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The reactions were split.
Those who had complaints about the sudden change in instructors or their attitude toward the students reacted with satisfaction.
On the other hand, there were also those who considered the assault on the instructor a serious problem.
Generally, that was the reaction of the Nine Great Sects and the Five Great Clans.
“No way, to think a lunatic would dare assault an instructor!”
“We can’t just sit idly by about this, can we?”
“Of course! But…… how can I make an issue of this?”
The reason those who were indignant suddenly fell silent was certainly not solely due to the authority of the representative position.
The fact that the new instructor is of clan head rank.
And the problem was that he crushed that clan leader-level instructor with his internal energy, making him vomit blood.
“Hmph…….”
There are few who can fight on equal footing with a clan leader-level warrior in a duel of internal energy.
Having witnessed him being crushed, it was determined that a confrontation at the level of the academy students was impossible.
“To the instructors… I have to tell the instructors and the instructors!”
“Of course! How can we receive an education when teachers’ authority has hit rock bottom like this?”
“But… they say it was a fair internal energy duel, so is this a problem?”
This was precisely the reason why the Academic Affairs Department could not immediately intervene, even though the instructor was injured.
A fair duel of internal energy, to the very least.
Besides, the instructor was the one who started the argument first.
You can’t exactly scold a talented student for being talented, can you?
However, as long as the injured instructor belonged to the Cheongseong Sect, the members of the Nine Great Sects and the Five Great Clans could not just sit idly by.
We couldn’t just sit by and watch as Jin So-woon, who was already an eyesore, even humiliated our senior.
“First, shouldn’t we inform the seniors of the Murim Alliance? Then the seniors…”
“Didn’t those seniors already come to punish him but get a taste of their own medicine from Jin So-woon? What could higher-ranking seniors possibly do even if they came here?”
“……
What the hell is wrong with you? You’ve been spouting nonsense for a while now.
“No, I was just calmly stating the current situation…”
As the situation continued where they were unable to deal with Jin So-un immediately despite their lingering frustration, the story naturally drifted into the Murim Alliance, even though the academy students did not want it to.#“Oh my head…….”
Buk Won-pyeong pressed his temples firmly.
“I wonder why you are frowning with such a fine car right in front of you…….”
It goes without saying that the source of this headache is this guy calmly drinking tea right in front of me.
Bukwonpyeong was on the verge of a hollow laugh.
“Can you even swallow that?”
You use a nice car, Director.
“Do you think that’s going down your throat right now!”
Eventually, unable to contain his anger, Buk Won-pyeong reached out and tried to snatch the teacup.
However, Jin So-un quickly dodged the teacup. ‘Look at this guy.’ He unfolded the Taecheongjesu Gong and reached out his hand once again.
but.
Tap, tap.
Jin So-un’s move to protect her teacup by lightly reaching out her hand. ‘Hmph…’ What kind of golden sword was Taecheongjesu Gong?
Wasn’t this the technique that instantly subdued the Black Sword, which was infamous for the “Floating Killing Claw” method?
However, a guy who had just passed the age of 18 blocked the Taecheongjesu Gong without using any special tricks.
Then, acting as if nothing had happened, he nonchalantly gulped down his tea.
“Ugh…….”
Buk Won-pyeong had previously trained Jin So-un separately, and in the process, he learned that Jin So-un wielded a considerable amount of internal energy. ‘Of course, I didn’t know it was such an absurdly large amount.’ However, judging by the move just made, Jin So-un had advanced yet another step compared to when he was last observed.
Jin So-un, calmly savoring his tea while gazing at himself with eyes gleaming clear like a madman.
I stared at his face and thought of the idiotic instructors.
You should have been more careful who you messed with.
Just looking at it, isn’t this someone you shouldn’t mess with?
It is not just a matter of internal strength.
You can tell just by looking at the single move that blocks the technique. For his understanding of the group has already surpassed that of a clan leader.
“If he had picked a fight with a duel, he would have been beaten to a pulp, and even if he had pressured him with theory, he would not have been able to avoid a hard time. ‘If only he had provoked me with his attitude or his expression…’ Buk Won-pyeong, who had suddenly become possessed by the instructors and was thinking of ways to torment Jin So-un, soon frowned.”
Isn’t he the one who came into the academy with those Black Sect guys from the very beginning?
What do you expect to achieve by messing with a guy with no backing like this?
“ha…….”
“As I’ve said before, you started it first, Instructor…….”
“Shut up.”
There is no need to listen to useless talk anymore.
“Four! I will keep my mouth shut.”
“…….”
However, seeing him grinning as if to tease me, I simply couldn’t stand it.
Buk Won-pyeong continued speaking, thinking that he wanted to see him frown even a little.
“Don’t you realize that you cannot know what kind of damage you might suffer in the future because of this?”
“What kind of damage?”
“You might end up getting a subtly low score, or you might not be able to get recommendation letters from the instructors. Then, you might not be assigned to the angle you want later.”
However, Jin So-un replied while still leisurely savoring the aroma of the tea.
“But if you rank in the top ten, aren’t you guaranteed to be assigned to the place you want? Just like the current Yongbong Branch.”
“Hmph, you think you’re going to be in the top ten?”
All the evaluations I have received so far have been top-tier. Even at my worst, I won’t fall out of the top ten.
Isn’t it said that the world is inherently fair?
If you are unintelligent, you have a good body, and if you have a good body, you are usually supposed to be unintelligent.
But why is this damn guy smart enough to come up with even this kind of calculation so quickly?
“Hehe, thank you for the compliment.”
I didn’t say anything!
“That expression just now. It’s the look you make when effusive praise bursts from the enemies’ mouths.”
Buk Won-pyeong took a long breath and stared at the ceiling.
How on earth do I have to explain this guy for him to understand?
One of the three major misfortunes of life is said to be failure to achieve success in one’s early years.
Those who live immersed in their innate genius, forgetting the vastness of the world and the terror of the heavens.
Climbing higher than anyone else like that, one wrong move and you end up plummeting endlessly.
Buk Won-pyeong hoped that Jin So-un would not fall.
But at the same time, he knows that he, too, will eventually fall.
So the more he shone, the more worried I became.
“Listen carefully. The instructors and drill sergeants might ensnare you in ways far more despicable and dirty than you think. No, from now on, they certainly will.”
Just as not only he, but all the seniors who shone alone like him, did.
For in the face of a long period of five hundred years, outstanding genius is nothing more than a fleeting spark.
“If it’s not you, I will drag your priests in. If it’s not your priest, I will drag your sect and friends in as well.”
“Of course, the first few may fall while facing you. However, while you cannot be replaced and must continue to fight them, they will keep switching people around to torment you.”
Even though he experienced these things after joining the Murim Alliance, for Jin So-woon, such things would begin right from the Academy.
This absurd structure has never been broken even once in the past five hundred years.
An egg colliding with a giant rock.
No matter how many attempts you make, an egg cannot break a rock.
Have you grasped reality by now?
The smile vanished from Jin So-un’s face, replaced by a cold sneer.
If so.”
At least in Bukwonpyeong’s eyes, it was much better than it had been just moments ago.
Still, grasping reality at least a little…
I guess I’ll just have to quit the academy.
Huh? What kind of novel nonsense is this?
“You’re quitting? No, even if you do, I’ll just have to go back to mandatory service anyway…….”
“It can’t be helped. If you torment me like this, I will lead myself, my fellow disciples, and all the Taeeulmun members active in the Murim Alliance back to Taeeulmun.”
As expected, you are still full of vitality.
Buk Won-pyeong, clicking his tongue at Jin So-un’s foolish answer, felt something was off.
“Aren’t there no executives active in the Murim Alliance in the Taeeul Sect?”
“Of course, that is the case if we count only the disciples of Jinsan, but if we include lay disciples, there is one.”
Jin So-un, who had been looking down at the teacup, turns his gaze straight ahead.
Blink, blink.
Buk Won-pyeong’s eyes blinked slowly, like a cow’s eyes.
What’s wrong with that guy’s gaze…
“Surely not me?”
“yes.”
“This is crazy……!”
“If someone of Samcheong Musanggeom’s caliber were to withdraw from the Murim Alliance, wouldn’t they also exercise restraint?”
I knew he wasn’t in his right mind, but I never imagined he was this insane.
Buk Won-pyeong’s face flushed red as he shouted.
“What if I, what if I say I won’t go?”
“That cannot be. Even though our priest is older than me, the orders of the Taeeulmun Grand Disciple are ‘absolute.’”
Fuck, I didn’t hear anything like that when I moved into the secular world!
It must have been written in the terms and conditions. Didn’t you know? That is why you should have checked carefully when stamping the documents.
I never stamped the official seal on the documents in the first place!
Jin So-un’s eyes, which had been coldly cynical, turned back into a crescent shape.
“In any case, please ‘make an effort’ so that it doesn’t turn out that way, Father.”
As the usual playful Jin So-woon.
And seeing that sight, I felt a little relieved.
Because it meant that Jin So-un was ultimately fully aware of his concerns.
Nevertheless, Bukwonpyeong asked once again.
“So you’re saying that as long as I can get along well with life at the academy, there’s no reason for me to leave the Martial Arts Alliance with you?”
“sure.”
Buk Won-pyeong let out a long sigh.
Then, it suddenly occurred to me that the guy’s excessive use of force against the instructor might not have been the result of a purely emotional reaction.
A reasonable suspicion that they acted somewhat aggressively because they were confident they could escape from the start.
“Did you do that on purpose?”
Jin So-un readily admitted it.
To some extent.
“Why bother?”
Taeeulmun is already steadily building its strength.
If he had concealed his strength and climbed step by step, he would surely have been able to fully achieve what he desired someday.
However, since they have already taken a confrontational stance, things might become even more difficult going forward.
However, not a trace of fear can be found on Jin So-un’s face.
Because it has already become a target of suspicion.
If they had come in this blatantly, it would have been difficult to hold out any longer.
Once again, his characteristic cynical smile is displayed.
“And besides, the Taeeulmun has already become a sharp needle that they can no longer ignore.”
Was it actually me who was short-sighted?
“Still, couldn’t you have held out at least until you went to the Murim Alliance? If things went wrong, we might all be scattered.”
Unlike himself, who established his position alone, many people are together in Taeeulmun.
Now that Taeeulmun has emerged as such a threatening presence, the people above will absolutely not try to keep its talented members gathered in one place.
Jin So-un’s face turned cold for the first time.
That cold expression bore the traces of time so deep and desperate that it was hard to believe it belonged to a mere youngster.
A displeased expression, as if one’s pride has been hurt for some reason.
A face full of dissatisfaction at being seen as nothing more than that.
Buk Won-pyeong realized that he had made a wrong judgment.
Yeah, I suppose they had prepared for that as well.
What on earth is inside that guy’s head?
Early success?
He is not someone who makes a name for himself while oblivious to the world and intoxicated by his own genius.
He began to understand the world and confidently make his name known amidst it.
By one’s own will.
In that case, his story no longer had any meaning.
Whether it is a reprimand or advice.
“Understood. I will take care of the school building, so don’t worry.”
Just do what you can for them, and that’s enough.
Well, anyway, to me, the youngest disciple, he was also a dignified senior brother. #After leaving the Director’s office, I walked toward the Representative’s office but stopped abruptly. ‘I’m screwed.’ With the thought of a blade being held to my throat at any moment, I couldn’t even consider the Murim Alliance.
“It is a given that disciples are assigned to the Martial Arts Alliance after graduating from the academy anyway.” “To think I forgot about this…” “Now that we have already been noticed, it is clear they won’t just let us gather in one place.” “Besides, if they want to crush us, it will be easier to split us up and defeat us one by one.” “In my previous life, we were just a third-rate, pathetic sect, so I didn’t care even if we were gathered in one place, but isn’t the situation different now?”
Ha, why did these damn bastards have to pick a fight for no reason?
He cursed the instructors and the instructors profusely, then shook his head.
It was bound to happen this way anyway, even if I had just held back.
No, on the contrary, it turned out well.
Rather than staying together from the beginning and then scattering when war breaks out.
“It would be better to work separately and then unite when the war unit is established.” “Yeah, that’s definitely a good thing. Of course.” “The problem is how to deal with the situation if the scattered kids get harassed in their respective units.” “This is really dirty.” “You will have to follow your position within the Murim Alliance and the regulations of your affiliated cabinet.”
In principle, mutual exchange or interference will be prohibited.
It means I can no longer protect the children of Taeeulmun in my arms.
At least not unless I get a super-fast promotion and push through with the rank.
But there are limits to physical time.
Until then, we must come up with a way to protect the children.
“Hmm, how… hmm? Wait… do I really need to protect him?” Anyway, once I enter Baekranggak, I will be frantically busy with the duties I will be assigned.
Because we have to turn these pieces of trash who don’t even have the basics into a proper unit.
In the midst of that, would there be time to look after the priests one by one?
“In the end, it comes down to whether the disciples get beaten up like I used to be in their assigned places.” “Then I just need to avoid getting beaten up, right?” I recovered Grand Master Taesa’s martial arts, and I also consumed the Five Spirit Immortal Flower Oil to strengthen my internal energy, which had been identified as my weakness.
The greatest benefit of Oryeong Seonhwa Yu is the stabilization of the Danjeon.
“Since I have consumed Jeongsimdan and even Oryeongseonhwayu, my body should have no trouble even if I take some powerful elixir. I will be able to take care of my internal energy at the academy event in half a year… Once I am roughly equipped with both internal energy and martial arts skills, I won’t have to go around getting beaten up.”
It cannot be helped if the sect’s power is weak, but if the individual is strong, it becomes difficult to deal with subordinates as a superior.
I might receive some unfair orders, but if I were to live comfortably without any of that, I would feel a bit wronged.
How much did I roll around in my past life…!
Where are you coming from?
“Huh? Ahem.”
Saryeon, who was about to enter the representative’s office, saw me and asked.
I answered calmly.
I am on my way back after meeting the Dean.
“Is it…… resolved?”
I nodded vigorously.
Really?
Saryeon, with a look of disbelief.
Ahem, why has my trust in the Senior Brother dropped so much?
“Not only was the matter at the academy resolved, but the issue regarding what the disciples would face at the Martial Arts Alliance was also settled.”
“Huh? Uh, really? The Dean said he would take care of it?”
“no!”
I came up with the solution.
Saryeon asked with an anxious expression.
“What, what is it?”
There is no more certain solution in the world than this.
Of course.
I curled the corners of my mouth as I looked at Saryeon.
You guys are going to become incredibly strong.
So that we can respond fully, no matter how much our superiors try to harm us!
Saryeon furrowed her brows deeply.
This expression was definitely the same one you make when saying, “I really, really hate this!”
“Ryeonmae, what’s wrong with your face?”
This is a really proper solution.
