episode_0252
by fnovelpia
“Son. Wisdom comes with time.”
A giant bell tower connecting the earth and the sky.
The man rang the bell to signal the beginning and end of the day.
It had to be done.
… … .
Daaengㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ.
The time when the sun rises.
The middle-aged man climbed the bell tower again today.
A staircase that I used to be able to climb without any problems.
I’ve been out of breath since last year.
Daaengㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ.
The ringing of bells.
The ‘sunset mana’ contained in the bell sound spread out in all directions, and people woke up, opened their windows, and started their day.
This is a world where time passes.
A city where the solemn sound of a bell resonates through the heavens and earth.
“Learn something.”
A middle-aged man.
But his mother still repeated the same thing.
Repeated nagging.
It’s been several years already.
But that rather pushed the man into the bell tower.
The wrinkles on Abi’s forehead increase as the number of worries increases.
A life where the bell rings twice a day, at dawn and dusk.
Do I have to learn something the hard way?
“Son.”
“Wisdom is time.”
Daaengㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ.
With wrinkles all over his forehead, he now has difficulty getting up from his chair.
The words of mother and father,
It disappeared like a bubble, swept away by the sound of the bell that shook the heavens and earth.
That wasn’t how it was supposed to be.
… … .
The city where the bell tower was built.
There were only old people here.
Wrinkles all over the back of my hands and face.
Old people who give off a musty, musty smell when you get close to them.
Except for one middle-aged man, they were all old.
The man hated them.
Because you keep trying to teach me something.
“Hey, I’ll teach you how to make a fishing rod.”
Old people who are willing to teach something.
You keep bothering me again today.
The man ignored their words and returned to the bell tower.
Daengㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ.
Ring the bell.
I was annoyed.
Because I was tired from climbing the bell tower.
My knees hurt these days.
‘What can old people who don’t know the time without me teach?’
The man hated old people.
So, sometimes I played a prank.
“The bell won’t ring tomorrow morning. You all have to have some trouble.”
Deengㅡㅡㅡ.
Ringing a bell in the middle of the night,
or not ringing the morning bell,
One day the bell didn’t ring even once.
How funny it is to see old people flustered and confused.
The act of telling time by the sound of a bell.
But he believed that by ringing the bell, he was giving time to the world.
Time was on his side,
It was something he could control at will.
“I stand above time.”
Of the infinitely foolish,
Now all that remains are thoughts of regret.
… … .
Deengㅡㅡㅡ.
Time goes by.
Without waiting for us.
… … .
Deengㅡㅡㅡ.
The bell rings again today.
When the morning bell rang, the old people opened their windows.
A repetitive, natural routine.
The man looked down on the city from a higher place than anyone else.
“… … Huh?”
however,
Why is that?
A city where only old people live.
Fewer homes have their windows open than yesterday.
“… … What the. The fishing old man and the apple old woman… Are you sleeping in?”
I don’t know.
The man rang the bell.
… … .
……like that,
Time passes so quickly,
Even though the morning bell rang,
By the time there was not a single house with a window that opened.
Only then did the man,
The foolish man,
I came down from the bell tower with my sore knees.
… … .
Time goes by.
Without waiting for us.
“Inspiration! What’s wrong! Wake up!”
An old man lying in bed.
The man who offered to teach the man how to fish.
It doesn’t move even if you shake it.
The morning bell has already rung,
Why doesn’t it happen?
The man hated old people.
“… … Father! We’re in trouble!”
A place you can rely on.
The man who came out of the bell tower headed to his parents’ house.
Haven’t you always been nagging at yourself?
So this time I will tell you the answer.
Rattling!
The man opened the door and headed toward his parents’ bedroom.
… … .
Time goes by.
Without waiting for us.
“… … Mom?… Dad?”
The man,
I hated old people.
… … .
This is a world where time has passed.
A city where foolish men live.
Gulp…
I was hungry.
The man rolled on the ground, hugging his stomach.
get hungry.
Whenever the bell rang, his mother would always bring food.
He even gave me a book, telling me to learn something.
It disappeared like time.
‘I’m hungry… fishing… how do you make a fishing rod?’
I should have learned it.
I should have learned something.
The man moved his sore knee.
… … .
I walked aimlessly.
Unlike the time that moves forward without stopping,
The man stumbled, staggered, turned back, or stopped in his tracks.
As time went by, time went further away from the man.
“… … .”
Where my aimless footsteps lead me,
It was my parents’ house.
“… … .”
A tightly closed window.
The man opened the door and entered the house.
(You have to learn something. People have to learn.)
A mirror placed in the hallway.
There,
An old man with wrinkles all over his face,
I was crying like a little child.
“… … Someone said. Wisdom comes with time.”
The man,
I hated old people.
… … .
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It’s an especially windy day.
The weather is such that the loose windows rattle and [Changcheongeomga]’s only daughter is arrogant.
Of course, I feel arrogant in any other weather, but I feel particularly arrogant today.
“Hey, love. What’s going on?”
“Nothing good has happened yet, but there is a good person. My heart wants to have lunch with her.”
“I see…”
About 40 minutes after lunchtime began.
Many people have already finished their meals and are back in the classroom or working on their own training at outside training facilities.
There are less than 30 minutes left until the next lecture, ‘Survival Practice’, begins.
But Kim Sa-rang endured the growling of her stomach clock and just played with her cell phone.
“ㅁ, what are you doing?”
“I’m waiting for a call from Eunha Doryo. I guess she’s busy with something.”
“Then shall we have lunch together?”
“I want my heart to be soft. ”
Galaxy visited the academy this morning.
Kim Sa-rang is excited about having lunch with her.
And, the female student sitting next to her tries to take Kim Sa-rang to the gym.
A female student named ‘Choi Mi-na’ was sitting next to Kim Sa-rang in the classroom, just keeping an eye on her.
‘When is this blockhead going to move? He doesn’t even have lunch, let alone the gym storage… Where are the other kids? Am I the only one being serious?”
It’s already lunch time.
I have to take Kim Sa-rang to the gym storage room where the ‘surprise box’ is, but she just sits at her desk the whole time and plays with her cell phone, as if she’s trying to trick people.
Are you planning on just sitting there waiting to hear from that ‘Eunha Doryeo’ guy?
I took a peek at what she was doing on her smartphone, and she was watching a video of someone milking a cow on a video site with a bright red arrow logo.
“Cow?”
“After my life was saved, it keeps coming to my mind… This must be the heart I have lost.”
What are you talking about…?
I don’t want to ask deeply.
Choi Mina smiled stiffly and moved away from Kim Sa-rang.
“I……darling. It’s lunchtime as promised… Come watch the emergency together…”
“I’ve decided.”
Rattle?
But then, Kim Sa-rang, who had been watching the whole video of the cow being milked, suddenly jumped up from her seat and took off her clothes.
What kind of thinking went through that stone-like head?
She takes off her academy uniform and puts on a black dobok, and takes her beloved sword from her locker.
“Love?”
“I’m leaving.”
“Love??”
“My intuition tells me to leave this place. I will go find the Milky Way.”
“Love???”
I’m confident in finding people.
In the past, at the [Damari Crack Field] that I went to with Eunha,
Weren’t you the first to discover the galaxy that disappeared like a ghost?
“Pressure down!”
A short cry.
Then he placed his beloved sword vertically on the floor and put his hand down with a very serious expression on his face.
Chae-Ang-!
The longsword falls to the floor.
The sword’s blade was pointed at the window.
“Love????”
“I’ll come before the tea gets cold. Then Adidas.”
Knock knock!
As my intuition suggests,
The blacksmith Kim Sa-rang jumped out the window, leaving the classroom door open.
“… … .”
Choi Mina, the student who was left alone, grabbed the back of her neck.
Should I just hit it?
… … .
… … .
“Hmm. We finally arrived. Is this the famous…where is it?”
“You came to the right place.”
Kim Sa-rang sets out to find Eunha using her intuition and other means.
Eventually, she arrived at the entrance of the mountain path leading up the back mountain of [Euncheon Academy].
Kim Sa-rang knocked over her beloved sword on the floor several times to shake off the dust, as she was trying to figure out how to proceed.
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4. If you have any worries, sit on a park bench and reflect.
– Nothing is solved by thinking alone.
– Thinking is the process of finding solutions.
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『I realized one day. Fate goes around and around, but it never comes back to those who stop.』
An old man sitting on a wooden bench at the entrance to the back mountain and looking up at the sky.
In his eyes, one can see a wisdom of unfathomable depth.
The hand that caresses the wrinkled back of my hand exudes a disgusting resentment.
Daaengㅡㅡㅡ.
The sound of a bell heard from afar awakens Kim Sa-rang’s spirit.
“… … The class bell has already rung. I’ll go.”
“That’s not it.”
An old man stops Kim Sa-rang, who was about to turn back without hesitation.
Wasn’t that the bell?
She blushes and approaches ‘that thing’, fluttering the sleeves of her fluttering gi.
The cold air engulfing the surroundings.
Frost forms on the swaying leaves, causing them to crumble into pieces.
Kim Sa-rang’s intuition was frantically ringing an alarm telling her to run away from this place, and it indirectly revealed that the old man in front of her was not human.
Perhaps the one-armed warrior I met in my dream… could he be similar to the ‘predecessor swordsman’?
Her eyes sparkled under the pressure that was pressing down on her, and she sank down next to the old man.
A smile of delight appears on the lips of a wise old man.
『Haha… They say ignorance is bliss, and it really is.』
“I am the Sword Ghost. The Sword Ghost. Why are you sitting here, old man? Are you eating breakfast?”
“My knees hurt so much that I can’t walk, so I can only sit on a chair and look up at the sky.”
The old man turned his head and looked at Kim Sa-rang.
Galaxy sat on a bench and rested for a while before leaving.
Kim Sa-rang sits on a bench while searching for the galaxy without resting.
Maybe it’s fate.
“Ah, do you know what Unkijosik is? It’s a technique that also appears in [Sword Ghost Reincarnation]. It’s a technique where you sit cross-legged and close your eyes, and your internal energy gathers and becomes stronger.”
“This is the first time I’ve heard of this story.”
“At first, it was called the ‘Light Ungijosik’ because the level of the technique was light, but as you build up your internal energy and achieve great success, it is called the ‘Flying Gijosik’ because it allows you to fly high into the sky.”
“Stop talking nonsense.”
I’m confused.
Kim Sa-rang, who had become angry, stamped her feet and kicked the rocks in all directions.
Meanwhile, Kim Sa-rang was busy glancing at the ‘ghost’ sitting next to her.
[Grandpa Park], who was feeling the back of his hand due to the pouring attention, slightly lifts his butt and moves away from Kim Sa-rang.
“After the young lady left, a worse man came looking for her.”
“Miss…? Oh, that’s right. Actually, I’m looking for someone.”
“Are you talking about a woman who is lewd and takes her phone out from between her breasts?”
“Hmm! Yeah! That’s it!”
A story that would make you want to take out a saw if the galaxy were next to you.
Kim Sa-rang nodded, saying that it was correct, and sat up straight.
Daaengㅡㅡㅡㅡ.
A bell that carries the sound of time.
I turn my head to the sound that touches my soul.
Before I knew it, a pure white fog had formed around the wooden bench, and the silhouette of a huge bell tower appeared beyond the building of [Euncheon Academy] that was visible in front of my eyes.
A huge structure that feels dizzying.
I couldn’t even think about the secret weapon that Choi Mina, sitting next to me, had discovered.
White breath escapes from between the lips parted in admiration.
“There was a man who was not wise. He began to learn only when he was old.”
Then the old man said,
With resentment in his voice.
He stares at the ‘unwise man’ who approaches without fear.
Creepy…!
A fear that comes from instinct.
The fear of getting one step closer to death freezes Kim Sa-rang’s body.
“Okay, wait a minute…”
“The young lady left for you. The young lady’s day is for you.”
Meaningful words are engraved in the heart.
The atmosphere changed in an instant, and he felt suffocated and clutched his knees.
“I realized one day that nothing ruins a person more than belated regret.”
“… … .”
“The young lady wanted to keep it a secret from everyone… but you must know.”
“… … .”
“It is always regret that awakens the fool.”
Taaak!
The old man snapped his fingers.
A chillingly concentrated ‘mana’ bursts out from his fingertips.
Daaengㅡㅡㅡ.
And the ringing of bells.
Before I knew it, the sky had turned a bright yellow dusk, coloring the surroundings with the colors of sunset.
Waves containing ‘Mana’ spread out in all directions along with the sound of the bell.
Swish!
Sunset mana passes through Kim Sa-rang’s body.
… … .
… … .
( 『Here’s the latest news. [Changcheon Sword Master] Kim Ha-yang’s only daughter, D-class hunter Kim Sa-rang, is found dead in the [Euncheon Academy] gymnasium.』)
A world dyed in sunset colors.
She saw.
– Joo… Joo, are you dead? Really?
[Euncheon Academy] Gymnasium warehouse.
A space without a single CCTV.
Myself, lying down pathetically,
A wide open ‘wooden box’,
And then you see three men and women looking down at you.
– Are you guys crazy? [Changcheon Sword Song]!
– You guys! You said you’d do it first!
– I didn’t know you’d really fool me!!
Sudden death.
It was strange when I thought about it.
Why did Eunha come to the Academy today without saying anything?
I should have suspected something was wrong, but
Kim Sa-rang, the stone-headed girl, was just happy that Eun-ha came to see her.
– Hey. Isn’t this box dangerous? Take a look with your [Close Encounter] skill.
– … … … … It’s okay. Let’s give it to Kim Sa-rang.
– So what if it’s dangerous? Even if it becomes X, it’s his life, right?
– That’s right.
Grudge.
Just a resentment that builds up.
There was a female student who kept her mouth shut even after seeing the contents of the box with the [See Through] skill.
ㅡ I just did what I was told… Since it was a surprise box, I thought it was just a surprise…
– … … It’s okay. It’s not our fault. You guys had a hard time trying to please Kim Sarang all the time.
There were those who hesitated and found excuses.
I thought you were my friend.
Even though it was just a formal relationship, they were still friends who spoke to me first.
I wonder if that kind of attention would have been a source of strength for the loner.
The resentment builds up.
But, I am less intelligent than others.
Who is the ‘uncle’ who gave me the ‘surprise box’?
Why are you trying to kill yourself?
What did I do wrong,
I couldn’t figure out anything.
“What was inside the opened box?”
I’m just sad.
Because I felt like it was all my fault.
Because I wondered if I would be a stupid loner for the rest of my life.
I was just sad.
“The fool sought wisdom.”
『Things I read in books. Things I heard about. Things I realized unintentionally.』
“And then I realized.”
“Ah… I wanted someone who could impart wisdom, not wisdom itself.”
Daaengㅡㅡㅡ.
The old man speaks.
Holding a grudge against the office.
Don’t be like me,
Wisdom is given to the foolish.
“… … .”
Kim Sa-rang was worried.
Are you forever alone?
“If you hold my hand, you will know.”
The ‘wise old man’ answered her question.
It didn’t ask a question.
What are you worried about, what are your concerns?
Just your own experience, your own wisdom.
Just let it float away like a paper boat floating down a river.
Red sunset, dusk,
It lands on Kim Sa-rang’s shoulder.
“Will you hold this old man’s hand?”
“… … .”
“If you do that, you will be able to meet true fate.”
It reaches out its hand.
On the back of the hand, which is full of wrinkles, there are dark mushrooms blooming.
Meeting true love just by holding hands… Kim Sa-rang, who was a blockhead, couldn’t easily understand.
However, since it was quite easy to hold hands with an old person, I reached out my hand without much suspicion.
Daaengㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ.
The old man’s turquoise eyes.
Put wisdom in it.
The passing of time is carried away by the sound of the bell.
“… … .”
like that,
A woman with her lips pursed,
Slowly stretch out your hand,
“Someone once said, ‘Wisdom comes with time.’”
The old man’s hand was extended,
Gyaruruk~♪
The moment you try to catch it,
I heard a child’s laughter behind me,
Kagagak!!
An old saw cut off the old man’s wrist.
… … .
… … .
“Oh my, this crazy old man is going crazy while I’m not looking.”
“… … .”
“That’s why I can’t get into the apartment and the pills are gray.”
Beautiful voice.
A woman’s voice that melts the hearts of those who listen to it.
(What was inside the opened box?)
Hope that illuminates the lost,
He hugged Kim Sa-rang warmly.
( “Will you hold this old man’s hand?” )
( “If you do that, you will be able to meet true fate.” )
( Then, I will risk my life to protect you. )
“Are you okay? That’s why I said to hang out with other people.”
“… … Galaxy Doryeo…”
“It’s me.”
True relationship.
A ‘wise old man’ who reattaches a severed wrist with a kind smile.
“No matter what that old man said, it’s okay. I’m almost done with my work, so can you wait a little bit?”
Eunha hurriedly ran over, carrying a ‘surprise box’ at her side.
He looked down at Kim Sa-rang with his usual smiling face.
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