A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 259



Episode 259

‘The power of the dragon?’

Zeke was very surprised to hear Aul’s words but he spoke calmly.

“The power of the dragon. What does that mean?”

Aul slowly opened his mouth again.

“It’s not confirmed but I heard from the successor that there are still dragons left on the Eastern Continent.”

Although he had heard it through Hades Zeke tried hard to pretend to be surprised.

But Andrei who was next to him was so surprised and terrified that Zeke’s somewhat indifferent reaction was buried.

“That’s ridiculous my lord! There are still living dragons!”

If you went to Mycenae you could see vividly alive dragons but officially it was known that there were no more living dragons in the Central Continent after the War of Liberation so Andrei’s reaction was not strange.

After calming down the excited Andrei Zeke asked Aul.

“Assuming there is a dragon on the Eastern Continent how can you use its power to create weapons?”

“I don’t know the exact details either. If I were to quote the Successor’s words he said he would plant a ‘chain of souls.’”

When Zeke heard Aul’s words something clicked for him.

‘The chain of the soul. Come to think of it when Terracan Draker and Bahamut made a contract their hearts were tied together with chains. The chains that bound Hades in Blanca were also chains.’

Zigg thought that it might be some type of ancient sorcery that has now disappeared.

‘I’ll have to ask Hades next time I see him.’

When the conversation ended Aul stood up with his sword in his hand.

“The longer you stay still the more your body will rust. Let’s practice quickly.”

The training fanatic Aul never rested for a moment.

In the end Zeke had to continue sparring with Aul and Andrei until the appointment ceremony except for the time spent eating and sleeping.

It was Zeke who realized a little why Duke was uncomfortable with the two of them coming.

* * *

Kookung!

The ceremony to appoint Zeke Draker as a high-ranking knight was held in the same halls of Atumfell where the ceremony to appoint Abel Draker as a guardian knight had been held not long ago.

Even though we prepared hastily the hall was packed with people.

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Many people were interested in the fact that Zeke who had gained fame as a knight of the sea was appointed to the position of senior knight which could be considered the position of commanding officer of the Drake.

Melissa the princess of Alencia as well as other major kingdoms such as Thebes Delphos and Argos sent high-ranking officials to attend the inauguration ceremony.

There were even more attendees than at Abel’s with the participation of figures from the Agamemnon and Graham families the patron families of Zeke and other influential noble families in the central region.

Arthur Draker sat upon the dragon throne as before.

The Guardian Knights including Kali and the elder members of the Cross Council also stood in their places with solemn expressions.

Among them among them was Abel Drake who had been newly awarded the title of Guardian Knight.

The hall door opened as the attendees watched.

Kookung!

Zeke appeared in the formal uniform of the Draker family.

An overwhelming aura emanated from Zeke as he walked across the hall.

The attendees were amazed by the overwhelming atmosphere as well as Zeke’s handsome appearance and well-balanced strong physique that could not be hidden by the uniform.

Equipped with a body of a dragon and a body of a tomb Zigg possessed the best body a human could have.

Zeke who had confidently stepped forward to the Dragon’s Throne slowly knelt before Arthur Draker.

Then he began to sing a long long ode to the Drake family.

Arthur who had been chuckling at the sight of such a zebra slowly got up from his seat.

He shouted to the crowd.

“I would like to express my gratitude to the distinguished guests who have come to this event. Now we will hold the ceremony to appoint Zeke Draker as a high-ranking knight!”

At Arthur Draker’s command knights wearing ceremonial armor bearing the symbol of the Dragonslayer came out carrying banners.

They lined up and drew their swords.

Woohoo!

Surprisingly clear aura blades rose from the knights’ swords.

It meant that everyone had skills higher than the Blue Knight.

The Draker family was the only one on the continent that could afford to mobilize blue knights for such ceremonial occasions.

Zeke rose from his seat and stood in front of Arthur Draker.

Arthur smiled at Zeke and took out a silver dragonslayer badge from the box his attendant had brought.

It was a badge symbolizing the rank of Draker Knight.

Just as he was about to put the badge on Zeke someone stood up.

“Your Majesty I have a favor to ask!”

In an instant everyone in the hall turned their heads and looked at the person who had spoken.

He was none other than Abel Draker.

Even though Abel was a guardian knight it was clearly rude for him to suddenly appear at an appointment ceremony conducted by the head of the household.

Arthur stopped his hand from giving Zeke the dragon sword and turned his head to look at Abel.

“Sir Abel. So tell me what kind of request it is.”

Abel came out of his seat and looked at the attendees and said:

“Today my youngest brother is being appointed as a high-ranking knight so I am also happy to attend the appointment ceremony. However! As a guardian knight and not as the brother of Zeke Draker there is one thing I would like to point out.”

Abel looked around at the audience and said:

“It’s a matter of determining whether Zeke Draker truly possesses the skills befitting a high-ranking knight.”

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Before becoming a Guardian Knight Abel had also proven himself to be a Black Knight. He was telling Zeke to prove his skills to see if he was worthy of advancing to the next level like him.

Arthur said to Abel.

“That’s an interesting request. What are the standards of skill that Sir Abel speaks of as being worthy of a high-ranking knight?”

At that Abel said

“All those who have currently been granted the title of Senior Knight are of a level of skill higher than that of a Red Knight. Zeke Draker must prove that he is of a similar level of skill.”

Then Kali who was behind her stood up and shouted.

“Nowhere in the House’s laws does it say that one must be a Red Knight to become a High-ranking Knight! I object to Sir Abel’s request.”

As Abel and Kali began to argue with each other the surroundings became noisy.

The patron families and allied families supporting Zeke expressed their discontent saying that this was an absurd demand.

On the other hand the anti-Kalipha members agreed with Abel’s opinion and raised their voices saying that Zeke must prove his abilities.

As the hall grew noisy Abel looked at Zeke with a smile.

He already knew that Zeke had the skills of a Red Knight.

So what he was after wasn’t simply to see Zeke’s skills.

‘The reason Zeke a blue knight was able to display the skills of a red knight is because he was using an unknown power that I do not know about. I will let you choose whether to reveal that power for the sake of a higher-level knight or to hide it and give up your status as a higher-level knight.’

Abel thought his remarks had cornered Zeke and left him helpless.

That was when.

Zik who had been standing still stepped forward.

The hall became quiet at Zeke’s actions.

The mere fact that he came forward overwhelmed the crowd.

He said this looking at Arthur not Abel.

“How can I prove it my lord?”

Arthur looked interested at Zeke’s words.

Arthur turned around and shouted.

“Sir Gareth! I need your assistance for a moment.”

Gareth Draker one of the Guardian Knights came forward at the request of the Lord.

Gareth one of the Guardian Knights and the leader of the Black Wolf Order one of the three great knight orders of the Draker family was a knight whose reputation was renowned even on the continent.

Gareth nicknamed the Knight of Scars was chosen to prove Zeke’s skills.

As Gareth stepped forward everyone in the hall stepped back.

In the middle of the hall Zeke and Gareth stood facing each other.

Gareth pulled out the sword he was holding. Then Zeke also pulled out his sword and said.

“I seek the teachings of the Scarred Knight Zeke Draker.”

Gareth stood silently sword in hand.

That was when.

Woohoo!

In that moment an incredibly strong energy emanated from Zig’s body.

At the same time Zeke charged forward towards Gareth at an invisible speed.

Kwakwakwakwa!

Gareth hastily drew his sword back and took a defensive stance as Zeke’s sword strike was stronger than expected.

Tukan!

Zig’s heavy sword strike deflected Gareth’s sword.

Zik didn’t miss that gap.

Wooooow!

A strong sword sound echoed from Zeke’s sword and a pitch-black aura rose up.

He swung his sword at Gareth again.

Application of the dragon killing method

Black Sword

Black wing

The black aura spread out like wings targeting Gareth’s vital points.

Gareth like an experienced mid-level player calmly counterattacked without panicking.

Application of the dragon killing method

No-light

Shadow of Silence

As Gareth swung his sword Zeke’s technique disappeared as if it was canceled out.

At the same time a sword strike flew towards Zeke from the blind spot. It was the Knight of Scars’s true mountain technique unfolding.

Kwakwakwakwa!

However the black wing that was thought to have been canceled out came back to life and aimed for Gareth’s back.

Both Zeke and Gareth swung their swords at each other’s counterattacks.

Boom!

The sword strikes clashed and the two men stepped back.

“Hmm….”

A thin stream of blood flowed from a gash on Gareth’s cheek.

The audience roared at the sight.

Gareth lowered his sword and looked at Arthur Draker.

“It seems that the skills of Lord Zeke Draker have been sufficiently proven.”

At those words Arthur turned his head and looked at Abel.

“What do you think Sir Abel? Do you understand now?”

Abel nodded with a hardened expression in response to Arthur’s question.

Contrary to his plans Zeke proved his skills with only a sword.

It was officially proven that Zeke had skills beyond that of the Red Knight.

Arthur stood up again and approached Zeke.

He put the silver badge he had on Zeke’s uniform put his arm around his shoulder and shouted.

“With this the appointment of Lord Zeke Draker to the rank of Senior Knight is confirmed! Furthermore Lord Zeke Draker has become the youngest Red Knight to be promoted on the continent which is also cause for celebration! Also!”

Arthur paused for a moment before dropping a bombshell.

“I Arthur Draker head of the Draker family hereby announce that I along with Carly Abel nominate Zeke Draker as the next head of the family!”

At those words the faces of those present in the hall as well as the Draker elders and council members were filled with shock.

With the appointment of Abel’s Guardian Knight the succession structure was rapidly changing and the head of the household had officially designated a new successor candidate.

Since they nominated the youngest person in the immediate family as a candidate a huge stir was expected.

The youngest Red Knight to be promoted and a senior knight.

There’s the Drake family candidate.

Another new record has been added to Zeke Draker’s amazing run.

All the heads and elders of the Agamemnon family rose from their seats and applauded loudly.

The entire hall of Atumpel shook as the sturdy Agamemnon family applauded thunderously.

Amid the applause from the attendees Zick bowed his head politely.

Then Arthur Draker whispered in Zeke’s ear.

“Congratulations. Starting today you will be entering the real Drake War.”

Arthur prepared a new stage for competition anticipating what changes would occur when the variable called Zeke was introduced into the competitive structure between Carly and Abel.

Zeke although disgusted by Arthur’s state of mind suppressed his emotions and answered calmly.

“I will do my best to live up to your expectations my lord.”

The ceremony to appoint Zeke as a senior knight ended with a warning of chaos.

After the inauguration ceremony Zeke also faithfully welcomed guests at the banquet held.

Princess Melissa whom he had not seen in a long time approached Zeke with a stiff expression and left without saying a word only offering congratulations and a gift.

Zeke tilted his head as he recalled Princess Melissa’s flushed face.

That was when.

Someone approached Zeke timidly.

“Your Majesty congratulations. Regarding your appointment as a senior knight….”

He was a man who stuttered badly was thin and had a yellowish complexion making him look very unappealing.

But surprisingly the man had Draker’s dragonslayer badge hanging from his lapel.

It meant he was an official knight of the family.

For a moment something crossed Zeke’s mind.

‘Is this guy by any chance?’

Zeke asked the unattractive man.

“Are you Sir Luther Gemben?”