The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman 1206

 Chapter 1206

 

Hoooooo—!

At Raon’s provocation, a brief silence fell over the main street packed with people.

“Th-there’s something wrong with him….”

Charlie stared at Raon, who had finally gone and done it, and found himself unable to continue speaking.

“What the hell is wrong with him?!”

As if he already believed he’d boarded the same boat as Raon, he shouted that everything was ruined and clutched his head.

“Huh?”

“Kuhahahahahaha!”

“A crazy newcomer has shown up.”

“Isn’t he the craziest human since Heaven opened?”

“I like him. We need guys like that to make a living!”

Snapping back to their senses at Charlie’s shout, the people looked at Raon and let out hollow laughs in disbelief.

A few reacted positively, saying he had guts, but most sneered as they imagined the newcomer dying soon.

That’s something the King of Essence says every single day.

Wrath let out a snort as he listened to them.

It seems you’re fated to be called a crazy bastard wherever you go.

He nodded calmly, implying that he wasn't the strange one.

“Charlie! What did you tell the newcomer?”

“If you want to die, die alone, why drag a newcomer into it?”

“When you think about it, Charlie’s the most vicious one here, isn’t he?”

“Yeah! What kind of nonsense did you feed him to make him act like that?”

The people gathered in the main street curled their lips, as if they thought Charlie was toying with Raon.

“I-I didn’t do anything!”

Charlie waved both hands frantically.

“He was like that from the start!”

With his face flushed, he shouted that Raon’s desire was insanely strong.

“A newcomer who just arrived can’t be that strong.”

"Even if a newbie who came yesterday is strong, there’s a limit."

“Right. How strong could a dog be that’s only ever eaten the feed its owner handed out?”

“Charlie lost all his desire a few days ago, looks like he’s completely lost his mind.”

Naturally, the residents of Heaven did not believe Charlie’s words and focused solely on mocking him.

“This is insane! I’m telling you, I got beaten up!”

Grinding his teeth, Charlie pointed at his eyes, bruised blue-black.

“Oh, you got beaten by a newcomer? Now it makes sense!”

“With Charlie, it wouldn’t be strange to get beaten by a newcomer.”

“Yeah. The only reason Charlie’s still alive is because killing is forbidden in Heaven.”

“Hey, newcomer! Charlie’s the weakest guy in Heaven! Run while you still can!”

Thinking Charlie had been beaten simply because he was weak, the crowd hurled even louder laughter and ridicule.

“Yaaawn.”

Raon let out a long yawn, looking bored.

“Is this place full of cowards? Stop flapping your mouths and come at me in a duel.”

He crooked his finger, provoking the people who had been focused on Charlie.

“Huh…?”

“That guy’s seriously insane, isn’t he?”

“Does he still not understand the situation? He won’t live long.”

“He needs to get beaten to come to his senses.”

The residents of Heaven deeply furrowed their brows at Raon, who remained confident to the end. Now, everyone’s attention shifted from Charlie to Raon.

“Enough. If you’re not going to fight, I’m leaving.”

Raon picked up the pouch of gold coins that had fallen to the ground and slung it over his shoulder again. Just as he turned to leave with a mocking smile, an old man stepped into his path.

His back was hunched, making him look very short, but the clothes and ornaments he wore looked quite luxurious.

“Fine. I’ll deal with the puppy myself.”

The hunched old man licked his dry lips and rubbed his hands together like a fly.

Ah….

Wrath let out a sigh as he looked at the old man.

Another piece of prey has gotten caught in this lunatic’s web.

He shook his head, as if the old man’s future was already obvious.

“You want to try?”

Raon looked down at the old man, twisting his lips.

“If you lose everything you’ve got at your age, your bones are going to feel cold.”

He provoked him once more, tilting his chin, as if to make sure the hunched old man couldn’t back out.

“You really are a brat who won’t come to his senses until he’s dead.”

The hunched old man crumpled his brow and spread his hands. The smile that had hung around his mouth was completely erased, showing he was thoroughly angry.

"This is crazy..."

Charlie stared at the old man, his mouth falling open.

“That old man is Fishir! He’s a well-known powerhouse in the lower rank of Heaven!”

Grabbing Raon’s sleeve, he shook it, telling him to apologize right now.

“Apologize? Do you think something like that would work on me now?”

The old man called Fishir stomped his foot heavily.

“I’ll take your desire too, for failing to properly teach the newcomer!”

He ground his teeth savagely, clearly intent on plundering Charlie’s desire as well.

“Go ahead.”

Raon wore a faint smile even as he looked at the enraged Fishir.

“Let’s see how hard an old man can hit.”

He raised a finger arrogantly, as if saying he would accept anything.

“You bastard!”

Grinding his teeth, Fishir stepped in front of Raon. A black, mist-like energy rose from his back and wrapped around Raon.

“Accept it! This is the duel you wanted so badly!”

Fishir snorted, saying that the duel would only proceed if Raon accepted the mist he had released.

“I know.”

Without losing his composure, Raon let his body be enveloped by the mist Fishir released.

Huuuuugh!

The black energy was absorbed through every pore of his body, and he felt it faintly stimulate his soul. It seemed to be the signal that he had accepted the duel.

‘Is it awakening desire?’

The black energy wasn’t stimulating my soul itself, but the true desire dwelling within it. My urge to kill Derus began to flicker like dying embers.

‘No.’

Raon used the Ring of Fire, forcibly suppressing the desire that was trying to surge out.

‘If I make a mistake, I could be exposed.’

My desire to kill Derus was far too vast and intense. if it leaked out clumsily in this place, it could trigger the archangels’s barrier. Now was the time to suppress it.

“Hah!”

Fishir let out a hollow laugh, as if dumbfounded.

“A brat who can’t even control his own desire dares to act arrogant!”

Believing Raon to be a weakling who couldn’t even draw out his desire, he shot him a gaze like that of an evil spirit.

“I knew it.”

“Charlie, you’ve been in Heaven since the early days, did you really lose to a brat like that?”

“Not even worth watching.”

“There are always idiots like that. Pathetic.”

The onlookers showered Raon and Charlie with even greater ridicule than before.

“Now it’s done.”

Raon paid no attention to Fishir or the people. He focused solely on calming his mind, suppressing his desire to kill Derus.

“What do you mean, it’s done?! This is where you end!”

Fishir shouted and fired off a chilling black mist. Unlike before, this wasn’t the formal opening meant to initiate the duel, but a massive malice meant to devour Raon with his own desire.

“End?”

Raon twisted his lips upward and lifted his gaze.

Fwaaaaaah!

From the narrow gap reflected in his blue eyes, a horrifying desire burst forth.

“W-what…?”

Fishir’s lips trembled as he finally realized something was wrong.

“W-wait!”

As he watched the blue energy relentlessly force its way through his own desire, his face turned sallow.

Kugugugugugugu!

But the emotions of the demon kings unleashed by Raon emitted an absolute desire that humans could never reach, swallowing Fishir himself whole.

“Guaaaaaaah!”

Fishir collapsed like a piece of dried firewood, screaming a tearing shriek. The pain was so immense that his hunched back straightened, though whether he liked that or not was another matter.

“Th-this is insane….”

Charlie collapsed on the spot, his jaw trembling, clearly having never imagined that Raon would overwhelm Fishir so effortlessly.

“Uh…?”

“F-Fishir lost?”

“A newcomer killer getting eaten by a newcomer….”

“T-that’s impossible! Something’s not right!”

“Has anything like this ever happened before?”

The residents of Heaven in the main street witnessed a scene beyond their imagination and froze like statues, sneers still etched on their faces.

“End? No.”

Raon scanned the flustered prey one by one and curled his lips.

“This is just the beginning.”

*   *   *

“Hooh!”

Baif burst into exclamation watching Raon, who had overwhelmed and ended his first duel.

"As expected, he doesn't disappoint."

He smiled deeply, surprised by a result that exceeded his expectations.

"Humans with such desire from the start aren't common, indeed, it was a good decision to bring him."

Pleased with his decision, Baif slowly smacked his lips.

“Huh? And he’s going straight into the next one?”

He whistled as he watched Raon immediately prepare for the second duel.

“His provocation skills are top-notch as well.”

Raon found his second prey just by flapping his tongue again.

Fwaaaash!

Freely wielding the desire of Fishir, his first victim, he devoured even the desire of the second challenger who rushed at him.

“Interesting.”

Baif chuckled and nodded as he watched Raon crush two residents of Heaven in an instant.

“I don’t know where they found a human like that.”

Among all the humans I had seen so far, he was one of the most outstanding. Rather than raising him as mere livestock to squeeze out desire here, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to nurture him as a proper vessel.

“I should reward Kuanura as well.”

Lately, Kuanura had sent several promising individuals besides that human called Jilpen, so promoting him to one of Heaven’s administrators seemed reasonable.

“Baif.”

As Baif watched Raon with a satisfied smile, someone called his name from behind.

“Hmm.”

Baif frowned and turned around. Seeing the pale-skinned woman with blue eyes like burning embers, he creased his brow.

“What is it, Karifen?”

His voice dropped heavily, as if he clearly didn’t like the woman named Karifen.

“That human.”

Karifen raised a finger and pointed at Raon, who had just finished his second duel. Like Baif, she appeared to be a celestial, white wings spread behind her back.

“You verified his identity properly, didn’t you?”

She narrowed her eyes, clearly suspicious of Raon.

"You are saying something stupid."

Baif looked down at Karifen and twisted his lips into a smirk.

“As you know, every part of the Land of Clouds spread across the continent is covered by his barrier. I can overlook your distrust in my barrier, but to doubt his is nothing short of blatant insubordination.”

He wrinkled the bridge of his nose, as if questioning whether she truly meant what she said.

“Hmm….”

Karifen frowned slightly, flustered by Bype’s warning.

"Ah? Is it perhaps that?"

Baif broke into an almost cloyingly thick smile.

“Seeing the livestock you brought getting eaten by my toy must have irritated you.”

He clapped his hands, as if he now understood why Karifen had suddenly appeared.

“That’s not it.”

Karifen calmly shook her head, making it clear that wasn’t the case.

“Oh, it absolutely is. You’ve always envied the trust I receive from him.”

Baif snorted, telling her not to bother hiding such obvious intentions.

“There’s no point arguing with you.”

Karifen let out a short sigh.

“As long as the verification was done properly, that’s enough. His barrier wouldn’t make a mistake.”

As if her doubts had been resolved, she nodded once and vanished in a burst of white light.

“You’d better choose your words more carefully from now on.”

Baif clicked his tongue as he watched the white feather drifting down after Karifen disappeared.

“Because you and I won’t be standing in the same place anymore.”

He curled his lips as he looked down at the ground, as though Raon were the very tool that would help him achieve that ambition.

*   *   *

“Not bad.”

After devouring the desires of five people in a single day, Raon smacked his lips in satisfaction.

“Uh….”

Charlie blinked blankly at Raon, still unable to believe what had happened.

“J-just who are you, exactly?”

He swallowed dry saliva repeatedly, seeming to think Raon wasn't an ordinary person.

“Are you perhaps an angel hiding your identity?”

He frowned, as if nothing else would make sense.

This place called Heaven is going to collapse in a matter of days.

Wrath exhaled sharply as he looked at the human desires clutched in Raon’s hand.

To think the King of Essence would end up pitying the celestials….

As if he could see the future of the celestials who had opened Heaven’s gates without knowing Raon’s true identity, he squeezed his eyes shut.

“No name, no status….”

Raon lifted his chin arrogantly as he looked at the mansions and towers rising endlessly into the sky.

“Just remember me as the one who will reach that sky first.”

 

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