Regressor Instruction Manual (PART 5)

Chapter 860: The Last (93)

My first thought was that Lee Jihye might want to get rid of Kim Hyunsung.

Lee Jihye had kept Kim Hyunsung in check until now, and she had expressed it unknowingly.

Assuming that Kim Hyunsung becoming our enemy was also...

'Her doing.'

Many factors made her dislike Kim Hyunsung.

He had irreplaceable force, and there was no choice but to hold him responsible for turning me into a rag and killing me in the first place.

Jihye and I had the personality to forget about grace, but we never forgot about our grudges.

It made sense to have this kind of build-up ready if she thought he had to pay for his actions anyway.

Before deciding whether it was reasonable or not, such thoughts continued to run through my head.

It was then that I heard Jihye's voice.

-I'm asking just in case, but you don't think I'm planning something, do you?

"..."

-Of course. I feel like the situation isn't bad, but please know that I have no reason to do so. I wouldn't want to turn oppa into an enemy. I'm a person great enough to respond to all sorts of things. I know that Kim Hyunsung is important, but Lee Kiyoung is more important to me. That left me no option but to design the plan with him as a priority.

"..."

-I have the ability to lead the situation, but not the ability to change it. I haven't tried, but that doesn't really mean anything. No matter how many times I see it, tens or hundreds of times, the future remains the same. It is quite natural to say that I was able to arrive at one conclusion.

"A conclusion that this is the right future?"

-This is the correct answer. You erased your memory because you didn't want to change this future. To block the possibility of heading to another future.

That was convincing. The circumstances that had made her think that way were understandable.

In fact, she should have thought so. If I had been in Lee Jihye's position, I would've done the same and made the same decisions.

She'd started the game, knowing I would want to rule out variables.

If the future with all impurities removed meant Kim Hyunsung's death, there was room to allow that it was the correct answer.

Maybe...

'That's what happened.'

Of course, there was still some time left until I could be sure that this was the correct answer, but I thought the possibility was high given the situation.

It was quite plausible. If I'd had the memory, I would never have gambled in favor of Kim Hyunsung's death.

Recalling how he was a little shaken when the Seraphim's sword once raged at him...

'It's even more so the case now.'

Lee Kiyoung had erased his memories himself.

-You thought you were a variable.

"Maybe..."

-You couldn't even trust yourself. You must have been unable to maintain your composure. That's how I judged it. I decided based on the fear of ruining the future you had designed. I'm certain of my judgment, but am I wrong?

"Why did you tell me this?"

-I told you before. You'll find out someday... and I didn't want to be the object of your resentment. Maybe it's also because I'm convinced that the future won't change no matter how hard I try. I've come too far already. Stepping on the brakes or turning the steering wheel will no longer allow me to avoid it.