Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 319

Louisa poured the tea, her face calm.

Her lips looked even redder because her skin was so pale.

Her smile was lovely, and her dress showed off her beautiful figure.

But Logan noticed something.

‘This isn’t the same perfect magic trick she used before. Could it be because of what happened yesterday?’

Logan could feel the unstable magic around her and the injuries inside her from too much magic.

When Logan first met Louisa in Daejeon, his senses had become much sharper.

Now, he thought this new sense might even make him a very powerful warrior. It was so strong, he could see through magic that hid things, as if the magic wasn’t even there.

Because of this, what he suspected was now certain.

Logan smirked.

“Not at all. I heard you were coming back soon, so I wanted to say goodbye.”

A king visiting an envoy himself?

That was very unusual for a king. It showed he was being very humble. Louisa thought it seemed like he knew the Empire was more powerful.

‘Of course, it should be.’

That small victory seemed to make her forget the bad memories from the night before.

“I should have come to see you. I’m sorry you had to come here,”

“Not at all. I came because I wanted to ask you something anyway.”

“Yes?”

Louisa frowned slightly, feeling uneasy.

“I heard you’ve been spending a lot of time with my brother, but you haven’t mentioned the marriage proposal again. Is the Eastern Royal Court telling you something different? Or maybe you don’t like my unimpressive brother…?”

Louisa quickly changed her expression.

“Ah… Hee hee, that’s not it. Count Ronian is too good for me. If he wants to, I’ll agree to the marriage when I get back.”

Louisa blushed as she spoke, looking like a noblewoman embarrassed by a marriage proposal.

Logan smiled.

“Ah, that’s a relief. But now I have another worry.”

“Yes? What…?”

Louisa, who didn’t want to marry him, looked confused.

“If the Empire’s princess, who is also a powerful magic user, married my brother who is not as impressive, I wouldn’t even know what gifts to give!”

Louisa froze at Logan’s words, delivered with a smirk.

‘How will she react now?’

Logan smiled to himself as he watched Louisa, who seemed frozen.

He remembered Victoria’s suggestion.

– Why don’t you just ask her?

– What?

Victoria’s strange words made him realize something he hadn’t thought about.

– Why hasn’t the Empire announced that the princess is a superhuman? They’re usually so proud. Why hide it? They shouldn’t have anything to worry about, unlike us.

– Ah…!!!

Logan realized his mistake. He had been so busy hiding Viktor, his sister, and the new superhumans that he forgot the enemy didn’t need to hide anything.

– There must be a reason why they are hiding this. Maybe they want to keep it secret from other countries, even if people in the Empire know.

– Right. And you said the princess is a mage who uses the magic of the Black Serpent, like the ones who caused the trouble in Aserian.

Clayton agreed with Ria.

– If His Majesty is right, the Eastern Royal Court might be hiding the princess’s powers even from the Imperial Family. If so…

Still, some questions remained.

Why did the princess risk coming to the kingdom herself?

Why did she cause the incident and get involved herself?

There was no information to even guess.

But even so.

– This could be useful. No, even if it’s wrong, it’s worth a try.

Logan decided to do it.

Louisa’s reaction suggested he was right.

“What are you talking about?”

Her confused expression seemed real.

She tilted her head and frowned, like someone who didn’t understand. But it wasn’t perfect because she had paused too long before.

Logan decided to stop pretending.

Logan snorted.

“How about we be honest, Princess?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about…”

“If you keep denying it, I’ll formally ask the Imperial Family about it. I’ll ask about a marriage between my brother and Princess Louisa von Aselian, the mage.”

The princess’s smile disappeared when he emphasized those two words.

“If the princess of the Empire, who uses the magic of the Black Serpent, married my brother, wouldn’t the Imperial Family be very interested?”

As Logan said this with a sly smile, Louisa’s face turned expressionless.

It was like she took off a mask.

Then, she spoke in a cold voice, completely different from before.

“How… No, how long have you known?”

Her face was cold and full of anger.

She looked like she wanted to kill him with just a look.

But Logan calmly drank his tea.

“From the moment I saw you. I saw the hidden magic.”

“That’s impossible!! My teacher…”

Louisa turned pale again, realizing she had said too much, and she was about to shout.

‘Teacher…?’

Logan remembered that word and spoke as if he didn’t know anything.

“You don’t have to believe me if you don’t want to. But isn’t what we talk about now more important than what happened in the past?”

Louisa bit her lip, no longer calm.

‘The Imperial Family must not know. So, are the Black Serpent’s mages enemies within the Empire? Or is the Eastern Royal Court planning to betray the Empire?’

She had never heard of anything like that before.

The only thing she could remember was the magic circle she had seen at the end of her previous life.

She remembered the terrible sight of many sacrifices, like when Triah’s superhuman, Sachsen, died during the war in the Kingdom Alliance.

That kind of magic is evil and should not be used.

She felt disgusted and strongly opposed to it, but.

‘I need more information.’

Logan decided to show his cards first, looking at Louisa.

“As you might guess, our kingdom sees the Empire as a possible enemy. We would be happy if the Empire was divided. I don’t want to cause you any trouble.”

Louisa’s eyes twitched slightly at his honest words. She probably knew he was telling the truth.

Logan thought about everything again and stared at Louisa.

Louisa’s expression changed many times, then became serious again.

He thought she had many expressions. Even when she was embarrassed, it was hard to understand why they would send a princess who was so easily upset as an envoy.

‘They should have sent a trained spy instead of a mage princess.’

So, were they really after the Magic Tower’s journals?

Because they needed power?

Or was there another reason?

Logan’s mind was confused, but the cold voice that followed cleared his thoughts.

“What do you want?”

“I think we have a lot to ask each other. Let’s ask questions one by one.”

Louisa calmly accepted Logan’s smile.

“Then, can I ask first?”

Her voice and manner had changed again, as if she had calmed down.

“Please do.”

But she didn’t seem to like his quick answer. Louisa asked in a cold voice again.

“How did you see my magic power?”

“I just saw it and knew.”

“That’s impossible!!”

Louisa jumped up in anger, then tried to calm down as she looked at Logan’s smile.

Then, she sat down and glared at him.

“If you’re not going to give me a real answer, then let’s end this.”

A deal.

She was trying to make them equal, but Logan didn’t refuse.

He just asked.

“Why do you think it’s impossible?”

“The magic that hides my magic power shouldn’t be seen even if a mage looks closely.”

Logan found that hard to believe. No matter how strong his special senses were, it seemed unlikely they were better than a mage’s magic.

“Why are you so sure? I saw it clearly the first day I met you.”

“If you’re just going to ask questions like that, then this is really over.”

He had to back down because she gave him a cold answer to his honest question.

“My senses are a bit special. I can only explain it that way. I’m very sensitive to strange energies.”

“Hmph. Then you can see this too, right?”

Louisa snorted, and her magic power moved slightly within her, drawing a strange shape.

“A pentagram? Are you trying to create a magic circle inside your body? If that’s possible, it’s an amazing talent.”

Louisa’s face stiffened.

“How…?!”

Louisa looked surprised, then calmed down, as if she remembered something.

‘Is this really such a great talent?’

He knew he had strong senses, but he didn’t know they were better than a mage’s magic.

Logan thought Louisa was exaggerating, but her next answer was surprising.

“That’s not a real answer, so let’s ask another question.”

Huh?

It seemed like she already believed him.

“How much do you know about us?”

He was annoyed that she was only trying to get information, but Logan decided to be patient because he wanted to know too.

“When you say ‘us,’ I don’t think you mean the Empire or the Eastern Royal Court?”

“If you’re going to joke around…”

Logan smiled and spoke when he couldn’t get any information.

“A group of mages who use the Black Serpent’s symbol. And enemies of the Empire.”

Louisa narrowed her eyes.

“Is that all?”

“Do I need to know more? I’m against the Empire.”

Even though he spoke vaguely, pretending not to know anything, Louisa nodded.

“I see.”

“Then it’s my turn. Why do you oppose the Empire?”

Was she serious?

Louisa hesitated.

But then she answered.

“To achieve our goal.”

That wasn’t a good answer.

But they were a mage and a warrior. They couldn’t force the truth, so even that much was good.

With that, Logan understood the main thing he was wondering about.

‘So, they are enemies of the Empire.’

They wouldn’t reveal everything in a Q&A. It was enough to confirm some things from the answer and the question itself.

Logan looked satisfied.

“Now it’s my turn.”

Louisa smiled strangely and said something big.

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Are you willing to work with us to fight against the Empire?”