I Found the Regressor With My Reflexes

2 – The Beginning of the Ordeal

I felt like I was screwed.

“Let go of the sword before you rip it off with your arms.”

After hearing what the regressor said for the first time, it became clear.

He’s out of his mind.

Since I had to protect my arm, I quietly let go of the sword.

‘… From here, I have no choice but to overlook it.’

I’m not confident, but somehow.

As I was resolute, Han Seo-yeon, a regressor with a sword drawn, approached me.

“Do you know me?”

“Yes?”

– Chuck.

“Don’t talk back.”

“…Yes.”

It was nice to see Koraji, who pointed his sword right away after asking once, looking like a regressor.

‘Come to think of it, is it right to scare me like this because I was caught trying to peek at the status window?’

… Of course, he couldn’t say that in front of a knife pointed at her throat.

f*ck.

“Did I know about regression?”

“No! I really had no idea. Really.”

“Then how did you stop it?”

How did you stop it….

“My ability blocked it on its own.”

“Is it a superpower?”

“Didn’t you see my status bar?”

“You blocked it.”

“Oh.”

That’s right.

“You’ll probably see it if you look at it now. Looking at it, my ability is a bit peculiar.”

“Hmm.”

“It’s a bit long to explain in words…”

“I’ll just take a look.”

Han Seo-yeon’s eyes moved slightly after I stopped talking.

Fortunately, this time my status window seemed to be open.

“Nam Hyeon-woo?”

“Yes, I am.”

“Hmm.”

Are you trying to confirm? I asked for my name and immediately put my finger in the air.

Looks like you’re looking at the description of my ability, just like I did.

“It’s a good ability.”

“Uh…thank you?”

“Your stats are quite high. What did you do before you came here?”

‘Anything like this?’

I hesitated for a while because it was a little personal information.

– Took.

At some point, the magical sword on my shoulder opened my mouth.

“I was preparing for the firefighter exam.”

“Have you ever killed a person?”

“Of course not…?”

Do regressors have a different way of thinking?

I tried my best to answer, but it’s ridiculous.

Having heard that far, Seoyeon Han didn’t say anything and just stared at me.

Her sword still rested on her shoulder.

“So you didn’t know anything about me, but your supernatural ability arbitrarily avoided reading my information?”

“That’s right.”

“…Not really.”

After thinking for a while, the regressor muttered and put away his sword.

“Sorry, excuse me.”

And then an apology.

It was quite a cliché, but I was quite surprised.

Still, is there such a thing as common sense?

Are you a good type if you don’t touch the bad guys?

“Just in case, don’t tell anyone about the regression.”

“Of course.”

“…You don’t have to speak so high. You look older than me.”

No, they put a knife to their neck, but of course they say honorifics.

Besides.

“Honestly, it should be included in the age of regression conduction…”

“Do you want to die?”

“Of course not, Seo Yeon-ah.”

“….”

When I hurriedly changed my attitude, they looked at me as if I was a weirdo, but it was so unfair.

‘Ji made death threats.’

Of course, I didn’t show it on the outside.

After looking at me for a while, Han Seo-yeon sighed and turned her body.

“Then I go first. Good luck.”

“Oh, are you going to find some kind of hidden piece…?”

I couldn’t stand the typical ‘regressor behavior’ and asked carefully, and the response was quite surprising.

“…Similar, but I can’t tell you.”

Because I am wriggling my eyes at the unexpected attitude of being really sorry.

Han Seo-yeon continued to explain, as if I had doubts and misunderstood.

“Because if I tell you, you might lose your qualifications.”

“Oh.”

Come to think of it, the angel also asked me to prove my qualifications.

Something seemed too helpful or something I shouldn’t have eaten raw.

‘It’s quite tricky.’

While I was thinking that, Han Seo-yeon, who judged that I had understood, left the place as it was.

She was walking in the opposite direction, avoiding her, and when she glanced behind her, Seo-yeon Han was holding an unidentified fruit in her hand and bringing it to her mouth.

Wondering where she came from, I looked up and saw that the trees were bearing fruit all over the place.

‘That’s okay to eat.’

… But where do you get the weapons?

She should have asked—and she regretted it, so suddenly letters appeared again.

I was nervous about what would happen again, but luckily this time it was a bit useful.

▷ You woke up in an unknown forest full of dangers. If you want to pass the ordeal, you’ll have to prove your worth by surviving seven days in this safe-for-no-woods. I wish you all the best of luck.

– Time remaining: 6 days 23 hours 39 minutes 24 seconds

Is this the specific content of the ‘trial’ the angels were talking about?

It seems that what was supposed to come out right after the start was postponed because of the chase with Han Seo-yeon.

I wanted to know roughly, so the explanation disappeared, and it was soon replaced by another window.

*[Choose a weapon]*

As soon as I read the text, I immediately grasped the situation.

You got your weapon here.

Looking at it, there were simple patterns above the letters expressing various weapons.

Swords, spears, bows, axes, etc.

I looked at several things, and as soon as I saw the pattern of a shield and a sword, I chose it.

It’s fate that I have to wear a shield anyway.

– Took, took.

After waiting for a while, I heard the sound of two objects falling on the grass.

One is a wooden shield with a diameter slightly larger than the forearm, and the other is a short sword that looks suitable for holding with one hand.

It was a typical one-handed sword & shield combination.

After putting them all on, I awkwardly adjusted my posture, but something was good.

I have to say that I feel much more stable.

“Whoa.”

Well, that’s enough of trembling with a weapon.

First of all, we need to get food.

* * *

– Crunchy.

[Magic power has increased by 1.]

– A very ripe fruit. Eating it gives you mysterious power.

└ Randomly increases stat by 1 when consumed (up to 3 for each stat)

Savoring the sweetness of the fruit in his hand, he recalled what had just happened.

I wonder if She Used her hand because her skill was suddenly blocked.

I never thought there would be someone with that kind of ability.

Ability. ‘Reflect’.

An ability that has an automatic activation effect in addition to having a perfect reflex judgment immediately after activation.

Excluding during the cooldown, it actually has the ability to make you completely immune to surprise attacks.

There aren’t many abilities more useful than this in a tower that always comes with risks.

Seeing that even ‘information reading’ was repulsed, it must be said that it blocks not only physical power but also everything harmful.

Of course, the reason I blocked it this time was because I consumed most of my skill’s power trying to break through the restrictions of the ‘Tower’, which thoroughly protects the personal status window.

Anyway, Nam Hyun-woo was quite, no, a very good talent.

Befitting an aspiring firefighter, his abilities were on the high side.

He should have had a good relationship… I was too forced to go out because I was caught returning.

He didn’t seem to care more than he thought whether to say he was lucky or not.

… He seemed a bit odd, though.

“Hmm.”

Still, being caught didn’t seem too bad.

I won’t be able to talk about the regression anyway, so there’s no need to worry about keeping it a secret.

If you know about regression, you may one day be supported when you make reckless plans with the knowledge of the future.

I had such thoughts, but then I erased them from my head.

Nam Hyun-woo may not be able to pass the ordeal at all.

Because the time was running out to get everything you could get from the ordeal before entering the tower.

Nam Hyun-woo will meet you on the next floor anyway.

It is not too late to think about it at that time.

‘But in case you don’t know… Let’s check the status.’

As I concentrated my magic on his eyes, the runes secretly engraved on Nam Hyun-woo’s shoulder illuminated the surroundings of him.

─Everywhere you look, the scenery of the green forest.

Looks like you’re still wandering through the forest… For some reason, the fruit was piled up on the floor.

“…?”

[Bitter, this is also bitter.]

I wondered why the fruit was piled up like that, but then I remembered what I was holding in my hand.

And then he laughed.

… I have pretty good eyesight.

* * *

It must have been around 20 since I took one bite of this first fruit and spit it out.

The 21st fruit was different.

Unlike previous fruits that had a bizarre taste that was both astringent and bitter at the same time, the ecstatic sweetness struck the tongue.

“Wow.”

Perhaps the fruit Han Seo-yeon ate was something like this.

After trying it for the first time, guessing that there was no way to eat something like this calmly was the correct answer.

But it looks like Han Seo-yeon just cut one off and put it in her mouth.

Couldn’t it be that you can see the status window of objects as well as people when browsing information?

“That’s crazy.”

To think of picking, chewing, and spitting out 20 fruits, the size of an apple, to find this one made me tear up in envy.

I barely ate one like that.

[Durability has increased by 1.]

My stomach hurt more.

Do you raise your abilities?

‘Regressors really eat raw.’

Anyway, it was too inefficient to keep looking for this fruit.

I don’t know if there’s a way to find sweet fruits at once, like a regressor, or if I’ve become very strong and have plenty of time.

‘I’d better focus on survival now.’

Still, it is fortunate that I have earned the income that I can eat even the tasteless fruit if I am in a hurry.

Now I need to find a place with water.

‘No map… Where should I go?’

Since he was thinking so much, it seemed that it was reflected like a gap in the small assailants.

From the bushes behind my back, two green dwarfs, commonly referred to as goblins, were ugly beyond ugly.

“Keeck! Kerruk!”

I was startled and before I could get my posture right, one of them rushed at me first.

As I stretched out my shield convulsively, it collided and made a cheerful sound.

“Keruk!”

After that, a goblin sharply dug under the shield, but was inadvertently hit by an outstretched kick and sent flying.

“Keek!”

The guy who was hit by the kick got up and ran away, probably because it was slightly missed.

The one hit by the shield was lying limp on the floor as if he had passed out.

I don’t think he’s dead, seeing as he convulses a little.

Anyway, with 1 suppression and 1 escape, the battle was over in an instant.

I definitely won, but cold sweat broke out on my back.

Because the shin on the side where I kicked the last goblin was slightly sore.

Whether it was a coincidence or an aim, the kick seems to have scratched it with his fingernails at that moment.

Thanks to the tightness of the pants, it wasn’t enough to bleed, but it was enough to slightly swell my skin.

‘If that goblin was holding a dagger….’

Just thinking about it makes me dizzy.

You need to be a little nervous.

Still, it’s just that I was inexperienced, and the goblin itself wasn’t that strong.

It would be more accurate to say that he is rather weak.

I thought I could have taken down the goblin I just kicked in one shot if I had hit it right.

Anyway, I raised my sword because I wanted to deal with the struggling guy.

Suddenly, I thought of a very good way to use this goblin.

A very good way.