Chapter 115
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“Ugh…….”
Geo Sang-woong opened his eyes with difficulty..
My whole body felt as heavy as wet cotton. My head was pounding like I had a terrible hangover, and my throat was burning and dry..
“water…….”
As he mumbled in a cracked voice, a voice woke up next to him..
“Hmm. I woke up?”
Ya Su-hyuk, who was dozing off against the wall, came to me, rubbing his sleepy eyes..
Ya Soo-hyuk lifted Geo Sang-woong up and sat him down and handed him a kettle..
“Deshow.”
gulp.
Geo Sang-ung emptied half of the water in the kettle in one go and wiped his lips with the back of his hand. After coming to his senses, he looked at Ya Su-hyuk and asked.
“……why are you here?”
“Why? That's because I decided to serve as a servant for three days. Today is the last day.”
At that blunt answer, Geo Sang-woong burst out laughing without realizing it..
“You are so stubborn too. What is that bet?.”
“Shut up. If it wasn't for the bet, I would have lost right now..”
“It's embarrassing. Haha!”
Ya Soo-hyuk frowned as if he was dissatisfied, and spoke bluntly..
“The teacher told me to bring him to Baekryongjang when he comes to his senses..”
“……I don't feel sorry.”
In response to Geo Sang-woong’s answer, Ya Soo-hyuk sighed and crossed his arms. The tendons on my bronze forearms were as thick as logs..
“I should go. My senior father also said he would send it to me as soon as he wakes up..”
“I don't like it. I'm scared of learning martial arts.”
“……what?”
Geo Sang-woong laughed when he saw Ya Soo-hyuk's embarrassed expression..
Actually, I've never said this out loud to anyone..
‘But somehow, I think this junior guy can do it..’
It could be because I felt like I was seeing my old self, or it could be because I was already seeing things I couldn't see..
Geo Sang-woong started telling an old story with a nonchalant expression..
“It was in this grade. It was a time when I ran wild like a thunderbolt without knowing how scary the world was. At that time, I believed that I would become the best person in the world. Heavenly Emperor? I just thought it was a golden opportunity to show my skills in front of the martial arts masters..”
“…….”
Although he was laughing, Geo Sangwoong's voice sounded somewhat empty..
“We arrived at the hotel before the competition started. And as if it was natural, I climbed over the wall of my dorm that night. We wandered around the dazzling streets of Hubei at night, eating, drinking, and chatting. And then… … I got into a fight with the Cheonmuhakkwan guys..”
Geo Sang-woong slowly stretched, probably because his body was sore..
And he grinned as if nothing was wrong..
“Well, to sum it up, I lost. It was destroyed very cruelly. There were ten of us, but there were only two opponents..”
At that time, the third and fourth year seniors were unable to do anything and were destroyed by two people..
Geo Sang-woong, who was stubborn, resisted until the end, but suffered even more severely because of that..
-The pig is holding up quite well..
-I will become the number one passenger in the world?
-With such idiotic martial arts skills.?
That night, I remembered the taunts the two guys took in turns..
Geo Sang-woong smiled bitterly and said,.
“…… It was on a different level. It made me wonder if they were the same person. It's a shame, but while learning martial arts... … That was the first time I really felt afraid that I could die..”
From that day on, I had nightmares every day..
To forget the fear that was constricting his heart, he indulged in gambling and eating food..
‘however… … That's strange. Was it possible to talk so casually like this?.’
It was thanks to the demon energy leaving the body due to the fear-inducing Absolute Soul Magic, but Geo Sang-ung was unaware of that fact..
He said, feeling both inexplicably empty and refreshed at the same time..
“…… Anyway, that's why I decided not to learn martial arts anymore. Because every time I practice martial arts, the fear of that time comes to mind..”
Geo Sangwoong looked at his thick palm..
……I gritted my teeth and tried practicing alone..
But every time I had a seizure, I ended up falling into even greater despair..
The reason my seizures have recently decreased is because I gave up martial arts..
“I felt it while practicing again this time. I can't. It felt like yesterday... this damn thing happened... … It will keep repeating itself.”
“…….”
Ya Su-hyuk had not said anything since earlier. His sunburnt, bronze face was expressionless the whole time..
Rather, Geo Sang-woong chuckled at the awkward atmosphere..
“Haha! You can laugh at me as much as you want, calling me a coward. It's worth laughing at. I was scared because I only got hit a few times.…….”
“senior.”
Ya Soo-hyuk interrupted Geo Sang-woong in a blunt tone..
The boy scratched his chin, perhaps trying to organize what he wanted to say, and then slowly opened his mouth..
“I grew up in the mountains unable to learn, so I'm not good at saying difficult words. Most of the things my older brothers taught me were swear words or harsh words... … . When I entered the building, I was told not to show ignorance, not to open my mouth, and to stay quiet..”
In reality, Ya Su-hyuk was quiet and blunt..
He was rough and competitive and had a temperamental side, but that was limited to opponents who were stronger than him..
“So even if you don't understand what I'm saying, just listen to the end..”
“Take it easy.”
Geo Sangwoong smiled kindly and nodded..
However, the moment Ya Soo-hyuk continued, Geo Sang-woong's face could not help but harden..
“My father was eaten by a tiger in front of me..”
“……!!”
Geo Sang-woong was speechless at the sudden story..
Anyway, Ya Soo-hyuk scratched his head and told his story..
“I was seven years old. It was a really big lake. Why are there people who worship them as mountain spirits? Sometimes they come down and eat people... … . That day, my father, who was a woodcutter, had an unfortunate accident..”
“Why are you telling me that?…….”
“Listen to the end.”
“…….”
“The great tiger that ate my father glanced at me and just walked away. You have a full face with blood smeared around your mouth. My mother died after giving birth to me, so I became an orphan... … . The brothers who came down from the mountain took me in..”
“…….”
Ya Su-hyuk grinned. But those eyes were sparkling with harsh emotions..
“From that day on, I started urinating whenever I heard a tiger roar. I was so scared that I cried and screamed and made a fuss. I woke up my brothers every night..”
Ya Soo-hyuk laughed as he recalled old memories, and then looked at Geo Sang-woong with a serious expression..
“So, I know how I got over my fear of the Great Lakes.?”
As if he wasn't expecting an answer, Ya Soo-hyuk immediately answered himself..
“I tore that tiger to death with my own hands last year..”
Ya Su-hyuk smiled brightly, showing his white teeth. It was a smile full of pride in oneself..
Seeing that sight, Geo Sangwoong muttered without even realizing it..
“……That's amazing. sincerely.”
“But I didn't do it alone. My brothers helped me a lot. Sometimes we get beaten up, sometimes we are taken to hunt tigers or bears, and sometimes we comfort ourselves on scary nights with old stories that don't work out. My brothers raised me strong so that I could kill Daeho..”
Ya Soo-hyuk suddenly took off his clothes..
On his muscle-covered chest, deep scars where a wild beast's claws had scratched were wriggling like earthworms..
Ya Soo-hyuk said, patting his chest..
“This is the scar I got on the day I killed Dae-ho. It's my medal. My brothers were pouring strong alcohol and medicine into my mouth, so I almost fell over.…….”
Ya Su-hyuk laughed happily as he spoke..
Geo Sang-woong was unable to say anything while looking at that scene..
“Anyway, I have no intention of laughing at my senior. To be honest, sometimes I still have dreams of Daeho eating my father..”
“……What do you do when it comes to you in a dream??”
“What should I do? Every time I tear it to death.”
Seeing Ya Soo-hyuk grinning, Geo Sang-woong burst out laughing..
Ya Soo-hyuk dragged Geo Sang-woong out of bed..
“I did it too, so you can do it too. So let's go now.”
“what? What kind of nonsense?…….”
Ya Soo-hyeok forced Geo Sang-woong to his feet and supported him as he panicked..
Supporting a large body weighing over hundreds of pounds by himself was something that only Ya Su-hyeok could do..
“Don't talk nonsense, just follow me. The teacher will do the rest somehow..”
“Are you talking about Teacher Baek Soo-ryong??”
“There's more?”
Ya Soo-hyuk looked at Geo Sang-woong as if it was obvious..
“That person is strangely similar to my older brothers. It's not only that I'm different from the old-fashioned political faction members, but also that I just roll with it and look at it. Except for the fact that he looks like a gisaeng brother, he can go out for business right away..”
“……Political party members? business?”
“Let's skip the trivial things.”
Kwaang!
Ya Soo-hyuk kicked open the door and took Geo Sang-woong outside as if he was half kidnapping him..
Geo Sang-woong was almost dragged by him..
“Hey man! wait for a sec… … . escort! escort! save me!”
Geo Sang-woong struggled, but his body was so weak that he had no choice but to drag himself along..
In addition, the guards who had been advised by Geumryongjangju also avoided his gaze..
After a while, Geo Sang-woong finally gave in and let everything happen..
“……An ignorantly strong guy.”
“But it's really heavy. Lose some weight. How much does it cost??”
The two bickered and headed to Baekryongjang..
The two large men attracted people's attention, but neither of them seemed to care about that..
That's what the men of Moorim are like..
Even if you haven't known each other for a long time, you can become a confidant just by getting into a few fights..
“……Stop supporting me. I can now walk alone.”
On his way to Baekryongjang on his own feet, Geo Sangwoong somehow burst into laughter..
‘That's strange. Why do I feel so relaxed?.’
I'm sure I'll have another seizure while practicing martial arts..
I felt so calm that I couldn't understand it..
Geo Sang-woong looked at his junior's blackened profile..
He proudly showed off the scar on his chest, saying he tore the tiger that killed his parents to death..
Even though I was young, I was envious and respected..
‘Me too one more time... … Should I try it?.’
Even though I suffered from fear, I never asked for help from those around me..
I always thought it was a problem I had to overcome on my own..
However, Ya Soo-hyuk said that he was able to overcome his fear with the help of those around him, and that his seniors could also do it..
“……Just once.”
Geo Sang-woong clenched his fists as he looked at the signboard of Baekryongjang in the distance..
And after a while, he met Baek Soo-ryong and heard the same story as lightning..
“I've already treated your poisonous horse. Now you won't have a seizure while learning martial arts..”
“……Don't buy coins?”
To Geo Sang-woong who asked with his mouth open in a daze, Baek Soo-ryong calmly continued his explanation..
“Anxiety, fear, and depression that come from learning martial arts. Those negative emotions are also a type of ignition..”
Baek Soo-ryong smiled and spoke confidently, but in reality, it was almost unreasonable..
‘Because I can't honestly say that I was attacked by magic..’
If it becomes known that a Cheonmuhakgwan student has learned magic, the martial arts alliance will be overturned..
There was a high probability that the blood religion would immediately cut off its tail and hide..
In a situation where I couldn't tell the truth, the best thing I could say to Geo Sang-woong was 'I'm not a fan of juhwa.'.
‘It's not entirely wrong..’
Two years after being hit by the Soul Demon, Geo Sang-woong suffered from nightmares and became increasingly helpless..
There was a high possibility that the fear and despair that had accumulated so far could develop into a curse..
Perhaps, if a little more time had passed, he would have actually fallen into coinage and become a ruined person..
“The blue bruise that was like a Mongolian spot on your chest would have disappeared. That's proof that the coin-operating horse has disappeared..”
“!!”
Geo Sang-woong hurriedly unbuttoned his clothes and muttered absently after seeing that the stain on his chest had disappeared..
“……I received treatment from many doctors, but no one ever told me that I was suffering from poison ivy.…….”
‘of course. Because you wouldn't have found a demon, let alone a coin-operated demon..’
The magic energy of the Soul Demon had the property of naturally blending with the internal power of the hit opponent..
Therefore, it was extremely difficult for even famous masters to find traces of it..
Baek Soo-ryong said with a grin..
“I don't know anything else, but I'm a specialist in the treatment of freckles. From now on, you won't have a seizure just because you learn martial arts..”
Geo Sang-woong muttered with an expression as if he were possessed by something..
“This was a problem that could be solved so easily? This doesn't make sense…….”
“You will know whether it makes sense or not when you practice martial arts in the future..”
Baek Soo-ryong took out the course application form and handed it to Geo Sang-woong. Geo Sang-woong just stared at the document endlessly for a while..
“Do you still have any intention of learning martial arts??”
“…….”
Geo Sang-woong turned his head and looked at Ya Soo-hyuk, who was crossing his arms behind him. When our eyes met, Ya Su-hyuk nodded..
Geo Sang-woong turned his head again and looked at Baek Su-ryong..
Being brave wasn't as difficult as you thought.
“……no. I want to learn. Help me learn martial arts again... … please.”
Baek Su-ryong grinned and nodded..
“Be prepared because from today onwards, I’ll beat you to death..”
“yes!”
That night, Geo Sang-woong received one-on-one martial arts instruction from Baek Soo-ryong..
Even after practicing martial arts until exhaustion, and even after several hours, the seizure did not occur..
Even the next day.
The seizure did not occur the next day either..
“Huh... … . Heo Eok…….”
After the training, I felt pale and short of breath, but that was only because I was exhausted..
After three days, Geo Sang-woong came to completely believe it..
He said that his ‘coat poison’ was completely cured..
“teacher…….”
Tears like chicken droppings flowed from the face of Geo Sang-woong, who had lost noticeable weight in just a few days..
“thank you Thank you very much. Learning martial arts... … I realized again that this is such a fun thing to do..”
Baek Soo-ryong smiled happily and looked at Geo Sang-woong, who was covered in sweat..
“Since I am two years behind others, I will have to work harder. Lose more weight too.”
“yes!”
Baek Soo-ryong looked at Geo Sang-woong as if he were proud of him, who answered energetically..
And I asked casually, as if in passing..
“By the way. How did you fall into gambling and end up suffering from bulimia??”
“Since I can't learn martial arts, I need something to distract myself.…….”
To Geo Sang-woong, who was hesitant and unable to answer, Baek Soo-ryong smiled softly..
“I'm not trying to scold you, I'm just curious. There must have been a reason for something. For example, someone took you to a gambling house.…….”
“Ah, that's actually a senior I know.…….”
“senior?”
At that moment, Baeksuryong’s eyes shone sharply..
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