The Regressed Son of a Duke is an Assassin Chapter 60

Episode 60. link (6)

“An unidentified force was looking after Xian?”

“Yes, they say that all informants dispatched so far have been dealt with by them.”

Eshel asked back with a puzzled expression.

“Well, what are their identities?”

“Unfortunately, we haven’t figured it out yet. However, the only surviving informant said that he felt like a well-trained assassin rather than a simple knight. “When I checked it myself, it seemed like they kept a certain line, but took action as soon as that line was crossed.”

Although he was clearly giving a serious report, Kellin’s tone was very calm.

“So, I think I should report to Eshel first. We stopped all activities and returned immediately. “I’m sorry I couldn’t get you as much information as you wanted.”

It feels like the nervousness I felt before leaving has completely disappeared.

It was like seeing another person.

“First of all, thank you for your hard work. I think I need to think about it a bit. “Why don’t you just leave?”

“yes.”

Kelin, who lowered his head, turned without any hesitation and headed towards the door.

Eshel stared at Kellin’s back.

“Kelyn?”

Finally, as he was about to open the door and leave, I called him out one more time.

He asked softly with an unknown smile.

“I would like to ask you a question.”

Contrary to saying that I would ask a question,

Eshel didn’t say anything for about 10 seconds.

It was Kelin who spoke first.

“May Rumendel’s blessing be with you.”

A somewhat unexpected greeting of blessing.

However, when Eshel saw that, she laughed out loud.

“Thank you for your response, Lord Kellin. Don’t misunderstand. It’s just a periodic ritual. “You can just leave now.”

Kelin just lowered his head without saying a word, then opened the door and went out.

“… … .”

Eshel, who was left alone, was lost in thought with a strange face that was neither unpleasant nor pleasant.

He seemed to feel something very unclear.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door.

-smart

“Please come in.”

A maid with light brown hair opened the door and came inside.

She seemed to be nervous, and her shoulders were shrunken.

“Yes, master! “The imperial family’s carriage has just arrived near Belias!”

“okay? Well then, I guess I should just get ready and head out. “Thank you for letting me know.”

It is said that there is nothing that makes a woman’s heart flutter more than a handsome face and a charming smile.

For a moment, my face turned red and my heart pounded in ecstasy.

Unable to control her emotions, her hand ended up knocking over the vase next to the door.

-Kwajangchang!

The vase broke with a loud noise.

“S-sorry, master! “I’ll clean it up right away!”

The maid panted and started picking up the glass pieces with her hands.

-Sigh

“… … !”

At some point, Eshel approached her and touched her hand while shouting a spell.

“Restoration… … .”

The pure white light that erupted from the hand enveloped the piece of glass in the maid’s hand.

I thought the pieces were coming together on their own, but before I knew it, they were back to their original shape before they broke.

On behalf of the dazed maid, Eshel personally picked up the vase and placed it back on the table.

“Are you hurt?”

“yes? yes It’s okay, master! Thank you for caring me!”

Goodness itself, where evil is not even felt as dust.

The maid was completely entranced, as if she had seen the face of an angel.

Eshel felt that her face was somewhat unfamiliar.

“Now that I think about it, your face looks very familiar. The name… … Was it Emily?”

“Yes, that’s right! “I was attending the youngest master!”

It was Emily, the dedicated maid who was in charge of the draft until two months ago.

“… … .”

At this, Eshel smiled a strange smile whose meaning was unknown.

“Yes, there is probably no one who has been watching from the side for as long as the maid in charge.”

“yes… … ?”

“Can you be my maid this time?”

“… … ?”

Her joyous face immediately became as hard as stone.

* * *

“The youngest of the Duke of Berthe?”

“yes. Even though he is a freshman, he is the only one in the academy who possesses the dark attribute.”

Regens Rainriver, head of the Garam Kingdom Magic Society.

While reading the report, he finally burst out laughing.

“The darkness attribute is 92%. Just looking at the numbers, it’s at a level that would make even God go away.”

“According to investigators, despite his status as a duke, he was assigned to the Royal Hall, the imperial residence. After that, I heard that Emperor Dione’s influence was at work, and that he was receiving considerable attention not only from the imperial family but also from the rector Kundel Küsel.”

“Why is it that none of the children in that family are normal?”

Regens laughed as if it was interesting, but threw away Xian’s report.

“So, it is assumed that this boy, who could at best be considered a prodigy, is the one who killed the dragon… … “Is this what you want to say?”

He was certainly an unusual being, but he was still just a boy.

Is the genius prodigy the culprit who killed the master-level dragons?

It is so worthless that it cannot even be used as material for a novel.

Regens’ eyes were so fierce that killing magic could burst out at any moment.

At this, a ray of sweat ran down the investigator’s cheek.

“Well, of course, we can’t judge from this alone that the boy named Xian is the person involved, but there’s one thing. “There was a connection I couldn’t pass up!”

“A connection?”

“It is said that this boy named Sian was also on the front line at the time when Renald Crimson, who supplied the blood of the demonic beast, was killed!”

Regens’ pupils twitched for a moment.

“This boy was also at the front?”

“yes. Before entering the academy, he lived on the front lines with senior knights for about a year with the goal of accumulating experience. The problem is that the time when the boy was there coincided with the time when Leonard Crimson was in the midst of stealing the blood of a demon beast and being murdered!”

In fact, this too is just a coincidence.

There is no evidence anywhere that Sian killed Renald.

However, a connection too obvious to just ignore was stimulating Regens’ mind.

“And, this is just a rumor… … .”

The investigator’s report is not yet finished.

Although he seemed to hesitate for a moment, he continued speaking carefully.

“There was a story that this boy named Xian came back alive from the devil dragon when he was at the front lines!”

“Devil Dragon?”

“yes! We’re still trying to figure out the circumstances, but let me tell you the story I received… … .”

The investigator was involved in accompanying the 5th princess when Emperor Dione toured the front lines a year ago, the invasion by demonic beasts, and later, after Xian became a decoy to evacuate the 5th princess, she was kidnapped by a devil dragon, but came back alive. were delivered in turn.

Regens’ expression upon hearing the story was surprisingly calm.

Then the corners of the mouth twitched and moved for a moment.

“Kuhahaha!”

He finally burst into laughter, which is rare.

“It’s so absurd that all I can do is laugh! So, you’re saying you’re getting the attention of the emperor and the chancellor for no reason? “He’s already very popular at such a young age!”

Regens continued speaking as he picked up the draft report again.

“How many people do you think will be enrolled in the Royal Academy from our Kingdom of Garam within the next two years?”

“Well, I’ll have to check the exact count, but I think there will be around 200 people.”

“Write it down.”

It was very unusual for him, who had not usually shown much interest in the academy, to mention the academy he was planning to enroll in.

“Select not only children from noble families, but all talented individuals from all over the kingdom. Status doesn’t matter, whether you’re a commoner or a lowlife. It’s okay even for people who have fled from other countries. “We will have to attract at least twice the number of people currently planned.”

“B-but if that happens, won’t there be a backlash from the royal family and other noble families…?” … .”

“That is none of your concern. Each person has something to do in his or her position. There is no development for this country despite what the golden bugs are saying. “I will tell His Majesty.”

“Ha, I will follow the president’s orders!”

After the investigator left the scene.

Regens, who was left alone, stared at the magic stone placed in front of the table.

“… … .”

The moment the lips, which had been drawing a straight line, drew a semicircle, five-colored lights were faintly rising from the magic stone.

* * *

“Has it been two years since graduating from the Royal Academy? “Maybe it’s because you’re in your hometown, but you look good, Eshel.”

“As is the case for everyone, there is no place more comfortable than home.”

“At least not to me. “It’s a really gloomy place every time I come, but I think it’s still better than the Imperial Palace.”

Shiny silver hair and dark blue eyes.

Even a dignified smile befitting a member of the imperial family.

Ruinel Sebellus, 1st prince of the Usif Empire.

He was currently chatting with Eshel in the Velias city center garden.

“Is Your Majesty’s condition okay?”

“It’s just a simple symptom that comes periodically. This time, the timing just wasn’t right. Well, for me, thanks to you, I’m coming to see your face, so it’s not a bad thing.”

The prince took a sip of tea and answered as if it was no big deal.

Currently, Emperor Dione is bedridden due to a sudden onset of chronic heart disease.

As a result, Prince Ruinel was solely responsible for touring the front lines.

In the past, there were many instances where the emperor went on a tour accompanied by a member of the imperial family, but this was the first time that a prince, rather than the emperor, visited alone.

“So how long do you plan on rotting in this outskirts? Shouldn’t we settle down somewhere soon? “I think it’s a huge loss not to the empire but to the continent that a talented person like you is just breathing like this?”

“There are still many things lacking. “I just want to learn more from my father’s side, if only for the sake of the empire and my family.”

“As expected, it’s upright. Well, you and I will still need our parents’ shadow.”

The prince smiled brightly and continued his conversation with Eshel.

“It looks like there hasn’t been any news from Miss Ellis yet, right?”

“… … .”

The moment the prince mentioned Ellis, Eshel’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

However, he did not show it and answered with a soft smile.

“I really feel like my stomach is burning as I don’t know where I am and what I’m doing. “Sometimes we get letters telling us not to worry, but isn’t it the family’s position that we can’t help but do it?”

“You’re good at telling jokes. “Do you think I don’t know what’s inside you?”

The prince immediately gave an instruction with his finger to the knight waiting 10 meters away.

After a while, the driver who came closer held out a bottle of alcohol.

“You look like me. Although he feels the need for family, especially brothers, he never trusts them. “Because its very existence would be a threat.”

“You are saying dangerous things.”

“What can’t be said between you and me? Did you say cyan? “Your youngest brother.”

“… … !”

The prince poured himself a drink with a nonchalant expression.

“Abama is showing quite an interest. You were assigned the royal wing at this academy too, right? “Isn’t it common for our Abama to breathe directly in?”

The prince was smiling, but inside he was not.

It wasn’t because I was jealous of the draft itself.

The reason Sian was given such a privilege was because he was related to a certain woman.

“If this continues, there will be talk of an engagement a few years later, I don’t know?”

The prince took a sip of his drink, revealing his suppressed discomfort.

Eshel said as she filled her empty glass.

“You don’t know, do you? Will it become a good tree that will grow on its own if I just spray it with water? “I don’t think it’s a bad idea for her to give the Fifth Princess her power.”

“I didn’t know you would say that, did you?”

The prince responded as if he was surprised.

“Well, of course, given your personality, I don’t think you meant it in a good way. “Is this what you want to say to me, ‘Use Princess Arin’?”

“Wouldn’t it be better than what others are using?”

The prince laughed out loud and emptied Eshel’s glass of wine.

“okay! It’s better for me to write first before other people use it! However, Abama has still corrected it. You probably still can’t sleep thinking about that bitch? Why are you protecting such a useless child? … .”

“I guess you could say it’s a privilege of being the youngest.”

The prince shook his head at the word privilege.

“Okay, well, in the end, time is the answer. I have everyone on my side, including the Kwizel family, and even you, so what have I to fear? “I just take my time and wait for the right time to come.”

Then he gestured toward the air again, and a young knight with a neat face brought him another bottle of alcohol.

Eshel, who saw his face, rolled her eyes and asked.

“It looks like the guardian knight has changed?”

“ah? that’s right! “This is a gem I found while visiting a slum recently.”

The driver put down the bottle, bowed his head to Eshel and said.

“This is Boris Lehelm.”

“… … .”

Eshel stared at the knight’s face for a moment.

It didn’t take long before he opened his mouth again.

“You have found the finest jewel among jewels… … .”

There was a smile of unknown meaning on Eshel’s face as she looked at the article.

(Continued in the next part)

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