The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman
Chapter 852

“It’s already done?”

Raon blinked as he looked at Merlin inhabiting the cat’s body.

“You said it would take about two weeks.”

Merlin had said it would take about two weeks to wake Sia, but she finished much faster than that.

It’s not that he doubted her skill, but he was a little worried.

“Yeah. It’s all done!”

Merlin stretched her back long, like she was waking up, and nodded.

“Are you really sure it’s okay?”

Raon knelt down and met Merlin’s gaze.

‘Nothing must go wrong with Sia.’

Rimmer was dead, and Aris was in a state where it wouldn’t be strange if she never recovered.

If something happened to Sia while not just the Light Wind Division and annex but Zieghart itself was enveloped in darkness, even Sylvia and Glenn might collapse, so he had to prepare as thoroughly as possible.

“Yeah. Everything’s perfect.”

Merlin said there was no need to worry, gently wrapping her long tail around her ankle.

“The reason I finished so fast isn’t a big deal. I just stayed up all night.”

She said she had been tuning the magic formula continuously since returning to Zieghart, pressing her front paw into the ground.

“…You stayed up all night for over a week?”

“Yeah. Everyone’s so down. I wanted to bring a little joy.” (T/N: See? She is the best girl!)

Merlin smiled, saying it was the first time she had done something to help others.

“Ah…”

-You can trust her. As I’ve said before, that madwoman’s magical talent is no less than your swordsmanship.

Wrath shook his face up and down over the bracelet.

-But even she is changing. Working hard to lift the gloomy mood—if it were before she met you, that madwoman would never have said that.

He said it was fascinating and let out a hollow laugh.

-But this is what it is to be human. People influence each other…

Wrath smacked his lips, saying he hadn’t seen this good side of humans in a long time.

‘I thought the same thing.’

Hearing she’d spent nights crafting magic to lift Zieghart’s gloom, all Raon could do now was trust her.

“Thank you, Merlin.”

Raon put his hands together and bowed his head to Merlin.

“No need for that! There’s no reason for us to talk like that! It’s not like we’re strangers.”

Merlin waved her front paw, saying it was fine.

“It’s too early right now. Let’s start tonight.”

She stretched out her four legs, saying it would be best to wake Sia when everyone was present.

“Then for now…”

“Yeah. I came to let you know!”

Merlin said she wanted to tell him first and gave a bright smile.

“…Thank you.”

Raon dropped his gaze and managed to say thank you. Merlin told him not to, but it was the only thing he could say.

“Ay! I said it’s not necessary!”

Merlin waved her front paw, saying it was fine.

“Then I’ll sleep a little too. Can’t make a mistake later.”

She let out a long yawn, saying she needed to nap and recover her strength.

“If you come to the family residence around 7 p.m., that should be good.”

“Alright.”

He nodded, memorizing the time.

“And this one…”

“Huh?”

Raon looked at Merlin with wide eyes.

“Oh, do you have a request today too?”

“Of course. All the animals I contract with have to get their requests fulfilled.”

Merlin nodded, saying she always granted the requests of any animal whose body she borrowed.

“This one wants some grooming. Cats can groom themselves, but maybe it’s jealous of dogs?”

She said to take care of it and jumped into his arms.

“Then, make it a baby seal cut. Pop!”

As Merlin lowered her front paw, her soul vanished and the cat’s eyes began to shine blue.

Meow.

The cat raised its head from the floor, as if to hurry him up.

“Seal cut…”

Raon looked over the cat, swallowing dryly.

“Its fur is too short to be a seal, though…”

Meow!

The cat scratched fiercely with its front paws, insisting he do it somehow.

-I-I know nothing of this!

Wrath, finding it bothersome, retreated into the bracelet.

“Ah…”

Raon’s mind went blank for the first time in a while.

—

At the promised time, Raon visited Sylvia’s room.

Knock, knock.

He knocked with the back of his hand and called Sylvia.

“Mother. It’s time to leave.”

“Yes…”

Unlike her immediate reply, Sylvia did not come out for a long while.

“Mother?”

Finding it strange, he opened the door and saw Sylvia sitting on the floor, her hands clasped together.

“I-I’m just nervous…”

Sylvia’s lips were so dry that vertical lines were visible as she trembled, saying her legs wouldn’t move well.

For a Grandmaster to be like that, her heart must have been beating out of her chest.

“I’ll help you.”

Raon let out a short sigh and took Sylvia’s arm, draping it over his shoulder.

“Sorry…”

“It’s alright. I completely understand.”

She was about to meet a daughter she’d thought dead, who’d nearly remained in an endless sleep. It was natural to be so nervous.

Thud!

As he helped Sylvia down to the entrance, someone tumbled down the stairs.

Looking down, he saw Edgar with his head buried in the floor, shaking his legs.

“S-sorry. I’m nervous too…”

Edgar said he’d missed a step from nerves and gave an awkward smile.

“M-my arm isn’t working well. Could you help me too…”

“Handle it yourself.”

Raon ignored Edgar’s outstretched hand and continued down the stairs.

“How cold! Raising a son is pointless… Well, I didn’t actually raise him…”

Edgar joked, trying to lighten the heavy, tense mood.

“Geez, really…”

It seemed Sylvia relaxed a bit at Edgar’s antics, loosening her stiff arms and legs and standing on her own strength.

“So is this gender discrimination? Or is it favoritism toward Mom?”

“……”

Raon narrowed his eyes, watching Edgar slowly crawl down the stairs.

‘They’re similar…’

Even though Edgar was just as nervous as everyone else, seeing him gently lighten the mood made Raon naturally think of Rimmer’s face.

Edgar talked much more, and Rimmer was lighter in personality, but there was something about them that was alike.

‘It would have been nice if they could have spent more time together.’

Rimmer and Edgar could have become close friends, but it was a shame he’d never get to see it.

“…Let’s go.”

Raon clicked his tongue briefly and opened the front door, stepping outside.

They boarded the carriage that had been prepared and headed for the main residence. After receiving respectful greetings from the swordsmen guarding the family house, they entered the audience chamber deep inside.

Perhaps because it was prepared in advance, the red carpet that was always there had disappeared, and several layers of strange geometric patterns were engraved into the clean marble floor.

“You’re here.”

Glenn nodded, as if it had been a long time. He looked more at ease than before. It seemed he had finally come to terms with Rimmer’s death.

“Family head, we—”

“That’s enough.”

Just as Raon, Sylvia, and Edgar were about to greet him, Glenn waved his hand as if it wasn’t necessary.

“You all look extremely nervous!”

Federick, checking on Sia who was lying on the bed, gave a faint laugh.

“How is my sister…?”

“How is Sia?”

Raon was about to ask about Sia, but Sylvia spoke first.

“She’s in the best condition. This old body worked itself to the bone, so she has to be!”

Federick waved his hand, saying Sia’s condition was good and not to worry.

“Haa, thank you.”

Sylvia let out a deep breath, gripping Sia’s hand, and Edgar supported her shoulder at her side.

‘But…’

Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at Karoon standing by a pillar below the platform.

‘Why is he here?’

Karoon, whom he didn’t think had any reason to be here, created a heavy tension in the air.

Denier was suspicious, but he couldn’t say Karoon was entirely free from suspicion either.

“Did you come as well, Black Martial Hall leader?”

Raon approached Karoon and bowed his head.

“There’s nothing strange about it. I just wanted to see the child who will be a new member of Zieghart.”

“…I see.”

Karoon folded his arms and replied with the indifference of someone obsessed with Zieghart. It didn’t seem like there was any reason to worry.

“Oh! Everyone’s here!”

A clear voice rang out in the air as Merlin popped out.

“Then let’s not wait—let’s begin right away.”

Merlin said everything was ready and flicked her finger. The mana that was spread throughout the residence began to gather in her hand.

“Wait!”

Sylvia grabbed Merlin’s wrist and shook her head.

“W-what will happen when Sia wakes up?”

She trembled, as if unsure how to face Sia once she awakened.

“Just think back to when you last parted with her. Your body will move naturally.”

Merlin held Sylvia’s hand with a gentle gaze and stepped up to the magic circle.

“Then, please bring your daughter over here.”

“…Alright.”

Sylvia and Edgar, their hands trembling, carried Sia and laid her on the magic circle.

The two of them stayed right next to the circle, hands clasped, ready to move at any moment.

“Then I’ll begin.”

When Merlin pulled out the soul stone from her bosom, the many layers of magic circles drawn on the floor seemed to come alive and began to swirl around Sia.

Vmmmm!

The soul stone and dozens of magic circles resonated together, filling the whole main residence with a sea-like emerald light.

“Spirit Transfer.”

As Merlin chanted the incantation, the swirling circles merged into a single plane like a kaleidoscope, and the soul stone floating in the air melted into Sia with a blue glow.

Flash!

A brilliant flower of light bloomed above Sia’s head, like the great orbit of a galaxy, then settled down.

Fwoooosh.

With the magic circle slowly fading, Sia gently floated down to the marble floor.

“Mmm…”

“Sia!”

“……”

Edgar, Sylvia, and Glenn watched Sia with eyes so tense they seemed about to burst.

The main residence was so silent that not even a breath could be heard.

“How did it go?”

Raon couldn’t help but ask Merlin, whose hand was lowered.

“Hoo…”

Merlin let out a heavy breath and slowly opened her eyes.

“It worked. She’ll wake up soon.”

She nodded, her gaze growing faint as if she would vanish at any moment.

“Ah…”

As Merlin tried to smile, her strength seemed to leave her and she collapsed backward.

“Are you alright?”

Raon quickly moved to catch the falling Merlin.

“Don’t worry. I just used a bit too much strength.”

Merlin waved her hand, saying it was nothing serious. Judging by her condition, she’d pushed herself to cast the spell.

“Merlin. You…”

Raon was about to tell Merlin to take care of herself when—

“Mmm…”

A faint moan slipped from Sia’s lips, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Eyes the color of blood, just like Sylvia’s, took in the world for the first time in twenty years.

“Ah…”

Sia slowly turned her gaze, and when she saw Sylvia and Edgar on her right, her lips trembled.

“Mom? Dad?”

With the pure, untainted voice and tone of a child, she reached out with trembling hands toward Sylvia and Edgar.

“Sia!”

Unable to hold back, Sylvia and Edgar burst into tears and ran to hug Sia tightly, as if they would never let go again.

“Waaaah!”

Sia also sobbed like a child as she clung to Sylvia and Edgar.

“…At last.”

Glenn, overwhelmed, covered his forehead and eyes with trembling hands and let out a long, deep breath.

“She’s a girl whose body is grown, but her mind is still a child.”

Merlin lifted her head weakly and smiled.

“I thought it would be difficult for her to find her original age, so I used the soul stone to tune the magic so her mind could mature with her body.”

She waved her hand, saying it wouldn’t take long for Sia’s mind to grow up.

“And while she was brainwashed and acting as the Green King, I erased all the evil deeds she was forced to commit. I just wanted her to live happily from now on.”

Merlin looked at Sia with somewhat bitter eyes. It seemed she was reminded of her own past.

“Thank you.”

“I said you don’t need to thank me! I just…”

She tried to say there was no need for thanks, but closed her eyes right there. It looked like she’d used up all her strength and passed out.

-Hmph!

Wrath quickly turned his head, unable to look at Sia and Sylvia.

-S-So sad. But it’s a good outcome!

He sniffled like slurping pasta and rolled his eyes.

“……”

Raon looked down at the hands of Sia, Sylvia, and Edgar, joined together as if they would never be separated, then lowered his gaze.

One person left, and another returned.

If there is meeting, there is also parting. It felt like he understood a little more about what Rimmer had said about human life.

‘You taught me until the very end.’

Raon wiped away the tears at the corner of his eye as he looked at the star-filled sky outside the window.

Even indoors, he felt as if that person’s clear breeze was blowing in.

‘Thank you, Master.’

—

After a time filled with tears, joy, and sorrow had ended.

“Yes.”

Glenn leaned back on the throne and looked down at Karoon below the platform.

“So, what is it you wanted to say?”

He stroked his chin, his complexion looking a little brighter thanks to Sia.

“I’d like to make a proposal.”

Karoon bowed, saying it was official business.

“If you think I’ll approve everything just because it’s today, you’re mistaken.”

Glenn shook his head heavily, telling him not to take advantage of the situation.

“I have no such intention.”

“Then speak.”

Glenn gestured with a firm look.

“Raon Zieghart and the Light Wind Division…”

Without a care for Glenn’s warning, Karoon lifted his calm gaze.

“Please promote them to the Light Wind Palace.”

(T/N: Damnm onions are everywhere! Who the heck cut some onions?!?)

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