Chapter 69 – A New Connection
#069.
“Then let’s go.”
“Yes. Half Mangyeong.”
The day after they arrive at the ruins.
When new knights and soldiers joined, Lord Hafman entrusted them with the protection of the ruins, and went out to escort the Gaonnes.
Although Gaon had fully recovered, he was still not in perfect condition, so he readily accepted the favor.
In the end, Gaon, Chorin, Hayeon, and Jihee. And 10 soldiers, including Hafman, went on their way back to Kielun territory.
It was completely unintentional on his part, but three women came to be with Gaon. The envy of the soldiers pierced their entire bodies.
Of course, Gaon had no idea, and the other women were busy talking among themselves.
“Sister, yesterday was really cool! The magic I showed you last time was warming up, right? I was surprised to see that the roots of the tree grow quickly and imprison them!”
Hayeon had a bright expression.
Yesterday, after tearing up and saying goodbye to the dead bodies of his colleagues, he had clearly shaken off his sorrow for them.
Ji Cho-rin, who tried to suit her, raised her tension more than usual and showed her lively reaction.
“Huh! No big deal. Jihee, if you learn a little, you can do it too, right?”
“No. I can’t. You said you had to memorize formulas. I’m weak in math, so it’s impossible.”
Yoo Ji-hee shook her head left and right at Cho-rin’s words, shaking her bobbed hair that reached her shoulders.
As she said, it’s hard to learn magic if you’re weak in math.
It’s basically like being born with mana affinity, but in order to build up magic in a stable form, starting with memorizing formulas and calculating coordinates, it’s because there are many things to pay attention to.
It gets worse the higher you go.
Even if you try hard to memorize formulas, the speed of operation is completely dependent on the performance of your brain.
After all, there is a limit to effort alone.
Magic is a realm of 100% pure talent. Criminals were a study only for the chosen ones who could neither follow nor stay.
As Gaon was walking in the desert, spilling out the conversation between Jihee and Chorin, he suddenly felt their eyes on him.
When she turned her head, she saw Hayeon glancing at her.
She was fidgeting, biting her lips, unable to keep her hands in one place, as if she was in such a hurry.
‘How will we do it.’
During the night, I exchanged opinions with Chorin.
Whether to accept Joo Ha-yeon as a disciple or not. And the conclusion reached was to put it on hold for now.
Chorin received a positive response, but Gaon was still hesitating.
Aside from whether she could teach others well, the question was whether she could trust Ha-yeon. They had known each other for less than a week.
How could they trust and teach when they didn’t even exchange a few words in conversation, and it was just a passing relationship.
Spearmanship, including pungjin, is a martial art that Gaon has established over decades. You can’t pass that on to just anyone. It’s a big problem to make a decision in a short time.
‘I don’t think my personality itself is as bad as I thought…’
Seeing him kneeling down and bowing his head to the man he hated so much to save Yoo Ji-hee’s life at the ruins, it seems that he has a sense of loyalty.
It is also true that the incident that happened last time was not meant to be demeaning at all.
If you think like this, you can accept it at once, but strangely, no conclusion has been drawn.
After thinking hard about it, Gaon made a clear decision and called Hayeon.
“Miss Joo Ha-yeon. Come over here for a while. I have something to say.”
“Yes? Ah yes!”
While talking with Yu Ji-hee, Cho-rin’s gaze briefly passed them, but soon they seemed to fall back into the conversation.
Gaon and Hayeon slipped slightly behind the crowd and talked about what they hadn’t finished yesterday.
“Didn’t you ask me to teach you spearmanship?”
“Yes, it was. Don’t be shy and tell me. Even if I refuse, there will be no resentment!”
She pretended to be confident, but Hayeon’s eyes were shaking uneasy. She was at once anxious about what she would do in the future if she ever got rejected.
It wasn’t just to get stronger that she asked to be taught her spearmanship.
The sorrow of losing colleagues. Feeling helpless to do anything. However, it is an expression of struggling to break away from the self who has not yet been able to shake off the fear.
Gaon read her will and slowly began to explain.
“The spearmanship I have learned is a skill that is used in conjunction with the new skill.”
“Yes? If you are new…”
Where did Hayeon hear about Shin Gong?
In this place where even cheap Aura exercises on the market are not easily taught, there was no one who could explain it to people who did not know about new techniques, and even to earthlings whose image could be said to be the worst.
“It’s called rubella. That’s pretty much how you know it. In any case, my spearmanship is only about combining basic skills with divine techniques. To be honest, Hayeon Joo doesn’t have the great skills she wants. Are you okay though?”
“Yes! Does not matter. Am I still in a state where I can’t even do the basics properly? You can just teach me that. And the basics are the most important. Even if you have great skills, it is useless without basic skills!”
“… It is.”
It is the same with all acts using the original body.
Whether it’s spearmanship or swordsmanship. It’s not that, boxing, muay thai, taekwondo, various martial arts, and even in sports like running, basic skills are very important.
If you learn to fly when you can’t even run, a minor mistake can develop into an irreversible accident.
It is the same even for those who have achieved a high level. No, on the contrary, the more you reach a higher level, the more solid your basic skills are.
In the end, what is increasingly important is not simply the form that can be seen with the eyes, but the mystery, will, and enlightenment that dwell within it.
Gaon nodded his head, positively accepting the idea that Hayeon had the minimum conditions for receiving a teaching.
“I’m glad you think so. Then, I will teach you spearmanship. Shin Gong is… Let’s wait and see.”
“I-really?”
Ha-yeon asked in disbelief.
It was all the more so because the possibility was set low in the first place.
“Yes. When we get back, let’s try sparring. I need to know what level it is.”
I’ve never seen Ha-yeon fight properly.
I’ll teach them once, but it’s a law to know if you have a talent that matches the physical conditions you see on the outside.
I thought to myself like that and shook my head, but Ha-yeon used an unexpected title.
“Ah… Go, thank you Master!”
“… Master?”
You’re a master It’s the first time I’ve heard it in my life.
If you think about it, you can definitely see this form as a teacher-teacher relationship.
I feel a strange tickle in my chest.
Hayeon reacted to Gaon’s curious question by saying, “Isn’t it natural?”
“Yes! Isn’t that right, Master?”
“You are definitely right. So let’s call it that.”
“Master, please feel free to call me too!”
“… Okay. Let’s go back now.”
Somehow, I ended up taking a disciple.
Also, he is incredibly sociable and has a high affinity.
‘It feels strange.’
Gaon tilted his head as he touched his warm chest.
***
“Stop! I’m going to stay here for a day! Everyone get ready for camp!”
─Yes!
The march, which had not stopped since lunch, finally came to a halt. After briefly giving instructions to the soldiers, Lord Hafman approached Gaon.
“Gaon-gyeong. The sun will set in a little while, so I thought it would be nice to stay overnight here. We are preparing for camp now, so please wait a little.”
“No. You don’t have to. We will help too. By the way, I am not a knight.”
When he said he would help and corrected the title, Harp Mangyeong shook his head and replied.
“Aren’t you going to be knighted soon anyway? I’ll just call you comfortably.”
“It is, but…”
“Haha! Then I’ll go. If you wait, the soldier will bring you a tent for the barracks. The stew will be distributed in an hour, so you just have to finish it by then.”
“Thank you.”
If the mere mercenaries waited patiently for the soldiers to build barracks, there would be no shortage of resistance.
It must have been that Hafman-gyeong held Gaon’s strength high, so he treated it in its own way, but the soldiers, whether strong or not, couldn’t see it favorably if the mercenaries were resting comfortably while they were struggling.
Gaon accepted a tent for barracks brought by a soldier and gave instructions to his men. Even though they just followed Gaon’s instructions, they seemed to be progressing step by step.
“Gaon-san is amazing! We are the fastest!”
“Master is the best!”
“… Incredible.”
When the compliments from the three beautiful, beautiful women flew in at once, she couldn’t help but shrug her shoulders no matter how warm she was.
The soldiers around him looked at him with envious eyes. Somehow, it seems like this repertoire keeps repeating today.
Gaon looked around his tent for inspection and nodded his head.
“It is firmly fixed with no missing places. Now let’s rest until dinnertime. Oh, Joo Ha-yeon, follow me. I’ll teach you a little bit about spearmanship.”
“Really? Oh yea!”
At Gaon’s words, Hayeon was the first to jump and was delighted. Yoo Ji-hee just put her butt on the floor without saying a word, while Cho-rin looked at Ga-on and Ha-yeon alternately with her face full of anxiety.
This is because the speed at which the two become friends is too fast. For her part, she couldn’t help but think about what to do. But he also shook her head for a moment, trying to look away from them.
‘Let’s not doubt it.’
She didn’t want to do any more self-indulgent, self-indulgent doubts. Above all, Chorin had a strong conviction.
Just like what happened yesterday.
Gaon didn’t even think about moving even when Hayeon and Yoo Jihee were in danger of dying.
Just a word to say I want to save Chorin. With that alone, I fought while slashing my life force.
Anyone can see that he values her more than Ha-yeon and Yoo Ji-hee. It hasn’t even been a day since I’ve seen him like that, so it’s a big disrespect to think this way.
For less than an hour, Chorin repeated that there would be no deep emotional exchange between the two, and she tried to distract her.
Then, Gaon, unaware of Chorin’s thoughts, took Hayeon and slipped into her side, raising the newly obtained spear through her harp.
“Joo Ha-yeon. What do you know about spearmanship?”
“Uh, um… If it’s spearmanship. That… Sorry! I don’t know anything.”
“…”
It’s too honest to be honest.
I don’t know, but I could have made it up somehow, but she immediately bowed down with the words that she didn’t know if it was her personality that couldn’t lie.
Even he couldn’t contain her bewilderment and stiffened her body, then swung her spear around and hit the sandy floor! She plugged it in and opened her mouth.
“The skills I will teach you are Ran, Na, and Char. Column pushing out and me pushing in. And it’s a stab and pierce.”
“Ran, I, Char. Yes I got it!”
“Yes, in any case, this Ranraksal is the basic and everything of spearmanship. Even if you learn this, there is no hindrance to fighting.”
“Yes!”
The orange eyes radiate with twinkling light. The eyes full of anticipation and curiosity made me feel even a hint of innocence.
Gaon is close to blank when it comes to spearmanship, but he nodded his head satisfied with his enthusiasm and continued his explanation.
His first days as a teacher passed just like that.
