Chapter 286 – Tempering (2)
A 1:1 match that happened out of nowhere.
The team members watched the two men face each other in the center of the training ground against the wall.
There was an unconcealable anticipation in the eyes watching them.
That would be the case, they were curious the whole time they were together as a team.
Dojin Kim and Seoyeon Son.
How big is the gap between the two?
“Looking at the dungeon, it didn’t seem that big of a gap… , What will happen?”
“It is certain that Dojin has the upper hand. But… , Appearance? Is bad.”
“It’s not the character, it’s the character.”
“Ah… , Korean Jonna is difficult.”
“Eh, Elena! You can’t follow Yoojung’s curse words… !”
Everyone agreed that Kim Do-jin had the upper hand.
The youngest B-class Hunter.
Even the history of directly participating in the capture of the Kraken, changing several of the shortest clearing times of various dungeons.
At the same time as his unconventional debut, the steps he took were to the point that quite a few hunters couldn’t even give out a business card.
“But Kim Do-jin also uses a sword.”
“Still… , Senior Seoyeon learned from Siwoo Son Hunter.”
“Ah, yes.”
However, the status of Son Seo-yeon evaluated within the team was also not easy.
Although he failed the qualification exam, it was only because of his childhood trauma.
If it wasn’t for that, I would have easily passed the exam.
Moreover, she was born with a gold spoon, no, a diamond spoon, which is hard to find in the hunter industry.
Son Si-woo and Han Joo-hee.
Among the pillars supporting the Republic of Korea, two people who are said to be the strongest are mother and father.
A talent for swords and magic stemming from their genes.
In addition to that, her teachings from those who have reached the top in their respective fields are her own privilege that cannot be obtained even with her money.
They put their heads together and concluded that the gap would not be so great if the compatibility of the main positions of the wizard and the swordsman were added to this.
‘Wrong.’
Standing in the center and listening to all the whisperings, Kim Do-jin denied their opinion.
‘Unfortunately, I’ve never taught Seo-yeon anything.’
Because of Han Joo-hee’s determination to raise her child to be a wizard, she has never given her proper education.
As much as that, it seems that I learned quite a bit of magical knowledge from my mother.
‘Thanks to that, the other side ended up in a bad way.’
A unique talent for stealing a sword seen over the shoulder with near perfection.
In addition to that, the physical excellence of perfectly embodying the stolen swordsmanship into my body.
Even in spite of his outstanding talent, he has the mental sophistication to devote himself without being careless.
She is the one who has as many as three talents that can make her live in the hunter industry with just one.
‘She’s my daughter, but she’s amazing.’
She is so perfect that it’s safe to say that she has everything a Hunter needs.
The current skill is also to the extent that there is no opponent except for himself in Korea University, where only talented students from all over the country gather.
So is she perfect?
‘Absolutely not.’
On the contrary, she is an existence that is extremely easy to attack.
It may be difficult for her to fight once or twice, but if you want to attack her only one, there are infinite ways to find her weakness.
‘I have to tell you that from now on.’
Did I mention her arms curl inward?
Even if she is no longer a daughter, she does not want to see her frustrated by being trampled mercilessly by others.
Her problem is the kind of thing that can only be found by tripping hard at any time.
‘Then I should at least pull it out with my own hands.’
With that mindset, Kim Do-jin held her blunt-bladed training sword in her hand.
And with her young eyes of speculation burning calmly, she provoked by flicking her fingers towards her hand, Seo-yeon, who was glaring at her.
“You can come anytime, sir.”
“…”
Blue veins sprout from the back of her hand holding the sword.
Seeing this, Kim Do-jin clicked her tongue inside her.
‘Tsuttuk… , There is one more downside.’
Weak to her provocations.
In other words, it means that the mental is easily shaken.
This is unavoidable.
I’m young, and I grew up doing everything I wanted to do, so I can’t help but become immune to things like this.
‘This is why it’s easy to deal with young guys these days. When I…’
Oops.
You said you were a kid when you said this, really.
When you’re so glad you didn’t say it out of your mouth.
Dig!
Trampling the floor of her training ground roughly, she surges forward, gaining her momentum.
“Hot… !”
From left to right.
The tip of her sword draws a sharp arc without shaking.
However, her sword could not even reach Kim Do-jin.
“Oops.”
As soon as she got into position, he took a step back and out of her realm too soon.
Son Seo-yeon is taken aback.
‘How… ?’
The current attack was properly decided and swung.
Even though it was an attack with all his might to the extent of acknowledging his skill, it was scattered.
She gritted her teeth.
You can’t be full on the first drink.
‘There will be weaknesses. Therefore…’
If there is any doubt, let’s poke every nook and cranny without hesitation.
The attack on the opponent who was pampered to the fullest continued.
Top, middle, bottom.
In more detail, the neck, heart, flanks, hamstrings, knees, and ankles.
A series of attacks that paralyzed the opponent from top to bottom, immobilizing them.
Could it be because of the rare feeling of jealousy that gently led her body?
‘Feel so good.’
A soft smile drawn on his lips.
My body was much lighter than usual.
The tip of the sword moves precisely and stabs the desired part without an inch of error.
‘If this is the case…’
Wouldn’t Dad, who is the master of swordsmanship, praise it even if he saw it?
The moment you even have a pleasant imagination.
Her mood fell to the ground.
“Ah… !”
Even though it was at a level that could be said to be the best among the movements he had performed in recent years, he couldn’t even erase the leeway that was buried in his movements, let alone touch Kim Do-jin’s body.
“How… ?”
In her shock, she stared blankly into space with her blank eyes, forgetting that she was even in a duel.
What was written over her retina was the movement he had shown earlier.
I dodged all of my best attacks in recent years at a level that was not even half of my usual speed.
‘How is that possible?’
I replay his movements in my head over and over again.
Once, twice, three times.
One singularity that I finally found in the movements I checked many times.
‘It was quick.’
Instead of speed, it started quickly.
I decided to take the move, and the speed at which I acted on it meshed with the start of my attack.
I mean.
“Where will my attack go… , Did you know everything?”
It could only mean that he could see the path and destination of his attack in his eyes.
That too, just with the readiness to launch an attack.
To the question posed with a hopeless heart, Kim Do-jin nodded his head in agreement.
“That’s right.”
“… How?”
Son Seo-yeon asked back as if she didn’t know.
Kim Do-jin gave the answer with a calm expression and tone.
“I said you learned your swordsmanship by stealing it from Hunter Son Siu.”
“Huh… , That’s right.”
She nodded her head helplessly.
To her daughter, who longed for her correct answer, Dojin Kim criticized in a strong tone.
“That’s the problem. To be precise, the swordsmanship the senior learned belonged to Hunter Son Si-woo.”
“…”
The entire training ground was engulfed in silence at his criticism of the day.
All the team members watching are making faces that don’t know what to do with their mouths wide open.
And Son Seo-yeon, the party to the criticism, glared at him with a wrinkled expression.
In her heavy atmosphere, she opened her mouth.
“Now… , Are you cursing my dad?”
At this, Kim Do-jin shook her head, smiling as if it were absurd.
“No? Why am I? Even if everyone in the world curses Hunter Son Siwoo, I wouldn’t be able to?”
This was natural.
Where is the madman who spit in my face?
From the start, this premise is wrong.
“I’m saying this because I think you’re seriously misunderstanding something.”
“…”
“Hunter Son Siwoo’s swordsmanship is not Hunter Son Siwoo himself, senior.”
Sometimes it is.
When a person is considered as great as a great man, everything that came out of him is considered great and deified.
“Moreover, your senior’s swordsmanship is an imitation that you learned by stealing Hunter Son Siu’s swordsmanship, right? It can’t even be a word that insults Hunter Son Siwoo.”
“…”
Son Seo-yeon closes her mouth.
I was dissatisfied, but it was because I had no words to respond to because they were right.
Kim Do-jin put down the training sword he no longer needed and held her smartphone.
What he put on the screen was You Tube.
“Senior. Do you know how good the world is these days?”
“… What are you talking about?”
He continued talking without hesitation.
“If you type in the name Siwoo Son in the search box here on YouTube, a lot of things come up.”
Numerous images of Son Si-woo attending press conferences, interviews, walking on the red carpet, and attending banquets.
Among them are these things.
“Son Si-woo suppressing the villains destroying the city, Son Si-woo dealing with the monsters revealed through the cracks, etc.”
It is only a fragment, but there are thousands or tens of thousands of videos about it.
That’s fair to everyone, regardless of villains, ordinary people, or hunters.
Even if it is a very small piece, it becomes a lump when thousands or tens of thousands are gathered.
I mean.
“The enemy that gave the national hunter Son Si-woo the most trouble is neither a villain nor a monster. This one.”
His video, which was released indiscriminately, was, in other words, information.
What kind of swordsmanship he uses, how he moves when dodging an attack, etc.
It is extremely inconvenient because it is so fragmented, but these videos, which can be assembled as many times as you like, were his biggest headache.
“Not all, but some will notice. And a gifted person can understand the undisclosed part only with the disclosed part.”
In fact, there were quite a few of them among the villains.
They’re crooked, but they’re geniuses.
Crazy guys who sharpened their swords, vowing to defeat them, considering themselves to be revolutionaries who would overturn this absurd society, and Son Si-woo as the frontman and advance guard of this absurd society.
Such guys used to chill his talk with the so-called ‘Son Si-woo Relative Method’, which was made by researching and digging into the information about Son Si-woo.
After going through crises big and small, he started a new training since that day.
To make sure that no matter how much the video spreads, you won’t be able to figure out all of yourself.
“Here is the problem.”
“… ?”
“How did Hunter Son Si-woo block his information from the enemy?”
Thinking hard, she asked immediately.
“… I don’t know. How did you do it?”
Kim Dojin shook his head.
“Don’t rely on others, learn it yourself, senior. I constantly think about what my dad did and what I should do.”
It’s already late, but I have some respect for my dad.
“If you want, I’ll do as many sparring opponents as you like, so whether it makes sense or not, try it.”
A hunter who only eats what others have thrown will quickly stop in place.
To Hunter, identity is death.
Son Seo-yeon nodded her head, which was heavy with all kinds of thoughts.
“… I’ll give it a try.”
Kim Do-jin hoped that she would not die early.
