Im afraid.
Im afraid of him.
A boy brought to us by Mr. Kwak Chun-sik, who is like the sky to us.
Dressed in an academy uniform and wearing a very free expression, the child sits next to Grand Master Kwak Chun-sik as if it were a matter of course.
On his right, Kwak Chun-sam, and on his left, the child.
There was only one thing that could have ant.
That child is Master Kwak Chun-siks disciple.
The masters begin to demonstrate, while Grandmaster Kwak Chun-sik and Master Kwak Chun-sam observe with serious eyes.
They look the sa as always.
Yes, it was to be expected from two n of their age and experience.
But what is that boy? The boy watches the masters demonstration with eyes that are not at all intimidating compared to the other two.
The emotion that arose from his stare seed more like panic than anger.
If my body trembled this much while he was standing still, he couldnt be an ordinary child.
death penalty.
Did you feel it?
The man next to grabs my sleeve with a trembling hand.
Is that really what it takes to be the Grandmaster disciple?
Well. I dont know, we havent seen anything yet.
You an likeright?
Of course not.
I can only hope.
I can only pray in my heart that hes not as good as we are.
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Whats all this fear?
Despite the fact that the representatives of the various factions were happily watching the demonstration of the Aura style with their own personalized twists, sohow fear had begun to creep into the crowd.
Is the guy doing the martial arts demonstration scary?
Sure, he looked a little rough around the edgesbut if this was enough to scare his students, how scary must he be in general? I thought to myself.
Eugene, what do you think?
The old man who had been watching the demonstration in silence suddenly turned his head and asked .
You an that thing theyre demonstrating?
Yes. Well, Id like to hear your assessnt.
It would be handy.
Convenient?
Yeah. Wouldnt it be more lethal if you stretched the aura out on a bar like that to hit it, you know, for ambushes or sothing?
He blinked at my words.
Hahahahahaha, yeah. Thats right! You were thinking the sa thing as ! Hahahahaha!
Apparently pleased with my answer, he burst out laughing and nodded his head.
Yeah, youre right, but youd better consider that there are only a few people in this world that can do that. Hahaha!
A few monts later, having finished his demonstration, the master bows his head in our direction, signaling his departure.
Thats it, Im Lee Hee-sung, master of the Gwangju branch!
Excellent. Keep up the good work, Master Lee Hee-sung.
Thank you. Grandmaster!
The technique he demonstrated was nothing spectacular.
It could be described as a kind of shotgun blast that concentrated aura at the tips of his fingers.
However, it was easy to see why Kwak Chun-siks expression didnt change even as he praised it verbally.
To process and release, and to release without processing.
In front of such overwhelming power and control, nothing was of any use.
In short, if the body is bad, the head suffers.
It wasnt that I didnt do it because I couldnt be as good as Kwak Chun-sik, it was that I didnt try because I didnt have to.
Okay. Youve all worked too hard.
At that mont, Kwak Chun-sam stood up, attracting the attention of everyone around him.
Now that all the clans have presented their achievents, well have a competition between the disciples. As usual, the disciple with the most outstanding skills will be rewarded with an elixir prepared by my father, so please do your best.
Now that the masters have finished demonstrating, its the students turn.
I was about to sigh, wondering how long I would have to sit there, when I felt a gaze on my side.
I turn around and make eye contact with Kwak Chun-sam, who is looking in my direction.
Uh whats wrong?
Youre a disciple, arent you?
Yeah, well, technically I am, but are you telling to go down there?
Surely, he said, Im supposed to sit still and watch until Im challenged?
I looked at Kwak Chun-sik for help, and he nodded with a wry smile.
Its a good elixir, so why dont you take a look?
He then blinked twice.
This was our mutual signal to help each other out in tis of trouble.
There had to be sothing up.
So, tell this: what kind of elixir is at stake in the disciples duel?
He knew that ordinary elixirs an nothing to but it was none other than Kwak Chun-sam who answered my question.
Its a giraffe antler that my father hunted in China in the past.
Giraffe antler? Youre giving that precious stuff here?
Thats right. Hes so pampered that he suddenly decided a few days ago to offer the antler as a prize, which is why we had the largest gathering of all ti.
A few days ago? Thats right around the end of midterms.
Wait, did he call here to give this in the first place?
I look at the old man again, and hes smiling and giving a thumbs-up sign down his body.
In other words, hell give publicity and the elixir?
Normally, I would have said, why make such a big deal out of it, when you can just give it to .
If giraffe antler is the reward, Ill take it!
Its a Tier 1 elixir that is said to increase the durability and magic affinity of your muscles just by consuming it.
Even in the original, it was sothing that could only be obtained by stealing it from Kwak Chun-sam vault or by spending years as an apprentice, so the re fact that it could be obtained in this way was a great reward for .
So, Ill just have to bicker with the other disciples downstairs?
Standing up, I flick my wrist and Kwak Chun-sam laughs in amusent.
Bickering? Even if they look like that, so of them are B-class heroes or Aura-style masters.
B-class.
Its okay, Ive already eaten a lot.
Hmm?
I dont know why, but Ive already absorbed a lot of horror while sitting here.
I was confident Id had enough.
By the way, Eugene, grab this before you go downstairs.
As I started to walk downstairs, Kwak Chun-sik grabbed my hand and gave a bracelet with the number [1] on it.
What is this?
Put it on and go down, and youll find out.
I hope its not sothing weird.
I put the bracelet on and slowly made my way downstairs, while the n in robes hesitantly stepped back.
Normally, theyd be taunting , shouting despicable things like, What are you doing here? and If youre a child, go ho.
But for so reason, they avoided even making eye contact with , let alone talking to .
I wonder if theyre doing this on purpose and I feel like Im being bullied.
tch.
The gong sounded again.
Disciples, listen up, each of you should have received a bracelet with a number on it before participating in this summit!
Hearing Kwak Chun-sam echoing voice, one by one, the others rolled up their sleeves and looked at the bracelets on their wrists.
So, this is why I was told to take the bracelet with .
There will be a total of five battles, and only one person who has gone through all of them will be able to claim the Deer Antler of the Kirin! Disciples, take up your positions, numbers 1 through 100 to the left, numbers 101 through 200 to the right!
At the sa ti, the disciples imdiately begin to move.
Im number one, so Im going to go to the left.
Ah, master!
A familiar voice called out.
Are you?
Wow. I told you Id expect to see you here, and here you are!
I turned my head toward the source of the voice and recognized the apprentices I had captured Fafnir with on Jeju Island.
Its been a few days, but its good to see a familiar face.
Indeed. By the way, my master asked to say hello when we see you.
That ant that Yun Kwangsoo couldnt be here.
For so reason, he was nowhere to be seen when the masters were demonstrating.
He must be very busy in Jeju Island?
Haha. Thats right, weve gotten a lot of requests to restore Jeju Island. Oh, and of course, when masters request cos in, well prioritize it.
The apprentices bowed their heads as they spoke.
At that mont, I heard whispering voices from the surroundings.
Isnt that the bunch of Jeju Islanders?
What kind of nonsense are you talking about? Why are those crazy people from Jeju Island here?
The one in front of them is Grandmasters disciple. Are they bowing to him?
Its natural.
What the hell are those crazies doing bowing to him?
There were rumors about the original Blue Moon Workshop, so everyone has a bad reputation.
However, the apprentices only smiled, as if they were used to it and actually enjoyed it.
By the way, whats your number?
Alas, were numbers 45 through 48.
That ans to the left of .
I guess well be fighting on the sa team this ti.
Its good to know that master is on the sa team. Well definitely pass the first round, hahahaha!
These apprentices had seen the battle with Fafnir firsthand and they were smiling as if they had already won.
But you never know, maybe theyll make us fight?
It was ant to be a joke, but the apprentices suddenly turned red and squird.
Dont say such scary things!
If were going to fight with master, well abstain imdiately.
I want to go back alive.
Who the hell am I in these peoples heads?
HmmCo to think of it, they had reason to be scared. I was a human who had just engaged in a bare-fist fight with the evil dragon Fafnir.
It didnt hurt that I absorbed a little fear.
Disciples, prepare!
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The sound of a giant gong echoed through the courtyard.
I looked across and saw that each of them had already taken their own battle stance.
A 50/50 battle.
Has this ever happened before?
No.
I couldnt help but think that it was fun, and I wanted to participate wholeheartedly.
-Thud, thud, thud, thud.
I craned my neck from side to side and put the gloves of Midas, who had beco my alter ego, on my hands.
Im probably the stranger in their midst so it would be better for to defend against the onrush than to be the first to enter the enemy camp.
thwack!
Go!
Kwak Chun-sam shouted, and dozens of people simultaneously began to charge at each other.
Aura against Aura everywhere.
I was also in a defensive stance as I watched the terrifying scene that was reminiscent of a wuxia fight.
?
For so reason, I realized that not a single one of them was charging at .
No, why?
[Talent: [Human Totem] is activated]
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