Episode 174. Where the Sound of Firecrackers Barely Reaches (6)
That’s when Rubin started fighting.
Kuze was carrying out his mission in his own way. Although he was not holding a sword, his body was not much different from the two fighting.
“Haa, haa.”
dump.
Kuze, on his knees, looked ahead with trembling eyes.
The Greas family stood there, shaking with rage. It was more than indignation, it was murder. It seemed as if he wanted to kill Kuze at any moment.
His rebuke continued.
“And you can still call yourself a Roynenser!”
The assassins had no aura, so the environment was completely different from the one Rubin fought in. There was no pressure buildup, and there was no boiling heat.
However, Kuze’s body was already covered in wounds. Naif had taken up his sword to open Roinenser’s mouth.
The true head of the Greas family and a 5-star assassin. ‘Shadow Ignition’, ‘Shadow Flame’, etc. The 5-star swordsmanship has crushed Kuze’s body.
The sword was sharp and the floor was soaked with Kuze’s blood. Kuze did not counterattack or evade. He silently accepted Naif’s punishment.
“This damn thing! How could you come up with such a reckless plan!”
Just now, Kuze broke the silence, so Naif knew everything. That didn’t mean he had surrendered to Naif’s sword. That was also Rubin’s order.
‘… The time the master spoke of has passed.’
Kuze writhed on the floor, his body shaking. Excruciating pain surged through him.
Naif’s rebuke that he was unfit to be a Roinenser rang in his head once more, but Kuze was not shaken.
It can’t be helped that he’s seen as a Roynenser who’s sending his master to the brink of death. Because Kuze was seeing things that Naif couldn’t.
The young master was determined to end the long-standing ill-fated relationship between the Empire and the Assassin Swordsman. Since the young master’s goal was ambitious, Roinenser also had no choice but to deviate from the norm.
Of course, it was natural for Naeph, who had no way of knowing, to have a headache.
‘Damn, I let my guard down.’
It was miserable. I was overcome with regret for being too complacent. I had already realized from previous experiences that the youngest son of my family was an unpredictable person.
Without any information about Perna Enzo, Grossen could not see how Rosenthaler’s death and Rubin’s desires were connected.
Even when Rubin rescued the wizard from the ‘Valley Prison’, he never thought that covering up the truth beyond it would turn out to be such a mistake.
If Rubin dies, there’s no telling what will happen to Siren.
“Get out of the way!”
So I had to go now. I could only hope that it wasn’t the worst.
“Your Majesty, it’s probably over there already.”
“What?”
“The time you told me has passed.”
It was a remark that could not even be laughed at. Naif grabbed Kuze by the neck and raised him up.
“I will kill you after I check the condition of your Majesty.”
I blasted Kuze towards the wall. His body hit the wall as he flew, and Kuze started spitting out blood.
But then it happened.
“… … !”
Kuze felt something strange. Around the warehouse, he felt another darkness other than himself and Naif.
Not one. Two… no, there were three more in total.
Are they vassals of the Greas family? That can’t be possible.
I looked at Naeph with strange eyes, and he also looked confused. Someone was standing in front of him as if blocking him from leaving the warehouse.
“Grocal Lang? Why are you here?”
If it’s Grokal Lang, isn’t it the leader of the Lang assassination squad? Why is the assassination squad, which solves internal problems within the Assassination Swordsman, here?
‘Those who were chasing Tina?’
Kuze knew about the Lang assassination squad thanks to the story Tina told him. Tina said that she met Rubin while running away from them. That day was the turning point for her to become Rubin’s Roinecro.
“It’s been a while, Lord Greas.”
After Grokal entered the warehouse, he bowed to the Greas family.
Two other members of the Lang assassination squad then appeared and saluted: Virko Lang, with his jar-shaped physique, and Charcot Lang, who was thin.
Naif took a good look at the Lang Chuk-sal-jo’s outfit.
As the nickname ‘Gray Ghost Rats’ suggests, the Slaughter Squad wears gray cloaks and gray masks when on missions. But that wasn’t the case anymore.
“Grocal. It doesn’t look like he’s on a mission.”
Grokal nodded at those words.
Any other assassin would not have known that the three people in front of them were part of the assassination squad, but Naif was the warehouse manager, so he knew their hidden identities.
“I don’t know why you came to see me, but let’s talk later. It’s urgent right now.”
“… It must be because of Master Rubin.”
Kuze and Naif flinched at the same time.
“What, you knew that? Then you would know how serious it was.”
But somehow, Grokal was relaxed.
As he looked at that face, Naeph suddenly remembered the praise Grokal had given Rubin four years ago when they had met. He had said that Rubin seemed to have received the approval of the head of the family, Siren.
“If that’s the case, the situation is over.”
At that moment, Kuze let out a deep sigh of relief. He knew what the words ‘situation ended’ meant.
“Phew, that’s a relief.”
“Kuze! How can you be relieved already, knowing that the situation is over!”
At that time, Grokal continued speaking.
“It seems that Kuze understood Young Master better than Lord Greas.”
“what?”
“It means that you can put Kiwoo aside.”
“No, I have to see it with my own eyes.”
“Besides, I wouldn’t have been unprepared. In fact, one of the family members was watching the situation over there.”
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“You have a vassal who came with your assassination squad?”
“Yes, of course, ‘he’ wouldn’t have intervened in your fight.”
The expression ‘that person’. How many vassals of the main family of the assassination master, Grokal Lang, would be worthy of being called by such a title?
There are only two vassals that immediately come to mind in Naeph’s mind.
Killian Gut, who was the Röyenser of the Gaju Siren.
‘Daemon’, the direct vassal of the head of the household.
Killian and Damon’s bond is 6-star. That means they are stronger than Naif himself. If either of them had been watching over Rubin, the worst would not have happened.
“But what do you mean, you wouldn’t have intervened?”
“It was because of the master’s orders. He ordered us not to interfere with what the youngest master was trying to do.”
Siren’s orders? From what I’ve heard, it seems like Lang’s assassination squad and another vassal have been watching all of this from the beginning.
“Then even if Kuze had told me the master’s location early on, I wouldn’t have been able to go there.”
“Yes, we would have blocked it after Kuze. Of course, I didn’t know Kuze would hold out like this. I might incur the wrath of the young master after seeing the appearance of Roinenser.”
Grokal Lang said as if he was pretending to be hateful.
“Well, anyway, let’s go to Kuze’s bookstore. I want to hear quickly how the young master fought.”
Among the assassination squad members, Virko approached Kuze and helped him up. Kuze looked around at the assassination squad members with a somewhat nervous expression.
‘You’ve been in Capotini for a few days now? I didn’t even notice. Why on earth are they here?’
As if he had received that curiosity, Naif said to the assassination squad leader.
“Why did the assassination squad come here? Even if it wasn’t a mission to assassinate, there must be a reason they came here.”
It seemed like Grokal had no intention of giving an easy answer.
“Of course I came here for a purpose. Let’s talk about that when we get to the bookstore.”
Soon, five assassins, including three new assassins, returned to Capotini’s camouflage.
* * *
Just before that, Rubin’s situation.
It was just after Rosenthaler, who had vowed not to die alone, had delivered the final blow.
Wheeeeeeing.
Knowing his master’s determination, the sword blade containing five layers of aura shone even more clearly. Rubin looked at the flying sword.
The senses were amplified by the darkness. The sword’s attack was clearly visible.
‘This is my last effort, so I have to admit it.’
Looking back, it was true that even though I started the fight prepared to die, it went much more smoothly than I expected.
Although the damage was by no means small, the preliminary battles and repeated training had a great effect.
We focused on attacking the weak points of the enemy that we had discovered through preliminary battles, and by doing so, we were able to quickly break the balance of the fight.
However, Rosenthaler’s final decision was unexpected. He would swing his sword even if it meant accepting death.
‘If I get that right… the sword spirit will be engraved.’
The final blow of a 5-star warrior who was prepared to die. The scars created by that aura would settle into the soul of the sword. That fact came to mind again. The soul of the sword would be a scar that would torment him for the rest of his life.
Rosenthaler’s realm is 5 stars, so even if he were prepared to die, he would not be possessed by the soul like Haneke.
‘I don’t even intend to accept this. No, I can’t even allow it to pass by.’
There is no evasion theory that takes damage. You have to perfectly dodge the flying sword.
‘I guess I’ll have to show it in the end.’
Rubin had abilities that he had not yet revealed in this fight. Now was the time to use them.
The problem is that there is another eye watching you. I’m not talking about Tina. I felt this from the middle of the fight.
I don’t know if it’s good or bad to reveal myself to ‘him’. ‘His’ eyes are like my mother’s eyes.
There was no other choice. It remains to be seen how his mother will judge Rubin’s true nature.
In the end, Rubin’s vision unfolded just as he had imagined it.
First of all, ‘Pakong’ was the beginning.
“… … !”
The moment the flying sword comes.
Rosenthaler saw a magical swoosh rising before his eyes. Not knowing anything about magic, he didn’t know it was a ‘breakout’.
Even if he knew, it didn’t matter. Rubin was the creator of ‘Pakong’ and the second most powerful person after Benitez, the highest authority. He was trained directly by him.
‘The point of the break is between me and the guy. It’s a very small gap.’
pop!
As the spell was cast, the air tore apart, and Rosenthaler’s power that had been restraining Rubin was released.
“… … !”
That fleeting moment.
Rubin deployed the ‘Shadow Force Field’.
This ‘Shadow Force Field’ was more solid than ever. It couldn’t be helped, since Rubin had poured out nearly half of the two Dark Smoke Rings he possessed, each of which was at the level of 5 and 4.
Wheeeeee… … .
Due to the shadow field, the flying speed of the sword was significantly slowed down. Rosenthaler’s condition was no different. He was also trapped in a hemispherical darkness, and his movements were restricted like those of a bound person.
In the shadow field, only those who possess darkness are free.
Rosenthaler’s eyes grew wide. He couldn’t understand. In that vision, Rubin leaped into the air.
‘You cannot use break-through within the shadow field.’
So Rubin leaped forward, strengthening his legs in the dark.
The next moment.
Rubin reappeared in Rosenthaler’s sight, except that instead of standing at the tip of the sword, he was now standing at the hilt of the sword.
Rubin raised his right arm. His eyes were as cold as frost. The end had truly come.
According to Rubin’s will, the shadow field quickly reduced the hemispherical darkness. As the hemispherical area decreased, the black sword hilt gradually began to escape the effects of weightlessness.
‘I need to increase the flying speed of the sword.’
Rubin opens his hand behind the handle of the sword. Once again, it was a break.
“Goodbye.”
pop!
As I aimed at the handle of the sword and released a burst of air, the speed of the sword amplified.
Since Rosenthaler was inside the shadow field and the black shadow field was outside, it was impossible for Rosenthaler to slow down the black shadow.
At the last moment, the shadow force field narrowed its range and even let Rosenthaler go. It seemed as if the restrictions on his movements were lifted, but he could not enjoy freedom.
Push!
As soon as he emerged from zero gravity, his beloved sword pierced his master’s chest.
“Ugh!”
A concise ending. And then death. As the master’s breath ceased, the aura surrounding the sword also disappeared.
But Rubin didn’t stop there. He walked towards the dead Rosenthaler and forcefully drove the Blood Frost into the bastard’s heart.
He breathed the bitter cold of the blood frost into Rosenthaler’s heart, until it not only froze but cracked.
‘I will take good care of your belongings.’
When he pulled out his sword, Rubin’s hand was not only covered in blood. In his left hand was Rosenthaler’s secret sword.
It was a small reward after a tough battle. It wouldn’t come out of my subspace pocket for a while until I found a blacksmith and turned it into a dagger.
‘I think the name was ‘Robson’s Sword’?’
Here is the name that will disappear with Rosenthaler. Now this black sword will be called by a new name. ‘Rosenthaler’s Secret Sword’.
“Tina, let’s go back. To the bookstore.”
