The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 932

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Chapter 932

“Phew….”

I exhaled in relief and steadied my trembling shoulders.

‘The gamble paid off.’

I had hastily devised and executed a plan to escape from Grid, and fortunately it seemed to have worked. No, seeing that not only Rust but Gluttony had arrived as well meant the harvest was substantial enough to reshape the entire game.

-A gamble?

Wrath furrowed his brow, unable to comprehend.

-What gamble are you talking about?
‘I dispersed the authority of the Demon Lords that was spreading through the air after Grid appeared to the outside.’

This dimension was no different from the Demon Realm, so the power of the Demon Lords I wielded was diffusing like thoughts. Using Garunua’s wind, I sent those authorities outward to summon Demon Lords who could aid me, and fortunately that gamble worked.

-So that’s why you conjured wind with already depleted strength.

Wrath now understood the reason for utilizing Garunua and exhaled a breath of exasperation.

-To harbor such thoughts while facing Grid directly… you truly are….

He furrowed his brow, saying that my audacity defied all description.

[As expected of my master….]
-Shut it!

Wrath flicked Zircon on the head. At this point, that demon seemed almost pitiful.

‘Though there is one thing I didn’t anticipate.’

I shook my head, observing Rust’s pink eyes.

—Unexpected?
‘I didn’t know Rust was in the Demon Realm.’

I had unleashed the power of Lust with all my might, hoping Rust would come to my aid, but like Grid, she burst forth from the Gate to Demon Realm.
I couldn’t fathom why Rust, who traveled alongside Merlin, had crossed over from the Demon Realm.

“I searched everywhere for you, yet here you are calling me first.”

Rust grinned with genuine delight and waved her hand.

‘Searched everywhere for me?’

I blinked at Rust in bewilderment.

‘Then why were you in the Demon Realm while looking for me?’
—Don’t bother trying to understand that stalker. As the True Demon King said, she’s the worst navigator across all dimensions.

Wrath shook his head, muttering that next time she might descend from the Celestial Realm instead.

“Do you have… pearl ice cream…?”

Gluttony smacked her lips loudly, clearly famished.

“Of course I do.”

I retrieved a box of pearl ice cream from my spatial pouch—a snack I’d prepared for Wrath.

“Ooh…”

Gluttony accepted the box with evident satisfaction and immediately began eating. She seemed utterly indifferent to the current situation, as if her senses were dulled to everything else.

—Aaah! That was mine!

Wrath grabbed his own collar and shook it in protest at what I’d done.

‘It’s fine to give her some.’

I brushed Wrath’s hand away and shook my head.

‘I didn’t expect even Gluttony to come.’

In truth, I had only wanted to summon Rust. I believed that if she alone came, I could escape this crisis, but with Gluttony’s arrival, I could advance one step further. Even if she came because she needed money to buy ice cream, I was simply grateful.

Rust and Gluttony. If these two Demon Lords stood by my side, I could not only drive Grid away but also create an opportunity to seize his power.

“So you scattered the wind as a test….”

Grid gazed at me standing between Gluttony and Rust, then smacked his lips slowly.

“Is this the outcome you envisioned? I find myself even more intrigued.”

His golden eyes gleamed with mounting avarice, as though the flames of greed itself burned within his gaze.

“Disappear.”

Rust furrowed her brow, her hand resting upon her sword’s hilt as though commanding immediate retreat.

“How disappointing….”

Gluttony tossed the empty ice cream box into the void and positioned herself before me—a clear gesture of protection against Grid.

“You don’t strike me as the type to toy with women.”

Grid drawled his words, clearly attempting to provoke Rust.

“How did you manipulate that obsessive woman?”

He pointed at Rust with a long finger and let out a mocking laugh.

“What Rust shows me isn’t obsession….”

I gazed at Rust, who harbored genuine affection beneath her seductive exterior, and shook my head.

“It’s love.”
“Wrath…. Wrath!”

The moment Rust heard the word “love,” she unleashed a Pink Aura Entity of terrifying intensity. Had I lacked the power of Lust, I would have been drawn in and suffocated by that force.

-This, this crazy bastard!

Wrath smacked the back of my head as if to ask what I was doing.

-What are you spouting about affection for later?! Did you really take a sword to the head or something?!
‘I’m leaving the rest to you.’

I shrugged my shoulder toward Wrath as if to say I was counting on him.

-Yes, you will receive divine punishment! Whether god or demon, neither should overlook such actions!

Wrath shook her head vigorously, insisting that neither the Celestial Realm nor demons would do such a thing.

“Rust. You’re making a grave mistake. That isn’t Wrath, but rather….”

Grid also seemed startled by Rust’s reaction and opened his mouth to calm her down.

“Shut your stinking mouth.”

Rust twisted her lips, refusing to be fooled by Grid, and drew her sword.

“I may have a reputation as a philanderer myself, but not to your extent. It’s appalling.”

Grid shook his head in disbelief. Realizing that words wouldn’t reach Rust, he turned his gaze toward Gluttony.

“Gluttony. You said you had no money, didn’t you?”

Grid gestured toward Gluttony, who was licking ice cream off her finger.

“Seeing how much you enjoy ice cream, it seems you’ve taken a liking to Human Realm cuisine. Then I’ll give you money.”

White gold coins cascaded like a waterfall from his palm.

“With your appetite, you’ll be able to enjoy yourself without limit. In fact, I could even enslave humans and build you a nation of your own.”

‘….’

I narrowed my eyes as I watched Grid tempt Gluttony.

‘Did he discern the bond between Gluttony and me in such a fleeting moment?’

Since arriving at the Facility, Gluttony had uttered only three things: that she had no money, ice cream, and that she was hungry. To pierce through their relationship with merely those three sentences—truly, Grid was unlike the other Demon Lords.

“Gluttony. That remark of yours—”
“Your money reeks of tastelessness.”

Before I could speak to prevent Gluttony from being claimed by Grid, she shook her head first, as though refusing his payment.

“Reeks of tastelessness?”

Grid’s eyes widened in surprise at Gluttony’s words.

“Yes. I’ll take the money from Wrath instead.”

Gluttony’s gaze hardened, making clear that she had no need for Grid’s coin.

‘What?’

I exhaled softly, watching Gluttony’s resolute decision.

‘Could it be that Gluttony…’

Had she come not for lack of funds, but to save me?

In truth, it hadn’t been long since I entrusted her with the gold coins. Yet she had come all this way before the appointed time—it seemed she had arrived not for money, but genuinely for my sake.

“…It appears she concerns herself only with sustenance and little else.”

Grid flicked a gold coin with his finger and chuckled softly.

“There is no such thing as tainted coin in this world. The nature of money is determined by the character of its master.”

He returned the coin he had produced to the Darkness, then lifted his gaze.

“Two sovereigns, then…”

Grid examined Rust and Gluttony in turn, his lips curling into a subtle smile.

“It would be worth fighting, but the problem is I can’t predict when Wrath might emerge. I have no choice but to withdraw.”

He rotated his ankle slightly, as though accepting his forced retreat.

‘Zircon.’

I called out to Zircon swiftly, observing his movements.

[Why, why are you calling me?]

Zircon, who had been cowering before Wrath, slowly lifted his head.

‘Can you restore even a fraction of my body and mental strength?’
[Hmm, it’s difficult with only my power right now, but there is a way.]

Zircon nodded, acknowledging that while it wasn’t easy, a method existed.

‘Then that will suffice.’

I nodded and stepped back one pace, my gaze shifting away as I allowed the faintest hint of relief to surface.

-You foolish wretch!

Wrath shook his head in disbelief.

-If you show such a terrified expression, won’t it expose that you can’t summon the True Demon King?!

He roared as though questioning what I was doing.

“So that was it.”

Golden radiance bloomed across Grid’s pupils as he gazed at me.

“Wrath can’t emerge right now!”

He extended his elongated hand, his insatiable hunger laid bare.

“Kehehehe.”

Rust and Gluttony blocked his hand, but Grid had already made his decision, his face twisted into a sinister smile as he fixed his gaze on me.

—Look at this fool! Wrath clicked his tongue in disgust.

Wrath tsked with utter disdain.

—That wretch cannot overcome Rust and Gluttony, yet in a single moment, he could pierce through the gap between them and reach you!

He waved his hand, muttering that I could be dragged into the Demon Realm.

‘He’s doing this on purpose.’

I watched Grid’s greed intensify and shook my head calmly.

—What?
‘I have two Demon Lords on my side—it would be wasteful to let him slip away like this.’

If only Rust had come, I would have been satisfied with driving Grid back. But now both Gluttony and Rust stood before me. With the two of them, I could fight with overwhelming advantage—letting him escape would be a loss.

‘Now I understand Grid’s psychology.’

Had I shown confidence or provoked him moments ago, Grid would have recalled the possibility of Wrath’s emergence and retreated swiftly.

But the moment I displayed fear, Grid’s greed laid bare as he began hunting for an opportunity to seize me.

As Wrath said, he was a Demon—and the Lord of Greed at that. His hunger extended beyond mere wealth to all things, and I could sense his genuine desire to capture me.

“If there are two Demon Lords, it’s only right that we give them appropriate treatment.”

Grid greedily licked his lips and raised his finger.

“Simply 100 million gold.”

As his lips curled up into a smile, a golden light poured into his vision.

Argh!

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“I knew you’d come out like that.”

Rust gritted her teeth and stepped forward. As her blade passed through the air, pink-tinged flames erupted along its trajectory, forming a colossal wall of fire.

“My hunger only grows….”

Gluttony exhaled a short sigh and pressed her palms together. Pure white light, pristine as fresh snow, surged forth and suppressed the golden radiance that sought to breach the pink inferno.

Kuwaaaaaaaang!

The collision of three Demon Lords’ auras unleashed a shockwave that shook the entire dimension. The sky tore asunder as black lightning descended, and the earth crumbled, swallowing the corpses that lay scattered across the ground.

‘Zircon.’

I retreated far back and called out to Zircon.

‘You said earlier you could recover my condition somewhat, right? How do I do it?’
[….]

Zircon regarded me for a moment before nodding.

[Consume the Birthstone of Peridot that you obtained just now.]
‘Consume the Birthstone?’
[Peridot’s power currently sleeps within the Birthstone. If you consume it, my power will collide with yours, and your stamina and mental fortitude will recover to some degree.]

He raised a finger, insisting this was the only method.

‘It’s rather large….’

I frowned as I looked at the Birthstone. It wasn’t that I distrusted Zircon, but the gem seemed too large to swallow easily.

[There’s no need to worry. Once it enters your mouth, it will dissolve naturally.]
‘Well then….’

I glanced at Zircon once more before placing the Birthstone into my mouth. True to his word, the moment it touched my tongue, the gem melted away like ice cream.

Kuuuuung!

As a refreshing energy flowed down my throat like spring water, an explosion erupted within my chest.

‘Ugh….’

The shattering pain in my heart caused my eyes to close involuntarily, and my waist bent forward.

Uuuuuung!

Yet the agony was brief. When I opened my eyes again, vitality surged back into a body that had struggled to move even a finger, and my sluggish mind cleared as if doused with cold water.

Even if not at full power, a state not much different from usual. To recover to this state from just feeling some pain—the power of Birthstone was remarkable.

[As I said, this phenomenon occurred from my power and Peridot’s power colliding. You’ll be able to fight for a while longer. And….]

Zircon shook his head, his gaze turning bitter.

[This is where we part ways.]
‘What?’

I stared at Zircon, my eyes widening. His words were no lie—his spiritual form began to fade.

[I’ve expended all my power, and Peridot has done the same. If the fundamental essences of two Birthstones collide in this state, the self vanishes and only power remains.]

Zircon raised a finger and tapped my forehead.

[Of course, you won’t gain all our power from the start. It will become yours very slowly, like roots taking hold in soil.]
‘Wait, power isn’t the issue—are you really okay with disappearing?’
[Don’t worry. If you die, we’ll scatter back into two Birthstones anyway. And….]

Zircon slowly turned his gaze toward Wrath. Sudden fury blazed in his once-hazy eyes.

[Living with that foul-natured Demon bastard? I’d rather just vanish!]
-F-Foul-natured?

Wrath’s eyes widened in utter disbelief.

-I gave it to you, and now you’re dying to use it!
[Try killing me! I’m disappearing anyway! You’re just a blockhead with brute strength!]
-Are you insane?

The creature threw a punch, but Zircon’s spiritual form had already dispersed, leaving him unscathed.

[Spend the rest of your life cursing your master!]

Zircon stuck his tongue out long and wide before dissolving into black mist and scattering away.

-Grraaaaaaagh!

Wrath swung his fist in frustration, but Zircon had already vanished, leaving him striking nothing but empty air.

‘Tsk tsk, he must have been bullied terribly….’

Raon shook his head as he watched Wrath.

-What bullying! The True Demon King was merely showing affection….
‘That’s what all bullies say. If you hadn’t bullied him, he wouldn’t have run away.’
-Ugh….

Wrath bit his lip, frustrated but with nothing to say in return.

‘Fine then. Hand over your rage and soul to me for a moment.’
-Huh? What kind of crazy nonsense is that!

The creature’s eyes widened as if he’d heard something he shouldn’t have.

‘I need to act as you from now on. Transfer your soul and rage to me.’
-Y-you insane lunatic! Why would the True Demon King hand over his rage! I will never do anything good for you again!

Wrath swung his fist, telling me to stop spouting nonsense.

‘Did you already forget? You said you’d do anything as long as it wasn’t about Zircon leaving because of your rage.’
-Wh-what?

The creature’s jaw trembled like a freshly caught fish as he recalled that promise.

‘Now is the moment….’

Raon grasped Wrath’s skull, his lips curling into a chilling smile.

‘The moment to keep that promise.’
—Uuuugh….

Fear and horror flickered across the eyes of the Demon King of Wrath.

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