Episode 16
About half an hour ago.
‘It’s an obvious move.’
Even though Yeon Myeong said he was ready, when the attack did not come, rather than feeling suspicious, he guessed the opponent’s intention. It is they who decide the timing of the attack. If raising your spirits consumes your mental energy all the time, it is right that the other side has an overwhelming advantage.
Simply delaying the timing of the attack can erode your mental strength.
Naturally, Myeong’s guess was correct. The four samurai of the Bong Guard had been together for a long time. This means that you can communicate with your eyes. They were planning to completely break the spirit of the obnoxious boy.
The strategy was simple. When the boy’s mental strength is exhausted and a gap is revealed, he shakes off the memorization from all sides at once. Originally, the test was to memorize memorization sequentially from all directions with a time gap, but this time was an exception. In any case, if three are correct, the test is stopped. In order to properly scold the boy, I tried to shoot out all the memorizations at almost the same time with a slight time gap.
But there was something they didn’t expect: the boy’s mind had already reached the realm of swordsmanship.
Consuming mental energy?
To Geomsin, feeling energetic was as natural and routine as breathing. This means that it is already in effect at all times. Even if I waited for days and days, there was no way the feeling could become dull.
‘It’s a hassle.’
In the end, the boy deliberately showed a loophole. If things continued like this, it seemed like the confrontation would continue endlessly.
And as soon as Yeon-myeong showed an opening, the four samurai of the guard moved at the same time. They judged that Yeon Myeong’s concentration had reached its lowest point. The extreme standoff continued for half a hour. Of course, ‘extreme’ was just their idea…
Anyway, both hands of the warriors of the Bong Guard moved like lightning, and dozens of commendations, daggers, and memorized weapons that looked like needles rained down on Yeon Myeong. The weapons were made of wood or had dull blades, but they were not only fast, but also contained some of the experience of the warriors of the Bong Guard, so if they were hit, they could cause serious injury.
The boy, whose eyes were still covered with a cloth, was just standing there with his eyes open, whether he was aware of the crisis that had come upon him or not.
‘hmm?’
Tang Won-jin, who was watching the boy, felt puzzled for a moment. Is that guy smiling right now…?
It was like that.
The boy’s posture was sloppy, but his mouth was clearly drawn. As if this situation was intentionally induced.
‘There are 67.’
Although the natural name was limiting his vision, he was able to recognize each and every memorization with an overwhelming sense of energy. Because the amount of internal energy was still small, the range of energy sensation could not be said to be very wide, but once it was within the range of detection, it did not miss a single thing.
Now all you have to do is avoid or block all the flying memorizations.
‘It’s a simple thing.’
Yeon Myeong quickly took out a shuriken from his pocket. It was captured from Tang Wen-chan some time ago. Meanwhile, the memorization was almost within reach.
With pressure coming from all sides, to a third party, it would have seemed like a long shot for the boy to be able to prevent memorization.
However, Yeon-myeong calmly swung the shuriken. Once the boy reached the realm of the sword, he could see dozens of sword paths that could block memorization. There weren’t many things to choose from because my skills were still at a low level.
‘Chak(着).’
Place one myori on the shuriken. The swinging shuriken naturally absorbed all the memorized energy in its orbit. A line that snaked up and down was drawn around the boy.
Immediately afterwards, dozens of memorized words fell beneath the shuriken that stopped.
“…….”
There was only cold silence in the audience, as if water had been poured on them. I couldn’t accept what had happened in the moment. Some people stopped breathing.
“What was that just now…?”
“How can you dodge that in one move? “You even covered your eyes, right?”
“More than that, is that a test? We can’t go back to the manor anymore, right? “I guess I’ll just have to keep living in the cave.”
Dang Yi-jeon, Dang Yu-ri, and Dang Mi-ryeo, who were watching the boy taking the test from a distance, finally broke the silence and whispered among themselves.
The warriors of the guard did not say anything for a while after that.
‘What is that guy? how…?’
Tang Won-jin felt goosebumps rising as he watched Boy No. 28 slowly remove his blindfold.
The feeling could be outstanding. They may have been naturally sensitive, and it was possible to develop them through some kind of training. But can you master the memorization that poured down like a rain shower in just a few days?
This is possible only when you are not only aware of the surrounding space but also have complete control over it.
Party Wonjin seemed to know the reason why the other guards soldiers were silent. They are probably thinking about how they would have coped in a situation like Boy No. 28.
However, even the party members were not confident that they would respond better than the boy.
‘…It looks like a monster has appeared.’
The party members felt a little sorry for the other boys and girls who participated in the competition. I feel like I already know who the future Sogaju will be. Although it was only a single move using a shuriken, it was very impressive. It was as if I was seeing a swordsman who had reached a world-class level.
“Did you pass?”
Suddenly, a boy approaches and hands a black cloth to Dang Won-jin and asks. Party member Jin could only nod his head. This is because it passed so perfectly that there was no room for objection.
“…okay.”
“Then, can I live in the manor from today…?”
“good night. No. 28 You have already proven that you possess senses beyond the level we desire…”
The party members trailed off. There was something I wanted to ask the boy. I was curious about the art of absorbing memorized energy with shuriken.
I sucked it in⎯ That’s the only way I can express it. At least in the eyes of Tang Won-jin and other warriors of the guard, the boy’s shuriken seemed to be drawn to the boy’s shuriken as if it were a magnet.
From the perspective of memorization, it was a skill that seemed completely opposite. Even if I didn’t learn it, I wanted to ask to know how to deal with it.
However, the warriors of the Bong Guard, including Dang Won-jin, were in a position to teach the participants of this competition. This means that you have the status of an instructor. However, when I asked for teachings, he showed no signs of spirit.
Party Won-jin, who thought for a moment, soon hardened his expression as if he had made a decision.
‘I threw away all pride at that time.’
It reminded me of the time when I couldn’t protect the owner I served. If he and Bongwidae had had enough power, the Tang family would not have declined like this, and Dokbong would not have given up his position as Sogaju.
“No. 28.”
“yes.”
“I saw what you did well. “It was very impressive.”
“thank you.”
“Can you tell me how you did it? I wonder if it is possible to accept memorizations with a lot of experience in that way. “For those who have mastered martial arts by rote, it seemed like an art no less invincible.”
“…!”
Everyone except Yeon Myeong was surprised by the party member’s words. A party member in charge of training the seven competing groups asked a boy to teach him. With words that are nothing short of high praise.
Zhuge Changxin also shows interest with a bright look in his eyes.
The three remaining members of the Seven Group trembled in shock. They say Sogaju has already been decided to be her.
Meanwhile.
‘Are you asking me why? ‘Not Geomro.’
Yeon Myeong felt puzzled. From his perspective, Myori was just a simple principle of martial arts. In general, swordsmanship and swordsmanship contain many principles.
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Simply put, the principles of jung (heavy), kwae (快: fast), and illusion (change) are used, and a little more upward sword techniques include pa (break), san (scatter), and accompaniment (着). : attached), dan (斷: cut), ye (銳: sharp), etc.
There are also extremely high-grade geomchos that mix several principles or implement one principle to the extreme.
Yeon Myeong had already reached the area where he could extract only those principles from each sword method and sword technique and apply them as myori. It wasn’t that difficult.
Rather, for Yeon Myeong, the sword skill he learned after swinging it hundreds or tens of millions of times was more valuable. The same thing happened just a little while ago. Even if the tricks of training were included, in the end the essence was whether it was possible to implement a sword that could memorize all the memorization at once.
But Yeon Myeong had no intention of revealing such things.
Not yet.
“It’s not that difficult to wear clothes.”
“It’s not difficult…?”
“yes. All it takes is a little bit of enlightenment.”
“What if it’s a little bit of enlightenment?”
“It is about insight into the source of wrongdoing. I’m looking into its properties. “I can help you with that.”
“Really!”
Party members were delighted. The guards, including him, were warriors to the core. Those who want to somehow gain stronger power and somehow advance to the next level.
In fact, the part about martial arts was not something that could be known unconditionally just by asking for instruction. Unless you are in a teacher-student relationship, you have nothing to say even if the other person refuses. Because enlightenment was such a precious thing. One small realization could be a milestone that will lead you to the next level.
Even though they didn’t know it, the boy’s spirit⎯ sense, perspective, and insight were comparable to those of the Sword God. Couldn’t it be an absurd reason?
The boy said with a grin.
“There is a little wind instead.”
“…good night. “What are the conditions?”
“There are no conditions. “Because it’s really just a small wish.”
“Listen and judge.”
“I just want you to prepare three generous meals a day. “It’s served with meat.”
“…Is that the end?”
The party members asked back with an expression of disbelief. This was in the mountains. It may be a little troublesome, but hunting wild animals was no problem for the guards. According to what the boy said, it was really a trivial condition.
“Oh, I don’t want you to interfere with whatever I do. “Not for one year, but for three years.”
“…Let me consider that. First of all, you are not supposed to interfere with your original training for one year.”
“Also, if you want me to learn home appliance martial arts, please let me know without delay.”
“That’s what we’re supposed to do.”
“I plan to learn only what I want to learn.”
“…I’m a picky eater. i get it.”
Tang Wonjin nodded with an expression that seemed to understand what the boy was saying. No. 28, Yeon-myeong was asking to be allowed to skip the current sequence and learn the martial arts of Ascension. I will also choose only the ones I like and learn them.
Originally, I should have refused for the sake of proper training. If you ignore the strict order and learn the martial arts of ascension, your achievements may be delayed. The saying, “The more urgent you are, the more you have to go back,” also applies to martial arts.
However, the party members had already seen that the boy was an unusual talent. I had a gut feeling that it would be okay to just let him do whatever he wanted. Maybe he’s a genius whose talent is blossoming on his own. That kind of expectation arose.
“Then, I assume you have agreed.”
In this way, a deal was reached that satisfied both parties.
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