A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 74



Episode 74

Doo doo doo doo!

Dozens of chariots entered the peaceful city of Mycenae.

They were unusual carriages each bearing the family insignia.

The citizens of Mycenae murmured as they saw the chariots heading to Agamemnon’s castle.

“Oh really? The rumors are true.”

“Are you saying that the curse on the castle has really been lifted?”

“Otherwise there would be no way that those families would suddenly gather in one place.”

The townspeople recalled the sacred golden waves that had engulfed the Castle of Agamemnon a few weeks earlier.

The once gloomy and eerie hill was now covered with beautiful roses.

Thanks to this word began to spread among the citizens that the long-standing curse on the Agamemnon family had finally been lifted.

Of course Zeke’s spreading of the rumor through the syndicate also contributed to its rapid spread.

The rumor gained more credibility as the lords’ carriages began to gather at the castle.

* * *

The restored Agamemnon Castle was extremely antique and elegant.

As the servants who had left long ago as well as their descendants returned the castle quickly regained its original appearance.

Agamemnon’s allied families and the lords of the surrounding areas were astonished to see the restored Agamemnon Castle.

Among them there were those who shed tears of emotion while there were those who had already changed generations and showed no emotion.

But there was one thought most of them had in common.

‘I wonder if the family curse has really been lifted.’

The lords lowered their voices and whispered to each other.

At first it was hard to believe that the Agamemnon family which had kept the castle locked and inaccessible for 50 years would suddenly summon all the clans of the blood alliance.

Among the lords who were at a loss as to what was going on there were some with dark expressions.

There were places where the Agamemnon family was revived due to the windfall profits they gained from being completely banned from external activities as a result of the curse so they were afraid that their vested rights would be taken away.

The banquet hall was filled with people who genuinely welcomed the return of the Agamemnon family and those who did not creating a strange atmosphere.

That was when.

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Bampparabambam bambapaaaam!

A lively fanfare sounded and the host of the banquet Rufus Agamemnon appeared.

The lords and householders were astonished to see Rufus Agamemnon restored to his original form after the curse was lifted.

Rufus with his stocky build and tall stature looked great in traditional aristocratic attire.

The lords and heads of households flocked to Rufus.

Through Rufus everyone realized that the curse on the house of Agamemnon had been lifted.

All that remained was what attitude to take.

“Oh my goodness my lord! I can’t believe I’ve come back so healthy!”

Whether they truly felt so or not most of the Bloodlines tried to curry Rufus’ favor by using exaggerated tones and movements.

It was a glimpse into the power of a great family that once ruled the heart of Midland.

The lords and the barons all approached Rufus and kissed the back of his hand.

Rufus received their kisses naturally with his aristocratic bearing and restrained movements.

When everyone had finished kissing Rufus opened his mouth to them.

“I would like to express my gratitude to the Bloodlines who have filled the void left by the Agamemnon family for so long!”

Those who had other thoughts in their hearts felt a pang as they heard Rufus’ voice ringing loudly.

‘Is the loser of the Central Continent resurrected?’

It was a time when everyone gathered at the banquet hall was swallowing their saliva.

Rufus spoke again.

“The reason I invited you here today is to announce that the curse of the Agamemnon family has ended!”

As soon as those words came out sighs and excitement flowed from the lords’ mouths.

At the same time Rufus continued speaking.

“In addition! Today the House of Agamemnon will introduce the official successor to the clan gathered here!”

The heads of the families began to gossip again at the mention of the official successor to the family.

The return of the Agamemnon family and the designation of a legitimate successor were two entirely different things.

Even though they were once the conquerors of the continent their family was virtually sealed off for 50 years.

It was bound to take some time to regain my strength.

But then all of a sudden he becomes my successor.

The family waited tensely for Rufus’ next words.

Then Rufus clapped his hands.

Another fanfare sounded and someone walked out into the banquet hall.

Thud thud.

Zik appeared dressed in the formal attire of the House of Agamemnon.

As he turned seventeen Zick had grown in stature and on the outside he looked like an adult.

Then someone in the household saw Zeke and shouted.

“Jeez Jeez Draker!”

He was a noble who attended Zeke’s promotion party.

The heads of the houses began to murmur at the mention of Zeke Draker’s name.

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“Zeke Draker? Could it be the youngest blue ascendant on the continent?”

“Are you talking about that genius who graduated from Valhalla as the youngest student not long ago?”

As the banquet hall grew noisy Rufus raised his hand to calm things down.

After everyone fell silent they looked at Zigg standing on the podium.

Zeke opened his mouth.

“My name is Zeke Draker. I am a direct descendant of the House of Agamemnon and the rightful heir.”

At Zeke’s words sighs were once again heard here and there.

A direct descendant of the Agamemnon family and a pure-blooded Awakener of the Draker family.

There he held the title of youngest blue ascender and youngest Valhalla graduate on the continent.

If Sieg Drake was the successor to the House of Agamemnon which had lost its power it would be a matter of moments for him to regain the lost power and status of his family.

Then someone raised a hand.

Rufus’ eyes flashed.

The Acilian family one of the long-standing vassals of the House of Agamemnon.

He was the most reliable friend and sometimes the most fearsome enemy.

The head of the Achilles family spoke to Rufus.

“Dear Rufus Agamemnon may I speak to you as your old friend and loyal vassal?”

“My oldest friend Arnold Achilles. Your advice always brightens my ears. Speak.”

Arnold Achilles stepped forward.

He said pointing to Zeke.

“It is a matter of great joy that the legitimate successor to the House of Agamemnon has been determined. However according to the law of the Deputy the House of Acilius has the duty to verify the suitability of the successor to the House of Agamemnon.”

Then the heads of the other two families came out and stood beside him and said:

“The same goes for the Hector family.”

“The Aegis family also wishes to fulfill its duty.”

Rufus nodded after hearing the words of the three families.

“As long-time friends and loyal vassals you fully understand your duties and rights. Very well. How will you verify the qualifications of your successor?”

Then Arnold Achilles stepped forward and spoke.

“We will follow our long-standing traditions.”

The long-standing tradition they were talking about was the knightly competitions.

The duel of knights refers to a duel that has been held since the days of the Holy Empire where the winner is determined by wearing full plate armor and wielding a shield and sword.

Then Rufus said to Arnold

“Very well. According to your wishes I will test the qualifications of your successor through a knightly competition.”

At the mention of the Knights’ War the faces of the other heads of households and lords were filled with anticipation and excitement.

Rufus said.

“The three families’ great warriors who will participate in the knightly competition please prepare and gather at the dueling arena in one hour!”

As soon as he finished speaking the entire banquet hall erupted in cheers.

* * *

Exactly one hour later people flocked to the arena set up in Agamemnon Castle.

The warriors prepared by the Aegis family Achilles and Hector entered the arena wearing full plate armor and even equipped with kite shields.

Since Rufus had already informed the three families of the succession they had prepared for the knightly war in advance.

Those who appeared in the arena were official knights of each family and were familiar with knightly duels.

All three families brought in great warriors who were familiar with knightly battles to represent their families.

It was intended to dampen the spirits of the young successor Zeke from the beginning.

Finally Zeke appeared in the arena.

Thud thud.

It was Zigg who came equipped with full plate armor and kite shield prepared by the Agamemnon family not Hersion.

The great warrior of the Hector family said after seeing Zeke.

“Will that sword be okay?”

It was a bit of advice not advice given after seeing Bahamut in the form of a claymore that was longer than a normal sword.

Instead of opening his mouth to answer Zeke responded by closing his helmet.

The first duel began right away.

The first one to confront Zeke was the great warrior of the Hector family.

As if he was accustomed to knightly battles the great warrior of the Hector family put on a performance swinging his sword around while looking at the audience.

Then the lords and heads of households in the stands cheered.

On the other hand Zeke simply prepared for battle calmly by putting his shield forward aiming his sword and minimizing his exposed area as much as possible.

The great warrior of the Hector family gestured towards Zeke.

“Heir of Agamemnon! Do everything you can!”

He opened both his hands and taunted Zeke.

That was when.

Kwakwakwakwa!

Zeke quickly dove into the arms of the great warrior Hector.

Then he slammed his full plate armor head-on with a heavy shield charged with acceleration.

bang!

There was a tremendous noise and the great warrior of the Hector family was knocked out in one blow.

The nobles who had been cheering for a moment did not fully understand what had just happened.

They stared blankly at the warrior Hector curled up against one wall.

Hector the Great Knight who had lost consciousness after being hit by a single shield charge had no intention of getting up.

As expected the referee whose mouth was wide open finally came to his senses.

“Gee Gee Drake wins!”

Even though the decision was a win there were no cheers or applause from the audience who were still in shock.

“Hmm! Big!”

The head of the Hector family just coughed in embarrassment at the completely unexpected result.

The second match began immediately in a crucible of shock.

This time the great warrior of the Aegis family appeared.

He intended to approach the duel without letting his guard down like a great warrior of the House of Hector.

He approached Zeke slowly holding his shield and sword.

That was when.

Phew!

Zeke’s sword struck the warrior’s shield.

bang!

Even though he was holding his shield the Aegis Warrior was unable to withstand the immense force and lost his balance.

“Ugh!”

He quickly regained his balance and stood firm.

But Zeke didn’t give him a chance.

bang!

A heavy kite shield slammed into the warrior’s flank.

The Aegis Warrior just flew away.

Boom boom boom!

Because he was wearing full plate armor that was so heavy it was difficult to put on or take off it was not easy to maintain his pace once he lost his balance.

The Aegis warrior was a seasoned knight with a lot of experience in knightly battles so he immediately stood up.

“Phew. Phew.”

He was gradually being crushed by the pressure he felt from Zeke.

‘Is this really the spirit of a seventeen year old?’

I heard he was the youngest Blue Knight to be promoted but I thought he was still a rookie with little combat experience.

But when we actually met there was no weakness that could make me want to tell the veteran to go away.

Zeke moved again stepping on the illusionary steps.

Despite carrying heavy armor and a kite shield his movements were as agile as if he were wearing light armor.

“Ugh!”

The Aegis warrior couldn’t keep up with Zeke’s quick movements.

Zigg used the Golden Sword a shield sword technique of Agamemnon to engage in a battle with the Aegis Warrior.

‘I’m finally starting to get used to the armor.’

I tried to engage in some offense and defense during the first fight but since I was carrying an unfamiliar armor and shield I couldn’t control my strength and ended up sending him down with one blow.

Zeke adjusted his strength appropriately and blocked the Aegis Warrior’s attacks exploiting his openings.

The excellent sense of the sacral body was fully displayed and nimble movements were shown even in close combat.

“Ohhh!”

The audience cheered at Zeke’s miraculous movements.

Zeke felt that the end was near.

Whee!

Zeke shifted his center of gravity back assuming the stance of Agamemnon’s Golden Sword.

Then he swung his shield to knock his opponent off balance.

“Ugh!”

The exact center was empty.

Zig stabbed himself with his sword.

Kwakwakwang!

Just like the time of the Great Hector the Great Aegis was also thrown far away.

This time unlike before there was an outpouring of cheers and applause.

And the last one to enter the arena was the great warrior of the Achilles family.