Beastly and Fearlessly - Chapter 69
Only Noblemtl
Episode 69
“What’s going on?”
“Ah. The great swordsman of Jeomchang, Sagokjin, has pointed out a man named Nok Seungseo.”
You must have seen Nok Seung-seo draw his sword when I and Peng Ja-ho were competing in the guest house.
A sword strike so fast it’s invisible to the eye.
He must have been very competitive, as he was one of the best swordsmen in the Central Plains in terms of his sword skills.
“What was the result?”
“Well, I think it’s over by now. In fact, before that, the four great swordsmen of Jeomchang defeated the three men of Maeng in succession. They all admitted defeat without even being able to properly draw their swords.”
Who is that cheering I hear outside right now directed at?
When I went outside, the area around the stage was already heated up.
“Oh. It’s the savage from yesterday!”
“That savage who knocked out the Sogaju of Habukpengga with one punch? Then is the author Dammyeong?”
“You must have missed me yesterday because you were on guard duty. You were truly amazing. The moment the Five Tigers Sword of the Pengziho was unfurled, you ducked down, entered the square, and then punched me with one punch. Ugh… … .”
“That guy called Peng Zhao was really annoying to watch, but he finally got his act together. By the way, did you hear the news? I heard that guy beheaded Chil-Hyeol Demon Sword with a single stroke of his sword. That Chil-Hyeol Demon Sword, who was listed among the 100 greatest masters of Sapa.”
“Haa. I ignored him because he was just a barbarian from outside, but he turns out to be quite something… … .”
Umochi, who came out with me, opened his mouth, fully enjoying the pouring attention.
“Haha. Now you can see the charm of the rough men of Namman. Just look at the gazes of those female swordsmen. Aren’t their faces blushing as they look at us two? I guess instinct is inevitable.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
Zhuge Shao Hui and Murong Aqing were smiling happily.
As if they were hearing cheers directed at them.
“I guess the fight is over?”
On the stage, two people stood facing each other.
The opponent is the great disciple of Jeomchang, who belongs to the old school.
Sagokjin, called the future of fortune telling.
But the figure of Nok Seung-seo, who had been abandoned by his own family, looked more dignified.
Like a magpie flying leisurely through the blue sky, finding prey and coming down to the ground.
“What is the name of that sword technique?”
Sagokjin asked.
“Um. Name… … . Now that I think about it, I haven’t asked you yet. It’s only been about two months since I learned it.”
At that moment, the onlookers around the stage began to stir.
“That great swordsman only learned it for two months?”
“No, who on earth did you have as your teacher that you could defeat a swordsman with only two months of swordsmanship training?”
Sagokjin asked on behalf of everyone.
“May I ask the name of your master? I can’t help but wonder how great he is.”
Nok Seung-seo looked at me without answering.
Naturally, everyone’s eyes turned to me.
“Master, that’s right, but I don’t call you that. He’s my close friend. I’m talking about that guy named Dam-myeong who caused a ruckus last night.”
“You learned that ridiculous quick swordsmanship from Dam-myeong… …?”
“Yes. I am learning everything about swords from him.”
All the onlookers’ eyes were turned towards me.
“And that’s my goal too. Because I’ve never won before.”
The expressions were more one of bewilderment than surprise.
The kind of gaze that looks at a strange being that does not exist in the world.
It’s like the look in someone’s eyes when they hear that a huge, strong, wild bear is as fast as a leopard and is even smart enough to teach someone.
* * *
This was completely proven when Nok Seung-seo defeated the great disciple of Jeomchang.
The fact that the Namman warriors they had looked down on were surprisingly strong.
The original purpose was achieved, so much so that we could return to Namman.
Umochi was half-expectant and half-worried that someone might point out something, but fortunately, no one did.
“Tomorrow? The day you, Dam-myeong, fight with that guy who’s the head of Baekgajang or something?”
“Nothing has been decided.”
“Nothing has been decided. There are already money being exchanged here and there. Let’s grab a piece of the action. Hehe.”
“This time it won’t be easy. He’s already at his peak. And what he sees isn’t everything… … .”
According to Zhuge Liang, everyone who dealt with him said the same thing.
That there is a power that hides something.
We’ll find out when we get to it tomorrow.
“Haha. Even so, would that be as powerful as the dragon you’re hiding? If I cut that sword in half with my red-hot sword… … .”
Just then I heard a voice calling for me from outside.
“There is someone who has pointed out the great hero.”
You pointed at me?
“anyone?”
“I am Prince Namgung Yubin of the Namgung Se family.”
* * *
“There it is.”
On one side of the stage, about twenty people were already waiting for me, holding up the Namgung Sega flag.
And there he was, right in front.
A pretty face that at first glance might look like a girl’s.
A straight nose bridge under thick eyebrows.
A stubbornly shut mouth.
His large, black eyes are full of confidence.
I thought she looked like someone I knew, and it turned out she looked like my mother.
That means I am similar too.
If I were half my size and a few years younger, I’d probably look about the same.
“Thank you for your cooperation, Damyeong Daehyeop.”
It feels like I’m meeting my mother.
There’s a guy with the same blood as me right in front of me.
It felt strange.
“A great swordsman? That title is awkward.”
“Then what should I call you? I heard that in Namman, you are called Damyeong Sodongju. Should I call you that?”
“That’s not it either.”
The things of the past belong to adults.
The tangled relationships are also things I have to untangle.
What responsibility can I have for this guy in front of me right now?
And on top of that, he grew up so well and upright.
So I answered.
“I am the Sodongju of Namcheon Damdong. You are the grandson of Namgung Se-gaju. In Namman, there is a title for this kind of relationship.”
“Ah. Then I will call you by your nickname. What should I call you?”
“brother!”
“Yes! Yes?”
“Just call me hyung. If it makes you uncomfortable, you can call me hyung.”
Off-stage.
“Tongue, you say brother?”
“In the South, if someone is stronger than you, they call them that. That’s why those guys over there call me hyung.”
The moment Umochi, who had suddenly become the younger brother, was about to open his mouth to say something, Nokseungseo covered his mouth with his hand.
As expected, a clueless person needs a quick-witted person next to him.
“Then we will decide on the title after this meeting is over.”
It’s like you’re trying to beat me.
I like the young but confident one more.
Sling.
The man who pulled out the sword opened his mouth after showing off his splendid riding skills.
“Namgung Yubin of the Namgung Se-ga family requests a secret meeting with the great swordsman Dammyeong of the Beast Palace.”
“I accept it.”
Namgung Yubin took up his sword and took a stance.
His sword was tinged with blue energy.
The Namgung Se-ga’s household art, Changgung Daeyeonsingong, is expressed in blue.
As the achievement deepens, it becomes clearer and clearer, eventually taking on a transparent color like water.
The blue on that guy’s sword is dark but clear now.
“Hmm. I’m looking forward to another hundred years of the Namgung family.”
Judging from the fact that there was no response to the compliments, it seems that he was completely focused on the sword.
thud!
Namgung Yubin came rushing in, stepping heavily on the altar.
Chaeng, chaeng.
Ohhh… … .
It’s quite a heavy sword for someone who hasn’t even mastered the art of martial arts yet to wield it.
Daeyeon Sword Technique, the basic sword technique of the Namgung Se Ga family.
He has no bad habits and is not obsessed with appearances.
In a world where there are many shortcuts to becoming strong quickly, you are taking the slow but right path.
Even though it may seem slow now, this path will lead you further.
This requires a lot of experience.
Even an overwhelming defeat like this one.
Kwang.
Unable to withstand the power of the lightly swung rock salt, he flew backwards.
Cheeeeek.
I lowered my waist and barely managed to stop at the edge of the stage.
“Phew. Phew… … .”
Even though he is a genius, he is still only a thirteen-year-old child.
But even though his whole body was blown away by the impact of my sword, he didn’t show any sign of panic.
Rather, it was a look of laughter.
“Take out everything you have. If you don’t want to regret it.”
Namgung Yubin slowly took a deep breath and then raised his stamina.
A hazy, mist-like energy arises.
A blue thunderbolt on the sword.
The boundless sword technique of the Blue Palace.
A heavy sword representing the Namgung family.
When you master it, the trajectory of the sword will be filled with blue energy, and it will not give space to the opponent’s sword.
On the day of the fight over the seat of the past Sodongju, my mother pierced the heart of the elder brother with that sword.
Gooooooo.
In an instant, the wide stage was filled with the blue light emitted by Namgung Yubin.
I could see the face of a guy gritting his teeth.
Boom! Boom!
The momentum of a small sword striking down with a heavy weapon emanates from it.
A series of sharp thrusts have been applied to the entire body.
If it were anyone else but me, I would have just been blocking them without thinking and been pushed out of the stage.
Boom! Bang!
A heavy sword strike fills the entire space.
He gritted his teeth and blocked each and every one of the sword techniques that were being used.
It’s fun, but it’s time to end it now.
I took a step forward towards the energy that was squeezing my whole body.
And then he lightly lowered the rock salt he was holding in his hand in a diagonal motion.
Saaaaak.
The blue aura that dominated the space disappeared without a trace.
Namgung Yubin stepped back and tried to use his swordsmanship again, but it was already too late.
Because my sword was at the tip of his heart.
Click.
The confusion was short-lived.
Namgung Yubin put his sword back into its scabbard.
“I learned well.”
The promised rain was over, but this guy wouldn’t leave my presence.
He gave everything he had, so there is no regret in his expression.
Good posture.
At that age, you learn from failure and defeat.
“It was excellent. The flow of the internal energy, the posture, everything was flawless.”
A look of pride appears on Namgung Yubin’s face.
This guy is a genius.
A genius who spends countless hours wielding the perfect sword.
But now it is time to teach.
“but…….”
Namgung Yubin’s eyes sparkled.
A look that yearns for instruction, not praise.
“The sword technique you displayed filled the entire stage. It was amazing. But is this the size of the sky you are chasing?”
“The size of the sky… … .”
Namgung Yubin closed her eyes and repeated my words.
Chasing Namgung’s black sky.
The Changgungmuae Sword Technique that has just been unfolded and the Emperor Sword Form that only the master can master have the same goal.
The blue sky achieved through a single sword.
“Even if you draw out a blue-light sword energy and lightning flashes from the tip of your sword, if you do not know the true meaning of the swordsmanship you are using, it is nothing more than a flashy illusion. You should not be trapped in a created sky and think that is all there is to it.”
If you don’t understand it, it’s just nonsense, but if you accept it, there is no greater enlightenment than this.
There is no other meaning.
I just hope that this guy who inherited the same blood as me will go further.
“The sky is wide and high. It can neither be filled nor confined. If you realize that, the sky that spreads out from the tip of your sword will have no end.”
Both eyes were still closed.
The guy holding it had a trembling fist.
Finally, I added one last thing.
“Oegishinisinjon (外基身而body存)!”
Stay one step outside, or you will end up inside.
He’s a smart guy, so he must have figured it out.
The rest of the enlightenment is up to him.
He just turned around.
Umochi’s eyes were wide open.
The same goes for other onlookers.
An uncivilized warrior from the Beast Palace is teaching a genius from the Namgung Family.
I thought he was just a savage who was good at fighting, but I was surprised to find out he was actually smart.
“Oh, the god of outer space… … what did he say next? Huh, what did he say about the size of the sky?”
“The sixth son of Dokgok only has to look after the land well.”
Then, you might discover colorful poisonous mushrooms or rare elixirs.
To begin with, he is a guy who has no interest in martial arts.
As I was about to go down the aisle, I suddenly looked back.
My eyes met with a little child who looked just like me.
“If we ever meet again, I will definitely call you Hyo, Hyung… … Nim.”
He answered, smiling at the guy.
“Or so.”
* * *
I never got to meet my maternal grandfather, Namgung Yu-baek.
I was worried about what to say.
Instead, I see that guy from earlier.
What does it look like for the prestigious Segae that supports the political party to be like?
Should I try some training now?
“Dammyung Daehyeop, there is someone you are looking for.”
Who else pointed at me?
“His Majesty the Great Swordsman of Sacheondangga would like to meet with you for a moment.”