The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1263 Raon narrowed his eyes thinly as he crossed the gates of the trading city of Cameloon while in disguise. 'It feels different.' When he had come to Cameloon before, it felt like taking a rest before heading to his destination, but now that he thought of it as Eden's den, strength naturally flowed into his grip. "I-it's kind of scary?" Dorian, who was disguised as a merchant with a shaggy hair wig, trembled his chin as he dragged the Bear Fire Demon along. "It feels like they might suddenly attack..." He sniffled, saying that Eden might be hiding and launch a surprise attack. "No." Raon naturally cast an aura barrier to prevent sound from escaping and calmly shook his head. "Eden can't know that we've come here now." Syria Sullion and the Bear Fire Demon had cut off contact with Eden and were acting independently. From Eden's perspective, which only pursued restoration and followed only the Heavenly Demon, they wouldn't be particularly interested in those two. He had also suppressed the Bear Fire Demon's magical aura from leaking out and even disguised him, so even if Eden executives were hiding here, they would never be able to tell. "It's not Eden that will launch a surprise attack, but we who will strike them." Raon stopped walking and looked at Dorian with calm eyes. "Engrave that clearly and convey it to the others as well." Dorian was now the signalman connecting him with the other Light Wind Palace swordsmen. He nodded, hoping that Dorian would understand the meaning of his words and convey that significance to the others as well. "Y-yes! I understand!" Dorian seemed to gain strength and courage from Raon's words and clenched his fist tightly. "Bear Fire Demon." Raon called the Bear Fire Demon and lowered his eyebrows. "Do you have some complaint about my words?" Since the Bear Fire Demon's expression had hardened, he lightly pressed down on his shoulder. "N-no." The Bear Fire Demon quickly shook his head. "I just thought you were too bizarre..." He frowned, saying he didn't know what he was looking at right now. "Bizarre? What do you mean by that?" Raon jerked his chin, meaning for him to speak properly. "Y-yes, as you said, this is where Eden's main base is located." The Bear Fire Demon moved his trembling lips. "Not only is the Heavenly Demon the continent's greatest martial artist, but among those who follow him are monsters that could match you. No matter how strong you are, you couldn't face all of them, so I don't understand what you're trusting to be so calm." He let out an empty breath, saying he didn't understand the intention of bringing his subordinates all the way here. "The answer is simple." Raon captured the view of the trading city of Cameloon with unwavering eyes. "Because Eden touched Zieghart. If we were to be frightened and not move just because the enemy is strong or numerous, who would follow Zieghart? This is something I must do even if I, as the temporary head of house, die here." Eden wasn't a foolish group. Rather, they were more cunning than anyone when it came to their goals. Those bastards couldn't have been unaware that Syria Sullion would target Runaan and Zieghart, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they had allowed Zieghart's damage to happen. (E/N: Meh. He must be talking about another Eden, not the one from the last 1000 chapters) "Y-yes! Even though it's scary, we must do what needs to be done! We are Zieghart's swordsmen!" Dorian stepped forward vigorously as if courage had risen through Raon's words. The fear hadn't completely disappeared, but he seemed to have overcome it to some degree. "Ha..." The Bear Fire Demon trembled his chin as if he had heard something unexpected. "If there had been humans like you there too..." Strangely, he seemed both angry and envious at the same time. "Bear Fire Demon." Raon turned his gaze toward the Bear Fire Demon. "I'm not interested in your story, so tell me the conditions for summoning Eden's gatekeeper." There must have been a special reason why the Bear Fire Demon followed Syria Sullion. But he wasn't particularly interested in the story of a villain who would disappear after this matter was finished anyway. "...I suppose so." The Bear Fire Demon let out a self-deprecating laugh and nodded. "The conditions aren't difficult, but they're a bit troublesome. On the day the full moon rises, you must go to the western wall closest to the desert and perform a ritual. Naturally, the person performing the ritual must be wearing a mask or helmet." He waved his hand, saying that without wearing Eden's mask or helmet, they would never be able to see the gatekeeper. "The things that need to be prepared for the ritual are five gems of different colors, five kinds of fruit, five types of grain, and five varieties of meat." The Bear Fire Demon spread his fingers, saying that gems, fruit, grain, and meat were all needed in sets of five. "Huh...?" Dorian opened his eyes wide. "Do Eden's ghosts have to go through such a complicated process every time they enter the main base? Th-that's ridiculous!" He glared at the Bear Fire Demon suspiciously. "That's not it." Raon calmly lowered his hand. "The Heavenly Demon gave instructions to Eden's ghosts to not engage in any activities and focus on cultivation, then entered seclusion. In other words, it means all the original entrances and exits leading to Eden's main base have been blocked. The gatekeeper that the Bear Fire Demon needs to summon is..." He twisted his lips as he looked at the main road where countless people came and went. "He's probably guarding a door that never opens normally." The Heavenly Demon had prohibited Eden's activities entirely, claiming to keep his promise with Glenn. Since there were many in Eden who followed him like a god, naturally all entrances would be closed, and the door that the Bear Fire Demon was trying to open now would be one that would never open under normal circumstances. "R-right." The Bear Fire Demon trembled his upturned nose as if surprised by Raon's quick grasp of the situation. "That gatekeeper is a being like a spirit beast that exists in Eden's main base. He will only engage in dialogue and open the closed door if you please him. The grains and fruits must be large and plump, the gems must be without a single scratch, and the meat must also be fresh." He frowned, saying that performing the ritual to summon the gatekeeper was difficult, but opening the door was even harder. "Then how were you planning to persuade that gatekeeper?" Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Bear Fire Demon. "I was going to offer sacrifices and get through the dialogue." The Bear Fire Demon said that since there were several talented children, he could have gotten through sufficiently, and lowered his reddened face. "This vile human..." Dorian bit his lips as if he wanted to kill the Bear Fire Demon right away. "I-I had no choice. I need to live too! And y-you'd better prepare quickly. The full moon rises in just two days..." The Bear Fire Demon was telling them not to pay attention to him but to gather the things they needed to prepare. "The preparations are finished." Dorian lifted up a bundle containing five kinds of fruit, five types of grain, five varieties of meat, and five gems, as if he had already gathered everything. "Huh...?" The Bear Fire Demon blinked his eyes as if he hadn't expected all the preparations to be finished so quickly. "Y-you have all of that? And meeting the conditions I mentioned?" He asked back, saying he couldn't believe it. "Of course. They're all essential items." Dorian laughed as if asking why they wouldn't have them. "What the..." The Bear Fire Demon tilted his head repeatedly as if he couldn't understand either Raon or Dorian. "Then we just need to wait for the full moon to rise. Of course, before that..." Raon nodded calmly while looking at the bundle Dorian was holding. "There are things we need to do." *** Haaaah. White breath rose from Karoon's mouth. He lifted his sword with both hands and looked coldly at Glenn standing on the opposite side. Swoooosh! The moment Karoon tilted the tip of his sword, the space before his eyes split in half, and even Glenn's body caught in between seemed to distort as if it would be torn apart. Whooooom! But when Glenn moved the Heavenly Tremor, the grand sword strike that seemed like it would cut him down melted away gently like spring snow. "Huff! Huff!" Karoon, as if all his strength had been drained from that one strike, drove his sword into the ground and panted with breath that reeked of exertion. "Good." Glenn nodded gently as if he was proud of Karoon. "You haven't been here long, but you've already managed to break through one barrier." He clapped his hands as if Karoon's achievement was remarkable. "I still have far to go." Karoon shook his head and stood up. Even though he was exhausted, he bit his lips as if he would never fall down. "I always regretted that you didn't aim for your own development but tried to put others down, but now it seems you've finally found your own sword." Glenn nodded approvingly as if he was proud of his son who had achieved great change. "The path of martial will has no end, so if you continue growing like this, you'll be able to reach the realm you desire." He told him to think earnestly about the sword until then, and despite his gentle tone, pointed the Heavenly Tremor at Karoon. Kugugugugugugu! As Glenn raised his sword and heightened his momentum, a sharp wave of aura shot out as if he himself had transformed into a single sword. "Mmm!" Karoon trembled his lips while facing Glenn. 'No. This is...' It's not that father has transformed into a sword, but this entire space feels like it has changed into a sword that could kill me! If Sword and Body Unification was the realm where sword and human became one, Glenn now seemed to be becoming one with this world itself. Just by him raising his fighting spirit, the entire space felt as if it was challenging him to battle with a chilling coldness. "Grrgh..." Karoon eventually couldn't withstand Glenn's energy waves and knelt on one knee. However, even as he was falling, he didn't take his eyes off Glenn. "If you rush too far ahead, you'll stumble and be worse than just walking. Ease up a bit." Glenn acknowledged Karoon's achievement but told him to take a rest as well, drawing a faint smile. "I know that well too. But..." Karoon stood up again. He forcibly straightened his trembling legs and raised his sword once more. "Losing without giving my best is worse than death. Even if I lose, I want to stake everything and then lose." He bit his lips until they bled, as if thinking of Raon who was advancing ahead of him. "Raon?" Glenn closed his eyes and opened them again, picturing the opponent Karoon was thinking of. "That child is different. Honestly, even if you devoted your entire life to the sword, you wouldn't be able to catch up." Because of the current situation, he coldly told Karoon about the difference between him and Raon. "While pursuing martial arts, you should think about the role of head of house that only you can have..." Glenn was about to tell Karoon to focus on other roles as head of house rather than martial arts. "I know that better than anyone. Your words are a hundred times correct." Karoon nodded calmly without the slightest emotional change. "Hmm...?" Glenn opened his eyes wide in surprise at Karoon not reacting intensely. "However, I think a swordsman who neglects martial arts just because he has less talent than others has no right to become head of house." Karoon nodded heavily, saying that even if his talent was lower than Raon's, he couldn't slack off in his efforts. "And I don't think Raon Zieghart would be worse at the role of head of house than me. Probably when we go out..." He recalled Raon's face that had always surprised him and put strength into his sword again. "There will be something surprising again. Definitely!" (E/N: Technically, storming the opponent's main base that you technically are in a truce with while your main fighting force are in seclusion is the height of stupidity and unworthy of being a leader, but then again I don't have plot armor, so I tend to be too risk averse) *** On a night when a full moon brighter than the sun had risen. "Phew..." The Bear Fire Demon was sweating as he concentrated on performing the ritual to summon the gatekeeper, carefully arranging the offerings Dorian had prepared on the ground. Only after confirming that the offerings were arranged in perfect symmetry did he sigh and stand up. "I-it's done." The Bear Fire Demon nodded to Raon, who was watching from behind, saying that the preparations to summon the gatekeeper were now complete. "I-it looks like drawing some kind of magic circle." Dorian stuck out his tongue seeing the offerings spaced at regular intervals as if measured with a ruler. "E-Eden's gatekeeper is a strict being." The Bear Fire Demon swallowed dry saliva, saying the gatekeeper was a very frightening being. "Honestly, I don't want to see..." "If you're done, summon the gatekeeper." Raon cut off the Bear Fire Demon's words and arrogantly jerked his chin. "W-wait! There are things you need to be careful about regarding the gatekeeper first!" "It's not us who should be careful, but Eden. The dialogue, the judgment..." He emitted a chilling coldness and grabbed the Bear Fire Demon's shoulder, pushing him forward. "I'll handle it."