Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 351

The arrival of the Empire’s envoy in Liberty was a secret from the start.

But news about what happened at Grand Duke Kyle Slayer’s castle, near the capital city, could not stay secret for long.

People heard loud explosions and screams. Then, they saw the castle’s owner, Grand Duke Kyle Slayer, disappear towards the north side of the castle, making a monstrous roar.

Many people had seen what happened. Because it was the castle of Kyle Slayer, a famous war hero who lived alone, everyone in Liberty was very curious.

Soon after, the royal family made an official announcement. This news was a huge shock to everyone who hoped Kyle Slayer was safe.

– Grand Duke Kyle Slayer is missing.

– An act of terrorism committed by the remnants of Tria, Romain, and Tahiti.

– The royal family will devote all its efforts to finding the missing Grand Duke Kyle and completely eradicating the remnants of the fallen kingdoms.

Liberty was filled with whispers about the unbelievable news. Meanwhile, in the royal castle of McLaine, the country next to Liberty, a different kind of excitement was building.

“The Magic Spear is dead, and the mages – or whoever they were – are all dead. Only six knights from the First Legion survived. Is that right?”

“[That is correct.]”

King Kran III’s face was grim. He could not look happy while giving the news. A very important weapon of his country, a secret superhuman, had disappeared while he had lent him out.

But Rick, who looked like Logan, listened to the conversation. Inside his head, he was shouting, ‘Aaargh! Our King is the best at making trouble!’ Two officials, Dwayne and Damian, stood hidden behind the communication device. They were also silently cheering.

Rick (Damak Rick), tried hard not to smile. Because of this, King Kran III seemed to misunderstand his serious face.

“[It’s very sad about Grand Duke Kyle. Now that this has happened, we will complain to the Empire, but I don’t know if it will help…]”

Rick thought to himself, ‘It won’t help.’ He was sure of it, even if he didn’t know everything. Dwayne and Damian seemed to agree, their smiles getting wider.

Rick almost smiled back, but stopped himself. He then read the words on the paper Damian was holding, speaking in a calm voice.

“Hmm, no. A ruler can’t just worry about what’s already done. We must be happy that we now know what the Empire is planning because of this.”

“[…Indeed, that is true, but are you really alright? ]”

“Yes? About what…?”

“[People say Grand Duke Kyle looked mad just before he disappeared. And some people say they saw him jump into the dangerous Northern Forest of Demise.]”

“Ah….”

Even if he was superhuman, jumping into one of the two most dangerous places on the continent while acting crazy meant he was probably dead.

But Rick and his men knew something King Kran III didn’t. So, they understood the situation very differently.

‘That fellow, he’s gone quite far.’

But as he couldn’t reveal his true feelings, Rick simply lowered his eyes slightly and let out a deep sigh.

“Kyle was a true hero who kept his real self hidden for our country his whole life. How can we say his sacrifice is okay? But…!”

Rick stopped speaking and covered his eyes with one hand as if trying to control his rising emotions.

Then, without making it too obvious, but pressing down hard enough to hurt, he pressed on his eyelids.

Soon, his eyes became red and tears filled them. He lowered his hand, opened his eyes wide, and then spoke loudly.

“He calmed the trouble in a friendly country and showed us what the Empire was planning. And he even killed those powerful superhuman soldiers of the Empire, who would have become dangerous enemies. He did enough. Our ancestors in heaven will praise him.”

Rick shook as if he was truly sad about Kyle. He tried to force out more tears. Finally, one tear fell from his red eyes.

Rick squeezed his eyes shut as if trying to hide the tear, turned his head, and added the last words in a solemn voice.

“Now, it’s up to us, those who are still here. So, let’s all remember him. Kyle Slayer, and his great sacrifice.”

“[…Of course. And once again, I offer my apologies and express my regret.]”

Rick looked quickly at the communication device. King Kran III’s face looked even sadder now, and he repeated his apologies in a voice full of sorrow.

Behind Rick, Dwayne and Damian were giving thumbs up, looking impressed.

‘Maybe I can really become an actor?’

Rick, pleased with his excellent acting, felt like he could become a real actor.

“[If the Empire attacks us again, Liberty will fight back! We will team up with McLaine to stop them! Thank you again for your kindness, Your Majesty!]”

King Kran III, the only one watching Rick’s performance, used the title ‘Your Majesty’ back to Rick. This showed that Rick’s acting had worked perfectly, even though it was not the right title to use between kings.

“Then, I will talk to my advisors about how to handle the Empire’s plan.”

“[Liberty will stand with McLaine. Please let us know at any time.]”

“Of course.”

Rick ended the call with his dramatic words and then asked, sounding sure of himself.

“How was it!?”

But Damian answered with a face that wasn’t very impressed.

“Everything was good, but the ending was a bit….”

At Damian’s words, Rick asked back with a bewildered face.

“Yes?”

“Doesn’t that mean that if the Empire touches Liberty again, we’ll help? You said you understood.”

“…Does it mean that?”

“Yes. On the surface, it’s a conflict between Liberty and the Empire, but McLaine is willing to step in and help.”

“Ah….”

Only after hearing those words did Rick realize his mistake.

“Ugh… This is bad.”

Rick groaned and put his hands on his head. Damian chuckled and patted his shoulder.

“King Kran III is clever too. He pretended to be sorry and got us to promise help. Well, if there’s a war, we’ll be fighting the Empire first anyway, so it’s not all bad.”

“Yeah. Good job.”

Only after Dwayne joined in the praise did a bright smile return to Rick’s face.

“By the way, where is His Majesty now?”

“I’m not sure. He said he was going into the Forest of Demise to make sure Kyle really vanished.”

“Wouldn’t he be coming back by now?”

If he went into the forest from the north of Liberty, that’s the east side of the Forest of Demise. To come back, he’ll have to go all the way around… so, he’ll be back in a few weeks.

“I suppose so.”

The three of them smiled, all their worries gone.

Meanwhile, the King, the real person this was all about, was running through complete darkness. He couldn’t see anything in front of him.

The forest was full of huge trees. Their trunks were so big, it took many people to reach around them.

The leaves above were so thick, it was like a dark green roof, blocking out almost all the light. The air was damp and smelled of earth and old leaves.

Logan could see easily in the dark, so running through this dark forest was no problem for him.

But he couldn’t help but sigh, a sound that he made more and more often.

‘Everything had gone so well…’

Logan had defeated Jibric Cassel and broken the Holy Sword. Now, he thought about what to do with the broken sword.

Before he got to the ruins, he planned to use the sword as bait, hoping to start a fight between Cassel’s Magic Tower and the Empire.

He was working with the Empire now, but Cassel’s Magic Tower was still a secret enemy. It was not clear who they were really loyal to.

Even worse, people thought they had secretly gotten into the Holy Kingdom and were controlling the Pope himself.

Logan wanted to break the friendship between Cassel’s Magic Tower and the Empire right away.

In his past life, something bad had happened with Cassel’s Magic Tower and someone named Baros. This meant they would do anything to get Jibric Cassel’s legacy.

So, Logan showed everyone that he was Lyle Slayer. This made the Empire pay attention to Liberty. Then, he used Louisa to offer the Holy Sword as bait, hoping to bring out Cassel’s Magic Tower.

Because he was strong against their magic and had the power of the Holy Sword, he was sure he could handle anything they tried, except for a very strong Archmage or Aura Master.

Even if things got worse, he didn’t mind giving the sword to Cassel’s Magic Tower. In his past life, something bad had happened with Cassel’s Magic Tower and someone named Baros. But now, the Emperor didn’t seem to trust Cassel’s Magic Tower completely. Logan hoped this meant the bad things from his past life would not happen again.

But then, his ancestor’s spirit came and broke the Holy Sword’s core.

Cassel’s Magic Tower would know that the sword was weaker, so his first plan wouldn’t work anymore.

Logan couldn’t just say, ‘Oh well, at least the bad sword is gone,’ and laugh. He felt like he had missed a chance to do something important.

So, he decided to take a bit of a risk.

If he couldn’t use a complete Holy Sword as bait, he would use the empty shell.

It was a risky plan. Logan really wanted to make Cassel’s Magic Tower and the Empire fight each other. Thinking about his ancestor’s memories made him feel brave enough to try.

If Cassel’s Magic Tower even heard a little rumor about Jibric Cassel’s crazy ideas, they would do anything to get the Holy Sword.

But to make it work, he had to do something himself.

Luckily, the silver light he used to pretend to be Lyle looked like the Holy Sword’s magic. It was easy for him to make it look even more like the sword’s power.

The problem was, he could only make it look like that when he was holding the sword.

So, Logan decided to keep pretending to be Lyle Slayer. Cassel’s Magic Tower and the Empire would have to work together to figure out the strange thing happening at the ruins. Logan would cause trouble between them while they did.

His plan was simple: the magic users from Cassel’s Magic Tower would come for the Holy Sword. He would kill the Empire’s messenger who came with them and make it look like the magic users did it.

It wouldn’t be easy, but it didn’t seem impossible. Unless the Empire sent someone really dangerous and uncontrollable like Triss Hornsby, it would be very easy to trick their less important people.

Also, Logan wasn’t worried about the magic users from Cassel’s Magic Tower because their magic didn’t work well against him.

‘No, the real worry was something else entirely.’

Logan was most afraid that the Empire would try to get the sword back by talking and making a deal.

That would make things difficult. But thankfully, the Empire was arrogant and did exactly what he wanted.

They did even more than he expected.

‘I thought they might just send a messenger.’

But they sent the Spear of War, Grit Einzbern.

Logan still couldn’t understand why such an important commander, the leader of the Eastern First Legion, came himself. But it was a great thing for Logan.

And it was also strange that the magic users from Cassel’s Magic Tower tried to kill the Empire’s commander so openly.

There must have been some fight he didn’t know about.

‘Well, it certainly made the performance easier.’

The most dangerous moment was when they told him to cut off his arm.

He had only cut his skin a little, and he was scared that they would find out he was lying.

Luckily, because of that fight he didn’t know about, everything had gone even better than he had hoped. The plan he had made and acted out had worked perfectly.

Right now, Cassel’s Magic Tower and the Imperial Palace would be in chaos and very angry.

Just thinking about it made him feel satisfied.

Everything was perfect.

Yes.

Up to that point, at least.

– Kyaa!

“What now…!”

Swoosh!

Suddenly, he felt a strong, dangerous feeling.

Logan quickly swung his sword. Something with huge jaws came out of the dark and hit his golden light. Logan cut it in half with his sword.

He didn’t have time to wipe off the bad-smelling blood that splashed on him.

Was it the golden light that had given him away?

– Kyaooo!

– Woooo!

– Kyarr!

Loud, strange noises came from everywhere around him.

Logan lost his patience and got very angry.

“Ah, damn it! I was doing so well avoiding them!”

He shouted in frustration, and the strange noises from all around got louder, as if they were answering him.

– Kyaa!

– Krra!

– Gwaa!

At the same time, the dangerous feeling around Logan got stronger.

“Ah, damn it! Bloody hell!”

This was bad. Very bad.

A bad feeling came over Logan. He clenched his teeth.