The Regressed Son of a Duke is an Assassin Chapter 1

Episode 1. head and return

My father always said.

‘Do nothing and just live comfortably with the life you have been given.’

‘Your brothers will be responsible for the safety of your family, so don’t worry about it one bit.’

‘That’s the way you can help your family.’

This is what you said when you had no expectations of me.

However, people’s words change from time to time,

After I gained strength, he said this.

‘Live for your family.’

‘Your brother Eshel is everything to the family.’

‘Live your life for Eshel.’

A life not for myself, but for the owner of the family.

A life for Eshel Bert, the eldest son and eldest brother of the family.

It just meant not expecting anything from him, following him around like a shadow, and supporting him in everything he could to help him succeed.

Someone did it again.

There is no life more foolish than a life of giving to others.

But I did that.

In this way, he achieved everything he set out to do.

A struggle for the throne within the empire.

Subjugation of the Demon King’s Army.

Continental unification war, etc.

Sometimes as a hero, sometimes as a savior, and ultimately as the continent’s only protector.

To me, my brother was everything and everything.

Foolish?

Others said that too.

Is there a need to live a life like that for others?

I answered.

A life for my brother is a life for me.

Eshel’s success is Sian’s success.

Wealth and power are nothing more than luxuries to me.

Even if I called him a shadow and pointed my finger at him, I thought that if I could make this harsh world a little more peaceful, that would be my greatest wish.

But who else said that?

It is said that wishes, even small ones, do not come true easily.

I didn’t believe that.

I tried to deny it, thinking that my wish was still coming true now that I was by my brother’s side.

It did. It was like that.

But why am I now faced with this crappy situation?

* * *

“Cough!”

Dark red blood gushes out of the mouth.

It seems like the blood vessels in my heart have been shocked.

My vision becomes increasingly blurry.

There were still more than 20 enemies pointing their swords at me in front of me.

Although their capital is Suji, their skills are far beyond those of ordinary assassins.

It was truly a spectacle to see swordsmen, knights, and wizards, all of whom were considered powerful in the empire and on the continent, gathered together and revealed their murderous intent to me.

“It’s a sight you can’t see even if you pay money. A knight who takes on the greatest generals on the continent alone… … “This is probably impossible even for Eshel.”

I couldn’t see it in detail because it was covered in blood, but I could tell who it was by the voice.

“Look, Boris… … .”

Boris Lehelm, president of the Usif Empire Magic Society.

One of the core forces that serves as the backbone of the empire along with the Knights of Light.

Even though I didn’t like what he was doing, he was excluded from the threat corps as he reigned as his brother’s right-hand man.

But you’re cheating like this?

“It’s very interesting. “You are indeed Eshel’s trusted younger brother.”

It was already a sight I didn’t like, but seeing him smile like that made me feel very uncomfortable.

Should I just use secret techniques and get out, regardless of what’s around me?

“If you are thinking of using secret techniques to escape, then stop. There is a 9-star magic barrier standing here now. Even if you use it, your vitality will only decrease to a small extent.”

Ha, it looks like you prepared a lot.

“Is this the emperor’s order?”

“The emperor knows nothing. As for Lord Xian, it is said that he died after being attacked by unknown assassins.”

Attack of assassins?

It’s so ridiculous it’s driving me crazy.

Who are you saying the word assassination to now?

Now it doesn’t matter what the barrier is.

I will use all the strength I have to get out of this situation.

Black mist rose from the dagger in his hand.

-Whoa!

The rising fog enveloped my entire body and seeped into my body.

As the overall ability of the body improved, the open wounds were gradually healing.

“As expected, just as I heard, you were an assassin belonging to the Mist. Now that this has come to pass, I must report to His Majesty the Emperor that an impure member of the heresy has been discovered and dealt with.”

“Why don’t you do that when you have something left to report? “I can guarantee that you won’t have a single piece of teeth left, let alone a mouth.”

All the suppressed murderous intent is coming out.

How long has it been since you expressed this much anger in your life?

First, I will kill all the traitors around here and then go to my brother.

Go and report on the current situation and what to do next… … .

“That’s it, Sian.”

A beautiful voice that soothes tense nerves.

I knew the owner of this voice.

No, regardless of what you know, you shouldn’t be here right now, right?

Even with my blood-stained vision, I could clearly see that man.

“Eh, Brother Eshel?”

My superior, leader of the Knights of Light, protector of the continent, and master of the Holy Sword.

Eshel Bert. Why is he here?

In one hand, he holds a holy sword imbued with God’s protection, and is trotting towards me.

The knights who surrounded me all opened the way, and I could not take any action until he came.

Even the life that was soaring was soon turning into despair.

“You look like you don’t know why I’m here.”

There’s no way you would know, right?

“What does this mean?”

Angry gazes were directed straight at him.

“Don’t be angry, Sian. You have performed your duties very well so far. For the family, for the people, for the country, and for me… … . “I am trying to relieve the burden of the past years of running without rest.”

What kind of bullshit is this?

Ease the heaviness of time?

Doesn’t that mean you’re just going to kill me?

why? What did I do wrong?

As you said, it’s been 20 years of running without stopping.

I’ve achieved everything by sticking next to you like a shadow, without being greedy even once!

But now you’re trying to kill me?

It didn’t feel like this when Boris showed up.

The moment I realized that I had truly been betrayed, all kinds of indescribable anger was boiling inside me.

“Did I do something wrong?”

“It’s wrong. Don’t you know that best? People kill each other because they can’t trust each other even if they hide a piece of bread. But didn’t you end up in a place you shouldn’t have been in and hide it from everyone? “You’re not saying this without knowing your sins, right?”

My teeth are grinding.

Blood was flowing from my lip, which I had bitten due to my anger and resentment.

Hidden?

So did I harm you in any way?

In the end, are you now coming to a topic that has thoroughly taken advantage of me?

Ah, I understand.

It wouldn’t matter what I did.

They were afraid.

The existence of a secret assassin unknown to the world.

I was afraid that the peace of this world, where everything had been achieved because of me, and the secrets related to it would be discovered.

‘There is nothing more dangerous than ignorant trust.’

I remembered what that idiot god said one day.

At the time, I had no idea that the words I passed over as bullshit would come back to haunt me today.

“Tsk tsk… … .”

For some reason, it makes me laugh.

How pitiful is this, that I have devoted my life to the cowardly child under the blanket, believing that he is my older brother and that he is my everything?

Even the dead in hell would laugh at this.

“Why are you laughing?”

“The unrivaled hero in the world was so afraid of his only brother that he tried to kill him. “How fun is this?”

A look of pity flashed across his face.

“How pitiful. “You are no longer a human being, but an ugly murderer, and in the first place, while I was with you, I never once completely trusted you.”

The golden strike of the holy sword pierced my heart.

“Ugh!”

The fog that had permeated my entire body gradually disappears.

The weak legs broke the balance of the body that had been barely maintained.

“Goodbye, Sian. “Please don’t meet me in the next life.”

Let’s not meet?

If it weren’t for me, let alone a hero, he would have died young in the Empire’s civil war, and now he’s saying things like that?

All the feelings of regret I had for a moment turned into anger.

I straightened my hands, which were shaking like aspen trees, and barely picked up the fallen sword.

I don’t care if my body explodes.

I will gather all the mana of the dust that makes up my body and cast my secret technique.

Just once.

It only needs to be done once.

If you stab the vital point of someone who cannot be revived… … .

-Slap!

With a cruel sound, Eshel’s holy sword appeared in the blurred vision.

Below it, a dagger wrapped in a black aura lay miserably.

With my two hands holding the sword hilt… … .

“He really is dangerous to the end.”

I don’t even feel pain, let alone scream.

The moment I reached the end with nowhere else to go, I felt like all the desolation and emptiness in the world was washing over me.

My face is buried in the rough dirt, and bloody tears fall down below.

A lonely feeling of being left alone in the world.

As my breathing becomes lighter, I feel that the shadow of death is getting closer.

It was truly a life like a lifeless one.

if.

If I were given one more life.

You will live a different life then.

By looking only at myself, I can achieve everything on my own,

A life that serves no one… … .

“… … .”

Stopped breathing and dulled senses.

The cold shadow of death embraces my body.

I accepted the hug without any resistance.

* * *

“… sir.”

huh? what?

I feel a sense in the pitch-black darkness.

“… young master!”

Even though I couldn’t see it, I felt that someone was shaking my body.

what? What is this very familiar yet uncomfortable feeling?

It’s like the nagging of a maid who would wake me up from sleeping late when I was young… … .

“Master Xian!”

My body woke up to the sound of a drum hitting my eardrums.

As soon as I came to my senses, I encountered a woman with an unfamiliar face.

“Emily?”

A maid who was 8 years older than me who took care of me when I lived in the estate.

We met again after almost 20 years, and he looked the same as before, not having aged at all.

“Why are you here?”

I asked her without thinking.

“What kind of idiot are you talking about? “Did you even dream?”

dream? A dream?

What nonsense… … ?

I naturally touched my face and fell into a dazed state for about 3 seconds.

Smooth skin without a single scar and two hands as delicate as a fern.

A skinny body with no fat, let alone muscle, and short legs that don’t even reach the bed.

This is clearly not the body of an adult.

At best, he had the body of a young boy who was 10 years old and had not yet entered the academy.

“It’s so strange for hell, isn’t it?”

While I was inadvertently pinching my cheek, I saw my reflection in the mirror next to the desk.

This is clearly my childhood self when I lived in the Bert mansion.

It was clearly the face I had when I was going through the worst time of my life.

“Just come to your senses and get ready quickly. “You’re having a sparring match with the fourth master today.”

“… … “What kind of sparring?”

“What kind of sparring is this? It’s a swordsmanship sparring in the family that we always do. You will need to be strong today. It’s not anyone else, but the infamous Fourth Master Kranz… … .”

It’s not just my body that has gotten younger.

Sword sparring that took place every day in the estate.

Even things I had experienced in the past were repeating themselves perfectly.

Is it really a dream?

Was everything that happened so far a dream?

Are you saying that everything that has been fought over and over for decades is just an illusion?

I felt like my head was overloaded, as if my brain had become as small as a bean.

While I was sighing and holding my forehead, my eyes fell on Emily.

“… … ?”

Above her as she tidies up the room, the sculpture placed uneasily is shaking violently.

This is a very dangerous situation where if you mess up you could fall on your head in no time.

“Up, danger… … .”

I instinctively got up from my seat and ran towards her.

-chin

“Look at this mess. Who says this is a noble’s room… … “Hey!”

“… … ?”

As she bent down to clean, she turned her head and met my eyes, which were right in front of me.

I was a little embarrassed to see him so surprised.

“W-what is it, master?”

“hmm? uh? that is… … .”

A sculpture is supported by two hands stretched out to the ceiling.

It was a split second that would have taken less than 1 or 2 seconds to fall.

It was absolutely impossible for a 10-year-old boy to receive it through his physical senses.

I finally realized.

That the current situation is not a dream at all.

It’s back.

With all the memories and senses from my past life… .

“… … ?”

Emily’s confused face was truly worth seeing.

(Continued in the next part)