Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 84



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 84

The first miracle of the magic way (3)

For a very short time, he ran in a light air attack to avoid his pursuer, Instructor Chu Il-hwan.

The moment he finished moving to a position where Chu Il-hwan’s figure was hidden by the bushes, Ilmok suddenly changed direction.

“Run at full speed from now on.”

“Wouldn’t that leave no traces?”

Seonghwan, who had some time to spare as he was running at the top speed of the most popular route, asked Ilmok.

“There’s no need to erase the traces anyway.”

“!?”

When the crew members looked puzzled, Ilmok added an explanation.

“Even if we try to erase the traces, it’s nothing more than child’s play for the instructors. In that case, wouldn’t it be better to overlap the traces?”

“What do you mean by overlapping traces?”

“Just before they dispersed. The direction that the three groups ran was this way.”

“ah!”

Only then could the crew understand Ichimoku’s intentions.

And thanks to the full use of their lightness, they were able to easily find traces of people passing by.

“It looks like a trace left by Samjo. I will follow this trace.”

Let’s move for a moment, following the traces left by the three groups, as instructed by Ilmok.

At some point the traces became blurred.

“It seems like they started erasing their traces from here.”

Ilmok nodded at Seonghwan’s words and opened his mouth.

“Now is the time to choose. Do we pursue them or move in another direction?”

“Are you chasing the three birds?”

Was it because he had been moving slowly since he started chasing Samjo’s traces? Before Eulban Gwan-do, who had some time to spare, could answer Bu-ga-yeong’s question, Seong-hwan let out an exclamation of ‘Ah!’

“Do you plan to join forces with the three groups to capture the instructor?”

Everyone looked at Ilmok with amazed faces, saying, “Indeed!” at Seonghwan’s prediction, but Ilmok shook his head.

“The alliance is meaningless. Remember this well. Instructor Chu Il-hwan said that only the ‘group’ that took the bell would receive the highest score. Even if we form an alliance, only the group that directly obtained the bell would benefit, so it would be a meaningless alliance.”

“Then why on earth are you chasing Samjo?”

“Hmm. How about we create a fake alliance and betray them, just in case they don’t notice?”

As the rest of the crew members, excluding Jeong-Hyeon, each expressed their own thoughts, Ilmok sighed inwardly.

“Think about it carefully. The test rules are only for the longest survival. This time, there was no rule prohibiting fighting between officials. If we subdue Group Three and have them captured by Instructor Chu Il-hwan, wouldn’t we be able to avoid last place?”

“!!!”

Everyone looked surprised at Ichimoku’s explanation.

At that sight, Ichimoku let out a sigh of relief inwardly.

‘Did it get through?’

In fact, there were several problems with the plan proposed by Ichimoku.

There was a risk of failing to subdue them, or being subdued instead. And in the worst case scenario, there was a risk of being chased by Chu Il-hwan during the fight and being eliminated as a group.

Still, the reason why Ilmok proposed this plan was simple.

Firstly, it was because I was confident that I would not be overpowered by the other group.

Secondly.

‘The worst thing is to wander the mountains all day, trying to avoid people who might pop up anywhere at any time.’

That was because I just wanted to quickly beat up the other group, subdue them, finish the test quickly, and then take a break.

“If we do that, it seems like it would be better to chase after the three groups first.”

“I think so too. First of all, since there will be traces of the two groups moving together, wouldn’t it be burdensome for Instructor Chu Il-hwan to approach them?”

As Seonghwan and Lee Gyun agreed with Ilmok’s opinion, the trend naturally shifted to chasing Samjo.

“If so, will Jeong Hyeon-gwan-do take the lead in identifying the traces of the three dynasties? Jeong Hyeon-gwan-do is the best at tracking among us.”

Jeong-Hyeon, who had been following behind for a while, looked surprised at the sudden call of his name, but quickly regained his composure, perhaps due to his experience in the last test.

“Oh, I understand, Your Majesty.”

While Jeong-Hyeon stepped forward, Ilmok gave instructions to the other crew members.

“The three of you, please move while erasing your traces.”

At Ichimoku’s direction, the remaining three also quickly moved to the rear, further erasing the traces they had made and the faint traces left by the three groups that had gone before.

In case Instructor Chu Il-hwan were to move in pursuit of this, it was to delay time even a little.

And after finishing the instructions in an instant, Ilmok walked leisurely behind Jeong-hyeon, who was tracing the trail of the three groups ahead.

‘It’s comfortable now that there are five members.’

Whether it’s erasing traces or chasing them, it’s a job that requires endless digging through bushes and dirt.

For Ichimoku, who suffers from hygiene obsession, it was the most terrifying thing.

And thanks to Jo Won, I was able to naturally pass the dirty work on to the four of them.

* * *

Yeom Ga-hui was chasing them from a distance, hiding his presence from the group.

As he had also been carrying out various missions as a member of the Cheonmasingyo, he had mastered the art of stealth as a basic skill.

Looking at them, dividing up their roles and moving in unison, Yeom Ga-hui thought.

‘It seems that there is a misunderstanding about the evaluation of the Bangmihwa government.’

It was nearly impossible for someone so shy to take the initiative and give such directions. And on top of that.

‘Instead of passively choosing to escape, you chose to subdue the other group. Not only is your speed at grasping the essence of the test fast, but you are also bold.’

It was somewhat contradictory that bold people were also shy.

In that sense, Yeom Ga-hui wanted to give Ilmok a passing grade.

He distributes people to the right places, and even makes bold decisions and directs. It was hard to believe that he had the experience of a young man of sixteen.

‘So the rumors were true?’

The rumor he was thinking of was not a rumor circulating in the Magic Hall. It was a rumor about the achievements made at the headquarters before Ichimoku entered the hall.

Things about the school and the Jeongsimwon. There was even a rumor that they led the Grand Duke to enlightenment.

Yeom Ga-hwi, with his bold personality, was not the type to be swayed by rumors, but at this point, he thought it would be foolish not to believe them.

Although Ilmok Gongja boasted outstanding talents in both martial arts and mind skills, Yan Gahui’s gaze, which was bothered by one thing, passed Ilmok and turned to Jeong Hyeon, who was leading the way.

‘Hmm. I asked you to put me in the same group as that lady’s guide, right?’

It would have been natural, but instead of grouping Ilmok and Jeonghyeon together, Instructor Eunryeo reported to Chuilhwan and Gwanju that Ilmok had made such a request.

Of course, Instructor Eun-ryeo accepted Ilmok’s request because she felt sorry for Jeong-hyeon’s social phobia.

And this was not a special privilege.

Since it is a test held once a month, in the beginning, groups were formed based on a certain degree of familiarity and compatibility.

In fact, Bang Mi-hwa was in the same group as her long-time best friend Ha-young, and Dokgo-pae and Gwak-sul, who had shown good compatibility in the first test, were also grouped together for that reason.

The reason why Yeom Ga-hwi was concerned about Jeong-hyeon was because of something else.

While Jeong-Hyeon was bending down to search the bushes and ground for traces of Sam-Jo, Il-Mok was moving while watching her back.

And Yeom Ga-hui, who was observing the two, frowned.

‘Did you say that you were revealing women’s colors?’

Yeom Ga-hwi felt very suspicious of the sight of Jeong-hyeon’s back, which was bent over.

Of course, it could be said that this was a very natural occurrence that could occur in the process of following the leader.

‘I wonder if the reason I asked to be grouped together was to make him take the lead like that.’

In addition to the instructors’ evaluation, the fact that Ilmok had called Jeong-hyeon to the same group and made him take the lead was suspicious in many ways.

But soon, Yeom Ga-hui shook his head.

‘Whew. There’s no need to always look at the government office with a negative view. Also, it’s not a crime for a man to reveal a woman. It would be different if it was forced.’

As expected of a fair and upright man, the Mago King tried to evaluate everything with a fair perspective.

And after a while.

Yeom Ga-hui, who sensed something, stopped first, and soon after, Jeong Hyeon, who had been following the trail, also stopped and conveyed information to his crew members using sign language.

It was a signal that the three groups they were chasing were not far away.

* * *

After confirming Jeong-Hyeon’s sign language, Ilmok quickly gave instructions.

“Jeong Gwan-do, approach slowly from here and take advantage of good sniping spots. The other three will follow me and approach Samjo.”

After giving additional instructions to the three, Ichimoku used stealth and headed in the direction that Jeong-hyeon pointed out.

And the moment I saw the five people gathered beyond the bushes.

Pot!

Ilmok used all his might to unleash his lightness, and at the same time he dug into the official whose face he didn’t even know.

The fact that he didn’t even know his own face meant that he was a commoner.

Even though it was a sight that didn’t interest other officers, he knew the faces of the officers in the upper class who were training with him. This was because there were only ten of them.

Likewise, even though there were only ten people in the class, it was difficult to remember their faces because we didn’t take classes together.

At best, only Joo Seo-yeon and Jeong Hyeon were aware of it.

“this!?”

When a tree suddenly jumped out from beyond the bushes and approached in an instant, the officer in charge quickly drew his sword with a surprised expression.

Pot.

Ilmok dodged the attack with a single stroke and then simply pointed at the blood clot.

The remaining three platoon members who had been attacked quickly surrounded Ilmok and tried to launch a joint attack.

“Haat!”

“Hit!”

Seonghwan, Lee Gyun, and Bugayoung followed Ilmok’s lead and joined in, leading to a situation where each person was dealt with one at a time.

In the meantime.

Wedge!

As Jeong-Hyeon provided support fire from afar, the battle naturally became one-sided.

visor.

“Ugh.”

In the meantime, Ichimoku managed to subdue one more officer in just three moves.

It was because my skills had improved significantly thanks to the enlightenment I gained from my last fight with Baekcheon.

‘Damn. Should I like this?’

Ichimoku’s expression was not very bright.

Whether it was because of the obsessive compulsive disorder or not, even though I wanted to fight moderately, the sword moved along the ideal optimal path.

I have such an ominous feeling that I feel like I might have another epiphany.

As Ichimoku, who had subdued two people on his own, glared at the hand holding the sword with a displeased expression, Yeom Ga-hui, who had been watching the battle between Samjo and Sajo from afar, nodded and said, ‘Indeed.’

‘At least it seems like you’re sincere when it comes to sword training.’

Even though he had reached an overwhelming level compared to his peers, it was clear that he was still not satisfied with his own sword. This was Yeom Ga-hwi.

* * *

When Ilmok and his crew were subduing Samjo.

The group that Dokgo had given himself as the leader of had stopped walking and stood still somewhere.

“From now on, let’s rest and prepare for the final battle.”

The group members looked puzzled at Dokgo-pae’s instructions, and one of them, Gwak-sul, stepped forward and asked.

“Do you plan to fight the other group and eliminate them first?”

Kwak-sul had also reached a similar conclusion to Ilmok.

But there was one thing he overlooked: Dokgo-pae’s way of thinking.

“What are you talking about? As the eldest grandson of the Dokgo family, shouldn’t I naturally aim for the best?”

“???”

For a moment, Kwak-sul thought about what he was talking about, hiding his inner thoughts. He reached an ominous conclusion for some reason.

“Seo, no way. Are you aiming for the instructor?”

To Kwak-sul’s question, Dokgo-pae nodded with an expression of obviousness.

“Hahaha. If we can just catch Instructor Chu Il-hwan, that would be the best. Why do we have to go through all the hassle of chasing after other groups?”

Gwak-sul felt a strange headache because of Dokgo-pae’s nonsense.

In the meantime.

“That’s a really great idea, Dokgo Guando! As expected, shouldn’t Guando aim for the top spot?”

Suddenly, Joo Seo-yeon, who was in last place overall, agreed with Dokgo-pae’s opinion.

Her thinking was simple.

‘I have to get the highest score and move up to second place quickly!’

The only thought I had was to get into second place and become Jin Ha-yeon’s junior.

But why? When Joo Seo-yeon took his side, Dokgo-pae frowned.

“Oh, please call me leader!”

It was purely for the sake of title.

“Understood, Captain! Let’s catch the instructor together!”

“Hahaha. You’re a reasonable official! Let’s try to get the highest score together.”

Gwak-sul thought as he watched the two men and women laughing heartily together.

‘Is it against the rules to surrender to another group?’

Somehow, I felt like I was wrong on this test too.