The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman 777

 Chapter 777

 

‘Gluttony?’

Raon gaped as he looked at the white-haired child with ruby-red eyes.

That rabbit-like kid was none other than Gluttony, the monarch of Gluttony whom he had met before.

‘Why is she here….’

He had no idea why Gluttony, who had been busy searching for the bead ice cream, had suddenly appeared here.

“Step back. That one is dangerous.”

Glenn stood in front of Gluttony to protect himself and the others.

“Wrath…. The shiny stuff is all gone…”

Gluttony hung her head like a child who dropped their snack, saying she didn’t have any gold coins.

“Shiny stuff…?”

Glenn furrowed his brow, not understanding why Gluttony, who had a presence stronger than most Transcenders of the Five Demons, was behaving like a child.

“Ah…”

Raon exhaled softly as he looked at Gluttony.

‘Does she mean she ran out of money for bead ice cream?’

When he had let Gluttony go before, he had given her a pile of gold coins, telling her to come back once she used them up. It seemed that time had come.

‘Of all times, now… huh?’

As he tried to ignore Gluttony and continued to transfer aura to the collapsed Edgar, a sudden realization struck him like a bolt of lightning.

‘If it’s Gluttony, maybe…?’

Currently, Edgar was dying after absorbing the demonic energy of death from Sylvia and Rector’s bodies and transferring his own vitality to them.

Raon thought that Gluttony might be able to devour the demonic energy of death that Edgar had absorbed.

"Don't come any closer if you don't want to die."

Glenn was exuding a cold killing intent, seemingly ready to kill Gluttony.

[She’s not an enemy!]

Raon sent an aura message to Glenn, trying to ease the tension.

[Please trust me and wait for now!]

“Hmm…”

Although Glenn didn’t erase the suspicion in his eyes, he stepped back, showing his trust in Raon.

“Gluttony, come over here.”

Raon beckoned to Gluttony, imitating Wrath’s manner of speech.

"Okay..."

Gluttony hopped over like a rabbit.

“Can you save this human?”

Raon pointed at Edgar, who was unconscious and turning into black smoke.

“Hmm…”

Gluttony smacked her lips as she looked at Edgar.

" He’s eaten death. It’s not tasty..."

She shook her head, as if wondering why Edgar had eaten the demonic energy of death.

“So, can you save him or not?”

“It’s difficult…”

Gluttony slowly lowered her eyes.

"I can eat the death, but his vitality is already all gone."

She shook her head, saying she couldn't bring a dead human back to life.

“Then, what if you used my vitality?”

Raon raised his finger and pointed at himself.

“You’re weak right now…”

Gluttony lowered her hand, saying it would be difficult.
"It’s fine. The King of Essence won’t die."

Raon calmly shook his head. The vitality he had cultivated with the Ring of Fire was at a Transcender level.

Even though his body and mind were exhausted, he would be able to endure it.

“Huh…?”

Glenn widened his eyes in surprise at Raon referring to himself as "the King of Essence."

“Still, it won’t work…”

Gluttony shook her head, saying that Raon’s vitality was insufficient.

“Can you really save him?”

Glenn approached behind Gluttony and cast a cold gaze.

"It's possible if I can transfer enough vitality..."

Gluttony blinked, indicating there's a possibility of saving him, though she couldn't be certain.

“Then, I will also offer my vitality.”

Glenn took a step forward, offering to join.

[Head of house!]

Raon quickly shook his head, telling Glenn not to do it.

[Don’t worry. I just have something I want to discuss with the scoundrel who took my daughter.]

Glenn lightly waved his hand, telling Raon to focus on himself first.

“You’re strong, so you’ll be fine. But because you’re old, you’ll suffer a bit…”

Gluttony nodded her head, bluntly telling Glenn that he was old.

“Then begin.”

Realizing he couldn't stop Glenn, Raon instructed Gluttony to start right away.

“Okay. But, I need money…”

Gluttony twisted her hands, saying she needed money.

"Understood. If you save that human, the King of Essence will give you enough money to buy all the bead ice cream you want."

Raon nodded, promising even more gold than before.

“Okay!”

For the first time since arriving, Gluttony gave a clear and enthusiastic answer.

Bead ice cream?

However, Gluttony wasn’t the only one who reacted to the word bead ice cream. Wrath, who had been sleeping inside the ice flower bracelet, jumped out like a bolt of lightning.

Where is the bead ice cream! Who dares without me... Huh? Why is that glutton rabbit here? Cough!

Wrath smacked his lips for a long time, then widened his eyes upon discovering Gluttony.

“I’ll start now.”

Gluttony reached out and placed her hand on Edgar’s forehead.

Black lips sprouted from her grip and began to suck in the demonic energy of death that had been turning Edgar’s body to dust.

“It’s not tasty…”

Gluttony frowned slightly as if her taste had changed because of bead ice cream.

However, it was certain she was devouring the demonic energy, as the disintegration of Edgar's body, which had been turning to dust and scattering, had stopped.

“To think she could erase it…”

Glenn’s eyes widened in astonishment at Gluttony’s authority.

Did… Did that skeleton human really absorb the demonic energy that was killing mom and the old man?

Wrath grasped the situation immediately, widening his eyes.

'Yes. He tried to take it all on himself.'

Raon nodded heavily.

That’s insane…

Wrath exhaled a breath while looking at Edgar, whose eyelids were twitching.

He must have felt pain as if his soul was being torn apart, not just his body. How did he endure it?

Wrath furrowed his brows, unable to comprehend.

He…. really is your father after all.

‘Yeah…’

Raon bit his lip as he held Edgar’s increasingly trembling hand.

To think that glutton rabbit is actually useful. Guess living long enough, you see everything.

Wrath shook his head, watching Gluttony devour the demonic energy of death.

'It's fortunate I built up a connection.'

Connection? That’s not a connection, that's a scam! And you used me for it! Cough!

Wrath yelled, wondering why Gluttony didn’t recognize Raon is not him right now.

‘In any case, it worked out well.’

It’s not well for me! Cough!

Wrath coughed dryly again, perhaps because he had overexerted himself. Now that he looked, his complexion seemed pale.

‘You…’

“Most of the death is gone now. Let’s add the vitality.”

As Raon was about to ask Wrath about his condition, Gluttony nodded her chin, signaling to continue.

“Understood.”

Raon let out a short breath and placed his hand on Edgar’s chest.

“Let’s begin.”

Meeting Glenn’s eyes, they began transferring their vitality into Edgar’s body.

‘Ugh…’

The moment Raon used his vitality, a splitting headache and chills assaulted him, but he bit his tongue and endured.

‘Nothing’s ever easy…’

Vitality was the energy everyone was born with, and unlike aura, it took a very long time to recover once used, or sometimes it never does.

Although his vitality was more abundant than anyone else’s, thanks to the Ring of Fire, he was exhausted from consecutive battles, so even drawing out his vitality was excruciatingly painful.

“Are you okay?”

Glenn, sweating himself, asked Raon with concern in his eyes.

[Yes. I can endure.]

As Raon forced a smile through the pain, a clear sword cry rang out from his waist.

It was the Blade of Requiem. It vibrates intensely, as if telling him to grab it.

‘Why now…’

When Raon reached out with his left hand and drew the Blade of Requiem, a vitality with a blue glow emanated from the red blade.

‘This is…’

Raon immediately recognized the energy.

The killing intent and malice contained in the orb he obtained after defeating the King of Ghost in the cave where Derus had been raising children had been purified by the Blade of Requiem, transforming into vitality.

Woo-woo-woong!

The Blade of Requiem once again let out a clear sword cry, as if telling him to save Edgar with the vitality it had purified.

'...Thank you.'

Raon pushed the vitality given by the Blade of Requiem into Edgar's body. Since it was a purer energy than his own, the black veins that had risen on Edgar's face slowly subsided.

The King of Essence will help too. Cough!

Wrath placed his hand on Raon's shoulder, even as he let out a rough cough, saying he would help.

'What? Why are you...'

Didn't this human save mom? So the King of Essence has to repay the favor. Cough!

He nodded briefly, seemingly genuinely cherishing Sylvia, and transferred his vitality.

Wuuuung!

Even though Wrath was exhausted, because of the sheer size of his soul, Edgar's complexion began to improve more quickly.

Cough! Cough!

'Stop it!'

The King of Essence is the monarch of devildom, he must always repay his debts!

Wrath didn’t seem to think about the help he had given, only what he had received. Despite being stingy with food, his heart was bigger than anyone else's.

"Hm? your strength has returned...?"

Gluttony tilted her head as if sensing Wrath's vitality.

"The King of Essence has always been strong."

Raon repeated a line that Wrath would say and continued pouring in the vitality.

Ah, th-that line is to my liking!

Wrath nodded, as if he was pleased.

Wooooong!

In that moment, as the two humans, one demon king, and finally, one dagger were bound together by a single will, the touch of death that had enveloped Edgar’s entire body melted away, and a colorless radiance spread out.

"It's done..."

Gluttony clapped her hands lightly, seeing Edgar turn pale white.

"You can stop now. He'll be able to survive just fine on his own..."

She opened her eyes wide, as if amazed at what she herself had done.

"Ah..."

Raon's lips trembled, his hand still placed on Edgar's chest.

‘He’s really alive…’

Truly.

Edgar, whose breathing had completely stopped, was now breathing again.

Though still faint, he was breathing on his own strength.

Raon legs gave out, and he slumped down on the spot.

'Mother. He's alive.'

Raon bit his lip as he looked at Sylvia. He almost cried from the joy that he didn’t have to bring her another sorrow, but since he was still acting as Wrath, he suppressed it inside.

"Impressive."

Even Glenn let out a breath of disbelief, as if he hadn’t expected Edgar to really come back to life.

"I thought the advent of demon kings to the continent meant they would massacre humans, but instead, you saved one."

He looked at Gluttony with calm eyes, as if all his preconceived notions about demon kings had been shattered.

"What’s the point in massacring humans...?"

Gluttony shook her head, saying humans weren’t particularly tasty.

"And you’re impressive too... It's been a long time since I’ve seen a human this strong..."

She squinted her eyes and looked at Glenn, her eyes shining.

"It was like watching Wrath or Pride..."

What nonsense are you spouting! What do you take me for! Of course, the King of Essence is absolutely stronger... probably?

Wrath couldn’t confidently say he’d definitely win and ended his sentence with uncertainty.

Seeing him joke like that finally put Raon at ease.

"Then..."

Gluttony approached Raon with eyes full of expectation and extended her small hand.

“Give me the shiny stuff…”

"Ah, right."

Raon gave a faint smile and opened his spatial pocket. He took out an even larger pile of gold coins than before and placed them in front of Gluttony.

"Heh!"

Gluttony smiled, hugging the pile of gold coins as if welcoming an old friend.

'Hm? Wait a minute...'

Watching Gluttony hugging the pile of gold coins tightly, Raon's mouth opened in shock.

'She's a demon king.'

A demon king came all the way to the edge

of the continent because she was out of money, saved Edgar at his request, and is smiling like a child at the sight of gold coins— all of it was utterly absurd when he thought about it.

Grrr!

Wrath's fist trembled.

This is a disgrace to demon kings! To be tamed by a mere human!

He shook his head violently, saying he was embarrassed on her behalf.

'...It's probably not just her.'

Raon clicked his tongue and approached Gluttony, who was putting gold coins in her mouth.

"Gluttony. You haven't killed anyone, have you?"

"If I killed human, I wouldn't get my bead ice cream. They make new flavors every month, so I can't kill anyone."

Gluttony shook her head, saying there are also many other tasty things.

"You understand well."

As Wrath said, it seemed she was well-trained.

E-, every month, a new flavor? The King of Essence never got to eat like that!

Wrath approached Gluttony and grabbed her by the collar.

Cough! Bring it to me immediately! Cough!

'As expected...'

Raon chuckled, watching Wrath cough and crying.

‘It’s both of them.’

Though Wrath would never admit it, the demon kings he had tamed were not one but two.

"Come find me again when you run out of money."

He told her to come back to renew the insurance named Gluttony.

"Okay."

Gluttony turned around and disappeared as if she had no regrets left.

"No matter how much I think about it, I just can't understand."

Glenn let out a deep breath, wondering why a being like Gluttony would be so obsessed with something as trivial as gold coins.

“There’s a long story behind it, so I’ll explain later. More importantly…”

Raon bit his lip as he looked at Glenn.

"I'm sorry. Because of me, even the head of house might become a public enemy of the continent..."

"It's not because of you, it's the path I chose."

Glenn gave a faint smile and placed his hand on Raon's shoulder.

"What meaning is there in being head of house if you don't protect your family?"

The thing Glenn regretted most in his life wasn’t failing to conquer the continent, but that he had fallen into darkness and ruined his family.

Even if the whole continent, not just dragons or the Five Demons, became Zieghart’s enemies, Glenn was determined to protect Raon and everyone else.

"...Thank you."

Raon clutched his chest and bowed his head. Hearing Glenn say he would protect them made Raon’s heart burn with warmth, as if his feelings had been conveyed.

The old man's finally saying something he likes!

Wrath nodded, saying a head of house must protect their family.

"I'm really glad that everyone is alive."

Raon clasped his hands as he looked over Sylvia, Rector, and Edgar in turn.

Thinking that the family who had been apart for a lifetime had all gathered, a smile naturally formed.

"It's not everyone yet."

Merlin slowly rose and shook her head.

"You are...."

Glenn frowned as he looked at Merlin.

"Ah, I greet you, grandfather."

Merlin lifted her blood-soaked skirt and smiled brightly.

"G-, Grandfather...?"

Glenn froze at the unexpected word.

“Raon, there’s still one more person left.”

Merlin pointed her finger at Sia, who lay collapsed on the ground.

"Hmm..."

Raon bit his lip as he looked at Sia.

‘I don’t know her situation.’

Unlike Edgar, Sia had only displayed actions fitting for a king of monsters, not a human. He wasn’t sure if her soul still remained.

"I don't know if my sister's soul is..."

"Then we just have to check."

Merlin confidently pointed at herself with her thumb.

"I can do it. No, if it's us, we can do it."

 

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