After the sixteenth group interviews ended, Kwak Cheol-Woo clicked his tongue and said, How could such an arrogant punk exist? Him? An outer arts expert? Bah!
Mr. Nam-Goong, dont worry about it. That fool was just desperate to attract attention.
Since the start of the interviews, Kwak Cheol-Woo had been carefully observing Nam-Goong Sus expressions. Although he was much older and had a lot more experience in the murim, the Three Absolutes Sword Nam-Goong Su was the Star Instructor of the Azure Dragon Academy. Every sester, not only would nurous students line up to take Nam-Goong Sus classes, even those from outside the academy would submit requests for private tutoring. He was so popular, the other Five Great Academies had already sent Nam-Goong Su several job offers over the last few years.
Although Im glad and relieved that Mr. Nam-Goong choose to stay on at our Azure Dragon Academy humans are fickle creatures. If we dont do our best to accommodate him and lose our best teacher, then the Azure Dragon Academy will likely be kicked out of the Five Great Academies.
I think that young mans na was Baek Su-Ryong? I wanted to let him pass as he was highly recomnded by the Flying Eagle, butthat interview couldnt have gone any worse than it did. Of all things, he went and pissed off our Star Instructor, so even if we passed him, his future will be bleak.
There are a lot of people out there who want to destroy Mr. Nam-Goongs good reputation by challenging you. Its really unreasonable, so I hope you dont pay it any mind
Nam-Goong Su said nothing, as if he was in deep thought.
Sweating bullets at Nam-Goong Sus continued silence, Kwak Cheol-Woo nervously continued, Are you offended that I stopped the fight earlier? But if you had hurt him, Im sure hed be out there spreading bad rumors about you. Its not your fault
That young man didnt seem like the kind of person who would do that, Noh Gun-Sang suddenly welcos you.
Principal Kwak Cheol-Woo glared at him for a mont as if he wanted to argue back, but the old mans authority was absolute, both as his superior at work and in martial arts.
Noh Gun-Sang giggled and thought about the events that had just transpired. If the Vice-Principal hadnt stopped him, he would have continued insisting on fighting. Was that what you were thinking, Mr. Nam-Goong?
Yes. He was getting too ahead of himself, Nam-Goong Su coldly replied.
Noh Gun-Sang grinned mischievously and shot him a knowing look, asking, Then why didnt you stop him first? Are you curious to find out more about his skill in the outer arts?
Despite being seen through, Nam-Goong Sus aloof expression remained unchanged. I dont gain anything from stopping him, and it was I who provoked him first.
So, what youre saying is, you turned it into a stress interview on purpose?
Nam-Goong Su nodded and confidently said, Yes, I wanted to rile him up so that when he loses to , he wont be too embarrassed and can bla it on his own rashness.
If youre seeing this, you are at the wrong place.
That was the natural attitude and pride of a peak-level martial master who was also the Star Instructor of the Azure Dragon Academy. Even in that situation, he didnt want to humiliate an inferior martial artist.
Impressed by Nam-Goong Sus composure, Kwak Cheol-Woo praised him again, saying, Not only are you strong, Mr. Nam-Goong, youre also very considerate. Even in the face of those horrible insults, you endured it to preserve the other persons dignity Youre a fine example to the other teachers!
No, Im the one at fault for antagonizing the interviewee. Ill need to work on improving my self-discipline so that such things dont happen again.
No no no, didnt you only do it out of concern for the future of our Azure Dragon Academy? Besides, in my opinion, that man isnt fit to be an external arts instructor at all, Kwak Cheol-Woo made another attempt to curry favor, but Nam-Goong Su expressionlessly shrugged off his flattery.
anwhile, Noh Gun-Sang folded his arms and also recalled the young man who had just left. Baek Su-Ryong, huh? His keen, sharp eyes and carefully calculated tone of voice left a strong impression on . Although he didnt appear particularly strong to , for so reason, I cant help but feel nervous in front of him
Do the two of you think that we should reject Baek Su-Ryong? he asked.
Yes, Kwak Cheol-Woo answered imdiately.
Nam-Goong Su briefly glanced at Noh Gun-Sangs expression, then nodded, saying, I agree with the Vice-Principal that we should reject his application What about you, Principal?
Until now, Noh Gun-Sang hadnt intervened in their final decisions on who would pass the interview. The most he did was laugh while randomly asking questions about the applicants pasts. However, this ti, he declared with finality, Ak Yeon-Ho, Myeong Il-Oh, and Baek Su-Ryong pass the sixteenth round of interviews.
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What? Why? Kwak Cheol-Woo exclaid, his eyes widening with surprise. A mont later, as if hed realized how rude hed just been, he lowered his head and said, Apologies for my rudeness, Principal.
With glittering eyes like an excited child, Noh Gun-Sang laughed, Hohoho, dont worry about it. Im just curious about Mr. Baek Su-Ryong, thats all. When you get to my age, you dont often et soone whose strength and personality you cant gauge after a short conversation. Its been decades since the last ti I ran into a situation like this.
Nam-Goong Su sulkily blurted, Ive never heard you praise soone so much before, Principal.
Oh, I wouldnt call it a complint. Not yet. Mr. Baek Su-Ryong might just be an unusually eccentric person. Anyway, Ill need to see more of him to confirm it.
Is that so Nam-Goong Su fell silent for a while, then softly mumbled, You wont change your mind even if I dont agree with you?
Nope. Why the long face? Does it bother you?
Nam-Goong Su locked gazes with Noh Gun-Sang. Trapped between the two, Kwak Cheol-Woo tried to say sothing, but Nam-Goong Su quickly gave in and turned away from Noh Gun-Sang.
If youre seeing this, you are at the wrong place.
I see. If the Principal thinks that he deserves a re-evaluation, then Ill carefully observe him again, too I hope youre right about him being more than he seems, he conceded with a faint smile that did not reach his eyes.
Good. If it still irks you, just think of it as sacrificing a little of your ti for the future of the Azure Dragon Academy.
Nam-Goong Sus eyebrows twitched with irritation, but he remained silent.
Desperate to quell the tension between his superior and their best teacher, Kwak Cheol-Woo imdiately shouted, Group Seventeen, please enter!
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