I Regressed to My Ruined Family – 115

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“The capital.”

It was definitely a more developed city than any other he had seen before. It was even larger and more magnificent than Londinium.

That was when the carriage approached the city gate.

“You’re here, Duke. We’ve been waiting for you.”

A familiar voice rang out.

It was the Earl of Wallington.

Unlike when they had met before, he was now using formal language.

It was only natural.

At that time, he was only a grand duke, but now he held the title of duke, albeit temporarily.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“I have a few things to tell you before we head to the Royal Academy.”

“Go ahead.”

“The children assigned to the special class have already gathered at the academy. However, for the time being, they will not sincerely acknowledge you as their duke and follow you.”

These were children who had lived their entire lives within their family, enjoying their own superiority.

It would have been strange to expect them to immediately acknowledge him as their teacher and follow him wholeheartedly.

“Did you come here to tell me something obvious?”

“…Cough. What I want to emphasize is this. Under no circumstances should you kill them, cripple them, or leave them with lasting damage. I want you to promise me this.”

Since the special class was formed, it was only natural that there would be challenges. However, it was problematic if those challenges turned into real battles.

Based on our investigations so far, the duke was not simply someone who used force, but someone with deep insight.

Of course, the duke was also aware of this.

Even so, one must always be cautious when carrying out such a task.

That was why the count had come to speak with me in person.

“I promise.”

Ethan nodded readily.

In other words, he meant that he should only beat him enough so that there would be no lasting effects.

It wasn’t difficult.

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“…Duke. I beg you.”

He was saying that he wouldn’t interfere with the punishment of love. Soon after, he handed him his ID card.

Kingdom Academy Special Class Professor

Duke Ethan

“Do your best.”

“…Yes.”

The carriage entered the capital.

About thirty minutes passed as they passed by magnificent buildings.

To exaggerate a little, buildings as large as the kingdom itself began to appear.

[Kingdom Academy]

One of the highest-rated educational institutions in the Kingdom of Haidern.

They had arrived at the academy.

At the entrance, someone stood motionless, as if they were a statue. When Isera saw them, she frowned.

It was because that face was painfully familiar to her.

“Do you know them?”

“…We’re just acquaintances.”

Isera said abruptly, as if she was afraid of being involved.

When Ethan stared intently at her, she quietly added, unable to resist.

“There’s this guy named Milten who always follows me around… Sigh, Duke. Whatever he says is a lie, so please don’t believe him…”

That was when it happened.

Milten, who had been looking at the carriage, lit up and immediately ran over.

“Ise-ra!”

He shouted her name loudly. He blocked the carriage with his arms spread wide and approached the stopped carriage.

“…What are you doing?”

Despite Ise-ra’s sharp tone, Milten ignored her and replied with a bright smile.

“I’ve been waiting for you since earlier. I was waiting for you to come. Anyway…”

When Milten saw Ethan, his eyes narrowed.

“Iseara. I’ve been hearing rumors spreading around the kingdom lately. You need to be careful of how you act. If you keep riding in a carriage like this, the rumors will spread even more than before, don’t you understand?”

“Huh. Rumors? No, that’s not true.”

“What?”

“Those rumors are true.”

Immediately, Isera put her arm around Ethan and said sharply.

“By the way, do you even know whose carriage you just blocked?”

“…”

Gulp!

Milton’s eyes narrowed.

His gaze was fixed on Isera’s arm, which was wrapped around Ethan.

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“…You promised.”

“What?”

“Eighteen. You said you’d wait until then.”

“When did I? I clearly remember not saying anything.”

Ise-ra.

Standing next to the duke, her tone was excessively cold as she replied sharply.

In the past.

Even when he had confessed his love to her, she had rejected him, but her tone had not been this cold.

Just a little annoyance.

That was all it was.

But now, it was completely different. Every word she uttered felt like her heart was being gripped by an icy hand.

“…Damn it.”

Ethan, the duke, was disgustingly still holding her arm.

The reason she had become so cold was because of the duke sitting next to her.

Miltun glared at the duke.

“What kind of dirty trick did you use?”

“Dirty trick?”

Ethan, the duke.

He was cunningly pretending to be clueless, tilting his head as if he didn’t know anything.

Iseara flinched at that sight and looked at Milten.

“Get out of the way. Before I throw you out.”

In an instant, explosive energy flowed through the carriage.

Milten narrowed his eyes.

“…Has Ise-ra grown this much?”

Two years ago.

It seemed like her skills had improved by two levels since the last time he saw her.

“You’re too weak.”

Those were the words he had heard from Ise-ra in the past, and they had been stuck in his heart for two years.

It felt like those words were being replayed again.

Milton flinched.

“Enough.”

The duke’s words echoed inside the carriage.

“…I’m sorry.”

The suffocating atmosphere disappeared as if it had been washed away.

“Ha…”

It was such an absurd scene that he couldn’t help but gasp in astonishment.

How could someone as powerful as Isera be rendered helpless by a single word?

“My prediction was correct.”

The duke.

He was undoubtedly suppressing Isera with underhanded tactics.

Milton clenched his jaw and said,

“I will exercise my right to challenge you, Duke.”

“Right to challenge?”

“Duke. There’s no need to bother with that guy…”

Miltun’s eyes lit up at Isera’s words.

“I clearly remember you saying that I could challenge you anytime, anywhere during the three months of training.”

“Ha. The training hasn’t even started yet.”

“It started the moment I arrived here. Duke. I am exercising my legitimate right. Even you, Duke, have no right to refuse this challenge. Isn’t that right?”

His eyes were filled with hostility. Ethan nodded.

“Why not?”

Sometimes, a hundred words are not enough.

There were times when direct action was much more effective than words.

Now was one of those times.

Ethan stepped out of the carriage.

“Are we going to do this here?”

“What does the location matter?”

A murmur rose from the crowd.

Soon, students from the academy began to gather at the entrance.

“…Are they really going to fight?”

“Judging by the atmosphere, I think so.”

The students swallowed hard.

Rumors had spread throughout the academy about Milten, who had been guarding the entrance since early morning. Who could be the person he was waiting for so eagerly?

It was obvious.

Duke Ethan.

There was no doubt about it.

Finally, the two faced each other.

Milton, who had been revered as the strongest.

And Duke Ethan, who had been rising rapidly in recent times.

Judging from recent rumors, it was fair to say that Duke Ethan was a step above Milton.

Even though he didn’t use mana, there were rumors that he was evenly matched with Duke Duke in a duel.

“But if he uses mana…”

It was impossible to predict the outcome with certainty.

The Seven Dukes of the Kingdom.

There were rumors that they possessed enormous amounts of mana.

The students’ eyes sparkled.

“Who will win…?”

It was when the two faced each other. The headmaster, who had rushed over, looked at the two and shouted.

“Wait… Please wait a moment! You’re not going to fight at the entrance, are you?”

“Why not?”

“Class hasn’t even started yet…”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Even the duke said it didn’t matter, so there was no way to stop them.

‘In that case, I might as well…’

“Well, then I will be the judge.”

One was the head of a family that was treated as a guardian deity of the kingdom.

The other was the heir to a family that was equivalent to the head of the Seven Families.

He had to at least act as a mediator in case the worst happened.

“…All right.”

That was when it happened.

“Hang in there, Duke!”

Miltun’s eyes flashed fiercely at Iseara’s encouragement.

Soon, his pupils began to burn brightly, as if they were on fire.

“You son of a bitch! I’ll kill you!”

The First Sword of the Kingdom.

He was determined to prove right here and now that this title was no empty boast.

“You may have better fundamentals than me.”

But when it came to techniques that unleashed mana and latent power, he was far superior.

The Reverse Heaven Technique.

It was a breathing technique newly created by the Laycian Duke’s family ten years ago. If he could use this, he was confident he could easily defeat even the duke himself.

“Who is the real strong one?”

He would prove it to her right here and now.

Seeing Milten unleashing his power to such a dangerous degree, Count Mullen, who was judging the match, broke out in a cold sweat.

“This is not a real battle, but a sparring match. Therefore, you must not use lethal techniques. You must also not inflict injuries that will leave lasting effects. This is also the will of His Majesty. Do you all agree?”

“I agree.”

“……I agree.”

“……Then take your wooden swords.”

After handing the wooden swords to the two,

Count Mullen signaled the start of the sparring match.

Milton, who had maximized his Reverse Heaven Technique, blew mana into his sword.

Then, a massive amount of mana began to rise from the sword.

It was mana in physical form.

It was over 3 meters long. The principal and students were shocked by the sight.

“My God!”

“How can he emit such a long stream of materialized mana?”

How much mana does he have inside his body to be able to do that?

Even those called superhumans would find it difficult to display that amount of mana.

“He is indeed the best swordsman in the kingdom!”

Those who were impressed looked at the Duke, and soon they were horrified.

“…What?”

Unlike Milten’s wooden sword, the Duke’s wooden sword did not emit any mana at all.

“What?”

The Duke was known for emitting pure white flames. Naturally, everyone expected him to emit white flames. However, nothing could be felt from the Duke’s sword.

Milton, who was watching this, frowned deeply.

“…How arrogant!”

He was going to face him without even emitting mana?

“No. This is even better.”

If he was that careless,

it would be even better to deliver a fatal blow.

He immediately rushed toward the duke.

His speed was incredible, ranking among the top students in the history of the academy.

He closed the distance in an instant.

It was an unexpected speed.

Unable to react, the duke didn’t even move.

“What?”

“Danger…”

The length of the swords was different.

It was clearly three times longer. There was no way he could win.

The students were shocked.

“Die!”

Miltun smiled triumphantly and thrust his sword forward.

It was a perfect, clean strike that was impossible to dodge.

At that moment.

Kwaang!

With a tremendous noise, Shin Hyung flew out of the training ground.

“Could it be that the Duke was defeated with a single blow… What…?”

Starting with the special class students, all the other students stared wide-eyed.

It was not the Duke who was flying through the sky, but Milten. Kaboom!

Miltun could be seen crashing to the ground.

Seeing him lying motionless, everyone from the principal to the students let out a cry of shock.

“What?”

All the students had expected Miltun to win. What on earth had happened?

Had the duel ended so suddenly and meaningless?

Everyone fell silent at the incomprehensible scene.

“Iseira.”

“Yes, Duke!”

“Pick him up and follow me.”

“Yes!”

The summoned spirit picked up Milton and carried him over his shoulder.

The headmaster, who was sweating profusely, cautiously spoke up.

“Um… Duke.”

“Why?”

“Grand Duke Milton…”

“He just fainted.”

“Oh, thank goodness… Ha ha…”

How did he do that?

The principal himself was dying to ask about the duel that had just taken place.

“Where is the special class?”

“…Please follow me this way.”

Now was not the time.

Following the principal’s lead, Ethan began to move.

“Your Highness! Come with me!”

Iseara, who had lifted Milten with her spirit, hurriedly ran after the duke.