Chapter 50 – 50. Master of the Fire Dragon Sword
Another two years have passed.
As usual, Master would go out alone to hide me from the dark, and each time I would revise my training and future plans to reach the next level. Still, there were no conflicts and anguish to wrap my head around.
Because all the plans put forward by those colleagues put their heads together with injection training, I modified them every time as a reference book.
‘Hyeolma called this the butterfly effect, maybe?’
The blood demon’s logic that the flapping of a butterfly’s wings might create a typhoon somewhere.
It was said that motility, no matter what energy, is transmitted to other places and does not disappear, so the beating of a butterfly’s wings might cause a typhoon in another far away place. Feeling those words slowly changed into me saving Master’s life and asking Master to carry out my plan instead, which I only realized at the present time.
Master, who became a provincial police officer and made a name for himself in Jungwon, was praised as the best female swordsman in Jungwon, and that made him even busier.
In the midst of that fame, letters asking for help in resolving the Devil’s Eye or invitations to show their faces at a party came, but it was to the point of giving us a slight headache as we picked out just what we needed for our plan.
However, thanks to such a master, I had a lot of free time, so I was planning to go to Sacheon soon.
‘Shit. It would be nice if Master would go with me.’
Feeling such regret, I finished preparing to head to Sacheon. Since I had already received permission from Jang Moon-in, there was no particular problem.
‘Surely she said that she participated in a food-eating contest hosted by Tangga, Sichuan.’
Sichuan Dangga sometimes holds a food-eating contest. Of course, it was not an ordinary tournament as it was held by the Tang family, one of the five great generations.
It was poisonous food prepared by adding poison among those skilled in cooking among those who dealt with the poison of the Tang family.
At the beginning, only a very small amount of poison was put in, but as much as they ate a lot, the toxicity had to accumulate, and in addition, the newly added dishes were a vicious cannibal competition with increasing toxicity.
Of course, party members were always on standby, and no matter how severe it was, there were no deaths due to vomiting, diarrhea and high fever.
Even so, it was a difficult tournament, but ironically, this tournament has participants from all over the midfield.
‘Because a product is a product.’
Since it is a competition, of course, there is a prize at stake, and since the prize is not common, everyone rushes to live and die.
This is because the winner is given the right to enter Sega and become a member of the collateral.
It was like a dream to become a member of the Sacheondangga, which is called the five generations of the nameless and unknown ronin. With the advent of the Magician, the tendency to ignore talented ronin decreased, but it was still the same that they looked down on ronin.
For the women who are treated cold in such a central court, if they can become a member of the Sacheon Dangga just by eating a lot of poisonous food that causes stomach upset or high fever, it is not a losing business.
It is good that Danga can obtain a warrior with strong resistance to poison, as well as gain a favorable reputation from powerless ronin and yangmin.
But, funny enough, my future colleague, who was a member of the Five Greats, asked me to hand over the Fire Dragon Sword when I had time, as he also participated at this time.
Her colleagues also said that passing her sword to her would be the most efficient way.
[Hmm. Has the time finally come for the main seat to welcome a new owner?]
“That’s right. She handles brain-attribute aura like you do. So she’ll be compatible with you, who uses fire-attribute power and brain-attribute power at the same time.”
[Ohh. It’s a brain property. That’s great.]
The Fire Dragon’s admiration was natural. Thunderbolt is one of the hardest energy to deal with after fireworks.
Unless it is an insulator that does not allow current to pass through, it is the brain attribute martial art that even oneself has to taste the pain of being burned by a thunderbolt if it is controlled even a little incorrectly.
Because of that difficulty, even though Namgung family had a powerful martial art called the Thunderbolt God, they did not even learn the family head. If you want to learn it and use it perfectly in real battle, you probably have to be a genius of the level of Ja Mi-seong.
[Could that girl have a brain body?]
I shook my head with a wry smile at the Hwaryong who asked if I had a specialized constitution for one attribute, such as a polar positron or a polar limb.
“No. He’s not a brain retard. He’s exceptionally talented in swordsmanship, and he was appointed as the next swordsman in a future where Master’s whereabouts became obscure, but he wasn’t famous enough for his brain power. I won, though.”
[Well? Unless you have a mental retardation, you will constantly be in pain while using martial arts, so how are you going to give this to that girl?]
“…You’ll find out later.”
I looked at the distant mountains and said bitterly.
***
It’s been a long time since I’ve been on my way to Sichuan. It’s been only 4 years since I returned and didn’t go after hunting Suzaku.
On the way, he encountered bandits who did not belong to Green Forest a few times, but he did not hesitate to cut and kill them in one blow. Pests are an existence that is not enough to exist and must be eliminated unconditionally.
Even so, if the rumor that he mercilessly puts people down like this continues to spread, even though he is a political party, he can hear bad things, so he burned it with flames without leaving ashes to remove any traces.
[The bandits really have no mercy.]
“Bandits betray humanity later on. They eat a monster saying they’ll become stronger and accept it without saving up their strength, so even though it’s at the level of a general soldier, they harm people by becoming a monster.”
[Still, didn’t you say it wasn’t green?]
“Two heads of the 18 green forests lead a rebellion led by eight living trees. They all became monsters. The green king, who promised to beat them all to death, annihilated them and died.”
[Huh. The king of the green forest would be an evil head, but in the current era, he is a heavy head with a sense of responsibility.]
“That’s right. Besides, the outside work he possesses is also excellent, so we were also quite good.”
King Nokrim was originally from Sapa, so he didn’t have a good disposition, but he was a leader who knew how to take responsibility. The outer work, which boasts the power to shake the ground with a bare body accompanied by a very small amount of inner work, was passed on to my colleagues as an emergency letter, and thanks to that, I was able to create a new outer work based on it.
Although it is a foreign service of extreme difficulty with the disadvantage that it can be used properly only after becoming a Hyungyeong, it has the advantage of being able to achieve the state of indestructible diamond in a short time, so they all used it well.
Now, I also trained my body with those external skills and reached the verge of invading the Diamond River. At the very least, it wouldn’t hurt even with the sword steel that the transcendence spewed out.
Although it still won’t work for Hwa-gyeong, who has a strong sword spirit.
‘It would have been nice if Master had learned it too.’
I tried to teach it for safety, but Master stopped because it was too painful. Using Hyeon-gyeong’s characteristic of being able to completely control his own body as a trinity, this external attack repeatedly destroys his body as if hammering it and quickly recovers it by circulating internal power.
If the simbeop is to build internal energy in the Danjeon, this external energy is just to make the body hard like an iron wall.
However, rather than simply breaking, the training method of this foreign service, which alternately destroys local parts so as not to lose the balance of the body, is very painful. So, Master trained like me and said that it hurts too much, so even if he was cut by the super-fine sword steel, he finished it on the line.
Although it’s a bit unfortunate, I decided to understand Master because this pain was so vicious.
Even in the future, many of my colleagues learned it, but only a few succeeded.
Even I was in so much pain the first time I used it that I inadvertently let go of Yang’s Sacred Art and immediately passed control of my body to the Thousand Killer. Thanks to that, when control of my body returned to me, the pain at that time had already passed and the Celestial Killer had fainted.
[Baekwoon. No matter how immortal a monk may be, his foreign martial arts are the martial arts of four martial arts. To be honest, I don’t think I would do it if I told him to learn and train his foreign skills.]
“No, why? If you, who was wearing a yonglin, had trained this, it would have become stronger and would not even pierce the intangible sword.”
I was puzzled by Hwaryong’s statement that he would never be able to learn the Geumgangcheongoegong, which was improved and made by future colleagues. As a freshman, he must have recognized how great this foreign work was, but he refused.
The fire dragon shouted at me.
[No, how the hell are you going to endure the pain that destroys even the vitals?! How great is the pain of destroying and restoring while training the nipples, pubic area, and external holes! Even men said that they could become eunuchs if they got their fortunes wrong in the middle because of the pain of destroying their testicles!]
“But it comes back that much. If you keep training and succeed, your cock and testicles will become as hard as steel?”
[I can assure you that before that, the probability of you collapsing with crab foam and collapsing is 90 out of 100.]
The Fire Dragon said seriously.
[Those old-fashioned old friends in the fairy world would be horrified and scrapped if they found out about this kind of foreign work. Baekwoon, I don’t know if it’s a woman. Among men, you are the only crazy person who can accomplish this feat.]
“The Thousand Killer is a madman.”
[No, that’s not it… That’s it.]
The fire dragon seemed to be muttering something, but he ignored it. He had no interest in carrying on conversations that seemed pointless.
Moving on like that, I was able to arrive in Sacheon at the expected time, and immediately went to visit the Sacheon branch manager of the Moorim Maeng, whom I had a good relationship with. Although he faced bad things due to the strategy (?) Of the elders of the Cheongseong faction, since he is a benefactor who greatly helped in attacking Suzaku, wouldn’t it be polite to visit him to greet him?
This time, the blind warrior was given the name ‘Disciple of Swordsman’ and informed the branch manager of his visit.
I was known as the superstar, but since I hadn’t been active at all, information about me didn’t spread. Thanks to that, for me, who didn’t even have a proper nickname yet, the title of Master’s disciple was the most valuable.
That’s how Maeng’s warrior delivered the news of my visit, and I had a long-awaited meeting with the branch manager who allowed me to meet.
“Chief, long time no see. Have you been well?”
“I was peaceful as always. More than that, I kept hearing about the reputation of your teacher, the swordsman. Didn’t the swordsman come with you?”
“Yes. Master has business in another area, so I’m the only one here.”
“I see. So it’s not important, so you stopped by for a greeting?”
He nodded and answered the question.
“Yes. I’m planning to participate in the Pork Eating Contest held by the Tang family this time.”
“…Are you talking about that one-of-a-kind contest?”
“Yes. Do you know the branch manager well?”
Then the branch manager put on a very confused expression. He scratched the back of his head and said it wasn’t a very good memory.
“I remember when I was young, I took part in the competition unknowingly, and then spilled blood at home for a few days. If you try to resist the raw poison, it’s impossible because the food contains acid poison.”
“Even sangong poison? It seems to be going really hard.”
“That’s right. It’s a competition to find out how high your resistance to poison is and how strong your reading mind is, but are you going to let it lead to an internal battle? Danga isn’t that easy.”
“Thank you for the advice of the branch manager.”
“Hey… I don’t think there is an option not to participate.”
The branch manager said that as if he had read my decision in the thank you note.
“Hagisa, I came all the way here to Sacheon with the goal of participating there, so there’s no way I’ll give up so easily. But just in case I don’t know, I’m preparing a summons.”
“Do you have another summoning party?”
“A year ago, Beopjeong’s older brother came to visit, and he sent me a health food saying that he used the summons well in catching Suzaku, and he sent a summons in reply.”
“…”
What is this person really like?
[What kind of connection was this… Healing food transformed into a summons…]
Even the Fire Dragon spoke as if it were dumbfounded.
“By the way, there’s still some time left before the tournament begins. Can you recommend an inn where to stay? I hope it’s a safe inn so that troublesome people won’t get entangled.”
“A safe inn?”
“Yes. I’ve become super-extreme with my training, but I don’t have a proper nickname. In such a situation, if a rumor spreads that a swordsman’s disciple has arrived, it’s obvious that troublesome people will be seduced.”
“Hmm. It certainly makes sense. By the way, at an age that’s not even in terms of contracts, it’s the ultimate extreme. Guys, after a while, you’ll be able to rise to the realm of beautiful scenery, won’t you?”
“Haha. We should try to be like that.”
Although they issued me a hunting card due to the previous Suzaku incident, the state at that time was deceived as the beginning of the transcendental peak, so now the branch manager believed it.
It seems that he did not even dream that I, who had not even signed a contract, would have crossed the Hwa-gyeong and climbed the Hyeong-gyeong in the meantime.
Had it not been for Hagisa and I opening the Sangdanjeon with the Fire Dragon’s Yeouiju, there was a high possibility that I would still have stayed in the Hwagyeong Geukui.
[Kuhm. So Baekwoon, keep in mind that you should thank me.]
‘Yeah. Yeah.’
I roughly answered the fire dragon’s bluff.
“Anyway, it’s as you say. It’s a high level like a swordsman’s disciple, but nothing is known, so there will be people who think it’s a parachute, so they won’t look very kindly or if it gets worse, they’ll get into a fight. Then why don’t you stay here instead?”
“In the blind?”
“That’s right. The Namgung family’s spearmen are staying here anyway. Many of them are staying, so even if one of you interrupts and stays the same, no one will say anything.”
“Is that so. But what has happened to the Namgung family’s military unit, the spear squad? …Ah, if it’s important, you don’t have to tell me, an outsider.”
“What’s the secret between you and me?”
The branch manager smiled and shook his hand. It doesn’t seem that important.
“It may be a coincidence, but I heard that a child who is a direct descendant of the Namgung family is trying to participate in the tournament like you. The Namgung family is the daughter of the Namgung family. That’s all.”
“I’m simply participating in the competition, but all of the armed forces as an escort?”
“That’s right.”
“That’s true.”
She had heard that Namgung Sega loved her with all her utmost sincerity, but she never knew that she would be able to go out with her arms this much. She said she was a normally good father who cared about her.
Again, to view the evaluation objectively, it seems that a third party is needed.
Anyway, the fact that she stayed in the same building itself as hers was enough of a reason for me to choose Maeng.
“Thank you, branch manager. Then, please excuse me before the competition.”
Saying that, I secretly took out a pill from my pocket and handed it to the branch manager.
The box was so small that it was impossible to guess that it might be used to store some kind of jewelry.
“Huh? What is this? I’ll tell you in advance, but if you’re asking for something dishonest, refuse-“
“It’s a jeongryeokhwan. I accidentally got it from the devil’s eye. If you eat it, your stamina will increase for a week.”
“…”
“…”
The branch manager, who was silent for a moment and opened his mouth to excuse himself, quietly brightened his eyes.
An outstretched hand grabs the box. The branch manager was corrupted by a bribe that a man could not refuse.
[Is what I said right? If you have one power ring, all the men who are dominated by the lower body cannot refuse.]
It is a lie to say that it was obtained from the Demonic Realm, but it is true that it is genuine. The jeongryeokhwan made with the training technique taught by Hwaryong was able to capture the heart of the branch manager.
“Keuchum. Is there anything else you want?”
“It’s my heart’s sincerity for giving you a summons the other day. If you’re still concerned, I’d appreciate it if you could help me to spend it comfortably so there’s no noise.”
“Ah! That’s how it should be. I’ll tell my commander-in-chief separately so you can rest in peace.”
Looking at the branch manager like that, I bowed my head and said thank you.
Kill the effect anyway. How many more would you like to make?
