episode_0004

Recently, I started splitting my training, which used to be done continuously from morning to night, into two sessions.

The reason… you’ll find out soon.

Oh, there it comes.

“Master, it’s time to eat.”

“So didn’t I say I don’t have to eat?”

I frowned and said in protest.

But soon the words of counterattack came back, and in the worst possible form.

“Didn’t the Master tell me that I should eat well so that I can train well?”

“…”

I can’t take back what I said.

I let out a small sigh and followed the guy to the cabin.

“Are you sighing again? Didn’t you say that sighing makes good fortune run away?”

“…”

How did it end up like this?

A sudden thought occurred to me and I recalled a memory from three years ago.

I showed my sword skills to a little girl who mistook me for a witch to show her that I was not a witch.

A little boy looked at me with a dazed expression and asked me about myself, so I told him my name because there was nothing I couldn’t answer.

‘Well, it seems like everything is fine up to here.’

After that, for some reason, I got caught up in the atmosphere and told them my goal without them even asking.

The little boy looked at me like that, and for some reason his eyes sparkled and he looked determined.

He immediately fell to the floor and said this.

“Can you accept me as your disciple?”

After hearing that, I lowered my head and saw the little boy lying face down on the dirt floor, slightly raising his head and looking at me without moving.

Like me, he has dark black hair and blood-red eyes,

I don’t know his exact age, but he looks like he’s in elementary school and has a young appearance.

A handsome appearance that will make you think that someday, several women will cry because of this guy.

If this is really a world in a novel, then this kid is clearly the main character in the novel.

You could be the main character of this world.

After thinking about it that far, I tried to refuse.

Because it’s too heavy a task for me to do,

You know, I’m afraid of what my actions will do to the future,

I’m a coward who can’t come forward,

Assuming that this is a world in a novel, he is clearly an outsider, but he is so ignorant that he has not been able to figure out exactly what kind of place this is for several years.

Can someone like me become a teacher, a parent, and a world to someone?

‘That’s nonsense.’

I know my subject.

Even though I had a grand goal of cutting down the sky,

I am just a fool who has no intention of leaving this narrow mountain.

He is not good enough to show a human-praising side like the righteous protagonists that often appear.

Also, unlike some protagonists, he is not evil enough to harm others for his own goals.

I’m just a coward, an ignorant person.

I might be the main character of this novel.

Or to a boy whose destiny is so heavy that he must cooperate with the protagonist to protect the world.

How could I possibly be of any help, I’m sure I’ll only be doing harm.

After thinking it over, I expressed my refusal.

“I’m sorry.”

The child looked at me with a blank expression and opened his mouth.

“Can you tell me why..”

I, a coward, can’t even explain why revealing my selfish intentions would have such a negative impact on this child.

Just because you might be the main character, I’m telling you things you don’t even understand.

I’m such a coward, I can’t do it.

“I’m sorry.”

I tried to turn around and go back home,

Behind me, the main character in this novel, the child, spoke again.

“Please.. I’ll do all the dirty work..”

The child bit his lip so hard that it bled, perhaps because he felt his own shortcomings.

“To the Lord Cheonharang… I will make sure that no obstacles get in the way of your path to your goal..”

Tears welled up in the child’s eyes, perhaps because he was upset that he was still a child who could not do anything.

“Although.. I’m only good at being stubborn, so there’s nothing I can do for you right now..”

The child paused for a moment, as if catching his breath.

He said this while hitting his head hard on the floor enough to draw blood from his forehead.

“Please.. have mercy on me..”

I looked at the child with tears in his eyes, asking for mercy.

Suddenly a question occurred to me and I asked.

“Why me?”

“Because the goals that Mr. Cheonharang has are similar to the goals that I have.”

My goal, unlike me who just talks the talk, maybe this child can really achieve it.

“You want to cut the sky? Well, then why did you have such a goal?”

The child, still young, continued speaking as if venting his frustrations about his life so far.

“I am… ”

Eventually, I heard the story of this child who came to this remote mountain.

It was definitely not a story that someone so young should experience.

As the child continued to speak, my eyes grew wide in shock.

As the story neared its conclusion, I closed my eyes and thought.

I am still a coward and an ignorant worm.

I can’t be this child’s teacher, I can’t be this child’s parent.

I cannot become the world for this child who has a heavy fate.

But even if I am not the main character in the story,

Couldn’t you be a supporting character who appears in one line or two in this child’s fate?

This child who has lived a poor life, this child who has had a heavy fate

Couldn’t you at least give us a moment to breathe comfortably?

I am not good enough to sacrifice my body to save the world.

However, he is not evil enough to cast out a tiny child who has lived this pitiful life.

So, I accepted the child’s request.

I hope my presence does not have a negative impact on this child.

I hope that my existence will be a brief resting stop in this child’s life.

I just hope.

I stopped to reminisce about the day that was a turning point in my life.

I opened my closed eyes and looked at the man who was putting vegetables on my spoon.

Cheonmu-myeong, that’s what I call him.

When I asked the guy his name three years ago,

This is a new name I gave him because I wanted to bury the name he used in the past here.

Actually, it doesn’t really mean anything,

Teacher and student are parents and children, so I gave them my surname, but now I have no name, so I am anonymous.

but..

Honestly, I think it’s a pretty cool name.

‘I should have called it that.’

That would be the case, since he is anonymous. Isn’t he the name of a hidden hermit?

A name like that of a benefactor who saves people in danger without even revealing their name.

It’s a name I gave you, but I’m a little jealous.

Tsk

As I clicked my tongue, the unknown person looked at me and gave me a small nod.

‘Hey, you ill-mannered bastard… Yell!’

Of course, I didn’t say it out loud, but I just stuck out my lips and imagined myself scolding him.

I wasn’t such a bad kid before…

It is good for the relationship between teacher and student to be close.

‘This is a bit..’

I don’t think so.

‘My authority has hit rock bottom..’

For the first few months, he followed me well and showed me only respect.

As we lived together, I wonder if he got to know me better or if he was acting so arrogantly. I wonder if he really is a typical man.

But seeing you taking care of me like this, I guess you don’t hate me.

maybe.

After accepting this guy as my disciple, many aspects of my life have become enriched.

Because I don’t plan on coming down the mountain and going to the surrounding villages,

Anonymous once asked me if he had any doubts about that.

“Why does the teacher only stay in the mountains?”

And then to that disciple.

“I’m scared, so I can’t say that.”

I just quietly averted my eyes, and the guy let out a sigh, skinned his prey, and left, saying he was going to go to town, bringing with him a spoon, a blanket, and other convenient items.

Thanks to this, my quality of life has become amazingly comfortable.

‘Well, if you think about it this way, I guess there’s some room for consideration for that ill-mannered behavior.’

I nodded my head slightly, as if I was convinced.

As if he was used to seeing me like this, Anumyeong naturally ignored me and continued eating.

After finishing the meal, I looked at Mu-myeong who was washing the dishes.

‘When did you grow so tall?’

It must have only been three years, but Myeong, who turned 16 this year, was a head taller than me.

Thanks to that, whenever we stand face to face, I look up at you.

Every time that happened, I would feel wronged for being a woman.

‘This body’s height must be in the early 150s, so was that guy over 170 when he was 16?’

My stomach hurts so bad.

When I was a man, I was about 160 cm tall.

After becoming a woman, I became shorter.

‘See..’

Even though I didn’t eat well when I was young and my growth was slow,

Isn’t it too sudden and big in just 3 years?

Little by little, one head started to look different.

‘The dignity of a teacher…!’

It’s on the verge of collapse.

“Anonymous”

When I called out to the nameless man who was washing the dishes, he put them down and looked at me.

“Yes, Master”

“Stop growing tall”

“Yes?”

Tsk, at least in words,

The guy frowns, as if he doesn’t like something.

“Nothing.”

“Yes”

The anonymous man answered lightly and finished cleaning the dishes.

It was just a peaceful everyday life.