Reborn Regress Return: I Am the Heir of Shadows!

Rain poured from the sky, its drops tapping the window, disturbing the dark and tranquil room.

The sudden rustle of blankets and soft, sleepy murmurs broke the silence. Julian gazed at the light from his phone with a bitter smile.

'It seems I have more time left…'

He wondered if shopping to buy the supplies and other items that he would need to improve survival and living standards in the first months of the synchronisation.

"Sena?"

Julian's hushed whisper didn't wake her as she snorted and rolled onto her side, kicking him away while pulling the sheets away with a forceful huff.

"Mmmph…"

A smile tugged at the corner of his lips as they curved into a sly smirk. Julian tapped the screen and deleted the message, telling him about his penalty.

"Locked out again, huh?"

[◊ You have died—Lockout Activated! ◊]

[15:45:25—Remaining]

Because the original time was a full day, it seemed he slept for over seven hours after having sex with Sena. He rubbed his eyes with a slight yawn and knew he ruined his sleeping pattern, but Julian didn't care because the VR pods could repair this easily.

"Sena, do you want something to eat?"

Julian's low, raspy voice echoed in the dark.

His hand gently touched her warm body, shaking her shoulder with a bitter smile.

'She still sleeps like a little pig.'

"Nn… no more…"

Sena's lips smacked, licking her lips as she curled into a ball and muttered intangible words while sleeping. Because she wouldn't wake up and kept being lazy, so he gave up.

"Well, you still look cute like this. I'll leave a note, since the shops will open soon."

He also wanted to head to the park, even though it was early in the morning and he felt tired. Julian wanted to exercise and train his body outside the game while locked out.

'The rain is a little strong, should I use Sena's training hall?'

Click!

A faint sound echoed through the apartment hidden by the sudden thunderous roar and flash outside.

"Hm? What was that sound?"

He noticed the sound only because his body had evolved after entering the game so often. For three days, Julian spent most of his time inside the game or training. However, while Sena slept alone, he didn't like the fact someone made noise in her apartment.

'She mentioned her friend wouldn't be back until tomorrow…'

Julian slipped from the bed, his crotch slapping against his thigh as he lowered his hips.

He slowly shifted his feet, avoiding the noise. Though he lacked the skills of an assassin, thanks to a decade of training, the instincts from his previous life remained. Despite losing most of the memories, Julian noticed his instincts and skills remained.

'Careful…'

Step

His body slipped through the darkness, shrouded in a veil of shadows. The intruder's mixed steps were light and heavy, maybe even disorderly.

Step

He stepped into the dining room, shifting his head and gazing into the dark. Thanks to his title, he could see like normal, perhaps even better in the darkness.

"Damn…"

A woman's voice echoed and the shifting of a wooden table echoed, skidding across the floor. Her voice didn't come from the entrance, but from the rooms opposite Sena. Those of her roommate and the living room with the television.

'What's going on, did she come home?'

Even though it could have been her roommate, Julian's heart remained agitated, thumping harder and faster with each step he took toward the noise.

Clatter!

The sound of metal utensils echoed in a soft, nasal voice, apologising with slightly slurred words.

Like a snake stalking its prey, he wrapped around the table, his feet slapping against the cold wooden flooring, and inched ever closer to the person hiding behind a partition wall on the other side of the doorway.

"Ah… that damn girl."

The woman with the sexy, nasal voice complained that her footsteps were closing in on the kitchen, closer to Julian, who remained almost silent.

He sucked in the air, holding a deep breath while leaning against the wall, despite having evolved and prepared himself. Julian pushed his mana through his limbs, creating a flickered aura around his body with a dark purple glow.

Step

Step

The woman's steps brought her one step away from Julian, his eyes narrowing into thin, red slits.

'Here she comes.'

Step

Her head popped around the corner, concealed by shadows.

Julian lashed out, but instead of hitting her, he grabbed the arm flailing over the counter, attempting to fling her over his shoulder.

However, her body slipped from his grasp and twirled. The woman's agile body avoided his grasp as her left leg snapped at him like a whip, with longer range than he expected.

Thud!

She struck his chest with a powerful impact, knocking the air from his lungs as they stumbled backward. In a panic, he lashed out, but his hand missed her thigh and caught the rim of her cotton pyjama pants.

"W-What?! A damn pervert!"

Riiiip!

As if some omnipotent deity wanted this to happen, a strange scene unfolded. The force tore her pants, leaving only the waistband, exposing the woman's entire crotch, revealing a tuft of dark red hair.

"Bastard!"

The woman's nasal voice trembled, her eyes glistened in the dark as Julian noticed the 'intruder' for the first time.

A tall beauty, close to his height, maybe an inch or two shorter, with a brilliant head of dark red wavy hair, flowing down her back, along with a well-toned body with a thin waist and wide hips.

'She seems familiar…'

But because of her actions and attitude, it was clear that she misunderstood.

Her sudden aggression prompted Julian to hold back his apology and twist his hips to avoid her sudden axe kick.

The movements of the woman, like a violent dance, yet she remained balanced.

A rapid series of attacks followed.

Snap!

Each attack came from every direction as her fists flew like thunderbolts and legs snapped at him like whips. After several rounds of exchanging blows, which caused Julian's cheek to swell and cut his lip open.

However, the woman started panting, her lips bloody, after his fist struck her nose.

"You damn thief!"

"Who is a thief, you shameless exhibitionist!"

"It's you who removed my pants!"

"Haha, nice bush."

"You!!"

They argued with each other like immature children, but since they spoke with a volume rising above a whisper. Julian noticed something that startled him.

'What if Sena wakes up?'

His thoughts were interrupted when the woman's foot swept over the table. Using her hands to hold her in the air, she lunged at him with both feet.

Julian grabbed her thigh and stepped towards her, and flung the woman down onto the sofa, pinning her arms down as the feisty woman began to pant, struggling desperately under his body.

"L-Let go!"

She cried out.

At first glance, it looked like rape, but he wasn't interested in this woman. His member might have become half erect during their fight. However, that was pure instinct and because of the adrenaline and the visual feast of the woman's crotch during her risky movements.

Click!

Suddenly, the lights switched on, ending their fight.

"Julian… Maria? What are you doing?!" Sena's powerful, raspy shout resounded through the living room, which now looked like a mess.

The sight she gazed upon was Julian, pressing Maria against the sofa, with her pants missing, and scratches all over his back and body.

"Y-You…"

"Sena?" The girl's nasal voice sounded, before she suddenly seemed to calm down and realise the situation.

"Y-You?!"

Maria and Julian gazed at each other, stunned to see the other's face clearly. Their confusion grew as they suddenly noticed their suggestive state. Both of them turned to Sena, who glared at them with tears in her eyes.

"M-Misunderstanding…" Both Julian and Maria exclaimed, but Sena's red face showed that her fury had reached its peak.

"Get off her!"

Sena rushed over, her speed and strength far greater than the pair added together, as she pulled Julian's body, lifting him and pushing him down on the table. Then her hands wrapped around his wrists, gripping them tightly as she pinned him down.

"Julian, you can't do that."

Sena's eyes seemed dull as her nostrils flared and chest heaved.

Her lips trembled as she suddenly closed his mouth, her warm, slippery tongue pushing through his lips, the velvety softness of her lips sucking on his dulling his mind.

"S-Sena?!" Maria's voice turned inside out as she gasped at the sight of her calm friend suddenly kissing a man on their living room table. "Why are you kissing the rapist?"

"Mmn"

They shared a kiss for almost ten seconds until Sena lifted herself away and bit his lower lip before snapping at her best friend, with their shared drool dripping down her chin.

"He's not a rapist, he's my boyfriend."

"Boyfriend?"

"Mhm~ he's my man, so get dressed and stop seducing him!"