Regressor Instruction Manual (PART 1)

Chapter 176: A Lioness Faithful to Instinct (3)

"It's an honor to meet you again, beautiful Shaolin."

Her face took on an expression of shock at my greeting.

"Really? Well... this is my first time meeting you, so how do you know my name?"

"Of course, it is because your beautiful figure never left my mind. I kept looking for you."

"Liar."

"I'm not lying, Miss Shaolin."

"Ha..."

"Aren't you coming out because you're thinking of helping?"

"I'm not in a good mood because I've gotten dumped... To be precise, I came out to witness a death."

'This bitch!'

I had expected her to act like this. However...

'She will definitely help.'

If she didn't want to, there was no reason for her to show up. She was playing hard to get because she wanted to get something out of this. After all, the fact that she, a member of the Republic, responded to my call and appeared within the Holy Empire's borders was already a penalty in itself.

Of course, the ones who had seen her were me, Kim Hyunsung, and Cha Hee-ra, who was still on a rampage. However, her greed was still apparent, considering her reaction during our encounter at the underground auction house. However, there was a possibility that she had gone out to land herself a negotiation with me.

'I'm not sure what negotiation is, but...'

What surprised me was Kim Hyunsung's reaction. The man looked angry as he gazed at the woman adorned in Chinese garbs. He then stared at me, not with hostility, although he appeared to be asking for an explanation.

"We met at a masquerade ball."

"Ah... I see."

"This is the person who once I met with Hyejin while the party members were out hunting."

I knew Cho Hyejin would make the alibi with me.

"With Hyejin?"

"Yes. Previously, I received a slightly awkward proposal... I remembered refusing, though. Do you have any idea who it is?"

"No... I don't know."

While I tried to convince Hyunsung of my innocence, a voice rang above us.

"Will you ignore me like this after calling me? Perhaps it would be better for me to go."

"O-Of course! It's been a long time since we met. How can you talk like that, Shaolin-nim? I'm really sorry about last time. At that time, my partner next to me was a little sensitive for my safety..."

I felt sorry for putting Hyejin on the spot like that, but I had to appeal to Shaolin first. Even as I spoke, Cha Hee-ra continued to follow Hyunsung and me.

"In my memory, the one who looked uncomfortable was you, am I right?"

"Hahahaha. Why would I reject such a beautiful woman? I knew you would be beautiful, but you exceeded my expectations. Staring into your eyes will surely drown me."

"Huh. What a smooth talker."

"Why would I be lying?"

"Easy. It's because you're in a desperate situation right now."

"In the first place, a desperate situation is the best background to feel good about each other. Usually, all the main characters in movies act like this. Why don't you stop looking around and help me out? My situation isn't so good..."