Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 5

Dominon had to pretend it wasn’t real. He was desperate.

If he admitted the truth now, he would be ruined.

So, the Grand Duke in front of him had to be weaker.

No, he *was* weaker.

Dominon tricked himself into believing this. With bloodshot eyes, he raised his wooden sword again.

“Uwaaaah!”

He shouted and charged at Logan, his face red.

‘Overheat. He’s pushing himself too hard.’

Logan just smirked.

Overheat let him use more power for a short time, but it hurt his body. Logan was much better than Dominon. Overheat couldn’t close that gap.

‘You brought this on yourself.’

Logan’s eyes flashed, and his sword moved like the wind.

Thwack.

“Ugh, cough. Again……”

Wham!

“N-Not yet.”

Thwack!

“N-No way……”

As they fought, Dominon’s eyes went blank, and he got hurt more and more. The training area smelled like dust and sweat, the sounds of the wooden swords hitting each other echoing.

None of the hits were deadly, but each one was strong enough to knock Dominon out right away. Logan was holding back.

Dominon felt this very clearly.

“N-No way……”

He had tricked himself for so long, but now he had to admit the truth.

The Grand Duke, who he thought was useless, was much stronger. His swordsmanship was better too.

‘It wasn’t just that I was careless.’

Dominon lost his will to fight. He had stopped improving for ten years. He wasn’t the kind of person to keep fighting when someone was stronger.

“I lost……”

Thwack.

“Cough!”

Before Dominon could say he gave up, the wooden sword slammed into his mouth. Logan’s wooden sword hit him again and again, not protecting any important spots.

Thwack thwack thwack.

‘I can’t let this end easily.’

He had been a mercenary for ten years. He knew that groups with leaders needed rules. This was especially true for rough men with weapons. It was important to set an example the first time.

The Knights Order was a group of ‘rough men with weapons.’

‘I’ve already been nice by giving him chances.’

Now, he had to punish him!

Logan remembered his past and swung the wooden sword faster.

“Ugh……”

“Such cruelty……”

People felt sorry for Dominon. Whispers of pity drifted through the crowd.

But no one tried to stop it. Everyone knew why Logan had asked for the duel.

No one wanted to make an enemy of ‘that’ Grand Duke to help a knight who was retiring. Everyone could see that the Grand Duke was much better than a normal knight.

“Huh……”

“…That skill is real.”

“How could he get so good in just three months?”

“If he found his Force, it could be possible, but……”

“Still, can swordsmanship change that much?”

Logan heard all the whispers. When he felt he had shown what he wanted, he stopped hitting him.

“Keeeugh……”

Plop.

Dominon fell to the ground in a heap, groaning. He was so bruised and beaten, he looked like a different person. But no one paid attention.

The rumor that Grand Duke Logan defeated a knight spread quickly through the castle.

It was hard to believe, but so many people saw it. Everyone was talking about it.

The person everyone was talking about was meeting with someone he wanted to see.

“Well, well, Logan. That was… impressive. They say you’ve found your Force. Care to tell me how you managed that?”

‘He was watching.’

It wasn’t the question he expected, but he answered right away.

“I just stopped being greedy and gave up everything. As I trained, I felt the Force fill me up.”

It would sound like nonsense to most people.

But this was what Logan realized when he became a Force user in his past life. He had vowed to give up everything to avenge his family.

He realized this when he thought about his past mistakes and stopped being greedy. It was something he barely understood after he turned forty.

A knight who trained hard to find the Force would be shocked to hear that.

But Padric McLaine, a senior knight who had done that before, nodded slowly.

“The realization of emptiness… You certainly have changed.”

Logan thought things were going well when he saw his father’s face.

“But the first thing you do after that is hurt a knight?”

“He deserved it. Didn’t you hear the story from the soldiers, Father?”

“Yes, I did. Still, did you have to beat him up so badly?”

“Yes, I did.”

“Why?”

“He tried to trick the lord he serves. If I let him go, he would weaken the rules of the family.”

Logan answered directly. Padric stared at his son’s face without expression. Logan felt nervous under his gaze.

Smirk.

“Dominon was wrong. He forgot his duty and tricked you.”

‘…Huh? Just like that?’

Logan felt disappointed.

“So, I won’t punish him much. However…”

Logan thought to himself, ‘My father won’t just ignore what happened, will he?’

Just as Logan tensed up again, really paying attention,

“Your hand was too heavy. Don’t do anything for a while.”

“Pardon?” Logan asked, surprised by the unexpected words.

“Why? Did you want to be punished or something?”

“Ah, no, sir.”

“When I say don’t do anything, it doesn’t mean you did well. Don’t get the wrong idea, and don’t do anything like this again without permission. You haven’t officially received a position yet.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

“And… there’s something else you should know.”

“Yes?”

“I hear Leena from the Wolves family will be visiting soon.”

“Ah….”

The moment he had been waiting for had finally arrived.

“Yes. You and Leena will both be adults next year, so it’s about time. Cyron Wolves sent a handwritten letter without using a communication device. It must be about that matter.”

Padreick thought Logan’s ‘Ah…’ meant something else. He spoke calmly.

“Don’t cause any trouble. Be ready so your fiancée, whom you’re meeting after a long time, won’t be disappointed.”

Logan thought this was why his father was not as angry as he expected.

‘But… it’s probably the opposite of what Father is thinking.’

A broken engagement.

An event that would hurt the family’s reputation again.

In his past life, he remembered that even if his father wasn’t as mad as he was, running wild with his wounded pride, he was still extremely angry.

However, Logan couldn’t say anything and quietly closed his mouth.

Three days after the incident with Dominan.

The inner castle was full of a new rumor about the Grand Duke.

The Grand Duke’s fiancée had visited McLaine.

‘Finally….’

Logan prepared himself as he heard the news he had been waiting for. Then, Rick came in with a bright face.

“Wow! You must be so happy,”

“What are you talking about?”

“I just heard from the other servants that she’s grown up to be unbelievably beautiful!”

“So, what about it?”

“The second daughter of the Wolves family! The young master’s fiancée! I only saw her when I was young, but really….”

“I heard she’s already entered the inner castle. I should prepare.”

“……That’s it?”

“Then?”

“Wow! My fiancée is a famous beauty in the kingdom! Shouldn’t you be jealous? Isn’t that normal?”

“……What do you think of me?”

“Well, a scoundrel… Haha. No, just kidding. No, um… I’m sorry.”

Logan quietly sighed and remembered the old memories.

Leena’s visit.

It was the thing that made him break down when she suddenly broke off the engagement. It caused him to do ‘that act’ as if he was crazy.

‘Well, it’s just that act. As long as I don’t do it again….’

Even without that, the family would be in trouble.

Actually, the servants and other people in the house were not very interested in why Leena was visiting.

They were just hoping that a guest from another noble family would bring a celebration for a good occasion like an engagement or marriage.

In reality, the servants were preparing a banquet under the instructions of the head of the family.

However, when the broken engagement was announced, all of that would be canceled, and chaos would happen.

The only person who knew that future could only smile sadly at this noisy scene.

‘It’s all meaningless. All I need is the money.’

He had to change the event that caused him so much trouble in the past into a chance to get something good this time.

He had to somehow get the money that would simply disappear if he left it like he did in his past life.

As he remembered his past life and checked his plans, he heard a voice saying it was time.

“Young Master, the head of the family is calling for you.”

“I understand.”

Unlike Rick, who was full of smiles, Logan’s steps were strangely ready for a fight as he left the room.

“Lady Leena Wolves is here!” a servant shouted, his voice booming through the hall.

The big doors opened with a loud BANG! Leena walked in, followed by a few people.

“Wow,” someone whispered.

“She’s amazing…” another voice said.

“Young Master Logan is so lucky!”

Everyone in the hall gasped as they saw Leena. Logan felt all eyes turn to him too. He smiled sadly.

*Leena Wolves.*

Her skin was as white and smooth as a pearl. Her eyes were as black and shiny as stones in a river. Her silver hair flowed down to her waist, shining as she moved. She wore a dress as white as snow, and it looked perfect on her.

Those who followed her were one knight in wolf-patterned armor and four servants.

It was a very small number for the Wolves viscount family, one of the three richest families in the kingdom, but no one thought it was shabby.

That was how amazing Leena Wolves was, as she walked in front of them all.

Gulp.

It became so quiet that even the sound of someone swallowing could be heard.

She walked proudly to the center of the main hall while everyone watched her. Then, she greeted Padreick.

“It’s been a while, Viscount. I hope you have been well.”

The main hall buzzed again at her beautiful voice, which was perfect in every way.

‘She’s amazing as always….’

Only Logan, who had made a huge mistake by being fooled by that beautiful appearance and voice, was slightly frowning.

After the formal but friendly greetings were exchanged, she read the viscount’s personal letter that she had received from her servant.

“…Due to unavoidable circumstances, we ask to break off the engagement. From Cyron Wolves. That is all.”

The atmosphere in the main hall turned cold the moment she finished speaking.

The letter was long and formal, but the main point was: Logan was supposed to be strong with Aura, but he isn’t. It also said Logan’s son (meaning Logan himself) is in bad shape. Because of this, the Wolves family said they don’t want to marry into the McLaine family anymore. They said it would make them look less important.

Padreick’s face, which had been looking at Leena with a smile, hardened, and everyone held their breath, watching his reaction.

“A broken engagement? And for no good reason? Does House Wolves dare to insult McLaine in this way?” Padreick’s voice was chilling and full of anger. It filled the main hall.

At that moment, the air became sharp as if something was about to happen.

“There’s no way that would happen, Viscount. I was worried that you might think that way, so I asked to be the one to deliver the message myself. I wanted to clear up any misunderstandings.”

She had a mournful expression.

“When I stayed here for almost a year in my childhood, the memories of those days are still vivid.”

She had a tearful voice.

“I didn’t want to throw away the memories I made with Young Master Logan in this beautiful and peaceful place, those precious moments left in my young heart, like this.”

Tears streamed down Leena’s cheeks as she turned her gaze to Logan.