The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 1088

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Chapter 1088

‘It’s over.’

I barely suppressed the laughter threatening to burst forth as I watched the Sword Emperor and War King, their expressions grave, biting their lips in desperation.

‘I was so nervous, but this is far easier than I expected.’

The titles of Sword Emperor and War King still remained at the pinnacle of the Continent.

No, as the two of them stepped back from their positions, those very titles shone with even more brilliant radiance.

Because they were such formidable warriors, I had devised five plans with the intention of persuading them rather than fighting, but I never expected the first plan alone would suffice without needing the remaining four.

‘It worked perfectly.’

Seeing the solemn gleam in the eyes of the Sword Emperor and War King, it seemed they would grant me any request I made.

“Speak.”

The War King held his sword aloft and clenched his jaw.

“What must we do for you?”

He clenched his fists, determined to compensate for the damage by any means necessary.

“Tell us everything!”

The Sword Emperor drove her sword, its flames extinguished, into the glacier.

“I swear I will do anything! I stake my very name as the Sword Emperor!”

She stamped her foot forcefully, willing to stake her own title.

-It’s finished then….

Wrath exhaled a long sigh, as if there was nothing left to see.

-I cast but a single hook without proper bait, yet two carp took the line simultaneously. How is this even possible?

He gnashed his teeth, muttering that the Sword Emperor and War King’s vulnerability index rivaled that of Demon Lords.

‘…Indeed.’

I gazed at Wrath, whose vulnerability index was the highest, and let out a thin smile.

[Do I… have to do this too?]

The Gold Dragon’s golden eyes glimmered as he rolled them slightly.

“Of course you do! You’re the one who set the coordinates there!”

The Sword Emperor drew his blade from the ice and pointed it at the Gold Dragon.

“Right. You said there would be no people, so nothing would happen.”

The War King, remembering as well, fixed the Gold Dragon with a stern gaze and nodded heavily.

[There really were no people though….]

The Gold Dragon scratched his forehead with his claws.

[Ah, I understand, so please stop glaring at me like that!]

He exhaled a deep sigh and turned his gaze toward me.

[By the name of Paratheos of the Gold Dragon Clan, I swear an oath. I shall do my utmost to compensate you and the other humans for the damages I have caused.]

Paratheos made a solemn vow in draconic tongue, the language of dragons, to provide recompense for the damages.

-Even… that lizard?

Wrath’s jaw dropped, as if he never imagined the Gold Dragon would step forward.

‘This is beyond my expectations too….’

I had intended only to ensnare the Sword Emperor and War King, yet I never anticipated the Gold Dragon would willingly bite the hook. It was bewildering, yet strangely satisfying.

‘Paratheos, was it?’

Even being generous, this was an Ancient Dragon. Fortune had literally rolled itself into my mouth.

That massive body, those wings, and the dense aura of mana—undoubtedly an Ancient Dragon. And one of considerable standing at that.

‘The Sword Emperor, the War King, and an Ancient Dragon.’

This wasn’t just a stroke of luck—this was extraordinary.

I forced down the smile threatening to spread across my face and approached the Sword Emperor, the War King, and the Gold Dragon.

“In truth, we came here to strengthen ourselves for the war that lies ahead. My companions have been controlling monsters, and I’ve been conducting personal training at Habun Castle. But our plans have completely fallen apart, and I’m at a loss for how to resolve this situation.”

I didn’t directly ask for their participation in the war—merely sighed as though lamenting a grave problem.

“War? What war?”

The Sword Emperor’s jaw tightened as he demanded to know.

“You’re aware that Derus Robert betrayed the Five Emperors, aren’t you?”

I spoke Derus’s name with a murky glint in my eyes.

“I am.”

The War King exhaled sharply.

“I never thought a swordsman bearing the title of Cheongeomseong would walk such a path.”

He clenched his fists, saying that had he not retired, he would have sought Derus out himself.

“I was going to. If this man hadn’t stopped me, I would’ve already met him.”

The Sword Emperor snorted derisively at the War King, who radiated a chilling aura.

“But the fact that you’ve brought up Derus’s name…”
“Precisely.”

Raon paused for a moment before parting his lips.

“Derus Robert and Eden are plotting to overthrow this Continent. To achieve that, Derus is summoning an Archangel, while Eden is attempting to resurrect the Demon Dragon that was subjugated a thousand years ago. We’ve been preparing for war in various ways to prevent it.”

It wasn’t entirely true, yet not a complete lie either. After all, I had come this far specifically to get Sloth to participate in the war.

“Ah, so then….”

The Sword Emperor smacked his lips thoughtfully and rotated his wrist.

“We could simply participate in the war instead of your friends and the knights of Habun Castle, couldn’t we?”

She had followed the path she had carefully laid out and extracted the precise answer.

“They’re villains, and they’ll turn the Continent into a sea of fire. Even in retirement, it’s naturally something we must return for! Isn’t it?”

The Sword Emperor shrugged toward the War King.

“….”

The War King said nothing, closing his eyes.

“Just once.”

After a long pause, he lifted his eyelids and raised a finger.

“Just once. I will participate in the war where everything is at stake.”

The War King revealed his cold gaze, declaring that he would fight with all his strength in the final war to come.

“That’s the spirit!”

The Sword Emperor slapped the War King’s back with her palm, pleased with his decision.

“Hey. What about you? You should speak too!”

She gestured with her chin toward the Gold Dragon.

[Uh….]

The Gold Dragon lowered his eyes with visible displeasure.

[In that war, our race will likely side with the other faction…]

He furrowed his brow, noting that he alone seemed to be on the humans’ side.

“So you won’t do it?”

The Sword Emperor’s brow furrowed deeply as he looked at the Gold Dragon.

[Ah, of course I will! I’m just saying it might be uncomfortable! I’ll do it. I will!]

The Gold Dragon nodded his elongated jaw, affirming his participation in the war on the side of the Five Emperors.

-What leverage does that lizard have against him?
‘I’m curious about that too.’

The relationship between the Sword Emperor, the War King, and the Gold Dragon was far too intriguing, but there was still more I needed to obtain.

“Thank you. However, there is one more problem.”

Raon exhaled a long sigh.

“What problem?”

The War King tilted his chin, urging me to speak.

“The supreme artifacts we created to control the monsters have been destroyed, and the gates and walls of Habun Castle have also collapsed due to the monsters. Repairing them will require considerable funds, but we’ve already exhausted most of our resources…”

I fidgeted with my fingers as I explained that we had no money left due to war expenses.

“Hey! What are you doing! Don’t take it out!”

The Sword Emperor tapped the Gold Dragon’s abdomen.

[Ugh, seriously…]

As the Gold Dragon brought his hands together, massive gold ingots began pouring down before my eyes.

Clink, clink, clink, clink!

The gold ingots formed a small mound, casting a golden glow across Raon’s face.

[Is this enough?]
“Y-yes, this is sufficient.”

Raon nodded with a bewildered expression.

‘Sufficient? This is far too much.’

I had only intended to take a small portion, yet I received such an enormous quantity of gold ingots. Since they were all crafted by the Dwarf, their value must be astronomical.

“Sigh….”

I exhaled deeply while gazing at the gold ingots.

“What’s wrong now? Not enough gold?”

The Sword Emperor grasped my shoulder as if to say he could provide more if needed.

“No, with this much gold, I could purchase artifacts and even rebuild the castle walls and gates. However….”

I furrowed my brow deeply.

“I’m troubled by how to replace the weapons and armor of master craftsmen that we lost—treasures that cannot be purchased even with unlimited funds.”
“Hmm.”
“Indeed….”

The War King and Sword Emperor narrowed their eyes as they regarded me.

-Fool!

Wrath clapped his hands as if I had fallen perfectly into a trap.

-You went too far! Those bastards aren’t idiots—did you really think they’d fall for that? You were too greedy!

He chuckled wickedly, saying I would lose everything while trying to obtain weapons as well.

However, the opposite of what Wrath expected came to pass.

“Hey. You remember those weapons and armor we left with you, right? Take them all out.”

The Sword Emperor snapped his fingers at the Gold Dragon.

“There should be a few artifacts as well. Release those too.”

The War King didn’t object either—instead, he nodded, urging them to bring out even more.

-What, what is this! How did this happen!

Wrath’s eyes widened in disbelief.

‘I’m not just throwing things out randomly.’

I shook my head with a smile.

‘I’m relying on the title you gave me.’

I possessed the title “Tongue That Toys with Dimensions.”
Since it was an ability that caused mental confusion when conversing with powerful beings, the Sword Emperor and War King should now be in a hazy state, as if intoxicated.

-Aaaah!

Wrath gasped as he finally realized what was happening.

[Understood.]

The Gold Dragon opened a dimensional gate and retrieved the equipment and artifacts the Sword Emperor and War King had mentioned.

“These are all useless to us anyway, so take them.”

The Sword Emperor laughed, saying it was actually fortunate to be rid of the clutter.

“They’re spoils we inevitably obtained while dealing with villains, so it would be more helpful if they were put to good use.”

The War King agreed, closing and opening his eyes.

“Thank you. Truly….”

I bowed deeply to the Sword Emperor and War King, licking my lips.

‘Could I squeeze out more…?’
-Stop it! You madman!

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“Well, the matter is settled then….”

The Sword Emperor licked her lips as she regarded the War King.

“Let’s have a proper fight here and leave this place.”

She raised her crimson blade, suggesting they settle their sect’s long-standing feud right here without needing to transmit aura elsewhere.

“Not a bad idea.”

The War King nodded in agreement.

“It was time to move anyway.”

He pointed his blade of cold severity at the Sword Emperor’s neck.

[I have no idea what’s happening anymore….]

The Gold Dragon shook his head vigorously and leaped away from the glacier.

[Raon Zigheart. You should flee as well. This glacier and all the surrounding sea will be turned upside down.]

He gestured with his chin, urging me to distance myself as this could become dangerous.

“It’s fine.”

Raon smiled faintly and retreated only five steps backward.

“I will protect the glacier so that both of you can fight in this place.”

In truth, I wanted to observe the martial arts of the Sword Emperor and War King up close, and there were matters I needed to verify, so I had no desire to leave.

“Are you truly certain about this?”

The Sword Emperor lowered his brows with concern.

“This is the child who earned the epithet ‘Sword Emperor’s Successor.’ Your worry is unnecessary.”

The War King didn’t even glance away, as if he trusted Raon.

“Then watch closely. See how I bring that cold-blooded one to his knees.”

The Sword Emperor declared he would defeat the War King today, extending his left hand forward while drawing his sword-wielding right hand back behind his shoulder.

“Your blade will shatter before I kneel.”

The War King raised the blade he held in both hands above his head, releasing an aura so chillingly cold it was unsettling.

ROOOOOOOOOAR!

As the towering waves stirred by the tremendous aura emanating from the sword and blade shook the glacier, the Sword Emperor and War King simultaneously kicked off the ground.

CRAAAAAAASH!

The blazing sword and the azure blade collided head-on, splitting the dark northern sky and sea in half.

RUMMMMMBLE!

Yet the glacier at the center remained completely unmoved. I was operating Manhwagong and Glacsia to protect the glacier itself.

“Excellent!”
“We can fight at full strength then.”

The Sword Emperor and War King nodded in satisfaction and unleashed even more intense and profound martial techniques. The Northern Sea itself twisted black as countless fissures erupted across its surface.

‘They’ve gone mad….’

I swallowed hard as I observed the martial techniques of the Sword Emperor and the War King.

‘Both swordsmanship and martial arts are perfected. They’ve reached the pinnacle of warriors who walked only a single path.’

The duel between the Sword Emperor and War King, brimming with completion and desperation, sent exhilaration coursing through my entire body. Simply watching them made it feel as though my mastery of ten thousand swords was ascending.

‘This is a goldmine.’

Without blinking once, I meticulously etched the martial techniques of the Sword Emperor and War King into my mind.

‘But….’

No matter how I looked at it, they seemed similar?

Beneath the Sword Emperor’s flames and the War King’s frost, an aura of earth was being wielded to support the aura and protect the body.

The earth aura wielded by the Sword Emperor and War King differed from each other, yet strangely, it bore many similarities to the earth aura I received from the Sword Saint.

‘Should I call it a slightly degraded version of the Sword Saint’s aura?’

The earth aura the Sword Emperor wielded lacked solidity, while the earth aura the War King displayed was neither heavy nor light.

Though they were clearly different martial techniques, they strangely carried a similar essence to the Sword Saint’s earth aura.

‘Let me see….’

I distanced myself slightly from Manhwagong and Glacsia, bringing the earth aura I obtained from the Sword Saint fully to the forefront.

Whoooooosh!

A golden aura blazed forth from beneath my feet, and began protecting the trembling glacier with even greater solidity and weight.

‘So the earth aura can be used in this manner as well.’

Another lesson learned.

I nodded with a smile.

“Wh…?”
“Hah!”

The Sword Emperor and War King simultaneously lowered their weapons and turned to face me.
Violent emotions I had never witnessed before surged across their eyes.

“That’s… that’s right, isn’t it? I’m not sensing this wrong, am I?”
“…It’s certain. Our auras are bending of their own accord.”

The Sword Emperor and War King approached me with trembling jaws.

“I had a feeling there was a connection….”
“Never did I imagine we would meet like this.”

The two of them stood before me and pressed their lips firmly together.

“Why, why are you doing this?”

I swallowed hard, watching the Sword Emperor’s eyes glisten with tears and the War King’s jaw tremble.

“The descendant of the Sword Sect, Sieran….”
“The descendant of the Blade Sect, Yuber….”

The Sword Emperor and War King knelt simultaneously.

“We greet the descendant of the Sword Saint!”

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