episode_0086

Over the course of five days, my skills literally improved day by day.

Because I practiced practice after practice, even sparing my sleep at night.

In addition to the training methods left behind by Yeo Il-ye, combined with the guidance of Black Cat, the growth was truly rapid. I felt that I was twice as strong as before I climbed the mountain.

Ah, is this [first-class]?

The only thing that is disappointing is that it is martial arts. I really missed the martial arts books on my bookshelf. Unfortunately, I tried to use [Fighting Tiger Fist], but I ran out of stamina before I could even use a single Choshik.

This is what I realized when I became a first-class player and practiced the Tiger Fist Technique. Even if a first-class player wakes up dead, he cannot use the Fist Fighter Fist in real combat.

However, in the Ronin Gaekjan, all the Ronin practiced the martial arts technique every morning. I had been looking at it without thinking for a while, but it turned out that this was not actually practice, but an action done while reminiscing about Tang Tao Sutra.

It’s scary, Dang Do-kyung. To what extent did he win the hearts of other ronin?

“First of all, it is clear that your condition was created intentionally. To conclude, I think complete cure is possible if you know the method.”

“Is that so.”

Dok-ui continued speaking as he put the blood drawn today into a container.

“It is impossible unless someone designs the ratio and structure of the chunks. In order to shake off the demonic energy that made up the largest proportion of the lumps in the blood, an elixir containing good energy was needed. It had to be consumed, not fed… Figuring out how to do it was a problem in itself, but even if one knew, who would invest an elixir like that in a second-rate person?”

That was correct. In a world where anyone can be caught and become first-class, who would use a precious elixir on a second-class person?

“Your blood took into account the balance of the five elements and yin and yang. They sealed it to block the road to Muin, but they also paid attention to this aspect. Anyway…so I prepared this.”

“What is this?”

“It’s a fortune telling technique I created. The name is…well, it’s called Suzhou Fire Wheel Law. This Soju Hwaryun method is a mental method that burns the energy of the elixir to remove lumps in your blood vessels. It would be easier to accept it as it is a combination of the previous treatment with Naegongsimbeop.”

“Obtain and consume elixirs of the five elements, yin and yang, and seven properties. If you find the elixir, consume it, and perform fortune telling according to the Soju Hwaryun method, the lumps in your body will be removed little by little. You will discard 80-90% of the medicinal properties of the elixir you took, but you will be able to reach the peak after taking the seven elixirs.”

“After that…I can’t guarantee. Your blood is so strange…it is designed so that when demon energy is removed, the composition of other lumps becomes loose. Perhaps if you drink all the elixir and remove the lump, another path will open.”

“Are you saying there is a staged seal on my body?”

“You can see it that way too. I can’t understand the psychology of leaving room for release even though it was blocked so thoroughly.”

I guess this body’s past really isn’t some kind of demonic cult experiment or something. Anyway, after listening to the old man’s unusual explanation, I felt that digging into the past should be done after more thorough preparation.

By the way, you need to collect seven elixirs. It’s not Dragon Ball and it won’t be easy. It’s hard to get one elixir, but wouldn’t seven just as a sacrifice to reach the limit be too much?

“Come back when you reach the peak. Because I need to see how my body progressed at that time.”

As expected, Dok-ui is famous throughout the midfield. I was touched that he waited for me again, not knowing when I would reach my peak, even though I had nothing to say even if I just brushed off my hand and said that I had done enough for him to do this much.

“And…what do you plan to do with Makgi?”

I chuckled at the way he gave me a sneaky look. Strictly speaking, Makgi is a prisoner that I captured. Yes, even the elderly are old, so there needs to be at least someone to help them.

“What are you going to do with the blood?”

“Well, I’ll just have to trick you with this. If he continues to be next to me, he will notice.”

Wasn’t it a setting that only fresh blood could be used? Well, the old man of the poison would take care of controlling the risk due to the collapse of the setting. As he nodded his head in approval of Makgi’s medical flight, the old man’s expression became a little more relaxed.

“Even with Tae Eum-seong’s wife…hehe, you’ll figure it out on your own.”

“Haha, I understand.”

I threw a fist at the poison’s wife.

“Thank you. Elderly. I didn’t know you would treat me with such sincerity.”

Dok-ui provided me with many conveniences, knowingly or unknowingly. Like the thing he told me about black cats. He acted according to my words… well… I don’t think he did it because he didn’t want to hear my story, but he also gave me a new law.

I guess this can be seen as a blessing.

“Hehe, don’t worry. This is because you have given something to our family and have received it back. I also expanded the horizons of medicine by looking at your symptoms, so there is no need to be too rude.”

Doki also spoke politely and waved his hand.

“Okay… seeing you say this, it looks like it’s time to leave.”

“Yes. Elderly. I have to go back now.”

The time has come to return to Sichuan Province.

*** ***

“Whoah.”

The long journey to Yunnan has come to an end. When we returned to Sacheon after wearing black lipstick for the first time in a very long time, we were greeted with stinging gazes.

“Whenever I come here, I get this look and it makes me feel like I’m back in Sichuan.”

“Well, I don’t really miss it, but it still feels familiar.”

“So, senior, what do you plan to do now?”

“Let’s focus on training and requests for a while.”

First of all, it was necessary to learn first-class martial arts. Since I need to learn first-class martial arts and practice it to put it into practice, I will need to gain practical experience through requests for a while.

Now I can finally enjoy the real advantages of being a Sichuan ninja.

Real combat without death. That can be said to be the true advantage of Sacheon Nangin.

The ideal for martial arts is an appropriate balance of actual combat and training. However, martial arts with low proficiency cannot be used in actual combat for practical reasons.

However, Sichuan Rongin is free from such restrictions.

Why don’t you practice your inexperienced martial arts skills in actual combat? This is because there is a risk of defeat and death.

However, the real battle of the Sichuan Longin is a real fight in which the opponent must be defeated anyway, and the opponent is also aware of that, so the opponent does not aim for the life of the Sichuan Longin or use venomous tactics. Was it Kangjun that I met at Gyeongsu Market? As long as you don’t get bitten by such a beginner.

In any case, even inexperienced martial artists who would die immediately if they used them in actual combat can practice them without worry, so they can quickly increase their martial arts achievements through an ideal training method that harmonizes actual combat and training.

“This body is back!”

When I returned to the ronin guesthouse and shouted loudly, the ronin people looked at me for a moment and started throwing out one word at a time. In fact, it is quite common for ronin to leave their seats. In addition to matters related to Sacheonnang, there are family matters that need to be taken care of, and moving to buy or sell elixirs or other non-class items.

Perhaps because they returned in the evening, most of the ronin were gathered on the first floor. The daily routine of the monks is to eat dinner, kill some time, and then go up to sleep while practicing.

As the black cat returned as a pair just in the wee hours of the evening, eyes flocked from all over.

“Hocheonan! Don’t be noisy and come in quickly!”

And among them was Yu Yu-yeon, who always had a sharp voice.

“They said it was personal business, but it took quite a while.”

“Well, it just happened to be like that. I’ll focus on requests for a while.”

“’For a while’…hmm.”

Yoo Yu-yeon turned me up and down and frowned.

“You made it to the top level? Some wind blew and I started practicing martial arts again.”

“Hehehe, did you recognize that [this body] has reached the top level…!”

Yu Yu-yeon looked at me with an expression as if I was wondering something else, but I straightened my shoulders and stared at Yu Yu-yeon with a vague gaze. This body Hocheonan. Achieved first-class status in just 7 years! Be more surprised!

“Hmm, why do you look so triumphant?”

“…huh?”

“ I’m the first person in this group who didn’t achieve as much as you did. I don’t know if he doesn’t have talent, but he’s good at it. He hangs out at gambling dens and watches martial arts during the day. He doesn’t practice martial arts… And then he who barely made it to the top makes an expression like that, thinking he’s so good?”

“No…”

For a moment, my heart felt tight. Oh, of course, I admit that it could have seemed that way. However, because I had mixed blood, I couldn’t rise to the rank of second-class warrior or higher, so why was I sweating in vain? I felt frustrated, as if I had eaten five chestnut sweet potatoes in a row without water! I couldn’t tell this as it is, and I couldn’t think of anything to refute, so while I was speechless, the words of Jeongsam, who came close to me to say hello, stuck in my ears.

“Brother Yeo, I heard that Brother Ho has reached the top level?”

“Are you talking about that lazy guy? Tsk tsk. Even though it took seven years, I made it to the top level. Ah, the laws of heaven have collapsed!”

“That’s right. I’m at the same level as someone who spends all night gambling, playing Taengja Taengja, and reading martial arts magazines while training takes a backseat…! Huh! Even the sky is indifferent.”

“….”

These kids. Do you know the sorrow of mixed blood? uh? Do you know how it feels to be the protagonist of an unprecedented phenomenon called the limit of second-rate people?

I glared at my two classmates with anger, but they looked at me with cold eyes. A look in their eyes that really thought it was absurd that I was ranked first.

“Phew..! Did you hear? Ah, but now that you have reached the top level, it can be said that Sichuan Ronin is now a group of expert warriors with only ‘top level’ warriors. Of course, you are the weakest among these four angels.”

“…the weakest…?”

This body? Is this top-notch expert, Ho Cheon-an, the weakest member of this group?

“Ha, haha…Hahahahaha!”

The laughter coming from the Danjeon continued. Lee has 10 years of martial arts experience. Is Hocheonan, the stagnant water, the weakest part of Rongin Gaekjan?

I looked around the guest room. The sound of the conversation between people talking in groups of twos and threes entered my ears without any filtering.

“It looks like Ho’s heart has swelled considerably since he got to the top.”

“Well, when the level rises, something like that happens.”

“Haha, it’s you these days. You’ve been a bit lazy in training. Shouldn’t you be careful because you might lose to Brother Ho?”

“Yekki, this guy! Even if I sleep on my head the night before, I can beat Ho-hyung!”

“Hahahaha! That’s right!”

“Ugh, you can’t let your guard down! If you got a coin the day before, you might lose, so don’t ignore it too much!”

Wahahahaha!

The Ronin burst into laughter. As I look at that. I had no choice but to deeply reflect.

“Ha, I regret it.”

Yoo Yu-yeon made an expression of regret at my muttering.

“Oh, don’t be too hurt. First of all, congratulations on getting to the top level. Really. But…it’s true that I focused on other things rather than martial arts training.”

Yu Yu-yeon hastily began to comfort me. He seemed to realize too late that he had been teased too harshly.

“Hey! Stop it! Anyway, getting to the top is something to be congratulated on!”

Only then did they sense that my gaze had calmed down, and they hurriedly added their words.

“Hmph. That’s right. Congratulations on your achievement.”

“Okay, you’ve reached the top level now, so work hard!”

I said solemnly as I looked at those ronin.

“You guys, let’s strengthen your discipline.”

When Yoo Yu-yeon forcibly handed over the black cat to me? We strengthened our discipline through strikes. When Goburin sabotaged the operation, he put a cart in the golden street to enforce discipline.

But why? why me

Have you never once thought about reining in the discipline of these rogues?

Maybe the [Sacheon Longin] are the people in this world who thought me the most ridiculously? I can’t believe I overlooked this fact.

When I thought about it, Sichuan people always showed me a disappointing side.

As a warrior, he had to face martial arts with a solemn attitude, but when the black cat appeared, didn’t he fire his sword into the air until he ran out of breath?

after. Yes, you can just think of it as a black cat’s devilish nature and move on. Because I can’t blame all ronin for not having the same iron reason and the slightest resistance to dazzle effects.

But what was the behavior these guys showed during the Tang Do-gyeong incident?

Didn’t they capture me and offer me up to Tang Do-gyeong just because I showed him a great side? Is it just that? Didn’t he shake my spirit with his jeers and outbursts of anger when he was having a scuffle with Dangdo-gyeong?

Why did the Sacheon Nangin take Dang Do-gyeong’s side instead of taking the side of the Sacheon Nangin at the Nangin Guesthouse?

Simply taking a side is a serious blow to managing your mental strength for gambling, but there is sympathy, jeers, and even pressure! This could be said to be a serious act of betrayal.

And what about later? Dang Do-gyeong stayed for a while, and there was even an ugly appearance of two sides fighting over Dang Do-gyeong’s future. He criticized the other faction, claiming that his alliance and trust were genuine.

Didn’t they reveal their ugly face as if camaraderie was just an illusion in the face of profit?

Plus that literature and that stupid erudition you showed me that day!

What on earth is the current state of heaven and earth? Anyway, there is a minimum level of knowledge for a person! You ignorant bastards!

These kids were just problems from beginning to end. Now that I think about it, there is another one. Jeong-sam and Yeo Jin-sang, who hit rock bottom in this same group, are also a problem.

How much contempt and contempt did I receive from these guys just because I was [second-class]? okay! I don’t know what kind of guy he is, but when my gambling skills were revealed in a showdown with Tang Do-gyeong, there was a guy who attacked me point-blank by saying that my martial arts skills were not improving.

It is true that my martial arts skills did not improve. But if you thought that, you should have said so confidently in front of me. How dare you hide in the shadow of anonymity and throw a stone at my heart! What a petty, dirty, and dirty act!

These rogues were truly malicious breeds who needed true education.

I never said that when I came at this time, I would tell the ronin people in my ronin house the news that I had made it to the top class and expect countless congratulations.

It had nothing to do with the fact that, in connection with him, I had planned that I would naturally have a drink with the ronin and talk about my rise to the top until midnight, but then I realized that the atmosphere was not like that and I felt hurt.

In order to develop the true attitude of a Sichuan ronin and the development of the Sichuan ronin world, there was a need to strengthen discipline, and the only talented person who could accomplish that task was Ho Cheon-an, a top-notch expert.

I solemnly picked up the Buddhapata in my heart and declared.

“Starting tomorrow morning, stand in the training hall with your weapons drawn, one by one.”