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

48 – 10# No Matter How Much You Prepare, It’s Never Enough (1)

Surprisingly, there was no need to use any special power.

When the subdued Hyunwoo regained consciousness, he was not the sage but Hyunwoo. The possessor who had taken over Hyunwoo, as well as the sage, had completely disappeared.

Of course, it couldn’t be believed immediately. The sage might have been pretending. The sage Yushin knew would rather die than pretend. He would never act like that.

A lot of time had passed, and they had experienced many things together. In the midst of that, something might have changed, so even Yushin couldn’t hastily conclude this time.

In the end, Hyunwoo underwent various tests under the strict control of Banserin. Although Yushin wouldn’t be able to meet Hyunwoo for a while, Seolyeon still expressed her gratitude to Yushin.

“Thank you so much. Thanks to you, I was able to get my brother back.”

“It was something I had to do.”

“You’re humble. You don’t need to be humble about this.”

Seolyeon said with a faint smile, but Yushin was sincere. At the very least, he had to deal with the sage himself. There was no answer from others.

No. Leaving those things aside.

Yushin absolutely didn’t want to keep the sage alive. The things he had experienced with him were no joke. For example, after killing the thief he had once served as a brother.

Using a doppelganger to trap him, and so on. The sage had really worked hard to break Yushin’s mental state. In the end, he failed.

On the contrary, the sage had earned Yushin’s infinite hatred. That was the reason Yushin trembled with rage and wanted to kill the sage whenever he saw him. Or rather, was it love-hate?

‘Anyway, the feeling of once being comrades still remains.’

Yushin had received a lot of help from the sage. And he had thought of him as a true comrade and friend through many experiences. Although their paths had completely diverged now.

The feelings he had felt back then didn’t easily disappear.

But even this was just a beautiful memory of the past. Memories should remain as memories. He couldn’t afford to lose the big picture because of emotions tied to memories.

“I’m truly glad. That I could get him back.”

This was also sincere. As a hero, Yushin had saved many people. But at the same time, there were many he couldn’t save. There were quite a few people he couldn’t save and lost.

And among them, most met a terrible end. Is a human life really so light? This was a question Yushin had pondered many times.

Perhaps that’s why. At some point, Yushin became very reluctant to kill. To be more precise, he became afraid of the part of himself that had enjoyed killing, even if only for a moment.

“You’ve worked hard, Yushin.”

“Athena.”

“I followed the sage’s trail. But it completely vanished midway.”

“Does that mean the sage is dead?”

“Probably not. If he were dead, there would have been some trace left.”

Thanks to Athena, who was investigating the scene just in case, Yushin could roughly understand how things had unfolded. At the last moment, when the situation turned unfavorable,

he abandoned the vessel and chose to flee. It seems that even in death, he wouldn’t just die. But what bothered Yushin was that no one had noticed.

He could excuse himself, as he was fighting hard. But it was strange that even Athena and Banselin, who were maintaining the barrier, hadn’t noticed.

“You didn’t sense anything?”

“I have no excuse. And more importantly, Mephisto suddenly disappeared.”

“Mephisto? You mean the self-proclaimed king of the monsters?”

“Yes.”

“No matter how I think about it, there must be a connection.”

Mephisto suddenly disappeared, and at the same time, the sage’s presence vanished. It seemed clear that Mephisto had taken the sage’s remnants with him.

“I don’t know what Mephisto is aiming for, but we must stop him.”

‘Perhaps Mephisto is likely the final boss.’

Yushin instinctively felt that this main scenario had entered its latter half. The scenario, already twisted, had become even more tangled with the sage’s involvement.

“Banselin, do you know what Mephisto is aiming for?”

“If it’s that, I know all too well.”

“What is it?”

“He wants to become the king of this world.”

“In other words, world domination.”

There are quite a few villains who want to take over the world. But at the same time, there’s something peculiar. Despite hearing such things from the sage,

Mephisto still aims to achieve his goal.

From Yushin’s perspective, it was incomprehensible. The sage already knew. That this world was a scenario flowing according to the will of the gods. That’s why he had fallen.

A world not realized according to his will.

A world where the story written by the gods was everything.

Of course, it’s not that he couldn’t understand those feelings. Above all, Yushin was also the greatest victim. But that doesn’t justify his actions.

Anyway, the important fact is that the sage likely told Mephisto what he knew. He’s the kind of guy who likes to brag about what he knows.

Moreover, Mephisto said he made a deal with the sage. He then tried to remove the sage because his goal was getting in the way. This means he revealed his own purpose.

‘Usually, in such cases, one would be disappointed to learn that the world is fake.’

Mephisto didn’t care at all. On the contrary, he seemed even more proactive. He even appeared in person to propose a deal. Yushin shook his head.

Mephisto must have a real purpose too.

Whatever it is, it must be stopped. Perhaps it’s one of the few ways to complete the scenario. Just as he was thinking that.

“So, the matter is settled for now?”

“It’s not completely over yet.”

Ban Serin drew a line to some extent, but it was true that the incident was over for now. Anyway, Hyunwoo returned safely, and one of the great threats was eliminated.

The sudden disappearance of Mephisto and the sage was a source of anxiety, but it was also true that there was no immediate solution. So, for now, they had to prepare as much as possible.

And that was the same for Yuri and Hayoung. To be honest, what did they do in this fight? They just watched from a distance.

‘This can’t go on, I can’t be of help to my brother.’

‘If only I were stronger.’

They felt particularly useless in this fight. Especially Yuri, whose remaining pride was shattered.

She was of no help in the previous duel either. What was the point of being the top freshman or the freshman representative? She was of no help in an important fight.

She had to become stronger.

To be able to help her brother.

Perhaps sensing their desire, Ban Serin and Kang Seolyeon reacted. Especially Ban Serin, who had her eyes on Hayoung from the beginning. The reason was her magical power.

‘An enormous amount of magical power. So much that I didn’t notice at first.’

When the opponent is too large, you can’t notice it right away. Just like you think of the ground as the ground, not someone’s palm.

Even Ban Serin barely noticed it.

Other wizards wouldn’t have had a chance. Even the person born with that amount of magical power didn’t notice it. It was too vast.

“Do you want to become stronger?”

“Senior.”

“Then follow me.”

“Why are you helping me?”

“Because I owe your brother.”

Seolyeon owed an enormous debt that she could never repay. When she thought it was all over, Yushin stepped in and saved her precious family. It was an immense favor.

To Seolyeon, Hyunwoo was not just a younger brother. He was her only family. The only family she could rely on in this world. At least, until now.

‘Having more places to rely on is better than I thought.’

I thought I had to become stronger than anyone else. To practice what I believed was right. So, I minimized the places I could rely on. Why? Because then I would be weak.

Having many places to rely on makes you weak.

But that wasn’t the case. In the end, people have no choice but to live mingling with others. And if you have many places to rely on, you can receive unexpected, tremendous help like now.

‘But I won’t allow myself to just receive help.’

The family received help. Then isn’t it right for me to repay the favor? Fortunately, I know quite a bit about Baek Yuri.

Top freshman of the first year.

A promising talent with a bright future.

Seol Yeon thought she would be worth nurturing.

At the time when they were harboring the desire to become stronger.

“This is the dimension where the hero resides.”

Yushin once again encounters an unexpected reunion.