Regressor Instruction Manual (PART 1)

Chapter 46: Even where there are tigers, foxes sometimes become kings (1)

If I was alone, I would have settled for joining the Red Mercenary Guild. No, it was just that I wouldn't ever join the Blue Guild. In my view, it was a guild that was already stepping on the train to ruin. Not to mention, it was run by a group of old guys whose contributions only weighed as much as a pile of dung.

If one were to think about this rationally, it was completely irrational to pick Blue Guild.

I knew it was because of people like Lee Seolho, who brought down the guild. Even Lee Sang-hee was at fault for allowing her guild members to be so unruly at just the slightest insult.

No wonder they were often ignored by other guilds. They truly made it look like joining the Blue Guild was like joining a sinking ship - doomed right from the very beginning.

It must be so fun and exciting to join a guild such as the Red Mercenary and watch as the Blue Guild fall to its ruin, but I wasn't overly confident with my own skills, either.

We couldn't expect change to come just because we joined the Blue Guild. That would be the same not only for me but also for Kim Hyunsung. Our crafty leader was still very careful.

Nevertheless, Kim Hyunsung obviously wanted to join Blue. That had been a fact since the beginning.

Of course, it didn't seem like I didn't think about any of the other options, but until this moment, everyone thought it would be the best decision. I was only sure of one thing.

Whether it was the distant or the near future, joining Blue would be much more beneficial than joining Red.

We would already be treated as a team with high potential, so there was no need for us to look for another route just because the path we were presented with would prove to be rocky. On that same note, it would be absurd for me to back out just because of a few crazy old men.

Of course, it didn't mean that I would completely disregard this fact.

'My safety.'

My safety was the most important. The reason for finding Cha Hee-ra in the first place was to ensure my safety. Her name weighed heavily on everyone here.

I could not rely on Kim Hyunsung's plans forever. I also had to find other ways to protect myself.

'I can handle it.'

A guild filled with senile old men? I could handle that. I hated gambling, but felt like now was the necessary time to play.

"You mean the Red Mercenary?"

"I'm going back to her for a while."

"Why all of a sudden..."

"I have something to talk about with the Mercenary Queen."

"With Cha Hee-ra? Are you serious?"

I nodded roughly.

Kim Hyunsung's expression showed his uncertainty while Park Deokgu and Jung Hayan seemed positively opposed to the idea.

Their reactions were not unreasonable, and I knew it too. After all, why would I bother going back to the same, dangerous woman who had openly kissed me in front of everyone?

Jung Hayan seemed to be the most affected, as her skin had turned into a ghastly pale color.

"Oppa..."

"Oh, Hyung... Why must you do that?"

"It would be helpful for the party."

"Even though... to that woman..."

"Oh, Oppa..." Jung Hayan's stricken expression worried me. I hadn't yet cleared things up with her ever since the incident, after all, and now, hearing that I would talk to Cha Hee-ra again spelled bad news.