1. The 10th Regression – 04

Duchess of Pendragon.

One of the most noble families of the time, which is said to be the most noble in the empire, except for the imperial family, which is called the descendant of heaven.

Their history of reigning at the top of the class society while holding the title of duke is hundreds of years.

Even if you look at the oldest extant history book in the empire, the name ‘Pendragon’ is mentioned in it, so you don’t even have to talk about how much honor flows in their blood.

And that wasn’t all. All of those who inherited Pendragon’s lineage had outstanding abilities, and were handsome or even had beautiful faces.

As if it were proving that humans who inherit Pendragon’s blood are different from other ordinary humans.

Of course, it was only natural that people from aristocratic families had abilities that ordinary people did not possess.

This is because, if you go back through the generations of aristocratic families, all of them start from the samurai family, and they inherited bloodline abilities from their great ancestors.

In other words, since we have excellent ancestors as our ancestors, it should be said that the descendants who inherited the blood are also naturally excellent in the environment.

However, the Duke of Pendragon could not dare compare with ordinary people as well as other aristocratic families, and was superior to anyone else in terms of perfection.

Unlike the ordinary aristocratic family, who only inherited a few paranormal abilities from their ancestors, the ancestors of the Duke of Pendragon were merchants, and the abilities they inherited are also proof that they inherited the blood of transcendental beings. could

And Erekaya del Pendragon is said to have been born with the highest level of perfection that can be called a masterpiece even in the long history of the Pendragon family.

From the blood line ability equal to or higher than that of their ancestors, to the sky-high talent that cannot be expressed simply by being superior, to a beautiful face that can be said to be the pinnacle of beauty.

Erekaya del Pendragon’s existence was no different from a miracle in itself, and it was only natural that she would take on the role of the head of the Pendragon family at the time.

… That’s right, if she hadn’t awakened in the third demise and turned the system into a sea of fire.

‘The third end, the red dragon Ajidhaka.’

The red dragon of the apocalypse that appears in prophecies. A huge old snake. The incarnation of disaster that is scheduled to devour the world at the time of the end.

It is said that the red dragon can knock down one-third of all the stars in the sky with a single swing of its tail, and has the great power to spew fire like a river from its mouth.

Having personally encountered the red dragon, Ajdahaka, Jin knew very well that such a description in the prophecy was not absurd.

‘It was a really nasty strong lizard.’

Even though it was not enough to turn Ninea, the capital of the empire, which boasted an area larger than ten cities put together, into a sea of fire with a single breath, even though more than a thousand strong men attacked at the same time, they lightly chased them as if chasing a swarm of flies. Because I even killed him.

And the human chosen as the ‘vessel’ for Ajdahaka to manifest in the present world was Erekaya Del Pendragon.

I don’t know why. I don’t even know the details of the story.

All Jin knows is that Erekaya Del Pendragon killed the Pendragon dukedom with his own hands, then cut out their hearts and sacrificed them to bring Ajdahaka into the world.

“Erekkaya del Pendragon, what the hell happened to this? Why are you still in my head, and do you remember everything even before returning?”

Jin never really hid the fact that he was ‘regressing’ to those around him. It wasn’t something to talk about everywhere, so I just kept quiet.

However, there is a big difference between stepping out and revealing the regression and not saying anything but letting the other party know that you have regressed.

Judging from Erekaya’s words, it seemed that there would be no point in hiding about Now and Return. Because he had already mentioned the word ‘regression’ before he could say anything.

‘Could Ajidhaka have a way to cross the timeline and retain his memories?’

If that were true, it would have been a terrifying assumption indeed.

The greatest merit of a regressor is to know in advance various information that will happen in the future. And it is to use future information to change the future that is unfavorable to oneself and create maximum benefits.

However, if the other side knows the information about the future as well, wouldn’t it be like all the information Jin knew would be reduced to garbage in an instant?

Because the other side can never sit back and watch Jin benefit from future information.

At Jin’s words, Erekaya answered in a strange tone.

– You don’t have to be so wary. Because if I wanted to deceive you, I wouldn’t have to use such a lame method. No, I didn’t have to give you any information before that, and I wouldn’t have revealed my existence. If your head spins even a little, you’ll know what I’m talking about.

“…..”

At Erekaya’s words, Jin had no choice but to agree. Erekaya gave him a lot of information without realizing it.

From the fact that he was Erekaya del Pendragon, who killed Jin, to the fact that he had regressed and the fact that he could see the status window, didn’t he secretly tell us all the facts?

If Erekaya harbored ill will towards Jin, she would have cleverly deceived him without telling him about it, or she would have appeared at the decisive moment without revealing her existence from the beginning and struck him in the back of the head.

“You never know. After winning my favor in this way, it might be a ploy to fuck me up at a crucial moment.”

Even though Jin replied in the most blunt tone, Erekaya continued to speak in a relaxed voice as if she wasn’t in a bad mood.

– Hmm, can you think of it that way? Then there is nothing you can do Because I have already committed sins. Shall we build the lack of mutual trust step by step in the future?

“… Who said you could trust me?”

– That’s stupid. Trust is not given. It is acquired naturally from others. As such, trust is not easy to acquire, and it is impossible to obtain it in a short time. As human beings, we can easily wrap up a moment’s actions with good intentions, but we cannot fake the trajectory of our life that we have built over our lifetime.

Erekaya’s words were so correct and straight that Jin forgot the words for a moment.

Are these really the words that will come out of the mouth of a depraved child who killed his parents and pulled out their heart?

– Then, let’s try to answer the question you have. But in order to answer you, I must first explain how I was transformed into a red dragon.

“You are changing. Didn’t you kill all your blood relatives and take out their hearts in order to gain power from the red dragon?”

There were so many witnesses and the evidence left at the scene was so clear that there was no excuse for this.

Erekaya, who decisively gained the power of the red dragon, said with her own mouth that she had killed her blood relative in order to gain great power.

– … hit. I killed my father and mother with my own hands, and ripped out the hearts of everyone in the Pendragon family. They killed all of them equally, regardless of whether they were old people or young children who had just been born. This can be said to be my fault, without any excuse.

Erekaya’s voice trembled slightly as she spoke.

– But it was I who did it, but at the same time it wasn’t me. To be more precise, I was encroached on by something in the realm of my soul, not my personality.

“Soul? Do you mean soul?”

– Yes. However, it was not as if a dramatic change had taken place, as if the mind had gone mad. There were also no foreshadowings. Neither did the fundamentals of the country change. It was just a slight change in mindset. Unnatural, reluctant, unknown impulses consumed my consciousness until I was sane and insane.

No, the expression ‘crazy’ is the wrong word. Because she did it all on her own volition.

It’s just that his self-control is gone, and he can’t control this strange urge in his mind.

– And after the ceremony and my body was completely transformed into a vessel to contain the red dragon, I lost even my free will. But in a sense, it could be said that it was my last chance.

Because the red dragon completely occupied Erekaya’s body, she was trapped in a corner of her consciousness, unable to move a single finger, but at the same time, she was freed from the demonic nature that was encroaching on her consciousness.

– Do you remember what happened at the last moment, just before you returned?

“Last minute?”

Are you referring to the shitty moment when Jin’s heart was crushed by that damn lizard?

– Yes. The moment I pierced your heart, I was able to apply my powers and transfer my soul into your deeper consciousness. To tell you the truth, at the time I thought it was a gamble with little chance of winning. Because there was no chance of you surviving on the spot.

But fortunately, her concerns were nicely dispelled.

Because the human she finally chose was a regressor who could start all over again even if she died.

– And what I know about your return… It’s all thanks to my abilities.

“ability?”

– It’s an ability called synesthesia. do you know

“Well, roughly.”

I remember hearing an explanation related to him in liberal arts class. Perhaps, was it referring to a phenomenon in which certain senses are shared with other senses?

– Similar. However, in my case, I have reached a level where the transcendental cognition and the senses, commonly called the sixth sense, go beyond the level of simply connecting the senses with the senses. And just when my consciousness flowed into your mental world, regardless of my will, I read the in-depth information you have inside of yourself.

And at that moment, Erekaya realized.

The fact that the man named Jin was not a hero-like figure who simply fought and resisted the end, but an ordinary man struggling unsightly to break the end.

– But just because I read your in-depth information doesn’t mean I know everything about you. I don’t know why, but the information I can read is quite limited. As if there is information that I shouldn’t know.

I guessed roughly what the ‘information’ that Erekaya couldn’t read to me was. That’s probably what happened before he fell into this goddamn other world.

Jin’s wrinkled expression did not improve even after he explained why she existed in his head and how he knew about the return.

No, on the contrary, he shot her sharply in a more blunt tone than before.

“But what do you mean? To sum up your story, are you saying that everything that has happened so far has happened for reasons unknown to you, so there is nothing wrong with you? So you want to be merciful to yourself and at least have pity on yourself?”

– No way. It’s not that shameless or shameless. Everything that has happened so far, whether it is from my will or not, is clearly my sin. If I can’t face the things I’ve done, I’ll commit more sins than I’ve ever committed.

In Erekaya’s voice as she said that, there was a firm determination that she could not yield even an inch on this matter.

– But apart from that, I can never sit idly by all the tragedies that will happen sooner or later. I am a woman who has nothing to say even if I fall to the bottom of hell, so even so, I want to save the innocent souls who are about to die at my hands.

I thought it was all over already.

There was no way to bring back the dead, and to make matters worse, the destruction of the world was close to counting down as long as her body had awakened from the end.

However, whether it was a trick of fate or a miracle, she seized another chance at the end of several factors overlapping.

The first and last chance to return to the way it was before it all began, to rectify all the tragedies that are about to happen.

If she loses her own body and does not live as a parasite in the deep consciousness of others, her wish to become a being who cannot even prove her own existence is nothing else…

– There is only one thing I want from you. Regressor Jin, use me. Use everything you have to change the past that was filled with despair, and prevent all the tragedies that will happen in the near future. Stop the coming end and save this world that is scheduled to end in the end.

– Only that is my one and only wish to remain in this world even after degenerating into such a pitiful figure.