Chapter 27 – 027. Yeongcheon Style
027. Yeongcheon Style
The Yeongcheon Sword Center was located in a neighborhood a 40-minute bus ride from my studio apartment.
Located in a relatively quiet neighborhood, the Yeongcheon Sword Center was a larger building than I had imagined. It was a whole four-story building, over 150 pyeong in size.
The first floor was a counter and parking lot.
The second floor was a fitness club exclusively for hunters.
The third floor had a sauna, changing rooms, and a combat training room.
The fourth floor was for individual combat training rooms.
‘With a building like this… it wouldn’t be strange to call it a top-tier hunter academy. It’s in a remote area, but it’s quick to get to by car, so people would come, right?’
I thought Oh Junhyuk was just joking around to scare me. Looking at this building, it seemed like they would teach professionally.
“Hello. Are you here to sign up?”
The woman at the counter said to me with a business smile.
‘She’s pretty, but not celebrity-level… Ah, she’s just an employee, not a trainer.’
Come to think of it, there was no reason for a trainer to be at the counter.
“I’m not here to sign up… I just came to hear about the Yeongcheon Style and try it out.”
“Ah. Then could you show me your hunter’s license?”
I handed her my hunter’s license, which I had received only two days ago.
She looked at the license, typed something into the computer, and handed it back to me.
“Yes, I’ve confirmed it. Our Yeongcheon Sword Center offers a free one-day trial, and to become a member, you need to be initiated into the Yeongcheon Style. The membership fee is 3 million won per month. We have an event going on right now, so if you sign up, you can use personal training and an individual training room for free for a month.”
The female employee kindly explained various things to me.
I was surprised by the price, not just the event. 3 million won a month. Usually, hunter academies cost over 5 million won a month. Famous academies that have trained well-known hunters sometimes charge over 10 million won a month.
She handed me basic workout clothes and shoes. They were a bit old-fashioned, but not too bad to wear. I planned to get new workout clothes if I officially started attending here. Even if they were washed, I didn’t want to wear workout clothes that some stranger had sweated in.
“Change in the changing room and go to the combat training room. The trainer will be waiting for you there.”
“Thank you.”
“No problem. The Yeongcheon Style is a good swordsmanship. So, I’m sure you’ll like it.”
“…Yes, yes.”
I felt a strange unease at her words and headed to the changing room.
The men’s changing room was clean. There was no old furniture, and it wasn’t dirty, as if it was cleaned every day.
‘…But why is there no one here?’
It was deserted.
There wasn’t a single person, not even an ant.
It was 5 PM now. Hunters didn’t have fixed working hours, so they weren’t bound by time. There should be at least one or two people.
‘…Shit. Something feels wrong.’
Anxiety surged. Oh Junhyuk’s words echoed in my head.
It’s fucking tough.
I swallowed hard and changed my clothes.
‘If it’s fucked up, I’m running.’
I entered the combat training room and gasped.
In the center of the combat training room, which was decorated like a swordsmanship dojo, stood a beautiful woman with her hair tied up to her waist.
She had fair skin and a curvy figure with no visible fat. She was wearing gray leggings on the bottom and a sports tank top on top, revealing her toned abs.
‘C-cup breasts…! Her face looks strong but pure! Her lifted butt is a work of art!’
I felt grateful to Oh Junhyuk for recommending this place and approached her.
“Are you Seong Yujin?”
“Yes, I am Seong Yujin.”
“Nice to meet you. I’m Jin Seyoung, the acting director and hunter trainer.”
“Yes, nice to meet you too.”
She and I shook hands. I was a bit surprised here. Her hands, which seemed like they would be soft, were full of rough calluses.
And without realizing it, I ended up using my erogenous zone detection.
[Jin Seyoung’s erogenous zones: Inner thighs. Left ear.]
“I heard you haven’t been a hunter for long.”
“…Yes. But I’m from the National Cheon University’s Hunter Department, so I know the basics about hunters.”
“At our Yeongcheon Sword Center, your experience as a hunter isn’t very important. What’s important is your talent for the Yeongcheon Style. If we don’t think you have talent for the Yeongcheon Style… unfortunately, we can’t allow you to join.”
“…Oh, oh. Is that so?”
I was taken aback. It was no wonder there were no people here with such a condition. No, wasn’t the purpose of running a hunter academy to make money in the first place?
“I know it’s strange. But my goal isn’t to make money, it’s to promote the Yeongcheon Style. To promote the Yeongcheon Style, I need talented people.”
“…Then wouldn’t it be better for you to become famous and promote it yourself?”
“That’s also true. But I want to make the Yeongcheon Style popular. …Unfortunately, the basic parts haven’t been properly established yet, so we have to assess talent. Accepting talented people is also one of the reasons for collecting data on the Yeongcheon Style.”
“How do you judge whether I have talent for the Yeongcheon Style or not?”
“One month. I’ll personally stick by your side for a month and judge your talent. …This is possible under the condition that you pay the monthly membership fee.”
“…Ah. I see.”
I gave a bitter smile. Even if I lasted a month here, if she didn’t like me, I would have to leave.
I wasn’t confident that I could be recognized for my talent by her. I had never heard anyone say I was talented at anything in my life.
It was the same with swordsmanship. Most hunters used swords, and I chose a sword as my weapon because it looked cool.
“Wait a moment. Can I take a look at your body?”
“Ah. Yes. Go ahead.”
I spread my arms wide as if to show off. If she wanted, I could even get naked here.
Jin Seyoung came closer to me.
Whether she had been working out before I came, her faint scent of sweat entered my nose. It wasn’t disgusting. Rather, it was a fragrant smell that stimulated my lust. No. It was more like a pheromone that was seducing me.
“…Hmm. Your body isn’t trained.”
“I, I came here to train.”
“Maybe this is better. If you were half-trained, it wouldn’t have been easy to correct you to fit the Yeongcheon Style…”
She moved away. I felt a sense of disappointment. If this wasn’t reality but a world of games, I might have pounced on her right away.
“Today, I’ll first teach you the basics of the Yeongcheon Style and how to use the exercise equipment. Follow me.”
“…Yes.”
My eyes went to her butt. Her butt, wrapped in gray leggings, was slightly wiggling with every step.
What made me even more horny was the inverted triangle space between her thighs, right below her crotch.
‘That space between….’
“Yujin? Come over here and pick up a wooden sword.”
“Ah. Yes!”
I quickly approached her. She was so hot that it wasn’t easy to concentrate. Even though I was releasing my sexual desire almost every day in the ‘Vampire Detective’ world.
“Okay. I’ll show you the basic stance of the Yeongcheon Style. Watch me and follow along.”
I held the wooden sword and faced her. Jin Seyoung held the sword in her right hand and lowered the tip slightly. It was a bit different from the basic stance of kendo.
Even though I was just a newbie hunter, I could easily follow the stance.
“Actually, once you reach a certain level, the basic stance of the Yeongcheon Style isn’t important. The basic philosophy of the Yeongcheon Style is to swing the sword from any stance. Therefore, once you get used to it, the basic stance becomes meaningless.”
“…From any stance?”
“Yes. To be precise, it’s to swing the sword from any place, in any stance. But this is just the basics. The real purpose of the Yeongcheon Style is to kill the opponent faster than they can kill you.”
“That’s a brutal swordsmanship.”
“The Yeongcheon Style is a swordsmanship for actual combat. I guarantee that the Yeongcheon Style is by no means inferior to other swordsmanship. So, please do your best.”
Jin Seyoung swung the sword slowly, being considerate of me. I followed her stance and movements, then tilted my head.
I was doing the same thing, but it seemed different.
“Your stance is a bit off. It’s a matter of strength. It’s okay, just follow me for now.”
I focused on the training. But my concentration didn’t last for three minutes.
‘…Wow. Look at her breasts getting squished.’
When Shin Seyoung swung her sword, her firm C-cup breasts touched her arm, and their shape was distorted. The breast flesh slightly popped out and then went back in over the sports tank top.
“This stance is for swinging from a high position….”
I listened to her explanation with one ear and followed the movements. My eyes were fixed on her, but my gaze was distributed evenly between her breasts, waist, and butt. I secretly stole glances at her body.
‘That firm butt… I want to smack it hard once.’
When she spread her legs, I saw her vulva bulging out. The labia looked thick.
‘…No. No. Focus. Focus. I came here to learn swordsmanship.’
About 30 minutes.
The time for eye candy, which felt like torture to me… no, the swordsmanship time was over.
“Do you think you understand a little now?”
“Ah, well… it’s a bit difficult.”
“You’ll naturally get used to the basics as you practice. Then, let’s go downstairs and train your body. I’ll also teach you how to use the hunter’s exercise equipment.”
The hunter’s exercise equipment wasn’t anything special.
It was just regular exercise equipment that you could see in a gym, but made tougher for hunters. The way to use the equipment was similar.
“One of the best exercises is squats. The lower body is important for any exercise, and there are few exercises that can train the lower body as well as squats. Okay. Follow me.”
I followed her and got into a squat position. I spread my legs and pushed my butt back.
“Be careful with your knees. One.”
In front of a large mirror, she and I did squats. It was an unavoidable male instinct to look at Jin Seyoung’s butt.
Jin Seyoung also taught me how to use the exercise equipment in detail, and she never let anything slide, even if my posture was slightly off.
“It’s an exercise you do with your chest, not your arms.”
“Your body is weak for a hunter. But don’t worry. A hunter’s body gets stronger as you train it.”
“Straighten your back more.”
“It’s not called hunter’s equipment for nothing. You can get seriously injured if you’re not careful.”
Jin Seyoung sometimes not only explained with words but also touched my body to correct my posture. I purposely made mistakes to feel her touch.
“Good job~.”
“Y-you too, Seyoung.”
I answered with a forced smile, completely exhausted.
My body was already covered in sweat. All the muscles in my body were already screaming. I thought I might not be able to get up tomorrow if I didn’t get a massage.
‘I think I know what “tough” means. How does she know my limits so precisely?’
There were times when I tried to slack off, saying I couldn’t do it anymore. But it didn’t work at all. Jin Seyoung smiled and made me do three more.
“Today was a free trial, so we did this much, but tomorrow we’ll train more seriously. About 4 hours?”
“…Do you usually do that much?”
“No. As you can see, there aren’t many people, so we have time. I’ll definitely help you, Yujin. You’ll join, right?”
“…Join? Can’t I quit whenever I want?”
“Of course, you’re free to quit or join. We’re not a gang or a martial arts sect from a wuxia novel. However, as I said before, if you don’t have talent for the Yeongcheon Style, I’m sorry, but we’ll have to expel you right away.”
Jin Seyoung stared at me intently. I felt a sense of unspoken pressure. She was asking me whether I would join or not right now.
“…I’ll join… no, I’ll be initiated.”
She was a B-rank hunter. That meant her skills were solid. It would be tough to attend here, but I would definitely get stronger.
Above all, I liked Jin Seyoung.
“That’s great! I’ll be waiting!”
Jin Seyoung smiled brightly.
Why?
I was reminded of the face of a devil smiling wickedly from her beautiful face.
