"I'll kill you!!!!!!!"
At Han Yeoreum's sudden roar, Min Ha-yeon was startled and pulled up the blanket to cover herself.
She screamed as she looked at Han Yeo-reum.
Her expression was clearly that of someone who had seen an intruder.
"What!! Why are you here!!"
"Right now!! Th-that!! What do you have to say...!?"
Han Yeo-reum, like a terminal hypertension patient, couldn't control his body properly and clutched his head with both hands.
He would never be able to understand this situation.
I was the same, so what...
'Kua~~~~ The real thrill of NTL is getting caught!'
[But Suho, why did you allow Han Yeo-reum into the safe zone?]
Currently, Han Yeo-reum was one step inside my room.
Normally, unauthorized people shouldn't be able to enter.
'Hehehe... I was curious what that bastard would do.'
If the opponent were a monster like Viola's brother, the hero, or Seong Suho's fiancé, Cho Kang-hyun, I would never have done this.
But the opponent was a weakling among weaklings.
Every summoner currently residing in Zephyrum Village could easily defeat Han Yeo-reum one-on-one.
I have no idea what Novice's skill is, but even by the 7th round, Han Yeo-reum's abilities remained unchanged.
Maybe he deliberately didn't level up his skills, or maybe he didn't have any skills to level up, or maybe his skills weren't physical enhancement like mine. I guessed it was one of these three.
'Well, he probably didn't deliberately not level up, right?'
[Still, you should be careful. Han Yeo-reum is approaching.]
Han Yeo-reum pulled out an old sword from his inventory with trembling hands.
"You... you bastard... who do you think you are... with Ha-yeon!!! I'll kill you!!"
"Suho! Get out of the way! I'll block him."
"Min Ha-yeon! Get out of the way!"
Han Yeo-reum, temporarily free from his hypertension symptoms, was desperately trying to stab me in the chest.
Min Ha-yeon, holding up the blanket to cover herself, was blocking Han Yeo-reum from reaching me.
She sneered at him with a bitter smile.
"Why should I get out of the way?"
"What!? How... how dare you... to me..."
Han Yeo-reum's hands trembled as he held the old sword, and he began to convulse.
Then Min Ha-yeon delivered the final blow.
"Can you leave now? Don't ruin the mood."
"Y-You... damn it!!!"
Han Yeo-reum lunged at me, trying to stab me behind Min Ha-yeon.
And at that moment...
"Kuak!!! What, what's this!!"
"...How dare you cause such a ruckus in my inn?"
Behind Han Yeo-reum, a middle-aged woman, about 160 cm tall with a voluptuous figure, grabbed his neck and forced him to the ground.
It was the innkeeper.
Her usual sly smile was gone, replaced by a fierce expression, and her arm bulged with thick veins.
The innkeeper tightened her grip, making the veins even more pronounced.
Han Yeoreum began to scream, tears and snot streaming down his face.
"Ahhh!!!! Let go!!!! It hurts!!!!"
The innkeeper smiled slyly again and apologized to us.
"Oops... I'm sorry for causing such a problem when we finally have guests."
"Oh, no..."
"It's... it's okay..."
I started to bow under the innkeeper's imposing presence.
Min Ha-yeon did the same...
└Guardian of the Gay Dick: LOLOLOL That idiot got caught by an NPC. He's gonna die now.
I was puzzled by the chat and opened my mouth in the channel chat.
"Huh? Do the villagers kill summoners here?"
└Guardian of the Gay Dick: Yeah. See that red diamond above that loser's head?
Listening to Gekkosu, I looked above Han Yeo-reum's head and saw a small red octahedron floating there.
"What's that?"
Gekkosu laughed and typed in response to my question.
└Guardian of the Gay Dick: LOLOLOL That means he's a Red Summoner. Once you become that, even regular NPCs will be hostile and try to kill you. Plus, they show no mercy to those who invade their territory.
In other words, Han Yeo-reum seriously tried to stab me.
That's why he became a Red Summoner...
"Then..."
I said to Armonia.
'Prepare it.'
[Understood.]
"Sa, sa... ryeo... keu..."
As the communication ended, a faint death cry echoed, and Han Yeo-reum's neck snapped.
His handsome face remained the same, but his tongue was sticking out, his eyes were bloodshot, and blood was dripping from his nose.
And at that moment.
Beep~ Beep~ Beep~
-Target (Han Yeo-reum) has died!-
'So that's how it is. Wow... that alarm is so lame...'
As Han Yeo-reum died, a hologram alarm window appeared in front of me, and a siren that sounded like a child's toy went off.
And Gekkosu, who didn't understand what was happening.
└Guardian of the Gay Dick: ...? What? What's going on?
'Ah, right. That guy is inside Yggdrasil, so it doesn't affect him. Well, he'll reset when he regresses anyway.'
I hugged Min Ha-yeon and communicated.
'Now, Armonia. Do it.'
***
"Kuaaaak!!"
Han Yeo-reum screamed and rolled on the ground.
"Haa... haa... damn it..."
A sense of fear, incomparable to the shock he felt before, enveloped him.
Most deaths were instant, but this time it wasn't.
The sensation of his neck being snapped tightened around Han Yeo-reum's heart.
"What is this... damn it... what is this!!!"
When he first came here, Han Yeo-reum had also felt fear.
But when choosing his blessing, he suddenly received billions of points, and seeing that the recommended blessing included regression, he cheered.
He's the protagonist.
Excited by the fact that he was the protagonist of a web game, he felt like he had everything.
But now, on the 7th round.
It was the first time he felt despair.
Han Yeo-reum sat down on the ground, tears and snot streaming down his face.
"Damn it... huuu... Ha-yeon... how could you... keu..."
The image of the woman he had loved all his life and vowed to make his own, riding another man and acting coquettish, would never leave his mind.
Even if she had become a virgin again, Han Yeo-reum's brain was already imprinted with the image of Min Ha-yeon, her womb filled with another man's semen.
"Damn it... damn it..."
In a state where he didn't even have the strength to be angry, he stumbled out of the Colosseum.
A sudden light and three women looking at him with concern.
"Oh my! Wh-What happened!?"
"Oh no... look at those tears..."
"What's wrong!?."
The women wiped Han Yeo-reum's tears and worried over him.
And Min Ha-yeon, looked at him with a puzzled expression.
She was...
"What's wrong? What happened?"
She spoke bluntly, looking at Han Yeo-reum as if he were a pathetic loser.
"Damn it!!!"
Han Yeo-reum, remembering Min Ha-yeon's coquettishness, couldn't contain his anger and ran away.
"Oh my! Yeo-reum!"
"L-Let's go with you!"
"Y-Yeah! Me too!"
The three women, glancing at Min Ha-yeon, started running after Han Yeo-reum.
***
"Wow..."
Min Ha-yeon blankly stared at Han Yeo-reum running away.
When Han Yeo-reum died, Min Ha-yeon was worried.
She was afraid that this time, Seong Suho might forget.
But...
'It worked this time too... Amazing!'
Min Ha-yeon wanted to run over and hug Seong Suho, dancing with joy.
But...
'...He still doesn't remember, huh.'
Seong Suho, whom Min Ha-yeon was looking at, had a slightly surprised expression.
He seemed startled by Han Yeo-reum's frantic escape.
She approached Seong Suho with an air of dignity.
'Thinking about it, last time I must have seemed like a frivolous woman... I should change my approach.'
Min Ha-yeon carefully walked over to Seong Suho with graceful steps and spoke.
"Do you have a party?"
"Huh? Oh... no."
After that, their conversation was straightforward.
They introduced themselves and exchanged brief self-introductions.
Min Ha-yeon kept the conversation short, choosing her words carefully.
It was the attitude she had shown when she first met Seong Suho.
Outwardly, she acted with dignity, but inside, she was burning with anxiety.
'Ah! This is frustrating! But I'll endure it...'
This time, having set her approach, Min Ha-yeon patiently formed a party with him, hardened her expression, and went hunting.
...
...
...
Pat!
Min Ha-yeon released the bowstring, piercing the last remaining slime.
She quickly checked the items dropped by the monster and looked around.
"Ah, there's a safe zone over there. Let's rest."
"Okay."
Seong Suho answered briefly and followed Min Ha-yeon.
As she walked towards the safe zone, she fell deep into thought.
'If we keep returning to the past like this, it's fine. But what if... what if there's a fixed point?'
Min Ha-yeon's biggest concern was her relationship with Seong Suho.
For some reason, having concluded that she was swept up in Han Yeo-reum's regression, Min Ha-yeon decided to build a friendship differently than before.
She didn't want to seem like a frivolous woman, but what if the established relationship continued by accident?
It was the situation Min Ha-yeon wanted to avoid the most.
'I need to get my act together from now on.'
Min Ha-yeon never wanted to lose him.
Although she had heard countless times that men love sex, the acts she had done with Seong Suho before felt like they had crossed a line.
'I must have been crazy too... I didn't know it would feel that good...'
Min Ha-yeon, who had prided herself on her strong willpower, couldn't control herself once she tasted the pleasure of sex.
Being a former athlete, she had a carefree side, but thanks to her parents' upbringing, she had worked hard to maintain her dignity as a woman.
And she looked down on women who flirted with men and clung to them.
Even when she loved Han Yeo-reum, she had absolutely refrained from such behaviour.
But now, she...
"My boyfriend is here~~ Hehe."
The memory of stroking Seong Suho's penis and looking at him seductively came to mind.
'Hehe... I must have been crazy too...'
She let out an involuntary laugh as she arrived at the safe zone.
"You must have been surprised by my sudden proposal earlier. Thanks for hunting with me."
"It's okay. I was alone anyway."
"...."
After some thought, Min Ha-yeon spoke.
"Let's stop here for today. Thinking about it, I haven't really looked around our village yet. We have to live here for a week, so let's explore together."
"Sure."
***
The two returned to the village and started settling their accounts.
Since they hunted for a short time, the distribution was only 30,000 each. Well, compared to ordinary summoners, it was a generous distribution...
And Min Ha-yeon had gotten one item.
"Blue Slime Core? I've never seen this before."
"Ah, that's for beginner's magic resistance potion? It must be the material. I remember seeing it earlier."
"Is it expensive?"
"I'm not sure about the price..."
"Hmm..."
Min Ha-yeon fiddled with the jelly-like monster item sold at the stationery store and handed it to Seong Suho.
"Take this. Thinking about it, we should distribute items too."
"Ah, it's okay..."
"Take it."
Min Ha-yeon forced the item onto Seong Suho and started wandering around the village.
While wandering, they stopped by a potion shop.
"Ah, I'll sell the items first. Wait a moment."
"Okay."
Min Ha-yeon sent Seong Suho off with a short answer and slumped her shoulders.
"Sigh... It's exhausting. It's refreshing, though..."
Min Ha-yeon wasn't tired of meeting Seong Suho.
But she was starting to feel like she wanted to move past the initial meeting.
A relationship where they could hug without it being strange.
That's what Min Ha-yeon wanted right now.
So she decided that the first impression was important for both of them.
'Men probably don't like frivolous women, right? Sigh... I'll just endure a little longer.'
Min Ha-yeon was standing with her arms crossed, a faint smile on her face, when a male voice came from behind.
"Ha... Ha-yeon..."
"Ah, I finished selling... Han Yeo-reum?"
At the potion shop, she ran into Han Yeo-reum.
***
Han Yeo-reum screamed and ran to the outskirts, vomiting several times before barely regaining his composure.
But the cost of regaining his composure was that his body was in shambles.
When he finally came to his senses, only the three women were by his side.
Min Ha-yeon hadn't followed.
Not understanding the situation, the women desperately tried to earn Han Yeo-reum's favour by earning points for him.
After returning to the village, Han Yeo-reum looked for Min Ha-yeon.
Concerned about Han Yeo-reum's condition, the three women naturally followed him and coincidentally found Min Hayeon at the potion shop.
"Ha... Ha-yeon..."
"Huh? Han... Yeo-reum? Where were you?"
Min Ha-yeon looked at Han Yeo-reum with a flustered expression.
Han Yeo-reum was relieved to see Min Ha-yeon.
Alone.
The sight he wanted.
"I... suddenly felt really sick. Sorry..."
"Ah..."
"These... people helped me earn some points."
"Ah..."
Min Ha-yeon gave obligatory answers, but to Han Yeo-reum, it didn't matter.
Just seeing Min Ha-yeon alone was enough to reassure him.
Han Yeo-reum approached Min Ha-yeon and spoke.
"Ha-yeon, I'm sorry. From tomorrow, I'll get my act together and protect you."
"Huh? No, what do you mean protect?"
"I'll do whatever it takes..."
While Han Yeo-reum was speaking.
"Ah! You're here?"
"Yes."
"...What. You... why are you here..."
Han Yeo-reum looked at Seong Suho standing next to Min Ha-yeon with a despairing expression.
Min Ha-yeon introduced him with a bright smile she hadn't shown before.
"This is my partner. Ah... should I say, party member?"
"I'm Seong Suho. Nice to meet you."
"Ugh..."
Han Yeo-reum collapsed on the spot and fainted.
***
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