The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Inside the training facility.

The owner of the arena, wearing a helmet, was waiting for Sung JiHan as if this place was his own home.

"I was just about to call you, but you came early, making things easier."

"Are you trying to break this place again?"

"That's the fastest way."

"I had a bad feeling about this."

Flash!

Two starlights sparkled on the face of the cosmic figure.

[Special reward, 'Race Evolution Bonus' will be given.]

[Fire affinity increases by +5.]

[Strength increases by +3.]

[Agility increases by +3.]

The message of the race evolution bonus that humanity received appeared in front of them.

"So, you came because of this?"

"Yes, they blatantly pushed the fire affinity bonus. It's beyond coincidence."

"Yes, it's not a coincidence. I selected it."

The owner of the arena calmly stated that he was the one who distributed the fire affinity bonus.

"Why on earth?"

"I just followed the instructions from above. I don't know their intentions."

"Instructions from above..."

If it's the owner of the arena, could it be the 'Black Administrator'?

What was the Void One thinking?

When Sung JiHan frowned.

"However, if I were to make a personal guess..."

"A guess... what is it?"

"It seemed like the person above wanted to help humanity find their true selves."

"If you mean 'true selves'... are you talking about becoming the Red Administrator?"

"Yes."

"That's strange. Haven't we been chasing the Red Administrator all this time?"

"Yes. Even though the term of the administrator has ended, the Red Administrator ran away without returning the authority. The pursuit that started to catch him seemed to come to an end when we discovered traces of the hidden administrator within 'humanity'..."

Thud.

The owner of the arena tapped the evolution bonus message he had displayed with his finger.

"The person above has made a decision to help the Red Administrator instead."

"I can't understand."

"I can't either. This is not the first time for their capriciousness... But if they continue to grant fire affinity evolution bonuses like this, when humanity merges with the Red Administrator, they might become a 'permanent administrator.'"

"That's true. If there's one more 'permanent administrator' besides the Black and White Administrators, wouldn't it be a burden for themselves?"

"Well... it's not just a burden."

In response to Sung JiHan's question, the owner of the arena fell into thought for a moment.

"It's not just a burden. If the Red Administrator becomes a permanent administrator, they will share absolute power with them... but there is also the effect of dividing the responsibilities and obligations as a permanent administrator."

"Really? Then, even though I don't like it, I might not dislike the idea of Red becoming a permanent administrator."

"...These days, I might even welcome it. The number of races belonging to the Battle.net continues to increase. The Black and White Administrators have been overwhelmed with work for a long time."

I'm overwhelmed with work.

There are countless numbers of races included in Battle.net, but the administrator is currently in black and green.

Well, there are only three, so I guess that's possible.

Sung JiHan, tired from counting his fingers, said to the owner of the arena.

"If there's so much work, why don't they hire more administrators? It seems like the green one is just fulfilling their own desires."

"The red one ran away with administrator privileges. To appoint a new administrator, we had to capture the red one. Well, it's said that players who achieve a certain achievement can become administrators under exceptional circumstances... but it's an impossible task."

Flash.

While saying that, the owner of the arena looked at Sung JiHan with sparkling eyes.

"It seems like you're aiming for that."

"Even without the position of the Holy See, are you trying to defeat the Grand Holy See?"

"Yes. I was trying to call the Grand Holy See in the tournament, so I'm trying to break that achievement."

In response to the owner of the arena's question, Sung JiHan nodded wisely.

"The red one also climbed up like that. I want to try it too."

"If you burn humanity, you can become an administrator right away. You're taking the difficult path instead of the easy one."

"I have to achieve the achievement."

Originally, he became a temporary administrator to completely eliminate the traces of red that everyone carries.

Sung JiHan roughly circled around that.

"...Well, let's leave that aside. Anyway, I can guess the intentions of the higher-ups through our conversation. It seems like they want to increase the number of permanent administrators. Even though the red one ran away with administrator privileges, they seem willing to turn a blind eye if he can become a permanent administrator."

Sung JiHan frowned at the speculation that the black and white administrator would actually welcome an increase in permanent administrators.

If that speculation is correct, what Sung JiHan is trying to do completely goes against the will of those two absolute beings.

"Star buffs and the help I've received from the black and white administrator so far... It would be a big blow to me if they disappear."

It's already not easy to deal with the gods, and it's too burdensome to consider the black and white administrator as well.

"...Ah, should I just set fire and be done with it?"

If even the black and white administrator comes out like that, even if he becomes a temporary administrator, he won't be able to extinguish the fire of humanity.

Instead of that, should I just become the administrator of the red and defeat the gods?

As Sung JiHan was thinking in such an extreme direction.

Ziiiiing...

"Uh, the administrator..."

The owner of the arena, whose starry eyes were sparkling, began to turn purple.

"He spoke to me directly. He said he intervened this time for the smooth progress of the work. The fire attribute evolution bonus and the light punishment given to the gods... He led both of these items."

"...I can understand the first one, but why did he help the gods?"

"He also said that the gods are candidates who have the potential to become permanent administrators."

"Him?"

He said that the gods had accumulated power through infinite regression.

To the extent that the black administrator would acknowledge it, he even had the potential to become a permanent administrator.

"If it's like this, I'm completely in the way."

The "Red Administrator" who can burn all of humanity and the "God" who has the potential to become a permanent administrator.

The one who is currently hindering both of them the most is Sung JiHan.

"The black one must get rid of me somehow if he wants to welcome the third permanent administrator. Does he want me dead?"

Sung JiHan sneered as he watched the purple eyes that had turned into violet.

"On the contrary, Sung JiHan said that if he only receives 'this item', he will no longer intervene."

"...Item?"

Hmph.

The owner of the arena put his hand into his cosmic face and took something out.

And what appeared in his hand was a red button.

***

On a purple and red mixed metal plate, a red button suddenly popped out.

Sung JiHan looked at it as if he couldn't believe it.

"What is this?"

"Please take a look at the item description."

Ziiing.

Before he finished speaking, a message window appeared in front of his eyes.

[World Tree Ignition Device]

-Item Grade: EX

-When the button is pressed, the flame blooms from the world tree on Earth.

-It is activated only in the state of having a red hand, and all the power absorbed by the flame is bound to the owner of the hand.

-This effect is not limited by distance.

-This item is disposable.

"...World Tree Ignition Device. This?"

"Yes, if you press the button, you can become the administrator right away. Yes... you don't have to be on Earth to do it."

The red hand quickly tempted Sung JiHan to burn the flame and become the red administrator.

The process of burning the whole world with one flame and absorbing the power of the flame.

In fact, it was something that could only be done by completely abandoning one's humanity.

But this time, the button handed over by the owner of the arena...

"It's convenient... If I just press the button with my right hand, everything will be over."

"Yes... if you press this, you can instantly burn the world tree sealed in the sea. Then you can easily become the administrator."

Hmph.

With that, the owner of the arena reached out his hand and handed the button to Sung JiHan.

"If you keep this in your inventory, he says he won't intervene anymore."

"Isn't giving me this item the biggest intervention?"

"He might be right."

"...I see."

To become an administrator with just one button.

Dragon Lords and Sun Kings would go crazy if they saw this.

Sung JiHan quietly watched this and received the red button.

Of course, with his left hand.

"Seeing that you handed this over, it seems like your superior prefers the red administrator who constantly comes up rather than the non-believer. If I just press the button, the red administrator wins, right?"

"The red administrator seems to be a career employee. He says it was easier to work when he was the administrator."

"...Ha, I see. I didn't know that career employees were preferred even in the administrator level."

Sung JiHan smirked after hearing the reason why the red administrator is preferred over the non-believer.

He didn't know that the logic of prioritizing experience applied even at the pinnacle of the universe.

"Then, are you just going to watch from there?"

"Yes. He told me to come quickly and take care of some work."

"After hearing that, I feel even less inclined to go."

Even the absolute ones are burdened by the workload.

What kind of life do the permanent administrators live?

"Well then, since I've handed over the item... I'll be going now."

Sss...

As the owner of the Arena, whose gaze returned to normal, disappeared into the darkness.

"...The World Tree Ignition Device."

Sung JiHan looked around the red button and the iron plate.

A disposable item with an EX grade.

It may not look like much at first glance.

But if you press the button, the fire spreads automatically from the World Tree sealed in the West Sea, and it becomes a crazy item that destroys all of humanity.

And...

"If there's no distance limit, even if I press this while in a state of full summoning, the power will be transmitted, right?"

Being able to receive the power obtained from the Flame without any distance restrictions.

No matter how you look at it, this performance doesn't make sense.

Even if it's disposable, it seems like the grade should be higher than EX.

"Hmm... What could be hidden in this iron plate and button that could make this possible?"

Sung JiHan's eyes sparkled.

The button with insane performance given directly by the black administrator.

If I analyze the hidden power here, I might be able to gain something even better.

"Come to think of it, the black seal box was also an EX."

Sung JiHan remembered another item he received from the black administrator.

The hand storage box, the "Black Seal Box."

[Black Seal Box]

- Grade: EX

- A seal box created directly by the black administrator.

- No being can leave this place until the box is opened.

- Although the performance is inferior to the switch, the grade is the same as the EX black seal box.

- After implanting one red hand into the arm, there was no need to take it out.

- In Sung JiHan's inventory, it was the most useless item even though it was EX grade.

"It's interesting that they're both the same grade..."

Muttering like that, Sung JiHan took out the black seal box from his inventory.

Then...

Sss...

The color of the button's iron plate began to flicker wildly.

At the same time, a void energy began to seep out from two places.

"...Oh."

I just took it out because they were the same grade, but what is this phenomenon?

"I guess I need to connect them once."

Sung JiHan's eyes sparkled with curiosity.