Swordmaster’s Youngest Son Novel 2026

## Chapter 897

Before Luna could utter another word, Mort swiftly launched himself into the white portal.

Jin let out a sigh of relief as he watched the portal close. He had a strong intuition that his siblings, who had been in hell, would be summoned from the rift that had suddenly amplified.

“It’s fortunate that our Ice Princess has a sharp mind. I think I would have had a headache if Toughie had stayed any longer. I should congratulate her when she returns,” Murakan commented.

“You’ve been quite busy too. Did your mind clear up during your recovery?” Jin replied.

“My mind has always been sharp, kid.”

It was a difficult situation to understand for the demons, who were in the midst of battle with Luna and Siris.

It’s a very unpleasant situation for the demons, as the opponent is having a private conversation between themselves and treating them as if they were air.

However, they couldn’t intervene rashly. They were already fighting Luna, and suddenly, the leader of the Vamel alliance and the closest to the human world’s First Sword, Jin, along with his guardian dragon, appeared out of nowhere.

[And you guys aren’t dumb either, huh? If you had dared to attack before Toughie left, I would have killed you mercilessly. Luckily, you were smart enough to stay put. Oh?]

Murakan transformed into his true form and surveyed the demons surrounding him. The three commanders and their subordinates were on high alert, encircling them.

“I don’t know what this little charade is about, but let me inform you that sending the White Whale was a bad judgment.”

One of the commanders shouted, and Murakan chuckled.

[Hoho, you know how to bluster, even if it’s childish. As a reward, I’ll send all of you away as quickly as possible. If you want even a glimmer of hope, pray that those guys coming out of that rift are the ones in charge, whether it’s Paellito or someone else. I’m also very curious to know who they are.]

Then, Murakan unleashed his Shadow Energy and deployed his black chains. In an instant, a massive barrier of Shadow Energy enveloped the area, casting darkness around them. From behind the backs of the commander who had just shouted moments ago, a single black chain descended.

The commander was already exhausted from confronting Luna, and he couldn’t evade the black chain. The chain pierced through the commander’s back and spread like roots, killing the soldiers surrounding him.

It all happened in about three seconds. The remaining commanders screamed in despair, but even above their heads, the chains continued to fall.

The two remaining commanders barely managed to evade the falling chains, but their subordinates were not so lucky. Their aides and squad leaders were devoured by the darkness of the Shadow Energy.

Amidst Murakan’s merciless massacre, Jin still hadn’t drawn his sword, which made the commanders feel even more uneasy.

Jin was focused on the rift that was amplifying.

‘Two Demon Kings, huh? One doesn’t seem particularly outstanding compared to the other Demon Kings reported so far. The other has a rather substantial aura.’

The rift that was amplifying was opening up. The surviving commanders desperately rushed towards the rift, but their forces had already been wiped out, even before Jin and Murakan arrived.

The commanders reached the rift as they were pierced by the black chains. The new Demon Kings appeared from the rift.

“Sir Druga…!”

“Sir Siker…!”

Upon hearing the names that the commanders had desperately shouted, Jin recognized them. It was thanks to the information provided by Visepps that he had received details about the Demon Kings and their main forces in the True Demon World.

‘Druga Kilet, Siker Haita. In that case, the one with the substantial aura must be Druga.’

Siker Haita had attended the celebration of Ragal Fun’s ascension as the Poisonous Demon, and Kilet was an old ally of Fun.

‘Since they need to use my siblings from hell, I guess Ragal decided to send his own people.’

Fsssch!

The first thing Druga did after emerging from the rift was to pierce the throats of the two remaining commanders with his fingernails. Murakan was astonished by this sight, while Jin focused his attention on the black coffin that had been summoned between Druga and Siker.

Jin was expecting his siblings to be inside that coffin.

“Fortunately, you two are alive. Your remaining strength will be useful,” Druga said as he used the corpses of the commanders he had just killed as shields to avoid Murakan’s black chains.

[Don’t you demons have any camaraderie?]

The Demon Kings didn’t respond and looked at Jin and Murakan, seemingly questioning why they were there instead of the White Whale.

“…Siker, I’ll retreat.”

“Alright… What? What are you…”

Before Siker could question further, Druga used the corpses of the commanders he had just killed as offerings to open a dimensional portal. It led to Grosch Castle.

“Hey, Druga! You’re a crazy bastard, wait!”

“If you want to blame someone, blame the commanders. If those two had survived a little longer, I could have opened a dimensional portal for two people…”

And with that, Druga left the battlefield.

The reason he left this place was clear. The fact that it was Jin and Murakan who were there, not Luna, meant that, as Ragal had mentioned, there was a “Visepps spy” in the Poisonous Demon Castle. Furthermore, it was evidence that Visepps had allied with the Runcandel.

Having confirmed this fact, there was no need for Druga to die senselessly here. While Druga was a formidable Demon King, he knew very well that he had no chance against Jin and Murakan, especially in his current state, where he had no Zito flesh to rely on.

There was a moment of silence. Siker, looking at the closed dimensional portal, gritted his teeth.

“This damn bastard…!”

[I asked if you demons don’t have any camaraderie, but instead of words, you answered with actions. Seriously, what are you guys? How can beings who are almost immortal have so little dignity?]

As Jin started to take confident steps forward, Siker hurriedly opened the coffin.

With Druga having fled alone, Siker’s only hope was a hostage situation.

“Don’t come any closer! If you come any closer, I’ll kill this guy!”

Click!

The coffin opened. When Jin saw who came out of it, he couldn’t help but be surprised.

‘…Anne?’

Anne Runcandel.

She was sobbing as she was trapped in Siker’s grasp.

And none of the pure-blooded Runcandel of the current generation, no matter what their relationship with them was, could have imagined that Anne Runcandel would be crying as miserably as this.

Although, as a Runcandel sword master, she never raised her name as high as other high-ranking flagbearers, and she had always been an outcast within the clan. She was corrupted and ultimately met a pathetic end.

But Anne was still a Runcandel. She was a monster stained with hatred and madness, not the type of person who breaks down from sadness. She was more twisted than the Tona siblings, who had been called crazy murderers in Jin’s past life.

Seeing Anne in such a pitiful state made Jin feel strangely uncomfortable, even though she was nothing like Luna, who would have felt intense guilt witnessing this.

Jin had heard that Anne was present in the form of a soul. But she looked the same as when she was alive.

“Jin… I’m sorry. I’m no help to the clan even in death.”

Moreover, Anne was speaking in a broken voice.

[What the hell… It’s really Anne? What happened to her in hell?]

“I didn’t tell you not to come closer… That’s right. That’s what I need to do. While your sister is suffering like this.”

“Jin! Don’t pay attention to someone like me and just kill this guy!”

“Shut up!”

“I’m fine if I disappear today. No, I’d rather disappear. In hell, I was able to realize the mistakes I made. I don’t want to be tortured anymore. I don’t want to, so please… kill me and end this…”

Anne’s attitude was unexpected, not only for Jin and Murakan.

‘I heard that the adjustments and conversion were over, but why is this girl acting like this? That bastard Druga, and Ragal too? Is there something I just don’t know? Are they using me and discarding me? Damn it, if things continue like this, it doesn’t seem like I can go back alive unless Jin Runcandel has a special affection for this human…!’

Anne continued to desperately plead for her own death.

“Murakan, take care of him. I need to talk to Anne.”

[Understood.]

Crack! A black chain from Murakan, which had been hidden, pierced through Siker’s right arm, which was holding Anne.

“Ugh!”

[Are you crazy? You’re trying to hold a hostage against me and the kid? Do something that makes sense. It’s your turn now. You should just shut up and let me beat you.]

Murakan quickly separated Anne from Siker. Even if Jin had genuine affection for Anne, Siker couldn’t establish a hostage situation with his abilities alone.

Murakan began to push Siker away, and Jin approached Anne. Anne was still writhing on the ground, tearing at her body and lamenting. Blood was flowing from her mutilated body.

Although Jin was a Runcandel, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of unease.

“…Anne. Honestly, ever since my days as a cadet, I had a feeling that your end wouldn’t be pleasant. But you’ve committed even more horrible acts than I thought, and now… it’s the worst possible end a human can experience.”

Although Jin felt uneasy, there was no sympathy in his heart. If he had to choose, the feeling he had now was regret.

Even though she was a Runcandel, even though they shared the same blood, couldn’t she have lived a better life?

If she had been a villain, she could have been a magnificent antagonist with her own pride and ambition, or if she had repented and been reborn like the Tona siblings before crossing the line, or even if she had simply caused some minor incidents and then faded into oblivion.

There wouldn’t have been a need for a meeting like this, where even sympathy seemed pointless.

Jin looked down at Anne.

“I can’t even feel pity or sympathy for you. You’re more of a blood curse than a blood tie.”

“I’m sorry. I have nothing to say.”

“It’s very likely that the other siblings are being used for the same purpose as you, to torment Elder Sister Luna. Where are they?”

“I don’t know… I’ve never met them. We were all in different prisons. Just… Kill me now. Erase Anne Runcandel completely from this world…”

Jin closed his eyes for a moment and then slowly opened them.

As the young patriarch of the Runcandel, it was time to do what he had to do.

“The path of reincarnation exists. Since you can’t ascend to that path, I can’t even wish for you to choose a better life in your next life. Goodbye, Anne.”

As he was about to draw his sword…

Jin suddenly felt an uncomfortable sensation, and he quickly moved his body to the side. A sharp energy blade shot out from where he had been standing.

It was an energy blade fired by Anne.

“Ah, as expected. It seems this kind of thing doesn’t work at all on you, the younger one. If it were our Elder Sister, she would be making all sorts of faces and wouldn’t be able to do this or that, you know?”

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