episode_0065

Whether my sister’s next target is the Jang Gangsu River or somewhere else.

First of all, what I have to do hasn’t really changed.

The goal is to conquer the Yongbongjihoe, and until then, to train hard in martial arts.

It is not for nothing that training is called “study that accumulates time”.

“That’s why people shouldn’t hope for luck. They should live honestly, honestly.”

“The disease has returned. What good luck have you obtained? When Nobu was young, elixirs were useless. He only practiced the martial arts he could learn at the Cheonmuseogo, and even when he picked up a new wooden sword, the sword wave would wear out in three days and become shiny. ”

“Vice-Chancellor, what should I do if you keep repeating the same story? If I hear that story again, it will be the 50th time already.”

“Did the old man tell you this story so many times already?”

“No? I don’t know because I didn’t count.”

“This damn fool!”

This old man, who only looks young, has nothing to do.

He would often come to watch others practice because he was bored, but after a joke like this, he would get really upset and go back grumbling.

But for some reason, it won’t come back today.

I tried to get rid of the annoying intruder, but now I have to move on to the next plan?

While he was having such a bold thought, the vice-principal coughed in vain.

“Can you acquire the swordsmanship just by swinging it alone? After all, a warrior must be tempered through actual combat to be forged into a single sword.”

“All the bandits around here have been wiped out, so even if they wanted to fight, they couldn’t.”

“Do you really have to beat up thieves and other scoundrels to be in a real fight? You guys aren’t even members of the righteous faction, you’re followers of the new religion. There’s no need to pick on the bad guys and kill them.”

“But even though your nickname is Black Giraffe, if you attack me like the vice-principal and cut me down, you’re just a murderer. Even if you’ve only done 100 rounds, you’re an extremely evil person, but I’ve already filled up all of them.”

“Do you need to worry about the gazes of the savages? If you rush in with a sword, forget about favors and such, and just cut down the enemy in front of you. Then, your nickname will naturally change from Black Kirin to Sword Ghost.”

“Isn’t it time to let go of the obsession with the nickname ‘Sword Ghost’? … … .”

“Go!”

After that, the sermon of the vice-president continued for a long time.

The ideology of Cheonmasingyo is self-reliance and self-defense.

The sermon on what constitutes hegemony began with, “Why is a follower of the new religion, who has mastered the Cheonma Shingong, which is second to none in terms of martial arts in the world, acting so petty?” and continued for a long time.

As I was listening with one ear and letting it go out the other, the vice-president brought up the main point.

“But sometimes, there are things that can be gained from training that is like a real battle. So what do you think? Since Nobu is also feeling a little sick, why not try sword fighting with him?”

“I’m confident that I can drop the sword from my hand and fall down within three seconds.”

“Even so, would the old man go all out against a lump of flesh like you? If you want, I’ll seal one of your five senses and not use a single arm.”

“You have to be of the right level to realize it. So, Vice-Chief, please stop interfering and go somewhere else. Just now, the connection between the first attack of Nangamu Chamgeom and the first attack seemed really clean.”

“Hey, hey, hey, how can a young green brat treat an old man like this? Cheongyeon, you just threw that bastard away. You just threw the kid away by bringing in bad things.”

After that, the vice-president started lamenting his fate, saying that he should die when he gets old, but now he really turned off his attention to the vice-president and focused his attention on the tip of the swinging sword.

To be honest, I don’t think I’ll fail to win a prize at the Yongbong branch, but it’s always a bad idea to let your guard down.

Just looking at the last time you fought against the seven best masters of the Green Forest, was your name Gu Baek?

If Goo Baek heard this, he would be upset because he trusted the numbers and went to meet King Yeomra before he could fight me because he was hit by my secret weapon.

He left me with a lesson about what would happen if I let my guard down with the spirit of a saint, but I couldn’t let my guard down.

I focused my mind on martial arts again.

The Bokma Yeorae Sword is a pure martial art rooted in Buddhism, so there are no difficult parts, but the Nangamu Cham Sword is a sword that was perfected through actual combat, so it requires a lot of improvisation.

If we have to divide the characteristics, the Bokma Yorae Sword is a neutral sword that allows free transition between attack and defense, while the Nanga Moo Cham Sword is a killing sword that focuses solely on attack.

If both are fully developed and can be used freely, it can give the opponent a sense of pressure as if they are fighting two swordsmen who have learned completely different swordsmanship.

That was the moment when I fixed my swordsmanship with the thought that I would dig a little deeper into the Nangamu Sword today.

Whirlyrick.

A masked monster appeared before my eyes, with a magical effect that made it seem like a ghost was appearing.

It was a great law.

“You were in the training room today too. Someone is looking for Sohyup. Since a guest has arrived, come upstairs for a moment.”

“Are you looking for a temple?”

“Looking at your uniform, you must be a disciple of Jongnampa. How did you know you were here?”

The Great Law shrugged and added.

“Your name is Lee Seo-ran. Let me tell you in advance that the leader of the small group is not in a good mood because of you.”

“Oh, my.”

“To be honest, the cult leader tends to be too obsessed with you. But what can you do? You know that and still care about the cult leader. After you send the guest away, try to appease him.”

With those words, the Great Guardian Sword disappeared again like a ghost.

This is Seoran.

Why did that crazy martial arts fanatic suddenly come looking for me? More importantly, how did he know I was here and come looking for me?

I hope he doesn’t suddenly come and ask me to fight.

Since I couldn’t just keep the guest who came to see me waiting, I put away my sword for a moment and went back up to the ground.

I think I’m hearing a voice behind me saying something like, ‘Is the old man now just a sack of barley that has been borrowed? When you get old, you should just die…’ but I’ll ignore it.

As we quickly tidied up our clothes and headed to the guest house, Lee Seo-ran, who had been sitting quietly, beamed.

“It’s been a while, Yeonjin Sohyeop.”

“How did you know I was here?”

“Of course, Jang Moon-in told me.”

What the heck, why does Jongnampa Jang Moon-in know where I am?

Since Seoan is located just around the corner from Jongnam Mountain, if the head of the Jongnam faction is determined to find out, it would be stranger if he didn’t know.

As I was rubbing my arm because I got goosebumps for no reason, Lee Seo-ran spoke to me with a smiling face.

“Today, I came to convey the words spoken by Jang Moon-in.”

“Did the head of the Jongnam faction say something to me?”

“Yes. The exact time and place of the Yongbong branch meeting has been decided, so he sent me to inform the Sohyeop. He also told me to bring him to Jongnampa if he wanted to stop by before leaving.”

There are still more than three months left until the Yongbong branch meeting.

I nodded, thinking that it was time to finalize the details. The central plains were so vast.

If the Yongbong branch meeting is held in a place like Sacheon, it will take more than a month for people like Murong Se-ga in faraway Liaoning to get to Sacheon.

“I promised the elders that I would stop by Jongnampa before the opening, so I should just go to Jongnampa with you this time. So where will the Yongbong branch be held this time?”

“It is customary for the Yongbong branch to be held in rotation with an implicit order, so this time it seems like it will be held a little further away.”

“It’s a bit difficult if it’s too far. Is it very far from here?”

“Three months later, Haenam Island.”

“Ah.”

A sigh escaped naturally.

“Is it really going to be held in Haenampa?”

“I think so.”

“Haenam Island is too far… … .”

Haenam Island.

Where is Hainan Island? It is located in the southernmost part of the Central Plains, Guangdong Province. In other words, it is an island located in the South Sea.

The east of the place called Daewol in this era.

For those familiar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is located south of Jiaozhou, where the Sa clan of Sa-seop effectively ruled, and is quite far from the traditional Central Plains, or North China.

The thought of crossing halfway across the Central Plains and heading to Haenampa made her eyes darken for a moment, but then Lee Seo-ran chuckled.

“For your information, the last Yongbongjihoe was held in Moyongsega, Liaoning. Thanks to that, I was able to travel across the Central Plains.”

“It seems like it’s somewhere around Yeongdeungpo or Haenamdo, but it’s really far away. If it’s going to open, it would’ve been better if it was held in the middle to be fair.”

“I heard that since both are close to Saewoo, it is not often that they are held in such an extremely far place. It is just a coincidence that they overlapped this time.”

I wonder why it had to overlap with my turn, but it can’t be helped since it’s my turn to host the event at Haenampa, which is considered to be one of the last places in the old-school club.

Looks like I’ll be stranded on the streets for months.

As I sighed, Lee Seo-ran comforted me.

“Still, I heard that Haenam Island has a hot climate, so it has a landscape similar to that of a foreign country. They say that it is so hot in the summer that it is difficult for people to live there, but wouldn’t it be less hot if you go in the winter?”

“That’s a blessing in disguise.”

Tsk tsk, he clicked his tongue and sat up.

I can’t change what’s already been decided, so I guess I’ll just have to stop whining and accept it.

Isn’t it a very leisurely schedule to go to Haenam Island in three months?

Then I thought I should start moving slowly, so I said with a sigh.

“Then let’s stop by Jongnampa first. I think I should go and show my face to Jangmunin and the elders and say hello before we leave.”

“Okay.”

What was so good about it? Lee Seo-ran nodded with the corners of her lips raised.

You look a little bit happy. Did something good happen?

Surely you aren’t leading or leading the Jongnam faction members who are attending this Yongbong branch meeting?

I hope that’s not just because you’re excited about having a fight with me.

It felt a bit uneasy to see a martial arts monster who only knew martial arts enjoying it so much, but it was a bit awkward to ask him in this place.

After just tilting his head, he spoke to his sister, who happened to be loitering outside the annex.

“I’ll go to Jongnam-pa for a bit.”

“… … Are you talking about Jongnampa?”

“Yes. The period and location for the Yongbong branch meeting have been decided. I decided to stop by and say hello before I leave.”

“… … I see. Jin-ah, won’t you come here for a moment?”

“Huh?”

What’s going on all of a sudden?

After nodding to Isulran to wait a moment, he hurriedly approached his sister.

Then, my sister hesitated as if she was holding my arm and dragging me to a secluded place to avoid Isoran’s gaze.

In my experience, this is not a good situation.

Even though he knows it doesn’t make sense, he has a hesitant look on his face as he tries to talk just in case.

As we had spent so much time together, I was able to be confident because I had reached a point where I could roughly guess what he was thinking just by looking at his facial expressions.

no way.

Hey, no way. I don’t think so.

“Jin-ah.”

“Huh?”

“By any chance… …By any chance, can I go with you to the Yongbong branch this time?”

“… … .”

So, right now, the Yongbong branch meeting is being held, and the leader of the Demonic Cult is secretly following you?

He has mastered the Heavenly Demon Art and is on the verge of becoming a Supreme Demon even though he is not yet of age.

The eyes of the political elites who will gather at the Yongbong branch meeting will be drawn to the features that attract attention?

“… … .”

What should I do? I already have a headache before I even set off.

Should I just throw away the Yongbongjihoe and everything?