out for me.
Makes him seem like a decent dude...
"Don't worry, just watch."
Han Yeo-reum stared at the hologram with my condition for a long time, then frowned at me.
"Are you in your right mind? You're not insane, are you?"
"No way... you scared?"
"You... insane fuck... Puhahaha."
He laughed for a while, then a hologram appeared before me.
Han Yeo-reum pulled a rusty sword from his inventory and swung it around.
Then he sneered at me.
"Hey, the condition's too good, so I'll go easy. I was gonna cripple both of your arms and legs, but I'll spare one spot."
"Haha."
"Tch... yeah, alchemists need arms, right? Just your legs then."
"Legs, huh..."
I glanced at his legs and checked the countdown.
Only 5 seconds left now.
Worried I might charge first, Han Yeo-reum focused on his blade, aiming it at me.
"Alright, three days as my leg-crippled slave...!"
The moment Han Yeo-reum swung his sword at me after taking a step forward.
Bang!
"Gaaahhh!"
He tumbled forward.
Blood gushed from his leg.
I smiled politely at the fallen Han Yeo-reum.
"That's what I was telling you."
And a hologram appeared before me.
Victor: Seong Su-ho
Reward: While in Zephyrium, issue any commands to Han Yeoreum (no harm to life or finances).
"No one who's talked to me like that has walked away in one piece."