The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 788

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Chapter 788

“Lunan.”

I walked down the Main Street leading to the Slion Family Estate while observing Lunan.

“Why do you want to spar in front of your mother and father?”

I had agreed to it since it wasn’t an unreasonable request, but I couldn’t understand why she wanted to spar at the Slion Family Estate, her own home.

“I want to show them something.”

Lunan lowered her left hand and grasped the sword sheath of Seolhwa hanging at her waist.

“What do you want to show them?”
“That I’ve changed.”

She said that was all, her eyes revealing a solemn intensity.

A sharp aura rippled outward.

Lunan unleashed a keen and noble aura as if she were about to engage in a life-or-death duel.

“Hmm….”

I narrowed my eyes as I felt and observed Lunan’s dignified momentum.

‘Has something happened because of Sylvia?’

Since Lunan was not one to speak much ordinarily, it seemed I would need to finish the spar first to understand her intentions.

-What are you doing!

As I followed Lunan while suppressing my curiosity, Wrath suddenly bounded up.

-We’re not even sparring yet, so eat some bead ice cream first!

Wrath couldn’t wait any longer, shouting for me to hurry and bring out the pearl ice cream.

‘If I eat it now, it might disturb Lunan Slion, wouldn’t it?’

I pointed at Lunan Slion with my finger, who was already drawing his focus upward as if the match had begun.

-Huh?
‘Really, I can eat it? But wouldn’t it bother the Charm Girl? It’s okay, right?’

I nudged Wrath with my shoulder and curled my lips upward.

-Ugh….

Wrath let out a pained groan while watching Lunan Slion.

-W-well, I suppose I can’t help it. Eat it right after the match ends!

He turned his head away, saying he would yield for the sake of the Charm Girl.

‘So that’s how it is.’

I chuckled softly, watching Wrath’s face flush red.

‘His heart is really soft after all.’

Normally, Wrath would have insisted that others’ concerns didn’t matter and demanded I eat the ice cream immediately, but with Lunan Slion involved, he shut his mouth right away. I still couldn’t believe this cotton candy of a creature was actually a Demon Lord.
I still couldn’t believe that this cotton candy, which even suppressed its own desires, was a Demon Lord.

“Someday I’d like to visit the Demon Realm you told me about.”

Raon laughed as he stroked Wrath’s fluffy fur while the latter was crouched down.

“Really? Are you serious?”

Wrath lifted his head with his eyes wide open in surprise.

“Yeah. I’ve become curious about what the Demon Realm you rule is like.”

I wanted to see the subordinates that Wrath held dear, and I became curious about what kind of world that guy ruled over.

—That’s an excellent idea! Those Demon Realm bastards need to be bitten by a mad dog like you to come to their senses!

Wrath’s mischievous smile widened as anticipation gleamed in his eyes.

—If you follow what the True Demon King says, you’ll be able to go to the Demon Realm. Of course, it will be quite difficult and require much preparation, but you’re more than capable of it.
‘Not now.’

I pushed away Wrath, who was panting like an eager puppy, and shook my head.

‘I’ll go if I survive after everything is finished.’

The shadow hanging over the Continent remained, and I hadn’t yet finished my revenge against Derus Robert.
I couldn’t give him an answer now, uncertain whether I would even be alive after releasing all my resentment and hatred.

—Stop spouting nonsense! A leech like you will definitely live longer than the True Demon King!
‘I’m not sure if that’s praise or an insult, but either way, thank you.’

As I laughed and stroked Wrath’s head, Lunan Slion’s footsteps came to a halt.

“We’re here.”

I lifted my gaze at Lunan’s words and saw the Slion Family Residence before us.
It was my first time returning since the incident with Sylvia, and the mansion appeared unchanged.

“Miss, you’ve returned quickly.”

A middle-aged swordsman guarding the Main Gate of the Slion Family Residence bowed respectfully to Lunan.

“Yes.”

Lunan nodded, and the middle-aged swordsman smiled as he opened the Main Gate.

“I see you’ve brought Raon with you.”

The middle-aged swordsman bowed respectfully to me as well.

“I apologize for the sudden visit.”
“Not at all. Raon is always welcome here.”

He welcomed me with a warm smile, as if I were always welcome to visit.

“Thank you.”

I exchanged greetings with the middle-aged swordsman and entered the Slion Family Estate.

“This way.”

Lunan walked not toward the central mansion, but toward the Garden on the left side.
Following her with a tilted head, I spotted the figures of her father and mother—Rokan and Clara—sitting at a table in the Garden.
The two of them were engaged in pleasant conversation.

“Lunan! You’re so late! I’ve been dying to see you… huh?”

Rokan rushed toward Lunan but froze abruptly when he saw me.

“R-Raon Zigheart? How did you come to be here…?”

His jaw trembled visibly, clearly flustered.

“Forgive our rudeness to our benefactor.”

Clara struck Rokan’s back and approached me.

“It’s been a long time. Welcome.”

She greeted me with proper courtesy, holding the hem of her skirt slightly.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you both.”

I placed my hand over my heart and bowed respectfully to Rokan and Clara.

“Ahem, it’s good to see you. I, I just spoke loudly because I was startled. Please understand.”

Rokan scratched the back of his head apologetically. Seeing how he was on guard because I’d come with his daughter, it was clear he remained a devoted father.

“We met at the Ice Cream Shop.”

Lunan nodded, indicating that she had brought me from there.

“Ah, you want to share a snack together? Good thinking.”

Clara clapped her hands softly in approval.

“No.”

Lunan Slion shook her head firmly, still gripping Seolhwa’s hilt.

“I came to show you a sparring match.”

She pressed her lips together, making it clear she’d called me here for a duel, not for snacks.

“What? A sparring match?”
“W-why all of a sudden?”

Both Rokan and Clara widened their eyes, clearly not expecting to witness a duel.

“Just watch for now.”

Lunan Slion took a measured breath and stepped before me.

“You don’t need to go all out, but don’t hold back like you do in the Sparring Arena either.”
“…Understood.”

Lunan’s sharp gaze flickered with a serious gleam. Since she seemed sincere, I adjusted my aura output to early Grand Master level.

-Control your strength well. Your early Grand Master level surpasses the lower tiers of others.
‘Got it.’

I nodded and planted the Heavenly Sword at my center.

The blade whispered as it settled into place.

Lunan Slion steadied herself and drew Seolhwa without hesitation.

Steel sang against steel.

We crossed blades as we would in the Training Ground, then stepped back two paces from each other.

Ching!

Lunan Slion thrust off the ground with force, unleashing Seolhwa. Frost blades bloomed atop her silver sword, surging toward my chest.

Clang!

I parried Lunan Slion’s strike with the Heavenly Sword, my eyes narrowing to slits.

‘Has she grown in the meantime?’

Lunan Slion’s blade was sharp, as if she had shed all her past limitations. She seemed to have matured further, transforming her battlefield experience into her own strength.
It seemed like I had grown to a new level by making the battlefield’s experience my own.

Whoosh!

Despite his first attack failing, Lunan Slion didn’t back down and launched a second offensive.
Boom!

I traced the Frost Wind Sword Formation, infusing it with the essence of absolute cutting. Icy wind blades tore through every falling fragment of frost without mercy.

Boom!
The blade of the biting wind tore apart every fragment of frost that fell relentlessly.

Boom!

As soon as the frost storm subsided, Raon stepped on the Taehwa Barrier.

Ding!

Lunan Slion thrust the Heavenly Sword toward her waist, striking in from his left side.

“Mm.”

Lunan Slion stirred up the wind of the Gwangpung Style while burrowing into his own space instead. It was a subtle technique that combined evasion and attack simultaneously.

“Good movement, but… you still need more work!”

Raon stepped back and slashed his sword downward in the direction Lunan was charging.

Whoooosh!

Lunan Slion blocked the incoming blade with her sword wreathed in azure frost, determined to fight until the very end.

Clang!

The vast difference in aura between their blades sent Lunan Slion flying backward, her body tumbling across the ground.

“Ugh….”

Despite the searing pain of her arm nearly being severed, Lunan Slion rose again and charged forward.

Clang!

I advanced with cold, piercing eyes, driving the flames of Manhwagong through the opening in Lunan Slion’s defense.

Whoooosh!

Crimson flames consumed her frost, and the inferno struck her chest with devastating force.

Boom!

A violent shockwave erupted, and Lunan Slion tumbled across the ground once more.
Her hair scattered wildly, and blood streamed down her forehead.

“L-Lunan…?”
“What on earth….”

Clara and Rokan Slion trembled, unable to have imagined a sparring match could be this brutal.

“Not yet.”

Lunan Slion rose without hesitation, as if she felt no pain at all.

Shiiing!

Despite her injuries, her sword strikes grew increasingly sharp. It was like witnessing a swordmaster pushed to the absolute limit.

Clang!

I didn’t reduce my aura as I shattered Lunan’s blade strike to honor her request.

A deafening boom echoed across the Garden.

Lunan crashed into the grassy turf, the verdant earth blackening as it was torn asunder.

“Lunan!”
“Stop this!”

Clara and Rokan rushed forward to restrain Lunan.

“…No.”

Lunan rejected their outstretched hands and rose alone, positioning herself before me.

“I can still continue.”

She gripped Seolhwa tightly, her resolve unshaken.

-Isn’t this too much!

Wrath furrowed his brow, urging moderation.

‘Look at her eyes.’

I raised the Heavenly Sword, pointing it toward Lunan’s gaze. Her eyes, once fierce with determination, now burned with an unwavering will to succeed.

“Haaah!”

Lunan charged forward with a resonant cry. Though her limbs should have been sluggish, her movements flowed with crystalline clarity.

A sharp metallic clash rang out.

Showing no mercy, I forcefully repelled her incoming blade.

Steel shrieked against steel.

Yet this time, Lunan didn’t tumble to the ground—she merely dropped to one knee, skidding backward.

‘What?’

As I sensed something amiss and furrowed my brow, Lunan Slion dove sharply to the left, bending her upper body deeply.

‘Coming at me like that won’t be fast enough.’

Even as a sudden movement, it didn’t exceed my perception. To end this once and for all, I drew the Heavenly Sword down diagonally.

In that instant, Lunan Slion’s eyes flashed. As if she had been aiming for this moment from the start, she twisted Seolhwa’s blade sideways.

Ching!

Lunan Slion deflected the Heavenly Sword with her frost-covered blade and transformed her defensive stance into a counterattack.

Whoosh!

Seolhwa’s blade had already closed in on my throat.
It was an unconventional swordplay that I wouldn’t have believed Lunan Slion capable of executing.

“Ha!”

I let out an exclamation of admiration and twisted my wrist. Forcing the tilted Heavenly Sword upward, I struck down against Lunan Slion’s blade aimed at my throat.

Clang!

Seolhwa flew back and soared into the air, while Lunan Slion collapsed on the spot as if her strength had been exhausted. Blood trickled from her lips.

“Lunan!”

Rokan Slion couldn’t hold back and rushed forward, catching Lunan Slion.

“That’s enough!”

Clara also embraced Lunan Slion, telling me to stop.

“I saw Raon saving his family….”

Lunan Slion rose to her feet on her own strength. She bit her lip as she turned to face Rokan Slion and Clara.

“But my brother couldn’t come back like that.”
“Lunan….”

Rokan’s eyes widened as if he hadn’t expected such words from Lunan.

“That’s why I have to end it. I can only achieve that by staying in the Gwangpung Corps.”

Lunan bowed her head, asking them not to tell her to leave the Gwangpung Corps.

“Mm….”
“Lunan.”

Rokan and Clara bit their lips, sensing the growth of the girl they had only seen as young.

‘Now I understand.’

I watched silently as Lunan’s family held each other’s hands, giving a small nod.

‘He had suggested that Lunan leave the Gwangpung Corps.’

It seemed Rokan, sensing the increasingly dangerous situation on the Continent, had suggested that Lunan leave the Gwangpung Corps and become a swordsman of the Slion Family.

‘And Lunan rejected that proposal through this duel.’

It was clear that Lunan had challenged me to this duel today to demonstrate her resolve to survive in the Gwangpung Corps and stop Sylvia.

‘Yes. She’s definitely changed.’

The girl who loved bead ice cream and was clumsy with her emotions was no longer here.
The swordsman standing before me was a true warrior with the resolve to grow stronger for her family.

I took out the ice cream box I had bought earlier and placed it on the table.

I quietly left the Slion Family Residence so as not to disturb the time between Lunan, Rokan, and Clara.

-You’ve finally developed some sense.

Wrath nodded as if approving.

‘It’s thanks to you.’
-Hmph! I don’t need flattery!

Yet Wrath chuckled and grinned despite his words.

-To think the Ice Cream Shop girl has grown so much—my heart swells with emotion!

Wrath nodded, saying he enjoyed watching the child’s growth.

-Since I’m in such a good mood, let’s eat ice cream together!

He waved his round hands, demanding I bring out the mint chocolate immediately.

‘Mint chocolate? I just gave you some a moment ago.’
-What…? Didn’t you buy two?
‘I didn’t have time to buy more.’

I shrugged, explaining there was only one.

-Go back at once and get it!

Wrath shook his head insistently, demanding I go.

‘How can I go there? By now, they’re probably having a conversation in a sea of tears.’
-Can’t you see the tears flowing from the True Demon King’s eyes!

He shrieked and clutched his head in distress.

-You insensitive brat!

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Pressed by Wrath’s insistence, I went back and bought mint chocolate again, returning to the Annex Building.

I was about to eat one in the Garden before heading inside when Merlin emerged from the Annex Building and approached me in the Garden.

-Hic-hic…

Wrath, who had been dancing at the thought of eating ice cream, immediately hid behind me the moment he spotted Merlin.

-D-don’t talk to her! Just leave the shop alone!

He tugged at my collar, urging me to ignore Merlin.

‘How could I possibly do that?’

I shook my head and approached Merlin.

“Where are you going?”
“Grandfather called for me.”

Merlin grinned widely, as if she’d already received some form of approval.

“W-what approval?”
“Between us, you know.”

She twisted her fingers together like thread, as if I should already understand.

“Uh…”

Hearing such nonsense, I found myself thinking that perhaps Wrath had the right idea—I should have just ignored her.

“Mother and Father are there too, so come along with me, Raon.”

Merlin grasped my wrist and pulled me forward. Looking at the direction we were heading, I realized it was Pedrick’s Residence.

‘Hmm? Why here…?’

The only patient remaining at Pedrick’s Residence was Sia.
The moment I realized that Merlin had been summoned to where Sia was, an ominous chill ran down my spine.

“We’re here!”

Merlin confidently pushed open the door and waved her hand.

“Come over here.”

Glen Zigheart nodded with a grave expression.

“….”

Sensing the heavy atmosphere, I silently followed Glen into the infirmary where the others were gathered.

Sia lay motionless on the bed, surrounded by the others.

“What’s happened?”

I swallowed hard and turned my gaze toward Glen.

“It’s strange that Sia won’t wake up. We’ve tried various methods to check her condition….”

Pedrick stroked Sia’s hair and released a deep sigh.

“It appears she’s fallen into a state from which she cannot awaken.
“What do you mean….”
“The gap between her developed body and her young soul has grown too vast. Her soul and body are no longer connected.”

He bit his lip, admitting this was his first encounter with such a condition.

“Particularly, her Upper Dantian is highly developed, yet the vital energy within it is extremely sparse. At this rate, she may never awaken.”

Pedrick massaged his temples, unable to believe he felt so helpless.

“That can’t….”

I turned around, biting my lip. Sylvia and Edgar were trembling, having heard this already.

“Is there a way to treat her?”
“I don’t know. We’ll have to investigate from here on.”

Pedrick shook his head, admitting his own ignorance.

“Then it seems it’s my turn to step forward.”

Merlin stood before Sia with her hand resting on her waist.

“Let me take a look.”

She smiled gently as if to say there was nothing to worry about, then placed her hand on Sia’s forehead.

Whoooosh!

Even as she did so, a sacred blue light enveloped both Merlin and Sia simultaneously.
It felt as though a world belonging only to the two of them had opened within this infirmary.

When a minute stretched into what felt like an hour of silence, Merlin’s eyelids slowly lifted.

“That’s right.”

Merlin turned around, her eyes narrowing with concern.

“The Green-haired Queen helped the young lady’s soul grow, but since she didn’t awaken on her own, the connection remains unstable.”

She shook her head, saying that in this state, she could not awaken on her own.

-So the True Demon King’s suspicions were correct.

Wrath exhaled a low breath.

-If I were to enter that brat’s body, the gap between soul and flesh would cause a rampage, just as it does for that child—except she cannot awaken at all.

He clicked his tongue, saying this was not something easily resolved.

“Is there a way to awaken Sia?”

Glen looked at Merlin with desperate eyes.

“It’s difficult.”

Merlin clasped her hands before her, lowering her gaze.

“Ugh….”

Edgar looked down at Sia, biting his lips until they bled. It seemed he was blaming himself once again.

“Sia!”

Sylvia knelt and grasped Sia’s hand. Her eyes reddened with despair at the news that her daughter, whom she had barely reunited with, could not be awakened.

“Damn it….”

Lectar clenched his fists with hands that had never even touched Sia. He squeezed so hard that blood trickled from his palms.

“….”

I ground my teeth. My family had barely come together, and now another crisis emerged—my chest tightened with nausea.

“Merlin. Is there truly no way?”

I approached Merlin, who seemed lost in thought with her lips pressed together.

“There is.”
“Then just tell me any method—wait, what?”

My mouth fell open as I stared at Merlin.

“What….”
“What….”

Lectar and Sylvia also jumped to their feet in surprise.

“I said it would be difficult. I never said she couldn’t be awakened.”

Merlin gazed at Sia with compassionate eyes, her lips moving slightly.

“…There is definitely a way.”

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