The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1284 Raon finished all his journey in Cameloon and returned to Zieghart before dawn broke. "I greet the Temporary Head of House!" External Commander Illiune, who guards Zieghart's outer castle, opened the main gate and came out to kneel. "I greet the Temporary Head of House!" The warriors guarding the outer castle also followed Illiune in kneeling and bowing their waists with utmost respect. "......" Raon exhaled a thin breath while receiving greetings from Illiune and the outer castle warriors. 'What a fresh feeling.' He had passed through Zieghart's main gate every time he completed missions, but the emotions approaching now were extremely different from those times. At first, he had shown one-sided courtesy, in the middle they had shown mutual respect as leaders of their respective groups, but now it was the opposite of the beginning, with Illiune showing utmost respect first. Apart from martial prowess, it felt like Raon Zieghart as a person had achieved much growth, and he felt a warm energy blooming inside his chest. "Rise." Raon organized his emotions in an instant, then gave an instruction to Illiune and the swordsmen to rise with calm eyes. "Yes!" Illiune nodded vigorously and rose, and following him, the swordsmen of the outer castle also bowed and stepped back. "Please continue to take good care of things." Raon was about to enter Zieghart, saying he was asking for the protection of the outer castle to continue as it was. "I heard the rumors!" Illiune stepped closer and grinned. "You went as far as almost killing the Heavenly Demon?" He too seemed to have heard the rumors that Black Market leader Roseline had spread, clenching his fist tightly enough to make a sound. "How did the External Commander..." Raon blinked blankly. "News has been coming in since morning. That the Temporary Head of House didn't just match the Heavenly Demon, but overwhelmed him. As expected of the Temporary Head of House!" Illiune said he was surprised, but thought that if it was Raon, it could be possible, laughing heartily. "To have overwhelmed the Heavenly Demon, truly amazing!" "We'll have to change the title Sword Emperor now!" "We respect you! Temporary Head of House!" The swordsmen of the outer castle also praised him along with Illiune, raising their sword-holding hands high to the sky. "Haah..." Raon massaged his temples as his head throbbed and sighed. -I'm envious... Wrath bit his lips tightly while watching that scene. -For such rumors to spread across the entire continent, I'm so envious! The guy trembled his chubby cheeks, saying he wanted to spread his own name throughout the world like that too. "I really didn't expect it to spread this far." Burren opened his mouth wide watching the outer castle swordsmen who couldn't hide their respect for Raon. "I've heard that rumors travel faster than words, but I didn't know they were even faster than teleportation magic." (E/N: Ok, I'll admit that was a good one) He let out a hollow laugh, amazed that the rumors spread at dawn in Cameloon had already reached Zieghart. "I told you so!" Martha poked Burren's side as if saying 'I told you so.' "I told you everyone would believe it! Has that guy... no, has the Temporary head of house done something strange just once or twice!" She curled up the corners of her mouth, saying it was only natural. "Raon. Raon..." Runaan followed the outer castle warriors in chanting Raon's name while raising her arms. Seeing her weakly swaying, she looked very sleepy. "This is right!" Evelyn smiled brightly and nodded as if she was very pleased just by Raon's name being called. "In this world, there are only Raon and those who are not Raon." She rubbed her hands together, saying it was natural for Raon to receive such treatment. "Haah..." Raon sighed again and entered through Zieghart's main gate. His heart was filled only with the desire to go quickly and rest because his head hurt. "Oh? It's the Temporary Head of House!" "You've returned!" "You really look fine! Then are those rumors true?" "Temporary Head of House. Did you really overwhelm the Heavenly Demon?" "Is it true that you drove the Heavenly Demon to the brink of death?" Since it was morning, swordsmen who had finished their meals and were moving around rushed to Raon with sparkling eyes. They all seemed to want to hear the same answer. "Well..." It was when Raon was about to shake his head to say it was different from the truth. "Of course it's true!" Evelyn stepped forward and lifted her chin. "The Heavenly Demon returned with wounds so severe you could see his bones after fighting Raon!" She projected into the air a scene of the Heavenly Demon's injuries that she had somehow captured, even amplifying her voice with magic. "Shout! Raon! Raon! Raon!" Evelyn stamped her feet fiercely, demanding they shout Raon's name right now. "That video is..." "It's, it's the dragon helmet! It's the Heavenly Demon!" "The, the rumors were real!" "As expected!" "I knew it would be like this!" "Long live the Temporary Head of House!" "Raon! Raon! Raon!" "Sword Emperor! Sword Emperor! Sword Emperor! Sword Emperor!" The Zieghart swordsmen raised both hands while calling Raon's name and title, just like the people in Cameloon. "That's not it..." Raon waved both hands, but as if infected by Evelyn's madness, the swordsmen didn't listen to his words and only shouted cheers. "Ugh..." Raon gave up on persuasion and shook his head side to side. "Everyone disperse and rest." After instructing the swordsmen who had followed behind to rest, he immediately entered the audience chamber of the main building. "Hehehe! You've come!" Roenn bowed his head as if he had been waiting, then handed over tea that had just been brewed with warm steam rising from it. "I heard the rumors!" Sheryl approached with a face full of excitement and smacked her lips. "The Heavenly Demon..." "Even the Heavenly Blade Division Leader shouldn't do that." Raon sighed, saying don't you all know everything. "I merely received one blow from the Heavenly Demon. Even that almost killed me." He shook his head, saying Roseline had spread false rumors. "Hehehe." "Aw, how boring." Roenn smiled kindly as if he knew it would be like that, and Sheryl wrinkled her nose bridge as if asking what to do while saying that. "Stop saying strange things. Please bring me the backed-up work first." Raon gulped down the steaming tea, seeming to prioritize handling his duties as head of house first even though his physical and mental strength were exhausted and he had internal injuries. "It's hard to believe that the Temporary Head of House overwhelmed the Heavenly Demon, but..." Sheryl placed the prepared documents in front of Raon. "I can see that you have sufficient qualifications as head of house." She grinned, saying that Raon too seemed like he could do well in the role of Zieghart's head of house. "I agree as well." Roenn poured tea into Raon's teacup again. "More than anything else, everyone has no choice but to follow a head of house who thinks of the family's people first." He drew a gentle smile, saying he had the same thoughts as Sheryl. "No. I'm still far from sufficient." Raon firmly shook his head and picked up the documents Sheryl had put down. "I don't want anyone in this family to die. So..." He bit his lips deeply while recalling the terrifying fighting spirit of Pride and the Heavenly Demon who had overwhelmed him. "I must become even stronger." * * * "Sword Emperor Raon Zieghart..." The Heavenly Demon tightened his shoulder wound, which was severely exposed to the point where bone was visible, with his muscles while murmuring Raon's name. 'There are many interesting humans in Zieghart.' He had struck with Heavenly Defeat intending to kill Raon Zieghart, but he had received his fist strike without retreating even a single step. Of course, after that, Raon Zieghart had lost all his strength and couldn't move even a fingertip, but the fact that he had endured Heavenly Defeat itself was beyond his expectations. 'How long has it been since my predictions regarding martial arts were wrong?' It wouldn't be strange to say it's the first time. He was born with absolute talent in martial arts. He could imitate others' martial arts just by seeing them once, could display swordsmanship superior to the author just by reading a swordsmanship manual, and gained martial enlightenment just by breathing. Since he had always considered himself supreme in martial arts, Raon Zieghart enduring Heavenly Defeat was a great shock to him. That was why he had repaid the blood debt that Raon had cried out for. "This should be interesting." It was when the Heavenly Demon clenched his fist with his right arm where flesh had been torn away, twisting up the corners of his mouth. "It has no choice but to be interesting." Pride walked out from behind a giant tree that was emitting blue mana as if it were the World Tree itself. "That human is the vessel of <Wrath>, whom I consider my only nemesis. No, he's someone who mocks even Wrath." Pride twisted up the corners of his mouth as if he knew that Raon was toying with Wrath. "<Wrath>..." The Heavenly Demon frowned while saying the name Wrath. No, not the name, but the Authority. "So that's it." Every time he saw Raon, the <Pride> bound to his soul stirred greatly. Especially when they competed in martial arts this time, <Pride> had gone wild to the point of madness, and it seemed like the reason was because of <Wrath>'s Authority. "You're in quite a state." Pride sneered while looking at the Heavenly Demon's wounds that were still dripping blood. "No, since you destroyed your own body, should I call you stupid?" He clicked his tongue as if in disbelief. "I had given my word, so it was something I had to do." The Heavenly Demon looked at his own wounds with calm eyes as if he didn't regret that decision even now. "Wasn't that the arrogance you spoke of?" He turned his gaze to Pride, reflecting his conviction that he was walking the right path. "Anyway, whether as a child or now, you're disgustingly ignorant." Pride grabbed his head as if tired and sighed. "So what's the matter?" The Heavenly Demon lowered his hand as if telling him to state his business. "Sikyur has entered an awakened state. It seems she gained enlightenment while fighting <Wrath>'s vessel." Pride called the Death Sword Spirit Demon Sword Marquess Sikyur while smacking his lips. "You should look after her. If she overcomes the current ordeal, she'll be able to stand at an even higher place." He extended his hand while telling the Heavenly Demon to look after the Death Sword Spirit. "I refuse." The Heavenly Demon firmly uttered words of refusal. "Just by raising her to the Absolute realm, I have completed what I needed to do." He shook his head, saying he had finished his contract with Pride. "Really, there's never a day when you listen to what I say the first time." Pride let out a deep sigh. "Sikyur must become stronger for you to achieve your 'goal.' You must have felt it this time? If <Wrath>'s vessel is at that level, then Glenn Zieghart will appear even stronger. You won't have the luxury either." He wiggled his finger, saying don't you know better than anyone. "......" The Heavenly Demon seemed to think Pride's words were right, silently closing and opening his eyes. "This time I'll follow your words. However..." He flashed cold eyes while looking at Pride, who was curling up the corners of his mouth. "After that happens, my contract with you ends as well." The Heavenly Demon rose, saying he wouldn't listen to whatever Pride said at that time. Despite having countless wounds, he emitted fighting spirit that wasn't disturbed in the slightest while staring intently at Pride. "Good." Pride sneered and nodded. "I'll gladly accept it when that time comes." He arrogantly lifted his chin as if it didn't matter what the Heavenly Demon did. Whoooosh! The Heavenly Demon looked at Pride's calm eyes for a moment, then disappeared with the wind. "A Demonic Dragon that destroys the world..." Pride twisted his lips while watching the back of the Heavenly Demon who had left to find the Death Sword Spirit. "Indeed?" * * * "Phew." Raon exhaled the breath caught in his throat after processing all the backed-up documents. 'Finally finished.' He had arrived at Zieghart in the morning, but by the time he finished the paperwork, the sun had already set. Honestly, the duties of a head of house seemed harder with paperwork than fighting on the front lines. -Exactly! You should just pass everything to the kids below like me! Wrath snorted dismissively as if asking why he was looking at everything. -One of a monarch's virtues is finishing work quickly! 'Even so, I have to check them myself.' The documents that came up to him as Temporary Head of House were only those that had passed through the Shadow Agents and Roenn's hands and absolutely needed confirmation. If he didn't even look at these, he wouldn't be qualified as head of house. -Anyway, you're such a troublesome guy. Wrath shook his head side to side, saying he didn't like it. -If you just pass it on like me and go eat... 'Isn't passing your work to subordinates just dumping work and abuse of power? You said subordinates are precious.' Raon looked at Wrath with his eyes narrowed thin as threads. -Uh, uh...? Wrath trembled his chin as if flustered. -Th-that's not it! I deliberately planned it to improve the work capabilities of my subordinates! The guy waved his chubby hands frantically as if it absolutely wasn't the case. 'Now I understand why the system goes wild.' He chuckled, thinking he knew the reason why the system mocked Wrath. -No! That's absolutely not it! The system is just a mad dog! It bites anyone! Wrath gritted his teeth, saying he had never gotten on the system's bad side. 'Because you're getting so excited. It makes me more suspicious.' Raon shrugged after organizing and putting down the documents. -Ah, this is driving me crazy! The system really isn't it! I'm just a victim... Hmm? Wrath was screaming when he tilted his head while watching Raon rise from his throne. -Where are you going? Are you finally going to eat? Even while being angry, the guy smacked his lips as if thinking of food. 'No. Food is good too, but I have something to do.' -Something to do? 'I'm not certain, but...' Raon drew a refreshing smile while draping his pitch-black Black Dragon Coat over his shoulders. 'I think I found a way to awaken <Pride>.'