The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman

turned around, but he still bestowed power upon me while telling me that he liked the last thing I said.
It was the power of frost that would allow me to take my revenge against the witch.

You won’t be able to achieve anything with this much power.
If your wrath comes from the bottom of your heart, you will have to work hard to prove it.
Kill that merman or whatever with your own hand.

“She is Merlin the Witch.”

Anyway, if you allow the wrath inside you to burst out, your ability shall become stronger at the same time.

I asked him what he wanted from me.
I told him I would even offer my soul, but he refused me.

Soul? What’s wrong with you? I don’t need it.

I held on to him and asked him to tell me anything else he wanted from him.

Then try researching the power the King of Essence has bestowed upon you! Stop bugging me!

That was the last thing he said before he disappeared, and I also left the city that was turned to ash.

His ability was mysterious.
Even though I’d just gotten it, I realized how to use it just like I knew how to breathe.

I traveled throughout the continent to fight during the day and research the magic and coldness at night.
Countless days and nights passed, and I started to gain some fame… But I had to despair.

There was an extreme difference between Merlin the Witch and me.
The height that she had reached as one of the strongest existences of the continent and the worst Witch in the world was making me despair.

And that was when he appeared once again.

What kind of bullshit are you spouting? You just need to get stronger if you are too weak.
Even if it takes you all of your life, you just need to get stronger and kill her.

It was such simple advice, but it was pretty much a divine revelation for me back then.

You are so annoying when you are just dealing with some weakling called merman or whatever.

“She’s Merlin the Witch.”

Anyway, stop agonizing over some weakling that the King of Essence could kill by snorting.
You just need to get stronger.

He clicked his tongue at my pathetic behavior and disappeared.

I got stronger.
I trained and researched to fight over and over again.
I grew strong enough to match Merlin’s power, but there was a problem.

Countless monsters and powerful people were following her.
It was impossible to win the war by myself.

I gathered people to attack the witch’s castle.
A few people answered my call, as they also craved revenge, but most people brushed it off as impossible.

Everyone said that it was impossible, that I should just give up.

Because even my friends were saying that to me, I lost my will to continue.
I started to doubt whether revenge was really possible, and I drank every night to forget the pain.
When our party that gathered for revenge started to lose our purpose, he descended upon me once again.

You really are unsightly.
If so many people are afraid of that melon or whatever, you just need to get stronger to make them obey you.

“She’s Merlin the Witch.”

Only losers say that it’s impossible.
They are the insects that have already admitted their defeat against the world.
You will only bring the ones who think it’s possible and advance.
You have the potential, after all.

He shook his hand while telling him to stop bothering him, then disappeared.

The entire continent was terrified by Merlin the Witch of Betrayal.
However, the way he was scoffing her off as nothing, as her name wasn’t even worthy enough to remember, made the fear disappear from inside me.

I didn’t listen to anyone else.
I believed that it wouldn ’t be a big deal, just like he said, and cultivated my power while I gathered the companions who believed it was possible.

Since I was showing confidence in my actions, those who used to say that it was impossible started to gather under me, and those who had left returned to me as well.

And exactly forty years after Merlin had turned Remia City to ash, I destroyed the witch’s castle alongside my companions, and killed Merlin.

The entire world shouted with joy, and we became heroes.

However, that wasn’t important to me at all.

I was satisfied by the fact that my revenge was completed despite the fact that everyone called it impossible, and that I’d managed to comfort the souls of the dead.

One year passed, and by the time the entire case was sorted out, he visited me once again.

You finally finished it.
That was really slow.

There wasn’t a single word of praise, but I could only smile because that was just like him.

I told him that I would offer my soul to him, because I was ready to offer my life and afterlife both when I was craving revenge.

You are saying that stupid shit again.

He snorted and shook his hand.

I don’t need the soul of a weakling like you.
Your wrath was a decent snack for the King of Essence, so that’s enough.

I was so confused.
It was because I got to learn that the existence I was facing wasn’t a human nor a god as I got stronger.
I believed that he would obviously take my soul, but he didn’t want anything from me.
He just said that it was fun to watch.

Since you managed to kill that mellow, you should live your own life from now on, Four Eyes.

He still didn’t remember Merlin’s name as he disappeared.
I couldn’t even thank him properly, yet he simply left without taking my soul or the power he’d bestowed upon me.
And that was when I realized that he was the true god for me.

I enjoyed my life in the world for one year before creating a dungeon.

Why, you ask?

It was simple.
It was in order to research Glacier, which was the one request I managed to get from him when I pleaded while holding onto him.

I had pretty much forced him to ask me to do that, but I at least wanted to grant that request.

I worked even harder than when I was trying to take my revenge, and controlled Glacier’s coldness.

However, it was far too perfect, as expected of a power made by the god.
Since it was obvious that some poor modification would make it even worse than the original, I felt like it was better to give up.

Of course, I didn’t give up.

Since he gave me the power and guided my mind without expecting anything in return, I spent all the time I had left to create a method to solidify Glacier’s coldness even further.

It was nothing but one application of the coldness, but that was the limit of my abilities.

Everything was going to be over once I returned the coldness to him while expressing my gratitude.

However, I couldn’t contact him anymore.

It wasn’t him who cut off the connection—the connection wasn’t working at all.

I waited.

One year, ten years, and even twenty years passed, yet there was still no contact, and my life was coming to an end.

I was fine with dying.
I didn’t mind that all of my research came to naught, either.

My only regret was that I couldn’t express my gratitude to him before I disappeared.

It was probably because of that lingering attachment that I had that I managed to be reborn from the border of life and death.

So, I waited again.

For the day of his return.

* * *

Raon lowered his head and bit his lip.

“Which means, your lingering attachment is…”

[Yes, I want to express my gratitude to him, and tell him about the new way of using Glacier that I created.]

Lohengreen smiled, saying that it was everything he wanted.

Th-That idiot!

Wrath frowned hard, to the point that his eyes looked distorted as he jumped towards Lohengreen.

I thought I told you to live your life since you dedicated your entire life to your revenge!

Wrath’s clenched fist was trembling in anger… or in sadness.

[I’m really glad that Sir Raon managed to reach this place instead of others.]

Lohengreen was unable to see Wrath, who was right in front of him, and held Raon’s hand.

[The new way of using Glacier is over there.
The coldness I have shall return to him once I disappear.]

You stupid four eyes! You should stop thinking about that stupid shit and worry about yourself instead!

Wrath ground his teeth while calling him foolish.
A transparent sphere formed around his eyes.

[I’m really glad that I met you.
I really had lots of fun, which I haven’t had in a long time.]

Lohengreen’s hazy body started to slowly fade away, proving that he didn’t have any other lingering attachments to life.

Hey! Lohenyellow!

‘Wrath.’

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Raon caught Wrath with a frown on his face.

Release me!

‘Are you really going to let him go like that?’

What?

‘This is the last time you will see him.
Are you really going to keep being angry at him as he leaves?’

Th-The King of Essence…

‘I’ll lend you my body.’

Raon made the difficult decision.

What?

‘I’m telling you that I’ll lend you my body so that you can communicate with him, as long as you promise to return it to me right after.’

Raon repeated himself, since he trusted the fact that Wrath had kept his promises so far, and the fact that a hero like Lohengreen admired him so much.

Kuh, that won’t work.

‘Why?’

As soon as the King of Essence enters your body, you will go out of control, regardless of his intentions.

‘Ah…’

Raon bit his lip.
Wrath did mention before that it would go out of control because his soul had been separated from his body for too long.

Instead…

* * *

Lohengreen could feel the warmth entering his body.
He felt like his heart was pounding, with blood flowing through his veins, just like when he used to be alive.

‘It really is time for me to go.’

He was feeling comfortable about it, probably because he managed to clear his mind.
It was regrettable that he didn’t manage to meet the venerable Wrath, but it couldn’t be helped.
He was satisfied with having expressed his thanks to his priest instead.

He was tired.
It was the first time he felt tired after he had entered that state.
He had the feeling that he wouldn’t be able to open his eyes ever again if he closed them.

He was about to close his eyes while looking at the priest, who looked similar to him for some reason.

Whaap!

Blue flames of wrath were burning on top of Raon’s shoulders—or, rather, his entire body.
His eyes suddenly widened, because the wrath was almost similar to the venerable one when he first met him.

What an idiot.

[Y-You are…]

He was certain that the noble yet vulgar speech he had just heard was definitely coming from him.

[D-Dear Wrath?]

“The King of Essence already told you to live your own life.
Who asked you to do something so stupid and annoying?”

[Hahaha!]

Lohengreen could only laugh.
He knew that Wrath would tell him something like that.

“What’s so funny? You four eyes!”

[My lord.
I’m sure this isn’t what you wanted, but this is my way of living my life.]

“You’ve always been so pathetic, even from the first time I met you, you idiot!”

Lohengreen simply smiled despite being insulted.
His smile looked like he was enjoying the moment.

[But I was happy to meet you, my lord.]

“……”

Wrath didn’t say anything for a moment.
He raised his head with a faint smile on his face.
A small warmth was glowing inside his enraged gaze.

“Were you really happy?”

[I’ve been happy thanks to you.
Thank you very much.]

“…That’s fine.”

Wrath simply shook his hand.

“Lohenyellow.
You did a good job.
See you later.”

[Yes!]

Lohengreen immediately nodded with a smile filled with extreme happiness.
He slowly sank to the ground, blue frost fluttering around him like distant starlight.

Once Lohengreen’s frost completely melted, Raon finally put away the wrath that he had received from Wrath.

‘Are you satisfied?’

Thank you.

Wrath nodded while expressing his gratitude, which was an extremely rare thing for him to do.
His eyes were still staring into the air where Lohengreen had disappeared.
He was really different from what a demon king should’ve been.

“Then let’s get the other items…”

As he was about to order Dorian to get the other items, messages appeared in front of his eyes.

[The abilities of Lohengreen’s remnant of mind have been absorbed.]

[Trait Water Affinity has been created.]

[Lohengreen’s knowledge of Glacier has been engraved.]

[All stats have increased by 6.]

?

“?”

Raon and Wrath tilted their heads at the same time.

Wh-Why are you getting those…?

‘I don’t know either.’

Although Raon thought that Lohengreen’s abilities would obviously go to Wrath’s main body, they were coming into him instead.
He could feel Glacier’s energy inside his energy center getting even harder.

W-Wait! How does this even make any sense? The King of Essence gave them to him, so they should return to the King of Essence! Why are you getting them instead?!

‘Even if you complain to me…’

You bastard! Who else would I complain to?

Wrath started to scream, as he couldn’t suppress his anger anymore.

Why are you devouring them all with that greedy mouth of yours?!

‘Wait, w-we were getting along just now.
We just had a touching scene…’

Shut up!

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