episode_0137

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Chae-ryeon’s eyes have been suspicious lately.

Chae-ryeon, who had recently come and stayed in the guest house, looked at us intently from time to time, and her gaze was enough to sting.

Even when I asked him why he was looking at me, he just smiled and turned away, so I couldn’t question him further.

That’s why Chaejin found a counselor for her concerns.

“What do you think?”

The person to whom Chaejin confides her concerns was, of course, June. Anyway, he was wise and always gave me the right direction.

“Well. Wasn’t she like that?”

“That’s true. That’s why I keep looking at you with such joy.”

June is always busy.

As such, it was not possible to set aside time for consultation with him. That’s why Chaejin said, hitting Yuwol’s hand away.

Actually, I don’t want to throw it away, but what can I do when this is also Geumnasu’s training?

As Chae was teaching Yuwol by sparring with Tai Chi and Jinnasu, she felt her heart pounding when Yuwol’s hand grabbed her right hand.

And when I pulled it, I should have held on, but without realizing it, I lost my strength and fell into his arms.

“Inhale.”

And, inadvertently, he grabs his waist and pushes himself to try to float. Chaejin strengthened his body to hold on, and used the strength he gave him to dig in further.

The strong body odor felt dizzy, but now was the time for his training.

As a great teacher, and for him.

And in order for it to become natural to him, it must be taught properly.

“Yap.”

Yuwol was taller and bigger than himself, but he didn’t need to use his strength to lift it.

Caiga Tai Chi is a martial art that contains techniques for using the opponent’s strength or dealing with a large object with a small amount of strength.

Chae-jin, who understood this well, grabbed Yu-wol and threw her into the air. When Yu-wol’s hand, which was spinning around, tried to grab her shoulder, she grabbed Yu-wol’s collar and pulled him to the floor.

“Ugh.”

“Be careful not to float in the air.”

Slender legs were placed next to Yuwol’s face. If it had been a real fight, I would have been hit in the face here. Chaejin held out her hand, and Yuwol took her hand.

“Let’s try one more time.”

“Hehe. You can do whatever you want. ”

Although she couldn’t resolve the fact that Chae-ryeon kept looking at her happily, it was quite a fun and happy time for her.

After finishing training in June, when I came into the guesthouse to rest for a while, Chae-ryeon approached me. I didn’t like the fact that he was still smiling brightly.

“Why are you smiling like that?”

“Ah~ Ni. just. But the owner’s skills have improved considerably?”

“Hmm? huh. I think so.”

It has definitely increased. You can see that attacks that could not have been responded to not long ago are being responded to with ease.

As Chae-jin nodded seriously, Chae-ryeon’s eyes sparkled.

“I’m saying it in that sense. Can I teach you, too?”

“Are you sure?”

After hitting Chae-ryeon’s forehead with a chestnut with his finger, Chae-jin went out to the backyard and caught the sword. While she was getting ready to practice, Chae-ryeon stood up and said,

“Anyway, I’m glad that Sword Saint overcame the demon safely.”

“That’s right.”

Chaejin recalled the time when she went to the Mirror Mirror. At that time, while he was being held captive by the imaginary spirit demon, did he suffer as much as the Sword Saint?

He felt sick to his stomach when he thought that it was Yuwol who was watching him at that time.

Was he heartbroken too?

Did he worry about me too?

While I was chewing my lips out of unnecessary fear, Chae-ryeon said indifferently.

“Did the housekeeper help Mr. Geomseong? Because he is such an amazing person…”

“…Huh? What are you talking about? Is that possible?”

“It’s not like there’s no way to enter someone else’s mirror. Overcoming your fears is not easy, but seeing that you succeeded at once…”

This is my first time hearing that this is possible.

When Chae-jin asked with wide eyes, Chae-ryeon stared at her and snapped her fingers.

“Ah. Well, very few people know about this… By using the number of times of heart sutra, you can enter into other people’s images. That way, you can save someone trapped in a mental image… What? Why is your expression like that?”

Chaejin looked at her with his mouth wide open.

for a moment.

No, that won’t be possible.

Probably not.

To begin with, he doesn’t even have a heart sutra.

Chaejin felt her heart pounding like crazy.

But if then.

What helped him was not the illusion of June created in his own mind…

What if it was really June that came to help me?

When Chaejin remembered what she had done to him at that time, she felt her legs weaken and sat down.

“Ah, wow…”

“…What is it? That moaning sound.”

I can’t concentrate on training. Is that why? Instead of the usual practice of Dun, she continued to practice the Taoism that she was familiar with.

But even then I couldn’t concentrate.

What is in her head now is a mirrored secret world.

In his mind, the things he had done to him kept repeating.

What if it was really him?

The moment I imagined it, my face turned red so quickly that I thought I might have heard a popping sound.

Chaejin eventually gave up the sword.

She couldn’t concentrate because her mind was shaking, and she knew very well that swinging the sword like this was just a meaningless exercise in strength.

“Ah. Really…”

Without realizing it, Chaejin’s eyes turned to Yuwol’s office on the third floor of the guest house.

The best thing to do is to visit him and ask.

After hesitating for a while, she finally nodded.

-fault.

I was able to easily climb onto the roof just by kicking the floor. Chae-jin, who arrived at his office window, opened her mouth and then looked at him blankly.

As always, he is writing something on a document by moving a brush with a blunt expression.

He brings a book, reads it, and immediately writes it down on paper, as if there is something he needs to refer to.

The way he frowns slightly while organizing his ledgers highlights the charm of a hard-working man.

Bumpy veins visible on the arm through slightly rolled up sleeves.

When I see that, my heart starts pounding, and when I look at his deep gaze, my heart keeps shaking.

“Ahh…”

“Hmm?”

A sound came out without me realizing it. Chaejin hurriedly covered her mouth, but he had already noticed.

He raised his head and, as always, stared at Chaejin with a gaze that seemed to pierce his heart.

“I still had something to ask you. You’ve arrived at the right time.”

Chaejin swallowed his saliva at the low, pleasant-to-hear voice.

and.

“Ah. Well, over there. What is that?”

“Please come in. Let’s have a cup of tea.”

As always, he smiled softly.

Unlike in the past, when I was at Moonwoljeong, other adults would get annoyed whenever I hesitated because I couldn’t find what to say.

He smiled and waited as always.

Is that why?

My heart, which was pounding with tension, calmed down little by little.

Chaejin gently climbed onto the window sill and entered the room and received the car he gave her.

She was sipping warm, bitter tea and hesitated before opening her mouth.

“…Well, your skills have improved a lot these days?”

“The teacher is so great.”

I could feel the sincerity in his words. Is that why? The feeling of tightness in my chest becomes stronger.

Every time I see him, my feelings for him grow.

Chaejin closed her eyes tightly and eventually sighed loudly and tried to move her lips.

At that time, he spoke first.

“If you don’t have what you want to say, can I say it first? Sojeo Chae. There is something I would like to ask you.”

ask? He to me?

Chaejin was becoming fascinated by the trust he was giving her.

As such, there was nothing sweeter than the word ‘please’ he said.

It was said that he trusted her so much that he was able to put his own business aside.

“What is it?!”

I’ll do anything.

If it’s for you.

If only to become natural to you.

When Chaejin asked urgently with shining eyes, Yuwol spoke in a calm tone.

“I want to research some secret places and visit them.”

“…Yes?”

She wondered if she had heard wrong.

***

If Sayun were to go to Amifa in the near future, there were a few things I wanted to tell him before he went.

Right now, Sayun doesn’t have any special armor, so she’ll need to get some decent equipment.

Fortunately, the places where the necessary materials could be obtained were in secret areas not far from Seomhwachon, and the difficulty of conquering them was not that high.

Of course, since it is an unexplored place, I cannot go alone, having only mastered Tai Chi, Oh Geum-hee, and Gunwangbo.

But if I can’t do it, shouldn’t I just go with someone else?

Since I have Chae-jin and Chae-ryeon who likes to explore secret places, I thought I would ask them both.

“Rain, it’s a secret place. It must be dangerous, right?”

“There are places I have researched in my own way. This is a story someone from Cheonilchon told me before. This was fun again.”

To be precise, we are looking for a secret place based on a legend handed down in Cheonilchon, which is about half a day away from here.

I have a general idea of the location and how to find it, and Chae-ryeon is said to have done a similar level of research, so if we go together, we will be able to find the secret spot in no time.

“They say that even people who are not good at martial arts can go to the secret investigation… so shouldn’t I go?”

“Oh, no, but.”

“Can you come with me?”

I spoke seriously to Chaejin, and in the end, she hesitated and nodded.

“…If the guest owner asks that, I can’t refuse…”

I smiled at her.

Among the things that can be obtained from that secret area, there are also things for Chaejin, so it won’t be a bad thing for her either.

When I explained the situation, she sighed softly.

“But can you get something for the guest there?”

“There won’t be any.”

I don’t really need anything.

“…No, really, every time… Ugh. all right. But when are you going to go?”

The tension from earlier had completely disappeared from her. I thought for a moment and said to her smiling brightly.

“I’m going tonight.”