episode_0116

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“Phew…”

Hongryeon slowly lowered the great sword, exhaled, and looked at the traces she had made.

A huge pit was created in the training ground of Munwoljeong.

Not only was the rock that had been there before smashed to pieces, but the creation of these traces could literally be called ‘destruction’.

However, the apprentice watching it had an expression of disapproval.

“There is hesitation with the sword.”

“…is that so?”

“It seems like you haven’t trained your mind properly yet. Is there something you’re keeping inside?”

Hongryeon closed her eyes at the apprentice’s question. Is there something you have in mind?

many.

After learning about Yuwol, the burden that had been building up on Hongryeon was greatly reduced.

But even so, she was not completely relieved.

What still remained inside her was always whispering sweetly inside Hongryeon, like sticky honey.

Even though Hongryeon knew what was needed to resolve this, she was unable to do it.

There is something I want to have.

But I can’t reach for it.

That may have been the biggest sentiment that raised its head within Hongryeon at the moment.

“It is difficult to fill up even if there are only good things, but how can you fill up if there are bad things?”

“…Thank you for your teaching.”

Since realizing my feelings for Yuwol, my skills have improved. But even so, the reason I can’t use Yoo Seong-rak perfectly is probably because I haven’t been able to resolve that feeling.

Hongryeon closed her eyes tightly.

It would be nice if I could face this frustration inside and relieve it.

It would be nice if I could just let go of my greed and obsession with him and just like him purely.

Certainly, in the many books she read, the feelings of liking someone and affection were so beautifully described.

Why is it so heavy and scary?

Hongryeon laughed bitterly, thinking that the contents of the books she had read so far were all lies.

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“What are you so afraid of?”

As the apprentice who had been looking after Hongryeon spoke coldly, Chaejin felt something cold run down her spine.

I’m afraid.

okay.

What the apprentice saw was accurate.

Chaejin was afraid.

After realizing my feelings for Yuwol, I always had a fear of approaching him and telling him my feelings in a corner of my heart.

Of course, my fondness for him is endless.

But will he really like me?

Feeling so inadequate, feeling so inadequate.

Is that why?

I was approaching him, but I was afraid to take that step.

That’s why, until he completely needs me, I’m trying to be helpful to him while hiding my feelings.

Chaejin pointed his sword at the apprentice who was staring at him blankly. The apprentice snorted at her and pointed his wooden sword at her in disapproval.

A sword with a flashing blue blade and a wooden sword collide with each other.

But the result was Mokdo’s victory.

Chaejin could only kneel on one knee and gasp.

“Even if you are lucky enough to gain enlightenment, you will not be able to move forward unless you erase the fear within you.”

“…The Sword Master said it would be enough to read just one book.”

“Even if you had the knowledge of martial arts, do you think you could accept it now?”

The apprentice’s words cut into her heart mercilessly like a sharp awl.

The apprentice, who was watching Chaejin biting her lip, swung his wooden sword at her.

“Unless you can develop your inner heart, writing Chosik after Moonlight Island will be a distant future.”

Chaejin sighed at him, who was only telling the truth.

When the training ended and she came out of the training center, Hongryeon ran into Chaejin.

The two looked at each other and laughed.

“I heard you went out with the guest yesterday and came back?”

“Yes. We went out together, ate, watched a performance, and drank.”

“That must have been good. I went out together, bought things, ate together, drank tea together, and everything else.”

“……”

“……”

Hongryeon thought while looking at Chaejin.

I thought that perhaps Chaejin was the one who held more than half of his shares.

In any case, the other person is a woman that he can accept.

A person like that was liking someone he liked, and I couldn’t help but care about that.

How can one not know that it is touching one’s greed and desires?

But I couldn’t reveal it.

That’s why Hongryeon smiled and turned around.

Chaejin thought while looking at Hongryeon.

It was Hongryeon that stimulated his fear and created anxiety within that fear.

What if the woman he couldn’t defeat defeats him again?

No, actually, that didn’t matter anymore.

He was afraid that she, who was amazing even in his own eyes, would completely dye him in her red color.

I’m afraid that he will walk away with me, leaving me chained.

I was afraid of that.

I still wasn’t confident, and I felt resentful toward myself for hesitant to let him know who I was.

But I couldn’t show it.

That’s why Chaejin smiled and turned around.

“Today, I went out with the owner of the house in June and I got this.”

Everyone gathers at dinner time to share the radishes they gained through training while staying at Munwoljeong.

That’s why Sayoon took out a small mirror from the restaurant where we gathered.

It was a mirror that looked quite precious. The round mirror decorated with bronze had the pattern of the Big Dipper engraved on the back, and there were expensive-looking jewels in place of each star.

“That is… the heart-soul mirror.”

The apprentice, who was looking at the mirror that Sayun had taken out with interest, said something.

Heart Sutra?

Hongnyeondo, Chaejindo. It was my first time hearing both.

Is that why? They naturally looked at Yuwol, not the apprentice.

He always knew what they didn’t know.

“Haha. Jin or Ryeon said that Mr. Yu’s knowledge is amazing.”

“Not to that extent.”

“Do you know about the Heart Sutra?”

“I know to some extent. The Heart Sutra is a Buddhist instrument prepared by Monk Beophae, the head monk of Baekunsa Temple, for his disciples before he attained Buddhahood a long time ago. I heard that a total of twelve were made, meaning the five lusts and seven passions.”

“You know very well. Do you even know how to use this?”

“The heart sutra can be used a total of seven times, and it creates a secret sutra based on the image of the reflected object and allows one to face one’s own mind within it. It is said that if you use it seven times, the heart sutra will break and return to nature and sleep until it finds a new owner. What Sayun obtained still has seven uses left.”

“Haha. You understand correctly. The Heart Sutra is known only to a small number of people who are interested in objects or secret scriptures. How did you know?”

When Chae-ryeon asked curiously, Yu-wol answered indifferently.

“I saw it in a book I read before.”

“Aha.”

Chae-ryeon was impressed, and Hong-ryeon looked at him blankly.

It’s truly trustworthy. How can he know so much? And how can you not fall in love with that person who does that and doesn’t show it off?

“…Ah.”

Hongryeon, who was even more captivated by him, suddenly came to her senses. Meanwhile, Chaejin reached out to him without realizing it.

After all, you are always amazing. I guess it’s thanks to your outstanding knowledge that you can always show me the right path, right?

Nevertheless, rather than bragging about it, the understated appearance of bringing it out exactly when it is needed is really…

“Why are you doing that?”

“…Ah. It’s nothing.”

Hongryeon and Chaejin were in a hurry and talked to Hyeonhwi and Chaeryeon. While they were talking about today’s training and brightening the mood, Sayoon, who was sitting next to Yuwol, gently tugged on the hem of Yuwol’s clothes.

“But isn’t it dangerous to challenge the mirror secret?”

Sayoon’s eyes showed concern for the two.

But it seems like he was worried that saying it out loud might hurt their pride.

Therefore, she asked just enough for Yuwol to hear, and he nodded.

For a moment, Sayun’s face darkened. But he immediately answered quietly enough that only she could hear.

“Even if an emergency occurs, there is a way to help.”

“Aha… Yes.”

Only after hearing those words did Sayun feel relieved. When she was relieved, the apprentice clapped lightly to get her attention and asked calmly:

“Then buy it. Do you mind if I use that mirror?”

“Huh? Sure. Ambassador Hongryeon and Chaejin are both precious people to me.”

“Then, first of all, please look in the mirror.”

Sayoon slightly lifted the mirror. But her face was not reflected in the mirror.

“I guess I don’t have a heart.”

He burst into laughter at Sayoon, who tilted her head.

“Hahaha! A person’s mind never disappears. It’s just that it’s hiding its appearance for now, but one day, when the mind demon inside the four souls raises its head, you will be able to see the mind demon of the four souls through the heart sutra. In preparation for that time, I hope you will never stop nurturing your heart.”

“Yes!”

Sayoon responded vigorously and held out a mirror. It was Chae-ryeon who received it.

“Hmm. I can’t see it yet either.”

Chae-ryeon smiled and covered the mirror, and Hyeon-hwi did the same.

The only ones left are Hongryeon and Chaejin.

The apprentice pushed the mirror between them.

“For both of them, I can see that the Simma is raising its head, so if you use this, you will be able to face the Simma. However, if you feel you need to prepare more, you can do it later. Anyway, it won’t be easy.”

As soon as the apprentice finished speaking, Hongryeon and Chaejin took a look at Yuwol and quickly stretched out their hands.

Among them, Hongryeon’s face, which grabbed the mirror first, was clearly reflected in the mirror.

When she bit her lip while facing it, one of the jewels on the back of the mirror broke.

“You can enter the secret mirror when you fall asleep. Until then, discipline your mind and prepare.”

“Ah. I see… I understand.”

As Yuwol explained, Hongryeon nodded, and Chaejin also showed her own face.

-visor!!

Chaejin is also reflected in the mirror, and like Hongryeon, one of the jewels breaks. The apprentice saw that and grinned.

“Sa Sojeo. I will repay you separately.”

“What? no. Because you two are precious to me. If you two can overcome your feelings, I’m fine!”

The apprentice burst into laughter at Sayun, who was smiling brightly. Then he glanced at Chaeryeon and said.

“Don’t you think he’s too nice to be your friend?”

“…I’m a good person too, right?”

Today’s dinner ended with teasing Chae-ryeon, who was grumpy.

***

It has been decided that Hongryun and Chaejin will enter the mirror secret place tonight.

I thought about it and tried to leave the room.

“What?”

I met my apprentice standing in front of the door.

He looked at me for a moment and then smiled bitterly.

“Where are you going?”

“I’m trying to prepare just in case.”

According to the explanation of the Heart Sutra, if you cannot overcome your mind in the world of images, you will never be able to escape from it and fall into eternal sleep.

Of course, nothing like that happened in Heavenly Bright Moon, and it wasn’t like the two would fail.

But there is still something to be said.

It’s better to be prepared than to be unprepared and then whine when something happens.

One of the things you can learn by going through several events related to the Heart Sutra is that by consuming the number of uses of the Heart Sutra, you can enter the opponent’s secret mirror and rescue the trapped opponent.

Of course, I knew the method, so I tried to borrow the Heart Sutra from Sayoon.

When I told him the situation, the apprentice grinned.

“Haha. As expected, you are Teacher Yu. That’s right. In preparation for that time, a person with a strong heart must enter the mirror secret world and bring out those who have failed.”

“Did your apprentice know this?”

“Haha. exactly. In fact, I deliberately didn’t tell either of you that there was a way to help. Their pride is pride, but there are often cases where they overcome their feelings through earnestness. If you know that there is a lifeline, won’t that eagerness disappear?”

“Well, that’s true.”

Anyway, this is a good opportunity.

Even if we prepare just in case, wouldn’t it be better to overcome the simma with our own strength if possible?

“So. If an emergency arises, I hope you can help them. If you are a teacher, you can do it.”

The apprentice spoke with confidence and took out a small mirror from his pocket.

It was a heart scene.

But it’s much older than what Sayoon has.

Two jewels were already broken.