episode_0194

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“This is…?”

“Today, a trainee withdrew due to a second injury.”

Song Ansheng swallowed dry saliva. When I heard that Jo Ga-ju and Kang Chu-moru had dropped out, I wondered what was going on, but I understood. This was because the reasons for Cho Ga-ju and Kangchumoru’s dropping out were reasonable in their own way.

After a few days of silence, another trainee named Gwang Jae-ryeon dropped out yesterday, and today, the last day of waiting, another person dropped out?

No, what kind of harmony is this? You can become a Gold Medalist just by completing the training, so how can as many as four trainees from one unit give up training for a Gold Medalist?

It was an event that will remain in the history of the National Assembly.

Ho Cheon-an only submitted the documents and went back, and Song An-seong took Jae Sang-hae’s documents and Gwangjae-ryeon’s documents and went to see Song Chang-sik as if he were possessed.

Dropping out, not being eliminated, required approval from Admiral Song Chang-sik.

Song Chang-sik chuckled as he received the documents for Gwangjae-ryeon submitted just before leaving work last night and the documents for re-injury just submitted.

“He is truly an amazing person.”

“Yes?”

“Now I understand why not only His Majesty but also that sly brat puts effort into external advisors.”

Song Chang-sik chuckled when he saw Song An-seong’s puzzled expression. There was information that Song An-seong did not know about Ho Cheon-an, and that was that he was assigned as an external advisor to quell the rumor that ‘there is a ronin who gives enlightenment’.

Song An-seong simply thinks that there is some reason why Ho Cheon-an became an external advisor and then was kicked out.

“Adjutant.”

“Chung! Please order!”

“What does the adjutant think of the fact that as many as four people dropped out of the unit handled by the external advisor?”

“….If not one but four students drop out, it is judged to be the training instructor’s fault. The external torture was witnessed several times by a deputy who saw the circumstances in which the trainees were treated harshly, and it is something that anyone in this class has no choice but to admit.”

“Then how do you think they should be punished?”

“We decided that he is not qualified to be an external advisor because he has immediately suspended his position as a training instructor for the Gold Medical Commission and treated valuable talents carelessly, causing the honor of the Gold Medical Commission and talented people who should be assigned to the Gold Medical Commission to leave. I think that qualification should be revoked.”

Song An-seong had no idea what methods Ho Cheon-an had used to make the trainees drop out, but he knew that this could be grounds for kicking out Ho Cheon-an from his position as an external advisor.

Song Chang-sik wrote the command right on the spot.

“Adjutant! Let’s leave immediately, gather the instructors, announce this order, and announce that Ho Cheon-an’s training instructor position will be immediately revoked and his external advisor position will be revoked!”

“Chung!”

Song Chang-sik laughed in his office, where Song An-seong had left. Even thinking about it again, it was truly exquisite.

‘This is truly the best result.’

Ultimately, what is the reason for running an elimination unit? The point is that talented people who should go elsewhere are being sucked into the Gold Commission. In the end, the purpose of the elimination unit was to guide talented people to where they needed to go.

Ho Cheon-an handled the work as the Geumui Committee intended. Those who had a strong desire to walk a different path were encouraged to walk that path themselves.

And what is the condition of the remaining trainees? It trained more talented people than any other unit.

“And he achieved his goal more perfectly than he planned.”

It is said that a ronin who could give enlightenment to others became a training instructor for the Geumuiwi, but was kicked out of the Geumuiwi without achieving any results. Those who had not thought deeply about this rumor would have dismissed it as another nonsense rumor.

But what will those who believe that Hocheonan can provide enlightenment think when they hear this news? Can the rumor really wash away their doubts? There was a high probability that he would not be suspicious. If he had the ability to provide enlightenment, he would not be satisfied with just being an external advisor to the Geumui Committee, so he would think that he deliberately did not exercise his ability.

Even if the rumors were suppressed, it was difficult to stop those who decided to target Ho Cheon-an.

‘But in the current situation, it is completely different.’

What would it look like to the outside world if a large number of students dropped out and were deprived of their positions as external advisors to the Gold Medical Council?

Rumors spread that he was a ronin who could provide enlightenment, and the imperial family took notice of him and tested him by giving him the position of external advisor to the Geumuiwi Commission. Ronin tried to squeeze out performance in any way possible to maintain his position as an external advisor, and as a result, he mistreated the trainees beyond their standards. Trainees who could no longer endure it quit their jobs and even dropped out.

An unprecedented incident occurred in which 30% of the trainees dropped out, and the Geumui Committee was furious and immediately revoked the position of external advisor and kicked out the ronin.

Do we really believe that a writer who behaves like this can truly enlighten us?

It wasn’t.

Because I can’t give you enlightenment. Since he does not have the ability to obtain the title of external instructor of the Geumuiui Committee, he will be seen as someone who is struggling to somehow seize the opportunity that came to him by chance.

It was an incident where even those who believed that Hocheonan could provide enlightenment shook their heads and lost faith.

“The best in every sense of the word.”

It was good for the Geumui Committee to filter out those who would be rejected as originally intended, but also to obtain well-trained talents, and the trainees gained the confidence of winners and went their separate ways, and Ho Cheon-an cleared away the suspicions about himself.

“This is Hocheonan. Can I come in?”

“Please come in.”

Has the order already been delivered?

Ho Cheon-an looked at Song Chang-sik with a calm expression. Ho Cheon-an’s luggage, which was wearing regular military uniform, was not visible.

“I heard you wore special clothes, but you didn’t bring that with you?”

“It was handed over to the future general.”

“…General. Hehehe.”

Song An-seong received a report about the trainee Kangchumoru, but even Song An-seong could not help but be surprised to hear that he was Ho Cheon-an’s general.

“What do you think will happen to the Twelfth Generation?”

“They have their own dreams, but they haven’t decided to take flight yet. However, the fact that they are ‘from the Geumui Committee’ will not make them a member of the Geumui Committee.”

“I see.”

“Please give my regards to Hyeok Kirin Daehyeop. I owe you a lot.”

“Hehehe, you are probably the only one who uses the admiral as a messenger.”

“What should I do? I’m a bastard who gets kicked out of the Geumui Committee because he’s greedy and doesn’t have a good reputation. What’s the problem with such a clueless guy asking the admiral to run some errands?”

“Hahahaha!!”

Song Chang-sik burst out laughing and nodded.

“It was quite a fun month. Hocheonan warrior.”

“I wish you good health. Admiral Song Chang-sik.”

The two men faced each other and hugged each other.

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‘what.’

The last day of waiting for training camp dawned. After hearing each person’s assignment today, they disperse to their respective assignments tomorrow morning.

A scroll with each person’s assignment number written on it was held in their hands, and a heart-warming scene was created everywhere.

“Guys. You had a lot of trouble.”

“Chung! I will meet you as a junior member of the Geumuiui Committee!”

“Hahahaha! I’ll buy you a drink then.”

Instructors were saying goodbye to trainees. The atmosphere was friendly. The trainees had already become gold lieutenants, and the instructors were also performing well and making connections as trainees in their own unit, so I couldn’t help but feel good.

In other units, trainees and instructors were sharing friendships, but Ho Cheon-an did not appear.

“This is not the person to do this…I wonder if something happened.”

Jo Gap-deok muttered softly. It was a murmur that reflected the doubts of all the trainees of Division 12.

“I will look into it and come back.”

Corn felt a more specific sense of anxiety.

The instructors’ gaze was strange. The instructors’ gazes toward the Twelfth Division contained some meaning.

Something happened.

There was an element of anxiety. As many as four trainees dropped out, so how can there be no way that nothing happened to the instructor?

Corn thought as he quickly got between the six bars. You don’t know how to live life. At the request of Jae Sang-hae, I went around each battalion and collected various information. Among them, there were stories about the instructors of each division, and I heard that the instructor of the sixth division was a sloppy person and a foul-mouthed person.

It took less than five minutes for Corn to hear the story about Hocheonan from the sixth division instructor.

Instructor No. 6, who had left his unit with Corn in tow, spoke rapidly as if someone was holding a knife and threatening him.

“Won’t Deputy Song An-seong suddenly call the instructors together yesterday? Well, I thought there was some kind of change in today’s assignment, but isn’t he suddenly taking out the admiral’s orders and making a threat?

The target was none other than instructor Ho Cheon-an.

What shocking news! It was announced that Instructor Ho Cheon-an would be immediately suspended from his position as an instructor and would be deprived of his position as an external advisor!

As many as 30% of the unit members dropped out… weren’t they just trainees, or even cadets who had received gifts from the princess? So the Admiral had no choice but to be very angry.

There has been no news from Instructor Ho Cheon-an since he was taken away by Deputy Song An-sik. I think he was probably kicked out of the place…”

Corn ran straight ahead and told the news to the Twelfth Division.

“No way!”

“What kind of blasphemy is this!”

“You have to listen to it right now!”

“Wait!”

Corn stopped the members of the Twelfth Division, who were on the verge of starting a riot.

“For now, let’s go to Yongsang Gaekjan! The order has been given, so it’s not something that can be solved by us going and causing trouble! First, let’s meet instructor Ho Cheon-an and hear his story! No matter how much it is an order from superiors, Isn’t Instructor Ho the kind of person who will take it so lightly?”

Twelve troops led by Corn rushed to Yongsang Gaekjan, but Ho Cheon-an and Black Cat had already disappeared.

The trainees became dogs chasing chickens.

“Huh….”

“Instructor…”

Corn lifted his throbbing head. What should I do with this now? If Jo Ga-ju had remained, at least if he had been re-injured, he would have suggested a solution to this situation…!

“…reinjury.”

“What?”

“Reinjury! Let’s look for re-injury! Jaesanghai’s hometown is Luoyang! Since it is a well-known famous restaurant, you will be able to find it quickly!”

Not long after, the trainees found out the location of Luoyang Jaega and immediately went to visit Jaesanghae.

“No, what are you doing as a group?”

Jae Sang-hae welcomed them wearing a blue wind and crane design.

“You’re in big trouble!”

Corn immediately told the story he had heard this morning. Jaesanghae’s face hardened after hearing the news.

“…Did it end up like this?”

“This is what happened in the end! What are you talking about now? Hurry up and get ready! You quit the Geumui Committee because of your resentment toward the instructor…”

“It’s useless. No, it is against Instructor Ho’s will.”

“What?”

“Do you really think that instructor Ho Cheon-an could not have predicted the current situation?”

“It is…”

“The instructor knew everything. On the day I decided to drop out, he said this in the instructor’s office. Trainees are neither chickens nor cranes. It’s just a bird. There are birds that decide to fly earlier and there are birds that are still looking for a sky to fly to.”

While the trainees were pondering the meaning, Jaesanghae continued speaking.

Instructor “Ho knew he would become like this. He thought that it didn’t matter what happened in order for us to realize our potential. Why do you think Instructor Ho Cheon-an disappeared so quickly? He probably disappeared because he knew you guys would run around and make a fuss like this. If the instructor had stayed, you would have rioted to clear the instructor’s name, and you could have been punished for disobeying orders or rebelling.”

“Such…!”

Corn clenched his fists and trembled. Jaesanghae’s mouth became itchy as he looked at that scene. In fact, we were the eliminated unit, and I wanted to let you know that because Instructor Ho embraced us, you could spread your wings anew in the new level of the Geumuiwi.

But even without words. Even if I don’t explain all the circumstances in detail.

There were things that could be known just by their actions.

Jae Sang-hae said that he now understood the will and intention of the twelve members of the unit.

“It’s okay to work hard as a member of the National Assembly. You can spread your wings to new places in the future. That was Instructor Ho Cheon-an’s will and his will for us.”

“Instructor…”

Some looked at the ground and some looked at the sky. And some people clenched their fists and some shed tears.

“…Instructor. I will definitely find it.”

Corn clenched his fists and thought. Since I became a member of the National Assembly, I thought it wasn’t a bad idea to live a moderately satisfied life. But is that really okay? One day, when I ran into instructor Ho Cheon-an. Will I be able to face Hocheonan with confidence?

It wasn’t.

How could Ho Cheon-an, who sacrificed everything to open the future for the trainees, show himself living like a sultan on alcohol?

I will definitely find it. I will find my own sky and become a person who will not be ashamed when I see instructor Ho Cheon-an in the future.

With that promise, Corn wiped away her tears.

“I will become a person who is not ashamed of being the instructor’s trainee. Definitely!”

Later, after receiving a secret mission from the Geumuiwi and invading the territory of the Yi tribe, Corns realizes that the way to preserve his affinity is through exchanges with foreign powers, and grows into a legendary diplomat.

His myth sprouted here, in the front yard of the Luoyang family home.

The twelve eggs began to peck at the eggs surrounding them with their beaks.

And that time. In a carriage heading from Luoyang to Sacheon, Ho Cheon-an and Black Cat were sitting side by side in the driver’s seat.

It rattled. It rattled.

“Senior, I mean Sacheon. I’m looking forward to seeing how much has changed.”

“Well, I see.”

Unsure of whether new birds were preparing to flap their wings toward the sky, Ho Cheon-an looked up at the sky, letting himself be swayed by the shaking of the carriage.

Birds were flying in flocks in the sky.

“Ah, the weather is nice.”

Ho Cheon-an spoke calmly and held the reins.

It was fall.