The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1324 "Tr, Transcendence?" Balder widened his eyes like someone hearing the word transcendence for the first time. "You're saying I can become a Transcendent if I master this? Me...?" He trembled his lips while looking at the book Raon held out, as if he couldn't believe what he heard with his own ears. "Didn't I tell you before when you were urging me to give you a swordsmanship manual?" Raon nodded while lightly shaking the book up and down. "That I would create and give you swordsmanship that could even lead to Transcendence." He said he had created swordsmanship that could reach Transcendence as promised back then, and held out the book with ink still not dry to Balder. "Mm..." Balder couldn't bring himself to take the book and only looked at it with trembling eyes. "I, I naturally thought you were just bluffing." He swallowed dry saliva as if rather bewildered. "Besides! Anyone who's not a fool, who would believe in a Martial Arts Manual that unconditionally makes someone a Transcendent!" Balder stamped his foot roughly. "I've challenged Transcendence countless times and failed. But ascending to Transcendence with just one swordsmanship manual? That doesn't make sense!" He frowned, saying it would be foolish to completely believe those words. "Hm? I would believe it even if Raon said he created this continent?" Evelyn snorted as if wondering why he couldn't even believe something like that. -Ugh, she's serious... Wrath trembled his shoulders as if horrified after looking into Evelyn's eyes. "I thought the True Martial Palace Master was a fool?" Raon looked at Balder with sullen eyes. "Honestly, considering the words and actions the True Martial Palace Master has shown so far, it's natural to think of you as a fool." He chuckled while recalling Balder's past. "Grruugh..." Having nothing to say, he only let out a pained groan from his mouth. "Still..." Raon shrugged his shoulders while looking at Balder who was frowning. "I definitely felt that the True Martial Palace Master acknowledged past mistakes and was trying to become a better person." Balder apologized for previous mistakes and always tried to take care of him, readily accepting difficult requests. Along with Alice, he was one of the few people who treated him like family. "I know what shame is too." Balder lowered the corners of his mouth as if acknowledging and regretting the past. "That's why I created this swordsmanship for you." Raon pushed the book toward Balder's eyes. "The condition for the True Martial Palace Master fulfilling my request was just a swordsmanship manual, so I could have made it carelessly, but I did my best because I thought you becoming stronger would help the family." He smiled brightly, saying he wanted to create an excellent swordsmanship manual because Balder had changed. "You..." Balder couldn't properly face his smile and slightly bit his lips. "You've truly become strong." He let out a hollow laugh as if he had come to acknowledge not Raon's martial prowess, but Raon as a person himself. "Of course, you can't reach Transcendence just by reading this Martial Arts Manual." Raon shook his head while slightly pulling back the manual that Balder was about to grab. "You'll need to truly cultivate with the utmost effort you can give to break through that thick wall." He said it would require putting forth full effort like when learning the sword at the risk of one's life in childhood, and narrowed his eyes thin as a blade. "If you have the confidence to do so, then take it." Raon told him to choose for himself and held out the manual forward again. "......" Balder still couldn't grab the manual and only chewed his lips repeatedly. "What's the name of that swordsmanship manual?" He lowered his eyebrows as if he wanted to hear that first. "The name..." Raon looked at the still empty cover of the book and picked up the pen with flowing ink again. Swoosh! Without the slightest hesitation, he raised the pen and wrote the name of the swordsmanship on the book's cover with bold, heroic handwriting. The name of the swordsmanship told by letters that seemed to writhe and ascend like a dragon was <Flexible Dragon Ascending Sword>. A sword of a flexible dragon ascending to heaven. It was swordsmanship made solely for Balder in this world. "Flexible Dragon Ascending Sword..." Balder's jaw trembled as he looked at the name Raon had carved. He seemed to feel that this was his martial arts just by looking at the name of the swordsmanship. "Take it." Raon pushed the Flexible Dragon Ascending Sword toward Balder's chest, asking why he was hesitating when he had already made his decision. "Kuhahahahahaha!" Balder burst into wild laughter while looking at the Flexible Dragon Ascending Sword manual in front of his chest. "That's right! I am a fool! In fact, there was no need to worry from the beginning!" He reached out his hand as if it was right and immediately grabbed the Flexible Dragon Ascending Sword. "This fool will show you that your choice was right!" Balder boldly opened the book as if it was fine to have expectations and immediately began checking the contents. "Please do." Raon nodded calmly, saying he would believe in him. -That thing... Wrath slightly narrowed the bridge of his nose while looking at the Flexible Dragon Ascending Sword that Balder was holding. -If he masters it, can he really reach Transcendence? The guy also smacked his lips as if curious about that. 'Most martial artists can't. For them, it would just be ordinary Ascension martial arts. However...' Raon chuckled while looking at Balder who was already engrossed in the swordsmanship manual. 'That person can do it. Because it's swordsmanship made for Balder Zieghart.' Flexible Dragon Ascending Sword was swordsmanship created by understanding Balder's swordsmanship, physique, and personality. No matter how much he had the qualities of a Grandmaster, it would have been impossible until now, but this time his realm of the soul greatly increased, making it possible. -Crazy... Wrath gaped his mouth as if dumbfounded. -Then, then you mean you can make anyone reach Transcendence if you put your mind to it? The guy trembled his jaw, saying he might become a Transcendent maker at this rate. 'That's not it.' Raon firmly shook his head. 'It's possible because Balder continuously knocked on the wall of Transcendence without rest.' He said it was only possible for someone who knocked on the wall of Transcendence as much as Balder had, and looked at the man who called himself a fool. "I've realized it!" Balder let out a long breath as if he had understood everything. "Huh? Have you already read everything?" Raon said it was surprising and opened his eyes wide. "It should be quite difficult..." "No! I realized that I can't understand it! The Mantra is especially too difficult! Please interpret it for me!" Balder laughed heartily, saying it was difficult to understand the Flexible Dragon Ascending Sword. "......" Raon tightly closed his eyes while looking at Balder who boldly asked him to interpret the swordsmanship manual. "You really are a fool..." * * * "Sigh!" Raon let out a deep sigh as he walked down the road. 'A Grandmaster. And I had to add annotations for a martial artist trying to break through the wall of Transcendence, and even show him demonstrations directly...' Balder's ability to interpret martial arts was so poor that it was incomprehensible how he had risen to Grandmaster. He seemed to be more of a beast-type martial artist than he had expected. -This king also didn't know such a fool could exist. Wrath let out a dry laugh. -It's chilling that the behavior he usually showed wasn't acting! The guy frowned, saying it was like the soul of a beast had entered a human body. 'Still, it's fortunate that he seemed to understand in the end.' Thanks to adding annotations to the manual and even showing him demonstrations directly, Balder began to understand, so there shouldn't be any major problems learning the Flexible Dragon Ascending Sword in the future. -You would suit being a trainer well. Wrath shook his head back and forth, saying it was exhausting just watching the process of making Balder understand. 'Maybe so.' Raon chuckled and nodded. -But where are you going now? Wrath narrowed his eyes as if curious about Raon's destination. -Having watched that stupid guy for two days, this king is tired too, so how about just resting at home? The guy let out a deep sigh, saying the two days of teaching Balder were too exhausting. 'Really?' Raon turned to look at Wrath with wide eyes. 'Is it really okay to go back?' -I said yes. This king's head is also because of that guy... Huh! The guy widened his eyes after looking at the place he was pointing to. -That, that place surely isn't... Wrath trembled his jaw as if he hadn't even dared to expect. -Is that bead ice cream? The guy swallowed dry saliva while looking at the bead ice cream shop right in front of them. 'Yeah. I promised.' Raon nodded, saying he came to keep the promise he made to buy Wrath delicious food. 'However, if you want to go back, we can anytime...' He was about to turn around, saying they could go back. -No, absolutely not! Wrath grabbed his shoulder in shock. -This king made a mistake! I'm not tired at all, so let's go right now! The guy nodded, saying he would be fine staying up for several nights. 'Then you're okay staying up all night for a week?' -I said I'm fine! 'Then you can also look at my sword?' -That's a bit troublesome but... Fine! I'll do it! 'Really?' Raon slightly smacked his lips while looking at Wrath. -I said yes! Let's hurry up and go! Wrath rubbed his hands together, saying he was serious. 'Got it. I'll remember what you said.' Raon entered the bead ice cream shop with a sly smile. -Uhm... Wrath drooled from his mouth while looking at the displayed bead ice creams. -New flavors have been added while I couldn't come! Then this king should choose a mix of new products and popular ones. Starting with mint chocolate... "Give me one of everything please." Raon asked for one of every ice cream as if he hadn't heard Wrath's words. -Huh? A, are you serious? Wrath breathed in sharply as if shocked. 'Yeah. You worked hard, so I should feed you a lot.' Raon said he was serious and bought every type of bead ice cream before coming outside. -Kehehehe! Wrath grinned while looking at the bead ice cream box with white steam rising from it. -Bead ice cream after so long! And every flavor too! You've finally come to your senses! The guy kept flicking his tongue endlessly as if he couldn't contain his joy. 'I can buy you as much more as you want.' Raon said he could buy and let him eat much more, and immediately put mint chocolate in his mouth. -Kyaaaaa! Wrath burst into deep exclamation immediately upon putting the mint chocolate in his mouth. -As expected, mint chocolate! Sweet yet cool and refreshing taste! This can't be found anywhere else! The guy couldn't stop laughing, saying it was so good. 'Then next...' Raon ate all the bead ice cream he had bought while returning to the annex building with Wrath. -Kheup! Wrath even burped and patted his belly as if thoroughly satisfied after tasting all the bead ice creams. 'Satisfied?' -Yes! No matter how much bead ice cream I eat, I never get tired of it! The guy nodded his jaw that wobbled from fat, saying it was a happy moment. 'Then now it's time to stay up all night.' Raon grinned while burning the bead ice cream box. -Eh...? Wrath blinked as if asking what he was talking about. 'You said you'd be fine staying up for several nights. That you'd do just that.' Raon grabbed Wrath's chubby hand and twisted up the corners of his mouth. -Wa, wait! Don't tell me you... 'I'm requesting a spar....' He erected the sword of his heart while feeling Wrath's enormous soul. '...With you, the demon king of Wrath.'