Episode 42. First test (3)
“I’m doing some stretching first.”
“All right.”
Baek Woo-jin instructed Hong A-ra to relax and turned his head to Heuk-am.
-Uh…
Darkness was just looking at the quest window with blank eyes.
‘That means it gives me the characteristics that the clairvoyant possesses, right?’
-You cheater! What have you done to the system?
Darkness opened its mouth in an ecstatic voice.
‘What can I do?’
-How can that be given as a reward? System! Let’s think about it!
Darkness looked up at the sky and screamed. There was no way he could reach the system and the only person who could hear him was Baek Woo-jin, but he screamed at the top of his lungs.
‘Is that that much?’
-As I said yesterday, understanding the opponent’s attack patterns and predicting the situation during battle is an area of talent. It takes a really long time and experience to raise it later.
‘How much talent do I have?’
-What are you asking? It’s at a crappy level.
‘Ugh…’
– However, the moment you get that, it is no different from gaining absolute talent.
The darkness crossed the quest window and approached Baek Woo-jin.
-You said you wouldn’t lose to someone you beat once, right?
‘I did it in front of my father.’
-Once you gain that ability, you will be able to keep your word. The more you fight, the more you know everything about the enemy, so you can’t lose even if you want to.
‘It’s no joke.’
According to Darkness’s words, the combat characteristics of the diaphanous body will become another wing for oneself.
-It says growth, so it will develop step by step, but in the end, it will be on par with the talent that that child has. It’s an insane reward.
‘Huh…’
Once again, I found a way to move forward. Just thinking about it made me feel my heart beating violently.
‘Then how should we train our Bokdong?’
-Lots of luck?
‘Not only is he talented, but he gave me talent as well, which is a blessing. A very big lump of luck.
-It’s not that bad, so even if I bow, it’s not cool. Anyway, you just have to show the training.
‘Show me?’
The darkness flew to Hong Ara’s side with its sword blade shining.
-You just have to show this woman your sword skills. A warrior with a vision delay can understand muscle movements and the flow of auras to know what the enemy is trying to do. In other words, it is possible to imitate your swordsmanship.
‘Are you saying that if I just show you my swordsmanship, you’ll copy it?’
-It’s the child’s first time using a sword, so it may take some time, but he will eventually be able to imitate your swordsmanship.
‘It’s a fucking scam…’
-You get to have that dog scam too! Damn system!
‘That’s for later. Anyway, all you have to do is show your sword skills.’
Baek Woo-jin took out two training swords. He took one for himself and gave the other to Hong Ara.
“Do you pick up a sword from the beginning?”
“Let’s take a test first. I’ll start by showing you how to hold a sword. First, hold your right hand upward…”
Baek Woo-jin only taught Hong A-ra how to hold the sword and the basic posture and then stepped back.
“Swing the sword from top to bottom. “Don’t feel pressured, just do what you feel.”
“All right.”
Hong Ara nodded and swung her sword from top to bottom.
Hwiik.
Even though it was my first time, it was such a clumsy and weak movement. If it weren’t for the words of darkness, it would have been thought that he had no talent at all.
“look. “I have no talent.”
Hong Ara covered her face with her hair as if she was embarrassed.
“No one does well from the beginning. Watch what I do this time. “Don’t think about anything else, just look at it with the mindset of observing.”
“all right.”
Baek Woo-jin used a vertical cut while facing Hong A-ra. Although it was in a straight posture, it was swung slowly so that Hong Ara could see it.
Whoa!
Baek Woo-jin swung the sword several times so that Hong A-ra could see the vertical cuts from various directions.
-Can you see that child’s eyes?
‘My eyes stopped working.’
Baek Woo-jin made a vertical cut and looked sideways at Hong A-ra on his right.
His eyes, which had been shy and embarrassed just a moment ago, did not waver as if he were possessed by a ghost.
Her eyes were only following the sword’s trajectory.
-I activated the characteristic of the clairvoyant without realizing it. I’m concentrating all my attention to understand your movements.
‘Then I guess I’ll have to show you more.’
Baek Woo-jin continued to use vertical cuts as if he were doing personal training. After swinging in the upright position 100 more times, I stopped the sword.
“Ah…”
The light returned to Hong Ara’s eyes. She stumbled for a moment, unable to keep her balance. It was the aftereffect of demonstrating his characteristics for the first time.
‘Is this enough?’
-okay. Because the observation seems to be over. Try swinging it yourself.
Baek Woo-jin holstered his sword and approached Hong A-ra.
“Did you see it well?”
“Now, I don’t know, but I know it’s amazing. It’s so different from me…”
“Try swinging again. “I thought it was imitating the vertical slash I swung.”
“Will that happen?”
“It won’t happen right away. Still, try it.”
“Yes…”
Hong Yeon-hwa held the sword with both hands.
Huh.
Hong Ara swung her sword. It was a vertical cut, not much different from the first one. Because it was a natural thing to do, Baek Woo-jin stood still and watched her swing.
“This is not it.”
Hong Ara swung her sword about 100 times and then stopped. She thought to herself for about ten minutes and then swung her sword again.
“uh?”
-oh!
After thinking for 10 minutes, Hong Ara’s sword changed very little. It wasn’t a big difference, but it was heading at the right angle and direction.
Hong A-ra repeated this action two more times. Every time she thought and swung her sword, the vertical cuts got better and better.
‘It’s amazing that you can find your own direction without anyone telling you.’
-Right now, that child’s mind will be filled with the vertical cuts you swung. He was drawing that image and changing his sword.
‘I want to see it grow, but is that all for today?’
-okay. No matter how late you are, it’s not a good idea to push yourself too hard on the first day.
Perfect!
Baek Woo-jin approached Hong A-ra and blocked her sword.
“Ah…”
“Let’s stop here for today. “Show me your hands.”
Hong Ara’s hands were covered in red blisters. The training sword is not light, but I swung it nearly 500 times, so it was natural for me to get blisters.
“You’re going to have a hard time until that blister pops and the blister forms again and repeat.”
“This much is okay.”
“What was it like swinging the sword?”
“At first, I didn’t know what to do, but as I watched and imitated the master’s sword, I didn’t notice how time passed. To be honest, it was a bit fun…”
Hong A-ra answered, slightly lowering her head as if she was embarrassed.
“Then that’s a relief.”
Baek Woo-jin smiled. Hong A-ra had no teacher and no experience. It’s bound to be fun since you’ve just developed your abilities.
“Is this the end of today’s training?”
“No, now I have to do physical training. “Run the gym until I tell you to stop.”
Baek Woo-jin taught the running posture he learned from Heuk-am.
“When running, don’t just run, you have to maintain that posture while running.”
“yes!”
Hong A-ra screamed loudly and started running around the gym.
‘After running, I can teach you the Auror exercises you learned yesterday.’
-Do it like that.
Baek Woo-jin even learned the continuous auror practice method to teach it to Hong A-ra.
‘Raising a prosecutor is also fun in its own way. I think I understand how you feel about teaching me.’
-You’re laughing!
**
Baek So-hee, who was going out to the Geomgak Pavilion for a mission, stopped in front of the Chilgeomgak Pavilion.
“Why is that guy over there?”
“Yesterday, the owner of Chilgeomgak changed. “It is said that the youngest master made a request to the head of the family.”
Kim Seong-chan, a prosecutor from the Red Swordsman under Baek So-hee, answered her question.
“What a reckless guy.”
Baek So-hee looked at the Seven Swords Pavilion with cold eyes and found Hong A-ra holding a sword.
“What is that child?”
“It is said that the youngest master accepted it so that he could be raised as his swordsman. I don’t have any special talent, and I’m not currently capable. “They say they haven’t even opened up the Aurors.”
“But you accepted it?”
“yes. “There is a lot of talk even within the family.”
Seongchan Kim tilted his head as if he couldn’t understand.
Baek So-hee watched Hong A-ra making a vertical cut and frowned.
“It was trash.”
Baek So-hee looked at the sword Hong A-ra swung and immediately realized that her talent was low. Even if it is your first time using a sword, you will not be able to find an answer to that level.
“I see. “Even if it’s my first time, I think it’s safe to say I don’t have any talent.”
“I just wasted my time.”
Because what Baek So-hee hated most was incompetent people, the existence of Hong A-ra was immediately erased from her mind.
“let’s go.”
Baek So-hee left in front of Chilgeomgak without any regrets.
**
Two months later.
Baek So-hee, who was heading to Palgeomgak after completing her mission, looked down at the Chilgeomgak without realizing it when she heard a sound cutting through the air.
“uh…?”
The woman I had judged to be trash two months ago was swinging a sword. But she had become a completely different person.
If it’s short, it’s short, if it’s long, it’s a long time, but it was definitely not the time for that talentless woman to reach that level. It didn’t make sense.
“How did this happen…”
Baek So-hee stopped as if possessed by a ghost and watched Hong A-ra practice. Her level of swordsmanship had changed to the point where it seemed like she had been learning swordsmanship for two years rather than two months.
“I can change like that?”
Seongchan Kim was also so surprised that he couldn’t keep his mouth shut. It was a phenomenon that could not be understood with one’s common sense.
“What on earth did the youngest master do?…”
“That’s not it.”
“yes?”
No matter how well Baek Woo-jin polishes it, if the rough stone is not good, nothing can be achieved.
The reason that woman changed was because she had original talent.
“Ugh…”
Baek So-hee gritted her teeth roughly. His pride was hurt that he did not recognize the talent of the woman that Baek Woo-jin recognized.
“That kid hasn’t been registered as a competent person yet, right?”
“yes? yes. Since I haven’t reached level 1 yet, I can’t register even if I want to. Moreover… huh? miss!”
Baek So-hee did not listen to Kim Seong-chan and went down to Chilgeomgak.
“Ah, see you lady!”
Hong A-ra, who was taking a break, got down on her knees as soon as she saw Baek So-hee. I knew Baek So-hee’s face because Jeon Jun-hyuk gave me a list of people to watch out for.
“Try swinging again.”
“yes?”
“Try again what you learned.”
“Ah, yes…”
Hong A-ra watched and then showed the vertical cut, horizontal cut, and thrust that she had learned from Baek Woo-jin one by one.
“Have you ever trained with a sword before coming here?”
“no. “This is my first time.”
Baek So-hee nodded as if she knew that would happen.
“Can you follow this?”
Baek So-hee showed several changes in swordsmanship in front of Hong A-ra.
“I will try.”
After several trials and errors, Hong A-ra imitated Baek So-hee’s swordsmanship.
There were definitely a lot of shortcomings, but it wasn’t something that could be done after just a few attempts. He had tremendous powers of observation and physical ability.
“What is your name?”
Baek So-hee’s eyes shined with desire.
“My name is Hong Ara.”
“Ara Hong. “Come under me.”
“yes?”
Hong Ara was startled and took a step back. It appeared so suddenly that I couldn’t understand what it was saying.
“I want your talent. “If you come under me, I will treat you with the best treatment.”
“Oh, I…”
“I will support you with everything, whether it’s money, the swordsmanship you want to learn, weapons, and even elixirs.”
“I’m sorry. “I like training here.”
Hong A-ra clearly expressed her refusal, but Baek So-hee did not back down.
“Woojin is not qualified to teach you. “If you come to me, you will become stronger much faster.”
“Who says they don’t have the capabilities?”
A cold voice was heard from behind Baek So-hee. It was the voice of Baek Woo-jin, who was standing in front of the door of Geomgak.
“I saw how far it went, and it crossed the line a little too far.”
“After all, this child is not a prosecutor belonging to you.”
Baek So-hee was not surprised at all because she knew that Baek Woo-jin was there.
“You didn’t show any interest before, so what are you going to do now?”
Baek Woo-jin approached Baek So-hee with a cold smile.
“It is for the benefit of this child that you hand it over to me.”
“You’re talking like it’s some kind of object. “What kind of bullshit would a sister-in-law who didn’t even know what talent Ara had say?”
Quaaaaa!
Baek So-hee’s pride was hurt by Baek Woo-jin’s words, and a huge force rose from Baek So-hee’s body.
The momentum of the 6th grade swordsman became a storm and engulfed the Seven Swords Pavilion.
“The moment Suna comes out of Myeonbyeok-dong, you have to worry about your life. Who is raising you and taking responsibility for you?”
“Since when do you open up and say you were worried about me? “I take responsibility for my life and I raise my prosecutor.”
Baek Woo-jin was not pushed out even by Baek So-hee’s heavy momentum. Rather, he made his presence known.
“You…”
Surprise appeared in Baek So-hee’s eyes. Even though he wasn’t at full strength, the level 5 swordsman had the power to crush him, but Baek Woo-jin stood confidently in front of him.
“I never invited you here.”
Baek Woo-jin’s eyes glowed a dazzling blue color.
Hahaha!
[Rasadum’s auror characteristic level 2 ‘Flame Wings’ is activated.] A
dark flame descended on Baek Woo-jin’s whole body. It seemed as if wings of flame had risen.
“get out.”
