Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 447

The woman’s voice from the communication orb was still calm. But what she said was not what the old man wanted to hear.

“Huh…”

The old man was momentarily speechless at the unexpected report.

Then, frowning, the old man asked,

“What of the Emperor? Did you confirm he used the scrolls I sent?”

The scrolls were like stronger versions of traps the Tower had secretly set up before in the Empire. Using them made the Tower spend a lot of magical energy to see what was happening. They needed to know quickly if the scrolls worked, so they sent the best ones.

But it seems they didn’t do much.

“[…Yes, we saw they were used. But they were much weaker than you said they would be. It looks like someone found out about them before they were ready.]”

“……I guess so,” the old man said, looking like he understood. But something still felt wrong.

“Even if they were weaker, they should have been strong enough to change the war. They didn’t just stop working after starting, did they?”

He thought, *Surely, the Emperor could use the magic circles properly? Even if he wasn’t a fully trained mage because of his family’s power, he’s still a strong mage, right?*

“[They seemed to be less than half as strong.]”

“Half…? No, but even if they were, the Imperial Army still lost?”

“[Logan McLain beat the Emperor very quickly, and that was a big problem.]”

“What?!”

The old man jumped up from his chair, surprised.

*This can’t be true!*

The Emperor was strong because of his family’s inherited power. The old man knew he couldn’t ignore him. He also thought that even if Logan McLain and the Emperor didn’t work well together, it shouldn’t be the same the other way around.

*The Sword God family and the Ares family are supposed to be connected and make each other stronger. They can’t be enemies,* he thought. He remembered a fight before where he saw Logan McLain use a power like the Sword God’s. When he learned that even this Sword God power, which appeared after the first Sword God died, was part of an old prediction, he became even more sure about what the Magic Tower should do.

That’s why he changed his plans. So why was everything going wrong now?

“Has Logan McLain become even stronger already? No, that’s impossible!”

The old man said this without meaning to, but Louisa heard him through the communication orb.

“[…Anyway, the Emperor was defeated. After that, the Black Knights went crazy and started attacking the Emperor’s own army and the Emperor himself. This changed the war completely.]”

*What is she even saying?*

“The crazy Black Knights only attacked the Emperor’s army? That’s impossible!”

“[My father and I saw it ourselves. It’s true.]”

“That’s crazy! When Black Knights go crazy, they attack everyone!”

“[But that’s what happened.]”

Even though the Tower Lord was shouting loudly, Louisa stayed calm.

“Huh?!”

*This makes no sense.*

*What is happening?*

Ugh.

“……This isn’t right. Something is very wrong! Tell me everything about the war now! Focus on Logan McLain and the Black Knights!”

“[Well…]”

Louisa, who had been answering quickly, stopped talking for a moment.

“……What is it?”

“[After we told you the Emperor was defeated, we were too busy following him… I’m sorry.]”

The Tower Lord was already losing patience because of the strange news. When he saw his student lower her head, he exploded.

“Huh?”

It was easy to guess why she was sorry. He had used Gerard and his daughter Louisa’s anger at the Emperor to get them to help him. But the Tower Lord was too worried about his big plan to care about these small things.

“You useless idiots did something stupid! Did you really think you could catch the Emperor?!”

BANG.

Louisa, who had been calm before, finally looked hurt by the Tower Lord’s angry words. But the Tower Lord didn’t care. He thought Gerard and Louisa were just unimportant people now – just a regular mage and someone who wasn’t even a real mage. They weren’t even important members of the Tower.

“You useless people don’t know your place and mess things up like this! You ignored what I told you to do?!”

“[Tower Lord, you are being too mean…]”

“Mean? What’s mean about it?!!!!”

He clenched his jaw so hard his teeth made a clicking sound.

“So, did you catch the Emperor? Did you even hurt him badly?!”

“[…]”

“Of course not. You couldn’t have. How could you beat a Great Mage? You don’t understand how important things are, and you don’t know your place. You were probably just begging the Emperor for mercy when your family was destroyed!”

“[Even if you are the Tower Lord, this is too much…]”

Louisa’s face on the communication orb turned very red, like it might explode. But the Tower Lord just thought she looked weak.

“What?! Did I say something wrong? What if your stupid mistakes ruin my big plan?”

“[…]”

“Why don’t you understand that if my big plan fails, everything you want will be lost?!!”

“[…I’m sorry, Master.]”

*Huff.*

Only after yelling did the Tower Lord start to calm down. *They are not important people, but I still need them to do things for me.* He knew he had been too angry. He needed to calm them down a bit.

“……I know you are hurting. I know you’ve worked hard for my big plan, even losing your kingdom. If my plan works, I promise I will make sure your wishes come true first.”

“[…Thank you.]”

“So, don’t make any more mistakes now.”

“[…Yes.]”

*Click.*

Louisa’s voice was quiet and didn’t sound very sure, but the Tower Lord ended the call anyway. He needed to think about what had just happened.

*Maybe I should have gone to the war myself?*

He knew he couldn’t leave his position controlling the Western kingdoms. But still, regret filled him.

‘The biggest problem is Logan McLane’s power.’

Based on their previous meeting, it was impossible for anyone to easily defeat the Emperor.

Adding to the problem, the Sword God’s power worked very well with the Cassel Magic Tower’s magic. To use the one who changes fate as a sacrifice, as the prophecy said, they had to subdue him first.

It was hard to do that with just the Cassel Magic Tower’s power, so he made a deal with the Emperor. But he never expected things to get so messed up.

‘There’s no way he could have become so strong so quickly. No one has ever done that before.’

No matter how talented he was, even reaching the level of Aura Master in his twenties, going beyond that was impossible.

‘Or did he unlock a power that lets him become much stronger for a short time? Like a berserk mode?’

Of course, a power like berserking, which makes someone lose control at the Aura Master level, is more of a curse.

However, that was the only thing he could think of that explained it. That’s why the Tower Master guessed something close to the truth, but his idea was a little different from what the Emperor thought.

‘If so, the most likely thing is growth. Like the Sword God, if an Aura Master gets to the highest level, they can be as strong as an 8-class master Archmage.’

The idea that he grew to the 8-class level so quickly.

That didn’t make much sense either, but it seemed more likely than a power that broke the limits of an Aura Master.

Because of that, he felt even more hopeless.

“…In a way, it’s a good thing.”

He tried to see the positive side of this shocking change.

‘The stronger the sacrifice, the more likely He will fully appear.’

If Logan McLane was that strong, even if the Empire’s Western Legion defeated the Western Allied Forces easily, dealing with McLane afterward would be tough.

If that happens…

‘The Empire might be destroyed.’

The moment he thought of that, he felt goosebumps all over his body. He hadn’t even considered this until recently.

The Empire had more superhumans than other countries.

They had great military power and resources.

Also, the power from that cursed god, Taron Ares, gave the Emperors the power of an Archmage for generations.

The scary thing about this power wasn’t just that the Emperor had the power of an Archmage.

‘The truly amazing thing is that their personality changes when they become Emperor.’

The ruler who becomes Emperor is given ‘mental strength and reason’ to stay at the level of an Archmage, and a ‘sense of duty to help the Empire grow,’ no matter how bad their personality was before. Because of this, the Empire had grown steadily since the Ares Kingdom era.

A strong-willed man with absolute power. Because of constant progress under a sensible ruler who wasn’t controlled by personal desires and only wanted the country to grow, the Empire was a strong fortress that wouldn’t fall unless it was destroyed from the inside.

That is the real value of what the ancient Archmage Taron Ares left behind.

Also, it’s why the ancestors of the Cassel Magic Tower bowed their heads and decided to join them.

‘And yet, they failed.’

But now, why is everything going wrong?

“Heh, hee hee hee. How funny. So funny.”

If the signs of the one who changes fate, the era when the gods left, hadn’t appeared, he would have tried to use that plan too.

He was planning to bow to the Imperial Family first and then control the next Emperor.

He was also getting ready for what was needed, thinking about what the Imperial Family would do.

No matter how strong magic was, he was sure that he was the best at understanding magic secrets. So, he thought his plan had a good chance of working. He also thought it was the only way to avoid the Ares group and win the great cause.

But the signs of the era when the gods left appeared, and the one who changes fate appeared, and things changed like this.

“Hmm… I see. So that’s what it was.”

The old man clapped his hands and stood up.

“The one who changes fate…”

The prophecy of the one who changes fate finally made sense.

The power of the Sword God is just physical strength. The real power is the ability to change the world in ways that seemed impossible.

Like destroying the Empire.

That was Logan McLane.

“And it was Him who predicted that.”

His faith in his ancestors seemed to grow stronger.

Yes, the time for the great cause is getting closer.

‘This change is just part of the process.’

Thinking that way made him feel better.

For now, he had to find a way to use this change to his advantage.

First of all…

“Emperor.”

How would the Emperor, who had been losing, react?

It wasn’t hard to guess.

“He won’t surrender or give up. The Emperor of the Ares Empire has no choice but to keep fighting.”

The price of getting the inherited power.

It wasn’t really a penalty, but it was the worst thing in this situation. The Emperor would fight to the end, even if it meant destruction.

If the Empire starts to fall apart, the energy in ‘that place’ will gather faster.

‘Maybe more than enough power will gather.’

As long as Logan McLane is there, McLane is almost sure to win. But the Empire still has some power left. It would be best for the great cause if the two sides fought and caused as many deaths as possible.

To be exact, not only should the Empire be destroyed, but McLane should also be destroyed. Even to catch Logan McLane.

Then, the Cassel Magic Tower knew what to do.

“I have to make it happen.”

First, this Western war must end in a way that helps them.

And…

He smirked.

“Yes, that’s how it should be.”

The Tower Master smiled in a sinister way, wondering what he had planned.

“Heh heh heh, it’ll be fun. Very.”

As the Tower Master laughed, the communication device that had been off turned on again. The light went through several security layers and reached the secret line in the center of the continent, which only certain people could access.

[Please state who is requesting communication.]

The secret communication officer of the Imperial Family spoke to him again.

“Haven’t we met before?”

[Please state your identity.]

“Heh heh. You people are no fun. Tell His Majesty the Emperor that the Black Serpent has another proposal.”

The Tower Master’s smirking and wriggling appearance was very different from when he first heard the news of the Empire’s defeat.