The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy

Chapter 204 – Side Story: What Happened?

“The guild leader summoned me? Why on earth… ?”

“I don’t know either. However, since you have clearly ordered me to prepare and come, I hope you will prepare accordingly. And don’t forget to come see me on time.”

The secretary left, leaving only those words behind. Kang Yu-na’s mind became so complicated that it felt like it was going to explode.

‘Is it because you spent too much time on the last expedition? Or because you blew up some expensive equipment? No, but you said it was okay since you came back alive, so you finished it?’

The Eternal Guild is the object of envy for hunters all over the world. Naturally, the level of hunters who gather there is bound to be very high.

It was also thanks to this that the basic idea that human life is more important than equipment was established.

Low-level hunters who entered a mediocre guild simply because they had awakened their abilities without knowing the subject matter are evaluated as having more value for their equipment than their own lives, but that’s not the case here.

Since most of the people who have the skills to enter the Eternal Guild have some level of reputation, it’s a place where even if you break equipment worth hundreds of millions of won, they just let it go and say that it’s okay as long as you come back alive…

‘Even that is Lee Seo-ah! I’m screwed, really… … .’

Among the seven guild leaders, Lee Seo-ah was by far the most difficult. If someone was really nitpicking, it was said that she should just stop making excuses and start praying.

Why would a person like that replace himself?

But there was no time to tremble. Even though her mind was in a state of confusion, Kang Yu-na, who had prepared perfectly, headed to the guild master’s office with a sharp look like a knife.

I stood in front of the door, cleared my voice as much as I could, and then knocked on the door without a second of hesitation as soon as the time I had said arrived. The knocking sound rang out at regular intervals.

“Guild Leader. This is Kang Yu-na. I have been called.”

“Come in.”

Kang Yu-na desperately maintained her composure and took a step forward.

“Why did you call me? Heo-eop?!”

He had to take a deep breath as he looked at Lee Seo-ah, who was smiling brightly at him.

The usual Lee Seo-ah would cross her legs, rest her chin on one arm, and just stare blankly at her documents, regardless of whether anyone came in or not. Kang Yu-na knew this well, having visited there a few times.

But now? He was sitting upright in his chair, looking at Kang Yu-na, and even smiling brightly. Kang Yu-na, who almost had a heart attack, trembled and approached him.

Regardless of the current situation, even to a woman like her, she was a truly terribly pretty person. The black hair that reached down to her shoulders, the red eyes that were faintly visible through her bangs, and the body underneath it all.

In fact, all the guild leaders of the Eternal Guild were like that. At one point, there was even sarcasm about whether the guild leader was chosen based on his appearance. However, after the gate incident grew bigger and their skills were confirmed, they all got hit.

“Would you like some tea?”

“Oh, no! It’s okay!”

I died today. Kang Yu-na repeated to herself. She didn’t know what her past self had done, but she was sure that it had been firmly imprinted on her. A kaleidoscope of images passed by her.

“You’re sweating a lot. If you want, I can lower the temperature a little.”

“No! It’s okay!”

“Is that so? Okay, I understand. If you need anything, just let me know.”

“Oh… … Yes, I forgive you!”

Kang Yu-na replied that she was grateful, but she felt like she would rather faint than do that. Why is that person doing this to me today? Should I at least beg my parents to spare their lives?

Whether or not he knew her true feelings, Lee Seo-ah opened her mouth while flipping through the documents in her hand.

“Kang Yu-na, A-class hunter. She is twenty-nine years old. Her weapon is a greatsword and her awakened ability is super strength. Is that correct?”

“Yes, four! That’s right!”

“Why do you think I called you?”

‘How would you know if I didn’t tell you?’

Kang Yu-na screamed inside. Besides, she had seen him several times before, so why was she reciting his profile again? Now, she felt like she wished he would kill her quickly if he was going to kill her.

“I don’t know!”

“I guess so.”

Lee Seo-ah smiled again, resting her chin on her hand.

‘I’d rather kill you… … .’

In response, Kang Yu-na also screamed inwardly again.

“Family relations… … Both of my parents are alive and well, and my younger brother, who is two years younger than me, died when the house they were living in collapsed during the Gate creation incident seven years ago. Is that true?”

“… … Yes.”

At the mention of her younger brother, Kang Yu-na, who had been screaming inside, calmed down as if water had been poured on her. In a world like this, who wouldn’t be like that, but Kang Yu-na also had painful memories.

My younger brother lived an ordinary life for his entire 20 years, but then one day, as if he had changed, he dropped out of college and locked himself in his room.

At a time when she was extremely worried, the Gate incident broke out, and Kang Yu-na, who had successfully awakened her abilities through good fortune, visited the rented house her younger sibling lived in at the recommendation of her parents, who had also been lucky enough to avoid the disaster.

However, the building where my younger brother lived had completely evaporated. This was because a gate had appeared in the center of the building. From what I heard from the police in a dazed state, the people who lived there were not even able to recover their bodies.

“Why are you suddenly mentioning my younger brother?”

I thought I had buried it in my heart. Kang Yu-na’s tone of voice became noticeably blunt. Lee Seo-ah opened her mouth without paying attention.

“You’ll know when you see it.”

Suddenly, the door behind the guild master’s office opened, and someone came out smiling sheepishly.

Kang Yu-na’s eyes widened.

“Hello, sister. It’s been a while.”

“… … Yoo Seong-ah?”

The person who appeared inside was Kang Yoo-seong, her younger brother who had died seven years ago. Strangely enough, his face had barely changed despite the seven years that had passed.

Kang Yu-na stopped as if she was possessed by something and tried to approach her younger brother.

“… … Are you really my brother?”

“I don’t lie. So check with them. You’ll be able to tell if it’s a lie or not.”

Isseo Ah spread her hand wide and pointed in that direction. Her gaze turned back to her younger brother, or something wearing her younger brother’s mask.

“Are you my brother?”

“Then who else would show up with this face besides me?”

“If it’s talk, anyone can do it. Prove it.”

“That’s easy. Where and what should I do?”

I couldn’t believe it. Or maybe I didn’t want to believe it. My brother who died seven years ago showed up looking so fine.

So I hoped that they would prove it to me. I hope they would prove it with evidence that even Kang Yu-na, who has been worn down by the world’s hardships, could not deny.

“Do you remember when you were in your third year of high school, 10 days before the college entrance exam? I was doing it with a dildo attached to the wall of my bed, and the wallpaper ripped off and I fell down and passed out in a frog pose.”

“Why are you saying that here, you crazy b*stard!!!!!!”

Kang Yu-na, with her amazing physical abilities as a Class A Hunter, quickly approached that damned younger brother and covered his mouth. Then, she looked back at the guild leader, trembling with shame and humiliation.

“… … I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that.”

The guild leader pretended to look at the documents with great effort. He felt as if all the strength was leaving his body.

The younger brother removed his hand from his mouth and smiled slyly.

“How about it, do you need more?”

“Are you going to do it… … .”

“What a shame. I was going to tell you how hard it was for me to clean up after myself so my parents wouldn’t find out.”

“Yes. He’s great. He really is my younger brother, Kang Yoo-seong.”

Puck, Kang Yu-na hit her younger brother in the chest. Aya, no sound was heard.

“Hey… … You fucking b*stard… … You fucking… … If you were alive, you should have come to us first… … .”

Phew, he hit me again. It was weaker than before.

“We thought you were dead and even held a funeral for you… … without a body… … but you… … .”

Well, this time there was barely any strength in it.

“What a fucking bad kid… … .”

A small drop of water fell at his feet.

“Did you contact me?”

“I gave it to you.”

After finishing the call with my parents, I went out to the terrace that I had rented with the authority of the guild leader, and my older sister was waiting for me while smoking a cigarette.

Both of them had reactions that were hard to describe in words. It took a long time for me to convince them to go, even though they were trying to come here right away.

“Do you smoke too? You’ve become a lot of troublemaker since you can’t even see the light, Kang Yu-na.”

“You got so stressed out after starting your life as a hunter that you ended up like this, you bad boy.”

The crumpled paper cup he was holding flew out. He lightly grabbed it and threw it in the trash can, and my sister clicked her tongue.

“You don’t even agree. You bad boy.”

“I’ve grown too much to handle something like this.”

“Yeah. You’re great. Just eat it all up.”

Kang Yu-na, who had put a half-smoked cigarette back in her mouth, puffed out smoke for a while with her arms propped up on the terrace railing. Next to her, I leaned forward and looked up at the sky.

The conversation continued as the cigarette was almost out.

“So, what is the reason you disappeared for 7 years that I can’t help but understand? If you don’t understand, then I’m really ready. I’m going to beat you up just as much as I thought you were dead and grieved.”

“I went to another world and came back.”

“Aha, I see. Another world—”

Kang Yu-na, who seemed to be accepting it surprisingly easily, stopped talking. She turned to me, her head creaking like a rusty wind-up doll.

“What did you just say?”

“I went to another world and came back.”

“Shit.”

“It’s true.”

“Prove it.”

“Okay, here.”

Instead of the Dragon Sword, I summoned Eternity and showed it to her. I don’t know what will happen later, but at least for now, I have no intention of revealing that Nika’s summoner and I are the same person.

The older sister who saw eternity was startled.

“What is that? Is that an artifact? It looks so damn expensive.”

“That would be true if I sold it. It’s a sword that will never break or become dull.”

“… … Are you kidding me right now? Do you think I’d believe you if you came back after being missing for 7 years?”

“I’m telling you, it’s true. What should I do for you to believe me?”

“You have to prove it yourself, why should I tell you how to do it— aaah!”

Before Kang Yuna could finish her words, she used her body strengthening to twist her arm. My sister screamed and twisted her body halfway in the direction her arm was twisted.

“Hey! Kang Yoo-seong! You’re crazy, ah! You crazy b*stard! It’s going to break! It’s going to break!”

“It’s okay. If it breaks, I’ll fix it.”

“What kind of treatment is this! Don’t you want it to go away quickly?!”

“It’s up to you to break it. Are you sure it’s not going to keep doing this? If you apply a little more force, it’ll really break?”

“This crazy motherfucker—”

Kang Yu-na lunged forward with all her might, uttering a soft curse.

“Ugh, ugh… … .”

And then he was kicked unilaterally and fell to the bench.

My sister sat on the bench, groaning as she repeatedly caressed her shoulders and elbows.

“That little b*stard… I thought my arm was going to break.”

“Do you think I really broke it? I just scared you into going at it with all my might. Asked you to prove it to me. And I used healing magic on you, so don’t joke around.”

“That must be true.”

“Can you believe it now? You said that my sister’s awakening ability was incredible strength. But you couldn’t even match my strength.”

“Yes, I believe, I believe. I believe because I am dirty.”

Kang Yu-na snorted and leaned back against the bench. Then she took a cigarette out of her pocket and lit it again.

“Wow… … Kang Yuna, your life is really spectacular. A gate suddenly exploded on Earth, and I’m a Class A Hunter and my younger brother is a possessed person? Wow, this is just crazy.”

Kang Yu-na, who had been grumbling like that, remained quiet for a while. When the cigarette was almost completely burned down, she looked at me with a face as if something had just occurred to her.

“But is it okay for you to just tell me things like that? Shouldn’t you be hiding it?”

“I also thought a lot about it. Should I hide it or tell it? But when I thought about it, I thought it wouldn’t be strange if there were one or two possessed people in the world.”

If the world had remained the same, I would have kept it a secret for the rest of my life without worrying or worrying about it. But hasn’t the world changed too much to be surprised by something like this now?

It was a world where it wouldn’t be strange at all if there were a few possessed people. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if there were other possessed people besides us.

“And, since it’s you, I can trust you. I’m sure you won’t tell anyone.”

“… … .”

Kang Yu-na made a blank expression at my words.

“Ugh. I feel weird.”

“Why are you complaining even if you believe me? Are you going to fight?”