Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 4



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 4

Test taker (1)

“… What does that mean, die? Are you saying that the Master is going to kill me?”

Whether I was surprised or not by the absurd situation, she remained calm as expected.

Her voice, so beautiful and rolling like a jade bead, leaks out again.

“How could the Heavenly Demon, the Lord and Savior of all demons, do something that would harm his disciple?”

The jade bead had no emotions whatsoever, and was simply cold.

“However, it is impossible for a disciple who has been given by Heaven to be incompetent. I will lose my life for assisting that disciple so poorly.”

She was the one who spoke about her own death without any emotion.

No, deep within those seemingly emotionless eyes, madness was lurking.

“One, even if I die, the mistake of having an incompetent disciple will not be washed away.”

I forgot.

She, who boasts a beautiful voice and looks, is my concubine before anything else.

“If I am going to die anyway, shouldn’t I atone for the mistakes of the Supreme Being instead of killing Confucius and being branded an apostate?”

The fact that he is a fanatic who is obsessed with a cult.

Her cool tone made me feel like my head was being washed with cold water.

My mind, which used to be like a flower garden, where I thought I could become a cult leader and suck out honey, became clearer and my heart became much calmer.

“Well, I don’t have time for this. First of all, what kind of test do I have to pass to enter that magic hall?”

In the end, to put it simply, I returned to being a test taker again.

For me, who had been a test taker twice, during my high school years and as a civil service exam taker, this was nothing special.

Well, back then there wasn’t any crazy penalty like having your balls cut off for failing, but the important thing was that you had to pass the test.

And one of the most important things in a student’s life was strategy.

Especially considering the short time limit of one year, we had to plan as efficiently as possible.

But, in response to my question, she spouted out some strange nonsense.

“You cannot begin your studies from today. The Heavenly Demon has ordered Confucius to rest, and I must follow that order.”

Then why don’t you stop making threats that you might die in a year? That was ridiculous nonsense.

If I were still a civil servant or a storekeeper, I might have been dragged around, struggling with such sophistry, but it was different now.

Even though I only have one year left, I am still a disciple of the cult leader that woman worships as a god.

And, from A’s perspective, I knew all too well the magic sentence that would make B feel awkward.

“So, if I take a break today and fail the test, will you take responsibility?”

The best sentence that helped create a rigid and scapegoat-hungry civil service society.

– So, if something goes wrong, you’ll take responsibility?

I never thought I’d be spitting out that sentence I’ve been struggling with so much.

She answered my question with an emotionless face.

“Didn’t I tell you? If you fall, I’ll lose my life.”

He was talking as if he was taking some responsibility, but he was extremely naive.

“Is this a problem that can be solved with just your death? It is a stain on the great Master’s achievements, and it can be solved with the life of a mere slanderer. Is the Master’s reputation really worth that much to you?”

Do you think taking off your clothes will solve anything?

The moment the attacks continue to this extent, no one can escape responsibility.

And just as I expected, at this point, her pupils tremble momentarily, as if she had not expected it.

“That is why I said that I would risk the stigma of an apostate and kill Confucius.”

She started threatening my life again.

If it were the old days, I might have been afraid.

However, from my perspective, having already been tested once before by a master who was much more dangerous than her, this was nothing.

“Huh. If that’s true, doesn’t that mean that the Master’s decision to harass a traitor who could kill his disciple was foolish?”

“!!!”

Her eyes widen, as if she has just attained enlightenment.

But that was only for a moment.

He had a broken expression on his face, not knowing whether to prioritize Heavenly Demon’s order to give me a rest or to prioritize my education.

If I left her alone, she would probably fall into the magic spell that martial artists often suffer from, so I opened a way for her to escape.

“I don’t mean to say that I will start studying and training from today. I mean, at least I want to know what kind of examinations await me and plan how to prepare for them. If I sit down and leisurely plan, I can see it as a kind of rest, right?”

She seemed to be thinking about it for a moment, but eventually raised the white flag.

“Confucius’s words seem to be correct.”

She nodded and said so, then explained the entrance examination for the Magic Hall.

“The entrance examination for the Magic Academy is largely divided into two stages. The first stage is a test to gauge your martial arts skills, and involves a duel with the Magic Academy’s instructors. The second stage is a test of your faith, and involves an interview with the instructors.”

After hearing the explanation, the police civil service exam somehow came to mind.

‘They say it will be conducted through an interview and a physical test.’

Perhaps it is fortunate that there is no first written exam.

“Then, I guess I just need to prepare for the interview and the interview itself.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Can you tell me what they ask in that interview?”

“It mainly deals with the doctrines and interpretations of the Cheonma Birok (天魔祕錄), the scripture of our Cheonma Singyo, as well as questions about the laws and history of the Cheonma Singyo.”

“So, you’re saying that you have to memorize the scriptures, the books of law, and the books of history.”

When Jin Ha-yeon shook her head at my words, I asked back.

“So, is there anything else I need to study besides those three?”

“That’s not what I mean. The scriptures are not something you can simply memorize. You have to hold the contents of the scriptures deep in your heart in order to fully understand the words.”

She was the one who spouted out such nonsense that no one would call her a fanatic.

However, as a disciple of a cult leader, I couldn’t deny those words. I thought I had to agree with them and move on.

“Okay, then. Anyway, can you tell me how much the three volumes would be combined to make?”

“It’s about five hundred sheets.”

My head nodded on its own.

‘The interview won’t be difficult, right?’

Five hundred sheets a year. That’s a thousand pages.

For me, who had memorized seven subjects for the 7th level civil service exam, it wasn’t a big deal.

Since the interview didn’t seem to be a big problem, this time I asked her about her schedule related to the military service.

“So, how do you plan on training to prepare for the martial arts?”

“First of all, the basic training on martial arts will be conducted by Cheonma. However, since Cheonma has a busy schedule, he will stop by once every day at Yushi (17:00-19:00) to teach. At other times, the girl will teach external martial arts to Confucius or act as his non-martial arts partner.”

After exchanging a few questions and answers with her, I soon nodded and gave her some instructions.

“I see. If so, could you bring me some food and paper?”

At my request, she bowed her head with her characteristically blunt face without showing any particular question.

And holding the food and paper she had brought, I started to scribble something.

‘First of all, the training time with the Master is fixed. This is something I cannot do anything about.’

If I had to be specific, it was similar to the classes I took as a student. My teacher was the head of this place, so his classes were like those of a regular lecturer.

I had to fit that class into my schedule, I couldn’t miss that class for the sake of my schedule.

[Yu-si (酉時) – Martial arts training with the master]

After writing the text in the middle of a piece of white paper, I continued writing text up and down.

[Myosi (5:00-7:00) – Wake up and eat. Ungi breakfast]

[Jinshi, Sashi (辰時, 巳時 7:00~11:00) – Review and interview study]

[Noon (11:00~13:00) – Lunch and breakfast]

[Mishi (13:00~15:00) – External training]

…

[Hae-shi-ban (9:00 PM – 10:00 PM) – Review and sleep]

What I wrote down on paper was a kind of schedule.

Whether they are civil service exam takers or college entrance exam takers, there is something that test takers always hear.

Rather than wasting time tidying up your desk and making a schedule, open a book and study right now.

This was somewhat true.

So, it was the right thing to say to those with extreme escapist tendencies and weak will who couldn’t even start studying in the first place.

But, it didn’t sound right to me.

It wasn’t that my will was that great.

If I don’t pass, I might be kicked out after a year, so how can I say I have weak will?

The reason I made a schedule was not to strengthen my will, but to pursue ‘efficiency’.

To survive a year from now, I needed to plan my schedule as efficiently as possible.

In addition, I needed to get my body into the habit.

Humans are naturally lazy creatures. If they could just sit around and do nothing, everyone would want to do it. Except for a very small number of workaholics or exercise addicts.

So, while I still had the will, while I was aware that my life was in danger, I had to make it a habit.

If you follow a schedule that is set according to set rules for more than a month, your body will naturally adjust to that schedule.

Even as thoughts like, “Ah, this is annoying,” or “I want to rest today,” float around in your head, your body wakes up and slowly begins to prepare for activity.

However, Jin Ha-yeon frowned as she looked down at the schedule I had written.

“Do you have any complaints?”

“Contrary to what you said about whether you could take responsibility for me, Confucius seems to be taking it quite easy.”

As she said this, she pointed to the beginning and the end of the schedule.

“Confucius, are you really confident that you will pass the exam if you sleep only three and a half hours a day?”

“You are talking nonsense. The examination is not tomorrow, but a year from now. The human body needs sleep to recover, and the same goes for the mind. It may be efficient to sleep less for a day or two and increase the amount of time you study, but in the long run, it is much more efficient to study while getting enough rest.”

There used to be such sayings among students in the past: Sadang Orak, Samdang Sarak.

If you sleep for four hours, it will stick, and if you sleep for five hours, it will fall off. In more severe cases, if you sleep for three hours, it will stick, and if you sleep for four hours, it will fall off.

In conclusion, it was bullshit.

At least the day before the exam, unless you have to cram if you haven’t caught up on all the material.

If you have missed all the progress, you should not reduce your sleep either. If your head is sharp, you will not be able to solve the problems properly during the test.

Of course, there are a very small number of people who do not mind sleeping less.

And because those few mutants packaged their achievements as ‘working hard while reducing sleep,’ it spread as if working hard while reducing sleep was a virtue.

Except for those few mutations, if you stupidly reduce your sleep, your body and mind will gradually become dull. Your body will never adapt to it.

That doesn’t mean you need to sleep a lot and be stupid.

For the human body to recover, the optimal amount of sleep required varies from person to person, but on average, between six and eight hours is the most appropriate amount of sleep.

In particular, there was a story that the time between 10 PM and 2 AM was the time when the body recovered the most, and above all, it was important to always go to sleep regularly. This was because when the body got used to the bedtime and wake-up time, it would prepare itself, which was advantageous for getting a good night’s sleep.

For these scientific reasons, bedtime was set to be exactly from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Yes, studying should be done scientifically.

However, it is difficult for fanatics to accept such scientific reasons.

“That is nothing more than an excuse. If you believe in the Lord of Manma and focus entirely on the doctrines of the new religion, you will be able to achieve anything you want.”

It seemed that he believed that if he just prayed to the Heavenly Demon and devoted himself without sleeping, he would pass with the grace of the Heavenly Demon.

The corners of my mouth went up in a crooked manner at her crazy, delirious words.

“Then, if I fail, will you take responsibility?”

“… .”

“No, if it’s like you said, then if I just try hard, I’ll pass by the teacher’s grace, so if I fail, then it’ll be ‘the teacher’s fault.’”

“… .”

She was momentarily speechless at the repeated request for responsibility, and then asked back with a cold face.

“If you do that, will you be able to take responsibility if you fall while being so relaxed?”

They say you learn from bad things quickly, but Jin Ha-yeon was the one who brought up the issue of responsibility.

“Just as I cannot fulfill my responsibility even with my own life, the death of one Confucius will not erase the stigma attached to the Heavenly Demon.”

At her attack, I almost burst out laughing without realizing it. It was so funny.

Where, a brat who just learned responsibility is trying to force that technique on me, who has been beaten for five years.

The greatest counterattack on responsibility theory.

“If you don’t want to do it my way, then just leave it at that. If you interfere with my plans and force me to wake up when I should be sleeping, then I’ll just give up. We’ll just shit on Master’s face and die together.”

That was right, Alpano.