The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1362 Raon climbed onto the platform after the sun had completely set. "Assemble." He stood at the edge of the platform and summoned the Light Wind Palace swordsmen as the lights surrounding the Fifth Training Ground began to turn on one by one. "Assemble!" The swordsmen scattered throughout the training ground followed Raon's command with shouts and gathered in front of the platform. Though they were all exhausted, they formed their ranks in perfect posture without the slightest disorder. "Tomorrow. No, less than 24 hours remain now." Raon looked up at the darkening sky and slowly nodded his chin. Gulp. At the mention that tomorrow was war, the sound of the swordsmen swallowing dry saliva could be heard. "The enemies are strong." Raon slowly lowered his gaze and met eyes with the Light Wind Palace swordsmen. "The Ghosts of Eden are madmen who can charge forward while bursting their own hearts, and the Angels will toy with us using their mysterious abilities." Unlike usual when he would tell them to have courage, he first spoke of the enemies' strength and danger. "Why is the Palace Master being so dispiriting?" Krein frowned while looking at Raon. "R-right?" "This isn't like him usually." "Usually he'd tell us to smash them all." The swordsmen trembled their pupils as if they felt through Raon's words that tomorrow's war was truly dangerous. "Wait and see." Unlike the others, Dorian didn't tremble and shook his head with a confident tone. "That won't be all." He slightly bit his lips as if he could read Raon's thoughts right now. "Yes. It will be a dangerous fight where dozens of lives could be lost in an instant." Raon emphasized the fact that it was dangerous to the end while listening to the Light Wind Palace swordsmen's complaints. "However." He quietly exhaled and placed his right hand on the hilt of Heavenly Drive. "You are more dangerous and sharper." Though Raon's voice wasn't very loud, his words about being strong pierced precisely into the swordsmen's ears as if hammering into them. "You who learned from Light Sword Rimmer and received recognition from Sword Sage Raon Zieghart are clearly stronger than the enemies." The Light Wind Palace swordsmen bit their lips when their missed and regretted first master's name was mentioned, and clenched their fists until veins bulged when Raon acknowledged them. "Neither Eden's madness nor the Angels' mysticism can stop the Blade of Requiem." Raon drew Heavenly Drive, saying that none of the enemies could stop Light Wind Palace. A sharp yet noble aura that could split the night sky burst forth from him holding the sword. Chaaaaang! The Light Wind Palace swordsmen couldn't contain the surging heroic spirit in their chests and drew their swords following Raon. "Wooooooh!" "Light Wind Palace!" "Victory to Zieghart!" They thrust their swords toward the night sky, erupting the boiling heat within them as shouts. Kwaaaaaaah! The intense aura that the Light Wind Palace swordsmen emitted shot upward as if it would bring the sky to its knees. Then something mystical happened. Kugugugugugu! Similar phenomena occurred throughout all of Zieghart. Not only Light Wind Palace, but other martial forces also exploded their fighting spirit in their respective locations, wishing for victory in war. "Did you see that?" Raon drew a gentle smile and stroked his chin. "Everyone in Zieghart is certain of victory." He raised Heavenly Drive as if Zieghart's victory was already confirmed. "Have confidence in yourselves." Raon pointed Heavenly Drive, which emitted a fierce blue light, at each of the Light Wind Palace swordsmen's hearts one by one. "You are swordsmen who have endured Sword Sage Raon Zieghart's Heavenly Drive." Just by him stating his own title and name, the Light Wind Palace swordsmen's confidence and fighting spirit rose even higher. Gooooooh! The Light Wind Palace swordsmen truly seemed to gain confidence from Raon's words, emitting aura several times stronger than anything they had shown before. Their momentum blazed red to the point where it was visible, making it feel as if the sun had risen again. "Let's see each other tomorrow." With those words as his last, Raon came down from the platform. As if no more words were needed, he didn't even wave his hand and left the Fifth Training Ground. "Wow..." "A-as expected, the Palace Master is different..." "That's right. Just cultivating together like this is a serendipitous encounter itself." The Light Wind Palace swordsmen still trembled their hands as if moved by Raon's speech. "W-when the Palace Master's sword pointed at me, I thought I was going to piss myself." "Me too! But when I heard that we endured Sword Sage Raon Zieghart's Heavenly Drive, flames ignited in my chest. No, in my soul!" "Right. It felt like I could do anything." "For me it was that! When aura rose simultaneously throughout all of Zieghart, I got goosebumps!" "Actually that was the coolest part! It felt like we absolutely wouldn't lose!" The swordsmen nodded greatly, saying they were able to gain both confidence and fighting spirit through Raon's words. "That guy speaks well now too." Martha chuckled while looking at the door Raon had left through. "He uses the sword well, speaks well, and trains others well. Now there's really nothing he can't do." She shrugged her shoulders, saying there was nothing she could beat Raon at. "You don't know. Raon was good with words from the beginning. Annoyingly so." Burren slightly frowned, recalling what he suffered from Raon in childhood. "It's just that when he was young, he was bluffing from an empty state, but now his insides are full." He nodded heavily, saying that Raon's words now carried strong power and will. "Cool..." Runaan said it was just cool and exhaled breath with Frost blooming. "I feel like I can do anything too..." She clasped her hands together, saying she would sacrifice everything for Raon. "Haa, he really is an amazing human..." Krein lowered the sword he had been holding toward the sky, saying he was overwhelmed by Raon's momentum. "Right. There's no one like him anywhere." Dorian nodded in agreement. "Right! Hey! How did you read the Palace Master's thoughts this time? You said they haven't been readable lately." Krein nudged Dorian with his elbow, who had caught onto Raon's intention. "The Palace Master was sincere." Dorian exhaled deeply with his eyes lowered. "He truly believed we could defeat Eden and the Angels." He nodded, saying that unlike usual, Raon's conviction felt strong. Hwaaaaaah! At those words, an even deeper heat began to bloom in the Light Wind Palace swordsmen's eyes. "I-I want to train more!" "Me too! I'm staying up all night!" "Eden, Angels, they're all dead!" The swordsmen raised their swords again, saying they would repay Raon's faith. "What? Tomorrow is war!" "Stop it! You crazy bastards!" "Go and prepare..." Burren, Martha, and Runaan had to stop the swordsmen, and could only leave the training ground after another hour had passed. * * * On Raon's way back to the annex building, Wrath flew in front of his eyes. -Heh! You fox-like bastard! Wrath let out a hollow laugh while looking at him. 'Why?' Raon blinked while looking at Wrath. -That aura shooting into the sky... Wrath wrinkled his nose bridge, recalling how intense aura had risen not just from Light Wind Palace, but throughout all of Zieghart. -It was all planned by you! 'Well, yes.' Raon chuckled. 'It seemed like it would be a good influence not just on Light Wind Palace, but on everyone.' As Wrath said, it was his plan for Zieghart's martial forces to simultaneously emit aura. He had requested each martial force's leaders to draw out their swordsmen's aura as a sign of winning the war when the sun set, and it seemed to have worked properly. 'However, I didn't expect Karoon to agree.' He thought Balder, Sheryl, and Serena would naturally agree, but he expected Karoon to oppose it as a useless act. But he followed his plan without much comment. In fact, the greatest momentum today aside from Light Wind Palace came from the Central Martial Palace. -The great king with eyes has changed a lot too, hasn't he. Wrath shook his head, saying it wasn't such a strange thing. 'Right. So...' Raon smiled faintly and closed then opened his eyes. 'I feel like we absolutely won't lose tomorrow.' Even Karoon, who had stood at the complete opposite of him, became united under the name of Zieghart. The current Zieghart with even Glenn intact could be called invincible without exaggeration. -That doesn't seem to be wrong. Even Wrath slowly nodded as if his words were right this time. -Anyway! Go home quickly! The guy quickly tapped his shoulder. -Delicious smells are reaching all the way here! Wrath gritted his teeth, saying he would definitely eat home-cooked food on time today. 'I know. I want to eat my fill today too.' Raon smiled brightly and lightly jumped over the garden to open the annex building's door. Hwaaaah. As soon as he opened the door, warmth that melted the Cold Energy that had risen on his clothes and skin, and the smell of food that made his mouth water, wafted out. "Oh my! You're back?" Evelyn lifted the hem of her maid uniform slightly and greeted him as if she had been waiting. "Would you like to shower first? Eat first? Or perhaps me fir—" "Young Master has arrived. Everyone please prepare." Judiel gently pushed Evelyn aside and bowed her head. "Young Master is here! Everyone start!" Head maid Helen heard Judiel's words and gave instructions, causing the maids to head to the dining room carrying plates with steam rising from them. -Wooooh! They're all top-grade dishes! Finally this king's time has come! Wrath drooled while looking at the dishes on the plates. "Why are you interfering!" Evelyn glared at Judiel and wrinkled her nose bridge. "Everyone is waiting, so the only option now is dinner." Judiel shook her head, saying everyone in the annex building had been waiting only for Raon. "Mmph..." Evelyn just pouted her lips as if she had nothing to say. "Let's go." Raon washed his hands while the two were arguing and entered the dining room. Today, the annex building's dining table was full of seats, unlike usual. "I'm back." Raon bowed his head toward the people sitting at the rectangular dining table. "You came early?" Sylvia widened her eyes in surprise, saying he came earlier than expected. "You could have stayed a bit longer." She smiled brightly, saying she was planning to keep waiting. "I missed you!" Sia said she was glad he came quickly and hugged Raon tightly. "I-I was planning to wait until night too, but I'm glad you came early!" Edgar glanced at the person sitting in the seat of honor, saying there was someone uncomfortable in the annex building. "Because there's something important tomorrow." Raon bowed his head, saying he had to give the swordsmen time too. "Right. Even if you're fine, other people would need time." Rector said he did well and patted Raon's back. "You worked hard." Glenn, who was sitting at the head seat at the very end, slowly stroked his chin. "Thanks to you, it seems we absolutely won't lose tomorrow." He drew a proud smile as if he knew about his plan to simultaneously emit aura from Zieghart's martial forces. "It was just a small gift." Raon drew a faint smile, saying he wanted to give a small reward to the Zieghart swordsmen who had worked hard until now. -Th-that's enough greetings, let's eat quickly! Wrath drooled from his mouth as if his eyes had already turned to the food. "Then since Raon is here too, let's eat before the food gets cold." Glenn said since Raon had come too, they should start eating right away and picked up his fork first. "Father-in-law! I'll serve you!" Edgar jumped up as if he thought this was a chance to score points with Glenn. "That's fine." Glenn waved his hand as if telling him to go away and personally scooped food to give to Sia. "Thanks! Grandpa! I'll eat this first!" But Sia's hands already held lamb ribs that Rector had served her. "Hoho." Rector curled up his lips toward Glenn as if saying he was a step too late. "Grrr!" Glenn glared at Edgar, as if annoyed that he had missed the chance to give food to his granddaughter first. "Heuk..." Edgar exhaled heavily at Glenn's cold gaze and rolled his eyes while shrinking his shoulders. "Haa, please stop, both of you." Sylvia shook her head from side to side and then scooped beef stew to place in front of Raon. "Everyone's like children. Right?" She shrugged her shoulders, saying this always happened when Glenn and Rector came. "Children my ass!" "I just won, that's all." Glenn waved his hand as if absolutely not, and Rector grinned, pleased that Sia ate the food he gave her first. "What did you win?" "Who Sia loves more..." "Grandfathers! Please try this too!" Evelyn presented her original dish as if she would score points in reverse while Rector and Glenn were arguing. However, it looked and smelled so bad that no one would want to eat it. "Uh, uhm..." "Hup!" As soon as the two saw Evelyn's food, they let out a harsh breath as if their appetite had plummeted, and pushed their chairs back. The small squabble that even Sylvia couldn't stop had ended. "This is good for me too." Raon curled up his lips while eating the same annex building stew as always. -Grrr! Good! Warming your stomach with stew first is also a good choice! Wrath hit his shoulder, telling him to quickly eat other foods too. When he met eyes with Sylvia who was warmly watching him eat the delicious stew, his childhood came to mind. The dining table that had been wide but empty was now full of people. And they were all people he cherished. 'I must protect them.' Raon clenched his fist under the table while looking at his family reflected in the stew. 'My family.'