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When the moon, which had been climbing the sky, enjoyed the summit and came down and stayed about halfway, the new climber was not even ready to climb the sky.

The morning at Hongseongmun begins when even the merchants who open the early morning market are just waking up, rubbing their eyes.

The morning of Hongseongmun, ruled by Geomseong, was fair to everyone.

Twenty Hong Seong-mun disciples begin early morning training under the instructions of Hong Ryeon, who is Hong Seong-mun’s first disciple and is already famous throughout the world under the nickname ‘Nakil Sword.’

However, the training was not as beautiful as people in the world think.

The sword of the Sword Saint could truly be said to be the epitome of beauty. The single great sword in her hand creates a red star, a beautiful red star like the name of the martial artist, but one that does not hide the ferocity contained within.

The foundation of its beauty and strength was built on an extremely solid rock called ‘foundation’.

Therefore, the disciples gathered in the training hall bent their slender and elastic legs all night long, unable to even take their eyes off the slight nubs that had settled around their pretty eyes.

It always started with Mabo.

Bend your legs as if you were riding a horse, keep your back straight, and train your lower body.

Hongseongmun is a sect led by the famous swordsman Na Yerin.

Most disciples who enter Hongseongmun go through basic training before entering.

As such, since they were the ones who took the Mabo, which is a very basic form of training, in the evening, an hour or so of Mabo at most was not too much of a strain on them.

Nevertheless, they did not voice their complaints. It is true that the lower body is important in martial arts.

And, Hongryeon of the Nakil Sword, who directs the morning training, is also doing this.

However, there are some complaints that the disciples have.

“Haha! Hang in there! Hang in there! Women have lower bodies! You need to train your lower body for the sake of your future companions! If you put a lot of pressure on the perineum, you will be able to see it later…”

“Dae, Ambassador. Please shut up…”

The only thing is that Hongryeon, who always smiles cheerfully and guides Hong Seong-moon excellently instead of the teacher who is only focused on training, always says such low-level things to those who have not even been able to hold a man’s hand yet.

Of course, other disciples close to her knew. Like the other students, she has never even held hands with a man, and she only learned such knowledge through Chunhwa, and she never said such obscenities to the outside world.

The reason she, who is literally the daughter of the family, runs wild like that is probably because she feels comfortable with Hong Seong-moon and considers him like family.

Feeling the mental pressure of Hongryeon’s exciting obscenities, Han Si-jin’s Mabo is over, and by the time the new climber stretches out, Hong Seong-moon’s disciples begin to lightly warm up.

When the heat begins to creep into the resilient bodies that have been strengthened through long training, Hong Seong-moon’s disciples begin to glance at each other.

It was natural.

The five of us who are the latest in this training have to clean up after breakfast this morning.

Hong Seong-moon’s desire not to waste the little pleasant rest time he had during his busy training schedule was enough to boost their motivation.

Of course, Hongryeon’s shout this time also halved his motivation.

“Do you guys know that? The legs of a training woman are like the thighs of a running deer, elastic…”

“Ugh! start! Start!”

As the other students, who were frightened by the increasingly obscene language, shouted urgently, the gorgeous girls ran quickly, their long hair flying.

As if trying to escape from Hongryeon.

Is it because I’m used to it now? Their movements were quite agile.

Since they do not use internal energy, they cannot use light energy, but even so, their bodies that have been trained over a long period of time make them move faster than most mountain animals.

Run. Run. Run.

Those who cannot run are not qualified to carry weapons.

That’s why I run.

Even if I’m out of breath, even if my heart beats like it’s going to explode.

It doesn’t stop.

And at that time.

A few years ago, Hongseongmun’s youngest child, Sayun, who was led by Geomseong into Hongseongmun, was able to forget her situation of being alone in the world.

The first to arrive at the top of Hongseongsan Mountain was, of course, Nakilgeom Hongryeon.

As she waited for the brothers and sisters, wiping off the sweat that had flowed from the cool wind with a towel, she smiled when she saw them arrive one by one.

Someone twists their body, someone lies down on a rock, and someone else gulps down the water from the water bottle that Hongryeon is carrying.

As everyone was taking a breather, footsteps were heard in the forest, and a deeper smile appeared on her lips.

“Haa… Haa… Haa…”

It was a girl with slightly wet gray hair.

Her slim and pretty face is drenched in blush and sweat from how hard she worked. The old uniform was clinging to her body, revealing the girl’s body that was just blossoming.

Hong Seong-moon’s disciples smiled and thought warmly at the appearance of a girl like a neat flower bud, enough to make any man or woman fall in love with her.

I’m sure the world will become quite noisy after that child grows up.

However, Hongryeonman was a little different from the other disciples.

I’m exhausted.

I feel like I’m going to collapse at any moment.

Her sweaty appearance revealed a decadent charm, and many people were paying attention to her beauty.

As for Hongryeon, I didn’t think that was her true charm.

The most wonderful thing about the naughty girl that the teacher brought in a few years ago.

It’s not the beauty that started to appear as I grew up.

“…Arrived… Sigh… I did…”

Those eyes I’ve had from the beginning.

The pride of wanting to overcome all the cold and adversity of the world is contained in those light purple violet colored eyes.

Hongryeon thought that this was the greatest charm of Hong Seong-moon’s youngest child, Sayun.

“The youngest is last again today.”

“Ugh…”

Sayoon, who had barely arrived, looked sullen and sat down.

Although she did her best to climb the mountain, her sisters-in-law were already at the top.

It was natural. It wasn’t until a few years ago that he, who was just a beggar orphan, started training properly.

He had already trained from his family, and it was almost impossible to beat the other sisters who had entered Hongseongmun and received full-scale training.

Efforts are being made.

However, it does not mean that other sisters-in-law do not make efforts as well, so we can never ignore what we have accumulated so far.

In order to catch up, I had no choice but to train honestly.

“Please take care of me today.”

“Yes…”

Sayoon shook her head slightly, playing with her roughly braided gray hair that ended up touching her chest that was just beginning to swell.

My hair, which had not been washed properly yet and was damp with sweat, was becoming matted as I was roughly stroking it, but that touch was for Sayun.

It could be said that it was her rare happiness.

Hongseongmun is not a very wealthy clan.

Sword Saint Na Yerin is clearly a good person who saved countless people from thieves and monsters, but she did not pay much attention to wealth.

It was thought natural for the powerful to help the weak, and the cost of using power for peace was not considered important.

Her policy was enough to raise Hong Seong-mun’s reputation throughout the world, but it did not help with Hong Seong-mun’s maintenance expenses.

Therefore, Hong Seong-moon’s maintenance is a request that comes occasionally.

For example, killing monsters.

For example, dealing with thieves.

For example, investigation of secret places.

It was run with money brought in by high-ranking disciples who had mastered the Hongseong Shingong to some extent when they were dispatched.

Of course, donations were sent from the disciples’ families or the Murim Alliance, but due to the Sword Master’s policy, they were politely rejected, so they were never used for maintenance expenses.

As a result, the disciples’ diet naturally had no choice but to become frugal.

Of course, it was just frugal and not poor.

Fresh vegetables from Mt. Hongseong and meat occasionally hunted by Hongryeon and other disciples were provided for every three meals.

However, there were some who were dissatisfied with this extremely frugal diet.

Most of Hongseongmun’s disciples were from famous families and were loved by their families.

At least he was faithful when it came to eating, and when he occasionally recalled the memories of a hearty meal he had after returning home, Hong Seong-moon’s meals couldn’t help but become quite dull.

But even this was happiness for Sayoon.

Because I was sufficiently full and warm compared to the time when I was left alone in a difficult world as a beggar orphan.

That’s why she washed the dishes with a happy face.

As she was turning over a wooden bowl that had been washed cleanly and letting the water drip off, she asked the girl who was cleaning up next to her.

“Yuhee’s sister’s residence. You only ate a little today.”

“Huh? huh. I’m going to have lunch outside today.”

“Ah.”

Now that I think about it, today is the day to go out and buy the supplies needed for meditation.

When the thought reached that point, Sayun’s face turned slightly red. Yuhui smiled softly at her.

“Do you need anything?”

Sayun also knew that what Yuhui was talking about was not referring to items that were commonly used by students at Hongseongmun.

But still, she couldn’t say what she wanted out loud.

“I don’t have any.”

“Don’t be too reserved.”

“But I.”

Sayoon knew.

Twice a month, when going down to Seomhwachon to purchase necessary items from Hongseongmun, the sisters use their own money to buy personally needed items or sweet snacks to soothe the tongue that has become bitter due to hard training and a frugal diet.

And, the cost is their individual pocket money sent by their families in the name of ‘personal support.’

A woman needs many things.

There are some things provided by Hongseongmun, but that alone is not enough.

Therefore, the allowance sent from the family to purchase such items could be said to be quite an essential element for them.

So even though Sayun was jealous of it, she didn’t want to put a spoon on it.

A person must have shame.

He was saved from among the countless orphans in the world and became a disciple of Hong Seong-moon.

You don’t have to worry about starving, and you don’t have to fear for your life.

While I was already receiving so much that was overwhelming, I did not want to waste the opportunity given to my sisters.

“Hmmmm…”

There’s no need to feel burdened.

However, Yuhee smiled bitterly as she watched Sayoon continue to decline.

This cute youngest child was quite conscious of being an orphan.

It’s quite a pity that even though it’s been several years since I came to Hongseongmun, I still can’t show off.

Maybe you can start thinking of them like your own sisters.

She recalled a time when she bought confectionery as a gift.

She saw Sayoon, who was swallowing his saliva gulpingly but saying he didn’t like this kind of thing, and was leaving for training when he was grabbed and forced into his mouth.

Her mouth said she didn’t like it, but her eyes and the shy smile on her face were proof enough that Sayoon was smitten with the sweetness of Danggwa.

If you want to see that cute side of yourself again that you saw for a moment but refuse it, you can’t force it.

It’s really hard to suggest anything, especially if you’ve been more cautious since last time.

“You can get it now and buy it later.”

“Later. Well… if I get sponsorship too.”

Yuhui laughed at those words.

Next time I go home, I wonder if it would be better to secretly send her a donation.

“Yuhee, Sayun. Arrived at the post office. You have to sort, so help when you’re done washing the dishes.”

“Ah. yes. Sister-in-law.”

The other three sisters went to do the laundry. So, they are the ones who should help.

After quickly getting ready, the two left the palace and followed Hongryeon.

When she arrived, there were quite a few boxes and books in front of her room.

“Oh. I sent it from home.”

Yuhui muttered softly when he saw his name attached to a small box. It seems that among the things that came this time, there was some support sent to the disciples.

Meanwhile, Hongryeon began to make a serious expression while gathering books separately and unfolding them.

Regardless, the need to sort and distribute didn’t disappear, so Yoohee and Sayun quickly organized the boxes.

“…Huh?”

For a moment, Sayun’s hand stopped.

When Yoo Hee was puzzled by her behavior being different from her usual behavior, Sayoon lifted up a small box.

“It’s mine?”

“…Huh? what? What is it?”

Since joining Hongseongmun, Sayun has rarely gone outside the sect. But did she herself have any connections with the outside world? Is this person rich enough to entrust the request to Uchemun?

“Hoo, has our youngest already found a lover? It’s a shame. However, if there is love between them, it will be okay!! good night! Today, I will educate my youngest with my secret spring book…”

She’s a beautiful woman when she keeps her mouth shut and a famous expert in martial arts.

He is a great monk who is more trustworthy than the teacher among the monks, but how can he destroy people’s minds just by opening his mouth like that?

Yu-hee quickly changed the topic when Hong-ryeon, who was laughing heartily, tried to bring out the real Chun-seo.

“Bar, who is the sender?”

“It is not written.”

Hongryeon also showed interest in something that had never happened before.

Normally, I would have told her to take it to her room and open it, but maybe it was a cursed item, or someone was playing a prank on her and trying to hurt her.

Therefore, she had no choice but to harden her expression, which was rare.

“Try to open it here.”

“Uh… yes.”

Sayoon, drooling and filled with tension, carefully opened the box.

What was inside was a letter and a silver coin.

“…Hermit?”

Sayoon gently opened the letter and made a complicated expression.

“……”

“What does it say?”

Yuhee, who looked at the book with curiosity, couldn’t help but have a serious expression on her face.

And, what I was curious about was Hongryeon as well. Therefore, she took the letter in Yu-hee’s hand and read it out loud.

“Are you eating?”

The faces of the three people gathered in the small room could not help but become complicated due to the incomprehensible content.

However, I could only agree that all three were thinking the same thing.

…Who the hell sent this?