The Regressed SSS-Rank Water Mage Wants To Live a Calm Life

[Warning!SliceofLifeatCore!]“AreyoutryingtotellmethatthemanwhomadetheentireNortherncontinenttrembleworksinaflimsybar?Andhe'saWaterMage???”TheEmperoraskedhisknight.“Yes,sir.Isawhimwithmyowneyes.Hehastwopetdragonsand—”“Goodgods!Thelegendarydragonsthathistoricallydisdainhumansashispets?!Wemusthavethismanasourownatallcost!”TheEmperorscreamedinamusement,“Say,whenyouapproachedthismantospeakwithhim,whatwashisreaction?”Theknightgulped.“He...offeredmymenandIdrinks,andtoldustotellyou,theEmperor,tovisithisbarsometime.”TheEmperor'seyeswidened,andnarrowedbackashesmiled.“Well,Ijustmight.”MaxwellDuvonBelogniawasonceareject,kickedoutofhisnoblehouseforhislackoftalent.Hisnoblefamilywasonethathadproducedreputableflamemagesforages,andMaxwell,whohadanaffinitytothewaterelement,wasagood-for-nothing.Disownedbyhisfamily,heventuredoutintotheworldtobuildhisownsolidground,anddiscoveredthathistalentinthepathofwaterwasmuchmorethanhisfamilyhadeverimagined.Alonghisjourney,hemadefriendsthathelovedmorethanhisownblood,alliesthatcouldgivetheirlivesupjustforhissake,andthebestofall—hefellinlovewithawomanwhogavehimherheartandhersoul.Untilanunfortunate,worldendingdisasterstruckonhisworld,endingeverythingdeartoMaxwellinjustafewseconds,includingtheloveofhislife.Luckily—orunluckily—Maxwellandhisfriendbarelysurvived,thrustintoadifferent,ruthlessworldwheretheyhadtogrowstrongerandstruggletosurvive.Yearslater,theybecametranscendentbeingswhoventuredintothevastcosmoswheretheystillfoughttoclaimaplace.Theybecamegods.Duringallhisyearsofconstantstruggling,fightingandascending,Maxwellneverthelovehelost.Regretateathim.Ifonlyhewasstrongashewasnowthathesteadilyapproachedtheendofhisbeing.Justwhenhethoughthissoulwouldfadeawaywithouteverseeinghisloveagain...“Whydon'twebreakoneofthetenabsoluterulesprofferedbytheCelestialKing?”Hisfriendsuggested.Maxwell'seyeswidened.“Whatrule?”“Regression.”Andso,afterfightingtogoagainstthewilloffateandtheheavensthemselves,Maxwell'ssoulfinallyregressedwitheonsworthofknowledgetothetimewhenhewasjustamortal,kickedoutofhisnoblehouse.Thebestpart?Allhisdivineauthoritiesasagod—althoughweakened—werestilllinkedtohissoul,includinghispocketdimensionwhichheldhistreasures.Andbecauseofthis,totheeyesofeveryoneinhisworld,Maxwellwasaridiculouslyoverpoweredbeing.Asnewsofthisenigmatic,overpoweredwatermagespreadamongstthefourcontinentsoftheworldCryst,everymonarchandeverymajorpowerdesiredhimforthemselves.Butthemaninquestion?“I'velivedalifefullofsuffering,battlesandwars.Now,withthissecondchance,Ijustwanttoliveacalmlife.Todothat,I'llhavetostoptheworld-endingdisastercominginafewyears.Butfornow...”Heopenedthedoortohisbar,smilingashegazedathiscustomerswhichconsistedoflegendarymages,legendarymercenaries,divinehealers,knightsandtherest,allwaitingtorecruithim.Finally,hiswarmgazerestedonhiswife,waitingforhimbehindthecounter.“Thisisenough.”