Regress and Eat

“Meow!”

Waking up early in the morning was the sound of a creature that looked like a cat · · · No, ‘cat’ crying.

The sound is heard under the bed. Let me be unresponsive.

Poldark!

He jumped on the bed. The sound of four-legged feet walking on the mattress rings square. I come close and sit on my pillow with my chubby ass.

Cry loudly again in that state. As opposed to protesting.

“Meow!”

I speak in a locked voice.

“Wait.”

The one who cries out louder as I speak.

“Meow!”

“Okay. ”

You're a gangster.

I get up from my seat. I can feel his eyes behind my back. I jumped out of bed with my cat in a slipper.

I remove a few skill cards from the drawer. The cat on the floor is staring intently at the movement of my hands, raising its head to the point where I'm worried that his chin might fall behind him. If I could eat something with my eyes, my hands wouldn't have any bones left.

I turned over the card and looked at him again.

“Meow!”

He approaches me as if not to burn, rubbing his furry body on my calf once. And I sat back and cried.

· · · Fast.

In fact, I wasn't being rude just now. Beyond the rising weight, he was comparing the appearance of a full-grown beast to his old self.

“You've definitely grown. ”

Growth itself may have been paused because there was nothing to eat in the black market. because the record I saw at that time said it was the same size for months.

This should do it.

I take out the bottom two cards.

[Sword Mastery (Rank: C)]

[Mana Barrier (Rank: C)]

A card supplied before entering the Ocean Dungeon.

Even with [Replica], the basic skills are just right, so they were prepared by the Supply Team.

Do not fill all four skill slots at once because it is expensive to increase or overwrite the slots. If you get too high a rank skill from the start, it will consume a lot of Mana, and you have to replace the rank too low quickly, so only two pieces are available at the appropriate level.

But, of course, I didn't intend to fill this slot.

When I received the card, I thought to myself,

‘Good. I'll feed it to the cats later. ’

I thought I'd have to wait a little longer to digest this rank, but I think I can feed it class C.

Once I made my decision, I triggered the [Mana Barrier: C] card. The card disappears into powder of light, leaving only crystallized Mana in place.

At that moment.

“ · · · · · ·! ”

The cat's eyes widen.

My nostrils are fluttering.

The reaction of the next one was extremely violent.

“Meowowowowowowowowowowowowowowow! ”

I rubbed my flank against my calf as if to give it to me right now, wrapping my tail around my ankle and making a fuss.

“Know what's good. Did you leave it there?”

You reach out to place the Mana Crystal in front of the cat. I thought that if I put it in the feeding bowl as usual, I would eat it myself.

By the way.

Huddle!

I ate it as if I was in a hurry without waiting to put it down.

It was the first time I had received something directly from my hand.

After a quick meal.

“Grrrrrrr!”

The cat opens his eyes as if he was very satisfied. You start lying on the floor of the carpet with your belly visible, making a screeching noise.

In the beginning, when compared to the way you were wary of me, there was a tremendous shift in attitude.

“There's no business in front of Bob. ”

Snakes and cats.

“Still, I think it needs to be bigger. ”

Iponia's ability doesn't stop at eating skills just drawn from the skill card and vomiting crystals. They are already activated and consume skills that have been held for a long time.

I had no choice but to rely on the cat as long as I didn't have the unique skill to invalidate all skills.

“Do you want to see? Can you eat it? ”

Once fully asleep, the energy of the curse would reappear following my lead after the Okcheon Dungeon.

Though each time [successor's eye] grabbed me and hid me back in the core.

Quietly look at Mana. The person in my core reproduces the waves that occurred when Park Chang-hee's curse was pierced.

What we saw at the time was a red Mana, and what's moving now is a blue Mana. So, it was no wonder that a new curse was triggered or a new tentacle was created.

But the man in the core, he reacted to this. The squid who mistakenly thought of the light as a full moon is attracted to the shallow sleep.

‘· · · · · · · Moss profit! ’

Red energy is spreading from my heart.

Let's do it.

“ · · · · · ·! ”

Satisfied, the cat suddenly jumped up and down.

“What do you think? A liver. ”

Huddada-Dak!

I couldn't finish my sentence.

It's been a long time since I hid under the bed and apologized to a cat who was staring at my chest with a delicate gaze.

“Yes, I'm sorry. You're not there yet.”

[Accessory's Eye] suppresses the curse and sighs as the red tentacle leans out of its core again.

I sit on a chair, and think back to what I tidied up before I went to sleep.

After Hansul visited yesterday, I did not sleep easily. What she said came back to my ears.

‘Jin-wook, the name of my unique skill is [Future Prognosis]. ’

Forty years later, I had a strange answer to my question about the future. Seo Jin-wook is alive until then.

‘It could be a lie, or it could still be before the future changes. Anyway, I'm sure there's a way to get information about Han Seol in the future. ’

Otherwise, we cannot immediately conclude that Park Chang-hee ‘someone who knows the future intervened.'

Of course, I didn't copy it, I changed history on purpose.

Seo Jin-wook from her previous life might have managed to resist going to the dungeon with Park Chang-hee. Maybe that's why I'll live another year.

‘It can't be a coincidence that you gave me the skill name [Future Prognosis]. ’

What is the relationship between Hansul and Angelica Heard?

The more I thought about it, I narrowed it down to two things.

Hypothesis 1. Both are the same person.

Hypothesis2. You two are separate people, but you are related. Angelica Heard uses Hangul, conjunction, or Hangul.

‘Whatever the truth between the two remains a question of the cursed subject. Maybe he's not moving alone. No · · · Almost definitive. ’

If one person has more than one unique skill, he or she should be a regretter like me.

Perhaps the reason Angelica's absence evaporated like Choi Seung-hyun, and I thought about the hypothesis that this life's narrative is regrettable, but soon I erased it from my mind.

If Angelica had returned to her current age, she would have made much more changes than I would have through her unique skills. If the goal is still to ‘secure the egg of dimensional aid’, there is too much room to reach out with memories from my previous life. In other words, I had to see a change in history that wasn't based on me, but I hadn't seen it until now.

‘Whichever hypothesis is correct, we need to speed up the execution of the plan. ’

The situation is urgent because I am not the only cursed victim, unlike the first assumption.

I don't know how far inside the guild I've been cursed, but if I let it go, there will be more hosts and it could be a sin on my neck.

For those of you who know the future, the death of your past life may not be reproduced in the same way, but the possibility of a threat to other directions is rich.

After this, would you throw away the heavenly dragon, whose existence is uncertain as a fence?

That'll be enough for later. In the long run, it is better to have a foothold called the Celestial Dragon to prevent the collapse of SSS-grade dungeons.

‘If I'm going to be faster, I need to be stronger too. ’

Unlike the foreign material known as Class A Hunter, Han Seo Kyu-chul is a strong person who surpasses Seo.

Until now, I have been working hard around the dungeon and absorbed the Mana Core, but I am still short.

In fact, there are other ways to boost power besides Mana Drain.

‘One is to increase trusted colleagues. ’

Prospective players and former colleagues. They can't stick to their original plan of scouting for the best timing, with the price they have to pay.

Pushes the point forward even if it is too much.

‘And the other one. ’

Collecting legendary items that have shaken the Hunter of the Future beyond what they have so far. Sooner than I planned. Taking risks.

But it's not as simple as it sounds. Because there are two ways.

‘I can't do it if I'm in Korea. ’

First, you have to travel abroad.

*

“I'm sorry to keep you waiting so long. This is the Head of Misfire. We'll take you inside. ”

It's been a long time since I've been to Incheon's black market.

Turning over a slime of a mask that shapes a different face than before.

Again, it was a woman hunter named Misevolution who greeted me.

‘I guess it was just a formal comment, not because you recognized me. ’

You declined her offer to take you to the interior warehouse.

I pretended to look around the last time to hit an item that wasn't valued properly, but I don't have to today.

“Buying and selling is hopeful for both. The item you wish to buy has a list. I don't think I need to make multiple deposits and look around. ”

Step-by-step deposits are the same as opening a black market inventory. The misevolution director nodded gladly when he said he would skip it.

“Would you like to sell first? ”

“Buy first. ”

“I understand.”

I don't have to sell my stuff first to raise the budget for availability over there.

I said what I needed first.

“I need a Awakening Stone. Is there?”

The sale of Awakening Stone is only possible through national brokerage.

Nevertheless, it is not a statement of the state's willingness to set a margin or price, but of a thorough understanding of the seller and buyer.

It is intended to minimize the appearance of Hunters outside the control of the country by flowing Awakening Stone to the wrong place.

But · · Like everything in the world can't roll within the boundaries of law.

“Yes, I do. ”

A straight back answer with a quiet smile.

Here it is, the Awakening Stone, which is sold out of state surveillance.

“How much did you get out of a Class F dungeon? ”

Chief Misevolution speaks politely, but in a persuasive tone.

“Many Hunters have said through experience that using Awakening Stones from high grade dungeons will increase your potential and increase your chances of becoming an excellent Hunter of Specs. In fact, many customers prefer luxury dungeons. Excuse me, please tell me your budget range and I will recommend a suitable Awakening Stone. ”

I'm willing to go deeper into my pockets, but I can't go further.

”Is it scientifically proven? ”

“Unfortunately not yet · · · ·. ”

“That's fine. Just an F, please. ”

It's one of the superstitions of this age. Awakening Stones have different qualities, just as there is a higher chance of good items coming from higher grade dungeons.

Of course it's not true. The only factors affecting Hunter's specs are his potential Mana and his talents. Awakening Stone is just the key to an opportunity, and it works the same way from any dungeon.

The misevolution director is not cheating. Nothing's proven yet. I'm just explaining that that's what rhetoric is. Psychology can be tempting to the ears.

“The price is · · · ·. ”

What she proposed was KRW 10 billion.

It reminds me of an article I read in my previous life. The page fell out of my head. Article 7, Graph 15. Arithmetic Rate Chart by Era. 2035-2040, Class F Dungeon Source, Average Quote: 62.7 Billion

‘It was such an expensive time. ’

The price that the misevolution director called was the premium that it was out of the government's sight.

“Did you do it on purpose to cut 100 million dollars? ”

“No, I did it because I was cutting 10 to 90 million won. ”

Eri.

The Head of Misevolution did not change his face and kindly rebounded my horse.

This item is either black market or there's no way to get it. The target knows that and the value of the item is certain.

I gave up bargaining.

“I would like to make a purchase. The deposit can be processed in bulk after the transaction ends, right? ”

“Of course, sir. ”

I call the next item.

“Next, is there a Pezoto tube? ”

“Of course, if you buy a coffin as a single item, it's 7.2 billion. If you buy a coffin as a package, it's 7.5 billion. ”

“Package, please. ”

“Yes, I will. ”

Then.

“And, by any chance, is Mana Core available? ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

The misevolution director gave me a very short silence when asked if I could buy Mana Core.

Then, she said with a gentle smile, not erasing it from her mouth.

“Sorry, we don't handle it. ”

Of course I don't have to pay for the core. Now it was meant to be floated.

Mana Core dealt with and did not deal with in the black market, the latter.

It means · · · ·. 99% chance of being connected to someone I know by family. At least now, 2038.

Even if you remember everything about the stars through the [Successor's Eye], you have to bump into each other like this to see things that are not communicated in the future.

Fortunately, the chief's answer was to meet my expectations.

“So · · · That's it. ”

“Do you want to move on to selling? ”

“No, that's not what I meant. You sell information, not just here and stuff, right? Just FYI, this place is better than Tokyo. ”

Tokyo and Incheon were reversed in the information market a few years ago at this point. I know because I've talked to Tokyo from the market in the future.

The eyes of the chief of misevolution painted two pairs of crescents going beyond the glasses.

“· · · · · You don't know a lot of customers, but I've been with a really precious person today. ”

The tone is still quiet, but I read a very slight flutter from her gaze.

I immediately asked the question.

“Black market on the US side, I'd like to know how to make contact. ”

The light of tension fades from her eyes again.

“You've bought several today, so I'll give you this much information for free. You know, there's more than one market in America. Please tell us whether you need Coopertino, Jersey City, or Chicago · ·. ”

“We need a D.C. side contact. ”

The moment I dropped my word.

The smile disappeared for the first time at the mouth of the misevolution director.

End