The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman
Chapter 422

Chapter 422

The next morning, the Light Wind swordsmen entered the training ground at Raons summons.

Werent we supposed to rest until tomorrow?

Burren was the first one who arrived, and he stood in front of the platform while rotating his stiff shoulders.

I know, right?! Why the hell is he calling us in the morning?!

Martha frowned without even trying to tame her bedhead.

Yaaawn

Runaan didnt manage to wake up yet and yawned like a hippo with her eyes closed. 

Why is he calling us today? Did anyone hear about it?

I dont know.

Hes just an impulsive guy

And why is the squad leader nowhere to be found ever since yesterday?

The dark area under the eyes of the Light Wind swordsmen showed how much theyd enjoyed the night before.

I-I have a bad feeling about this

This cant be right

Dorian and Krein swallowed nervously while looking around them. Their sense of danger had them on high alert.

Tap!

While the Light Wind swordsmen were tilting their heads from the strangeness of the situation, Raon came walking through the indoor training ground.

Everyones here.

Raon went on the platform with a faint smile on his face.

You must be planning to bully them again since you have that evil smile on your face!

Of course not.

He had zero intention of bullying them. He just wanted their success from the bottom of his heart, even though it could get slightly violent

I told you to rest until tomorrow, didnt I?

Raon looked around at the tired expressions of the Light Wind swordsmen with his arms crossed.

Yes, you did!

Stop disturbing our rest and go away already!

Your presence here is scary because you can ask us to do something unreasonable!

The Light Wind swordsmen furrowed their brows, telling him to stop disturbing their rest.

Are you really going to rest though?

Raon took a step towards the platform.

Err?

Wh-what do you even mean?

Are we really going to rest?

The Light Wind swordsmen quickly blinked their eyes, unable to understand what hed just said.

Im indeed planning to let you rest until tomorrow, but Im asking whether you are really going to rest or not.

Raon looked down on the Light Wind swordsmen with a frightening gaze.

Are you really going to rest for two whole days when weve simply been traveling here without any battles? You still have a huge amount of sword techniques and footworks to learn, not to mention training to do, yet you are really going to rest? Once again?! The world is teeming with enemies of Zieghart, yet you are going to rest again?

Ah

Ugh

Each time Raon accentuated the again part, the Light Wind swordsmen hung their heads with trembling shoulders.

Yes, its understandable. You can rest. You can play around to your hearts content! Its also fine if you want to eat, sleep, and everything else. However, Im not sure you will be able to follow my training afterward if you play around so much, because it will become a real hell when that happens. It will be an inescapable living hell.

Calling it hell mustve been effective since the Light Wind swordsmen lowered their heads even further until they almost reached the ground.

I-Ill do it

Ill train! Im doing it, okay?

You shouldve just asked us to train instead of pretending to give us rest!

That was so mean!

Are you playing cat and mouse with us?

The Light Wind swordsmen raised their heads defiantly while shouting.

Let me ask one more time.

Raon ignored the Light Wind squads angry shouts and raised his hand.

Who wants to play around today?

Naturally, no one raised their hand.

Im deeply impressed as the vice squad leader because my squad members are volunteering to practice. Im looking forward to your continued participation.

Raon spoke like a soldier and nodded in satisfaction.

Does the word volunteer have a different meaning in the human realm compared to Devildom?

Wrath tilted his head while picking his ear with his round finger.

Damn it!

Hes a demon. No, he is a demon king!

You wont die an easy death!

Where are the demons?! Bring him with you already!

The Light Wind members shouted and scattered around the training ground to get ready to practice.

The King of Essence is sorry

Wrath hung his head like a defeated warrior.

The demons are dead and the King of Essence is captured by him

* * *

Raon supervised the Light Wind squads training until noon before heading to the medical room where Mustan was hospitalized.

Mustan hadnt managed to regain consciousness, and the Sword Demon was sitting next to him instead of a healer.

Is he doing better?

It should take some time until he fully recovers, but his condition isnt too bad.

The Sword Demon nodded awkwardly. He licked his lips while looking up at Raon.

There wont be any major issue because you stopped right before causing aftereffects or endangering his life.

Im relieved to hear that.

Did you learn how to beat people up by any chance? The way you screwed him up should be called an art at this point.

He even used a vulgar word despite his appearance and gasped in amazement.

Im sorry. I mustve gone too hard on him because he insulted my teacher.

Ahem, I have no excuse for that. Im sorry about it.

Raon blamed Mustan for insulting Rimmer because it was getting a bit awkward, and the Sword Demon closed his eyes tightly.

Ill scold him as soon as he wakes up since its my fault for raising my disciple this way.

The Sword Demon lowered his head, saying that he deserved to be blamed for that.

Its fine.

Raon shook his head and observed the Sword Demon.

Hes a lot different from the rumors.

Most rumors stated that the Sword Demon was as cold-hearted as the sharp look in his eyes, but staying with him allowed him to learn that he was a warrior with an excellent personality.

Raon couldnt understand why such a great man took a donkey as his disciple.

Please feed this to Mustan once he wakes up.

Raon placed the medicine hed brought on the table. It was a medicine for healing internal injuries.

It should help his recovery since he mustve gotten internal injuries from that.

Thank you.

The Sword Demon gladly accepted the medicine.

Ill be back later.

Raon bowed to him and was about to return but suddenly stopped to look at the Sword Demon once again.

And please be more casual towards me. It makes me uncomfortable when a senior like you is so polite towards me.

Raon told him to speak more casually because the Sword Demon had been polite since the first encounter.

About that Ill do it later.

The Sword Demon shook his head. He looked like he had suddenly grown a few years older.

Understood.

Raon didnt pry any further because he seemed to have a reason behind it and left the medical room.

The Sword Demon quietly sighed while looking at the door where Raon had left.

Hes grown up into a fine man.

He smiled faintly while holding the wooden box containing the medicine that Raon had brought.

I want to see her already.

* * *

Raon went to Millands office after lunch.

His office was as humble as before, but one thing was different.

What is that?

A fully drunk red-haired elf was fast asleep in a corner on the right, snoring away.

He was drinking here and was the only one to collapse.

Milland sighed while putting down his teacup.

Ziegharts Sword of Light was such a cold-hearted man. I dont understand how he turned into such an idiot.

He shook his head, saying that there was no limit to how much a man could be ruined.

I understand. Whenever I think he cant fall any lower, he just digs a cave underground.

Raon clicked his tongue while watching Rimmer, who was talking in his sleep while scratching his stomach.

I dont think you came to see that drunkard. What brought you here?

Milland pushed the documents on the desk to the side and raised his head.

Id like to ask a question.

A question?

Yes. Did the number of monsters decrease recently? I could barely replace any.

I also wanted to talk about that.

He slammed the table with his palm and nodded.

Curiously, the number of monsters visibly decreased after you left. Even the monsters from the waves became twice as small in number compared to before.

Milland smiled brightly, saying that the casualties had drastically decreased thanks to that.

You mustve been our lucky charm.

He walked up to Raon and grabbed his hands while expressing his gratitude.

Huh? Hes my lucky charm! My money. My god of wealth! But where did my money go? Ack!

Since Rimmer started to flounder while talking in his sleep, Raon simply kicked him away into a corner.

Im glad to hear that.

Raon smiled while meeting Millands excited gaze.

He kept his promise.

Raon had asked Sloth to manage the monsters, and he mustve reduced the numbers to a reasonable degree.

He must be still around. What a relief.

Since there was no way that lazy demon king would keep doing that work after he left, he mustve still been at the peak of Stallin Mountain.

Castellan, can I visit Stallin Mountain?

Stallin Mountain? Why would you?

I just want to check it out since its been a while. I also want to confirm the decrease in numbers from the monsters.

Ill get the scouts ready.

Milland nodded in acknowledgment.

No, Id like to go on my own. Id like to travel quickly, and the scouts wont be able to catch up to me.

I guess its fine since you are the person who is most accustomed to the mountain among us.

He shook his hand, saying that he trusted him.

Ill be back soon.

Raon lowered his head and went to the door.

Ah, wait.

Milland pointed at Rimmer, who was snoring in his sleep.

Take that with you on the way back.

Raon shrugged his shoulders with a sour look on his face.

I dont know him

Hey!

* * *

* * *

Raon prepared for a light trip and left Habun Castle.

Standing on a white snowfield where no one had stepped before made him feel lighthearted.

This place is the best for the snow.

Since the snow in that location was the whitest in the world, even the sensation of stepping on it was nice.

Lets go.

He didnt even need to try to remember and immediately used footwork toward Stallin Mountain, which could be seen from afar.

It will be a decent footwork practice.

Since Stallin Mountain was relatively far away, Raon figured he would practice footwork on the way instead of simply using it.

Raon mixed the Supreme Harmony Steps with various martial arts as he advanced towards Stallin Mountain.

Because hed become a lot stronger than before, he managed to reach the entrance of Stallin Mountain before the middle of the night despite having practiced on the way.

Raon narrowed his eyes while looking up at the mountain.

The number of monsters really has decreased.

There were originally countless powerful monsters around Stallin Mountain, but he couldnt feel that many presences anymore. It was exactly as Milland had described.

I wonder how he did it.

Its obvious.

Wrath frowned while looking up at Stallin Mountain.

He made them fall asleep.

Fall asleep?

Sloth spread the energy of sloth to make the monsters fall asleep.

He murmured that Sloth was such a crazy sleepyhead because of how he reduced their numbers by making them sleep.

He made them sleep?

Raon examined the monsters more carefully by activating the Perception of the Snow Flower.

Wrath was right. The monsters were sleeping as soundly as a bear.

Its true.

Spreading the energy of sloth around the mountain to make the monsters fall asleep was such a peculiar yet effective method.

Amazing.

Raon chuckled and climbed Stallin Mountain.

Grrr.

Kieeeh!

However, a group of ice trolls appeared upon noticing the scent of humans because Sloth hadnt made all of them fall asleep.

Grr?

Kiee

They looked like they were going to attack him at any moment with the clubs in their hands, but they came to a halt upon meeting Raons eyes.

Grr

Kieeh

Even though Raon hadnt spread his pressure nor activated his aura, the ice trolls were terrified just from meeting his eyes and trembled like dogs with their tails between their legs.

Is it from their instincts?

Their wild instinct mustve warned them because they couldnt move from the spot at all. It was as if theyd turned into statues.

I really have gotten stronger.

He had to fight with his life on the line against the ice trolls when he first came to Habun Castle, yet they were terrified just from meeting his eyes. The fact that hed gotten stronger was sinking in.

Go away, I have no intention of harming you.

Raon shook his hand towards the intimidated monsters and kept climbing the mountain.

He encountered monsters more powerful than the ice trolls from time to time, but they shut their mouths as soon as they met his eyes, as if a cat had gotten their tongues, and became unable to move.

Raon climbed along the valley that was as sharp as an axe, and the sun had already risen.

He was about to accelerate the pace since he was about to reach the peak, but he noticed a listless fragrance that made the strength leave his body.

What is this?

It wasnt visible, but faint darkness was rising from all around the peak to form a huge dome-shaped layer.

Is this a boundary?

Even though it was covering a large area, it didnt look like he could easily break through because of how sturdy the energy was.

This is

Huhuhu.

Raon frowned while looking at the wall, and Wrath laughed like a snake.

Its finally here.

Wrath gave a big nod at the wall that was faintly glowing in black.

Its finally here? Do you know what this is?

Its a barrier.

Barrier?

Indeed. The sleepyhead created this barrier to prevent the entry of other existences.

He licked his lips, saying that he hadnt seen Sloths barrier in a long time.

Whats the barriers effect? Is it going to make me fall asleep if I approach it?

Its not anything like that. You will suddenly feel like you cant be bothered the moment you approach the area and wont want to climb the mountain anymore. That feeling is part of sloth, after all.

Wrath murmured that the method worked both for humans and monsters.

However, it creates a sturdy wall like this against people like you, who can feel the power of sloth.

He stuck his tongue out while knocking on the black wall that Sloth had created with the back of his hand.

A weakling like you wont be able to destroy this wall even if you tried for a hundred years! Congratulations on coming all the way here for nothing!

Does that mean you knew about this all along?

The King of Essence is the Monarch of Wrath. Of course he knew about it!

Wrath giggled, laughing at all his efforts having gone to naught.

Hes been pretending he didnt know in order to see that confused look on your face!

You jerk

It feels so good to see you getting angry! What a rare sight!

Wrath gestured as if to cut his own neck with his thumb, saying that it was revenge for the two pineapple pizza pieces that hed left behind the previous day.

Seriously

That demon king only cares about food and is completely useless.

Raon shook his head. Wrath shouldve changed his name to the monarch of childishness, and Raon didnt even want to respond anymore.

But it definitely looks sturdy.

He tightly bit his lip while looking at Sloths barrier.

He hadnt previously noticed it because it was concealed, but he could feel a tremendous power once he observed it.

Wrath was right. The power of sloth in the barrier was too powerful, and he didnt feel like he could destroy it with any of his techniques.

I still have a long way to go.

He had already resolved himself recently, but being satisfied with the highest level of Master wasnt an option. It was necessary to advance even faster.

Does that mean we need to wait until Sloth wakes up?

You idiot. Sloth doesnt wake up for years once he falls asleep. He will never wake up unless you go next to him and start hitting him.

Wrath sneered, saying that anything he tried was going to be pointless.

How does it feel to face an unbreakable wall? Are you upset? Thats how the King of Essence feels every day!

He broke into laughter, trying to grasp that opportunity.

The King of Essence shall personally grant you some stats and a trait if you manage to pass through that wall today!

Wrath smiled in satisfaction, saying that there was no way it would happen. It was a happy smile that was only seen while he was eating a pizza.

In return, you will have to order five pineapple pizzas and eat them as soon as we return if you fail!

Make sure to remember that promise. Im going to break through it by any means necessary.

Raon caught his breath and extended his hand towards Sloths barrier.

Whir.

He was trying to check how hard it was by touching it, but his arm passed through the black energy as if it were water.

Heh?

Huh?

Raons lips parted, and he tried to shove his left arm into the barrier. Just like the other time, the arm entered without any resistance.

It worked.

And it was too easy.

Huh? Huuh? Huuuuuuh?!

Wraths pupils were splashing like a fish that was freshly caught.

What is happening now?!