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Chapter 5

Episode 5 Wild beasts do not hide their claws.

The hunting ground didn't have to go far..

The mountain behind our school was famous for being rugged, and because defenses and engine formations were installed here and there, no one was allowed to enter in the first place. In this deserted place, the only people were my father and I..

‘Oh, there must be three..’

My father's body guard, Hwi, is probably following me somewhere in hiding..

I called him Uncle Hwi. I saw it often when I was young, but as I grew older, I had less opportunity to see it. Hwi is a reception guard that his father absolutely trusts. If I have Ian, my father has Hwi..

I raised my flag and looked around, but I couldn't find any sign of Hwi. Indeed, he is a skilled person who has reached the highest level in the art of stealth. Of course, this kind of brightness... … He died from Hwamugi that day..

The first words my father said to me that day were these:.

“What is all that crazy burden??”

I was carrying a leather bag as big as my body..

“Here's what you need for a few days.”

“How many days? I plan to come down after just one day..”

“You don't know, do you? I'm sure you enjoyed hunting with me so much that you'll want to do it for a few more days..”

My father blatantly expressed his inner thoughts, wondering if this was even possible..

“The dream is too wild.”

Although I had been with my father for less than half an hour, I realized one thing I had not known. The point is that my memories of my father were quite distorted..

I remembered my father as someone who rarely spoke. But my father said more than I thought..

“It's a lot bigger than I thought..”

It was an evaluation of his performance against Koo Pyeong-ho in the fight. It was a move without any real effort, but it must have revealed the skills I had accumulated in my life before returning, so I did not bother to deceive my father..

“I was hiding my skills.”

“Yes it seemed.”

A joke added to take advantage of the atmosphere.

“I am not a cat that snarls, but a wild beast with hidden claws..”

My father stopped and looked back at me..

“Even though you are a beast, why do you hide your claws??”

“Ah, I never thought about that perspective..”

“so you are a cat.”

My father, who was about to turn away, suddenly asked.

“To what degree has the Flying Heaven Sword Technique reached??”

Bicheongeombeop is a martial art that is passed down to the Heavenly Demon’s blood relatives. Although it cannot be compared to the Nine Fire Demonic Arts, which are taught only to the Heavenly Demons, it is an extremely advanced martial art that is evaluated to be on a similar level to the martial arts learned by the Magons..

Of course, learning a high-level martial art does not necessarily mean you are stronger. Depending on who is using it, even weak martial arts can kill someone with strong martial arts..

I decided that I couldn't fool my father, so I answered honestly..

“It was a great success.”

at that moment!

Peeing!

A ray of wind from the tips of my father's fingers passed by my cheek. If I hadn't instinctively turned my face to avoid it, I would have had a hole in my cheek..

my father asked with a surprised face.

“You really achieved great success.!”

I asked as if I was shouting while touching my cheeks, which were hot from the force of the wind..

“oh my god! You didn't even believe me, but you threw a storm. What if I couldn't avoid it??”

“You pay the price for lying. If you have achieved great success, you will be able to avoid it..”

“The scar does not suit this handsome face that resembles my father.!”

After snorting once, my father walked away..

‘I guess I had reason to be scared at the time..’

What father in the world would throw a scolding punch at his child without hesitation? Even on your face! I wouldn't have died, but it was an attack that would have seriously hurt me if I hadn't avoided it..

My father, who was walking ahead, said without turning around..

“At your age, Daesung... … amazing.”

In my last life, I achieved great success only after I was well into my thirties, so it is natural for my father to be surprised. Anyway, my father was sincere when it came to martial arts, so that compliment was high praise..

“thank you.”

After that, we rode the mountain without talking for a while..

If there was no conversation like this in one room, it would be suffocating. But the act of climbing a mountain was different. I felt like I was having an unspoken conversation just by walking quietly..

I was the one who broke the silence for a long time..

“Who did you learn about hunting from??”

After a moment, my father said.

“I learned it from my brother.”

“Did I also have an uncle??”

“Dead. He died in my hands at the same age as you..”

There was silence for a moment. Instead of polite words of comfort, I spoke my honest thoughts..

“Well done.”

My father stopped and looked back at me with fierce eyes..

“If it weren't for me, I wouldn't have been born..”

My father stared at me coldly for a moment and then took another step..

What father doesn't have the scars left behind by the bone-to-bone conflict? I've seen it a lot in my past life. The stronger a person appears on the outside, the more likely they are to have deep emotional wounds..

That's why I spit it out like I was squeezing out pus..

There are lessons I learned from my past life..

Bury the body, but don’t bury the hurt in the heart..

That's probably why I heard these words from my father..

“At that time, I… … couldn't find a way.”

I knew what it meant. I couldn't find a way to win the succession battle without killing my brother..

my answer was resolute.

“Don't expect anything from me either..”

My father glanced back at me. Your eyes were colder than before, but I said what I wanted to say..

“What my father couldn't do, I can't do either. And you should give me a brother who is worth thinking about and say those things. You know, right? How mean and cruel my brother is..”

“You often curse behind my back..”

“Even if I get scolded, it's okay.”

Actually, this is not enough. When I think about what my older brother did to become his successor in the future,.

“I'm struggling in the outskirts, but you're swearing in a comfortable place..”

“If you become a great prince of the Heavenly Demon God Church, you will not suffer even if you are locked in the last room of the underground prison rather than the outskirts..”

My older brother was currently working under my father's orders. At that time, my older brother had not yet revealed his true colors, and he had outstanding abilities, so my father trusted him more than me. Not only that, many magicians in school tried to keep in line with their older brother..

“My brother will never give up his position as successor. It is foolish and arrogant to want to become a successor while saving your brother's life..”

My father's expression as he looked at me contained the emotion, 'Were you this kind of child?' My eyes responded resolutely. 'yes!’

My father took a step again..

I was not married in my last life. So, I don't know exactly what feelings the existence of a child brings to a man..

So I'm curious.

What am I to my father?.

How many mountains did you climb like that??

“fizzle.”

I raised my head at my father’s signal. My father was pointing his finger straight ahead in the distance..

“Can you see it??”

I opened my eyes wide, but I could only see the dense forest and nothing else..

“I can't see it.”

“i see.”

“what is there?”

“dinner.”

“Then you have to catch it..”

When I took out the bow hanging in my leather bag, my father stopped my impatience..

“How can you catch something you can't even see? First, close your eyes and feel your surroundings..”

“yes.”

When experts understand their opponents, they do so by looking at the waves of the surrounding air. This is the commonly spoken prayer of the other person..

There is only one prayer that can be felt around you: your father's prayer. Calm. So I'm scared. I know better than anyone how fierce this prayer becomes when it gets angry. In that peaceful sea, a typhoon that will turn the world upside down is sleeping..

“Now let out a ray of energy. It's just one ray.”

I did as my father told me and released a ray of energy..

“Don't give up your energy slowly. Think of your body as a skein of thread and pull it out slowly, like pulling a thread..”

In my life before returning, I had never sent forward such a thin energy. There is a clear reason for releasing energy. To suppress the opponent's momentum with my prayers. But now, I was unleashing my energy in a way I had never imagined..

“Thinner. It must not break!”

This was the first time I realized that the energy released from the body could travel this long..

“More, more, more.”

If I hadn't had my father by my side encouraging me, I would never have been able to exude energy for this long..

And the next moment, my energy was touched by something..

“Did you reach it??”

My father realized as quickly as I did that my energy had touched something..

“yes. I feel it.”

“What do you think it is??”

“It looks like a tree.”

Surprisingly, I had a feeling for what it was. I don't know how to explain this because it's such a feeling. It was definitely a tree.

“Take a look around. slowly.”

It seemed as if all the threads tied to the skein had come loose and would fall down at any moment. But I didn't lose focus.

I extended my energy even longer and explored the surroundings. Then I found a living energy under the tree..

“Are you a wild boar??”

When my father didn't respond, I slowly opened my eyes. My father was looking at me with a surprised face..

“Or is it a bear? It looked like a wild boar, with stiff fur and an elongated body..”

“It's a wild boar.”

I looked at where my energy had reached. It was still invisible to the eye. I found a wild boar in the forest far away..

“It's not easy to hit it at once from this distance..”

My father found it hard to believe even after experiencing it himself..

When I thought about it, the technique from before was not just a catching technique needed for hunting. Awesome secret technique that can be applied martially.

“Originally, you were going to make fun of me while watching me fail..”

“Of course it should have failed.”

“I am your father's son.”

“I couldn't get it right at first either..”

“Aren’t I a genius??”

When Cheonmujiche was mentioned, my father’s eyes changed slightly..

At that time, I had this kind of resentment towards my father regarding the body of heaven and earth..

―A person who pursues strength so much, a person who even holds martial arts competitions to find a strong successor and looks for a talent who can crush his children, why did he neglect me like that? Why don't you push me?

I even thought that my father might be jealous of me. Yes, your I was that petty..

But now I know.

That things in the world don't always go according to my wishes..

It's not that you should treat me special as I am a person of all abilities, but that you should make good use of your body that is a body of all things and become a special person yourself. Now I know that only when everyone's expectations and aspirations are placed on that specialness, the heavenly body becomes a blessing from heaven..

“What are you doing? Are you planning on skipping dinner??”

I fired a powerful arrow at the place where I felt energy..

Peeing.

A bonfire was burning in the darkness, and on top of it was well-cut wild boar meat being cooked..

“When did you learn how to care for animals??”

“I learned from books.”

“For something like that, I was pretty used to it.?”

Father, I must have killed and eaten hundreds of wild boars alone..

I quickly changed the subject..

“The thing you are laying down was prepared for flattery. It was worth the struggle..”

My father was sitting on the tiger fur that I had brought in a leather bag..

My father’s lips curled up slightly at my condescension. It's difficult to put a sneer on a person's face so well, but my father pulls off that difficult task well..

“Did you say you wanted to hunt with me because you wanted to look good on me and become my successor??”

“no. I know very well that it won't work on my father..”

“Good to know..”

“Being chosen as a successor can be done without father's help.”

“You are confident..”

“Of course, my greedy, cruel, and nasty brother will interfere with me..”

“You're criticizing me from behind again.”

“I have to criticize it. How often do you get the chance to openly criticize yourself in front of the referee who scores the score??”

Father, if you wanted a peaceful brotherhood between real families, you should have established it from the beginning. Who is the successor? Don't think nonsense. Even if it is decided that way, isn't the succession dispute the cause of fighting, killing, and chaos??

“Why did you say you wanted to hunt with me??”

“There are two reasons: First, I want to learn something and become stronger. The first one seems to be a success.”

“As I become stronger?”

I quickly responded to my father's provocative look, asking if he was going to take my place..

“The reason I want to become strong is not because I want to become the Heavenly Demon. My father is still correcting me, but I don't want to waste my youth by riding Cheonma. I am satisfied as long as I can become the heir and learn the martial arts of the Heavenly Demon..”

Considering my age, in my father's eyes, my older brother and I still seem inadequate to become successors. In fact, my father chose my older brother as his successor about ten years from now..

Now, I can't wait ten years. A small weight is not enough. It's time to take the awl out of your pocket and stab it here and there..

So, you need to learn the nine fire magic techniques as quickly as possible and achieve great success. No, you have to reach a higher level than that. Even my father who achieved the Twelve Saints was defeated by Firearms, so I must achieve the Twelve Saints..

“I imagine it at least once in a while. In my life, I come across a person that I really want to kill, but I feel so bad if I can't. I want to become stronger even though I don't want to end up like that..”

I couldn't tell what my father was thinking because his expression didn't change..

“The second reason is?”

“I wanted to spend time alone with my father. It's your first time?”

The sneer on my father's lips deepened again..

“It's a cheap sentiment that's just right to die for..”

“How could it be cheap to be with the best person in the world? If you sing it, it will be the best song in the world, and if you drink it, it will be the best wine in the world. Even if I poop…….”

“Until there.”

“yes I will keep my mouth shut for one hour..”

My father and I made eye contact and I smiled happily. This may be the first time you smile in front of your father. My father turned his head away coldly..

‘When I thought of my father, there was nothing to remember. The memories of being scared aren’t memories, right? In this life, my memories won't be so bleak. Don't like it though. It's not for your father, it's for me..’