I Became the Weakest Summoned of the Genius Summoner

Chapter 7: Meeting the Regressor

"Thanks to you, I've achieved one of the conditions for the [Goblin Slayer] achievement!" 

With her eyes still moist, she spread her arms wide and said in an excited voice.

'What were the conditions for the [ Goblin Slayer] achievement again...'

In the first place, since I was a non-combatant type, the achievement's conditions were quite difficult to achieve, so I just skipped them, and I couldn't recall them exactly.

As I tilted my head, she smiled broadly and invited me to sit on the floor while she continued her story.

"The conditions are simple! You need to defeat a certain number of goblins alone, achieve a total number of kills, and collect all the runes dropped by the goblins. Those are the three conditions."

The rune dropped by the goblins was a type of Vitality Rune, but there were two levels: Ordinary Rune and low-level Rune.
 

The low-level Rune naturally provides a higher increase in stamina than the Ordinary Rune.

"I've already achieved the first condition by defeating five of them, hehe."

'Achieved a total of one hundred kills, including single-handedly defeating five of them, and received an Ordinary rune.'

As Yeon Hee explained, a memory came back to my mind. After achieving the first condition, her attack and defense against goblins would have slightly increased.

'She is progressing faster than in the past.'

In my past life, she suffered serious injuries during a dungeon exploration, and she couldn't enter a dungeon for at least a few weeks. By changing her future, I managed to alter at least a few weeks of her life.

'The final condition follows the same method.'

If she managed to defeat ten goblins simultaneously and reached a total kill count of one thousand, obtaining a low-level rune as the final reward, she would receive a higher value of rewards for completing the achievement.

"At this point, I’m going to aim for an achievement by completing the 2 conditions. Originally, I was planning to warm up with you twice before going to the next dungeon.”

Her confidence was evident as she sat in front of me with her flushed face.

"Well... it seems like everything turned out fine even after I left."

Her flawless, white skin without a single blemish seemed to soothe my anxious heart. She held both hands tightly and looked cute with her soft, child-like cheeks.

'Let's go step by step. At the very least, so she won't be swayed by that bastard...'

When I think of the man who killed me, my anger flared up, and my rage goes all the way to the bones of my head, but in fact, it was not easy to defeat him.

No... it was almost impossible.

It would be a more realistic goal to grow to the point where we were perceived as a formidable opponent, at least.

The one who killed me, 'Jo Giman,' was a monster who had gone through six regressions and was now living his seventh life...

That punk played around with me and talked a lot of nonsense before killing me, but he revealed his true identity as [Incarnation of the Seven-headed Dragon].

'We have to increase our strength without drawing too much attention to ourselves.'

If we stand out too much, it might raise suspicions about the difference between the previous iterations and lead to our demise.

The moment I was immersed in such thoughts, suddenly...

- Ding-Dong!

"Huh! Wh-who's there?"

Startled like someone who heard a door bell for the first time in their life, she anxiously looked towards the door, flustered.

'Two people... They're strong. Especially one of them is immeasurable.'

Quickly regaining my senses, I tightly held Yeon Hee's hand.

"Huh?... D-Do I need to avoid it now?"

'Ah... That's right. That’s how we decided to signal it.'

I shook my head slightly and tapped my chest with my fist.

'Would someone like me be of any help? But trust me, you're not alone.'

- "Thud! Thud! Thud!"

"...Huh!"

I was not sure what she understood or answered, but she moved toward the door with a much better expression than before. And when she opened the door, there were a man and a woman who greeted her, asking if they could enter the room for a moment.

'This voice... Could it be?'

No matter how long I was confined in that dark space, could I forget it even for a single moment?

'Jo Giman!! Why is this bastard here?'

What kind of game was fate playing with me? Just after I promised to avoid meeting him until we grew stronger, I met him.

However, the momentary surge of anger quickly subsided due to the effect of the [Calm] attribute, and I began to grasp the situation.

Judging from Yeon Hee's composed tone and the polite manner in which the woman conversed with her...

'Did she already receive a guild invitation? I remember the contract was around spring...'

"Excuse us..."

Eventually, Jo Giman, a villain with evil eyes like a poisonous snake, and a strange and tall woman with small eyes, who appears to be over 170 cm tall, entered.

As soon as they entered the room and saw me, they took out weapons from their inventory, as if they had made a promise.

"Ah-! It's, it's my summon!"

"Huh? That...is a summon? That looks like a monster..."

"..."

The woman looked astonished, as if she didn't know that a summon referred to a monster, and Jo Giman, though not as surprised as her, was amazed in a different sense.

'Could this be the first time he encounters this situation in this iteration? Even if I assume he didn't approach Yeon Hee until the 6th iteration, that reaction...'

The unexpected movements I saw earlier kept me deep in thought.

"Um... I, I'll send him away for a while."

'What? I can't go in right now!'

Yeon Hee struggled for a while to unsummon me, but since I refused, it naturally failed.

"It's okay. No need to overdo it."

"I-I'm sorry."

"Aaha, it's really okay. When you just achieved your 2nd awakening, it can happen. I've been through it too."

A suspicious-looking woman with light brown hair and small squinted eyes stretching sideways comforted Yeon Hee.

'Did I see her in the guild before? There were only a few female hunters in the guild who achieved the 2nd awakening...'

Then, suddenly, a woman came to mind, and I looked at her with a finger covering her eyes and a hat on her head.
 

'Oh, man... It's Kang Yeon-soo, right? She really went through a major makeover.'

I joined the guild 1 year and 3 months from now, and she must have changed her appearance during that time.

'I thought she only had some cosmetic surgery, but...'

Anyway, knowing that the crazy Kang Yeon-soo was here, I felt somewhat relieved. While she may have a fiery temperament, unlike Jo Giman, she carries a sense of justice in her heart, and that gave me some comfort.

"It's big."

At that moment, Jo Giman opened his mouth.

"Yes?"

"This Skeleton Soldier is unusually big. But I've never seen Skeleton Soldiers this big before..."

'Damn it... It's getting complicated from the start. So, was he surprised at the beginning because of this?'

Perhaps I was very different from the Skeleton Soldiers he saw in the previous iteration.

'Even in dungeons of D-grade or higher, there are much bigger ones than me, but from Jo Giman's perspective, this is something that couldn't happen at this point. This is troublesome.'

"What are you talking about? Even in Nargul's Dungeon, there are plenty of large Skeleton types."

"That's true... From the outside, it looks a bit different. Never mind, Miss Yeon Hee."

'This crazy guy is talking like 'this' to Yeon-hee.'

The tone of his words, knowing the true identity of this guy, disgusted me to the point where I couldn’t bear to hear it. I didn't know how fortunate I was to be a skeleton right now. If I were still human, my face would probably have turned red as if it were about to explode.

"Yes..."

Yeon Hee had been clasping her hands together like a criminal and staring at the ground.

"Rather than that, let's talk about today's interview, Miss Yeon-hee."

"Oh, yes."

"You don't have to answer everything in detail. I was thinking it might be nice to create a mysterious image as the first-ever Summoner Class. It seems to suit your personality, Miss Yeon Hee. What do you think?"

"Well, I don't really mind... I just hope you keep it as minimal as possible for the interview..."

While listening to the conversation between Kang Yeon-soo and Lee Yeon Hee, my gaze remained on Jo Giman. He was only looking intensely at Yeon Hee, with a determination to find something different.

'He's so suspicious... Let's just consider it as a peculiarity that came from the regression. That thing he used to say habitually.'

During my lifetime, I had been acknowledged for my abilities as a guide and spent quite some time in the same guild as Jo Giman, who suddenly had a habit of muttering to himself.

Among those mutterings, I often heard the word "Peculiarity."

Now that I think about it, it must have been a phrase to describe situations he couldn't understand even though he was experiencing regression himself. So, if he didn't find anything unusual about Yeon Hee, he might easily pass it off.
 

'Please... just go away.'

"By the way, were there any particular incidents in the dungeon yesterday, Miss Yeon Hee?"

'Yesterday? So, she summoned me after a day.'

Maybe there was a cooldown for summoning a broken summon. But why did that snake-like bastard even care about Yeon Hee's dungeon exploration?

"Yes? No, there weren't any significant incidents..."

"Even if it's something trivial, it doesn't matter. I just wanted to check if there was anything uncomfortable for Miss Yeon Hee. Like being unexpectedly attacked by monsters or something..."

'Ah, it's because of Yeon Hee's face... She is someone who should be in the hospital at this time, but she's perfectly fine.'

Seeing that bastard sneaking glances at me, another memory about him came to me. He was a forgetful and absent-minded person, but when it came to Yeon Hee, he showed an unusual obsession and checked things meticulously.

"Oh, now that you mention it..."

"Yes, please tell me."