I Regressed to My Ruined Family Chapter 2

＃After returning, the family was ruined (2)

Heidern Kingdom.

It was one of the seven kingdoms on the Western Continent.

Although it was the smallest in power among the kingdoms, the Duke of Ardan was still considered the greatest swordsmanship family in the kingdom.

Even when humanity was wiped out by the dragon tribe’s invasion, they did not live in log houses like this.

But what?

“We’ve lived here for over ten years?”

Elena nodded quietly.

“Wow, really…”

I was so surprised that it gave me goosebumps. I don’t think I was this scared when I faced that dragon bastard.

“why? They say our family sacrificed a lot while fighting the dragon-headed bastards fifteen years ago. “Then shouldn’t the king have given something?”

He sacrificed his life like stubble for his country. Then, of course, there has to be a price to pay.

It made me wonder what on earth the kingdom was doing while the duke’s descendants were living like this.

If he really abandoned the duchy without giving anything, he was planning to tear the king’s head to pieces.

Just thinking about such an idiot sitting on top of me made me feel like my clothes wouldn’t change.

Elena shook her head at those words.

“No, Ethan. “We were rewarded for our sacrifice.”

“You got it? “What on earth did you get to live like this?”

“Immunity.”

“Immunity?”

“His Majesty Sigismund, the 17th king, said he would treat our ducal family as guardians of the kingdom.”

“wait for a sec. Sigmund?”

“huh.”

It was a name I had never heard before.

‘Has even the king changed?’

but.

It was no big deal that the king of the country had changed as he had signed a non-aggression pact with those damn dragon heads.

“so?”

“As the eldest son who will inherit the family in the future, he has given you immunity to be forgiven for any kind of wrongdoing, as long as it is not treason.”

“Only for me?”

“huh. Only to you. “I understand that that right extends to three generations, including yours.”

Ethan’s eyes lit up.

It was because I thought Sigmund was not as incompetent as I thought. The right to be forgiven for any wrongdoing, unless it is treason.

This was a tremendous amount of authority.

It was said that if there was a nobleman you didn’t like, it was okay to beat him until he was half dead.

No, in fact, he was innocent even if he killed him.

Of course, it may be a bit tactful to pluck off every branch you see.

Still, I felt like I could use it properly at important moments.

But…

Ethan’s magnanimity was too limited to forgive a man named Sigmund for just this.

“But is that really the end?”

“He also gave me a lot of gold and silver treasures.”

“Wait… a lot?”

“huh. many.”

“Where on earth did all that gold and silver treasure go?”

“…It’s being kept in the family.”

“Wasn’t this our family?”

“no. “After you fell, my whole family was kicked out.”

‘Wasn’t living in the hunting lodge because the dukedom went bankrupt?’

I was embarrassed for a moment.

Anger exploded in Ethan’s head like an active volcano.

“What kind of person could kick us out of the family?”

“…Collaterals of the family. “After you fell ten years ago, they started showing their teeth in earnest.”

“Collateral?”

The story Elena told me after that was astounding.

After his grandfather and father, who were direct descendants of the family, died in a war with the Yongin tribe.

It is said that Sigismund, the previous king, ordered the duchy to form an institution called the Senate.

The Senate was an institution that could represent the head of the family, which was made up of ten of the remaining collateral families.

The reason for establishing the Senate was simple.

The reason was that the remaining direct descendants of the dukedom at that time were too young to rule the family.

Also, since I have immunity, I can abuse my power at a young age, so I need to rule by proxy until I become an adult.

There were all kinds of reasons.

‘Damn you. ‘You sprinkled a lot of poop at the end.’

Ethan stuck his tongue out.

It was a bonus that my score for a guy named Sigmund plummeted.

Power is a type of power that should not be left in the hands of others.

Look at it now too.

As soon as they gained power, didn’t they start tricking the family without even knowing what they were doing?

“Then what did you decide to do as the head of the family?”

“I decided to become the head of the family the day you turned twenty.”

“I’m not certain?”

“It used to be like that… but a lot has happened in the past ten years.”

“is it.”

The period of collapse was a whopping ten years.

Moreover, he worked very hard for the Nan family before he fell.

So much so that he collapsed for ten years while trying to restore the lost family’s arcane technology.

‘I even have immunity here.’

The collaterals probably didn’t want to put him in the position of head of the family even if he died.

If that were the case, a bloody purge could have occurred.

So, it was obvious that there would have been a lot of push for the third or fourth in the last ten years.

‘I have about eight months left until I turn twenty.’

Ethan was thinking deeply.

“If I had behaved a little better, it wouldn’t have ended up like this… I’m sorry.”

Elena blushed.

After my grandfather and father passed away, the family’s arcane technology was cut off overnight, and collaterals began to enter the family in earnest. In the meantime, the one struggling alone was the younger brother in front of me.

It was for this reason that a delicate balance was maintained in the family where collaterals began to rule.

But ten years ago.

After Ethan, who was learning various techniques to restore the lost family’s vision, collapsed due to a mana surge, the balance began to collapse rapidly and uncontrollably.

There was no way for her and her younger siblings, who were only descendants of the family and had no real power, to stop the collateral.

The result was the current situation.

“Stop crying, sister. “Why is this my sister’s fault?”

“I should have supported the family somehow…”

Ethan shook his head.

When he collapsed ten years ago, his older sister was only ten years old.

Even if the children of noble families received early education from a young age, they were never old enough to rule the family.

How can he prevent the invasion of greedy collaterals at such a young age without any special authority?

He quietly held Elena’s hand.

Suddenly, I felt rough hands.

I looked at her hands.

I could see the rough and rough back of my hand.

These were definitely not hands that a young lady from a noble family would show.

My heart hurt like it was burning.

I felt like I could roughly understand how people lived over the past years even without seeing it with my own eyes.

He must have gone through all sorts of hardships to feed himself and his younger siblings after he collapsed.

That was a fact that could easily be noticed just by looking at this damn log cabin.

“sister.”

“huh.”

“I’m sorry for saying something like that earlier.”

Donate money to buy jewelry or dresses.

Just by looking at the old and worn-out clothes she was currently wearing, one could infer that she had few clothes to wear right away, let alone dresses.

It was nothing short of an insult to my older sister, who had worked hard to raise the other siblings after being kicked out of the family.

Ethan bowed his head.

“Lift your head up Ethan.”

“….”

He raised his face.

Elena was smiling broadly.

“As long as you’re healthy, I’m fine, Ethan. Really.”

Suddenly, the image of his mother appeared in Ethan’s mind. The older sister who was smiling now looked a lot like her mother.

“…I had a good meal, sister. “You’re better at cooking than I thought.”

“I ate dinner, so get some rest today. It hasn’t been long since you woke up. Understand?”

“okay. “Sleep well too, sister.”

“Okay Ethan. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Elena left the room holding an empty bowl.

Is it because I opened my eyes for the first time in ten years?

Even just having a short conversation was enough to make me feel tired easily. Ethan soon fell into a deep sleep.

* * *

Elena opened her eyes in the morning sunlight and went down the stairs to the first floor.

In the living room, several chamberlains, including Chamberlain Hans, were talking.

Elena sighed inwardly. They were guards sent by the collateral family.

They are like bugs who just eat food without doing any work.

It’s already been ten years since I’ve seen this scene.

If this is going to happen, I can’t even remember how many times I told him to just leave.

However, even if empty seats were created, they were soon filled with other people and the same scenes were repeated.

The reason he answered Ethan’s question by saying that he had no servants was because these people were better off without him.

Elena smiled bitterly.

‘Ethan shouldn’t be disappointed to see this.’

It was my younger brother who woke up for the first time in ten years. Will my younger brother be able to survive if his skinny body is not enough and he is shocked by the reality he is facing?

Elena approached the chamberlain.

“Chief Chamberlain.”

“yes. “Grand Duchess.”

“I would like you to leave today.”

Hans smiled softly at those words.

“That’s a bit troublesome. “It’s our job to stay here.”

“…Please.”

“I am a member of Baron Kargath. “The Baron has ordered me to remain in this annex.”

“ha.”

“sorry.”

“…all right.”

Elena passed by the gaze that seemed to be intently observing her and headed toward the restaurant.

‘I guess I should at least make Ethan’s favorite food.’

After finishing cooking like that.

I woke Ethan up and took him to the restaurant.

The dining room was quite far from the living room on the first floor. It was the moment the two people entered the restaurant.

“sister.”

“huh.”

“I heard there is no one serving you?”

“Actually, there is…”

“There is, though?”

“We didn’t hire them.”

“Then who hired you?”

“Several families have applied…”

“They have applied, but they just sit there and chat like that? “Didn’t you make this food yourself?”

“Well…”

“If you’re not going to be of any help like that, I think it would be better to just ask you to leave.”

“No matter what, other people kept coming. And when I tell you to go, I don’t listen to you…”

“I’m eating first.”

“you?”

“I wanted to have a quick chat with that friend from earlier. “I’ll be right back.”

Before Elena could stop him, Ethan started walking toward the living room.

* * *

Chamberlain Hans flopped down on the sofa.

‘I was wondering why you asked me such a favor… Did you do it because the Archduke woke up?’

When I remembered Elena’s earnest request, I couldn’t help but laugh.

Who would think that woman is a descendant of a noble family?

A lowly maid wouldn’t know.

‘I really did get one job right. Hehe.’

Hunting Annex.

It was a place that people with a passing knowledge of the place called ‘the place of exile.’

When Baron Kargath first sent him here, Hans was speechless.

Because I didn’t really like the idea of working in a place of exile.

However, after staying here for a long time, I realized that this was a much better place than I thought.

A senate was formed to act as the head of the dukedom, and 10 collateral families began to make a name for themselves.

Perhaps because she was dispatched there, even the Grand Duchess could not treat this person carelessly.

Thanks to this, Hans had nothing to do. At most, my daily routine consisted of chatting with the servants and getting some rest.

Still, the salary came quickly.

Sometimes, if you ask for even a piece of useful information, the reward is very good.

Thanks to this, not only was his title raised one level to a semi-nobleman, but he was also able to buy a luxurious house in a baronial territory.

Where else in the world is there such a sweet workplace?

‘The Archduke who fell into a coma woke up again after ten years.’

This was information worthy of a fairly generous reward.

“Hehe. Hey, prepare the letter.”

“yes. Chamberlain.”

It was the moment when Hans looked at the servant and smiled quietly.

“hey.”

A voice came from behind.

Hans frowned and looked back.

Right then.

Wow!

Hans’ body flew through the air with a cheerful sound and hit the wall hard.

It was blown so hard that the log wall was shaking.

“Wow!”

I lost consciousness for a moment due to the immense pain.

“What the hell!”

Step by step. Step by step.

The Archduke was approaching him. Hans, who was crying in pain, began to tremble.