How to Live as a Magician in the Martial Arts World Episode 18
Chapter 5. Example of the Three Visits (2)
“Wuhu, the second coming?”
As a person from the Zhuge family.
In this land of Sacheon, which has deep ties to the Zhuge family.
Someone called him the Second Coming of the Immortal?
For the young man, Zhuge Jun, these were words he simply could not ignore.
‘As expected.’
Samarin hid his smile with his fan.
“What are you talking about, Miss Sima?”
“It is said that a person who calls himself the Muhujaerim has joined hands with Cheolhwabang and is exerting a dominant influence on the surrounding area by uniting Pyo-guk and Jeonjang. This is how the Nokrim Road Alliance was created.”
“Green Forest… … So, you’re saying they’re a bandit gang?”
“No, that’s not true. They say they’re just paving the way for the common people.”
Despite Samarin’s words, Zhuge Jun’s expression remained stiff.
Of course, the external name is good. But in reality, no one can guess what the true intention is.
There are many cases where people with good excuses are actually doing dirty things behind the scenes.
“I guess I should go and see.”
As a member of the Zhuge family, Zhuge Jun felt a sense of responsibility.
Anyway, it was impossible to just pass by someone with the crazy nickname of “Muhujaerim”.
If by any chance he is truly a good person.
‘I need to warn you in advance.’
He may just let it go, but if the elders of the family hear this rumor, they will definitely get angry and try to make an example of him.
“Are you okay? He might be a dangerous person, and it’s not okay for you to go alone… .”
“Don’t worry. If something happens, I can pull myself out.”
Zhuge Jun thought about it and made a confident expression.
Although Jegal Se-ga was considered weak among the Sega, he was confident that he could escape even in difficult situations.
And a little later.
Zhuge Jun arrived near the village where Zhuge Xuanmong was said to live with a stern expression on his face.
‘It doesn’t seem any different from any other village.’
It was an ordinary village that seemed too ordinary to be the home of the central figure of an organization with the strange name of the Green Forest Alliance.
Jegal Jun, who had left such a simple comment, spoke to a man passing by.
“I have a question for you.”
“What is it?”
“I heard that there is a man named Jegal Hyeonmong living near here.”
“Zhuge… …? Oh, that guy. If that’s the guy, he lives alone in a remote place. By the way, did you make a promise?”
“Is this a promise?”
The man nodded.
“Since some time ago, I’ve been unable to meet you unless I make an appointment.”
“I see… … Huh?”
Jegal Jun, who was about to nod, tilted his head as he realized the subtle feeling contained in the words.
I don’t know if you won’t meet, but isn’t it a little strange that you ‘can’t’ meet?
“What do you mean?”
“It’s a bit difficult to explain in words. Anyway, you’ll understand when you go.”
“… … Okay. Oh, and do you happen to know who this guy named Jegal Hyunmong is?”
“He’s a good person, but he’s a little strange because he looks like his father.”
“If it’s strange… … ?”
“There are some parts that make people a little irritated. Of course, you expect people to understand everything, so you talk without cutting everything off. Sometimes, you twist trivial issues into a big deal and enjoy seeing people suffer.”
“Oh, that’s being considerate of the people around you.”
The man looked at Jegal Jun with strange eyes.
“Through such Q&A, we can realize each other’s ignorance and realize that we don’t know, which is a kind of means to broaden our horizons of knowledge.”
“You… … are you that guy’s relative?”
“What is the basis for your guess?”
“You’re relatives, aren’t you?”
At the man’s answer, Jegal Jun laughed and clapped his hands.
“Your reasoning skills have already improved! You’re almost right. The only thing that’s a bit off is that you haven’t provided proper evidence. But that’s already great.”
The man in Jegal Jun’s presence had an expression on his face that made his clothes burst.
If you use language that annoys people without using a single curse word, then you would think that you are of a similar type.
“Anyway, whether it’s a relative, a friend, or a childhood friend next door, go and see. He lives alone in the house over there. He’s the only one who’s planted bamboo in the yard, so it shouldn’t be hard to find. If you can go, that is.”
After saying that, the man pointed with his finger and started walking away.
Zhuge Jun nodded coolly.
‘What a strange way to talk.’
Zhuge Jun had already obtained a topic of discussion from the man.
You live in a remote place, and there are no people around, so you can’t meet them unless they allow you?
It felt like quite an enjoyable intellectual exercise.
‘By the way, if it’s true what I heard, he really might be related to the Jegal family.’
If so, it is even stranger.
If he had no relation to the Zhuge family, then how could he have given them such a crazy nickname and brought about needless trouble? Zhuge Jun could not understand.
Zhuge Jun also accepted it as a form of intellectual curiosity.
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‘Is it over there?’
It is said that if you go a little outside of town and go a little way off the road, there is a house in a remote place.
Zhuge Jun nodded and continued on his way, but soon after, he felt something strange.
“… … .”
When I came to my senses, I had taken a completely different path and before I knew it, I had arrived at the center of the village.
Zhuge Jun’s expression became blank as he realized that he had arrived in the center of a crowded place.
‘Have you ever seen bamboo?’
I’m sure they said they planted bamboo in the yard, but I didn’t see anything like that.
Zhuge Jun, who had come to his senses, turned around again.
He was one of those with a rather unusual head.
I remembered every single fork in the road, where I turned.
And the result.
This time, Jegal Jun stood there dumbfounded in the passage leading out of the village.
“… … What is this.”
Why do I get lost even though I dug in the opposite direction?
And the moment I thought about it.
Jegal Jun felt something eerie.
It felt like I was possessed by a ghost in broad daylight.
‘I feel like I’m possessed by magic.’
Jegal Jun stood there dumbfounded for the first time in his life, then suddenly noticed some children trying to enter the alley he came from and called out to them.
“Guys, wait a minute. Do you happen to know where the house of a man named Jegal Hyunmong is?”
“I know. He lives close to my house.”
“Okay. Then, can you take me to that person’s house? I’ll pay you.”
When Zhuge Jun said that and took out a coin to show the boy, the boy made a puzzled expression.
A look that anyone would covet.
But apart from that, he seemed a little embarrassed.
“I’m not confident.”
“… … Didn’t you clearly say you live near the house?”
“That’s true, but when I go to my house, it’s fine, but when I try to go to my brother’s house, I get lost and end up going to the wrong place.”
“My mother also went to distribute food, but got lost and ran into that guy later. She asked him a lot of questions. What on earth did he do?”
“… … .”
When you put together the children’s stories, the situation is clear.
Jegal Jun could understand what the man had just said.
‘They must have used some trick to prevent anyone without business from coming.’
The moment that thought occurred to Zhuge Jun, he immediately sat cross-legged and practiced meditation carefully.
Rather than a morning routine, it was more like taking a deep breath and feeling the flow of energy.
Of course, to the kids, that kind of behavior might have seemed a bit odd, but it was not the time to worry about that.
‘Maybe I’m really possessed by magic!’
Those who have mastered magic and perform strange feats of brute strength.
They are said to cause strange phenomena that are usually impossible.
What if Jegal Hyunmong was also that kind of person?
That’s why I set the standard.
If by any chance Jegal Hyunmong really is a demon who has mastered the art of magic, then as a martial artist, he is someone I must defeat.
When I raised my excitement to the max, I felt something.
It wasn’t the spirit that Zhuge Jun had expected.
Quite the opposite.
‘What is this clear and refreshing energy…?’
It felt like some kind of energy, like fog, that clearly existed but I couldn’t tell where it came from or where it was going.
An energy that can never be called magic, but rather its opposite.
Only then did Zhuge Jun uncross his legs and let out a sigh of relief that the worst had been avoided.
Maybe because he didn’t have to fight with someone who might be his distant relative.
The figure of Zhuge Jun, who stood up and shook off the dirt on his pants due to sitting cross-legged, became blurry.
This is the unfolding of the heavenly miracle of the Zhuge family.
A divination technique known to be able to read the flow of weather and place one’s body in the appropriate location.
It wasn’t really as grand as its name, but it was enough to climb up high by stepping on the nearby wall one after another.
And as I climbed higher, I felt more certain.
Just a moment ago, the clear and refreshing energy that I had sensed was filling the surrounding area.
Not only was it filling, it was doing something strange.
‘Could this be the strange formation I’ve only heard of?’
It is a story that has been passed down in the Jegal family.
It is said that in ancient times, people with special abilities were born generation after generation, and they made the world prosper.
One of their abilities is to unleash their powers.
Even those who have reached that extreme can transform an ordinary forest path into a Dosan Sword Forest by just spreading out their energy, and it is said that they can show a completely different landscape.
Of course, that’s a ridiculous story.
Even if that were not the case, it is an anecdote that has already been lost to the Zhuge family and is only passed down through word of mouth.
however.
‘You’re saying that wasn’t a ridiculous story?’
At that moment, a refreshing energy grew stronger and covered the surrounding area.
An intense energy that is difficult to approach rashly!
‘It’s not a problem worth challenging without proper preparation.’
Zhuge Jun swallowed hard.
‘Did you know I was coming?’
If you think about it that way, everything makes sense.
The three forces combined to form an organization called the Nokrim Road Alliance.
In addition, one of those groups is believed to be related to Haomen, the Man-Geum-Jeon-Jang.
When you say Haomen, you mean information.
Naturally, you will know that the meeting of the later indices is taking place in Sacheon this time.
If you use the ridiculous nickname of “Muhujaerim,” isn’t it only natural that you, who belong to that group, would come here?
‘Why didn’t I realize it? I had encountered a difficult problem without even realizing it.’
It was such a difficult problem that it was strange that I only realized it now.
Wasn’t the reason why Zhuge Liang gave wise answers to foolish questions precisely to cultivate this kind of intuition?
of course.
The wisdom of Zhuge Liang’s answers to foolish questions is not as brilliant as they think.
Sometimes, a foolish question can lead to a foolish answer.
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“Something happened.”
Jegal Hyunmong was sweating profusely.
In front of his eyes was an incense burner that was now spreading a crazy, refreshing energy.
Of course, the refreshing feeling is good.
The energy that refreshes the mood just by smelling it and increases the conductivity of magic power is usually positive.
But if that energy affects the formation, the story is a little different.
Jegal Xuanmong set up a fort in the area for his own relaxation, and he elaborately designed it so that he could not find his way only when he came to his house.
When we say something is elaborately crafted, doesn’t that mean that if there’s even the slightest error, everything will fall apart?
As he came to visit his home, his knees started to hurt, and he remembered the sharp hands of Auntie Jeong, who had carved a divine palm on his back. He sighed.
“I have to… solve it.”
I felt like my holiday was flying by.
