The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1473 Waaaaaaaaaah! Screams could be heard from the Holy Sword Alliance's Holy Ground. No, those weren't screams. Unlike the usual sounds steeped in pain and anxiety, they were laughs filled with happiness and joy. Moreover, the source of the sounds was not the mountains or the Training Ground as usual. It was the open field in the center of the Holy Sword Alliance. Laughter from countless people was blooming in the spacious area that Raon had prepared for assembling personnel. A massive swimming pool had been set up in the center of the open field, and around it were magical beds woven from water and a buffet spread with countless dishes. The Zieghart and Holy Sword Alliance Swordsmen were enjoying the unexpectedly opened banquet with their entire bodies, bursting into laughter without rest. "This is great! Yes! This is the right thing to do before a war!" Balder laughed heartily as he jumped into the pool with his whole body. "It's been a while since I've seen water, and it really does feel nice!" Alice was already in the pool, pushing back her wet hair with a smirk. "…." Karoon quietly drank tea alone at a table set slightly apart from the pool. "I-It's a trap!" Krein shook his head violently while biting his nails with his teeth. "This is definitely a trap! I'm telling you, swords are going to shoot out from under that pool!" He shouted at the people in the pool to get out quickly. "U-Um, is it really okay to do this?" Dorian let out a pained groan. "I-I'm a little. No, very anxious, you know?" He smacked his lips while watching the Zieghart and Holy Sword Alliance Swordsmen enjoying the banquet beside the massive pool. "If he told us to rest, then resting is the right thing to do!" Martha snorted and threw herself onto the water bed next to Krein. "When has Raon ever been wrong?" She hummed a tune, saying that since it was none other than Raon himself who told them to rest, resting was the right thing to do. "Mm…!" Runaan, rarely ever doing so, quickly nodded in agreement with Martha's words. "Enjoy…!" She wore a gentle smile with a mountain of bead ice cream piled up beside her bed. "Since the Head of House told us to enjoy ourselves, enjoying is the right thing to do, but...." Burren narrowed his eyes while looking at the pool and the buffet spread around it. "I can't help feeling anxious though." He too scratched his cheek, saying he couldn't figure out Raon's intentions. "E-Exactly!" Dorian exclaimed emphatically. "The Head of House told me to set up the water beds, so I laid them all out, but I'm too anxious to lie down!" He shook his head frantically, saying that even though he personally set up the water beds around the pool, he couldn't lie down because it felt like something would pop out from inside them. "It is a bit strange for sure...." "In the previous war, we trained until the day before the battle." "Hmm, maybe he's letting us rest today so he can kill us tomorrow...." "He's truly unpredictable, I'm telling you! He tells us to rest, so why are we this anxious!" The Light Wind Palace Swordsmen, who knew Raon well, unlike the others, could neither rest nor train and were simply trembling with anxiety. "I'm sure of it!" Krein moistened his dry lips and lowered his brows. "Everyone who gets in the pool or lies on the beds is going to be put through focus enhancement training until the war starts! There's no way that man would give us rest!" It was just as he was grinding his teeth in suspicion of Raon. Thwack! Someone kicked screaming Krein in the back. "Wh-Whaaah!" Despite being an officer of the Light Wind Palace, Krein was unable to regain his balance and fell straight into the pool. "Gwaah! Who is it! Which bastard... huh?" He lifted his head to confront the culprit but froze on the spot. "H-Head of House?" Krein's eyes went wide as he saw Raon standing in the spot where he had just been. "That's right. It's me." Raon tilted his chin toward Krein. Raon tilted his chin as if saying he would accept any complaints at any time. "If you don't like resting, shall we start Cultivation right now? With focus enhancement training or exhaustion training?" He smacked his lips, saying he would gladly accommodate whichever one was chosen. "Ehehehe! There's no way I'd have any complaints! I'm having a great time right now! Right?" Krein said absolutely not and pretended to play in the water, scooping water in his palms and splashing it at Dorian. "Uhehehe! O-Of course! I'm so happy I could go crazy!" Dorian also nodded with an awkward laugh. It wasn't just those two—the Light Wind Palace Swordsmen who had been suspicious of Raon also swallowed dryly and immediately jumped into the pool. "F-Fun! So much f-fun!" "I'm so happy...!" "I'm not scared of the war at all!" "Ihihihihi...." The Light Wind Palace Swordsmen were shouting that they were happy with expressions that were not happy at all, letting out awkward laughs. -Look at those fools! Wrath let out a deep sigh watching the scene. -This is what happens when you beat them up all the time! He shook his head in disbelief, wondering just how much Raon must have pushed them for them to end up like that. -You may be able to become a strong king, but you're hopeless at becoming a trustworthy one! Wrath clicked his tongue in disappointment. "Haa...." Raon closed his eyes for a moment then opened them, looking at the Swordsmen who couldn't fully enjoy their rest. 'I should tell them clearly.' Just as Wrath said, perhaps he had pushed the Swordsmen too hard, as they seemed unable to properly accept the meaning of being told to rest. Since the rest seemed like it might backfire, it felt right to explain things properly. "Let me make this clear. This very moment is also an extension of training." Raon declared firmly to the Zieghart and Holy Sword Alliance Swordsmen. "Today's banquet was prepared to repay all your efforts and hard work. In particular, the water in that pool is Spirit Water, which is excellent for muscle and wound recovery, and of course, the beds were made with Melton Herbs that restore mental fatigue. The food also uses the finest ingredients that boost vitality and stamina." He nodded, saying that this wasn't just an ordinary banquet. "Everyone get in the pool to relieve your accumulated fatigue, and lie on the water beds to recover your mental state as well." Raon lowered his hand as he said that rest was also an extension of training. "And tomorrow, rest on your own terms. Prepare yourselves so you can enter the war that begins in two days with your bodies and minds in peak condition." He clenched his fist, saying that he wouldn't impose any control tomorrow, so they should steel their own resolve to go into war. "U-Um...." Krein swallowed dryly and raised his hand. "You said this is a place of repayment, but isn't that usually done after the war is over?" He bit his lip, saying that holding a banquet right before the war actually made him more anxious. "Because I'm confident." Raon looked at Krein and the Swordsmen with calm eyes. "Confident that we will win this war." He looked up at the sky and unhesitatingly spoke the word 'victory,' heavier than anything else. "And because I believe in all of you." Raon lowered his gaze back to the Light Wind Palace Swordsmen. "I prepared this occasion because I'm certain that those I've trained would not spend the remaining time in Sloth. He smiled faintly as he said he believed in the spirit of those he had trained. "Waaaah! Eat it all up!" "L-Let's gooooo!" Krein and Dorian dove into the pool, saying they would drink all the Spirit Water that was good for muscle and wound recovery. "See! I told you enjoying ourselves was the right thing to do!" Martha said she knew it all along as she stationed herself in front of the buffet and kept devouring the food. "Mm.... Nice...." Runaan stood at the dessert section on the opposite side from Martha and kept scooping up bead ice cream. "Trust...." Burren clenched his fist as if he had learned something valuable and laid his back on the water bed for the first time. "If the Head of House has spoken, believe it no matter what it is." Karoon was already lying in the spot next to Burren and nodded. "Ah...." "Head of House...." "Sir Raon!" "Alliance leader...." The Zieghart and Holy Sword Alliance Swordsmen also nodded vigorously as if they finally understood Raon's intentions, then jumped into the pool, stuffed the abundant remaining food into their mouths, or lay down on the water beds. Determination to be perfectly prepared before the war blazed in all their eyes. 'A trustworthy King.' Raon watched the Swordsmen who trusted him and were resting with all their might, then turned his gaze to Wrath. 'Easy, isn't it?' He shrugged, throwing back Wrath's earlier words about how it would be hard to become a trustworthy King. -Uh.... Wrath's lips trembled as if he hadn't expected Raon to earn the Swordsmen's trust this quickly. -Th-Those people aren't even puppies, so why are they wagging their tails like that! Show some resistance! He ground his teeth, saying he truly couldn't understand it. 'Because they know I sincerely prepared all of this.' Raon shook his head calmly. They had been anxious when they didn't know, but once they felt that he sincerely wished for the Swordsmen's recovery and rejuvenation, they clearly acted right away. 'Actually, you might be right that I'm not yet a trustworthy King. However....' Raon shook his head with a smile. 'I have subordinates who sincerely believe in me, even though I'm not yet trustworthy. I think that's enough.' He meant it. Unlike Glenn, he had not yet become a true head of house. However, because there were those who followed him even more than they followed Glenn, he could keep moving forward. -Even this King can feel that. Wrath also smacked his lips, saying he could feel how the Zieghart and Holy Sword Alliance Swordsmen followed Raon. -You should know you are blessed. Subordinates like those are not common. He snorted, telling Raon to think about the Ghost of Eden who fled during war, or the Angels. 'I know.' Raon curled his lips upward as he watched the Swordsmen sincerely enjoying their rest. 'Those incredibly strong people are sincerely following me, so it's a life overflowing with blessings. And so....' He turned his back, leaving behind the smiling Swordsmen. 'I need to prepare.' -Prepare? Wrath tilted his head as if asking what he meant. 'Yes. The final preparation.' The moment Raon left the open field saying it was the final preparation, Evelyn descended beside him. "Opening it now?" Evelyn smiled as if asking whether he was ready to go, and raised a Magic Circle above her palm. "Yes. Open it." When Raon nodded, the Magic Circle in Evelyn's palm transformed into a blue Dimensional Gate and surged up from the ground. -Don't tell me that preparation is.... Wrath widened his eyes as if he understood Raon's intentions upon seeing the space reflected in the Dimensional Gate. 'That's right.' Raon's eyes flashed with a fierce, razor-sharp gleam as he stepped into the Dimensional Gate without hesitation. 'It's preparation to end the war before it even begins.'