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Reborn as the Doomed Heir of a Mage Dynasty (Web Novel) - Chapter 352
Chapter 352
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"You sensed me."A sword touched the nape of my neck. The air felt icy. Before me stood a figure clad in endless black.
Their entire body was wrapped in black cloth, their voice was so neutral that even their gender was indiscernible.
"......"
I trembled as I looked at this person.
What could I say? With nothing visible, it felt even more alien.
Any attempt to dig deeper into this would put me in a dangerous position.
It's the Shadow Sovereign.
Yu Chun-gil identified the figure's identity. Though, I already knew without having to hear it.
The Shadow Sovereign.
The master of shadows and the lord of assassins.
That terrifying and threatening existence was now standing before me.
Threatening my life.
'Why?'
Why is he here?
Did I do something wrong? Was there something I did that warranted an encounter with the Shadow Sovereign?
I tried to figure it out, but it wasn't easy. Nothing came to mind.
Then what should I do?
'First.'
I needed to speak with him.
Remove this immediate danger.
"Who are you?"
I asked, starting with his identity. My voice trembled ever so slightlythe trembling was intentional, something I allowed.
"......"
There was no reaction from the person who heard my question. So I waited silently until an answer came.
Then
Sssh.
The tip of the sword slightly pulled back. The Shadow Sovereign had responded, albeit a little late.
He took a step back, then spoke to me.
"You know already, yet you feign ignorance with your tongue."
"......"
"Isn't that so?"
It seemed clear there would be no second question. A chill ran down my spine. It was dangerous.
"...... Why would the master of shadows seek out someone as lacking as myself?"
I confessed that I knew his identity.
"You say lacking. Yet you've caused quite a stir."
"It wasn't my intention."
As I spoke, I quickly scanned my surroundings. Nothing had changed. It was the same before and after I arrived.
That meant the Shadow Sovereign had entered this place without disturbing anything.
"Are you here to kill me?"
The fact that the Shadow Sovereign sought me outcould it be that, after the Plum Blossom Division Leader, I was next to die? With that suspicion, I voiced the question.
"Not now,"
the Shadow Sovereign replied flatly. Which was even scarier'not now' implied that someday it could happen.
"......"
"I must ask. How did you sense me?"
He sounded genuinely curious. I needed to think carefully here.
Did he mean I sensed him when he came in and I hesitated, or...?
'Was it that I realized the Shadow Sovereign killed the Plum Blossom Division Leader?'
That was what I needed to figure out.
I didn't deliberate for long; there was no need to overthink it.
The very fact that the Shadow Sovereign had come here, that was all I needed to know.
"...... Are you asking if I realized it was you who killed the Plum Blossom Division Leader?"
"That's right."
That was the correct answer.
No other reason would bring him here.
But then
'How?'
How did he know that I sensed it?
'Was he watching?'
Did he see me talking with Yeo Hyuk? Otherwise, there was no way to know.
'Scary.'
He hid his face and seemed like someone who could kill others at any moment.
That fact was chilling.
"I left no clues. But you noticed. How did you do it?"
Drip...
Cold sweat ran down my back.
Why?
'What is this?'
The Shadow Sovereign was unarmed. But it felt like countless blades were aimed at me from every direction.
It was as though someone was squeezing my heart, and daggers approached the base of my throat.
'Hesitate and I die.'
I knew it instinctively. This wasn't just a feeling. It was as if death itself had drawn near to warn me.
I couldn't let my words lag.
So I spoke.
"My master told me."
Again?
Yu Chun-gil reacted incredulously. As if annoyed by me relying on him, he gave a sigh.
'What else was I supposed to do? Survival comes first.'
If it'd save me, I'd sacrifice anything, and thankfully, I had something credible close by.
"Your master, eh..."
At those words, the Shadow Sovereign' black cloth fluttered. The way it moved, it was as if the shadow was dissolving into smoke.
"So the Sword Saint told you such things."
"Yes. About the circumstances surrounding the Plum Blossom Division Leader's death. My master taught me that only you would be capable of orchestrating such a situation."
"The Sword Saint isn't one to kindly inform others. Especially"
Squeak
My back shivered.
"Especially, when it concerns the one who desperately wanted to kill him."
"......"
What was that supposed to mean?
The Shadow Sovereign wanted to kill Yu Chun-gil? Was it because he stole something?
If so, do I risk being killed as well? Just as I felt a stab of chill
"Even so, I still question it."
The Shadow Sovereign kept pressing.
"There was no flaw in my methods. What did you sense?"
He asked about the death of the Plum Blossom Division Leader. Where was the oddity?
The bite marks on the wrist? The sudden death?
The incomprehensible state of the body in the prison?
You could consider all those, but I doubted any of those would persuade him right now.
In that case...
"Between his brows."
"......"
"I figured it out from the space between his eyebrows."
I set a bait, something only I could know.
And then
"Hah."
Thankfully, he reacted.
"...... You..."
But
"What exactly are you?"
Thunk!
"Keuk!"
he did so fiercely.
"You saw it? Someone like you?"
"...... Kkgh...."
A thin arm shot out and grabbed me by the throat.
Between the brows.
My mention of that set him off.
'... As expected.'
I'd pointed out something that felt off.
The Soul Remnant between his eyebrows. Something existed where nothing should have.
And since Yu Chun-gil had mentioned the Shadow Sovereign had killed the Plum Blossom Division Leader
He must hae done something.
I just didn't know exactly what.
"You sensed that? Someone like you?"
"...... Urgh..."
"You haven't even reached the level. How did you see it?"
'Reached'reached where? The question lingered, but I didn't press.
"Even if I haven't reached it, I can see. My master wished for that."
"......"
I used Yu Chun-gil as my shield again. That was the best option here.
"... He let you see?"
See what? The Soul Remnant? Or was it something else?
All I could see was the Soul Remnant.
"Yes."
It didn't matter. The important thing was to make the Shadow Sovereign recognize that I could see something.
"So that cunning one finally devised it..."
A note of discomfort slipped into the Shadow Sovereign' voice.
Hmm...
Upon hearing this, Yu Chun-gil nodded.
Thunk. His grip weakened and I collapsed to my knees.
"Gah! Khak!"
I coughed hard.
"I don't know if I can trust what you said, but... I'll let it go for now."
He spoke.
"Yes..."
I looked up at him.
Did I survive? The thought flashed through me.
Thunk.
A letter dropped in front of me.
What's this?
"It's a letter from the client."
"... Client? If you mean the client..."
"The one who requested the handling of the Plum Blossom Division Leader."
"......"
"The end of the contract was to deal with him and hand this to you. This concludes my work."
My face tightened. That meant the death of the Plum Blossom Division Leader and my involvement were somehow linked?
"Who sent this...?"
Who would send this to me? I attempted to ask
"My work is done. Farewell."
The Shadow Sovereign, as if his regrets were gone, drew away from me.
"I hope you never see me again."
Ssssss!!
"......"
Perhaps because his curiosity was satisfied, he disappeared before my eyes. Fading away as softly as mist.
"... What the...."
I grabbed at my aching throat. It still hurt.
'Did I survive?'
Did the Shadow Sovereign truly leave? I worked to calm my pounding heart.
'So this is the best of the assassins....'
A Heaven Beyond Heaven-class monster was truly in a different league.
What's the point of reaching the Transcendent realm? Monsters like that still exist.
'... This world is truly hellish.'
Even a little growth offers no room for complacency.
It was a godforsaken world, no doubt.
"Phew..."
I exhaled in relief at surviving. At the same time, I looked at Yu Chun-gil.
He's gone. I can't sense him at all now.
He told me the Shadow Sovereign had vanished completely, but I didn't let my guard down.
'... Just like with the Ghost Demon.'
There seemed to be limits to what even Yu Chun-gil could sense.
It would be dangerous to trust in that blindly from now on.
"... So..."
Ignoring my sore throat, I examined the letter the Shadow Sovereign had left.
"What even is this now...?"
Who sent this to me? Was it the person who commissioned the death of the Plum Blossom Division Leader?
Why would that person send me this...?
"Huh?"
Curiosity prompted me to open the letter.
And as I read, my body froze.
The sender. The seal pressed there.
And the first line of the letter.
To our youngest.
"..."
To our youngest.
That familiar phrase.
When I saw it, I realized.
The owner of this letter was
"... Hyung?"
Unbelievably, it was my older brother.
The infamous eldest troublemaker of the Bang family, no less.
***
Kaaak.
Kaaak.
A black crow cawed ominously. Sitting on a withered tree branch, it cried as if holding back its hunger.
Not a trace of vitality could be felt here.
Pa-sususu.
Sssssss.
A place anyone would find unpleasant, where no one would want to linger.
In that place, a young man stood.
"......"
He opened the eyes he'd kept shut.
His red, blood-colored eyes shone vividly.
Screeeeeee!!!
At that instant, a tearing sound ripped through the area.
Fwip!!!
Birds scattered, and the youth's shadow writhed furiously.
Though he was alone, his shadow seemed as if countless people were gathered together.
It was bizarre. In that scene, the young man turned.
There, someone sat, head bowed.
"I greet the young cult leader."
A woman in a veil. Seeing her, the youth spoke.
"Mu Hwi."
"... I apologize for seeking you here."
"What's the matter?"
The woman, called 'Mu Hwi', lifted her head slightly. Though her veil fluttered, her face remained hidden.
"It appears an issue has arisen with the affairs entrusted to the Ghost Demon and the Great Demon."
"......"
The youth furrowed his brows at her words.
An issue?
"I could understand the Ghost Demon, but the Great Demon too?"
"... Yes."
"......"
Screeeeeee!!!
The screaming grew louder, audible only to the youth.
"That's odd..."
What could have possibly gone wrong?
He was certain everything in Shaanxi had been handled already.
'Well, the Ghost Demon, perhaps, but...'
The Great Demon?
"Is the Great Demon on his way?"
"... Yes."
"In that case, I'll wait and hear what he has to say."
Whether it was punishment or whatever else, that would come after.
"And the work of the Demon of Destruction?"
"It's proceeding smoothly."
"That's a relief, at least."
The most important task was already completed in the first place.
There was no need to worry about the work of the Great Demon or the Ghost Demon.
He thought as much
"And also, Mount Hua's Plum Blossom has fallen."
"Oh?"
At the woman's words, the young man smiled.
The plum blossom had fallen.
"The old monster has died."
The death of the Plum Blossom First Sword.
"It's almost time."
That meant it was time.
If something is twisted, simply tear it away to prevent it.
ow that the most important goal was achieved, everything was ready.
With these thoughts the youth spoke.
"Send a letter to Heavenly Insight of Henan."
It was time.
"Tell him the new master of the Demonic Cult will be visiting officially this time."
It was now, truly, that the night began to move.
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