A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 16



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Episode 16. Flying

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I closed my eyes and spread my energy wide and thin like fog.

It spread quickly around me.

From the tiny bugs passing by your feet right now, to the birds resting their wings on a tree branch.

The world I see with my eyes closed is always fascinating.

The internal energy spread like fog and spread out in thick clouds all the way to the tall trees.

And soon, a figure appeared, crouching on a tree like a squirrel.

‘Found it.’

I opened my eyes and deliberately muttered something to myself out loud.

“Huh? Where are you?”

I walked through the forest, looking around in a dazed manner.

“I’m sure I heard a voice from here… … .”

I raised my spirits as I walked.

He slowly warmed up his body by circulating the drawn-in energy throughout his body.

“No. I think it was this way… … .”

I was walking along as if I knew nothing… … .

I concentrated my energy on my toes and then jumped up.

In an instant, he jumped high into the air, kicked the tree, and fired a lightning bolt towards where the bastard was.

“This kid!”

But there, only thin tree branches were swaying slightly.

“Ugh!”

I was hanging on to a poor tree branch.

Ssassak! I thought I heard a sound, and then a voice rang out.

“Oh? This guy is pretty good.”

I held onto the branch and spread my wings again.

“……what!”

It was definitely here just a moment ago, but now I could feel its energy from far away.

It was to the point where I thought he had used teleportation.

The voice said.

“You’ve got better instincts than that guy Colin. This one’s gonna be fun.”

At that moment, an ominous sound was heard from above me.

Knock knock… … .

“Huh?”

The thin branch he was holding onto groaned softly, then broke with a “crack!”

At the same time, a dizzying sense of falling enveloped me.

“Eww!”

Thud! Thud! Thud!

I landed on the ground, breaking branches one by one.

thud!

“Oh my.”

As I gently rubbed my buttocks that had hit the ground, a mocking laughter echoed through the forest.

“Hahahahahaha… … .”

I screamed.

“shut up!”

Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!

The sound resonated like an echo.

“You look so stupid. A funny guy has come.”

“This is your final warning. Come down and turn yourself in immediately.”

“Is your butt okay? It looks really swollen.”

“Mind your own ass. When I catch you, I’ll carve your name into your ass with my sword.”

“Hahahahaha… … .”

Laughter echoed through the air.

“Don’t expect it.”

I got up from my seat, dusting myself off.

He untied the sword from his waist and placed all the cumbersome things on the floor.

He muttered, jumping lightly as if it had been a joke until now.

“Phew. Now let’s do it properly.”

[Tsk tsk… …. What a pathetic guy.]

I could hear the sound of the Heavenly Horse clicking its tongue, but I ignored it and spread my senses again to determine its location.

This time, he approached the guy, pretending not to know anything, and then jumped up faster than before and pounced on him.

“this guy!”

But this time too, the sound of leaves rustling was heard as the wind blew “Ssasak!” and the guy was nowhere to be seen.

Just like his nickname, Shadowless Thief, I really couldn’t even catch his shadow.

But I’m not the one to give up here.

I kept chasing him.

“This kid!”

“Hahahahaha… … .”

“This time for sure!”

“Hahahahaha… … .”

“You son of a bitch!”

“Hahahahaha… … .”

Does this make sense?

The Ghost thief was the very definition of elusive.

It was clearly here just a moment ago, but it disappeared in an instant, leaving behind only a swaying branch.

When I opened the book and looked at it, I saw him tilting his head back and laughing in a completely different place.

It almost felt like I was dealing with a goblin.

“Hahahahaha… … .”

The sinister laughter of the Ghost thief echoed ominously through the already sinister forest.

Only then did I understand what Colin had said about the giggling mercenaries and the fact that this request had nothing to do with being strong.

It was so fast that I couldn’t even see its shadow.

Locating and capturing are two entirely separate issues.

“Are you giving up already?”

The ghost thief said it teasingly.

Ugh.

“Give up? Did you just say give up?”

Who am I?

Ashvan, the only one who has survived until now with only one evil spirit.

“You think I’ll give up? No! Never!”

The ghost thief said with a smile.

“Then let’s play some more.”

“Okay. The drinker is going.”

I fired my new gun at the bastard again.

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“Ugh… … gasp… … .”

Before I knew it, the sun was high in the sky.

Still, the situation did not change much.

“Hahahahaha… … .”

In the forest, that mischievous laughter still echoed.

My movements were much faster than before, but I still couldn’t even see the bastard’s shadow.

Does this make sense?

How can you fly like that?

Am I dealing with a crazy mutant flying squirrel that uses mana right now?

Cheonma said.

[Tsk tsk… … . You’ll never catch it like that. It’s so frustrating I can’t stand to watch.]

I asked, wiping away the sweat.

“Then. What should I do?”

Cheonma explained it as if he was doing a good deed.

[You must learn light skills.]

“Lightweight?”

[To put it simply, it is a method of running quickly using qi.]

“I also kept using it?”

[Lightness is also a martial art like the Night Sky Moonlight. Up until now, you have only been randomly pouring out sword energy. Lightness is a method of a higher level.]

“hmm.”

I understood what you meant.

The difference between the sword and the wild sky and moon.

[At this rate, I won’t be able to catch that guy’s shadow until I die. He’s no ordinary guy. He’s a guy who understands the principles of lightness.]

I asked in surprise.

“What? That guy also learned martial arts?”

[That’s not it. Didn’t you say that in this world, they use something called mana?]

“yes.”

[He is using mana to perform the principle of lightness. He makes his body light and flies around the trees.]

I looked up at the tree with renewed eyes.

[It seems a bit awkward in my opinion… … but it’s not bad at all.]

Not bad.

It was a huge compliment.

[If it was something he learned on his own, it is a skill that is not easily found even in the world of martial arts. It is understandable that he was given such a grand nickname.]

… … This time, is it the genius of light air?

I realized what Cheonma was trying to say.

“So, you have to fight lightness with lightness? Like you have to fight aura with aura?”

[That’s right. If you want to deal with someone who uses lightness, you also need to learn lightness. Otherwise, it’s just a waste of time.]

At that moment, the Ghost thief Muyeong spoke in a loud voice.

“What are you muttering to yourself? Are you giving up? Are you giving up?”

I swung my fist and shouted.

“Shut up! I’m wondering what else I can write on your fucking ass besides your name.”

“Hahaha! Anyway, I’m telling you, he’s a funny guy.”

“Wipe your butt and wait. I’ll be there to kick you soon.”

“I’ve been waiting! Since a while ago! How long are you going to make me wait?”

“Shut up!”

I turned my attention away from the guy and asked Cheonma.

“So, Master. How can I learn lightness?”

Cheonma explained quickly.

[Listen carefully. The essence of lightness is to lighten the weight of the body. That is why it is also called lightness method.]

“You want to lighten your body? Are you saying you want to cut off an arm? What do you mean?”

[Put that nonsense aside. You yourself are the wind.]

“… … ? That sounds like even more nonsense?”

I couldn’t understand what he was saying at all.

How can you control your own weight at will?

Cheonma tried to explain something to me, but then clicked his tongue.

[It’s faster to try it once than to explain it a hundred times.]

Cheonma spoke in a seemingly solemn tone.

[The name of the lightness technique that I will impart to you is Pyohaengbi (飄行飛).]

“Flight fee?”

Flying in the sky.

Whirlwind, go around, fly.

In short, it meant flying like a whirlwind.

[This time, the principle is similar. I will tell you the path of the blood vessels that will move your internal energy, so just follow me.]

“Okay, Master.”

[However, since this is a meditation method, you should not do it while sitting still, but while moving your body. Move your energy by jumping lightly.]

I asked, bouncing lightly in place.

“like this?”

[Okay. Let’s go.]

Cheonma picked up a small amount of internal energy from my danjeon as if he was picking up a pebble, and then threw it away.

The small pebble thrown by Cheonma ran through the blood vessels in my body like the wind.

I jumped up and down and doggedly chased after that pebble.

It was quite difficult to concentrate while moving my body.

“Ahahaha! What are you doing? Are you finally going crazy?”

I could vaguely hear the sound of the Ghost thief laughing at me, but I blocked out my hearing and sank deeper and deeper into myself.

Thump thump thump.

The path drawn by Cheonma was light and unobstructed, like a path along which the wind blew.

Light, free, nimble, soft, and sometimes rough.

A breeze, a whirlwind, a gust, a storm.

I followed the guidance of Cheonma and used my internal energy, and naturally I came to understand the secrets of the wind.

Thump thump thump.

The Iljucheon ended much faster than when I learned the Night Sky Moon Dance last time.

As soon as I finished the Iljucheon, I felt like the wind was blowing through my whole body.

[Remember this path where the wind blows.]

I continued to run my internal energy along the blood vessel path that had completed the one-week cycle while jumping up and down.

The more I did that, the lighter my body became.

It felt like it was wind, not blood, swirling around my body.

The sound of footsteps on the ground became smaller and smaller.

Thump thump thump.

I continued to run and use my internal energy along the path of the wind.

Wheeeeew-

The sound of the wind howling passed by my ears.

It was a strange noise heard when the wind was strong.

At first it sounded like a ghost’s cry and it sent shivers down my spine.

Thump thump thump.

I was caught in the wind, unfolding my sword and identifying the location of the Ghost thief.

I drew a picture in my head of how to get there, then jumped out.

Chubby… … pat!

I ran through the forest.

My body felt very light.

The howling of the wind could still be heard in my ears.

I was running quickly through the forest, and at one point I kicked the ground and jumped.

Knock knock knock!

I kicked the trees one by one just as I had pictured them in my head and attacked the place where the Ghost thief was.

A smile curved across his lips.

“Found it.”

Until now, I had only seen the swaying branches, but this time I clearly captured the guy’s back.

The Ghost thief was jumping around on the branches of a tree like a squirrel, a few trees between me and him.

The bastard’s confusion was clearly visible from the way he quickly retreated.

I stepped on the branch he was sitting on and followed him.

Of course, the branch didn’t break. Rather, it bent elastically and the recoil gave me speed.

“Hahahaha! Stand right there! I’ll kick your butt!”

In a spooky forest, two squirrels were jumping from tree to tree, climbing branches.

He was the chased squirrel, I was the chasing squirrel, and I was the laughing squirrel.

“Hahaha! The tagger is going! Run away! If you get caught, your butt will be torn apart! Aaaah! Run away!”

As I ran, the raincoat began to fit my body better, like clothes that fit me well.

What does that mean?

It was said that it was getting faster and faster.

I was now separated from the Ghost thief by a tree.

“Do you hear this wind? Ghosts are crying! Ghosts are crying! The ghosts are crying, and they’re going to tear your ass to shreds! Hehehehe!”

“Ugh!”

The guy stumbled as if he was flustered.

I wasn’t the one to miss that opportunity.

The moment the guy lost his balance and was about to fall over, I boldly threw my body and slammed him into the ground.

puck!

“Ugh!”

“Got it.”