I Regressed to My Ruined Family Chapter 57

＃When I returned, my family was ruined (58)

“If you want to die in peace, just tell me.”

The Viscount was shocked.

That too for a while.

He said with a sigh, as if he had given up.

“…Good. I will tell you, so at least kill me mercifully.”

I heard the story about the two barons. There is no way he would save his life just because it was him. In that case, it would have been better to at least die without pain.

“Sure.”

“…I’ve seen that mark.”

“where?”

“This is the sign shown by the person who came to me. He seemed like a great wizard. “Because he suddenly appeared in my office without any pretense of popularity.”

“Didn’t the knight commander notice?”

“…exactly.”

It is said that he is a high-ranking wizard.

“so?”

“You said you could ‘trade’ with someone who had the mark. “What they wanted was metal.”

“…metal?”

“exactly. Of course, I didn’t want an ordinary piece of steel. I was looking for rare types of metals such as mithril, bloodstone, and adamantine. “They want to trade their skills for it.”

“Was that why you used the technology of the dragon people?”

“…haha! “Who wouldn’t want a way to become stronger several times faster than human methods?”

Lorcan, who was staring at Ethan, continued speaking.

“Hehe… Even the western part of the country, where the dukedom is located, is accepting Al-um-alum technology. What about other regions? “We… just followed the trend.”

Be popular.

It seemed that the area infiltrated by the dragon tribe’s henchmen was wider than expected.

It was something I half expected.

I asked while looking at the guy.

“Do you know anything about the wizard’s identity?”

“Hehe… I will ask you honestly, Grand Duke. Do you think I can trace the whereabouts of a wizard whose skills are so high that even the knight commander may not know where he came from?”

“That’s not true. “Not really.”

It was the moment when I grabbed the guy’s shoulder tightly.

The Viscount began to scream for the prison to go away.

“I don’t know his exact whereabouts, but he seems to know something more about that wizard. is not it?”

“Keueuuuuu!”

“Answer no. “Then I will crush your limbs.”

It was Ethan who had seen countless groups of humans in his past life.

At least, I was able to distinguish the characteristics of liars at the level of a prophet.

In Ethan’s opinion, this guy is.

There was definitely more information to be had.

“Kwaaaaak! “Speak…I will speak!”

“I should have done that a long time ago.”

The Viscount looked at Ethan with trembling eyes and said.

“There are…middle traders.”

“Middleman?”

“Mel… Melaisis… the wizard… active in the duchy… I contacted him every time I looked for metal. “When I contacted him, it wasn’t long before the high-ranking wizard came to visit.”

“What kind of wizard is a middleman?”

“Ugh… To be honest, I don’t know the details either. We conducted a separate investigation, but found that he was not a person with a high reputation. “All I saw was some basic magic.”

‘Are you a specialized wizard?’

Even though a wizard’s level was high, it did not mean that he was good at using all types of magic.

Therefore, wizards generally had their own areas of expertise. For example, like Ilya, who is making a name for herself in the production field.

Melaisis.

I thought maybe he was a wizard specializing in one field.

A group of wizards.

It was still unclear what kind of organization they were and where their headquarters were.

‘But you caught the tail.’

If you get through that middle-of-the-road trader, you will be able to obtain higher-quality information than this.

“Where is he?”

“…It’s near the Viscounty. “Do you have a map?”

He took out his great sword and traced a gold line on the floor.

It was an instant for a territory similar to a Viscounty territory to be drawn.

“Point it out.”

Viscount Lorcan pointed his finger at a part of the painting.

‘It’s not far.’

The distance is about a day by carriage.

It won’t be difficult to visit.

“Are you… going to keep your promise?”

Would you like me to kill you in peace?

well.

This is a guy I didn’t like from the beginning.

Moreover, he tried to hide important parts of the information he knew.

If I hadn’t scolded him, I wouldn’t have known about the existence of middlemen.

If you take that into account.

“You were the first to break your promise.”

There was no reason to keep the promise.

What Ethan wanted in return for keeping his promise was to spit out all the information without leaving out any of it.

“What…what? for a moment!”

I left the prison, ignoring what he said.

* * *

Not in the capital.

Marquis Bloten and Porforens arrived in front of the royal castle. The dwarf who saw the towering castle swallowed his saliva.

“egg plant.”

It was the moment I approached the entrance.

“I see you, His Excellency the Marquis. But the person next to me…”

“He’s my companion.”

“Then we will issue you a temporary pass. However, it cannot be used from within area 3 of the capital city.”

Originally, anyone whose identity was not guaranteed could not even enter, but it was a specially issued ID card as it was no different from the Marquis personally guaranteeing his identity.

Popolence took the ID card and his eyes lit up.

‘As expected, he is the Marquis of Bessus.’

Just by saying a few words, he was able to obtain a temporary pass for the royal city.

The power of the marquis was greater than expected. The Marquis looked into the dwarf’s bright eyes and smiled bitterly.

“There’s no need to look at it like that. “This is not that big of a deal.”

“yes? “I received a pass to enter the palace?”

“If it were 20 years ago, I would have been able to get it up to 6 times instead of just 3 times.”

The royal palace was divided into a total of eight areas.

If the head of the kingdom’s 7th family had brought a companion, they would have issued a pass to area 6 or up to area 7.

‘The marquis was certainly like that in the past.’

Kingdom 7th Street.

The family that had power that could not be surpassed by them was the Marquis of Bessus.

Faded glory always brings bitterness.

After finishing his appetite, the Marquis looked at Porforens.

“egg plant.”

The two people entered the interior of the palace. Around the time you pass through area 3 and enter area 4. The royal knight who stopped Porforens said.

“From here on, you will need to prove your identity separately.”

“Is this okay?”

It was the moment when the dwarf took out his identity card from his arms. The royal guard knight’s eyes widened.

“This…!”

Golden flame pattern!

It was the only plaque in the kingdom that proved the status of being treated with the highest respect along with the royal family.

“I came here on behalf of the Archduke of the Ardan duchy. “I have something to tell you, Your Majesty.”

The shocked guard knight looked at the card and nodded.

Just by looking at this, it was a genuine identity card.

“…yes. “You may come in.”

Porforens and the Marquis entered area 4. The guard knight who was watching this entered the inner sanctuary.

Representative of the Duke of Ardan.

This was so important that it had to be reported as a top priority to high-ranking officials in the inner city. That’s how the two people entered the inner walls of the palace.

After a while.

I was able to attend the royal meeting held every morning.

The eyes of the nobles seated in the conference room were focused on Marquis Bloten. No, to be exact, it was no different from being cornered by the handsome dwarf sitting next to him.

‘Who is it?’

Dwarves were one of the most familiar beings to them.

Aren’t the kingdom’s blacksmiths the dwarves?

However, even Williams, the kingdom’s blacksmith, rarely appeared at the royal council.

At most, he only showed his face occasionally when delivering swords to the royal family.

There was only a moment of doubt.

“His Majesty Delprion is entering!”

This is because the king was seated at the head of the table.

A strange look crossed the king’s eyes as he looked around at the nobles. It was because of the dwarf next to Marquis Bloten.

“Who are you?”

“My name is Porforens, an outside director of the Greston Blacksmiths’ Guild. He is also the representative of Prince Ethan.”

“…Agent of the Archduke?”

The eyes of the king and other high-ranking nobles sparkled.

Ethan Ardan.

Now his name has spread far and wide, even here in the capital.

As soon as he woke up, wasn’t he someone who was making a name for himself by destroying the 10 collateral families one by one?

In the West, where the duchy was already located, rumors were spreading that it was the second coming of a hero. It was a rumor that even the king had no choice but to pay attention to.

Because Ardan’s name had that much weight.

“…So what brought you here?”

“The Grand Duke told me to convey this to His Majesty.”

Porforens politely handed out a document. Si-dong took the document and handed it to Delprion.

“….”

The King, who was quietly reading the document, laughed as if it were absurd.

“Are you saying that the kingdom’s blacksmith was in direct communication with the dragon people?”

“…!”

The reactions of high-ranking nobles were varied. While there are some who are completely unaware of this fact.

Some people began glaring at the dwarves with their eyes shining sharply.

“Prime Minister?”

“yes. your majesty.”

“Would you like to read it?”

“I will do so.”

The Prime Minister read the document.

Starting with the distribution route of the book called Dragon Clan God Book, the location of the place called the printing house, and even the dwarven symbol written on the printing press.

“What do you think, Prime Minister?”

“…It doesn’t seem like there is any connection at all.”

“Hmm…”

Delprion tapped the throne. The nobles who saw this were silent.

That behavior was one of the things the king showed when he was annoyed.

Is it because of the dwarf who reported unwanted information, or because of the blacksmith who had a connection with the dragon people?

The reason was still unclear.

Silence continued throughout the conference room.

* * *

‘You must have entered the royal castle by now.’

I received a call from Marquis Bloten. It was said that he was planning to attend a royal meeting to be held in the morning.

You will probably receive the results of the meeting in a few days.

‘It was called Melaisis.’

Elena, Frexian, and Sylvia were in charge of maintaining the Viscounty.

Starting with the appeasement of the existing Knights Templar, to issues related to internal affairs.

Talented people will solve these problems on their own. Now that I had some free time, it was time to look for him.

That was the moment when Ethan stood up.

smart!

Someone knocked on the door.

It was immediately after that that an innocent voice was heard.

“Hmph! I have something to report. “Can I come in?”

“okay.”

Ilya came into the room and snorted.

“The item was successfully restored! That’s not all! “When you see this place…!”

After handing over the documents, she continued speaking as if she was chanting at high speed.

The summary was simple.

The item was successfully restored.

The performance has been improved to be much superior to what was previously said.

This means that the ingredients were replaced with ones that were easier to obtain.

“okay.”

It was the moment I spoke while nodding my head. Ilya said with her cheeks puffed out.

“…human. “Stingy praise reduces work efficiency.”

“Good job.”

“….”

The puffed up cheeks sank in an instant. When I looked closely, I saw that the hand holding the collar was trembling.

Anyone who saw him looked openly happy.

‘It’s cheap for being pampered.’

If a product could be improved this much with just one word of praise, I could give it as much praise as I wanted.

However, the reason for not abusing praise was simple.

The purpose was to make people aware that ‘praise’ is a very difficult act to receive.

That way, you can eat as much as you want and still get away with it in a nutshell.

Immediately after, Ilya, who was watching, quietly spoke.

“Hmm… I think it’s still a little lacking…”

“Then, let’s get better results. “Nothing is free in this world.”

“….”

Ilya was trembled.

Are you saying that if I give you one more compliment, I’ll get horns on my butt?

What a bad person!

But behind it all, there was still a hidden nature that yearned for praise.

‘…Why does the author’s praise feel so different?’

Praise beyond praise.

This is something I have heard countless times when dealing with merchants in the guise of an old woman.

At that time, I didn’t even have any inspiration.

Why is the Archduke’s blunt praise so pleasant to hear?

Even Illya, who was called the Great Mage, could not understand the reason.

“Then let’s go out and see.”

“…Is there something to do?”

“I’m going to go find the wizard.”

“…Wizard? Who are you talking about? “The information about this wizard is really thorough.”

‘This guy.’

Now that I think about it, he was a great wizard.

Ethan asked.

“Do you know a wizard named Melaisis?”

“Melaisis… Ah! “That old man?”

Ilya asked with a smile.

No matter how you looked at it, it seemed like he knew well the wizard he was trying to find.

“Do you know?”

“know! Know better! Hmm! “If you want to go see me, I can help you.”

Ilya spoke with sparkling eyes. The archmage was speaking with her eyes.

Please take me with you.

If you are going to visit, it would be better to move with someone you know.

Ethan nodded willingly.