The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 1273

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Chapter 1273

“No….”

Pride stared at the space where the Heavenly Demon had vanished, blinking as if unable to comprehend what had just occurred.

-Insane….

Wrath, too, hadn’t anticipated this outcome, his mouth gaping open like a fish.

“Hmm….”

Unlike the two Demon Lords, I maintained an unbothered expression and smacked my lips.

“The situation is rather ambiguous.”

I suppressed the laughter threatening to burst forth and stroked my cleanly sculpted jaw.

“That is….”
“Now that I think about it, no. You accepted my wager, and after that, the Heavenly Demon refused. So it wouldn’t be strange to say the match is already decided.”

I unleashed words that left Pride unable to respond, nodding deliberately.

“Surely the Lord of Pride wouldn’t refuse to accept the outcome of this contest.”

I deliberately invoked his epithet, the Lord of Pride, and curved my lips into a smile.

“Ugh….”

Pride, bound by a promise made in his own name, couldn’t bring himself to argue and merely ground his teeth.
The way his eyes flickered like flames suggested he was barely restraining the urge to destroy everything in sight.
Seeing the flickering fire in his eyes, it seemed like he was barely holding back the urge to smash everything to pieces right then and there.

Yes, you bastard…

Wrath called out to Raon while swallowing hard.

—Could it be that you calculated all of this?

His lips trembled as if questioning how such a thing was possible.

‘It’s simple.’

Raon shrugged his shoulders while observing Pride, who was furious despite being the Lord of Pride, and Wrath, who was flustered despite being the Lord of Wrath.

‘All the hints were in what Pride and you said. I simply combined them.’

Wrath and Pride were unparalleled rivals in the Demon Realm, and their confrontation had never been settled until now.
Since these two Demon Lords had each raised a human, it was only natural to want to have them face off. Pride likely harbored such intentions as well, but when I suggested a duel and gently scratched his pride, he fell into my trap all too easily.

‘The Heavenly Demon was even more predictable than that.’

If the Heavenly Demon had been a cunning human like Tacheon or Derus Robert, the Five Emperors would have already lost half their numbers, and Zigheart could have suffered catastrophic damage as well.

But since the Heavenly Demon was a stone Buddha who pursued only strength and gazed solely at Glen Zigheart, predicting his movements was so easy that even a passing dog could offer commentary.

—You’re insane.

Wrath’s plump cheeks trembled.

—This, this bastard really is insane! Where does a monster like this come from!

His eyes widened with terror, as if he hadn’t realized that this creature could have consumed even Pride.

“How is it?”

Raon gazed at Wrath for a moment, then slowly turned his gaze back to Pride.

“You’ll accept the results of the wager, won’t you? Lord of Pride.”

He nodded, emphasizing the title Lord of Pride once more.

“Grrr….”

Pride clenched and unclenched his massive fists like a cauldron lid, still unable to accept the outcome. When he clenched his fists, a storm of flames erupted; when he opened them, a scorching wind blew forth strong enough to sear skin.

“….”

I calmly accepted Pride’s terrifying aura once more, waiting for him to speak.

“You’re right. A forfeit does produce a result. However!”

Pride nodded heavily, his lips parting with difficulty.

“Ah, it’s only been twice! According to standard rules, a forfeit requires the Judge to call the contestant’s name three times!”

He raised a finger, insisting that since this was a duel, we must follow the Duel Arena’s regulations.

“That could be true, but why twice? Didn’t the Heavenly Demon refuse just once?”

I had anticipated Pride’s reaction, but I tilted my head in confusion at his claim that it had been twice.

“The True Demon King opened the door, but that bastard didn’t come out!”

Pride ground his teeth, counting the Heavenly Demon’s failure to emerge when the door was first opened as one of the calls. He seemed furious with the Heavenly Demon, radiating such an intense, chilling heat from his shoulders that the surrounding air began to melt away, thick mirages shimmering into existence.
He seemed very angry at the Heavenly Demon, releasing such intense heat over his shoulders that it sent chills down the spine. The air around him melted away entirely, and thick heat waves shimmered into existence.

“Sigh…”

Raon let out a hollow laugh.

“He’s pathetic, yet he carries himself like a proud monarch.”

It wasn’t fitting for the Lord of Pride to refuse to acknowledge defeat right away, but counting the Heavenly Demon’s failure to answer the first summon as a turn was very much like the Lord of Pride. This creature seemed to be a Demon Lord with multiple faces, just like Wrath.

You pathetic bastard!

Wrath scrunched up the bridge of his nose in disbelief.

That’s how you always do it! You always slip away like that, which is why we never get any resolution!

Ron shook his head, saying that the guy almost had him beat, but Pride escaped in a pathetic way that didn’t suit his name of arrogance, so there was no conclusion.

It seems like that.

Raon chuckled in agreement with Wrath’s words.

“In any case, I believe the True Demon King still has one more opportunity remaining!”

Pride lifted his chin as he spoke of being granted another chance to summon the Heavenly Demon.

“Hmm….”

Raon didn’t answer immediately, instead gazing upward into the empty air.

-Wait, what are you looking at?

Wrath blinked his eyes.

-The True Demon King is right here….
“Wrath has spoken,” Raon said.

Ignoring Wrath standing right beside him, Raon fixed his gaze upon the Heavenly Demon.

“He has agreed to accept. However….”

He raised a finger, revealing eyes burning with an intensity far deeper than Pride’s own heat.

“If the Heavenly Demon refuses this time as well, I swear here and now that I will accept the outcome and obey his commands.”

Raon spoke with absolute conviction, raising his finger to point directly at Pride’s heart.

-No, when did I ever—!

Wrath flailed his arms, pleading not to be sold out like this.

“Tsk.”

Pride clicked his tongue and lifted his head.

“I am the Lord of Pride! Whether in defeat or victory, I have never refused to acknowledge the truth!”

He gnashed his teeth as if questioning why such an obvious thing needed to be stated.

“And the True Demon King will never take orders from that blue bastard!”

Pride nodded as if to say he would never lose.

“Fine then. Try calling him.”

I stepped back with my arms crossed, telling him to do as he pleased.

“Haaah….”

Pride exhaled a long breath that seemed incongruous with his massive frame, as if nervous, and brought his hands together.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

A gate erupted behind his back, blazing with flames far more immense and dense than before.

Crackle!

The colossal gate swung open amid a torrent of molten fire, and the Heavenly Demon stepped forth from within.

“What is it now.”

The Heavenly Demon’s brow furrowed with irritation at the repeated summons as he regarded Pride.

“As the king who gave you life, I command you.”

Pride unleashed an overwhelming aura that dominated the Heavenly Demon, pointing a finger as his will transformed into flames that dyed the heavens and earth crimson with a palace of inferno.

“Fight this human who bears the power of Wrath.”

Pride, now irritated himself, issued only the command to fight without the lengthy explanations he’d offered before.

“….”

The Heavenly Demon’s gaze turned toward me for the first time. His eyes gleamed briefly, but that was all.

“I refuse….”
“Before you refuse, listen!”

Pride interrupted the Heavenly Demon again, his brow furrowing.

“If you will not fight this one, then you shall face me instead!”

He arrogantly tilted his chin upward, as if declaring that should the Heavenly Demon refuse once more, he would challenge him to battle himself.

“Fight with you, then….”

The Heavenly Demon turned his gaze from Raon to regard Pride.

“Very well. Come.”

He nodded calmly, as though fighting Pride would actually be preferable.

Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble!

The Heavenly Demon, seemingly in earnest, unleashed the fighting spirit he had been containing, releasing an aura every bit as terrifying as Pride’s own. Crimson heat and wind surged around him, pushing back the Palace of Flames that Pride had conjured.

“This damnable bastard!”

Pride, irritated, stamped his foot while suppressing his flames.

“Why must you be this way! Could you not simply heed my words!”

He gnashed his teeth, unable to comprehend the Heavenly Demon’s defiance.

“Did you not speak certain words when you first saved me?”

The Heavenly Demon gazed at Pride, slowly closing his eyes.

“‘Follow me, and I shall ensure you bow to nothing in this world. I shall forge within you an arrogance that yields even to the heavens.'”

He recited Pride’s own words, then slowly opened his eyes once more.

“I am simply living as you desired.”

The Heavenly Demon nodded, affirming that he was living precisely the life Pride had envisioned for him.

“Hmm….”

Pride’s eyes widened in apparent bewilderment at the Heavenly Demon’s words, a low groan escaping him. It was the first moment of silence he had shown since his emergence as the Lord of Pride.

“There is only one opponent I wish to face now—Glen Zigheart.”

He clenched his fists slowly, declaring that he desired to fight none other than Glen.

“Haaa….”

Pride exhaled a deep sigh as he gazed upon the Heavenly Demon.

“I thought our wavelengths aligned with the True Demon King, but they match far too well—it’s become troublesome.”

He rubbed his temples as if his head ached, yet unlike before, he showed no irritation. Instead, he regarded the Heavenly Demon with what appeared to be admiration.
Witnessing this exchange kindled my curiosity about the circumstances between the Heavenly Demon and Pride.

“I have nothing more to say, and if you will not fight, then depart.”

The Heavenly Demon nodded respectfully toward Pride.

“Do as you wish!”

Pride waved his hand dismissively as if urging the Heavenly Demon to vanish, yet a faint smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth.

“Raon Zigheart.”

The Heavenly Demon called out to me just as the black mist began to dissipate.

“Should you have words for me, come find me.”

He left those words after concluding his business with Pride, then arrogantly tilted his chin upward.

“I shall do so.”

I stared intently at the space where the Heavenly Demon had vanished, biting my lip. I had forgotten due to Pride’s appearance, but I had come here because I had matters to discuss with the Heavenly Demon.

“I will find you by any means necessary.”
“….”

The Heavenly Demon nodded as if to say “try,” then surrendered himself to the black mist and vanished.

“Excellent!”

The moment the Heavenly Demon vanished, Pride clapped his massive palms together.

“I lost! You won! Wrath!”

He finally acknowledged his defeat in the wager with the bearing befitting the Lord of Pride, nodding vigorously. He even seemed refreshed by it.

-I won! I actually won!

Wrath threw his arms up and shouted with elation.

-I finally beat that red bastard… wait, should I even be happy about this?

He celebrated for a moment before remembering that he’d done nothing himself, and his eyes blinked in confusion.

‘You shouldn’t be celebrating.’

I chuckled softly and tapped Wrath’s forehead lightly.

‘You’re a Demon Lord too.’

I waved my hand, telling him not to covet such victories as a Demon Lord.

-Tch, how infuriating!

Wrath’s flushed cheeks trembled with indignation.

-This is all your fault!

He snarled, insisting it wasn’t something he should be saying.

“Now speak.”

As I moved to calm the excited Wrath, Pride gestured with his hand.

“Tell me what you desire from me.”

Pride tilted his head up, as if commanding me to state what I wanted from him.

“….”

I took a moment to steady my breathing, gathering my thoughts before I lifted my gaze, eyes calm and composed.

“That person….”
-Even now, you’re putting on an act! You wretched demon!

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