The Bastard’s Way of Life of the Returning Swordsman

Episode 1

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Teo Yoo. Or, Theo Ragnar gritted his teeth as he watched the rain of arrows covering the sky.

Why do I keep failing?

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It was around the age of fifteen that Theo became aware of his past life.

There was no particular reason.

It came to mind while wandering around listening to the tutor’s class as usual.

Not all memories from the previous life came to mind.

It was all about a few fragmentary memories, as if it were a dream.

However, the past life was strangely similar to the present life in many ways.

In his previous life, he lost his parents in an accident when he was young and lived from one relative’s house to another.

Born as a child of an aristocratic family, but having a mother from a slum, she had to suffer mistreatment and contempt from those around her.

The constraints of his status and circumstances held his limbs together like chains.

that was so unfair

So I thought.

‘I’m going to shake off this chain somehow in this life.’

Fortunately, the family he was born in was a place where he could break free from social restrictions depending on his efforts and talents.

-The Ragnar family.

Located in the northernmost part of the empire, the grand ducal family is said to protect the empire and the continent from monsters north of the wall.

There are so many modifiers to refer to them.

The Great North Wall.

Imperial Shield.

Courage Division.

Lord of the Winter Mountains.

The ideal of swordsmen and knights.

Father of the dead.

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Their long history of sitting in the same place for over a thousand years is accompanied by numerous myths and legends.

Is it because of that?

The bloodlines of the Ragnar family are born with a special constitution to the extent that there is a legend that they inherited dragon blood.

Not only does he possess high resistance to magic, but he also possesses outstanding qualities in swordsmanship and taijutsu.

How can I explain them that even if they are over 10 years old, they naturally realize mana and become masters of at least 1 star simply by holding a sword?

What’s more, they live in Winter, where more than half of the year is covered with snow.

Accordingly, the Ragnar family naturally had no choice but to pursue a chauvinistic family style.

survival of the fittest.

Or strong self-esteem (强者尊).

Only the strong survive and take everything.

So, as long as Theo had the strength, he could rise to the top regardless of his status or environment.

However, there was a problem.

Before he realized his previous life, Theo was greatly despised and withered himself, thinking that he had ‘no talent’ and distanced himself from training.

As I realized my past life, my perspective on the world has broadened and my values have changed as well, but I have already missed the time to learn.

Even if that wasn’t the case, the Ragnar family at the time boasted great power enough to be called the heyday.

As a result, Theo did not dare to compete for power with such prominent and genius brothers.

So Theo changed course.

By entering the Ragnar family’s intelligence group and gaining power in the shadows.

I thought that if it was there, I would be able to fully demonstrate my skills.

I can’t remember exactly because my memories are sparse, but in my previous life, it seems that he had a job that mainly dealt with information.

… … yes. I thought so.

‘It was a mistake not to realize how great my brothers’ lust for power was.’

In the eyes of the brothers, it seemed that a bastard like himself was nothing more than a piece of chess that could be used and discarded.

The butler, master, and family members who helped him were all killed by unknown assassins.

I’m sorry, so much.

I feel like everyone has become like this because I met my ugly self.

‘If only I had behaved properly without wandering… … Couldn’t this have happened?’

The only thing left now is yourself.

Of course, that doesn’t seem like much, either.

The chains were still tightly bound to his limbs.

And.

Theo finally realized one thing.

‘… … In the first place, there was no way I could shake off this damn chain. I had to break it by force.’

perok-

My vision darkened with a dull feeling.

[He died.]

[Consumes coins ■■ ■■■■■ to return ■■■.]

* * *

‘In addition… … Is this it?’

Theo forced his eyes open as he felt himself floating in midair.

It’s been over twenty years since I experienced it, but it was a feeling I’ll never forget.

The feeling of floating experienced between the first life and the second life.

It seemed to be an intermediate process that I went through every time I went through reincarnation.

So I wondered if a third life was about to begin…

Tring!

My vision began to brighten with the sound of an unknown notification sound.

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It sounded like a faint sound could be heard from far away.

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And suddenly the sound got louder.

“Today’s class ends here. It seems that further classes will be meaningless.”

On the surface, it seems to be full of politeness, but the contempt contained in it is a tone that cannot be hidden.

“Tsk! No matter how lowly they say they have a mother, they want it because they are so stupid. The flowering ceremony in half a year is obvious without seeing it.”

Until the middle-aged teacher kicks his tongue and runs out of the classroom.

Theo couldn’t keep his head down.

‘That person… … Rendon? How is Rendon here? And the flowering ceremony? how… … ?’

Rendon was Theo’s tutor when he was young.

But surely he must have run away from the wrong line during the family head competition?

Theo looked down at his hands.

A white hand without a single callus.

‘what?’

Theo was so surprised that he hurriedly turned his head to the full-length mirror next to him.

His black hair, which was fairly long for a man, was blue, and his eyes were deep crimson, as if they were soaked in blood.

The physique was also a little dwarfed.

Could it have been fifteen?

A young face was staring at me.

For a moment, my mind went blank.

How the hell did this happen?

There was only one thought that came to my mind right now.

‘Could I have returned to the past?’

If I could start life again, would my wish to struggle at least this time come true?

“From reincarnation to return… … ? What kind of nonsense is this?”

It was just then that Theo let out a laugh.

Tring!

[Second ■■■■■ Beta Ser■ ■■ ■■■■.]

[■■■ Patch ■■ ■.]

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[Patch■ Ryo■■■ c.]

[Register player■■■■■.]

[■■■■ is created ■■.]

Several windows suddenly appear in the middle of the retina.

Theo involuntarily swallowed dry saliva.

‘What is this again? patch? player? There wasn’t anything like this before?’

Most of it was noisy, so I couldn’t tell what it was about, but it seemed like it was trying to convey a message.

New message windows kept popping up.

[Quest ■ has arrived.]

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[Tutorial Quest ■ #1]

Open the aura hole.

· Difficulty: F

Reward: half of ■■■

· In case of failure: ■■

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This time, it contained a little more content.

I still couldn’t figure out what it meant.

‘I think it’s similar to the game I played in my previous life… … . I really don’t know what it is.’

It seemed to have something to do with the fact that he had regressed.

Theo felt a sense of rejection at first.

It was because the content of saying ‘Do this’ right away without a proper explanation felt like a commanding battle.

Isn’t he the one who was abandoned after being played with a long term horse all his life?

Of course, all of this is suspicious.

‘… … .’

In the end, Theo patted his face with his hand after thinking for a long time.

match! match!

I woke up.

“Let’s ignore this for now. If there’s something, you’ll know later.”

– First, from what I can do.

Theo first turned over the notebook and started scribbling something with a pen from the back side.

Before returning, he was in the Ministry of Information.

Of course, he was quicker than anyone else about various incidents until he closed his eyes at thirty-five.

The same goes for the many mysteries hidden behind it.

They are listed in chronological order, and those that can be taken or used are grouped separately.

‘In order to break the chains, you must not be satisfied with mere shadows. more than anyone else. You have to be able to sit on the top and look down on everyone.’

Now that Theo had returned to the past, he was thinking of occupying the throne of the Ragnar family.

If you don’t want to recreate the sadness and devastation you saw on the faces of your family members right before you die.

I definitely needed to eat my heart more strongly than anyone else.

‘I have to find out who the enemy who killed me is. There’s a lot to do.’

widely!

After all planning is done.

Theo broke the dry pen in half and threw it on the floor.

Written in a phrase only he could recognize, there were only four letters on the first line of the note.

– Dragon’s Heart.

‘I don’t think the first start will be difficult.’

Somehow, the goal is the same as the tutorial or something.

The corner of one of Theo’s lips curled up slightly.

* * *

Among the children of the Ragnar family, if I had to choose the most inconspicuous person.

All the maids and butlers living in Winterer will speak in unison.

-Isn’t that Master Theo Ragnar?

A person who can’t find any characteristics or advantages like achromatic color.

It was to the point where I doubted whether it was true that he was the son born to Cecilia, who was so jealous and envious.

But at some point, other rumors began to circulate little by little about Theo.

-Every day at 6:00 am, Master Theo visits the 4th gymnasium like a ghost.

-Oh, are you finally showing interest in training?

– Yes, yes, but… … .

-yes? Any problem?

– That’s the training method… … It’s a bit strange.

– How to train? how is it

– He runs.

-And?

– You keep running.

-… … ?

– He just runs around the gym for six hours until noon.

-… … .

Even though handmaidens and butlers were at least 3-star masters, physical training wasn’t such a noteworthy event in the Ragnar family.

Other rumors were mostly strange.

-You always look for meat after a workout, don’t you?

-oh. A while ago, the young master asked me to get a large amount of Muayta flowers, so I saved them.

-I’m a wild grass in Xavi!

-uh? I got some satanic mushrooms this morning… … Any reason?

-Yeah. Aren’t they all weeds that can be easily found on the street?

-Besides, I heard that you rent the palace kitchen like that every night?

Rumor has it that he cooks and eats strange dishes himself.

-On the contrary, during the day, you go to the library… … All the books you borrow are strange.

-How is it?

-＜100 Monster Cuisine＞, ＜Mythical Psychology of the Empire＞, ＜The Magician Who Swallowed Talent＞, ＜Lord of the Underground＞, ＜The King Already Naked＞, etc.

-… … The titles of the last two are a bit odd.

-That, that’s a bit like that… … .

– You madman! Master Theo is still fifteen, fifteen! What if I borrow something like that!

There is even a rumor that he borrows unusual books from the library.

Each act is insignificant to attract attention, but unusual to ignore.

– Why are you suddenly doing something you didn’t do?

-well. Still, the smiling face he shows after accepting the boy’s request is so cute, isn’t it?

-that’s right.

-Boss Theo is actually a bit… … No, he was very handsome, right?

In the end, the maids and butlers came to one conclusion.

– I guess you’re just bored.

There were a lot of eccentrics in the Ragnar family whose personalities were distorted because of the harsh discipline and training.

That’s why I wasn’t very impressed with Theo’s eccentric behavior.

He thought he would stop when he got tired of it.

Thanks to this, Theo was able to proceed smoothly with his plan without any disturbance.

His aura hole.

The plan to make ＜The Dragon’s Heart＞.