Regressor Instruction Manual

Chapter 866: The Last (99)

“Kiyoung... Kiyoung!”

“Aaahh...”

For a moment, he shouted at the people’s tremendous support.

‘Fuck, this is such a mess. What’s wrong with them?’

Raphael, that bastard! I knew it. I should’ve given up on him earlier.

I moved my fingers nervously, but what I could do at this point was limited. I was glad that I still had...

‘Jihye. Fuck. That’s a relief.’

Even if I hadn’t explained everything in detail, I thought she would take care of things well. I had already given the word.

I would have liked to solve it myself if possible, but it was quite difficult to control all the situations.

How could a person in the field respond to all the complex variables?

If I had been in a different position, I could have done that, but in this case, I had to focus on what was in front of me.

What was happening on the continent right now, the divinity unfolding in real-time, the immense support of the people, and the fact that a lot of investment had been made to get here were some of the reasons I couldn’t ignore this.

I was also communicating with Yuno Kasugano, so even if the script changed, I’d be able to respond accordingly.

Even if Raphael got there, it was highly likely that the future would take action to prevent itself from changing, which was why I didn’t have to be nervous. The most logical action now was to focus here.

In fact, there was a great reason to keep checking Kim Hyunsung’s status. I was pushing him to the bottom despite having already been pushed to his limit...

I had no choice but to focus on him. To be honest, if he had been an ordinary person, he would’ve already gone crazy.

He was barely moving, walking a tightrope on a tall building.

He looked like a thread on the verge of being broken, but a capable director could push an actor like him to the limit.

‘Yes, this is the right move. I’ll just focus here.’

The strongest emotion in him was guilt, and even though he had decided to go for the third round, he couldn’t completely abandon the second timeline.

Even if it meant gaining a fresh start, watching the Son of Light suffer was probably unbearable for him.

How could Kim Hyunsung, who had a soft heart, ignore his close friend as his soul and body were tormented?

He kept roaring out in rage.

“You bastard!”

I quietly called his name and immediately heard a response.

“Hyun... sung...”

“Kiyoung! Kiyoung! Can you hear me?”

“Yeah... Yeah... I hear you.”

As soon as I turned my gaze, I saw him frantically leaning toward the huge tower.

He kept his eyes fixed on me while he swung his sword desperately against the monsters.

After a great sense of guilt passed through his head, his mind seemingly went blank.

Needless to say, he was feeling extremely anxious right then.

He was afraid I’d really lose my soul. He feared that he would watch the Son of Light crumble helplessly without him being able to do anything.

Holding his breath, he took the offensive as he spread his wings in rage.

In fact, the whole process felt a bit touching. It was as if the scene was saying I had been right about him.

However, it also looked extremely miserable.

“Let go of him, you bastard!”

“I’m sorry, but I refuse.”

“Let go of... Kiyoung.”

“I’m sorry, God of Sunset. I’m doing this for you.”

“Let go of him! Shit!”

Song Sookyung then reached out to me. The tentacles that held my body vibrated and emitted a faint light that slowly turned a cloudy color. Not long after, it was sucked into the creature.

“Sigh... Sigh...”

There was heavy breathing.

I could guarantee that this moment would make Kim Hyunsung and the entire continent tremble.

Even before I felt their warm support pouring in once again, more was already arriving.

As my breathing became harsher, Kim Hyunsung became more and more distressed. He probably felt like I was too far away.

He kept trying to come closer, but the distance between us didn’t decrease. The beasts that were regenerating kept grabbing his ankles.

He continued to cut through them, but they created endless shapes and ceaselessly blocked his way.

“Wait just a bit, Ki... Kiyoung...”

“Sigh... Sigh...”

“Please, wait... a bit. Just a bit.”

“Aaahh...”

“I’m sorry. I’m... I’m sorry. I’m sorry for everything. I... Again...”

“It’s not... Hyunsung’s... fault...”

“Damn... damn...”

“So you don’t... need to feel... responsible.”

“Sniff... sniff... Damn! Shit!”

“...”

“Why... Why does this keep happening? Why does it have to happen to you...?”

“Sigh... Sigh...”

“Please wait a bit. Yeah... I’ll be there soon, Kiyoung. I... I can save you. Sniff... sniff... So please hold on.”

“Sniff...”

“No! No!”

I could see his body glowing. The beasts crumbled amid the bright light, making me think they were eating away his vitality.

The huge tentacle pillar was split in half, and he swiftly rushed to my side without delay, soaring through the sky.

The stems created from the ground grabbed his ankles, but Kim Hyunsung didn’t turn his gaze away.

‘Gosh, how is he so fast?’

How was this guy, who had been so far away from me just a second ago, already right in front of me?

‘Gosh, Director Belial, what are you doing? Are you going to let it end like this?’

He tried to reach out his hand to grab me somehow.

“Hold my hand...”

However, there was no way I could reach out. All I could do was smile faintly at him.

Kim Hyunsung, who could barely reach me, was pushed back once again.

I looked at him for a brief moment, watching his tear-stained face getting further and further away.

‘He’s far too desperate.’

He was so desperate that I even felt a bit sorry for him.

Booooooom!! Craaaash!

With a huge roar, I saw a massive pillar hitting his body.

The stems and beasts continued to hold him down. Kim Hyunsung didn’t scream.

He only looked at me as he swung his sword. Whenever he fell, he would rise again and raise his weapon once more.

He kept trying to move forward, releasing roars that didn’t suit him.

He judged how much time was left based on the tentacles climbing up and gradually devouring my body.

It was as if I were being swallowed by a snake. It wasn’t painful, but it was suffocating, causing my breathing to become rougher.

Kim Hyunsung screamed with all his might once again.

“Stop... you son of a bitch... I told you to stop... Don’t torture him anymore. Let him go. He’s already sacrificed a lot. He’s given up everything he had before coming here...”

“...”

“Since I’m your goal, you don’t need him, right? Right?”

“...”

“What... What do you want?”

“...”

“What do you want? Why the hell are you doing this? D-do you want me to get down on my knees and beg? Please... please let him go. He’s not someone whose soul should suffer... sniff...”

He was trying to reach an agreement with Song Villain, which wasn’t like him.

That was enough proof that he had been driven into a corner.

Even without the Regressor Instruction Manual, just looking at him seemed dangerous. There were no major wounds on his body, but his armor had been cracked and crushed.

His appearance was so messed up that “desolate” didn’t even begin to describe him.

“Don’t do this. Please... please don’t. Please.”

“...”

“I honestly don’t remember you very well, but if it’s true that I saved you... then let him go, please...”

“You look shameful and weak.”

“Please let him go. Please...”

“You’re too different. I thought you were someone who could not be broken. But you’re too weak... and there doesn’t seem to be much to see.”

“Please...”

“What I want is the complete God of Sunset.”

“...”

“You are weak because of your interest in him.”

“Don’t do that! Don’t... do that!”

‘Don’t pull my hair, you bastard.’

“This idiot was just lucky.”

“...”

“That’s why he could be by your side. But it’s actually nothing worth bragging about. I’m right, aren’t I?”

“Sigh... Sigh...”

“R-Right, you’re right. So let go of him.”

‘This two-faced bastard. He seems to have finally gone crazy. He doesn’t even know what he’s talking about anymore.’

“He got a little special ability because he was lucky. He was lucky. He became a god... and was admired by others... just because he was lucky...”

‘What do you know about Light Kiyoung’s growth?’

Well, there was room for such thoughts from a third party’s perspective.

For others, the Son of Light’s appearance probably seemed splendid. I probably looked like I had taken an elite course or like I’d never been through hardship.

I’d joined the Blue Guild, and sponging off Kim Hyunsung, I’d gained connections with the nobles and became the Pope’s favorite.

He probably thought I enjoyed a happy life while having a glass of wine and chatting.

I had been the Mercenary Queen’s gigolo, the Archmage’s lover, and I’d read books while researching alchemy with support from the rich... it most likely looked like I was monopolizing the favor of the whole world. I could at least admit that much.

In other words, he probably thought I’d lived a life similar to that of a typical protagonist, not that I was a transparent human willing to sacrifice myself.

Perhaps Song Sookyung expressed his inferiority in such a way because the Son of Light had a really pure heart.

In the end, I’d even become a god who took care of the continent, so from the standpoint of the guy who had come up from the bottom, wouldn’t that make him angry?

But Kim Hyunsung would know that my appearance to the public was a little different from reality. There was no way he didn’t know that I’d crawled my way up here from the bottom.

“That’s all...”

Kim Hyunsung’s face was distorted. His emotions were also disrupted by the voice that had denied me in the second timeline.

But what stood out more was his nervousness and anxiety.

“Please... let go of him.”

‘You can’t give up.’

“Hyunsung...”

“...”

Instead of expressing my feelings with my voice, I showed them to him through my gaze.

I urged him not to give up, proving to him that I was fine.

That, as always, I hoped he could overcome the crisis.

That even if I disappeared, nothing would change.

So...

‘Fight and win. Don’t back down.’

“Please. Don’t torture him anymore...”

‘What are you doing, you bastard? Fight and bring home victory!’

“Please... I beg of you. Please...”