I’m Not a Regressor - Chapter 240

I am not a returner

Episode 240 Baptism of Stars (2)

Did they say that happy times pass quickly?

While waiting for the baptism, I spent time hanging out with Ha-eun at home, and a week passed by in the blink of an eye.

“Okay.”

Oh Jin woke up early in the morning and stretched.

I lightly stroked the hair of Ha-eun, who was fast asleep lying next to me.

For the past week, Isabella was gone and Vega was busy preparing for the baptism, so I was able to spend some leisurely time alone with Ha-eun.

We had a sweet time watching movies together and enjoying shopping.

It was a happy time that I could not have even dreamed of just 1 or 2 years ago.

“….”

Oh Jin looked down at Ha Eun with sunken eyes.

someday.

Will I ever forget all these happy memories?

‘are you okay.’

Losing a precious person is several times more painful than losing memories.

‘Because new memories can be built like now.’

Oh Jin smiled slightly and stroked Ha Eun’s cheek.

Hmm.

She curled up like a cat and cupped her cheek in her hand.

“Well, it’s best not to use Gaecheon.”

Oh Jin stood up and changed his clothes.

I wouldn’t hesitate to use it if necessary, but I still wanted to avoid using Gaecheon as much as possible.

‘Because I don’t want to lose my virginity three times.’

Oh Jin walked out the front door with a grin on his face.

“Is it spring?”

Winter had already passed and the warm spring breeze was blowing.

About a year and six months have passed since I entered the gate with Lee Shin-hyuk and awakened the Black Heaven.

In the meantime, his life changed beyond recognition.

Fortunately, so far in a good direction.

‘Now I have to protect it.’

There are too many things to hold in one’s hands.

It will take a lot of strength to protect what you have grabbed.

“Shall we go?”

Walking among the cherry blossoms that fluttered like snow, Ojin headed to the sanctuary.

* * *

[You have arrived.]

As soon as he entered the sanctuary, he saw Vega coming out to meet him.

“Why aren’t you in the temple?”

[Hehe. I was waiting for you because I wanted to see you as soon as possible.]

Vega stroked Ojin’s head with a smile as warm as the spring breeze.

Now, I’m getting used to being treated like a child like this.

Oh Jin scratched his cheek with an awkward smile, feeling embarrassed.

[Are you embarrassed?]

Seeing such misanthropy, Vega smiled and took a step closer to him.

[Hehe. Come here. [I want to hug you for the first time in a long time.]

When I opened my arms and tried to embrace him in my arms.

“Ahh! “Vega, you’re acting shamelessly all by yourself!”

A cheerful voice was heard and a woman with short pink hair came running towards me.

Spica, the constellation of Virgo.

If Vega had a warm atmosphere like a spring breeze, Spica was a goddess with a bright and cheerful atmosphere like the midsummer sun.

“long time no see! “Is this the first time since the proxy war?”

Spica approached Ojin with sparkling eyes.

“lol. Do you know how surprised I was at that time? Suddenly raise your arm! “They even grabbed it and tore it apart!”

The sound of chattering filled my ears.

[….]

“huh? Huh, sister? “Why are you looking like that?”

Spica, who had been chattering like a sparrow, trembled.

Because Vega had turned around, Ojin could not see her expression, but it was not difficult to guess what kind of expression she was making just by looking at Spica’s trembling reaction.

[…You still have a lot to say. To the point of excessiveness.]

“Ah… I’m sorry about that.”

Spica, who suddenly squatted down, hesitated and took a step back.

Vega let out a deep sigh and grabbed Ojin’s hand.

[Follow her, the constellations participating in baptism are waiting for you.]

“Huh? “Wasn’t it just Vega and Deneb who came?”

[Uhm. There were so many constellations that said they would like to see you in the baptism, so we narrowed it down to a few.]

“How many people participate in the baptism?”

[Six people.]

Six people.

It was an ambiguous number, which was a lot, but a lot, and a lot was an ambiguous number.

“What is the reason?”

[It’s like a kind of ritual. Doesn’t Chilseong mean seven stars? So, the six constellations gather together and give blessings, acknowledging you as the seventh star. It is a ceremony with this meaning.]

“Aha.”

Ohjin nodded as if he understood.

“Oh, by the way, the effect of the blessing becomes stronger depending on who these six constellations are!”

Next to me, Spica spoke softly.

“This time, you, Vega, Deneb, and even the little boy will participate in the ritual, so you can look forward to it, right?”

“Who else is participating?”

“Me first!”

Spica smiled brightly, pointing a finger at herself.

“I’m one of the 12 signs of the zodiac, right? “The effect of the blessing will be quite sweet!”

Did the fact that the effect of the blessing become stronger depending on who the constellation is refer to the status of the constellation?

In that case, this ceremony, with two of the North Stars participating, would certainly be something to look forward to.

“Who else is participating?”

“Hi-Hi. “I’ll explain that to you in person!”

Spica ran forward with a cheerful smile.

At the place we arrived under the guidance of Vega and Spica, three constellations were gathered.

‘Is Deneb there yet?’

Ojin looked around his head and approached the three constellations gathered together.

“Hahaha! You are the famous thunderbolt! “I enjoyed the proxy war before!”

A middle-aged man with a booming voice approached with a hearty laugh.

Reddish skin with horns sprouting from both sides of the head.

If you looked at it without knowing it was a constellation, it was a man whose appearance was closer to that of a devil than to that of a constellation.

“I am Aldebaran, the constellation of Taurus! “Congratulations on being selected as one of the Seven Stars, human!”

“This is Kwon Oh-jin. i look forward to.”

Ojin bowed his head as he held Aldebaran’s pot-lid-sized hand.

“Now that I think about it, it seems like you have some friends with our apostles!”

“Ah, are you talking about Manager Han?”

“And isn’t there one more in Japan?”

Did you mean Ryo Sakaki?

“yes. That’s right.”

“Hehe. “Those two guys are apostles that I’m keeping an eye on, so I hope they get along well in the future!”

“Sure.”

I don’t have much contact with Ryo Sakaki these days, but I had a brief phone call with Manager Han just this morning to tell him to come after his baptism.

“Is the greeting over?”

The person who followed Aldebaran was a man with a blunt expression.

A man with a sharp aura as if he were looking at a well-forged blade. The long sword across the corner of his right eye created a strange charisma.

“It is called Regulus, the constellation of Leo.”

The constellation of Leo.

Naturally, the face of Namgoong Hwi, whom I had seen a while ago, flashed through my mind.

“I heard there was a conflict recently with one of my apostles.”

“There was just a slight difference of opinion.”

Oh Jin shrugged his shoulders with a nonchalant expression as if it was no big deal.

“….”

Regulus, who had been silent with his eyes closed, quietly opened his mouth.

“Stigmata is a seed. “Seeds that fly far away from the tree take root in the ground and begin to sprout.”

“…?”

What do you want to say?

“So…”

Regulus trailed off and avoided eye contact.

“So, you’re saying that you couldn’t help it that your apostle pooped this time!”

“Ugh! “Shut up, Spica!”

Regulus looked back at Spica with a puzzled expression.

Spica stuck out her tongue and burst into laughter.

“If it’s about Nangong Hui, you don’t have to worry about it.”

Ohjin laughed and shook his head.

Ohjin himself is well aware that the Constellation cannot even take care of the humanity of the awakened person who gave him the stigmata.

“Still, parents are also responsible for their children’s mistakes. “I’m sorry.”

Huh. Regulus cleared his throat and continued speaking.

“it’s okay. And it’s not like I just had a bad relationship with the Leo awakened person.”

“iced coffee. Come to think of it, I’ve heard him talk about you a few times.”

The child here refers to Lee Woo-hyuk.

“Lee Woo-hyuk… That child will rise to even higher heights.”

A calm smile appeared on Regulus’ lips as he thought of Lee Woo-hyuk.

It’s like a father who was troubled by his accident-prone eldest son and then remembered his second son who was accepted to Seoul National University.

‘It seems that all Constellations regard apostles as their children.’

Well, among them, there are some constellations, like the constellation of Dragon, that don’t even care about their apostles.

“Am I the last one?”

The woman standing behind walked forward.

A goddess with rich blonde hair that reaches down to her toes.

Although she seemed inferior to Vega, she was a woman with a beautiful appearance that would inadvertently attract a man’s attention.

“nice to meet you. “I am Aris, the constellation of Aries.”

Aris approached Ohjin with a warm smile.

Ohjin’s eyes were shaken by the bold dress that revealed her cleavage, something that would have been worn in ancient Rome.

“Hehe. “Where are you looking?”

Aris smiled seductively and gently hid her clearly exposed cleavage with her hands.

When Ojin cleared his throat and tried to avoid her gaze.

“I’m kidding. You can watch as much as you want? Or…”

Aris smiled deeply and pulled Ojin’s hand.

“Do you want to touch it?”

widely!

Vega hits the back of Aris’ hand.

[Take your hands off.]

“Oh, it’s just a light joke. There’s no need to worry so much….”

[I told you to take your hands off.]

Stop it!

Blue lightning blazed around Vega’s body.

An eerie murderous spirit bloomed in the golden eyes, and the surrounding earth shook as if an earthquake had occurred.

“Master Bega?”

Aris, looking embarrassed, quickly got away from Ojin.

Vega pulled Ojin by the arm and glared at Spica and Aris with wary eyes.

It looks like a mother kangaroo trying to protect her cubs between female cats.

“Really… I wonder who is calling someone a child.”

at that time.

A boy with expensive treasures draped all over his body approached with a sighing voice.

[Chuck. Did Deneb come?]

“What, I’m going to live next to you for the rest of my life?”

[It’s noisy.]

Vega hugged Ojin’s arm with fresh eyes.

Deneb sighed as if she couldn’t stop him and took out a blue gem from her pocket.

“Let’s get ready to go quickly.”

[I understand.]

Deneb placed the blue gem in the center.

“Now are we going to a place called the Milky Way Fountain?”

[That’s right.]

The six constellations stretched out their hands toward the blue gem placed in the center.

Wooooow!

The powerful magic of the stigmata was concentrated on the jewel and the wind blew.

A crack was created as colorful aurora covered the sky.

Ohjin let out a short exclamation as he looked at the beautiful crack that seemed to contain the night sky with the Milky Way spread out.

A rift that can only be opened by the combined efforts of six constellations.

“Where is the Milky Way Fountain that makes it so difficult to get there?”

[The fountain of the Milky Way is the place where the first constellation was born in the distant past.]

“The first constellation?”

If it is the first constellation.

[Yes.]

Vega nodded, looking at the countless twinkling stars within the crack.

[The place where the constellation Polaris in the constellation Ursa Minor was born is the fountain of the Milky Way.]