The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman

er God Stone’s power, but Flumen’s ability.
He was the one who’d taken out the Blue Lughs, who were staying on the river floor.

Raon noticed a very small movement of Tyler’s aura through the Ring of Fire.
He must’ve been ordering Haeckel to quickly find the Water God Stone.

‘We are getting started now.’

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[Translator – Kyangi]

[Proofreader – Harley]

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Tyler swallowed nervously while looking at the Water God Stone in Raon’s hand.

‘It’s the Water God Stone.
It’s the real one.’

Raon didn’t seem to know how to use it properly, but it was the real Water God Stone.

[Haeckel! When did you last check on the Water God Stone?]

Tyler immediately sent an aura message to Haeckel, clenching his fist.

[I-I checked two days ago.]

[Go there right now! Go and confirm whether that bastard stole the Water God Stone or it’s a second Water God Stone that he has!]

[Wh-What should I do if it’s still there…?]

[In that case, send the orders according to the plan! Send five of them to me and tell the rest to escape upstream to hide!]

[U-Understood!]

Haeckel entered the captain’s cabin as soon as he received Tyler’s order.
He silently opened the hatch on the ground before climbing down the ladder to the lowest part, opening the round door.

“Kieeh…”

“Kiaaa…”

Young Blue Lughs were locked in a cage there.
Their scales were jagged, and their flesh was cracked like a field during a drought because they’d been away from water.

“Shut up!”

Haeckel swore at the young Blue Lughs before going to the wall.
He tapped different locations of the wall with his finger, which split the wall in half.
Gold and jewels could be seen inside.

He didn’t pay attention to any of them, staring at the transparent sphere at the center.
Blue streams were wavering inside the sphere.

“It’s here! Which means, the one he has is…”

“A fake.”

“Wh-Wh…Kuh!”

Haeckel tried to quickly turn around upon hearing a drowsy voice from behind him.
However, his opponent was faster than him.

Pssh!

A blade shining with an icy cold light was protruding from the left side of his chest.

“Kuh…”

Haeckel coughed up blood, turn his head.
A red-haired elf was waving his hand at him with a smile.

“Wh-When did you get behind me…?”

“When you opened the hatch.”

Rimmer twisted the sword that was stabbing Haeckel’s heart.

“Kuaah!”

“Raon.
Just like that damned boy thought, both you and Tyler were too agitated to notice me.
I silently followed your lead.”

“D-Damn it…”

Haeckel collapsed on the dry floor while grasping his chest.
He couldn’t put up any sort of resistance.

“Tsk.”

Rimmer frowned while looking at the young Blue Lughs that were trembling in fear inside the cage.
Each time their bodies shivered, a bunch of dry scales were falling down while green blood trickled from their cracked skin.

“They are trash.”

Flumen had mentioned that the Blue Lughs valued their children.
The young Blue Lughs must’ve been locked up as hostages just in case there was a problem with the Water God Stone.

‘This reminds me of bad memories.’

Watching the young Blue Lughs’ eyes, filled with fear and despair, reminded him of when he first came to the human realm.

“Step back, everyone.”

The Blue Lughs crouched upon seeing Rimmer’s hand gesture.

Claang!

A light swing of Rimmer’s sword cut through the cage’s entrance like tofu.

“Kiee…”

“Ki…”

The eyes of the terrified Blue Lughs widened upon noticing that the entrance was open.

“It’s time to go home.”

Rimmer picked up the real Water God Stone from inside the storage, then smiled at the confused young Blue Lughs.

“But before that…”

He licked his lips while taking a glance at the shining jewels behind him.

“It should be fine if I take just a few gold coins.”

It was really sad to be poor…

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Raon smiled coldly while watching Tyler’s eyes roll all around the place.

‘He must have a lot to think about.’

His head must’ve been about to explode from the questions, such as whether that was the real Water God Stone or a second one, whether Flumen was alive or not, what Flumen would’ve told him.

‘And the worst part must be…’

The fact that Haeckel stopped contacting him.
He should’ve returned after sending the order through the Water God Stone, but he hadn’t returned yet, which must’ve been driving him crazy with anxiety.

Thud.

A tremor strong enough for everyone to feel spread out from inside the ship.
It was Rimmer’s signal to tell them that his job was done.

“What was that just now…?”

“Sir Tyler, I actually heard one more thing about this sphere.”

Raon started talking to Tyler, since he realized it was time to start his part.

“Wh-What did you hear?”

Tyler’s face was filled with so much anxiety that anyone could tell if they saw him.

“I heard that destroying this sphere while the Blue Lughs are watching makes all of them perish.”

“Wh-What kind of nonsense…”

“Since we won’t lose anything from doing that, let’s try it.”

“Wait!”

Raon threw the fake Water God Stone into the air.
As he was about to draw his sword in order to slash it, Tyler hurriedly jumped to catch the Water God Stone.

“But it might have a different use!”

He turned around in the air while hugging the Water God Stone.
That movement was also according to Raon’s prediction.

Clack!

Raon snapped his finger.

Baaam!

The fake Water God Stone exploded, covering Tyler’s body with ice.

Crack!

As expected of a Master, he controlled his aura in that short instant to prevent his skin from freezing up, but his clothes and equipment ended up shattering.

“You bastard…”

Tyler ground his teeth while crumbling one of the few shards left from the fake Water God Stone.

“The way you jumped to catch a bomb was really funny.”

Raon turned his head to the side and snorted.

“How could you attack me? You must’ve gone insane…”

“It’s not over yet.”

As soon as Raon said that, a huge explosion happened from the center of the warship.

Baaam!

The lower part of the warship was shredded to pieces and Rimmer appeared.

“Hey, village chief! Get the ship closer!”

He waved his hand at the Doran villagers and village chief, who still hadn’t managed to grasp the situation.

“What’s going on…?”

“What’s happening?”

“Why is Sir Rimmer over there…?”

“That’s obvious.”

Rimmer used the wind to send all of the young Blue Lughs to Doran Village’s merchant ship before boarding it himself.

“Those pirate bastards have been controlling the Blue Lughs by using this sphere and the Blue Lugh children.”

“Huh?”

“Wh-What did you just say…?”

“Why would they do such a thing…?”

The villagers’ teeth chattered in disbelief.
Since the South-North Union and Tyler were too favorable towards them up to that point, they could hardly believe that they’d just been acting.

“Then, how can you explain that I found the children in such a state on their ship?”

Rimmer pointed at the young Blue Lughs, whose skins were in tatters, and the cages that still remained in the destroyed center of the ship.

“Moreover, this sphere…”

He gave a brief explanation to the villagers about what had happened so far.

“Huh!”

“How could that happen…?”

“H-How inhuman…”

The villagers bit their lips while looking at the clear eyes of the Blue Lughs and their injured skin.
When they raised their heads once again to look at Tyler and the pirates, their eyes were filled with disgust.

“Th-They are demons!”

“How can a human being do such a thing…?”

“Even a beast doesn ’t do something like this!”

Since the Doran villagers believed that they’d been coexisting with the Blue Lughs ever since their childhood, they started to hurl insults at Tyler and the South-North Union from the extreme rage they felt.

“Haa…”

Tyler exhaled roughly.
A powerful aura burst out to shatter the frost stuck to his body.

“How… How did you realize it? Who the hell are you?”

“Your friend told me about it.”

“Friend? What kind of bullshit…”

“Ah, I should say a former friend instead.
Flumen!”

Flumen was covered in a robe as he climbed up on the deck following Raon’s call.

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah.”

Flumen nodded, then threw away the robe he was wearing.

“You… You!”

The moment the black robe rode the wind to float into the air, Tyler’s bloodshot eyes started to waver violently like a boat on a turbulent ocean.

“How are you still alive?!”

“Uhh…”

Flumen tightly bit his lip, then looked into Tyler’s fiendish eyes.

“I-I came to save my family!”

His body was trembling, and he looked like he would start crying at any moment, but he didn’t avert his eyes from Tyler’s gaze.

“Haah! I can finally understand it.
It was all because of you.”

Tyler took the long spear from his back with his trembling hands.
He nodded, as if he understood everything.

“You bastard, you sold me out!”

“I-I didn’t sell you out.
I only did what I had to…”

“Shut up! You are just the son of a monster who can’t join any group!”

The spear he was holding was thrust at Flumen like lightning by incorporating the principles of extreme swiftness.

“How hasty of you.”

Raon laughed coldly, drawing Heavenly Drive.
He slashed with the Fangs of Insanity, incorporating his blade with the principles of swiftness and power—which didn’t lose to Tyler’s.

Claang!

The deck looked like it would collapse as it trembled violently from the powerful shockwave bursting from the clash.

“You idiot!”

Tyler’s eyes were distorted like a beast’s as he rolled them.
His previous polite and respectable appearance could no longer be found.

“You dare start a fight against me for the sake of mere beasts like them!”

“You look more like a beast than them.”

Raon snorted, then pushed back Tyler’s spear.

Rumble!

Tyler had to step back because of Raon’s strength and aura, which had already transcended the level of a human.
Each time he took a step backward, the entire deck trembled because it was unable to bear the energy coming from him.

“I’m a disciple of the South-North Union’s leader!” Tyler screamed while raising his spear.

“Are you trying to start a war between Zieghart and South-North Union for the sake of those things that aren’t even human?”

“Flumen is my friend and is working with me.”

Raon pressed on the spear shaft with a cold look in his eyes.
He pushed Tyler back by creating a fearsome amount of heavy pressure.

“It’s only natural to wield my sword for the sake of my friend.”

Raon straightened his back while remembering the task he hadn’t managed to accomplish in his previous life and Sylvia’s wish for him to become a true swordsman.

“Ah…”

Tears dripped from Flumen’s eyes as his teeth and lips trembled.

“Did you say that it’s meaningless to have a name that won’t be called? Flumen, we will call you by your name from now on.”

Light Wind squad followed behind Raon, drawing their swords.
An oppressive energy wave spread out throughout the deck.

“Kuh!”

“Th-That’s Zieghart…”

“What is this pressure coming from such young children…?”

The pirates swallowed nervously as their hands trembled, as did the weapons they were holding.

“You crazy bastard! You are all crazy! I’m Tyler Sayton, the Graceful Knight of the Tide! The South-North Union is going to start moving the moment you attack me! I’m a disciple of the South-North Union’s leader!”

“I don’t care about your name, nor the South-North Union’s leader.”

“What?”

“I can only see a lowly pirate in front of me.”

Raon raised Heavenly Drive and pointed it at Tyler’s heart.
The auspicious light emerging majestically from the silver blade made everyone fall silent.

“Come at me.”

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