The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman

at you have a better relationship now, but it’s not good to one-sidedly rely on him.”

With a soft smile, Rimmer looked at the trainees one after the other.

“Become swordsmen who can be relied upon by the others through this exam.”

“Yes!”

“Understood!”

The trainees yelled their heads off, as they could feel the instructor’s sincere intentions.

“Well, then…”

Rimmer opened the brochure he got from the instructor.

“Burren Zieghart.”

“Yes!”

“You will go to the Levine desert in the west.”

“Understood.”

“Martha Zieghart, you will go to the Saian Canyon in the east, and…”

Without waiting for the trainees’ response, Rimmer recited where they were headed one after another.

“…Runaan Sullion, you will go to the Katam jungle in the northwest.”

“Yes.”

“And finally, Raon Zieghart.”

Raon was the only one left after every trainee had been mentioned.

“Yes.”

“You will go to the Habun castle in the northeast.”

“Habun castle…”

Raon narrowed his eyes.

‘He is sending me to such a wretched place.’

Habun castle was located further north than Zieghart, as one of the battlefields that fought against the monsters of the northern sea and Stallin mountain 365 days a year.

‘I’m sure it will be helpful.’

Even though he had the Ring of Fire and the Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation, he still hadn't entirely regained his perception from his previous life.

Living on such a battlefield would probably allow him to regain and surpass the murderous intent and perception he had in his previous life.

“There’s one month left until departure.
Gather information about where you are headed, think and decide by yourselves what and how you are going to prepare.
This is all part of the exam.”

Rimmer raised his chin, closing the brochure.

“Yes! Understood!”

The trainees' eyes contained anticipation for their growth and anxiety for the unknown at the same time as they replied, loud and clear.

“It’s going to be difficult for everyone, but you are going to suffer a lot.”

Rimmer stepped down in front of Raon, trying to scare him.

“That place is called the battle hell because you don’t even have time to unsheathe your sword.”

“Eeek!”

Dorian was frightened, legs trembling, as he was supposed to go to Habun castle with him.
Raon snickered at the sight.

“Hell sounds good to me.”

“Huh?”

“Because I’ll become stronger if I manage to survive that hell, and…”

Raon nodded, with a confident smile.

‘I’ve already experienced the real hell.’

 

* * *

 

Reaper Scans

[Translator – Kyangi]

[Proofreader – Harley]

Join our discord for updates on releases! https://dsc.gg/reapercomics

 

* * *

 

“D-do you really have to do that?”

Once Raon told the story about the graduation exam in the annex building, Helen trembled and shook her head.

“Habun castle is one of Zieghart’s barriers, where powerful monsters endlessly pour in.
He said he would prepare a different exam, so why do you need to go to such a place…”

“This is for…”

“He has to go.”

Before Raon could talk, Sylvia put down her fork and knife and nodded.

“But that’s a really dangerous place…”

“He still has to go.”

Sylvia shook her head at Helen and looked at Raon.

“Because it’s an opportunity for Raon to grow.”

She didn’t see Raon as a little child anymore after his match against Raden.
A swordsman, that’s how she treated him now.

But that didn’t mean Sylvia’s worries had disappeared.
The hand holding her glass of water was trembling slightly.

“Mom is right.”

Raon closed his eyes while Sylvia, Helen, and the maids looked at him with worried gazes.

“Just as the instructor said, this is an opportunity to grow, not just an exam.
I have to grab this opportunity since it’s here.”

“Yes, that’s a wise decision.”

It seemed Helen and the maids still had a lot to say, but Sylvia was different since she used to live as a warrior.
She had completely recognized his abilities.

‘It’s convenient.’

Helen had a great voice in the matter as the head maid, but she couldn’t beat Sylvia.
Since he had Sylvia’s agreement, it would be easier to train in the future.

“I’m going to train, then.”

Raon put aside his empty dish and stood up.

“Raon.”

As he was about to return to his room, Sylvia turned her head.

“Prepare yourself thoroughly, be ready for any situation.”

“Alright.”

Raon nodded confidently and left the room.

“My lady, are you really okay?”

“Haa, there’s no way I would be .”

Sylvia’s hand that was holding the glass of water visibly trembled.
There was no way she would feel at ease when her only son was going to a dangerous place.

‘However…’

Unlike Helen, she was aware of what kind of people warriors were, and what kind of things swordsmen craved.
That was why she had to allow Raon to go there, no matter how much she hated it.

Even if she objected to it, Raon would go there anyway.
It was better for his sake to just straight up allow him.

“But I’m still worried.
It’s such a dangerous place…”

“It’s normal to be worried.”

Sylvia nodded her head.

“That’s why there’s something we need to do.”

“We need to do something?”

“Yes.
We have to maintain our current state to the best of our abilities, so that Raon can rest assured once he returns.”

She looked around the maids and smiled widely.
She was hiding away her anxiety as a mother and the annex building’s master.

“My lady…”

The maids quietly nodded, agreeing with her.

Judiel silently clenched her fist, looking at Sylvia and Helen.

 

***

 

Even though he was about to head over to a battlefield in a month, Raon’s daily routine remained the same as always.

He did his daybreak training like always, then went to the fifth training ground to have Rimmer and the instructors teach him, and he was the last one to leave in the evening to keep training.

However, the intensity was on a different level from before.

Burren and Martha got sick of him just from watching him, and Runaan was too tired to keep up with him.

“Haa…”

The training was so difficult that it was eating up his immense willpower.
Raon kept doing it every day for a week, before returning to the annex building.

Since it was time for everyone to be asleep, he entered his room through the window.

“Hmm…”

It was so tidy that not a single speck of dust could be seen, and a gentle fragrance could be smelled from the clothes and bedding.

‘They didn’t need to do all this.’

Despite his thoughts, he was smiling on the outside.

He was grateful to Sylvia and the maids, who worked hard to let him rest comfortably whenever he returned.

“Haa…”

Raon exhaled and sat at the bed.
He felt sleepy since the recent training had been difficult, even for him.

As he was about to lie down on the bed, he could feel something on it.

“What is this?”

He tilted his head and lifted the corner of the blanket, spotting a small book.

“This is…”

Raon’s eyes widened upon reading the book.
The book contained information about Habun castle, which was where he was headed.

Its geographic information, information about the monsters that appeared there, and even information about important personnel.
It was obvious who left the book there.

‘Judiel.’

She had prepared that information after learning that he was headed to Habun castle.

Raon licked his lips, feeling bitterness on the tip of his tongue.

“I need to clear this up before heading out.”