‘… what?’

Bart Foster’s snoring has long been notorious among his peers. To the extent that this is so, even if you use another room in the hotel, you can hear the sound from the neighboring room.

It didn’t matter if it was simply loud, but once he fell asleep, he couldn’t easily wake up, so once he started snoring, he couldn’t stop snoring.

One time, there was a complaint from another guest, so it was to the extent that among the rooms rented by the club, they only let them sleep in the middle room.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I snore all the time, and I rarely snore when I take a light nap… Conversely, once you start to score goals, there is no answer.

Have you ever had to sleep in the same room?

In that case, once he had to pray that he would not snore tonight, and if Bart started snoring because his prayers were lacking in sincerity, the best option was to quietly put on earplugs and go to sleep.

But can you stop this all at once?

At least in his mind, the right way didn’t come to mind. It would be impossible unless Bart’s throat was blocked with harsh words.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

About that time, Kang Tae-han opened the door and returned.

Ybor slowly shook his head at Kang Tae-han’s words and opened his mouth in a low voice.

“Even if we waited, it seems like less than a minute, well. Besides, it’s better because I can concentrate quietly.”

“That is fortunate.”

“By the way, how did you get Bart to shut up? It wouldn’t be possible unless you clog your throat.”

“yes. I did.”

“… Yes?”

A reply to a playful joke.

Kang Tae-han’s voice was calm, but the content contained in it was enough to make Ybor pause.

* * *

“Are you sure?”

“Of course it is a joke. If you react so seriously to these words, I am rather troubled.”

After staring blankly at him for a while, Ybor asked in a dubious voice. In response, Kang Tae-han shrugged and smiled. Then, as before, in a calm voice, he added:

“I just corrected my posture so that I could breathe comfortably. Snoring is usually a symptom of unstable breathing.”

To be more precise, after correcting her posture comfortably, she pierced the Qi-Hyeol corresponding to the inner pores, but there is no need to explain that.

“that… Is that so.”

Because I couldn’t understand without saying that. Ybor nodded his head slowly with an expression of roughly ‘I think there is such a thing’.

“By the way, it looks like you’ve been working hard all this time.”

“What do you mean?”

“A deep breath, I told you the other day.”

At Kang Tae-han’s words, Ybor reacted unexpectedly. He asked with a look of delight in his heart.

“Did you remember?”

“What… It wasn’t that long ago, was it?”

“but… The teacher would give similar advice to dozens of people a day, so I thought you might have forgotten.”

The last time we met in England for the first time, that day Kang Tae-han advised Ybor to ‘get into the habit of taking deep breaths regularly’.

Ibor is a constitution that is easy to build up in the vicinity of the respiratory tract because the aura of lung blood (肺兪) is naturally cloudy and light.

First of all, rough measures were taken to pierce the clogged blood with takgi, but it was unreasonable to fix the innate constitution at once.

But it’s not a situation where you can come to get a massage regularly, and it’s a bit like neglecting it irresponsibly… So, I went to tell you how to deal with it to some extent.

“A lot of the parts that were problematic last time have been alleviated. It looks like you’ve been working really hard.”

Ivor’s physical condition was much better than at that time. I’d say it’s more than expected.

Moreover, he did not tell me anything great, and the result was all the more surprising because he simply gave advice, ‘Get into the habit of breathing deeply’.

“Is that so… … .”

“yes. Originally, I was going to take action mainly on that part, but I was worried for nothing.”

Ybor was lying face down with his forehead on the pillow.

He smiled brightly at that. I guess I felt like I was being rewarded for all the hard work I had been meditating on.

Of course, the reason he has been steadily breathing deeply and meditating is for the sake of his game condition.

But still, seeing Kang Tae-han recognize me right away, I felt a special and emotional feeling for some reason. It feels like being recognized by an authority figure.

“I… Then, sir.”

And did that praise give you courage?

Ybor carefully put into his mouth a long-standing thought he had had since before he came here, no, since he had been playing leagues for a long time in England.

“There is one favor I would like to ask you.”

“Tell me.”

Kang Tae-han nodded happily. Ivor looked at him and opened his mouth with a slightly relieved voice.

“As the teacher just said, I have been steadily taking time to meditate. Even when I was drenched in sweat right after a workout, I managed to breathe and organize my thoughts calmly.”

Kang Tae-han nodded his head instead of answering with a voice.

How seriously he took his advice was something you could guess from just looking at his physical condition.

“So it really made me feel better. The breathing problem that the teacher pointed out has almost disappeared.”

“That’s a good phenomenon.”

“Yes. Thanks to this, it became easier to manage my condition, led to my performance in the game, and gradually got used to the meditation itself. However… … .”

As he spoke, Yvor slowly got up and sat down on the bed. Then he met Kang Tae-han’s eyes and said.

“I feel like I’m stuck with something these days.”

“… Are you blocked?”

“I think I can go a little deeper here, but I can’t figure out how. I can see the clue of the knot, but it feels stuffy that it can’t be untied.”

The first time I felt that way was about a month ago.

After that, as I immersed myself in deep meditation, I felt like I was about to reach something new, but then the immersion was cut off in the middle. Such a very frustrating situation was repeated.

It’s like trying to light a fire with a branch, smoke rises but the embers are hard to see.

Of course, I don’t know exactly what lies beyond. I don’t know what it is, so I’m not even sure if it really exists. Maybe it’s just my own delusion and over-immersion.

Only one thing was certain.

Either way, this man, Kang Tae-han, an oriental master, must know something. so that.

“So by the way… Could you tell me a way to go deeper there, a proper meditation method to move on to the next one?”

He threw the main point to Kang Tae-han and bowed his head politely. This was the attitude I read in ‘The Basics of Asking in the Orient’, which I read on the Internet not long ago.

“Hmm… It’s the first time I’ve been in a situation like this, so I’m embarrassed.”

And Kang Tae-han, who watched his words and appearance. He scratched his head with an embarrassed expression. Like I said, it’s the first time this has happened.

“If you are in trouble because of lack of time… Now that I’m supposed to get a massage, just give me twenty-thirty minutes!”

Perhaps interpreting Kang Tae-han’s reaction as an intention to refuse, Ybor made another request with additional conditions.

give up massage

At first glance, it sounded playful, but those who had received a massage from Kang Tae-han even once, especially other Everton players who had been waiting for this moment for several months, were prepared to feel the spleen.

“priority… Please raise your head.”

On the other hand, Kang Tae-han opened his mouth in a low voice with a smile on his face. Ybor immediately raised his head, and Kang Tae-han continued to talk while making eye contact with him.

“First, if you don’t mind, would you like to try meditating?”

“Are you talking right now?”

“yes. Here.”

Ivor nodded.

It was a bit sudden, but Ivor had been meditating even when his pulse was rough after exercising. He naturally relaxed and immediately entered a meditative state.

‘Hmm… … .’

And Kang Tae-han, looking at the situation in that state.

Silently watching his blood flow, he raised his hand over his right shoulder as if to examine it more closely. Then I burst out in a little admiration.

‘Your concentration is amazing.’

Certainly, more than I thought.

It was not to the level of manipulating or operating qi, but it reached the level of immersing yourself deep inside and recognizing the existence of blood vessels.

I would say it’s right before I can open my eyes to my senses through my own efforts. He did not have an aptitude for martial arts like Choi Seong-hyun, but his concentration itself was excellent.

I can’t say it’s unconditional, but… Perhaps, if I had been constantly ingesting energy like the masseurs of Cheonma Massage, I would have already mastered the energy.

Blood flow full of spiritual energy and normal blood flow. If you ask which of the two has the greater presence, the former is bound to be overwhelming.

‘It wasn’t an exaggeration to say I felt stuffy.’

In fact, in a situation where you have reached the front door, you can’t get your spirits up and go back every once in a while.

In a situation like this, you can’t help but feel cramped. Kang Tae-han, who was examining his condition now, felt sorry for him.

“It’s done.”

match! Kang Tae-han opens his mouth with the sound of hand clapping.

“hot.”

Then Ivor’s eyes, which had been closed, opened at once. It was such a strange feeling that it felt like I was forcibly cut off from immersion, yet it wasn’t unpleasant and it was clean.

“Me, did you end up with this?”

“yes. Enough.”

Kang Tae-han nodded with a satisfied face. Then he put his hand to his mouth for a moment, thoughtfully, then opened his mouth with a light smile.

“How long are you planning to stay in Korea?”

“Once the schedule is set for five days.”

“Then, do you have time in three days, on Friday evening?”

“Yes. It’s okay, but… … .”

“Then let’s see each other then.”

Those words are no different from permission.

At Kang Tae-han’s words, Ybor put on a firm expression for a moment, then, a beat late, he brightened up and spoke in an excited voice.

“Are you sure!”

“Yes. It’s not that difficult.”

It’s not like they’re imparting some great martial arts, it’s just a level that helps them learn the senses.

Besides, at Ybor’s level right now, literally giving him a slight push on the back was enough. It’s just a matter of injecting some deception into the bloodstream.

Of course, that won’t give Kang Tae-han any benefit… If you think on the contrary, isn’t it not that damage is given because of this?

“… Thank you, Master Kang.”

Meanwhile, at Kang Tae-han’s words, Ybor smiled brightly. Considering his usual cold and blunt image, it was a very rare face.

“Anyway, let’s meet on Friday… First, lie down again.”

“Yes?”

“You should get a massage.”

It was Ybor who asked for a lesson instead of receiving a massage, but since he set a date separately, it didn’t matter anyway.

“ah… yes! It should be.”

Ivor, who had already given up on one of the two in his heart, but managed to catch both rabbits.

With a bright smile still lingering on his lips, he immediately prostrated himself on the bed as if worried that Kang Tae-han might change his mind.