The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1468 "How long was I in the mental world?" Raon lightly dusted off his hands and looked back at Wrath. -Five days have passed. Wrath folded and unfolded his round hands several times before nodding. 'Five days?' Raon narrowed his eyes. 'Then what about the war?' He was worried since much more time had passed than initially expected. -Seeing that the others are staying still, it doesn't seem to have started yet. Wrath yawned, saying he was bored because he couldn't sense anything. -More importantly, while you were doing your damn cultivation, the King hasn't been able to eat anything! He ground his teeth, saying he didn't care about the war and had only been smelling delicious food. -Anything will do, so offer up a tribute! Wrath said he was hungry and to hurry up and eat, wagging his tail frantically. 'Tribute?' Raon snickered after hearing Wrath's words. 'It's not like I serve you, so what tribute are you talking about.' He waved his hand dismissively, telling him to stop talking nonsense. -Ahem! Wrath let out a slight fake cough. -If it's the current you, the King might accept you as a trusted subordinate. He smacked his lips, saying that with Raon's current Martial Prowess, he wouldn't be embarrassed to present him anywhere. -With the King's generous magnanimity, I shall make you my Right Arm.... "Yeah. No thanks." Raon cut down Wrath's recruitment offer in one stroke. "There's a mountain of other things to do, you know." He waved his hand, saying he could only pay attention to other things after the war was over. -You ungrateful beast! Wrath snorted derisively. -How much has the King helped you! The help given so far alone would be enough to pile up a mountain, and in the future there will surely be even greater help.... It was just as he was saying he would have no choice but to help in the future. [You have created the eleventh Ring of Fire, "Ring of Ceaseless Self-Improvement"] [You have achieved the unification of all energies.] [You have compiled countless martial arts to create the peerless martial art "Crimson Peak Cultivation"] [You have accomplished a great Achievement.] [All Ability Scores increase by 200 points.] A blue message window appeared before Raon and Wrath's eyes. "Ring of Ceaseless Self-Improvement?" Raon's eyes went wide after seeing the first message. -T-two hundred? Two hundred, you say? Wrath, on the contrary, gaped in shock after seeing the last message that appeared. "The ring has a name?" Raon narrowed his eyes as he read the message again. The Rings of Fire he had created until now were simply Rings of Fire. But something must have changed starting from the eleventh, as the ring now had a name. "Ceaseless Self-Improvement, huh...." Ceaseless Self-Improvement means to never stop striving with one's own strength. It was a pledge to endlessly push and temper oneself for growth, never succumbing to laziness. 'It was in the shape of a sword imbued with light.' Unlike the existing rings that were connected solely by flames, the eleventh ring was connected in the form of a sturdy blade. 'It suits me well.' Even after wars ended, he had ceaselessly swung his sword to become stronger. Despite having the Authority of Sloth, he had always strived to improve himself, which was why he liked the ring's name. -D-does two hundred even make sense! Wrath still couldn't take his eyes off the 200-point increase message, his lips trembling. 'Well, that much is....' It was just as Raon was saying he could accept that much while checking the message. Rummmmmble! An enormous energy vast as the ocean began surging through his entire body. Cold Energy like a frigid winter wind, yet with a subtle warmth permeating within. Wrath's Aura was raising his Ability Scores. Since his Ability Scores had already risen considerably, even a 50-point increase didn't feel significant, but 200 points was decidedly different. The elation from when his Ability Scores first rose could be felt again. The sensation of his entire body's bones and flesh being reconstructed. A power that seemed to surpass human limits, even exceeding the physical bodies of an Archangel or a demon king, erupted from his entire body. -Urgh.... Wrath let out an empty burp despite not having eaten anything. -M-my insides feel like they're being crushed. He panted, saying it felt like his flesh and bones were being carved away, the opposite of what was happening to Raon. -You crazy system bastard! No matter how great an Achievement was accomplished, isn't 200 going too far! Wrath screamed, telling it to keep some boundaries. 'It turned out just as you said.' Raon smirked as he looked at the message again. -Wh-what do you mean by that...? Wrath turned his head with one eyebrow trembling. 'You said you'd give even greater help in the future. The system just did as its Master said.' Raon curled his lips upward, throwing back the exact words Wrath had said before the reward message appeared. -Grrrrgh.... Wrath's lips trembled as if he only now recalled what he had said. -I-it's fine. At this level, it's still possible to cover.... It was just as he nodded with an expression that said it was anything but possible. [The rank of the trait <death aura> increases by three levels.] [The rank of the trait <Blade of Death> increases.] [The rank of the trait <Flame Overcoming Death> increases.] [Trait....] [New trait....] This time it was a message about traits. Since many things had changed as the energies unified, the trait ranks had risen as well, and there seemed to be many new traits and merged traits too. However, he couldn't focus because of a certain cotton candy blocking his view from the front. -Uuuurgh...? Wrath mumbled incomprehensible sounds with his face flushed deep red. -Th-this really doesn't make any sense! Why does everything only go the opposite of what the King wishes! He screamed, asking why his words were always taken the opposite way. 'It's not the opposite, it's listening to you properly.' Raon tilted his head while looking at Wrath. -What do you mean.... 'You said you could help more in the future, so it gave 200 points, and you said it was still possible to recover, so it even raised the traits—looks like it's listening to your words very well, wouldn't you say?' Raon laughed, saying the system seemed to pay more attention to Wrath's words than anyone else's. -Shut uuuuup! Wrath ground his teeth and shook his head violently. -If that's what listening to the King means, then forget it all! Just do whatever you want! As he wildly waved his hands as if he was truly exhausted and about to give up on everything, the trait messages disappeared and yet another new message appeared. [The title <Grand Master> has been converted to <Great Grand Master>.] [As a trait of the title <Great Grand Master>, you can now perfectly understand all martial arts in the world just by observing them.] Because he had unified his energies to create Crimson Peak and connected his swordsmanship to the Heaven-Slaying Sword, the <Grand Master> title seemed to have grown into <Great Grand Master>, and a new ability had been born as well. Being able to observe and somewhat replicate others' martial arts was possible before, but being able to perfectly understand them was an entirely different ability. With the <Great Grand Master> title, it seemed like he could achieve even greater growth in the future. -Hff.... Wrath's eyes trembled as he looked at the title. He covered his mouth and his shoulders shook uncontrollably, as if he could neither do this nor that anymore. 'Since it's gone this far, I feel a little sorry for him.' Raon sighed and held Wrath's trembling shoulders. 'At least eat this. I prepared it for you.' Saying he had prepared it for Wrath, he pulled out food from his chest. -Th-thank you... Huh? Wrath sniffled and looked at the food Raon had taken out, then his eyes went round. -Th-this is Nadine bread, isn't it! He glared with an incredulous expression at the bread that reeked of rubber. -Even in a situation like this, you pull this crap! Wrath ground his teeth with his entire body flushed red as if truly furious. -You are the biggest devil of all! * * * Raon headed to the Conference hall after eating enough food to satisfy Wrath. "Congratulations on your great achievement." "Congratulations on your great achievement!" Starting with Karoon's words, all the officers seated in the Conference hall bowed their heads and congratulated Raon on his great achievement. "Our Lord has definitely changed, but...." "He's clearly gotten stronger, but strangely, he actually feels more ordinary than before." Blade Queen Siera and Warlord Yuber also narrowed their eyes, seemingly unable to clearly sense the change in Raon. "Has the flow of his Aura changed?" Alice smacked her lips, saying she both seemed to understand and not understand at the same time. "How impressive. To think you actually achieved that." Rector nodded with a look of pride, since he knew why Raon had entered Secluded cultivation. "I can't sense anything at all from him. Just how much stronger is that guy going to get?" Lawrence exhaled heavily, saying he was getting sick of Raon's strength. "Thank you." Raon nodded to the officers who were congratulating him on his great achievement. "Nephew. No, the Head of House really does seem to have changed!" Balder laughed heartily and rose from his chair. "In the old days, he would have waved it off saying what great achievement!" He nodded approvingly, saying that if Raon was speaking like that, he must have certainly achieved significant growth. "That's true." "He's always been someone who puts humility first, after all." "No, the Alliance leader simply doesn't make careless remarks." "The Head of House has gotten stronger, so either way it's a good thing! Let's just celebrate!" The other officers seemed to agree with Balder's words, even applauding. "That's right." Raon smiled gently and nodded. "This time, I have definitely grown." He confidently declared that he had grown stronger, even though he hadn't yet fully checked the traits the system had raised. "No matter what happens in the wars ahead...." Raon took a short breath to steady himself, then placed his hand on the Heavenly Drive. "I have the confidence to win." He spoke of absolute victory regardless of who the opponent was or what the enemy did, lowering his chin. It was an attitude more arrogant than anyone else's, yet strangely, it looked natural and fitting. "Hah!" Alice blinked blankly as if seeing this side of Raon for the first time. "That's it! That's exactly the look I've been wanting to see from my nephew!" She waved her hands wildly, saying she finally even liked Raon's personality now. "If one is the head of house of Zieghart...." Karoon smiled back while looking at Raon's confident smile. "One should be at least that much." He too drew a gentle smile, seemingly more pleased with the Raon whose hesitation had disappeared. "I want to start the war right now...." It was just as Balder was about to shout that he wanted to start the war immediately while looking at Raon. Boom! The Shadow Agents' Leader, who had been absent alone, roughly opened the Conference hall doors and entered. "H-he has appeared!" The Shadow Agents' Leader shouted with cold sweat streaming down his forehead, as if he had rushed over urgently. "Derus Robert has finally revealed himself!"