The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1227 "...That's how it happened." Raon explained to the people who had come to visit him in his room at the annex building what had happened during this time. "He cut down an Archangel with a single strike! That's definitely my son! Look! That's my boy right there! He's not only handsome, but his swordsmanship is the strongest on the continent! Father! I did well to leave the Holy Sword Alliance, didn't I? If I hadn't left, we wouldn't have had such a grandson!" Edgar shouted that Raon was indeed his son and endlessly chattered to Rector who was beside him. "I know that too, so shut your mouth!" Rector grabbed Edgar's head, who was sticking close to him and running his mouth, and pushed him away. "And he's my grandson! I saw him first!" He snorted, saying that he had recognized Raon before his father Edgar did. (E/N: Technically true but that's a low blow considering the circumstances...) "You split Derus Robert's soul with a Soul Sword?" Balder wrapped his pot-lid-sized hands around his head as if he couldn't believe it. "To think you cut down that bastard who makes me nauseous just by looking at him with a Soul Sword, that's amazing!" He said it was worth jumping into this operation and patted Raon's back so hard it hurt. "So what about my Martial Arts Manual?" Balder subtly brought up the topic of the Martial Arts Manual as if that had actually been his purpose. -Hey! At this point, just make one for him! Wrath frowned, saying that Balder looked pitiful now. "Honestly, it was an operation with many holes, but we should consider ourselves lucky. Or maybe it was thanks to our Palace Master's adaptability." Burren let out a sigh of relief, saying he was glad it ended safely. "What a waste! I should have smashed my fist into that bastard Derus's smooth face before he died!" Martha clicked her tongue long, saying it was a pity she couldn't see Derus Robert's real body. "W-we would have died doing that! Please show some restraint!" Dorian stroked his chest, saying he was relieved they didn't encounter Derus Robert. "There you go being weak again! This time we actually helped too! Derus is nothing special!" Krein put his arm around Dorian's shoulder and shouted for him to have courage. "Ah, I wanted to fight too!" Sia bumped her two fists together in front of her chest, saying she regretted not being able to fight alongside them. "Haaah..." Evelyn panted with her cheeks flushed red, as if she was happy just from Raon being awake. "Raon..." Runaan looked at Raon with a smile that ordinary people couldn't understand, but only close friends could recognize. "Try moving your body a bit. Are you hurt anywhere?" Sylvia clasped her hands together, not caring whether Raon killed an Archangel or Derus, only worrying about her son's physical condition. "Hmm..." Raon listened to Sylvia's words and slowly moved his body. He wasn't fully recovered yet, so he felt pain here and there, but there was nothing severe or that felt like it would leave lasting effects. "I'm fine. These are all wounds that will heal quickly." Raon said he was fine and rolled his shoulders vigorously. "Thank goodness..." Sylvia let out a sigh as if she finally felt relief and sat down on the spot. "It's amazing that you're fine after fighting like that." "Is that guy's body really made of steel?" Burren and Martha let out empty sighs, amazed by Raon's body that always endured even when fighting to the brink of death. "He's been like that since long ago." Dorian shook his head, saying that even when Raon suffered severe injuries at Habun Castle, he went out to fight the very next day. "Looking at it now, our Palace Master seems to have more talent in his body than in swordsmanship. He's like a Steel King." Krein gave a thumbs up, saying Raon's physical strength was the best on the continent, even more than his swordsmanship. "That's because of me! I'm not inferior to anyone when it comes to having a tough body! Long ago, I was buried under a pile of stones..." Edgar didn't miss the opportunity to boast about himself and jumped out. "Even when I hadn't learned aura, I only got scratches and barely bled. My son's toughness comes from me..." "Please let the kids play by themselves!" Sylvia kicked Edgar with veins showing on her forehead. "Guhk!" Edgar collapsed to the floor with Sylvia's foot planted in his mouth. "Huhu, take your time and have fun." Sylvia showed a bright smile, unlike her fierce kick, then dragged the unconscious Edgar outside. "Sigh, there they go again." Sia let out a deep sigh with her hands on her waist, as if she was tired of this now. "Why? It's nice." Raon let out a gentle laugh watching the cute fight between Sylvia and Edgar that was like a scene from a play. (E/N: Beating your spouse to unconsciousness is cute? Huh, ok. Raon deserves Evelyn.) 'This is the most relaxing place I've ever been.' The annex building was the place where he could be most comfortable as himself. After performing infiltration missions for over a month, seeing the scene he had longed for with his own eyes, he found himself smiling without realizing it. -I missed home too! Wrath nodded vigorously as if he had the same thought. 'You too...' -Home cooking! It's not fancy, but I really wanted to eat delicious home cooking! Unlike himself, the guy seemed to have missed only food, drooling from his mouth. -The food in Heaven tasted good too, but it lacked sincerity! I still like home cooking the best! Wrath smacked his lips, saying he never got tired of the food at the annex building no matter when he ate it. -You look fine too, so hurry up and get up to eat some food! Wrath frowned, saying he almost died from enduring hunger while Raon was unconscious. 'The Devildom is in big trouble.' Raon chuckled as he watched Wrath clutch his stomach, saying he was hungry. 'To think this is a demon king.' When fighting Derus Robert, he supported from behind like an adult who had experienced much more than himself, but now he was no different from a child complaining about food. He was truly an interesting demon king. "Raon." Rector called his name in a low voice. "Thanks to you, Derus Robert and his forces have disappeared, and the axis of the war has clearly tilted toward the Five Kings." He spoke about the current political situation and slightly lowered his chin. 'Derus Robert.' Raon narrowed his eyes as he recalled Derus Robert's face, which had been filled with shock in his final moment. 'Did he really die?' He naturally thought he had died, but since he was such a ghost-like bastard, he felt uneasy. However, it would be awkward to break the mood in this situation, so he calmly nodded. "What do you want to do now?" Rector's eyes were clear, as if he would grant anything Raon asked. It seemed that if he said to end the war, he would lay down, and if he said to start a war, he would somehow find the hidden Eden. "What I want to do..." Raon reached out and grasped the Heavenly Drive that was hanging on the table. "Right now, it's naturally decided." * * * Whoooosh! After sending everyone away, Raon came out to the lake behind the annex building and swung his sword. Even though it hadn't been that long in terms of time, it felt like he was holding a sword after a long time, so he felt somewhat excited. -This crazy bastard! Wrath ground his teeth and struck his own shoulder. -If you're a patient, you should ask for a feast to be prepared! Why are you swinging a sword! The guy reddened his bluish face, saying he really couldn't understand. 'I want to check.' Raon curled up the corners of his mouth as he felt the sensation of the Heavenly Drive sticking perfectly to his palm as if his arm had extended. 'How much I've grown.' After the Ring of Fire reached the Tenth Star, the situation progressed rapidly, so he had reached a point where even he couldn't know what level his martial prowess was at. He had grown even more through Glenn's Soul Sword, and gained another enlightenment by cutting down Derus Robert, so he wanted to properly check his abilities. -You're really a guy obsessed with swords... Wrath shook his head as if he was really sick of it now. -If you want to check your abilities, check the rewards you got from my main body first. The guy waved his hand, saying he had given up and to check the rewards first. 'No, right now I want to feel what I've gained myself first.' Raon shook his head firmly. 'Only after knowing what I can do myself will I be able to properly accept what comes from others.' He had already achieved excessive growth, so many things had changed from before - his body, mind, and even his aura. First, he wanted to definitively feel his own abilities. 'I'll eat after I'm done, so wait just a little.' Raon asked Wrath to understand and swung his sword again. -Tsk, do as you please! Wrath clicked his tongue roughly and turned his body. -Anyway, he's someone I can't hate. Even though Raon always took away his things and he wanted to hate him, when he saw him so seriously focused on the sword like that, he couldn't help but feel proud of him as a friend and fellow cultivator building strength. Swooosh. After getting Wrath's permission, Raon heightened his concentration even more and deployed all the swordsmanship he had learned. Thanks to the effects of the Ring of Fire that had increased to ten, he could feel that the level of his swordsmanship had clearly increased. It wasn't just that his sword had become stronger, but the individual characteristics of each swordsmanship had grown significantly. 'The Soul Sword is the same.' His realm of the soul had risen and his swordsmanship level had increased, so his Soul Sword, which had only been short, had also lengthened to the point of approaching a longsword. 'However, the sharpness has deepened more than the length.' His previous Soul Sword was dull as if it hadn't been sharpened, but the Soul Sword that appeared before his eyes now revealed sharpness that would cut through anyone's soul at the slightest touch. 'With this level of martial prowess...' The Heavenly Demon who owns Eden, the former Holy Sword Alliance leader Darkan, and the Destructive King of the North Glenn Zieghart. Unless it was these three people, it seemed like he wouldn't lose to anyone. 'To anyone...' Raon frowned slightly as he thought of famous strong people. 'Derus Robert.' He had completed his revenge against that bastard, but it wasn't as satisfying as he thought. When he cut down Derus Robert and saw his shocked expression, it was refreshing beyond measure, but now that everything was over, he didn't feel much emotion. 'It might be because I've become an adult, or maybe revenge is originally like this, or perhaps...' It might be because that bastard didn't really die. He didn't tell others, but he had an uneasy thought that Derus Robert's soul was so large and thick that he might not have died even after being cut by him and hit by that tremendous explosion. 'Ah, there might be one more dangerous bastard.' Eyes with reversed black and white. The monster with reversed pupils that made even the First Patriarch of Zieghart unable to let his guard down after killing the Demonic Dragon of Destruction. That being called 'Anima' remained. 'It hasn't been revealed yet, but...' It must surely exist on this continent. The First Patriarch of Zieghart always showed him helpful scenes. There was no way he would have shown him facing Anima without any meaning. 'I can't let my guard down in the future either.' Even if Derus Robert died, Eden led by the Heavenly Demon remained, and the Archangels were probably hiding somewhere planning for the future. He wanted to continue growing to protect the people around him. 'Then shall I try a little more.' It was when Raon was about to lift the Heavenly Drive again to deploy a more perfect sword. "Swinging a sword right after waking up?" Glenn descended onto the rippling waves of the lake. As his toes touched the water, the intensely surging waves settled peacefully like solid ground. "Ah, that's..." "That's right for a Swordsman. You learned well." Raon scratched his head and tried to make an excuse, but Glenn, contrary to expectations, let out a faint smile saying he was doing well. "You've achieved much growth through this war, so you'd want to check your own martial prowess. It's natural." Glenn nodded broadly as if he was reading all of Raon's thoughts. -Natural my ass! Only you grandfather and grandson are like that! Wrath screamed that it wasn't natural. "That's right. Thanks to Grandfather, I realized many things, so I wanted to check them properly." Raon ignored Wrath and showed a similar smile to Glenn. "So what's the result?" Glenn slightly lowered his chin, asking him to tell what had changed. "Finally..." Raon lifted the Heavenly Drive and held it upright in front of his chest. "I've gained confidence in my own sword." A declaration made in front of Glenn, the strongest swordsman in the world. It might seem arrogant in a way, but that confident appearance suited the current Raon perfectly. "Is that so." Glenn nodded calmly as if he felt everything from Raon's single statement. "You have the skills to deserve that. I have no choice but to acknowledge it now." Following Wrath, he acknowledged Raon and smiled slightly. "Yes. I'll do my best in the war with Eden too..." "No, you don't need to step forward." Glenn slowly waved his hand and looked up at the sky. "I've decided to end things with the Heavenly Demon through a life-and-death duel." He revealed his intense red eyes, as if they would burn up the dark night sky of Zieghart. "On that day, I'll show you the sword not as a grandfather, but as the head of house Zieghart."