Chapter 149 – Chapter 36. The Warrior Kurd.
It’s been three days since I searched the rocky mountain.
The brave expectations of the warriors that they could meet the new Kurds were also running downhill. It takes a day or two to see a good view, but after three or four days, I started to get tired of it.
An uncomfortable bed, a meal without a taste bud, and a search without income.
Even so, Jihyeok did not give up. He said that he didn’t have to suffer so much and expressed his opinion to the other warriors that he could leave, but Gunda and Elizabeth said they would stay until the end.
In particular, Gunda’s will to meet Shinchang was as strong as Jihyuk’s.
… Just like that, another two days passed quickly.
Ji-hyeok, who couldn’t sleep because he was confused and wondered if he should just leave like this, got up and went to the riverside. He walked slowly along the flowing river. It was late at night, but the moonlight spread brightly and lit up everywhere.
When I stepped on the cobblestones, there was a clicking sound. It overlapped with the sound of falling waterfall in the distance, making the atmosphere deeper.
Jihyeok walked up for a long time. … Suddenly, an unknown energy came and attacked his body.
He turned his head toward the source of the energy. And he saw a creature standing on a sheer cliff over the river. … It was clearly a human figure.
Ah!
Jihyeok realized at once that this was the Kurdish inspiration he had been searching for so long.
The two looked at each other for a long time. Then, suddenly, the old man threw himself down the cliff.
At such a height that even Ji-hyeok would have been dizzy, Yeong-gyeong landed easily. With a river in between, the two men stared at each other for a long time.
His saliva went down his throat on its own. A strong force hit my body.
If the Heavenly Horse is something round and full of ambition, then the Kurd is a heavy, hard and rough energy. The momentum of the inspiration who wanted to resemble a huge boulder was like a boulder.
The opponent slowly approached the riverside and soon made a great leap. He stepped on the surface of the water once in the middle, then jumped up and came over to the other side at once.
The old man who approached Jihyeok was full of wildness.
Without a single thread, he was a gigantic man whose entire body was covered in copper-colored muscles. In addition, the white hair and white beard were scattered here and there.
He was one head taller than Ji-hyeok and boasted a perfect physical beauty that was almost 80 years old. He wondered if this Kurdish old man would be the person to whom the word veteran would best fit.
With long white eyebrows, he had the impression of a tiger.
“I was watching you.”
… You were watching
Turns out there was a reason I couldn’t find. It seemed that the old man had already found them and hid himself.
Jihyeok bowed deeply and introduced himself.
“My name is Kang Ji-hyeok, the warrior.”
“Warrior?”
“Yes, old man.”
There, the bloody aura subsided somewhat.
“… Did you spend it at the imperial family?”
“No.”
“Then?”
“I came to see you in person.”
“Me? Why?”
Jihyeok took a deep breath in and then exhaled.
“Because there will be a big crisis on the continent in the future.”
Standing tall like a stone statue, the Kurdish old man shook his head slightly.
“I’m sorry, but I’m no longer interested in things on the continent.”
“It is not just a crisis. The fate of the continent depends on it.”
The energy that had subsided slightly began to boil again.
“If it’s a damn continent without this old man, it’s right to accept it as natural. Everything has its ups and downs.”
“I agree with that, but I think it is the duty of a brave man to do his best.”
“I have done enough. Are you telling me to sacrifice like a demon until I die?”
“I didn’t mean that.”
Kurd let out a long snort and cast his gaze toward the flowing river.
“It has been over fifty years. I think I’ve done everything I could do…”
Having said that, Jihyeok had nothing to say. As the old man said, how much he has devoted himself to the continent.
“Then, do you have any intention of using your strength to train younger students?”
“Shall I be honest? … There is no person who catches my eye enough to be called a younger student. A tiger cannot raise kittens, can it?”
It was a pretty bold sound. In a word, he was saying that he would just stay stuck here if he was raising useless guys.
“I see…”
There was a brief pause in conversation between the two. While Ji-hyeok was contemplating how to persuade this old man, Kurd was thoroughly examining Ji-hyeok from head to toe.
“… Hey, how old are you this year?”
“I will be thirty in a few years.”
“Okay?”
Kurdish old man’s eyes shone in a different way than before. … It was a curiosity
“What do you think martial arts are?”
It was a really stupid question. However, Jihyeok answered without panic at all.
“My knowledge is lacking, but I think martial arts is one point.”
“One dot? … Could you elaborate a bit more?”
“Yes, old man.”
Jihyeok replied politely. The old man stared at him with his hands behind his back. There was a serious air.
“That dot is a space where you can put something.”
“A point is a space?”
“Yes. I’m trying to put myself into that one dot. Furthermore, I believe that nothing can be completed only by adding continents and, finally, the entire universe. Wiping out radish is, in other words, an effort to put the whole universe into that one point.”
Jihyeok stretched out one of his index fingers and pointed a dot in the air at him.
“The truth of nothing I think is putting everything into this one point.”
The corner of Kurdish old man’s mouth began to rise slowly.
“… Who is your master?”
“This is Azel Raspina.”
“Azel? … I think I’ve heard of it somewhere.”
“This is an outstanding fairy who has raised countless warriors in the Hero Academy.”
“Ah-.”
Only then did Kurd burst into a small exclamation as if he remembered.
“But I don’t think you will learn that at the academy.”
“This is something I learned after thinking about it for a long time.”
There, Kurd realized that the young man in front of him was not an ordinary person. He suddenly thought of Geralt. … The amazing genius who found himself many years ago.
Words, of course, were easy to talk about. Acquiring it, however, was a different matter. If the other person truly understands what he has recited… It would mean the birth of a genius that will never exist again in the world.
The Kurds became interested in this warrior named Kang Ji-hyeok. It was like an old disease of inspiration that had been searching for the truth while confined to a rocky mountain for over ten years.
“With just words, even an ignorant fool can become a god.”
The old man euphemistically said to prove your story. Then he untied his hands behind his back and bent his neck sideways. Jihyeok also took a stance without hesitation.
Maybe this could be an opportunity. His fists could have been faster than his words.
Good-
Neither of them had weapons, but they were able to show the depth of their inaction with a fist fight. A weapon was, after all, just an extension of an arm. The ultimate in martial arts was that the body itself became a weapon. So, didn’t the Heavenly Demon also boldly abandon his weapons and subjugate Murim with only his fists?
The momentum of the two men collided in the middle. The old man flicked his hand as if to attack him first. Jihyeok ran forward without hesitation.
Putting everything into one point actually meant that the boundaries were blurred. The expression says that it is put into one point, but in reality, the entire universe was one point.
I am the point, the point is the universe, and the universe is me.
Trinity.
By breaking the boundaries of self, the universe, nature, and mana will also be able to be manipulated freely.
… It was his realization that took close to a hundred years until now.
And now it was my turn to realize it right in front of the Kurdish inspiration.
Soon the two collided. A fierce battle ensued. Fists faster than the wind aimed at each other’s bodies.
As time passed, a joy that could not be hidden appeared on the Kurdish old man’s face.
… Dude, it’s real
I thought he was an unusual guy, but I never thought he’d really learn the truth.
Kurd swallowed dry saliva. Strangely, my body felt restless. He sensed a strangely old energy from this young man.
Jihyeok’s fist contained depth, weight, and years. It was something that a young man in his twenties could not have. This was a state that could only be reached after tasting the bitterness of time for a long time. Kurd wondered if this was really possible, but he couldn’t deny that he was seeing it with his eyes and feeling it with his body.
A great genius who transcended time.
No, simply saying that the opponent was a genius was not enough. It was just a classification system for ordinary people.
It is interest. He’s exactly what I’ve been looking for all this time.
The Kurds had no disciples. As I said to Jihyeok earlier, the reason was that there was no person that stood out to him. The tiger that rules the continent had no desire to raise kittens. At that time, I’d rather pour more passion into the search for truth.
Then, the first thing that touched my heart was Hero Geralt. However, he was not interested in the relationship between master and disciple. The reason why Geralt came to Kurdish was simply to find out his limits.
… And, Jihyeok became the second person. But the instinct of inspiration wanted him more fervently than it had been with Geralt. … Strangely, he smelled something more familiar.
The Kurds, who had been pursuing a life of no desire, became greedy after a long time. It spread uncontrollably in his chest.
Wouldn’t this be able to make my long-cherished wish come true?
Truth.
Truth of nothing.
… And the truth of life.
Soon Kurd stopped punching him. At the same time, the boiling emotions subsided.
The inspiration was not shallow enough to be swept away by a momentary impulse. Although he is a coveted talent, he did not have the heart to rush.
“Good to see you. I’ll just go back.”
… Ah…
Jihyeok was really sorry that he couldn’t change his mind after all. He had failed in the 14th round, so he was determined to succeed this time, but it still didn’t seem to catch his eye.
He even brought the princess, who was close to the old man, just in case, but she was useless.
“… Don’t you have any intention of doing your best for the continent?”
“I’m sorry.”
“No. I guess I was too greedy. I fully understand the feelings of the elderly. Sorry.”
Inseong was also an upright young man. Kurdish was very satisfied with his heart.
“… I will stop by the capital sometime.”
Jihyeok, who gave up everything, raised his slightly bowed head again. Kurd was smiling benignly.
“For a moment, maybe I can help.”
The corners of Jihyuk’s mouth went up.
“Thank you, old man. Thank you… !”
“I think meeting you is destiny. It was a good time, Champion Kang Ji-hyeok.”
Kurd stuck out his hand. Jihyeok took it very politely.
“It was an honor that I will never have again, old man.”
“Okay… Oh, and, say hello to that kid too. Let’s meet again next time.”
The old man poked somewhere with his chin. Jihyeok quickly turned his gaze to that direction. In the distance, the princess Ganesha was standing.
“Then I wish you infinite glory in the future.”
“Please stay healthy, even the elderly.”
Hero Kurd again swept across the river. And he disappeared from sight in an instant.
… The inspiration that came like the wind disappeared like the wind again.
