The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 86

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Chapter 86

I held my breath.

‘This is a stroke of fortune.’

To receive footwork techniques directly from the Continent’s greatest warrior—this was an opportunity among opportunities, something no amount of wealth could buy.

If word of this spread, it would shake the entire Zigheart clan.

A deep roar echoed through me.

I resonated with the ring of fire. My scattered mind snapped into focus as if doused with cold water.

“You seem ready. Then let us begin.”

Glen Zigheart’s feet parted the pale moonlight pooling on the ground.

His movements were leisurely, as if taking an evening stroll, yet I could not grasp their rhythm.

Crimson flames bloomed from his left side, then flowed like water from his right. The mysterious current his feet created left me breathless.

Glen Zigheart’s footwork was impossibly profound—swift yet slow, fluid yet rigid.

‘I must see this through to the end.’

I could not surrender to difficulty. Even capturing one-tenth of Glen’s teachings would yield immense gains.

I watched without blinking until his feet came to rest, my eyes never leaving him for a moment.

The brief, transcendent moment ended as Glen Zigheart stopped before me. Despite demonstrating an ancient technique, his breathing remained composed, and not a single thread of his garments was disturbed.

“Did you see it?”

His sharp crimson eyes, predatory as a beast’s, questioned me. Had I truly seen it? How much had I grasped?

“…I apologize. I could not see it.”

I bit my lip and lowered my head. This was footwork on an entirely different level—a martial art so profound that my four rings of flame could not even begin to comprehend it.

“….”

Glen Zigheart showed no particular reaction, as if he had expected this. He simply gazed down at me with indifferent eyes.

“Attempt only what you have grasped.”

He pointed to the floor with his hand and stepped back. It seemed he wanted me to recreate that footwork now.

‘I will disappoint him.’

I had witnessed many flows and felt profound martial wisdom, yet what I could execute now was merely dust. I could already sense Glen’s cold gaze upon me.

‘Then….’

I bit my lip slightly. Rather than clumsily displaying many things, I decided to recreate what had impressed me most.

‘That was.’

The first step.
From an unconventional stance with my right foot forward and left foot back, that initial stride that pierced through moonlight and space itself.
Taking the first step forward from an unusual stance, with the right foot extended ahead and the left foot pulled back.

“after….”

Raon put his left foot back and his right foot forward. The distance between feet is shoulder width. Since he was observing while spinning the ring of fire, there was not the slightest difference from Glenn.

‘That step contained everything.’

It was fast, slow, strong, soft, and varied. It was one step that could lead to anywhere.

I lifted my left foot.
I lifted my left foot.

thud!

The golden moonlight on the floor split into a triangle, creating a deep resonance throughout the throne room.

Although it was a feeble step compared to Glenn, the flow was not much different.

It was the first step toward moving in any direction and any way.

“….”

Glenn’s eyes narrowed, and Loen’s mouth opened.

“after….”

Raon exhaled and closed his eyes. I only walked one step, but I felt dizzy. I think I was too nervous and focused.

“Is that one step everything?”

Glenn turned and looked at Raon’s left foot in front of him.

“yes.”

Raon answered succinctly and opened his eyes.

“Would you have seen more?”
“You must have perceived far more?”
“I cannot replicate even one-tenth of it, let alone achieve perfection.”
“Cannot replicate?”
“The footwork you displayed, sir, contained so much—like the steps of a Martial God himself. It is beyond my capacity to comprehend it all in my current state.”

Glenn’s voice became cold, as if it contained a bitter cold wind.

“no.”

Raon continued speaking while looking at his left foot sticking out in front.

“The first step that the patriarch showed me was the most important and impressive. It was more deeply ingrained in my mind than any other step he showed me after that, so I thought I had to follow the first step.”
“The first step you showed me was the most crucial, the most profound. It etched itself deeper into my mind than any footwork that followed, which is why I chose to replicate that first step.”
“Why did you believe the first step was the most important?”

It is impossible to fool Glenn with no education. I spoke honestly about what I saw and felt.

“hmm.”

Glenn nodded slightly and spread his legs. The expression remained the same, but the atmosphere in the throne room seemed to have softened slightly.

“I have a good feeling.”

He took the same stance as before, with his left foot back and his right foot forward.

“The name of the walking method I showed you is Taehwa. Now that you know that the first step ‘Jincheon’ is the most important, you are halfway there.”

I walk again with a calm voice. The moment I saw the steps that could take you anywhere in the world, my hair stood on end.

Ugh!

The dantian vibrates and an aura arises. He led his body through the mana circuit.

Coo!

Without even realizing it, Raon reenacted Jincheon from Taehwabo as shown by Glenn.

“It’s better than before.”

Glenn nodded expressionlessly and turned around. I climbed up onto the stage and buried myself on the throne again.

“This is the end of the reward I will give you.”
“That concludes your reward.”
“You mean just that single first step?”

He just closed his eyes. It seemed like there was nothing more to say.

“…I understand. Thank you.”

Raon nodded, licking his lips. I didn’t gain much, but just knowing that such a method existed helped me open my eyes.

“You take this.”

Glenn threw something he was holding in his hand. Raon caught the red gem that fell in front of his chest.

“ah.”

It was the Goblin King’s magic stone that I gave to Glenn earlier.

“Every object has its own owner. You earned it, so take it with you.”

He shook his hands and closed his eyes again, as if he had no regrets.

“Take it here.”

Roen held out a black cloth. It was a cloth that blocked the energy of the magic stone.

“thank you.”

Raon wrapped the Goblin King’s magic stone in cloth and placed it in his bosom.

‘You’re giving this back to me… .’

I thought I’d research it, destroy it, or put it in storage. I didn’t think I’d return it.

All of that person’s movements were unexpected.

“Stop going back.”
“Now go.”

Raon stepped back. As I was opening the throne room door, I remembered that I had received a lot this time, so I decided to just leave.

“I….”
“Um….”
“What is it.”

To be honest, I had no idea what to say, so I said the most basic greeting I would give to an adult and bowed my head.

Glenn said nothing and frowned, and Roen covered his mouth and shook his hands.

“…I’ll go.”

I quenched my appetite and left the throne room. I guess I chose the wrong words.

– Stay healthy! Even a well-functioning head turns to stone at times like this!
“Be well”—what nonsense! Even that brilliant mind of yours turns to stone when it comes to sincerity!

I had never said anything sincere to adults, so I didn’t know what to say.

“Ugh.”

As I sighed and walked down the hallway of the family home, a new message appeared before my eyes.

[【Ring of Fire】 observed 【Taehwabo】 reaching perfection.]
[The Ring of Fire observed the perfect Ring of Harmony.]

The throne room Raon left was still filled with moonlight.

Roen looked at the moonlight on the floor and then raised his head.

“I didn’t know you would take out the Taehwabo.”

I knew that Glenn cared for Raon, so I thought he would give a special reward, but I never imagined that it would be Taehwabo.

‘Because Taehwabo is a walking technique created by the head of the family.’

The first step that Glenn Sieghardt created after getting out of martial arts was Taehwaboda.

Glenn cared for Raon more than expected, as he couldn’t get it even if he gave him a gold plate, and he taught him Taehwabo, which he didn’t pass down to his sons.

“Did you see it?”

Glenn slowly opened his eyes. Unlike before, where there was only coldness, there was a sweet light in his eyes.

“He imitated Jincheon after seeing him only twice.”
“The boy mimicked the celestial movement after seeing it just twice.”
“Pardon?”

Not only did his eyes look, but his voice was one tone higher than usual, and the corners of his mouth were raised.

“her….”

Roen opened his mouth. Although he had lived as Glenn’s shadow for decades, this was the first time since the first master was born that the man was so happy.

“I cut down the green demon, and it wasn’t luck that I survived the mad blood demon. My sharp eyesight and control of my body and aurors are not at the level of a criminal.”
“He felled the Green Warrior and survived against Gwahyeolgwi—that was no mere fortune. His perception, his control over body and aura… these are not the marks of an ordinary person.”

To his surprise, Raon grasped the essence of Taehwabo in this brief moment.

“But what really touches my heart is something else.”

The smile on Glenn’s lips deepened a little.

“You’re talking about judgment. It’s amazing. A 15-year-old child can figure out what’s important and what to throw away. If I had the chance, I’d want to raise him.”
“His judgment, sir. Remarkable indeed. A fifteen-year-old child understanding what matters and what must be sacrificed. Had the opportunity presented itself, I would have wished to nurture him myself.”
“I’m not speaking merely of today’s events.”
“Then….”

Glenn continued, looking at the carpet where Raon’s footprints remained.

“Raon has a good sense of it. The moment he saw the Glorious Demon, he must have realized that he could never win.”
“Raon has keen instincts. The moment he laid eyes upon Gwahyeolgwi, he must have known victory was impossible.”
“He likely did.”

If Raon hadn’t held on, the village and its trainees would have turned to blood in the hands of the mad blood demon.

There are not many people who sacrifice themselves for others in desperate times. Plus, if you were a 15-year-old, you could probably count them on your fingers even if you searched the entire continent.

I couldn’t help but smile because I was thrilled that such an amazing guy was my grandson.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you smile like that.”

Roen grinned.

“What is the joy of risk?”

The corners of Glenn’s mouth instantly lowered. The corners of the mouth are lowered more than usual, to the point where it looks old.

“Rayden, who came back after destroying the branch of the White Blood Cult by himself, and Raon, who cut down the Green Demon. It’s a very happy coincidence.”
“Rayden, who single-handedly destroyed a branch of the White Blood Cult and returned, and Raon, who slew the Green Warrior. What a fortunate convergence of blessings.”

The corners of Glenn’s mouth rose slightly again at the praise from his grandchildren.

“Hmph.”

Roen muttered, “Is that so?” and nodded. There was still a bright smile on his lips.

“Now that I think about it, the head of the family couldn’t hold back her laughter when Master Raon said, ‘Is your health okay?’ If you want to act calm, it takes a little longer….”
“Now that I think about it, when young master Raon said you were in good health earlier, the patriarch couldn’t suppress his laughter. If you’re going to pretend to be cold, you’d need to be a bit more….”

Glenn rarely shouted, but Loen’s smile was not erased.

“What is this?”

Raon returned to the annex and pointed to the message he had seen earlier.

Phew.

Lars, who was hanging on a bracelet like a parrot, soared into the air.

-It is learning.
-It’s learning.
“Learning?”
-When I was in the Demon Realm, it was one element of a system I created to learn the techniques of those with special abilities or exceptional martial prowess. Now that I see it, another memory comes to mind. Among those arrogant fools who dared challenge me….
“In short, it means my learning ability has increased.”
-Don’t interrupt me!
“Either way, that’s right, isn’t it?”
-Hah, something like that.
“How am I supposed to use it?”
-As if I would tell you that. If you incur my wrath….

Raon laughed and snapped his fingers.

“It means that the ability to learn Taehwabo increases. What kind of secret is this?”
“You’re saying my ability to learn Taewhabo increases. What secret is there in that?”

Lars let out an annoyed voice.

“I need to get started right away.”

Raon quietly opened the window and left the room again.

-Do it tomorrow when the sun rises. It’s a hassle to follow along.
-Wait until dawn tomorrow. I’m too lazy to follow you.
‘There might be a time limit.’
-There’s no way that’s….
‘Your reaction says otherwise.’
-H-how did you know?

Normally, Lars would have spewed out anger, but seeing that he only showed mild irritation, I thought he was hiding something.

“I told you, you’re in the palm of my hand.”
“I told you. You’re in the palm of my hand.”

Lars widened his eyes, spreading a terrifying coldness.

‘okay. that.’

Raon pointed with his finger at Lars’ increasingly cold body.

‘If it had come out that way from the beginning, I wouldn’t have even known it was strange. ‘You’re so easy to deal with.’

He pushed Lass away with his right hand containing the flame of a cartoon ball.

– Damn it! You are the worst creature this king has ever encountered!
-Damn it! You are the worst existence I have ever encountered!
‘The Demon King calling me the worst—that’s a compliment, isn’t it?’
-Grrrrgh! I will kill you. No matter what it takes, I will kill….

Raon headed to the training ground while listening to Las’ curse-like screams.

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