Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 36

Felix looked up sharply from his papers. “Who is it?”

The knight hesitated, shifting his weight from one foot to the other. “It’s… a man called Logan McLaine, Sir. He doesn’t have an appointment, but he’s really insisting I tell you he’s here. He says it’s important.”

Felix’s face became hard, his eyebrows drawing together. The knight quickly straightened up, looking even more nervous.

“I’m sorry, Sir! I’ll send him away right now.”

“No,” Felix said, his voice calm but firm. “Let him in.”

The knight blinked, his eyes widening in surprise. “…Really, Sir?”

With that calm, clear voice, Logan was permitted to enter what appeared to be a simple office.

Unlike the offices of most nobles, there were no paintings, ceramics, or extravagant decorations to be seen. Simple, unadorned furniture and walls the color of stone took their place.

Beyond a long conference table, a handsome middle-aged man sat by the window where the sunlight streamed in. He had kind eyes, but a firm set to his jaw, and an impressive golden beard that reached down to his chin.

Logan bowed his head as soon as he saw him.

“I greet the Sword Master. I am Logan McLaine, the eldest son of the McLaine family.”

“McLaine… isn’t that a territory in the southwest?” A dignified voice that suited his appearance asked, “What brings the son of that place all the way here?”

He appeared to be only in his forties or fifties, but that was merely due to the power of his formidable aura suppressing his aging. In reality, he was an old swordsman nearing seventy.

The Sword Master Felix Esperanza, hailed as the strongest swordsman in the Grandia Kingdom.

As his eyes weighed heavily on Logan, Logan recalled Philip’s voice, which had been firing at him before he came here.

– Anyway, I’m not going. Absolutely not! Even if something happens to Logan, I’m going to pretend I don’t know anything. Got it?!

Philip couldn’t understand Logan’s confidence in going straight to the Sword Master.

To put it extremely, what Logan was about to do was to suddenly visit the house of one of the kingdom’s most powerful figures, a superhuman, and say, – Are you perhaps impotent? And did you steal my stuff yesterday? Hee hee.

…That’s what it amounted to.

– It’s stirring up trouble. We could just pretend we don’t know… If something goes wrong, we’re screwed!

Philip’s worries weren’t exactly wrong.

But if that person yesterday was indeed the Sword Master, this could be an opportunity that couldn’t be missed.

A chance to form a good relationship with one of the most powerful people in the country.

That alone was worth taking the gamble.

‘I don’t have to bring up yesterday’s events. If that person is the Sword Master, it means the rumors are true, and if the rumors are true…’

Logan had a way to fix it.

Philip thought it was an exaggeration, but the effects of Imporic were definitely not a lie.

Of course, he wouldn’t have seen the full effect with just the two pills that person took yesterday.

‘The problem is whether the thief yesterday was really the Sword Master…’

Even now, facing him directly, he wasn’t completely sure.

He couldn’t even guess why someone of the Sword Master’s stature would do such a thing ‘himself.’

But the mere fact that the Sword Master Felix had immediately accepted the interview request from someone unknown who had come out of nowhere seemed to add certainty to his assumptions.

And Logan had prepared the perfect gift, assuming all his assumptions were correct.

“Sword Master, it’s a great honor to meet you. I brought a small gift.”

Logan took out a box from his chest pocket as soon as the Sword Master finished speaking.

“I recently started a business in the capital, and I brought this as a gift on my way to see you.”

The Sword Master didn’t say anything.

His blue eyes were cold as they looked at Logan and the box, showing no emotion.

But Logan didn’t care at all and confidently walked towards him.

“The product I sell is a tonic called Imporic. Its efficacy has been proven by several nobles, and I believe it is already guaranteed to be a great medicine for men.”

“…Is that so.”

Felix’s voice was indifferent.

However, at Logan’s next words, the Sword Master’s blue eyes flickered slightly.

“But since such things are not necessary for you, who is a superhuman, I have prepared something more special.”

And looking at it, Logan cheered inwardly.

‘That’s right!’

Perhaps the indifferent expression was because he had not seen any effect from using Imporic.

Considering the principle by which Imporic works, it was only natural.

The meat of the monster Karok was poisonous, and the cost-effective neutralizer ‘reduced’ the toxicity to a level that would not harm people.

However, a slight toxicity still remained, and that toxicity mixed with the ingredients of the meat to act as an aphrodisiac and erectile dysfunction treatment.

The function was so powerful that it created an almost regenerative effect, limited to that area.

But what happens when it meets a superhuman, someone who uses Aura?

The slight toxicity would not have had even a speck of influence on the superhuman’s body.

So the solution was also simple.

‘Concentrate the poison to the extreme.’

Click.

Logan smiled and opened the lid of the small box.

“This is it…”

Inside was a fancy-looking pill wrapped in gold leaf.

“A special limited edition.”

“…Huh.”

Felix let out a short exclamation filled with complex emotions.

What kind of expression would he make if he knew that the special limited edition was just 50 pills concentrated?

The gold leaf was just packaging to make it look good.

‘I suffered terribly from eating it too…’

The pain of his intestines twisting and that area that wouldn’t calm down.

Logan broke out in a cold sweat as he recalled the very strong reaction he had experienced due to the experiment he had done on his body just before coming.

If he, who had a Poscore, was like that, an ordinary person would have died.

‘But if it’s someone who uses Aura…’

That level of toxicity wouldn’t hurt their intestines.

Then all that remains is the effect.

The miraculous effect created by the meat of a monster, a heterogeneous life form that was not accurately identified even in his previous life.

That’s why Logan could confidently reach out his hand.

“I know it may not be enough, but please accept it as my sincerity in worrying about your health.”

“Is that the end of your business? Is there nothing more you desire?”

“Of course.”

Tell me if there is anything you want.

It was a question that seemed to have another meaning, but Logan’s answer was unwavering.

‘If I mention last night’s events or set conditions here, I’ll ruin everything.’

Right now, it is enough to just connect with the Sword Master.

With that in mind, Logan simply bowed his head.

“Hmm…”

Even in a bowed state, Logan could feel the Sword Master shift in his seat, a slight tension in the air.

A moment of silence. After that short but long time, Logan felt nervous.

“Well,” the Sword Master said, “if it’s medicine for my health, I will take it.”

Logan clenched his fist.

‘I’ve gotten past the first hurdle.’

Both Logan and the Sword Master knew what had happened yesterday. They didn’t talk about it, but this made them feel closer.

Now, he just needed to wait for the results.

“If you try it and it works, please tell me,” Logan said. “I can give you as much as you need. But we must keep it a secret.”

The Sword Master still looked unhappy when he said goodbye.

But…

The Sword Master Clan’s messenger came to see Logan the very next day.

The Sword Master’s expression was very bright. It was the same seat and the same time, but a different day.

Logan smiled. The Sword Master looked very different from yesterday.

“What do you want?”

Before Logan could say hello, the Sword Master asked this strange question.

“…Sorry?”

“Is there anything you want from me? If I can do it, I will give it to you.”

The Sword Master looked very friendly and spoke with excitement.

Logan was surprised. He didn’t expect the Sword Master to be so happy.

The Sword Master could still feel the strange feeling from this morning.

‘It’s effective… still.’

An Aura User is a master of martial arts and Force, the power of life.

So, he knew for sure.

This medicine had changed his lower body, which had not changed for many years.

He also knew what would happen because of this change.

If he took it thirty more times…

‘I can get better!’

He had thought this many times since morning, and his hands shook each time.

He was so happy he might finally fix his old problem. He had been sad about it for so long.

Even though he was trained to be calm, he couldn’t hide his excitement now.

He felt the joy and hope in his heart.

So, he was very thankful to the young man in front of him.

‘And he doesn’t care about my mistake…’

Logan had come to him with little proof, but he was thoughtful and brought a gift.

Also, his swordsmanship was amazing for someone his age.

He was a talented young man who deserved the ‘miraculous medicine’.

“I don’t deserve such kind words. Please, tell me why you are offering me so much.”

He was also humble, even though he was talented.

‘Excellent!’

He liked talented young people, so he was very happy.

“Haha. I was too hasty,” he said. “The gift you gave me yesterday might heal my old pain. So, I want to thank you.”

He was talking about the medicine. It might be embarrassing to talk about it directly.

Especially for someone as important as the Sword Master.

But he looked very happy as he said these words.

Logan watched the Sword Master and felt sure about something.

‘So, the rumor was true.’

Logan had looked down on the nobles who loved Imporic, even though he was selling it.

He thought only people who wanted many partners bought this medicine.

But now he realized it could really be used to heal people.

“Yes. Is there anything you want from me? Tell me honestly.”

Logan was surprised and a little confused, but he heard the Sword Master’s voice and remembered what was happening.

‘What can the Sword Master do?’

He could do many things. Logan clenched his fist.

‘But I’m getting too much for just giving Imporic.’

So, he shouldn’t agree to anything right now.

Logan calmed down his excited heart.

He wanted a lasting relationship with the Sword Master.

The Sword Master would still be a very important noble after the war.

He was the strongest sword in the kingdom. He had stopped the Empire’s 100,000 troops for over a week in the war. He would die in battle.

Logan wanted the Sword Master himself, the most important noble and the strongest Aura User in the kingdom.

So…

‘I’ll ask for what I thought of, just in case.’

He thought it was better to ask for less now, to make sure they could have a lasting connection.

Logan made the request he had been thinking about.

“If you don’t mind… can I have a useless swordsmanship manual?”

“…What?”

The Sword Master couldn’t believe what he heard.

‘He must have meant intermediate swordsmanship, right?’

“I want a useless swordsmanship manual,” Logan said. “Even elementary swordsmanship is okay. But I want you to sign it.”

“Huh?”

The Sword Master was shocked.

Elementary swordsmanship teaches the basics. Intermediate swordsmanship is for Force Users who know how to use Force. They are very different.

He would have understood if Logan wanted intermediate swordsmanship.

He had many good intermediate swordsmanship manuals, even if he couldn’t teach the Esperanza Knights’ secret swordsmanship.

But elementary swordsmanship?

‘I would have given him anything reasonable, even money. I would have been disappointed, but…’

This request was too strange.

But he didn’t feel too bad about it.

“…Why?”

“I want to show that our family has a connection with you.”

“Hehe, a connection.”

He thought this was funny.

Just having a swordsmanship manual wouldn’t make their relationship special.

Many people had learned swordsmanship from him using the manuals he had collected and the basic swordsmanship he had created.

He had even improved the basic swordsmanship used by all the kingdom’s knights.

If someone could claim a connection with him just from one swordsmanship manual, most of the knights in the country could say they were his students.

So, he felt sorry for Logan.

“I’ll give you a good intermediate swordsmanship manual instead,” he said. “I can even teach you directly, if you want.”

This was a very generous offer. Logan seemed to think about it for a moment, but then he said:

“I think our McLaine family’s swordsmanship is good enough for intermediate swordsmanship.”

This was a lie.