How To Use Regressors

38 – New Beginning (Part 1)

The large clan started moving by carriage, and everyone except Seo Yoo-joo was fascinated by the sensation of riding a carriage for the first time.

The carriage we were on had 8 seats, just the right size for all of us to board.

“Oh… hyungnim. The feeling of riding in a carriage is better than I thought. I thought it would be very shaky…”

“That’s probably because magic is applied to this carriage. I heard that carriages owned by large clans have various convenience spells applied to them.”

I’ve heard that medium and small clans often don’t even have carriages. A carriage with so many magic applications is evidence of how wealthy a large clan is.

“But… why did you start calling me ‘hyung’ instead of just ‘형’?”

“It’s a sign of respect for hyung. Hehe.”

Kang Yiseo couldn’t stand the sight of Cha Hyunjin and blurted out a word.

“Ugh… Look at how good you are at flattering. Seriously…”

“Oh, Noona. What’s there to be dissatisfied about again? You call Noona ‘누님,’ and it’s a bit weird if Yoon Sung doesn’t call 형 ‘형님.'”

“What?”

“Well… If you’re going to use honorifics, use them for hyung too. It’s a bit strange to use it only for Noona.”

Hyunjin’s words meant that if you’re going to call me ‘누님,’ it’s not weird for Yoon Sung to call 형 ‘형님.’ It’s better to only call me ‘형님’ and not call 형 ‘hyung,’ rather than calling only you ‘누님’ and not calling 형 ‘hyung.’

It seemed that Kang Yiseo also understood Hyunjin’s intention, as she smacked Hyunjin on the head.

Smack!

“Ow! Why did you hit me?”

“Well, because you deserved it for what you said!”

Looking at the expressions of the others, everyone was holding back laughter at Hyunjin’s words.

I approached Seo Yoojoo because I had something to ask.

“Yoojoo, I heard that the place we are going to is called Lunde, do you happen to know anything about the city?”

“Hmm… As far as I know, Lunde is just a regular city in Baronia. Each country may have its own differences, but generally, there are major cities and regular cities in each country. Lunde is a regular city managed by the Eternity Clan.”

I see. So it’s a major city, the capital of a neutral country, and the three major clans each manage a regular city.

“One of the characteristics of Lunde… is that it’s peaceful. Of course, most neutral countries would generally be peaceful, but I heard that the people in Lunde have very bright expressions. And I also heard that there is a festival once a year, but I don’t know much about it…”

“Well… I see.”

Seo Yoojoo opened her mouth to say something to me, but just then, the carriage jolted and came to a stop, and the carriage door opened.

“We have arrived at the Clan House. Please all disembark from the carriage.”

Judging from Seo Yoojoo’s expression, she seemed to be in a bad mood. Her lips were pouted.

As we got off the carriage as instructed, what we saw before our eyes was a grand but not overly extravagant building.

“Wow…”

Everyone was amazed by the magnificence of the building. Seeing our reaction, Goo Yeonjeong smiled and started speaking.

“This will be where you all will be staying. What do you think? Your first impression of our Clan House?”

I answered the question from Gu Yeon-jeong.

“…. It’s truly amazing. I think this is a part where we can see why Eternity Clan is one of the top three clans.”

This was not just empty words, but heartfelt. In a world where it is difficult to sacrifice even one’s life, if a clan with such a building is not one of the top three clans, then where else would be?

She seemed to have noticed that I was speaking sincerely, not just empty words, and continued speaking with a pleased expression.

“Hehe… It feels good to hear such words from cute newcomers, as if my journey so far is being recognized.”

As we couldn’t take our eyes off the building, a man in armor approached us from the entrance of the clan house.

“Clan Master, have you arrived?”

“We brought these cute newcomers. Can you please give them a tour? I have some matters to attend to.”

“Understood, Clan Master.”

“You can follow him for the tour. Don’t worry, he will take good care of you.”

“Yes.”

After Gu Yeon-jeong left immediately, the man opened his mouth to us.

“I am Han Pyeong-jin. If you come with me, I will give you a basic tour of the clan house.”

“Understood.”

While answering, I opened the man’s status bar.

[Name: Han Pyeongjin]

[Age: 33]

[Occupation: Judge of Wrath (Legendary Grade)]

[Titles: Judge, Dwarf’s Friend, Monster of Hatenbusk]

[Unique Abilities]

Judgment (Legendary Grade) – Temporarily increases all attributes by 1 when facing entities deemed evil according to the user’s judgment. Also grants the ability to invoke the judgment of justice.

Force of Spirit (Legendary Grade) – Temporarily increases stamina by 10 during large-scale combat situations.

[Skills]

Battle Axe Master (Legendary Grade) – Exceptional understanding of battle axes.

Recovery (Heroic Grade) – Significantly accelerates the rate of health recovery.

[Attributes]

Strength – 89 Agility – 82

Stamina – 85 Luck – 62

Magic Power – 78 Resistance – 84

‘Monster.’

Compared to the Royal Residence, the stats were slightly lower, but they were still sufficient to be considered top-tier player stats. It seemed like he was an important officer rather than a regular clan member.

As we followed the man into the building, he began to explain to us while walking slowly.

“The first floor has the usual training room, communal dining hall, and reception room. If you need to train or have a meal, you will come down to the first floor. Normally, clan masters or officers would be the ones receiving guests, so you won’t have much chance to use the reception room.”

If they were guests coming to the clan, they would most likely be those who had applied for membership or important guests with high positions, so it seemed that the clan masters or officers would greet them directly.

“This is the second floor, but party one through party four uses it.”

I became curious and asked the man a question.

“By parties, do you mean the clan members are divided and classified into parties?”

“That’s correct. Our Eternity Clan currently has parties one through eight. Anyway, continuing the tour, parties five through eight use the third floor. The clan master uses the fifth floor, and you will use the fourth floor as party nine.”

“How are clan positions divided?”

“Each party has its own party leader. In your case, Ms. Seo Yu-Ju is the party leader of party nine. Also, since Ms. Seo Yu-Ju is still a newcomer, we can’t appoint her as an officer, but you can think of the party leaders as officers of the clan. As for me, I am the party leader of party one.”

“……”

“Furthermore, there is a separate administrative department, and there are officers within that department as well. The administrative department is also an important part of the clan.”

In my opinion, even if there were officers in the administrative department, their power would be weaker within the clan compared to the officers in combat positions. After all, this continent ultimately relied on strength.

“Now, this is the fourth floor that you will be using. Each room is equipped with basic beds and wardrobes, so choose a room that you like.”

After visually examining the rooms, we realized that even though we were part of the Strategy Division, the accommodations in the Training Center were still quite good. However, the accommodations here were even better. No wonder everyone was going crazy because they couldn’t enter large clans like this.

Seo Yooju, who was examining the rooms, suddenly opened her mouth to me.

“Yoon Sung, which room are you going to choose?”

Not knowing she would ask such a question, I hesitated for a moment before replying to her inquiry.

“Well… I’ll choose the room at the end.”

Just like how the seat at the end is the best on the subway, I chose the room at the end.

“Then I’ll take this room.”

As soon as I chose a room, Seo Yooju confidently chose the room next to it. Kang Isuh, who was watching the scene, opened his mouth as if it were absurd.

“No, what is this… We should discuss and choose! What is this?!”

Seo Yooju replied with a shameless face to Kang Isuh’s words.

“Well, you should have chosen quickly. Anyway, I’ve chosen this room, so the rest of you choose quickly too.”

“Crazy! I can’t accept this! Choose again!”

“I only chose the room as the party leader. Everyone else, please choose quickly.”

Everyone looked at Seo Yooju as if she were absurd for making a big deal out of such a small thing.

Even I, while looking at her as if she were absurd, Seo Yooju blushed and avoided my gaze.

In the end, Kang Isuh chose the room away from the one Seo Yooju chose with a disgusted expression on his face, and said a word.

“Ah, the shit is so dirty, I’ll avoid it. Sip… I’ll stay in this room.”

A man named Han Pyeong-jin, who had been watching this scene, looked at us with an expression that seemed to question whether we were truly the talents his clan master had recruited.

After everyone had chosen their rooms, Han Pyeong-jin smoothed his expression and spoke.

“Well… in any case, your equipment will be provided tomorrow. Accessories won’t be provided, but hero-grade equipment for weapons and armor will be given.”

Everyone’s eyes twinkled at the mention of equipment being provided. In this world, equipment was an essential part of life for anyone, and it was only natural to be interested.

Seo Yoo-joo, with a more serious expression than before, asked Han Pyeong-jin a question.

“… Will Yoon Seong also receive hero-grade equipment as per the contract?”

“Ah, of course. As per the contract, we will slightly reduce everyone’s annual salary in exchange for providing hero-grade equipment to all.”

I had told Seo Yoo-joo not to worry about it, but it seemed that she still had reservations about the Hwachin Clan. She must have appreciated me when she negotiated the contract. I was very grateful to her.

‘… Our returnee. I’ll do something for you later.’

“For now, I’ve provided all the basic explanations. When it’s mealtime, you can come down to the common dining hall. You can also have your meals in your private rooms, but we recommend that new members eat in the common dining hall if possible. It’s an opportunity to get to know other clan members.”

Indeed, the most natural way for people to become acquainted is by sharing a meal and chatting together.

“Perhaps from tomorrow, the Clan Master will let you know what you should be doing.”

I had a question, so I asked Han Pyeong-jin.

“Do we… go on expeditions?”

“Haha… Perhaps the Clan Master will provide a more detailed explanation, but you will embark on a mission that’s rather embarrassing to call an expedition.”

Hearing it described as an expedition of an embarrassing nature, there didn’t seem to be much cause for concern. Nevertheless, it wouldn’t be a good idea to let one’s guard down too much.

“Well… I’m aware of the incident that occurred at the training center, and I apologize to all of you, but you will likely be going on a small-scale expedition in collaboration with the Divinity Clan.”

Upon hearing the mention of the Divinity Clan, the expressions of our group froze. Seo Yooju, with a tone of disbelief, spoke to Han Pyeongjin.

“What’s this all about? Collaborating with the Divinity Clan?”

“I’m truly sorry, but please understand that this was decided before you were recruited. To be more precise, it was decided before you even came to the training center.”

“I see, I have a rough idea of what this is about.”

It seemed that the three major clans collaborate to provide training for newcomers through joint expeditions.

“It’s like a safety measure.”

There would be various advantages to the three major clans cooperating in educating newcomers, such as fostering camaraderie, preparing for unforeseen accidents with the presence of top players, and more.

One thing that raised questions, however, was why they didn’t collaborate with the Golden Wing Clan, which was also one of the three major clans.

“Did Seo Yooju not know about this?”

The fact that Seo Yooju might not have been aware of this educational process.

As a Revenant, there was a high probability that she knew about the educational process of the three major clans, but judging by her expression, it seemed that she had no knowledge of this particular aspect.

“Well, the first Seo Yooju during that time was probably too busy trying to survive, so it’s possible she didn’t know.”

It seemed that Han Pyeong-jin knew about the incident we had experienced at the education center, as his expression indicated that he understood our group’s feelings.

In the end, Seo Yu-ju nodded in agreement.

“…. I understand.”

“…. Thank you for understanding. I will go first, so when it’s time to eat, everyone can come to the cafeteria. Then.”