The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 464

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Chapter 464

I twisted my lips into a smile as I studied Heekyuk Je’s expression.

‘As expected, that won’t shake her.’

Heekyuk Je’s eyes, which radiated composure and confidence, remained unchanged.

However, the subtle tremor beneath her eyes made it clear that my audacious words had indeed touched her unwavering resolve.

I turned my gaze away from Heekyuk Je to observe the others.
Not only the Masters, but Karun, Denier, and Valdemar as well stood with their mouths agape, their faces drained of color.

Only Glen remained as he always was. He gave me a small nod, as if to say I should do as I pleased.

‘Thank you.’

I blinked subtly and shifted my gaze to the right.

“You… you just….”

Rimer’s green eyes were wide open as if they might burst from their sockets.
Even though I’d warned him beforehand that I would act recklessly, his expression suggested the shock was quite profound.

‘I need to escape this situation first.’

I grasped Rimer’s shoulder and furrowed my brow.

“Master, what are you doing right now?”
“Huh? What? Me?”

Rimer blinked blankly and tilted his head.

“You said my words have been coming out thoughtlessly lately, so I asked you to stop me. You should have covered my mouth to prevent any sound from escaping. Why are you standing there dazed?”

I reproached Rimer for not covering my mouth, rather than blaming myself for what I’d said.

“Huh…?”

Rimer blinked slowly, like a frog.

“That… that was my fault?”

Raon had just been showing off earlier. I’d only asked him to provide support from the side.
I never imagined that casual remark would snowball back at me like this.

I’d opened my own mouth, and now I was making excuses at someone else’s expense—what kind of shameless behavior was this? I thought bitterly.

My jaw trembled with indignation as I glanced toward the Platform. Glen was staring at me with eyes that looked ready to strike me down with lightning itself.

‘Damn it all…’

The accident was caused by that brilliant grandson of his, yet here I was being punished while staying silent. I lacked the courage to argue, so I simply lowered my head.

“I… I’m sorry.”

Rimer forced out an apology, intimidated by Glen’s piercing gaze.

“Do better going forward.”

Raon exhaled sharply, as if restraining himself.

“…Yes. I’ll be more careful.”

I bit my lip and nodded.

‘This is disgusting—I need to get out of here!’

Rimer clenched his fists so tightly they bled, struggling to contain his frustration.

“You heard that, didn’t you?”

Raon tilted his head slightly toward Heekyuk Je.

“Our Master tends to make mistakes rather often. He’s even apologized, so I hope you’ll find it in yourself to forgive him.”
“Ah…”

Heekyuk Je’s eyebrow twitched as she seemed flustered by this absurd situation. Even in the heavenly secrets she claimed to perceive, such a thing had never occurred.

“Please, continue with what you were doing.”

I waved my hand dismissively, urging them to proceed, but naturally the conversation stalled.
As everyone in the Audience Chamber stood dumbfounded, Glen’s throat clearing echoed through the space.

“Don’t mind him. Continue as you were.”

The moment Glen’s heavy voice descended, light returned to the eyes of the assembled people.

“My apologies.”

Heekyuk Je nodded and placed her right hand over her left chest.

“What he said isn’t wrong. Had I used a dimensional gate, I could have arrived sooner. But I needed time to reflect upon myself.”

She straightened her posture. Despite Glen’s oppressive presence, she continued speaking without losing her composure.

“Due to my inexperienced orders, I failed to quickly resolve the problems that arose in Zigheart Territory, and my subordinates are suffering because of it. So I came on foot to apologize for my mistakes….”
“Ah, what kind of nonsense is this.”

I let out a scoff and spoke without filtering my thoughts.

‘Hmm?’

But those words didn’t spread outward. Rimer had raised a barrier to block the sound from escaping.

“Why are you like this today! Are you trying to get me killed?”

Whether Rimer was panicked or frightened of Glen, he showed no intention of lowering the barrier. It seemed the signal had malfunctioned.

‘All the better.’

With performance and reality blending together, I could confuse Heekyuk Je even further.

I created a minute aura just as I had when piercing through Airand’s barrier, punching a hole through Rimer’s barrier.

“Ah, what kind of nonsense is this.”

I shot out the words that had been blocked earlier, my expression twisting in frustration.

“If you’ve wronged Zigheart, you should come running with sweat pouring down your legs and apologize first. Why are you walking here thinking about your mistakes? Did you wrong the street itself?”

My childish grumbling pierced through the quiet air of the Audience Chamber. Once again, everyone’s gaze turned toward me.

“Huh? You heard that too?”

I blinked and glanced sideways at Rimer.

“Master. Can’t you even maintain your composure anymore? Your retirement must be coming soon—you’re falling apart.”
“Kugh….”

Rimer’s jaw trembled.

‘This bastard!’

Just as he was about to cry out that I was the one who’d pierced his composure, a cold voice echoed in his mind.

[Shut your mouth.]

It was Glen’s voice. With just one word, he snapped his fingers as if he could strike down lightning.

‘Why is everyone doing this to me!’

I hadn’t wanted to come to the Audience Chamber from the start. I’d tried to skip it when Raon said he was going, but they forced me to come anyway—I never expected they’d create such a ridiculous situation.

Rimer bit his lips, staring at my scowling face.

‘This is just a reckless fool!’

The way he caused problems and shifted blame onto others was no different from the spoiled brats that frequently appeared in noble families.

“Kugh….”

Rimer cleared his throat and squeezed his eyes shut.

“I-I’m sorry. My body isn’t in the best condition. I’ll do better from now on.”
“Please be careful.”
“Mm.”

Rage surged through me, and I felt my veins trembling, but I forcibly suppressed it.

“I’ll do my best to hold back as well.”

I gently patted Rimer’s trembling shoulder.

‘I wonder what happens this time.’

She turned her gaze away from Rimer and looked at Heekyuk Je. No matter what anyone said, she still wore a resolute expression, as if she wouldn’t care.

However, having observed only her face from the beginning, I could detect a subtle crack forming in her expression.

‘Just a little more pressure should do it.’

Those who are naturally skilled at prediction rarely reveal their emotions on their faces.
Their expressions harden like masks the more their predictions come to fruition.

Seeing the fissure spreading across Heekyuk Je’s face, it was clear she hadn’t anticipated this situation either.

‘I need to push harder.’

I gave a light shrug of my shoulders.

“Please continue. Don’t mind us.”

Even Karun and the Main Lineage members were flustered, but since they also seemed to dislike Heekyuk Je, they made no move to stop her.

‘I had even thought of ways to stop them, but it seems that won’t be necessary.’

I watched Heekyuk Je’s dimming eyes and curved my lips upward.

‘Things are progressing very smoothly.’

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Heekyuk Je Ariel’s eyes narrowed as she studied Raon.

‘Raon Zigheart.’

I had known from the moment I first saw him that this young swordsman was Raon Zigheart.
There was only one golden-haired, red-eyed swordsman in the Zigheart family, and it required no divination to predict that he, the person at the center of this incident, would come here.

But I had neither foreseen nor anticipated that Raon would provoke me with such crude mockery here.

‘I heard he was cold and meticulous.’

Those who had met Raon Zigheart described him as an old soul reincarnated in a young body.
I couldn’t understand why someone so thorough, without a single flaw, was acting like a street thug from the back alleys.

‘His movements are unpredictable.’

Because I hadn’t anticipated this situation itself, my mind suddenly grew muddled.

I couldn’t understand why Raon was approaching me with such crude provocation, or why Glen wasn’t stopping him. Nothing made sense.

‘In times like this, I must stay composed.’

The situation had gone awry, but I couldn’t let it show. I had to resolve this crisis with utmost composure.

“Let me speak first, if you would.”

Ariel smiled at Raon, whose expression was so irritatingly smug it made her want to strike him. He waved his hand dismissively, as if to say, go ahead and try.

‘This bastard….’

Being treated this way by someone so much younger and of lower standing made my blood boil. I bit the inside of my cheek and looked toward Glen.

“The White Sword Dragon’s words are correct. It would have been proper to come to the Zigheart first. However, as someone leading an organization, I couldn’t make such a decision rashly. So I came here to gather my thoughts as I walked….”
“A month has passed since this incident erupted, and you’re only now thinking about it? Did you spend all night at a gambling house like someone else? Isn’t that right?”

I nudged Rimer, whose face had gone pale, with my elbow.

“Hmm….”

Heekyuk Je turned to look at me, his lips trembling slightly.

‘Is he truly insane?’

He’d just asked me to speak, only to cut me off immediately. He seemed like a lunatic who’d taken a blow to the head and lost his mind entirely.

“Ah! I agreed to stay quiet. I’m sorry.”

I clasped my hands together and shook them apologetically. Yet my mouth opened again regardless.

“But what I said wasn’t wrong, was it? What have you been doing for a month?”
“As I mentioned earlier, since I’m the leader of the White Whale, it takes time to—”
“Wow, I doubt even Zigheart would need a month for such a decision. Is the White Whale really that large?”
“….”

Heekyuk Je’s fingertips trembled beneath his sleeve. Each of my words felt like a saw scraping against his nerves, making it nearly impossible to endure.

“Of course they’re incomparable. I simply tend to be a bit slow in my judgment.”

He shook his head slowly and looked at Glen.

“The White Dragon seems a bit more spirited than the rumors suggest.”

He sent Glen a signal to stop me, but he didn’t move. Instead, Sheryl, the Heavenly Sword Master standing behind him, stepped forward.

“Please understand, Heekyuk Je. The boy is going through adolescence right now.”
“Adolescence…?”

Heekyuk Je’s lips trembled.

‘Has something gone wrong with my ears?’

I was twenty-one years old. I wasn’t some fifteen-year-old child, so I couldn’t fathom how adolescence could arrive so late.

“The boy matured early, so his adolescence came late.”

Sheryl spoke as if she had read Heekyuk Je’s thoughts, calling it a delayed adolescence. She offered a faint smile as she asked for understanding.

“Touching someone in their adolescent phase only makes things worse. Just pretend he doesn’t exist and continue.”

Glen nodded slowly.

“Ah….”

Unable to hold back any longer, Heekyuk Je finally opened his mouth.

‘Did they all take some kind of drug together?’

I had no idea what nonsense they were spouting. I signaled for them to stop, but their response made it clear they wouldn’t touch this, and I let out a hollow laugh.

Not just these two, but the other executives also refrained from stopping me, their expressions seeming almost satisfied.
I’d heard there were internal problems, but it seemed they wouldn’t expose them in front of an external enemy.

‘Damn it.’

Fury boiled within me, but since I was the one in need right now, I had no choice but to endure it.

‘It’s fine. Everything Raon is picking at falls within my expectations.’

I had prepared answers for every point Raon would raise. I just needed to be careful not to interrupt before he finished speaking.

‘For now, I’ll retreat.’

Ariel bowed her head to Glen.

“I won’t make excuses. I apologize for arriving late.”

She spoke without excuses, simply apologizing so Raon couldn’t find fault with her.

“I’ve come to recruit subordinates for this place. But first, I’d like to offer my apologies.”
“Apologies?”
“I instructed my subordinates to hide within Zigheart Territory. It was to keep the Black Tower in check, but due to time constraints, I failed to follow proper procedure in that regard….”
“You said your judgment was slow just a moment ago, but it seems you made that decision rather quickly?”
“Ah….”
“Besides, that’s not really the main issue.”

I clicked my tongue and wagged my finger at Raon.

“If their hiding in Zigheart Territory was a minor mistake, then launching a preemptive strike against us was a major one.”
“Hmm….”

Ariel let out a low hum. It was certainly something she should have acknowledged, but hearing it from him first irritated her.

“Of course I’m aware of that. That too was my mistake….”

Just as I was about to swallow my pride and offer an apology, Raon’s words pierced through like thorns.

“If you knew, then it’s even worse. Even five-year-old children don’t do things they know they shouldn’t.”
“That’s why I came to apologize….”
“Then you should have come sooner.”

Thump.

A thick vein finally bulged across Ariel’s forehead.

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I smiled as I watched Ariel’s mask gradually cracking.

‘It’s working perfectly.’

When dealing with people like Heekyuk Je who were skilled at prediction and quick with their words, the most effective method was to brutishly cut them off mid-sentence—and it was working flawlessly now.

“R-Raon? You are Raon, right?”
-Isn’t this guy just insane?

Wrath and Rimer shot me looks as if I were a madman, and though my image was already crumbling before the Masters, I didn’t care.

“That’s right. Even children don’t cause problems when they know better.”

Heekyuk Je shook his head again, feigning composure. The woman’s patience was truly remarkable, managing to endure even this.

“However, since I am only human, I make mistakes. I ask for your understanding.”

She offered a gentle smile and bowed her head slightly.

“To clarify, I merely wished to observe the movements of the Black Tower, which stands close to the White Whale. My subordinates acted hastily out of confusion, but they certainly harbored no intention of making an enemy of the Zigheart.”

Heekyuk Je lowered her eyes as she looked at Glen.

“I sent Baek Rangdo later with orders not to fight, but simply to bring Hyeol Unkgyeom. Yet he exceeded my instructions and….”
“If your orders are exceeded just twice more, your head will roll.”

I shook my head slowly.

“Before reflecting on yourself, you need to manage your subordinates properly first.”
“Yes. That is precisely why I have come to ask for forgiveness….”

Heekyuk Je responded immediately, as if accustomed to such criticism. Of course, I had no intention of letting this slide.

“Then you should have come sooner. Don’t play commander with people.”
“Ah….”

Heekyuk Je’s pupils gleamed with a crimson light. It was like witnessing her true nature for the first time.

“Ah.”

I let that gaze pass over me and rolled my shoulders.

“Ah, the spot where the blade struck earlier is throbbing a bit.”
-Huh?

Wrath’s expression suggested I wasn’t injured, but I ignored him.

“That too is my fault. I apologize.”

Heekyuk Je bit her lip firmly. Now her emotions were clearly visible on her face.

“If apologies were the end of it, why would laws exist in this world? Give me a brief report on what you intend to do to make amends.”

It was time to press further, so I continued with a harsher tone.

“Hiding in Zigheart Territory without prior notice, launching a surprise attack the moment we found you, and then picking a fight after we’d already finished with the Black Tower. All of it.”

I raised my hand and wiggled three fingers.

“So what exactly do you plan to do about all this?”
“Sigh… as I’ve said repeatedly, that’s precisely why I came here. I…”
“Then why didn’t you come sooner?”
“Ugh!”

Heekyuk Je finally couldn’t hold back and let out a groan.

-Heh…

Wrath watched me spin around, drool dripping from his mouth.

-Is this really human?

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