Chapter 3 – 3. Original? I’ll Give You the Dog.
Whiik!
Liu Jia put her whistle in her mouth and blew vigorously. At the same time as the signal to start the match, Dokgo Hwaryeon rushed towards Black Johnson.
“Huap!”
He wrapped his fists in flames and screamed. I could feel the heat of the roaring flame. The cadets who watched the game around were amazed at the firepower.
“Dokgo Hwaryeon… Isn’t that normal?”
“Johnson, who is enduring that, is no joke.”
The skin is itchy. I got goosebumps from the powerful heat wave. The cadets took a step back and murmured. It felt like his skin would dry out if he stayed close.
Even though it was not a real battle, Dokgo Hwaryeon did its best. She was a woman who wanted to be strong, so she didn’t waste every moment.
“You hold up well?!”
Dokgo Hwaryeon glared at Black Johnson and smiled. She was intrigued by her Black Johnson, enduring a spark of her own.
‘Most of them avoid it or something.’
Black Johnson stood tall on the field. As if he could withstand the heat, he swept through his body. There was a glimpse of leeway.
“It’s hot Yo.”
I heard awkward Korean words. After checking his condition, Black Johnson stretched out his thick arm. He only swung his arm in place, but it felt like a gust of wind was blowing.
Dokgo Hwaryeon hurriedly twisted her upper body to avoid Black Johnson’s hand. Not knowing what would happen the moment she was caught, she forced herself to move.
‘It’s so big… !’
Black Johnson’s hand passed over his head.
In Dokgo Hwaryeon’s eyes, Black Johnson’s body was too large. His physicality itself was different. He looked superior to the male cadets his age.
‘Yeomho, thank you!’
So thank you. He was grateful for the fact that the fire spirit, “Salt Tiger”, Had come to his side to help him rub against a great man like Black Johnson.
Dokgo Hwaryeon wanted to win against Black Johnson. Whatever she was doing, she didn’t want to end it in defeat. I can’t help it if I lack skills, but…
‘Because I, too, will become a hero of this country.’
When I was young, I was seriously injured by a villain. She then remembered the heroic sister who had saved her. If he hadn’t been saved by a hero, he wouldn’t be in this world himself.
A hero who poured out his strength to save others even though he was shedding his blood. Dokgo Hwaryeon wanted to be like her older sister. Like her older sister, she wanted to save people.
Since she had her dream, she has been constantly training. All she had was her body, and all she could do was try her best.
─ If you go to the end, you will win everything. Hwaryeon is your father’s daughter.
However, the immediate firepower was insufficient. Even Dokgo Hwaryeon felt that fact keenly. If the opponent was an ordinary cadet, this flame would have been enough.
It was impossible to penetrate an opponent as solid as Black Johnson. Dokgo Hwaryeon himself was very weak. The difference between her skills, which she couldn’t even link yet, was clearly revealed.
‘Furthermore…’
Dokgo Hwaryeon felt a sense of incongruity in Black Johnson’s movements. There is plenty of room. It means that she is hiding her skills. He could have taken himself down in no time, but Black Johnson was dragging on in a 1-on-1 sparring.
‘Looking at me… ?’
It’s a joke. Black Johnson’s plan to hide his overwhelming skills and try to win in moderation was felt by Dokgo Hwaryeon as a mockery and deception towards himself. Dokgo Hwaryeon gritted it.
“Okay, let’s see how far we can save energy!”
Black Johnson’s laid-back attitude set fire to Dokgo Hwaryeon’s heart. She was not the type to be disappointed in this situation. Somehow she drew his power and she wanted to feed him the shit.
“Holy, Shit. It’s hot. The fireworks of the fire lotus are really amazing Yo.”
“Speak with soul in your words, you don’t feel the slightest emotion!”
Hwareuk!
Fired a spark 「Yeomho」 Showed its power by relying on Dokgo Hwaryeon’s will and imagination. It wasn’t linked by a link, but it was an amazing flame.
“…”
Black Johnson frowned. It seemed that he was surprised by the unexpected heat.
Dokgo Hwaryeon laughed at him inwardly. It was because he remembered the way he used to be relaxed against himself. He wanted to fix that attitude.
“… Okay, I felt Hwaryeon’s will. The firm will, dream, and future that come from the hot flame. I will deal with you seriously from now on.”
Dirt fell from Black Johnson’s body. The ocher-colored soil dried up by the flames, I realized what it meant.
Black Johnson removed the “Soil” From his body and linked it with “Iron”. In terms of defense, it was a spirit of iron attribute that was hard enough to compare with earth attribute and stone attribute.
“Having two spirits isn’t enough, even Link… ?!”
The cadets did not hide their admiration. I had no idea that a black international student in my class would have this much talent. They are the same age, but their skills were amazing.
Black Johnson’s body shimmered. It was because the material of his skin was transformed into steel while linking with [Iron]. Dokgo Hwaryeon was embarrassed by his change and increased his output.
“Iron is weak against fire… !”
“Yes, iron is not fire resistant. Rather, it can be seen as weak.”
Black Johnson showed his white teeth toward Dokgo Hwaryeon. His dark skin made his smile stand out.
“On very ‘strong fire’.”
“… You… !”
It was an obvious laugh. Dokgo Hwaryeon’s [Salt Tiger] Is weak, so he ridiculed that even his iron elemental spirit could sufficiently block it.
Dokgo Hwaryeon let out an evil sound and raised his strength. He raised the heat of the flames even more. The flames around the glove soared violently.
“Oops!”
Even as he said that, Black Johnson did not avoid the flames. As if it wasn’t hot at all, I took a step without thinking about it. He is getting closer to Dokgo Hwaryeon.
“Ah… !”
Dokgo Hwaryeon cut off Black Johnson’s arm. They bumped into each other hard, and only Dokgo Hwaryeon seemed to feel the pain. A sharp pain surged through his right neck.
“Hwaryeon, would you like more?”
At first glance, it seems that Black Johnson was linked with a fire elemental spirit. He moved his body with flames wrapped around him. The flames of Dokgo Hwaryeon acted calmly as if nothing had happened.
“… Lost.”
Dokgo Hwaryeon felt defeated and clenched his fists. But he wasn’t frustrated. You just need to train harder and win later. I was grateful that there were walls that could be broken.
Jia Liu gave her assessment of the two and sent them down. In the case of Black Johnson, it is necessary to devise means of attack, and Dokgo Hwaryeon…
“Know?”
“I know, sir.”
Build a rapport with the fire spirit 「Salt Lake」 To further increase the heat of the flame. Of course, Dokgo Hwaryeon’s own physical training should not be forgotten. It wasn’t the end just because the spirit was strong.
‘Link…’
In the end, Dokgo Hwaryeon’s goal is to link with the spirits. One step towards becoming a true hero, because that is becoming one with the spirit.
Dokgo Hwaryeon stared at Black Johnson. He approached him and talked to him.
“Johnson.”
“Yeah, Hualien. It was a good sparring.”
Black Johnson held out his hand with a bright smile. Dokgo Hwaryeon held his hand and shook his hand. His big, hard hands, Black Johnson’s, looked twice as big as his own.
‘Shall I speak or not?’
It was boiling inside. 1-on-1 sparring is just training, so it’s right to end it without regret…
‘No, I can’t stand it.’
Dokgo Hwaryeon made up her mind. I need to let go of the emotions I’m feeling right now. He thought that leaving him alone would only damage him.
“Why did you just watch in Dalian?”
“… Oh, that’s…”
“It’s okay.”
What Black Johnson is trying to explain. Dokgo Hwaryeon cut off those words. Hearing it made me angry. In the end, it doesn’t change the fact that he ignored himself.
“You’ll win someday, Johnson.”
It will become, as he said, ‘strong fire’, melting his iron. I was thinking of overcoming it with my skills and cleanly brushing off today’s teasing.
Black Johnson cheered her on.
“Yes, it would be possible in Huaryeon.”
“Are you full? After all, cadets must have skills.”
“HaHa, not necessarily.”
Dokgo Hwaryeon looked at Black Johnson. I had to look up for a while to see his face. He was looking at the stadium.
“Next are Lee Do-joon and Kim Sang-hyuk.”
Jia Liu started the next match.
* * *
On her way she swerved. She tried to win by showing the gap moderately, but then realized that it was not possible. It was because of the development of the story.
‘Of course it will change because of me. But not now.’
As usual, through this sparring, Dokgo Hwaryeon becomes friendly with Black Johnson. While she tries to dig up information about Link, feeling a wall in him and trying to get over it.
If you don’t show the gap as Black Johnson, the opportunity for the two to become close will disappear. Dokgo Hwaryeon will become closer to someone else, and will be far removed from the story I know.
‘Then no.’
She has to keep Dokgo Hwaryeon by Black Johnson’s side. So I used her “Iron” To provoke her. As a result, Dokgo Hwaryeon showed interest in Black Johnson.
‘… Should I just eat it?’
As in the novel, shouldn’t it be that only Lee Do-joon doesn’t get caught? To be honest, there’s no guarantee that it will play out like the original, so why should I follow the story?
‘The original, I’ll give it to you.’
With that thought in mind, I watched Lee Do-joon’s sparring. An evil elemental spirit that runs amok as if it were natural.
Lee Do-jun became a rag because he was hit so many times by Kim Sang-hyeok. Kim Sang-hyeok whose left arm was smashed by the runaway “Demonis”. It wasn’t even a fuss.
Jia Liu stepped forward and forcibly ended her sparring. The 1v1 sparring ends with this. Except for Lee Do-joon and Kim Sang-hyeok, all the cadets returned to their classrooms.
