Chapter 527
Theatrical Regression Life
Episode 527
âWhy are they causing so much trouble?â
Lee Jae-heonâs nonchalant muttering gave Song In-myeong goosebumps.
âYou probably donât know that my method is right⦠but I donât know why you hate it so much.â
ââ¦.â
âAre you sick, In-myeong?â
Song In-myeong bit his lip and nodded shakily at the cool question in a soft tone.
My arm, which had been caught by Lee Jae-heon and bent backwards, hurt as if it were torn. Normally, the policeâs subduing methods wouldnât be this bad, but I donât know where Lee Jae-heon learned this. This seemed like a technique that was much more focused on inflicting pain rather than subduing. It seemed like I had intentionally broken it so that it hurt, but it hurt so much that I broke into a cold sweat.
Jaeheon Lee was calm as his arm stood at the crossroads of whether or not the joint would be completely destroyed.
âI shouldnât have listened to you like that. I donât want to scold a sincere and capable team member like Inmyeong like this, but you have friends who have to be scolded like this to listen to you, so itâs really difficult for youâ¦.â ââ¦.â âDid I make things too
difficult
? ? However, even if what I said was difficult, I am sure that Inmyeong would have understood it correctly, so it seems like the reason he is rebelling like this is just to torment me. âIsnât that right?â
ââ¦Oh noâ¦.â
âItâs okay to be cocky on a regular basis⦠I understand. Since it is my role to embrace and lead such things, I am able to smile enough. But if you interfere with what should be done, it is bound to be a problem.â
My arm, which was bent in an angle when I put a little weight on it, screamed.
âUghâ¦! evilâ¦!â
âSong In-myeong is smart, so you understood everything, right?â
ââ¦.â
âWhy is there no answer?â
ââ¦Oh, I understandâ¦.â
âRight?â
Lee Jae-heon, with a small smile, released the restraints and got out of the way, and Song In-myeong stroked his arm, which was so numb that it seemed to be half jointed. Song In-myeong whimpered from the dog-like pain and injustice.
âOh my⦠are you crying? âI donât have a knack for soothing people.â
âThe man is trashâ¦.â
âOh, this is really unfortunate, because I hear it all the time, so it doesnât really hit me. âIf you want a proper response, I recommend finding a more novel swear word.â
ââ¦.â
ââ¦Inmyeong? âWhere are you looking nowâ¦â
Song In-myeong, looking for an opportunity, jumped out again with the doll.
Still, this time he was caught in 13 minutes.
Wow, thatâs a huge improvement compared to 5 minutes!
âAre my words funny?â
âNooooook!â
âItâs not? âDo you think itâs funny?â
âAhhhh, save the person!â
âWhere does the dog bark?â
In the end, Song In-myeong, who was caught, was strangled by Lee Jae-heon and was shaken for a long time.
âIt will come back to life anyway, so I canât kill it⦠This is really troublesome.â
âCluck, cough, coughâ¦â
âAre you done coughing?â
âOh, not yetâ¦â
âI know everything is done, so letâs have a productive conversation.â
Lee Jae-heon sat in front of Song In-myeong, who was sprawled out.
âHow should I explain it so you understand my method?â
ââ¦Still trying to persuade meâ¦? âI thought they were going to beat me up and try to physically persuade me.â
âSong In-myeong is a good teammate, so I donât want to cause animosity if possible. Antipathy among team members has a negative impact not only on the individual concerned but also on the entire team, ultimately slowing down progress or leading to failure. âI decided that I needed the sincere consent of my friend Song In-myeong.â
ââ¦ACâ¦.â
In response to Lee Jae-heon insisting that he would try to persuade, Song In-myeong made a fuss but adjusted his posture and sat down.
To be honest, it was because Song In-myeong was in a disadvantageous situation to compete in a hand-to-hand combat. Very surprisingly.
âI never thought I would be treated like this by an office worker in my lifeâ¦â
I just thought it had a monster-like vibe to it, but I never thought it would really be as strong as a monster.
No, I thought it would be like this. Iâve heard that physical abilities in the other world depend on mental strength, but isnât this too much?
ââ¦is not it? In the last episode, I was in a somewhat similar context.â
Anyway, Lee Jae-heon was so strong that he was confused as to what he had eaten wrong, and Song In-myeong had just left the souvenir shop and was in a state of lack of energy.
ââ¦I lost a lot of strength due to the fatigue from the last episodeâ¦â
Lee Jae-heonâs speed and strength did not seem to weaken even if he lost even one hand.
Therefore, the only option left to Song In-myeong was to âopen his mouthâ.
âSoâ¦â
He glanced at Park Da-hoon, who was looking down at us with anxious eyes from the glass box in the water tank. An unspoken agreement was reached between the two as their eyes met.
Song In-myeong opened his mouth.
âFirst of all, what is your argument?â
âI feel like Iâve been saying it forever, but⦠before Da-hoon dies, Iâm switching places with that kid.â
âThe reason is that?â
âThe reason I am here is firstly to defeat the boss of this dungeon and secondly to help the students. It is presumed that the boss is inside the water tank, and student Park Da-hoon, who is trapped in a glass box, is the person I need to save. âIf I enter that box instead of Da-Hoon Park, I will have a chance to get close to the boss and the student will be able to escape danger.â
ââ¦Oh, the boss is over there? excuse me? Oh, I see. âItâs very logical, but if you look at it that way, thereâs a lot to say about it.â
This time, Song In-myeong spoke in earnest.
âHe said the reason heâs here is to kill the final boss and save the kids, but even if thatâs the first reason, itâs hard to sympathize with the second reason. âDo you really think theyâll be happy if you save the students like that?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
ââ¦.â
ââ¦I had a lot to say, but have I already gotten stuck here? Man, you really make people frustrated. Iâm feeling upset right now. In the first place, it wasnât my position to refute what the old man said, but damnâ¦â â
â¦Wouldnât you like it anyway?â
Lee Jae-heon, who was thinking deeply while wiping the corners of his mouth, spoke a beat late.
âAs far as I know, those students have a strong will to live. Iâm not the type of person who welcomes death or the type of person who enjoys pain, so I wouldnât be able to hate it if you save me from it. âOf course I think theyâll like it, but I donât understand why theyâre questioning it.â
âIâm a little speechless, but if I were to say what I had to say, it would be absolutely not. I never like it. Do you know how much the students you are trying to save like you? Even if a man like that were to get hurt and die to save you, you wouldnât like it, right? âI can really guarantee that.â
âHow can you be sure of that? I know that it can be upsetting for someone you know to have been seriously hurt, but it canât compare to your own pain. This is natural. âCompared to the pain you experience yourself, the pain you can experience from someone you know getting injured is only visual.â
Song In-myeong smiled brightly.
âDid you live on a deserted island alone? âYou didnât go to school?â
âIt came out.â
âYou didnât have any friends, did you?â
âThere was. It didnât end well, butâ¦.â
âUsually in the world, thatâs called not having friends. I knew it would be like this. âYou lack social skills.â
âThis is the first time Iâve heard this in my life.â
âWhy did the people of the world not tell you that you lack social skills?â
Song In-myeong, who was smiling warmly, frowned.
âI mean, people are fucking social animals. Even dogs with lower intelligence than us know how to whine and show concern when their friend gets hurt or their owner is sad. Are you worried? âDo you even know the word worry?â
âI know that, but⦠the reason I didnât go into the souvenir shop was because my friend Song In-myeong was worried about me.â
âWhy would someone who knows the word âworryâ do this? No, do you think itâs right that I, who knew that the bereaved families would be sad to begin with but was flirting with me and making art using human materials, am sharing this story with you? really?â
Song In-myeong pointed his finger at Park Da-hoon in the glass box.
âFucking fuck, I never thought Iâd say something like this, but those bastards canât do without you. âTo quote my uncle, they are newborn chicks and need the utmost care.â
Lee Jae-heon smiled as if everything had been resolved.
âAs expected, I donât need it.â
âYou didnât listen to me like an asshole, did you?â
âCanât you feel that my care is extreme?â
âWhat day is today? âA day when my insides explode and burn?â
Song In-myeong tried to beat his chest with both hands like an ape, but held back. Now, Song In-myeong had to win the war of words with Lee Jae-heon, and if I showed any emotion here, I would only lose the credibility of my remarks.
In order to achieve a sweet victory, Song In-myeong was able to endure his petty anger. What they needed was civilized conversation, not one-dimensional violence.
ââ¦First, letâs look at why he thought that way. What on earth do you mean by what you just said? Why do you think your care cannot be extreme?â
âWho would welcome my care?â
âYou really leave people speechless.â
âThen do you agree with my opinion?â
âWould you agree? Letâs talk some more. âIâm not finished talking yet.â
Song In-myeong, who got tired in an instant, knew it was a really stupid idea, but he started to miss Lee Jae-heonâs âchicksâ. If those bastards had been around, I wouldnât have been debating this shit with Lee Jae-heon.
Oh chick?
ââ¦wait for a sec.â
âAs expected, I agree with my opinionâ¦â
âNo, just sleep. âIâll bring something.â
âEven at this moment, student Park Da-hoon is dyingâ¦.â
âIf we talk about dying, itâs not easy for us right now, so just wait a minute.â
Song In-myeong, who left for a moment, brought in none other than kindergarten students.
ââ¦?â
Jaeheon Lee was confused.
âTheyâre children, arenât they?â
âAnd they are your chicks too.â
ââ¦Has Jaeheon Lee ever opened a kindergarten?â
âIt really annoys me that my tone of voice becomes softer in front of the kids. Okay, itâs ready. The age range varies from those in their 40s to kindergarteners, but if itâs a kindergarten, itâs still a kindergarten. Anyway, there are two kindergarten students.â
âItâs not called kindergarten.â
âAre you ignoring our little ones now? âAre you ignoring me just because there are two kindergarten students?â
Minhong Choi confidently intervened in a topic about which he knew nothing.
âIgnore me?â
Jaeheon Lee corrected it.
ââ¦the correct way to say it to an adult is to ignore it.â
âAre you ignoring me?â
âIf I were to modify it just a little bit, âdonât ignore itâ would be a more effective expression.â
âDonât ignore it.â
âGood jobâ¦â
Lee Jae-heon, who was talking to Choi Min-hong, blinked and covered his mouth with his hand.
ââ¦? â¦??â
His face looked like he didnât understand why he was having this conversation.
â? âDoes this work?â
Song In-myeong was delighted with this surprising discovery and gently pushed Jang Seo-ah towards Lee Jae-heon.
âNow go. âItâs time for you to step up.â
ââ¦I, Iâ¦.â
âOnly you can do this. âGo and save him.â
ââ¦.â
Jang Seo-ah clenched her hands and nodded.
Jang Seo-ah, who was feeling restless, walked over and hugged Lee Jae-heon, who was sitting. Jang Seo-ah was hesitant, perhaps because the crazy zombie man was a bit unfamiliar to her, but when I held her, she started rubbing her head as if it was a familiar embrace.
Choi Min-hong also came forward as the cat seemed to be showing intimacy.
â! me too! âHands too!â
ââ¦Give me your hand, not your hand⦠No⦠Not thisâ¦.â
âGive me your hand!â
ââ¦Huhâ¦.â
Eventually, two kindergarten students settled down on Lee Jae-heonâs legs. In other words, Jaeheon Lee could not get up unless he cleaned up the kindergarten students.
ââ¦If I run around with the doll like this, wonât I be able to catch up?â
He had such hopeful thoughts for a while, but he felt like the situation would get out of hand if the kindergarten students got hurt, so Song In-myeong quietly gave up on the plan. I had no choice but to hold out until chicks with more stable power than kindergarteners arrived.
And thanks to the kindergarten students taking the time, Song In-myeong was able to figure out how to solve the problem to some extent. At the very least, he got a sense of how the conversation should proceed.
âWhoaâ¦â
Song In-myeong took a deep breath and opened his mouth.
âmister.â
ââ¦yes.â
âWhat kind of person do you think you are?â
ââ¦.â
Lee Jae-heon, who frowned as if it was a difficult question, soon gave an answer.
ââ¦Villain?â
âThatâs a bit heartbreaking, so what exactly is the villain?â
âAll villains are the same.â
Jaeheon Lee looked quite delicate.
âArenât you someone who can make people happy when you die?â
âOh yes, I see.â
âWas I wrong?â
âLetâs start from there.â
Thatâs how the second game started.
I never thought I would really think like this, but Song In-myeong decided to look into psychiatry once he escaped.
(Continued in the next part)