Regressor Instruction Manual (PART 5)

Chapter 868: The End of The Scenario (1)

"That's the Sunset Swordsman... that is the Hyunsung that I know. He's fragile, weak, easily shaken, and sometimes... sometimes it's frustrating."

Yes. That was what I looked like.

I was fragile, weak, easily shaken, and sometimes... no, always made him feel frustrated.

"But..."

But?

"But he's someone who always gets up again."

I wasn't sure if I could get up this time. I never could stand up on my own; Kiyoung always lifted me up.

"He always raises his sword and overcomes his own struggles, becoming stronger and stronger. He never stops moving forward."

He was just overestimating me. Overcoming my struggles didn't mean I became stronger.

All I did was struggle, run away, and escape.

I hadn't reached this point alone. I had never learned how to solve problems by myself. It was him who taught me.

"I... I believe."

I couldn't live up to his expectations.

"..."

He smiled as if he'd managed to understand everything.

He had never lost his faith in humanity until the very end, and he was smiling quietly even while the demon was stepping on his soul.

He was smiling... as if he... as if he believed in me.

"Aaah... aaaahh... sniff... sniff..."

I tried, but I couldn't reach him. I continued to fight my way through, but strangely, I couldn't get to where he was.

Now that I thought about it, I had never reached him on time. This time was no different.

I had been fighting for so long, but all of my battles resulted in failure.

I didn't know why I couldn't touch what I was supposed to reach. If someone looked into my life, it would look like I was standing still.

I would be no different from a hamster ceaselessly running in a wheel.

Indeed, I might constantly be running in a large cylinder.

Without Lee Kiyoung, that wheel would've been a dark barrel instead.

It was him who had made me move forward. Because of him, I had been able to take the first step down a road I never thought existed.

I had been able to take action because of the Son of Light.

I, Kim Hyunsung, had grown little by little, stood up straight, and taken one step after another.

That was all thanks to him.

I'd started over in the Blue Guild, met important people, laughed, talked, and enjoyed life on the continent.

Because of him, I had been able to forget my painful memories and accept myself completely.

What had made it possible for me to endure the struggles of my life was the light shining around Lee Kiyoung. It had enabled me to walk straight ahead, even if I was walking in the dark.

Of course, I wasn't the only one who had been blessed by his brilliance.

Everyone on the continent basked in his glow, but...

I was able to stand because he was with me.

"Sniff... Sniff..."

I watched him fuse with the huge, foreign tower. I had been fighting because I knew what that meant, but my efforts couldn't change anything.