A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 51



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Episode 051. That’s the Problem

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I called out to the teacher walking ahead – no, Shushuruta.

“Hey, Shushuruta. Let’s go and have lunch.”

Shushuruta looked back with a puzzled face.

“Huh? Already? It’s not meal time yet.”

I declared with a solemn expression.

“The time I eat is the time I eat.”

“… … .”

Shushuruta looked at me blankly, sighed deeply, and rolled up the map.

“Why are you sighing?”

“That’s right.”

We sat down in a shady spot and had lunch.

I roughly ate the beef jerky and stared at Shushuruta, who was nibbling on dried fruit.

“… … ?”

As if sensing my gaze, Shushuruta met my gaze with a puzzled expression.

I dealt with it confidently.

“What are you looking at? Is this your first time seeing a handsome man?”

“… … .”

Shushuruta pouted her lips and turned her head away.

I took out a piece of paper that organized the blood flow throughout my body.

There was a rough drawing of a human figure, and the locations of blood vessels were marked here and there.

Next to the picture, the names of the blood types and their respective effects were clearly organized.

This is my work. Every time I look at it, I feel very proud and amazed and stuff.

I was chewing on the jerky and looking at it… … .

He held the paper out in front of him and placed it next to Shushuruta, just as an artist would use his brush to gauge the size of a subject.

“hmm…….”

I closed one eye and compared the picture with Shushuruta.

While doing so, I muttered to myself.

‘Below the collarbone. Ah, that’s the central point. It’s one of the numbness points. If you acupressure there, it stimulates the thoracic nerves and makes it impossible to use your arms.’

‘Yeomcheonhyeol. One of the ahyeol (dull points). Between the chin and the ulna. It stimulates the hypoglossal nerve and the peroneal nerve, so when acupuncture is done, speech is lost. And that is… … .’

My gaze quickly moved between the painting and Shushuruta, marking virtual dots at the locations of the blood vessels to be tested.

After studying by comparing the textbook with the actual subject, I nodded with satisfaction and got up from my seat.

“Shushuruta.”

“Something.”

Shushuruta looked at me while chewing on dried fruit.

“Hehehe. Come here.”

As I approached with a warm smile on my face, Shushuruta’s pupils dilated rapidly.

She suddenly jumped up like a startled cat and backed away.

“What, what is it? Why are you doing this to me?”

I felt slightly embarrassed by her strong reaction and said while scratching my cheek.

“What? What did I do that makes you so surprised?”

Shushuruta furrowed his brows without letting down his guard.

“Why are you smiling like that?”

“What is my laughter.”

“The laughter is too sinister.”

“How sinister.”

I remember her smiling softly.

“It’s a laugh that makes you think you’ve just casually beaten up a few people.”

[That’s true.]

“… … .”

I was speechless at the more specific description than I expected.

I gestured to her.

“It’s not strange, so come here.”

Shushuruta glared at me from a distance.

“I can’t believe it.”

“Don’t you trust your colleagues? Aren’t they your incomparable colleagues who share our joys and sorrows, your best friends who get along well, your perfect partners, your perfect partners?”

“… … .”

Shushuruta reluctantly and hesitantly approached me.

“… … What are you talking about?”

“Come on, sit down here and make yourself comfortable.”

I made Shushuruta sit on the floor with her back straight, and I also took a seat behind her.

Then he felt the back of her neck and looked for acupuncture points.

“Where is this… … . Ah, I found it.”

On either side of the back of the neck. The hollow area.

I said, pressing hard on the spot.

“Is it cool?”

“Ugh… … This feels strange.”

Shushuruta answered, flinching.

“Oh, just stay still.”

“What is this?”

“It relaxes the muscles at the back of your neck. After doing this, your head will feel much clearer.”

I kept rubbing that area.

Shushuruta has become a little more docile.

“Hmm… … I feel a little better.”

“yes?”

Before I knew it, she was making a strange expression and making a sound like her soul was leaving her, saying, “Heuheu… …”

Of course, you completely surrendered yourself to me.

She said with a faint smile.

“I misunderstood. You were thinking of me and wanted to rub my neck.”

“You just found out now?”

“As expected. You are a colleague who shares life and death with me.”

Shushuruta’s stiff body relaxed.

When it became completely runny like a liquid… … .

My eyes lit up.

‘I was waiting for this moment.’

When Shushuruta was completely off guard… … .

I put my inner energy into my fingertips and quickly poked the acupoint.

“Ugh!”

Shushuruta suddenly shuddered and froze.

“Oh… is it okay?”

Shushuruta made a bewildered voice.

“Ah, Ashvan. What is this? My body is not moving! Something seems wrong.”

“Oh, really? It’s not moving?”

“That’s right! I really don’t have any strength in my body.”

I chuckled.

“Haha… It was wrong. It was really right.”

“What?”

The name of the hollow spot at the back of the neck is Cheonjuhyeol.

It was a point that, if stabbed with internal energy, would paralyze the entire body for a moment.

With one hand, I held the back of a cat’s neck and pressed Shushuruta’s Heavenly Point, while with the other hand I looked for another acupuncture point.

“Okay… Then let’s begin.”

After filling my fingertips with my inner energy, I poked a certain spot on his back.

“Huh?”

Shushuruta made a strange voice.

“Hmm. So this was the demon blood that paralyzed my legs? And where, let’s see… is this place?”

cook!

“urg!”

“This is a blood clot… … .”

cook!

“Kyaak!”

“Oh. I pressed the wrong button. Wait a minute.”

cook!

“Huh!?”

Shushuruta’s back bent like a bow.

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“As expected. It’s best to try it yourself.”

The vague knowledge that had been floating around has now firmly established itself in my head.

The locations of the blood vessels and their effects were clearly etched into my head.

It was fun and helped me get an overall feel for the acupuncture.

Well… there were some minor mistakes, but nothing to be overly concerned about.

Since it would have been difficult for our guide, Mr. Shushuruta, to sleep while he was asleep, we were unable to try the acupuncture points that would make him fall asleep or the acupuncture points that would make him faint.

Instead, it was a satisfying time even though I only got to experience the blood and blood clots.

“Am I right?”

“Ugh… … .”

Shushuruta answered from behind.

For some reason, as soon as she finished studying the blood test and released all the blood, she collapsed.

Even when I stood him up, he was flailing his limbs like a newborn calf and was unable to control his body properly, so I had no choice but to carry him on my shoulders like a load and continue hiking.

“Are you going this way?”

“Ugh.”

“What? Why can’t you speak again?”

I tilted my head.

“Haven’t you cleared the bleeding? I’m sure it’s all cleared.”

“Ugh!”

“Well, you said it was halfway up the mountain, so if you climb up you should be fine.”

How high did it go?

At some point, Shushuruta started patting my back.

“Ugh!”

“What. What. Why.”

Shushuruta shook off my hand, swung his body around, came down from my shoulder, and hit me hard, spitting out strange words.

“Ugh! Euaaaah! Ah!”

It seemed like he was trying to say something, but I couldn’t understand it at all.

I looked at her babbling belatedly with a somewhat pitiful look in my eyes.

“What? Tell me, honey. Where did you get your cuteness from?”

“ah!”

puck!

I got hit in the shoulder.

My hands were quite sore.

I didn’t want to get hit again, so I decided to just stay silent and listen to her babble.

Shushuruta babbled a few more times after that, then cleared her throat and finally spoke.

“I’m the enemy, you idiot!”

It seems like my acupuncture is immature, so the blood flow is a little slow.

I replied, reflecting inwardly.

“Enemy? You should have said so a long time ago.”

“… … .”

Shushuruta glared at me with fierce eyes, caressing my dagger.

I coughed and averted my gaze.

“Where is it?”

“I can hear sounds from upstairs. Something is rustling, rustling, clanking, as if something is being prepared. I can also hear the sound of water boiling.”

Cheonma muttered.

[Hmm. Are you cooking in the mountains?]

“Okay. You’ll know when you go.”

“what?”

“Not you.”

“… … .”

I nodded.

“If you’ve prepared hard, it’s polite to come and visit. Let’s go.”

As I continued hiking following Shushuruta’s instructions, a sign appeared before my eyes.

‘What sign?’

The road we are taking now is a rough road that even wild animals would not likely travel.

But there’s a sign here? And it looks like it wasn’t even put up that long ago.

I walked closer and examined the sign.

It was a roughly made sign made of cardboard, with a large arrow drawn in bright colors and some cursive writing underneath.

‘Come here!’

It was a colorful and disorganized handwriting.

That alone was enough to guess the writer’s mental state.

“I think he’s not in his right mind.”

Shushuruta glanced at me and pouted.

“This will suit me well.”

I had a brief staring contest with Shushuruta, then followed the arrows.

Signs were lined up at regular intervals, helpfully guiding the way.

“You’ve prepared a lot.”

I followed the signs painted in various colors.

It led us to an open space, at the entrance of which a large banner was fluttering.

“We sincerely welcome you to Linda’s Tea Party! Young”

It was a banner that was nothing more than a welcome and congratulatory message to me.

Just like the picture on the sign, the haphazard, colorful colors were dazzling my eyes.

It looks like a six-year-old kid just scribbled whatever came to hand.

In short, it was a banner soaked in madness.

“Hey… … .”

I looked at it, rubbing my chin as if I was looking at some kind of work of art, and then called out, “Shushuruta.”

“Shushuruta.”

“Something.”

“Linda. Do you know her?”

“… … Of course.”

Shushuruta nodded with a gruff expression.

“I had an inkling the moment I saw that weird sign.”

“Who is it?”

“Linda the Mad. She’s a wanted criminal just like you.”

Linda is crazy.

Now that I think about it, I remember the informant briefly mentioning something at the lake.

I nodded and asked.

“Oh. We’re from the same family. How much is it?”

“32 gold. A big shot being chased by knights from various noble houses.”

“What did you do?”

Shushuruta shook his head.

“bedlam.”

I smiled happily.

“Haha. That’s way less than my 100 gold. You’re just a pup compared to me.”

If we’re going to judge by madness, I’ve done something far more insane.

Shushuruta replied in a tone of absurdity.

“… … It’s nothing to be proud of.”

“So what? It’s not even half the bounty of that crazy wizard anyway.”

Shushuruta warned in a stern tone.

“Never let your guard down. Mad Linda is a master of poisons. She went mad after experimenting with poisons on herself. She is a madwoman who you can never predict where she will go.”

Cheonma laughed quietly.

[This time it’s poison.]

I don’t know who Dokma is, but I suddenly became curious and asked.

“I’ll take care of that. But you’re being chased by knights from noble families? Why aren’t we being chased?”

As I spoke, I felt a bit sad.

I would also like to fight with knights like Bok-sil.

Shushuruta explained.

“Of course. Since the royal family officially dispatched a knight, the nobles had no choice but to remain silent. Who would dare intercept the king’s command?”

“Oh, is that so?”

“That’s it.”

I thought for a moment and then said.

“So our Linda is being chased by noble knights, and I am being chased by royal knights?”

“So to speak, yes.”

The level was different.

I held back a cold laugh.

“Haha. Our Linda. So cute.”

“… … I told you, I don’t think you’ll like it.”

Shushuruta said, glancing at the banner stained with madness.

“I don’t know for sure, but it seems like he has a crush on you. Try to explain it to him. Maybe we can get through this without a fight.”

“To me? Why?”

“I don’t know. It seems like they recognized their own kind.”

I had a staring contest with Shushuruta for a while.

“I’ll take care of it, so just watch from a distance.”

“… … .”

Shushuruta looked at me with a not-so-attractive gaze.

“What are you looking at? Isn’t it off?”

“joy!”

fault!

After Shushuruta disappeared, I strolled into the entrance where the banner was spread out.

Will you be my friend or will you be my killer?

To live or to die.

That’s the problem.