How To Use Regressors

43 – Romantic Guy (2)

Not only Kim Myungjoon, but everyone from the Hwasin Clan was frozen at Seo Yujoo’s words. They also realized that the current situation was going strangely.

The incident of attempted murder by Ju Seunghwan’s disciple was clearly the fault of the Hwasin Clan.

Since Kim Myungjoon mentioned it first in a situation where there was nothing to say even if we brought up the topic, they must have realized that the situation was turning against them.

In the end, Park Dae Rim firmly said to Kim Myungjoon.

“… It would be better for you to apologize, Myungjoon.”

“…. What?”

Kim Myungjoon questioned as if he really had to apologize.

“Pride is truly useless.”

Just by bowing his head once, the situation could be resolved. But his pride was causing the situation to worsen.

Originally, I didn’t plan to escalate the situation to this extent. It would have been best to conquer the dungeon together, shouting and cheering.

However, Kim Myungjoon scratched this side first, and the fact that he was friendly with Ju Seunghwan touched a nerve in me.

‘If this continues during the expedition, it will be troublesome.’

In a way, a potential threat. If he, a real bottom-level hotshot, fails to grasp the situation and acts here, things could escalate…

But I didn’t think he was that much of a hothead.

In the end, it seemed that Kim Myungjoon realized that the situation was unfavorable for him and bowed his head in apology.

“…I apologize, Mr. Lee Yoonseong. It seems I was mistaken.”

It may not be visible to others, but I saw him biting his lip and bowing his head.

Honestly, Kim Myungjoon did scratch me, but from my perspective, he didn’t cross the line with me.

It wasn’t irritating enough for me to explode into a retort; I just thought it was right to calm him down for the upcoming dungeon journey.

Everyone must know that I had my left arm shattered and treated. At least the rumors have spread throughout Baronia.

Perhaps because of that, even some fellow clan members looked at Kim Myungjoon as if he were trash.

Feeling his reputation plummeting in real-time, he started apologizing desperately with a serious tone.

“I’m truly sorry. I, I didn’t mean for this to happen!”

‘This should do.’

After all, my original goal was just to find out if he had a friendship with Ju Seunghwan; I didn’t intend to create such a situation.

“Phew… It’s okay. I know that senior didn’t do it on purpose. I realize that misunderstandings arose because I didn’t speak clearly.”

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“That’s right! There seemed to be misunderstandings, misunderstandings between us. Hahaha…!”

Something felt fishy.

“Well… he certainly knows how to seize the opportunities I give.”

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With that momentary incident resolved, we continued with the dungeon raid.

“Hyunjina, Yurima! Go left…! Howon and I will take care of the right side. Yoonseong, prepare your magic just in case!”

Seo Yujoo gave orders as she calmly and steadily dealt with the monsters, leading us further into the dungeon.

Things were going smoothly for the Hwasin Clan too.

“Grrrrrr!”

In an instant, Yurima found herself in danger as Eveleye’s claws swiped at her, but Hyunji activated a protective shield.

“Shield of Protection!”

The Hwasin Clan members looked at the shield with surprised expressions, watching as the attacks bounced off.

“… That’s the priest of protection.”

“Damn, the difference between Hill and us is huge…”

They seemed to be in awe as they looked at the protective barrier Yuhyeon had activated.

One thing they had definitely noticed while raiding the dungeon was that although no one made major mistakes, Yurim was more vulnerable to attacks because she used a short dagger.

“The range of the weapon is too short.”

In truth, among the melee fighters in our party, Yurim is the one with the least talent. You might ask if it’s not Hyunjini, but Hyunjini possesses the heroic-grade trait of strong will.

On the other hand, Yurim has a rare-grade trait, and on top of that, her weapon has a short range, giving the feeling of walking a tightrope.

It’s not to say that Yurim lacks talent compared to the average, but strictly speaking, her talent doesn’t even reach the top tier.

It looks so dangerous that it makes me anxious just watching the battles. Whenever Yuhyeon sees Yurim entering a battle, he always looks at his sister with a worried expression.

After the battle safely ends, Yurim takes a deep breath.

“Phew…”

I approach Yurim and ask about her condition.

“… Are you okay?”

“Ah… Yes, Oppa. I’m okay.”

“… If it gets tough, let me know. You can take a step back and rest for a bit.”

Because she’s young, I worry about her more than others.

“I’m fine, really. You don’t have to worry so much.”

“… Well, that’s a relief.”

As they finished cleaning up the scene and were about to move, Lee Jaehyo and Seo Yujoo suddenly turned back.

Seeing the serious expression on their faces, I also turned back to see what they were looking at…

“What is that?”

A faint figure appeared behind Yu Hyun in the air and swiftly swung a knife-like weapon.

“Hehehe! Die!”

Just as Seo Yujoo was about to rush forward, Lee Jaehyo quickly approached and stabbed the entity with a spear imbued with magic, causing it to scream.

“Heeeeeee!”

“Uh, uh?”

As Yu Hyun’s legs gave out and he sat down, Yu Rim immediately went over to check on him.

“Yu, Yu Hyun! Are you okay?!”

“Uh, yeah…”

Just as our party members, excluding Seo Yujoo, were about to ask Lee Jaehyo what had just appeared, he was the first to answer our curiosity.

“…It’s a wraith. Also known as a ghost or a spirit.”

“I asked about the name of the monster that Yuhyeon just mentioned.”

“That’s correct.”

Immediately, Bak Dariam approached Lee Jaehyo and spoke.

“Mr. Jaehyo… this is…”

“…it seems like the grading of this dungeon has been wrongly measured. From now on, I will consider this dungeon as a rare-grade dungeon.”

“Is it because of the monster that just appeared?”

What kind of monster is this that just by its appearance, the grading suddenly increases?

I asked Jaehyo out of curiosity.

“… can you explain more about the Lich?”

“Of course. This Lich monster is extremely difficult to detect until it reveals its true form. Even top-tier experts struggle to sense it.”

“To that extent?”

I thought it was strange. A dungeon with such difficult-to-detect monsters is only considered a rare-grade dungeon?

Excluding the myth-grade dungeons that have never been discovered before, if we consider the grading of dungeons as common, rare, heroic, and legendary, then rare-grade dungeons should be average or slightly lower in difficulty.

Jaehyo seemed to notice my doubt and continued speaking.

“But it’s not impossible, just difficult to detect. Since they are inherently evil spirits, monsters have flesh and evil, so if you anticipate and concentrate, the difficulty of detection is lowered.”

“I see.”

“Additionally, it’s simple to deal with them. If you’re a magic player, you can use magic or purification spells, and as a melee class like me, you can imbue your weapon with magic and strike them.”

In short, detecting them is challenging, but dealing with them is not that difficult.

“However, for newcomers like you, who are not used to facing ethereal monsters, if it’s a dungeon with races, it’s generally classified as a dungeon of rare grade or higher.”

“It may be easy to deal with, but it doesn’t mean it’s a piece of cake for complete novices.”

Suddenly, upon hearing the explanation of the race monster, a genius idea came to mind. I had one question for Lee Jaehyo because I wanted to find out.

“This is just a simple curiosity, but if a race monster does not possess flesh or evil and does not reveal its form, can players still detect it?”

It seemed that this was the first time Lee Jaehyo received such a question as he pondered over it.

“… Honestly, I haven’t seen such a case, so I can’t conclusively say, but it seems almost impossible. Are you assuming that Yunseong’s statement is based on the situation where the race only watches over us?”

“Yes, that’s correct. For example, let’s say there’s a ghost, but the ghost has no intention of harming us. It simply follows us without revealing its form and only listens to what we say.”

To utilize the idea I had in mind, I had to know the answer to this question without fail. If I could use this idea, it would become a more powerful weapon than anything else for me.

Upon hearing my words, Lee Jaehyo spoke up.

“… In my opinion, apart from an extremely small number of people, I think no one would be able to recognize it. Usually, in this world, including myself, the way higher-level and top-level players detect monsters is by sensing their physical presence or their evil.”

“When you say an extremely small number of people…?”

“Um… Let’s say, for example, on Earth, it would be something like shamans. There must be a few here on this continent who can see or sense spirits, right?”

That settled it. I asked something else this time.

“…As far as I know, when most monsters are defeated, there’s a certain probability that their materials or catalysts drop. Does the same apply to the Laces?”

“Ah… yes. Laces also occasionally drop materials or catalysts.”

That’s enough. It’s worth experimenting with. After this expedition is over, I’ll return to the city and conduct the experiment.

“I know my question might have sounded strange, but thank you for answering.”

Je Jae-hyo couldn’t deny that my question was odd and smiled as he replied.

“Haha… It’s no big deal. It’s fine.”

Our party members seemed curious about why I asked such a question. Even Seo Yu-ju appeared very intrigued by my inquiry.

‘It’s a secret.’

The fewer people who knew about my experiment, the better. There was no need for me to go around blabbing about it.

As we ventured further into the dungeon, the Laces began to appear.

I had anticipated the Laces would show up again, so I had already cast my spell in advance.

“Wall of Flames.”

Just as they materialized to attack, I activated the spell, causing them to burst into flames.

Flurrrr…

– Heeee!

The problem is that my magic power is so pathetic that only half of it remains in an instant.

“Damn it, the amount of magic power is always the issue…!”

As I looked towards the Divine Clan, Kim Myung-joon’s profession as a Light Mage seemed to be causing the races to slowly die out under the influence of light attribute magic.

“…He’s definitely skilled.”

It definitely has the performance worth of a hero level.

Earlier, it seemed like Jae-hyo took action because it was our first time facing races. Now, he is standing still and observing how we are handling the situation.

“I suppose the Clan Master will receive a report on how we responded in the battle.”

They wouldn’t have just labeled me as a protector role without reason.

As we cleared out the races that gradually appeared and occasionally collected materials and catalysts, we reached a room that looked like an altar.