Chapter 49

Chapter 49

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◈ Everyone Else is a Regressor (49)

Tolchi acknowledged he had fallen into a trap of his own making. He had considered the possibility that KiJun might suspect something, but he believed that once inside the dungeon, with the vampire's help, he could easily kill KiJun.

However, the elaborate trap, bought with thousands of gold coins, failed to weaken KiJun, and the vampire, his hidden card, was cleanly annihilated. Now, Tolchi found himself surrounded by KiJun and five orc warriors.

"You never trusted me from the start."

"I wanted to trust you. The lord even asked me to overlook your actions."

"...The lord."

KiJun found Tolchi's loyalty, even if genuine, despicable. If it were true, knowing he could influence the lord, he should never have dared such actions. Thus, Tolchi was no knight, but a despicable orc.

"But you were never worth trusting. Not only did you try to kill me, but you also attempted to frame the orcs and even allied with an undead."

"Krrrk...!"

"Let me tell you, you're just a pathetic fool playing at being a knight."

―Exactly what I wanted to say, Contractor!

KiJun, holding his shield, prepared to face Tolchi.

"I'll allow you a knight's end. Charbanbesh, keep watch so we can fight."

"Jun!"

"Don't you trust me?"

"...Alright. You are a true, true warrior."

Charbanbesh, moved by KiJun's words, signaled the other orcs to form a wide circle for the duel.

"If you want to humiliate me to the end, stealing my achievements and now my honor..."

The orc knight, enraged, gripped his greatsword, threw off his helmet, and roared, his earring trembling visibly.

"That I can't allow!!"

As the orc's eyes and skin turned red with rage, Charbanbesh exclaimed in shock.

"Berserk...?!"

"Yes...!"

The orc, half-lost to rage, growled like a beast.

"A High Orc, in Berserk mode...! This is my power, beyond your challenge!"

In an instant, the orc was at KiJun's face, swinging his now blood-red greatsword. KiJun swiftly activated Moonlight Blood Fang and extended the King's Well to deflect it, but he was being overpowered.

"Don't face it head-on, Jun! According to the orcs, Berserk nearly doubles their strength!"

Charbanbesh cried out in desperation.

It was too late. KiJun was forced back by the orc's brute strength. Gritting his teeth, he activated both Salutaris and Adamant to fortify his body.

"Interesting. Come at me."

"Even without traps!"

Boom! The Berserker's greatsword created a huge crater, vibrating the ground.

KiJun maintained his balance and deflected the orc's wild swings with his shield, simultaneously burning him with flames.

"I'm purifying you. Be grateful."

"Fury!"

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The orc accelerated again, forcing KiJun to react even faster. Dodging and countering, he joked about the orc's attacks.

―I'll be waiting for the day you come to find me again. Thank you, thank you...

With these echoing words, the ghost dove into the flames, leaving Lucy flustered.

―I shouldn’t have rushed her to leave. What do we do now, Contractor? Is this my fault?

"No, Lucy. Maybe that was her way of attaining peace."

As KiJun consoled Lucy, the fire finally died down. Approaching the spot where everything had burned, he was astonished.

There, amidst the ashes, something remained.

In the western region of the Gratia Kingdom, where the remaining 500,000 people from Earth were presumed to have been summoned, an overflow disaster occurred. The Yemin Party spent the entire day gathering information, finally learning in the evening from the Mercenary Guild that the newly summoned humans were outside the overflow's influence.

Initially, those summoned to the west were too scared to venture outside the protective barrier. The news about them only spread because a few humans had reached a nearby village after several days.

The Yemin Party, partly relieved and partly dismayed at humanity's situation, returned to their lodging.

"Ah, KiJun oppa..."

Yemin, overly relieved about KiJun being safe, ended up drinking excessively and collapsing.

"Is she really out?"

"Let her be..."

As JiHye tried to wake Yemin, EunShin urgently stopped her. If Yemin woke up, she would start wailing for KiJun again.

Noticing JiHye's concern, MokSu reassured her.

"It's okay. It's Jun, after all. He wouldn't leave the others and move alone unless betrayed first. He's a guy who tries to help others even when he can't persuade them."

"Yeah, KiJun big bro is really a good person. I wish I had known him back on Earth."

"An epitome of Agape."

"But still..."

JiHye, who had initially raised the concern, finally relaxed after hearing their assurances.

"Right, he's safe. So with that plain face of his..."

Just as JiHye was about to continue, she noticed Yemin stirring.

"He attracted many NPCs, right?"

"Let's hear more about that. I'm really curious."

As the others tried to escape the topic, JiHye reluctantly shared.

"Yes, many NPCs liked him. He genuinely cared for them. Some even seriously attempted to court him."

"Ah."

"Ah."

Uncle Soo and EunShin realized the truth. KiJun had a unique charisma that easily won over NPCs, facilitating smoother quest progress.

"We didn't know then, but those NPCs were real people too."

"Yeah."

"Other summoners often showed their true, nasty nature under pressure. But KiJun hyung... he was always sincere."

"KiJun hyung is a hero, at least to me. His heart is truly heroic."

"EunShin's right. Many NPCs saw him as a deity. Some even tried to approach him seriously..."

"Ah."

As JiHye revealed more, the others understood KiJun's hidden popularity among the NPCs. His kindness and sincerity had won many hearts, distinguishing him from other summoners.

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