episode_0195

“Are you nervous?”

“Oh, no.”

Geomseong smiled as he saw Sayun, who had returned to the guesthouse, sipping tea.

The precious youngest disciple was frozen. It was clear that the fact that her first opponent was Seon Yeon and that she was participating in the first match of the non-mulling competition put a burden on Sayun’s shoulders.

Nevertheless, the sight of Sayun shaking her head was cute and admirable, so Geomseong couldn’t help but smile.

“…Actually, I’m a little nervous.”

Is it because deep, transparent black eyes are staring at you? Sayoon, who was fiddling with the teacup, eventually revealed her true feelings.

Of course, I have no intention of losing.

Compared to the past, he had become much stronger.

Sayun slowly raised her head and saw Yuwol busy doing business.

okay. It started with two people.

And the first thing was to receive a letter from the uncle.

Next was meeting Yuwol.

Since then, he has become stronger with the help of many people.

But even so, Sayun knew her position.

No, on the contrary, my anxiety probably got stronger because I got stronger.

“I have heard of Seon Sojeo.”

“Hmm. So?”

Chae-ryeon told me when we went to Hwa-gwang’s secret place. She is so talented that the queen of Cheonhwagung brought her directly.

In addition, he was also the child of a renowned family in the region called North China Xian family.

It is said that with the support of his family from a young age, he took beolmosesu and elixirs to build a foundation for radish, and his talent was recognized and many people expected him to do so.

And although he is the youngest, his talent and passion are recognized and he is growing rapidly at Cheonhwa Palace.

His martial arts skills and growth speed are far superior to other disciples of Cheonhwagung.

Some disciples of the Heavenly Fire Palace who were jealous of her attacked her, but she was strong enough to overcome it, and her understanding of the Heavenly Fire God’s Art was great.

From what I heard from Chae-ryeon, she was a person whose position was completely opposite to her own.

“I see.”

Geomseong gently nodded.

“No matter where you were born, the important thing is the present. Aren’t you paying too much attention to that?”

“I know that…”

But isn’t knowing and accepting things different?

Sayun sighed softly and Geomsung looked at her and grinned.

“Would you like to come out for a moment?”

“Oh. Yes.”

Geomseong took Sayun and headed to the backyard. As he stood in this space, which was now quite familiar to the students of Hongseongmun, Sayun felt his mind calming down a little.

Geomseong slowly extended his hand towards her.

“Yes?”

“Go for it.”

“Oh. Yes.”

Is the Sword Master trying to spar with him directly?

Sayun quickly drew his sword. Now it has become very natural for the sword to emit light. Seeing the five-colored light surrounding the sword, Geomseong stretched out his hand leisurely.

-Kooo!!

It’s just a light touch. But the enormous energy it contained was like a tsunami. Sayoon, who felt herself being violently shaken like a leaf caught in a storm, pulled up Hongseong Shingong and resisted the force, but her body only shook lightly.

“Realize that you are nothing in the face of great power.”

The owner’s voice was clear, revealing a storm-like power.

“Everything will have no choice but to give in.”

If you can control Hongseong’s power to destroy everything, then everything is meaningless.

Because it will eventually be destroyed.

Because eventually you will give in.

Geomseong grinned as he watched Sayun, shaking back and forth, desperately trying to regain her posture and raise Hongseong’s strength again to resist him.

Whatever it is, Sayoon also had outstanding qualities.

Also, the will to resist inherent within her.

And what supports that will may be her gratitude to those who have helped her so far, and her desire to repay their expectations.

He didn’t know if it would become her heart in the future, but right now, Geomseong could tell that it was serving as a stepping stone for Sayun’s growth.

‘You’ve definitely grown.’

It’s not just martial arts. Her heart grew bigger.

When I first picked her up, her small heart, which seemed like it would die at any moment, grew greatly as she met many of Hong Seong-moon’s disciples and built relationships with others.

Right now, I’m sitting down for a moment, but as long as I have that kind of strength of heart and that kind of will, I’ll quickly overcome my frustration and get up.

That’s why Geomseong waved his hand at her.

-Kooo!!

Sayoon took a step back as if being pushed away by a strong wave. One step, another step.

But that’s it. The sword in her hand was still shining, and Sayun’s eyes were not closed.

Sayun, who was staring at the Sword Saint, gritted her teeth and took the step back.

One step, another step.

And one step.

Seeing her resist like that, Geomseong slowly relaxed his energy.

“Whoa, whoaaa…”

Only then did Sayun sit down on the floor. Geomseong spoke leisurely to her who was breathing heavily.

“Do you understand now? What is important is power, and the will to lead that power. Think of the people who raised you so far. Think of the people who have reached out to you so far. Think about the people you’ve met so far. Because their help and hearts will serve as the foundation to reach out to you.”

Sayun nodded at Geomseong’s warm words.

“The strength thus forged. It is the basis for learning the great sword method of Hongseong Shingong.”

Hongseong Shingong’s Great Sword Style.

The strongest and most destructive among Hongseong’s new techniques.

Now, Sayun had been allowed to enter the Great Sword Ceremony, the final ceremony of the Hongseong Divine Art.

“If you want, I will teach you the sword method starting today.”

Sayoon thought of Hongryeon. The great sword she wielded had the power to literally destroy everything.

And Sayun slowly turned her gaze and watched Geomseong.

Although she is a sword saint who can freely use all Hongseong techniques, she also mainly used a great sword.

“…Then should I throw away this sword?”

“No? Just because you learn the sword style doesn’t mean you can’t use other styles. Of course, you have to get a separate greatsword.”

Geomseong spoke leisurely and extended his hand to Sayun.

“Think, think again. What you need to think about now is not trivial things like birth or anything like that.”

You should only think about moving forward and growing further.

Sayun closed her mouth and nodded at Geomseong’s words.

After the lunch business was over, it was time to return to Hongseongmun Gate. Hongryeon and Chaejin are already up. It was when Chae-ryeon said she was bored and wanted to go with her.

Sayoon was sitting alone in the backyard thinking deeply when she heard a voice that woke her up.

“Are you worried about something?”

Hongseongmun is a women’s sect.

As such, there was no way she could have gotten used to a man’s voice, especially this low, but now she could see the owner of the voice that sounded peacefully in her ears walking in front of her.

June. He was the owner of this guesthouse.

“Oh. Guest owner.”

“I heard it from the Sword Saint earlier.”

“Ahaha…”

Sayoon smiled dryly. Geomseong said.

Well, like the Ambassador, the Master also depended a lot on the Guest.

No, perhaps many of Hong Seong-moon’s disciples depend on Yu-wol.

The sachets and herbs that were made and sent not long ago were an important source of income for Hong Seong-moon.

Perhaps it is this man in front of us who contributes greatly to the maintenance of Hong Seong-moon.

Nevertheless, Sayoon slowly shook her head as she looked up at him who never once expressed such a thing and instead wanted to do more.

“It’s not something the guest owner should worry about…”

“So?”

He didn’t ask any more. So I feel reassured.

Come to think of it, June was always like that. Whenever I was having a hard time, he just stood there reassuringly and looked at me.

Just like an uncle.

Sayoon gently raised her head and sighed deeply.

“Master said why not try learning the Daegeom style.”

“Oh. That’s something worth celebrating. But why?”

“Hmm… I’m really worried about whether I can do it properly. Hongseong Shingong’s Great Sword Ceremony can literally be said to be the essence of Hongseong Shingong.”

Numerous warriors used to be swayed by great power.

Of course, Geomsung said it would be okay. Wouldn’t he destroy those expectations himself?

What happens if you are swayed by that power and end up taking the wrong path?

Sayun recalled the time when she fought Hwaho in the past.

At that time, when I recalled the memory of being led by Simma and almost falling into blood and destruction, I wondered if learning the Great Swordsmanship was really the right choice.

“They say those who have power should always be afraid of that power.”

“Um… Is that so?”

“You are afraid of that power, and you are worried about what will happen to you if that power goes wrong. So, if you always think about that, I don’t think you will be swayed by that power.”

Sayoon smiled at Yuwol’s calm words.

These are words spoken by someone who doesn’t know anything about martial arts, but for some reason, they calmed my anxious mind.

“Are you thinking that the other sisters-in-law will be jealous?”

“Oh, no.”

Hongseongmun blesses the growth of other disciples, and although there are disciples who think that they too should become stronger by being influenced by it, there are no people who are jealous and try to harm it.

When Sayun quickly denied it, Yuwol chuckled.

“Simma exists in everyone, but if you are wary of it and fearful of it, you can fully control it. And…”

Yuwol spoke confidently while fiddling with the pipe.

“I think you can do it.”

“Ahahaha… It gives me strength to hear the owner say that.”

Sayun nodded and smiled at Yuwol.

****

It was quite late in the season when Sayun learned the sword technique in Heavenly Moon.

Even so, I learned it myself and interpreted it as an imitation and used it, and those who directly dealt with or saw Hongseong Shingong’s great sword style said that Sayun’s great sword style was clumsy.

It was worth it.

In Hongseong Shingong, the great sword method is the most important method based on all the methods, and if you do not learn it properly, you cannot use it.

Of course, there are some, like Hyeonhwi and some other disciples, who focus on other methods rather than the Great Sword method.

In any case, no one could deny that the most important thing in Hongseong Shinkong was the Great Swordsmanship.

Therefore, it was natural that if you were not prepared, you would not be able to learn it, and that was what Geomseong recommended to Sayun.

In other words, it means that Sayoon learned it properly, and that also proves that what I and we have done up to now is not wrong.

So I can’t help but be impressed.

Therefore, I spoke while maintaining my composure as much as possible.

“Absolutely.”