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Just because relative evaluation indicators change to absolute evaluations doesn’t mean that grades that were highly regarded will plummet to rock bottom.
Moreover, the place I want to go is Baekranggak.
Since it is not the Blue Dragon Pavilion or Red Dragon Pavilion that everyone wants to go to, as long as it is not undervalued to the point of being relegated to a branch, it is not a big problem.
“What’s so funny?”
A voice dripping with coldness.
I didn’t want to go out of my way to cause trouble, so I lightly bowed my head.
“sorry.”
However, the instructor asked again with a piercing gaze.
“I asked what was funny.”
I didn’t want to care what they did now, so I tried not to care.
however…….
“I asked what was funny. I won’t answer!”
How can you help but laugh when they do something like this so blatantly?
I lifted my head again, which I had slightly bowed.
I don’t know why, but it’s ridiculous that you’re trying so hard to disparage this entire graduating class.
“what?”
It is true that the previous class received a lot of attention because of Yong So-ah, but I cannot accept the claim that our current class is of a lower standard compared to our predecessors.
It is true that the level of attention has definitely dropped compared to the previous cohort.
Because the previous cohort was full of people who had made a name for themselves even before entering the academy.
However, even though this cohort is full of those who will make a name for themselves in the future Great War of Righteousness and Demons, including Il-gak, it is said that the level is low.
When I answered confidently, the instructor’s face contorted.
“You don’t know the reason?”
Soon, his head tilted to the side.
“Do you really not know?”
I don’t know.
You’ve been bothering me by constantly asking the same thing for a while…
“That’s all because of you.”
Huh? What kind of bullshit is this again?
The entire standard of the academy has dropped because you seized the representative position in such a cunning way.
I was speechless at such absurd bullshit.
But did the instructor think I was intimidated and unable to refute him?
He continued speaking with a triumphant smile.
“Because the representative of the academy has fallen short, the quality of the lectures has also dropped significantly, and this will ultimately deal a serious blow to the entire Murim Alliance.”
As if all original sin lies with me.
As if I were someone who would take their things away.
“Since the opening of the Murim Academy, there has never been a class this trashy.”
He looked at me once.
“Watching them struggle so desperately, unable to do anything about a mere disciple from a third-rate sect, makes me so furious I can’t sleep.”
He looked at the academy students belonging to the Nine Great Sects and Five Great Families with disdain.
And the gaze turning toward me again.
I can feel the determination to crush them before they grow any taller.
“Well, I suppose it’s because you’re quite a cunning fellow. I heard you framed them for sorcery this time and smashed the electric door.”
To think the word ‘false accusation’ was used when the execution angle had already been reached.
They don’t seem to have any intention of listening, no matter what I say.
Taeeulmun getting beaten down isn’t something that just happened yesterday or today.
Well, actually, it is a weak sect. I suppose that can’t be helped.
“Seriously, what have you been saying since earlier?”
“……
huh?”
I can only think that engaging in such mindless criticism and mockery has crossed the line.
And to the guy who crossed the line.
“Ah, by any chance, are you from the Cheongseong Sect who has mastered sorcery?”
Mindless attacks are the best solution.#“Damn…… You crazy bastard!”
“Isn’t it?”
“What kind of nonsense is that…!”
“Why are you so agitated? Ah, is it true that you have mastered sorcery? Is it true that you belong to the Cheongseong Sect? Do your eyes turn black by any chance?”
“……!”
Seeing how they get overly excited as I push them, it seems they really are from the Cheongseong faction.
If it were a different sect, they wouldn’t have gotten this worked up in the first place.
“Is it really that hard to say ‘no’? Then again, it’s obvious when someone lies.”
Do you realize what you’re blabbering right now?
Did I say something wrong?
“You are framing me with lies…! Do you think this is something that can just be overlooked?”
I deliberately burst into hearty laughter.
“Didn’t you incite people with lies too, Instructor? So, is what I said a crime?”
“When did I…!”
“The fact that he is the worst jockey in history. Are you sure about that?”
I turned my head and looked at the faces of the students in the academy.
The expressions on the faces of most of the students in the dormitory are not very good.
No matter how much those who dislike me want to be brought down themselves, it is perhaps a perfectly natural reaction.
Naturally, the atmosphere shifted in my favor.
I spoke while deliberately keeping my eyes on the students.
“Instructor, you have denied everything that those sitting here have worked hard for over the years. And yet you are saying that I am committing a great sin by lying?”
“that…….”
“Does the mere fact that I am the representative serve as proof that this batch is the worst? Oh, by the way, I won the duel against Ilgak.”
In that moment, the eyes of the students in the academy turned to Il-gak.
For some reason, Ilgak’s smooth hair turned bright red.
The instructor said, grinding his teeth.
“That must also be because you were hiding the fact that you secretly trained under the academy director.”
“Hoho, are you saying a martial artist reveals all the techniques they have mastered? I suppose that is how the Cheongseong Sect teaches them?”
“…….”
“Then please teach me the martial arts you have mastered so far. And also the ultimate means to kill the enemy.”
You probably won’t be able to say it.
There is a saying in the martial arts world that one should always keep three-tenths of one’s ability hidden.
Mentally ill people also say to hide seven-tenths.
But where are you selling your lies?
I shrugged my shoulders.
“What the instructor said was nothing but bullshit.”
Both the instructors and the students’ eyes widen twice as much.
Even so, this must have crossed the line.
I know that, but I deliberately went over it.
I thought this was the only way to really piss him off.
“They probably replaced the instructors and school leaders for some other reason and blamed the academy students, right? That’s why they’re spouting such bullshit.”
Crunch.
Oh my god, that’s brutal. My teeth are going to grind down.
If you thought that I would stop using my tongue, you are greatly mistaken.
“That other reason is, probably…….”
I turned my head again and looked at the students in the dormitory.
Especially focusing on the Nine Great Sects and the Five Great Clans.
“They are probably afraid their foolish juniors won’t be able to catch up to them. And they are likely scared that as the rankings get messed up, others other than the Nine Great Sects and the Five Great Families will take the key positions.”
Not only the instructor, but also the students’ faces turned bright red.
There were also those who looked at me with hostile eyes from time to time.
But so what?
You guys hated me anyway.
If you’re going to keep pouring sewage in my path, you should have been prepared for sewage to splash in yours too.
“The Nine Great Sects and the Five Great Clans must be lucky. Even if you get mediocre grades at the academy, seniors come down from above and work hard to pull you up like this.”
I looked at them and curled the corners of my mouth nicely.
“The Murim Alliance is truly fair and just.”
Just as members of the Nine Great Sects and the Five Great Clans showed hostility toward others, there were those who, conversely, showed hostility toward them.
Baekpalbong and other unaffiliated personnel.
Regardless of the truth, the fact is that it appears that way based solely on the current situation.
The gaze directed at the instructor, initially filled with fear, gradually turns into contempt.
As if sensing the atmosphere, the instructor spoke with a serious expression.
As expected, your tongue is beyond cunning.
They try to incite people by claiming my words are false, but it is already too late.
I have already given the students at the academy something to think about.
Now, no matter what the instructor says, the students will believe whatever they want to believe.
For example, complaints have already started to erupt among the students at the dormitory.
“Anyway, those Nine Great Sects bastards…….”
“Do you really want to go this far?”
“Seriously, if that’s the case, why bother taking the regular entrance exam? They could just take it all among themselves.”
This is not simply a commotion caused by what I said.
I merely lightly touched upon the sense of defeat and doubts that had been deeply rooted in people’s minds.
Sprouting leaves and bearing flowers is something each person does on their own.
Just like now.
As far as I know, there has never been a case in history where all the academy instructors were replaced at once.
“Doesn’t that mean even if you become a real member of the Murim Alliance, you’ll still be discriminated against in the end?”
“I thought it wouldn’t be much different even if I went to the academy…”
The anger over discrimination that has been endured for a long time quickly spreads to those around.
The members of the Nine Great Sects and the Five Great Clans, who had been staring at me with disdain, engaged in a staring contest with the other academy students who were glaring at them.
Those who used to watch me with the thought, “What is that crazy guy doing?” now look at the instructor, not me, with hostile eyes.
The instructor also seemed to sense that the atmosphere had changed, so he shouted loudly, filling his lungs with internal energy.
“Stop! Stop!!!”
Startled by the sudden shock, they cover their ears.
The gazes of those who had been hostile toward one another turned once again toward the instructor.
The instructor stares at me with a calm expression.
“If what I’m saying makes no sense… can you prove it?”
proof?
What proof?
“I’m asking if you can prove it. That your skills are truly top-notch.”
Ah, so you’re saying you’ll go for a frontal assault?
“The top students of the academy throughout history possessed skills equivalent to at least an insignificant weekly wage. I… also possess skills equivalent to an insignificant weekly wage within the Murim Alliance, so prove it.”
Where are you selling your lies?
I already know from the Ministry of Public Security that you are of clan leader rank.
But what does that matter?
I’m saying I want to shove myself into the cesspool.
visor.
I immediately drew my Red Light Sword and raised my killing intent.
A red line appeared on the Red Light Sword, and a chilling killing intent scattered in all directions.
“Ugh…….”
“W-what the hell…….”
“What on earth…….”
The students sitting in the front row of the podium also frowned, as if they were finding it difficult to endure.
I aimed the tip of the Red Light Sword at the instructor.
“I’ll prove it. Do I just need to cut off one of your arms, Instructor?”
As I took three long strides, he took a step back and reached out his hand.
And then, rolling his eyes up and down for a moment.
As an instructor, no matter how agitated I am, I cannot bear to see the blood of the academy students.
What are you talking about?
Did you have the preposterous thought of seeing my blood in the midst of this?
Then how do you intend to prove it?
Let’s make this a battle of inner power!
“Hmm…….”
I quietly thought about why this keeps happening.
I didn’t exactly hide my skills or anything.
Why do people keep crossing the line?
But thinking about it again.
“ah.”
He had never clearly demonstrated his skills either.
Maybe that’s the reason why this keeps happening?
Yeah, so that’s how it was.
“Why? Were you scared?”
Did I look hesitant as I was lost in thought for a moment?
Then again, from this guy’s perspective, it must feel like a fight with an absolute advantage.
In martial arts, there is room to offset differences in skill level through instinct or improvisation, but internal energy is something that the years gone by speak for themselves.
There is probably no academy student capable of engaging in a duel of internal energy against a nobleman who has lived as an elite from the very beginning. Not an ‘ordinary’ academy student, that is.
I nodded, barely managing to suppress the corners of my mouth curling up.
“I’ll do it, I guess. All we have to do is smash the instructor’s dantian, right?”
No, an internal energy duel isn’t like that… … .”
Is there anything more certain than mocking an opponent who has become a wreck, spitting blood?
I’m tempted too.
“Go ahead.”
I sheathed the Red Light Sword and extended both hands forward.
The instructor, who had hesitated for a moment, soon composed himself and held my hand.
His face was full of determination.
“Go ahead and run wild to your heart’s content!”
Finally, the moment both hands interlocked.
Shhh
A massive energy, like the Yangtze River, surged in through his heart.
It felt quite heavy and solid, giving me the impression that it wouldn’t be outmatched anywhere thanks to its accumulated experience.
“Hehe, how is it? A sky above the sky…….”
I began to draw up the Taeeul Jingyeong in earnest.
And at that moment.
The instructor, who had been smiling triumphantly, stiffened his lips.
“Hmph…!”
He appears to be struggling with all his might, his mouth tightly shut, having stopped his chattering.
His inner power, which had penetrated deep into my heart, began to be pushed back slowly, yet relentlessly.
He frantically tried to raise the stakes further, as if there was no room left to say anything, but it was no use.
You should have compared things that were actually comparable in the first place.
No matter how massive the Yangtze River is, it cannot be bigger than the sea.
The inner energy that entered through the Geukmun and Gokji central regions instantly passes through his middle dantian, and penetrates all the way to the Dantian by riding the Geogwol Yangmun Cheonchu Gihae one after another.
His bet, as massive as the Yangtze River, was swept away by a current as massive as the sea, losing its original vitality and being completely subdued.
Going further than this.
Soooook
I turned my energies hostile and wildly stirred his meridians.
“Burp……Burp…….”
He keeps breathing heavily as if short of breath, but his face shows no sign of quenching his thirst.
It didn’t take long for my face, which had been flushed bright red, to turn pitch black.
And finally. ‘Dantian!’ He applied force to the energy surrounding his dantian, gradually increasing the pressure.
Amidst suffocating pain, the fear that your lower abdomen might shatter must be welling up.
As expected, his face was filled with shock.
You mentioned something about insult earlier, didn’t you?
If I applied just a little more force here, I could have shattered the dantian.
I continued speaking calmly.
The real insult was committed by the instructor. Not just me, but every single student in my cohort.
Whether he was conscious or not, his eyes had already rolled back.
The sight of him foaming at the mouth like a mad dog looked truly pitiful.
But we can’t stop here.
“We will repay the insult we suffered in due manner.”
Because if I don’t show it, they will keep crossing that line.
As I poured more energy into him and tightened his lower abdomen, the instructor’s body began to tremble.
Right on the verge of fainting.
At that moment, a desperate remark flowed from the instructor’s mouth.
S-stop… … .”
What did you say? I can’t hear you well.
He gently released the pressure constricting his lower abdomen.
Then the instructor lets out a hot breath.
P-please stop… … .”
Telling me to stop isn’t an apology.
The instructor’s eyes widen.
It seems that the mind works faster because of the pain.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally managed to speak.
Oh, I beg for forgiveness.
Ha, this bastard still hasn’t come to his senses.
Let’s apply pressure to the lower abdomen again to raise the pressure.
“Cough……!”
The instructor finally started spewing blood foam.
I turned my body slightly so as not to splash blood foam and deliberately asked back loudly so that those around me could hear.
Um, I can’t quite hear what you’re saying.
“Hey, please forgive me. Here, I was wrong.”
The instructor, pleading earnestly with eyes brimming with tears as if about to burst at any moment.
I released the pressure constricting my lower abdomen and withdrew all my energy.
“Ugh!”
I moved a little roughly on the way out, and eventually the instructor coughed up blood and fainted on the spot.
Ugh!
I took a step back to avoid the instructor’s blood.
“Tsk. Looks like I’m doomed for class today.”
While I returned to my seat, gathered my belongings, and left the podium.
“……”
Not even the sound of breathing could be heard inside the podium.
Honestly, I don’t know why the atmosphere is like this right after school starts.
