The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 769

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Chapter 769

Whoooosh!

The darkness summoned by the Green-haired Queen could not withstand the divine blade’s inferno, melting away slowly like dawn mist touched by sunlight.

I narrowed my eyes as I watched the Green-haired Queen’s Sword Realm vanish so effortlessly.

‘Sword Realm Manifestation….’

Sword Realm Manifestation was a type of barrier that materialized the will and mental imagery a swordmaster had accumulated into reality.
True to its exceptional nature, it came with one essential condition: only those who inherited Zigheart’s bloodline could use it.

Rimer and Wrath had demonstrated the Sword Realm before, but strictly speaking, it was a different technique—one that imposed excessive strain on body and spirit to substitute for the power of blood.

‘But that Sword Realm is the real thing.’

In truth, the darkness the Green-haired Queen had summoned was too crude to even be called a Sword Realm.
It fell far short of the incomplete Sword Realm I had wielded during my Master days, yet she followed the flow of Zigheart’s Sword Realm naturally.

In other words, that woman wearing the black orc’s helmet carried Zigheart’s blood.

“That’s an actual Sword Realm….”

Rimer’s mouth fell open in disbelief as he witnessed the Green-haired Queen’s Sword Realm.

“Indeed.”

I nodded heavily. The moment I confirmed the Green-haired Queen was of Zigheart descent, countless inconsistencies and questions that had been buried resurfaced in my mind.

A youthful body appearing to be in her twenties, talent as ancient as the heavens—as if born with rings of fire, affiliation with Eden, the advice Wrath had given before the battle, the Twin-Headed Demon’s mocking remarks that I couldn’t comprehend, and now the Sword Realm.

‘I still can’t believe it, but….’

The Green-haired Queen seemed to be my sister Sia, who was said to have died.
If I accepted this hypothesis, everything made sense—why I felt familiarity upon seeing the Green-haired Queen’s eyes, and why Wrath said she possessed a similar temperament.

However, there was one thing I needed to confirm to be absolutely certain.

Gulp.

I swallowed dryly and turned to look at Sylvia. She stood with her eyes wide open, unable to comprehend the situation.

‘I have to ask her.’

To confirm that the Green-haired Queen was Sia, I needed Sylvia’s testimony.

‘But….’

I couldn’t imagine how much sorrow she would feel, so the words wouldn’t come easily to my lips.

‘Mother’s arrival here is also connected to that incident.’

Before departing on this mission, Sylvia had been training until she was on the verge of collapse to protect her family, and she had spoken with genuine sincerity, saying that I was also among those she needed to protect.

‘Mother has been carrying that unhealed wound all this time….’

The reason Sylvia made such a vow was because she had failed to protect her husband and young daughter.
She had tormented herself to never experience that pain again.

‘That’s why she came here too.’

Since her son, who had died once and returned, had requested her support, Sylvia couldn’t simply wait quietly in the Annex Building.
As the image of her pleading with the Gonggeom Unit Master and kneeling before Glen Zigheart for permission came to mind, my fingertips trembled without my knowing.

However, even knowing what resolve Sylvia carried, I couldn’t stop here.
Even if her pain and wounds deepened further, I had to reveal the truth.

“I’m sorry to ask in such a situation….”

I turned to face Sylvia with my fists clenched so tightly they bled.

“What color were your sister’s hair and eyes?”

For the first time, I asked about Sia’s eye color and hair color—things I had refrained from mentioning because I feared it would sadden Sylvia.

“Brown hair and red eyes. But why are you asking about that?”

Sylvia still didn’t understand the situation and rolled her eyes.

“Sigh….”

I examined the Green-haired Queen and shut my eyes tightly. Her hair was brown, and her eyes were the same crimson red as mine.

“One last thing—Mother never actually saw Father and Sister die for certain, did she?”
“W-well, that’s true. I saw them collapse, but I was dragged away while unconscious….”

She shook her head, explaining that the Zigheart guards had blocked her view.

“Raon. Why are you suddenly asking that… oh?”

Sylvia finally seemed to grasp why I had posed the question and turned her gaze toward the Green-haired Queen.
She scanned the woman’s entire form and let her sword clatter to the ground.

“No, surely not….”
“It seems to be the case.”
“Ah….”

Sylvia collapsed to the ground without even thinking to pick up her fallen blade.

“No, no, that can’t be….”

She shook her head frantically, as if unable to accept it.

-Uh, why is Mother acting like that?

Wrath blinked as he watched Sylvia suddenly drop to her knees.

‘Because, as you said, that woman in the helmet appears to share the same bloodline as me.’
-What? That was just a hypothetical, but you’re serious?

He seemed taken aback, his mouth falling open.

‘Yes.’

Thanks to Sylvia’s testimony, it became certain that the Green-haired Queen was none other than Sia, her sister.

“Kekeke….”

Seeing the Twin-Headed Demon’s smirk—as if to say, “Now you understand?”—my conviction only deepened.

“That… that’s your sister?”

Rimer’s lips trembled as he too recognized that the Green-haired Queen was Sia.

“It is certain.”

I nodded, my lips pressed firmly together.

“No. No, it can’t be. That would mean….”

Sylvia’s complexion drained of all color. Her eyes, fixed upon the Green-haired Queen, were bloodshot with crimson veins.

“Oh, but it is.”

The Twin-Headed Demon stood beside the Green-haired Queen, laughing with cruel delight.

“She’s the daughter you abandoned and fled from.”

He nodded firmly, as if delivering the final blow.

“Aaaaaahhhhh!”

Sylvia screamed, clutching her head in her hands. Tears that seemed to bleed crimson streamed from her eyes.

“You bastard!”

As I pushed off the ground to charge forward, the Twin-Headed Demon snickered and hid behind the Green-haired Queen’s back.

“But I’m not finished yet.”

The Twin-Headed Demon raised a finger from behind the Green-haired Queen, indicating he had more to say.

“Stop spouting useless nonsense and just—.”
“But wouldn’t you like to hear it? Unless you want to regret it later.”
“What?”
“There’s one more secret left.”

He rested his chin on the Green-haired Queen’s shoulder and shook his head.

“What if your sister, whom you thought was dead, is actually alive? Wouldn’t your father be alive too?”

The Twin-Headed Demon raised a finger, pointing to the Severed Soul Sword standing behind Rimer.

“That man over there. Who do you think he is?”

The corners of the Ettin helmet he wore curled upward in a wide grin.

“Ah….”

I let out a low groan and turned to look behind me. The Severed Soul Sword stood quietly, just as he had when I saw him at the Eden Branch.

“That’s right. He’s your dad. Aura was worse than third-rate, but his swordsmanship was unusually excellent, so I brought him along to see what would happen? And it paid off! It had been a long time since Tacheon laughed like that.”

The Twin-Headed Demon smacked his lips as he spoke of the considerable rewards he’d received.

“You’re lying!”

Sylvia shook her head in disbelief as she stared at the Severed Soul Sword. Yet despite her cry of denial, she couldn’t tear her eyes away, recognizing Edgar’s frame in the figure before her.
Despite her cries of “liar,” she couldn’t take her eyes off the Severed Soul Sword, seemingly reminded of Edgar by his physique.

“It’s all a lie!”

I could feel her mind crumbling beneath the weight of those words.

“Mm….”

I swallowed hard as I stared at the Severed Soul Sword.

‘Now that I think about it….’

Just moments ago, the Severed Soul Sword had not fought with full strength during his ambush, nor had he infused it with killing intent.
He had swung his blade while leaving behind a narrow path—small but navigable.

It was the same when we met at the Eden Branch. The Severed Soul Sword had gazed at me with peculiar fixation, never once attempting to harm me.
Each detail was strange, yet if he truly was my father, everything suddenly made sense.

‘But….’

As I furrowed my brow, contemplating the differences between the Severed Soul Sword and the other Eden Ghosts, the Twin-Headed Demon tilted his chin.

“Then shall I show you his face? You might even lose consciousness.”

The Twin-Headed Demon chuckled and adjusted his mask.

“Shut that mouth of yours.”

I tightened my grip on the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword, then stepped into the Heavenly Harmony Step.
Just as I was about to sever the Twin-Headed Demon’s neck in one stroke, sharp blade strikes came flying from both left and right.

Clang!

The Green-haired Queen and the Severed Soul Sword. The two of them blocked my path, as if protecting the Twin-Headed Demon.

“Kuh….”
“Why do you think I said such a thing?”

The Twin-Headed Demon’s eyes curved like a crescent moon.

“Because I wanted to see family members slaughtering each other!”

He threw a sneer more vicious than any evil spirit’s, clutching his belly as he laughed.
It felt like witnessing pure malice itself—not merely a demon, but something far darker.

-Surrender your body. Let the True Demon King deal with this helmeted bastard!

Wrath flooded his entire being with pristine, icy cold, his fury unmistakably genuine.

‘I’m going to kill him.’

Raon bit his lips until they bled, pushing aura into the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword that flickered as if about to extinguish.

“If you want to take my head, kill your sister and father first.”

The Twin-Headed Demon couldn’t hide his smile, as if he had orchestrated this entire situation from the beginning.
Now I could see why he seemed like a monster inheriting Ettin’s characteristics.

“Ugh….”

Sylvia knelt on the ground, retching as if she had completely lost the will to fight.

“That bastard.”

Rimer approached from the side, his brow furrowing.

“He’s really getting on my nerves.”

His green eyes flashed with crimson light as anger surged through him as well.

“Hah….”

Raon exhaled the turbid energy through his breath. Thanks to the Ring of Fire, the anger slowly subsided.

‘Something feels off.’

From Gwahyeolgwi to Phantom Soul Ghost, all the Eden executives I had encountered so far moved by their own will.

But the Green-haired Queen and Severed Soul Sword, despite being high-ranking Eden executives, were following the Twin-Headed Demon’s orders rather than acting of their own volition. It was far too strange.

‘Could it be that their souls weren’t completely erased?’

Recalling the Green-haired Queen using the Sword Realm and the Severed Soul Sword lacking killing intent in his blade, I felt a faint but genuine possibility of saving them both.

“We might be able to save father and sister.”

Raon turned back to Sylvia and nodded.

“What…?”

A faint glimmer of light kindled in Sylvia’s eyes, pulling her back from the brink of despair.

“What are you saying? Once someone dons the helmet, they never return! You know that better than anyone!”

Rimer shook his head as if to say that some things must be abandoned.

“Tsk, tsk.”

The Twin-Headed Demon clicked his tongue sharply while regarding Raon.

“Far too late. The soul has long since melted away—digestion is already complete.”

He let out a small belch, chuckling darkly.

“Your words cannot be trusted.”
“False hope. That’s humanity’s greatest undoing.”

The Twin-Headed Demon curled his lips as if comparing it to a gamble.

“Do as you wish. It won’t matter in the end, anyway.”

He shrugged his shoulders mockingly.

“….”
“That’s complete nonsense.”

As Raon bit his lip, a familiar woman’s voice echoed from the empty air.

Whoooosh!

A elongated rift tore open in space, and from within stepped Merlin, wearing the mask of an old woman.

“Merlin?”

The Twin-Headed Demon’s eyes widened at Merlin’s sudden appearance.

“An old fool pretending to be a spirit realm entity has certainly grown more talkative with his lies.”

Merlin looked down at the Twin-Headed Demon and let out a scoff.

“Those two were directly touched by Tacheon. Judging by their current state, their souls might still be alive.”

She nodded, acknowledging that Tacheon conducted many strange experiments, making it entirely possible.

“Mother.”

Merlin approached not Raon, but Sylvia first, lifting the hem of her skirt.

“It’s not time to give up yet.”

She called Sylvia “Mother” and grasped her shoulders.

“M-Mother? Did you just…?”

Sylvia’s jaw trembled as she looked at the Old Woman mask Merlin was wearing.
Even in this situation, it seemed she was flustered by an Eden mage calling her “Mother.”

“Hehe, I was just trying it out early.”

Merlin lifted the mask slightly, revealing her bare face. Though she typically disliked removing her mask, this gesture seemed intended to reassure Sylvia.

“A cross…”

Sylvia’s lips trembled as she saw the small cross gleaming in Merlin’s eyes.

“Just wait a moment longer.”

Merlin squeezed Sylvia’s hand firmly and took her position to Raon’s left.

“The fact that you’re controlling those two proves your mind is broken. Though it’s all part of Tacheon’s design, no doubt.”

She snorted, as if she had seen through all of the Twin-Headed Demon’s lies.

“You traitorous bitch…”

The Twin-Headed Demon’s lips twisted as it surged forward. For the first time, it wasn’t mockery—it was genuine rage.

“Betrayal?”

Merlin scoffed and shook her head.

“I’ve been on Raon’s side since my previous life. It’s not betrayal—it’s simply a return to love.”

She waved her pristine hand up and down, dismissing the notion as nonsense.

“Fine then. Actually, this works out better.”

The Twin-Headed Demon hefted a wooden club and aimed it at both Raon and Merlin simultaneously.

“If I kill you all at once, that solves everything.”

At his gesture, the Green-haired Queen and the Severed Soul Sword stepped forward.

“I never thought I’d end up fighting alongside Merlin.”

Rimer let out a hollow laugh as if bewildered, positioning himself to Raon’s right.

“I owed you back then.”

He offered Merlin a small bow of respect.

“Who are you?”

Merlin blinked, her attention fixed solely on Raon.

“Huh…?”
“We can exchange introductions later.”

I raised the divine and demonic blades, flames and frost beginning to scatter from their surfaces.

“Let’s finish this fight first. Our target is the Twin-Headed Demon.”
“Right. I’m prepared to die if it comes to that. Don’t worry.”

Merlin smiled, her resolve absolute—she would save Edgar and Sia even if it cost her life.

“That’s quite the burden.”

Rimer exhaled deeply but nodded in agreement.

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

I spun the ring of fire and stepped into the Tacheon stance.
Gripping the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword tighter, I advanced toward the Twin-Headed Demon.

Before I could even swing both blades, the Green-haired Queen and the Severed Soul Sword blocked my path.
The Twin-Headed Demon retreated with a smirk, as if inviting me to cut through them.

Zing!

I didn’t stop my charge. I trusted the two behind me completely and pushed forward.

Boom!

As the Green-haired Queen’s slash and the Severed Soul Sword’s demonic energy flashed, intense mana and wind erupted from behind me.

Whoosh!

Merlin unfolded dozens of magic circles to push back the Green-haired Queen who was trying to thrust her sword, while Rimer struck the Severed Soul Sword with a blade wreathed in wind and lightning.

Zing!

I drove the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword down toward the Twin-Headed Demon, who stood leisurely in the wide opening created for me.

“Don’t underestimate me.”

The Twin-Headed Demon chuckled and raised his wooden club diagonally.

Boom!

I pressed down on the Twin-Headed Demon’s wooden club with the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword, which erupted with flames and frost as if for the last time.
Unlike the fading flames, the will growing ever stronger carved deep cracks into the wooden club.

“What is this…?”

The Twin-Headed Demon’s eyes widened as he watched his wooden club tremble as if it would shatter.

“Keep smiling.”

She drew a cold smile while meeting Raon’s crimson gaze directly.

“Today will be the last time you’re able to smile.”

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