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After that, my disciple was busy practicing the first technique I had taught him, Nakcheon.

It seems that he is concerned that I left him alone and went to deal with him.

Perhaps because of this, Myeong-un greatly increased his training schedule, which was already difficult, and spent each day somewhat mechanically, as I had done for a long time.

I was impressed by that anonymous appearance, so I taught him more diligently than usual, holding him directly and checking his posture, and having him touch me directly so that he could see the movement of his muscles to teach him tricks.

Even though he was hesitant to touch my body at first, Moo-myeong gradually got used to it and continued training smoothly.

And so, another three years passed.

…

“That’s a pretty plausible optimism.”

After showing off his optimism to me, he approached the nameless man, who was out of breath, and wiped the sweat off his forehead by tapping it with a towel.

“Yes, it’s all thanks to the teacher’s teachings.”

“Tsk, that’s just a passing remark.”

Over the past three years, through painstaking efforts, I have been able to complete my optimism to some extent.

Yeah, to some extent.

Although he couldn’t make the sky fall to the ground like me,

It was powerful enough to shake the sky.

It is clear that my teachings have also helped me a lot,

The speed of anonymous growth was also unusual.

As expected of a leading role, the nameless character’s growth rate was extremely fast, so fast that I, as a teacher, felt a little jealous.

Of course, it wasn’t just negative feelings.

‘He is my disciple.’

Because growth is fast, I feel proud,

I think it’s a feeling I’ve never felt in my entire life: ‘I feel full just by looking at the food.’

Of course, it wasn’t just learning swordsmanship that made him grow quickly.

“Nameless, how big are you going to grow? My neck hurts just looking at you.”

“It seems that the teacher is still short even after time passes.”

“This guy?”

I lightly hit the forehead of my naughty disciple who played pranks on me whenever he got the chance.

“Ugh, Master, I’m not a child anymore.”

As if he was dissatisfied with being hit, Myeong covered his forehead with both hands and narrowed his eyebrows as he spoke, but his words were nonsense.

“Still a child in my eyes.”

The age difference would be over 300 years,

Compared to me, anyone would be just a child.

Of course, I still didn’t feel good about getting older.

“I will also obtain the same body as the Master, so the age difference will be meaningless, right?”

“Hey, but does that mean the age difference between you and me is small?”

It was one of the few opportunities to tease a naughty student.

Myeong-un never teased me about being old, except for the first time.

Instead, whenever I mentioned the age difference, Anonymous made an indifferent expression.

I don’t know the exact reason, but judging from my usual confident demeanor, I think my teacher knows that I am a bit sensitive about my age and is being considerate.

Because of that, I also started having fun making fun of the anonymous.

It was quite amusing to see the handsome face of the nameless man, who had grown older and now appeared as a perfect adult, make such a pouty expression.

Perhaps it was because of the age difference, or perhaps it was because I raised him myself, but in my eyes, even this big guy had a rather cute side.

The anonymous man replied again, still with a look of discontent on his face.

This kind of question and answer has been repeated over and over again, so I can’t even remember how many times it has happened.

“If I were to obtain a body like that of the Master, it would truly be immortal. Wouldn’t it be better to think about the days ahead rather than the days already lived?”

“Tsk, you idiot, you should reach a certain level before you say something like that.”

He gave me another slap on the forehead.

“Ugh! Stop hitting me! Aren’t you afraid that one day I’ll surpass you, Master?!”

“You bastard! You still haven’t come to your senses, you’re going to get hit again.”

How dare you threaten someone as heavenly as your teacher!

Exactly-!

“Aaak!”

Clearly, in the past, the anonymous person did not do such childish things.

I can’t help but sigh at the thought of learning from someone.

“Ugh, tsk tsk.”

Unlike this nameless, childish spirit, his physical growth was also extraordinary, and he now seems to be in the late 180s.

In contrast, I neither gained nor lost height, and my appearance remained the same.

Not even fingernails, toenails, or hair grow.

Is it a waste of even a little bit of energy and nutrients that helped grow those things?

It sucks nutrients like crazy from the danjeon located below my belly button.

Of course, if you lose your fingernails or cut your hair, they will grow back.

Because of this, I try to act as calm as possible on the outside, but I’ve been feeling uneasy lately.

‘Have I really reached the state of immortality?’

I thought I would like it, but I’m a very fearful person, so I was afraid of the future.

That would be the case. When even the nameless ones reach the end of their lives and die of old age, won’t they truly be alone?

The dramatic increase in life expectancy is not necessarily a good thing.

And in the future, even if I am lonely, I don’t think I will be able to take on any other disciples except for the nameless ones.

Although he may act so childishly, he is a kind-hearted person by nature, and I can feel that he is considerate of me. If he were to take on a new disciple, wouldn’t it feel like he would betray the bond he built with Moo-myeong?

“Haa”

I just sighed as I imagined something rather sad.

Myeong-i continued speaking with a light smile, wondering how he knew my feelings so well.

“Don’t worry, I will definitely reach the same level as you, Master.”

Whenever you play a prank,

A smile spread across my face as I saw the nameless man immediately offering comfort to my teacher who didn’t look too well.

‘Who is your disciple? He is really kind.’

Feeling embarrassed for no reason, I turned my head away, waved my hands, and urged him to continue training.

“Then stop being a slacker and finish your training.”

“Yes.”

Still, those insignificant, anonymous words of comfort definitely put my mind at ease.

Even if he sees my attitude, Moo-myeong must know my true feelings.

I feel embarrassed.

By the way, three years have passed since that day, and now, the nameless person is 19 years old.

That means you’ll be an adult soon.

There was less than a year left until the day when Nameless could enter the Academy, but whenever I asked him slyly if he had any plans to come down from the mountain, he cut me off sharply.

Look, even now.

“Disciple, the world is truly vast-”

“Master, don’t you ever leave this mountain?”

“… Right.”

I really can’t say anything.

However, it would be unreasonable for Anonymous to say something like, “If you don’t go to the academy, the world could end!” to Anonymous, and even if they forced him to enroll, Anonymous would run away from the academy and come back to this mountain where I am.

This is not a guess, it is a certainty.

Look at him now, he’s swinging his sword with a scowl on his face, telling me that I asked him to get off, even though I said it indirectly.

‘It can’t be easy to be so obviously upset…’

Tsk tsk, who does he resemble?

It’s truly admirable that Anmyeong wants to stay by my side my whole life, but I won’t be able to find my match if I keep doing that.

I also understand the feelings of anonymity very well now.

I, too, will live my whole life taking care of my parents in my past life.

I made up my mind but didn’t do it. How could it be any different if I were anonymous?

Besides, if you spend time with someone as old as you are at the prime of your life, wouldn’t your sexual dissatisfaction be serious?

‘Hmm.’

My face turned red as I thought about something slightly embarrassing.

I think I’ve become more clumsy as I’ve gotten older.

Well, I guess I could have taken care of my needs on my own by starting to use a separate room three years ago, but that alone wouldn’t have been enough.

If this continues, I might hear something like a teenage daughter saying to me, “Isn’t it because of you, Teacher, that I couldn’t find my partner?!”

If that happens, I’ll swallow my tears like a father who gets scolded for doing his daughter’s laundry.

My whole body trembled at the creepy thought.

A future like that is absolutely impossible.

Still not looking at me, he stared at the nameless man swinging his sword for a moment before letting out a sigh that made the ground collapse.

“Haa- Who the hell is going to take that guy? He’s pitiful, he’s pitiful.”

I feel a little resentful that the disciple does not understand the heart of such a heavenly teacher.

Surely, if the anonymous protagonist of the novel I read is someone heaven-ordained, he will have a match.

‘Well, I’ve only read romance novels.’

A devilish smile appeared at the sudden thought.

We’ve got another way to send anonymous people to the Academy.

He’s a man too, so if he were told that his destined partner was at the academy, he’d go there with shining eyes.

“Hehehe.”

It was a truly ingenious idea.

“Teacher, where does it hurt..? Why are you laughing like such an idiot..?”

The nameless and seditious words were dismissed with a single strike.