Chapter 643 – 643. The Head Family
643. The Head Family
2,227 points.
After some thought, I realized I didn’t necessarily need to use them right now.
Saving the points without using them was also an option. There might be a time when I urgently needed them later. For example, when I might need to do a random summon in a hurry.
‘The random summon cooldown is over… Should I try it once?’
A hot woman like Mireung might appear.
‘No. A dangerous guy could come out, so let’s summon from a creation later.’
I had already used it once, so I could hold back.
‘But I can’t resist a random draw.’
I hadn’t done a random draw lately, so my desire had built up.
I used all 227 points on random draws.
“Let’s goooo!”
[Elixir
Restores all wounds and recovers from all status ailments. It also recovers from congenital disabilities and diseases.
Price: 15,000 points
※Caution
The elixir in the bottle is the correct amount. You must take the full amount at once to get the proper effect.]
An elixir appeared.
I originally had one bottle, but I used that on my shrine maiden sex doll in Japan.
‘Removes all status ailments, huh….’
That would include curses too.
Park Suho came to mind. I heard his younger sister was cursed by a Baektaek. The reason Park Suho was so desperate to make money was because of his younger sister. The price of a Baektaek curse neutralizer was quite high. If he didn’t buy the neutralizer, his sister would die.
‘If Park Suho knew about the elixir, he would try to get it no matter what.’
I had no intention of giving Park Suho the elixir. Even if I did give it to him, I would get a fair price.
‘I still have 150 points left. Let’s goooo!’
[Fragment of the Past
Allows you to see a desired past once.
Price: 1,300,000 points
※Caution
Must be used at the location where the desired past actually occurred.]
It looked like an ordinary magnifying glass, but its effect was anything but ordinary. It could be used in conjunction with the resurrection of the dead.
‘One of the conditions for resurrecting the dead is that you have to know the name and face of the person you want to resurrect.’
Let’s say I wanted to resurrect a famous historical figure or hero. The name is no problem. It would be recorded since they were famous. But if I didn’t know their exact face, I couldn’t resurrect them.
Using this Fragment of the Past, I could confirm the face of the dead and resurrect them.
‘This random draw was a jackpot. The rest are all small things like spirit orbs….’
Anyway, I didn’t lose out.
I felt the urge to use all 2,000 points on random draws in a fit of anger, but I barely managed to hold back. I couldn’t be sure if this luck would last.
•••
I went to the Yeongcheon Sword School.
It felt like it had been a very long time, but that was because I had been spending time in the game world. In real time, I went there more than half the week. There was no place as good for training as the Yeongcheon Sword School.
“Huh? Yujin, it’s been a while?”
I met Jin Seyoung, the woman who took my virginity in the real world.
These days, it was hard to meet Jin Seyoung even when I came to the Yeongcheon Sword School. After becoming an A-rank hunter, she had been focusing on dungeon raids.
“It’s been a while, sis. How about a sparring match?”
Of course, it was a naked sparring match. I thought she would accept. We always sparred naked whenever we met, and after the sparring, we would start having sex. That was the routine.
But Jin Seyoung’s reaction was different from what I expected. She smiled awkwardly and shook her head.
“Sorry. I don’t have time for sparring today.”
Did she get another man?
‘That can’t be.’
Once she had tasted my dick, no other man would catch her eye.
The reason was easy to figure out.
“You’re here?”
There was someone else besides us at the Yeongcheon Sword School.
A man in his 40s with an eyepatch on his left eye. His sturdy physique was tanned, and his eyes were full of energy.
He was Jin Seyoung’s father and the head of the Yeongcheon Sword School, Jin Woosung. And he was the 11th patriarch of the Yeongcheon Style.
“Why are you here, Master?”
I scratched the back of my head. With him here, Jin Seyoung’s attitude was understandable. She couldn’t spar naked with me with her father around.
“Why can’t I be in my own house?”
“You usually don’t even show your face.”
“You know how busy I am. I barely made time today.”
I didn’t know exactly what he did, but I knew he had been very busy since a long time ago.
“It seems like you were waiting for me… Is something the matter?”
“It’s nothing big. You’re a B-rank hunter now, so I’m going to tell you about the Yeongcheon Style’s ultimate techniques.”
My eyes widened.
The Yeongcheon Style’s ultimate techniques. In other martial arts, they would be special techniques like secret arts or hidden techniques. I knew of their existence, but I was not skilled enough to learn them.
“Really? I thought you would only teach me when I became an A-rank hunter at the very least….”
“That’s how it would normally be. You could ruin your body by training too hard to learn the ultimate techniques. But you’re a genius beyond my expectations. You might reach A-rank hunter soon, so I’m going to teach you now while I have the time.”
“I’m looking forward to it!”
“Good. You have about a week, right? You don’t need anything else, just your body, so let’s go now.”
“Huh? Go where? I thought you were going to show me at the Yeongcheon Sword School?”
“If I did that, the Yeongcheon Sword School would be destroyed, and Seyoung would nag me.”
He looked at Jin Seyoung. Jin Seyoung was smiling with her arms crossed. But her eyes weren’t smiling.
“……Then where are we going?”
“A village in Jeolla Province.”
“You want me to stay in a village in Jeolla Province for a week?”
“It’s training. Training. Normally, you would have to do it for at least a month…. But you can do it in a week. Seyoung will help you too.”
“It’s a bit much to tell me so suddenly….”
“You’re practically unemployed. You only go to dungeons when you feel like it.”
I had no rebuttal. Unlike other hunters, I wasn’t affiliated with a guild, so I was more like a freelancer. It was hard to raid high-level dungeons, but I was free to raid low-level dungeons.
“Sigh. I understand.”
Jin Woosung threw something at me. It was a car key.
“Drive.”
•••
I grabbed the steering wheel and drove down to a village in Jeolla Province. There was a navigation system, and Jin Seyoung, who was sitting in the passenger seat, guided me, so I didn’t get lost.
A village in Jeolla Province.
It was a rural village quite far from the city. The village was called Jinsumot. Like most rural villages, there were many elderly people.
‘It doesn’t seem like an ordinary village.’
The village was quite large. And most of the buildings in the village were traditional Korean houses. It was harder to find a building that wasn’t a traditional Korean house.
‘The villagers are all wearing hanboks….’
I could believe that this was one of the filming locations for a historical drama.
‘Above all, that house. I could believe it’s a palace.’
A huge, magnificent traditional Korean house was located in the center of the village.
“You have to go right here.”
“Okay.”
The place we arrived at was also a traditional Korean house. Compared to the traditional Korean house in the center of the village, it was less than half the size. An elderly couple was standing in front of the gate as if they had been waiting for us.
“This is the house that has been passed down in our family for generations. Those people are the ones who manage this house.”
“Is this village your hometown, sis?”
“No. I was born in Seoul, and this is my father’s hometown.”
I looked in the rearview mirror. Jin Woosung had already gotten out of the car and was greeting the elderly people.
After greeting us, the elderly people went into the house next door. It seemed they were paid to manage the house.
“Change into this.”
Jin Woosung handed me a hanbok. I accepted the hanbok, but I wasn’t happy about it.
“Do I have to wear this?”
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do. In this village, wearing a hanbok is the norm. If you don’t wear a hanbok, you’ll be treated as an outsider forever.”
“I understand.”
If I was told to do it, I had to do it. What could I do? I had no authority.
Jin Woosung and Jin Seyoung also wore hanboks. Jin Seyoung braided her black hair and wore a white jeogori and a navy blue skirt.
‘She looks good. I’m looking forward to tonight.’
Jin Seyoung and I made eye contact. Jin Seyoung smiled.
“Let’s go now that you’ve changed.”
Jin Woosung said.
“Where are we going again?”
“When you come to a village, it’s customary to greet the village elder first.”
What he pointed to was the large traditional Korean house in the center of the village.
•••
The Jeong family’s head house.
It was said to be a family that had lived in this village for over 400 years. I didn’t know how great that was, but the atmosphere of this house was so quiet and serene that I could believe it was a Joseon palace.
About 30 people seemed to be living together, but there was no noise at all. It felt like I was in a temple, not a house.
“The patriarch is waiting in the inner quarters. This way.”
The one guiding us was a woman in her late 20s. She had long black hair braided into one, and she was wearing a neat hanbok. Her expressionless face was pure, and her gait was leisurely and elegant.
‘She’s a hot woman that I want to knock over.’
I had to hold back. This wasn’t the game world, but reality.
We entered the inner quarters and were greeted by an old man sitting in his seat. We greeted the old man politely and sat on the floor.
“Woosung! It’s been a while since you’ve come!”
“Yes, elder. I apologize for not visiting more often.”
Jin Woosung took off his smile and spoke seriously.
“Seyoung has grown up enough to get married now.”
“Haha…. Yes.”
Jin Seyoung answered awkwardly. The old man’s gaze turned to me.
“I’ve never seen this child before. Is he your son-in-law?”
“No. He’s a disciple of the Yeongcheon Style.”
“I’m Sung Yujin.”
“I’m Jeong So-woon. Bringing this child here means… you’ve accepted him as a formal disciple of the Yeongcheon Style.”
“Yes. Yujin has the qualifications.”
“You’re the patriarch of the Yeongcheon Style. You chose him, so I have nothing to say. So, how many days will you be staying in the village?”
“I have work to do, so I’ll be leaving this evening, but Seyoung and Yujin will be staying in the village for about a week. I’d appreciate it if you would take care of them.”
“You seem busy.”
“There have been many new types of monsters appearing lately.”
“Tsk…. I was going to have a drink with you after a long time…. I can’t keep a busy person for long. Go out and take care of your business.”
“Haha. I’ll visit you again later.”
“Don’t be too late. You don’t have much time left.”
“You still make jokes that are hard to respond to.”
The old man chuckled and waved his hand.
•••
After that, we went up to the mountain behind the village.
The place we arrived at was a fairly large open space. There was even a waterfall flowing next to it, so it was a perfect place to train.
“The Yeongcheon Style’s ultimate techniques are not fixed.”
Jin Woosung, who was standing on a flat rock, said.
“……What do you mean by that?”
“It’s as I said. An ultimate technique is a technique that has reached its limit. If something among the techniques you have has reached its limit, that can also be called an ultimate technique. In other words, the Yeongcheon Style’s ultimate techniques can be one or many. Someday, you will create your own ultimate technique.”
“……Are you not going to teach me an ultimate technique?”
“No. I will teach you. What I mean is, don’t be fixated on just one technique.”
“I understand.”
“……I don’t know if you really understood.”
Jin Woosung looked at me with suspicious eyes.
To be honest, I didn’t understand at all. I wanted him to show me the ultimate technique quickly.
“What I’m going to show you is the ultimate technique of lightning.”
“Is there a separate ultimate technique of darkness?”
“There is. But it has become extinct in my generation. The only ultimate technique that has been passed down is the ultimate technique of lightning.”
Jin Woosung drew his sword and held it in both hands. He pointed his sword at the empty air.
Crack, crack.
Lightning crackled on the blade.
I was unimpressed. I could also create lightning on the blade. It was not a technique worth showing off with such gravitas.
‘……What is it?’
It was a little later that I noticed something strange. The lightning on the blade felt different from what I knew.
“Hoo. I won’t show you twice, so watch carefully.”
Jin Woosung took a long breath, opened his eyes wide, and stabbed his sword into the ground.
