Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 38

Logan was from the Esperanza family, a ducal family. He got a very good potion from the healer, but he didn’t use it. He put it inside his jacket.

Someone might think, ‘Wow, a ducal family giving away such a potion to someone not in their family… that’s surprising.’

It cost 500,000 gold. That’s a huge price! And even though it was so expensive, it was hard to find. Not enough were made for everyone who wanted one.

He didn’t particularly want to use it on his injuries right now.

‘Because I can heal without drinking it.’

The power he possessed, his evolved Force, had healed his severely injured body to the point where he could move within just a few hours.

The healer was wrong. He thought Logan had already drunk the potion.

However, he still needed a few more days to fully recover.

“Please, take care as you leave.”

The ducal family’s knight was very polite as he said goodbye to Logan. This was very different from when Logan first arrived. Then, they were not so nice.

But it was all an act; the moment he turned, his face twisted in pain.

“Ugh…….”

Each step sent jolts of pain through his body. Cold sweat dripped down his forehead, and a sharp, throbbing pain pounded behind his eyes.

“Still, what I gained is much greater.”

He wasn’t just talking about the highest-grade potion.

Even amidst the pain, Logan grinned and reached inside his jacket.

As he felt around his chest, he touched a neatly folded piece of paper.

It was a treasure even more valuable than the highest-grade potion.

– These are the coordinates for my teacher’s communication device. If you get stuck while learning the Gravity Sword, feel free to contact me.

‘I never expected him to think so highly of me….’

It was practically the treatment of a disciple, an achievement beyond his expectations.

The Sword Saint’s technique, and his connection with him.

This would be a great strength in navigating the challenging future ahead.

Thinking that, the pain seemed to subside a little.

As his mind eased, the surrounding scenery finally came into view.

‘It’s certainly magnificent.’

Gran, the ancient capital, was filled with grand houses. Each one looked different, built in different times. Some were tall and made of grey stone, others were wider with red roofs. Logan could smell the city – a mix of horses, food cooking, and something like flowers.

But even for Logan, who lacked such knowledge, the mansions were beautiful enough to appreciate, and the splendid carriages passing along the streets added to the elegance of the scene.

‘So, I must protect it from collapsing.’

Renewing his resolve, he entered the bustling street when suddenly, he heard the sound of horses and wheels stopping beside him. He glanced over, annoyed at the interruption.

“Oh, aren’t you Logan? It’s been a while.”

A beautiful, clear voice spoke.

Turning his head at the familiar voice, he saw a large, shiny black carriage. It was pulled by four strong, white horses. On the side of the carriage, a silver wolf was carved, the symbol of her family.

He recognized the emblem, and the sparkling silver-haired beauty visible through the carriage’s curtains was also a familiar face.

Though not in a good way.

“…Liina?”

“Oh, were we close enough to call each other by name? I’m a little taken aback.”

Right. They weren’t close. So why was she stopping him and talking to him?

“…Lady Wolves. It’s been a while.”

Logan kept his voice flat, not showing any politeness. He really wanted her to leave.

Even though his tone probably didn’t sound welcoming at all, the beautiful woman in the carriage smiled even more. She kept talking.

“I never dreamed I’d meet you here. I’m not bothering you, am I?”

Liina’s smile didn’t quite reach her eyes. Logan could tell she was playing a game.

Yes, she was. Very much so.

“You seem to be frowning…”

‘It’s because I’m in pain, you witch.’

They didn’t get along well now. He still remembered bad things from before.

However, the situation wasn’t favorable for antagonizing Liina, or rather, the Wolves family, without a plan.

“Not at all. I just have some worries, Lady Wolves. Then, please be on your way.”

I don’t want to talk to you. Go away and don’t bother me.

Logan turned his body, blatantly expressing his discomfort.

“Ah, I heard a rumor that you’re doing business in the capital these days. Did something happen to your family?”

Liina’s voice, slightly stiff but still clear, stopped him as he tried to walk away.

“…What are you talking about?”

“Well… the money I gave you wasn’t a small amount, but I heard you’re doing shameful business…”

She had a shy expression as if she was carefully bringing up the story, but Logan interpreted it completely differently.

‘What an annoying woman.’

“Sigh.”

A sigh naturally escaped his lips, but he didn’t have time to argue right now.

“Well, as you know, I’m a bit greedy for money.”

“Ah, that’s right. It must be tough living in a barren territory…”

“Indeed. Then, goodbye.”

He felt a little angry for a moment. But Logan just shook his head and kept walking.

However.

Clip-clop.

The carriage he didn’t want to see still followed him.

“Do you have anything more to say? Because I don’t.”

Liina’s expression twisted slightly at the blatant disregard.

Then, she brought up a completely different topic.

“According to a rumor I recently heard, you were quite active in the territory war.”

His mind went ice-cold at those words.

Even though he had become famous for selling Imporic in the capital, he hadn’t heard a single word about the territory war.

That meant the nobles in the capital didn’t care about events in the remote areas.

‘But this woman was paying attention….’

If a bad relationship was still a relationship, it wasn’t that strange.

However, he refused any further interest.

“Thank you for your interest in me, but as a former betrothed, your excessive attention is a bit burdensome, Lady Wolves.”

Liina’s face looked a little angry when he said that. She quickly replied with a sharp question.

“I’m more interested in the weapon you used than in you. Do you have any intention of selling it?”

Logan could think: ‘Weapon? She’s too interested in that. Is she trying to steal my idea? Or does she think it’s a threat to her family?’

“…It’s not that great of an item. I’m too embarrassed, so I’ll have to decline that request.”

“Hmm. I see. Understood. I hope your business goes well.”

“I hope you enjoy your time here as well, Lady Wolves.”

They smiled and said polite greetings, but their eyes were cold. They didn’t mean what they said.

Clip-clop.

Logan’s gaze was heavy as he watched the four-horse carriage move away.

‘The Wolves are already showing interest….’

Even with their past connection, it was faster than he had anticipated.

However, the crossbow’s structure was simple, so it was inevitable that it would be leaked someday.

The best he could do was to pay attention to security and hope to use it a few more times in the near future.

‘But why is Liina here right now? The Wolves County is clearly in the east….’

He felt bitter, but he tried to think clearly. He wondered why Liina was here. Then, he heard people nearby talking, and he understood.

“Isn’t that emblem the Wolves County?”

“That wealthy family?”

“I heard she’s engaged to the Heisner Marquis; she’s incredibly beautiful.”

All eyes had been on Riina, but now they turned to Logan. A voice whispered, “Who is that man?” Logan felt everyone looking at him. He clicked his tongue softly and quickly walked away to avoid the stares.

“Lord Logan! You look terrible! Please tell me you haven’t done something foolish?” Philip asked, his eyes wide with worry.

“My head is killing me. Speak quieter!” Logan groaned, rubbing his temples.

Philip’s voice rose, “But… did you anger the Sword Master? Please tell me you were respectful!”

Logan chuckled, “Well, this is what happens when you meet the Sword Master, isn’t it?”

Philip’s face went pale. “We need to leave! I’ll get the horses ready to run!”

Seeing Logan laugh, Philip’s voice became almost a whine. “Are you mad? This is serious! Oh, I can’t believe this is happening to me…”

Philip’s face was now completely white, like paper. Logan watched him, and a laugh bubbled up inside him. It felt good to laugh, especially after the tense meeting with Riina. Her coldness had bothered him, but Philip’s over-the-top panic was actually funny.

Logan grabbed Philip and explained the general situation.

Seeing Philip’s relieved face, he added that he would be entrusting all the work to him for a while.

Philip, feeling as though he had been brought back from the dead, simply nodded blankly at those words. He assumed that Logan wanted to rest due to his injuries, and he wasn’t entirely wrong.

However, Logan had his own tasks to accomplish during that time.

Logan sat down with a pen and paper for the first time in a while, organizing his thoughts.

If basic swordsmanship, which trains the body to awaken Force, is considered lower-level swordsmanship, then swordsmanship that utilizes Force after awakening it is generally called intermediate swordsmanship.

Such intermediate swordsmanship was passed down in almost every slightly older knight order. However, the quality varied.

Some medium-level sword skills just teach you to use Force better. But the best skills make your sword fighting much stronger and change how you move completely. The McLaine sword style is more about just using Force better. The Esperanza Knights, on the other hand, use a style that really changes how they fight.

Advanced swordsmanship that only Aura users could use, or the extremely rare highest-level swordsmanship that contained the path from Force user to Aura user, were treasures that even most nobles could not access.

As such, the highest level of swordsmanship that ordinary knights could access was ultimately intermediate swordsmanship, and even then, most knights did not learn proper swordsmanship.

‘But in the future, that intermediate swordsmanship will become easily accessible.’

And it would be standardized to a higher level.

A little over ten years later, a merchant from the Empire would discover an ancient swordsmanship manual in some ruins. A swordsmanship manual that ranked among the top tier of current intermediate swordsmanship.

It was a secret technique that a knight would have kept to themselves, but the merchant copied and sold the book. Initially, the swordsmanship manual was sold to only a few people at a very high price, but it was eventually copied and distributed on the market, and later spread like a public resource that any knight in the continent could learn.

After that, research on intermediate swordsmanship became active throughout the continent, contributing to an overall increase in the martial prowess of knights.

‘But there’s no need to worry about that now.’

The swordsmanship manual would be discovered after the Imperial War. If he and his family survived after that, it would be a problem to deal with then.

What was immediately important was that Logan from his past life had bought and learned that swordsmanship.

He called it the ‘Iron-Blood Sword Style’ – a name that sounded strong and old. Logan planned to write down everything about this style in a book. Then, he would add a certificate with the Sword Master’s seal to it. He knew his father would trust anything with the Sword Master’s name on it. This was his way to make sure his family’s knights learned this powerful style, even if it was a bit risky to learn.

‘Then Father will allow it.’

The Iron-Blood Sword Style was a swordsmanship that moved Force to the extreme, so one could suffer internal injuries during training. No matter how much Logan had raised his reputation through the war, it didn’t seem likely that the knights would actively learn such a swordsmanship with such clear drawbacks if he suddenly introduced it.

But if it had the Sword Master’s name attached to it, it would be a completely different story. In addition, he was planning to add a bit of the secret techniques of the Divine Sword that he had been contemplating.

‘Force control, the Huanren Gong, and the first form, Water Ripple Cut, only to start. Enough for Father or Ronian to use as a hidden card.’

That was Logan’s real purpose. To pass on the secrets he knew to his family in the name of the Sword Master.

And since he had been taught even the true secrets of the Sword Master, things were working out better than he had hoped.

With a joyful heart, Logan moved his pen without hesitation.

‘This is more fun than I thought?’

The process of disassembling and describing a sword style he already knew unexpectedly intrigued Logan. Soon, as he became completely engrossed in the work, his eyes naturally glowed with a golden light.

And as that golden light intensified, the memories of the original version he had seen long ago vividly resurfaced. The amplification effect of the senses created by the Force Core was also affecting this.

It took only a week to complete the swordsmanship manual, which included detailed drawings and descriptions, as well as detailed annotations, something that he could never have done in his previous life.

Days turned into weeks. While Logan focused on healing and writing, Philip was busy with trade. And on the day Logan finished the swordsmanship manual, Philip had amazing news.

“Woo-hoo!” Philip cheered.

“You’re that happy even though there’s no bonus this month?”

“Don’t interrupt my imagination! If we maintain this pace, next month…”

What employer would dislike an employee who thinks about the business as if it were their own? Logan looked at Philip with a satisfied expression.

“Just appease the customers who are clamoring for more until I go back and send another shipment. Ah! What happened to the work you were doing in Kyle?”

“You ask that now? Well, I’ve made it so that the work flows smoothly even if I barely touch it. So, how about getting a house here altogether? Considering the cost of lodging…”

“No, the work here will be for a year, or a year and a half at most. Just focus on selling Imporic until then. After that, you’ll have to go somewhere else, whether you like it or not.”

“Pardon?”

“There’s a reason.”

“Is that another secret? Tch.”

Even while grumbling, Philip didn’t pry any further. At least in this respect, Philip was more comfortable than Rick.

Rick would have kept asking until he got an answer, only to shut up after getting hit.

Logan quietly sank into thought, checking his physical condition and reviewing his plans.

‘If this trend continues, I’ll be making more than 4.5 million a month with Imporic alone. Even if the popularity wanes, 3 million should be plenty. On top of that, I’ve also made a connection with the Sword Master…’

Thanks to that, he had also created an excuse to pass on the Iron-Blood Sword Style to the knights.

He was already looking forward to how much the knights’ combat power would increase by the time the civil war started.

So far, everything he had set out to do had yielded results beyond his expectations.

‘Then, is it time to buy things?’

He was thinking of getting things that could only be obtained in the capital. Things that were immediately needed in the territory.

‘And now I have to go back.’

Even though it had only been about a month, he missed that barren territory.

“I will protect it, no matter what.”

Logan looked towards the southwest, where the sky blazed with the colors of sunset. The red and orange painted across the clouds mirrored the fire in his own heart – a burning determination to protect his land, no matter what the cost.