I Escaped the Exile Story Only To Find It Was a Regret Trope

7 – 1# Why not use the convenient setting of amnesia? (7)

A slash close to the speed of sound.

If one were to define that slash in a single word, perhaps that would be it.

However, the problem wasn’t the speed. Because Park Hyung-jun had real combat experience.

He could immediately grasp the terrifying aspect of Yoo-shin’s slash.

‘A swordsmanship that has no defense or evasion…!!’

Any swordsmanship, at the very least, has a slight defensive aspect.

For example, if the attack fails, one can retreat.

Or switch to a defensive stance immediately.

Or block the enemy’s attack while attacking.

If even that doesn’t exist, one wouldn’t deeply engage.

Why? Because failure means a fatal wound. If something goes wrong, one could die.

However, Yoo-shin’s sword had none of that. No defense or evasion.

A desperate swordsmanship that seemed like a mutual death strike. That was Yoo-shin’s sword.

Reading the desperate emotions contained in that swordsmanship, Park Hyung-jun tightly closed his eyes.

‘We, no, I have created a monster.’

A monster that doesn’t care for its own body. One that doesn’t care about itself if it means killing the enemy.

They say a cornered rat will bite the cat. Indeed, that saying is true.

Reading the emotions contained in Yoo-shin’s desperate swordsmanship, Park Hyung-jun evaluated it as such.

And of course.

That was Park Hyung-jun’s misconception.

Of course, it was an extremely aggressive swordsmanship, to the point where one might mistake it for a suicidal move.

However, this was a swordsmanship that Yushin, the user, had taken into account from the beginning.

The principle of Gonikbe is simple.

Accurately analyze the enemy’s power, predict their actions, and strike at the gaps.

But this is easier said than done. In practice, it is a very difficult technique.

It cannot be done with mere predictions. One needs the certainty to risk their life.

If done wrong, one could be counterattacked and suffer a fatal injury.

Therefore, accurately analyze the enemy’s movements. Predict the next move.

When you judge that you can definitely strike, swing the ultimate sword with everything.

If you can’t definitely strike the enemy,

Swing it thinking that you will die.

That is Gonikbe.

Thanks to this, it was a technique that consumed a lot of mental strength. Yushin frowned.

‘In my current state, I can only manage about two times at most.’

But it couldn’t be said to be bad. Rather, it was a much better situation than expected.

After all, it was only a few days of exercise, and there was no way his physical abilities would suddenly improve greatly.

Nevertheless, Baek Yushin’s body succeeded in handling the warrior’s technique.

Although the power was greatly reduced, the fact that he could endure was important.

In other words,

Baek Yushin had been training his body steadily on his own.

And Yushin’s guess was correct. Baek Yushin was originally a dullard with no talent.

Even so, he did not give up and kept trying. Believing that his efforts would be rewarded.

Although he did not see the light at that time, his efforts were not in vain.

“Where did you sell your apology?”

Yushin kicked the fallen Park Hyungjun on the floor, trying to get an apology.

But there was no way the unconscious Park Hyungjun could apologize to Yushin.

In the end, Yushin kept kicking until Park Hyungjun’s bones broke.

Hearing the sound of bones breaking, Yushin was silent for a moment. Then he turned his head.

“That’s enough.”

He had only kicked a few times as a joke. He didn’t expect the bones to break.

Well, I guess I’ve gotten an apology. Is it time to go back now?

But just as Yushin was about to leave, he locked eyes with Yuri.

“Oppa, that is…”

Yuri, who had followed her brother to the abandoned factory, had seen everything.

The fact that Park Hyung-jun had reached the realm of enlightenment, a genius even he couldn’t use.

And the sight of such a genius being overwhelmingly defeated.

‘Is this really the brother I know?’

The brother Yuri knew was always kind and upright, like a bamboo stick.

But the Yushin now was different. The kindness had vanished without a trace.

A violent man who would break the wrist of a fallen enemy stood before her.

However, Yuri stopped doubting. She remembered what the doctor had said.

[There could be side effects that completely change his personality.]

[Completely change his personality?]

[Yes, especially in the case of Baek Yushin, his personality could completely change as a defense mechanism against the horrific trauma. You, as his guardian, need to be particularly attentive.]

‘Yes, after going through something like that, it’s impossible not to change.’

If it were an ordinary person, they would have taken their own life long ago.

That cruel and horrific event that could shake a person’s values to the core.

Her brother had endured it all alone until now. Yes, it’s only natural that he changed.

Of course, it’s still a mystery when he gained such power.

But Yuri decided not to doubt her brother any longer. After all, he is still her brother.

“Oppa, are you okay?”

“Yeah. I’m not really hurt.”

“…I’m sorry, oppa. Really, I’m sorry.”

In the end, Yuri couldn’t hold back. The tears she had been suppressing began to flow.

She knew she couldn’t just brush it off with a single word of ignorance.

The days she had been annoyed with her brother, falling for Park Se-jun’s tricks.

[Ah, I’ll handle it myself!!]

[What do you know to say such things, oppa?!]

[Please stop meddling in my life!]

Even so, her brother never told her the truth about Park Se-jun. Why was that?

Yuri, who knew everything about her brother, immediately realized the reason.

Yes, from the beginning. He didn’t want me to get hurt.

But.

Knowing nothing.

Seeing his own blood coldly rejecting him.

What could he have been thinking?

I was foolish. I was stupid. There was no way he would have distanced himself for no reason.

At the very least, I should have asked him the reason.

I couldn’t face him properly. And now, the result is right in front of me.

At one point, I thought. Maybe it would be okay if I just kept my mouth shut.

After all, he doesn’t know anything. But, I couldn’t do that.

Guilt consumed my heart. In the end, I was just a bystander…

And the result was right in front of me. I couldn’t keep my mouth shut.

“Brother, you don’t know now, but. Actually, I was just watching while you were being hurt.”

It was a typical confession. Knowing that the other person knows nothing.

But still, I couldn’t just stay silent. So, I said everything.

What Park Sejun and the Sword Saint had done to him until now.

And how I, who had fallen to them, treated him.

Like a broken dam, the emotions Yuri felt at that time poured out like a waterfall.

Sadness, anger, despair.

And at the end of it, there was nothing but loss and emptiness.

Yushin, who suddenly received all of Yuri’s emotions head-on, opened his mouth.

“That’s not your fault.”

Of course, strictly speaking. That was not Baek Yushin’s, but a third party’s sentiment.

In the first place, he didn’t know what Baek Yushin was thinking or what kind of life he had lived.

But still, not saying anything, and bearing it all alone.

‘In such cases, it’s easy to collapse alone.’

At the very least, you should have talked to someone you could trust. Like family.

Bearing it all alone and self-destructing is not the right thing to do.

However, even though it was just someone else’s sentiment. Yuri didn’t feel that way.

Because, the one standing in front of her now was not a stranger, but Yushin.

‘As expected, oppa is the same oppa I know.’

Even though his personality had completely changed, that kindness had not disappeared.

She was mistaken in thinking so. And, that misunderstanding would never be resolved.

When Yushin comforted her, Yuri felt as if she was being saved.

The sadness, anger, and guilt that had filled her heart vanished as if washed away.

‘From now on, I will protect oppa.’

Yes.

Only I can protect oppa.

However, she did not anticipate that a deep obsession would take root in its place.

Ironically, just as Yuri could not read Yushin’s heart,

Yushin also could not read Yuri’s heart, and he let it pass.

* * *

Originally, Baek Yushin’s story was not like this.

Despite going through considerable hardships, despite being despised and ridiculed by others,

He did not lose his purity. It would have been a story of maintaining good emotions.

It is still the same now.

Originally, Baek Yuri should have been caught by Park Hyungjun first.

And Baek Yushin, who came late, would also be on the verge of defeat and despair.

With the determination to protect his family, his hidden power would awaken. That was the story.

However.

With the hero’s intervention, the story was greatly distorted.

And the distorted story would return as a huge butterfly effect.

Even if not right now.