I’m Not a Regressor - Chapter 204

I am not a returner Episode 204

Interlude – New Hope (1)

“…Ah.”

A short sigh flowed from Isabella’s mouth.

She looked at Ojin with trembling eyes.

Oh Jin keeps his lips tightly shut.

There was no feeling of pity for her in his eyes.

As if he wanted to tell her, ‘I didn’t kill Paulo because of you.’

He just looked at her calmly.

“Oh Jin…”

But how could you not know?

That he personally killed Paulo for himself.

That he held up the spear on behalf of me, who was terrified that I would forever lose the hope I had cherished in my heart.

“…thank you.”

“There’s no need to say thank you.”

Ojin loosened his arms around Isabella and slightly distanced himself from her.

“Because I did it for me, not for you.”

“….”

Isabella’s eyes wavered.

Why?

My heart, which had been filled with anxiety, calmed down a little due to his weak lie that he killed Paulo for himself.

“…black.”

Tears bursting out again.

Even when I suffered from a terrible urge to suck blood, I didn’t shed a single tear.

‘How did I become such a crybaby?’

Even she herself didn’t know.

Why do I become so relaxed when I’m with Oh Jin?

Isabella looked down at Paulo’s body, his head slit.

Memories of a time when it was only a vague image that I can’t remember properly now flashed through my mind.

A caring father, a kind mother, and a sister whom I loved more than anyone else.

‘now.’

Memories of that time that will never come back.

It floated through her mind like a lingering scent.

“Mr. Oh Jin… what should I do?”

Isabella approached Ojin and rested her forehead against his chest.

“The hope I had always dreamed of disappeared.”

My sister went missing and my father and mother died.

Even if she miraculously found her sister’s whereabouts, she couldn’t return to the past she had hoped for.

“…It’s because of Oh Jin.”

Isabella let out a chuckle as if it was a bit absurd to say it herself.

The reason I lost hope was because of a misdiagnosis.

Even though she knew best that it was nonsense.

“okay. “It’s because of me.”

Oh Jin nodded with a calm expression.

It was he who killed Paulo, completely crushing the small hope she held deep in her heart.

Isabella looked at Ojin with trembling eyes.

My heart is pounding.

It wasn’t like the urge to suck blood was boiling over, but it was pulsating wildly as if the heart had broken down.

“Then it’s Ojin’s fault.”

Isabella lowered her head as if to hide her flushed cheeks and lightly hugged Ojin’s waist with her arms.

“…Oh Jin, please become my new hope.”

He said it as if he was complaining.

Although she knew very well that she was acting childishly.

“okay.”

Ojin stroked the hair of Isabella, who was leaning her head on his chest.

Curly platinum-blonde hair flowed softly between my fingers.

“Huh… black.”

Isabella’s shoulders trembled.

“Hwaaaaaaaaa!”

As if letting out suppressed emotions.

She cried like a child while being held in Ojin’s arms.

Ojin silently patted her on the back.

So that I can let go of the hope I have been keeping mixed with the flowing tears.

“Huh huh.”

How many minutes passed like that?

Isabella raised her head with red, swollen eyes.

“Can I… forget?”

You won’t be able to forget it.

This incident will remain like a thorn in her memory and torment her endlessly for the rest of her life.

Oh Jin wrapped his arms around her pathetically trembling shoulders and opened his mouth quietly.

“okay. “You can forget it.”

Whisper sweet lies.

“Everything… it’ll be okay.”

It doesn’t matter if it’s not true.

Sometimes a lie is more comforting than a thousand words of truth.

* * *

The news of the death of Damian Salvator, a member of the Seven Stars, ‘Sword of Justice’, quickly spread beyond Italy and throughout the world.

According to the testimony of Isabella Colgrande, the next head of the Colgrande family, who was present at the time, and who is now the head of the family, the outline of this incident was as follows.

1. The ‘Leech Faction’, one of the factions of the Black Star, has set its sights on the Colgrande family, which it is no exaggeration to say holds real power in Italy.

2. Paulo Colgrande detected the movement of the leech faction and invited Damian Salvator to the family to ask for help.

3. However, the leech faction that had already infiltrated deep into the family attacked Damian, taking Paulo and Isabella hostage. Damian fought fiercely, but died a heroic death.

This was the truth of the incident revealed through Isabella’s testimony.

It was shocking news that could not be easily believed, but thanks to the words of Isabella, who had absolute recognition in Italy, and the testimony of Noirang, who was invited to the family at the time, not many people had doubts about the incident.

The whole world was shocked by the news that the Black Star had the power to kill the Chilseong, and the opinion that the Black Star should be tracked down and captured as soon as possible became a public opinion.

As tributes to the ‘Sword of Justice’ continue around the world, attention is focused on what movements other Seven Stars will make.

“Huh! “How old is this house?”

Ha-eun roughly took off her shoes and ran into the house.

I was returning home after a month, no, almost two months.

Although it wasn’t as bad as Isabella and Ojin, she also had to deal with a hectic schedule as she was called here and there as a key witness in this case.

“Hehehe. After all, my house is the best.”

After the Col Grande family’s mansion was destroyed, I stayed at a 5-star hotel owned by the Col Grande family in downtown Rome.

After all, there is no place that makes you feel more at ease than your own home.

“Hehehe. “How long has it been since this was your bed at home?”

Ha-eun was lying face down on the bed, writhing like a bug.

Oh Jin came inside, neatly organizing the shoes that Ha Eun had thrown away.

“Do you like it that much?”

“what? “Oh, you’re saying you liked Isabella’s old hotel better?”

“No way.”

As expected from a 5-star hotel, both facilities and room conditions were luxurious.

“But my house is the best.”

“right?”

Oh Jin sat down next to Ha Eun, who was lying face down on the bed, and lightly stroked her hair.

“lol. “It’s nice because it’s just the two of us.”

Ha-eun rubs her cheek against Oh-jin’s palm like a cat showing affection.

She pulled Ojin to the bed with a sweet smile that seemed to melt him.

When Ojin tried to be dragged away by her, pretending not to be able to resist.

Pajik!

A blue spark flew between the two.

[‘Just the two of you’. Have you forgotten that you have a real wife?]

Vega, who was sitting on Ojin’s head, crossed her arms and frowned.

Ha-eun looked up at Vega and snorted.

“Heng, it was so small you couldn’t see it?”

[What?]

Vega flew up and slapped Ha-eun’s forehead with her small palm.

It was a small palm the size of a coin, but the power contained within it was quite heavy.

“Ahh! “Why are you hitting me?!”

[joy. The respect for the constellation was directly instilled in your head.]

“Because being small is good for strength.”

[Just peck…!]

Vega trembled and slapped Ha-eun on the forehead.

[This shameless thing!]

“Evil! stop! stop!”

A familiar sight now.

Oh Jin smiled slightly as he looked at the two bickering.

“I’ll be doing some cleaning then, so call me later when you’re done.”

“Sii! “Let’s see this!”

[Hoo. Are you trying to rebel against your wife’s etiquette training?]

It seems like they didn’t hear it.

Oh Jin left the room with a grin on his face.

“Whoa.”

After briefly cleaning the living room, I went into the empty room that was being used as a storage room.

‘Where then.’

I slowly raised my hand and concentrated my mind.

Wooooow!

A brilliant ray of light forming on the palm of your hand.

It was the light created by the stigmata of Libra absorbed by Damien.

“How should I use this so that word gets out that I wrote it well?”

Ojin was lost in thought as he looked at the brightly burning cluster of lights.

The light produced by Libra’s stigmata had the power to harden and crystallize the stigmata’s magical power.

‘The problem is that it stands out too much.’

Since there was no other ability to crystallize magical power other than the stigmata of Libra, it was difficult to use it freely in front of others.

‘I think the ability to crystallize magical power can only be used when Vega isn’t looking.’

If it was simply ‘the ability to manipulate light’, there were ways to utilize it in sufficiently different ways.

‘And in a very fraudulent way.’

Ojin concentrated his mind and moved the light forming on his palm.

Wooooow!

The light emitted from the palm gradually took shape and became identical to Ojin.

‘Illusion.’

Since it is an ability to manipulate light, if you can control the light in detail, you can create an illusion made of light like a hologram.

“I could use this.”

It is an ability that has endless ways to utilize it.

Especially for Oh Jin, who has a natural talent for deceiving others.

“what… “I think I still need some practice to get used to it.”

As I stretched out my hand toward my reflection in the mirror, my hand went right through my body.

As if a stone had been thrown onto the surface of the water, ripples appeared in the light, and soon Ojin’s illusion dissipated like smoke.

Because manipulating light to create an illusion requires very detailed control, I was not yet accustomed to maintaining the shape.

‘But if you practice, you’ll be able to use it well.’

Oh Jin smiled with satisfaction, as if he liked his newly acquired stigmata.

“But why did Damian not use this good ability?”

Vision is the most important sense organ for humans.

If illusions could be used properly to deceive the eyes, that alone would have changed the face of the battle 180 degrees.

“Oh no way.”

Ojin changed the light shining on his palm into various colors.

Lights that change into fifty different colors as if touching the dye part in the game customization window.

Only then did Ojin realize why Damian did not use the fraudulent ability called ‘Illusion’.

‘It’s not that I didn’t use it.’

Damian did not have the ability to change colors by controlling the wavelength of light like Ojin’s ‘transformation’, so he could not use illusions.

‘Now that I think about it, Damien was a white one-tool.’

then.

“Are you saying this illusion is an ability that only I can use?”

Ojin’s eyes lit up and he created his own illusion once again.

An image of himself holding a jet-black spear and opening his eyes menacingly.

“Wow, you look handsome.”

Oh Jin got rid of the illusion by muttering something that would have made Ha-eun hold her stomach and turn over if she heard it.

I wanted to practice creating illusions right now.

Since it had been a long time since I returned home, I didn’t think Ha-eun would leave me alone.

“Ojina! “Let’s order delivery to celebrate coming home!”

After all, you can’t be a nobleman.

As soon as she thought that, Ha-eun opened the door and came into the room.

Vega was sitting on top of her head as if they had just had a fight.

[delivery? Are you ordering and eating the food instead of making it yourself?]

“Huh! “Let’s order pig’s feet, pizza, chicken, and everything else!”

[Oh oh! That’s a good idea that’s not like you!]

“Huh?”

When Ha-eun frowned and tried to reach out her hand towards Vega, who was sitting on top of her head.

Ding dong.

The clear sound of the doorbell rang throughout the house.

“Did you order it already?”

“Eh? No, I haven’t ordered it yet…”

Oh Jin tilted his head and opened the front door.

Sweet.

“Hello, Mr. Ohjin.”

Isabella waved her hand with a pretty smile.

Behind her, bodyguards with bulky figures in black suits and sunglasses were lined up, holding large trunks in their hands.

“…What is this?”

Haeun asked, pointing to a large trunk.

“It’s moving luggage.”

“…movers?”

“yes. Surely there was one room left in Mr. Oh Jin’s house?”

Isabella came into the house with sparkling eyes.

“Hey hey wait! “Who can move as they please?!”

“Oh, you haven’t heard from Mr. Ojin?”

She elegantly lifted the hem of the dress she was wearing and politely bowed in Ojin’s direction.

“My name is Isabella Colgrande, and I have been appointed as Mr. Ojin’s exclusive maid as of today.”

“…what?”

You were appointed as an exclusive maid?

To whom?

“Who appointed that?!”

“Hehe. Who would it be? Mr. Oh Jin himself appointed me.”

yes?

Me?

…when?