Episode 1. The Assassin Swordsman Roinen
I am Rubin Roinen.
A man who died at the age of thirty.
And the person who is born again.
Oh, no.
The expression ‘a person who has returned’ is correct.
Because after I died I returned to the past.
Rubin Roinen’s life begins again.
The one who killed me was none other than the Emperor. It was Emperor Telmach, my mother’s half-brother and the ruler of the empire.
I realized his betrayal when I was about thirty. It was too late. When on earth were the seeds of this betrayal sown?
Our family was the Emperor’s loyal sword. An assassination sword that was supposed to eliminate anyone, regardless of reason, when the Emperor’s command came down.
We have existed for hundreds of years, and it hasn’t been that long since we became the Emperor’s Sword, but we have been faithful to the role given to us. And that is the very reason for our family’s existence. Was it really necessary to break it?
There is only one thing I know now.
Telmah, the emperor and my mother’s half-brother.
That author will kill me.
You will end your mother’s life in front of me.
The Roinen family, the center of all assassination families, will be targeted by the Empire.
Now I have a second life.
From now on, there is only one thing I have to do.
Protecting the assassin Roinen, who was used and abandoned by the emperor.
Before the Emperor’s sword enters the family garden, I will put my sword into his neck.
* * *
“Hey, doesn’t something seem strange?”
“Strange…? What is it?”
“I think I’m lost. No, look at this! This is the third time I’ve been to this well!”
The dawn is getting darker and darker.
The fog was thick.
Darkness had long since passed and dawn had come. Despite the blue-tinged sky, the hazy fog showed no sign of lifting.
The two men stepped forward cautiously. They had been going crazy for quite some time already.
The original destination was Aden Castle, famous as a commercial city.
I crossed the bridge that indicated I was near my destination, but I haven’t been able to reach my destination since then.
For a whole three hours.
“What the hell is going on? This is the third time I’ve seen this damn well!”
“Okay, calm down. You’re just too excited right now.”
“Excited? Don’t you think this situation is serious?”
at that time.
There was a change in the fog surrounding the two men.
A path suddenly appeared in the fog. It was a path that appeared as one side of the fog suddenly dispersed.
“Something feels ominous.”
“What the heck! I have to go first. If I see that well again, I think I’ll go crazy.”
An excited short man strode briskly down the path through the fog. The tall, cautious man followed, reluctantly but reluctantly.
At the end of the road they had taken was a large gate.
“…What is this place?”
A magnificent mansion in the middle of a huge garden.
“I hope I can at least get some relief.”
“Should I call someone?”
“Hey, you need to think carefully. If you happen to offend the nobles… … .”
“Hey! Over there, over there!”
The short man paid no attention to his colleague’s dissuasion. At that moment, a woman walking in one corner of the garden heard the sound.
The woman approached the front door with leisurely steps.
The merchants who faced the woman through the bars of the gate immediately realized that she was not a servant.
“We are merchants heading to Aden Castle. But we got lost in the fog. Your Majesty, can you show us the way? And can we shamelessly ask for some water to quench our thirst?”
A natural elegance flowed from the woman’s body.
She raised her arms, tied back her unique reddish hair, and opened her mouth.
“Come in.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the huge gate opened with a slam.
“Thank you, Your Majesty!”
As they entered, the maid and the caretaker, who had been waiting behind the wall, approached the woman.
The woman walked ahead, waving lightly to the two startled merchants as if to tell them not to worry.
After a leisurely walk through the garden, we arrived at the central hall of the mansion. The overwhelming status of the family was clearly felt everywhere.
The two merchants were speechless the whole way to the central hall.
“I, Your Majesty. We are merchants who do business on a fairly large scale. We have been to most of the mansions of the most prominent families in the empire.”
The woman looked at the two people quietly.
“But this is my first time seeing such a magnificent mansion. I had no idea that there was a nobleman near Adyen Castle who owned such a garden and mansion.”
“Yes, that’s right. This isn’t just lip service. We’ve been to the mansion of the 7-star master, and the mansion of the 7-star master. But I swear this is the first time I’ve seen a mansion this beautiful.”
“That’s not a bad compliment to hear on a day like today.”
The woman sat down on a chair on one side of the central hall. She motioned to the two merchants to sit on the chair opposite her.
The two merchants were treated to not only a feast of water to quench their thirst, but also a sumptuous meal and fine wine.
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As the dinner table grew more and more full, the merchants, who had been absentmindedly telling their stories of their journeys, suddenly became curious about the identity of this family.
How rich must one be to treat passersby to such a grand banquet?
“I… Your Highness, we would like to give a small gift to the head of this family. Is that okay?”
“I already have a decoration commissioned by a noble of Adienne Castle, so I brought some extra decorations of similar level just in case. Although they are small, I would like to show my sincerity with them.”
The merchants tried to unpack the bundles they were carrying, but the woman stopped them with a gesture.
“It’s okay. You don’t have to do that.”
The woman lifted her glass to her lips. The merchants felt a strange sense of fear at the sight of her dignity.
“I, still, would like to express my gratitude to you, Master.”
“Yes, please permit me, Your Majesty.”
“If that’s what you mean, then go ahead and do it.”
“yes?”
The woman spoke to the two merchants who were staring at each other blankly with dumbfounded faces.
“Siren Roinen. I am the owner of this mansion.”
“… … ?!”
The two merchants had never heard of a family anywhere in the empire headed by a woman.
And Roinen? They are the ones who are connected to all the wealthy and powerful families in the world. It was the first time I had heard that name.
A tall, cautious merchant whispered to his colleague.
“Look over there. The painting hanging next to that pillar over there!”
“Why, what is it?”
“Don’t you recognize that pattern? It’s the emperor’s pattern!”
Then, the emperor’s emblems, which had been hidden by the splendid meal, began to appear throughout the central hall.
“I, your majesty, no, your lordship. Are we perhaps facing the royal family right now?”
The woman laughed lightly. It was a smile that was somehow filled with sadness. Or perhaps, it was a smile filled with cruelty.
“So to speak, it’s a complicated family and political history. In any case, there is a reason why I invited you here today.”
“… … ?”
“Today, a child was born into this family. I gave birth to him. On this beautiful day, I didn’t want to see you go crazy and kill each other in the fog.”
The faces of the two merchants turned bright red as they understood the meaning of those words.
“That fog is the wall of my family. If I wanted, I could have kept you in the fog for your entire lives. I have saved your lives, so I hope you will pray for the child’s blessing as you leave my house.”
The emperor’s emblem, the magnificent mansion, and the woman’s attitude that was so majestic that it almost seemed life-like.
The two merchants intuitively knew that the woman’s words were neither lies nor boasts. They quickly squeezed out some appropriate words of wisdom.
“I hope that your son, the lord of Ga, will have a bright future.”
“May the Empire bless you and may we be together forever.”
The woman smiled with satisfaction, stroking her long red hair.
“Thank you. His name is Rubin. Rubin Roinen.”
The two merchants raised their glasses again to bless the newborn child and to preserve their own lives.
“Lu, bless Lord Rubin… … .”
“… blessings.”
A new baby and a new lover. Surrounded by this overwhelming weight, they truly prayed for blessings.
The glass was emptied. The woman stood up and gestured somewhere. Then the large doors in the central hall opened, revealing a vast garden. The large gate beyond the garden was also sliding open.
The woman looked at the two merchants and spoke coldly.
“Rubin is crying. I hope he gets to Adienne Castle safely.”
The two merchants walked further and further away from the gate. Soon, a servant appeared from somewhere and approached the woman.
“My lord, I will take care of it before we leave the forest.”
“… … .”
The woman stared at the backs of the two merchants walking away. How dare she tell such a lame lie in front of the master of the assassin swordsman Roinen.
Two competing tops.
The distinct smell of blood.
Even the dagger hidden in his waist.
Although he acted fairly well, he was far from being able to fool a woman’s eyes.
Squeak.
The door to the mansion closed behind the two thieves disguised as merchants. At the same time, the woman gave an order.
“Kill him. But not today.”
* * *
I hear footsteps.
Oh, here comes mother.
Siren Roinen. My mother.
The emperor’s half-brother and the empire’s only female ruler.
A member of the royal family whose identity is hidden, and the master of all assassin swordsmen.
A family of 7-star warriors? A family of 7-star archmage?
Those families are just laughable opponents to the master of the assassination sword, Roinen.
As far as I remember, my mother had already reached the seventh level by the time I was born. Nevertheless, there was only one reason why she had not made a name for herself in the empire.
‘The Emperor’s secret half-brother.’
Because he lived his entire life as the empire’s hidden problem solver, hiding for the emperor.
“Rubin. Did you sleep well?”
Ah, to hear my mother’s voice again.
I just realized it now. On the day I was born, my mother was so affectionate to me. It’s more than just joy, it’s unfamiliar.
I can’t answer yet. For now, I spread out my fingers and wiggled them. This is the best I can do. After all, this is the body of a newborn baby.
Should I cry then? Should I cry once?
“Your crying is really loud.”
Being a baby isn’t all bad.
The true mother figure of the assassin swordsman Roinen, not the head of the family.
I don’t hate this brief warmth that I didn’t know in my first life.
Outside the window, sunlight streaming in announces the morning.
Now, how can we take revenge on the Emperor?
