138 – EP.7 Disciple’s disciple-2

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It was purely the choice of the Grand Master that I became the 38th disciple of Yeomrun Gong.

That’s why I firmly believed that I would have a talent for martial arts, but my achievements were not very good for that.

Physical training and shaping martial arts were certainly quick to understand and easy to apply.

However, the law to deal with internal energy, which can be said to be the root of martial arts, was a failing grade.

Since I came from a world where there was no internal energy, I thought to myself whether it would be difficult to feel and handle energy.

Master said that it took 3 days to ignite, but even after a month since I first learned to ignite, I haven’t been able to create a single spark.

Martial arts is a very subtle thing.

It’s like playing a character collection game.

I’m sure this time, I press the button thinking it’s floating, but it’s like only bad characters come out.

I’ve tried my best, but I’m going crazy because I haven’t had any results.

This is why when you read martial arts novels, it seems that people are trying to become stronger.

Anyhow, it’s been a month since Master started teaching me Yin Lun Gong.

The ambassador asked me to see the achievements of the past, and I had to show the appearance of not being able to spark even a small spark.

Seeing me like that, I knew the ambassador would say something, but she just nodded and left, saying that she was checking out the nearby houses.

For me, I think that Daebubu had no special thoughts, and that he was just confirming his accomplishments in martial arts, but Master was different.

“You must have been disappointed.”

Master had already drooped and was crossing her legs with the toe of her shoe on the ground.

“Huh? What?”

Before I knew it, I crouched down on the ground and scribbled with a tree branch.

“I have no talent for teaching…”

“Why are you blaming yourself? Someone who seems to say that I have no talent.”

Surprisingly, I felt proud to see myself blaming myself.

As a teacher, being aware of one’s shortcomings and blaming oneself… This is the attitude of a great educator.

Also, my master…

“Even if you have no talent and are just fine, you should have made them ignite…”

A land kid who can’t teach sh*t.

“No, tell me properly or say something like that.”

“Shut up. I’ve shown you everything to show you.”

“It’s a problem just to show it. How to bet, or how to focus on your fingertips. You have to tell me the theoretical part as well. What do you do if I show you how to light a fire with your fingers?”

“Do you dare to challenge my teachings?”

“I’m telling the sky without a single lie. If Master set up a dojo in a village, it was ruined just like that.”

“Go! It’s reckless!”

“You’re motherless, and I have to say something. The teaching method is messed up?”

“You are incompetent!”

My ears hurt from looking up at me and screaming loudly.

“I said why didn’t you say that? That doesn’t change anything. Master has no talent for teaching.”

He kept grunting and getting on my nerves, so when I spoke a little harder, Master’s face turned red.

– Pak!

“Oops!”

Master got up in an instant and gave me a low kick.

I collapsed to the ground, and Master, with tears in his eyes, ran like crazy along the path the ambassador had walked.

Oh my dog is sick

The ambassador and the master returned around sunset.

Judging from the fact that there was something in the cloth, it seemed that he was returning from the market to buy ingredients this evening.

“Are you here?”

After sitting idle and blankly, I greeted them.

To be precise, he politely greeted the ambassador.

“huh.”

Master, carrying a bundle, walked past me.

It’s Master’s on duty tonight.

“Yes. Sit down for a while.”

The ambassador pointed to a stone about ten paces away.

His hips rested on an uneven stone, and the Grand Master leaned his back against a suitable tree.

“I’ve already heard about Soyou, and there’s something I need to tell you too.”

“What is it?”

“I’m about to leave Sacheon now. The people who suffered damage from the blood ghosts helped quite a bit, and the bandits that were infesting the area were eliminated, so there’s no need to stay here anymore.”

“Then where are we going this time?”

In fact, it’s all there for me. After all, it’s a crime-free town.

“I’m going to Anhui. The Murim Meng is there.”

“Are you Murim-maeng? Do you have something to do?”

“Well, there are times when each family head or head of a family gets together to talk about it regularly… but soon there will be a dance competition.”

“Aha… Then Master is leaving.”

Speaking of a martial arts competition, it is a place where promising young warriors compete.

If you are Master, the successor of Yeomryun Gong, it would be right for you to attend.

“And you go out too.”

“Eh? Me?”

“Yes, you too. However, you are the only one who goes out under the name of ‘the successor of the Flame Wheel’. I will create a plausible identity for you.”

“Perhaps…?”

No way, you’re trying to make sure that you don’t wear the name of Yeomrun Gong because you don’t have the talent.

“It’s not what you think.”

Seeing my face, the ambassador jumped ahead.

“According to the law, the three major martial arts are the one who transmits the disciple and the one who is taught. It’s because only the two should exist.”

“Huh? Then what am I?”

“I used some expedient for possession.”

“It seems that the ambassador was quite troubled when he was young.”

As I smiled, the ambassador also smiled at me.

“Yes, I also rotted Master a lot.”

“Ah… But, I’ve never done a dance before. I’m worried. How long can I prepare for a dance competition?”

“If you think about the time it takes to reach Anhui, it will take about a month and a half.”

“A month and a half…”

“Inho, you don’t have to be too pressured. I don’t want anything big from you right now.”

The ambassador, who was smiling, looked at me with a serious face.

“I believe you will do great things in the distant future.”

“Uh… If you’re already expecting that much…”

“hahahaha, I believe it anyway.”

The ambassador approached and patted me on the shoulder.

It hurts terribly.

“Master, dinner… it’s done.”

While chatting and exchanging words with the ambassador, Master, who had come over, announced the time for dinner.

***

After dinner, I continued to spit while washing the dishes.

The thick saliva was muddy and couldn’t be spit out, and it stuck to my mouth dirty.

“Aww…”

Why?

It was because the food Master made was very spicy.

After the meal, the ambassador left the camp, saying he would take a short walk, and I was still doing the dishes, soothing my tingling tongue somehow.

“Ac.”

Put the water in your mouth and gargle.

If you keep the water like this, it will be less spicy.

“I… are you okay?”

And next to me like this, Master stood nervously fidgeting with her hands.

– Knock on Grr

He spat out the water he was holding and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.

“it’s okay.”

“…I didn’t know you couldn’t eat spicy food that much. Oh, or maybe I wasn’t good at controlling the spiciness.”

Master muttering in a voice like a mosquito.

“It’s because I’m spicy. Master, it’s not your fault.”

“Spicy? What does that mean?”

“Ah, it means I can’t eat spicy food well. It’s a term used in my hometown.”

“That’s a strange word.”

– Dalgrakdalgrak

Put dishes in and out of the basin filled with water, and wash the dishes.

Master continued to stand idly by her side, but instead of her usual elated look, she was worried.

“Hey, Master.”

“Why?”

“That… what I just said was just what I said, so don’t take it too seriously.”

“What words? I don’t really care. It’s nothing like you called me a ‘good-for-nothing teacher’.”

“I keep it in my heart. And I’ve never said anything like that. I just said I can’t teach it.”

“Benefit… that’s it, isn’t it?”

“Anyway, it’s because I’m not talented. Don’t beat yourself up. I’ll try harder.”

“……”

Master shuts her mouth like a mute who has eaten honey.

I put the washed dishes in the right place. I’ll figure it out overnight.

I straighten my bent back and look at the sky.

It was pretty nice to see the stars studded with stars in the night sky.

“What are you looking at?”

Suddenly, Master asks.

“Heh heh, don’t you know it when you look at it? You’re looking at the sky. Ugh!”

I answered like a guru with a voice like an old man.

Master’s fist was driven straight into the head.

It is a composition that reminds me of a picture I saw on the Internet one day saying ‘Be quiet!’.

“I’m asking because it’s a face thinking about something. What are you thinking about? Hometown? Friends?”

“Ah, it’s not like that. I just watch the night sky because it’s pretty.”

I replied by rubbing my tingling head.

“Ho-oh… Uncharacteristically, you like to look at the scenery.”

“Is there anyone you don’t like?”

As I replied with a smile, Master asked another question.

“Then, out of all the landscapes you’ve seen, is there a landscape that is most memorable to you?”

Landscape… Landscape.

“Um… was it Henan?”

“Ha Nam?”

“It was a mountain in Hanam… the sunset I saw on the way to the top was really pretty.”

Searching for old memories, I slowly opened my mouth.

“A sheer cliff, a forest spreading beneath it, and the sunset shining there…”

“It’s a really pretty scenery just by listening to it.”

Master closed her eyes and seemed to picture the scenery I was talking about in her head.

“I’d like to see that scenery someday. If it’s a scenery that a cheeky and skinny guy like you would highly praise.”

Master opened his eyes before I knew it and looked at me with a smile.

I also laughed along with Master.

“You will definitely see it. I guarantee it.”

Our conversation continued under a night sky where the stars rained down.