I’m not a Regressor

six days.

There were two possibilities he could come up with.

‘Due to some kind of reason, the future has changed, or…’

The star relic found on the 21st was not the black drinking glass but a different one.

‘I’ll know soon enough.’

Hidden within the densely packed stalagmites, he activated the stigma of the Hunting Dogs.

As the senses across his entire body amplified, he could hear the conversation the suspicious black robed beings were having.

“Why didn’t we kill him, Sir Yujin?”

Yujin.

It seemed to be the name of the youth who he had traded with moments ago.

“Fufu.
Isn’t this place a dungeon that has just opened?”

“…Yes.”

“Other Awakeners will flood in soon; it’ll be a hassle if we leave unnecessary evidence.”

“But we can perfectly dispose of dead bodies…”

“There isn’t anything bad about staying safe, right?

Yujin slightly opened his half-shut eyes.

“Y-Yes! It’s just as Sir Yujin has said!!”

“Haha.
Thank you for understanding.”

Smiling brightly, he gazed at the black drinking glass with mellow eyes.

“There isn’t much time left until the era of stars will end and when the black stars will rule the skies.”

He spread out his arms and turned his body around in a full circle as if he were in a play.

“All of those arrogant celestials will pay for their sins.”

“The black stars grace!”

“To the Black Star Organization’s glory!”

The four black-robed beings prostrated themselves on the ground.

Yujin laughed in satisfaction and picked up the robe he had dropped.

“The black stars are probably smiling brightly from everyone’s devotion.”

“We will follow the black stars’ guidance!”

“Fufu.
Ah, right.
Have you brought the replacement star relic?”

“Of course.”

The prostrating black-robed being stood up and took out something from his pocket.

A star relic in the shape of a drinking glass, glowing subtle blue light.

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He lightly leaped onto the statue’s head and inserted the star relic into the empty spot on its forehead.

“Then let’s return.”

“Yes, sir!”

As Yujin turned away, the other robed beings followed his back.

“Ah, right.”

Clap— 

As if he had remembered something, he clapped his hands.

He turned to one of the robed beings.

“You remember the face of the person I traded with, right?” he asked.

“Yes.”

The black-robed being receiving his attention bowed deeply.

Yujin smiled brightly and continued.

“Follow his trace and kill him.”

He ordered it like it was nothing.

“I will follow your orders.”

“Ah, you know that you have to kill him outside the dungeon, right?”

“Of course.”

The black-robed being who had received the order quickly headed towards the cave’s entrance.

“Haha.
Then we should go and report to the Executor.”

Yujin and the three hooded beings all headed towards the cave’s entrance.

“……”

Five minutes after the black-robed beings had disappeared…

Ohjin, who had been curled up in between the stalagmites, slowly stood.

“…Black Star Organization, huh?”

It was his first time hearing about it.

‘I’m certain they’re damn suspicious bastards.
Are they some kind of illegal guild acting in the dark?’

Looking at their actions, they also seemed to be in some kind of pseudo-religion.

“There’s a need to investigate deeper into this.”

‘The black stars will rule the skies? The celestials will pay for their sins? They certainly don’t seem to be regular maniacs.’

“Anyways… So this is what happened.”

Ohjin smirked while looking at the star relic stuck onto the stone statue’s forehead.

One of his questions was answered.

‘The future hasn’t changed.’

What Lee Woohyuk and his guild members had found in six days was the star relic the Black Star Organization had replaced.

‘Is that why they said that something was strange?’

Just before Lee Shinhyuk’s memories were cut off.

He recalled the final words he heard.

The woman with glasses reporting to Lee Woohyuk definitely said ‘some strange…’ before the vision was cut off.

“Of course it’s strange.”

Ohjin reached out towards the star relic stuck on the statue.

Even if they had replaced it with a star relic of similar size, as expected, there was a foreign feeling unlike the original relic.

“I should take this as well.”

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He took out the blue star relic from the statue and put it in his sling backpack.

‘The Black Heaven isn’t reacting this time.’

It seemed like it had reacted not to the star relic, but the ‘Black Star’s power’ dwelling within.

“Kyaa!!! How sweet~!”

He sold the empty shell of a star relic for an expensive starstone and also got his hands on another star relic that was used as a replacement. 

‘Well, a star relic used as a replacement will be at best 1~2 Star, but still.’

Even a 1-Star relic would amount to around $10000.

“Well then—”

After lightly stretching his body, he held the spear he had hidden between the stalagmites.

“—should I go catch the underling diligently running around in circles?”

The robed being that had gone out to chase him.

It was time to receive unanswered questions from the suspicious fellow.

 

* * *

“…Huh.”

The man covered with a black robe narrowed his eyes.

“Why are there no tracks?”

Following the orders, he had searched for the tracks of the person he met in the cavern, but he couldn’t find any trace of him outside the gate.

He entered the gate once again and searched through the complicated maze-like cave.

However—

“…What’s going on here?”

—even though there were tracks of him heading inside, there were none heading outside.

‘Dammit.’

He bit his lips with a nervous expression.

The appearance of Yujin and his bright smile popped up in his mind.

“Uh, ughh.”

If he reported that he lost his track, there was no way Yujin would leave him alone.

“God dammit! Just where did he go!”

Bang!— 

Failing to overcome his rage, he stomped his feet.

Flap!— 

The hem of his black robe spread out.

And then,

“—Where? I’m right here.”

Through the hem of the flapping robe, a spear’s blade flashed in like lightning.

Thrust!!— 

“Kugh! Kuk!!”

The eyes of the black-robed man widened.

Gazing at Ohjin, who had come from ‘inside’ the cave, his body shook in disbelief.

“Surprise, motherfucker.”

Keke— 

Ohjin twisted the spear that had pierced the man’s stomach and smiled brightly.