I Regressed to My Ruined Family Chapter 278

＃When I returned, my family was ruined (279)

Ethan, who quickly left the place to avoid his sister’s harsh questions, arrived at the food warehouse in the underground training hall.

This was a place where intelligence agents received training on a regular quarterly basis. As such, a significant amount of food was stored. Most of them were actually close to preserved food.

‘Because this is also a training process.’

Intelligence agents’ jobs were most likely tasks that required concealment and speed.

If it were a normal meal, it would go through a cooking process such as roasting or steaming for taste, nutrition, and hygiene, but it was natural that such actions could not be carried out while performing a mission.

How can you spread the smell in a situation where you have to cover yourself more secretly than anyone else?

Therefore, for intelligence agents, eating preserved food was also an important training process. This was the reason why there were so many preserved foods piled up in the underground training hall.

‘I came at least once.’

But that doesn’t mean we can hand over the preserved food that real intelligence agents eat just for survival… After

thinking for a moment, Ethan rummaged deep in the warehouse. This was because it was the location of a new preservation ceremony that was recently undergoing development.

What was immediately in his hand was food that looked like a cookie with round grains clustered together.

‘At least this tasted pretty good.’

In recent years, the food situation in the duchy has been improving rapidly. This was because it was a granary area whose intelligence was rapidly increasing with the help of the elves. Thanks to this, there was room to create a variety of preserved foods.

In particular, elves grew unique plants, such as sticky grass, which can be ground to produce a sticky liquid.

Grains were very nutritious. By combining it with sticky glue, it was possible to create preserved food that was small in volume but highly nutritious.

That’s how this ‘Almond Ball’ was born. Almonds were not the only grain included.

Because it was a lump of all kinds of grains, considering their nutritional value. It was a product with added sugar, which was traded at a fairly high price.

Preserved food is almost a luxury item, costing well over the price of three or four regular preserved food items per pill. The reason for creating these items was simple.

The purpose was to strengthen the welfare of intelligence agents who had been neglected knowingly or unknowingly as the family’s income had been quite high in recent years.

Would they want to eat tasteless preserved food?

It wasn’t.

It’s just that the concept of preserved food is usually ingrained in the concept of food that is tasteless, can be consumed quickly, and can somehow only solve a meal, so people eat it without much question.

That is why we are accelerating the development of preserved foods.

As know-how was accumulated one by one, it was a benefit that could be accrued not only to intelligence agents, but also to soldiers and knights in the future.

Ethan returned to his seat and handed Elena an almond ball.

“what’s this?”

“A newly developed preserved food. The grains are lumped together. Try it sometime later. “It must be pretty delicious.”

“So you ran away from me to bring me this preserved food?”

“….”

this.

I didn’t expect to get caught this time too. My sister’s question had a harsh side. Moreover, Elena was someone who gave Ethan a favor that he could not repay even if it took him a lifetime.

Because I provided nursing care for nearly ten years. Even if they were family members, not many people would be able to give such devotion.

As if that wasn’t enough, he faithfully fulfilled his role as the duke’s deputy when he was away, and was a huge help to his finances by making a huge success of his design business.

Even Ethan, known in the world as the Iron-Blooded Duke who did not show an ounce of mercy to his enemies, had no choice but to be embarrassed by his sister.

A moment in crisis.

It was his two younger brothers who saved him. To be precise, it could be said that it was Myers looking at them with his mouth pouting.

“…No, over there. “Have you two completely forgotten about us?”

“…We really came here to fight sincerely.”

“You said it’s not dangerous? And Ethan won’t stop it anyway. “Did we really want to see each other’s blood?”

Elena’s eyes became sharp.

The reason I allowed the two younger brothers to spar was because I understood that there might be moments when the brothers fight each other.

Moreover, since it had turned into a subtle battle of pride, I thought it was necessary to sort out the rankings at least once.

Of course, above these two thoughts, there was one most fundamental concept. The two were brothers. Although Theron left the family when Myers was young, time passed and they did not see each other for a long time.

Even so, blood was thicker than water. Especially if they are Ardan’s descendants. As much as she loved her three brothers, she naturally thought that the two younger brothers in front of her would also care for each other.

Of course, the thought that we would be sparring at the risk of our lives never entered our minds.

That’s why the two were allowed to spar. However, if Theron and Myers truly had such dangerous thoughts…

The two brothers trembled as their eyes turned sharp like those of a cat.

To be honest, my eldest sister wasn’t that scared. Of course, she had an angry side when she was angry, but it was because I knew that she basically had the same warmth as her mother.

But the really scary thing is.

It was the eldest brother, who was very secretly firing his force behind his sister.

“…No, my sister, really… Is it really necessary for brothers to have love for each other? What I’m saying is that I really want to spar. You know it too. “Sometimes men can resolve things by physically clashing instead of talking.”

Myers, who was shooting out words like magical bullets without stopping for a moment, looked at Theron.

“…You think so too, right?”

“Okay then. There’s nothing to worry about. And honestly, even if you fight a little seriously, you still have a big brother. “Sister, it’s not like you don’t trust your eldest brother, right?”

Elena’s eyes softened at those words. It was true that he devoted affection to his three younger brothers, but it was clear that there was a difference in the size of that affection.

The person she trusted and relied on the most was, of course, Ethan, the head of the family. It was natural, given what I had seen and heard over the past hour. Of course, before he fell, he also showed the most trustworthy side.

“Believe it, don’t believe it. “Because I believe in our matriarch, I allowed this sparring.”

Elena nodded and continued speaking.

“Anyway, brothers hate or are jealous of each other. Then you can never do that. That’s the same no matter who wins this sparring, okay?”

“Haha, of course. I am not a moth. Do you really think you would be jealous of your younger brother just because you lost? Rather, I would recognize him deep in my heart as a reliable older brother. Well, if I win… I think we’ll need to sort out the rankings… Hmm!”

“Oh yeah. Sequence arrangement. I have to do it, I have to do it. Even if you lose to the youngest, you will never have any bitter feelings like your sister said. Haha, I think I’d be rather happy, right?”

“Hoo really?”

Myers immediately grabbed the tail of his horse as if he had figured it out. Theron smiled. On the surface, it was an ordinary smile, but Ethan could sense the darkness hidden behind it.

On the outside, he was smiling brightly, but in essence, no matter how you looked at it, it was closer to a forced smile.

‘You’re using what you learned as an intelligence agent here?’

Ethan chuckled. Well, if the sparring was to be successful now, it was more important to get his sister’s permission rather than his own. So what can we do?

I have no choice but to act as if I am a bolder person than anyone else.

“…then. “My youngest has grown so much without me seeing him, but as an older brother, I have to feel jealousy.”

“Are you willing to boldly organize rankings?”

“That’s right.”

It was a tone that no one would want to say, but Theron’s face as he answered was the same as that of the kind-hearted Hoin. There was a subtle confidence behind Theron’s answer. The reason I was able to feel so confident was simple.

―Myers If you are surprised first, you will lose by more than 80%. If you stick to it from the front… then it’s 50/50.

It was because I remembered Ethan’s evaluation. If an assassin and a knight fight head on, the odds of winning are 50/50?

That was essentially the same as acknowledging that the assassin’s skills were a level higher than that of the knight.

Common sense would have it that if a knight who was accustomed to all-out warfare and an assassin who practiced one-hit kills were to fight, the knight’s chances of winning would be much higher.

Perhaps sensing that confidence, the corners of Myers’ mouth hardened slightly this time.

“Oh, aren’t you too confident? “You have to know how long and short it is.”

“If it’s obviously too long, do you really need to give it a try to know the result? “You just know it when you see it.”

Quick!

Myers’ smile broke first. Soon he began to look at Ethan with burning eyes.

“Hyung, I think we can start quickly. “It’s not like we can just talk forever.”

“Are you both ready?”

The two people nodded at the same time. As soon as Ethan said the word “start,” explosive mana burst out over their bodies.

Soon, Theron embodied the body of a worshiper, and Myers, on the other hand, embodied the body of a metal dragon. The implementation level of both was very high.

Elena’s eyes widened at the sight of her entire body, not just her limbs, turning into that of a dragon in an instant.

“Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone’s whole body change like that, except for the knight commander.”

“We are members of Ardan, so of course we should do that.”

“I see…”

Immediately, a huge explosion erupted throughout the training hall. At the first clash between the two, the support pole made entirely of mithril shook. Theron was one step ahead in terms of speed as he utilized his explosively elastic muscles. On the other hand, Myers was showing stronger defense than anything else.

“It won’t end all at once.”

“Are you both at the same level?”

“Roughly?”

“Then…”

Elena rummaged through her arms.

What came out right away was the packaged almond ball that Ethan had handed me a while ago. Soon after, she took a generous bite of the almond ball and her eyes opened wider than when she witnessed the conflict between the two brothers.

Well well!

Elena, who was chewing the sticky grain, swallowed the contents and looked straight at Ethan.

“Ethan.”

“huh?”

“Let’s sell this.”

“…This?”

Nod!

“To whom?”

“Nobles. “You know that elven honey is produced in the granary area these days, right?”

Ethan nodded.

The honey prepared by the elves had a sweetness that could not be compared to any other and had an excellent aroma, so it was gaining a great reputation as a specialty of Ardan.

“Instead of sugar, we spread it here and harden it. And sell it to nobles. Preserved food! “Maybe it won’t be something I can sell because I don’t have this?”

bang! bang!

Despite the heavy drinking coming from all directions, Elena’s attention was focused solely on the almond ball.