Reincarnated and Regressed Villain - Make heroines beg for forgiveness

[Achoo! >⁠.⁠<, which dumbass cursed my Host?]

'Focus on work.' Ryuk stood calmly outside a portal, looking ahead while the system wasted his time again, as he had already done. He kept his gaze focused on the direction of the inner pavilion, clearly feeling the intense battle occurring.

Although this provided Ryuk with the opportunity to enter the main palace without any hassle, it also created a significant problem since Iliantara and Lucas were present.

Though a few moments ago Lucas tried to enter the portal, he halted for some reason and once again took his seat on the rock, as if he had changed his mood.

Even though the situation was in Ryuk's favor, he couldn't risk being entangled in a battle where he would have to deal with both of these flag bearers simultaneously.

[Scanning....]

[Host, each of them is two times stronger than you in stats.]

'....' Ryuk kept his gaze forward while not glancing in the direction of Iliantara or Lucas, who were doing the same, as if all were conscious of each other's presence. With a vague understanding, he ordered the system to compare their battle strength with his.

Although there were several variables, such as how he had Shunya, the Conduit Dome, and the sword inside his Kundalini, he couldn't ignore their advantages, like Lucas's Rakshasa technique and Iliantara's species' special abilities.

All these factors led Ryuk to reach a simple conclusion: this was definitely not the time to confront both of them.

"Are you all not coming inside?" Breaking him out of his thoughts was the voice of Yao Lian, who, arriving just a hand's length away from the portal, glanced in their direction, observing how, aside from her, everyone seemed reluctant to follow and enter the inner pavilion.

Naturally, she could somewhat understand that they were likely being cautious, considering what might exist on the other side, or maybe they were already aware of the danger in the inner pavilion, which was why they wanted her to enter first.

These thoughts kept Yao Lian caught between doubts about whether to enter or not. She wondered what she should do.

'Should I persuade her?' Yao Lian thought, seeing how those three people wearing black—Iliantara, Young Master Ruike, and Lucas—were not even giving her a glance. She decided to pursue the white-dressed one—Esme.

As she turned her gaze toward Esme, she received a blank look in return, as Esme ignored her and looked upward at the sky.

'These people are mocking me.' Yao Lian thought, seeing that all four were clearly showing their stubbornness and not even looking at her as if wanting to push her in front and use her as a meat shield. She took a step back and halted near Esme, glancing at her sideways, adding, "Unlike the previous time, I will remain here to help you all."

"...." Esme, who was holding Ryuk's hand while immersed in trying to copy his energy signatures, felt bothered by Yao Lian, who, instead of entering the inner pavilion, had come back and interrupted her after she finally got this chance.

Naturally, whenever she got a chance to hold his hand, he either nullified her ability or started to rub her palm, which seemed to be a very weak zone of her body. This was why, right now, when he wasn't trying to nullify her strength nor teasing her while focusing on the fox woman trying to copy his energy signatures, she felt the frustration grow.

After all, wouldn't it be great if she could somehow begin to create illusions of him?

[Host, you are getting yourself Xeroxed.]

'...I know,' hearing the system's voice, Ryuk just confessed that he was aware of Esme's trying to copy his energy signature, which he didn't care about right now, given the present situation was completely locked in.

Lucas, who had a few moments ago tried to enter the portal, had halted, with his gaze glued on the portal while Iliantara also seemed to sense something, which Ryuk also deed, and it was a whole army with martial experts filling the whole piece with internal energy.

Though it was possible for all three of them to deal with everyone, the issue was the sheer amount was too much. Even if an elephant is strong, if it gets into a track of thousands of bullet ends, then it would be an end. Given their body limit, they would soon exhaust themselves.

Ryuk, even though using the conduit tone and dealing with all of those people on the other side, can't deny the chance of both of these people attacking him from behind.

He was in a locked situation, where neither could he move into the inner pavilion to kill others nor move towards the Phoenix Order's main palace, nor could he remain for more than a certain time here, given that some struggle might occur among themselves.

[Host, a familiar energy signature detected approaching at a rapid speed.]

'.....who?' Ryuk, while vigilant on his position, keeping composed, suddenly heard a system notification as it informed about the arrival of someone unknown but still a familiar figure.

'Drishti?' Ryuk for a moment thought about the arrival of Drishti here, but he neglected this information. However, if it was Drishti, given her strength, it would most likely have already arrived here.

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Energy signature belongs to

Regina Devereaux

Time until arrival = 7 minutes

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'..This...' Ryuk somewhat mused, realizing that at a time when he really needed someone to keep these two—both flag bearers—in check, someone had finally arrived. As he had anticipated, it would still take some time, but seeing Regina's arrival made him feel somewhat assured as he took action, moving forward. "Let's go, Esme."

As he moved, prompting Esme, who held his hand to clasp it with both her hands, she nodded before moving forward. This caused Yao Lian, who was contemplating how to persuade these people to move forward and test themselves regarding what the problem was with the inner pavilion, to be slightly taken aback as she saw the young master and the woman herself moving toward the inner pavilion.

"W-wait, I am coming too," Yao Lian said. She had already seen how Lucas, the man with several tattoos sitting nonchalantly on a rock, had cracked the Green Judgement stone, and she worried that he might attack her if he found her alone. This thought urged her to proceed cautiously to follow behind Ryuk.

"....are you not going to follow me?" Ryuk halted midway as he spoke, causing Ilyantra and Lokus to look in his direction, thinking he was talking to them. However, ignoring their presence, Ryuk's eyes turned toward the forest ground, looking in the direction of a tree where, just moments ago, he had sensed the presence of someone. Not getting an answer, he added, "Fenghuang, I am talking to you.

Are you not going to follow me?"

'!?!'

'H-how?' A thin malnourished woman hiding behind a tree, which was the epicenter of the formation, felt her eyes widen visibly as she heard that man—who appeared the most suspicious among all these people she had seen—call her out using her name.

She felt a chill, causing her to instinctively take a step back, knowing that her present situation was not in her favor. Just now, she had been identified by that man, who knew she was the Empress of Jade Dominion.

Or, to be exact, an empress who lost her real body to a fake copy.