Chapter 67: I Really Didn't Do Anything
"A contraceptive device fitted onto the male mber to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Modern tis truly are full of wonders."
Bing Ye-hwa nodded, eyeing Mu-yeong's lower half.
Mu-yeong, having been naturally subjected to harassnt, turned his body away.
Yu Ye-rin was extrely embarrassed by it. This one seems completely unfazed?
Was it simply a difference in personality?
Or had she genuinely understood what it was used for?
A suspicious reaction, but he let it pass for now.
If she herself wasn't bothered by it, there was no need for him to mind it either.
More importantly, he had work to get to.
Mu-yeong drew his Practice Sword and looked toward Yu Ye-rin.
"Ti got away from us more than expected. Let's start by warming up."
"Yes. I'm ready."
Yu Ye-rin took up her stance with a serious expression.
Even before she'd begun to unfold a single Form, a faint plum blossom fragrance seed to drift out already.
Just a week ago, there hadn't been even a trace of a scent like that.
It was a glimpse of just how much she had grown in the anti.
If I perform the Bone Marrow Cleansing one more ti later, the improvent will be noticeable.
Mu-yeong smiled inwardly.
Well then, let's see where her skills stand.
He went in first.
Thwack!
Yu Ye-rin lightly deflected the attack.
When he applied force, she bit her lip and held her ground.
But as if reaching her limit, she gave her wrist a slight twist.
Fwooosh!
A high-level technique that redirected an opponent's force.
It was the first ti he had seen such a move from her during sparring, and Mu-yeong was taken aback.
"Did you learn that on your own?"
"I already knew of it, but…… I fully mastered it while learning the later Forms of the Plum Blossom Sword Art. One of the attacks in those Forms uses a similar thod."
"Well done."
A talent indeed.
Not quite the genius who learns one thing and grasps ten—but a sharp mind that picks up three. The kind that made teaching worthwhile.
Thwack! Thak! Tak!
Mu-yeong pressed harder, more relentlessly.
The old her would have already started to falter—but today, she didn't budge in the slightest.
She even occasionally watched for a chance to counterattack.
"Hap!"
When he deliberately eased his montum, Yu Ye-rin seized the opening and ca in.
At this rate of growth, learning all the way to the final Form really wouldn't be out of reach.
Yu Ye-rin's current level was around the early-to-mid Peak Realm.
Breaking through the wall to the Supre Pinnacle would be too much to ask—but reaching its vicinity might just be possible.
For that, I'd have to push her rcilessly for a full month.
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About thirty minutes later.
Mu-yeong, having finished the first round of sparring, set down his sword.
"You've clearly gotten stronger. Remarkable growth."
"Haah…… haah……. I'm still far from where I need to be."
"No. You should be proud of yourself."
Having offered his praise, Mu-yeong walked toward the window.
Slide!
Cool night air flowed in.
He breathed in deeply, then turned to look at Bing Ye-hwa sitting on the bed.
"I'm sorry, but there's sothing important I need to do now—I'd appreciate it if you stepped outside."
"It's fine. You don't need to mind ."
"This is sothing that may involve life and death."
"……That serious? Just tell what it is and I'll go."
Better to give her a reason than to push her out and have her loitering outside.
Rather than answering in words, Mu-yeong acted.
"Yu Ye-rin, take it off."
"Yes."
Yu Ye-rin undid the sash tied tightly around her waist.
As her Martial Robe loosened, she reached up next and swept her long, trailing hair upward.
Up until that point, Bing Ye-hwa had been watching with a what is going on? expression.
The mont Yu Ye-rin's snow-white shoulders and back were revealed, those blue eyes began to grow wider and wider.
Wait—sothing important that requires the two of them to be alone, and lives are on the line? Could this possibly be—!
Even soone as unfamiliar with condoms as she was still possessed so basic knowledge of such matters.
Applying every last bit of that ager knowledge, she arrived at one conclusion.
"You two, don't tell —!"
"That's right."
"We're going to do the Bone Marrow Cleansing."
"You're going to have s*x!?"
Mu-yeong and Bing Ye-hwa's words burst out at the exact sa mont.
Silence fell over the room.
Mu-yeong shook his head back and forth and gestured with his hand.
"Out you go."
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"I know you probably don't trust , but I'll stand guard in your place. Just in case of any unexpected danger. You know I'm not that kind of person, right?"
"Is that so?"
"I am."
At Bing Ye-hwa's unabashedly confident declaration, Mu-yeong ultimately gave his permission.
His reasoning was that this was a woman who had flown all the way to the South Pole just to have a sparring match with him—surely she wouldn't try anything strange here.
And her character, well—she doesn't seem bad, at least.
And so, amid a subtly tense atmosphere, the Bone Marrow Cleansing began.
About thirty minutes later.
"Ughhh!"
The mont Mu-yeong lifted his hands away, Yu Ye-rin retched up a black liquid.
The volu was clearly less than before, and the sll wasn't quite as sharp.
Of course, that was only in comparison to the very first session—it was by no ans tolerable by any stretch of the word.
"Ngh……."
Bing Ye-hwa, who had been standing guard, pinched her nose and screwed up her face.
She breathed through her mouth a few tis, then spoke to Mu-yeong in a nasally voice.
"But did you really do the Bone Marbow Cleanfing by yourself? Is that really even possible?"
"Didn't you watch it happen right beside us?"
"That's impreshive. How can you do this alone……."
For the first ti, Bing Ye-hwa looked at him with a gaze of genuine respect.
Mu-yeong wiped the sweat from his brow and rose to his feet.
He swayed briefly, and she quickly moved to support him.
"You alright?"
"I would be, if not for that strange pronunciation."
"Alright."
Bing Ye-hwa removed her hand from her nose.
Contrary to the grimace he'd expected, she wore no expression at all.
Was she holding it in out of consideration for Yu Ye-rin?
Mu-yeong asked on the off chance.
"Can you manage the sll?"
"Oh, this? I just numbed my sense of sll. Child's play for soone who's trained in Ice Technique."
That figured.
Mu-yeong gave a small smirk and walked over to Yu Ye-rin.
He pulled the clothing she'd half-removed back up over her shoulders and said,
"I'll deal with the impurities using the Samadhi True Fla, so go wash up first."
"Thank you as always."
She hurried off to the bathroom.
Bing Ye-hwa watched her go, then asked,
"But you're not even in a master-disciple relationship—what's your reason for performing sothing as precious as the Bone Marrow Cleansing so freely? From what I can tell, it seems like this has happened before."
"It's because of how we first t."
"How you first t?"
"She was a great help to when I started streaming, so I'm repaying her in whatever way I can."
"That seems like far too much of a……. Actually, never mind."
Knock knock knock!
Just then, a knock ca from outside the door.
"It's . I've brought drinks and a light snack."
It was the voice of Bing Ye-hwa's Bodyguard.
She glanced at Mu-yeong, then opened the door.
A middle-aged man carrying a great armful of things stepped into the room.
He set down the drinks and snacks and swiveled his head around sharply, as if confirming sothing.
Flinch!
The man's body gave a sudden violent shudder.
His gaze had locked onto the condom left fully stretched out on the desk.
Bing Ye-hwa had put it on her hand, saying it was a glove.
"Surely not……."
The Bodyguard's head swung toward the bathroom.
Sshhaaaa!
The sound of Yu Ye-rin's shower.
His mouth fell open even wider as he stared at Mu-yeong.
Taking in Mu-yeong's sweat-soaked state, the Bodyguard's face took on the expression of a man who had lost his country.
"I'm finished……."
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The next day.
Fortunately, the misunderstanding was cleared up entirely.
The Bodyguard did palm his forehead at the part about her playing with the condom—but still, was that so bad?
What mattered was that nothing had happened.
Besides, Bing Ye-hwa—well, she wasn't such a bad person after all.
Before eting her, he had written her off as little more than a deranged stalker, but she was less than what he'd imagined.
Simply soone with an obsessive streak who enjoyed fighting, one might say.
Which ant she could also be quite refreshing to be around.
—I'm in Seoul, so I'll do so sightseeing while I'm here. But make sure you keep the promise a month from now.
Those were the words she left before they parted ways.
And true to her word, not a single ssage had arrived since.
Mu-yeong checked his now-neatly cleared inbox and glanced at the clock.
I took a day off yesterday, so it's ti to get back to work. Today I also have a major announcent to make.
Before the eting had ended, a secret whisper had co from Park Seong-jun, the Marketing Team Leader.
—Mu-yeong, we're planning to post the notice at exactly 6 p.m. If you don't mind, could we ask you to do a simultaneous reveal on your stream?
His reasoning was this:
If Mu-yeong—currently the center of all attention—ntioned it alongside them?
He figured it would stoke people's anticipation considerably.
There was nothing to deliberate. He'd accepted on the spot.
He'd received seventy million won from them—a small thing like this was easy enough to do in return.
Besides, staying on good terms with Gasarang can't hurt.
Current ti: 5:55 p.m.
Mu-yeong revised the stream title and hit the broadcast button.
[Major Announcent]
—??
—What's with the title?
—Major announcent?
—Sothing big coming?
—Oh what is it what is it
—You better not make us wait for nothing lol
Within a single minute of going live, over two thousand viewers had joined.
The number kept climbing without end.
By the three-minute mark, it had already blown past four thousand five hundred.
—Just got here, has the announcent happened?
—Yeah
—It happened
—Cap
—It's only been 3 mins lol calm down
—So what's the content?
—I said it hasn't happened yet lol
Mu-yeong, watching the viewer count, cleared his throat.
The mont it crossed five thousand, he opened his mouth.
"Welco, everyone."
—Muha muha
—Kya
—Been a while
—Heyyy
—Welco
—You're here
"As the title says, I have an important announcent to make—as you all know, I did an advertisent stream a few days ago, didn't I?"
—Yeah
—You did
—Wait, is it——?
—But why does that matter?
—Could it be?
Mu-yeong dropped a hint, then let the silence draw out for a mont.
"After that, I t separately with a staff mber from the company, and I heard so interesting news. Apparently, they're going to be holding a major event, and they've partnered with the Martial Alliance to do sothing?"
—????
—The Martial Alliance?
—In Monster World?
—What does that even an
—Why all of a sudden?
['LandlordLife' has donated 100,000 Won.]
—Did you hear anything else? Monster World and the Martial Alliance just don't go together lol
—For real lol
—Are they putting out so wuxia-thed skin or sothing?
—You don't need the Martial Alliance to release a skin lol
—What on earth are they trying to pull lol
—Absolutely no idea what this could be;
['Mu-yeong's Sasaeng Fan 1' has donated 10,000 Won.]
—No but this is insane lol. They barely got a sponsored stream out of him a few days ago and he's already had dinner with their staff?
—Well, for soone like Mu-yeong that's perfectly reasonable lol
—For real, if anything it'd be weird if he wasn't being treated well
—He's a massive new talent lol
—They even told him sothing confidential—they must have taken a real liking to him?
—But is it okay to be saying all this on stream?
—Just blurting it all out right away lol
"It's fine. There's nothing classified about it."
Mu-yeong glanced at the ti briefly.
One minute remained until 6 p.m. sharp.
He pulled up the hopage and continued.
"The event Monster World will be holding—this is it."
The mont he refreshed, a new banner appeared at the very top of the hopage.
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-Monster World Blue Dragon Festival-
The opportunity of a lifeti to display supre martial arts and claim honor and riches!
Prove the skills you have honed and challenge for the title of the strongest.
In this place where the roar of victory will ring out—inscribe your na in history!
Total Prize Pool: 1,000,000,000 Won.
Sponsor: Martial Alliance.
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—Holy sh*t
—ONE BILLION????
—They just threw money at it lol
—Insane lol
—How much is that even lol
—The scale of this tournant is insane lol
The first-ever Monster World tournant announcent, publicly revealed.
Unless one spent all their ti on the hopage, Mu-yeong's stream would be the first place they'd seen it.
"And let declare this in advance."
Mu-yeong said it as though it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"First place is mine."
—Kya
—He's unhinged lol
—That's what I'm talking about lol
—First place declaration lol
—The confidence though? lol
—I knew this was coming lol
The chat exploded into flas at Mu-yeong's declaration.
The atmosphere was already that of a festival—but this wasn't the end.
Mu-yeong smiled in good spirits and opened his mouth once more.
"With the Black Heavenly Demon Sword—the sacred treasure of the Demonic Heaven Sect I received as a reward—by my side."
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