Admission is a waste of time (252)
Lesson 49. Casanova’s Holiday – 2
Saturday evening, Rebellion training room.
As always, Dokgo Yeon, dressed in black attire, was holding a single raindrop from the Heavy Rain Sword that Ban Yu-won had lent him and striking a pose.
She personally chose it because it was made to the same size as the Decapitator’s longsword.
So what he was trying to do with that sword was to demonstrate swordsmanship.
“Okay… … Then let’s begin.”
“Thank you, Yeon.”
“Ah, if you know it, you just have to learn it well. If you learn it well… … .”
In the beginning, when Dokgo Yeon taught swordsmanship to Ban Yu-won, he did not teach a specific swordsmanship technique, but focused on basic swordsmanship movements such as cutting, stabbing, swinging, and deflecting.
Even when teaching other swordsmanship, he preferred to directly strike at his body rather than demonstrate it… … Now, perhaps because he thought that Ban Yu-won had reached a certain level, he suddenly decided to show him the swordsmanship representing a famous school in the martial arts world.
“In places that can be called major sects, there is usually a heart energy symbolizing that sect. In the process of cultivating the mind, a style of internal energy that fits the teachings of each sect is created, and in order to properly handle it, a sword technique that fits the nature of that internal energy is created and practiced. The opposite is also true. Even if you swing the sword in the same way, the results will be different depending on the intention you put into it, so in the process of following the trajectory of the sword that is created in that way, you develop the internal energy that naturally arises.”
“Hmm.”
Dokgo Yeon straightens his back, holds his sword in a dignified posture, and repeatedly strikes the sword into the air with the same motion.
However, just as she said, every time she struck down the sword, the meaning and the history contained in the sword changed, so Ban Yu-won, who was facing it, had to come up with a new countermeasure every time.
“Of course, there are also swordsmanship methods that developed based on the environment where the school began, the geographical characteristics, or the personality of the founder――Hyeonsin-gong can follow the characteristics of all of these internal energy, and so can your Yuwon-gong. Since you are now proficient in generating energy and controlling the sword path, you will be able to learn them without difficulty.”
“Ugh, this is a story that pricks my conscience. Aside from the development of my abilities, my sword has recently become simpler… … .”
“That’s not bad either. No matter how complex the sword is, if it’s cut with such a powerful force that it can never be countered, you can only cut it. However, if the total amount of power is the same, it goes without saying who will win, right?”
This is the story of when Ban Yu-won and Dokgo Yeon fought with their swords.
Of course, no matter how quickly Ban Yu-won builds up his energy, it is still absurd to compare his internal energy level with Dokgo Yeon.
However, even if the total amount of internal energy is the same, it will not be able to surpass Ban Yu-won’s Black Poison.
The power contained in the sword she swung against the Chimera Ball the size of a building in this special club competition was something even Ban Yu-won could easily pull off, but the result was something beyond his imagination.
“You seem to be torturing yourself, but even that is not an area that can be easily reached. However, if you can become stronger there, then there is no need to hesitate, right?”
Dokgo Yeon has a faint smile on his lips as if he noticed what Ban Yuwon was thinking.
Ban Yu-won, who thought that smile was particularly beautiful, realized that she was lightly applying lipstick to her lips.
Come to think of it, didn’t Asha ask Dokgoyeon what kind of makeup she put on last time?
At that time, I didn’t pay much attention because of the upcoming clash with Kart, Woohyullin, and Exodus.
It seems like I just ignored it because I thought that Dokgo Yeon would never wear makeup.
But today, definitely.
So now she is… … .
The moment I thought about its meaning, my brain started boiling and I stopped thinking.
Dokgo Yeon continued speaking calmly, as if she didn’t notice his gaze.
“I know very well that even complex swordsmanship is often interpreted as a single word to you. If you add the assistance of the Origin Sword to the swordsmanship that you understand and contain on your own, you will soon be able to produce power like mine. … … Won? Yu Won?”
“Huh? Huh!”
“… … Are you saying that you can’t concentrate when I’m making time for you right now?”
I’m screwed!
Ban Yu-won, who couldn’t honestly confess that he was looking at your lips, tried to cover it up hurriedly, but Dokgo Yeon raised his sword with a sullen expression.
“Okay then. If you can’t properly demonstrate all the sword techniques I’m going to demonstrate from now on, I’ll think you slept well today.”
“… … How many are you going to do?”
Ban Yu-won asks cautiously.
Dokgo Yeon swung his sword into the air a few times before retracting it and declaring sternly.
“That will depend on your attitude.”
“I’m concentrating, sir!”
Ban Yu-won immediately made a show of concentration with his eyes sparkling.
If it were before, it would have been disappointing even if I had squinted my eyes and stabbed his forehead with my sword.
Now, I couldn’t do that because it felt like someone was constantly pulling at the corners of my mouth and making me want to go up.
“Okay, then take a good look.”
Dokgo Yeon barely managed to hold back his laughter, cleared his throat, and began demonstrating his forensic skills.
Despite her young age, she had already established her own domain with the sword. She was a master who had collected and mastered all the sword techniques from all over the martial arts world. Among them, she selected and demonstrated the ones with deep and powerful sword techniques. Her movements and the fluidity of her concepts were worth watching even if you paid a billion dollars.
However, Ban Yu-won had to try very hard not to focus only on her tense expression with her mouth tightly shut, her bare skin revealed between the fluttering sleeves of her clothes, and the parts of her body that changed dynamically according to her movements.
… … The uniform she’s wearing today seems a little short and loose, but am I mistaken?
I must be mistaken?!
The demonstration that gave Ban Yu-won a great sense of inspiration and enlightenment in swordsmanship concepts, as well as serious distress and excitement, ended.
Ban Yu-won, who had perfectly grasped all the sword techniques that Dokgo Yeon had used thanks to his excessively heightened concentration, showed off his swordsmanship talent for the first time in a long while and mastered several sword techniques in one go.
Within the common concepts of circulation, quick sword, medium sword, and circular sword, countless variations were created by mixing in other concepts, but when you actually learn them all, they all ended up being mixed together as one within Yuwon Gong.
Although each one is not a special concept, they create great power and miracles through combinations and patterns.
It had some similarities to the bomb that Ban Yu-won had created by modifying Shati’s power just a little while ago.
[The depth of the Origin Sword has been increased by 20, becoming 1,250.]
Enlightenment soon brought about the growth of martial arts.
From the moment you reach depth 1,000, the growth of even depth 1 is extraordinary, so it was an absurd level to learn the essence of so many sword techniques in such a short period of time and obtain depth 20.
“… … I knew it, but really.”
Dokgo Yeon was once again amazed by Ban Yu-won’s talent of recognizing not just the shape but the sword itself with just one look.
If he had been born into a great martial arts school, no matter how fraudulent his innate powers were, he might have been locked up in a training ward and made to only swing his sword, saying that he should see the ultimate swordsmanship instead of practicing grabbing.
“Everything is properly cooked… …so you can go to bed now.”
“huh?”
Let Dokgo Yeon declare this with admiration, disappointment, and a little regret.
Ban Yu-won stopped his sword in confusion.
“It’s over already? Is there nothing more?”
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“That’s all I wanted to teach you today. It’s not good to try to do too much in a short period of time, so let’s end it here.”
“No, but still… … .”
As a Ban Yoo-won, I actually wanted to enjoy the situation where I could be alone with Dokgo Yeon more than swordsmanship.
For some reason, Dokgo Yeon has been under everyone’s surveillance since a certain point, and whenever it seemed like he and Ban Yu-won would be left alone, someone else would intervene like a ghost.
Today, Dokgo Yeon, who was chasing him away, saying that he was a complete failure even though he only practiced, was forced to defeat Asha, who was desperate to be with him, in a duel (real fight).
However, Dokgo Yeon was satisfied with Ban Yu-won’s growth and with a look of satisfaction on his face, he turned the raindrops back on him and stepped back.
“Did you say you were leaving tomorrow?”
“Oh, that’s right. I said let’s finish it quickly and rest. I guess that’s how it is with all mercenary work.”
Going out tomorrow meant that Ban Yu-won would be carrying out special activities alone.
It is not easy for a single student to carry out special activities, but Rebellion has proven at this founding ceremony that it has already surpassed that standard.
So this time, the commander-in-chief gladly approved the request from the new mercenary group ‘Level Force’, and Ban Yu-won was dispatched.
‘Maybe Mina-noona pushed for it… … . The world is all about connections.’
Most special activities take place during the special activity week, that is, from Friday to Sunday, when the school is not in session. However, urgent requests cannot be put on hold until Friday, and special activities by small teams or individuals often overlap with weekdays.
In that case, even lectures you missed would be marked as attendance, and you could even get bonus points based on your activity evaluations, so you could aim for the dormitory cup at the end of the semester――or even the honor student evaluation, so it wasn’t a bad thing at all.
… … Of course, there is no need to explain why he was designated by Level Force and asked to do special activities.
“That’s great. If you use it in real life, you’ll learn something new.”
“Ah――I wonder if my older sister will watch and learn on her own. Is that okay?”
“It’s not my vision, so it doesn’t matter. … … But you’re not teaching it, you’re learning it by watching? Is your sister a monster like you?”
When Dokgo Yeon asked with a sly look, Ban Yu-won smiled and explained.
“If we’re talking about swordsmanship, he’s incomparably better than me.”
“I said she was the woman who would become Prominence’s successor. When I first saw this woman named Ulrike, I was just shocked when I heard that Prominence was famous for its swords… … .”
Of course, the Rebellion members, including Dokgo Yeon, knew all about what Ban Yu-won had experienced on Earth during this summer vacation and the background behind it.
… … So everyone was pretending not to care, but they were still concerned about Ban Yu-mi.
“Now that I hear that from you, it seems like it wasn’t something completely unfounded. Let’s meet up sometime.”
“… … Do you want to go together tomorrow?”
“It’s a solo activity. I’m fine. … … Besides, even if I could go, the beasts and fools would run wild.”
Dokgo Yeon covered her mouth with her hand and laughed.
“Go and rest. Oh, tell that idiot to come to the training room. If you really wanted to train with me, you should play with me.”
“Yeah. Good night, Yeon.”
“Good night, Won.”
This was probably not the situation that Asha wanted to train with, but Ban Yu-won decided not to bother tackling her.
After Ban Yu-won left, Dokgo Yeon pulled out his sword and held it up to his face to check his expression… … After a while, he let out a sigh of relief, put it away, and opened the mirror.
-Heukseol: How was it, Miss? Did the fluttering seductive uniform have any effect?
A message had arrived from Heukseol, Dokgoyeon’s escort who should be in Murim at this moment.
Originally, in Dokgoyeon’s dimension, bringing in or coming into contact with objects from other dimensions was strictly prohibited, but after the leader of the cult said, “Bring that guy here,” Heukseol, whose body had become tense, begged Dokgoyeon and received the mirror before she left.
Dokgo Yeon reacted with disgust to Heukseol, who had stepped forward to help the relationship between the two, but it was true that he was talking to her like this in the end.
―Me: I hate to admit it, but… … .
-Heukseol: That’s right.
– Me: I haven’t explained it properly yet.
―Heukseol: No matter how good it is, you shouldn’t just blindly rush in. When you feel a little regretful, you have to back out a little so that the other person will be more desperate. However, if you watch the Rebellion channel, most women are crazy about him and are very impatient. Especially when it comes to someone who is so popular! It’s easy to fall for a woman like you, who is proud and arrogant, but who is also a little kind to herself!
– Me: Heukseol, why are you so good at typing messages?
―Heukseol: But don’t be mistaken. That man has many women besides you! It can’t be too empty, and it can’t be too easy either. As a bonus, it can’t be something that seems like it’s only me and not another man that has room! You have to maintain a contact that gives off a subtle sense of anticipation… … .
– Me: I don’t want to do anything to test his heart.
-Heukseol: Ooh.
Oh?
Ooh?!
It seems like the message I just received is an exclamation that should never have been uttered by a cold-blooded and ruthless assassin of the new religion?
―Heukseol: Oh, I’m sorry, Miss. I had it set to voice input, so I accidentally sent it in the blink of an eye.
―Me: I don’t know about this function… … .
―Heukseol: Anyway, back to the main topic, I think it is love, young lady.
– Me: Heukseol, what on earth is love?
-Heukseol: Oh my.
―Me: Are you doing this on purpose? Heukseol, you’re teasing me to your heart’s content even though I’m not in front of you right now?
―Heukseol: It’s wrong that you’re too cute, Miss.
– Me: Be prepared when the vacation comes.
―Heukseol: Of course, I will prepare a bridal chamber and welcome you two!
-me: …….
As Dokgo Yeon looked into the mirror and pondered what punishment he should give Heukseol to relieve the humiliation he was feeling, another long message soon arrived.
―Black Snow: If you stay up all night worrying about what to wear the next day because of a man, or if you feel like applying lipstick that you’ve never applied before, or if you see a hand and want to grab it without thinking, or if you inadvertently look at that person’s lips, or if you feel proud or smile when you see that person, or if you feel sad when you see their back as they turn away.
―Heukseol: That’s love, young lady.
―Me: Don’t think you can tease me and then try to get away with something nice. I remember everything. And I know you’ve never been in a relationship before.
Dokgo Yeon snorted and closed the mirror.
Before Asha arrived, she brought her hand to her lips to erase the redness, and suddenly remembered that Ban Yu-won’s gaze had been focused on her lips while they were discussing the sword earlier.
He pretended not to know, but in reality he knew everything.
Phew, I couldn’t help but burst out in laughter.
Then, I suddenly felt like screaming, so I quickly covered my mouth.
Even if no one is watching, you can’t do something so reckless.
“Phew, phewhew… … .”
But I can’t stop the laughter from leaking out.
She covered her mouth with both hands and laughed for a while, but then she noticed Asha glaring at her with a displeased expression.
“Just the two of us playing… … Was it that good?”
“Hehehe… … Yes.”
“uh?!”
I can’t accept that he’s dead where he is, but I guess it’ll be okay with Asha.
Dokgo Yeon decided to nod honestly as his heart told him to.
“It was so good.”
