Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 67



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 67

First Test (2)

Immediately after moving to the target location using stealth, which can be considered one of the few special skills.

‘Phew.’

Jeong-Hyeon sighed deeply inwardly to calm his mind so as not to make a sound.

visor!

In a place visible between the bushes and trees, two baits and the officials of another group were fighting right now.

Watching the scene, Jeong-Hyeon calmly raised his bow and pulled out an arrow.

In the midst of this, he is showing off movements that are surprisingly static, not making even a single sound, let alone a single movement.

Funnily enough, instead of focusing on the bow, Jeong-Hyeon was thinking about something else.

‘I don’t want to disappoint you.’

Jeong-Hyeon was recalling what happened a little while ago.

– Our group’s secret weapon is the Jeong Gwan-do.

From the first time they met until now, he had only shown a pitiful appearance every time, but for some reason, Confucius Ichimoku regarded himself as a truly great warrior.

As I said those words, the feeling of my only close friend patting my shoulder was still vivid.

Even in the midst of all that, the sight of myself trembling pitifully was incredibly pitiful.

So. At least for this moment.

‘I don’t want to disappoint my first close friend.’

“Phew.”

Immediately after taking a very shallow breath, the moment of concentration, all of your senses become sharp.

All my nerves were on edge, and the world was moving slowly. The distance between us was at least ten jang (30m), and there were bushes and trees in between, but it felt funny how close the battlefield was, as if it was right before my eyes.

It was the effect of a magical power called the Ghost Spirit Shrine.

Because of this damned sharp sense, he would have a seizure if a person or animal came even a little bit close.

Because of that, if someone came even a little closer, he would start a fight, and everyone would leave at his pitiful appearance.

Just one person. Except for Prince Ichimoku.

Pot!

In a world that flows slowly, Joo Seo-yeon’s window slowly rises.

And the moment when the female guide uses the golden nail technique towards her who has lost her posture.

Rustle.

Ichimoku carefully approached the area, drew his sword, and flew away.

And in line with that, the officer who had raised Ju Seo-yeon’s spear was about to swing his sword in a hurry.

‘now!’

The concentration and senses were raised to the limit, as if reading the future in an instant.

Through the posture of the swordsman swinging his sword and the subtle muscle movements visible through his clothes, you can imagine what posture the swordsman will be in when the arrow he shoots arrives.

The arrow left her hand without even a sound and reached the exact spot on the official’s acupoint.

* * *

Several things happened at the same time.

The female officer’s technique aimed at Ju Seo-yeon’s bloodline finally succeeded in finding Ju Seo-yeon’s demon bloodline.

Pot.

But at the same time, Ichimoku’s index finger touched the innkeeper’s bloodline.

It was truly a timely surprise attack. Because the Yeogwando were busy attacking Ju Seoyeon, they couldn’t even react to the surprise attack.

In the end, Joo Seo-yeon and the female guard were subdued by the demon blood almost at the same time.

“Ugh.”

At the same time, the official who had been swinging the sword also had his arrowhead worn down and was overcome by the demon blood, and his body froze in the posture he had been swinging the sword in.

“Master! I did it! I acted as bait!”

Even while the demon was being subdued, Joo Seo-yeon was boasting as if she was proud of him, which made Il-mok laugh in vain.

‘I wish you had suppressed the blood vessels instead of the blood vessels.’

Ilmok shook his head to clear his mind of distracting thoughts and looked at the two officials who had stopped attacking Choi Woong.

“Will you be subdued and hand over your badge? Or will you resist and be subdued and have it taken from you?”

It was a suggestion from Ichimoku, who didn’t want to move around uselessly and sweat.

The two of them seemed to be observing each other for a moment, then suddenly turned around and tried to run away.

“Tsk.”

Of course, I wasn’t going to just sit by and let the target run away.

In an instant, Ichimoku closed the distance between them and began to pressure them with his Talhonmujeonggeom.

“These damn bastards!”

Choi Woong, who had been attacked by the two just a moment ago, supported Il-mok with his eyes burning brightly, perhaps thinking that this was a chance for revenge.

‘Who is calling whom lethal?’

Ilmok burst out laughing. On the second day of his internment, one of the three guys who had picked a fight with him was Choi Woong.

Even with just one person, it was burdensome, but Choi Woong was swinging his sword next to him.

“Ugh.”

With the addition of arrows that could barely be heard flying in from somewhere, they were forced to be overpowered in an instant.

“Check the loot. I will release the blood of the main body and come back.”

After giving instructions to Choi Woong, Ilmok approached Joo Seo-yeon and released the blood.

“Please have the main officer check the body of the female officer.”

It’s time to give some instructions to the two and take a break.

Rustle.

Jeong-Hyeon, who had been providing support fire from afar, had already come close.

Well, as always, I stopped walking about a meter away.

“I believed in you, Jeong Gwan-do.”

When Ilmok said that with a smile toward Jeong-hyeon, who was trembling from afar, Jeong-hyeon lowered his head and muttered something in a small voice.

“I found it, Your Majesty!”

“Here is one too, Confucius!”

But it was buried in the loud voices of Joo Seo-yeon and Choi Woong.

“With this, you have collected three tokens.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. In addition, we have secured the map they received from their instructor. There are two places drawn that are not on the map we received.”

“Okay, let’s try to find one more place using the same method.”

At Ilmok’s words, Joo Seo-yeon nodded refreshingly, and Jeong-hyeon replied hesitantly, “Oh, I understand.”

“But what about these people?”

Surprisingly, Choi Woong asked a question that seemed like common sense.

“I think it would be better to just hide it somewhere and go. If you release the bloodline, wouldn’t they join the other group and seek revenge?”

“Wouldn’t that be dangerous? Even if they are the unmanned members of the new religion, if they encounter a wild animal while under the control of the demon blood, they could die.”

At Choi Woong’s question, Ilmok shrugged his shoulders.

“If you leave it behind, someone might come and get it. Honestly, if it’s a rule that encourages fighting like this, there should be instructors and assistants waiting everywhere to prevent accidents.”

After saying that, Ilmok glanced around and added.

“Maybe he was watching this fight from nearby too.”

* * *

After moving through each of these levels, they were able to reach another location where the sign was hidden.

And luckily or not, this time we didn’t encounter any other groups. But there were no signs left.

“It looks like someone has already been there.”

“Would you like to move to the next location right away?”

At Joo Seo-yeon and Choi Woong’s words, Ilmok shook his head.

“It’s already been an hour since the exam started. Judging by the fact that this place has already been raided, there are probably no more signs left.”

“If I do that, can I just act as bait like before?”

Ilmok shook his head at Joo Seo-yeon’s willingness to act as bait.

“There are still three hours left until the test, so I think it would be better to eat first.”

This time, none of the crew members questioned Ichimoku’s words.

Thanks to some degree of adaptation, I was able to understand Ichimoku’s intentions a little.

‘Confucius must have eaten his fill already. He must be aiming for the second half.’

The fact that the four-hour test was held on the mountain meant that the Magic Hall would not provide separate meals.

Maybe because I had eaten beforehand, I could easily deal with the other hungry crew members.

And Choi Woong’s prediction was only half correct.

‘There are four groups left. There are ten tokens. We’ve got three of them, so it’s okay to move around now. If we just take out one group in the latter half, we’ll at least secure this.’

In fact, Ichimoku’s biggest goal was to just rest comfortably. It seemed possible to be in the top ranks just by maintaining the current status.

“If we are ambushed while eating, we will be tired, so we will move as far away as possible from the marked places on the map. It would be good to catch one or two animals to roast on the way.”

Everyone nodded to Ichimoku’s words, but there was one problem.

“By the way, is there anyone who is skilled in hunting or gathering?”

At Ilmok’s question, Joo Seo-yeon just smiled with an absent-minded expression, and Choi Woong slightly avoided Ilmok’s gaze.

‘Those guys who can’t do anything but bait.’

While Ichimoku was thinking about that, a small voice pierced his ears.

“Um… .”

When I turned my head, I saw Jeong-Hyeon, who was standing a distance away, lowering his head and slightly raising his right hand.

“I, I have some experience, Confucius.”

A smile naturally appeared on Ichimoku’s face.

“Hahaha. As expected, the main character of this exam was Jeong Gwan-do. There’s no one else but Jeong Gwan-do! Hahaha.”

Ilmok, who had been showering Jeong-hyeon with compliments, turned his head and glared at Joo Seo-yeon and Choi Woong with pitiful eyes.

“Ahem.”

Choi Woong, who felt embarrassed, turned his head away to avoid the gaze.

“Hahaha. That’s great, Jeong Gwan-do!”

Joo Seo-yeon was just so cheerful.

* * *

Ilmok and his party looked at the map and went to the outskirts of the mountain.

During that process, Jeong-Hyeon would occasionally leave the group and then reappear after hunting animals or gathering fruits or mushrooms.

It was a strange sight.

“Oh, when did you come back?”

Because his presence was so faint and he had been following them at a distance of about a meter, no one noticed when Jeong-Hyeon disappeared.

When I showed up late with something, they would often be surprised and ask questions.

Anyway, after moving for about 30 minutes, they arrived at the outskirts of the mountain and prepared lunch.

Someone was cleaning the animal that Jeong-hyeon had caught, and someone else was carefully lighting a fire.

By the time I finished preparing like that, the test had already started and about an hour and a half had passed.

They started eating when they were starting to feel hungry, and enjoyed their meal in comfort.

Jeong-hyeon quietly enjoyed his meal at a seat a little further away, and Joo-seo-yeon, as expected, kept talking to Il-mok about Jin-ha-yeon without stopping.

Ichimoku, who had been quietly listening to her chatter, suddenly had a question.

“But since when did the main official know about Lady Jin?”

To Ilmok’s question, Joo Seo-yeon answered with her eyes sparkling.

“Actually, my father is one of the shadows of the Eunwi Pavilion. So, I sometimes met or visited the people of the Eunwi Pavilion.”

“So, is that where you met Lady Jin?”

“Yes! Two years ago, when Jin Ha-yeon had just entered Eunwigak, I happened to stop by Eunwigak with my father and we met!”

Joo Seo-yeon recited at length the story of how she had suffered the accident.

“I never imagined that there would be someone in the world who could show off such a noble appearance. So, my curiosity piqued, I asked my father.”

“I fell for Jin Ha-yeon even more after hearing her father’s story. Despite her noble appearance, she started out in a poor environment and worked hard to become the second-ranking member of the Magic Academy. The story was so touching.”

“Father also said that I should follow in the footsteps of Jin Ha-yeon and grow into a great warrior and enter Eunwigak.”

Listening to her long story, Ichimoku thought.

‘Indeed, two years ago you were fourteen, so you must be at an age when you are very sensitive.’

Fourteen years old. In Korean terms, it would be around the second or third year of middle school. If he had been in a coma at that age, I thought it would be understandable for him to end up like that.

Joo Seo-yeon’s father may have played a part in instigating it.

‘Well, this isn’t the result my father was aiming for.’

By using exemplary figures as examples, she would have wanted her daughter to be inspired. The problem was that Joo Seo-yeon was inspired by a different kind of person.

At that time, Choi Woong, who was listening to Joo Seo Yeon’s story, opened his mouth with a strange expression.

“Well… Listening to you, it seems like Jin Ha-yeon is a woman…?”

“Yes, she is an elegant woman who creates an atmosphere that is unparalleled in the world!”

Choi Woong asked Joo Seo-yeon, who was trying to sell him something, in a trembling voice.

“So… the main character likes the same woman?”

It was a face of confusion.

‘Well, is this a taste that’s hard to accept in this world?’

While Ilmok was thinking about that, Joo Seo-yeon asked Choi Woong with an expression that said she couldn’t understand.

“Then, doesn’t Choi Gwan-do admire Cheonma-nim?”

“What, what blasphemous words! How could I not look up to the master of ten thousand horses!”

“But, the owner of Manma is a man like Choi Gwan-do?”

“!?”

“I feel the same way. The person I respect the most is the owner of Manma, but the second most is Jin Ha-yeon. Jin Ha-yeon’s gender doesn’t matter.”

Ilmok thought as he watched Joo Seo-yeon continue her speech with her eyes rolled back.

I wonder if that crazy human heart is really just pure longing.

But that wasn’t what mattered now.

“I’ve finished eating and rested, so I guess it’s time to get moving.”

It was a moment for Choi Woong to get up because he felt like he was going to fall into a state of obsession if he continued like this.

It wasn’t that I was worried about Choi Woong. It was just that I was tired of taking care of a guy who was crazy and running wild.