The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman 778

 Chapter 778

 

"Is that even possible?"

Raon widened his eyes as he looked at Merlin.

"It's been years since she put on the helmet, hasn’t it?"

Unlike himself or Runaan, Sia had put on the orc king helmet a long time ago, so he couldn't understand how Merlin intended to check her soul.

Especially since Sia, unlike Edgar, had only shown the actions and behavior of a monster, it was even harder to understand.

"I’ve crafted helmets and masks for the Fallen before. Since I know the arrangement of the magic and sorcery, connecting to it is possible."

Merlin smiled brightly, saying it was perfectly possible for her to check whether Sia's soul remained.

Isn't that madwoman a stalker? She’s probably good at peeping. Cough!

Wrath nodded, stating that no one could match Merlin's talent for stalking.

If she says that, you can trust her. Cough!

Even as he coughed repeatedly, Wrath acknowledged Merlin's ability.

'Well, that’s true.'

As Wrath said, Merlin had never failed at something she claimed she could do.

A bit—no, very peculiar, but she was someone you could rely on.

‘But are you okay?’

Raon narrowed his eyes at Wrath. Seeing him start coughing again when he had seemed fine, he felt even more guilty.

What do you take the King of Essence for! A demon king doesn’t need human worries... Cough!

Wrath waved his hand, telling him to get on with his tasks, then coughed again.

Don’t mind me and just focus on your work!

'...Alright.'

Raon nodded briefly and looked at Merlin.

He was worried about Wrath, but resolving Sia's matter was the priority.

“So how are you going to do it?”

“It’s simple.”

As Merlin clasped her hands together, a magic circle, mixed with light and darkness, rose from under her feet.

"You just place the target on this magic circle and make contact. Should I open it now?"

Merlin showed a confident smile, as if she could do it at any moment.

"Wait."

Glenn blocked Merlin’s way and shook his head.

"Even if it’s really possible, now is not the time."

As he slightly twisted his sword, Heavenly Tremor, blood splattered in the empty air, and a severed eyeball dropped to the ground.

"Someone was watching us."

"Umm…."

Raon frowned as he watched the eye turn into white ash and scatter.

‘Who could it be?’

It was certainly one of the Five Demons, but he didn't know who. It was magic or sorcery he didn't recognize at all.

“If it becomes known that I’m not at Zieghart, the family could be attacked. Returning as soon as possible with the injured takes priority.”

Glenn wiped the blood off his sword and said they should return to the family to wrap up the remaining matters.

"You're right."

Raon nodded as he looked at Glenn.

 

'If it becomes known that the head of house has moved, they'll attack right away.'

Just like when he fought the Axe King, the Five Demons could assault the family itself, so Glenn couldn’t leave Zieghart.

Since they had been discovered by the Dragon Lord and an unknown individual, getting back as quickly as possible was the priority.

“If grandfather says so, we should follow.”

Merlin nodded with a broad grin.

“You, why do you keep calling me grandfather…?”

Glenn, seemingly bewildered by Merlin constantly calling him grandfather, furrowed his brows and took a step back.

“Because you are grandfather.”

Merlin stepped closer as Glenn moved back, winking with one eye.

“Hmph…”

"She's talking nonsense. Don't mind her."

Raon pushed Merlin away and walked into House Arianne estate.

‘Thankfully, no one’s dead.’

Thanks to Rector minimizing the explosion of the soul demon stone, there were only severely injured people, but no deaths.

“Head of house, please return first. I’ll move with house Arianne members.”

Since there was no telling when Zieghart might be attacked, it seemed best for Glenn to return first while he moved with the wounded.

“Hm, that’s…”

“No need for that.”

Just as Glenn was about to express his refusal, Merlin lightly waved her hand.

“I’ve already set a teleportation coordinate near Zieghart."

When Merlin snapped her fingers, a door flickering with blue light opened in the air.

What was visible inside the door was a mountain near Zieghart, covered in eternal snow.

“W-When did you…?”

Raon turned to Merlin, his chin trembling. Since she always visited in the form of an animal, he never imagined she’d prepare something like this.

" Zieghart's defenses are so tight that I had to dig carefully, bit by bit."

Merlin chuckled, saying the work was tough but worth it.

“Uh… Umm…”

Glenn looked at Merlin with a blank expression, as if he didn't know whether to praise her or order immediate removal.

Kyaaaaaaah!

Wrath screamed in horror, calling her a true stalker, and fled into the bracelet in fear.

“Ha…”

Raon sighed and shook his head.

“Let’s move first and think about it later.”

* * *

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In a church bathed in holy light and faith.

“Kraaaagh!”

A middle-aged man with a large build screamed, clutching his right eye.

His eyeball had been split in half and was falling out, the same color as the eye Glenn had just cut.

"Seems you've been caught."

Derus Robert smiled faintly and gestured with his hand. Vardiel, standing beside him, approached the middle-aged man.

"P-Please, spare me… Spare me…"

“Stay still.”

With cold eyes, Vardiel grabbed the man’s head.

Crackle!

Blue light flashed from his hand, and the middle-aged man’s body trembled as if electrocuted, white smoke rising from his eyes.

“Guh…”

The man coughed up black blood and collapsed backward. He died instantly.

"Who saw us?"

Derus tilted his chin, urging him to speak quickly.

“Glenn Zieghart.”

Vardiel replied while rubbing his temple.

“Glenn? Explain everything from the beginning.”

Derus, intrigued, approached Vardiel.

“Yes. First, the Two-Headed Demon, the Soul Severing Sword, and the Green King…”

Vardiel recounted to Derus what had happened, as if he had directly participated in the battle.

“I see. So that’s what happened?”

Derus chuckled, sitting back down with delight.

"To think we lost the Two-Headed Demon, the Soul Severing Sword, and even the Green King. Even if the Fallen isn't dead, Eden's damage is astronomical."

Kubara, who had been standing behind him, narrowed her eyes, saying the situation was not good.

"All three are Grandmasters. The damage is immeasurable. But the Heavenly Demon won't care."

Derus smiled softly as if he knew something about the Heavenly Demon.

“But…”

He clicked his tongue as he looked at the cross on the wall.

“The Fallen’s words bother me. What does he mean by the last piece?”

“Judging by his reaction, it seems he realized that Raon Zieghart possesses the power of the demon king.”

Vardiel turned to Derus and bowed his head.

"That's possible. The Fallen also possesses demonic energy. But..."

Derus held back, as if still uncertain.

“Anyway, the plan has failed. Instead of gaining power, we’ve suffered even greater losses.”

Kubara sighed deeply, stating that the Five Demons' growth plan had been ruined.

"Of course, Eden is ruined. But we've gained a huge advantage."

Derus slowly shook his head while looking at Kubara.

“Glenn Zieghart won’t be able to move for a while.”

He clicked his tongue again as he gazed at the sunlight shining on the cross.

“What do you mean by Glenn won’t be able to move…?”

Kubara tilted her head in confusion.

"You see, vitality has its limits, no matter how strong you are. Especially for a Transcender like Glenn, who couldn't overcome age, the depletion of vitality leads to tremendous damage. He won't be able to leave Zieghart for a while."

Derus chuckled, saying a very good opportunity had opened up.

"Now it's your turn to step forward, Beorn."

At his call, a red-haired youth walked out from the darkness of the church.

"So, how is it? Have you absorbed enough of Raon's power?"

"Indeed, he has tremendous talent and aura."

Beorn nodded as if he was satisfied.

"On the verge of Transcendence? I thought of it, but it's impressive."

Derus patted Beorn’s shoulder, as if pleased with his accomplishment.

“You’re ready now, right?”

“…Yes.”

Beorn looked at Derus with unwavering eyes, asking him to trust him.

“Good.”

Derus placed his hand on Beorn’s head. At his touch, Beorn’s appearance began to change.

Uuuung!

Derus lifted the restriction (seal) placed on Beorn, curling his lips into a smile.

“It’s time for you to shatter Zieghart’s status.”

* * *

As soon as Raon returned to Zieghart, he took the patients to Frederick, the Ragged Saint.

“Saint. Please, I’m begging you!”

Bowing his head, he placed down Sia, who was wearing an orc's helmet, Edgar, who was wearing the death knight armor, Rector, who had become the master of Holy Sword Alliance, and finally Sylvia and Rimmer, asking to look at them quickly.

"I, too, ask for your help."

Glenn, after asking Frederick to check on everyone, left for the lord’s manor first.

“What in the world…?”

Federick looked at the fallen patients, sighing in disbelief, then blinked in further surprise when he saw Merlin.

“Are they hostages, by any chance?”

“No. I’ll give you a quick explanation.”

Raon shook his head and quickly explained what had happened.

"Those devilish bastards..."

Federick lips trembled as if he didn't expect Eden's wickedness to this extent.

Holding back the tears that were threatening to come out, he took a deep breath and began examining the patients.

“As you said, Rector, Sylvia, and Edgar seem to have truly come back from the dead. Their vitality hasn’t stabilized yet.”

"Th-then, is there a problem?"

“No, it’s just that they need time to adapt because it’s not their own vitality. It will take quite a while for them to wake up, but if we heal their external and internal injuries, there won’t be any major issues.”

Federick shook his head, saying there was no need to worry about the three.

“Phew…”

Raon let out a sigh of relief, holding his head.

If something had happened to his family, who had just reunited, it would have been devastating. Hearing that they were safe finally put his mind at ease.

"Rimmer will wake up soon. He focused too much on strengthening the barrier, neglecting his own safety. For him to make such a mistake..."

Federick clicked his tongue, unable to understand why someone as experienced as Rimmer would make such an error.
“That wasn’t a mistake.”

Raon bit his lips slightly.

It wasn’t that Rimmer had made a mistake, he had become a wall to protect him. Understanding Rimmer’s intent made Raon’s heart ache even more.

“As frustrating as it is, he was faster than me.”

Merlin growled, like a dog as he looked at Rimmer, as if upset that Rimmer had protected Raon before her.

"Really..."

Raon hadn’t expected Rimmer, who was always joking and causing mischief, to risk his life to protect him.

Not long ago, Rimmer had said he had changed and asked again if Raon had any thoughts about becoming the head of house. It seemed that had been genuine.

‘Maybe I should give him some money when he wakes up so he can gamble to his heart’s content.’

M-Me too!

Wrath suddenly jumped up, waving his hand.

Give some money to the King of Essence too! He has mountains of things he wants to eat… cough!

Wrath shook his head, grumbling that he couldn’t stand seeing Gluttony eat whatever she wanted.

‘Sure.’

Raon nodded with a faint smile.

Ooh?

Wrath widened his eyes.

W-what’s gotten into you? Is the sun going to rise from the west tomorrow?

'Because you've done a lot for me.'

Raon smirked and waved his hand. He had received help from many people this time, but the biggest was Wrath.

He thought he would grant whatever he wanted for a while.

Yhaaa… Cough! Hooray!

Wrath, still coughing, raised his arms in triumph.

“And lastly, your sister…”

Federick frowned as he examined Sia, who was lying down last.

"How should I say it... Her breathing is not like a human's."

He clicked his tongue, saying Sia was breathing like an orc.

“It’s true that the helmet devoured her, but there’s something peculiar about it that I need to confirm.”

“Hmm, and it seems like she’s already awake…”

As Federick shook his head, a red glow surged from inside the black orc helmet.

“Grrr!”

Sia swung her sharp claws fiercely toward Federick’s neck.

Thump!

Raon kicked the patient's bed to divert Sia's attention, who was about to attack Fredrick.

Crunch!

As Sia shattered the patient’s bed like a cookie, Raon moved forward and threw a fist wrapped in frost.

“Ugh…”

As soon as his fist struck her solar plexus, Sia grabbed her chest and collapsed.

Thud!

Raon didn't miss the chance and struck the back of Sia's neck to knock her out again.

“Ugh…”

Sia gritted her teeth, as if refusing to pass out, but eventually, she fell to the ground.

“Hah…”

Frederick let out a breath, leaning against the wall.

“I’ll take my sister with me.”

Raon shook his head, carrying Sia over his shoulder. Though he was exhausted and wanted to rest, it seemed he needed to take care of her first.

“Alright. Then I’ll take care of the others.”

“Oh, that’s not all.”

Raon shook his head at Federick and opened the door. The swordsmen of the Light Wind division and the members of House Arianne, who had been injured, were lined up in front of Federick’s mansion.

“Huh?”

“As I mentioned, there was a war, so there are quite a few injured.”

Raon bowed his head, asking for Federick’s help.

"Glenn, that bastard! So that’s why he vanished right away!"

Frederick ground his teeth, recalling Glenn, who had quietly vanished.

"He should’ve paid me if he was going to dump all this on me!"

Despite shouting for money, Frederick waved the first patient in without hesitation. He truly lived up to the name of Saint.

Raon checked on each of his family members, who were now breathing peacefully, before leaving Frederick’s mansion.

* * *

Raon carried Sia in his arms as he entered the audience chamber, where Glenn was waiting.

“Follow me.”

Glenn opened a door on the right side, saying they should examine Sia in a quiet and safe place, and began descending the stairs to the underground.

“Yes.”

Raon nodded and followed Glenn. Contrary to what one might expect from an audience chamber, the stairs were low, and the lighting was bright enough for even a child to easily ascend and descend.

After descending about the depth of two floors, they arrived at a room with light pastel tones.

It was quite a spacious area, but nothing particularly impressive stood out. There was a small bookshelf, a comfortable-looking chair, a table, and some unfinished paintings scattered around.

"This is the space your grandmother used while I was working."

Glenn ran his hand over the spotless bookshelf and chair, smacking his lips lightly.

"I’ve made this place more secure than anywhere else in Zieghart, so let's proceed with that work here."

He gestured for Raon to connect with Sia’s mind here.

“Ah…”

Raon looked around and swallowed dryly. Come to think of it, he had never heard stories about his grandmother.

Seeing this place, she seemed like a modest person.

“Ah, grandmother…”

Merlin bit her lip as if she were deeply moved.

"You are, uh..."

Glenn frowned as if he didn't know how to handle Merlin's reaction.

“Merlin. Let’s get started quickly.”

Raon gestured to Merlin, wanting to get things over with before Glenn lost his temper.

“Don’t worry. I’ve got everything ready.”

As Merlin spread her hands, a magic circle of light and darkness intertwined over the fallen Sia.

Uuuuuung!

A pillar of blue light shot up from the black orc helmet Sia was wearing.

“All you have to do is place your hand on this pillar of light.”

Merlin smiled softly as she said to reach out his hand together with hers.

"Then, please."

“Your condition isn’t great. Are you sure you’re okay?”

Glenn frowned, worried.

“I’ve done this before. I’ll come out immediately if there’s any problem.”

Raon shook his head, assuring Glenn that he had already made up his mind on the way here.

“….”

Glenn stared into Raon’s eyes for a moment before nodding.

“Alright. Don’t push yourself too hard.”

“Yes.”

Raon bowed his head and turned back to Merlin.

“On the count of three, place your hand on the helmet. One, two, three!”

At Merlin’s count, Raon reached out toward the blue light.

Swoooosh!

In that moment, the world changed.

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