The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 759

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Chapter 759
I lured Merlin, who clung to me like a homing spell, up to the mountainside of Bekmang Mountain.
“Raon! I missed you so much!”
The moment I stopped and turned around, Merlin came rushing at me with both arms spread wide.
She seemed completely unaware that others might see her, and equally oblivious to the fact that she was in the form of Fire Bear.
-Glub, glub, glub….
Wrath sank again with bubbles after just one day. I couldn’t fathom why the Lord of Wrath was such a coward.
“I’m glad to see you too….”
I turned my shoulder to evade Merlin’s embrace and waved both hands.
“Why did you have to come as a bear of all things!”
Unlike usual, Merlin hadn’t borrowed the body of a small animal—she’d arrived in the form of a massive Fire Bear.
She was supposed to be hiding her identity as someone from Eden, so why make herself more conspicuous?
‘Mother must have definitely sensed her.’
With Sylvia’s current power, she would certainly have detected Merlin’s presence.
But since there was no killing intent, she probably thought it was just a large beast drinking from the lake.
“It’s cute though.”
Merlin bounced like a rabbit, insisting that Fire Bears were adorable.
“Cute…?”
-Thud, crash, bang….
The ground trembled from the Fire Bear’s weight, and Wrath bounced up and down on the ground—I couldn’t see anything cute about this.
“I guess our tastes differ. But you’re fine with it, Raon. I can understand that.”
Merlin laughed softly as she stroked the Fire Bear’s fur.
Watching a peerless beauty with violet hair and amethyst eyes act like this was honestly absurd.
“From now on, be careful. If others find out, you could end up hunted.”
I sighed and leaned my back against a rock.
“Got it!”
Merlin nodded immediately. As always, she was good at responding.
“So what brings you here today?”
I asked, watching the Fire Bear Merlin sit like a human.
“What do you mean why! I came because I missed you!”
Merlin brought her face close, as if the question was obvious. She still hadn’t realized her face was that of a Fire Bear.
She remained completely unaware of her own appearance.
“Of course, I also have something to tell you.”
She pulled back slightly and smiled softly.
“Something to tell me?”
“As I mentioned before, I’ve been tracking Oma’s movements.”
Merlin fanned herself with her paw, saying she’d been quite busy.
“Right.”
I nodded. After the war ended, I’d told her to come here, but she’d refused, saying she needed to investigate Oma’s activities.
“Did anything dangerous happen?”
“Sigh….”
Merlin didn’t answer, only letting out a soft groan.
“It’s been so long since I’ve seen that worried look in your eyes. I like it. I really do.”
She trembled with rapture.
“Mm….”
“But you don’t need to worry. I always ask the animals to help.”
Merlin shook her head, saying she was keeping her true body hidden in a safe place.
“Are you really sure it’s safe? You got ambushed by that skeleton bastard because you let your guard down before.”
“This time it’s really fine. No one will ever find it.”
She laughed, speaking with certainty.
“Ah, but I can tell you. Right now I’m….”
Merlin writhed and approached me. Still in bear form, she seemed to be deliberating which direction to swing her front paws.
“Enough.”
I pushed Merlin away and shook my head.
“What did you want to tell me?”
“Obviously, it’s about Oma.”
Merlin smiled faintly and raised a finger.
“Those bastards are hiding and building up their strength.”
“How?”
“Oma’s leaders are recovering from the spiritual wounds they suffered at your Grandfather’s hands while preparing countermeasures, and those below are scattered across the Continent, building up their military power.”
She frowned, saying that Oma as a whole was moving in the shadows.
“As expected.”
I nodded calmly. Just as the Holy Sword Association and the Black Tower were conducting transactions, Oma seemed to be dispersing across the Continent to increase their overall strength.
“But there’s information even more important than that.”
Merlin exhaled a thin breath while looking at me.
“More important information?”
“The Holy Sword Association’s Rion Lord has changed.”
“To whom?”
I asked without surprise. The Holy Sword Master had faced Glen’s heart sword head-on, and since his sword was found broken, I had assumed he was dead.
“Lectar.”
Merlin spoke Lectar’s name without the slightest hesitation.
“L-Lectar became the Rion Lord? Are you certain?”
“Yes. I even saw him participating in Oma’s council as the Rion Lord.”
She nodded heavily, speaking with certainty.
“Hmm….”
I picked up a fallen leaf from the ground and bit my lip.
‘Lectar became the Holy Sword Master….’
To be honest, I still didn’t think of Lectar as an enemy.
Even if there had been orders from the Holy Sword Master who wanted my talents, his actions had been strange in many ways.
‘I thought he might come back to my side.’
When the Holy Sword Master died and Lectar became a free man, I had hoped he might return to me. But now that he claimed to have become the Holy Sword Master himself, he was truly my enemy.
Having trained under Lectar and felt emotions similar to those I had for Grandfather, my heart ached.
“But….”
Merlin raised her hand, indicating she had more to say.
“The Sword Ghost seems odd.”
“Odd, you say…?”
“He remains in Oma, but it seemed like he was targeting Oma. It’s like being in Eden like me while harboring different intentions.”
She narrowed her eyes, saying it was as if she were looking in a mirror.
“How did you know that?”
I swallowed dryly and leaned toward Merlin.
“I’ve seen his disciples gathering information about Oma rather than the Five Emperors multiple times.”
Merlin shook her head, saying it wasn’t typical behavior.
“Of course, this information is heavily based on my intuition, so don’t believe it entirely.”
She lowered her chin, saying there was a high possibility she was wrong.
“Your intuition has always been reliable.”
Merlin had always revealed herself whenever I was in danger. Her instincts were trustworthy enough.
‘Though I shouldn’t be certain about it.’
The notion that Lectar was different from Oma was merely speculation without evidence.
It seemed best to leave the assumption that he might not be an enemy right now at that.
“Thank you.”
I bowed my head to Merlin.
“Thanks to you, I gained valuable information.”
“Then what will you do for me?”
Merlin’s fingers wiggled as if she wanted something. However, since she was in bear form, it looked like she was contemplating how to devour a human.
“W-would you like me to buy you a meal?”
-Meal!
But it wasn’t Merlin who reacted to the word “meal”—it was Wrath, who had been unconscious.
The cotton candy fellow with a liver the size of a millet seed flailed his hands, asking what meal he would eat.
“A meal and even alcohol.”
Merlin laughed, saying she wanted to taste alcohol for the first time in a long while.
“Understood. Then when….”
“After I gather a bit more information.”
She shook her head with a serious expression.
“I still haven’t pinpointed the Heavenly Demon’s location.”
Merlin had said before leaving that she would find the Heavenly Demon’s location, but it seemed she hadn’t found it yet.
“The Heavenly Demon….”
I bit my lip thinly.
‘Does he really exist?’
Though the Heavenly Demon’s name was widely known, only a handful had seen him, and his power was said to reach the heavens—it felt like hearing of a legend that didn’t exist.
“You’ll be able to see it soon enough.”
Merlin tilted her head, telling me to look forward to it since she’d be taking plenty of bites later.
“Money isn’t an issue, so don’t worry.”
“Money, huh….”
She laughed quietly, as if lost in thought.
“Then I’ll see you next time.”
Merlin waved her hand, preparing to leave.
“Oh, before you go, this little one….”
I swallowed hard. Since it was Fire Bear, the request was bound to be substantial.
“He wants to swim in honey. And catch some live salmon while he’s at it.”
“Wait, hold on! Where am I supposed to find that much honey for a bear that size?! And live salmon on top of that….”
“See you!”
She said to count on me and disappeared.
“Krung!”
Fire Bear stretched out his massive paw, demanding honey he could swim in right now.
-The True Demon King wants honey-glazed salmon too!
The moment Merlin vanished, Wrath thrashed about like a salmon, suddenly full of energy.
“…Maybe Dorian has some.”
The only thing I could rely on now was my wallet. Or rather, Dorian.
-Honey! Salmon!
“Krung! Krung!”
“Ugh….”
I squeezed my eyes shut, listening to Wrath and Fire Bear’s cries.
‘Why do I always end up surrounded by these creatures….’
-Because you’re the strangest one of all!
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“Of course! It’s essential!”
Dorian, summoned from the Gwangpung Corps Dormitory, opened his bag without the slightest hesitation and pulled out dozens of honey jars and freshly caught salmon.
“Grrrrrowl!”
Thanks to this, Fire Bear indulged in a gluttonous feast within a small swimming pool made of honey.
-Kyaha!
Wrath also ate honey-glazed salmon and rubbed both cheeks while exclaiming in delight.
-This is a delicacy! I thought it would be cloying, but the sticky sweetness of the honey perfectly captures the salmon’s flavor!
He chuckled, amazed that such a dish could even exist.
“This is actually pretty good!”
Dorian also said it was more delicious than expected and muttered that he should add it to his essential supplies list.
I satisfied Fire Bear and Wrath until late into the night, then descended Bekmang Mountain.
“Thank you, Dorian.”
I patted Dorian’s shoulder.
“I survived because of you.”
“Ah, this is nothing.”
Dorian waved his hand, saying it was fine.
“But…”
“Hmm?”
“The honey and salmon are all gone, so could I buy some more?”
He showed no interest in the situation of needing to create a honey swimming pool for the bear—he was only thinking about the depleted essentials.
“Use my money.”
I nodded immediately.
“Take this opportunity to replenish all the consumed items.”
“Ah, understood!”
His face flushed red as he immediately dashed toward the shopping district.
-From what the True Demon King sees, that fellow is also a deviant…
Wrath clicked his tongue, calling Dorian a deviant in the way he both stocked and depleted supplies.
“Perhaps so.”
I chuckled and walked toward the rear of the Annex Building, and despite the late hour, the kitchen was still lit.
Opening the door and stepping inside, Sylvia and Helen rose as if they had been waiting.
“Why aren’t you still asleep…”
“How could I sleep when my son hasn’t come home!”
Sylvia furrowed her brow, saying it was far too late.
“The lady kept reheating the food while waiting for you.”
Helen laughed, gesturing to the dishes spread across the table.
-They made such preparations for the True Demon King…
Wrath sighed wistfully as he gazed at the steaming dishes.
-There’s truly no one like mother!
He clasped his hands together, deeply moved.
‘It’s not because of you.’
I pushed Wrath aside and sat in front of Sylvia.
“We could have eaten tomorrow….”
“You lost to Karun, didn’t you? I was waiting to cheer you up.”
Sylvia laughed softly, saying she’d heard everything from Yua.
“I’m fine, really.”
I shook my head calmly. Karun had already surpassed the threshold of transcendence and unleashed his full power. I had lost, but there was no shame in it, no shock either.
“Then I’m relieved.”
Sylvia waved her hand, saying she could finally relax.
“Just eat. It’s too much trouble to reheat it.”
She brought a fork, knife, and spoon before me, urging me to eat first.
-Meat, fish, pizza, stew, and salmon! Salmon again! Grab the fork! It’s war!
Wrath drooled excessively even after eating his fill of salmon, barking orders.
‘I got it. I got it.’
I smiled faintly and put Sylvia and Helen’s cooking into my mouth.
-Ooh! It tastes as fresh as if it were just made!
‘Because it was just made.’
-What?
‘It wasn’t reheated.’
Contrary to Helen’s words, these dishes had been prepared not long ago.
It seemed they had been cooking continuously while waiting for my arrival.
-Sniff….
Wrath’s eyes reddened with emotion.
-So this is what devotion means! And a mother’s devotion at that!
‘….’
I genuinely wanted to run a character—no, a demonic nature check on that sniffling cotton candy to confirm he was actually a Demon Lord.
Yet because Wrath was right about the care that went into it, the food tasted even more delicious than usual, despite my full stomach.
“Why are you so late? I almost came looking for you in Hollam.”
Sylvia furrowed her brows, saying she had been ready to go to Hollam herself. It seemed she hadn’t heard about the mission because of the duel with Karun.
“The executives from the Black Tower and the Holy Sword Association arrived late, so the operation was delayed.”
I explained the reason for my lateness while chewing meat.
“What kind of operation was it?”
“I’d like to hear about it too.”
Sylvia clapped her hands lightly, saying she wanted to hear everything. Helen smiled faintly, equally curious.
“Nothing particularly major happened….”
I recounted what had transpired while eating the late dinner.
“Three Grand Masters….”
Helen couldn’t close her mouth, astonished that I had defeated three Grand Masters alone.
“What was Togui’s swordsmanship like, and the White Ghost Sword Master’s?”
Meanwhile, Sylvia focused on the swordsmanship—a change that had occurred since my dantian awakened.
“Togui’s swordsmanship was practical. He wielded a greatsword with tremendous force, honed so sharply it could cleave through my strong ring barrier. The White Ghost Sword Master’s technique, on the other hand, contained extreme variability—it felt like watching a living sword. The blade moved with perfect freedom….”
I explained the swordsmanship of both Togui and the White Ghost Sword Master while watching Sylvia’s gleaming eyes.
“Such techniques exist? The world truly is vast.”
Sylvia nodded enthusiastically, her expression full of admiration.
“….”
I narrowed my eyes as I watched Sylvia, who seemed delighted.
‘Does she want to venture beyond the Annex Building?’
Despite her increased martial prowess, she hadn’t engaged in actual combat for some time, and it seemed her body was growing restless.
“Mother, are you considering taking on a mission?”
Given Sylvia’s strength, it wouldn’t be strange for her to accept individual assignments, so I asked while bracing myself.
“No.”
However, contrary to my expectations, Sylvia shook her head firmly.
“I told you. I received this artificial core to protect the Annex Building.”
She smiled while rubbing her lower abdomen where the artificial core was settled.
“I have little interest in missions.”
“I see….”
I sighed softly as I gazed into Sylvia’s eyes, which held sorrow beneath her unwavering resolve.
‘Is it because she lost Father and Sister?’
Perhaps because Father and Sister had been attacked by Eden’s Twin-Headed Demon, Sylvia cherished the members of the Annex Building even more than herself.
While occasional missions would be fine, it seemed she had no intention of leaving the Annex Building unless something truly extraordinary occurred.
“Still, I’m very interested in growing stronger. I need to protect you, after all.”
“Me as well?”
“Of course.”
Sylvia smiled while touching my cheek.
“You’re a member of the Annex Building too.”
She shook her head as if to say otherwise.
“Young Master is the little master of the Annex Building before anything else!”
Helen snorted, as if to make sure I remembered that well.
“Ah.”
I looked at the warm gazes of Sylvia and Helen in turn, then at the steaming dishes, and laughed with my head bowed.
“You’re right. I’ll remember that well.”
-The True Demon King too!
Wrath shouted loudly, raising his head.
-The True Demon King is family of the Annex Building!
‘No. You’re from the Demon Realm….’
-Don’t care!
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After finishing his meal, Raon returned to his room.
*Burp!*
Wrath let out a small belch from his oil-slicked lips.
-I devoured every last dish today!
The creature chuckled, saying he’d loved all the salmon. It baffled me how something with such an insatiable appetite could embody wrath—surely satisfaction should have tempered his nature.
‘I’m exhausted.’
I exhaled deeply and leaned my back against the bed. The tension had drained from my body, leaving it heavy and sluggish.
-You’ve spent all your strength, so it’s only natural. And you met the Mad Woman, too.
Wrath’s eyes darted nervously as he mentioned how the Mad Woman still made his flesh crawl.
‘That’s true.’
I let out a hollow laugh and nodded.
To be honest, the talking bear charging at me had been far more startling than my sparring match with Karun. My heart still felt like it was pounding.
‘Salmon hunting in a honey swimming pool…’
I chuckled at the memory of feeding salmon to the bear alongside Dorian.
*Thud.*
I narrowed my eyes as I gazed at the Heavenly Sword resting against the carpet.
‘Transcendence…’
Karun seemed to have transformed not only the changes he’d achieved himself and his past regrets, but even the goals of his childhood into raw power.
The realm of transcendence appeared to value accumulated rank, emotion, and the life one had lived far more than any stage I’d encountered thus far.
-You haven’t even reached the pinnacle of that realm yet.
Wrath snorted.
-Don’t be hasty. Advance with composure.
‘It’s not about being hasty. I just want to find the path first.’
Regardless of my current stage, I wanted to lay the groundwork for ascending to transcendence.
‘What could it be?’
Revenge, wrath, mastery of ten thousand blades, family, companions—many things came to mind, yet I couldn’t settle on a single one.
*Sigh.*
As I lay there lost in thought, gazing at the ceiling, I sensed a faint presence near the window.
‘Who now… Huh!’
Turning my gaze without moving, I saw Glen Zigheart’s face reflected in the window.
“Head of House?”
Glen silently beckoned with his hand, signaling me to come out.

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