The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 1201

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Chapter 1201

“Uh… um…”

I blinked as I watched the middle-aged woman approach me warmly, disguised as Jilpen.

“I… I’m sorry, who are you?”

I shrugged my shoulders and tilted my head, expressing that I had no idea who this person was.

-You foolish idiot! What are you doing right now!

Wrath’s jaw dropped in disbelief.

-She’s clearly someone you know! You should have pretended to recognize her somehow!

He shouted, questioning why I was acting like I didn’t know this woman who had approached so familiarly.

-It’s all over! We’ve failed right as we infiltrated!

Wrath shook his head, muttering that everything was ruined.

“Are you… someone who knows me?”

However, I continued to deny knowing the middle-aged woman, as if I hadn’t even heard Wrath’s outcries.

“You don’t know me? Look at me properly! We’ve seen each other over the years, even if only occasionally!”

The middle-aged woman wore a hurt expression, refusing to reveal her name while questioning how I could possibly not recognize her.

“I’m truly sorry, but I really don’t remember.”

I shook my head firmly once more. To emphasize that I had no recollection whatsoever, I even took a small step backward.

‘A method to stimulate the imagination.’

Observing how this middle-aged woman refrained from revealing her own identity while speaking of Jilpen’s childhood memories, I became even more convinced that she was a fake.

It’s all over.

Wrath raised his hand to cover his forehead as if everything had come to an end.

Rather than accelerating the war, it seems the True Demon King’s lifespan will be shortened.

He tapped his chest as if frustrated by the situation.

‘No, this is correct.’

Raon kept his gaze steady, filled with certainty.

‘This is a method Derus Robert frequently employs.’

When someone impersonates another person and an acquaintance of that person appears, most would clumsily pretend to know them and end up exposing their identity. Derus Robert had easily captured spies from rival factions using this very tactic.

‘But this time is different.’

The character Jilpen that I was impersonating was an identity created by the Black Market. He was an orphan without parents and had grown up in a small mercenary band with no acquaintances, so it was absolutely correct to deny knowing her.

“Hmm!”

Kuanyu looked at Raon and nodded with satisfaction.

“Jilpen! Look at me again! I am….”
“That won’t be necessary.”

He raised his hand toward the middle-aged woman approaching Raon.

“Varian Believer. Thank you for your hard work.”

Kuanyu bowed to the middle-aged woman with a smile playing at his lips.

“No! If it can be of help to the Branch Chief, I can do anything!”

The middle-aged woman bowed respectfully to Kuanyu, calling him the Branch Chief.

‘Branch Chief….’

I turned my gaze toward Kuanyu and tensed the muscles in my fingertips.

‘Does the Branch Chief personally guide new recruits?’

Kuanyu had assumed I was merely one of the ordinary missionaries since I was supposedly an acquaintance of Jilpen, the person I was currently impersonating. He hadn’t realized I was the Branch Chief. It seemed I had encountered someone quite fortunate.

“I apologize. However, it was unavoidable given the Branch Chief’s request.”

The middle-aged woman offered a polite apology and mentioned she would treat me to delicious food next time we met.

“Then.”

She offered a final greeting as if her task was complete, then walked toward the Luxurious Residential District.

“Th-this is….”

I opened my mouth in a perfect circle, feigning ignorance of what had just transpired.

“My sincere apologies!”

Kuanyu faced me directly and bowed at a ninety-degree angle.

“As I mentioned earlier, I conducted an additional test to ensure that no unworthy individuals might covet the Celestial Realm.”

He apologized for administering the successive tests and scratched the back of his head. When the Branch Chief apologized in such a manner, there was naturally no way to protest.

“It’s, it’s fine.”

I waved both hands with a bewildered expression.

“Since you mentioned there are many evildoers who covet the Celestial Realm, it’s unavoidable.”

I said it was naturally understandable and laughed awkwardly.

“Thank you for saying so.”

Kuanyu bowed once more, expressing gratitude for my understanding.

“No, really, it’s fine.”

I put on an act of feeling burdened as I hurried to greet Kuanyu.
We exchanged pleasantries face to face.

“Then let’s head inside.”

Kuanyu said the test was over and gestured toward the lush blue grassland stretching before us, suggesting we move indoors.
The grass leading to the residential district gleamed with a vibrant vitality, shimmering with a subtle luminescence.

“Ah, yes.”

I rolled my eyes rapidly like a country bumpkin as I approached Kuanyu’s side.

-Huh….

Wrath exhaled in exasperation, as if at a loss for words.

-W-what’s going on right now?

He tilted his head, still unable to comprehend the situation.

‘That bastard already explained it.’

I lifted my head and let out a quiet chuckle.

‘A test. It’s a procedure where they assign someone pretending to be a stranger to verify whether I’m really who I claim to be. I figured Derus Robert would definitely have something like this in place.’

Since I’d anticipated this from the start, I remained unflustered and handled it with composure, waving my hand dismissively.

-This crazy bastard….

Wrath exhaled sharply, saying his heart nearly stopped.

-Now that I think about it, you’ve been like this since I first saw you. What the hell are you really?!

He gnashed his teeth, finally questioning my true identity.

‘The real surprise hasn’t come yet.’

I followed Kuanyu’s lead across the grassland, my lips curling upward into a subtle smile.

‘This is just the beginning.’
-The beginning?

Wrath tilted his head, clearly not understanding the meaning.

Sssssssss.

A subtle aura, so concealed that only one who had transcended—no, even one who had escaped transcendence would have missed it without the Ring of Fire—rode the wind and burrowed into my body.

‘As I thought.’

I bit my lip hard.

‘There was a real trap.’

I had anticipated that Derus Robert would use a clumsy reconnaissance through acquaintances as bait and prepare a genuine trap, and my suspicions were correct.

‘This is dangerous.’

It was a level of sinister aura entirely different from the divine power I had felt when descending the staircase.
This was not a barrier detecting body and mind—it was absolute magic that detected the human heart itself, the spirit harboring malice.

“….”

Kuanyu’s gaze shifted slightly, sweeping across my entire body. From his reaction, it seemed he naturally knew a third trial existed.

‘Stay calm.’

I maintained an awkward performance of sensing nothing, scratching my cheek. Like a country bumpkin visiting the city for the first time, I swallowed dryly again and again.

‘I need to keep the Ring of Fire circulating.’

The Ring of Fire excels more at elevating the soul and spirit than strengthening the body. By resonating the nine rings, I concealed my true intentions from the divine power burrowing into my soul.

‘My concentration seems better in actual combat?’

Should I attempt it here?

I licked my lips and ignited new flames between the nine rings. I began the challenge of creating a tenth ring in the heart of enemy territory.

-What a crazy bastard!

Wrath’s mouth fell open in utter disbelief.

-You truly have no concept of fear, do you?

He drew a sharp breath, saying this was something even he, the True Demon King himself, would never attempt.

Gooooooo!

I ignored the panicked Wrath and focused intently on synthesizing the tenth ring.
I focused.

Shhhhh.

But as I passed through the Grassland, the divine power vanished as if nothing had happened, and my concentration wavered accordingly.

‘Tsk. Why is it so brief?’

I clicked my tongue inwardly in disappointment.

-Ha! You don’t merely lack courage—it seems you lack it entirely!

Wrath shook his head, unable to comprehend such a human.

“You follow quite well. Jilpen, you are truly worthy of ascending to Heaven with us.”

Kuanyu spoke with words laden with multiple meanings, smiling faintly. It seemed I had finally passed the real test.

‘Fortunate.’

My infiltration had been the right call. Had an agent from the Bi-Yeon Society or the Black Market entered, they would have been exposed by the barrier set within the Grassland, and those bastards would have gone into hiding.

“Is… is this Heaven?”

I narrowed my eyes slightly as I observed the luxurious residences like those of nobility, the beautiful forest, and the people brimming with laughter.

“No, it is not.”

Kuanyu shook his head firmly.

“This is the Land of Clouds, where one must refine body and spirit before ascending to the true Celestial Realm.”

He laughed, explaining that this land was built upon clouds.

“Upon clouds….”

I glanced down at the floor, my eyes narrowing slightly.

‘But it should be nighttime outside, shouldn’t it?’

I had arrived here under the cover of night’s darkness, yet the moment I descended the staircase, it transformed into broad daylight. Whether or not this truly sat upon clouds, one thing was certain—this was no ordinary place.

“But, well….”

I surveyed my surroundings, tilting my chin slightly.

“This doesn’t feel quite like what I imagined.”

The people within the grand mansion-like structure wore elegant attire adorned with precious gems, consuming what appeared to be costly delicacies.
Men and women embraced one another openly, kissing without restraint, while others lay motionless as if they had slept the entire day away.
It resembled a place for indulging one’s desires far more than a Celestial Realm.
It felt more like a place to satisfy his own desires than Heaven itself.

“It means I feel exposed by my desires, rather than stripping away my desires, doesn’t it?”

Kuanyu nodded as if he understood what Raon meant.

“Many people seem to have a misconception. The Celestial Realm is not a place where you must abandon your desires. Rather, the more honest you are, the better.”

He raised his finger and pointed at the people who seemed to be brimming with desire.

“Only by being able to fully reveal the desires hidden beneath human skin can you become qualified to go to Heaven.”

Kuanyu laughed and told him to lay bare all his emotions without reservation—greed, gluttony, sloth, jealousy, and lust.

“Greed and gluttony, sloth, envy and lust.”

I repeated Kuanyu’s words while scanning the people who laid their emotions bare for all to see.

‘That’s no different from the emotions of the Demon Lords.’

A damp, unsettling sensation crept down my spine as I swallowed hard.

‘Could it be that these creatures…?’

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“Ahahahahaha!”

I, playing the role of Jilpen, had become so perfectly assimilated into the Land of Clouds over the past few days that I adorned myself with precious metals and indulged gluttonously in food, living a life devoted entirely to human desires.

-Heh….
Wrath let out a hollow laugh as he watched me, who had transcended merely acting as Jilpen and had become the human Jilpen himself.

-You’ve truly lost your mind.

Just days ago, I hadn’t even known of Jilpen’s existence. It hadn’t been a week since I received contact from the Black Market and met him in person, yet now the name Jilpen suited me far better than Raon Zigheart.

-How is this even possible?

I had merely read a book containing Jilpen’s personal information and met directly with the Black Market Agent Jilpen to ask a few questions.
After thinking for several hours, I shed the skin of the audacious, unhinged Raon Zigheart and transformed in an instant into Jilpen, a timid aura expert and inspector.

My realistic performance was so convincing that even Jilpen himself seemed startled and couldn’t find words.
I understood that I possessed exceptional endurance and an unwavering spirit, but I couldn’t comprehend how someone who barely understood human emotions could act so convincingly.

-How did such a creature come to exist?

Wrath slightly wrinkled his nose as he watched me indulging in every desire without restraint.

-A monster that would baffle even research….

Among all the humans and Demons I’ve encountered, I possess the strongest self-control.
The three fundamental human desires—appetite, lust, and the need for sleep—none of them work on me, yet now I was unleashing all of them and indulging in desire to the fullest.

-Wait, hold on!

Wrath’s furrowed brow smoothed out as his eyes widened in surprise.

-Wait, are you actually wielding the powers of the Demon Lords right now?

Raon wasn’t merely revealing desire—he was actively channeling greed, gluttony, and sloth. What kind of madness was he attempting in this land saturated with divine power?

‘That’s right.’

Raon nodded calmly, as though it were nothing remarkable.

-Are you truly insane? Divine power and the emotions of Demon Lords are fundamentally incompatible!

Wrath shrieked, demanding I stop at once.

‘Normally, you’d be right. But….’

I moved my hand in a slow, deliberate gesture. Watching the humans sprawled about like pigs gorging themselves on feed, indulging in every conceivable desire, I twisted my lips into a smile.

‘This is the fastest path to the Celestial Realm.’

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