The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1320 "The Head of House?" As soon as Raon heard Shadow Agents' Leader Chad's words that Glenn had returned, he immediately turned to look at the Lord's Manor. Whoooosh. An indescribable massive presence began to be felt from the Lord's Manor where he had stayed just a few hours ago. 'Compared to when he left the great training ground...' He's changed a lot. Glenn was emanating a different aura than before, as if he had reached a higher realm than when he left the great training ground. -Hmm... Wrath also looked toward the Lord's Manor and stroked his chin. -Did that old Nadine bread geezer achieve Ascension or something? He also seemed to sense something strange and narrowed his eyes thin as thread. "Are you just coming out now?" Sheryl frowned slightly, saying it seemed too late. "It really took quite a while." She shook her head, saying she never knew Glenn would do secluded cultivation for this long. "It must mean the opponent he has to fight this time is that strong." Despite his words acknowledging the Heavenly Demon, Roenn laughed hollowly. It seemed to mean he trusted Glenn regardless of who the enemy was. "That's true. Even from my perspective, that was..." Sheryl trembled as she recalled the Heavenly Demon's aura. "Because he was a monster." She tightly closed her eyes and then opened them as if she didn't want to think about it again. "Of course, I don't think the Head of House would lose." Sheryl also let out a gentle smile as if she completely trusted Glenn. "T-the Head of House said to bring the Temporary head of house." Shadow Agents' Leader Chad exhaled quickly and pointed his finger toward the Lord's Manor. "I understand." Raon lightly brushed off the dust that had gotten on his clothes during training. "Let's go." After telling Chad, Sheryl, and Roenn to go to the Lord's Manor together, he took the first step. 'I wonder how it will be.' While Glenn was doing secluded cultivation, he had also experienced many things. He had gone to Eden and confronted the Heavenly Demon head-on, extracted <Pride> from Pride, slain Archangel Sariel, and even clashed with Uriel. Having achieved progress that could never be gained in the great training ground, he was curious about how much the gap with Glenn had narrowed. 'Whew.' Raon stood in front of the audience chamber while harboring both anticipation for Glenn and expectations for himself. "This is Temporary head of house Raon Zieghart." He bowed his head toward the door of the audience chamber that he had entered freely like his own home for several months. "Come in." A longed-for voice came from inside the solid door of the audience chamber. "Yes." Raon calmly regulated his breathing, then opened the door to the audience chamber and entered inside. Shiiiiine! On the platform where the golden throne, having finally regained its master, was emitting brilliant light, stood the true King of this land. Glenn Zieghart, called the Destructive King of the North and Sword God. However, his appearance was a little different from before. Glenn's brilliant golden hair, which had always seemed like it would be a sturdy wall protecting the family, had faded to a pale white, and wrinkles had increased on his face. Even his muscles seemed to have diminished, making his once solid physique appear smaller. He looked as if he had transformed from an unbreakable veteran swordsman into a kindly countryside grandfather who only waited for his grandchildren. "H-Head of House?" Raon's jaw trembled upon seeing Glenn's appearance that exceeded his expectations. "What on earth..." Certainly, until he finished his seclusion and came out, Glenn had only had a fierce expression while maintaining smoother skin than someone in their thirties and a robust physique. He couldn't understand how he had changed so much in just a few months. -Hmm, that old geezer... Wrath slightly narrowed his eyes as if he saw something different from himself. 'What's wrong?' Raon exhaled heavily and looked at Wrath. -When looking with the eyes, he's definitely aged a lot. So much that he finally looks his actual age. However... Wrath stroked his chin as he continued speaking. -That geezer's soul and aura have become unbelievably clear. He's become even cleaner than you with those damn rings. He gestured with his chin, telling him to look not at Glenn's aged appearance but at what was inside. 'Hmm...' Raon operated his Ring of Fire and spread his Aura Perception. As the ten rings rotated, he began to scan through Glenn's interior spread out like a spider web. 'Huh...? Grandfather's aura and soul really have changed!' Originally, Glenn was someone who had done anything to become stronger, so his aura and soul weren't particularly clear. But now it was completely different from then. Glenn's soul and aura were as clear and calm as a monk who built his martial foundation through meditation alone. That change was far more dramatic than his aged appearance. 'How is this possible?' Having confirmed it directly, the internal change was much greater than the external change, so he was dying to know what had happened in the great training ground. "H-Head of House!" "Huh..." Sheryl and Roenn also trembled as if shocked by Glenn's transformation. "What happened to you!" "If you're not feeling well, I'll bring Federick right away!" Both of them bit their lips as if thinking there was a problem with Glenn's health. "Hmm..." Chad also trembled with the hand holding his documents, seemingly worried about Glenn's physical condition. "There's no need for that." Glenn waved his hand with a faint smile. "I'm in a more comfortable state than ever before." He gently curved up the corners of his mouth, saying there was no pain at all. "But..." "You mean this appearance." Glenn stood directly in front of a mirror and looked at his own face that had rapidly aged. "It's the price of enlightenment. I must discard what should be discarded and take what should be taken. As long as one is human, it's impossible to have everything." He lightly smiled while touching his faded golden hair with his fingertips. "When I think about it, my appearance until now was the stranger thing. If a person ages, it's natural for their hair to turn gray and wrinkles to form, isn't it." Glenn waved his hand, saying there was no need to worry. "T-that's not right!" Sheryl firmly shook her head. "Everyone wants to live young!" Since she looked much younger than her age, her face had turned red as if she was deeply stung by Glenn's words. "Hehehe." Roenn let out a hollow laugh as if he understood what Glenn's words meant. "If you want to live young, that would be good too." Glenn showed a thin smile as if to say do as you please. He seemed to have become much gentler in personality, openly bursting into laughter unlike before. "Then..." Raon took a step closer to the platform and narrowed his eyes. "How much stronger have you become?" He thought that having grown through various experiences, he would be able to tell what realm the current Glenn had reached. But that was an arrogant thought. The gap between Glenn before his secluded cultivation and himself seemed to remain the same, as he still couldn't sense his realm. "Well." Glenn didn't answer immediately and stroked his chin with a gentle smile. "I think I've reached a level where I won't lose no matter what realm the Heavenly Demon has reached." Instead of saying he would win, he firmly declared that he was confident he wouldn't lose regardless of what state the Heavenly Demon was in. Those words were actually more reassuring than saying he would win. "And..." Glenn looked at Raon and gently nodded his head. "You should be able to feel it, shouldn't you?" He showed warm eyes, saying that he should be able to feel his Martial Prowess. "Pardon?" Raon slightly frowned upon hearing Glenn's words. "I'm not yet at that level..." "It seems you've experienced many things." Glenn stroked his chin and came down from the platform. Originally, his height was similar to his own so they looked at each other face to face, but now his height had decreased so he was looking down at him, albeit slightly. "I can feel that you've become stronger physically, mentally, and even in swordsmanship." Glenn raised his wrinkled hand and patted Raon's shoulder as if saying he had worked hard. "I did well to entrust you with the position of Temporary head of house." He slowly closed his eyes and then opened them as if he had trusted Raon all along. "However, you're not properly using what you've obtained right now." Glenn moved the hand that was gripping Raon's shoulder down to his chest. "Change your breathing. If you can breathe not just with your body but also with your soul, you'll be able to feel a different realm." He nodded while giving advice that was hard to understand right now. "Breathing of the soul..." Raon repeated Glenn's words and slightly bit his lips. "Think about it again and again. Because you're young." Glenn clasped his hands behind his back, saying there was plenty of time. -Ah! Is that it! Wrath clapped his hands while looking at Glenn. -That was the reason your soul was boiling! He twisted his lips, saying he finally understood. 'What is it?' Raon turned his eyes toward Wrath. -Your old man isn't telling you, so why should this king step in! Wrath snorted, telling him to find out for himself. 'Hmm...' Raon closed his eyes and observed his body and soul. 'I don't know what's different?' He couldn't understand either Glenn's words to breathe with his soul or Wrath's words that his soul was boiling. "Even you wouldn't be able to know right away." Glenn smiled broadly as if time was needed. "Right now, I want to hear about what my grandson has been doing more than swordsmanship or training." He smacked his lips, saying he was curious about what Raon had accomplished while he was in Seclusion. "Yes. I'll tell you as much as you want." Raon pushed aside his worries and nodded his head. "After becoming Temporary head of house..." "No." Glenn calmly waved his hand. "These wouldn't be ordinary matters, so how can I listen to them like this. Since you said no one knows about the most recent events, this actually turned out well." He shook his head, saying he didn't want to hear such good stories alone. "Summon all the Swordsmen immediately tomorrow!" Despite his appearance becoming kinder, Glenn trembled at the corners of his mouth as if he didn't want to let go of his desire to boast about Raon. "Your exploits should be heard in front of everyone!" He rubbed both hands together as if curious about other people's reactions to hearing Raon's exploits. "Eh...?" "Hehehe..." Sheryl and Roenn opened their mouths wide as if dumbfounded. -T-this old geezer... Wrath deeply furrowed his brow while looking at Glenn whose cheeks had turned red. -I thought he had changed, but his doting nature is the same! Why is the most important thing unchanged! * * * "Ahem!" Glenn cleared his throat and brushed off his ceremonial robes. 'I can enjoy this after a long time.' Since Raon became a Swordsman, his greatest pleasure was listening to his grandson's exploits together with other people. It was good to hear content he already knew once more from his grandson's mouth, and watching people be shocked at his grandson's exploits was so happy that he couldn't give this up even in death. 'Especially since this time is remarkable.' Raon had gone directly to Eden and confronted the Heavenly Demon, killed Archangel Sariel, and even weakened Archangel Uriel. Just thinking about hearing those tremendous exploits from his own mouth and watching other people's surprised expressions, an earthquake was already occurring at the corners of his mouth. 'No. Let me calm down first.' Glenn calmed his excited breathing and brushed off his hands. 'Since this is a place where I'm meeting the family members for the first time in a while, it would be good to show at least some presence.' Even if his mind had become at ease, he was still the head of house of Zieghart. The priority was to show a martially sound appearance so the Swordsmen could feel reassured in the war against Eden. "Let's go." Glenn nodded to Sheryl and Roenn standing behind him and headed to the head of house's great training ground. The great training ground already had numerous Swordsmen gathered, and their Sword Aura was fierce enough to pierce the sky, showing they hadn't neglected training. "The true Sky of Zieghart is entering!" The gatekeepers respectfully bowed their heads to Glenn, then struck the ground with their swords and opened the main gate of the head of house's great training ground. "Mm." Glenn entered the head of house's great training ground while maintaining a heavy atmosphere. 'What would be good for the first greeting? Since war is not far off, words that can reassure everyone...' When he was thinking of his first greeting to the Swordsmen while raising his presence. "H-Head of House!" "You've finally come!" "Please save us! Please save us!" "Please don't leave again!" "P-please, couldn't you hand over the position of head of house to Karoon?" "Light Wind Palace Master is not allowed! We'll really all die!" The Swordsmen broke formation and rushed toward Glenn. Their eyes were bloodshot as if they were truly speaking with their lives on the line. "Huh." Glenn was in turn flustered by the Swordsmen and gulped down his dry saliva. He urgently turned his eyes and looked at Raon standing in front of the platform. 'What on earth did you do...?'