Regressor Instruction Manual

‘That crazy jerk.’

He was really… out of his mind. It was to the point that Kim Hyun-Sung’s parents ought to thank Earth. If he had stayed there and inherited his mother’s business… he would have ruined his parent’s life work in just a year.

People in the same field would talk every day about why a successful mid-sized business ended up getting ruined, and the busy ants who had invested for the sake of the owner’s face and vibe would weep.

‘Maybe he had lost his financial sense…’

His parents had raised him to be too naive and free.

He was raised with no knowledge of the world.

Since they had given him freedom, they ought to have taught him how to use that freedom responsibly. He had turned out this way, as his parents only wanted to show him nothing but happiness in this world.

He was probably summoned here just as they were going to teach him the cold and harsh reality.

Even Jung Ha-Yan had a decent amount of knowledge when it came to finance.

She had a hard life back on Earth, so I knew how that developed. Her finance skills were better than Kim Hyun-Sung.

'Does that guy even know where this money is coming from? Does he think the gold coin fairy visits us every night and leaves a pile of gold coins? Does he think the money fairy visits his house on Earth every night?'

“Did I… say something I shouldn’t have said?” Cha Hee-Ra asked.

“No, I’m glad you said it. I wouldn’t have known about it if you hadn't…” I answered.

To be honest, this one incident won’t cause the Blue Guild to close down, and it would not really affect us financially. The guild was extremely stable. If we were to cancel a few businesses that we were scheduled to open, we'd be able to handle the losses.

‘No, whether we can handle the losses or not isn’t important. What’s important is that something like this can happen again.’

'Does Kim Hyun-Sung have some kind of grudge against me that he was trying to retaliate financially? Since he can't beat me up, is he trying to take revenge against me by making me suffer like this?'

‘It’s actually possible.’

He was trying to inflict pain that was more painful than death or physical pain.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be acting this way. He had already wasted much gold stabilizing the desert, and I was sure he had spent a lot more gold on other things to prepare for this trip. If he had planned all of this alone or had gotten help from the guild, I’d understand it, but he had received help from many different contractors.

I saw outsiders and not just the staffers of the Blue Guild. They were from some kind of design agency, traveling and camping agency, and party and event planning agencies. If they weren't the best in the continent, they wouldn't hire them, so he definitely spent a lot of money to hire them.

‘Lindel Construction?’

'Why the hell is a construction company here? Why? Why does Kim Hyun-Sung want to talk with a dwarf craftsman?'

I couldn’t help but laugh at the ridiculous situation.

I decided to go on this trip to make myself feel better, but it was starting to stress me out.

“When are we leaving, darling?” Cha Hee-Ra asked.

“In about forty minutes… but it can be later than that. Strangers keep entering the guild, and…” I trailed off.

“...”

I saw a group of black mages.

If I hadn't been using Mind’s Eye, I would have missed them. They were standing in the corner, looking around nervously and trying to blend in with the group as much as possible, but their gloomy and dark complexion made them stick out in my eyes.

“Miss Sora,” I said.

“Yes, sir?” Han Sora replied.

“Please the group of black mages over there why they’re here. They're a group of black mages, right? If they don’t tell you, you can threaten them a little by using the Heretic Inquisitors,” I instructed her.

“Okay. Please wait here, Miss Jung Ha-Yan,” she said.

“G-Go ahead, Sora. Ah! O-O-Oppa, come to think of it…”

Jung Ha-Yan and I started talking about many different things.

Han Sora eventually came back to us.

“They said they're here because of a request…” Han Sora informed.

“A request?” I asked.

“They said they received a request from the guild master himself… They said they won’t cause any trouble and will leave as soon as they've completed the request,” she added.

“What’s… the request?” I asked.

“Using necromancy…” Han Sora muttered.

“...”

“Chanelia Hermes… the request is to bring Chanelia Hermes to the present world even for a short moment…” Han Sora replied.

‘That’s ridiculous…’

“...”

‘It’s really ridiculous…’

“...”

“...” “Is that even possible?” I asked.

“It's not impossible, sir. If the target has some regrets in their life and there is a catalyst to summon their soul…. Actually, necromancy hasn’t been properly explored… so I’m kind of worried, but…” Han Sora paused.

“...”

“They… asked if we can pay the deposit first because… they have family to take care of, and they don’t know what might happen at the end of the trip, so they want to at least… send the deposit to them safely,” Han Sora added.

‘We’re not that kind of guild.’

The warriors of darkness had joined this event, putting their lives to make some money.

I couldn’t imagine how shocked they were when Kim Hyun-Sung visited them for the commission. He already had a record of getting rid of the black mages, so they probably thought it was the end for them.

I was sure they were even more shocked when he asked them to summon Chanelia Hermes to this place again.

Of course, they couldn’t decline. Despite thinking this was a trap and that they could be abandoned after everything, they still made the difficult decision to come here. They seemed relieved at the fact that Han Sora, the black mage of the guild, had decided to talk to them, but they were still understandably worried.

‘This is really an unimaginable situation.’

I had never imagined that we'd end up using necromancy on Chanelia Hermes. I was sure that was the secret event. Kim Hyun-Sung wanted to revive them and ask them to make their final masterpiece.

To create that final masterpiece… I was sure they had prepared many materials.

I cast an empty gaze at Kim Hyun-Sung. Hee-Ra noona awkwardly patted Jung Ha-Yan before walking up to Sun Hee-Young.

Han Sora looked at me as if she was asking for the black mages' deposit.

“How much… is the deposit…” I asked.

“Well…”

“Actually, don’t tell me. I don’t want to know,” I stopped her.

And that was when I heard a loud voice...

“Ah! Mr. Ki-Young!”

“...”

“I think we’re leaving soon.”

Kim Hyun-Sung was clearly excited. Perhaps the scene reminded him of the camping trip with his parents when he was young, or perhaps he was excited to see the results of the tons of gold he had spent on this.

‘Spending money is fun, right?’

I agreed that it was fun.

“Are you done getting ready? Do you need to check if there’s anything—”

“Getting ready?” I interrupted him.

“Yes.”

“I don’t even know what to prepare. I don’t know anything, after all,” I told him.

“What?”

“How am I supposed to answer you when you've taken care of everything by yourself? Is my opinion even important?” I questioned him.

“Ah… w-well you said you were going to prepare everything…” Kim Hyun-Sung mumbled.

“So, does it make it okay for you to do everything alone and tell me that it’s time to leave? Don’t you think I deserve to know what’s going on, what you’re doing, and how much money you've spent so that I’m prepared? Who is this break even for?” I complained.

“Ah…

Obviously, Kim Hyun-Sung looked worried, and he would never understand how things had turned out like this. Honestly, I was sure he wasn't thinking about giving me an excuse, as he was worried about one thing right now.

‘I’m tired of this.’

He had probably realized that I was about to utter the words capable of breaking his heart, and he looked nervous at the possibility. His lips were closed tight, his eyes were shaking, and he was thinking about how he could ensure that he wouldn't hear those words again.

‘He probably doesn’t even know what he did wrong.’

I was sure he had no idea how much money he had spent so far, and it was all because he thought that it would be good to get whatever was the best.

When picking out the agencies, he probably didn’t even consider getting a discount or what kind of free stuff he could obtain from them. He didn’t even consider what he could do to get a discount or if he could get sponsored.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Ki-Young. I didn’t think it through,” Kim Hyun-Sung said.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

“Why didn’t you think it through?” I questioned.

“I-I…”

“You should go alone if you were going to handle it on your own. Why…” I paused.

“...”

“Is this why…”

“...”

‘No, let’s not act like this.’

I was going to complain, but…

‘He has good intentions…’

It had been a while since we had a break, and I was sure he was really excited about it, too. We played a lot after the continental dungeon incident, but we never had a full trip like this one. We were busy taking care of unexpected incidents and cleaning things up.

We always talked about going somewhere, but we never actually went anywhere…

Upon receiving permission from me, he actually worked hard for this trip, so I was sure he'd be in a bad mood if I were to attack him for what he had done. The money had already been spent, and I'd only feel bad if I were to complain.

The entire trip would be useless if I ended up in a bad mood.

‘We can make that money back.’

The money we had invested in Lindel would come back.

‘Since we already spent the money, we might as well go all out.’

I was bothered by the fact that we were going to a desert, but I was sure it’d be worth it.

We spent so much money, after all.

‘Please…’

The preparations were done, so I could only hope that the desert would end up being useful. It was a large area, so we could probably promote it as a tourist spot somehow.

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry, Mr. Ki-Young,” he said.

“It’s fine. I'm just a bit sensitive, especially on a day like this,” I said.

“It’s okay. Thinking about it now, I think I was being thoughtless,” he said.

‘You’re too thoughtless. You’re the icon of thoughtlessness.’

“Shall we get going?” he suggested.

I left on our trip angrily and…

“Welcome to Laves Desert!”

I saw a city with a large oasis.

“What’s… this?” I questioned.

“Come this way, please.”

“Why is there… a city here?” I asked.

“...” “Why is there a city here? There wasn’t an… oasis here…” I mumbled.

“...”

“How did they… build a city here?” I asked.