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Regressing as the Reincarnated Bastard of the Sword Clan
[Translator – Mr.Ghost]
[Proofreader – Harley]
Chapter 107 - Cold Winter (2)
“I feel antsy if I’m not constantly dating someone.”
Julius always used to say that in his youth.
With how handsome he was, he was able to date someone on the regular. He caused quite a few scandals with married ladies, and he even occasionally enjoyed watching young ladies fight over him.
But at some point, it all felt pointless.
No matter how busy he was, he always made time to go on dates, but he suddenly lost all interest. He burned all the love letters he would write every night, and he cut off all communications with the married women he used to secretly meet up with.
At the time, he didn’t understand his sudden change of heart, but he finally understood after realizing his true feelings.
“Hello, everyone! My name is Evelyn Nerevil. I was recently assigned to the White-Armored Dragon Cavalry!”
But it all started the moment he first laid eyes on Evelyn.
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“You...!” Wolfgang scowled upon seeing the person who stepped forward.
“What the—?”
“It isn’t the Demon Dragon?”
The crowd whispered. Instead of Julius, Evelyn came forward as the final duelist.
“Captain?” Theo looked in surprise on his walk back.
“Good work. And thank you. But this was always my business, so I’ll be the one to put an end to it,” Evelyn patted Theo’s shoulder as she stepped into the arena.
Theo quickly turned around and stared at her triumphantly walking forward. She looked like she had steeled her resolve. It was like looking at a well-sharpened sword.
“Is this some sort of joke?” Wolfgang exuded a violent killing intent.
Yet, Evelyn remained unphased as she took out a dagger and cut open the lower part of her dress, revealing her long, slender legs. She then took the ripped section of the dress to tie up her hair.
“Phew! That’s a lot more comfortable,” Evelyn said, her eyes sparkling with vitality.
She then slowly raised her sword.
“Are you really claiming to be the final duelist?”
“What’s wrong? Are you afraid of fighting me, Father?”
The words she said so nonchalantly caused a ripple.
“What? The head councilor is her father?”
“What is she talking about?”
“Wait, now that you mention it, they resemble each other...”
“But there’s no way the head councilor could have such a young daughter at his age!”
Wolfgang’s face flushed red. The secret he wanted to keep hidden was just exposed in front of the whole crowd.
“Don’t spout nonsense! I never had a daughter like you!” Wolfgang tried to defend himself.
“You said I had a pretty face for an illegitimate child and tried to forcibly arrange my marriage. I lost my arm because I refused you. Did you already forget? I didn’t think you’d forget so easily.”
“Do you not know where you stand? Throwing such wild accusations—!”
“Right, you also told me that you no longer had a use for a lesser born that lost its only value. My apologies for daring to stand in front of such a noble person as a mere commoner.”
“Silence, you filthy whore!” Wolfgang leaped forward, unable to keep his cool any longer.
Even though Nele had yet to announce the start of the duel, the only thing in his mind was forcibly stopping Evelyn from talking anymore.
“An illegitimate child?”
“The head councilor is around a hundred years old, so that would mean in his seventies...”
“That’s preposterous!”
“How could he even still get it up?”
All the while, the crowd continued to gossip.
‘I didn’t know this. So that’s how Evelyn lost her arm...!’ Theo was shocked by the reveal, but he was also impressed by how openly Evelyn was able to shed her past.
CLANG!
Evelyn calmly brought her sword up to deflect Wolfgang’s fierce attack.
«Murderous Demon Dragon Art - Sword Barrier»
«Flying Sword Technique - Sky Echo»
The mix of Julius and the Wind Baron’s sword techniques was a new sight for the audience.
“Wind...?”
“This is different from the typical Murderous Demon Dragon Art. What is this?”
“It’s the sword of the Wind Baron!”
“What? Did she inherit the teachings of the Wind Baron? How?”
People were shocked at the appearance of the successor of the man who was once said to be Kyle’s greatest obstacle to the throne.
“Wait, but she actually deflected an attack from the Elder Dragon! Isn’t she only a high-rank swordsman?”
“Even taking into account the head councilor’s injuries... She must at least be on the level of a dragon gate swordsman.”
“I thought she would have become weaker with the loss of her arm.”
“I guess she isn’t the Wind Baron’s successor for nothing!”
The crowd was impressed by how far Evelyn had advanced in skills.
“I was already surprised by both Theo Ragnar and the Lanke siblings joining them, but they even have the Wind Baron’s successor as a captain. There is going to be a gap between the four great units now.”
Some were envious of how many talented individuals the White-Armored Dragon Calvary had amassed.
“Ahem!” Julius couldn’t help but fake a cough to boast a little.
He then sent Theo a sound telepathy message, 「Were you aware that Evelyn obtained the Wind Baron’s secret techniques?」
「Yes. I already knew.」
「Why did I not receive a report on this?」
「Captain told me that she wanted to be the one to report it, to personally see the surprise on your face.」
「......」
Julius was at a loss for words. ‘Is this because I snuck a few bottles of wine from her quarters recently...?’
He was displeased that she didn’t report such a crucial detail to him, her direct superior.
‘...I guess I did take some of the more expensive ones,’ he slightly lamented.
But Julius couldn’t keep his eyes off her Evelyn. She looked like a butterfly flapping its wings in preparation for flight.
‘Wait a second.’ Suspicious of Julius’s gaze towards Evelyn, Theo sneakily activated his authority.
[Observing ‘Julius Ragnar’.]
[Julius Ragnar (41/Male)
· Title: Demon Dragon
· Talent: Leadership, Sword Genius, Prodigy Collector, Pure Love
· Status: At odds after realizing his feelings for ‘Evelyn Nerevil’.]
Theo had to cover his mouth to hold back the sudden burst of laughter.
‘The [Pure Love] talent was referring to his feelings for Evelyn? No wonder he teases her more than others,’ thought Theo.
He could barely hold back at the comedic nature of Julius’s status.
All the while...
Cling— Clang—!
The clash between Evelyn and Wolfgang was unending.
“I’ll kill youuuuu!” Wolfgang drew out the full extent of his aura in rage, unable to restrain himself.
Madness started lingering in his eyes. It was the start of energy deviation.
Evelyn, noticing Wolfgang’s change, calmly drew out more magic power in response.
Flash!
Whoosh—
But it wasn’t enough as Wolfgang’s blade found an opening towards her neck.
「Enough.」
But suddenly, something fell between Wolfgang and Evelyn.
Crash!
Rumble rumble—
Unable to stand up to the magic power contained within, Evelyn and Wolfgang were both pushed back.
They both raised their heads to see a powerful ego power swirling in the sky.
It was the Omnidirectional Echo, a technique only capable by supreme martial artists, where they could make their voice echo throughout an entire area even from far away.
“What is the meaning of this, clan head?” Wolfgang roared furiously, suspecting that it was Kyle who was behind this ego power.
He guessed that Kyle was still at the Graveyard of Broken Swords. Especially as the sword that blocked his attack was one of the swords from the graveyard.
Kyle, disregarding Wolfgang’s anger, simply stated his business.
「I order all of the Nine Dragons to gather at my cabin.」
He then called back his ego power, making it vanish.
“Clan heeeeead!” Wolfgang cried in fury.
The clan head’s orders took priority above all else, so the duel had to come to a stop immediately.
“Because of you all...! You all did this to me...!” However, Wolfgang couldn’t end this here.
Theo, Evelyn, and Julius had all tarnished his reputation, throwing it into the gutters. At this rate, things would end with the White-Armored Dragon Cavalry having made a fool out of the council.
What would there be after that?
Absolutely nothing.
Fsss...
Madness filled Wolfgang’s eyes. Pure, unrefined killing intent submerged the entire Daffodil Palace.
“Tsk. This is too uncouth, even for you, head councilor,” Nele clicked her tongue while drawing her sword.
Julius, Osa, and Robert also all drew their swords.
If Wolfgang did not obey Kyle’s orders and tried to harm Evelyn, they planned to immediately execute him.
Suddenly, the broken sword in the ground echoed a sword resonance.
Ting!
It unleashed a fierce wave in concentric circles, quickly blowing through not just the banquet but the entire palace.
“......!”
“......!”
“......!”
The wave forcibly nullified all magic power and killing intent.
This included not just Nele, Julius, Osa, and Robert but even Wolfgang’s madness.
Everyone’s eyes, including the audience, all turned toward the broken sword. Wolfgang also snapped out of it and stared at the sword in terror.
「Heed my summons. I will not repeat myself again.」
It was a clear, final warning.
Wolfgang bit his lips, staring down at Evelyn before turning away toward the Graveyard of Broken Swords.
The other Nine Dragons quickly followed suit, and the killing intent that was flooding the banquet vanished like a lie, bringing silence.
“Phew...!” Theo was able to finally let out a sigh of relief.
Once again, he was reminded that the level Kyle was at was not that of a mortal.
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Wolfgang felt like he was going to go mad, not being able to vent the layers of anger that built up inside him.
However, he couldn’t show that right now, as he was standing at the Graveyard of Broken Swords.
It was one of the holiest domains of Kyle.
‘One day...!’ Wolfgang glared at Nele, Julius, and the Black Dragon.
Not long after, eight figures had gathered.
Each was of a different age, gender, and even varied in elegance and refinement.
All the Nine Dragons except for Ed Troivan were present.
However, Kyle, who should have been there, was nowhere to be seen. The only thing in sight was one of his treasured swords, stuck in the ground and resonating.
Vwoom, vwoom—!
「‘He’ has returned.」
Kyle’s presence was nowhere to be felt. He was clearly away.
But even from afar, he was able to communicate from anywhere like this.
He stood at a prowess where he was no longer restricted by time or space, standing at a level that only gods of legends are said to have reached.
But what he said shocked all of the Nine Dragons. Wolfgang even ended up forgetting all about Evelyn.
“What do you mean, my lord? Do you really mean ‘him’?!” the Black Dragon asked as the representative.
The sword resonance replied, 「It’s as I said. ‘He’ has returned. The skies are shifting. That’s why I’m making haste right now.」
“......!”
“......!”
“Impossible—!”
“But he was—!”
Brushing off the reaction of the Nine Dragons, Kyle continued, 「Prepare yourselves fully. This coming war will not end easily.」
The Nine Dragons fell into silence.
Julius winced as he closed his eyes, and Nele clicked her tongue.
Lady Plum Blossom clenched her teeth, while the Black Dragon cursed the skies.
Wolfgang clenched his fist while the Zenith Dragon sighed.
The other two dragons trembled in fear.
「The North will be especially cold this winter...」
Kyle’s broken sword trembled lightly against the winter winds, as if it could feel the cold
Vwoom, vwooom—
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