The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 1259

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Chapter 1259

“R-Raon is the temporary Head of House?”

Dorian reacted first to Iliun’s words, lurching forward.

“Has it changed already?”

He blinked, as though it had happened faster than expected.

“Not already.”

Trevin slowly uncrossed his arms.

“Hasn’t it been over two months since the previous Head of House entered seclusion with the Head? It’s about time for a change.”

He nodded, as if Raon had emerged at an opportune moment.

“I wonder how much he’s changed….”

Mark Goeten drew a faint smile, anticipating how different Raon had become.

“Ugh, why of all times….”

Crain trembled, gripping his head as though frightened at the prospect of meeting Raon as the Head of House.

“Raon as the Head of House….”
“It’s finally here.”
“I’m happy but terrified.”

The swordsmen of Gwangpung Hall felt anticipation and dread simultaneously, biting their dry lips.

However, Burren, Martha, and Lunan’s reactions were somewhat different.

“Raon, then….”

Burren exhaled calmly, anticipating that he would receive a rebuke from Raon.

“Looking at the results alone, they’re not bad. But I have a feeling I’m going to get lectured until my ears fall off.”

No one from Gwangpung Hall had died, Lunan had become a Transcendent, and we’d annihilated Siria Slion and the Eden Ghosts. The outcome was good, but there had been so many mistakes in the process that I expected to face Raon’s reproach.

“Obviously! I bet he’ll chew us out for at least an hour.”

Martha ground her teeth atop Lunan’s back, lamenting that we’d been caught red-handed.

“And he’s definitely going to make a huge fuss about having us do concentration training for a whole week!”

She broke into a cold sweat on her forehead, recalling Raon’s hellish training regimens.

“….”

In the end, Lunan’s eyes were more serene than anyone else’s present. Because he understood exactly what he’d done wrong, his heart seemed oddly at peace.

“Your expression looks good.”

Martha’s lips curled upward as she observed that Lunan wasn’t drooping as usual, but instead appeared calm.

“If you were slumped over again, I was planning to kick your
backside for you.”

She wiggled her fingers, clearly pleased with how Lunan looked now.

“You’re not a child anymore….”

Lunan nodded slowly, as if he’d learned much through this ordeal.

“Good! Let’s go then! We’re all going to get scolded anyway,
so we might as well face it together!”

Martha struck Lunan’s back, urging him to hurry.

“Yeah….”

Lunan smacked his lips briefly before heading toward the Zigheart Main Gate that Iliun had opened.

“Right. Getting scolded together is the way it should be.”

Burren chuckled softly and followed Lunan.

“Let’s hurry! I’m curious to see what Raon looks like sitting on the Jade Throne!”
“I think I’ll end up laughing without meaning to.”
“Exactly. We all know what the Lord was like as a child.”

The Gwangpung Hall swordsmen entered the Zigheart Main Gate, eager to see Raon sitting in the Head of House’s seat.

“Their reactions are more entertaining than I expected.”

Iliun smiled with satisfaction, pleased that telling Raon about his temporary promotion as Head of House had been worthwhile.

“But laughter….”

He wiped away his smile and snorted as he watched the Gwangpung Hall swordsmen chattering away.

“How could they dare to laugh?”

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“Ugh….”

Burren didn’t dare lift his head, his lips trembling as he stared at the crimson carpet beneath him in the Audience Chamber.

‘It’s… completely different….’

Even breathing felt difficult.

The person sitting on the Jade Throne, looking down upon him, was Raon Zigheart.
He had watched him since childhood, so he thought that even if he became temporary Head of House, it would feel familiar—a grave miscalculation.
Right now, Raon was radiating an aura so heavy that it rivaled Glen, the true Head of House, surpassing even his father Karun.

“Gulp!”

Martha didn’t dare meet Raon’s gaze either, clenching her jaw so hard her teeth nearly shattered.

‘What happened in the Closed Chamber? Or is there something about that Jade Throne itself?’

She had anticipated Raon being angry or reproachful, but she never expected him to suppress them with such a terrifying presence. The overwhelming difference in rank made it nearly impossible to move a single finger.

“Ugh….”
“Argh!”

The Gwangpung Hall swordsmen, still considerably weaker than Burren or Martha, grew pale as if they were about to lose consciousness.

“Speak.”

As the swordsmen foamed at the mouth, gasping on the brink of suffocation, my lips parted.

“About this mission and what happened before.”

I calmed the formidable aura pressing down upon the hall and lowered my gaze quietly.

“Ha….”

Burren exhaled sharply as he observed my subdued eyes.

‘So he knew all along?’

From Raon’s reaction, it seemed he already understood everything that had transpired. While they had never intended to deceive him from the start, now there was no choice but to reveal everything honestly.

“Ugh.”

Martha trembled at my aura and narrowed her eyes.

‘It would be better if I spoke.’

Lunan would find it awkward to confess her own mistakes, and Burren didn’t know everything. Here, it was right for her to step forward.

“Huff.”
“Ha!”

It was as Burren and Martha struggled to part their lips against my overwhelming aura.

“I will explain, sir….”

Lunan rose to her feet and stepped forward. Despite her poor condition, she had pushed herself too hard, and a thin line of blood trickled from beneath her lips.

“….”

I simply nodded curtly, my gaze cold and commanding.

“It began with a dream. When I went to the Main Residence and fell asleep, I started having strange dreams, and I became more absorbed in that dream than in reality.”

Lunan Slion held nothing back, laying bare everything that had transpired before me without reservation.

“…Thanks to the Nachal Unit Master and the Deputy Master awakening me, I ascended to Transcendence and comprehended the Sword Realm, allowing me to kill Siria Slion….”

Even as she spoke of the remarkable achievement of slaying Siria Slion, her expression twisted as though she had committed some grave transgression.

“R-result-wise, we ended the battle without significant casualties.”

Burren Zigheart raised his hand as if to come to Lunan’s aid.

“Y-yes! I mean, that’s right.”

Martha began to speak to me in her usual casual tone before hastily correcting herself to formal speech.

“We were able to survive thanks to the Wanyeol Unit Master’s enlightenment.”

She too nodded, wanting to shield Lunan.

“….”

Raon said nothing once again, his unwavering gaze sweeping across Burren and Martha’s eyes in turn.

“No.”

Lunan Slion exhaled softly and shook her head.

“I fell into the desire to grow stronger, and even knowing I had sleep problems, I kept trying to sleep.”

She no longer drew out her words, speaking calmly about what she had done wrong.

“The Authority of 【Sloth】 granted me explosive growth and formidable power, but beyond that, it made me obsessed with sleep.”

Lunan Slion clenched her fists, still brimming with strength.

“Of course, that too was my immaturity. If I had lacked the strength to overcome 【Sloth】, I should never have indulged so excessively, yet I only craved sleep and fell far too easily into Siria Slion’s schemes.”

The Wall of Transcendence. I had been the first to ascend to the realm of transcendence following Raon, and I ignored the warnings of my body and soul because of my desires. All of this was my own fault without any excuse.

“The Vice-Master of Gwangpung Hall, the Master of the Nachal Unit, and the swordsmen of Gwangpung Hall all tried to help me, but I rejected their goodwill and continued to obsess only over sleep and power. This incident is entirely my fault.”

Lunan Slion paid no mind to the great achievement of opening the Sword Realm by crossing the Wall of Transcendence or killing Siria Slion. Instead, he knelt on the blood-red carpet, bowing his head in apology for nearly putting Gwangpung Hall in danger through his own mistakes.

“Lunan Slion….”
“You….”

Burren Zigheart and Martha widened their eyes, unable to believe that Lunan Slion would show such humility.

“I see.”

Raon observed the black circles still lingering beneath Lunan Slion’s eyes and nodded slightly.

“The Master of the Wanyeol Unit’s mistake is clear. As you yourself stated, you failed to trust your long-time companions and fell into the pursuit of illusory power, endangering everyone. Though you later overcame that crisis by killing Siria Slion, that too was accomplished with your companions’ aid—it was not achieved by your strength alone.”

I reminded him of his mistake in a cold tone devoid of any warmth.

“….”

Lunan Slion remained on his knees in the same position, having nothing to say in response to my criticism.

“The Vice-Master of Gwangpung Hall and the Master of the Nachal Unit also bear responsibility. When the Master of the Wanyeol Unit’s condition was abnormal and the problem exceeded what you could handle, you should have sought help from others. Instead, your overconfidence that you could resolve it among yourselves caused you to hesitate and stop—you placed too much trust in yourselves.”

I delivered cold reproach to Burren Zigheart and Martha as well, saying that their excessive trust in themselves was also problematic.

“I apologize.”
“Ugh….”

Burren Zigheart immediately lowered his head without words, while Martha, angry with herself, struck her own cheek with her fist.

“The swordsmen of Gwangpung Hall are no different. Despite all of you being well aware of the Master of the Wanyeol Unit’s changes, you entrusted everything to the Vice-Master and the Master of the Nachal Unit and pretended not to notice. While it may be difficult to step forward directly, you could have consulted or offered your opinions. You all bear responsibility as well.”
“Even though you knew well, pretending not to know while leaving everything to the Bujeonju and the Nachal Unit leaders was not a good choice. Even if it was difficult to step forward directly, you could have at least consulted or submitted your opinions, so there were problems on your part too.”
“Ugh!”
“That is….”
“Sigh….”

The swordsmen of Gwangpung Hall could not refute my words and merely sighed, fidgeting with their fingers.

“Of course, that covers the matter of his wrongs. But I must address his merits separately.”

I lifted my hand from the armrest of the Jade Throne.

“The Wanyeol Unit Master pronounced an irreversible death upon the Evil Goat Demon. Since Siria Slion was cunning and relentless—a monster who would have wrought catastrophic devastation across this entire Continent had I left him unchecked—his death cannot be called anything but a remarkable achievement. Moreover, by ascending to the realm of transcendence and opening the Sword Realm, he will prove invaluable in the coming war with Eden. Thus, his merits far outweigh his transgressions.”

Considering not merely what Lunan had accomplished, but her future as well, I determined that her merits exceeded her faults, and I nodded calmly.

“Next, the Gwangpung Hall Master and the Nachal Unit Master. To persuade the Wanyeol Unit Master, both recognized the insufficiency of their own strength and devoted themselves to personal cultivation, even sacrificing sleep, achieving remarkable growth. The very catalyst that allowed the Wanyeol Unit Master to ascend to transcendence was made possible by their efforts—their merits are not insignificant.”

I acknowledged Burren and Martha’s role in awakening Lunan as a commendable achievement, closing and opening my eyes.

“Therefore.”

I contained the formidable aura that had been manifesting coldly, revealing eyes of serene clarity.

“I will neither punish Gwangpung Hall for their wrongs nor reward them for their merits. Instead, I ask that you all reflect on what you should have done differently to achieve a better outcome.”

Rather than dispensing reward or punishment, I granted the entire Gwangpung Hall an opportunity for deeper growth through contemplation.

“Th-thank you.”
“Thank you!”

Burren bowed first, and the other Gwangpung Hall swordsmen followed suit, lowering their heads in unison.

“Thank you….”

Lunan gazed into my eyes for a long moment before bowing her head once more.

“Then we shall take our leave.”

Burren exhaled sharply and was rising to his feet when—

“Wait.”

I opened my palm, my eyes gleaming with a chilling coldness.

“What I’ve discussed so far concerns only the period until Siria Slion’s death. But there is more to address.”

He snapped his fingers while telling the Gwangpung Hall swordsmen to wait.

Crack!

With a crisp sound like a walnut shell breaking, Sheryl dragged a pig-nosed man wearing a thick robe from behind the Jade Throne, and from the door on the left, Roen carefully brought out children who still looked young.

“That person is… gasp!”

Burren Zigheart recognized who the pig-nosed man was and dropped his jaw.

“Ah….”

Lunan Slion trembled with a thin jaw, astonished to see the children he had witnessed in the dream world appear before his eyes.

“Who, who are they?”

Martha blinked her eyes blankly as if she understood
nothing at all.

“This one is the Bearwolf Sorcerer who cast a dream curse on the Wanyeol Unit leader under Siria Slion’s orders, and those children are the pillars of the dream curse that were kidnapped by the Bearwolf Sorcerer and lured Lunan into the world of dreams.”

I introduced the Bearwolf Sorcerer and the children directly.

“That, that bastard was alive….”

Burren Zigheart swallowed hard, unable to believe it.

“Hmm….”

Lunan Slion also let out a murky groan, recalling that he had never confirmed the Bearwolf Sorcerer’s death.

“Just because Siria Slion died doesn’t mean all of his subordinates die at once. You should have confirmed and dealt with the enemies’ lives with certainty, but I failed to be perfect until the end. Because you let this Bearwolf Sorcerer escape, those children there nearly became sacrifices wearing Eden’s mask.”

I nodded heavily, stating that if the Bearwolf Sorcerer had escaped alive, all these children would have been offered as sacrifices to Eden.

“It means you were intoxicated by victory and nearly caused many others to be sacrificed.”

I pointed out the mistakes of Gwangpung Hall with a coldness and composure even more severe than before.

“I-I’m sorry….”

Burren Zigheart pressed his forehead to the ground, as if he had nothing left to say.

“It’s my fault. I was so focused on Siria Slion that….”

Lunan Slion, who had known of those children’s existence, bit his lips until they bled, the shock cutting deeper than the others.

“Sigh….”

Martha, who had been unconscious at the time, could only lower her gaze, having nothing to say.

“I was there too.”
“I thought they would naturally be dead….”
“How could we make such a mistake….”

The Gwangpung Hall swordsmen also sighed, speaking of how they had failed to confirm the Bearwolf Sorcerer’s corpse.

“D-Did the temporary Head of House see everything from the beginning?”

Dorian’s hands trembled as he realized that I had known everything all along.

“….”

I rose from the Jade Throne without answering Dorian’s question.
My towering frame and the overwhelming presence that dwarfed even that—I gazed down upon Gwangpung Hall, which had walked beside me for a lifetime, with the absolute aura of a colossal deity.

Crackle, crackle, crackle!

The Gwangpung Hall swordsmen could not dare lift their heads against the terrifying momentum I unleashed, forced to stare only at the ground.

“You may rest if you wish. But before your eyes now lies an opportunity to make amends for this failure.”

I smiled coldly, my gaze fixed upon the trembling Bearwolf Sorcerer.

“An eye for an eye. Blood for blood. Since Eden spilled Zigheart’s blood, I shall repay them in kind.”

Red lightning flickered across my eyes as I spoke in a voice as chilling as a blade pressed against the throat.

“Follow me.”

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