Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 336

Suddenly, mountains he had never seen before rose up in front of him. Logan had never seen mountains like these.

He felt like he was seeing the land from high above, every detail clear in his mind. Five mountain peaks stood out most. They looked like points on a crown, rising around the tallest peak in the middle.

He saw tall mountains, gentle hills, and a winding river far away. And then…

Right in the middle of the mountains, under the tallest peak, people were working hard. He saw knights and soldiers with the Golden Dragon symbol, and also workers.

“The Empire?”

As soon as he knew what he was seeing, he felt like he was being pulled into the scene, drawn into that place in the mountains.

Pulled towards the peak where the Empire’s people were building something.

He went through a barrier. It used to be so strong that no one could get past it, but it had become weak over thousands of years.

“A weakening barrier? How do I know that?”

While he thought about this, he stopped in front of a huge stone room. The walls were covered in paintings of strange creatures and people from old stories and myths.

“…Where is this?”

Before he could understand what was happening, the place started to change again.

It felt like he was walking down a path, through a long, twisting space. Then, suddenly, he was in a wide open plaza.

The plaza was filled with piles of old treasures, so many he couldn’t count them. At the far end, on a large altar, a huge sword was stuck upside down. Bright light shone from the part of the sword that was sticking out, lighting up the dark room.

The sword’s guard was curved into a nice V-shape. The handle, which was part of the blade, looked strong even though it was thin.

Most importantly, a small jewel set in the end of the handle glowed with a holy light. It shone in every direction, as if to show how powerful the sword was.

The aura seized Logan’s attention.

It felt as if the sword were calling out to him, beckoning him to “Come to me.”

“Could it be…?”

As he thought about it, Logan looked at the sword more carefully. He realized he knew it.

“The Holy Sword.”

He thought he had named it that… but now he realized that wasn’t quite right.

– Holy Sword, Vanitas.

Yes.

The sword that shone with holy power was called the Holy Sword at first. Even though the name ‘Vanitas’ sounded bad, the sword’s power was real.

– Hand over the Holy Sword!

– Capture him!

– We must retrieve the Holy Sword at all costs.

It was powerful enough that he, who was merely a common soldier, had been able to evade the Empire’s soldiers for over a month.

“Yes, that’s right.”

His pursuers had desired the Holy Sword itself even more than the Divine Sword Manual.

And above all.

– The Holy Sword is only reacting to you.

– This must be fate. I’ll give it to you.

– Absolutely, absolutely do not let it fall into the hands of Emperor Baros.

He realized then that he hadn’t been entrusted with the Divine Sword Manual simply because he was skilled in ancient languages.

Furthermore, there was also that final moment.

– The sword…?

The mountain of corpses, the magic circle beneath them.

Even the way the sword had reacted when he stepped inside.

– You’ve come willingly. Offer the sword!

– After thousands of years, the will of Zibric Cassel will finally be fulfilled in this land! Haha!

Emperor Baros’s mad cry echoed.

And he, standing within that magic circle, with that sword…

– No!

Baros’s startled expression as he stared at him.

A blinding white flash filled his vision.

Flash!

“Hah!?”

He opened his eyes suddenly, shocked. He was still in the training grounds.

“Huh…?”

What was that?

A bewildered chuckle escaped him.

‘To have dreamt such a thing in broad daylight…’

Dreams like that don’t usually happen when you’re awake. And also, the memory was too real.

Also, the last part of his past life, which had been unclear in his mind until now, was now very clear. The parts of his memory that were fuzzy and that he had not wanted to think about now felt clear and even new.

‘It wasn’t that he escaped with something hidden. The sword he was holding was holy.’

Why was this memory only surfacing now?

As soon as he thought about that, he started thinking about the barrier in the ruins.

It was as if someone inside him was saying, ‘Now you can break it.’

And he felt sure, without any reason, that if he went inside and got the Holy Sword again, he would find answers to all his questions.

The feeling was very…

Unpleasant.

“Haa…”

If coming back to this time was because of that sword, why hadn’t he remembered it from the start?

“Did it wait until I was worthy? What a load of rubbish…”

It felt as if he was being manipulated by someone unknown.

But he couldn’t just ignore it. The mountains he saw in his mind felt too real. Especially the picture of the ‘Imperial Army’ worried him.

‘No. In his past life, the Empire wouldn’t dig in those ruins for another ten years or so.’

Logan tried to dismiss the unpleasant feeling, but he couldn’t shake it off.

“Damn it!”

That Holy Sword.

That treasure, which he thought was the most important thing in bringing him back to this time.

But now that he thought it might have messed with his memories, it felt more worrying than like a very valuable treasure.

On the other hand, he was also curious about why he was in this place now.

‘If I get the sword again, might I find out?’

It was just a feeling, with no real reason, but he had a feeling it might be true.

Moreover, the power of the Holy Sword he had used in his previous life was vividly clear in his mind.

Besides curiosity and wanting to know more.

‘If I have that sword…’

His fighting power would become much stronger.

He was already very strong, almost at the highest level of Aura Users.

He was too strong now to get much stronger using normal magic items.

But that sword would be a different story.

‘It might make him much, much stronger than he was now.’

But just thinking about this made him worry that it was the sword trying to trick him.

“Damn it.”

Logan held his head in frustration.

His mind felt very clear after learning the Sky-Piercing Strike. It felt like his mind was telling him he shouldn’t be worried anymore, but he still felt uneasy.

Actually, even if it wasn’t about the Holy Sword, there was another reason he had to find those ruins.

It wasn’t just because he was worried about the Empire getting the old things he had tried to protect in his past life. The most important thing for his power now was also in those ruins.

‘The Divine Sword Manual.’

He thought the Divine Sword Manual was perfect, but if someone smart like Triss Hornsby from the Empire saw it, they might find problems with it.

Now that history was different, there was no way to be sure the ruins wouldn’t be found earlier.

‘They must never fall into the hands of the Empire.’

Logan’s face gradually hardened as he bit his lip.

* * *

“…I’m afraid I have to leave for a while.”

Eileen’s eyes widened slightly at his sudden words.

“Is something wrong?”

“…Something has come up that I have to take care of myself. And secretly.”

“…Is it something related to the Empire?”

He nodded.

Eileen stared at her husband, who was nodding with a grim expression, and then embraced him from behind.

“Should I come with you? Like last time…”

Even though she said it kindly, Logan shook his head.

“No. It’s something I have to do alone.”

Logan grasped his wife’s warm hands that were wrapped around his chest and felt even more determined.

“Why? Wouldn’t it be helpful if I came with you?”

“It would be, but it’s also dangerous.”

Eileen’s hands tightened at those words.

If it was dangerous for someone as strong as him, who was almost the strongest Aura User…

“Then I should go even more.”

He could feel her determination in the hands that were tightly holding him, but Logan shook his head once more.

“…I don’t mean physically dangerous.”

“Huh?”

“I told you about Cassel’s Magic Tower. It’s similar to that. It’s a problem here, here.”

Logan tapped his head, showing what he really felt.

The worry he felt when his memories came back was still there.

“Is it something related to those Black Serpent wizards, those guys?”

“Similar. But don’t worry. I’m very different from them when it comes to that kind of magic.”

This was just a bluff. He couldn’t guarantee anything about the Holy Sword, especially Cassel’s Magic Tower.

‘I can’t take anyone else with me when I don’t know what that sword might do.’

Before his memories had completely come back, it was just a sword he wanted to find.

But now, it was a sword that made him feel strangely wary.

If it wasn’t called the Holy Sword and didn’t have holy power, he would think it was a Demon Sword.

Only demon swords in legends interfered with people’s minds.

‘…No.’

As he thought about that, a new idea suddenly came to him.

‘Wait, is that divine power real? And the problem with the old Pope…’

A realization that came late struck him like lightning.

Moreover, Vanitas, the meaning contained in that name is…

“It really might be a demon sword…”

“Yes?”

“No, it’s nothing. But anyway, can you understand?”

Logan felt a sigh of relief as he felt her nod behind him.

‘Going alone is probably the right thing to do.’

At his current level, he should be able to get out of even the worst-case scenario on his own.

And if he prepared for the Holy Sword as if it were a demon sword, even that worst-case scenario wouldn’t happen. He would throw the sword away in a pinch.

The Holy Sword was so strong, he couldn’t even scratch it in his past life. But the Sky-Piercing Strike, the sword move that could cut through space, wasn’t just for breaking through the barrier of that dungeon.

Logan’s red eyes flashed coldly.

* * *

“Again?!”

“Yes. I’ll be back in a month or two, no, within a month. Please take care of things again.”

“Yes? No, am I the head of the servants or am I learning!? Why do I have to pretend to be you all the time!? Something really bad is going to happen someday!”

There was a reason for Rick’s complaint.

At first, it was a little fun. The second time, he even got a surprise honeymoon with his wife, Lyla. But there was a limit to how much he could pretend to be the King. If people found out, he could get into a lot of trouble. He was already worried about things he had accidentally taken from the King’s father-in-law last time. And Dwayne, who he had joked with a little, would probably be angry with him.

He knew his boss wouldn’t help him. So Rick had to find a way to protect himself.

“I’ll never get used to this! Why does the king of a country keep leaving his seat!”

“It’s okay. You’re doing a good job.”

“I’m not okay!”

“Are you complaining?”

“Tch…”

Logan chuckled as he looked at Rick’s unhappy face and patted him on the shoulder.

“I’ll give you a good baby gift when I get back. Just hang in there a little longer.”

“Just that…”

“A magic item.”

“Loyalty! Just leave it to me!”

“Okay. Let’s help them be healthy.”