How the Regressor Loves the Reincarnated

21. But do you want me?

1.

Rook is strange today.

It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what’s strange, but…

At first glance, it seemed to be giving me attention, but it wasn’t too difficult to notice that he was thinking about something else on the inside.

You must have heard me calling your name. Every time I say your name, it’s obvious to my eyes that you react little by little.

It’s just how important that is to you, so you’re lost in your thoughts with me in front of you, ignoring my calling for you.

However, I saw Luke still not responding to me even after clapping his hands and calling his name. Everything that made you feel bad or irritated disappears as if it were washed away. What took its place in its place was, Worry.

I got up from my seat and approached him. I leaned over him slightly, leveled his face with him, and placed my hand on his forehead.

“Luke, are you okay? Do you have any pain…”

I don’t feel any heat, but what could it be?

“I’m sorry, Adele. Think of something else for a second…”

Luke shows me a proper reaction after doing that. So what are your other thoughts?

Worried about how to deal with the 11th Apostle?

I can’t believe he’s thinking of another woman… No, I don’t think he is. Maybe.

Unlike the nerds from the previous episode, he was a person with a fairly clean personal life, so it didn’t seem like he had a lover behind his back. It seems that there are many women who have their eyes on Luke, but…

I have no intention of giving him, the only one in this world, my helper and someone who can understand me, to the stray cats who run at him only for his looks and power.

So, as always, today I make fun of Luke with an eye smile.

“Lies. You were always staring at me.”

This is a kind of suggestion under the guise of teasing.

“Ah, I was worried for nothing. Today isn’t even the first time my cute Luke has lost his senses while looking at me.”

Even if Luke didn’t actually do it, did I really? Its main purpose is to make people think about it at least once.

An allusion to establish in Luke’s mind that I am a woman attractive enough to subconsciously commit such an act.

If there was one thing that was totally unexpected.

“Am I cute?”

Today’s Luke must have shown a completely different reaction than usual.

Even when I say things on my own, he sticks to honorifics until the end.

“That is so strange. From the looks of it, there are other really cute people here, right?”

Thinking back, I don’t know exactly what emotions I felt at that moment.

“Before my eyes.”

“Wait! Lou, Luke? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

I don’t know anything else, but it’s certain that I was genuinely embarrassed. The situation that I was expecting to some extent in my heart became a reality much faster than I expected.

“I have a very naughty older sister who keeps teasing me whenever she has a chance.”

Then I met Luke’s eyes. And I realized it when I saw the strange heat and unknown determination in his eyes.

“But, in fact, I’m definitely not the kind of person who lives only by being hurt.”

Maybe, really maybe.

“…Really?”

I think my plan might have worked out quite well.

“That sounds like fun. Then, how are you going to punish that naughty sister?”

I run my tongue over my parched lips while enjoying the thrill that sends chills down my spine. I am so happy that things are going in the direction I want so much, and I smile with satisfaction.

“Well? I think I need to think a little more to know how to give my soul so that the lesson that I am not an easy person will be properly engraved.”

Luke’s look at me with eyes like a snake facing its prey was perfect for my taste, to the point where I felt dangerous without even realizing it.

Fortunately, while meeting and chatting with him, I was frustrated with my emotions, which used to bounce in all directions, so I increased the time I meditated to control it.

The effect could be seen as certain, seeing as there was no significant effect other than the slight heat on the face right away.

“If it comes to mind right now, um… Would this be enough for my cute sister?”

The face of Luke who said that…

It’s getting closer…?!

“Wow! Lou, Luke…!”

Forgotten for a while, the distance between me and Luke turns into poison and comes back. Even if it wasn’t so, the upper body was bent, so even if Luke moved forward even a little, the distance was close enough that their noses would touch.

That’s why when Luke moved, I reflexively and involuntarily backed away. And that too hastily enough to make Luke burst into a small laugh.

“I’ll look at this today. I was afraid that my cute older sister would faint if I continued.”

It felt so arrogant to say such a thing. I was just a little surprised, and it was just a reflexive step back.

You’re being really cheeky today, you…

There were many things I wanted to say, but nothing came out. Even if I didn’t have to look in the mirror, I could tell that my face would be flushed red.

I’ve heard that the one who fell in love first loses, but no one ever told me about losing like this. This is so unfair.

I turned my head to hide my burning face and let go of my anger. Then, when I saw Luke drinking tea with a relaxed expression on his face, he said “Pick” And relaxed.

Are you really satisfied with just that much?

You can show your heart a little bit more…

However, after taking that kind of heart lightly, he throws it into the depths of his heart.

Now that I like you more, I’ll admit that I have no choice but to hang myself by my side.

So you better be prepared, Luke. When the moment comes when this situation is reversed, I will give it back as much as I have suffered.

I don’t know when that will be, and if it will come… But I believed that day would come if I didn’t give up.

I had no intention of giving up, so it was no different from a future that had already been decided.

I only have you, because I decided that way.

“Huh… I lost this time, but next time you better be prepared.”

“Originally, I’ve heard that the most common phrase used by mischievous villains is ‘Let’s see.'”

“…Why are you being so mean today?”

I intentionally glared at Luke with a heart full of rebuke. I don’t know how effective it will be, but I want Luke to be a little stumped.

It seemed like it wouldn’t work for today’s Luke, but wouldn’t it be bad to try it anyway?

2.

A long time ago, more than 200 years ago, the head of the Fritz family was a serious gambling addict.

It is not easy to stop gambling, whether you win or lose. With the thought that if I win, I will win more as I win, and if I lose, I will win and make up for what I lost.

And like most gambling addicts, Fritz’s head of household couldn’t stop gambling.

Losing, losing again, losing even more.

Once in a while, he couldn’t keep up with his losing speed, and he gradually increased the stakes. But even so, there was no way that a person who had always lost every time could suddenly win money, so he only lost more as he increased his stake.

I keep losing like that. He was broke and borrowed money by mortgaging the family mansion. He wasted it as it was. When he failed to gamble after walking all the way to Yeongji in his last desperate attempt.

He took his own life.

At just 12 years of age, his young son became the patriarch of a ruined noble family that had lost all of its lands and wealth, let alone its honor.

But he did not despair. He swore that he would rebuild the fallen family and restore glory to the family name.

He swore that, but the reality was too harsh.

The boy had no talent. No, he belonged to a criminal, if I had to insist.

However, for Beomjae, who had nothing, it was almost impossible to revive the family alone. That is why, when he saw it through the eyes of a boy, he himself was as if he had no talent.

Eight years have passed, and the Viscount Fritz family has been demoted to the status of a baron. The grown-up boy became a mercenary and barely made ends meet, living a life like that.

One day, he saw the light.

It was a bitterly cold winter night, after a hard day as usual, and trying to fall asleep in a bed in a cheap inn.

[Family revival. It’s an insignificant goal.]

[However, even that small goal is just a mirage that you can’t reach.]

He heard the voice of God.

[Why don’t you dream a bigger dream? Become one of the twelve pillars of the newly opened world. Then the name of your family will acquire a status that no one can imitate.]

[Don’t worry. If you swear to follow me, I will give you the power appropriate for the position.]

A book large enough to be easily grasped with one hand, held in his arms while scattering colorful light.

Aquarius Evangelium.

Infantry Gospel (寶甁福音書).

He felt the holy power flowing from the Gospels with his whole body, and he shuddered at the holy power. He had no doubts.

It was clear that this voice belonged to God.

So he decided to serve this unknown god. The name you do not yet know, you will know if you read this gospel.

God’s voice rang once more in his ears as he picked up the Gospel with utmost care.

[I’m looking forward to it, Julius Fritz. My eleventh apostle.]

Decades have passed since then.

“My God, the last apostle has finally revealed himself.”

Julius Fritz, who longed for the coming of his god more than the revival of his family, once again opened the source of his strength, the Gospel of Infantry.

“Judgement to those who go against the laws of heaven… Everything for the sake of a new world.”

Deus vult.

After a long wait, a new era will open according to God’s will.