Chapter 70
##70fury. Thank you
“Huh, huh, huh, huh... … . Teacher, instructor. Well, I'm very, very fine.…….”
Gongsunsu, who was wielding a wooden sword alone, looked back at me, sweating heavily..
His face was as pale as a person about to cross the Three Paths, and Heukyeong was watching him with a anxious expression next to him..
“……Is this really okay??”
“Whoa, whoa... … . yes. It's really okay. Please train without discrimination from other trainees.!”
That's an old man, he has good motivation.…….
My legs were shaking as if I was going to collapse at any moment, and even though I said that while holding my wooden sword on the floor as a staff, it wasn't persuasive at all..
When she glanced at Heukyeong next to her, she shook her head..
[It's already limited.]
Even if it wasn't Heukyeong's voice, it was possible to tell at a glance what Gongsunsu's condition was..
I said with a small sigh.
“Gongsunsu trainees are asked to take a break from training for a while..”
“yes? There's still more you can do. I am very… right now. … I'm fine.”
“Go and look in the mirror. The trainee’s complexion is not fine..”
Despite my instructions, Gongsun Su could not easily put down his sword..
He looked at me with an expression of resentment..
“It's really okay. This level can be overcome with willpower.…….”
It won't work here to say nice things either..
I sighed softly and walked towards him, putting my face close to him..
And it growled, spitting out murderous energy..
“Gongsonsu trainee. Don’t the instructor’s words sound like words??”
Gongsunsu flinched at my death, and Heukyeong widened his eyes in surprise..
Heonwon- gang and Wiji-cheon, who were concentrating on their respective training, glanced this way, wondering what was going on..
Gongsunsu said with a puzzled expression..
“That's not it…….”
“Any more than this is not training, it is just abusing the body. All I see is that you want to die quickly..”
Wrinkled cheeks trembled with humiliation..
Coarse drops of sweat flowing down on it.
The wide-open eyes are red and bloodshot..
An old, untrained body has already reached its limit..
That would split the facts too.
I knew from a while ago that Gongsunsu's envious gaze was directed towards Xianwengang and Weijicheon..
“Gongsonsu trainee.”
“……yes.”
I placed my hand on his shoulder and spoke in a much softer voice..
“You might be upset because your body doesn't follow your wishes. But this is your reality. At that age, with a body that has only trained in gymnastics, it is impossible to undergo training equal to that of other trainees overnight..”
“……I know too.”
Gongsunsu is different from Heonwongang and Wijicheon, who have the resilience of teenagers..
‘Plus, those two are geniuses..’
The two boys knew how to push their bodies to the limit and instinctively knew how to stop there..
On the other hand, Gongsunsu is a criminal no matter how you look at him favorably..
Even if they were of similar age, it would be difficult to keep up with them, but it is absurd to follow the training of those two at the age of sixty-five..
If a young bird tries to follow a stork, it will only get its crotch torn..
“Don't be impatient and trust me. We will definitely enroll you in Cheongryong Academic Center with customized education tailored to you..”
Even if it’s just to pat that bastard’s nose..
“……yes. I think I was overly greedy.”
Fortunately, Gongsunsu was not a person who could not communicate well. He slowly put down the wooden sword..
I took Gongsun Su to a pavilion on one side of the manor..
“Report your current physical condition honestly and without any additions or omissions..”
“My back, shoulders, knees, wrists, and ankles hurt..”
“…….”
This is a bit too harsh.
“After holding the sword for a long time, my fingers hurt and my neck became stiff... … My eyes seem to have gotten a little blurry... … . Hehehehe…….”
“…….”
Seeing my stiffening expression, Gongsun Soo belatedly began to make excuses..
“Well, it's still bearable. If you put some plasters on it and get some acupuncture, you will get better quickly. I also have good medicine…….”
“Gongsonsu trainee. to lie down on the floor.”
“yes?”
Gongsunsu's face turned white, as if he thought he was going to get something for nothing. Heukyeong was also embarrassed and tried to open his mouth..
“It means lying down because it will relieve your tense muscles..”
“……Hehehe.”
Gongsun Su sighed in relief and fell down..
I started pressing my hands all over his body..
When he gave the massage with his hands, unlike what he had done to Heonwon-gang, a faint moan began to escape from Gongsunsu's mouth..
“Oh, oh oh. Oooh…….”
He was very nervous at first, but soon he closed his eyes and began to enjoy the massage..
“Oh, that's good. Okay, there, just a little further down… … . Hehehe. Hehehe! There is no paradise in this.-.”
It was so good that tears welled up in my eyes..
‘……I don't know if I'm an instructor or a masseuse.’
Putting aside my deep sense of self-destruction, I finished massaging the back of my body and patted Gongsunsu's back..
“Flip it over.”
“Hehehe…….”
Gongsun Soo turned over and looked up at me with an expression of admiration and much more refreshed than before..
“Instructor. I have received many massages at the imperial palace... … I don't think I've ever seen anyone there who is as good at massage as the instructor..”
That sincere expression... … . It feels like an honest compliment, so I feel very complicated..
“If you are looking for another job in the future, may I introduce you to the imperial palace as a masseuse??”
“……no need.”
Although I was a demon instructor in the Blood Cult, even then I had never taught a trainee who was sixty-five years old..
‘And what? Imperial palace? I knew it wasn't an ordinary old person, but…….’
A presence that overwhelms people with just a few words, even without learning martial arts..
A powerful person who can casually say that he will pay a large sum of 10,000 nyang and use a master of the level of Heukyeong as his personal escort..
‘I don't know why you would want to learn martial arts with such wealth and power... … . Well, you don't really need to know..’
I suddenly felt curious, but I didn't feel like asking..
The important thing is to make it possible for Gongsunsu to enter the Blue Dragon Science Museum within a set period of time..
I asked, pressing Gongsunsu's tight thighs..
“Is training very difficult??”
“It's hard. Still, it's really fun.”
Gongsunsu smiled and answered,.
Although his body was old, his eyes were shining brightly like a child..
“Instructor. I am. When I was young, I was smaller and weaker than others. I lived with a horn on my head once every three or four days..”
Clearly, Gongsunsu was born with a weak constitution..
That was the reason why more turbidity accumulated in the body than others..
“Fortunately, I was very intelligent, so I studied well. With no money to live on, my single mother sent me to a school. I studied with nosebleeds every day... … In the end, he achieved great success and enjoyed enough wealth and power. My single mother had already passed away... … . Heh heh. Just live a few more years.”
The old man's lonely eyes were searching the past.
“But back when I was young. I was always jealous.”
“……I'm jealous?”
“The children I saw on their way to the school building with heavy books on their bookshelf. These are boys my age who entered the military service with swords on their belts, white military uniforms, and heroic guns tied to their foreheads..”
The boy, who was smaller and weaker than his peers, always admired the tall and healthy boys from Moorim..
“…… I glanced at him out of envy, and whenever we made eye contact, I unconsciously shrugged my shoulders. Heh heh. One time, I was so unlucky that I got hit hard. Because I looked at you in a bad way..”
Heukyeong bit his lip tightly. Gongsunsu chuckled and said that these were all old memories..
“There was always a volume of martial arts magazine in my large bookcase. I read it whenever I had time. A swordsman who wanders the world holding a sword. He cut down numerous demon heads of Sapa, invaded the blood religion alone, and finally plunged his sword into the blood demon's heart... … It's like the story of an unknown charlatan who stands lonely and dies without anyone knowing the truth..”
“It's a completely third-rate novel..”
At the blunt self-talk that came out without my knowledge, Gongsunsu smiled sheepishly..
“Heh heh. Doesn’t everyone like such stories when they are young? In fact, there was a lot of talk about the reason why the blood religion suddenly weakened. That was when I was young, so I wrote a lot of novels based on my imagination..”
“……This is my first time hearing that..”
“Heh heh. Because it's an old story..”
It's an old story…….
What kind of expression would Gongsunsu make if he found out that he was learning martial arts from an instructor who raised demons of the blood religion?.
And if you find out the real reason why the blood religion fell apart…….
I thought about that for a moment and then shook my head..
Because it’s a meaningless assumption.
“When I got old and returned to my hometown, I often remembered those days. Heh heh. It's the main policy. I'm thinking of going to military service after turning 60... … . Everyone will look at me and say I'm senile..”
“…….”
I listened to Gongsunsu without saying anything..
He got up and looked at me with a grin..
“But what can you do? It's fun to learn martial arts like this..”
“…….”
“Even though I'm sixty-five years old, I feel like I'm fifteen again..”
Gongsunsu looked at me with clear eyes..
A slightly mischievous yet childlike innocent smile spread across his lips..
“Thank you.”
“hmm?”
His tone of voice, which had continued to treat me with respect, suddenly changed..
“Thank you for making me feel this way. Thank you for creating meaning in the life of an old man who was just waiting for the day to die..”
“what…….”
“I promise in advance. Even if you fail the entrance exam, I won't blame you. I'll pay all the money too. I have already received great favor from you..”
“…….”
Gongsunsu's unexpected favor left me speechless for a moment..
But soon he forced his expression down and said,.
“……I would have told you to be respectful to the instructor you saw..”
“Heh heh. All right. I will be careful from now on, instructor.!”
He seems like a snarky old man..
I felt embarrassed because I felt like my embarrassed feelings were revealed in front of him..
however…….
“What are you guys again??”
I looked at the Heonwon River and Wijicheon River that had suddenly gathered near us..
They must have listened to Gongsunsu's entire story, and the expressions on both of their faces were astounding..
Wei Ji-cheon held Gongsun Soo's hand tightly with a tearful expression..
“grandfather… … . I will be there to help you pass the exam.!”
“Heh heh. Thank you. Let's make sure we pass together.”
Beside him, Heonwongang pounded his chest and said,.
“Grandpa. If you have any questions in the future, ask me. As a senior at Blue Dragon Academy, I will give you some advice..”
“Heh heh. Thank you, senior..”
I took a deep breath and hit the two guys' heads..
“Go and train, you guys. Things that other people can't even avoid.”
“It's too much…….”
“You seem cold-blooded! How can you stay quiet after hearing something like this?!”
“Heh heh. Don't criticize the kids too much..”
“I was told to be respectful to this instructor.!”
“Hehehehe!”
After bickering with the trainees for a while, I suddenly found myself laughing and touching my mouth out of awkwardness..
But I didn't hate that awkwardness..
‘What is the devil instructor of the blood religion?…….’
Somehow, it seemed impossible to completely go back to those days..
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