The Regressed Son of a Duke is an Assassin Chapter 10

Episode 10. The Duke’s Trial (2)

-Rattle

As the cage opened, the Hellhound’s whole body was revealed.

A large number of chains restraining the guy’s neck.

If that chain is released, he will rush at me without hesitation.

“Now, the monster in front of you is a creature from the demon world called a hellhound. He is extremely vicious and has only the instinct to kill. But the front lines are overflowing with monsters even worse than these.”

I know. Moreover, hellhounds were the lowest class of demonic beasts that inhabited the Lemea Valley.

“So prove yourself by defeating that Hellhound right here and now! If you do that, I will allow you to accompany me to the front lines.”

You personally captured a creature from the demon world alive for this bold bastard.

To be honest, I’m a little more than impressed.

Yulken’s insight was clearly correct.

My father is a man of great knowledge who deserves the title of Guardian of the Continent.

Through this ordeal, God is trying to clearly define what qualities one must have in order to go to the front as a son of the Berthe family.

An alien creature that does not exist anywhere on this continent where we live.

Humans naturally feel the greatest fear when facing the unknown.

A normal human being would feel weak in their legs or urinate just by looking at a magical beast.

I was like that at first too, and it took a lot of time to get used to it.

But what about now?

그냥 날뛰는 개새끼에 불과하다.

Just a little bigger, a little more agile, and have harder, sharper teeth?

Even more so, for the senior knights guarding the front lines, these dogs can wipe out dozens of dogs with a single strike of a sword.

However, assuming that this is my first time encountering this magical beast, this could be said to be a more difficult ordeal than dealing with 10 senior knights.

Through this ordeal, we can see how difficult it is to overcome the fear of unknown creatures, and that only by overcoming this can one become qualified.

-Sreung

I drew my sword without hesitation.

The drivers maintained a certain distance just in case.

It will probably act as a final deterrent to prevent an irreversible situation.

Even if my personal safety is guaranteed, if those knights move, my front line will be in vain.

Of course, that will never happen… … .

-Cheolkeong

At the same time as the hand signal, the chains restraining the hellhound were released.

“Kung!”

If someone thinks it’s not a dog, it roars and runs towards it.

-visor!

I raised my sword upward and hit the guy’s fangs hard.

Even though I’ve been doing strength training for the past few days, it’s still not enough to withstand the strength of a hellhound.

I turned my body slightly to the side and the guy fell forward.

“Krrr… … .”

Even though there were other knights around, his eyes were already fixed on me.

I guess he instinctively knew that I was the weakest among them.

That may be the limit of those lowly creatures… … .

I don’t necessarily want to show myself struggling.

What does age have to do with it, and what does being a demon beast have to do with it?

The purpose of this ordeal is to prove myself by bringing out the best in what I can show.

The next blow will suffocate him.

“Kung!”

He moved his body one step faster than the hellhound.

It sprinted with its sword drawn underneath, and the closer I got, the wider its mouth opened.

When the distance from the creature finally reached 1m, I put one foot to the side and changed direction.

At the same time, he raised his sword diagonally and cut into the hellhound’s face.

-wedge

A thick sword line was drawn on his face from his chin to his nose.

“Kueek!”

It fell headlong to the floor and screamed at the top of its lungs.

It may be painful, but it is only temporary.

-deeply

I thrust the sword into the neck of the guy who was trying to stand up again.

It wriggled wildly with a single moan, but it didn’t last long.

A large amount of blood flowed from between the neck and mouth, and soon the body became limp.

The moment it was confirmed that he was not breathing, he pulled out his sword.

Even as I was wiping away the blood that had splattered on my face, I secretly tasted it.

As expected, it’s fresh because it was just caught… … .

* * *

Yulken, a guardian knight belonging to the Knights of Light.

As he watched Xian’s ordeal, he couldn’t help but be truly embarrassed.

‘You defeated the Hellhound?’

For the past month, he had been instructed by the duke to protect Xi’an, and had been carrying out that mission faithfully.

There was also the task of reporting additionally if there was a special movement, but in fact, he did not report much to the duke while observing Xi’an.

At best, he had a sword fight with Ellis, who came to the mansion.

It’s not that I didn’t do it exactly, but there was nothing to do.

At least during his observation, all Xian did was regular strength training and sword training.

If there was anything to report, it would be that I had a brief sparring match with him three days ago.

However, even that was not said due to Xian’s order.

When Yulken learned that Xian’s ordeal was against a hellhound, he thought he would be able to pass it without much trouble.

Unusual swordsmanship and confidence shown in sparring with oneself.

In order to deal with the monsters of the demon world, it is essential to have the confidence to not be afraid of anything.

Although it might be a bit of a struggle, I thought that if I didn’t get discouraged and kept fighting, I would definitely be able to defeat it.

But isn’t this too fast?

It took only one minute for Sian to suffocate the hellhound.

During that time, no negative emotions such as fear or fear were seen in Sian’s eyes.

I simply recognized the being in front of me as an enemy and killed it.

To put it bluntly, I really played with it like a dog.

Yulken thought as he watched Xian quietly draw his sword.

A child has appeared who will rival the firstborn, or even surpass the first and second. … .

* * *

As I look at the blood soaking the floor, I feel like it would be a waste.

Even if you can’t, you can drink more than 5 liters… … .

I’m probably the only person who wets his mouth over the corpse of a demonic beast.

While the knights were removing the body, the Duke approached me.

“Great job Sian!”

The duke, who rarely claps, praised me with a deep exclamation.

“Aren’t you afraid of the hellhound?”

“I just thought it was an enemy I had to defeat, and I didn’t feel afraid.”

It’s strange that people are afraid of the mutts that are widespread in the demon world.

“Okay, as promised, I allow you to be taken to the front. “I have no doubt that it will be a great experience for you!”

“Thank you, father.”

“Is there anything else you wish? “If you want, I can give you some new weapons.”

“Soja doesn’t know much about weapons yet. “If my father agrees to it, I will accept it gratefully.”

“Yes, I will prepare something that you will definitely like.”

What use would any other weapon be now?

God’s magic sword is already sleeping comfortably in my arms… … .

Even if you don’t have anything to use, there won’t be any harm in receiving it.

Now that the ordeal was over, there was no reason to stay in this dry land any longer.

I returned to the mansion via carriage, and the duke returned to the front with the rest of the knights.

After completing the simple preparations at the mansion, I will also head to the front line.

Even though it wasn’t a place I particularly missed, would I say it was a place of memories?

For some reason, I feel nostalgic.

[Something quite interesting happened while you were asleep?]

Before I knew it, Kayram had woken up and materialized.

[From the smell of blood, it looks like you caught a hellhound. I guess it was harder than you thought?]

“Well, I had a hard time because I had to fight while hiding my strength.”

[We’re putting on a show. So it’s been confirmed that it’s a wire or something, right? Can I run wild now?]

“hmm… … “Wouldn’t it be so?”

Although he asked a half-uncertain question, Kayram was already consumed with anticipation.

Actually, I had to check the situation there too, so I wasn’t sure whether I would be able to run as well as I thought or not.

[Hey, but owner. I was thinking about it while I was sleeping… … .]

“what?”

[What was I doing when you died in your past life?]

“Whatever, it was stuck in my hand.”

Well, in the end, the hand was cut off… …

[Then what on earth was I doing in my past life? Also, the guy who killed you was the owner of the holy sword? If that were the case, there’s no way I wouldn’t have noticed their malicious intent.]

Hmm, where do I begin to explain this?

Certainly, if Kayram’s personality had existed at that time, he would not have died so easily.

I would have slapped him in the face to make him come to his senses and made him fight. “First of all, in your past life, you fought me so hard.”

[why?]

“Why? You were constantly trying to devour me, so I fought to keep you from doing so. “At that time, I must have thought about throwing you into the lava pit dozens of times.”

[Do you think it’s easy to handle an attractive magic sword like me? So what happened?]

“When I found you, the war against the demons was in full swing. I tamed you while almost crossing the line between life and death. I was able to adapt rather quickly thanks to you being so aggressive, but… … .”

I’m not going to lie, if you count the number of demons that Kayram cut down at that time, it would be hundreds of thousands.

If you think about it, you can say that they sacrificed themselves so that I wouldn’t be eaten by Kayram.

“For your information, it was you and I who pushed the Demon King to death at that time. Well, it was a holy sword that cut off his head in the end… … .”

[Are you saying that’s something to brag about? Why was the last one taken away?]

“Rather than saying it was taken away, it was just given to me. “At the time, I thought it was more right to do so.”

It was such a foolish thing that I now wonder why I did it.

[Nonsense!? The thing I hate most in the world is losing prey! But you allowed it? I?]

“I allowed it and went to sleep and there was nothing to do. “At that time, you disappeared while being associated with the Demon King’s Four Swords.”

[what?!]

I automatically covered my ears at the sudden shout.

Of course, the knights outside can’t hear it at all.

[What kind of bullshit is that? Why am I disappearing?]

At the time, the Demon King had the worst weapon, commonly called the Four Swords.

He increased his power by gathering the souls and thought forms of humans and demons who died in the war, and Eshel, who had not yet fully unleashed the power of the holy sword, was no match for him.

In the end, I did everything from start to finish.

Kayram directly clashed with the spirit of the Four Swords, saying that he must take that guy with him even if it meant dying, and as a result, he succeeded in cutting the Four Swords’ power in half.

It was the result of her strong will to kill, even if it meant sacrificing her own personality.

In the end, I succeeded in killing the Demon King, but it could never be called a success because I lost the best companion I would never meet again in my life.

Kayram, who heard the whole story, made a complex and subtle expression.

[Well, anyway, I didn’t lose, right?]

“That’s right, because as a result, the Demon King died and the Four Swords were destroyed.”

[Then that’s enough. I can understand if it was a situation like that because I can’t live without losing… … .but!]

I thought he would agree, but suddenly he thrust his face in front of me.

[If something like that happens again, don’t sacrifice me. Because I also cannot tolerate the owner dying in my absence.]

There was genuine anger in her eyes.

“like? “I didn’t know that the person who was so anxious to eat me had such feelings?”

[Don’t be mistaken. It’s because I don’t want to see my prey being taken away by someone else.]

I wonder if you are young.

Well, I don’t want her to sacrifice again either.

“Even if the devil appears in front of me right now, that won’t happen.”

[If you’re bragging, be careful what you say. Then what if that devil king really shows up?]

“well? “Then wouldn’t that be fun in its own way?”

Kayram shook his head as he looked at my helplessly smiling face.

However, he said that people should be careful about what they say while living in this world.

Words spoken without thinking sow seeds and bear fruit,

At this time, I had forgotten that important principle for a moment.

(Continued in the next part)