The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1243 "Me, Head of house...?" Raon barely lifted his head and swallowed dry saliva. "What are you so surprised about." Glenn chuckled at Raon's dazed eyes. "You knew that if you went up from here, you would take on the role of head of house instead of Karoon, didn't you." He waved his hand, asking why he was so surprised. "I knew, but..." Raon forced himself to sit up and wiped the blood from his face. "Now that the day has actually arrived, it feels a bit awkward." Honestly, he had only been thinking about helping Glenn's training rather than becoming a temporary head of house, so when he heard he should take on the role of head of house, it felt a bit sudden. Just as Glenn had put down the position of head of house of Zieghart and returned to being swordsman Glenn Zieghart, he too had abandoned his titles as Light Wind Palace Master and Sword Emperor and lived as just one swordsman for two months, so he was worried whether he could do well in the duties of head of house. -Get out! Even if you can't do well, get out! Wrath came close to his ear and screamed shrilly. -I'm tired of only eating nadine bread here, so get out even if you die! Having been stuck underground for two months must have been hard on the guy, as he abandoned even his demon king tone and burst into screams. 'Even if you tell me not to go out, I'm going to go out, so don't worry.' Raon told him to wait just a little longer and pushed Wrath away. "You seem worried." Glenn nodded calmly as if he had read his thoughts. "Well, it's certainly not an easy position." He showed a gentle smile as if recalling the throne he had sat on for his entire life. "Depending on the head of house's choices, the family can either gain great fame or be thrown into the gutter." Glenn said he had experienced both and turned his gaze to Raon. "You've experienced the gutter too?" Raon let out a hollow laugh. He had thought Glenn had performed the role of head of house perfectly from the beginning, so it was bewildering to hear that he had thrown the family into the gutter. "Yes. In the early days of becoming head of house, I made one wrong judgment and the Haerin unit was completely wiped out. I tried to perfectly plan and mobilize all the family's military forces, but failed spectacularly." Glenn let out a deep sigh as if he still regretted it. "The annihilation of the Haerin unit made Zieghart's honor and credibility hit rock bottom overnight. It happened right after I took over as head of house, so it was extremely despairing." His lips trembled slightly as if the situation from that time came to mind. "So I directly led the military forces and completely erased those who had annihilated the Haerin unit. Of course, even so, the lost honor and trust didn't return. But everyone's gaze changed just a little bit. So I endlessly repeated such actions and raised Zieghart's name to the heavens again." Glenn ran his hand through his hair, saying it had been very difficult. "After that, I never let my guard down and moved the military forces only after clearly understanding the situation. There were still many dangerous situations, but thanks to having good subordinates, most situations were resolved." He looked intently at Raon while mentioning good subordinates. "The head of house is not a position one stands in alone. Excellent people are already gathered around you, so whatever happens, you'll be able to resolve it well." Glenn smiled gently while telling him to trust his subordinates. "That's true." Raon nodded while brushing off the dirt and blood from his clothes. "Too many good people have gathered around someone like me." Burren, Martha, Runaan and the friends from the Fifth Training Ground, the swordsmen of Light Wind Palace who came to believe in and follow him after he became Palace Master, and even the connections he made while going through various battlefields. It felt like too great a fortune that such good people had gathered around someone lacking like himself. -Lacking.... Wrath narrowed his eyes as thin as thread. -You still belittle yourself. Well, that's probably how you built such martial prowess at your age. The guy clicked his tongue, saying he was now getting used to his humility. 'I'm not belittling myself.' Raon shook his head calmly. 'I really think that way.' It's not about martial prowess or mental strength, but he thinks he's still far lacking in the charisma to attract people. The reason good people are gathered around him now is because he was a swordsman of Zieghart. -Ugh, this guy really... 'However...' Raon cut off Wrath's words and stood up. 'I don't think I'll be particularly bad at being head of house.' At first he had been a little scared, but after realizing through Glenn's words who was around him, the position of head of house was no longer particularly frightening. With everyone together, he was confident he could overcome any situation. "I understand." Raon moved his exhausted legs and approached Glenn. "I'll do my best to lead Zieghart." He bowed, saying he would start right away. "I'll trust you. However..." Glenn placed his hand on Raon's shoulder and opened his subspace pouch. A large bottle of alcohol emerged from his hand that had gone into the subspace. "Let's have a drink between grandfather and grandson before you go." Glenn said they had only been training for two months, so they should take a short break, and plopped down on the great training ground. "That sounds good." Raon smiled brightly and sat down on the training ground again, following Glenn. "I have a lot to say too." -It's absolutely not good! What kind of drinking is it when the only snack is nadine bread! Wrath slipped between Raon and Glenn and glared. -You psychos with thorns on your tongues! * * * Martha stood in front of the lake behind the annex building and played with a small stone. She looked at the quiet lake and then threw the stone in her hand with all her might. Pababababak! The disc-like thin stone skipped across the lake like a martial artist's footwork and embedded itself in the dirt on the opposite side. "Sigh...." Martha inhaled sharply while looking at her own face reflected in the rippling lake. "Why won't she come out!" She seemed to have been waiting for someone here for a long time as she looked back at the annex building and ground her teeth. "At this rate, I won't be able to sleep and will have to leave right away..." "But I'm here?" Just as Martha frowned and raised her fist, a seductive female voice echoed tantalizingly near her ear. "Kyaah!" Unlike her usual fierce demeanor, Martha let out a coquettish scream and stepped back toward the lake. Swooosh! However, Martha's shadow that had remained in that spot slowly rose and transformed into Evelyn's appearance. "What are you so startled about." Evelyn smiled brightly, saying it was just a joke. "If you joke like that twice, my heart will drop and I'll die!" Martha glared at Evelyn and puffed out white breath from her mouth. "I wasn't even letting my guard down, so how were you hiding in my shadow!" She hadn't relaxed her aura perception thinking that Evelyn might pull such a prank, so she couldn't understand what method she had used to burrow into the shadow. "Secret." Evelyn placed her index finger on her lips and slightly raised her eyebrows. "Secret?" Martha let out a hollow laugh as if dumbfounded. "A woman needs to have secrets to look mysterious." Evelyn shook her head as if telling her not to ask any more. "You're not just a woman...Hah, whatever. Is what I asked for finished?" (E/N: I'm very confused, but that's what it says?) Martha licked her lips as if that was the most important thing. "You talk as if you entrusted it to me?" Evelyn narrowed her eyes as if incredulous. "When was it that you came to me crying and begging to save Runaan?" She frowned, asking if her attitude had changed too much in less than a month. "Y-You said you wouldn't grant a favor, so we made a deal!" Martha also widened her eyes, saying it was absurd. "Right now I'm making a reasonable demand as a party to the deal! And who said I was crying and begging!" She furrowed her brow, telling Evelyn to snap out of it instead. "That's true." Evelyn shrugged, saying she had forgotten for a moment. "Phew." Martha raised her hand as if exhausted just from the conversation. "Anyway, it's finished, right? If you opened your mouth without being able to make it..." "Barely." Evelyn smiled slyly and put her hand into her sleeve. "It was urgent, but I barely managed to complete it." She took out a golden bracelet from her sleeve, which had a strange form of two snakes connected mouth to tail. "Take it." Evelyn held out the snake bracelet toward Martha, telling her to take it quickly. "Hmm..." Martha swallowed dry saliva while looking at the bracelet Evelyn had taken out. "Thank you." She nodded as if resolved and accepted the bracelet Evelyn handed her. "Don't thank me. It's just a deal like you said." Evelyn shook her head, saying such words weren't necessary. "Right. That's right." Martha licked her lips while fingering the bracelet. "But that sleepyhead must be very precious to you?" Evelyn curled her red lips into a long smile. "Coming to someone you dislike like me to beg, honestly I was a little surprised." She twirled her finger while recalling when Martha had come to her. "Precious my ass! It's just..." Martha ground her teeth while looking at Evelyn. "I just can't stand seeing her sleeping so stupidly!" She left those words behind and walked away with angry steps. "She's really bad at lying anyway." Evelyn let out a light laugh, as if finding Martha cute for the first time. "That thing was so tenacious, I thought it wouldn't be resolved before Raon came...." She stretched while looking at the fading dawn mist. "Maybe the two of them can resolve it like that?" Evelyn briefly licked her lips as if expectant. "Well, whether they live or die, they'll figure it out. As long as Raon is safe, that's all that matters to me." She yawned and entered the annex building. Strange patterns were drawn above the annex building's door as it closed with a thud. Whoaaaaah! Countless magic circles installed to repel intruders from the annex building blended with the dim dawn mist and emitted a subtle radiance like constellations. * * * "Up to here." Burren stopped walking and turned around. "Light Wind Palace, prepare to camp." He finished today's march and lowered his hand while ordering rest preparations. "Yes!" "Understood!" The swordsmen of Light Wind Palace seemed accustomed to camping as they set up tents and began preparing meals. "Vice Palace Master." Nobo, the leader of the Shadow Agents for this operation, approached Burren and bowed his head. "If we continue like this, we could reach Birdnew Village before morning. Wouldn't it be better to go quickly and rest there?" He slightly lowered his eyebrows as if he wanted to rest near Birdnew Village rather than camp here. "Normally, that would be correct." Burren turned his gaze calmly as if Nobo's words weren't wrong. "However, if the Ghosts of Eden are waiting in that position and launch a surprise attack, the fatigued swordsmen might not be able to exert their full strength and could be defeated. The terrain is also familiar to them, so it would be disadvantageous for us. Since the incident has already ended, it's right to move while maintaining full strength." He gave a detailed explanation even to Nobo, who was in a position that could be lightly dismissed. "Ah, that would be right. I'm sorry." Nobo clapped his hands softly as if Burren's words were correct in the current situation. "Not at all. I understand the Shadow Agents' desire to quickly investigate before Eden's traces are erased." Burren drew a gentle smile, saying he understood the feelings of Nobo and the Shadow Agents personnel. "Thank you for saying that." Nobo bowed deeply to Burren as if moved. "As an apology, we'll provide tonight's dinner." He said the Shadow Agents would even prepare the Light Wind division's meal and stepped back. "You don't need to do that..." Burren was smiling and waving his hand when he saw Runaan walking behind Nobo. "Hmm..." Runaan headed toward a tree in the corner with a complexion that had darkened even more than yesterday. It seemed she was going to skip eating and try to sleep. 'Maybe it would be better not to sleep, as Martha said.' Seeing Runaan, who could sleep anytime and anywhere, become such a wreck, it seemed better to try not sleeping at all, as per Martha's opinion. 'Of course, only if she listens.' On the surface, he or Martha might seem stubborn, but the person who actually listens the least is Runaan. She probably wouldn't follow even her parents' or the head of house's words unless Raon said it directly. 'Hah, I need to get stronger faster...So I can force her to sleep if necessary.' Just as Burren frowned and shook his head. "Hey!" Martha followed behind Runaan and grabbed her shoulder. "Hmm...?" Runaan turned her fatigue-stricken eyes as if asking what was the matter. "Today, instead of sleeping..." Martha showed her teeth and let out a fierce smile. "Play with me."