Grand Duke of the Heibern House

＜Episode 1＞

The self in the mirror was surprisingly calm.

powerless eyes.

Pale skin that seemed to be visible to the bone.

He was the Grand Duke of the House of Heibern, and at the same time a face that symbolized disgrace, the same face he cursed with a shudder.

A bony arm that stretches out with difficulty.

Even the basic strength is faint, let alone the mighty vortex of mana that was swirling inside.

“… … .”

The sense of accomplishment that I finally did it is worth it.

It seemed as if the brutal deaths of his comrades, the cries of his father, were still clinging to his body like dark red blood.

He was smiling at himself in the mirror, twisting his lips.

But that smile had no more value than a facial expression.

Soon he tousled his long bangs, erasing his dry smile.

As if he couldn’t forgive himself for not being able to bear it if he didn’t laugh.

“after… … .”

Swallowing a bitter heart, he soon staggered forward.

If you just open that door… … .

there.

everything that is precious to you.

Clinging precariously to the doorknob as if collapsing, he finally opened the door.

rattle-

Ruin Sadha Walken de Verne.

It was peaceful, but back to the past, like the night before the storm… … .

he is back

* * *

Unlike other countries, traditionally, Lemadel Kingdom does not have multiple flag bearers.

The honor of carrying the golden lion of the kingdom on your shoulder and going to the battlefield.

It is an honor granted only to the best knights in the kingdom, and the tradition has not changed for over a thousand years.

High.

A title granted only to families who have won such tremendous honors more than ten times over a long period of time.

The Bern family was one of the best knight families in Lemadel Kingdom recognized by everyone and was the divinity of swordsmen.

Hibern.

The honor of a dazzling knight, those who live under the shadow of such eternal glory.

In the center of the lofty sanctuary, where even the servants were full of pride, a boy staggered.

chuck- chuck-

A boy who pours rain all over his body just by walking.

He was the eldest son of the great Hibern family, but he was a grand duke in name only that no one recognized.

A secret that everyone in the family wants to hide, a symbol of weakness.

The so-called disgrace of the Heibern family.

He who had already been confined a long time ago, who had disappeared from everyone’s memory, appeared before the servants’ eyes.

“… … Archduke!”

The butler Aguilera, who couldn’t stand it, approached Ruin despite her disorganized appearance.

He always assisted the blood relatives of the Hibern family with moderate manners, but he couldn’t keep his composure just now.

“I-you can’t do this!”

No matter how much he is the grand duke of the Heibern family, breaking the order and walking around in a place where there are many eyes like this is an act of ignoring the family law.

“Heh heh… … Aguiler… … .”

Ruin was barely holding his breath and breathing heavily.

Soon, a hazy wet film fills his powerless pupils.

Aguilera’s wrinkled eyes and her characteristic soft face made her realize her return.

As the gloomy emotions began to form in Ruin’s eyes, Aguile hurriedly covered him with her body.

“The Archduke! There are many eyes!”

A weak name or a noble lineage of the Heibern family.

He is someone who should never shed tears in front of so many servants.

“father… … I am now… … You must go to your father.”

“The Archduke!”

Aguille’s whole body trembled as if he was afraid just by imagining it.

It was a situation where it was impossible to guess what kind of cruel punishment awaited just by escaping the confinement and walking around the family.

He is truly iron-blooded.

Even if he was a blood relative, he was never a person who would forgive those who violated the law.

“Ah, no, Archduke! A punishment worse than death may await!”

“death?”

Ruin’s dry laugh, devoid of any emotion.

At his twisted, withered, desolate sneer that gave rise to goosebumps, Aguilere instantly flinched back.

“Dae, Grand Duke?”

A careless voice rang out again.

“Death.”

I was able to come to the past at this moment, riding over the deaths of countless colleagues and dying myself hundreds of times.

The one who was closer to death than anyone else.

It was a pride just to hold on to the ego that was about to collapse like this, so I was angry at Aguiler for talking about death recklessly.

A feeling close to despair.

“Don’t compare punishment to death. Aguiler.”

However, Aguilera has no way to know the hell she has passed through.

Ruin suddenly shifted his gaze and gazed at the end of the garden.

‘It’s a punishment… … .’

In an instant, an indescribable sad feeling emerged from Ruin’s expression.

I couldn’t criticize my father’s choice for the life I endured with this pathetic body.

just afraid

The only thing I was afraid of was that this wasteland-like heart, having seen all the miserable endings, would be exposed.

Slightly trembling shoulders.

Ruin, who had suppressed such complex emotions, shook off Aguiler’s touch and moved on again.

Upon hearing the news, Hibern’s blood relatives began to appear in the garden one by one.

“really? Is that Luin hyung?”

The youngest member of the Hibern family, Wipon, had a face of astonishment.

Deash, a girl with beautiful blue eyes and a gorgeous gold dress, answered.

“huh. Still ugly, but he’s right. That is the Grand Duke, my older brother.”

He had his brother in his mouth, but he treated him like someone he had nothing to do with.

As if she had seen dirty filth, she was looking at her with contempt, but rather turned her head away.

It was understandable because her older brother, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, was so miserable that she could no longer be called a human body.

The Archduke has become so weak that he cannot even eat alone without the help of his attendants.

I’d rather refuse to be a blood relative.

Deache was terrified that just by looking at him, he might be infected with that cursed disease.

“How are you alive… … ?”

Wephone is more curious about how humans can maintain life with a body like that than being glad to see their big brother for the first time.

“I know. now stop… … I really could have stopped.”

Wipon furrowed his brows, perhaps offended by Deash’s strange tone, as if he had demanded his death.

“Still, he’s the grand duke of our family.”

Deash sighs.

“Whew… … That’s the problem. Why would your father have your eldest brother imprisoned?”

“Does it hurt a lot?”

“fool. What would happen if Rencia saw our archduke with such an appearance?”

“what?”

Hirencia family.

The name parallel to the Heibern family.

Even at a young age, intense jealousy rises from Wipon’s eyes.

“no! Absolutely no way!”

“Now do you understand?”

“… … .”

The moment Ruin’s pitiful true face was revealed, the impact on the aristocratic society was unimaginable.

A proud Hibernian blood relative would never want to face such a terrible thing.

“If it were me… … You must have already defended the family’s honor.”

Only then did Wipon understand his sister’s hatred for her older brother.

Hibern, who fears death, cannot be called a knight.

A coward who failed to protect his family’s honor.

Wipon was staring at Ruin with the same contempt as Deash.

It was even more boring.

The precarious steps of those who failed to protect their honor.

Even so, Ruin was moving forward with all his disgrace.

You will arrive sooner or later.

Escort knight Neharil raised his sword in moderation.

“Respect to the Heiberns. Meet the Archduke.”

“I will meet the head of the household.”

“sorry.”

chuck.

Neharil blocked Ruin by lowering his long sword diagonally.

It was unacceptable as an escort knight representing the strict Ga-ryul because he was the grand duke of the family, but he was in confinement.

When Ruin was staring at the sharp tip of his sword indifferently.

＜Take it in.＞

The voice of my father that I missed so much.

However, the emotion that precedes joy is sadness and bitter resentment.

The door to the headroom, embossed with a roaring lion, opened slowly.

Ki-Ik-

He was seen far away.

Kazen Sahol Montdelia Jean Verne.

As can be seen from his tremendous middle name, the achievements he left behind in the kingdom are countless.

A giant with the body of a mountain, to the extent that the large pontoon decorated with lion’s mane gave the illusion of being small.

He looked at Ruin indifferently with his pen tip hanging down and opened his mouth with a more boring voice than usual.

“Did you mean Ga Yul was funny?”

Ruin stood in front of his father, struggling to support himself, smiling.

That cold face that tries to deceive itself.

In fact, while holding love in my heart.

childishly.

really stupid.

Ruin smiled even wider as he suppressed the bitter sadness.

“I really missed you. father.”

Become the great messenger of the kingdom.

My father, the only one in the world.

He was holding on, giving everything to himself.

Will his skill, which has already been emptied a long time ago, come to light?

That foolish father who relentlessly hides it as an artifact.

I still hated it, and it hurt me again.

“Why did you do that? father.”

Pook-

Ruin calls his father politely as before, and cuts off his left breast with a prepared dagger.

“What are you doing!”

also.

You can’t even hide it until the end.

“This guy! This guy—!”

The father, freed from the influence of the artifact hidden under the throne, was breathing heavily and had a pale face.

Ruin cut out all the Blood Mana Stones that took away everything from his foolish father in his heart.

“Shut up… … .”

Unfathomable pain came over him, but Ruin couldn’t frown because his father was watching.

Kazen hardened like a weathered stone statue.

He was speechless in the face of a reality he could not have imagined, a sudden tragedy.

Kazen, who soon came to his senses, hurriedly tried to insert the blood flow mana stone that was trying to get out of his son’s chest.

“don’t do it. father.”

“Hey, man! How the hell did you find out! Let go! Let go of this!”

As long as he lived with that cruel curse in his arms, Ruin couldn’t live even for a moment without this Blood Mana Stone.

Even though the blood flow is blocked with mana stones, the yard is drying up as the life force is horribly absorbed.

However, the thin threads made from the wings of the fairies, the connecting medium of the blood flow mana stones, were already severed.

Since the medium was cut off, the blood flow mana stone could no longer affect Ruin’s body.

“I don’t have much left, but I’m drunk again. So that… … .”

I couldn’t lose my father again.

The first thing I wanted to do if I succeeded in going back to the past.

“What are you talking about! What do you mean by your curse! I am! I am… … !”

sh*t.

‘It’s not a curse. father.’

Rather, a legendary monster from the continent who turned himself into a great mage.

“stop! stop! Don’t try to talk! butler! Chamberlain! Is there anyone else!”

fading consciousness.

The fussing father gradually blurs out.

‘Stop shaking, father. I can’t die anyway.’