The Thousand-Slayer Swordsman Association-Episode 265
EP.266 Chapter 2 - Stars and Snakes (8)
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Gyo stayed with Yeom for 30 years..
Now he knew that the place he lived was called Spirit Mountain, and that this was a place where countless spirit creatures came together and shared spiritual energy..
Yeom was the leader of those spirits..
Just because he was the head didn't mean he did anything special..
Its only role is to mediate territorial disputes between spirit creatures or to assist them as they advance to a new stage as new spirit creatures..
Yeom's most recent job was helping Taeyanghwari lay eggs 20 years ago..
Then one day Yeom said to Gyo.
“When I ascend to heaven, you will take over and guard this place..”
“Not like that.”
Kyo realized how to change into human form and took on a doll with hands and feet like her..
The role of the leader of the spirits was not very difficult, and it was necessary to remain here for the purpose of training..
However, there was a separate question while answering, so Gyo asked Yeom..
“But why is it in the shape of a human?.”
Yeom has never revealed his true identity for 50 years..
She always took the form of a pure white woman, even while she was immersed in meditation..
Yeom answered.
“Because of the possibility. no? Humans are truly miserable, but among them, special species that qualify as immortals pop up every once in a while. Who was the person who became a hermit most recently... Um, I don't remember the name. He was a Taoist.”
Because humans have potential, there is something to learn from them too..
So, we should not be hasty in judging them..
A being in the process of reaching the realm of immortality.
That was the Imoogi, so you must be able to know how to live with them..
It was something that the church could not sympathize with..
Because the humans who occasionally passed near Yeongsan seemed so insignificant..
It was that day.
The day Yeom taught me ‘swordsmanship’ with a smile on my face.
“It's part of the practice. Let's learn it.”
The religion obeyed the word ‘practice’ without a word..
She taught me how to remove a few scales and trim them with a sword..
He taught him how to sharpen it and increase its cutting power, and taught him how to communicate with the sword using spiritual energy..
“It's a couplet.”
Yeom, who said this, beat Gyo like a dog that day..
“Pfft…!”
“Hahaha!”
It was my first loss. No, it might have been closer to one-sided violence..
Church learned from pain.
I learned the feeling of despair, I learned frustration and anger..
Even though she was Dalian, she wasn't happy to see a woman who was always assaulting her..
In addition, a desire to win arose..
it wasn't a good thing.
It was a natural thing to do since one had to meditate and practice meditation..
However, since Yeom had deliberately aroused such feelings, her gaze naturally became fierce, and she said to Gyo:.
“Not being able to feel anything is not practice. The practice is to feel many things and become free from them..”
You must be young.
From that day on, Kyo became deeply immersed in swordsmanship..
It was to win her over..
Yeom taught the doctrine as if instigating it..
The enlightenment gained during meditation was applied to swordsmanship and passed down, and the Tonap method, meditation method, swordsmanship, and righteousness were explained one by one..
Kyo was a good student.
It took me less than 20 years to learn everything and make it my own..
Chaeng!
The dance between Gyo and Yeom became closer and closer day by day, and as it got closer, a sense of accomplishment and joy grew within Gyo..
Yeom smiled happily and said.
“I guess I'm a good teacher. Maybe he will become the prince's teacher after he ascends to heaven..”
“It's not even funny. You are not the vessel to teach Prince Nata..”
“why? I taught you so well.”
“That's why I'm outstanding.”
“It means the prince is worse than you.?”
“….”
“fool.”
Yeom giggled and laughed..
Her laughter resembled the whisper of leaves, quiet and languid, vague and sad..
An unexplained agony was embedded in the doctrine..
He felt very sad that Yeom left him and ascended to heaven 50 years later..
Of course, I couldn't say that..
“Well, that's it for today.”
Because I am aware that it is a pain..
After completing the training, this weapon must become a dragon..
The school knew this fact painfully well..
“…i get it.”
The religion found a way to control suffering..
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That day lasted for 20 years..
Gyo became a 50-year-old Imoogi, and Yeom became a 950-year-old Imoogi..
Her spiritual energy was now almost complete..
Occasionally, Yeom would sit quietly on a rock and not move for weeks..
It was a process of becoming one with the world and reading the laws of all things..
Every time that happened, Gyo felt even more anguished..
I couldn't bear the feeling of her moving away..
“…ah.”
Yeom always sighs and opens his eyes..
He made a slightly sad face, but then smiled as if nothing was wrong and said hello to Kyo..
“How have you been?”
“What is the reason I can't be there?.”
“I don't think I'm having a good time.”
Yeom chuckled..
Gyo frowned, feeling like his insides were found out, but Yeom didn't bother to bother him any further..
“let's go.”
I just said that.
“I have a place to go.”
“where is it.”
“I want to follow you?”
I had less energy than usual.
Still, she was smiling, so Kyo followed Yeom out..
The place we arrived at was the entrance to Yeongsan..
And, what Kyo found there was a newborn baby..
“Wow!”
The moment Kyo saw the child crying noisily, he was embarrassed..
“how?”
How could a child like this be left alone in Yeongsan?.
It might have happened anywhere else, but it couldn't have happened in Yeongsan..
Because Reiki makes it that way..
The spiritual energy surrounding the mountain originally had the ability to strangely distort human cognition and obscure the path..
Even if there is someone who gave birth to this child, they cannot come here to abandon the child..
When I looked at Yeom in doubt, she said.
“heavenly flag).”
Gyo’s body suddenly stopped..
Yeom smiled bitterly..
“Heaven has decided so, so we must follow it..”
She picked up the child wrapped in swaddling clothes..
Kyo just pursed his lips and barely managed to spit out the words..
“Impossible. Spiritual mountains belong to spirit creatures. Maybe this human….”
“Isn’t that also heaven’s plan?.”
She quietly walked towards Yeongsan..
Kyo instinctively felt that something was wrong..
But I couldn't stop her.
If this is the will of heaven, then it is the dragon's law to follow..
“I won't come?”
“I'm going.”
Even now, I think about it now that I am already free from all the agony and pain..
“…Don't fuss.”
What would have happened if I hadn't picked up the child at that time?.
…I didn't know now.
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“Teacher!”
The child grew up diligently.
Is it possible for a human child to grow up so quickly?.
Kyo looked down at the boy, who was now toddling on his own feet..
I don't think they paid much attention to it, but my health is good..
Her cheeks were plump and her skin was soft, as if she had washed it well..
The eyes were so large and round that they were half the size of the face, and they gave Gyo a strange feeling..
“I turned five years old today!”
Has it already happened like that?.
Because the five years of life seemed like a fleeting moment, Gyo felt something new..
“Did you do that?.”
“yes Today, Yeom decided to teach me martial arts.!”
Kyo frowned at the sight of the child shouting with anticipation..
What suddenly came to mind was the first time I learned martial arts from her..
It is a memory marked by violence and pain..
It could be said to be a memory, but I wasn’t very happy about it..
“I'll teach you.”
“Wow?”
“I teach better than Yeom.”
Actually, Gyo was confident..
Yeom's class was too violent to teach a child who would break if he was hit..
Gyo was more rational, rational, and planned than Yeom..
The school could have taught this child in a much safer way..
“Then, learn from the teacher.?!”
The child's eyes sparkled..
It was burdensome, but Kyo nodded..
The child, who was laughing, was soon hugged by Kyo..
Kyo headed toward the stream while holding the child..
It was only then that I met Yeom..
“huh? What are you two doing together??”
She was carrying food in her arms with a bright smile on her face..
Kyo said in a grumpy tone..
“I'm going to teach this guy how to use a sword..”
“huh? I decided to teach….”
“i do it.”
Yeom blinked his eyes..
Then bam! He burst out laughing and agreed..
“Okay, then you do it..”
Kyo was really happy to see her smile like that..
Since I've often had a deep expression on my face lately, it may have been the first time in my life that I felt warmer..
There may be many reasons, but,
“Yeom! what is that?!”
It must be a child.
Ever since the child came along, Yeom has rarely looked sad..
“I'm going to eat it. we….”
Yeom said playfully as he placed a potato in the child's arms..
“…Potatoes for Mubaek to eat.”
“and!”
Moobaek Lee.
The child named that smiled brightly..
See next episode
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