episode_0248

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A celebration of Sarah’s recovery took place late into the night, but the next morning was as usual.

Although the ascetics at Podalap Palace are not monks who have converted to Buddhism, they still try to keep what they can as Buddhist disciples.

Since I didn’t drink, there was no problem the next day even if I stayed up late at night.

I visited Gungjujeon since morning.

The reason I came all the way to the chief. It was to move the Podalap Palace masters and finish the work to create tension between Yunnan and Sichuan.

“How is Sarah?”

“I fell asleep soundly.”

Rano Jinbu smiles brightly just by mentioning Sarah. Well, Sarah will be a sleepyhead for a while. No matter how well designed the Guryeong Station Cheonyang Milyeom Theater Company benefited from, it is true that it achieved rapid growth.

And even if you take away all the circumstances surrounding the oral and speech organs, you are bound to sleep a lot as you grow up. In that sense, can Sarah be said to have recovered?

“Yes, the reason I came here in the morning was probably because of the reward.”

“Did you know?”

“I have received so much from you. So isn’t it time to give back what I received?”

Lano Jingbu erased his smile and his face changed into that of a palace lord instead of a father. Seeing Rano Jinbu’s face change like that, I also strengthened my resolve.

It was true that he owed a great debt to Podalapgung by treating Sarah’s stomatitis.

But that’s it.

What I want from the Podalap Palace is to serve as a balancing stone in the conflict between the Sichuan and Yunnan factions, but… there was no need for the Podalap Palace to listen to my request.

Podalapgung was a sect that had the ability to repay its debt to me in other ways, even if it refused my request.

So from now on, it was another deciding point.

“I hope you can lend me your strength.”

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Sarah stretched and stood up. As I was turning my head here and there in a half-asleep state, someone stroked my head.

“Uhm…”

“Hehe, did you wake up?”

“Mom~”

Sara fell into Chai Rang’s arms and thought about yesterday’s events. When I woke up, nearly 10 days had passed and my perspective on the world, and indeed my body itself, had changed.

‘Yesterday was fun…’

A smile appeared on Sara’s face as she remembered the magic performance of Ho Cheon-an and his companions. Yesterday’s magic performance was special, but what made last night’s special performance even more special was the body that did not get tired even after laughing and talking endlessly until late at night.

So last night…

“Oh!”

Sarah jumped up. Chairang looked at Sara with puzzled eyes.

“I decided to learn martial arts from Black Cat from today!”

“Oh my.”

Chai Rang made an embarrassed expression. I decided to learn martial arts from Black Cat. The words of Rano Jinbu, who was excitedly laying out various plans and saying that he would teach Sarah martial arts from today on Chai Rang’s face, passed through his head.

“Umm, Sara…”

“I’ll be back!”

“Sleep…!”

Sarah ran away without Chairang having a chance to catch her. Chai Rang smiled as if there was nothing he could do. Lanojingbu might be a little upset, but it was worth it. So, instead of just making plans in my head, I should have made an appointment with Sarah.

“Unnie~”

Sarah ran to the black cat who was training alone and hugged her tightly. Well, too. My stomach was soft and warm, but my breasts were the best. Thinking like this, Sarah smacked her face.

The black cat pulled Sarah away and patted her head as if she was in trouble.

“Did you come to learn martial arts from Blackcat Sojeo?”

“Hello, sisters!”

“Okay.”

Sara greets Dang Do-yeon, Yeo Il-ye, and Dang So-yeol, who were warming up with the black cat. Sarah, who had been clinging closely to Black Cat for a while, had already become close enough to Ho Cheon-an and the others.

Yeo Il-ye, who loved children as a disciple of the fortune-telling school, raised her hand to stroke Sarah’s head, but then stopped. I was wondering if it would be okay to pat her head as if she were a child, as she had the scent of a girl named Sarah who had grown up several years in the past 10 days.

Sara poked her head out as if she understood Yeo Il-ye’s concerns.

“Hehe, thank you. Sarah is Sarah.”

“Hehe.”

Sara smiled brightly as she was being stroked by Yeo Il-ye.

“Okay then. Should we start training?”

“Yes!”

Heukmyo began teaching Sara Tai Chi, which was more like gymnastics than martial arts. When Black Cat’s demonstration was over and Black Cat and Sara started practicing Tai Chi together, Ho Cheon-an also appeared in the training hall.

Tang So-yeol asked, blowing smoke out of the gombangdae.

“Did things go well?”

“He said he would discuss it.”

“I see.”

Tang Xiaoyeol looked at Hu Tianan’s calm face and nodded.

It was not normal to move Podalapgung, the representative sect of the district. Although he has cured the incurable disease called syllable veins, becoming a suppressor of great powers as Ho Cheon-an wants is not something Podalapgung can easily decide.

It is a battle between the world’s leading sects. Regardless of the outlook or role, stepping into this situation was dangerous in itself.

However, the Party Soyeol did not worry about whether the work would be successful or not.

“But are you a disciple?”

“Yes?”

“Are you thinking of quitting blacksmithing class?”

If Podalapgung thinks that the debt owed is small compared to the risk, Hocheonan will continue to pass something on to Podalapgung until the scales are balanced.

To Tang So-yeol, Ho Cheon-an was like an onion that kept coming out even after peeling it.

‘Worrying about this guy is such a waste of time.’

“Hmm…I guess I don’t fully understand sword technique yet…”

“I won’t force you to learn every day. However, if you stop by when you have time, I will at least give you a lesson.”

“Haha, thank you.”

“Your dexterity is excellent and you have mastered arm techniques, so it is recommended that you train yourself to the point where you can make a blind or a mirror on your own. I know your goals are high, but looking at what you do, it seems like your life will be in danger more than once, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to learn proper cancer skills as a life-saving measure.”

The right decision was to think about what to deliver.

“Hmm…let me think about it.”

“Okay.”

Ho Cheon-an also judged that Party So-yeol’s proposal was not bad and stored it in his mind as an option. Right now, the priority is to learn sword techniques proficiently.

“Please take care of me today as well.”

“Hehe. It’s me.”

Yeo Il-ye and Ho Cheon-an, who had now become almost Ho Cheon-an’s swordsmanship teachers, faced each other and drew their swords. Because he is still immature in using sword energy, Hocheonan’s sword energy rises slowly. As Hocheonan’s sword energy rose, Yeo Il-ye also raised sword energy and was closing the distance.

“This can’t be right!”

Ho Cheon-an and Yeo Il-ye’s movements stopped at someone’s heartbreaking cry.

“…Father?”

Sarah’s words echoed everyone’s cries. Rano Jingbu is sitting in his seat with a world-shattering expression. Lanojingbu looked at Sarah and the black cat in turn and muttered quietly.

“Ta, my daughter’s first martial arts training…!”

For a moment there was silence in the training hall.

“Bill, um. Lord of the palace? You’ve only just learned Tai Chi, right? Martial arts that can still be called real martial arts…”

“Memories with my daughter…!”

“….”

“Father.”

Sarah called Rano Jinbu.

“Oh, indeed. What do you do if you decide that on your own? I already promised to practice martial arts with Black Cat.”

“Well, like that…”

“Now that I can go out of my room, do you have a schedule? It’s difficult to give time just to my father.”

Rano Jinbu’s eyes trembled violently. My daughter was happy to welcome me whenever I visited her…!

Changed!

“I decided to learn martial arts from Black Cat today, so I will learn it from my father tomorrow.”

“Ha, but Sarah…you are from the Podalap Palace, so you can use the martial arts skills of the Podalap Palace…”

“Yes. It’s Sarah. It’s good to lay the foundation with the martial arts of Podalapgung.”

Black Cat secretly took Rano Jinbu’s side, and Rano Jinbu nodded vigorously at Black Cat’s remarks.

Sarah crossed her arms as if she was displeased with the current situation. Sara, who looked at the black cat and Lano Jinbu alternately for a moment, nodded with an attitude that there was nothing she could do.

“Oh, by the way, this will only cause trouble for you. Today, I will specially practice with my father.”

“Okay, thank you Sarah!”

“Father, are you sure to make an appointment next time?”

“Cancer, cancer! Of course!”

“And today I want to learn the inner gongsim method!”

“Hmm? Sara, first, start with basic physical training and basic martial arts…”

“Sister! I want to train with my sister!”

“Let’s do it! Let’s do it! Naegongsimbeop!”

Sara keeps stating her demands, and Rano Jinbu is embarrassed by Sara. Looking at the back of the two people heading towards Lano Jingbu’s personal training center, Tang Xiaoyeol exhaled smoke and said a word.

“I can see the future clearly.”

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After finishing the morning training with Rano Jinbu and waking up from a nap, Sara ran towards the lodgings where Hocheonan and his group were temporarily staying.

“Sister!”

The black cat, who was dancing, lightly hugged Sarah who was running towards her.

“Would you like some fried rice?”

“Yes!”

Sara smiled brightly in the black cat’s arms and ate the fried rice that the black cat gave her.

Sarah liked black cats. Of course, Sarah basically liked all of Ho Cheon-an and his group. However, there was still a difference in likability…

“After.”

Sarah’s eyes turned to Tang Xiaoyeol, who was exhaling cigarette smoke. Seeing Sara’s gaze, Tang Xiaoyeol slowly raised the corners of his mouth and rubbed his fingers.

Before I overcame my oral syllables, I used to wander around Podalap Palace with my black cat. There was a time when I was separated from the black cat for a while and left in front of Tang Xiaoyeol.

How much I played with my cheeks back then! Even though she complained that it hurt, Sarah only mumbled that it was cute and turned her head away as she remembered being held captive until the black cat came.

‘joy!’

After that, Sarah’s eyes turned to Corn Corn and Dang Do-yeon. Both of them were good people too. The two people’s desire to show Sarah magic whenever they encountered her left a good impression on Sarah.

The next thing that caught my eye was, of course, Yeo Il-ye.

‘Awesome sister.’

It is a handsome warrior on the outside, and I am naturally drawn to its adult-like atmosphere.

Finally, Sarah’s eyes turned to Ho Cheon-an. Although he was not like a black cat with an indescribable instinctive intimacy, he was still the most special person to me outside of the Podalap Palace people who could be considered family.

A person who endlessly performed mysterious magic and even cured his own illness.

How can you not think of it as special?

Sara watched Ho Cheon-an and Yeo Il-ye’s performance while chewing the fried rice that the black cat put in her mouth. Sarah really liked Hocheonan, but there was one thing that was disappointing.

That means Hocheonan is too busy.

I sharpen my martial arts skills, learn blacksmithing skills, plan various projects, and meet with the palace lord to discuss things…

Sarah realized that although she had seen many of Hocheonan’s performances, she had never played in person.

‘hmm…’

Sarah suddenly became dissatisfied. When I thought about it, I held Black Cat’s hand and visited Ho Cheon-an’s group and played with them, but I never played with Ho Cheon-an except for the magic show.

“Why are you doing that?”

The black cat makes a puzzled expression as it sees Sara suddenly puffing out her cheeks. Looking at such a black cat, Sarah’s imagination took off.

How much fun it would be to play with the black cat on the left and the Hocheonan on the right!

Sarah’s eyes sparkled.

“Unni, older sister.”

“Hmm?”

“Let’s play with our Hocheonan magician!”

The black cat smiled bitterly as she looked at Sara’s eyes that twinkled like stars. For a black cat, a child was still something difficult to understand. Why do we suddenly come to this conclusion?

“Hehe, shall we ask each other when the smoke is over?”

“Yes!”