A Regressor’s Tale of Cultivation Chapter 814 Chapter 811: Afterstory 3 - Back

We get summoned by the authorities and face some interrogation.

Encountering the affected individuals, we deliver a minor emotional jolt, leading to a friendly resolution that allows our release.

Thus, our training session concludes in that manner.

Back at SJD Corporation, we park the firm-issued vehicle in its designated spot.

By entering a secret code known solely to us, this vehicle shifts form into a puppet known as the Three-Headed Dinosaur General.

Should we venture to a secluded area once more, this feature is something I'd eagerly test out.

Heading home, I dial my parents right away.

Honestly, reaching out on the initial day would have been proper...

Yet, overwhelmed by bliss from my extended stay at Mount Sumeru, I overlooked it briefly.

For a moment, I struggle with the telephone artifact's controls, but I quickly regain my proficiency.

"Yes, Mother. How have you been? Father...oh, he's off at the potato patch, huh? That cursed potato patch..."

Their comforting tones reach my ears.

I converse extensively with my parents.

Father, who had headed to the potato field, returns shortly and joins the call.

"Hey, you rascal. Everything okay on your end?"

"Yeah...I'm fine. I'll visit over the weekend."

"Fine, don't push yourself too hard."

"Got it."

"Hanging up now?"

"Mother, Father."

To these voices I've missed for so long, despite the awkwardness...

I voice the sentiments deep in my heart.

"I love you both. And thank you."

A short hush falls over the line.

Then, they erupt in a flurry of reactions.

"Heavens, how corny. Did you swallow something odd?"

Though they sound flustered, I sense their delighted pulses.

"Kukukuk..."

This straightforward yet mortifying act.

I've gone without it for an eternity.

"I'm ending the call. See you this weekend."

"Alright~"

Once the conversation with them wraps up...

Having returned as Earth native Seo Eun-hyun after ages, relishing my earthly ties...

I step into my modest ten-pyeong space, settle in, and chuckle softly.

"At the very least...I ought to pick up some gifts for them."

Ji Hwa, now inhabiting Oh Hye-seo's form, heads to Oh Hye-seo's residence.

"Hmm, so this qualifies as an Earth dwelling?"

It's brimming with intriguing items.

Among them, the most captivating is the compact, rectangular artifact.

This device, dubbed the [smartphone], compiles and retrieves vast information from this world.

"It flickered through Seo Eun-hyun's recollections, so I'm not too familiar. Time to expand my understanding of Earth's society through this."

Though it's Oh Hye-seo's frame, Ji Hwa's influence has reshaped it to match her former mortal visage.

In essence, she'll now exist as an entirely new person, intending to savor Earth's routines and customs alongside Seo Eun-hyun's companions.

"To start, this weekend...on the day Earth folk take their respite, I'll explore every facet of their lives using this artifact!"

Thus, in pursuit of comprehensive knowledge on Earth inhabitants, Ji Hwa dives headlong into the smartphone search tool from that point forward.

"Back home..."

Kim Yeon steps into an empty living space.

In a nook of her quarters, her grandmother's framed portrait hangs.

"I truly...longed for you, Grandma."

Gazing at the image, Kim Yeon shivers.

With her current prowess, revival lies within her grasp.

Yet...

She grips her fists firmly and turns away.

The departed remain departed.

"...I'll make sure to live joyfully."

Clinging to bygone eras only spawns another Future King.

Here on Earth, she's set her boundaries, vowing to avoid the dread powers of old...

Kim Yeon averts her eyes from the portrait.

Tok—

Perching on her bed's edge, Kim Yeon peers outside.

"Haahh..."

Rain descends from above.

It's Thursday, the 26th.

The next day brings a break.

Still, idling away after so long stirs an restless urge in her fingers.

After lounging briefly, Kim Yeon opts to, in her mortal shell for the first time ages, cleanse beneath a soothing shower.

"Once clean...I'll reach out to Min-hee Unnie and grab some french fries."

For the first time in ages...

As a regular individual, she'll engage in casual talks, hit a karaoke spot, return, and binge the shows from her Earthly past to her fill.

This weekend, a trip to Seo Eun-hyun's place is on her agenda.

Given that Seo Eun-hyun will likely head to his folks', she'll tag along and make introductions.

Oh Hyun-seok arrives at his abode.

"Darling, you're home?"

Upon entry, his spouse's voice greets him.

A lingering melancholy, still grappling with the loss from the miscarriage.

Within, their unborn child's ultrasound sits framed on the wall.

Oh Hyun-seok pauses at the view, then approaches his wife, embracing her from the rear.

"...Home at last."

"What's with you...out of nowhere?"

"Darling."

Observing his petite wife...

Enfolding her, he utters.

"Let's...try for another."

"What...?"

"This round...nothing like that will happen."

No repeat of the heartbreaking miscarriage.

With his intervention, he'll ensure it.

This time, he'll surmount it side by side with her.

"Our little one. I'll safeguard them for sure...absolutely. So darling...it's time to release it."

Clasping his wife, trapped in grief over their firstborn...Oh Hyun-seok unleashes his honest emotions.

That evening,

At Oh Hyun-seok's home, fervent voices echo loudly.

Sounds of shattering and tossing items ring out too.

Yet by nightfall,

Ultimately...

They cling together in tears.

Having endured that agony, they choose to shatter the chains of yesterday.

"This weekend. We'll make it happen. After the next, a third as well..."

Weeping while holding his wife, Oh Hyun-seok declares his determination.

This weekend,

Oh Hyun-seok will welcome fresh life anew.

Kang Min-hee steps through her doorway.

"Time to discard every bit of this."

Dumping all the cigarettes amassed in her home into the bin, she gives the place a deep scrub.

"I've returned..."

Surveying the spotless interior, she exhales deeply.

A realm teeming with tangled, migraine-sparking issues.

To Earth...

She's come back.

"Huu..."

From Kang Min-hee's exhale, a faint spectral form emerges.

The fragment soul born from her own divided essence soars distant.

Perusing timelines, the fragment seeks her former tie.

The shaman, who in attempting to heal Kang Min-hee, descended into madness.

The fragment approaches the shaman, confined in a psychiatric ward, saliva dripping in a straitjacket.

"Kki, kkiiikhik! Kkihihihihihik! Once more, once more, it's you! Indeed, what insight do you bear this time!? Ahh, aaaahhh! That One murmurs, the Almighty Future King Fate Supreme Deity Hong Fan Gu Ju imparts wisdom to my ear and summons me to the Sumeru Three Heavens Great Thousand World, That One perches on a colossal lotus, upon a lofty, shadowy throne forged from fate's pull, and gestures to me, O child, tempered in sorrow's fate amid Miracle's shards, now release me, for I must aid the tale leading to That One and the future's hope..."

"The entity you glimpsed via me has been utterly destroyed."

"Huh?"

Kang Min-hee invokes a name rivaling that entity's stature.

A fleeting confusion from Seo Eun-hyun's direction arises, but he swiftly comprehends and shares a sliver of his insight.

"[The Crystal King Star Genesis Supreme Deity]. That being traversed every trial and attained the narrative's close."

Kwoooong!

Insight clashes with insight, quelling the colossal entity's hold on the shaman's psyche.

Having relinquished the Ender Supreme Deity role, Seo Eun-hyun now holds the Star Genesis Supreme Deity mantle.

Yet, as Crystal Throne's master, he retains echoes of the Crystal King title and status.

In contrast, the Future King Fate Supreme Deity faces total obliteration.

Though diminished in some honors, his insight dwarfs that of a eradicated foe.

Kang Min-hee offers redemption to the shaman driven insane by her influence.

"Please, embrace tranquility."

"Aaah...aaaah..."

Bathed in the [wisdom] from the Crystal King Star Genesis Supreme Deity, the shaman senses the nightmarish entity in her mind dissolving.

Immediately after, the Star Genesis Supreme Deity's [wisdom] locks away her recollections.

Soon, the shaman will awaken.

Amnesia will erase her recent past, yet she'll reclaim her sanity in the end.

For the Star Genesis Supreme Deity's wisdom spares her soul needless torment, withholds unbearable gifts of insight and might, and restores her via peak Life-Saving Arts.

Henceforth, she'll emerge as a genuine shaman, her spiritual senses heightened.

"Forgive me. Now, please...find happiness."

Extending gratitude to the shaman who once aided her kindly, Kang Min-hee recalls the fragment soul.

"Huu..."

This weekend, Kang Min-hee intends to visit her parents too.

And...

She'll assure them that visions of specters no longer haunt her.

That all is healed.

Thus...

She aims to declare their freedom from the sorrowful history.

Diririririk—

Noting Kim Yeon's incoming call, she offers a subtle smile.

Today marks Thursday.

With the weekend a day away, she chooses to skip tomorrow and indulge in leisure for a full day.

Jeon Myeong-hoon attends a modest gathering reserved for Jeon clan members and select mid-tier conglomerate heirs.

Upon arrival, irritation flares at this tedious obligation, yet he endures.

It's a directive from Jeon Myeong-cheol, who supplied the villa for their pleasant retreat, leaving no choice but obedience.

"Indeed, Myeong-hoon-ah. Meet Miss Lee Seo-ah from IHJ Group. She's vital to the upcoming collaboration with our firm, so handle her with care."

Presenting a scion from another conglomerate's leadership to Jeon Myeong-hoon, Jeon Myeong-cheol murmurs aside.

"Cease causing headaches and lock this connection down. IHJ's owning family ties to S Corporation's main line as collaterals. This could link us to a powerhouse. Quit the scandals with subordinates or aides, shape up, and contribute to the clan for once."

"..."

With that, Jeon Myeong-cheol taps Jeon Myeong-hoon's shoulder lightly and withdraws to allow interaction.

Lee Seo-ah approaches Jeon Myeong-hoon with a radiant grin.

"Your clan's seniors seem rather demanding. In ours, actually..."

"Sorry, but."

As Lee Seo-ah edges too near, Jeon Myeong-hoon retreats a pace and states gravely.

"I already cherish someone. Proximity to others disrespects her."

"Excuse me? But...this encounter is essentially arranged by our elders..."

"I disregard such arrangements. My priorities eclipse family obligations."

Jeon Myeong-hoon gazes through the venue's window.

Storm clouds amass. Thunder growls. The breeze appears invigorating.

'She hasn't entered the world yet, right?'

Yet inevitably, one day...

Rebirth will come.

Jeon Myeong-hoon recognizes it fully.

Escape from history remains incomplete.

Nevertheless...

'I won't resurrect her myself.'

He'll await her renewal, their reunion as fresh bonds forging a novel start.

Should that bond span a lifetime and fade, only then might release follow.

'I'll await our reunion, So-hae.'

Wearing a subtle, yearning look, envisioning her return as a reborn tie...

He dismisses Lee Seo-ah and departs.

Jeon Myeong-cheol and the IHJ affiliates witness it with darkening expressions, but Jeon Myeong-hoon remains indifferent.

"This weekend...expect the uproar."

No concern arises.

He, the one tethered to the past, persists.

Yet liberation nears.

Against that truth, familial strife holds no sway over Jeon Myeong-hoon.

Contemplating the weekend summons and barrage of rebukes from kin, he steels himself to confront them boldly.

Watching Jeon Myeong-hoon, Lee Seo-ah flushes instead, though it's irrelevant to him.

Deolkeok—

After a quick debrief on the retreat's events, securing the SUV in storage, and tackling some overdue corporate duties for the first time lately, Kim Young-hoon at last heads home deep into the night.

"Huuu..."

Kim Young-hoon eyes his household's entrance.

Lively auras emanate from within.

He rubs his bare scalp repeatedly.

This form still feels alien.

Intending to train it swiftly and, citing baldness treatment, regrow his locks, he clutches the door handle with unsteady fingers.

The physique may be new, but the heart knows this haven intimately.

His home.

Where son, daughter, and spouse await.

Dalkak—

Kim Young-hoon swings the door open.

Passing a sack of treats grabbed en route, he beams widely.

The kids rush to greet him, and he spots his wife readying the meal.

A cozy, nostalgic dinner aroma fills the air.

This weekend, a family outing seems ideal after so long.

'We'll picnic close to my parents' place and visit Mother and Father too.'

En route, he'll swing by the Oh household, his