I Became God of War’s Youngest Disciple - Chapter 323



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Episode 323

I was able to find the private residence in no time, and this guy was so close that it was laughable.

A distance that can be reached within a few minutes if you know the direction correctly.

The chieftain stood on the edge of a precarious cliff, carrying his luggage on his back. He must have realized my presence, but he did not look back.

What are you looking at?

Out of curiosity, I stood next to the private instead of speaking.

“… … .”

And I glanced in the direction where the private was probably looking, but the fog was so thick that I couldn’t see anything else.

Crunch.

At that moment, the private unfolded the iron wire and fanned it.

It’s not easy to show class even when fanning someone, but the actions of the private… what should I say?

It feels like a lonely dance, like that of a shaman performing a ritual.

Hwaaaaaaaah-!

The waves from the wire soon became strong winds that swept in all directions, driving away the fog and revealing the surrounding scenery.

“and…….”

I was a little embarrassed.

This was my first time seeing such a wide open view in Yeongsan.

Even on days when the fog wasn’t particularly thick, this mysterious world was always shrouded in a strange, unidentifiable atmosphere.

I used to think that way too.

I wonder if this rocky mountain is just standing there all alone in the pitch-black void.

But after setting foot on the ground through Arang’s training, the thought disappeared.

“It didn’t take that long.”

The voice of the private investigator tickled my ears.

I asked, thinking to myself that it was a pleasant voice to hear again.

“What is it?”

“Until Luan finds me.”

The sergeant looked at me as he folded the wire.

Sometimes the private sector would exhibit this behavior.

Even though you can’t see, you still act as if you are making eye contact when speaking formally with the other person.

I also behaved properly because I knew that it was the consideration or courtesy that the private sector showed.

Somehow, I feel like I am more careful about my behavior and clothes when I am in front of my parents than when I am facing my mother.

If you have a sister who is older than you, wouldn’t this be how you feel?

‘No. There is something there.’

Even though she’s my half-sister, I’ve never really had a deep conversation with her.

“You’ve gotten stronger.”

“…hmm.”

The ability to say ticklish things without hesitation is both a strength and a weakness of being a private. I scratched my cheek for no reason even though it didn’t itch.

It was clear that he had regressed and gotten stronger at an unbelievable rate, but he still wasn’t sure if he had fully regained his original strength.

“When you change where you stand, the scenery changes too. What does Luan see now?”

“… … .”

Is this a philosophical question?

I had a feeling that wasn’t the case.

Secondly, my second wife surprisingly does not prefer vague speech.

I don’t know the details, but I heard that even masters of the Legalist and Taoist schools don’t like it very much.

So I stood on Yeongsan Mountain and looked around.

A landscape I have seen hundreds, thousands of times.

The fog around Yeongsan has disappeared, but that doesn’t mean all the strange currents in this world have disappeared.

The shape of the mountain rising far away still seemed unclear, like an unlit lighthouse in the fog.

“I can see other mountains.”

“What else?”

“My eyesight is lacking, so other than that, I’m not very good… … .”

“You can tell me everything you feel with your other five senses, other than your eyes.”

“hmm.”

At those words, I closed my eyes for no reason and opened my other senses.

“… I think I can faintly hear the howling of an animal from afar? There’s also the occasional sound of rocks rolling down. Also… I can faintly smell the scent of camellia trees from somewhere.”

“It’s my favorite scent.”

“ah.”

I opened my eyes and was slightly embarrassed.

The private was smiling brightly… Now that I think about it, this person always smells like camellia.

I felt embarrassed for no reason and changed the subject.

“… I still can’t see the bottom.”

“I see. Then, shall we broaden our horizons a bit?”

“yes?”

The priest pointed to the sky with a wire, and my head naturally followed.

“ah.”

I blinked my eyes and soon realized what the detective was pointing at.

The gray sky spread out in a hazy manner.

In that bleak sky where I often looked up and saw only a faint light, something seemed different today.

It’s a bunch of stars.

“… … .”

Of course, you can often observe stars during the day, depending on the atmospheric conditions, but I was quite confused.

At least I have never seen a star in Yeongsan.

“… Can you see the stars?”

“How much?”

“Well, well. Some are crowded and some are scattered, so it might take some time to count them one by one.”

“If only you could point in the direction.”

I stretched out my finger and pointed to each visible star cluster.

“Here and there, oh. And over there too.”

Although he was blind, the detective guessed exactly where I was pointing by the movement of the air and nodded, then asked.

“Can’t you see anything else?”

“What else?”

I scanned the sky once more, but saw nothing but stars.

“Yes. I can’t see anything in particular.”

“Good. The direction of your training has been set.”

“… … ?”

The sergeant said with a sly smile.

“Luan, are you ready to go to hell?”

“… … !”

And so, the training called hell finally began… … .

… … .

… … .

… … .

… did not happen.

The priest left me slightly nervous and started walking somewhere again.

“Where are you going?”

“This is the place I just mentioned.”

That place I just mentioned, hell?

I felt puzzled, but I didn’t think asking any more questions would answer my question, so I followed the private in silence.

Actually, like the fourth execution, I wanted to have a leisurely conversation over a cup of tea… … .

He doesn’t necessarily show any such signs.

Since there’s no way my master couldn’t guess what I’m thinking, I figured there must be a reason for my current actions.

Unlike when he had disappeared earlier, Cheon Sa-jeo walked at a somewhat leisurely pace, matching my stride.

We climbed Yeongsan Mountain leisurely, as if we were enjoying a hike, without much conversation, and soon reached the peak.

“hmm.”

I took a quick look at the Master’s residence. As expected, there was no sign of life there.

“Do you want to see the teacher?”

“what…….”

Although his true feelings were read accurately, it wasn’t that surprising, because this was also a speaking style that Cheon Sa-jeo often showed.

Could it be that instead of being blind, one can read people’s minds? I don’t know.

“I would like to see you. I often talk to the other disciples or hear news from them, but it seems like it’s been a while since I’ve seen you, Master.”

“When was the last time you saw me?”

“… A few months ago? There’s a magical mirror in my family tree. If you look through it, you can enter a magical space. That’s where we met.”

In the case of a guardian deity, it refers to the time when one receives guardian deity.

“Then, the most recent person to see you was Luan.”

“yes?”

When I asked back in confusion, the private asked me back in return.

“What did the teacher look like at that time?”

“What does it look like?”

The question seemed a bit odd, so I ended up asking it again. The private nodded coolly, so I tried to recall that memory in more detail.

“Well, you’re always like a teacher. You’re always so self-centered and unpredictable. But then you gave me some serious advice that was a bit unexpected.”

“okay.”

The chief nodded and spoke again.

“Okay. Then let’s keep going up.”

“uh…….”

What kind of nonsense is this?

I looked around with a question mark on my face at the private’s words.

Naturally, the place where the Master resides is the top of the sacred mountain – the peak of the mountain.

It means there is no more room to go up.

But the priest paid no attention to my questions and walked towards the cliff – stepping into the air.

“private residence?”

His voice was slightly raised, but not loud enough to cause a fuss.

If it was Sajeo’s inaction, it was clear that even if he fell from this mountain, he would be safe without a single scratch.

Of course, that doesn’t mean the reason for the trip was understandable.

The scene that unfolded the next moment was even more unexpected.

The footsteps of the private investigator were like treading on empty air.

“… … ?”

I rubbed my eyes slightly, but the sight before my eyes did not change.

The private plane was rising upwards, stepping on the empty space.

“What… … .”

Is this the empty stepping stone that I’ve only heard of? Or is it one of the magic techniques that Sajeo can use?

I’ve never seen it myself, but I’ve heard that private jets can fly on clouds.

“… … .”

The priest stopped at some point in the air and looked down at me.

This time he didn’t say anything, but I knew he meant for me to follow him.

I don’t think the word “let’s go to hell” means let’s fall down a mountain together and hit our heads to death.

I felt doubtful and stretched my feet to the same place where the private had stepped… … .

“… … !”

I felt the touch of something hard.

There seems to be an invisible staircase.

‘Was there something like this in Yeongsan?’

I had no idea even though I stayed there for 10 years.

Although I was stepping on it, I couldn’t figure out what the concept was.

It doesn’t seem like there were any invisible stairs as I thought, but if there were, it would feel awkward on rainy or windy days.

Anyway, I felt a bit uneasy, but I went up the invisible stairs, and the private spoke.

“Luan.”

“yes.”

“From now on, you have to follow me well.”

“… … .”

The tone is firm.

This is the tone of voice that Master Cheon used when he gave serious advice.

I nodded silently and followed the private.

***

Yeongsan is a place where the concept of time is vague.

There is no distinction between day and night, and there is no such thing as a clock. Even if there were, I don’t know if it would work properly.

So, there is only one thing that can confirm the flow of time in this space.

Kaaaaaaaaaah-.

It was the cry of an unidentified monster.

The moment I heard the crying, I looked down for a moment, realizing that about a day had passed.

“… … .”

I can still see the shape of Yeongsan below, but it’s still far away.

When I realized how high I had climbed, I started to feel unusually nervous.

To be honest, I wasn’t confident that I would be okay after falling from that height.

Even Mt. Yeongsan was by no means a low mountain, so it is only natural that it is at least several thousand meters higher.

It also came to mind when I was climbing the stairs of the academy the other day.

Was it the infinite staircase created by Dean Alderson?

At the time, that ordeal wasn’t a big deal to me at all, but… … .

Now that I’m much stronger than I was then, I feel the burden even though I climbed less distance than before.

‘I feel like I’m getting tired quickly… … .’

I’ve only been climbing for about a day, but I’m already quite tired and out of breath.

I’ve heard it somewhere.

The higher the altitude, the thinner the oxygen becomes… … .

I don’t know if the same rule applies to Yeongsan, but I think it’s true since my breathing became faster, separate from physical fatigue.

Did he find my appearance pitiful?

“Let’s take a break.”

The private sector opened its mouth for the first time in a long time.

“Can I sit here?”

“You can lie down.”

At the private’s words, I lay down on the spot and stretched out on the mat.

After stretching, I realized that my body was more tired than I thought.

Is that natural?

After treating the Iron Blood in Badniker, I came to Yeongsan and spent the whole day climbing the invisible stairs to the top.

Because it was an invisible staircase, I couldn’t help but feel tense even when taking a single step.

“… … .”

A breeze blew from somewhere and cooled my sweat, which felt good because it was moderately cool.

I think I rested like that for about 5 minutes.

“People often refer to the entire world in which people live as the world under heaven.”

At the soft voice, I opened my eyes and looked at the private residence.

“I guess he meant that the world under the sky is everything.”

“… … .”

“But as knowledge developed, humans came to know that there was still a world beyond the clouds. Of course, it was neither heaven nor paradise, and there were no immortals there.”

What do you want to say this time?

I was puzzled, but since Sajeo was not the type of person to say meaningless things, I kept my mouth shut.

“In fact, the wise have known from the beginning that the stars that decorate the night sky are not just there, but exist far away.”

The private continued speaking while unfolding the iron wire.

“Luan, do you now believe that there are many different worlds in this universe?”

“Of course.”

All of the disciples currently in Yeongsan, including Baek No-gwang, are from another world, so there is no way they wouldn’t believe it.

“Then how long do you think the world will exist?”

“… Well? But wouldn’t it be a few dozen?”

The private laughed quietly.

“No one can count.”

“yes?”

“Would you believe me if I told you that there were more of them than the grains of sand spread across an unknown desert?”

“… … .”

I ended up keeping my mouth shut.

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