I Regressed to My Ruined Family Chapter 176

＃When I returned, my family was ruined (177)

On the way back to the branch.

Anna’s mouth was full of smiles.

‘Great.’

Thinking of the peacock, she whetted her appetite. The rumors about him were not in vain. Rather, it would be correct to see it as reduced.

Especially the pure heat shown at the end…

Anna’s gaze turned to her shoulder.

The skin, which seemed fragile at first glance, was strongly tanned by the heat.

“It’s really quite…”

On the outside, he looked like a human, but in essence, he was the leader leading thousands of dragons.

Among the same dragon race, the beings with power similar to or greater than his own could be counted on two hands.

As such, she possessed an unimaginably powerful power.

Even though it took the form of a human rather than its original form, it possessed enough power to crush most beings with just a single finger.

That body was scorched.

Considering that it was not easy for even the highest-ranking members of the religious order to injure their own bodies, this was truly surprising. She thought of the Duke.

‘It’s definitely a weak entity.’

The mana he possessed could easily be called a handful of grains of sand compared to his own. Mana is the source of everything.

If the power of the source is insufficient, the difference in rank cannot be overcome no matter what. That was common sense that Anna knew.

This was a formula that applied to humans as well.

A transcendent person refers to a being with an amount of mana that humans cannot possess.

But how…

was it possible for a flame composed of at most that much mana to melt his skin?

When your whole body is on fire with white flames.

Her common sense was completely shattered. At least, this was definitely the case for the person called ‘Duke’.

I felt a keen sense of heat.

I heard the warning sound of my instincts.

The moment when common sense was completely broken.

That was the reason why the idiot was urgently summoned. Because I needed a doll to receive the pure white flame instead. Anna remembered that time and quenched her appetite.

A human being with outstanding mental power and talent. What if such a person becomes a fighting doll who sacrifices his life solely for his own sake?

Her whole body felt thrilled.

There is a person I definitely want to turn into a doll. This was the first time in the Dragon Clan’s entire life that he had such an intense desire to collect.

However…

the duke still needed time. A doll is a stagnant object in which all the thoughts and behavior patterns that make up a living being are directed to the owner.

If you make it into a doll in an unfinished state, it will remain unflowered forever.

It is the finest material that you will not encounter more than twice in your entire life.

I had no intention of consuming those ingredients out of a momentary greed.

‘Three years.’

The concept of time between the Yongin tribe and humans is completely different. It may not have been a short time in human terms, but for Anna, it was only an extremely short time.

‘If that’s enough…’

Even a craft that can still be called immature would have turned into a semi-processed gemstone.

“Hmm. “I have to get it at all costs.”

If necessary, even an audience with the monarch.

The intention was to bring back the duke’s ownership.

With a smile on her face, she headed to the church’s branch.

* * *

A strange silence hovered within the Duke of Agiles.

“…is this…your majesty’s answer?”

“….”

Felix’s face turned red as if he was blushing as he looked at the letter. A reply to the letter I sent to the Royal Castle a few days ago. This was because the content was so outrageously absurd.

Agiles did not show any signs of family history that had been with the kingdom for a long time or any behavior befitting it. There is a lot of evidence proving Agiles’ evil.

Even the person put forward as the successor to the family is judged to be too lacking in talent to change and lead Agiles.

Succession to the Dukedom is not permitted.

Wow!

Felix crumpled the letter roughly.

To receive permission from the King to succeed to the dukedom. In reality, it was just words that were permission and an act that was no different from notification.

When you become a duke, it was natural to inherit the nobility unless a serious problem arose. It is a simple formality-like procedure.

In such a situation, for the king to act so rudely was nothing more than an outright call for a fight.

Felix looked at his retainers.

“Do you think this makes sense?”

“Your Majesty is truly uncivilized! How can you doubt Lord Soga’s qualifications!”

“you’re right! And in the entire history of the kingdom, something like this has never happened before! How can you block the succession to the Duke’s Committee! “It looks like we will have to send a letter of protest!”

The retainers surrounding him spewed out words like honey with all their passion and passion.

After the previous Duke closed his eyes.

It was Felix who quickly reorganized the family. One of the ways to do this was to surround himself only with loyalists who only followed what he said.

‘As expected, my people are different.’

Most of those who claim to only act for their family are those who do not know how to understand their own feelings at important moments.

However, the loyalists he personally selected were different. Those who can sympathize with his pain and suffering of loss.

Perhaps thanks to the loyalists showing their anger as if it were their own business, Felix’s head became much colder.

“What you say is a hundred times right. However, I think we need to talk more seriously about how to respond. “What do you think the King wants?”

“Now that the transcendental person who was supporting Agiles has disappeared, she must have decided to take away a lot of her dowry, including the territory.”

It was a reasonable story.

Now that the family’s power is at its peak, isn’t it true that they are holding on tightly to issues that would normally be overlooked?

“…It’s becoming a nuisance. Do you think we should follow that intention?”

The vassals made eye contact with each other.

It was a delicate question.

If Sogaju had asked the question with the intention of confronting the king, he could have been in trouble if he had answered in the opposite direction.

The most perspicacious retainer lowered his head and answered.

“…We are just the sword and magic of Lord Soga. In the end, the most important thing is the intention of the owner who will lead Agiles.”

“Does everyone think that way?”

“of course!”

A faint smile appeared on Felix’s lips. It was clearly bad news that the Duke suddenly closed his eyes. The idea of being able to rule over this huge family all by yourself was too attractive.

Isn’t that the case now that high-ranking warlocks have been killed in droves, starting with Count Volfar, Agiles’ second-in-command? Rather, because vested interests disappeared, Felix was able to concentrate the family’s power in one place.

Moreover, judging calmly, the damage was not so severe that it could not be reversed. It was not for nothing that a high-ranking family was said to last for three generations even if it were to fail.

Vast land.

Abundant material resources.

Even training wizards who still have a lot of growth left to do. Agiles’ potential was not enough to be lost due to a single failure. It was clearly a difficult situation that anyone could see as a crisis for the family, but if you think about it the other way around, in a situation like this, you had to revive the family to leave a lasting mark on the family.

Felix was confident.

Not only was he a high-ranking warlock whose skills had reached the 8th rank, but he was also full of loyal followers who were willing to sacrifice their lives for him.

Felix, who was rubbing under his chin as if he was thinking hard, said.

“What is Agileth’s true power is known throughout the kingdom….”

Gulp.

Everyone swallowed their saliva at those words.

‘No way…’

‘He’s not crazy.’

We don’t know the future, but the current Aguiles was facing its worst crisis.

In this situation, being intoxicated with one’s own power and engaging in a direct confrontation with the King…

“…I would like to shake it off, but I don’t think the time is right yet. “It would be better to avoid a collision if it can be avoided, even if only by removing a certain part.”

“…If that’s what our lord wants, we can just follow it.”

“haha. There’s no need for that. “I want loyal subjects who give their allegiance with all their heart, not dolls.”

“I’ll keep that in mind!”

“okay. “Please send another letter to the kingdom…”

Before he could finish his sentence.

thud!

A knight hurriedly entered the conference room.

“Lord Soga! “It’s urgent!”

“What’s going on?”

“…Ardan has sent a declaration of war to the family!”

“what? “You sent a declaration of war?”

“yes. “This is a letter containing that content.”

The current head of the Agiles family invaded Ardan’s territory without permission.

As a result, enormous human and property damage occurred… and I declare that a territorial war will be waged to punish Agiles.

This territory battle has been approved by His Majesty the King, and Ardan’s sword will not forgive any interference in the affairs of the two families.

“…What kind of bullshit is this!”

I could understand Ardan going wild. Whatever the process, it was true that my father had trespassed on the territory without permission. But I couldn’t understand the last sentence.

“Your Majesty also gave permission for the territory war? “Is this true?”

“…I guess it’s true.”

The vassals’ expressions hardened.

There was no way such a phrase could have been included in an official document without the king’s permission. Only then did I realize the real reason why the king refused to inherit the title.

The king was trying to completely cut off Agiles’ line.

By using the famous sword called Ardan.

“…Lord Soga! “They say the army is on the march from Ardan!”

“…what is the number?”

“The number of soldiers is close to ten thousand, and the number of knights is said to be about five hundred!”

“….”

It didn’t matter how many soldiers accompanied him. There were private soldiers in Agiles, and their strength was in good condition.

But the Knights were different.

A dragon slayer group that has been gaining widespread fame in recent years. Five hundred would be equivalent to leading most of the knights. Felix thought about the number of warlocks left in the family.

If I were to squeeze in even an apprentice level warlock, I could barely get to around 300.

‘…little.’

knight and wizard. No matter how much he is an apprentice, it is an asymmetrical force where one person can handle five soldiers. That number was a whopping two hundred short. Now that high-ranking warlocks have been massacred, even that level will be pushed back a long way.

It may be possible to defend, but in other words, it should be seen as a force that can only defend.

I needed support.

‘Raythian?’

I already knew they had turned their backs on me. The only powers that were emerging now were other countries and denominations.

Felix quickly wrote down two letters. One was a letter to the nearby Kingdom of Limedell, and the other was a letter to the church.

“Move as quickly as possible.”

“yes!”

After Pavalma left.

Within a few days, the army arrived at the territory. Ardan’s emblem fluttering on a huge flag. The morale of the soldiers stationed on the outer wall was falling in real time.

“…Do not be afraid! The moment the gates are breached, Ardan will show no mercy!”

Felix, who activated the loudspeaker spell on the castle wall, screamed loudly.

The number of soldiers is similar.

If only he could take advantage of the walls…

His thoughts did not last long.

Sigh.

This was because the huge iron door opened its mouth wide without any resistance.

“…?”

Questionable eyes focused on one place. That was the same in Felix’s eyes. The person who released the pulley of the castle gate was the commander of the outer castle guard, one of his new loyal subjects.