episode_0149

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“Gasp!”

Soyou stood up, screaming a single word.

Then I looked around.

Not a hard stone floor, but a soft bed. It wasn’t a stadium.

“Are you awake? It’s the infirmary.”

The opposite situation from last time.

In-ho was sitting next to her with a serious face.

He took a long breath and rubbed his chest, as if he was finally relieved.

From the student’s blank face, Soyou was able to derive one fact.

“Did I lose?”

It wasn’t a question directed at In-ho.

Soyou looked down at his hands and muttered.

“……”

Inho always maintained a cocky attitude in front of Soyou, but this time he didn’t say anything.

This is because it was not unknown how this paradoxical young lady, full of pride and self-loathing, felt.

‘I was stronger than usual.’

However, Soyou was not as childish as Inho thought.

She, as a decent dancer, began to restore the game.

The intensity of the flame was clearly stronger than usual.

Therefore, the exhaustion of physical strength was extreme, and in the end, I even lost my reason.

‘Why?’

Why was it different from usual? What difference did it make?

Soyou kept asking himself questions.

“Ah….”

There was one thing that was different from usual.

Before fighting with Cheongyeon, he felt very uncomfortable.

Soyou’s conclusion was that Cheongyeon continued to provoke her by mentioning Inho, and that her composure was broken after falling for the provocation.

‘Such a shrewd bitch.’

There was no way that martial arts performed with a distracted mind would come out normally.

An angry mind took control of the body, and in response to that anger, the stakes in the dantian soared.

The bet, which was drawn more than usual, flowed powerfully through the energy and energy, and thanks to this, the body quickly overheated.

As the thoughts reached that point, Soyou began to hate Inho.

I can’t say that I lost because of Inho.

This is because I knew very well how lame it was to say, ‘I lost because of you.’

So I tried my best not to pay attention to him.

When I saw my student’s stupid face for no reason, I felt like the anger that had barely subsided would boil over.

” According to the congressman, there is no major problem with the body. When you wake up, why don’t you go outside?”

However, the disciple, perhaps aware of his teacher’s feelings, spoke in a carefree manner.

“Outside? Why?”

Soyou asked back sharply, slightly annoyed by that voice that didn’t have a care in the world.

The slight anger contained in his voice was not conveyed to his disciple.

“After the dance competition ended, a festival was held. It looks like the night market is also open, so you might want to go outside to change your mood…”

“Shut up!! Are festivals important now?”

Unable to bear it anymore, Soyou screamed, and Inho only then closed his mouth and looked at Soyou.

Inho’s face as he looked at his teacher seemed to show no fear of his teacher’s anger.

Soyou didn’t even like that.

“The attitude of a true warrior is to feel ashamed if you are defeated and to devote yourself to training. But why are you just trying to play?”

She threw back the blanket on her knees and got up from the bed.

At the sight of his teacher getting up, Inho also got up.

Soyou turned to Inho and glared at him.

Although it was in the form of looking up from the bottom, its momentum was as threatening as a downward strike from the top.

” Yan Lun Gong must always win. So, never, ever again, say something careless in front of me.”

Soyou poked Inho’s chest with his finger and left the infirmary.

The door opened and closed violently, and the doctor who had been brewing the medicine hurriedly returned to where they were due to the commotion caused by Soyou.

Inho frowned and scratched the back of his head hard.

“Ah, you are unnecessarily sincere.”

Tsk. In-ho clicked his tongue and left the infirmary.

***

Soyou left the infirmary with a sigh and headed towards the place where his teacher was.

The teacher was drinking alone in his room.

Soyou quietly opened the door and came in, kneeling in front of Yeomjin.

“…Are you feeling okay?”

He poured alcohol into Yeomjin’s glass without paying any attention to himself.

“Yes.”

And then a long silence began.

I couldn’t hear anything except the sound of alcohol falling into a glass.

Soyou pursed his lips.

It seemed as if he was wondering whether it would be okay for him to speak first.

“Master. Sorry.”

After thinking for a while, Soyou broke the silence and opened his mouth.

Despite his beloved disciple’s words, Yan Jin showed no reaction.

All I could do was lift the glass that was dripping with alcohol and pour it into my mouth.

– Squeak

Yeom Jin poured himself a drink again.

The clear liquor that came out of the mouth of the bottle was poured into the glass.

“So.”

Yeom Jin muttered as he reflected his face in the alcohol in his glass.

“What are you sorry for?”

“…I lost to Bingryun-gong.”

“No.”

Yeomjin cut off Soyou’s words.

“Then… I couldn’t control Yeomryun Gong myself…”

“No.”

Yeom Jin’s firm words made Soyou dizzy.

If it is neither this nor that, then what is it?

“Master. This ugly disciple. I don’t know why.”

As Soyou spoke while bowing his head, Yeomjin poured alcohol into his mouth again and blurted out words as if he was drunk.

“You did nothing wrong.”

Soyou, who was looking at the floor, raised his face.

“Yes? What is that?”

“I am not disappointed or angry with you today.”

“But why…”

“Hmm?”

“But why are you holding the weight?”

When Soyou asked as if he was a little dumbfounded, Yeomjin spread his fan and covered his mouth.

She smiled and giggled at her student.

“Since you brought so much weight, we adjusted the rhythm a little.”

“Master!!”

When Soyou, whose face was red, screamed, Yeomjin giggled and poured himself another drink.

It was the last drink.

“Anyway, it’s Soyou. Don’t be concerned about winning or losing.”

Yeomjin poured alcohol into his mouth and spoke calmly.

“There is no warrior in the world who always wins continuously.”

“Is that so?”

“Okay, I don’t want that from you. However…”

“Just?”

“Just know that [the one who wins at the end is the true winner].”

“Whoever wins at the end is the true winner….”

Soyou muttered as if he would never forget his teacher’s words, and Yeomjin lifted the empty liquor bottle and waved it in front of Soyou’s eyes.

“I’m out of alcohol. Could you go downstairs and get some for me?”

“Yes, I understand.”

Soyou opened the door and walked out.

***

Not long after the ownership was taken out.

This time, In-ho entered the room where Yeom-jin was.

“Leave the door slightly open. Ventilation must be provided.”

In response to Yeomjin’s words, Inho opened the door by two fingers.

“Okay, what brought you here?”

“Ambassador. Didn’t Master come here by any chance?”

Yeomjin’s gaze was directed behind Inho’s shoulder.

“Yes, I came.”

“I see. If it is not a problem…”

“What if it’s not a problem?”

“There is a festival outside… Can I go out with you, Master?”

“Can I ask the reason? Personally, I am reluctant because I think it will make me slack.”

Yan Jin’s eyes sank. It was a face that clearly did not like it.

“I don’t know much about education, but at least I know that I shouldn’t push a discouraged person any further.”

“Ho…. So?”

“I dare say this. Master needs a change of mood.”

“What you say makes sense. Children around Soyou’s age would be like that. But ownership is unmanned.”

Yeomjin’s sharp gaze fell on Inho.

In-ho trembled under the pressure, but swallowed his saliva once and refuted the ambassador’s words.

“Before it is a drone, it is a person. Ambassador.”

Yeomjin did not respond to Inho’s words.

It meant to say more.

“I felt it again after watching the game today. What an outstanding martial artist you are.”

“But I think there are things that people have given up on and buried in their hearts.”

“For example?”

“These are things a girl at that age would do.”

“Do you see your teacher as a girl?”

“In some cases, yes. This may be presumptuous, but aren’t I older? I may be a baby when it comes to martial arts, but I think I am better than my teacher when it comes to meeting people and seeing the world. Even if you are just a farmer.”

“Hmm…. Those are truly arrogant words. A disciple who claims to be better than his teacher.”

“I am talking about things other than martial arts.”

“I know. Yes… seeing your arrogance, I will allow it.”

Yeomjin, who covers his mouth with a fan, looks behind Inho’s shoulder.

I headed through the small door.

“Really?”

The ambassador’s permission, which he thought was a big barrier, was easily granted, and In-ho was delighted.

“Nothing good will come from being locked in your room. Come and enjoy the festival with Soyou.”

“Thank you! Ambassador.”

Inho stood up smiling.

Yeomjin saw that the shadow outside the door had disappeared and gave Inho a deep smile.

“Okay, have a nice trip.”

After leaving the ambassador’s room, In-ho walked around the garden looking for Soyou.

Namgung Soyu, who was thought to be locked in his room, was not there for some reason.

I went out into the garden to see if I could find some trouble in the corner of the garden, but it seems I was wrong about this as well.

“No, where did you go?”

Damn kid.

In-ho said the last words in his mind, wondering if his teacher would hear them.

I felt a presence behind the tree, so I ran towards it at a brisk pace, and there was an unexpected person standing there.

“Uh… hello?”

Just like last time, Cheongyeon, whose face was shining under the moonlight, saw her and slowly greeted her.

And Soyu, who had brought alcohol to Yeomjin and followed behind his disciple, was watching from afar.

“Huh?”

Although the congressman clearly said there was no problem, Namgung Soyu felt a strange twinge in his chest.