The Regressed Blood Knight’s Strategy

Chapter 5

Meanwhile,

Inside the room, Kane got up from his seat.

Since the uninvited guest and Sara were connected because of his scheme, he should be the one to solve this problem too.

“I need to grow before I go out.”

He looked around for something that could be turned into money.

“I wish there was something I could turn into gold.”

Just like he sold Camilla’s sword to the store window.

He found valuable items in the room.

A simple room.

Once the pillar of the Empire, but now a declining family.

Even so, there were quite a few valuable items.

“The Patriarch was very fond of Kane.”

He could tell how much the Patriarch thought of his eldest son, just by looking at the room.

He immediately opened the store window.

[New characters have been added.]

Swordmaster Sara Rehinar

Healing Priest Joshua Brant

Leaving the message behind, he entered the exchange office and opened the sales list.

– Available for Sale

[Heyli’s High-End Sofa (2★) – 120,000G]

[Silk Quilt & Pillow Set (1★) – 20,000G]

[Heyli’s High-End Bed (2★) – 100,000G]

…

…

[Necklace by T & Co (2★) – 150,000G]

[4-Drawer Dresser (1★) – 12,000G]

“I can get 500,000 gold if I sell everything here.”

As soon as he made up his mind, he sold everything that was available for sale.

[Sold Heyli’s High-End Sofa (2★).]

[You have acquired 120,000G.]

…

…

[Sold 4-Drawer Dresser (1★).]

[You have acquired 12,000G.]

Before he knew it, the room was empty.

“I can always buy it back later when I earn more money.”

[Gold: 519,000G]

After checking the money, he immediately bought the Express Ticket that came with the beginner’s benefit.

At the same time, a message appeared.

[You have purchased an Express Ticket.]

[Used 500,000G.]

[Experience and training effect increase by 300% for 30 days.]

[Mana affinity increases by 500% for 30 days.]

[You have acquired 12×3 character shard draw tickets.]

“Let’s make the characters 3 stars with the shards I got first.”

1 star and 2 star characters had below average stats.

They had to be at least 3 stars to be considered human.

In other words, he still lacked the basics.

He could upgrade his attributes by drinking the Holy Water of Bellone or something.

He needed to have at least the basic stats.

It was only possible to fight with his past memories and experiences if he had a foundation.

[Used a character shard draw ticket.]

Twelve cards spun.

He quickly opened the cards.

[2★ Failed Knight Camilla Einrich +2 shards]

[2★ Healing Priest Joshua Brandt +2 shards]

[1★ Unknown Maid Anna Werner +6 shards]

[2★ Dullard Grand Duke Kane Rehinar +2 shards]

He used the character shard draw ticket again.

[1★ Water Barrier Mage Heidi Gunther +3 shards]

[2★ Dullard Grand Duke Kane Rehinar +5 shards]

[2★ Failed Knight Camilla Einrich +4 shards]

This time, he got a pretty good draw.

Now, the last draw.

Twelve cards were opened again.

[3★ Failed Knight Camilla Einrich +1 shard]

[3★ Swordmaster Sara Rehinar +1 shard]

[2★ Dullard Grand Duke Kane Rehinar +8 shards]

[2★ Unknown Maid Anna Werner +1 shard]

[3★ Dullard Grand Duke Kane Rehinar +1 shard]

There it was.

A 3-star shard.

In this game, even 3-star shards were not easy to come by, let alone 4-star shards.

But he got three of them at once.

‘Lucky bastard.’

Counting his own shards, he had 15 2-star shards and one 3-star shard.

‘I’ll leave my 3-star and Camilla and Sara’s shards, and strengthen everything else.’

He had another use for his 3-star shard.

He used all the other character shards and his 2-star shards to level up, except for that one.

[Level Up.]

[Level Up.]

[Level Up.]

…

…

…

[Reached max level.]

[No promotion conditions met.]

[Would you like to promote to 3-stars? (Y/N)]

“Yes.”

A light enveloped him.

He felt his stats rise to the next level.

The light faded as it was absorbed into his body.

[Kane Rehinar (Lv.1)]

Grade: ★★★☆☆

Age: 21

Occupation: Grand Duke of Rehinar

Mana Affinity: Water Rune (E+) [1 Rune], Fire Rune (E+) [1 Rune]

-Base Stats-

[HP: E+]

[Mana: E+]

[Constitution: S-]

[Strength: E+]

[Agility: E+]

Traits: Dullard (UR), Timid (S)↓, Frail (S)↓, Kindness (S)↓, Endurance (B), Concentration (B)

Skills: Blue Tiger’s Breath (E+), Phoenix’s Breath (E+), Blood Dance (S)

“Now I have at least human-level stats.”

Traits like Timid, Frail, and Kindness were also going down in rank.

“I guess I need to get moving.”

It was very noisy outside.

He could hear Rivan’s annoying voice chattering in his ear.

***

The scene that greeted Kane as he left the room.

Rivan was wrapping his arms around Sara’s waist.

“This perverted bastard…”

“What are you doing?”

Anger welled up from deep within Kane.

It was an unpleasant feeling.

“Hey, why are you here? I told you to rest in the room.”

Sara’s informal speech didn’t register in his ears.

As Kane stared at Rivan, his status window appeared.

[Rivan Dyer (Lv.1)]

Grade: ★★★☆☆

Age: 18

Occupation: Second Son of Dyer (Mockingbird)

Mana Affinity: Wood Rune (E+) [1 Rune]

Favorability: -15 (Unpleasant)

-Base Stats-

[HP: E+]

[Mana: E+]

[Constitution: E+]

[Strength: D]

[Agility: E+]

Traits: Healer (E), Medicine & Poison (D)

Skills: Mockingbird’s Breath (C), Nature’s Healing (E+), Green Swordsmanship (E+)

‘His abilities are trash. He’s just a sick bastard who relies on his family.’

The Dyer family was also known as Mockingbird.

One of the four pillars of the Fresia Empire.

People were quick to disparage them as the House of Wolf.

This was because they were only interested in material wealth.

Ironically, Mockingbird was the birthplace of paladins.

It was so incongruous that those who were supposed to be the most holy were only interested in material wealth.

‘The first traitors to shake hands with Hatzfeld were the Dyers.’

He was determined to make him regret coming to Rehinar today.

‘It’s time for the quest to come in.’

And as if on cue.

A welcome message popped up.

[The Descendant of the Paverted, Rivan Dyer]

Difficulty: Medium

Description: Rivan wants to show off his power to Sara. He wants to crush Sara and make her his obedient slave. He also wants to use her to subjugate Rehinar under his own power. Assert your authority as Sara’s brother and the Grand Duke of Rehinar.

Rewards for Success: 200,000G, Sara Rehinar’s 3-star shard x2

Penalty for Failure: -500,000G, Story Difficulty: Hell

‘That’s right.’

A smile spread across his face.

Two 3-star shards.

They were items that would make Sara grow in an instant.

He closed all the holograms floating in the air.

“I see you’re just as disgusting as your father.”

He was disgusted by Rivan.

No, he had always looked down on the Dyer family as insects.

They were a bunch of people who couldn’t even control the part below their waist when they saw beautiful women.

The Patriarch, especially the so-called Earl, had a strange sexual desire.

“If you don’t take your hand off her right now, I’ll cut it off so you can never use it again.”

Rivan frowned at Kane’s cold tone.

“You, the Dullard Grand Duke?”

“Where did this little bastard sell his manners?”

For the record, Kane was an asshole.

He hated it when people younger than him bossed him around.

At this, Rivan let go of Sara and muttered to himself.

“They said you barely survived the demon forest, are you crazy?”

Rivan’s behavior was very disrespectful.

He had no manners when addressing the Grand Duke of Rehinar.

‘I heard he has a hard time even talking to strangers.’

Rivan was puzzled.

As far as he knew, Kane Rehinar was a timid man.

Not just an ordinary person, but a coward to the core.

He couldn’t even kill an ant.

His reputation was filled with derogatory terms.

Even if people didn’t recognize Kane’s face, they all knew his nickname throughout the Fresia Empire.

‘Then why do I feel chills…’

His actions and speech were completely different from the rumors.

He seemed to look down on him instead.

‘This is ridiculous. Why am I bothered by such a fool?’

Rivan thought he was just being overly sensitive.

As Sara slipped out of Rivan’s arms, feeling embarrassed for no reason, she shouted at Kane.

“Hey, why did you come out? Go back inside and rest.”

Kane’s gaze shifted to Sara.

“What are you doing with your sword? The moment that brat from the House of Dogs touched you, you should‘ve cut it off.”

“That’s because!”

“Enough.”

Kane cut Sara off.

Then he walked toward Rivan.

Sara could see Kane’s face as he passed by.

A small smile spread across his lips.

A smile she had never seen before.

He had always been timid and downcast.

But now, he had that expression.

‘Why does this feel so ominous?’

Sara felt uneasy.

While she was watching Kane intently, something unexpected happened.

Kane, who was walking forward, stopped in front of Rivan’s guard.

Thud!

“Ugh.”

Kane suddenly kicked Rivan’s guard.

The kick was imbued with mana so the knight guard clutched his shin and collapsed.

Sara was startled by the sight.

“What?”

Rivan also muttered with a bewildered face.

“Have you gone crazy?”

Ignoring their reactions, Kane looked down at the fallen guard and said.

“How dare a mere guard stand in my way? Did your master teach you to behave like this?”

Kane’s foot planted itself in the guard’s stomach.

“Ugh! S-stop. I can’t stand by any longer, ugh.”

The guard gritted his teeth and warned.

A sudden attack.

It didn’t matter.

After all, the opponent was the famously foolish duke.

How painful could it be if he hit?

“Agh, my leg!”

But the result of underestimating him was disastrous.

Kane’s foot pressed hard on the guard’s ankle.

A crushing sound came from the guard’s ankle.

Crunch!

“A mere mid 2nd-class knight dares to act as if he’s sparing me.”

Kane took great pride in his strength.

Before his transmigration, he was a seasoned player in this game, having nearly perfected its strategy.

Moreover, in his previous life as Ray, he was also an 8th-class spear knight known as the Blood Demon.

Even though he was now in the body of a dullard, his pride remained unbroken.

And yet, here was a mere mid-level 2nd-class knight talking about sparing him.

It was laughable.

A murderous intent rose from within him.

“Ugh…”

Kane’s foot moved towards the guard’s face.

The foot that had been raised above his face was slowly pushed down.

The guard struggled to push Kane’s foot away, but the foot didn’t budge.

“Stop!”

Rivan’s shout came from behind.

“Why should I listen to a brat who still reeks of milk like you?”

“He’s a knight of the Dyer family. Do you know the meaning of your actions?”

“Why, will you start a war?”

“If necessary.”

“Tch.”

The smile that spread across Kane’s lips deepened.

It was such a naive thing to say.

Wars here did not end with someone surrendering.

A war in the Fresia Empire was a fight to the death until one family was wiped out.

It was not something a playboy should be talking about lightly.

“What are you talking about, a war? You’re just a half-breed of Mockingbird.”

Kane’s eyes flashed.

A purple light.

Within it was the murderous aura he had gained from a lifetime spent on the battlefield.

“Huek!”

Rivan, who had unknowingly felt fear, took a step back.

“It seems your father didn’t even teach you basic common sense. Seeing how you talk about war so lightly.”

To Kane, Dyer was just lowly family.

They were a family that possessed the ‘Mockingbird’s Breath’, but even the lord of the family couldn’t use that power properly.

So they were the first to be devoured by Hatzfeld.

“Y-you’re insulting my father right now!”

“Where did you get your informal speech from, you little brat?”

Rivan kept backing away and continued shouting as he went.

The moment his eyes met Sara’s, he shouted in embarrassment.

“I was just going to let it go because you’re Sara’s brother, but I can’t any longer.”

Then he drew his greatsword.

“You must really want to die.”

Kane’s voice was chilling.

Rivan’s body shrank at his aura.

The thought that he was once again afraid of the Dullard Grand Duke made Rivan explode with anger.

“Then kill me if you can!”

Rivan stomped on the manor floor.

At this, Kane’s lips twisted.

“Thank you for making it possible for me to do the quest.”

[‘Blue Tiger’s Breath (E+)’ has been activated]