The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman

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“You must be worried about the ringleader behind this incident.”

“Indeed.”

“Alright, I’ll do my best to investigate them.”

Federick nodded with serious eyes.

“About brainwashing, I know an expert in that area.
Talking with him should do the job.”

He apparently already had a plan, as his eyes sparkled while looking at the hell worm inside the bottle.
He looked rather interested in it himself.

“As the last one.”

Raon grabbed Encia’s wrist once again.
He absorbed all of the remaining hell worm’s heat inside her before cleansing her mana circuit with Glacier.

Federick treated her after that, and her skin—which used to be swollen and red—returned to the original color.

“Lady Encia.”

Raon called out Encia’s name while standing next to her.

“Hmm…”

Encia slowly opened her eyes before slowly raising herself.

“Wow, Sir Raon is so damn handsome, even though I was looking at you sideways while lying down.
How is that even possible?”

She exclaimed while staring at Raon’s face.

“It’s literally a piece of art… Huh?”

She raised her hand to express her feelings, then suddenly stopped.

“Wh-What…?”

Encia turned her head once she noticed that her arm and hand had become thin and white.

“What is happening…?”

Her lips were trembling as she looked around at Raon, Federick, and Sheryl, one after the other.

“I-It doesn’t hurt, either.
It’s not painful at all! And my body feels cool!”

Tears started to drip from her big eyes.

“Am I cured now? A-Am I not going to suffer anymore?”

Her lips were shivering.

“I-I can work again, right? Can I chase my dream once again?”

“You are fine now.”

Raon nodded at her while looking at the wave pouring from Encia’s eyes.

“Th-Thank you.
Thank… sniff!”

Encia covered her face with her hands and burst into tears.
Her cries were storming with all kinds of emotions, the ones that she had been suppressing so far.

Raon, Federick, and Sheryl smiled faintly as they silently watched Encia’s lamenting wail.

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[Translator – Kyangi]

[Proofreader – Harley]

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“My lord! My looooord!”

Rimmer shouted while kicking the audience chamber’s door open to enter, just like when he usually entered the training ground.

“Th-That news is apparently true!”

“What?”

Glenn briskly stood up from the throne.
It was an extremely rare reaction coming from him, but neither Rimmer nor Roenn paid any attention to that.

“It’s true that Raon became a Master and saved the Saint by slaying the Blood Raving Demon, Red Wolf Demon, and Black Winged Demon! The Shadow Agents have confirmed it!”

Rimmer violently shook the letter in his hand.
He was so surprised when he first heard the news that he figured it must’ve been a lie or an exaggeration at least.
However, that wasn’t the case.

Raon really became a Master to slay three Masters from Eden and managed to save the Saint.
Because of that outrageous feat, his name was spreading throughout the continent, let alone inside Zieghart.

“Hmph!”

Glenn narrowed his eyes, and the letter in Rimmer’s hand floated by itself to fly towards the throne.
He opened the letter to read the contents.
Just like Rimmer had said, it was about Raon’s actions, and the seal of the Shadow Agents leader was stamped on it.

“I knew he would become a Master sooner or later, but I didn’t expect it to be so soon, and I never imagined he would slay three Masters right after becoming one!”

Rimmer fell onto his back while speaking about how ridiculous that was.

“Honestly, I can only describe it as crazy.”

Roenn was also standing there dumbfounded, his jaw dropped, despite the way he usually maintained his smile.

“Eighteen years old! Our Raon is the youngest Master in the continent’s history!”

Rimmer started dancing, rejoicing Raon’s feat as if it were his own business.

“Calm down a little.”

Glenn narrowed his eyes and shook his hand, but he couldn’t hide the fact that the corners of his lips were about to reach the ceiling.

“You should say that again after hiding your smile.”

Rimmer giggled, pointing at Glenn’s mouth.

“Ahem!”

Glenn cleared his throat and forced himself to grimace, but a faint smile reappeared on his face before he knew it.

“Was he injured?”

“I read about that as well.
It said he was severely injured, but there won’t be any lasting effects! I guess that’s obvious, since the Saint is right next to him.”

Rimmer immediately responded, since he’d already checked that part as well.

“Honestly, we all knew that Raon would become a Master.”

“Indeed.”

Roenn nodded.

“However, I’m sure no one would’ve even imagined that he could slay the Blood Raving Demon before becoming a Master, and slay both Red Wolf Demon and Black Winged Demon together right after becoming one.
He doesn’t just surpass common sense, but even imagination!”

Rimmer jumped around in excitement, just like when he won a large amount of money from gambling.

“My lord, you should give him a grand welcome once he returns! He’s the youngest Master and has slain three Masters of Eden, and even managed to save your dear friend the Saint, after all!”

“Of course.
I’m planning to reward him accordingly…”

“I’m not talking about that! Not as the head of house!”

Rimmer pounded his chest in irritation.

“I’m saying that you should praise your grandson and tell him that he did a good job, as a grandfather! How long are you planning to sit back and watch? You love him so much, yet why do you never tell him about it?”

“Hmm…”

Glenn was unable to respond, simply closing his eyes.
Once he managed to sort out his thoughts, he shook his head.

“It’s true that he’s my grandson and has achieved a great feat.
I’m going to give him enough rewards for his achievement.
However, I’m only doing that as the head of house.
I’ve never given any special treatment to my sons or daughters.”

“Argh! Seriously!”

Rimmer violently shook his head.

“I don’t even know anymore! I’m so annoyed that I need to gamble today!”

He swirled his hand before leaving through the door of the lord’s manor.

“Hmm, I agree with Sir Rimmer this time.
I think it would be better to at least express some of your feelings.”

Roenn politely bowed before leaving the lord’s manor, just like Rimmer.

“Hmm.”

Glenn stared at the door for a moment before leaning back on his throne.
He frowned while looking at his right hand, where a long scar still remained.

“Of course, I know that.
However…”

When Sylvia had a hard time in the house, with no one to help her, and when she gave up everything and left the house… He’d never done anything for her.
He completely forgot about his youngest daughter’s existence and focused on getting stronger and shedding his enemies’ blood.

He looked for Sylvia when he finally realized his mistake, but it was too late.
His granddaughter and son-in-law were already dead before he could even see their faces.

It was impossible for him to show affection to Raon and Sylvia after everything he’d done.

“Haa…”

Glenn closed his eyes.
His face wasn’t an emotionless god of war anymore, but a human being in distress.

* * *

Every member of Light Wind, including Runaan, were gathered inside Raon’s room.
It was an unusual sight, since they were calmly staring at Raon’s mouth.

“First of all, the middle energy center opens once you become a Master.
You get a shattering feeling of a small wall inside your body, and your aura becomes a lot sturdier.”

Raon pointed at his middle energy center at his solar plexus.

“How did it feel when your middle energy center opened? Did it feel refreshing?”

Dorian asked, his eyes wide.

“Rather than refreshing, it’s thrilling.
It felt like lightning passed through me from head to toe.”

“Then, do you become capable of using astral energy as soon as that middle energy center opens? Do you automatically get knowledge about astral energy?”

Burren shoved his head forward, with nervous gazes.

“You don’t get the knowledge, but you instinctively realize how to use the middle energy center.”

“Doesn’t it become slower to circulate your aura if it goes past the middle energy center?”

“That makes sense, but the mana circuit becomes more activated once the middle energy center opens, making the circulation even faster overall.”

“How much faster does it get?”

Martha, who was pretending she wasn’t interested, also stepped up to him and asked.

“It becomes at least twice as fast, and the aura’s quantity and qualities also increase.
It almost felt like I became a completely different person, even though it was a single wall’s difference.”

Since Raon also used to be curious about Master level when he was an Expert, he answered every single one of their questions.

“Which ice cream do you prefer?”

Runaan asked a strange question.
She apparently thought that was enough questions about Master level.

Mint chocolate!

Raon ignored Wrath and looked at Runaan, and her face was serious.
It was apparently a serious question.

“Hmm, I prefer cookies and cream…”

When he was about to answer, a knocking sound could be heard at the door, and Federick entered after opening the door.

“Sir Saint?”

“I heard you are leaving in two days.”

Federick smiled faintly while walking inside.

“Yes.
We shall return to Yonaan, since we’ve finished Lady Encia’s treatment.”

“Since the war has ended here, I’ll go with you.
I need to observe Encia’s condition for a bit longer, and I also need to see the maid over there.”

“Thank you.”

Raon nodded.

“Hmm, and I need to talk to you about something…”

Federick cleared his throat and averted his eyes.

“Let’s go, since there’s nothing more for us to hear.”

Martha was once again the first one to realize his intentions and stood up.

“I didn’t get his answer though? About the ice cream…”

“You can do that later!”

She took the slow Runaan out of the room, and Burren, Dorian, and Krein followed them.

Tap.

After confirming that the door was completely closed, Federick straightened his back and walked up to Raon.

“I realized that I hadn’t properly said this to you yet.”

“What?”

“You saved this old man’s life, and Yulius’ as well.
I’m really grateful.”

He politely bowed, despite his position and rank.

“Please don’t do this!”

Raon briskly stood up in surprise.
He never thought the Saint would do that to him.

“I was only returning the favor for your actions during my childhood.
I actually didn’t even manage to return it completely, since there’s a lot more left to be repaid.”

He wasn’t being humble.
He only managed to become a Master at a young age because of Federick visiting him every year to activate his body and give him an elixir.
What he did was only a portion of what needed to be repaid.

“Yes, I need to talk about that, as well.”

Federick sighed deeply and sat on the ground.

“I have something to tell you about your childhood.”

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