The Sword God has Returned - Chapter 172



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Episode 172 Do you really want to hear old stories (3)

My teacher’s name is Ilakhyeon.

It wasn’t something I should say to my teacher, but there was no limit like this.

“What fun is there if you just practice like that every day?”

“Is that what a teacher would say to his disciple?”

“It doesn’t mean you can’t do it.”

widely. I heard the sound of a bottle being set down behind me.

I lifted the wooden training sword without even looking. Perhaps because it had an iron core embedded in it, it was quite heavy. Just swinging it made me sweat.

Gulp. The teacher took another sip of his drink and spoke loudly.

“What about the martial arts people, what good is this? “It is better for your health to give up now and try again.”

“You should have said that a little sooner. So, six months ago, before I worked hard to get into shape.”

“It’s your stupidity that requires me to tell you this, you brat.”

I ignored my teacher’s words and continued swinging the wooden sword.

The swordsmanship I am currently practicing is the Six-Hap Sword Technique. It was a sword technique commonly found on the streets, but even this was precious to me now.

There were so many things I felt after falling into this world.

One of them was that only he could protect his body.

And there was only one way to protect yourself in this world.

Becoming stronger.

It was the truth of life that I realized after being hit with a blind chair in a guest room.

“Tsk tsk.”

The teacher clicked his tongue as if he didn’t like something so much and lay down on the bench. He was a really good guy.

“Han Young-ah.”

“Yes, Master.”

Instead of revealing my name as Cheong Mu-hyeok, I said my name was Baek Han-yeong.

There was no reason to use an unfamiliar name, as there were people nearby who knew Cheong Mu-hyeok in the past, and they were all strangers.

The teacher got up from his bed, looked at me intently, and opened his mouth.

“You have no talent.”

“… “Are you saying that now?”

“Then when will you tell me? If you’re later than this, you’re just ruining your child. “Eh.”

The teacher, who was pouring alcohol into his mouth, sighed into the empty bottle and stood up.

The teacher, with his back to me, approached me and continued speaking.

“There is nothing more painful than a talentless person becoming a martial artist.”

“I think martial arts and I are a good fit. “As soon as you tell me, I learn it right away.”

“I deplore your dull mind that only thinks of learning speed when you hear the word talent.”

If learning speed isn’t talent, then what is?

When I narrowed my eyes, wondering if he was finding fault with me because teaching me was a bother, the teacher spoke.

“If you don’t want to get hit, avoid it.”

“yes?”

At the same time as I expressed doubts about the teacher’s words, I shouted! A fist flew through the air.

As I hurriedly dodged, the teacher’s fist chased me in an honest manner.

Just like the Yukhapgeombeop that I learned, it was a third-rate martial arts technique that was widely available on the streets.

Since it was a fighting technique I had already learned, I was able to predict the route. The simple herbivory of Lu Hequan also improved the clarity of the prediction.

There was nothing easier than avoiding moves you already knew. Like a movie stuntman, I dodged all of my teacher’s attacks as if I had coordinated them in advance. I put down my wooden sword and clenched my fists.

I don’t know if the teacher also held a sword, but it was a bit weird to use a wooden sword even though he was bare-body.

The core of the Yukhap Geombeop was a strong connection. Connecting each herbivorous food as if it were one. That was the core of the Yukhapgeombeop.

Therefore, the linkage of Yukhapkwon, which was created based on the same Yukhap, was important. Each plant had to be spread out like a flowing stream, as if it were all one plant.

Yukhapwon (六合拳), 1 type.

Outflow.

The first expression of Yukhequan is the starting point. The starting point of all herbivory. From this, the herbivory of all Yukhequan began and ended.

fault. The teacher gently pushes my fist away with his hammer. This was within my expected range.

Yukhapkwon (六合拳), 2 types.

Seonryu (旋流).

Water originating from upstream moves in a meandering motion. My fist, which was pushed back by the teacher’s long fist, naturally moves horizontally and aims for the teacher’s shoulder, as if it was meant to be that way.

The teacher’s body takes a step back. Avoiding strong waves is the right decision.

And because it was the right decision, it was easier to read.

Power gathers in my left hand, which I had been playing with earlier. It was only a year of experience at best, but for me now, it was a fatal blow.

Yukhapkwon (六合拳), 3 types.

Falling current.

A strong stream of water falls. Like falling from a waterfall, with great force.

I raised my left fist and watched my teacher’s movements.

Master will block my left fist like before. However, because I lost my timing, it is impossible to block it perfectly like before.

Your body’s center of gravity will probably be disturbed.

It was after that that the final blow was struck.

The fist moves forward. Aiming for the teacher’s head, he thrust without stopping.

… Move without stopping?

I made eye contact with my teacher. Only then do you see the teacher’s eyes.

The teacher was staring at me. He didn’t do anything, he didn’t evade or defend, he just looked at me.

In this state, the teacher is hit defenseless.

Startled, I hurriedly retrieved my power and turned around.

“Ahh!”

Because I canceled the first meal in a hurry, my center of gravity collapsed. After rolling on the floor awkwardly, I got up and confronted my teacher.

“What are you doing!”

“Tsk tsk.”

The teacher, who clicked his tongue as usual, looked back and spoke as if asking when they last sparred.

“Didn’t I tell you that you had no talent?”

“I almost won just now, what are you talking about?”

“You won? What are you talking about? “Wasn’t it you, Han Young, who rolled on the floor unsightly, not me?”

“That’s Master-.”

“Are you trying to say it was because I was defenseless?”

“yes.”

When I answered the teacher who was saying something obvious, his expression changed.

With a serious expression, like a real teacher.

“It wasn’t a surprise attack, and the sparring has already begun, so why are you concerned about your opponent’s defenselessness?”

“That’s it.”

“Are you going to do that in real life too? “If the opponent doesn’t resist, are you going to forcefully stop the attack and end up rolling on the floor?”

“It’s different in real life.”

“A guy who can’t hit people even in practice can hit people in real life? “Are you serious?”

“of course… “Let’s do it.”

I forced out the words that couldn’t come out.

My mind was confused.

I was clearly trying to attack Master, but I stopped. I decided that hitting a defenseless person is something that should not be done.

Actually, this isn’t a real fight, it’s a sparring match, but it was right to stop if I could.

But I could vaguely understand what the teacher was trying to say.

Let’s say that the sparring goes as I expected and the time has come for me to deal the final blow to my teacher.

Will I be able to swing my fist the way I thought I would then?

Can you hit someone?

Furthermore.

Can I kill someone?

“That’s what it means to be a martial artist, Han Young. It means you have to be prepared to kill someone. Jumping into the world of Dosan Geomlim has that meaning.”

“I know.”

“What you know in your head and what you actually do are different.”

“… … .”

I had nothing to say.

This was something that could only be confirmed when the situation actually occurred.

This is something I can only answer after seeing what choices I make when I am in a situation where I actually have to kill someone, when I have no choice but to do so.

“Do you have to see to know? There are things you can know without looking.”

“I have already made up my mind.”

“I don’t know what kind of determination you had, but you can’t survive in the martial arts world with such a weak determination.”

“My resolve is unwavering.”

“okay?”

With those words, the teacher walked out of the house with a serious expression on his face.

“You’re really determined, I guess I’ll have to check.”

It was three hours later that the teacher, who had gone out of the house, returned.

“ruler.”

The teacher handed me something.

It was a puppy.

“This?”

“He’s the neighborhood mutt.”

“I know that. “I’m asking why you gave this to me.”

“Why, didn’t you say you were ready?”

dump. The teacher collapsed on the bench. Clear, drunken eyes reflected at me. I tried to say something to my teacher, but he opened his mouth faster than I could.

“Kill it.”

… … .

Well, what.

“Why should I do that?”

“Why, do you think a guy who can’t even kill a local mutt can kill a person?”

“But this guy-”

“You didn’t do anything wrong? What does it matter? “Didn’t you say you were determined?”

The teacher’s body leaned forward. The teacher’s cold voice reached me.

“I can assure you. “It is 10 times harder to kill someone who has done something wrong than to kill a local mutt who has done nothing wrong.”

I felt dizzy.

I lowered my head and looked at my hands.

Kiing. The puppy cried pitifully. He seemed hungry.

I can feel his warmth. I feel the weight. And, the lightness of the thing, which is difficult to even describe as weight, made me feel real.

Now I could kill this puppy with just a little bit of force.

“Can’t you?”

“… … .”

“Well, if you tell me to do it right away, it’ll be difficult. I’ll give it time. “Please make a decision by tomorrow morning.”

After saying that, the teacher got up and went into the house.

I looked down at the dog in silence, then sat down on the bench where my teacher was sitting.

The sun sets. In the pitch-black darkness, with only the moonlight illuminating the world, I made up my mind.

Raise your hands.

And get off.

Break it!

The dog’s screams echoed through the yard.

The morning dawned. Baek Han-young’s teacher, Il Ak-hyeon, went out of the house as soon as he woke up.

Ilak-hyeon, who was frowning while blocking the morning sunlight with his right hand, soon looked out into the yard.

Baek Han-young was sitting on a table in the yard.

Ilakhyeon said as he walked to the bench.

“Have you made a decision?”

Baek Han-young did not answer. It seemed like his whole body was exhausted.

Wow!

Instead, another guy answered.

“You couldn’t make a decision.”

“I got off.”

“How is he still alive after getting off?”

“I have decided not to kill innocent people.”

Baek Han-young answered while petting the puppy on her lap.

The boy’s body was clean compared to yesterday, and it seemed like Baek Han-young had washed it recently.

Baek Han-young was fiddling with his thumb, which had almost been bitten while bathing his dog, and looked at his teacher.

Baek Hanyoung asked in a nervous voice.

“Why not?”

“What’s not possible? Let’s sell everything.”

“… “Wasn’t this an excommunication?”

“What about excommunication? What kind of thing is there for lowly ronin like us? “If he doesn’t like it, he goes. If he doesn’t like it, he stays.”

Ilak-hyeon, who must have been thirsty, picked up the bottle of alcohol at his side, took a sip, and continued.

“It’s just that, no matter how much I think about it, Hanyoung, you don’t fit in with being a martial artist. “Let’s give up now and just do Jeomsoe.”

“Even if I give up being a martial artist, I won’t give up Jeomsoy.”

Baek Han-young chuckled at Ilak-hyeon’s playful tone and then raised his wooden sword.

It was time for morning practice.

* * *

At that time, I believed I was right.

The reason I didn’t hit the teacher was because it was just sparring, and the reason I didn’t kill the dog was because I didn’t commit any crime.

I thought it would be different in real life. I really didn’t think I was a good person enough to be considerate of others even in situations where my life was at risk.

Actually, I was right to some extent. I knew myself better than I thought.

but.

In the end, not everything I said was correct.

In the end, what the teacher said was right.

I am.

Things like martial arts people should not have happened.