I’m not a Regressor

I am not a returner Episode 282

Dog and Wolf (7)

“Then rest in peace.”

Leoru, who guided Ojin and the others to the empty cabin, nodded lightly and turned around.

The empty cabin that Leoru introduced was narrow and old, but the interior itself was very clean, as if it had been put together with great care.

“Huh! “In the end, I couldn’t enter the kingdom today.”

Haeun unpacked her luggage and lay down on the bed.

Even though it was a wooden bed, it was far from soft, but it was still a blessing for Ojin and his group, who had been camping in the forest for several days.

“Oh, I’m tired.”

Ha-eun, lying down on the bed, began to take off her shoes, like a chrysalis molting.

“What are you doing so rudely, sister?”

“why. “It’s annoying to move.”

“Write it. No matter what, you can’t do this. “What would Mr. Oh Jin think?”

“I think you’ll like Ojinin?”

Ha-eun, who took off her socks, lay down on the bed and stretched out her slim legs and poked Oh-jin’s thigh.

It seemed like the corners of my mouth would naturally go up at the sight of her defenseless appearance.

“My sister’s feet smell.”

“what? Don’t lie, you bastard! But I still washed my feet in between…”

“Is it true?”

Oh Jin held Ha Eun’s bare feet in his hands and brought his nose closer to her.

As she said, it didn’t smell much, considering she had been wearing hard boots for a long time, but she mischievously said that she wanted to tease her for no reason.

“look. The smell of savory Cheonggukjang….”

“What is this crazy guy doing!”

Ha-eun screamed and kicked Oh-jin in the face.

Ha-eun, whose face was so hot that steam gushed out, jumped up from the bed and went outside.

“I’m going to wash up!”

“Oh, sister. “I’m going with you.”

[The main woman needs to wash too. Because I kept hiding in my pocket, there was a lot of dust.]

Of course, there were no bathhouses or shower facilities in the old cabin.

Since there was a stream flowing nearby, washing up was not a problem.

“If you steal it, I will kill you.”

Before getting a change of clothes and going out, Ha-eun opened her eyes and glared at Oh-jin.

“What can I do while I’ve already seen everything I need to see and what I don’t want to see?”

“That and this are different?!”

As Ojin chuckled and nodded, Isabella gently came next to him.

She hugged her arm and pressed her body close to him and whispered with an alluring eye smile.

“Is it okay if you take a look at my body?”

A sweet voice as if made from melted sugar.

Isabella lightly licked the back of Ojin’s neck and gently tickled his chest with the tip of her index finger.

“Stop playing tricks and come quickly, bitch.”

“oh! “Oh sister!”

Isabella is dragged by Ha-eun.

[Wait!]

Vega also took a bath towel (it was originally a handkerchief) and flew away.

Inside the house, only Ojin and Riak remained.

When all the noisy women disappeared, there was quite an awkward silence.

“…bantling.”

Riak was the first to break the silence.

“huh?”

“When you returned… weren’t you afraid when you were given another chance?”

A voice full of conflict.

Ojin shifted his gaze to Riak, who was looking at the old wooden floor with his head down.

His usual spirit was not visible in his deeply troubled eyes.

“Is it because of what happened in the past?”

Even if you are not a regressor.

It wasn’t difficult to notice that Riak’s condition had been strange ever since he entered the Demon Realm.

Even what the cause is.

“…okay.”

“It’s a worry that’s not like you.”

“The poem is noisy, kid! “What do you know…!”

“know.”

Riak’s eyes narrowed.

“…Is that because you are a returner?”

“You would have known even if you weren’t a regressor. “What are you hesitating about?”

Riak was extremely bad at hiding his true feelings.

“I asked you earlier if you were scared, right?”

Although there has been no regression.

There was a time when I was given another chance.

“Of course I’m scared. “I’m so scared I’m going crazy.”

What if I repeat the same mistake again?

What if I repeat the same failure again?

then.

Because there will be no turning back.

“But you can’t do nothing, right?”

“…That’s the truth.”

“Just because it’s obvious doesn’t mean it’s wrong.”

Ojin shrugged his shoulders.

Riak looked at Ojin with trembling eyes.

“How…”

I bowed my head.

He says it like he’s squeezing.

“How can you do that?”

I remember the first time I met Oh Jin.

The sight of him struggling to get up despite being beaten and trampled miserably by himself.

Despite being wounded to the point of death, he held the spear again as if nothing had happened.

“How on earth…”

I remember the battle between Ojin and the Apostle of Deneb.

That was enough.

There would be no need or reason to buy it and suffer.

He woke up again, covered in blood and unable to open his eyes properly.

How could that be?

It doesn’t mean you can’t feel pain.

It’s not that I don’t feel fear.

But how?

Could I stand up again?

“Because it’s nothing that can be resolved through patience.”

Oh Jin smiled bitterly and sat down on the bed.

“You can endure the pain. You can endure scary things. No matter how painful and difficult it is, it will be okay as long as I endure it.”

That is nothing.

In his life so far.

Because it was full of problems that couldn’t be solved by just enduring it.

“Are you saying you won’t even care about your body to get what you want?”

“It was difficult to protect something precious while also caring about my own body.”

With a bitter smile, he placed his hand on Riak’s head, which was bowed.

“What do you want to do?”

“….”

Riak closed his mouth tightly and scratched the floor with his claws.

“I… was ‘Khan’ who led the beast people in the past.”

“I know.”

It was something I expected to some extent after seeing Riak having a conversation with Leoru.

“We fought against the invasion of the demons, but in the end we were defeated without being able to protect anything.”

The image of a wolf lying down covered in blood and sobbing that it could not protect anything came to mind.

“Do you know how many of my own people died because of my stubbornness… because of my foolish belief in living as a wolf?”

“….”

“Everyone is dead.”

Those who were family.

Those who were lovers.

Those who were colleagues.

every.

He died while following in his footsteps.

“The surviving compatriots are also struggling with hunger and fear.”

At first glance, the life of the Silver Mane tribe was miserable.

They live together in an old, crumbling hut.

I was living every day filled with hunger and fear.

“Just once…”

Tears flowed from Riak’s eyes as he lowered his head.

“Just once… I just need you to break your stubbornness.”

Many more of their compatriots would have survived.

The lives of the compatriots left behind would not have been this miserable.

“If only I knelt down once!”

Just once.

If only I had become a dog instead of a wolf.

“So they said they regretted it?”

“….”

Riak’s expression hardened.

The image of Leoru smiling brightly, saying he was a proud wolf, came to mind.

“It’s all… my fault.”

Because he taught useless beliefs.

Because it instilled false ideals.

They continued to lead miserable lives without even being able to blame themselves.

“Then Riak.”

Ojin looked at Riak with deeply sunken eyes.

“Are you a dog or a wolf now?”

Riak’s body trembled.

“I, I…”

When I tried to continue speaking in a trembling voice.

Quang!

“Aw~! “It’s refreshing!”

“As expected, I feel much fresher after taking a bath.”

[It has become soft!]

The three women who had gone out came back inside the house.

“Eh? what? “What’s wrong with the atmosphere?”

“never mind. “How was the creek?”

“It was quite cold, so I warmed it up a bit.”

Ha-eun flirted and placed her foot on Oh-jin’s thigh, who was sitting on the bed.

“how is it? “You don’t smell it anymore?”

“Let’s see.” Let me check it out…”

“Don’t really smell it, you bastard!”

Ha-eun frowned and kicked Oh-jin in the stomach.

“By the way, Oh Jin. “Shouldn’t you eat soon?”

“Oh, I’m a little hungry.”

Now that I think about it, I haven’t eaten a single meal since leaving the forest of Demon Sea.

“please wait for a moment.”

Isabella rummaged through her backpack and took out ingredients.

The backpack that Kim Si-hoo gave as a gift not only had the function of expanding space, but also had the function of storing ingredients to prevent them from spoiling, so it was possible to make food with fresh ingredients even when coming to the distant land of Magic.

“I’ll make pasta for you today.”

“I’m craving Korean food.”

“Oh, so do you want to make it?”

“Hmm. “I would like rose pasta, please.”

Isabella put water in a pot and started chopping vegetables.

Of course, there was no convenient appliance like a gas fire in this old cabin, but Ha-eun was able to solve that problem easily.

When a delicious smell was coming from the kitchen.

smart.

The cabin door opened with a cautious knock.

“Liru?”

The person who opened the door and came in was a slender beastman girl.

When I first saw her, the girl was covered in dust all over her body, but she looked soft as if she had just taken a bath.

“I’m sorry for coming to the bar so late at night!”

“what’s the matter?”

“That’s it.”

Liru fiddled with the basket in her hands and glanced at Ojin.

“I picked some fruit.”

What was in the basket was fresh fruit, as if it had just been picked.

On the outside, it was a fruit that looked similar to a raspberry or blueberry.

“Oh, Oppa, please eat it….”

Liru glances at Ohjin with her cheeks slightly blushing.

“Ojiniman?”

“Of course, everyone else too!”

Liru, with his ears pricked up, quickly changed his words.

“Oh, you’re so cute. “Did you pick some fruit for Mr. Ojin?”

Isabella smiled brightly and approached Liru.

Holding a kitchen knife in one hand.

“Hey hey hey! wait for a sec!”

Ha-eun was scared and grabbed Isabella.

Ha-eun snatched the kitchen knife from her hand and let out a rough breath.

“You, man, no matter how much you do it, you…”

“Sister, too. What are you misunderstanding? “I just forgot to bring it because I was cooking?”

Isabella shrugged her shoulders with a pretty smile.

“thank you. “I’ll eat well.”

Ojin accepted the basket and stroked Liru’s head.

Liru’s cheeks turned red like raspberries.

“Oh yeah. “Enjoy your meal, brother.”

I picked up one of the fruits in the basket and ate it.

Sweet juice spread in my mouth.

“It’s delicious.”

“I’m glad you got it right.”

Liru smiled and quickly waggled his tail.

“Oh, by the way…and.”

“huh?”

“I want to tell you something.”

Liru clenched both fists with a very nervous expression.