As Prophet - Chapter 55



Only Krnovel

Episode 55. Let’s go as far as we can.

“I apologize for making a distinction as soon as the words came out, but I am curious as to why you said that I do the same work as a training center.”

“Ahem. I find your inaction extraordinary.”

“Thank you. I stopped by to check out the training center’s facilities.”

“That’s what I’m saying. If it’s about nurturing the nation’s morale, it can be done here too. I wanted to invite Kwan-ju as an instructor at the training center.”

Suddenly, the expression changed to the past tense. Is it because the difference was distinguished?

“It may be difficult to get a high-ranking position, but becoming a military officer (參軍, 7th rank) or a civil servant (奉事, 8th rank) is possible.”

Dalcheon laughed brightly.

“As I said before, I have no interest in a relationship. I am content with being the head of a rural school.”

“It would be very useful and rewarding to teach the five people who came with you, but here, you can teach more people. If what you do is a private school, this is a government school. You can teach the people who will truly become the driving force of this country.”

It’s like this everywhere. If you don’t want to get caught up in the world, it’s best to reject people’s suggestions. When Dalcheon made a ‘ugh’ sound and looked troubled, Lee Ki-moon immediately continued.

“I’m not asking you to do something right now. Isn’t time like iron hair? It would be great if the hidden hero of the Imjin War could take charge of training. I don’t have the talent, so I’m not good at teaching, and that’s why I can clearly see our army getting weaker day by day, but I can’t do anything about it.”

Dalcheon pointed out the gap where the words were muttered and muttered as if they were complaints.

“If everyone is having a hard time, focus on training generals and officers. You can immediately deploy the regular army called up for wartime.”

“Oh! Yes, of course. I hope the young hero will do that. You don’t have to decide right away. Nothing will happen right away. I will give you enough time to think about it, and if you are willing, I ask you to come visit me again.”

The conversation between the two reached its peak. Baek Ui-hyeong thought that Lee Gi-moon knew about Dal-cheon and was trying to entrust him with the task by connecting it to what he had seen earlier.

It is also a kind of arrogance to think that the other person does not know anything at all. If he were a serious martial artist, he would have judged Dalcheon’s martial arts just by looking at his face. Moreover, the position of Dojeong in the training center is not something that is chosen by election.

Baek Ui-hyeong was impressed by Do-jeong’s negotiation skills that neatly concluded the fight. Dal-cheon took a sip of his remaining tea and smiled softly.

“Thank you for praising and showing kindness to a worthless human being. I will think deeply about what you have said, but please do not expect too much. I am already engaged in other work and have other plans, so this is a matter that cannot be accepted hastily. I thank you, Elder Dojeong, for praising my insignificant talent. I must leave before the gate closes, so I will turn back now.”

Dojeong stood up first and grabbed Dalcheon’s hand as he followed him up.

“Please.”

“Don’t expect too much.”

The group hurried out and left Hanyang before the gate closed.

* * *

“It would be nice to be popular.”

Baek Yi-hyung was mumbling and complaining.

“Yes, why?”

“They always tell me to come wherever I go.”

Then Dalcheon stood up on his horse, stretched out his legs, and shook his head.

“I guess that’s because I don’t behave properly in the world. If I did well, why would I do that? If I hadn’t had the intention of peeking into the past examination room today, I wouldn’t have received this offer.”

“Isn’t it too negative to reject everything? How can you live in the world with that kind of attitude?”

“The world is inherently negative. I hate myself for clinging to it and trying to learn and get used to it. Ahaha.”

“But how did the Master Dojeong know about your inaction?”

“It was my fault for being moved by my greed to try it.”

“Yeah, I wanted to try it too, so I have nothing to say… … . I think I’ll get it right away if I try it just once.”

“Hahaha! It’s not difficult.”

As I hurried along the winding road along the deserted riverside, the warm spring breeze gently brushed my young, white face. My luscious, roughly tied hair blew in the wind, and the white line drawn on my lower face was clear and clean.

“You wouldn’t be the kind of person who would just throw things away into the mountains after doing something like this, would you?”

But a sinister smile escaped from between her thinly parted lips.

“Huh? Heh heh heh… … But how did you know?”

“I thought maybe I was taking on too much work. This isn’t something that can be done in a year or two. It would take over a year just to complete the building… … .”

“What does it matter where you study? Actually, I entered the mountains when I was five. I really didn’t know anything. I have no memories of my hometown, so I don’t know anything at all. I really don’t know enough about the world. I have to study.”

“Whew! So you’re saying that you reached that level in exactly 10 years, since you’re 15?”

“My age is not even exact. When I first entered the mountain, I just said I was five years old. The old man was really a troublesome person. He left out everything. So my age is not exact.”

“Five years old was not accurate at that time, but it must have been accurate after that!”

“Yes.”

“Wow! Your realm is one that a person cannot reach in a lifetime.”

“You are too kind. I was lucky. Isn’t that what they say, “luck is seven, skill is three”? I was lucky. Many opportunities supported me appropriately, and I was given an environment where I could focus on my work.”

“If the environment allows it, there is no one who cannot do it.”

“It’s true.”

“You are humble.”

“Because I really don’t think it’s anything special. I’m studying now, but before that, I regret everything I did, thinking it was just childish.”

“It must be because when you look back, you can see the path you have taken. Haven’t you heard that all studies lead to one thing?”

“Sometimes I need to look back. I need to look back at the path I have walked without negative thoughts like regret.”

“So I hope that once you start something, you won’t have to go back.”

“Well, hehe, no one knows how the path of life will unfold!”

“No. When I look at you, I sometimes get the feeling that I know something.”

“No, really.”

It’s a conversation while riding a horse. It’s hard to hear from behind. It’s also not easy to avoid the dust that the person in front raises.

Listening to the conversation between the two people in the wind, Baek Yi-jeong realized that her hopes had been in vain. To think that she had fallen in love with someone like the wind, who would never know when or where to leave… She stretched out her body, hoping that her weak hopes would fly away in the wind.

“Is it for the time being?”

“Of course. I haven’t even started working yet.”

“It’s just the beginning… … So, how much will the business prosper?”

“Hmm. Let’s go as far as we can.”

The group arrived at the school building around dusk, had a quick meal, and then went straight into class.

Dalcheon had to take charge of the reading. Every time I went through the parts where I had to read, interpret, and repeat, time would pass by. Since the students were so enthusiastic, I couldn’t just do it roughly.

The reason I went to the Hanyang banquet and came back right away was because I didn’t have enough time.

* * *

Dalcheon, who went to the training ground during break time, planned to decorate it like a training center. It was not as large as a training center, so he could not make it exactly like one, but he planned to make it similar to a test site.

In the middle of the night, when it was hard to see, he had them ride horses and shoot empty arrows. When one person did it, another did it, and he said that it would be enough, and went back to the main building with a satisfied smile on his face. Until midnight, when the study was over, he came out and planned out the training grounds during every break.

It is better to see than to hear, and it is better to try than to see. The next day, as the sun was rising, I left the children with Mukhyeong and worked on the training ground. I brought the straw that I had dried last year and made dolls and set them up. I carved some wood and set them up. I stuck the red thread I had seen at the training center into the floor and put up a gold rope to prevent them from falling. I had them run from the other side and hit the gichang. When Jin Dong-hee tried it and said it was the same, I smiled with satisfaction and made a few more.

Curious children come up to ask what it is, but it is a useless item for young children who cannot ride a horse.

While the teachers were teaching the children, I was making dolls on my own, and I was good at making wooden dolls and straw dolls. Since there wasn’t enough room to put the gold strings on the floor, I picked up pebbles of different colors and stuck them on the floor to make them look like lines.

* * *

It was the third day since the prince had returned from Hanyang that he came to visit. Cheolmuwoong brought him up in the afternoon when the children had returned home.

“Did Mom get kidnapped?”

“Ahaha! I live nearby and have always wanted to come visit, but I’ve been too lazy to make a date.”

Dalcheon bowed his head deeply and the students ran up to greet him.

“Thank you for your consideration the other day.”

“The other day? What happened?”

“I heard that you have appeased His Highness the Crown Prince’s wrath.”

“It’s my fault for being narrow-minded, so how can it be your fault?”

“I will take you this way.”

When the Crown Prince was brought to the main hall, Baek I-jeong came up with tea.

“Are you married?”

“No. She is the daughter of Master Baek Sa-ban.”

“Oh, that’s right. They say she’s a woman who wields a sword well.”

Dalcheon looked at Cheolmuwoong. If it weren’t for him, there was no one else to talk to. Cheolmuwoong shook his head briefly.

“I wonder why you came today, Mama.”

“I heard there was a school nearby, so I came here out of curiosity.”

“Oh, yes. Then, if I show you the significance of the school, the curriculum, and the training room while you have a cup of tea, you can satisfy your curiosity.”

“Would you please do that?”

“yes.”

Baek Yi-jeong quickly made tea because there was warm water. Mukhyeong stood next to the main hall like a guard. Out of respect for the prince, he did not want to come up to the floor where he was sitting.

“Two purposes?”

“Yes. One is to make sure that those who will take the military service exam have enough practice. Adults. Four of them study. The other is for children. I have informed the nearby villages and gathered children around the age of ten. There are about fifteen of them. I am teaching them the basics of martial arts and making them familiar with martial arts and scriptures. Most of them only do it in the morning.”

“Ahem, good. Good.”

“How does the tea taste? It’s different from the one you drink… … .”

“Don’t worry, I didn’t come here to eat. The adults are all still here.”

“Actually, since the special exam is near, I am studying until late at night.”

“I see. Are there any difficulties in the scriptures and the non-sūtras?”

“Yes.”

“Well, I guess you know how to do everything else.”

The prince sipped his tea and, holding his teacup, looked intently at the peak of the mountain on the other side.

“You’ve found a good spot.”

“Do you know how to read feng shui?”

“Just know the basics. This is a really good situation.”

“I found a place with cheap land and this is what happened.”

The prince put down his teacup and looked straight at Dalcheon.

“I can’t ask you to be my man anymore because of the threats I made before, ahem. I guess I shouldn’t do that since we already made a promise.”

“mama.”

“So this time I will make a proposal. I would like to enter your person, so please accept it.”

“Huh? That’s too difficult.”

“I tried to put you under my command, but you said no. That’s why I am going under you, that’s what I’m saying.”

Dalcheon rested his forehead on the floor.

“That is absolutely absurd. Please take it away.”

“Why, that doesn’t work either?”

“How could the noble queen mother come under a scoundrel like me?”

The general pointed to the group sitting there.

“Why can they do it and why can’t I?”

“These are students.”

“Yes, that’s right. That means that I will come and study with you as your student.”

“yes?”

Dalcheon opened his mouth wide and remained silent for a while. His thoughts were not continuing. What kind of situation was this?