The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1245 "Whoa..." Sheryl leaned forward with her eyes wide open. "Wh-what happened? The blood and wounds, why are there so many!" She gasped as she saw the wounds and blood covering Raon's body. "Huh..." Roenn stopped his hollow laughter and raised one eyebrow. "I don't know what happened, but you've become much stronger." He gulped dryly as if reading Raon's growth with his assassin's instincts. "......" Karoon silently watched Raon, who said he would sit in the head of house's seat, without saying a word. "Yes. Has it already become that time?" After looking into his eyes for a long while, he calmly nodded his head. "It seems like nothing much happened, yet time has truly flown by quickly." Karoon drew a thin smile while stroking the throne's armrest. His demeanor showed only tranquility rather than obsession or desire for the head of house position. "I think the same." Raon lightly brushed off his training clothes soaked with blood and sweat while smacking his lips. "I only swung my sword all day, yet somehow more than two months have passed." He laughed, saying that even though he had only trained with Glenn, two months had passed by too quickly. "It certainly seems that way." Karoon nodded heavily as he looked at Raon's tattered clothes and torn hands. "Having swung your sword like that, you must have achieved such growth. Honestly, it's frightening now." He trembled his jaw slightly as if feeling how much stronger Raon had become. "It seems the temporary head of house hasn't only been working either." Raon narrowed his eyes thin and long like needles while examining Karoon. 'He's become stronger. And that too...' Terrifyingly so. The gap in martial prowess between Karoon and himself had already widened greatly even before defeating Derus Robert. Moreover, he had grown by cutting down Derus, and through this training he had been able to become even stronger. Honestly, he had thought that Karoon would no longer be a match in terms of martial prowess, but contrary to expectations, he too had achieved great growth. 'What's more surprising is that he hasn't grown only in martial prowess.' The intangible pressure emanating from Karoon had become strong enough to be on a completely different level than before. That wasn't something created by aura or swordsmanship mastery, but the power of the soul itself. It meant that his realm of the soul had risen even higher than his martial prowess. (E/N: I feel like every time Karoon and Raon meet, we need 10 lines explaining how Karoon mysteriously got stronger despite barely training and how his whole aura and demeanor changed etc) 'How can this be possible?' No matter how big the difference was, he couldn't believe that Karoon had grown as much as himself, who had grown through countless fights with Glenn. While there was still a large gap between them, it was so amazing that he let out an empty laugh. -This king naturally knew it would be like this. Wrath nodded as if it wasn't strange. -Have you ever heard the saying that position makes the person? 'I have.' -That's exactly it! That king-eyed bastard has transformed into a person befitting the position by sitting on the head of house's throne! The guy twisted his lips, saying that the golden throne where Glenn used to sit had made the current Karoon. -In the human world, there are often those unfit to be king sitting on thrones, but that king-eyed bastard seems to be a human who suits that position. Wrath smacked his lips, saying that's why Karoon seemed to have grown greatly both mentally and in martial prowess. "Even after becoming temporary head of house, I didn't put down my sword." Karoon nodded as if saying he saw well. "I quickly processed work in the morning, and if there were no external events, I always swung my sword in the training ground. However..." He lowered his eyebrows while looking at his own palm full of calluses. "What made the current me is this position." Karoon lowered his fingers again and gently tapped the throne's armrest like a piano. "What's so special about this sparkling chair. I didn't want to show a shameful appearance, so I unknowingly became stronger." (E/N: That sounds very convenient) He chuckled while reflecting his face in the golden sparkling throne. "I see..." Raon lowered his head heavily. -Look at that! Isn't it just as this king said! 'It is.' Just as Wrath had said, Karoon seemed to have grown greatly in martial prowess, spiritually, and as a human being in order to qualify to sit on that throne. It didn't make sense logically, but since it was happening before his eyes, he had no choice but to believe it. 'Well, the head of house did say so.' Glenn had also said that when he first became head of house, he made big mistakes, but came to understand the weight of the throne and changed himself. Just as he said, it seemed right that Karoon had also grown to fit the head of house position like a man befitting a king. "Light Wind Palace Master. You too will be able to change. This position is that kind of thing." Karoon nodded, saying that Raon too would be able to grow even further through the throne. "The temporary head of house is the same as well." Raon raised his finger to point underground. "Being with the head of house will allow you to grow even greater than now. Of course, it will be mainly in martial aspects." Glenn had instructed him to take on the position of temporary head of house and instead send Karoon to the great training ground. While Karoon couldn't spar like he did, just helping Glenn would surely make him return having grown greatly. "Yes. That's also something to look forward to." Despite saying he looked forward to it, Karoon lowered his jaw with calm eyes. "Come up." He extended his hand toward Raon. "Let's proceed with the handover right away." Karoon called Raon to proceed with the handover immediately, as if his obsession with the head of house position never existed. "It seems you have no lingering attachment to that position." Raon raised his head while climbing the platform steps one by one. "It would be a lie to say I have no lingering feelings. However..." Karoon rose from the golden throne while drawing a calm smile. "I simply have confidence that I can sit there again." He clenched his fist as if confident that he would become the head of house of Zieghart. "I hope that confidence will be proven." Raon drew a cold smile while facing Karoon, who possessed both arrogance and confidence. "If I become someone who suits this throne..." He lifted his chin while facing off with Karoon in front of Zieghart's throne. "Then no opportunity will come to the Palace Master." * * * "...The shelter under the north wall has been completed, and the east and west sides are currently under construction. They should be completed next month, but they might be delayed a bit due to weather, so please take note." Karoon pointed directly at the map while explaining the changes in Zieghart's condition that occurred while Raon was underground. He wasn't flustered by Raon's provocation and proceeded with the handover without much reaction. "Shelters..." Raon stroked his chin while looking at the shelters being installed throughout various parts of Zieghart. "Not bad. If war breaks out, there's a very high possibility the main house will be attacked." Although Derus Robert was dead, Eden also had many monsters far from being fair and honorable. While the Heavenly Demon himself might engage in a one-on-one life-and-death duel with Glenn, the other ghosts would surely try to attack Zieghart through various methods. Since family members who didn't know how to fight could also be in danger, creating such shelters to protect people seemed much safer. "Next is regarding the swordsmen's duty schedules. With the existing schedule, fatigue has accumulated so they can't properly carry out their guard duties. Since telling them to endure until the war could lower morale, a new schedule..." Karoon wasn't just thinking about developing Zieghart, but also considering aspects related to the swordsmen's welfare. This was truly unexpected, so an exclamation escaped without him realizing it. "That's impressive." Raon truly admired Karoon who had created a new system and nodded his head. "It was merely what I had to do as temporary head of house." Karoon waved his hand as if it was nothing special. "Finally, this is something that happened recently. Birdnew Village was massacred by Eden's ghosts, so I sent the Shadow Agents' investigation team along with Light Wind Palace to protect them." He pressed his lips down tightly as if frustrated while talking about the massacre of Birdnew Village. "If it's an attack by Eden..." Raon narrowed his eyes thinly. "Yes. They're ones who escaped the Heavenly Demon's control. Their identities haven't been revealed yet." Karoon nodded, saying Raon's expectation was correct. "Sending Light Wind Palace was a good choice. The Eden ghosts might not have left that location and could be waiting." Raon instantly read Karoon's thoughts and then stroked his chin. "You're definitely different." (E/N: Raon: 1+1=2; Karoon: You really are smart) Karoon admired Raon who had grasped his thoughts at a glance and flicked his finger. "I would have done the same." Raon smiled thinly, saying his thoughts matched with Karoon's. "However, sending Light Wind Palace was unexpected. You could have sent Central Martial Palace instead." He shook his head slightly because it was unexpected that he sent Light Wind Palace instead of Central Martial Palace, where he could have built up his own achievements. "I just thought that was the right thing to do." Karoon raised his eyes, saying he still thought it was better to send Light Wind Palace. "I see." Raon drew a gentle smile while looking at Karoon's eyes that showed not even the slightest waver. 'The competition for head of house won't be easy.' He had known well about Karoon's changes, but he was growing more and more only in positive aspects. Even if he sincerely wanted to rise to the position of head of house, his competitor was extraordinary, so it seemed he would face considerable hardships. "The handover is sharp as a blade too." Sheryl whistled softly. "I think I'll miss Temporary Head of House Karoon's quick work processing." She bowed her head to Karoon as if the time had been enjoyable. "Heh heh heh." Roenn let out a hollow laugh while approaching Karoon. "I'll miss the time drinking tea after meals with Temporary Head of House Karoon." He too lowered his eyes as if the time spent with Karoon had been good. "The Light Wind Palace Master will also process work as quickly as I do. And I can at least serve tea, so please come anytime." Karoon calmly nodded while receiving greetings from Sheryl and Roenn. Unlike before, he seemed to have formed good relationships with Glenn's close associates as well. "Of course, after I come out." Karoon exhaled softly, saying he would first go below to help Glenn's training. Since it was helping the head of house's training, he seemed to feel both anticipation and tension. Swoosh. He carefully swept the throne one last time. It was a sight that showed his sincerity toward the head of house position. "I'll be going." Karoon nodded to the three people as if satisfied with everything so far and turned his back. "You've worked hard during this time. Temporary Head of House Karoon." Raon politely bowed toward Karoon's back as he was about to descend the platform. "...Please take good care of Zieghart." Karoon gazed intently at Raon standing before the throne and then bowed his head in return. "Temporary Head of House Raon." He now spoke respectfully to Raon who had taken the head of house position and greeted him with a serious demeanor. It was a sight that clearly showed his courtesy toward the head of house. "Hmm..." Raon felt Karoon's sincerity and nodded his head even more heavily as if responding to it. "Ah, there's one thing I failed to mention." Karoon turned his body while descending the platform again. "Light Wind Palace's Runaan Sullion." He mentioned Runaan's name while frowning deeply. "I think something bad is happening to her."