The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1296 One day ago. "What? Whaaaat?" Dorian jumped up as if it was absurd. "Why, why do I have to play the role of that sage!" He widened his eyes as if asking why he should be the protagonist instead of Raon. "I'm against it too!" Martha kicked the ground and roughly stood up. "That guy is too much of a coward!" She frowned, saying Dorian would get scared and ruin everything. "I'm also a bit worried." Burren narrowed his eyes while adding firewood to the campfire in front. "I trust Dorian, but the people we need to deceive are sharp humans." He also expressed opposition, saying it would be a difficult mission for Dorian. "I think he'll be fine..." Runaan unexpectedly supported Dorian. "He'll be able to do well." She slowly nodded as if she believed in Dorian. "Why, why are you doing this! Please oppose it!" Dorian vigorously shook his head at Runaan, telling her not to trust him. "Hmm..." "I-I am worried though..." "Yeah. It seems like it'll fail..." "I don't know. Since the Palace Master chose him, it'll work out somehow!" The Light Wind Palace swordsmen also lowered their eyebrows as if they trusted Dorian but had no confidence in his mission abilities this time. "Urgh..." Krein let out a pained groan while looking at the terrified Dorian. "B-but why did you choose Dorian?" Since he was usually closest to Dorian, he seemed very worried. "Because Dorian has the Mind's Eye." Raon calmly nodded. "There's no one better at reading people's psychology than Dorian. Honestly, even I can't beat him." Because Dorian was timid, he naturally read other people's expressions and immediately understood what they needed. Now that he had learned the Mind's Eye, it wouldn't be strange to say he could read others' hearts. "Dorian. You honestly know what other people are thinking, don't you." Raon turned his gaze to Dorian and gestured with his chin. "Th-that's..." Dorian couldn't answer immediately and bit his lips. "Right?" Raon lifted a wooden teacup and urged for an answer. "Sigh..." Dorian looked at Raon and let out a heavy sigh. "Y-yes. I was able to read to some extent thanks to the Mind's Eye originally, but after <Gluttony>'s Authority became stronger, how should I put it? It's like I can see the person's thoughts themselves." He nodded, saying that as Raon said, he could see other people's thoughts in detail. "Th-then you've been reading all our thoughts?" Burren glared at Dorian with a reddened face. "You bastard! You read my thoughts?" Martha raised her fist as if she would beat up Dorian right away. "N-no..." "You read all our thoughts?" "That's an insane ability!" "Dorian reads my thoughts..." The Light Wind Palace swordsmen also trembled their jaws as if they hadn't thought Dorian's ability was that extensive. They rolled their eyes nervously as if scared that their thoughts were being read by Dorian. "I-it doesn't work all the time..." Dorian shook his head vigorously. "I need to focus my mind like when deploying swordsmanship to know, so I don't even try to read other people's thoughts normally!" He frowned, saying he could only read thoughts by looking at the person and concentrating. -Oh! Wrath let out a short exclamation. -It seems that the <Gluttony> Authority that pouch guy gained has evolved into a desire for collection, making him collect even other people's thoughts! The guy clicked his tongue, saying it was a case where the Demon King's Authority worked mysteriously. "A-anyway, I can't do it!" Dorian ran in front of Raon and knelt down. "Even if I can read other people's thoughts, deceiving them is too much!" He grabbed Raon's ankle, saying his tongue wouldn't move from fear. "I'll tell you people's thoughts from behind! Please do it, Young Master!" Dorian really didn't want to do it and cried out while calling Raon Young Master like back in his trainee days. "No. You need to be in front so it's easier for me to move from behind." Raon firmly shook his head, saying it couldn't be helped. -Think again! Wrath wrinkled his nose while looking at Dorian. -That pouch guy is so cowardly he'll definitely ruin things in the middle! The guy snorted, saying absolutely not. 'I don't think so.' Raon calmly shook his head. "Dorian. You are..." He was about to speak to Dorian who was sniffling. "Hey!" Krein approached Dorian and grabbed his shoulder. "You can do it!" He forcibly lifted up Dorian who was lying down and grabbing Raon's leg. "How long are you going to just provide support from behind! Sometimes you need to be the protagonist too!" Krein bit his lips and strongly slapped Dorian's back. "Uh..." Dorian looked only at Krein as if he didn't even realize he had been hit on the back. "I'll help you too! Try it!" Krein grabbed Dorian's shoulders firmly with both hands. "Show them that the Light Wind Palace doesn't only have the Sword Emperor, Celestial Rain Star, Miss Rakshasa, Full Moon Fairy, and unique Krein!" He nodded, saying now was the time to grow more. "Unique Krein. Urgh..." Dorian looked at Krein's serious eyes and calmed the trembling that had been rising like hives all over his body. "O-okay. I'll try." He bit his molars hard, saying he would try even if it killed him. "I-I'll do it! Honestly I don't want to, but I'll do it!" Dorian looked at Raon again and nodded heavily. "...Alright." Raon put the advice he was going to give Dorian back in his mouth and drew a subtle smile. "Then everyone gather. The operation starts in the Winten Kingdom. We need to start from here and increase our influence." He spread out a map and conveyed what he had discussed with the Shadow Agents and Black Market to the Light Wind Palace swordsmen. -Hey. But... Wrath narrowed his eyes slightly as if curious. -How did you notice that pouch guy's Mind's Eye had become stronger? The guy shook his head, saying he had no idea that Dorian's ability had grown. 'It's simple.' Raon clicked his tongue as if it was nothing. 'Every time I had a childish conversation with you, Dorian's expression hardened.' Every time Wrath said things like 'I'm hungry, I want to eat something delicious, stop training and eat' and Raon appeased him, Dorian's complexion turned pale. Since he was expecting Wrath to be by his side, he must have felt that the Monarch of Wrath was a selfish kid. -Huh...? Huuuh? As soon as Wrath heard those words, he blinked. -G-go hit that guy's head right now! The guy frantically shook his shoulder, telling him to move right now. -I am the noble and dignified Monarch of the Devildom! The number of guys who know such an ugly secret must not increase! Wrath screamed that he couldn't bear to see the weightiness of the title demon king die. 'Yeah. It's already too late.' Raon pushed away the clinging Wrath and grinned. 'Now this world should know how foolish the demon king is too.' -N-noooo! *** "A sage?" "He knows everything?" "Come on! He's obviously a fraud!" "Right. He'll probably sell medicine after it's all over." The people of the Winten Kingdom treated Dorian like a medicine peddler and laughed mockingly. "A sage?" However, as everywhere, one middle-aged man who couldn't contain his curiosity approached Dorian. Kya-aaa-ang! Burren and Martha raised their spear and greatsword to block the middle-aged man's path. "Uwook!" The middle-aged man fell backward with wide eyes, seemingly startled by the fierce aura. "How dare you!" "Don't carelessly approach the sage!" Burren and Martha burst out in angry voices like Dorian's faithful servants. "...Let him through." When Dorian waved his hand as if it was okay, Burren and Martha handled their massive weapons like their own hands and stepped aside. "Uh, um..." The middle-aged man raised his body in a bewildered posture while slightly bowing his waist. "Hey, hey! Don't go!" "It seems like he's not ordinary..." "Mallon! Just back down!" The other people were also shocked by the intense martial prowess shown by Burren and Martha, and couldn't carelessly run their mouths like before, shouting at the middle-aged man named Mallon to back down. "U-um, I am..." "It seems your son's illness isn't healing well." Dorian slowly stroked his chin as if he knew what the middle-aged man named Mallon was worried about without having to hear it. "Huh? H-how did you..." Mallon opened his mouth wide, seeming shocked beyond bewilderment. "How did he know that?" "R-right. Mallon isn't famous either, he's just a country bumpkin who does business..." "I didn't even know that Mallon's son was sick..." "I-is he really a sage?" The people watching from behind also breathed heavily as if surprised. "Take this and give it to your son three times a day." Dorian took out medicine made directly by the Ragged Saint from his pouch and handed it to Mallon. "By tomorrow, the cough and stomach pain will be completely healed." "Th-thank you. But w-what about the money..." Mallon received the medicine but swallowed dry saliva as if worried about the money. "When your son is fully healed. Just come and give your greetings..." Dorian waved his hand calmly as if he really was a sage who had awakened to everything. "Th-thank you!" Mallon bowed so low his head touched the ground, then put down his business and ran home. "U-um, I am..." A young woman looked at Mallon's retreating figure and then approached Dorian. "It seems you're having trouble getting pregnant." Dorian also instantly recognized the young woman's concern and nodded. "Yes? Oh, yes!" The young woman clasped both hands as if she had met a god. "I'm doing everything that's supposed to be good, but the child won't come..." "You take this and boil it to drink. Good news will come soon." Dorian took out a bottle containing brown powder and medicinal herbs from his pouch and offered them to the young woman. "Th-thank you! I'll definitely come back!" The young woman bowed her head, saying she would definitely come visit when she heard news of pregnancy, then disappeared. "S-Sage!" This time a young man immediately knelt down. "My father recently..." "The stolen items will be found soon. They'll return naturally, so just wait." Dorian waved his hand calmly as if telling him not to worry. "Y-you mean the thief will be caught! I understand!" The young man bowed his head as if he would wait according to Dorian's words. "U-um, please look at me!" "Sage! I also have a concern!" "There's a sick elderly mother at home, and that illness..." "Please help me!" The citizens of the Winten Kingdom who had been anxiously watching from behind rushed toward Dorian as if they had been waiting. "Stop!" "Keep your turns!" Burren and Martha raised their sword and spear in practiced stances and blocked the people rushing like a swarm of ants. "......" Dorian slowly closed and opened his eyes as if the current situation was natural, and listened to people's concerns. "Oh." A well-dressed elderly gentleman let out an exclamation. "He's quite good at it." He curled up his lips as if he was proud of Dorian. "Light Wind Palace. No, I heard he was Zieghart's biggest coward..." An old woman in loose clothing let out a sigh. "We'll need to update our market's information." She drew a gentle smile, saying she would need to extensively update Dorian's information. "Indeed." Raon nodded while responding to the elderly gentleman and old woman's words. "He's doing much better than I expected." Contrary to their worries, Dorian read people's psychology with relaxed eyes and smoothly provided solutions. If you didn't know better, it really seemed like a sage had descended. -Huh... Wrath also blinked as if surprised. -That coward, that wallet, no, that guy whose name I can't even remember now, but he's admirable! The guy couldn't remember Dorian's name but sent big applause, saying he was doing well. "Thanks to Dorian doing well, you two will need to put in a lot of effort." Raon bowed to Federick dressed as an elderly gentleman and the Black Market leader dressed as an old woman, saying he was counting on them going forward. (E/N: Someone explain me what does it mean for an old woman to dress as an old woman) Since people's biggest concerns were about their own and their loved ones' health conditions, he brought Federick, and since various information was needed, he also asked the Black Market leader for help. Dorian just read people's thoughts and roughly provided solutions, while the real solving had to be done by himself and these people. "I should earn my keep for once in a while." The Ragged Saint Federick grinned, saying he would think of it as a kind of service. "As much as you need." Black Market leader Roseline showed an elegant smile, saying she could fulfill even greater requests. "Since the beginning seems to be going well..." Raon rubbed his hands together and clicked his tongue. "Now we just need to wait for prey to take the bait." *** The rumors about sage Doraen that Dorian was acting spread like the wind not only throughout the Winten Kingdom but also to the surrounding areas. Mallon's son who first received medicine was completely healed, the stork visited the young bride who wanted a child, and the thief was caught so all stolen items returned to their owners. Besides that, everything sage Doraen had spoken of became reality, so now the citizens of the Winten Kingdom were praising Dorian as if they had received a living god. "U-um, please listen to my concern!" "Please save me!" "Sage!" Not only people from the Winten Kingdom but also people from surrounding cities and kingdoms had all gathered, creating a sea of people around Dorian, but because of Burren and Martha, people lined up orderly while being courteous to each other. "The sage is definitely in front, right?" "Of course! He's not even sleeping and listening to our concerns!" "Even the king wouldn't do that. He's amazing." "The king? Don't compare him with a king corrupted by nobles! That person is a god! A living god!" People were craning their necks like giraffes just to see sage Doraen. "Everyone move aside!" "You dirty things, all get lost!" From behind came violent striking sounds along with dust clouds. Peoooook! Swordsmen in silver armor beat the people in line with their scabbards as they approached forward. "Count Asak is passing through!" "Everyone kneel!" The knights instantly pushed away the kingdom citizens and approached right in front of Dorian. "You are..." From behind the knights, a middle-aged man with a greasy mustache looked down at Dorian while mounted on horseback. "Are you that fraud who bewitches the people?" He sneered as if he knew all about Dorian's rumors. 'He's come.' Raon's eyes flashed red from within the crowd that had been scattered by the knights. 'The first prey.'