Genius Salsu of the World to Be Destroyed - Chapter 22
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Episode 22
Jongyeop said.
“Get out, if you don’t want to see this mess.”
“It looks rough, I’d like to see it once.”
“what?”
“Let’s go somewhere rough. I wonder what will happen.”
As he said that, Yeongsu put his chin against Jongyeop’s sword.
It was so absurd that Jongyeop couldn’t even laugh.
“… Are you crazy?”
“No way.”
“Do you know what you just said?”
“You’re not asking for a fight? What’s so complicated about that?”
How an eagle feels when he sees a chick pouncing on him.
This is how Jongyeop felt as he looked at Yeongsu now.
“… You want to fight? Really? Are you in your right mind?”
“Yeah, everyone must have drawn their weapons, they must be combat trained, isn’t this the perfect situation?”
“That crazy guy… … .”
“Are you scared?”
The moment those words came out of Youngsoo’s mouth.
Jongyeop swung his sword at Yeongsu without realizing it.
Cut that cheeky bastard off so he never lets his tongue wag again… … .
Bam.
But Jongyeop’s dream did not come true.
The sword stopped before its tip could trace its trajectory.
Youngsoo stopped him by grabbing his hand holding the hilt of the knife.
Jongyeop couldn’t move an inch.
‘What power… …!’
A cold sweat ran down Jongyeop’s back.
Only then did Jongyeop look at Yeongsu again.
Cheon Yeong-su, this man, was definitely not a man who got his professorship for free.
Of course, I had heard how Professor Cheon Yeong-su was the worst educator.
He is a swindler who is ruining his students with a curriculum that focuses on ignorant physical training.
but-
‘I forgot. The teaching skills and the skills of the teacher can be completely different.’
Jongyeop slowly released the strength from his hand holding the sword.
Then Youngsu also relaxed his grip accordingly.
The tense battle entered a brief lull.
Youngsoo said.
“Of course I know. If we fight each other to the death here, we’ll both perish. And you have 30 cadets, and I have 10. We’ll probably suffer a more devastating blow.”
“… … .”
“But I won’t just die. I’ll take 20 of your cadets with me.”
“… Are you threatening me?”
“Actually, that’s a lie. I’m going to kill you all.”
“what?”
“But neither of us wants this outcome, right?”
“…Say what you want to say.”
“Ten cadets from your side, ten cadets from this side. Let’s have a best-of-ten match, six wins each. The winner gets this E-area.”
Finally, Youngsoo’s true intentions came out.
The cadets heard the voice too.
The reaction to it was completely, completely mixed.
“what?!”
“Are you crazy, Professor?!”
“Hongryeon, you’re going to fight with them? All of a sudden?!”
First of all, the KPA side fell into a state of panic… … .
“under?”
“What is that? Is it crazy?”
“Mr. Ha, what’s wrong? Let’s stick together!”
Hongryeon’s side was almost on the verge of rising.
Anger, contempt, or even bewilderment toward the KPA daring to climb up the Red Lotus were seething among them.
In the midst of such a sharp difference in temperature between the two camps, only two people were able to maintain their center.
Youngsoo and Jongyeop, that is.
Jongyeop could definitely feel it.
That this situation itself was induced by Yeongsu.
But I couldn’t guess the motive or reason at all.
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand the motives of the KPA, or rather, that man named Cheon Yeong-su, to start a fight like this.
If you’re going to fight a losing battle anyway, what do you hope to gain from it?
“…What on earth are your intentions?”
“I told you. I really need this E-area. That’s why I suggested the most peaceful solution.”
“Is it peaceful to be destroyed?”
“Who knew it would be destroyed?”
“… … .”
At that moment, Jongyeop suddenly became curious.
The KPA is currently the only organization that has not investigated Hongryeon’s involvement in the burning of the Candleley Garden and the murder of Branch Manager Ko Je-yeop.
Jongyeop was honestly curious about how much power there was in such a place.
Furthermore, I was curious about the abilities of this man named Cheon Yeong-su.
‘If we spar with these, we’ll be able to get a rough idea of KPA’s strength.’
A fight we’re going to win anyway.
If you can figure out your opponent’s power with that, it’s a worthwhile deal.
Besides, he didn’t have the confidence to calm down his own cadets who had already risen up and said they would crush all the KPA bastards.
Jongyeop looked down at his wristwatch.
25 minutes left until the rock golem respawns.
It was enough time to have a few rounds of sparring.
Of course, it was difficult to fill 10 plates.
After a while, Jongyeop made a decision.
“10 editions is too many.”
“then?”
“5 rounds. That should be enough for the remaining 25 minutes until the golem respawns.”
A smile slowly appeared on Youngsoo’s lips.
“call.”
“We’re going to play in a best-of-five format.”
“good.”
Youngsoo turned his head towards the KPA cadets.
Everyone simultaneously avoided Youngsoo’s eyes.
Don’t pick me, please don’t pick me… … !
“Brother Park, come out.”
A look of relief crossed everyone’s faces except for the parents.
On the other hand, the father’s face turned pale.
“…why?”
“Why, why, come out.”
The father leaned close to Youngsu and whispered to him.
“They’re crazy! How can I beat them?!”
“Are you going to say that in front of a monster?”
“…yes?”
“What should I do if I encounter a monster in the labyrinth and feel like I can’t defeat it?”
“Of course I have to run away!”
“Does the labyrinth seem that easy? The very idea that there will definitely be a way out of the labyrinth is a mistake.”
“… … !”
“And this is sparring. It’s just simple training. You won’t die if you lose. It’ll just be a little embarrassing.”
“… … .”
The father kept his mouth shut for a moment, as if he had felt something.
But Youngsoo’s next words caused it to explode again.
“Oh, of course, if you lose, you die by my hand.”
“You said there was no death?!”
“go.”
Yeongsu said, pushing his father’s back.
“You are stronger than you think. You are the only one who doesn’t know it.”
“… Really?”
“It will be proven from now on.”
The father’s wavering eyes calmed down.
The father gripped the sword handle even more tightly.
And finally-
Damn it.
I took a step forward.
Meanwhile, the name of Hongryeon’s opponent is Im Gyeong-ha.
He was a man of similar age to my father, and he also used the Tao.
The two stood facing each other, and the rest of the people stepped back and surrounded them.
The players stood on a circular ring made of people.
Once the preparations were complete, Jongyeop explained the basic rules of the match.
“The sparring time is 3 minutes, and the swords must be kept in their sheaths. Killing is prohibited, and if there is a risk of fatal injury, the faculty may intervene.”
Of course, it didn’t reach my parents’ ears very well.
Because I was familiar with the rules of sparring.
Besides, we were thrown into a fight anyway.
‘Fuck.’
Swallowing his curse, the father calmly took a stance.
‘… Get a grip, Park Bu-hyung. But you’re still the second strongest among the KPA cadets!’
After closing his eyes for a moment, Bu-hyung spread and circulated the mana throughout his body.
Yeongsu’s words, which I had heard almost every time I trained, flashed through my mind.
– Circulate mana evenly throughout the body. Without any shortage or excess.
Complete balance of mana in the body.
It was something Youngsoo always emphasized.
-Become a rock. A perfect rock without a single flaw. When you reach the perfect balance of mana, you will naturally become like a rock.
Like a rock.
The father opened his eyes.
All the senses in my body became vivid.
I have a sword in my hand and an enemy before my eyes.
That’s fine.
There is no reason to know anything more or less than that.
now-
“start!”
The duel has begun.
* * *
Hongryeon Academy cadet, Im Kyeong-ha.
And now, the sparring partner of the parents.
His first impression of his parents was not very positive.
‘You were nervous.’
The posture is good, but it doesn’t look natural.
With such a stiff and rigid body… … .
‘There’s no way you can beat me.’
Kyung-ha lowered his upper body and pulled the tip of his sword back.
A stance that abandons defense and focuses solely on offense.
I was going to destroy it as soon as I started.
“start!”
The duel has begun.
The opponent is at most KPA.
There was no reason to waste time checking the opponent’s stance.
Dig in, break down, knock down.
Phew!
Close the distance in one breath, swing your sword at the right distance and with the right timing.
then-
Taaak!
‘… It seems like it blocks the first hit.’
But it was visible to Gyeongha’s eyes.
The body of the opponent who just blocked the blow staggered greatly.
‘There’s not much left.’
Kyung-ha immediately started striking in succession.
Taaak!
Taaah!!
A downward strike from the upper right, an upward strike from the lower left, a quick stab while changing positions, and then an upward downward strike immediately following.
The Hongryeon side thought as they watched the attacks pouring in without stopping.
‘You won.’
‘I won.’
In reality, the father was only concerned with blocking the pouring attacks of congratulations.
As a result, my posture became sloppy and my breathing became labored.
Anyone could see that Hongryeon and Im Gyeongha had an overwhelming advantage.
But Gyeongha thought differently.
‘How come it doesn’t hit even once…?’
It’s awkward.
Every moment of enduring Kyung-ha’s attacks is awkward.
Still-
‘It’s blocked.’
Kyung-ha failed to land a single effective hit.
No matter how much he swung or how much he pushed, his father did not budge and silently blocked the attacks.
like…….
‘Like a rock.’
The father recalled the training a few days ago.
At that time, my parents asked a question.
-But if you turn into a rock, you can’t attack, right?
Youngsoo answered.
-Instead, you can break things that attack you. What happens if you punch a rock? Will the rock break, or will your fist break?
Taaak!
-Don’t get ahead. Don’t even think about attacking and destroying your opponent.
Taaak!!
-First, we need to completely block the incoming attack. Then… … .
Sway.
-The opponent will definitely reveal a weakness.
My parents saw it.
The sight of Kyung-ha losing his balance as he was too hasty to launch an attack.
Lim Kyung-ha was strong.
The variety of swords was beyond what his parents could keep up with, and his neatness of posture was also superior to his parents’.
But as a result of his father’s persistent efforts to block all of those attacks, cracks began to show in his seemingly solid skills.
‘It’s visible.’
My parents saw it.
That crack is getting bigger and bigger.
And the true skills of Im Kyung-ha can be seen beyond the cracks that have formed.
‘… Was it like this?’
Now that I think about it, I may have been pushed back, but I wasn’t overwhelmed.
The proof was that he was able to perfectly defend against all of Kyungha’s attacks.
That means-
‘I read it.’
That he read all of Im Kyung-ha’s attacks.
And that the father himself had grown to the point where he could actually block all the attacks he had read.
Bu-hyeong slowly began to realize his true abilities.
And Youngsoo was secretly delighted.
‘Look at this. There’s no way they’re weak. I raised them myself.’
KPA cadets all thought they were treated the same, but that wasn’t the case.
Youngsoo thoroughly guided each of the ten cadets individually.
They were all given the same training, but those who were a little lacking were given more pressure using morale and other excuses to help them grow together.
In addition, he taught attack methods optimized for each individual through physical data obtained through blood transfusion and insight developed through 50 years of experience.
It was definitely not a matter of luck that he grew to the point where he could catch up with Hongryeon in just 40 days.
no…….
‘This is not a level that has been caught up. This is… … .’
It’s over.
At least the skills of the Hongryeon cadets were definitely surpassed.
And my parents also slowly began to realize that fact.
‘If only I wouldn’t be overwhelmed by that confident air, if only I wouldn’t be pushed around by that firm confidence… … !’
You can definitely win.
“Ugh… … !”
The father took up the sword again.
The attack of Kyungha is coming.
A sword that is strong, sharp, and only flashy in appearance flies in.
‘Should I stop it?’
No, this time it doesn’t end with just stopping it.
Now is the time to counterattack.
Ttagan!!
The two swords clashed again.
But the sound was different than before.
Kyungha’s expression changed.
“uh……?”
It didn’t stop at just blocking it.
Now the parents are starting to come back to bite him.
The balance of the offensive began to tilt toward the opposing side.
Taaaaaah!
The second sum of the counterattack.
Kyungha’s upper body shook violently.
The cracks were widening uncontrollably.
And finally, the third sum.
-If you can’t kill him in one shot, consider yourself dead.
Remembering the threats Youngsoo always had on his lips, the father swung the knife.
Looking at that, Youngsoo thought.
‘You guys got stronger.’
but…….
‘You’re the only ones who didn’t know.’
Bam!!
A shock erupted on Kyung-ha’s shoulder.