Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 290



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The Regressor’s Notepad 290

Breaking News (1)

[Castrology]

Card fortune telling house Castrology.

It’s been quite a while since I had a second guest.

“I…….”

The woman across from her has goddess hair. It’s a 5:5 parting for women that’s hard to do if you’re not confident in your looks.

“First of all, it’s my sincerity.”

She handed me something with a slightly anxious look on her face. It was a luxury item, but it wasn’t your average luxury item.

This is a necklace artifact from a high-end brand called ‘Al Goro’.

“……hmm.”

I didn’t expect this tribute, but I took it anyway.

It would be nice to have some extra income during the process.

“… … .”

I looked at her with droopy eyes.

She is a celebrity. Before her return, she was a well-known person to the public.

It means that I am one of the few people who can give me a ‘future point’.

“that…….”

The name of this woman who cannot speak easily is ‘Yerein’. She is the precious daughter of the Round Table family called Rodman.

I told her.

“Is it a lover problem?”

“!”

Yerain covered her mouth in surprise.

“Oh, how… did you hear about it, by any chance?”

“I heard it. I saw it.”

I actually saw her fame.

It was a terrible ending that was widely reported across the continent.

“Did you see… my boyfriend?”

“Your future.”

She tried to break up with her knight lover, but he murdered her. The murderer was caught trying to dump the dismembered body on the lakeside.

“My future?”

“exactly.”

Of course, she should be grateful to her past life now.

It’s not without risk for me to save someone who is about to die simply because they ‘died horribly’. I don’t know what kind of butterfly effect it might have.

However, she is a good person.

She was born as the only daughter of a Round Table family that everyone praised, but far from being violent or self-righteous, she was a woman who loved welfare, service, children, and animals.

“Seeing the future… … .”

She gave me a look that seemed quite suspicious.

Okay──!

I pulled the card out of my hand. It was a rather ominous crimson card.

It was chosen perfectly.

“Run away.”

“……yes?”

“He is a dangerous person.”

“If he is a dangerous person… … .”

Whoosh─!

I threw the card upward. It stuck to the ceiling and dyed the entire tent a bright red.

“Whoa!”

A startled Ariel screamed.

I told her.

“You seem to be ending it with him, but he won’t admit it.”

In an instant, Yerain’s expression changed. She let out a gasp and placed her hand on the tip of her nose. It seemed as if she was speaking with her expression.

How did you know?!

“He is a man with a red soul.”

I pointed to the colors of the tent. Yerein swallowed.

“The soul… is red?”

“If you are thinking of breaking up.”

“… … If you are thinking of breaking up?”

She leaned forward.

I answered briefly.

“Make sure to have an escort.”

“Escort… … huh?”

“exactly.”

He nodded and continued speaking.

“A strong escort to protect you.”

“… … .”

Yerain’s expression became one of serious listening.

* * *

──Three days after she visited the fortune teller.

Breaking news broke in the media.

[Yerein of the Rodman family, attacked by an unidentified man… …. Thanks to the accompanying escort knight, her life is not in danger.]

[Shock! Active Knights Attacking Rodman’s Forbidden Jade Leaf]

I sat on a bench near the Castrology building and read the article.

Yerain survived, while the man died. Fortunately, he had listened to my advice.

The future changed, but it was a development that suited karma.

Yerain’s expression became one of serious listening.

* * *

──Three days after she visited the fortune teller.

Breaking news broke in the media.

[Yerein of the Rodman family, attacked by an unidentified man… …. Thanks to the accompanying escort knight, her life is not in danger.]

[Shock! Active Knights Attacking Rodman’s Forbidden Jade Leaf]

I sat on a bench near the Castrology building and read the article.

Yerain survived, while the man died. Fortunately, he had listened to my advice.

The future changed, but it was a development that suited karma.

“……Zion.”

Soliette appeared behind me. She sat down next to me.

“Are your fortune telling plans going well?”

“Uh. Moderately.”

“Aren’t you out there because things aren’t going well?”

“Are you doing well? What are you doing?”

“I have a lot to do, including backlogs of homework, internet research, and qualification exams for journalists.”

By the way, the university is on vacation. However, Soliet is trying to recover her grades, which have been a mess.

On the other hand, I got a score that would allow me to take the knighthood exam, and I was planning to take it at the end of the year.

“I’ll be taking the end-of-year exams by myself?”

Solliet frowned at my words.

“I’ll join you even if it means getting a letter of recommendation. So… … Huh?”

Suddenly, Soliet’s eyes widened.

“Isn’t that Yerain?”

“hmm?”

I looked over there too. The one who made the breaking news, Yerein. She had just gotten out of the car with her escort knights.

“Do you know each other?”

“Yes. I saw you during your volunteer work at the Knights College, Miss Yerain!”

Soliet raised her hand to her. Yerain was startled, and the knights quickly drew their swords.

“… … Ms. Soliet?”

Yerain, who confirmed that it was Soliet, cleared her throat. Soliet asked back.

“What’s going on?”

“Ah… … I guess you didn’t see the article.”

“article?”

I tapped Solliet on the shoulder and showed her my phone. Her expression widened for a moment.

“Huh. Are you okay?”

“Yes. As you can see… … Excuse me, did you two come to have your fortunes read too?”

“No. I’m just sitting here.”

Soliet answered vaguely. I looked at the hands of Yerein and the escort knights.

Now that I look at it, I see that he’s holding something tightly.

I think it’s a tribute.

“What is that?”

Just then, Solliet asked.

“Thank goodness, thanks to the fortune teller, I was able to avoid trouble. I prepared a gift for you… … but I don’t know if you’ll be there.”

I whispered to Solliet.

Ask what kind of gift it is.

“What kind of gift is it?”

Soliet recited like a parrot.

Yerain smiled bitterly.

“It’s a magic nucleus. I wonder if it can help him… … .”

Magic nucleus.

I quietly left the place. I crept into the tent and got dressed.

The Magic Core is a higher version of the Magic Core. It is a treasure that cannot be obtained even with a lot of money, but since the Rodman family originally accumulated wealth through trade, it is likely that they have plenty of Magic Cores.

I sat in the tent and texted Solliet a message.

[Tell them to come in.]

Not long after, Knock Knock-

There was a knock on the door.

“Come in.”

Ssurukruk – The tent opened and Yerein came in.

“Oh, fortune teller.”

I looked at her. Yerain approached cautiously and sat down.

“… … Thank you so much. Thanks to you… … .”

He almost had tears in his eyes as he said that.

“From now on, develop an eye for people. Don’t think that everyone is like you.”

Yerain nodded with a rather sad face.

“Yes… … I decided to have a permanent escort knight anyway. This is… … a reward given to me directly by my father.”

Magic nucleus.

I swallowed internally.

At this point, the capacity of “Notepad” will increase by several hundred.

“Leave it.”

“thank you.”

“One more thing.”

He added a word to Yerein, who was trying to get up from her seat.

“Tell your father to be careful of his auburn hair.”

“… … Reddish-brown hair?”

Soon the Rodman family will be swindled to death. The culprit is a guy with reddish brown hair, and I’m telling you why.

“Yes. I see a vile and dangerous spirit wandering around your family.”

I used to be cheated by the dog before.

* * *

“There is no income at all.”

A deserted mountainside. I searched the abandoned research center with Solliet all day, but it was a dud again today.

“I know.”

The only things collected as evidence are scrap metal, glass, and waste.

I arrived at 10pm, and it’s already 10am.

“Jelly. Let’s go back soon.”

Then Soliet wrinkled her nose.

“… … Please change the name. What is Jelly?”

I ignored it and picked up my smartphone.

[Breaking news. The controversial company ‘New Frontier’ has announced the successful development of the Arctic Crystal Cave.]

“oh.”

This is the second breaking news in two days. Very good news that makes my mouth smile. The intelligence agency will soon be in chaos.

Gedler’s position will be reduced, and Jedrick will also take a big hit.

“Do you look happy?”

Soliet asked, ruffling her pink hair.

“what…….”

I shrugged.

“There’s an emergency news alert.”

… … .

The entire intelligence agency paused. Everyone was silent as they watched the charts suddenly soar.

It was a situation that was unimaginable, let alone predicted.

[‘New Frontier’ announced the success of the development of the Arctic Crystal Cave. They also dismissed the claim that New Frontier is a secret fund company of CEO Bern of Everett… … .]

The tone of all media and articles on the continent changed, and even the Knights themselves went out to confirm the existence of the Crystal Cave.

Its value is in the billions of renminbi.

But what was more fatal than their direct value was that they were not fake companies.

In addition, since the existence of short selling positions had already been confirmed, not only simple retail investors but also hedge funds got involved.

The buying spree exploded.

It’s on such a scale that we can’t even begin to respond.

“… … .”

Gedler was just dazed. It was as if this moment was a dream.

Even for him, who has been through all sorts of aerial combat for decades, this is the first time he has seen such a maddening battle. Since this is a war of numbers, there is no manual on how to respond. You can’t just take out a gun and shoot numbers.

He stared blankly for a moment before suddenly checking his account.

“Ah… … This is it.”

All my wealth was melting away like salt in water.

… … .

[ New Frontier succeeds in developing the Arctic Crystal Cave… … .]

[Getting rid of the stigma of being a slush fund company.]

The TV was filled with breaking news that Jedrick was in big trouble.

Zia looked at them and placed her palm on her cheek.

“… … It’s amazing.”

It’s really amazing. The situation, the process, and the result, everything.

Why is it so strange?

She opened her desk drawer and took out a nearly finished report.

[New Frontier]

New Frontier. This is the card she ‘personally’ prepared to inflict damage on Jedrick.

In other words, the series of events that are happening now is actually a setup that Zia had already planned out from A to Z in her head.

However, Jia has never actually activated this card.

Yet the operation proceeded surprisingly equally.

Jia seemed to know the reason.

Zion Ascal.

He somehow acquired New Frontier and fabricated a report on it, which he arranged for Gedler to obtain directly.

After that, he leaked certain ‘information’ to New Frontier, which ruined Jedrick’s short-selling operation.

“… … Do we look alike?”

Gia muttered quietly.

Zion’s thoughts may be similar to hers. Zia also feels that way inside.

But this operation is too similar. Even the crystal cave discovered by New Frontier was a place that Zia herself had searched for first.

─It is still unclear who provided the information, but Lord Jedrick’s losses are estimated at at least several billion Ren.

On the other end of the phone, the HR manager, Jin, spoke.

Gia raised her eyebrows and changed the subject.

“Then, what about you, sister?”

─I am a shut-in. I leave all official schedules to my subordinates and do not leave the mansion.

“Ugh… … .”

Jia’s appetite was whetted.

What if, as Zion says, Jahanna gives up all her business and gives it to him?

It tastes delicious just thinking about it.

─Also, there’s a pretty strange rumor going around the Round Table these days.

“Rumors?”

Because it was a place I looked for first.

─It is still unclear who provided the information, but Lord Jedrick’s losses are estimated at at least several billion Ren.

On the other end of the phone, the HR manager, Jin, spoke.

Gia raised her eyebrows and changed the subject.

“Then, what about you, sister?”

─I am a shut-in. I leave all official schedules to my subordinates and do not leave the mansion.

“Ugh… … .”

Jia’s appetite was whetted.

What if, as Zion says, Jahanna gives up all her business and gives it to him?

It tastes delicious just thinking about it.

─Also, there’s a pretty strange rumor going around the Round Table these days.

“Rumors?”

─Yes. It’s news about fortune tellers.

fortune-teller.

Jia doesn’t really believe in shamans, magicians, or prophets. They are just experts at making things up.

─Do you know Yerein of the Rodman family?

“Yeah… … The girl who made the breaking news yesterday.”

─They say he avoided trouble thanks to the fortune teller.

“It’s amazing… … .”

The appreciation ended with that one word.

“I’m going to hang up now. Do what you have to do… .”

─Yes.

Stop.

After cutting off contact, Jia fell into thought again.

His own [New Frontier] and Zion Ascal’s [New Frontier].

About the two surprisingly identical operations, is it because he and Zion resemble each other, or is there another reason?

She tapped the desk and thought about it──

“I’ll have to ask him myself.”

The conclusion was surprisingly simple.

* * *

Aventajera, Sierrin’s villa.

“This is something I brought from the lab.”

We presented the evidence to Cierin. It was a bag full of all sorts of trash and waste.

“Oh my. It’s dirty.”

Sierin tapped them and felt nauseous for no reason.

Solliet asked desperately.

“Can you tell me something?”

“I don’t know. If there are soul frequencies left here, we can look for them.”

Sierin’s brow suddenly furrowed.

“Oh, I’m tired. It stinks! Didn’t you wipe it?”

“… … I’m afraid the frequency will go away if I wipe it.”

Soliet pouted.

“What are you talking about flying? My nose is going to fly off.”

She pinched her nose.

“No problem. The frequency feels a bit off.”

“Is that so?”

Soliet’s eyes widened. Cierin, who had taken a couple of steps back from the waste, continued speaking nervously.

“Yeah. But… … I can’t tell which of these pieces of trash is sending out the frequency. And I don’t want to do it.”

“Why, why?”

“Because it’s dirty, because it’s dirty!”

Sierin picked up her phone as if she was offended.

You’re being quite uncooperative today.

“I’ll clean it up!”

Solliet ran into the bathroom, carrying a bundle of trash.

“… … Really. You have no concept. You’re saying you’re looking for the soul’s frequency, but if you wipe it, it’ll fly away.”

I asked her as she grumbled.

“What’s wrong?”

“… … Tsk. Hey.”

Sierin turned to look at me as if she had been waiting.

“You know what? The Yerein incident.”

“Oh, yes. I saw it on the news.”

Certainly, rumors travel much faster from high places.

Even when teaching monkeys, it is said that teaching the highest ranked one is 2,000 times more efficient than teaching the lowest ranked one.

“But. That Yerena is someone I know? She’s from the Rodman family.”

“yes.”

I clapped my hands in response every now and then.

He’s the kind of guy who gets angry if you don’t make a gesture that says, “I’m listening.”

“The knight who was killed was originally Yerein’s boyfriend.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“Oh. She pretended to be so careful, but she ended up dating a crazy guy. Anyway, that woman was just going to break up with him. But, some fortune teller said he was dangerous.”

“is it so?”

“Oh! He said that if he wanted to break up, he should bring an escort. That’s why he brought an escort. At first, I thought it was strange, but when that crazy guy said he wanted to break up, he swung his sword. Well.”

“Huh~”

“Isn’t that amazing? That fortune teller got all these predictions right with incredible accuracy.”

“But?”

“That woman, Yerein, won’t tell me who the fortune teller is, damn it! It really pisses me off. If you weren’t going to tell me, then you shouldn’t have told me in the first place.”

Boom! Sierin stomped her feet nervously.

I asked back cautiously.

“… … Is there anything you would like to see?”

“No~ If it’s that easy, then there’s no harm in having your fortune told. I have some business to run, too.”

“… … .”

I crossed my arms naturally. I raised my head without saying a word. I looked down at her with a domineering gaze.

“What’s wrong? Why are you suddenly feeling dizzy?”

“I know.”

“……ok?”

At my words, Sierin’s expression became strange.

“That fortune teller. I know.”

No, seriously! That’s what really pisses me off. If you weren’t going to tell me, then you shouldn’t have told me in the first place.”

Boom! Sierin stomped her feet nervously.

I asked back cautiously.

“… … Is there anything you would like to see?”

“No~ If it’s that easy, then there’s no harm in having your fortune told. I have some business to run, too.”

“… … .”

I crossed my arms naturally. I raised my head without saying a word. I looked down at her with a domineering gaze.

“What’s wrong? Why are you suddenly feeling dizzy?”

“I know.”

“……ok?”

At my words, Sierin’s expression became strange.

“That fortune teller. I know.”

“… … You’re talking nonsense.”

“It’s really salty.”

“… … Really?”

She asked again, her lips pursed. Her voice was thick with suspicion.

“how?”

“She’s a shaman with whom I have a personal connection. I could arrange for you to meet tomorrow, but… … .”

“Let me meet you!”

Sierin smiled brightly.

“instead.”

I pointed in the direction where Soliet had left.

“Waste, please clean it up yourself. After I finish the frequency survey today, I’ll think about it then.”

“What? Are you crazy? Do you want to die?”

Her eyes, nose, and mouth are creatively distorted. Her right eye is raised, and her left eyebrow is narrowed into an arm shape, giving her a rather cartoonish expression.

“If you don’t like it, then don’t drink it. I’m also a person who treats people with caution. It’s so hard to arrange a meeting… … .”

“… … .”

Splash splash …

At that moment, there was a sound of something being scrubbed in the bathroom. Sierin glanced in that direction and then glared at me again.

“… … Are you real? You’re really going to let me meet you?”

“Yes, of course.”

In fact, there is no reason not to. The Aventaher are also a family of the Round Table, and Sierrin has a great position in social circles.

“… … Okay. If you can’t arrange it, our relationship ends here. Hey! Soliet!”

She ran into the bathroom screaming loudly.

─Yes, yes? I’m wiping it.

─Get out of the way. I’ll do it.

He kicked out the flustered Soliet and started cleaning up the waste himself.