〈 Episode 547 〉 Sword Demon.
[Don’t try to feel in vain, but try to see.]
It’s been about half a year since I started training in earnest.
As I collapsed after being beaten for a while, Paezon was frowning at me.
[How many times have I told you that if you just rely on your instincts and move, that’s what happens?]
I also had to frown at what Fazon said.
[If you look and move, it’s too late.]
The purpose of this training is to block the movement of defeat.
Only if I succeeded in doing that could I begin training in the second form of Tuapa Heavenly Mu.
But.
[Isn’t it faster to follow your instincts in the first place?]
Act by predicting the opponent’s movements.
It is natural that predicting and moving is faster than looking and moving.
At the time, I still didn’t understand Faizon’s methods.
[Tsk tsk.]
Paezon clicked his tongue after hearing what I said.
[A prediction is just a prediction. How can you be sure of what you have not seen in person?]
Fazon held out his hand.
I groaned, held my hand, and stood up.
Oh, f*ck… . My ribs, where I just got hit, are incredibly cold.
asked Fazon, holding his ribs.
[So, are you saying that we should look and move even if it is late?]
[different. As you said, if you look with your eyes and move, it will be too late and it is meaningless.]
I had to frown after hearing Fazon’s words. This is ridiculous.
[Then what do you want me to do?]
In response to my question, Pazon pointed his finger to my eyes.
[Do not look with your eyes.]
After that, he pointed to his chest.
[Look with your heart.]
[…] yes? What kind of crazy thing is that… . No, that’s bullshit… .]
Bah!
[Ouch!]
I was hit on the head and had to stumble.
[The thorns in my mouth are getting bigger as the days go by. Should this old man break them off?]
[…] Sigh… .]
Although it was my fault for spitting it out so suddenly, I also felt unfair in this case.
[What is the point of asking you to look at something and then look at it with your heart? Is that different from what you feel instinctively?]
[It’s different. ‘Seeing’ and ‘feeling’ are completely different.]
[Isn’t this just a pun?]
[okay.]
Fazon smiled.
I always found that confident smile really annoying.
The thing I hate the most is people who know how good I am.
[There is prior preparation for every movement. Do you know?]
[…] I know.]
I nodded after hearing Fazon’s words. It’s a given.
Moving the shoulder to extend the fist.
The upper body moves before that.
Based on that, where and how the fist is extended.
Once your eyes became good at seeing it, you could predict and move by looking at it.
So, ultimately, cutting off the flow and blocking it.
It is about predicting the opponent’s movements and cutting them off before they do so.
At least that was the case by my standards.
But, what Fazon says now.
[Are you saying that’s not true?]
[After all, isn’t that a prediction?]
[…] then… What do you want me to do?]
Even though I listened to it, I couldn’t understand it.
What on earth should I do?
I’ve been training and getting beat up for half a year, but I still can’t figure it out.
To my frustration, Paezon continues his explanation while stroking my beardless chin.
[Do you know what the most honest thing in this world is?]
[well? I go?]
[Hehe, you’re talking crazy.]
I tried it once, but it doesn’t seem to work.
Seeing his regret, Paezon sighs slightly and continues speaking.
[If we were to ask the question, there would be many correct answers. The correct answer now is ‘bet’.]
[It’s a bet.]
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[Yes, there is no other friend as honest and straightforward as Bet. Try using herbal medicine on me.]
He immediately moved his shoulders at Fazon’s words.
The preliminary action was aimed at the face, but it pretended to stretch out.
Faezon moves slightly at this. Aiming for that, she twisted her line and aimed at his neck at an angle… .
phut-!
[Ugh!?]
The outstretched arm bounced around like nothing happened.
I couldn’t even stretch properly in the first place.
It is blocked before it can gain strength.
It was like this every moment when I was competing with the loser.
I wrapped my numb wrist and looked at Fazon.
[What do you think was the problem?]
When asked how I felt about failure, I thought about it for a while and came up with an answer.
[…] well. Was there a trace of Heocho?]
[Unfortunately. It suits your strange personality well. You are good at using herbs.]
[You just want to swear by pretending it’s a compliment?]
[Won’t it hurt if you do it openly?]
I wish that guy knew that this hurts even more.
[Then what is it?]
[I just saw it. Where and how you move.]
[That means… .]
How is it different from prediction?
I held back the words that were threatening to come out of my throat.
It was a question and answer that had been repeated countless times over the past half year.
[I keep saying this, but it’s not a bad thing to look at prior movements and make predictions. In the end, if you mix herbs and herbs, you will end up in trouble.]
Those who have become skilled in fighting use herbs mixed in between countless movements.
Only then will it be possible to twist the prediction.
[If you have little confidence, you will have a lot of useless thoughts. When that happens, your body becomes slower.]
You have to think about many things in an instant, so if you hesitate even a little, everything can fall apart.
[So, you have to see it. To reduce unnecessary thoughts and become more confident.]
[…] If you’re not looking at the pre-action, then what are you looking at?]
I still couldn’t understand.
No matter how hard you try to understand, you always end up in the same place.
It was a repetition of such questions and answers.
[What you need to see is not the other person’s body. You poor disciple.]
Fazon continued to emphasize one point.
[As I said before, I think the most honest thing is ‘bet’. Betting doesn’t tell lies. Rather, it is transparent.]
Whoosh.
Paezon says, extending his fist forward.
[What do you think is the first thing a martial artist reacts to when he or she makes a move?]
When you change your mind for a moment. Pazon does not listen to my answer and gives his own answer.
[It’s a straight bet. The bet has already reached the outcome the owner intended.]
I didn’t understand it well.
[What does that mean… !]
A fist came in front of my nose. I quickly turned my head to avoid him.
phut-! As I barely managed to avoid it, a booming sound exploded in the air.
As I was taken aback by the sudden surprise attack, Pazon spoke to me with his signature smile.
[If I want to extend my fist at you, my bet is that I am already making that movement.]
[yes?]
[Betting is the way. Martial arts is creating a path with a bet and having a warrior climb on it.]
As I listened to Pazon’s explanation, I felt like I knew something.
If the bet is already producing the result before the driver takes action.
[that… The words… .]
[okay.]
Fazon looks at my reaction and smiles with satisfaction.
[If the other person is showing you the path first, wouldn’t it be very easy to change it before you get on the path?]
[…]
It was a huge event, just like I heard about it.
No matter whether the opponent uses a trick or what action he or she tries to take.
If the opponent is trying to do something, it means that the bet has already shown the way first.
‘Because I know the other person is trying to do something.’
This means that you can cut it off in advance and block it.
When I thought about it that far, I felt like I understood.
This is the meaning of what Faezon said: look, not try to feel.
[…] Are you saying to look at the opponent’s bet?]
[That’s right.]
Don’t predict what to do by looking at the previous actions.
The opponent will already be telling you what he will do with his bet. Look at that.
I guess that’s what Fazon wanted to say until now.
When I realized that, something came to me that I wanted to ask.
[Hey, old man.]
[okay.]
[…] You could have told me this a long time ago. Why did you make me do this until now?]
They didn’t explain it properly until now, so why did they do it now?
The question was a bit absurd.
And, after hearing this, Faezon tells me.
[At first, there was no point in saying it. It’s just a situation where I can tell you now.]
[Are you saying I have become a little smarter?]
[Hehe, my pride is soaring to the sky. It would be nice to destroy the sky. What you look like now is not confidence, but arrogance. You poor disciple.]
[…] Tsk.]
I wiped my nose in embarrassment.
[Even though my head understood, my body didn’t have enough time to understand. Since I am now in a situation where I can understand to some extent, I will explain it verbally.]
This is a situation that the body understands.
This is a somewhat difficult word.
[Are you saying that now is the time?]
[okay.]
I nodded at Pazon’s answer.
Anyway, I was glad that it meant that the conditions were met.
Questions still remained.
[…] But you are an old man.]
[Speak.]
[I understand everything.]
It is said that before the drone takes action, the bettor first creates a path.
I must have been overwhelmingly shocked when I saw it and was told that it would be enough to destroy it.
Despite this staggering fact, the most important problem has not yet been solved.
It’s a very fundamental thing.
[After all, what do you do with what you can’t see?]
I still couldn’t see the damn bet. This was the problem.
Pazon said he saw that and moved.
So, I guess it’s all about slowing down my movements, whether it’s speed or rashness.
It means that you know in advance how you will move.
Pazon says he can see it.
[I can’t see it.]
I couldn’t do that.
Unless it is a concrete bet, how can we see intangible energy?
haha-!
Was that funny?
Fazon laughed out loud.
[No, disciple. You can see.]
[No, you can’t see it?]
[can see. They just don’t see it.]
[…] Elderly, perhaps even senile… .]
[Are you going to make it so I can’t see what happened?]
[It was a joke.]
Faezon raised his fist and quickly changed his stance.
[If you try to see it with your eyes, you just can’t see it. Didn’t I say it before?]
Fingers point towards chest.
[Look here.]
[…] It will spin.]
It’s still abstract. Damn it.
I’m sure if you look at the situation just now, you can explain it intuitively.
Now that I see it, it seems like he did it on purpose.
[I planted my eyes in your heart. Look with the eyes there, not with the eyes on the face.]
[Where are the eyes on the chest?]
[Why isn’t there one? I definitely planted a seed in you.]
[Seeds?]
[Yes, it is the foundation for reaching transcendence. It is a seed that continuously repairs the body.]
[…]
After listening to Fazon’s words and thinking carefully, I remembered this.
[…] Tuapacheonmu?]
As the words flowed out, Paezon showed a satisfied expression.
[right. That’s what you need to see.]
In the end, what Paezon was saying was that Tua Pa Chun Mu would solve everything.
Was the understanding of the body mentioned earlier also related to this?
[You’re crazy.]
I spit it out without realizing it.
And then he spit it out again.
[Is that possible?]
Artificial bone transformation.
Forced trance.
Even that is surprising. Now you’re even letting me see the path to betting?
[how… .]
If that’s really true.
I wondered if this level of power could be contained in the word martial arts.
Worse yet, that guy created this all by himself?
[There is nothing in this world that cannot be done.]
Faezon’s smile was deep.
I was caught up in the laughter.
[If you want to, just do it until you can. At least I did.]
You will become what you want to be.
If there is something I want to make, I make it.
It seemed like an easy thing to say.
[And, I will make you do the same.]
[that… .]
[If your eyes are not yet open, you just need to make them open.]
There is madness in his voice.
The more I practiced, the more I could clearly see that Faezon was becoming more excited.
When I started training, I remembered what Paezon said.
-There is nothing that cannot be done. I will make you what I am.
If it doesn’t work out, make it happen.
Such was the belief of that damned loser.
[f*ck… .]
When I felt that, I cursed.
Meanwhile, the body was moving slowly.
If you don’t understand, until you do.
Faezon’s teaching method was like that.
What’s annoying is that they made something that seemed like it shouldn’t actually happen.
That f*cking fact keeps me going.
[There’s still half a year left.]
-It will take a year.
It sounded similar to what he said before.
His assurance that he would make it happen within a year.
Thinking of that, I moved my body.
Pazon also started moving again, as if he had given him all the time to rest.
I was beaten for another half a year and it was exactly one year.
As Paezon said, I had an opportunity to open my eyes.
