The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1260 "Follow me..." Burren swallowed dryly while looking at Raon. "Su-surely you don't mean we're going to attack Eden?" He widened his eyes as if he had heard something unimaginable. "Then you've found the location of Eden's main base...?" Martha, seemingly excited, almost spoke informally before hastily correcting her speech. "Where is it? Can we go right now?" She licked her lips as if she wanted to attack Eden immediately. "E-Eden?" Dorian trembled his lips as if frightened at the mention of Eden's headquarters. "Is this really the beginning of war!" Krein unexpectedly placed his hand on his sword with eyes similar to Martha's, as if looking forward to it. "......" Runaan said nothing as if reflecting on her hasty behavior thus far, and quietly waited for Raon's next words. "Through the Bear Fire Demon, I've grasped Eden's approximate location." Raon looked down at the Bear Fire Demon that Sheryl was holding with cold eyes and nodded. "Since there's an agreement between the Head of House and the Heavenly Demon, we can't wage a full-scale war, but..." He narrowed his eyes while emitting an aura several times chillier than what he had shown to Light Wind Palace. "The crime of mishandling vermin-like subordinates must be properly questioned." He clenched his fist, resolving to extract payment equivalent to the crime of letting Syria Sullion go and causing Zieghart people to die. "......" Even though Syria Sullion's name was mentioned, Runaan didn't avert her gaze and raised her head straight to look at Raon. "Well said!" Martha raised her fist just like Raon. "Let's go right now and smash all those sinister helmets and masks to pieces!" She stomped the ground with her trembling foot, saying they should depart immediately. "Rakshasa Division Leader, please just stay still..." Burren sighed as he watched blood flowing down from the bandages wrapped around Martha's wounds. "These kinds of wounds heal completely if you move around!" Martha said she was fine and stomped her foot even harder once more. The two stomps seemed to reopen her wounds as the bandages began turning bright red. "We depart in one week." Raon waved his finger lightly. "Since you must repay your own mistakes yourselves, prepare thoroughly until departure. This time, don't be shaken by anything." As he had said earlier, he mentioned giving them a chance to reverse their mistakes and sat back down on the throne. "Understood!" Burren bowed his head vigorously as if he would never make a mistake again. "Please trust us!" "This time we will meet your expectations!" The Light Wind Palace swordsmen also bowed following Burren. "Heavenly Blade Division Leader." Raon called Sheryl and pointed his finger toward the Light Wind Palace swordsmen. "Please guide Light Wind Palace to that place. I still have a few more words to say." He said he was asking Sheryl a favor and nodded to her. "Understood." Sheryl kicked the Bear Fire Demon's leg to make him kneel beside the throne, then descended below the platform. She showed heavy courtesy in every gesture as if she regarded Raon as her true lord. "Everyone follow the Heavenly Blade Division Leader." Raon waved his hand, telling them to go and wait. "Yes." "Yes!" Burren and the Light Wind Palace swordsmen seemed to think Raon had something separate to discuss, so they bowed and left the audience chamber following Sheryl. "Temporary Head of House." Runaan broke away from the Light Wind Palace swordsmen and raised her hand. "Would it be possible to talk with the children?" She bit her lip slightly, saying she wanted to talk with the children who had been in the Bear Fire Demon's grasp. "They're all children I met in the dream." Runaan bowed so deeply that her head nearly touched the ground, as if making a plea. "......" Raon didn't answer immediately and looked at Runaan's trembling shoulders. She seemed more frightened by the story of these children nearly dying than by having her own mistakes and faults pointed out. "Do so." Since they were children Runaan had met in the dream, he nodded and gave permission, thinking it would be an opportunity for her to grow further. "Thank you." Runaan bowed deeply once more, then ran to the children. "B-big sister!" "Sister..." "S-sorry. We..." "We're sorry! But we really couldn't help it!" The children knew they were traps used to lure Runaan into the dream world, so as soon as they saw her, they tearfully began apologizing. "No." Runaan shook her head firmly. "I'm the one who's sorry." She bit her lip slightly, saying she was the one who should apologize instead. "When I think about it, you were endlessly asking me for help in the dream world." Runaan put strength in her arms and embraced the children around her. "But I was only thinking of myself and didn't notice. I'm truly sorry for only realizing it now." The children had shown her repeatedly in the dream world that it wasn't reality, but she had been too happy there to understand those desperate pleas for salvation. If these children had died because of her mistake, she would have fallen into true despair. She felt grateful yet sorry for receiving such great help from Raon once again. "Hmm..." Raon watched Runaan holding the children and stroked his smooth chin. -'Hmm...' my ass! Wrath suddenly popped out in front of him. -Don't put on airs! You seem to think you've adopted a kingly posture somewhat, but in my view, you're still far from it! He snorted, saying he wasn't a king but still reeked of being a swordsman. -A king should have more gravitas, but you're light as a feather! Attach weights to your legs or wear a crown on your head—create some kingly dignity! Wrath frowned, saying that for Raon to become a king, his atmosphere needed to change first. 'You're right. Compared to the Head of House, I'm still far lacking and have no gravitas. But why...' Raon tilted his head as he looked at Wrath. 'Are you smiling?' Unlike his scolding that suggested Raon wasn't yet qualified to be king, Wrath's mouth was smiling gently like a spring breeze. It was a smile that seemed proud inside. -Th-that's... Wrath rolled his eyes with a reddened face. -I don't know either! Anyway, you're not the vessel to be king here! He shook his head vigorously as if giving up. -Just get by roughly for now, and later come to the Devildom following me! Wrath pointed his finger toward him. -I'll show you what a real king is, so don't be king here—follow me to the Devildom! He licked his dry lips, saying he would teach the true kingly posture. 'Is that so.' Raon chuckled as he watched Wrath rolling his eyes as if gauging his reaction. 'You really can't lie at all.' He laughed naturally because he knew why Wrath was saying such things. Translated into human language, that guy's words meant: 'You're doing the head of house job so well it's ridiculous. Don't just be head of house here—come to the Devildom and be the demon king!' 'The Devildom...' -Wh-what! If you have something to say, say it! Wrath wrinkled his nose bridge as if feeling guilty about his own lie. 'No.' Raon shook his head while maintaining a faint smile. 'Just, no matter which side I become king on...' He watched Runaan talking with the children with a gentle smile and stroked the slightly dented armrest of the throne. 'It won't be easy.' *** "Wh-what..." Krein looked up at North Grave Mountain, dark without a speck of light, and swallowed dryly. "Weren't we supposed to have dinner or talk?" He trembled with eyes filled with darkness as if he couldn't understand. "Why North Grave Mountain!" "You still don't know our Palace Master." Dorian shook his head at Krein. "He said he'd offset the rewards and punishments for the incidents this time, but would that person just let it slide..." Even as he explained, he bit his lips as if afraid of Raon. "Whew..." Burren recalled what Raon had said in the audience chamber and clutched his forehead. "Not even confirming the enemy's death—I'm not qualified to be Vice Palace Master. No, before that, I'm not qualified to be a Light Wind Palace swordsman!" Even though he had been conscious, he seemed shocked at not confirming the Bear Fire Demon's death and chewed his lips roughly. (E/N: Glenn and Raon didn't confirm Derus' death either, when do they get punished for that...) "It's all a stamina problem!" Martha bit her nail slightly. "If I had held on there, I would never have let that bastard live!" She swung her fist with a hand that hadn't regained its strength yet, saying she would have definitely confirmed the Bear Fire Demon's life or death if she had been awake. "......" Runaan said nothing and kept her eyes closed. "Ugh..." However, she wasn't asleep as usual, but let out thin groans as if reflecting on Raon's words. "A-are we really training right after returning?" "And it seems like focus enhancement training too..." "This is really driving me crazy!" The Light Wind Palace swordsmen also seemed to think they would be doing focus enhancement training and were sighing deeply while looking up at North Grave Mountain. "I'm a bit late." Raon emerged from the back door of the Lord's Manor with calm eyes. "It was due to work, so I hope you'll understand." He waved his hand lightly as if he had been handling the head of house's duties until now. "U-until now?" Krein blinked blankly while looking at the pitch-black night sky. "The head of house's work is incomparable to that of a Palace Master. Even wrestling with documents all day isn't enough." Raon dusted off his sleeves that had ink stains. Honestly, it was ridiculous how the faster he processed documents, the more work seemed to pile up. "Th-then why is the busy Temporary Head of House here..." Krein raised his trembling lips, hoping desperately that it wasn't what he was thinking. "As I said, I still have more to say to you all." Raon lifted the Heavenly Drive with its scabbard. "Wh-why are you drawing your sword when you're talking?" Krein waved his hands frantically, meaning don't do this. Thwack! Raon didn't answer Krein's question and swung the Heavenly Drive's scabbard. "W-wait!" Krein tried urgently to block it, but Raon's scabbard was already falling toward his head. Thwaaack! Krein was struck on the head by the scabbard and fell backward with his eyes rolled back white. "Grrrgh..." He foamed at the mouth as if receiving a completely unexpected shock. "I said that carelessness was a big part of your mistakes..." Raon slung the scabbard over his shoulder and spoke in a chilling voice. "You're being careless again." He muttered that this wouldn't do and lifted his chin. "Ugh..." Dorian already looked frightened, drawing his sword with tears glistening in his eyes. "Your hands are trembling." "I knew this would happen!" Burren and Martha also realized Raon's intention and raised their swords while calling upon their aura. "Haah..." Runaan seemed to have anticipated this situation and exhaled a breath filled with cold air while keeping Snow Flower at the middle level. "I'm really going to die today..." "At least it's fortunate we're returning slowly." "Actually, that doesn't mean much. Since the opponent is who he is..." The Light Wind Palace swordsmen either prayed as if about to die or squeezed their eyes shut. "You don't need to come. I'll go to you." Raon extended his left foot slightly forward. "Come at me with everything you have. Think of me as an enemy you must kill." He said to give their all and pushed off the ground. Whoooosh! Raon disappeared from his position and appeared in front of Burren and Martha. It was footwork that didn't just fold space but seemed to tear through it. "Hup!" "Damn fast!" Burren brought down his sword wrapped in Cutting Wind, while Martha displayed swordsmanship with improved completeness despite being injured. Craaaack! Raon tore through Burren's Cutting Wind in one go and simultaneously shattered Martha's highly refined swordsmanship. Kuwaaaaang! Burren and Martha, struck by Raon's counterattack, flew together and crashed their backs against a tree spanning North Grave Mountain. "Careless again." Raon looked down at Burren and Martha with a sneer. "Don't think your growth and changes will work on everyone." After giving a word of advice, he moved toward the other swordsmen. Thwack thwack thwack! Each time Raon moved, Light Wind Palace swordsmen fell with impacts that sounded like breaking wood. Just one minute. That was how long it took for all the Light Wind Palace swordsmen to fall before Raon's sword. Whoosh. Raon stood before Runaan, the last swordsman of Light Wind Palace, with the smoking Heavenly Drive's scabbard slung over his shoulder. "I'll come at you." Runaan unleashed willpower that touched transcendence and charged toward Raon. As if following Raon's instruction to come with full power, she readied her sword forward and prepared to open her Sword Domain. "Slow." Raon stamped his foot and rushed forward. The moment Runaan deployed her Sword Domain, he swung his scabbard filled with wind. Thwaaack! Runaan was struck by the scabbard while still in the position to use her Sword Domain and was sent flying to roll on the ground. Her aura scattered and the form of the Sword Domain that was just being created crumbled like a sandcastle. "Sword Domain isn't omnipotent. Rather, it's full of openings when you use it." Raon said one must never be careless the moment they step onto a battlefield and looked at Runaan lying on the ground. "Th-thank you for the teaching." Runaan forced herself to lift her head and expressed her gratitude. "Every dawn. After I finish my work until the sun rises..." Raon swung the Heavenly Drive's scabbard around and approached the fallen swordsmen. "I will forge you into swordsmen who will never bow even before Eden." He smiled savagely like a hungry beast and drove the scabbard into the ground. "It will be a very long time."