I Regressed to My Ruined Family – 5

 #I returned, and my family was ruined (5)

Meyers opened his eyes wide in the pouring morning sunlight.

“Ugh! Brother!”

He jumped out of bed and looked around.

It was his room.

The smell of alcohol permeated his body. Meyer shook his head, trying to remember what had happened last night.

His memory was very vague.

However, there were a few scenes that he could recall. He had been drinking with his usual group of friends and got so drunk that he caused a disturbance.

Then…

“I’m sure I saw my brother…”

He thought he remembered that vaguely.

Soon, Myers shook his head vigorously.

“Ha ha. That can’t be true.”

He must have seen something strange because he was drunk.

Ethan Ardan.

His older brother had been in a coma for ten years.

His face grew sad.

“When will my brother wake up?”

His mother, who had been devastated by his father’s death, had also fallen ill and passed away not long after.

For him, who had only seen his mother’s face in a portrait, Ethan was a reliable older brother and a father figure.

With his exceptional talent for sword fighting and calm demeanor, he had been respected by those around him since he was young. Ethan was considered the most talented of his father’s children.

“Myers. Even in difficult situations, it’s okay to smile. So don’t ever lose your smile.”

“Yes, brother!”

He believed that his eldest brother, who possessed the same exceptional talent as his father, would be able to hold the family together. But ten years ago, he suddenly collapsed and died.

The family’s secret techniques were lost when his grandfather and father passed away in an instant.

He had tried to restore them by experimenting with numerous techniques, but this caused a mana overload.

“Brother…”

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Recalling that moment, Myers smiled bitterly.

Ethan was like a lighthouse to Myers.

It was as if the light of the world had disappeared in an instant. Since then, he had been plagued by intense self-loathing.

If only his talent had been a little better, he could have helped his brother complete the secret techniques. Or at least he could have given him some comfort. His brother was already burdened with a heavy responsibility.

After his brother collapsed, Myers realized that even though he couldn’t help him, he had only held him back.

It was too late.

His brother never opened his eyes again.

“…I’m sorry.”

He was truly sorry.

It was even more painful because he couldn’t tell his brother that himself.

That was the moment.

Squeak.

The door opened.

“Are you awake?”

“…Huh?”

Myers’ face went blank. It was a face he knew all too well.

“…Brother? Brother! Is it really you?”

“Yes. I’m awake.”

“Huh!”

With tears welling up in his eyes, Myers rushed into Ethan’s arms.

He hugged Ethan tightly.

Ethan slipped into Myers’ arms.

‘He’s really big.’

Even in the Kingdom of Haidern, everyone knew how big the youngest brother was.

Even now, at fifteen, he was over 190 cm tall.

Even after correcting his posture, Ethan, who was shorter than him, could only fit into his younger brother’s arms.

“Hey, I can’t breathe.”

“Oh, I’m sorry!”

Ethan smiled slightly at the sight of his younger brother hurriedly letting go of his arms.

His innocent personality seemed to remain the same.

Yeah.

It was just a momentary lapse.

“Are you sober?”

“Uh-huh. You came to pick me up yesterday, right?”

“Uh-huh.”

“I’m sorry…”

“Just drink in moderation from now on.”

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“No! I’ll never touch alcohol again!”

“By the way, do you know where Teron is?”

He had asked Elena the same question. However, he couldn’t get an answer.

She deliberately avoided answering. He couldn’t put his sister, who had taken care of him for ten years, in an awkward position, so he didn’t ask again, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t curious.

“It’s just…”

“What is it? Is it something you’re hiding from me? Your sister said the same thing.”

“No, it’s not that…”

Meyers scratched his head and sighed.

“After my brother collapsed, I went to another family. Since our family’s secret techniques were lost, I decided to learn the techniques of another family…”

“…Huh. Where did you go?”

“That…”

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Myers turned his head as if he had come back to life.

He seemed to be avoiding answering, so there must be some complicated circumstances.

It wasn’t in Ethan’s nature to pry into other people’s business.

The youngest prince probably had a good reason for not answering.

“…Well, he’s alive, so that’s all that matters.”

He could ask him later.

Meanwhile, a voice came from outside the door.

“It is Hans, the Grand Duke. May I come in?”

“Yes.”

Soon, Hans appeared.

“You’re awake, youngest prince.”

“Mm.”

“Ah. Prince, I got this from those thugs yesterday.”

“Huh?”

He took the pouch Hans handed him.

It was quite heavy. Looking inside, he saw shiny silver coins.

There was even a gold coin.

It was an unexpected windfall.

Ethan grabbed a handful of silver coins and handed them to Hans.

“Take them.”

“Is it okay for me to take them?”

As soon as he nodded, Hans quickly grabbed the silver coins.

“Hehe. Thank you, Grand Prince!”

“Good job.”

“No! It’s nothing! It’s my duty!”

Ethan quietly nodded at Hans’s modesty. In fact, he hadn’t even thought about such a windfall.

As the former head of a duke’s family, it was unthinkable for him to search through the pockets of thugs. But to take this without hesitation…

“After correcting it, it’s better than I thought.”

He was a smart guy who knew how to behave himself.

Hans’ score in Ethan’s mind rose slightly. Soon, Hans handed him a plate.

It was a plate with tea and snacks.

“This is my small gift.”

“I’ll eat it well.”

“Yes!”

As Hans smiled broadly, Ethan looked at Myers.

“Youngest son.”

“Yes!”

“How much have you achieved so far?”

“That’s…”

Myers hesitated.

Hans quickly responded.

“The youngest prince needs to start from the basics!”

“Really? Myers, show me your wrist.”

“Ugh.”

Myers quickly held out his wrist. Hans checked his wrist and then looked inside his body.

It was just as Hans had said.

“He hasn’t learned much.”

The breathing technique used only by the direct descendants of the family could change the nature of mana.

The mana used by the direct descendants of the Ardan Duke.

Not only did it burn like fire, but it also had the characteristic of completely burning all the energy inside an enemy’s body the moment it touched them.

However, Myers’ mana was ordinary.

“He has a lot of impurities, and he lacks muscle mass compared to his size.”

His physical abilities were only average, not particularly outstanding for a member of the duke’s family.

“His talent is similar to what he had in his previous life.”

In his previous life, Myers had trained intensely since childhood and overcome his lack of talent by eating a healthy diet and building muscle.

But now, things were different.

Ethan let go of his wrist and said firmly.

“I’ll cut to the chase. You can only excel at either offense or defense.”

“Only one?”

“Yes. If you try to do both, you’ll end up failing at both. It’s too late to train like that. You don’t have enough talent.”

“Then what should I do?”

“Which one do you prefer?”

“I… think defense is better. I don’t like getting hit. And… I want to protect you now.” “That will require a lot of effort.”

“I’ll start now! I’ll work harder than anyone else!”

Ethan nodded after looking into Myers’ eyes.

“Defense.”

The youngest brother in his previous life definitely had more talent for defense than offense.

“You’ll have to follow me with the determination to die. Are you confident?” “Yes!”

“Good. Hans.”

“Yes, Grand Duke!”

“How many sandbags do we have?”

“We don’t have any right now, but if you give us two hours, we’ll make as many as we can.”

“Prepare two wooden swords as well.”

“Yes!”

Ethan looked at Myers.

Fifteen.

It was a little late to lay the foundation as a knight, but if he gave up one field, he had enough potential to become great. It was time to put him to work.

* *

After feeding the youngest a hearty breakfast, he went out to the yard.

He filled the boy’s arms and legs with sandbags.

“Follow me.”

“Yes.”

Meyers began to follow the poses required for strength training, starting with the mabo.

He was unusually large and built like a tank, so physical training came easily to him.

After strength training from morning until noon, they picked up wooden swords.

“Block my blows.”

“I will.”

He immediately used the wooden sword to stab the boy’s Adam’s apple. The boy cried out and collapsed to the floor as soon as his Adam’s apple was stabbed.

“Keh!”

“Get up.”

With tears welling up in his eyes, Myers pushed himself up from the floor.

“The enemy won’t show you mercy. Focus.”

“Got it.”

Only then did tension rise in Myers’ eyes.

Waist, chest, arms, legs, hips, etc.

He beat his entire body with the wooden sword. Myers began to be beaten merrily, as if he were a doll. In fact, he wasn’t attacking him with the intention of making him defend himself.

‘He can’t block it anyway.’

Myers had only learned basic sword fighting techniques through training.

On top of that, his body was soaked in alcohol, so there was no way he could block the attacks he was using. Even so, the reason for beating him up like this was simple.

You learn faster by getting hit.

Every time he was stabbed with the wooden sword, Myers fell to the floor, but he kept smiling.

“Why are you smiling?”

“Because I like training with you.”

“…”

He stabbed the boy’s Adam’s apple.

“Keh!”

The boy fell down again, but he got up as if he had been hit by a spring.

He was tough.

His physical strength was better than expected.

On top of that, he was tenacious and never gave up. As the sparring continued, the boy’s strengths began to show.

The servants watched the two brothers training in the courtyard and were amazed.

The same was true for Hans, the butler. Not only did he slap his own cheek, but he also broke the arms and legs of the thugs.

And the fact that the first thing he did upon reuniting with his younger brother after ten years was to beat him nearly to death with a wooden sword.

Hans shuddered.

If he was that ruthless with his own brother, he could be even more cruel to a complete stranger like himself.

“He’s a truly terrifying man.”

What’s more, there was one more thing about this training that was frightening, and that was Myers’ expression.

“…Did the youngest prince enjoy being beaten?”

Every time he was hit with the wooden sword, tears welled up in his eyes and he collapsed, but when he got up, his face was filled with a smile.

The older brother who mercilessly beat his younger brother and the younger brother who took the beating and laughed.

The more he looked at them, the more he thought they were both disgusting.

“If I give them any reason to pick on me, I’ll be in big trouble.”

Hans immediately thought of the grand duchess. He quietly moved his feet, once again firmly resolving that he must not let even a drop of water touch her hands. * * *

The Karagas Manor.

A letter arrived for Baron Helmut, the lord of the manor.

As he slowly read the contents, the baron’s eyes narrowed.

“The grand duke has awakened after ten years…”

The baron thought of the grand duke.

Ethan Ardan.

When the previous duke died, he was the eldest son, so he was naturally appointed as the temporary head of the family at a young age, and no one thought much of it.

However, his behavior over the five years until his collapse was such that even seasoned aristocrats could not easily dismiss him. As the saying goes, “A tree that will grow tall shows its potential from the moment it sprouts.”

Ethan was a perfect example of this saying. First of all, he had a natural talent for being a knight.

From the moment he took up the sword, as if to prove his lineage to Ardan, he began to show extraordinary talent, and as time passed, whenever he revealed his unique, cold gaze, identical to that of the previous duke, the nobles found themselves trembling uncontrollably.

The knights looked at the future lord with eyes full of expectation.

“That means they had high expectations for his future.”

Although he was too young to rule the family directly, he certainly showed himself to be exactly what the vassals of the family wanted him to be. If he had not collapsed due to a mana overload, the ten collateral branches of the family would not have been able to take control of the duke’s family like this.

If he had remained in the duke’s household while maintaining that image, Ardan would already be in his grasp.

The viscount quickly wrote a letter. Then he summoned his butler.

“You called, Viscount?”

“Send this letter to Count Pernes, the steward.”

“Yes.”

The steward respectfully took the letter and stepped out of the office.

Ten collateral branches.

It was time to inform them all.

That the ghosts of the past had returned once more.