The Regressed Son of a Duke is an Assassin Chapter 79

Episode 79. Lunav Rainriver (2)

“Probably around three years old. “When my brain grew enough to understand most words, my grandfather said this to me.”

When I asked him why, he suddenly started telling old stories.

“Since you are a blood descendant of the Rainriver family, you must live for the development of Garam Society. That is your reason for existence and your duty, and Lunav you can never refuse this. “It’s a memory from when I was three years old, but it still comes to mind clearly.”

It wouldn’t be unreasonable.

It must have been such a painful statement that it shocked even the young brains of the time.

I have no intention of being defensive.

Since he was born into a noble family in the first place, it is natural to value the family ideology more than the individual.

Same goes for me.

“From then on, I received early education. “My grandfather did not place any restrictions on things related to magic, not only the textbooks given by the academic society but also the research materials of the imperial society rather than the kingdom.”

“At that time, weren’t you at an age where you didn’t even have mana yet?”

It was like asking a child who had just started walking to run.

“So it was early education. Regardless of whether it would help me or not, my grandfather just told me to learn. Then, around the age of ten, when mana was generated in earnest, we had them take an attribute test right away. “Do you know what my magic attribute is?”

“You don’t know?”

It’s a lie.

Even though I hadn’t heard about it in this life, I knew very well what her attributes were.

“Fire, water, wind, light, darkness. A total of five attributes have the same value of 20% each. Complex properties that are not biased towards any one side… … .”

As I said before, although it is a valuable attribute, it is not a very welcome attribute.

The range of magic that can be used is wide, but it is difficult to develop to a high level as all of them have clear numerical limits, so it is an ambiguous attribute that can only be reduced to a mediocre level.

I asked without showing it.

“What did your grandfather say when he saw that?”

“He was happy.”

It was a little surprising.

“You were happy?”

“yes. “It’s the first time I’ve seen you so happy.”

There was a very slight hint of bitterness in her words.

“If you just do it, you will become something unprecedented in this world. He said that if you become a high-level holder of multiple attributes that no one has mastered, then you will be at the pinnacle of magic and will be able to fulfill our Rainriver family’s long-cherished wish. “Those words still remain the same.”

This is not to say that it is theoretically impossible.

If we compare the five different attributes that exist within her to ‘vessels’, it would be possible if those five vessels are much larger than the single vessel that others have.

In other words, if the 20% darkness attribute she has is higher than the 90% or more darkness attribute I have, and all the other attributes are also the same, what’s the problem?

As the president of the academy said, we can stand at the pinnacle of magic.

Of course, this is true in theory, but in reality it is impossible.

Due to the inherent limitations of the human body, there is clearly a limit to how much you can lift a bowl.

No matter how much magic power is poured into such an unstable vessel, it ends up overflowing rather than being able to contain it, and this cannot be resolved through human effort.

Of course, President Regens would not know that, and she would not know that either.

“Do you think that’s possible?”

“I don’t know. “I thought there must be a limit to what I know, but I guess it wasn’t my grandfather.”

In an instant, I burst out laughing.

There are things that work when you show off your courage, and there are things that don’t work out.

Unless he was senile, did the old president really think it was possible?

That is impossible unless you modify the human body itself… … .

No, wait a minute?

I was so intoxicated by the practical possibilities that I forgot for a moment what group this girl belonged to.

Garam Kingdom Magic Society.

These are the people who do not hesitate to experiment on human beings if it is for the advancement of magic research.

Considering the crazy things they did in their past lives, using their own granddaughter as a test subject is not at all unreasonable… … .

“Can you give me your hand for a moment? senior?”

“hand?”

Without realizing it, I gave up one hand.

Lunav gently held my hand, and for a moment, a faint light of mana appeared in her hand.

“The darkness attribute is 93% and the magic rating is 5 stars. You can use not only darkness but also other attribute magic quite skillfully.”

“… … “What did you do?”

“I used my mana to check my senior’s physical level.”

“Is that possible?”

“It is the result of an experiment. From that day on, my body became the subject of academic research and was put into various experiments. Each time, I gained new abilities.”

The prediction was exactly right.

“The ‘scanning ability’ I just showed you is one of them. “I confirmed it from the moment I held my senior’s body in the imperial castle, and I passed on that information to my grandfather.”

The good news is that it doesn’t seem to have fully sensed my magical power.

It seems to be at a similar level to a general property test, but even so, this cannot be ignored.

As time goes by and her magical power increases, the range of magical power that can be detected will inevitably widen.

But that is not the problem now.

New abilities resulting from experimentation?

Nothing special.

Anyway, even if you only reach the 6-star level, it’s not a problem to scan the body grade of the opponent below you.

I can guarantee that what this girl gained through that experiment was not just an improvement in her physical abilities.

There is something unpleasant inside this girl right now.

“The more I experiment, the more I become unable to adapt to my body. “It certainly seems like I am gaining something, but it is being forcibly injected against my will.”

“… … “Is there anything wrong with your body?”

Lunav answered with a faint smile.

“I can’t say I don’t have it. Actually, it’s very bad. I didn’t show my grandfather, but I probably won’t live long. About 3 years? It could be longer or shorter.”

“On what basis?”

“I know my body best. My body is already unable to withstand the magical energy coming from the experiment, and is gradually breaking down. “If you calculate how long you can endure, I think it will be about that much.”

I got a little goosebumps and cold sweat ran down my back.

This is God’s prophecy. Go away.

Her prediction was correct.

Exactly three years later, the granddaughter of President Garam, who had the last name of Rain River, died suddenly one day.

“You asked if you could tell this to your senior, right? Nothing special. I’m just telling you because it’s of no use to me. Rainriver family duties? What does it matter to me, who doesn’t have much time left to live anyway? “It would be better if I could gain trust by talking to my seniors.”

Although he was explaining it step by step, giving his own reasons, to me it sounded like a cry of despair.

Yet she maintained a calmness that was truly frightening.

“Why are you trying to gain trust from your senior? Actually, I don’t know either. I was attracted to him from the first time I saw him in Hwangseong. Should I say she felt a sense of kinship? “I thought she looked a lot like me in some way.”

“They look alike?”

“yes. “Do you like your family?”

That was something I couldn’t even lie about.

“no.”

“Then it’s true that you look like me. Because I also really hate my family. “But you’re trying to get out of there, right?”

“… … “That’s the way it is.”

“Then it’s different from me again. “I can’t even think about doing that.”

They resembled each other but did not resemble each other.

As I listened to those words, I suddenly felt that one side of my chest was becoming suffocated.

So what?

What should I do about it?

I am not a savior.

I am a busy person who takes care of myself and those around me, let alone others.

This means that he is not a divine being who will take care of the life of a poor girl who is predicting death.

Just listening to this conversation is the best mercy and salvation I can do.

I said with a dry face.

“It’s nice to live the rest of your life the way you want. But I didn’t get the direction right. “At least I’m not that good of a person to say I’m attracted to you.”

“You’re not a bad person, right? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have thrown yourself to save me.”

“I just did what I had to do. “I have no other feelings.”

Because that too wasn’t for you, it was for me.

I slowly got up from my seat.

“Where are you going?”

“restroom. “It won’t take long, so just wait.”

Of course it’s a lie.

When I come back, she probably won’t be here.

“Bye. senior.”

As if he was listening to my words to wait,

She was sitting like a pumice stone with her hands neatly clasped together.

* * *

While Xian was away for a while, Lunav thought.

Could it be that she said something unnecessary and put a burden on him?

I didn’t feel this way when I first came, but as we continued talking, I found myself revealing all my secrets.

She knows too.

That he is very obsessed with Sian.

But I don’t know why.

She explained that she felt a kinship with him, but in reality, what she felt from Sian was more than that.

A person for whom the desire to lean on and rely on beyond feelings of kinship began to bloom from the first meeting.

But is he also just one person?

Xian drew a line until the end and dismissed it as an irrelevant person.

Lunabro couldn’t help but feel regretful.

“… … .”

Then, a group of unfamiliar people wearing blue robes appeared in front of her.

They were surrounding us on all sides, as if trying to prevent us from going anywhere else.

She could tell without having to explain it.

That they were people sent by the academy to bring him back.

“I came to take Lunav.”

“Can’t we just stay a little longer? “I don’t think two hours, one hour would be enough, right?”

“The president of the academy was very angry due to Lunav’s unauthorized outing. “Right now, it’s for Runab’s sake that you come back as quickly as possible, even if it’s just for one minute.”

It was an indifferent answer to return to the guesthouse that did not work.

Lunav, who confirmed that he could not be defeated, got up from his seat.

Meanwhile, he must have felt something strange, so he looked around and said.

“But where do you belong? “I think my face is different from the people who usually watch me?”

Lunav has lived with a watcher by her side since birth.

The president of Regens periodically rotates the guards, so there are hundreds of people who passed through her, but she remembers most of the faces she passed by once, so if she saw them more than once, she would immediately recall where she had seen them before.

However, these were not the five people surrounding her right now.

People I’ve never seen anywhere and don’t even remember.

“… … .”

Despite being asked, they gave no answer.

Runab’s doubts quickly turned into doubts, and the man in front reached out his hand towards her face.

“Sweet Sleep.”

White powder came out from her hand and entered her nose and mouth.

Soon after, Lunav fell into a deep sleep, and the wizards who held her left the place without anyone noticing.

(Continued in the next part)

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