Regressor Instruction Manual (PART 1)

Chapter 181: The End of Pre-War Defense (2)

When I opened my eyes, brightness filled my sight. Though I still felt a little dizzy, it seemed as if only a little time had passed. I also felt a little refreshed, as if I had just woken up after a nap.

The wound on my right arm was also healed, and my entire body felt clean.

'It looks like someone washed me.'

They probably washed my body with magic. I felt better all in all.

Seeing that I had been left alone in a large room, I gathered that I was staying at a hospital of some sort. Of course, the room felt too luxurious to actually be a genuine hospital room.

It was then that the door slowly opened. I turned my head, thinking it would obviously be Jung Hayan, but who I see was, surprisingly, Marlin Young-ae.

"Lee Kiyoung-nim!"

It was a spectacle to see her running to me, with tears running down her face. My face flushed with embarrassment. This was definitely not how a noblewoman was supposed to behave.

The remarkably embarrassing appearance was likable, but unfortunately, I was not interested in Marlin at all.

'She is cute, but...'

There weren't many benefits that came with her, and it felt like it would be a huge headache to take care of her and her antics.

"Ah, Marlin Young-ae."

However, this didn't mean that I shouldn't still get on her good graces.

"What day is it?"

"Exactly three days have passed since you passed out. I was worried that you wouldn't wake up..."

"Three days?"

"Yes, Lee Kiyoung."

It seemed that I'd been unconscious for longer than I had initially thought. Hope began to bloom from within me.

'The cleanup must be almost over...'

No, even the task of cleaning up the monsters' corpses was not something to be done overnight, so the work was probably still going on.

I had to realize why my party members didn't show up.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with my body, Dialugia seemed to be doing well. I was curious about where she was, but there were many other things I was also curious about.

"I see..."

"Thank you very much, Lee Kiyoung-nim."

"Marlin Young-ae?"

"You worked hard for Castle Rock until your body was broken like this... You don't know how resentful I was for being unable to do anything. Sniff..."

"Hahaha. I'm fine. The other people did the hard work. I didn't do much."

"Lee Kiyoung-nim did a lot! Not only did you command the free people of Castle Rock, but you prevented the monsters from coming from the underground waterway... All the imperialists in Castle Rock watched as you spared no effort on the battlefield! Sniff..."

"That's... Ahem. The Little Rock Guild and Song Jungwook, who sacrificed themselves for Castle Rock, are the true heroes. I just..."

"O-Of course, they're also appreciated... Rather, are you... Are you feeling a little better?"

"Yes. There seems to be no other injury."

Song Jungwook seemed to be irrelevant now. I could say that this entire thing was a success.

As Marlin Young-ae said, there was no such thing as a monster coming over from the underground waterway. It was a lie made by Cho Hyejin to escape from Cha Hee-ra, but to make the lie true, some of the Red Mercenary members even threw a few monster corpses there.