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"Mmm..."
Raon turned his gaze toward Karoon, who was beside him.
"It would be better if the Master of the Light Wind Palace did it. You are the only one who can explain this war from beginning to end."
Karoon took a step back and crossed his arms as if to say he wouldn’t step forward. He seemed to be addressing Raon formally as the Master of the Light Wind Palace due to the official context. As expected, he was a straightforward person.
"That's right. Our Palace Master was at the center of all the plans."
Burren nodded emphatically, agreeing with Karoon’s words.
"Not just the plans. You participated in every battle. From within the dimension, climbing the Black Tower, to the stressful fight with the Master of the Black Tower afterward."
Martha raised her clenched fist, urging him to speak of his exploits.
"Nowadays, the handsome Raon can do anything."
Runaan gave a thumbs up, saying he could do whatever he wanted because he was handsome. Recently, he seemed to think that being handsome was a panacea.
"Mmm."
Raon moistened his dry lips and stepped forward.
- Raon!
"Our son!"
"The young master!"
Sylvia, Edgar, Sia, and the maids waved their arms so vigorously they might fall. They seemed to know that he had decapitated the Master of the Black Tower, even if they didn’t know the details.
"Well done, Raon!"
"Nephew! I believed in you!"
Alice and Balder, on the other side of Sylvia, smiled cheerfully and applauded.
"..."
Denier smiled alongside them, but how to say it? His smile was clear, but it felt different from the others.
- What are you doing! Get it together and finish this quickly!
Wrath hit Raon on the shoulder, urging him to explain quickly.
- This king is hungry! I want to eat the home-cooked meal you bragged about in front of Gluttony!
He clung to Raon's cheek, insisting they finish quickly and return.
"Then I'll start from the beginning. When we arrived at Montiro..."
Raon stepped forward with Wrath still biting him. He recounted everything that had happened so far, receiving everyone's attention in the training field.
"...Thanks to Chamber using her ultimate technique in the end, a gap was opened in the defenses of the Master of the Black Tower, allowing me to decapitate him."
As very few people had seen the Demon King, he only revealed the part where he killed the Master of the Black Tower before stepping back.
"To think it was true that he decapitated the Master of the Black Tower..."
Balder lowered his hand, denting the railing.
"As expected of my nephew! Everyone, look! That’s my nephew!"
He shouted so excitedly that he almost burst the eardrums of those around him.
"Aren't you going to shut up?"
Alice covered her ears and slapped Balder on the back of the neck with her palm.
"I’m the only one who can call Raon nephew!"
She gritted her teeth, saying she would kill him if he dared to call Raon nephew again with that filthy mouth.
"Then how should I call him…?"
"Call him Master of the Light Wind Palace!"
Alice nodded, indicating he should do whatever he wanted.
"Master of the Light Wind Palace! I believed in you!"
Balder followed Alice's example, addressing Raon as the Master of the Light Wind Palace, showing no signs of pride.
"So you fought such a difficult battle again..."
Sylvia’s eyes reddened as if she had read the desperate situation in Raon’s brief explanation.
"Thank you, Karoon..."
Edgar bowed his head to Karoon, apparently realizing how much help he had provided in this war.
"As expected of my brother! Well done!"
Sia cheered for Raon and shouted "brother," as if imitating Balder. She simply seemed happy that so many people applauded her brother’s name.
"Ahem!"
Glenn cleared his throat and stood up just as the admiration and applause from the crowd for Raon were about to turn into conversations.
"This war was the only way to alter the balance of the Five Kings and the Five Demons."
He nodded heavily, looking at Raon and Karoon.
"The Master of the Black Tower put up fierce resistance, even creating a path to the Demon Realm, but the Master of the Light Wind Palace pursued him to the end and decapitated him. If the Archmage of Eternal Flame had been defeated, we would have had to hide in the shadows, fleeing from them instead."
Glenn looked at Raon with warm eyes.
"This war will go down in history, and the name Raon Zieghart will be etched at its center."
He nodded, saying that would be the case, whether Raon liked it or not.
"It’s not just the Master of the Light Wind Palace. The Master of the Central Martial Palace and everyone who participated in this war have achieved a feat that will be remembered in the annals of history. All of you have worked hard, and I am grateful."
Glenn thanked them as he unsheathed the Heavenly Tremor. He held the sword upside down and performed the Zieghart sword salute.
"Head of House!"
- No! It was our duty!
The swordsmen quickly bowed their heads in response to Glenn's sword salute. It seemed they never imagined the Head of House would thank them personally.
"Therefore, I will give all the swordsmen who participated in this war a Golden Tablet and the right to choose a treasure from the Zieghart treasury. And..."
Glenn raised a finger, pointing at Raon and Karoon.
"I will allow the Master of the Light Wind Palace and the Master of the Central Martial Palace, who fought the hardest battle, to take five treasures from the treasury."
He lowered his hand as soon as he finished speaking, as if he had already made his decision.
"Wow!"
"Wow! Is he going to let us enter the Zieghart treasury directly?"
"Elixirs, weapons, martial arts manuals, even artifacts. The treasury has it all!"
"Why are you surprised? They deserve at least this reward for taking down the Black Tower."
"I think it's too little. The Palace Masters should receive at least 10 items."
The crowd nodded, saying it was an appropriate reward for their achievements.
"Then let’s disperse. Everyone has worked hard until now."
Glenn stepped down from the podium as soon as he finished talking about the rewards, as if that were the only reason he had summoned everyone. He gave Raon a nod as if to say "well done" and left the training ground.
"I really can’t understand what you’re thinking..."
Raon was about to turn around with a smile when his eyes met Denier’s, who was looking in that direction.
"..."
Denier applauded like the others, his lips curving into a long smile as if he had achieved his goal. However, his eyes did not reflect the joy of victory but rather an emptiness that seemed devoid of emotion.
'The denier Zieghart.'
Raon bit his lip slightly and looked away from Denier.
'What the hell are you thinking?'
* * *
"Haaa..."
Lecross let out a deep sigh that seemed to sink the ground as he looked at the white ceiling.
"It's pathetic."
While Raon and Chamber were taking down the Black Tower, he couldn’t even handle Derus alone and had to receive help from Glenn. He felt too embarrassed and ashamed to lift his face.
"I should send a gift to Zieghart."
Raon had decapitated the Master of the Black Tower and Glenn had saved his life, so the protagonists of this war were none other than the Ziegharts. He felt that he should send a valuable gift to Zieghart, as he had been of no help.
"Damn it! If I had dodged the first sword..."
Just as Lecross was grinding his teeth, recalling his battle with Derus, the infirmary door burst open with a loud crash, and Chamber, wearing a witch’s hat, entered.
"My goodness! The little one who was hit while watching the house was here. You look great, don’t you?"
Chamber stuck out her tongue slightly as she looked at Lecross lying on the bed.
"You told me not to treat you like a child because you received the title of Silent Sword Master, but here you are lying down after being stabbed by Derus?"
She burst into laughter, as if she had come not to console him, but to mock him.
"He, he was incredibly strong!"
Lecross shook his fist, lifting only his head.
"He was completely different from when I saw him before! I thought I was fighting Glenn!"
He shouted that it wasn’t because he was weak. His behavior was completely different from his usual demeanor as the Silent Sword Master and King of Owen.
"After a long time, the little Lecross is showing up. So cute!"
Chamber patted Lecross on the head while he gritted his teeth in frustration.
"Tell this older sister everything."
She nodded and said she would listen to all of it.
"Ah, calling you older sister is a bit... There’s a big age difference..."
Lecross waved his hands as if he had regained his senses upon hearing the word "older sister."
"Kid! Look at that firm skin!"
Chamber tapped Lecross on the forehead, telling him not to mention age.
"Mmm..."
Lecross touched his forehead where Chamber had hit him and squinted.
"By the way, who is that child you brought?"
He tilted his head and looked at Rensia, who was hiding behind Chamber.
"She is my disciple."
Chamber smiled as she pushed Rensia forward.
"Di-disciple?"
"Yes. I met a gem of talent more outstanding than me in Montiro. Expect great things; she is the next Archmage."
She raised her chin, apparently confident in Rensia’s future.
"H-hello. I’m Rensia."
The girl who introduced herself as Rensia bowed carefully. She looked cute now, but she seemed likely to become a great beauty in the future.
"Mmm..."
Lecross licked his lips briefly as he looked into Rensia’s green eyes.
'The disciple of the Archmage.'
Chamber had taught many people before, but it was extremely rare for her to directly declare someone as her disciple. However, not only did she take a disciple, but she also claimed that she would be the next Archmage. It seemed her personality had changed in some way.
"Did you experience some kind of change of opinion after being seriously injured?"
Lecross lowered his hand and looked at Chamber.
"I had to do it. I nearly died myself."
Chamber nodded with a slight smile.
"At first glance, I look fine, but my upper dantian is severely damaged. I will have to recover for a while."
She let out a wry laugh, saying she would have truly died if Saint Olga hadn't been there.
"Not only Derus, who stabbed you, but the Master of the Black Tower was also incredibly strong. It’s natural, I suppose, since they broke the human mold to increase their power."
Chamber bit her thin red lips.
"That’s why I’m raising a successor early, so I won’t have to look back."
She clenched her fist, saying she would have to be prepared for death in future wars.
"Mmm..."
Lecross let out a low hum as he looked at Rensia.
"Is it alright to talk about being prepared for death in front of your young disciple?"
"Don’t worry. This girl might have more mental strength than you."
Chamber waved her hand and said she was a girl who had experienced everything, including death.
"In fact, her eyes look different."
Lecross nodded and extended his hand to Rensia.
"I’m Lecross. It seems we will be seeing a lot of each other in the future."
He maintained his manners even with young Rensia and said he looked forward to working with her.
"I also look forward to working with you! Your Majesty!"
Rensia raised her trembling arm to grasp Lecross's hand.
"I also learned a lot from this incident."
Lecross frowned as he stroked Rensia’s head.
"It seems it’s time to set aside my life as a martial artist a bit and spend more time as king."
He gritted his teeth, saying he wanted revenge on Derus.
"Revenge. That’s good. But we might not have the chance to step forward."
Chamber raised a finger with a smile.
"The wave behind us is coming higher and faster than we thought."
"Are you talking about the Sword Emperor?"
Lecross nodded, realizing that the wave Chamber mentioned was Raon.
"Yes. Unlike you, the Sword Emperor! Not the Silent Sword Master or whatever. That sounds really pathetic!"
Chamber shook her head as if it was pathetic.
"Nnngh..."
Lecross shrugged as if he were angry about the mockery of his title.
"The Silent Sword Master is the title I received right after becoming Transcendent! If I received a new one now, it would be different!"
He argued with Chamber, his face turning red as if he had become a child again.
"As expected, your face turns red when you get excited."
Chamber chuckled softly as she gently touched Lecross's forehead.
"Mmm..."
King Lecross bowed his head deeply, apparently realizing that Chamber had mocked him.
"Jokes aside, Raon is a real gem."
"I’m aware that the boy's talent is extraordinary."
"It’s not just that."
Chamber shook her head with a smile.
"Do you want to hear something interesting? Raon was meditating even during the victory celebration festival. And he was reflecting on the deficiencies of the battle."
She licked her lips and looked toward the northern window.
"That boy will not be satisfied with just being the Sword Emperor. Definitely."
* * *
"Everyone is here."
Glenn nodded as he looked at the swordsmen from the Light Wind Palace and the Central Martial Palace gathered in the audience room.
"Then let’s begin without further ado."
Glenn snapped his fingers with his arm resting on the throne. With a clear sound echoing in the audience room, the golden dimensional doors opened in front of the swordsmen from the Light Wind Palace and the Central Martial Palace.
"Follow me."
Glenn gestured for the swordsmen as he stepped into the shining golden dimension.
"Is this, is this the Zieghart treasure..."
"I had seen it with my own eyes before, but I never thought I would actually enter there."
"Ufff! I can't stop shaking."
The swordsmen from the Central Martial Palace and the Light Wind Palace clasped their hands, seemingly moved just to be able to enter the Zieghart treasury.
"Let’s go in."
Karoon nodded calmly, as if he had been in the treasury before, and entered the golden dimension.
- What are you doing!
Wrath shook Raon's shoulder.
- Choose something quickly and let’s eat!
He gritted his teeth, saying he was dying of hunger.
"I’ll feed you until you burst. Just wait a bit."
When Raon was about to push Wrath and enter the Zieghart treasury, a message tinged with blue appeared before the golden dimension.
[The trait <Greed> is being unlocked.]
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