The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman 744
Chapter 744
“A vessel that can contain anything…”
Raon repeated Glenn’s words, swallowing dryly.
“What does that mean?”
Although he had been practicing versatile sword, he had never once thought of himself as special.
He couldn’t understand how he was supposed to fill a realm that even Glenn and Rector couldn’t achieve.
“Practicing versatile sword means honing every swordsmanship and the principles of swords that exist in this world. However, mastering every single swordsmanship is an impossible task.”
Glenn slowly lowered his gaze to his feet.
"Naturally, there are swordsmanship techniques you focus on more and others you let go of. I devoted much effort to lightning swordsmanship among the orthodox styles, but I only dipped my toes into other techniques. The Sword Demon is probably similar."
He shook his head, noting that Rector’s swordsmanship also leaned toward the orthodox.
“But you are different.”
Glenn raised his gaze and met Raon's trembling eyes.
"You have trained all the swordsmanship techniques from the ones you learned as a trainee to the Azure Sky Sword, without letting go of a single one. Thanks to that, there is no biased swordsmanship, attribute, or principles. This means the path for your growth is limitless."
He continued speaking with a smile that suggested he was proud.
"I just put in the time and trained…."
Raon bit his lip, feeling embarrassed.
“If it had just been about training, I wouldn’t be saying this.”
Glenn tapped his temple as if urging Raon to realize something.
"In the recent war, you didn’t overwhelm the enemy with a powerful swordsmanship technique, but you used sword techniques that dismantled their martial arts. You utilized every technique you had mastered, from basic swordsmanship to the Azure Sky Sword. And you did this against stronger opponents. That is something even I can't do."
He nodded, saying it was beyond mere talent.
"Raon, your vessel is so vast and deep that even I cannot comprehend it. If it's you, you could truly achieve the true versatile sword."
Glenn’s eyes shone with expectation, as if only Raon could accomplish it.
“That is…”
Raon averted his gaze, unable to meet Glenn’s eyes.
‘I don’t know what to say.’
Receiving such a look while coming for swordsmanship training left him unsure of how to respond.
Especially since it was Glenn, it felt even more burdensome.
That old fool is spouting nonsense!
Wrath raised his head arrogantly.
It’s natural that your soul's vessel would grow larger since you are with a great being like the King of Essence!
He waved his round hands, telling Raon to be grateful.
‘Of course, your help was significant, but that’s not all.’
Raon lowered his gaze, feeling the Ring of Fire swirling around his heart.
'More than anything, the Ring of Fire played a huge role.'
The Ring of Fire elevates the soul, and it grows the body and mind in a direction most suitable for a warrior.
If his vessel had truly widened to the extent that it could contain the true versatile sword, as Glenn had said, the Ring of Fire was the biggest reason for it.
“I’ll do my best.”
Raon bowed his head, having made a judgment about his own talent and vessel.
‘It’s not like anything will change from now on.’
In fact, it would be more enjoyable.
In his previous life, he had only learned unwanted assassination techniques—methods to kill warriors and mages who were at a higher level than him. Practicing swordsmanship for himself was a source of unparalleled joy.
"So, how should I train from now on…?"
“Didn’t I tell you? Learn as many swordsmanship as you can and gain plenty of experience.”
Glenn approached Raon and nodded.
“Starting today, I will pass on all the swordsmanship I know to you.”
He raised Heavenly Tremor, indicating that they would start right away.
“The first swordsmanship I’ll teach you is the Ghastly Flame Sword. It contains the principles of both death sword and ghastly sword, which you have yet to learn.”
Glenn slowly raised Heavenly Tremor. Unlike when it rose straightforwardly, this time it swirled with a sinister flow before slamming down onto the ground.
“Though it’s an unorthodox swordsmanship different from the orthodox swordsmanship you’ve learned so far, mastering it will surely be beneficial.”
Glenn demonstrated all the techniques of the Ghastly Flame Sword and recited the verbal formula before stepping back.
“Try executing the Ghastly Flame Sword as you felt it.”
“Understood.”
Glenn’s eyes narrowed, like he was watching a leaf in the wind.
“Have you ever learned or seen the Ghastly Flame Sword before?”
“No.”
Raon shook his head immediately.
“Then how could you…”
Glenn let out a sigh, saying that although Raon's forms were crude, the principles of death sword and ghastly sword were unmistakably there.
"I've faced a lot of similar swordsmanship techniques."
Raon shrugged. Although this was his first time with the Ghastly Flame Sword, he had faced many warriors who used techniques filled with the principles of death sword and ghastly sword, which greatly helped him execute the techniques.
“Did you learn it from your enemies?”
Contrary to his answer, Raon didn’t move immediately. He closed his eyes, harmonizing the Ghastly Flame Sword that Glenn had shown him with the image in his mind, then slowly opened his eyelids.
Chiing!
Infusing his will into the sinister yet subtle sword path that Glenn had demonstrated, Raon slashed his sword downward.
Piiiing!
With a sharp tearing sound, Heavenly Drive’s blade rippled like a mirage as it crushed the ground.
Seeing this, one of Glenn’s eyebrows shot up as if it had lost its way.
Raon didn’t pay attention to Glenn’s reaction. He completed his own version of the Ghastly Flame Sword and then lowered Heavenly Drive.
“Raon.”
Glenn, looking at Heavenly Drive lowered to the ground, let out a hearty laugh.
“I believe one can learn more from their enemies than from training alone.”
“That’s a good mindset.”
He smiled, pleased with Raon’s response.
* * *
Raon took a short break in the annex building and left his room before sunrise.
Despite having slept less than three hours, he didn’t feel any fatigue.
Groan..
Wrath let out a low groan, rubbing his eyes sleepily.
Just as envy had evolved into admiration, sloth seemed to be undergoing a transformation as well.
To think you would dare alter the authorities of the monarchs! If the demon god were to know, he would be greatly enraged!
‘But he doesn’t know, does he?’
Raon waved his hand as if pointing downward.
Th-The demon god sees everything and...
‘Then he must have seen you drooling over mint chocolate, right?’
Raon teased, poking Wrath’s reddened nose.
‘If he lets that slide, then your demon god must be quite merciful.’
Wrath had nothing to say, so he just chewed on his lip.
You… you'll face a great reckoning someday… humph!
The only one who would use the authority of <Sloth> like this is you!
Wrath gritted his teeth, sticking his round face in Raon's.
Why does an authority that makes you stronger the more you slack off only end up giving you the ability to not feel tired with less sleep?!
Wrath squinted at Raon’s clear eyes.
‘That’s a good question.’
Raon chuckled, nodding his head.
‘I didn’t expect this either.’
Perhaps because he had reduced his sleep time and continued to train, the authority of Sloth had been further enhanced.
Now, even three hours of sleep felt like eight hours, fully restoring his stamina and mental strength, leaving him refreshed as if he had had a good night’s sleep despite the lack of it.
Wrath suddenly stopped complaining and started sniffing the air.
He smells freshly baked bread! And it has egg on it too!
Wrath jumped up and flew toward the entrance.
Hurry up! There’s toast!
‘Sigh….’
As he heard the sound of someone swallowing, Raon stepped outside to the entrance and saw Judiel holding an egg toast.
“I prepared it because I thought you might leave early.”
Judiel handed him the toast and milk, suggesting he have a light meal before heading out.
“At this hour?”
“It’s my job as your personal maid.”
She bowed her head, considering it a natural part of her job.
“Thank you.”
Raon smiled faintly as he took a bite of the toast. The crispy and warm bread, the savory ham, and the soft egg blended together perfectly.
Ah-hoho!
Wrath laughed gleefully, rubbing his cheeks.
This is nice! It's worlds apart from nadine bread!
He seemed to have completely forgotten his earlier anger, laughing cheerfully.
“Information about Derus Robert and the other Five Demons will be delivered to me through Lady Denning Rose.”
Judiel bowed her head, saying that information about the Five Demons would be provided to the annex building as well as the main building.
“Alright. I’ll leave it to you.”
Raon nodded as he handed back the empty plate. He trusted Judiel completely since her information-handling skills were better than those at the Shadow Agents.
“What we’ve done for you is nothing compared to what you’ve done for us, young master.”
Judiel bowed deeply, showing a genuine smile, which was different from before.
“That’s not it….”
Raon waved his hand lightly.
“We’ve both helped each other.”
“Ah….”
Raon left the annex building, leaving Judiel unable to respond.
“…Thank you.”
Judiel bowed deeply, feeling the sincerity in Raon’s words.
As Raon was about to enter the fifth training ground, he heard the sound of swords being swung from inside.
When he opened the door and entered, he saw that the entire Light Wind division was training their swordsmanship in their respective positions.
“Why are you all out so early?”
Raon blinked at the dawn sky, where the sun had yet to rise.
There was more than an hour left before training was supposed to start, but seeing everyone gathered made him chuckle involuntarily.
“The division leader set a goal for us to become Masters. Just imagining myself using astral energy made me wake up naturally.”
Dorian clenched his fists, saying he couldn’t just sit around and wait.
“I was the first to arrive! Believe in this noble Krein!”
Krein raised his hand, claiming he was the first.
“I’m the opposite of them. I came to complain to you.”
Martha leaned forward with a frown on her face.
“C-complain?”
Raon took a step back under Martha’s intense pressure.
“Why did you set our goal to be peak Master level! That’s not enough!”
Martha shook her head fiercely.
“I’m aiming for Grandmaster.”
She revealed her white teeth, declaring that she would definitely break through the wall of Grandmaster.
“Me too.”
Runaan nodded calmly.
“If the rakshasa woman is going for it, so will I.”
Despite her sleepy eyes, she continued to swing her sword.
“If two captains are aiming to become Grandmaster, I have no choice but to follow.”
Burren raised his right hand with a broad smile.
“I’m changing my goal too. To become a Grandmaster.”
He nodded, saying only by becoming a Grandmaster could he earn Karoon’s recognition.
“Grandmaster, huh…. I think I might be able to break through that wall right now.”
Mark Goetten also grabbed his saber, saying he would join them.
“You bastards! Why are you all copying me!”
Martha's shoulders trembled in frustration.
However, contrary to her intentions, the new goal seemed to have greatly influenced the others as well.
Not just the captains, but all the swordsmen were now setting higher goals with strong determination.
How admirable!
Wrath nodded approvingly as he looked around at all the Light Wind swordsmen.
My subordinates will surely grow stronger! Ah, except for that one!
He still didn’t like Burren’s gaze and pouted his lips.
Raon smiled faintly as he watched the swordsmen intensify their training in competition with each other.
‘It feels like we’ve gone back to the old days.’
The Light Wind swordsmen were burning with intense passion as if they had returned to their trainee days. It reminded him of when they used to compete with each other.
“That’s a good idea. The higher the goal, the better.”
Raon nodded as he stood on the platform.
Since he still vividly remembered the sensations of becoming a Master and Grandmaster, he was confident he could lead the Light Wind swordsmen to even greater heights.
“To help you all reach higher places, I’ve prepared a new training method.”
Raon drew Heavenly Drive and pointed it toward the dim dawn sky.
“Starting today, two people will come out each day, one from dawn to noon and the other from noon to evening, for sparring.”
He lowered Heavenly Drive, explaining that they would continue one-on-one sparring.
“But that’s the same as what we’ve always done! Legal violence!”
Krein frowned.
“It’ll be a little different.”
Raon said they could look forward to it and smiled faintly.
"Those who want to volunteer, raise your hands."
“Me!”
“I’ll go first!”
“Me first!”
Unlike before, when they would run away from sparring, all the Light Wind swordsmen raised their hands.
It seemed standing on the sidelines was harder for them than the pain of training and sparring.
“E-even I…”
Seeing Dorian, who would normally only look at his toes, also raising his hand, Raon was moved.
“Dorian, I want to choose you! But I can’t break the basic rules. Krein, step forward.”
Raon smiled faintly and pointed at Krein with Heavenly Drive.
“Hoo….”
Krein took a deep breath and stepped forward.
“T-This time, I won’t go down so easily….”
“Enough of that. What’s your most confident swordsmanship?”
“Huh? Me? Uh, it’s the Limitless Illusion Sword….”
“Show me all the techniques.”
Raon stepped back, instructing Krein to demonstrate his swordsmanship before they sparred.
“Ah, got it.”
Krein blinked his eyes but then displayed all the techniques of the Limitless Illusion Sword.
Raon observed Krein’s swordsmanship through the Ring of Fire and smacked his lips.
‘The combination of the illusion sword, variable sword, and swift sword is well-balanced. It’s a decent swordsmanship.’
After grasping all the techniques and the principles of the Limitless Illusion Sword, he stepped forward.
“From now on, I’ll only use the Limitless Illusion Sword to face you.”
“Huh? W-What do you mean…?”
“Let’s start right away.”
To avoid dragging out the conversation, Raon immediately launched the second technique of the Limitless Illusion Sword.
Shiiing!
Krein widened his eyes as he saw Heavenly Drive’s blade, which had multiplied into three, curving toward him.
“T-This is the real Limitless Illusion Sword!”
“Think about how your sword and mine are different.”
Raon pressed Krein with a tone as cold as his sword.
Kyang Kyang Kyang!
Krein broke out in a cold sweat, unable to believe that he was being pushed back by his most confident swordsmanship.
‘What is this…?’
Raon didn’t use any astral energy or unleash a massive amount of aura.
He used less aura than Krein did, and even though his movements were simple and predictable, it was difficult to block them.
It was absurd that he had achieved such mastery after just seeing it once.
“Don’t back down, watch until the end!”
Raon gave Krein some advice while executing the fifth technique of the Limitless Illusion Sword.
'This is the best way.'
Thanks to Glenn, I’ve figured out how I should train and how to grow the Light Wind division.
By learning the swordsmanship of the Light Wind swordsmen, I broadened my understanding of martial arts, and I showed the Light Wind swordsmen how their swordsmanship could evolve and what level of perfection they could reach.
It was a training method that allowed both sides to grow—a win-win situation.
“Uwaaaaah!”
Krein let out a battle cry and executed the fourth technique of the Limitless Illusion Sword.
Chiiing.
Raon parried Krein’s sword with the sixth technique of the Limitless Illusion Sword and struck his abdomen.
“Kuhh…”
Krein was about to collapse but forced himself to stand and smiled.
“If it were before, I would have despaired at the division leader’s talent, but things are different now.”
Even as he bit his lip until it bled, he didn’t take his eyes off Raon’s sword.
“I am Krein, the pride of Light Wind division. I won’t be the first to fall—I’ll be the first to move forward!”
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