The Regressed Son of a Duke is an Assassin

Chapter 151



The desk was cluttered with paperwork that hadn’t been dealt with for some time.

However, Kundel’s eyes didn’t register any of it.

Whenever he tried to focus on the documents to regain his composure, frustration welled up, and he ended up crumpling the paper.

Cyan Vert.

Just how far does his potential extend?

Although he hadn’t exerted his full strength, there hadn’t been a single person who could withstand his ninth-tier magic so effortlessly until now.

Isn’t it unreasonable even to consider such a possibility?

It’s as impossible as a newborn baby overpowering an adult man in strength.

But it happened.

Right before his very eyes.

It was a moment that suddenly made him feel the fleetingness of time.

And then another figure came to mind.

No, calling her a person might be a stretch—a half-dragon.

Even if she’s closer to being human, is it really okay to leave someone with dragon blood mixed in at the academy?

Cyan claimed it was self-defense, but that child clearly killed someone.

He had to deal with an entity whose dangerousness could erupt at any time, and here he was, inexplicably sending her food.

If he were to name the most pathetic moment in his 60 years of life, it would undoubtedly be now, a situation he couldn’t even understand himself.

-Knock knock

“Come in.”

Following the knock, the door opened, and Instructor Silica entered.

Her complexion was unusually dark, not like her usual self.

“…….”

She cautiously approached Kundel and silently extended an envelope to him.

Though he hadn’t checked the contents yet, Kundel instantly realized what the envelope contained.

“What does this mean?”

“It is exactly as you see.”

Kundel asked with widened eyes in confusion, but Silica responded calmly.

“I am resigning from my position as an instructor at the academy, effective today.”

What she handed over was indeed a resignation letter.

“What is the reason? I presume it’s not just because of this incident?”

After the emergency measure was implemented, she had been in charge of monitoring Cyan.

However, what Silica had witnessed was not Cyan but the half-dragon that had transformed into him.

It was surprising that she, whom he had trusted, failed to detect the dragon’s magical trick, but he couldn’t blame her for the oversight.

Was she trying to follow through on the chancellor’s words that she had to take responsibility?

Her eyes, hardened with resolve, carried genuine sincerity.

“I’ve been thinking about this for several months now. I want to leave the academy and focus on personal matters.”

She explained that she was resigning from her instructor position due to personal reasons.

“Is it because of family matters?”

“No, it has nothing to do with my family. It’s purely a personal issue.”

The atmosphere suggested she wouldn’t elaborate further.

“Silica. Among all the instructors I’ve seen, you were the most dedicated. I trusted you enough to consider you for the vice chancellor position after Satwell. You know that, don’t you?”

“Yes……”

“Honestly, I didn’t think this was like you. The approval for the field trip, and even the surveillance on Cyan Vert…… No, let’s not talk about that.”

Kundel quickly changed the subject when Cyan was about to be mentioned.

“Anyway, I really don’t want to let you go. There might come a time when you can leave, but not now. I will not accept this resignation letter.”

Kundel pushed the envelope back towards her, clearly refusing.

Looking at the rejected resignation letter, Silica softly said,

“I won’t be able to stay for long……”

Her words reflected an unwavering determination, showing that her original intentions remained strong.

As she was about to leave the chancellor’s office,

“By the way, you were the first to report Instructor Boris’s leave of absence, weren’t you?”

Her pupils quivered slightly.

“Did he mention any reason?”

“He said it was due to personal circumstances, but didn’t elaborate.”

However, she calmly responded to Kundel’s inquiry without showing any emotion.

“Understood.”

Without further conversation, Silica left the chancellor’s office.

Her destination was her own laboratory in the annex building.

Was it because of the uneasy atmosphere due to a mysterious murder case?

Despite the bright moonlight, the academy’s streets were quiet.

Reaching the door of her laboratory without incident, she was about to grasp the doorknob when,

“……!”

Silica sensed someone inside the dark room.

Yet, she didn’t hesitate and immediately opened the door.

-Creak

In the shadow of darkness, where no light entered, a distinct silhouette of a boy was revealed.

Seeing him, Silica smiled brightly and said,

“Did you come for a consultation? Cyan, is it?”

* * *

She is laughing on the outside, but I know better than anyone that she’s not really laughing on the inside.

But a counseling session?

Our Leader. What kind of unfunny joke is she playing?

“I’ve come to deliver a message about something as important as counseling.”

I responded with a sly smile, deciding to go along with it for now.

“Is that so? I’m really grateful you came to find me on such a late night.”

Thud

She quietly closed the door, then flicked her fingers to create a soundproof barrier.

It was something she always did when we talked alone on campus, so I didn’t think much of it.

-Whoom

Huh? What’s that?

Feeling something strange, I looked up to see her manifesting mana.

Soon, a transparent curtain spread throughout the room, forming a restricted barrier that sealed off the space.

This is when I started to feel uneasy.

-Slish

Before long, the black dagger that had been sleeping in her bosom revealed its deep black blade,

And at that moment, I belatedly realized,

This is bad!

-Clang!

Both of my hands were shaking as they grasped the wrist of our Leader.

It was a great fortune that Kaeram wasn’t here.

If she had seen this, it would have led to a bigger bloodbath than the previous incident.

“Shall we hear about how you decided to go off on your own, ignoring my warning? Our precious heir disappearing without a word, you have no idea how upset I was!”

This isn’t just a simple punishment, is it?

Unable to bear looking at her fierce face, I cautiously asked.

“Are you planning to kill me?”

“What’s stopping me? An heir who doesn’t listen to a word I say, might as well kill and replace with a nice, obedient child!”

“Are you serious right now?”

“Why not? Easy come, easy go, as they say! Aer will surely understand!”

At a glance, this might seem like an overly harsh discipline process, but it’s absolutely not.

Look at the face of our Leader, gone completely mad.

If you approach this with even a shred of complacency,

You’re really going to die!

* * *

After a rough discipline session of about ten minutes, the leader was finally able to calm down.

I recounted everything that happened at the ruins to her, including obtaining a piece of the relic.

“Good, it’s fortunate you didn’t come back empty-handed.”

Just the thought of what kind of discipline would have followed if I had returned empty-handed sent shivers down my spine.

Then, she silently handed me a piece of paper.

“It’s information about the assassins who were targeting you.”

It was information about them that we had obtained by interrogating the only mercenary we had spared.

In truth, the names or breeds of hunting dogs aren’t that important.

What’s important is the information about their master who gave them orders.

And those masters were…

“The royal family?”

The children of emperor Dione, the elder brothers of Princess Arin.

The third prince, Fabian, and the fourth prince, Nerobian, were the main culprits behind sending the assassins.

“All we could get from the mercenary, Gerrick, was that. As you know, hunting dogs aren’t usually given much information. But we can make some guesses…”

“So, the brothers who were jealous of Princess Arin’s engagement tried to keep her in check by targeting me?”

“Furthermore, they might have tried to shift the blame onto someone else.”

It was something I had expected from the start, so it wasn’t very surprising.

Of course, it seems they crossed the line quite a bit.

“How did you get here from Nodeli? It shouldn’t have been possible to come here so quickly?”

“I created a gate connecting my spatial dimension to Mist’s. Thanks to that, I was able to come here in one step.”

After a moment, she asked with wide eyes.

“You were able to create a spatial dimension?”

“Not long ago.”

The Mist is, in fact, a very honest element.

The more it is used, the more it can grow endlessly, but if it is not used, it can fall endlessly.

During the blood battle with the former Mist member, Rinze Nihalov, my body became capable of handling the power of the mist with even greater precision.

That means I can now create a divine spatial dimension similar to Aer’s.

Do you know one of the privileges of a divine spatial dimension?

It’s the ability to connect two spaces with similar energies into one.

I created a gate in Nodeli, connecting it to the spatial dimension in Luwen, thereby shortening the intermediate distance.

As a result, I was able to travel a distance that would normally take at least two days in just one minute.

The first thing I did upon returning,

Was to check on Nana’s well-being.

“You had locked Nana in the spatial dimension…”

“Should I have left the little one who had gone berserk and even consumed a person in the room as is?”

“You had no intention of sending her back, did you?”

“…”

A tense atmosphere filled the room for a moment.

“Were you planning to kill Nana?”

“Now, it seems I can’t even if I wanted to. You made her existence known to the chancellor…”

She answered indifferently, as if it wasn’t something to hide.

When I first heard the news from the members who had come to Nodeli, I felt as if my brain was turning inside out.

I don’t know why.

The first thought that crossed my mind at that moment was the sight of Nana crying.

In my absence, she had again acted on her hunger, committing bad deeds and then, too late, crying in bewilderment over her actions.

The leader had isolated her in a place where no one could see, and was even considering killing her once the matter was resolved.

I couldn’t say I didn’t understand the action.

After all, I knew better than anyone that he was more than capable of doing so for what he believed was my sake.

However,

“I want to make one thing clear. It doesn’t matter whether that child eats people or dragons, do not touch her from now on. I will take full responsibility.”

The leader, with her arms crossed and a stern face, looked deeply into my eyes.

“I will also make one thing clear.”

“Please speak.”

“An assassin only has to take care of their own body. And sometimes, even that has to be sacrificed.”

I had a sense of what she was going to say.

“Having many things to protect means your body becomes heavier and slower. That means…”

“It means I will have more weaknesses that could threaten my body.”

“…”

The leader was silent for a moment.

“I don’t remember telling you that?”

“Then it must have been in my previous life.”

She shook her head as if to say she didn’t want to talk about it.

“Well, I understand your intention. But don’t expect me to fully accept it. This is the last time.”

“I will take it to heart.”

After overcoming a difficult moment, my eyes naturally drifted to a white envelope on the desk.

I hadn’t checked its contents yet, but I had a feeling.

“A resignation letter…?”

“It’s nothing to be surprised about. I was planning to prepare for it soon anyway. Who knows when that Boris will show up again? I can’t be at ease here.”

It seemed, then, that the chancellor had not accepted it.

“Even if something happens, I can take care of it. But if you want to maintain the peaceful academy life from now on, you’ll need to be more careful.”

Peaceful academy life?

At that moment, laughter burst out of me.

Peace…

Such an ill-fitting word for me.

“You told me to realize what I could do with the power I have. Only then can I use that power without regrets…”

“That’s right. It seems you can do much more than I had thought…”

Now that I’ve revealed that I am a regressor, there wouldn’t be much surprise at any ability I show.

However,

“You should know, leader, that the power I’ve shown you so far is not even half of what I am capable of.”

Her face slightly furrowed.

“I can do much more than you think.”

Was it more worry than anticipation?

“Somehow, that doesn’t sound too reassuring.”

The leader’s expression was not bright.

(To be continued)


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