A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 88



Episode 88

“Congratulations on winning the martial arts tournament.”

Every time Zeke passed by the knights of the Four Seasons greeted him.

It was hard to believe that they were such friendly grumpy Drake knights.

Even when Zeke was officially knighted there were quite a few people within the Four Seasons who were not happy with him.

But after the martial arts tournament the atmosphere completely changed.

Thanks to this Zeke was able to feel the authority of the Draker Martial Arts Tournament with his whole body.

Zeke headed to the chief’s office greeted by the knights like that.

The secretary greeted Zeke warmly at the door.

“The Lord is waiting.”

Zeke entered the office guided by his secretary.

As the secretary had said Arthur Draker was waiting for him.

“Zeke come here.”

This time too it was Arthur who had prepared the precious tea of ​​the Eastern Empire.

Zeke sat down and savored the aroma of tea.

Arthur said looking at Zeke.

“I thought you’d come a few months after enjoying the winners’ banquet. I was completely wrong.”

Usually when you win a Drake tournament you get to have a grand party with your sponsoring family and other people involved.

After that it was common for him to travel around the continent attend parties hosted by families he was invited to and enjoy all sorts of popularity.

However Zeke did not hold a separate banquet and did not respond to invitations from other families.

“I’m not the type of person who enjoys parties that much.”

Arthur nodded at Zeke’s words.

“I was like that when I was your age. I thought parties and banquets were just entertainment for those who lacked training and I only practiced hard to achieve faster results.”

Arthur said putting down his teacup.

“But remember this. Even if you become a Black Knight you won’t be able to take on the entire continent alone. Even if two other Black Knights join forces they won’t be able to avoid death.”

Zeke had no idea that Arthur Draker one of the strongest men on the continent would say something like that.

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The black knights called the One-Man Legion.

But even such a black knight had limits to his power.

At that moment Zeke suddenly remembered the hero king Caesar.

‘If it’s Master Caesar I don’t think it’ll work even if there are several black knights attached to him.’

The power of the Black Knight was close to that of the Sword Master during the time of the King of Heroes.

However the King of Heroes was a Grand Master who went beyond Sword Master.

‘If I surpass the Black Knight and become the Grand Master…’

You could become the absolute ruler who can look down on it all.

Arthur looked at Zeke and said.

“I guess you can’t hear me right now.”

Zeke looked up and said to Arthur.

“No. I will engrave deep in my heart the words of the Master that relationships with others are as important as individual strength.”

Arthur opened his mouth and smiled at Zeke’s exemplary answer.

“Stop talking nonsense and come here.”

He stood up and gestured to Zeke.

The place Arthur took Zeke was the exhibition hall where his personal belongings were stored.

Inside the glass case there were precious items that Arthur had collected from each continent on display.

Zig who had the dragon’s eyes could see what each item was.

‘Most of them are from before the Golden Age. They seem to be from the time of the King of Heroes.’

Arthur had been collecting ancient relics much like Emperor Rom.

Arthur who was walking between the shelves stopped in one place.

It was in front of an old box.

He opened the box slowly.

There was an unexpected item inside the box.

‘Pocket watch?’

Arthur carefully took out the old pocket watch from the box.

Then he looked at Zeke and said.

“It’s the only thing Laura left me.”

Zeke was surprised by Arthur’s words.

“Are you saying this is your mother’s heirloom?”

Arthur nodded.

“Yeah. Laura always carried this with her.”

Zeke looked into Arthur’s eyes as he looked at his pocket watch.

The iron-blooded man who seemed to have no emotions was looking at his watch with a hazy look in his eyes.

After a while he turned his head and approached Zeke handing him his pocket watch.

“Are you giving this to me?”

“Didn’t you say you wanted to know about Laura?”

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“This watch doesn’t contain everything about my mother.”

“Laura used this watch to glimpse areas we couldn’t see. She said she found it on the northern continent. I don’t know much more than that. She’s always been a secretive person.”

Laura Agamemnon an irregular with talent as a healer.

Even Arthur Draker the head of the Draker family and her husband did not seem to know everything about her.

Zeke who had received the watch looked at Arthur and asked.

“There’s one thing I’d like to ask you.”

“What is it?”

Zeke clenched his fist.

“Have you ever thought that I might have the talent of a healer?”

Arthur closed his mouth for a moment at those words.

Then he answered slowly.

“Yes.”

Zeke’s hands shook slightly.

Arthur looked at Zeke and slowly opened his mouth.

“But Zeke you weren’t a healer. You were a proud pureblood Awakened Draker.”

At Arthur’s words Zeke clenched his teeth.

‘If I wasn’t a pureblood Awakener would you have abandoned me?’

Zeke swallowed his words with difficulty.

Moments in my past life when I had suffered to the point of death flashed through my mind.

Arthur said to Zeke.

“Let me tell you one thing Zeke. Don’t delve too deeply into your mother Laura Agamemnon.”

At those words Zeke raised his head.

“What does that mean?”

“Laura was a healer but she was also an irregular. You know what that means.”

In the Central Continent Irregulars were considered cursed beings. So being born with Irregular blood wouldn’t have been very advantageous to Zeke.

There was a reason Duke initially mistook Zeke for an Irregular and deliberately hid that fact.

Zeke bowed his head to Arthur and answered.

“I will follow your orders my lord.”

Arthur put a hand on Zeke’s shoulder.

“You are a proud pureblood Awoken of the Draker family. Never forget that fact.”

Zeke nodded and held his mother’s pocket watch tightly.

* * *

Returning back to the mansion from the Four Seasons Castle Zeke went up to his room and checked his pocket watch.

“Why did my mother leave this watch as her last keepsake?”

Then Zeke suddenly realized that this watch looked quite familiar.

‘Where have I seen this?’

As Zeke was thinking deeply a spark suddenly flew in his head.

“Shatton Draker!”

I remembered when Bahamut’s memories awakened while I was learning the True Dragon Sword.

It matched the shape of the pocket watch that Shatton Draker was holding when he visited Bahamut the ruler of the sunset.

Zeke looked at his watch recalling the memory from that time.

‘I clearly remember that this watch was imbued with the power of Kronos.’

Her mother Laura Agamemnon used this watch to predict the future.

And in his memory Shatton Draker used this watch to show Bahamut what would happen in the future.

‘Could it be that the power of Cronus is the power of prophecy?’

Zeke fiddled with his watch examining its surface from side to side.

There was not a single inscription or mark on the surface.

However despite its age the surface was still smooth.

When I opened the lid and looked at the clock face there was a large clock in the middle with small clocks placed closely together on the sides.

The hands of the clock had stopped.

Zig looked at his watch and slowly moved his mana.

‘Will this work too?’

The ancient golden masks of Herzion and Agamemnon also awakened in response to mana.

If this watch was an ancient relic it would likely react to mana.

Woohoo!

Zeke breathed mana into the watch.

But unlike Hersion or Mask there was no reaction from the watch at all.

“Well is this not enough?”

At that moment something occurred to Zeke.

Among ancient relics there were often those that reacted to the user’s blood.

Zeke took out his dagger cut his finger and dropped a few drops on his watch.

Still there was no response so I tried pouring mana again.

Woohoo!

Suddenly the blood that Zeke had shed began to seep into the watch.

At the same time a message appeared before Zeke’s eyes.

[Detects the spirit of the elder dragon embedded in the user’s blood.]

[Cancels the dormant state of an ancient relic.]

[???’s clock has been temporarily activated.]

[The title ‘Blessed by the Dragon’ unlocks the security of ???’s watch.]

[???’s clock and system are connected.]

[An authentication key is required to activate the ??? watch.]

[You must enter the Temple of Kronos to renew your authentication key.]

“Authentication key?”

At the same time a window appeared before Zeke’s eyes.

―Main Quest Mission―

[Renew your authentication key to activate ???’s clock. (No time limit)]

[Quest Mission Reward: Empowerment of Kronos]

“The power of Kronos?”

It was Zeke who knew the power of Bahamut’s power the control of dragons.

‘If Kronos was the dragon of the King of Heroes’ contract he would have power as strong as Bahamut.’

Zig pulled up the map and checked the location where the authentication key mentioned in the quest was to be renewed.

“Here?”

The location of the renewal was none other than ‘Aten’ located in the eastern part of the northern continent.

“Hmm why Aten?”

The reason he reacts so awkwardly is because Aten is the domain of the Nirvana family one of the three great transcendent families.

While Draker controls Midland and Ishtar exerts influence over the southern borderlands and desert regions Nirvana exerts great influence over Aten and the Storm Sea region in general.

“It’s not like I can’t go there. There are a lot of things to pack when I go. I guess I’ll have to renew my authentication key then.”

In his previous life Zeke was more active in the Northern Continent than in the Central Continent.

So I remembered all the various treasures and coincidences hidden there.

He recalled the hidden dungeon of the Great Mage in Aten.

‘It’ll take some time to excavate that place.’

It was a situation where I had to move even more diligently as I had to find not only the seal of Kronos but also the authentication key for the watch.

Zeke kept the pocket watch safely in his inventory.

Then Decker came into the room.

“Your Majesty a guest has arrived.”

“What kind of banquet invitation is this? If it’s something like that just send it.”

Then Decker shook his head.

“Carly Draker and Helen Draker have come to see you.”

“Your sisters?”

Zeke got up from his seat and went towards the reception room.

Unlike before Carly and Helen were sitting on the sofa dressed in casual clothes.

Zeke approached and said hello.

“Welcome. I didn’t know you two would come here in person.”

Carly smiled at Zeke’s words.

“It’s okay. I can’t tell the winner of a busy martial arts tournament to come and go.”

Zick sat down across from me smiling.

Then Carly said to Zeke.

“As expected Helen is one of our people. She participated in the martial arts competition because she wanted to test her skills herself.”

Zeke nodded to Carly’s words and looked at Helen.

“I appreciate your consideration Sir Helen. If you had used your bloodline abilities it would have been my defeat for sure.”

Helen flinched at Zeke’s words.

“You even know about my bloodline abilities. Zeke I’m starting to fear you more and more now.”

Zeke said with a smirk.

“Think of it as a personal interest in the Steel Knight.”

Carly who had been watching the conversation between the two siblings with pleasure continued speaking.

“The reason we came here is none other than because of the current situation of Sagyeseong.”

Zeke nodded after hearing Carly’s words.

“You mean to keep Abel Draker in check?”

“Yes. The council of elders will soon hold a meeting to decide on the position of Abel’s guardian knight.”

At those words Zeke’s expression also hardened.

Unlike regular knights Draker’s Guardian Knights can directly intervene in the running of the family.

This is because the Council of Elders which presides over the Great Council and the Guardian Knights the executive body of the Cross with internal auditing powers could be seen as the main forces driving Draker.

It was clear that if Abel were to receive the title of Guardian Knight his standing within the family would be greatly elevated.

Carly looked at Zeke and said.

“Abel is trying to persuade the elders to give him the title of Guardian Knight at this conference.”

It was no different from lobbying with the power of the empire even though it was just persuasion.

“Zeke I have a favor to ask of you.”

She continued speaking slowly.

“Go to the Republic of Dorta and stop the deal between Abel and the Empire.”