Chapter 136
##136fury. The student council president and the idiot (7)
“Ugh…….”
Dok Go-jun opened his eyes with difficulty. My head hurt and my throat was very dry..
“Have you come to your senses??”
When Dok Go-jun turned his head at the familiar voice, the wet towel that had been placed on his forehead fell to the side..
“The bastard tried to cover it up, but it started to spill and it's a mess..”
“Heon… … raw steel?”
Heon Won-gang picked up the fallen wet towel and covered Dok Go-jun's face..
Dok Go-jun threw it aside and looked at Heonwon River again..
“Hmm.”
Heon Won-gang sat cross-legged on a chair and yawned long. A face that looks very tired. It was because I barely got any sleep..
Dok Go-jun looked at that face blankly and asked..
“where is this?”
As Dok Go-jun struggled to raise his upper body, the old bed creaked..
It wasn't just the bed that was worn out. The walls, the bedding, everything was old, worn and dirty..
It was clear that he was not a member of the National Assembly..
Heonwongang yawned with his mouth torn open and then said:.
“This is the guesthouse where the somen is so tasteless. The teacher said we needed to get rid of the poison faster than taking him to the hospital, so we brought him here and treated him. The wound wasn't as bad as I thought, so I roughly applied Geumchang medicine and bandaged it..”
“…….”
He heard the whole story, but there was only a small part of it that Dok Go-jun could understand..
I could tell by looking through the loose clothes that my entire body was covered in bandages..
But other than that…….
“teacher?”
“what. You don’t remember anything? Teacher Baek Soo-ryong knocked you out and brought you here..”
“When… … ah!”
Memories slowly began to come back..
The scenes of fighting with the Vice Lord Jeokhobang, killing him, and brutally cutting down the fleeing Jeokhobangdo came to mind one by one..
and…….
“my, what did i do!”
The moment the memory of almost killing Heonwon-gang, who tried to stop him, came to mind, Dok Go-jun's face turned pale..
“I'm sorry.”
Dok Gojun could not bear to look straight at Heonwon River and lowered his head..
What on earth have you done?.
I almost fell into a state of despair... … I almost killed my friend with my own hands..
‘If Heonwon River was cut by that sword…….’
Dok Go-Jun's body started shaking just thinking about it..
“Well, it really wasn't intentional. I couldn't recognize the person because it was written on something. There was a small epiphany in the sword, so I tried to grab it... … My head felt hot. Actually, it was my first time killing someone. It was confusing. But I thought it was okay since they were evil people who deserved to be killed. So the sword... … No, no matter what I say, it will all be an excuse. I'm really sorry. I will forever apologize for this. I almost committed an irreparable sin against you.…….”
“It's okay, you bastard.”
Heon Won-gang interrupted Dok Go-jun's rambling speech..
“……I can't believe it's done?”
Dok Go-jun raised his head and looked at Heonwon River with a blank face..
Heonwon River was yawning with a sad expression..
“If you're really sorry, buy a drink or a big meal later. shit. I quit drinking.”
“It can't be like that..”
Heon Won-gang brushed it off as if nothing happened, but Dok Go-jun could never do that..
Dok Go-jun shook his head and said..
“I made a big mistake with you. You can't just ignore it. Even my family always taught me to keep the relationship between benefactors clear.…….”
“Hey. It's been a while since I came back as a normal person..”
Heonwon-gang, who was giggling, made a mischievous expression and started teasing Dok Go-jun..
“But do you remember everything you said earlier? Swing your sword like this, die, pest! I remember it was like this?”
“What, what?”
I didn't want to remember, but I remembered everything because of Heonwon River..
However, Dok Go-jun made an awkward expression and lied..
“Did I do that? memory… … It doesn't fly.”
However, he could not fool Heon Won-gang, who had a keen sense of humor, with his clumsy acting..
“Hehe. I don't remember. You have a face that makes you want to hide in a mouse hole. Die, pest! asleep! It means die.!”
When Heon Won-gang imitated himself with a funny expression on his face, Dok Go-jun's face turned red to the point of bursting out..
“Stop it..”
“Even after this, you still don’t remember? Die! By killing you, this Geomryong will establish justice in the martial arts world.!”
Dok Go-jun got angry at those words..
“When did I say that! I swear I never said that…….”
“Hehe. He said he couldn’t remember.?”
“……shit.”
Looking at the grinning Heon Won-gang, Dok Go-jun realized that he had been deceived..
Dok Go-jun sighed and said..
“okay. I remember it all. So stop now.”
“Dirty pest! Die!!”
“Stop it, you bastard.!”
Dok Go-jun got angry and threw a wooden needle at Heon Won-gang. Heonwon-gang dodged to the side so quickly that it was annoying and gently attacked him..
“Baby, I can see you're doing well..”
“This bastard…….”
Dok Go-jun, who was about to burst into tears, soon burst into laughter..
Why don't you know that?.
The fact that Heon Won-gang is deliberately playing a practical joke to alleviate his guilt..
Dok Go-jun sighed softly and said..
“……thanks.”
“what. Stop making weird noises and take some medicine. The teacher went to the doctor's office and came up with it himself..”
“teacher…….”
Heonwon-gang handed Dok Go-jun a decoction heated with Naegong. Dok Go-jun calmly took it and drank it..
“nice… … It's bittersweet. Is there anything wrong with it??”
“Would you like to take a bite of sugar??”
While drinking the decoction that Baek Soo-ryong had brought him, Dok Go-jun relived his fight with Baek Soo-ryong before he fainted..
‘It was ridiculously strong.’
Although his body and mind were not perfect, Dok Go-jun at that time truly tried to kill Baek Soo-ryong..
‘Although I was poisoned... … . The last sword was the strongest sword I've ever wielded..’
Baeksu-ryong did not dodge the sword, but hit it from the front..
And as if to show off, he broke Dok Go-jun's sword..
Dok Go-jun, who came to his senses for a moment due to the shock, heard Baek Soo-ryong's soft voice in his ears..
-Please come back if you have any questions in the future. I'll give you advice anytime.
Dok Go-jun said, putting the bowl of herbal medicine down on the nightstand next to the bed..
“Where is the teacher??”
“It's in another room. They're busy making some kind of military-grade project..”
“……make a special salary?”
“You don't need to worry too much about what that guy is doing. Because we don't understand anyway. But why?”
“in fact…….”
Dok Go-jun was wondering how to say something, but decided to just be honest..
Strangely, in front of the Heonwon River, I was able to easily talk about things that were difficult to tell to others..
“…… Martial arts had been stagnant for over several months. No matter how much I practiced, I never felt like I was getting better..”
“so?”
Heonwongang picked his ears and asked angrily..
It was an impolite behavior, but Dok Go-Jun didn't care about that anymore..
Although it may not seem like it on the outside, I learned after a few days that Heonwon-gang is a guy who listens carefully to other people's stories..
“While fighting against Jeokhobang, a change suddenly came to the stagnant martial arts. Should I call it a small clue?…….”
“Then it's not a good thing?”
Dok Go-jun's expression was subtly distorted..
“But that realization did not fit with the family swordsmanship I had learned so far. Rough, fierce, simple… … . We come from a family that pathologically hates that kind of thing. Dokgo's family.”
Dok Go-jun smiled bitterly..
The Dokgo family, founded by the best person in the world from a ronin, has now become a prestigious family that values face and prestige, as if denying its past..
‘I wasn't even aware of it. Until I came here.’
If I hadn't seen the reality of the place while patrolling the slums, if I hadn't been angry when I saw the evildoers, if I hadn't fallen into their trap and had to kill my enemies..
Dokgojun's Dokgogugeom would still be the same as before..
“I was confused.”
Dok Go-jun looked down at his palms, which were tightly covered in calluses. The hand that had been holding the sword since childhood was as hard as stone..
“Such a rough and clunky sword. This is not what I have learned so far... … . Is it right to do this??”
Doubt about the sword I've been practicing my whole life.
Added to this was the shock of the first murder that came too late, and the early symptoms of intoxication came..
“I couldn't figure it out at all... … The teacher said.”
-Don’t let go of the clues you gained today and practice constantly. This is the correct direction for Dokgogugeom’s training..
Even in my dazed state, I think I felt relief from those words..
“I want to ask the teacher again. I don't know if the direction I'm trying to go in is really right, and if so, what method I should practice, or if it might be inconvenient.…….”
“let's go.”
Heonwongang stood up. Dok Go-jun opened his eyes and looked up at him..
“right now?”
“When you have questions, you should ask right away. There's no way that person is sleeping right now..”
Heon Won-gang forcibly raised Dok Go-jun and took him to the room where Baek Soo-ryong was..
As expected, Baek Soo-ryong was working without sleeping..
“what's the matter? It's probably too early to move yet..”
In front of Baek Soo-ryong, who turned around and asked, there was a pile of thick documents, and ink and paper were prepared on one side so that he could write something down..
Heonwon-gang looked at that with an expression of disgust..
‘How on earth do you even sleep??’
At Baekryongjang, Baeksuryong was the first to wake up and the last to sleep. It was so bad that no one saw him sleeping..
“He said he had something to ask..”
Heon Won-gang pushed Dok Go-jun on the back. Dok Go-jun hesitated and stepped forward..
“Well, I want to ask you something about the sword... … . If you're busy, I'll come next time..”
Baek Soo-ryong closed the document he was holding and grinned..
“If that's the case, you're always welcome. sit down What am I curious about??”
“……I would like to ask about the direction of future training..”
Dok Go-Jun's expression suddenly became serious..
When it comes to swords, he looks more serious than anyone else..
Baek Soo-ryong nodded with a happy expression..
“This story is going to be long, so let’s talk slowly. More than Palgang in Yongbongbimu. don't remember?”
“yes? that…….”
Baek Soo-ryong glanced at Heon Won-gang, then looked at Dok Go-jun again and said..
“Not confident? Among the third graders, there is no one with potential other than you..”
“……It's not that I don't have confidence..”
Baek Soo-ryong smiled with satisfaction at Dok Go-jun's bold answer..
And at that time, Heon Won-gang, who was behind Dok Go-jun with his arms crossed, yawned and said..
“Hmm. I'm going to go out. I couldn't sleep at all, so I need to get some sleep..”
A little while after Heonwon-gang went out, Baek Soo-ryong smiled mischievously and spoke softly so that only Dok Go-jun could hear..
“Did you just see that guy’s face??”
“……yes?”
“Wongang is a bastard. I probably won't be able to sleep well for a few days. I was really inspired by you today.”
Just a moment ago, Baek Soo-ryong said, “There is no one among the third graders who is worthy of becoming a dragon bar except you.” That was on purpose..
Dok Go-jun asked with an expression of bewilderment..
“Are you trying to stimulate competition among students in this way??”
“You have to do everything you can. To win the Tianmu Festival. Isn't it?”
“……As the student council president, I can't help but sympathize..”
“so. What am I curious about??”
Seeing Baek Soo-ryong's serious gaze, Dok Go-jun also straightened his posture and sat down..
The two talked for quite a long time..
Dok Go-jun, who came out only after dawn, looked very tired, but at the same time, he looked refreshed, as if a tooth he had been suffering from had fallen out..
“It's the victory of Cheonmuje…….”
Dok Go-jun muttered as he looked out the window at the dawning sky..
A goal I never dared to think of.
The student council's realistic goal was to avoid last place this year..
But now, there has been a big change in Dok Go-jun’s thoughts..
“Maybe it's really possible.”
Dok Go-jun, with his fists clenched, headed to his room..
I was already itching to swing the sword again..
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