The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1213 Raon drew a cold smile as he looked at Priest Srude, whose blue eyes clearly revealed his bewilderment. 'He's certainly not as cunning as the original.' If it had been the real Derus Robert, he would have maintained his composure as if this situation was natural. After all, he had acted the part of a good person so naturally that no one suspected him until his true identity was exposed. However, the Priest Srude before him now couldn't perfectly control his emotions in the face of this unexpected result, displaying his stiffly hardened eyes and lips. 'That guy is the same.' Vayph, who had brought him to this Heaven, was also trembling with his shoulders shaking, his mouth agape in shock at his fellow angel's defeat. Seeing his eyes constantly darting left and right, he seemed to be worrying about future events. 'This will work perfectly.' In truth, he might be suspected for a human like himself immediately defeating an impossible opponent, an Angel, but seeing the reactions of Priest Srude and Vayph, it seemed he could easily deceive them if he just moved according to his plan. "Hey, aren't you going to answer?" Raon frowned as he looked at Srude. "You're not going to start babbling something else now, are you?" He arrogantly wiggled his finger while telling him to keep the promise he had made with his own mouth. However, he let out rough breaths as if greatly exhausted from the life-and-death duel. "Ah..." Priest Srude let out a short exclamation as if coming to his senses at Raon's words. "Of course." He erased the awkwardness and nodded with his usual smile. "As I mentioned earlier, Lord Zilfen will be able to reach the sky with the desire you have accumulated." Priest Srude waved his hand lightly as if telling him not to worry. "However, since the amount is so vast, it will take some time to convert it into a tower." He bowed slightly, explaining that since both Zilfen and his opponent had wagered tremendous amounts of desire, it would take time to build it into a tower. "I'm fine with that. Since the Tower of Babel is essentially complete, there's no need to build the tower right now." Raon said he understood Priest Srude while stroking his chin. "Thank you for your consideration..." "However." He raised his finger as Priest Srude smiled and bowed. "But they don't seem to think so?" Raon pointed with his raised finger toward the people who had watched his life-and-death duel with Kurk. "Can't you feel their desire for the tower to be built right now?" The gaze of the masses is always powerful, anywhere and anytime. Especially in a place like Heaven where he stood, built on people's faith, it had to exert even more powerful influence. "That's right!" "That's our Zilfen! Well said!" "We want to see the Archangel right now!" "No, just bring God!" "I don't need an Archangel or God! Just show us the tower breaking through the sky!" "We've only heard about it through stories passed down. Very few people have actually seen an Archangel." "Finally, we'll see an Archangel!" The residents of Heaven shouted for the Archangel to be summoned immediately, swinging their fists above their heads as if striking the sky. It was a natural result, as they had been using the existence of the Archangel, who supposedly granted any wish, as bait to lure people into desire. 'Hmm!' Raon curled up the corners of his mouth as he watched the people putting on a more intense performance than expected. 'The reaction is good?' From the beginning, he had expected that even if he won the life-and-death duel, Priest Srude wouldn't immediately build the tower. It was obvious they would try to buy time and either replace him with another Angel or brainwash him. 'There were several ways to prevent that.' He had considered staying with as many people as possible to prevent them from coming to replace him, or counter-brainwashing when the Angels tried to brainwash him, but the best method was his current choice. 'Using the masses.' This Heaven is a livestock farm where Derus Robert and the Angels pile up food to consume by exploiting human desires. If the dreams and hopes of these livestock collapse, this Heaven would inevitably crumble from its foundation, so they wouldn't be able to stop the people who are making a fuss now. -Ugh... Wrath pressed his forehead as if he had a headache. -I really don't know how far ahead you think and plan your moves. I'd rather fight the other two demon kings than deal with you! (E/N => Greed and Pride, probably) The guy let out a deep sigh, saying he absolutely didn't want to engage in a battle of wits with him. "Build the tower! Build the tower!" "Summon the Archangel! Summon the Archangel!" "Zilfen! Zilfen! Zilfen! Zilfen!" "If you don't do it, we'll smash everything! Open the sky right now!" The residents of Heaven all seemed united in heart, pointing their fists at the sky and shouting to build the tower immediately and summon the Archangel. Even those who had been jealous at first were amazed by Zilfen's overwhelming skill, and like the others, they chanted Zilfen's name as if they truly wanted to see the Archangel. "Hmm..." Priest Srude let out a low groan while clutching his temples. "I understand. I'll handle it as quickly as possible." He sighed and nodded as if receiving instructions from his main body. "Please wait just a moment." Priest Srude told him to wait while glaring intently at Raon. It seemed he was getting a harsh scolding from his main body, Derus Robert. "Since he says to wait a moment, everyone watch from here!" Raon looked around at the people and spread both arms wide. "Watch me become a Transcendent!" He openly declared his wish to become a Transcendent and raised his fist to strike the sky like the others. "Woooooooo!" "Zilfen! Go first! I'll follow soon!" "It's not even my wish being granted, so why do I feel so good?" "We've been watching that guy ever since he came to Heaven until now." "Right. We've seen how he's grown, so we can't help but cheer for him!" "He kept challenging endlessly. A guy like that should succeed so I can learn from watching him!" The people now truly seemed to have become Raon's followers, praising his fake name and even applauding. -Wherever you go, you make people your allies. Wrath let out a hollow laugh as if dumbfounded. -As I've said several times before, you're too good to be here. Despite his serious words, the guy stretched out his bread-like round hand. -Follow me to Devildom! The talent to naturally make people follow you is a power bestowed only upon kings! Wrath brought up the suggestion of becoming king, which he hadn't mentioned for a while, and nodded seriously. 'Devildom...' Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at Heaven's false sky. 'Since it's where you live, I'd like to visit someday, but not now.' He felt enormous desire seeping into his soul and his cold eyes flashed. 'Because today I'm going to kill Derus Robert.' (E/N: Huh? Is he drunk? There is no way he can kill Derus Robert right now) *** "How did things progress like this?" Derus Robert crossed his long legs and cast a sharp, cold gaze downward. "I'm, I'm sorry." A human who looked exactly like Derus knelt trembling all over. It was Priest Srude, who should have been in Heaven. As if only his soul had been dragged here, his body was shimmering in a translucent state. "I thought the angel could defeat that human without much difficulty, but perhaps he was careless..." Priest Srude chewed his lips nervously, saying it seemed the angel had been careless and lost to the human. "......" Kubara stood in front of the bookshelf with her hands clasped, saying nothing and slightly lowering her eyes. "The, the livestock of Heaven are watching, so it seems we have no choice but to grant that human's wish somehow..." Priest Srude clutched his head, saying there was no other way now. "Tsk." Derus Robert clicked his tongue while rotating his right wrist out of habit. He lowered his eyes as if pondering. "Ugh..." Priest Srude seemed extremely nervous, burying his head at Derus's feet and only letting out thin groans. "You said his wish is to become a Transcendent?" Derus slowly opened his eyes and looked down at Priest Srude. "Y-yes! He said he lived a life oppressed by power since childhood, so he wants to become a Transcendent and take revenge on the world!" Priest Srude rambled on about Zilfen's background that wasn't even asked about while nodding repeatedly. "Such an ordinary human defeated an Angel with desire? You properly confirmed his identity, right?" Derus narrowed his eyes as if suspicious of that part. "Yes! We confirmed his soul several times through the Archangels' Barrier, so his identity is certain!" Priest Srude answered while trembling his shoulders, seeming to feel terrible fear from Derus's cold gaze. "A Transcendent..." Derus stroked his smooth chin without a single blemish. "If that's his wish, it might be possible to grant it." He nodded calmly as if becoming a Transcendent was possible. "Yes? R-really?" Priest Srude blinked as if he hadn't expected Derus's answer. "It's relatively easy to inject divine power and make an ordinary human into a state like a Transcendent. Of course, maintaining it is difficult..." Derus Robert twisted his lips as he mentioned it being difficult to maintain. "Maintain... Ah!" Priest Srude realized what Derus Robert meant and widened his eyes. "You mean to make him like a Transcendent and then send him outside to dispose of him!" He nodded, saying that much would be entirely possible. "Even if that human dies outside, the livestock of Heaven won't know." Derus Robert shrugged as if asking wouldn't that be simple. "Actually, this worked out well. The energy rising from Heaven has increased rapidly lately, so if we handle this matter well, we might be able to gather over twice as much power as expected before the war." He curled up his lips as if to use this crisis as an opportunity. "......" Kubara didn't speak, but she slightly raised her eyes as if surprised by Derus's quick and accurate calculation. "Yes! I'll prepare it that way!" Priest Srude felt that the plan Derus Robert had created in an instant was perfect and bowed deeply. "Then which Archangel will grant that human's wish?" He smacked his lips as if curious about which Archangel would open Heaven's sky and descend. "Raphael." Derus Robert mentioned the name of the Archangel of Healing while nodding his chin. "The others aren't here right now, so Raphael has no choice but to go. She's specialized in this kind of thing anyway." He nodded calmly, saying Raphael showing her face would be best for this kind of matter. "Yes! Then I'll go knowing that!" Priest Srude bowed one last time to Derus Robert before sending his soul back to Heaven. "Wait." Derus Robert stopped nodding and stared intently at his leather gloves. "I'll go myself." He slightly frowned as if his mind had changed. "Yes? Then..." "Give me your body." As Derus reached out his hand as if to take back what he had given, Srude's soul was crushed and flattened as if struck by a hammer. "Kueoeoeoeoek!" He burrowed into Srude's crushed soul and disappeared, leaving his own body in the dim study. "......" Kubara lifted her eyelids and stared intently at Derus Robert's empty body, now devoid of soul. The color in her gaze changed very subtly. *** "Then from now on, I will build the tower with Lord Zilfen's desire." Priest Srude nodded as if he had gathered enough power and stretched both hands toward the sky. Kwaaaaaa! The ground beneath Raon's tower, which had been covering more than half the sky, cracked and new floors rose up relentlessly. Kugugugugugu! Raon watched as the tower erupted like lava from a volcano and shot up instantly as if to reach the sky. "Woaaaah! Look at that!" Charlie shook Raon's shoulder and let out a scream-like cheer. "Lord Zilfen's tower keeps rising endlessly!" He stomped his feet excitedly, saying they could really make their wish come true. "Priest Srude is someone who keeps his promises!" "Priest Srude...?" However, Raon wasn't looking at the tower, but at the back of Priest Srude's head as he raised the tower, biting the inside of his lip until it bled. 'That's not that incompetent priest...' That's Derus Robert!