Episode 21. Father’s Test (2)
“Meet the matriarch!”
Baek Woo-jin knelt in front of Baek Cheon-hwa and bowed. Baek Cheon-hwa was resting her chin with a bored expression as usual.
-Why is your father always acting like that? What statue is it?
‘Tsk…’
Heukam suddenly said something nonsense and I almost burst out laughing. I could barely resist pinching my thighs.
“Get up.”
I raised my head while listening to Baek Cheon-hwa’s heavy bass sound. Fortunately, I wasn’t caught when I almost laughed.
‘After all, it’s my father.’
Even though he knows that his son has collapsed, he doesn’t say anything about his concern. He was the cold-hearted owner of this family.
“I heard you went on a mission.”
“That’s right.”
Baek Cheon-hwa looked at Baek Woo-jin intently and then took off the hand holding her chin. A pressure that sent chills down my spine flowed from him.
“What did you get from going there?”
Baek Woo-jin’s head quickly turned at Baek Cheon-hwa’s unexpected question.
‘What did you get? item? no. ‘It won’t be like that.’
Baek Cheon-hwa is a person who values personal power rather than items. I’m sure he’s saying something different. Baek Woo-jin gathered his thoughts and opened his mouth.
“I learned that performing a mission can also be training.”
“Then what did you learn?”
Baek Cheon-hwa slightly turned his head and asked an additional question.
‘Huh…’
Baek Woo-jin breathed a sigh of relief. The fact that he asked a connected question meant that his answer was correct.
“I learned how to search and quickly sense the presence of monsters by watching talented people moving together. I also learned how to attack monsters based on the theories I know.”
Baek Woo-jin looked straight at Baek Cheon-hwa and said what he was thinking.
“Finally, I realized how to fight when facing an enemy stronger than me.”
“Tsk tsk.”
The corners of Baek Chun-hwa’s mouth rose slightly. It meant that he liked Baek Woo-jin’s answer.
‘Not bad.’
Baek Woo-jin did not just become stronger. My attitude and spirit were growing as much as my strength. Baek Cheon-hwa felt proud of her youngest son for keeping what he said.
“What is the sword technique you said you used?”
Baek Woo-jin could not answer right away. Bai Tianhua knows that he is not at the level to use sword techniques, so he cannot lie. However, I couldn’t talk about darkness.
“I can’t tell you.”
At one word from Baek Woo-jin, a cold wind blew through the house. It seemed like a bitter cold had come and everything was frozen.
‘crazy!’
Moon Ju-young, who was looking straight ahead, automatically turned to Baek Woo-jin. I thought Baek Woo-jin must have been crazy to say something like that to the head of the family. My entire hamstrings were numb.
“What did you just say?”
“The head of the house and I said we were in the middle of a bet so I couldn’t tell you.”
“bet?”
“Didn’t you say a month ago that you were going to give me a test to see if I had trained properly?”
“Is that a bet?”
“That’s right. I accepted it as a bet with the matriarch. “I can’t reveal my secret weapon to my bettor.”
“Khahahaha!”
Baek Cheon-hwa leaned back in his chair and burst into laughter. Although he only laughed, the entire family hall shook as if there was an earthquake.
‘You’re going to get away with it like that?’
Moon Ju-young was dumbfounded. When they said they couldn’t tell me, I thought the head of the family would break one of Baek Woo-jin’s arms.
However, Baek Woo-jin actually won points with his ingenious answer. Even though I was seeing it right in front of me, I couldn’t believe it. I wanted to get into Baek Woo-jin’s head.
“Tsk tsk tsk tsk it’s good. “You should find out the information about your betting partner yourself.”
Baek Tian-hwa nodded and showed a softened expression. The atmosphere of the Gaju match also returned to its original state.
“Then let me tell you what the bet is between you and me.”
Baek Woo-jin swallowed dry saliva. He finally learns what his father’s test is.
“Come in.”
At the sound of Baek Cheon-hwa’s voice, the door to the family hall opened. Light but irregular footsteps were heard from behind.
“Meet the matriarch!”
The man who came in came next to Baek Woo-jin and bowed to Baek Cheon-hwa. As soon as Baek Woo-jin heard that voice, he knew who it was.
‘This kid is my test subject?’
-Uhm…
Baek Woo-jin’s impression was completely distorted. The man sitting next to him was Baek Ho-jung, his sixth brother, with whom he had recently had a fight.
“Hojoong.”
“yes!”
“Let’s spar with the youngest in 22 days.”
Baek Ho-jung lowered his head and smiled in joy. I was already planning to punish Baek Woo-jin, but the fact that they are setting the stage for me is very welcome.
“Instead, use only level 3 aurors.”
“All right!”
Baek Ho-jung looked up at Baek Cheon-hwa and shouted loudly. Even if he only used a level 3 auror, he was confident that he would beat Baek Woo-jin.
“Woojin.”
“yes.”
“The way you win a bet with me is to beat your brother. “Can you do it?”
Beating the White Tigers is nonsense. There is only a 5 year difference in age. Even if he only uses a level 3 auror, Baekho-jung is a much stronger swordsman than Sain-woo. But he had no choice.
“I’ll do it.”
“good night.”
Baek Cheon-hwa smiled in satisfaction at Baek Woo-jin’s answer, and Baek Ho-jung smiled with his teeth exposed.
“I’m not looking forward to it.”
Baek Woo-jin and Baek Ho-jung came out of Gajujeon together at Baek Cheon-hwa’s gesture to leave.
“I didn’t think I’d get the chance to tease you so soon?”
“I didn’t know either.”
Baek Woo-jin looked straight at Baek Ho-jung and continued speaking.
“I never thought I would get the chance to kill my brother so quickly.”
“You…”
Baekhojung’s eyes turned red.
“You are. I have a talent for touching other people’s temper. “I really want to kill you.”
It radiated a deadly force that made even the white tiger’s flesh tingle.
“Today is not the day I meet my brother. “Don’t work hard for no reason.”
Baek Woo-jin held back his anger and patted his shoulder and turned back.
“Baek Woo-jin! “You bastard!”
“I’ll see you later.”
Baek Woo-jin ignored Baek Ho-jung’s ferocious voice and headed to the training ground.
**
“Damn. “Fighting against the White Tigers…”
Even though he was in good form in front of him, it was really difficult to beat the White Tigers. Moreover, he even has limitations now.
-I’m glad though. Aren’t Aurors limited to level 3?
“But he’s strong. “The White Tiger, who uses a level 3 auror, is much stronger than Sainwoo, who is level 4.”
I knew my father’s test would be difficult, but I never thought he would suddenly ask me to face Baek Ho-jung.
“The green aura of the Baekhojung has the characteristic of being fast and colorful. “He is learning a variety of Nakhwa swords to suit his characteristics.”
-Know. That guy had the body of a prosecutor who had mastered the art of defense.
“That pervert likes to toy with the Nakhwa Sword. “I have also been cut many times in my past life for no reason.”
My teeth grind when I think about my past life. More than once, Baek Ho-jung came to test his sword skills and cut him.
“Regardless of my bet with my father, I can never lose to that guy. “I will win no matter what I do.”
-Then, before you start sparring, train day and night with the intention of completing the quest.
“of course. “I have to use the points before that.”
-As you know, starting at low level, you have to spend 100 points per ability point.
“know.”
Baek Woo-jin turned on the status window and increased his stamina and physical abilities by 3 to 700 points and increased his mana with the remaining 100 points.
-It’s a good choice. You can increase the intensity of your training by raising the two abilities, and when sparring, you will be able to cover up the loss of the Auror with your physical ability and stamina.
“That’s why I did it.”
-Anyway, my head works well.
Baek Woo-jin took the stance of swordsmanship while listening to the words, which he could not tell if they were compliments of darkness or not.
Sigh!
The sword stretched out like a beam of light, accompanied by a thin sound of cutting the air.
-Fast and strong. But your will wasn’t there.
“That will is extremely difficult.”
-It’s originally difficult, but since you’re trying to contain two wills instead of one, the difficulty level is much higher. Are you going to change it to one right now?
“it’s crazy? If you pull out a sword, you should cut off the head of a dragon. “You can never give up.”
-Normally, I wouldn’t cut off the dragon’s head… Anyway, keep thinking. With the feeling that your will and your sword are breathing together.
“I understand that we breathe together.”
Baek Woo-jin took his stance again. His mind and heart were filled with the idea of making Balgeomsul faster and stronger.
Sigh!
Baek Woo-jin’s second sword technique exploded. Although it made a similar sound, it was different from the first sword technique in terms of speed and power.
-good night! I finally get the hang of it.
“also. “I didn’t feel wrong.”
The moment I used the second sword, I felt my mind, energy, and body becoming one.
“But are you a little tired?”
-It is natural to feel tired since the mind and body are opening the path of unity.
“Simchi body?”
-Your body, energy, and mental strength are all focused on one thing. Just like a little while ago, you put the meaning of pleasure and lecture in your sword.
“That’s what it felt like.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded. When I used Balgeom, I was able to feel joy from the feeling that everything about me came together.
-When you get the hang of it, don’t stop and keep going.
“We are already preparing.”
Baek Woo-jin took the stance for the sword technique even before Heuk-am told him to. Once again, the body of the heart and body were aligned and the will of pleasure and teaching was put into the sword.
Sigh!
The unrefined energy contained in his third sword tore through the air.
**
The 22nd passed quickly and became the day when Baek Woo-jin and Baek Ho-jung faced off. Not only the immediate descendants of the Baek family, but also prosecutors who could afford it gathered at the grand banquet hall.
“What kind of confrontation is this happening?”
“That’s right. Even if Master Woojin catches a level 4 criminal, how can he defeat Master Hojung?”
“Even if Master Woojin is a genius, it would be difficult to catch up with him over the course of five years.”
Prosecutors thought this confrontation itself was meaningless. I am confident that Baek Ho-jung will win no matter if they fight.
“I don’t know what my father is thinking.”
“After all, it’s Woojin and Hojoong…”
“It’s a waste of time to watch a sparring match like this.”
The direct descendants of the Baek family also did not understand the meaning of this confrontation. I thought Baekhojung would win overwhelmingly.
‘I wish I were dead.’
Only Baek Myung-hoon, who had great ill feelings toward Baek Woo-jin, was smiling quietly.
“He’s coming!”
While everyone was shaking their heads, Baek Ho-jung and Baek Woo-jin entered the training hall. The two headed to the center of the training ground as if they had made a promise.
“Are you ready to turn around?”
As soon as Baek Ho-jung saw Baek Woo-jin, he showed his teeth and smiled cruelly.
“It didn’t work out?”
“Let’s see how long that snout stays alive.”
“Do you think you’ll still be alive?”
“Ugh….”
Baek Ho-jung gritted his teeth. I could barely resist wanting to throw a knife at Baek Woo-jin’s head.
“You don’t think it will end well just because other people are watching, right? “Even Baek Seong-hyeon can’t stop me here.”
Baek Ho-jung’s words were full of murder. Baek Woo-jin kept an expressionless expression. It feels like you have to do whatever you want.
“Ugh….”
At that lack of response, Baekhojung’s expression turned into a murderous murderer. He provoked himself first and then fell victim to the provocation.
“The matriarch is coming in!”
“Meet the matriarch!”
Baek Cheon-hwa appeared in the training hall. All the prosecutors gathered in the training hall knelt. Only after Baek Cheon-hwa sat down on the chair on the podium did the prosecutors stand up.
“Start sparring.”
Baek Cheon-hwa told them to start sparring right away without any warm-up or speech. He looked like the head of the Shingeombaek family.
Whoa!
A gong rang, signaling the start of sparring.
“It’s time for you to search.”
Baek Woo-jin did not react to Baek Ho-jung’s harsh words. I only focused on the fight that was about to start from now on.
[Rasadum’s auror characteristic ‘Black Wind’ is activated.]
A surging black wind descended on Baek Woo-jin’s entire body. The color of the black wind and the wind became stronger.
“What…”
Baek Ho-jung’s eyes widened as if they were about to burst when he saw the black wind. This is because the black wind was much harsher than the information he had heard.
“Huh…”
Baek Woo-jin took a deep breath and took a swordsmanship stance. His eyes shone a dazzling blue.
“Let’s get started.”
