The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman

lowed, looking at the real swords.

“Even if it’s temporary, you are still Zieghart’s swordsman.
Make sure to prepare yourselves so that you won’t be ashamed, no matter what happens.”

Rimmer told them to return and prepare to leave, then gather again before dinner.

“What do we need to prepare?”

Burren followed him and asked.

“Think about it yourself.
Not just the mission, but the preparation also contributes to your growth and experience.”

Rimmer waved his hand lightly as he answered.

“Hmm, that’s certainly the case.”

Burren nodded and stepped back, then Rimmer left to the rest area.

“Hmm…”

From Rimmer’s expression, Raon realized what Rimmer just said wasn’t true.

‘He thought it was a pain.’

It sounded good, but he was certain he’d just made it up because it was a bother.

‘I guess it has nothing to do with me.’

Raon was the best assassin, one who had completed countless missions.
He didn’t even need to think about what preparations he needed to track down and kill.

‘I’m a bit nervous.’

His heart pounded slightly at receiving a mission after such a long time.

 

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Raon went back to the annex building to prepare his luggage.
Sylvia and Helen, who were tending the garden, stood up and smiled at him.

“Why are you here at this hour? No way, is it because you wanted to see your mom?”

“No, that’s not it.”

“So mean.”

Sylvia, who was approaching while smiling slightly, stood still.
Her gaze was directed at the real sword on Raon’s waist.

“That sword…”

“I’ve received a mission.”

“Pardon? A mission?”

“M-mission? Why would a trainee get a mission…?”

Sylvia’s eyes were wide, and Helen dropped the gardening sickle in her hand.

“You don’t need to worry about it.
It’s my first mission, so I'll be accompanied by the instructors.”

“Ah…”

Upon mentioning that the instructors would accompany him, the color came back to Sylvia and Helen’s cheeks.
They seemed to know what that was about.

“So, you are going on your first mission.
My son really has grown up.”

Raon lowered his body to dodge Sylvia, who came to hug him.

“Did you just avoid your mom?”

“I’m sorry, but I’m out of time.
We are departing this evening.”

Raon shook his head.
He was mostly embarrassed, but he also needed time to prepare.

“Are you really leaving so early? What kind of mission is it?”

“Tracking criminals.”

“What kind of criminals?”

“Thieves.”

In order to avoid worrying Sylvia and Helen, he said they were thieves instead of bandits.

“You must be careful, even if they are thieves.
As the saying goes, even a fly has its anger.”

“Alright.”

“It might take some time since it’s a tracking mission.”

“That’s right, we will need to prepare some food.”

It looked like they felt a bit relieved upon hearing that he was going to chase after thieves.

“Then let’s get the beef jerky first.”

“Yes, we also need to pack some dried fruits and bread.”

Telling him to leave the food to them, Sylvia and Helen entered the annex building.

Raon smiled, looking at the busy kitchen.
He felt comfortable whenever he was home.
His slight excitement and nervousness had also subsided.

‘I guess I only need to prepare my stuff.’

Since Sylvia and Helen were excellent at packing food, it looked like he didn’t need to worry about it.

‘Then…’

He just needed to pack the items to track down the criminals, and things like clothes, shoes, and robes.

Raon went to his room to stuff a light backpack with whatever he needed for the mission and put it under his bed.

“Hmm…”

He calmed himself down by sitting down on the floor and cultivating the ‘Ring of Fire’.

‘Since they don’t belong to the South-North Union, but are only connected to them, they shouldn’t be that strong.’

Since it was their first mission, the bandits shouldn’t be that powerful.

‘Since official roads should already be blocked, we will end up fighting the bandits hiding in the mountains.’

The bandits’ center of activity was the mountain.
Even if the trainees were stronger than them, it wasn’t going to be easy to find and fight them in the mountains.

The trainees wouldn’t be able to find the bandits at first, so the instructors would end up guiding them to encounter the bandits and fight them.

‘Well, we don’t need to go through all that.’

Although it was part of training, the mission was still a mission.
If he caught or killed the criminals on his own, he was going to be rewarded for sure.
It was clearly an opportunity for him, as someone that needed to gain accomplishments.

“Haa…”

Breathing out the dirty air after cleansing with the ‘Ring of Fire’, Raon opened his eyes.

‘Let’s do it.’

 

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That Evening.

Because of Sylvia, who kept hugging him and wouldn’t let him go, he went to the training ground later than he’d planned.

The other trainees were there first, and most of them were as stiff as wooden dolls.

Burren was murmuring something, looking at the sky with clenched fists.
Raon tried discerning it.
He was saying that he was going to distinguish himself during the mission, but his voice cracked.

Martha was sitting on a chair at the opposite side.
She was sitting with her legs crossed, glaring at any trainee who passed by.
Judging from her rougher behavior than usual, she also seemed to be nervous.

On the other hand, Runaan was just staring blankly at her ice cream box.
It looked like she was barely holding herself back from eating it.

“If you aren’t going to eat it right now, wouldn’t it be better to put it in your bag? Since you can’t use your hand like this.”

“…Mhm.”

Runaan stared into Raon’s eyes for a long time, then she finally nodded and put the ice cream box into her backpack.

Her eyes were wavering slightly.
It looked like she was feeling a bit anxious about the fact that the ice cream box was no longer in her hand.

‘She’s amazing.’

Even Burren and Martha were nervous, yet Runaan was the same as always.
It looked like her only interest was whether the ice cream was going to break or not.

It was ridiculous, but he felt relieved that she seemed to be completely released from Syria’s brainwashing.

Call me later, when the girl takes out the ice cream.

‘Hah.’

While Wrath was murmuring that he wanted to taste the new ice cream, Rimmer kicked open the door and entered.
Instead of the usual rag, he was wearing proper leather armor.

He went up onto the platform with the instructors.

“Stand in a line!”

As Raon stood in front of the platform and issued orders, the trainees lined themselves up.

“Forty-three trainees, nobody’s missing.”

“Good.”

Rimmer nodded, smiling.

“Is everyone ready?”

“Yes!”

The trainees shouted their throats off in order to forget their nervousness.

“It’s a real battle from now on.”

Rimmer stood up.
The smile that he always wore disappeared.

“The ones that we are after are extremely evil criminals that have robbed the lives and properties of dozens of people, then burned up a whole village before running away.
Don’t consider them humans.
Cut their head off as soon as you see them.
You have my permission.”

“Hmm…”

“Ugh…”

Facing a pressure as intense as a typhoon, the trainees swallowed.

“Outside is a battlefield.
It’s hell.
Don’t let your guard down, brace yourselves at all times.”

“Yes!”

The trainees replied nervously.
Their voices had become even louder.

“But you shouldn’t be nervous, either.
Nervousness stiffens your body, and you won’t be able to move like you usually do.
I told you to not let your guard down, but I didn’t tell you to be nervous.”

“Haaa…”

Rimmer smiled once again.
The trainees, whose shoulders were as stiff as a rabbit’s ear, slowly sighed.

“That’s why the role of the top trainee is important.”

His gaze was directed at Raon, who was standing at the center.
A soft smile, the gaze was reflecting his trust and confidence.

“Raon Zieghart, can you do it?”

“Of course.”

Raon slowly bowed his head.
Rimmer smiled in satisfaction, looking at his calm eyes with no sign of nervousness nor carelessness.

‘There’s no need to be nervous, nor to be careless.’

‘I’ll do everything.’