How to Live as a Magician in the Martial Arts World Episode 98
Chapter 21. Manoeuvre (3)
Manoe saw Zhuge Xuanmong’s expression and knew that Zhuge Xuanmong was not bragging.
‘What kind of guy is this?’
If it were another disciple here, I would really want to kill him.
What an unlucky guy… … !
‘By the way, how long are you going to keep asking?’
Jegal Xuanmong felt a little tired as Ma Luo’s questions continued to pile up.
It seemed as though he had touched the pride of the brain, and it seemed as though this situation would never end until he resolved it.
Then suddenly, Jegal Hyunmong remembered something.
“Oh, then could you please take a look at this?”
“The Sword Master? This is the magic I taught to Lee Jun.”
“Yes. I caught him and stole it from him because he was trying to enter the Daeryongpyo Kingdom as a student. I believe you won’t attack me for stealing something from your disciple.”
“Of course I won’t attack.”
Manoeuvre snickered.
“He was robbed because he was stupid, so why should I say anything to you? Good job!”
‘He’s my disciple, but he’s so ignorant.’
Zhuge Xuanmong realized anew how good a teacher Rouron was.
“Anyway, that’s fine. Can you teach me how to handle the blacksmith shop?”
“No, you can do that.”
Jegal Hyunmong lightly shook the black ox-headed ship.
Then, the swordsman rose up with a thud and began to float in the air.
The sight of flying through the air smoothly without any break or loss of control,
“Did that guy Lee Jun really confess how to use magic?”
“No? If you just look at it, you can probably figure out what to do, right?”
“What unlucky.”
“I’m quite lucky. I was lucky because it wasn’t a difficult technique.”
“Are you tactful or not? What the hell is the problem?”
Manoe unconsciously shook off his gentle demeanor and glared at Jegal Hyunmong.
Then it soon calmed down.
No matter what, I couldn’t let my heart waver towards Jegal Hyunmong, who had a very low distribution.
“Whew… … Anyway, it’s good. It looks like there’s no flaw. It looks like you can handle multiple sheets at the same time, not just one?”
“Yes. So I have a question. If I were to handle multiple copies of the sword, I would have to make the same movements for all of them. Isn’t there a way to do this? I think it would be possible if I could create a spell to make them perform predetermined movements and engrave it on the sword.”
He said he would teach him the art of drinking, but when Jegal Hyunmong came up with a plan for improvement, Manoe was speechless.
What Jegal Xuanmong was saying now was like drawing a circle with the left hand and a square with the right hand, making it extremely complicated.
Of course, it wasn’t easy.
The technique engraved on the seal was improved to make it smaller, and a new technique was added to the space created by the reduction…
“It’s almost a waste of time.”
The gain is small compared to the effort put in.
The sword itself did not have much power, and its durability was not very good, so it was close to being disposable, and even if it could be moved freely, it would not be very effective against martial artists.
“Oh, really? Wouldn’t it be better if we did that?”
“If you eat three meals a day, exercise appropriately, and meditate to calm your mind, you will be healthy in body and mind and live a long life. So why don’t people do that?”
“Isn’t it because I’m lazy?”
Manoe furrowed his brow.
“Just give it to me for a moment. I’ll improve the recipe.”
“Okay. But I came here and came in as soon as I got here, so I’m a little tired, so I’ll take a nap. Chosun, if that person tries to come to me or try to make a move, please let me know.”
“… … You’re going to leave the work to me and go to sleep?”
“Shouldn’t we work together? My condition getting better will help Elder Manoe… … So for now, I’ll rest.”
Manoe didn’t say anything and just clenched his teeth.
I really thought it would be more helpful to just sleep!
* * *
‘……dream?’
Jegal Hyunmong suddenly tilted his head.
Now, Jegal Hyunmong was in a dream. However, it was not in the form of an eagle like in Allen’s dream.
It was exactly like the appearance of Jegal Hyeonmong.
‘no way.’
It won’t be a dog dream like when I talked to Zhuge Liang before.
As soon as Jegal Hyunmong thought that, someone appeared.
It was an old man wearing old official uniform and a hat on his head.
He was looking at himself quietly.
“We finally meet, Yeonja.”
“Are you, by any chance, Mr. Cheon Gi-ja?”
“… … I just roughly checked the weather, but you really are quick-witted. Of course, since this is a place where the weather is secret, I would be the only one who would try to trick you into appearing in my dreams. Since you are so sure, it seems like you have definitely come up with a plan to deal with the devil’s brain, right?”
“That’s right.”
Jegal Hyunmong nodded.
Indeed, reporter Cheon was very communicative.
It was Cheon Gi-ja’s arrangement that I was trapped here.
In that case, it would be reasonable to assume that appearing in a dream like this was also Cheon Gi-ja’s arrangement.
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“The old man’s name is Zhuge Palace.”
“I, Malye Jegal Hyeonmong, am meeting the elders of the family.”
“Haha, that’s enough. After all, I am nothing more than an illusion here. My soul and spirit have already become one with this world. Anyway, the reason I came here is because I have something to tell you.”
“Is it something you want to tell me… …is it perhaps the teachings of the Secretary of the Heavenly Secretariat?”
“Learn that from Manoe. Even though Manoe is evil, he is not the type of person to play useless pranks.”
“… … .”
“We should be the ones playing the jokes.”
Cheon Gi-ja explained the bad relationship between Ma-noe and herself.
From the beginning, Cheon Gi-ja had a poor perception of the mind.
“Ma-noe will ask you to tell his fortune.”
“Are you talking about dots?”
“Well. But the weather is very capricious and tricky, so it doesn’t like those who lift the curtain and look into the future. Just as it is often said that one is punished by heaven when the sky is clear, looking into the future comes at a price. However, if you are skilled in fortune telling, you can exchange that price for something else.”
It wasn’t for nothing that Cheon Gi-ja was so expensive.
The reason why martial artists demanded the secrets of martial arts, which were more precious than life itself, or demanded a thousand gold coins, was because it would cost that much.
It’s a kind of prepayment.
Of course, he also benefited in his own way… … .
“So then, what should I learn?”
“It’s more a question of adaptation than of needing to learn.”
Cheon Gi-ja looked at Jegal Hyeon-mong and then pointed to his own eyes with his index finger.
Perhaps because it was a dream, Cheon Gi-ja’s eyes were greatly dilated.
“Many people say that when they see it, the omniscient Cheon Gi-ja is the owner of the Heavenly Eye. I don’t know if my eyes are really like that, but it is true that they are special. Because these eyes can see things that others cannot.”
The reporter smiled brightly.
“The old man will give you the Thousand Eyes.”
* * *
“Oh.”
Inside the room, the blacksmith floated freely.
Jegal Hyunmong was amazed at how it moved as it had been engraved in advance, even though he had not specifically controlled it.
In a short time, Manoe was truly successful in improving the swordsmanship.
“Are you satisfied now?”
“Yes. That’s really great.”
‘You too.’
Manoedo also stuck out his tongue inwardly.
It is no exaggeration to say that the technique has been greatly improved and has become a completely different technique from before, but Jegal Hyunmong took a quick look at it and successfully adapted to it.
‘It’s a scary talent.’
On the other hand, Zhuge Liang was also impressed.
‘It wasn’t just a dream.’
When he woke up from his dream, Jegal Hyunmong’s eyes were a little different than before.
You could say that you can now read elements other than magic.
The beginning and the end.
The first and the last.
Cause and effect.
Jegal Xuanmong could tell that what he was seeing was something new.
And when I saw the improved technique of the magician with those eyes, I could tell at a glance.
How it was made that way, and why the result came out this way.
‘Well, it’s a little dizzying though.’
Jegal Hyunmong thought about this and pressed his eyebrows together.
It was certainly a good thing that I had acquired the ability to see cause and effect, but since I was seeing things that I couldn’t see before, it was a burden on my eyes.
“Okay. Can you teach me the secret of weather?”
“I said that from the beginning.”
‘You have a knack for making people angry.’
He had only dealt with disciples who would give up everything for a single line of teaching, but when he had to deal with Jegal Hyunmong, his heart started to boil over.
If Manoe had been active a hundred years ago, he might have killed Zhuge Xuanmong with a single blow because his mental cultivation was not yet complete… …!
“By the way, I don’t have much time, so I don’t know if I can learn it quickly.”
“You were wasting time, weren’t you? Anyway, since you’re a kid, you’ll learn quickly, so just catch up.”
The weather forecast was written in a very complicated way.
However, Manoe had been in possession of the Cheon Ki Bi Seo for a long time and had a perfect understanding of the principles of magic.
I was able to cut out all the complicated and esoteric stuff and teach it in a way that was as easy and quick to understand as possible.
‘It’s certainly amazing.’
As expected of a master of sorcery, Manoe’s teaching methods were quite excellent.
‘It’s not for nothing that Elder Cheon Gi-ja told Manoe to learn from him.’
And Manoe also looked at Jegal Hyunmong and was inwardly amazed.
‘… … You’re a genius.’
Manoeuvre has been called a genius throughout his life.
And after becoming a mine, I have taught countless geniuses.
Among them, there were geniuses who could do one thing at a time, and there were also geniuses who delved deeply into one thing and produced unexpected results.
But when I saw Jegal Hyunmong, I felt like all those geniuses had faded.
Knock knock. Knock knock.
“Then let’s try it. Is the magic in front of you real or not?”
The Celestial Eye was useful for learning ordinary magic, but it was especially useful for fortune telling.
Usually, fortune telling had a chance of failure because it was a type of lottery.
The odds of hitting the mark increase if you pick a good divination, but when you look at it with the Cheonan Tong, it seems like you can see the odds.
Jegal Xuanmong, who had chosen the most plausible divination, nodded after checking it by arranging mountain branches.
“Half right and half wrong, but the dot is strange.”
“… … Don’t test the old man. If you do useless fortune telling, the old man’s fate will be ruined.”
“There’s nothing we can do since there are only two of us.”
This is a technique I just learned.
Besides, fortune telling on someone with a brain of some kind had a higher chance of failure.
However, not only did Zhuge Xuanmong succeed without difficulty, but he was also skilled at paying the price, so he didn’t scatter the price of questions through his formation.
Even if you ask yourself how you did something like that, you probably won’t be able to answer easily.
Just as it is difficult to answer the question of how one’s own limbs move.
‘It’s like you’ve come from a place where magic is taken for granted.’
“By the way, Elder Manoe. How long will it take to learn all of Cheon Ki Bi Seo? I think I can do it now… … .”
“Aren’t you being too proud? Trying to learn something that originally took years to learn in a few hours is arrogant.”
Marnox said so, but after half a day he couldn’t help but admit it.
“… … I guess I can give it a try at this point.”
