The Regressed Son of a Duke is an Assassin

Cyan had been agonizing every single day for the past three years.

Why had he lost in the fight against the Nephilim?

What was he lacking compared to them?

The endless regenerative power of the Nephilim?

Then, neutralizing that regenerative power would be the solution.

That was his approach.

However, he did not know how to neutralize it.

Despite endlessly cutting them down and making them collapse, their hefty bodies would rise again and torment him endlessly.

Even if he could neutralize their regenerative power, could he completely extinguish them?

It was uncertain.

Every day he repeated training that burned his flesh and shaved his bones, but when he returned to the outside world, could he face them with a smile?

Everything was uncertain to Cyan.

[You couldn’t kill a Nephilim even if you came back to life.]

A being close by provided the conclusion.

[It’s frustrating but unavoidable. Those giants were created such that they could not be killed by human hands, no matter what.]

“Even with a divine weapon like you?”

[Of course. After all, I’m still being used by human hands like yours.]

No matter the trickery, as long as it was performed with a human body, killing the Nephilim was impossible.

For Cyan, it was a despairing verdict.

However, Cyan did not give up and thought deeper.

If it was because he was human,

why not simply not be human?

Cyan glanced at Kaeram with a slightly sinister look.

“You then?”

[Me what?]

“You’re not human.”

If humans were creations made by gods, Kaeram was more akin to a derivative separated from a god.

Though existing in the form of a dagger, she had a soul, personality, and even a gender, clearly a part of a god.

“So you could completely kill a Nephilim, couldn’t you?”

[Are you saying to let out all the power I have right now?]

It was the opposite.

Cyan wasn’t planning to receive; he was planning to give himself.

“Why don’t you take over my body and fight? Not just stay beside me in soul form, but completely take over and own my body. In that case, I would cease to be myself.”

Kaeram, who had been grinning, slowly wrapped her arms around Cyan’s neck.

[Our master is speaking dangerously. If that happens, do you think you could ever return to being yourself?]

That would be a worry for later.

[Yes, you are right! If my soul pushes you out and takes over your body, you will no longer be the human Cyan Vert, but just a shell of a human moving to my liking!]

“The term ‘shell’ is a bit irritating.”

[Besides, once I possess something, I never pass it on. I’d destroy it if anything…]

Cyan felt the same.

[Even so, do you want me to devour you?]

“Just for a while.”

[Oh my! So confident! I like that confidence!]

Kaeram tightened her grip around Cyan’s neck.

[But remember, master! I’ll take your body when I want to! When your body and mind are a complete mess, with no will left to live! That’s when I’ll take your body, when it’s perfectly ripe for the taking!]

Indeed, Kaeram was meticulously calculating.

But that’s why Cyan trusted her more.

If Kaeram were to take over his body in such a state,

he felt that he could sweep away any being in front of him.

At that moment, Cyan stroked Kaeram’s hair, cheek to cheek, and murmured.

“As you wish…….”

* * *

It was all a gamble.

Would handing over his body to Kaeram truly enable him to kill a Nephilim?

Even if he managed to kill it, could he reclaim his body from Kaeram?

Above all,

After cutting off communication since visiting the ruins, would Kaeram take advantage of this perfect opportunity to seize his body?

Everything was uncertain.

Yet, Cyan was confident.

If he knew this devilish magic sword,

It would never miss this golden opportunity to covet his body.

So, he met her demands.

He faced the Nephilims without using the power of the black mist, pushing his physical limits excessively.

And when the power within his body finally showed signs of depleting,

He squeezed out the remaining strength to start self-harm.

Maintaining a deranged smile while continuing to self-harm was not easy.

The pain of skin being pierced, blood flowing backward, and organs twisting gnawed at his sanity.

Yet Cyan continued to murmur internally.

When, when?

When will you come out?

His lips smiled, but his heart did not.

Finally, when he had exhausted all his strength for self-harm, and his mental thread was about to snap,

At last, he heard her long-awaited voice.

[You’re harsh. Really…….]

Cyan twitched the corners of his mouth and muttered.

“Shall I do it alone?”

That’s how Cyan transferred the ownership of his body to Kaeram.

-Ssssss

Having possessed a new human body for the first time in hundreds of years, Kaeram immediately released the pent-up power of the mist without hesitation.

Then, looking at the hesitant Nephilims, she asked.

“Why are you hesitating?”

The Nephilims just positioned their weapons forward, none daring to step forward first.

“Aren’t we done playing? The real fun starts now, so shouldn’t you show a bit more spirit?”

The hands holding their weapons trembled.

This was an unusual reaction that wasn’t visible when they faced Cyan.

Though silent, the Nephilims already knew.

The being before them was no longer Cyan Vert, a human by name.

However, the directive to annihilate him as decreed by the divine remained unchanged.

The Nephilims readjusted their stances.

“Aren’t you coming? Then I’ll go first.”

Kaeram, with Cyan’s blood on her blade, licked it off and charged forward, staggering.

She stepped on the Nephilim’s shield and vaulted overhead.

-Thump!

Expecting a sword energy attack, the Nephilim quickly raised his shield, but Kaeram did not release sword energy.

“What are you doing?”

Like rain falling naturally, she landed effortlessly on the Nephilim’s neck.

-Crunch!

The blade of the magic sword, wrapped in black mist, burrowed into the Nephilim’s neck.

Instead of blood, golden dust erupted from the wound.

Kaeram did not stop at that; she repeatedly stabbed and withdrew her blade.

The Nephilim screamed in silent agony, struggling against her.

Kaeram held on to the end, stabbing her sword relentlessly into any flesh that showed.

The golden aura that had pervaded the Nephilim’s armor gradually turned dark.

-Boom!

Unable to withstand the repeated attacks, the Nephilim finally knelt and collapsed.

Losing her balance, Kaeram rolled off the giant’s body and fell to the ground.

Not missing the opportunity, another Nephilim with a spear leaped into the air.

-Scream!

The spear, falling from above, lodged itself next to Kaeram.

Disgusted by the foul energy emanating from the spear, Kaeram frowned and immediately launched a counterattack.

-Screech!

Her sword swung in a semicircle, severing the Nephilim’s spear.

After briefly staring at the split spear shaft, Kaeram grabbed part of the broken spear and hurled it toward the Nephilim.

As the Nephilim stepped back to dodge, he lost his balance and fell backward.

Kaeram leaped up and landed squarely on his face.

“Why even wear this?”

With a hand shrouded in mist, Kaeram swept aside the helmet,

“It makes stabbing inconvenient.”

She mercilessly jabbed at the exposed flesh that the helmet did not cover.

-Thud! Thud! Thud!

With each thrust, the Nephilim’s body jerked like a fish out of water.

The Nephilim tried to push Kaeram off by grabbing at his face with his hands, but Kaeram did not allow it.

Mockingly dodging around, she toyed with the Nephilim, stabbing not only his face but also his hands, neck, and even inside his mouth—any part uncovered by armor.

The twitching Nephilim soon quieted down.

“What, is it over?”

Kaeram flicked at the mess that was the Nephilim’s face.

He was practically indistinguishable from a corpse.

Ruthlessly struck down by a divine sword, their regenerative abilities no longer functioned.

Descending from the fallen Nephilim’s head, Kaeram faced the last remaining spear-wielding Nephilim.

“So it’s just you left?”

The sword-wielding Nephilim did not waver but raised his weapon.

“Do try harder. It’s a disgrace to my master, who entrusted me with his body, to be so feeble.”

It was a sincere plea.

Unlike the other two Nephilims she had dispatched, Kaeram hoped this one would show a proper fight.

“It’s as if a set table was snatched away to be greedily devoured.”

The Nephilim adopted a proper stance and charged with the speed of a ray of light.

-Kugugung!

A massive sword energy sliced through the air in a straight line, enveloping Kaeram.

Kaeram did not dodge, but responded in kind by launching sword energy of her own.

The moment the two energies collided, a flash of light exploded, and the noise shook the frozen ground.

The deep clang of a greatsword against a dagger spread far and wide.

The Nephilim minimized his movements, pressing Kaeram into a speed duel.

Kaeram, with an unsteady footing, barely managed to evade the greatsword.

While not as precise as Cyan’s movements, she nonetheless managed to deflect all attacks.

“I really hate just dodging…”

Seeing no openings, Kaeram suddenly hurled her true body, the demonic sword, at the Nephilim’s face.

-Whish!

The Nephilim quickly twisted his neck to dodge the sword.

It took 0.5 seconds for his gaze, along with his head, to return to Kaeram.

However, Kaeram was no longer in the Nephilim’s field of view.

Only strange black mist was spreading.

-Tuk!

Feeling a chilling current behind his neck, the Nephilim turned his eyes.

As soon as he turned, the descending black mist obscured his vision.

And then, Kaeram’s voice was heard.

“This is a secret technique favored by our master.”

Suddenly atop the Nephilim’s head, Kaeram grabbed her true body with one hand and his helmet with the other.

“Not bad, huh?”

-Kigigig!

Once struck, the helmet could not withstand Kaeram’s formidable grip and crumbled effortlessly.

The face of the Nephilim, altered in mood from earlier, emerged back into the world.

Having smashed the helmet, Kaeram next grabbed the Nephilim’s golden hair.

Meanwhile, he pointed upwards with his index finger and declared,

“It’s time for you to join your fallen comrades beside my master.”

-Kwajik!

The ruthless melody of slaughter from the demonic sword resonated through the wind of the frozen land.

As the sound died down,

The mark of revelation engraved on Cyan’s chest was stained a deeper shade of red with blood.

* * *

Marian, who watched all these scenes from the air, continually twitched her lips as she watched.

She had expected Cyan to have a plan, but she had not anticipated such an extreme one.

He really was a rare kind of ruthless person.

Hastia, who had been watching alongside her, asked cautiously,

‘Did- did Cyan win?’

Hastia was still unaware that Cyan had been taken over byinto Kaeram.

From her expression, it seemed she would rush to him the moment she was given the chance.

At that moment, after finishing the slaughter, Kaeram’s gaze turned upwards.

She saw the coldly stern Marian and smirked.

In response, Marian snorted and folded her wings, landing gracefully on the ground.

Kaeram staggered towards Marian even more severely than before.

“We have some grudges to resolve, don’t we?”

“Why can’t you see that those grudges might just harden further?”

The smile that had been constant on Kaeram’s face slightly crumbled.

“Yeah. Keep holding your chin up like that. I’ll soon smash you into this snow-covered ground!”

With glittering eyes, Kaeram charged at Marian.

“……!”

At that moment, Hastia stepped in, spreading her arms to block them.

Both Kaeram and Marian were taken aback.

“Back off, Hastia! This is not your place to step in!”

“Bug off, whitey. Unless you want to die.”

Hastia shook her head, unbothered.

Even after being warned, she did not step back, leaving Kaeram no choice but to keep watching her.

Kaeram tried to push Hastia by grabbing her shoulders, but she couldn’t.

“……?!”

The moment she grabbed Hastia’s shoulders, the overwhelming strength in her body suddenly drained away.

It felt as if someone had snatched control of her body.

Looking at her trembling hands in confusion, Kaeram suddenly heard a familiar voice in her head.

‘Take it easy, Kaeram.’

(Continued in the next episode)