I Regressed to My Ruined Family Chapter 201

＃When I returned, the family was ruined (202)

The day before the finals were held.

Damian, who was located in the waiting room, thought hard. Now the only remaining participants were himself and Duke Ethan. In his mind, the powerlessness that Ethan had shown was vividly replayed.

‘…It’s truly a terrible level of force.’

Damian smiled bitterly.

Marquess Wolfheim and Duke Floten. Both were families that had been competing endlessly as master swordsmen of the Kingdom of Limedell. That’s how deeply they knew each other.

The skills of Wolfheim’s eldest son, Tomern, were such that even Damian could not downplay them. A serial attack using two dual swords. In fact, Damian had experienced that serial attack three years ago. At that time, the result was close to a draw.

Just as he had improved incomparably from three years ago, Tomern had also grown. To that extent, the serial attack techniques he used were flashy and solid. If they had faced each other, the fight would have been so close that it would have been difficult for anyone to easily guess who would win. The duke…

‘avoided all of

those attack techniques without using any effort.’

On the surface, it was a tight match, but Damien was one of the knights who understood the essence of it. The duke avoided the combo attack without using all of his power, so he easily exploited the gap. If you consider that the art of serial striking is a sword technique that digs into the opponent’s weaknesses as the sword strikes successively, it could be said to be an incredible feat.

Then I realized.

At best, the duke’s skills are not at the level of facing the wall of transcendence. This was something I had suspected since I watched the first round of 16. I just didn’t want to admit it.

“…shit.”

Duke Ethan was the one who brought an irreparable insult to the Duke of Floten. If he hadn’t said that he wanted to retrieve his father’s relics, the terrible monster wouldn’t have visited the family.

What was even more unfair was the fact that his father’s relics had been purchased ‘legally’ by the Floten Dukes.

In the end, wasn’t Ardan’s failure to manage his internal affairs properly the reason why the 10th subsidiary sold the lump of black liquid? Was it illegal or dishonorable to purchase it?

It wasn’t.

I just bought what was given the price tag at a reasonable price.

In the end, this was an act close to robbery. That’s why I was dreaming of revenge. It is very difficult to visit Ardan located in Heidern in person. In that sense, this competition was a golden opportunity to get revenge fairly.

Of course, as it was an international competition, the rules were strict. Intentionally cutting off limbs or seriously injuring someone who was unable to continue the game were among the prohibited things. Unless there are truly unavoidable circumstances.

Therefore, the revenge did not have meaning in the physical realm.

He simply pledged revenge in terms of honor, as the duke was far below him in terms of pure skill.

This alone would have been enough of a blow to the Duke, who was now making Ardan’s name known beyond Heidern.

When the finals started, I thought I could definitely do that.

In reality, it wasn’t at all. The duke’s skills were too high for that to happen. It’s to the point where I feel lucky if I don’t end up being humiliated, let alone cause further embarrassment.

plural?

In the end, promises without skills were just empty claims. Damian knew that very well.

In the end, these worries are due to a lack of skills.

Actually, it was.

If there had been strength, the family would not have bowed to that monster. There was no need to change from a monster to a duke, as if passing on the object of revenge.

In the end, wasn’t it a burning desire for revenge on a seemingly easy opponent?

It was bitter.

It occurred to me that even the floaten held up in Limedell wasn’t really a big deal. Wasn’t it to the point where he couldn’t do anything about the girl who visited that day? The world was large and there were many monsters.

It was then.

The door to the waiting room burst open.

Damian looked away and his eyes widened.

“Why is His Excellency here….”

“Do you have time?”

Wariness flashed in Damian’s eyes.

Even if it was just empty words, I couldn’t say that we were good enough to talk to him. The fact that the finals were right around the corner was one of the reasons, and crucially, the Duke…

wasn’t he the one who brought about the ruin of his family? The corners of Damian’s mouth turned up bitterly when he saw Ethan’s eyes. The duke’s eyes were calm, as if he didn’t care about such things at all.

‘…but.’

Whether or not he knew that something like that had happened in the process of recovering his father’s relics was of no concern to the duke.

“…What’s going on?”

“I want to ask you something. Why did you return the eight pills?”

Damian chewed his lip at the nonchalant question.

“Didn’t you send someone?”

“…person?”

“Why can’t you even call that a person? “It was something close to a monster.”

“I don’t know. I just made a request to His Majesty Bjorn. “It means I wasn’t the one who sent the person.”

“…Thanks to that, many elite knights lost their eyes.”

“I just asked for the item back. Is that my fault? “I’m sure the royal family tried to resolve the issue verbally.”

“….”

Damian was speechless.

It wasn’t wrong. When I first sent the message, the King attached a statement saying that he would provide reasonable compensation. It’s just that even if I received such compensation, I didn’t want to give it back. Heidern and Limedel were countries with a hostile relationship, and giving power to the enemy was not something the dukedom wanted.

okay.

It was clearly a part of patriotism.

This means that it was not an incident that could have led to such a terrible event. That was why it was unfair. Of course, there would be no use in telling the duke, who was a foreign citizen, about that injustice.

“…So you came to me to ask that?”

“no. “To be more precise, I am curious about ‘who’ went to visit.”

“I’m not sure why Your Excellency is curious about that.”

“There is a saying that the enemy of your enemy is your friend.”

“…Are you saying that the person who came to our family could have a hostile relationship with His Excellency the Duke?”

“I guess probably. “Hasn’t someone who appears to be a girl with the skill to manipulate people come to visit?”

“…!”

Damian opened his eyes wide. The appearance of the monster that came to Ploten was still vivid in my mind. It was just as the duke said.

“How could it be that His Excellency the Duke moved him?”

“Didn’t you say they were enemies? Just one of those I’m tracking. “It looks like the base is Limedell.”

“….”

There were many things he wanted to ask, but Damian kept quiet as much as possible. It was not clear now what the duke’s relationship was with the girl. They may say they are enemies, but in reality, they may be allies. If so, the situation was worst. Because it meant that the duke had the means to move such a monster.

“I think there is a misunderstanding. “Do you know the identity of that girl?”

“…He must be a very outstanding magician, or if not, he must be of a very high rank… from the dragon race.”

He possesses enormous strength that belies his youthful appearance. It was a power that even the head of the Ploten duchy could not handle.

One would have to be a wizard who has reached the level of a transcendental person who can completely change one’s appearance, or else a dragon race, to explain that power.

Ethan nodded.

“right. “They are the Yongin tribe.”

“…How are you sure of that?”

“I came to Ardan in person. So we faced off.”

“Could it be that you showed your true colors in that battle?”

“okay.”

“…!”

Damian opened his eyes wide.

Not only did Ploten’s elite knights attack him, but even Damian and his father attacked him.

Even though it charged at them like that, it was a monster that easily subdued them without revealing its true form.

But at best…

‘He revealed his true colors in the fight with the duke?’

Does this mean that the Duke has greater power than the head of the Floten family, who is called the Transcendent?

I almost wanted to believe it in a different way. It is said that the dragon tribe visited and revealed their true colors and told the story. It was such an unbelievable claim.

‘…no.’

To be more precise, it would be more accurate to say that it is a story you don’t want to believe.

“Anyway, I guess that’s not important. The point I want to make is this. “Don’t you want revenge?”

plural.

It was a word that touched my heart.

It would be a lie if I said I didn’t want to take revenge. Because those who were loyal to the family were massacred by the dragon clan.

It was a defeat that was not only humiliating, but even miserable.

“…of course I would like to.”

“I don’t have to tell you what kind of relationship Ardan and the dragon people have, you probably know. “I will help you.”

“….”

gulp.

Damian swallowed.

Ardan lost his entire fleet due to war. Likewise, the Yongin tribe, who were left without a leader due to the war. The relationship between the two organizations was definitely close to the worst.

“…How are you going to help me?”

“Let’s make a deal.”

“If it’s a deal….”

“The royal family of Lymdell. “Isn’t it strange?”

It certainly was.

The fact that the dragon tribe came as soon as they rejected the letter from the royal family meant that the two organizations had some kind of connection.

“There would be no reason for such a monster to be controlled by the king of a nation. “I don’t know if it’s the other way around.”

“…Do you want to say that Your Majesty has become a puppet of the Dragon Clan?”

“That’s my opinion.”

“Haa….”

It was a very heavy topic that made me sigh.

“What do you want?”

“The movements and currents of the royal family. Handing over that information.”

“…Is that okay?”

“If I were to ask you to move proactively, would you do so?”

There was no way that could be possible.

Doesn’t even a monster that looks like that girl possess unimaginable power?

Confronting the dragon race head-on was no different from saying that we would properly confront the cults that had spread across the continent.

Even if they were the Floten Dukes who had supported Limedell for generations, if they fought against them, the entire territory would be on fire in less than a day.

Although he harbored a desire for revenge, he could not lead his family down the path of destruction.

This is probably a factor that not only Damian but also the head of the Ploten family is thinking about as well.

“…Probably not.”

“That’s why I’m asking you to hand over information. “This is something that can be done without much burden.”

“The price is….”

“The punishment of the dragon race. “I will avenge Floten on your behalf.”

“…Are you really trying to hunt down dragon people like Ardan from before?”

“okay.”

It was a long-held wish passed down from ancestors and one of the goals that was not achieved in a previous life. That’s why there was no hesitation in answering.

“…I will give you an answer soon.”

It was an urgent matter to find out whether the royal family was really occupied by the Yongin tribe.

Only then will you be able to decide whether or not to hand over information to the duke belonging to Heidern.

‘…If the Dragon people are really active in the royal family…’

This was not something that could be resolved with the power of the Floten Dukes.

Outside help will be needed.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Now I can finally understand what he said.