How To Use Regressors

45 – Romantic Guy (4)

“I intend to prevent shadows from appearing.”

Finally understanding my words, both of them exclaimed in admiration.

“Indeed…if that’s the case…”

Interrupting the admiring words of the female magician, I continued speaking.

“However, using this method can still create shadows. If, by using this method, someone’s shadow does appear, use three light sources, shining them in different directions to follow the person whose shadow has appeared. Then, the shadow won’t form.”

The light magic consumes very little magical power, making it an available method.

Kim Myungjoon and the female magician had much higher magical abilities than I did, so it was entirely possible.

Nodding in agreement, the two continued to employ the light magic.

Initially, as we engaged in battle, everyone looked at us with questioning eyes, wondering what we were doing. But it didn’t take long for their reactions to turn from curiosity to admiration.

“This is…”

“The shadows disappeared!”

“How…?”

Even the experienced magician, Seo Yujoo, looked at us with a deeply surprised expression.

As the shadow of breath vanished, the boss monster let out a cry and revealed its form.

– Kiiyaaaaah!

“Quick, attack!”

Upon my shout, everyone regained their composure and began to attack the boss monster.

– Kiiiyaaah! It hurts! It hurts!

The creature, struck by arrows from Gangis, let out a scream of pain.

As the monster could no longer hide in the shadows, the difficulty of the battle became incredibly easy. It wasn’t that strong to withstand the cooperative attacks of everyone trying to fend off the attacks.

Kim Myung-jun and the female magician were astonished by the outcome they had created.

As light magic was a convenience magic rather than an attack magic, they never thought they could use it like this to target a boss monster.

“I never thought it would be so easy to break through like this.”

Honestly, even I wasn’t sure if this method would work. It was just a gamble in a situation where the magician had nothing else to do.

If it was a gamble where there was nothing to lose even if it failed, it was worth trying, wasn’t it?

Of course, the result was a great success.

Seo Yoo-joo’s figure, wielding a spear, could be seen fiercely attacking the monster.

In a series of exchanges, the boss monster blocked Seo Yoo-joo’s attack for a moment and swung its scythe, but…

– Huh?

Seo Yoo-joo was no longer there in that spot. Seemingly appearing from behind while the boss monster momentarily lost sight of her presence, Seo Yoo-joo thrust her spear.

Phook ㅡ

– Hiiii… Lord Jephar, forgive me…

After being pierced by the spear, the boss monster gradually dissipated, leaving only ashes.

“Whew…”

Seo Yooju, who had just defeated the boss monster, was catching her breath in that spot for a while.

Everyone was in awe of her overwhelming spectacle.

The first person to speak up was Park Dalim.

“Really… It’s truly amazing. How did a rookie who just came out of the training camp do this?”

Seo Yooju’s sincere appearance was beyond expectations. While others couldn’t properly utilize their abilities, she was the opposite.

Her insufficient ability couldn’t keep up with her experience.

“No, it’s because everyone helped me. I didn’t do much.”

When Seo Yooju humbly responded, Park Dalim continued speaking in a surprised tone.

“…No. It’s true that Seo Yooju also made a remarkable contribution… But what I’m saying is about all of you in the party. Especially…”

Park Dalim turned his gaze towards Seo Yooju, then looked at me and continued speaking.

“How did Lee Yoonseong come up with such an idea?”

Those who were engaged in the battle didn’t know the details as they were focused on the fight, but Park Dalim, who had continuously observed the entire situation, seemed to be aware of the fact that it was my idea to eliminate the shadows.

“It was just a sudden idea that came to mind. It’s nothing special.”

Upon my response, it appeared that everyone realized that I had come up with the method to eliminate the shadows.

“Nothing special, you say. It’s impressive that you can think of it like that. Usually, since this place revolves around power, players tend to always try to solve everything with brute force.”

“I understand what you’re saying.”

Indeed, in this world, players automatically tend to think that they should solve any problem with force, because they consider power to be the most important.

“In a way, could strong power actually hinder players?”

Because they try to solve everything solely with force, they fail to think of other, easier solutions.

“Well… I think I was able to come up with ideas precisely because I am weak. Being weak sometimes makes you think more.”

“… Ideas that I was able to come up with precisely because I am weak…”

After hearing my response, Park Darim began to ponder deeply on her own.

Jae Hyo started to speak to everyone.

“… You all did really well. Let’s clean up the area now. We should collect our rewards and go back, shouldn’t we?”

Upon Jae Hyo’s words, everyone started to clean up the area. Usually, boss monster rooms hold some kind of reward, so everyone began searching the room.

Ignoring the rewards for now, I held onto Yurim who was trying to search the room and spoke to her.

“Yurim.”

“Yes…?”

“Are you alright? Did you get hurt?”

“Ah… yes. I’m fine, Oppa.”

“…….”

“Ridiculous.”

Others may not understand, but I witnessed this scene in the midst of battle.

“….. Lift your left pant leg.”

“Oh, Oppa…”

Upon hearing the request to lift his pants, Yurim’s eyes began to tremble.

“Indeed, it wasn’t my imagination.”

During the battle, I saw Yurim being pricked by a needle on his calf by Lace. It was a brief moment of witnessing, but judging by his reaction, it seemed like he was definitely injured.

Sure enough, upon examining his leg, I could see blood flowing from his left leg. Quite a lot of it, at that.

“You…!”

“…….”

“Sigh…No, let’s hurry and go to Yuhyeon for treatment. Okay?”

I can understand not wanting to worry Yuhyeon and not wanting to show his injury to his younger sibling during battle.

“….Alright.”

In the end, I sent Yurim to Yuhyeon’s side, and Yurim started to receive treatment. Meanwhile, Yuhyeon shed tears as he treated his sister’s wounds.

‘…It’s too harsh a place for young children to live.’

Putting aside my thoughts, I approached the remains of the boss monster. I had seen something drop when the boss monster disappeared.

As I drew closer to the remains of the boss monster, what I saw was a small black cube the size of a fingertip buried amidst the ashes.

‘What’s this?’

I picked up the cube to examine it, but it was just a black cube. There was nothing particularly remarkable about it.

‘It seems like a material or a catalyst from its appearance.’

As I rolled the cube around in my hand, Kang Yi-seo approached me and spoke.

“Wow, Lee Yoon-seong. How did you suddenly come up with that idea earlier?”

“I just… suddenly thought of it.”

“No, at first, you used that light magic all of a sudden, and then I was really surprised to see the shadow disappear.”

‘Well, at first, everyone looked at me like I was crazy…’

“But what’s this? It looks like some kind of cube?”

“Oh… it’s what the boss monster dropped… probably a catalyst or material.”

“It looks rather unremarkable.”

“Well, it’s still likely to have some use somewhere.”

While Kang Iseo and I were in conversation, a member of the Hwasin Clan suddenly shouted, “Here! The vault is here!”

As everyone gathered at the spot where the woman had cried out, they discovered gold and equipment inside the vault.

Using the magnifying artifact we had brought along, everyone began to examine the equipment. I was no exception.

[ Fallen Omorig’s Ornamental Sword (Rare Grade) – This is the sword that Fallen Omorig displayed in his mansion. Wearing it increases your strength attribute by 3. ]

[ Marybeth Kelly’s Necklace (Rare Grade) – This necklace was kept by Marybeth Kelly in memory of her late husband. Wearing it increases your magical power attribute by 3. ]

[ Worn Dagger (Common Grade) – Just a worn dagger. ]

Upon checking the equipment, it was clear that these were rewards befitting a rare-grade dungeon. I put the equipment aside and checked the information on the black cube in my hand.

[ Shadow Cube (Heroic Grade) – A cube left behind by the maid Marybeth Kelly after turning into an evil spirit. It can be used as material or a catalyst, and it increases the likelihood of bestowing abilities related to shadows. ]

“I must absolutely take this.”

I couldn’t compromise on this item, even if I had to give up the others, because I was confident it would help with my experiments.

Before long, discussions about distributing the items began.

If our party needed equipment, it would be a necklace for Ha Eun or me. As for the rest, we were already wearing heroic-grade weapons and armor, so even if we received them, we would likely sell them within the clan.

Comparing the performance of our clan and the Hwasin Clan in this dungeon expedition, we naturally believed our clan was superior.

“It’s not that the Hwasin Clan is incapable, but both Seo Yoo-ju’s activism and the methods I had in mind have had a significant impact on dungeon conquest.”

I cautiously raised my hand and began speaking.

“May I express an opinion?”

“…Yes, go ahead.”

As soon as Kim Myeong-jun replied, I began making demands regarding the rewards.

“Would it be alright if our clan received the Shadow Cubes, which are the byproduct of the races and boss monsters?”

Everyone seemed surprised when I demanded rewards instead of equipment.

Even our party members, who had never seen me make such demands before, reacted with great astonishment.

To be honest, it’s only natural for them to react like this since I have always willingly surrendered all my achievements to others.

“…Are you referring to the Shadow Cubes?”

“Yes. Honestly, I don’t think that my contributions have been absolutely non-existent. Therefore, the Shadow Cubes are something that I genuinely wish to demand.”

The byproducts of the races may not have much value, so it doesn’t really matter. However, the Shadow Cubes would certainly pose a dilemma for them as well.

“It must be a dilemma for them, considering that the item descriptions mention granting abilities related to shadows.”

The Shadow Cubes are clearly valuable items. There are many ways to utilize them, whether in equipment or in the crafting of potions.

“Hmm…”

Kim Myung-jun and the members of the Hwashin Clan discussed, and then Kim Myung-jun began to respond.

“So, let’s have our clan take the sword and necklace instead. What do you think?”

‘Ugh… The dagger is worthless, and not being able to receive the necklace is painful…’

The dagger was undoubtedly useless. Even if it were sold, it wouldn’t fetch more than a few gold. But he genuinely wanted to take the necklace and give it to Song Haeun.

It was a bit greedy, but he believed that in such a situation, you had to be greedy. The presence of good equipment in this world was directly tied to survival.

Seo Yoo-joo, who was listening to the conversation next to me, seemed to share the same thought as she opened her mouth.

“Then, let’s do it this way, Mr. Myung-jun. Since I have also contributed, we’ll take the necklace and the cube. In return, what do you think about the Hwashin Clan taking 70% of all other equipment and gold?”

‘Nice! Seo Yoo-joo!’

Honestly, gold was good to have, but it was only natural that the necklace was more tempting. I had the urge to applaud Seo Yoo-joo, who had assisted us at the right moment.