I Regressed to My Ruined Family – 10

 #I returned, and my family was ruined (10)

Three days had passed since he destroyed the red scorpion.

During that time, Ethan was trying to resonate with the mana hole on his arm, beyond his wrist.

“It’s about half full.”

Now, he only needed to gather half more, and he would be able to implant the second essence of fire.

He opened the closet.

The wardrobe, once filled with old, musty clothes, was now filled with new ones. He put on a neat outfit and stepped out.

The appearance of the annex was completely different from three days ago.

The furniture was the first thing he noticed. The old furniture, which had been completely worn out over the years, had been replaced with new pieces, and the exterior of the annex, which had not been repaired for a long time, had been cleaned up by workers.

The changes did not end there.

Not only did Elena now have a dressing room full of clothes, but she also had a dress designer, and the empty training hall was now filled with training equipment.

The reason for these changes was…

“Are you coughing, Your Highness?”

It was because the butler was bowing his head.

He had sold all the jewels he had given her last time and spent all the money on the annex. Thanks to that, her sister and younger brother had been smiling a lot lately.

Even though they didn’t show it, they must not have liked living in the poor conditions of the annex.

He definitely knew how to scratch where it itched.

“The Grand Princess and the youngest prince are already waiting in the dining hall.”

He nodded and headed toward the dining hall. Among the maids busily serving food, he saw Elena in a gorgeous dress.

“It suits you well.”

“Really? The chamberlain gave it to me as a gift…”

“Yes. From now on, wear only clothes like that.”

For over ten years, she had suffered while caring for the sick.

At least from now on, he would make sure she could live a life that was the envy of others.

After they finished eating, he asked them a question.

“Do you happen to know about the tradition that took place at the hunting lodge around this time of year?”

“Tradition? Was there such a thing?”

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Myers tilted his head.

Elena was just as confused.

“I guess that’s been forgotten too.”

In her previous life, it was called the Festival of Fire.

It was a ceremony where children over the age of ten met the spirit of fire and received a blessing.

“They’re both well past ten.”

The reason for the blessing was simple.

Receiving the blessing of fire from the spirit allowed one to become more familiar with fire energy.

In his previous life, it was a process that all members of his family had to go through.

The more familiar the body became with fire, the more solidly it could sustain the processes of sowing, cycling, and blooming. The blessing of fire, an experience one could only undergo once in a lifetime.

“Anyway, it’s a process I have to go through.”

He thought he could bring his younger brother and sister along this time so they could also receive the blessing.

He looked at Myers.

“How’s your wound, Myers?”

“I put some medicine on it and it healed quickly. Look.”

He lifted his shirt slightly and showed his side.

The place where he had been stabbed with a dagger had almost completely healed.

That wasn’t all.

Even the bruises that had covered his entire body were now almost completely faded.

Even with medicine, it was an amazing recovery.

At this rate, he should be fine hunting monsters.

“Hans.”

“Yes.”

“We’re going hunting in the Pushkes Mountains.”

“I’ll get ready. Should I assign servants?”

“No. Just the four of us.”

At those words, Hans looked back and forth between Myers and Ethan.

“Four… Who are the other two?”

“Your sister and you.”

Perhaps because she had been taking care of him for ten years, Elena’s sword skills were terrible.

Even so, there was no downside to receiving the blessing of fire.

Health and beauty.

Even for ordinary people, these two things could be raised to the next level. The last member, Hans, was a porter and cook.

Hans’ face fell at those words.

The Pushikes Mountains.

Even seasoned hunters would shake their heads at the mere mention of the name. It was because the mountains were teeming with all kinds of beasts and monsters.

“Why there of all places…?”

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There were other hunting grounds nearby.

Why did they have to choose the Pusikes Mountains, where even experienced hunters shook their heads?

He really didn’t want to go, but he had no choice.

“…Yes. I’ll get ready.”

“Have lunch ready.”

“How long will it take?”

“Two weeks.”

“Wow, the Pushkes Mountains? Keiron said it’s not a place where people can live.” “Who’s Keiron?”

“A hunter and drinking buddy I used to be close with in the village.”

“So you’re scared?”

“No, I’m excited.”

Meyers swung his arms around.

Ever since the attack on the red scorpions, Myers had seemed like a guy with a lot of guts.

“Whatever works.”

There was no profession closer to death than being a knight.

When your life was hanging by a thread.

A thick skin was one of the essential qualities a knight needed, as a single blink of an eye could mean the difference between life and death.

“Everyone, pack your things.”

“Ethan. Isn’t the Pyskes Mountains dangerous? I’m just an ordinary person…”

“I’ll protect you, so don’t worry.”

“Okay, Ethan.”

The three moved to their rooms. The others began busily packing their belongings.

Ethan did the same.

* *

The Pushkes Mountains.

It was a mountain range that appeared about half a day’s journey north of the hunting lodge. It was a fairly dangerous place, so it was customary for the adults of the family to accompany the children when they went to meet the spirit. If something happened to them on the way, it would be a big problem.

This time, Ethan was assigned the role of protector.

“It’s just a mountain range.”

For the members of the duke’s family, it was just one of their ordinary hunting grounds. It wasn’t for nothing that they built a hunting lodge there.

At the front was Ethan with a two-handed sword, followed by Myers with a steel shield and a one-handed sword, and at the rear was Hans, carrying a travel bag so full it looked like it was about to burst.

From noon until dawn.

Thanks to their hard work, they were able to reach the foot of the mountain range. “We’ll camp here tonight.”

“Ugh!”

Hans collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.

He had brought all kinds of supplies in case of an emergency.

The weight alone was no joke.

Hans, panting, took out the supplies he had prepared in advance.

He gathered flint and dry firewood and skillfully lit a fire.

“Hoo! Hoo!”

His lung capacity was poor, but it was enough to keep the fire going.

Crackle!

The fire rose.

Only then did Hans breathe a sigh of relief. The others took out the dried meat they had in their pockets.

Ethan did the same.

Chewing on the dried meat, he said,

“Hans, you take the first watch.”

“Yes.”

“Then I’ll take the last watch, and Myers will take the last one.”

“What about me?”

“You get some rest. You need to conserve your energy so you’ll have the strength to cross the mountain range.”

“But…”

“Eating well and sleeping well will help us.”

“Okay, Ethan.”

Soon, the three of them, except for Hans, fell asleep instantly, using their cloaks as blankets.

Hans, who was staring into the dark forest, swallowed hard.

“…It’ll be okay, right?”

It’s only two hours.

No matter how notorious the mountain range is, something bad isn’t going to happen at the entrance, is it?

Tap, tap.

He was passing the time listening to the sound of burning firewood.

He felt a vibration beneath the ground.

“Huh?”

Hans focused his senses on the ground beneath his feet. Small pebbles on the ground were trembling.

It was definitely a vibration.

“What is it? Should I wake them up?”

Filled with fear, he looked at Ethan. Ethan seemed to be fast asleep.

“If nothing happens…”

The ill-tempered prince would not just stand by and do nothing.

He was in a moment of indecision.

Crack!

In an instant, the ground collapsed, and something jumped out from inside and rushed toward Hans.

It was so huge that its shadow alone completely covered Hans’s body.

“Aaah!”

Hans’ eyes filled with fear.

It was just then.

“Duck.”

Hans immediately bent down.

Whoosh!

A heavy thud sounded above his head.

Kieeeek!

With a tremendous scream, liquid splattered onto Hans’ face.

He quickly touched his face.

Sticky, viscous green fluid was smeared on his face. Looking straight ahead, he saw a giant spider lying in half, twitching.

“What… what is that?”

“A… spider?”

Meyers and Elena hurriedly got up.

“Get ready. It’s a jumping spider.”

Jumping spiders.

One of the monsters that burrows into the ground and attacks its prey.

One of their most distinctive features is that they…

Burr.

Burr.

They attack their prey in groups.

Ethan ran toward the source of the vibrations.

The ground was torn up in all directions, and jumping spiders sprang up.

There were more than ten of them.

“Annoying.”

It was difficult to take them on one by one with the tight encirclement. It would be difficult to dodge all their attacks with his underdeveloped body.

He made a quick decision.

The essence of fire trembled.

Mana filled with fire.

Dense mana enveloped the giant two-handed sword.

A thrust.

It was an attack that poured a large amount of power into a single strike.

In the current situation, there was no better attack than this.

“Huh!”

Edan took a deep breath and put all his strength into his legs.

The rotational force that started from his legs passed through his waist and was transferred to the two-handed sword in his hands.

The moment the sword swung forward.

Kiiieek!

Kiiie!

The area was dyed green.

In an instant, all the spiders were split into two pieces.

Ethan slowly exhaled.

“More than half of my mana with a single thrust.”

A faint pain was felt between his muscles. His mana was insufficient, and his body was still immature.

It was a disappointing sword strike in many ways.

If he had his true power, he could have easily cut through mountains, let alone spiders.

Just as Ethan was feeling disappointed with his strike,

“What was that just now, brother?”

Meyers was both interested and surprised.

“My goodness…”

Hans was horrified.

Hard shell.

Huge size.

And finally, the cunning habit of attacking in groups.

Jumping spiders were one of the most notorious monsters among travelers.

He cut them all down with a single sword strike?

Even a three-star knight, officially recognized as a knight, would not have been able to show such skill just now.

It was an unbelievable sight.

“Is he really a knight above three stars?”

The grand duke, who was said to have broken the mana hole?

Hans swallowed hard.

Should he report this to the baron or not?

He was still contemplating when…

“Three of them over there.”

Pssst!

As soon as Ethan finished speaking, three jumping spiders leaped up from the ground.

The spiders’ targets were Hans and Elena, who appeared relatively weak.

Two spiders jumped toward Hans.

One spider jumped toward Elena.

Ethan threw his steel sword.

Whoosh!

The sword flew at lightning speed and pierced one of the spiders.

It was the one that had been targeting Elena.

“Squeak!”

Hans, who had been screaming, was grabbed firmly around the waist by someone.

Clang!

A huge shield neatly blocked the spiders’ legs, and Hans, whose waist was grabbed, spun around and broke free from the spiders’ encirclement.

Before they knew it, two spiders were in front of them.

It was a perfect position.

Meanwhile, Ethan took Elena and stepped back.

“Stay behind me.”

“What about Myers?”

“He needs to experience real combat.”

Myers shouted to Hans with all his might.

“Stay behind me!”

“Yes, sir!”

Myers, who was blocking the two spiders with his shield, stabbed one of them deeply.

It was a sword faintly imbued with mana. The hard shell was cut, and blood spurted out.

Kiiii!

Seeing the rampaging spider, Hans hurriedly took a bottle out of his pocket.

Holding the small bottle in both hands, he shouted urgently.

“Young master! Hold your breath!”

“Huh?”

“Die!”

Hans threw the bottle.

Clang!

With a loud noise, red powder spread across the spider’s face.

It was a special chili powder that he had carefully prepared before leaving.

Kee-eek!

Kraaak!

The spiders began to rub their eyes frantically.

“When did he prepare that?”

Ethan couldn’t hide his bewilderment.

Anyway, he was good at protecting himself. Meanwhile, Hans hid behind Myers’ back and shouted.

“Young master! Now is the time!”

Myers nodded vigorously and stabbed the spider’s face.

The spider, which had been trembling, collapsed with a thud.

The remaining spiders tried to resist in their own way, but the victory had already been secured by Myers.

At this rate, they wouldn’t be able to gain any real combat experience.

Hans.

He shouldn’t have given that guy the spice.