Regressor Instruction Manual

Untitled Part 92

"How much...?"

"If we save it, it will run out in about ten days."

"Then..."

"First, I think it would be better to hold on while saving as much as possible. Maybe you also have separate luggage..."

"A-All my luggage is managed by Ludwig... I'm sorry."

"No. You never thought this would happen. More importantly..."

It was then that I felt that the ground was moving suddenly.

"..."

Elena suddenly held her breath. She was frightened, as it seemed like the earth beneath us had begun to move. Naturally, I went out of the carriage to check – and it appeared that this was indeed a true occurrence.

"Wait..."

"I-It is dangerous, Lee Kiyoung-nim."

"Doesn't it... seem to be moving?"

"What?"

"It seems that the whole ground is moving. Yes. Definitely."

No. it was not just about moving. After a while, I started to feel that it was moving in earnest with a roar.

'Fuck. Is this?'

Naturally, I hurried to the place where the elf body was. I had noticed something strange.

The corpse, whose lower body had gotten completely blown away, looked no different from the previous one, but the cross-section was indeed very worrisome. I was, by no means, an expert, but I at least knew this much.

It looked like it was bitten by a huge stapler. It had a rough surface as well as strange saliva.

[Salit's Saliva (Semi-Mythic)]

[It is a material that cannot be used as a catalyst for alchemy.]

'Shit...'

I began to look around continuously with the Mind's Eyes.

I wanted to turn my circuit of happiness at least a little, but the sight I had witnessed using my Mind's Eyes again betrayed my expectations.

[Salit's Stomach (Semi-Mythic)]

'Fuck.'

[Salit's Stomach (Semi-Mythic)]

No matter where I looked, it all seemed the same.

'We were eaten.'

The place where Elena and I fell right now was the stomach of an unknown, giant monster.

His teeth must have ripped that elf, and only the upper body had managed to come in. The kiln that Elena and I were riding on fell to this side, fortunately.

'We have to get out.'

Even Park Deokgu would know that we would eventually get digested after being here. If we were to stay here and wait around, we would get digested faster than we would get caught.

"Elena, come out. I think we should move right now."

"What?"

"It seems that we are in the belly of a monster. For now, I think it would be better to get out of where we are."

"What are you t-talking about...?"

"I'll give you an explanation on the move."

As soon as the elf came out with a bewildered expression, she frowned. This was a natural reaction, given that she now understood the situation we were in.

"Where are we going?"

'That's what I want to ask you.'

Of course, this monster's organs were completely different from humans. It was no wonder that I couldn't get a sense of what was going on.

'Can I think that it is similar to Dialugia's?'

It was no wonder that it was more comfortable to start with something rather than start with nothing.

Of course, there were substantial differences in size, but I couldn't help but think that Dialugia's body tour might be helpful on unexpected occasions. After all, Dialugia's organs broke down everything it ingested into magical power, and delivered it to the body.

I was not sure about this, but I was sure of the possibility of it being able to move its body with a similar mechanism.

This was a semi-mythic-grade monster, after all.

Naturally, I began to look at our surroundings in a much more hurried manner.

I thought there must be an organ that would transfer the broken down energy to the body, especially the heart. I looked around right away, but the problem was that it had gotten so wide that I couldn't even look closely.

However, there were certainly places where magic power flowed through.

"Elena, please check if there is any place where you can hear a sound. Even the smallest sound is fine."

"..."

"Elena-nim?"

"..."

"Elena-nim!"

"Ah... Yes, yes! Lee Kiyoung. What did you say?"

'Ah... It looks like this one let her fear get the best of her.'

This was not an unreasonable reaction.

If one were to suddenly hear the news that they had entered the stomach of a monster, anyone would surely react that way.

Rather, it was good that she was not screaming and going crazy. I thought about abandoning her for a moment, but it was unconditionally helpful that one priest knew how to do at least something in the current situation.

Slowly grabbing her hand, I could see a face looking up at me whilst flinching.

Her ears were trembling, and, as expected, her expression was one of fear.

I quickly decided that it would be better to soothe her rather than get angry. Slowly stroking her head and then opening my mouth, I could see her looking at me.

"You don't have to worry, Elena."

"Ah... Yes... Yes."

"No matter what happens, I'll be sure to protect you."

"..."

I was sure that I had gotten used to saying these cringing things. Of course, I was only lying. If a crisis were to fall upon us, chances were I would have to abandon her.

Seeing that this was not enough, I went to hold her hand. Her eyes were still horrified, but I could see her biting her lips and nodding as if she had decided something.

"No. I-I... No matter what happens, Lee Kiyoung must be. Must..."

'Okay. I like that attitude.'

"We will be able to get out of here. The two of us."

"Yes. The two of us."

"Er... Honorary Cardinal."

"Yes."

"Unless it's something special, I think it's helpful to keep holding hands. You might have seizures again in case."

"Yes. I think it would be better to do that."

'She is really too easy.'

Her strangely red face was definitely not an illusion.

As I turned her hand, which I normally held, and interlocked our fingers, I saw her head down quickly, as if she felt a little nervous.