episode_0137

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The fact that I became Yan Lun-gong’s 38th disciple was purely the Grand Master’s choice.

Therefore, I firmly believed that I had martial arts talent, but considering that, my achievements were not very impressive.

Physical strength training and martial arts form were definitely easy to understand and apply.

However, the method of handling internal energy, which can be said to be the basis of martial arts, was a failing grade.

Since I came from a world where there was no such thing as inner energy, I wondered to myself whether it was difficult to feel and handle energy.

The teacher said it took three days to ignite an utterance, but even though it has been a month since I first learned to utter an utterance, I still haven’t been able to ignite even a small spark.

The strange thing about martial arts is that it seems like it will work, but you actually shouldn’t do it.

It feels similar to playing a character collection type game.

I pressed the button thinking it would definitely pop up this time, but it seemed like only bad characters came out.

I’ve tried my best, but I’m going crazy because I’m not getting any results.

This is why, when I read martial arts novels, it seems like people are going to great lengths to become stronger.

Anyway, it’s been a month since Master started teaching me Yeomnyun Gong.

The ambassador asked to see my achievements so far, and I had to show that I couldn’t even spark a spark.

I thought the ambassador would say something when she saw me like that, but she just nodded and left, saying she was going to check the nearby houses.

As for me, I think the master didn’t have any particular thoughts and was just confirming my martial arts accomplishments, but the teacher was different.

“You must have been disappointed.”

Before I knew it, Master was drooping down and was crossing his legs with the toes of his shoes on the ground.

“Huh? What?”

Before I knew it, I was squatting on the ground and scribbling with a tree branch.

“I have no talent for teaching…”

“Why are you blaming yourself? Someone who would say that I have no talent.”

Surprisingly, I felt proud to see him blaming himself.

As a teacher, he is aware of his own shortcomings and blames himself… This is the attitude of a great educator.

As expected, my teacher…

“Even if he is a mediocre bastard with no talent, he should have been able to at least make a fuss…”

A little boy who can’t teach anything.

“No, just tell me something properly and then say something like that.”

“Shut up. I showed everything I had to show.”

“It’s a problem just for showing it. Things like telling me how to bet, or focusing my energy on my fingertips. I need to tell you about the theoretical part as well. What would you do if I showed you how to make fire with your fingers for a hundred days and a thousand days?”

“How dare you criticize my teachings?”

“I am speaking to the sky without a single lie. If Master had set up a dojo in some village, it would have gone out of business.”

“Go! Ruthless!”

“I need to go to sleep and say what I have to say. The teaching method is a mess?”

“You are incompetent!”

My ears were stinging as he looked up at me and screamed so loudly.

“I was wondering why that word didn’t come out. Even so, nothing changes. Master, you have no talent for teaching.”

He kept grunting and getting on my nerves, so I spoke a little louder and Master’s face turned red.

– Pow!

“Ugh!”

Master got up in an instant and threw a low kick at me.

I fell to the ground, and Master, with tears in his eyes, ran as if he were running along the path the Great Master had walked.

Oh my god, it hurts.

The Master and Master returned around sunset.

Judging from the fact that there was something in the wrapping cloth, it seemed like he was returning from buying ingredients at the market this evening.

“Are you here?”

I stopped sitting aimlessly and stared at them and welcomed them.

To be precise, I greeted the ambassador politely.

“Heung.”

Master carrying the bundle passed me.

Master is on duty this evening.

“Okay. Please sit down for a moment.”

The ambassador pointed to a stone about ten steps away.

He rested his buttocks on the uneven stone and the ambassador leaned his back against a suitable tree.

“I’ve already heard about Soyou, and I have something I need to tell you too.”

“What is it?”

“I am now planning to leave Sacheon. We helped a lot of people who were harmed by blood demons, and we got rid of the bandits who were said to be infesting the area, so there was no need to stay here anymore.”

“Then where do we go this time?”

Actually, for me, it’s all there. After all, it’s a town that doesn’t know sin.

“I’m going to Anhui. The Murim Alliance is there.”

“Are you from the Murim Alliance? Do you have anything to do?”

“Well, there are times when the heads of each family or the head of the family get together and talk regularly… but there is a secret dance competition coming up soon.”

“Aha… Then Master is leaving.”

Speaking of non-dance competitions, it is a place where promising young dancers compete against each other to show off their skills.

If you are a teacher who is a successor to Yan Lun Gong, it would be right for you to attend.

“And you go out too.”

“? Me?”

“Yes, you too. However, you are the only one who goes out under the name of ‘Heir of Yeomryun Gong’. I will create a plausible identity for you.”

“Perhaps…?”

Could it be that you are trying to prevent me from being called Yeomryun-gong because I have no talent?

“It’s not what you think.”

When the ambassador saw my face, he struck me.

“According to the law, the three major martial arts skills are those who teach and those who receive the training. It’s because only two of them should exist.”

“Huh? Then what am I?”

“I took some shortcuts to own it.”

“It looks like the Ambassador got into quite a bit of trouble when he was young.”

As I laughed, the ambassador also smiled at me.

“Yes, I also upset Master a lot.”

“Ah… But, I’ve never mixed before. I’m worried. How much can you prepare for a bimu competition?”

“If you factor in the time it takes to get to Anhui, it will take about a month and a half.”

“A month and a half….”

“Inho. You don’t have to worry too much. I don’t expect anything big from you right now.”

The ambassador, who had a smiling face, looked at me with a serious face.

“I believe that you will do great things in the future.”

“Wow… If you already have such high expectations…”

“Haha, anyway, I believe it.”

The ambassador came closer and tapped my shoulder.

It hurts so bad.

“Master, dinner… is ready.”

While I was chatting with the master, the teacher who came here announced the time for dinner.

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After finishing dinner, I kept spitting while washing the dishes.

The thick saliva was cloudy and stuck to my mouth instead of being spit out.

“Ugh…”

Why?

This is because the food the teacher made was very spicy.

After finishing the meal, the ambassador left the camp to take a short walk, and I was washing the dishes, trying to soothe my still numb tongue.

“AC.”

Put the floating water in your mouth and gag.

If it retains water like this, it is less spicy.

“Are you okay?”

And, next to me, Master was standing nervously, fidgeting with his hands.

-Grrr.

I spit out the water I was holding and wiped my mouth with the back of my hand.

“It’s okay.”

“…I didn’t know I couldn’t eat spicy food that much. Oh, or maybe I wasn’t good at controlling the spiciness.”

Master muttering in a voice as loud as a mosquito.

“It’s because I’m spicy. It’s not your fault, Master.”

“Mapsjjil? What does that mean?”

“Ah, it means I’m not good at eating spicy food. This is a word we use in our hometown.”

“What an interesting thing to say.”

– Rattling rattling

Wash dishes by putting them in and out of a basin filled with water.

Master continued to stand next to me, not in his usual triumphant manner, but for no reason I felt anxious.

“Hey, Master.”

“Why are you doing that?”

“Well… what I said earlier was just what I said, so don’t take it too seriously.”

“What kind of words? I don’t really take it to heart. The fact that you called me a ‘useless teacher’ is nothing.”

“I keep it in my heart. And I never said anything like that. I just said that I can’t teach it well.”

“Profit… Isn’t that what it is?”

“Anyway, I’m not talented. Don’t blame yourself. I will try harder.”

“……”

Master closes his mouth like a mute who has been fed honey.

I put the rinsed dishes in an appropriate place. It will dry on its own overnight.

I straighten my bent back and look at the sky.

It was quite nice to see the stars lined up in the night sky.

“What are you looking at?”

Suddenly, Master asks:

“Hehe, don’t you know it when you see it? I’m looking at the sky. Smash!”

I answered like a guru, sounding like an old man.

The teacher’s fist crashes into his head.

The composition reminds me of a picture I saw on the internet one day called ‘Be quiet!’

“I’m asking because you look like you’re thinking about something. What are you thinking? hometown? Friend?”

“Ah, it’s not like that. I just look at the night sky because it is pretty.”

I answer while rubbing my numb head.

“Hoo… You like looking at scenery in an unusual way.”

“Is there anyone you would hate?”

As I answered with a grin, the teacher asked another question.

“Then, out of all the scenery you’ve seen so far, is there one that you remember the most?”

Scenery… landscape.

“Hmm… Was it Hanam?”

“Hanam?”

“It was some kind of mountain in Hanam… The sunset I saw on the way to the top was really pretty.”

I slowly opened my mouth, tracing old memories.

“A sheer cliff, a forest spreading out beneath it, and the sunset that illuminates it…”

“It’s a really pretty scenery just listening to it.”

Master closed his eyes and seemed to picture the scene I was talking about in his mind.

“I want to see that scenery someday. If the scenery is something that a cocky and dry guy like you would praise.”

Before I knew it, Master opened his eyes and looked at me with a smile.

I also smiled and said along with my teacher.

“You will definitely see it. I guarantee this.”

Our conversation continued under the starry night sky.