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< To the world of martial arts (2) >
The WH-7 team returned to Seoul.
As soon as they got back, they were out of their minds. They were bombarded with interview requests from countless media outlets, and their achievements were praised on TV every day.
-Reclaim Pyongyang! Reestablish diplomatic relations with North Korea!-
It was a story on a different level from the common news of someone capturing a powerful monster or destroying a gate.
It was only natural that the whole of Seoul was in an uproar.
In response to such a reaction, the WH-7 team members responded to the interview as if they had put some kind of pep talk on their shoulders.
“When you left Pyongyang? You received a really great farewell.”
“At the inspection of the honor guard, at the choir, at the residents waving their hands while crying and saying goodbye… If you, the reporter, had seen that, you would have been speechless.”
“Haha. We were just doing what we had to do.”
The man did not stop them from being interviewed by reporters. Instead, he actively encouraged them to do so, telling them to keep their shoulders back.
However, he himself said it was annoying and passed all the interviews onto Wang Gu-ho.
Wang Gu-ho was shown on TV.
-Oh, yes, that is···.
Wang Gu-ho, who has become the face of Team 7, took on the role of raising the status of the guild by attending interviews and events arranged by Baek Young-hee.
Although it was a bit frustrating, the citizens who had only ever seen confident and arrogant superhumans felt affection for the innocent young man Wang Gu-ho.
-What I felt while helping the citizens of Pyongyang was that, they are just like us···.
That’s how heroes are made.
“Ah, kid. You practiced your interview all night and you still stutter.”
Daein changed the channel while watching Wang Guho on TV.
He was leaning back on a soft sofa, the table in front of him filled with leftover chicken, pizza, and late-night snacks.
“Cool···.”
And next to the man, Lily was sleeping with the man’s thigh as a pillow.
Kuk kuk. The man poked Lily’s cheek.
“Hey. If you’re going to sleep, go to your room and sleep.”
“Cool···.”
“Oh my.”
The man picked Lily up in his arms. He took her to her room, laid her flat on the bed, and covered her shoulders with the blanket. Lily tossed and turned, kicking the blanket away.
“···This is real.”
The man wrapped Lily in the blanket like an egg roll. The girl squirmed like a caterpillar, feeling suffocated, but never woke up.
The man spoke softly.
“Kid. Don’t cause trouble while I’m away.”
The man placed a letter on Lily’s bedside. He then gently pulled at the girl’s chubby cheek and let go.
“Wow···.”
When he wakes up, he’ll probably cause chaos for a while.
He said that he went to the martial arts world alone and lethally.
‘The world of martial arts isn’t an easy place to take you.’
Gaia Continent went together to find the little one’s parents, but there was no need for Murim to do that.
‘It’s more comfortable to go alone.’
The man decided so, and played with Lily all day, exhausting her and making her sleep soundly.
‘···It was the most difficult operation since I returned.’
The kid’s stamina was so great that it made the troll lose its way.
The man went to his room, picked up his bag he had packed in advance, grabbed his sword, and went out. It was early morning.
It’s already been a week since I returned to Seoul.
However, reporters were still lined up in front of the guild.
Swish.
The man used
‘I guess I should just get out of the scene now.’
Soon, Team 7 will reorganize with Wang Gu-ho as the team leader. Baek Yeong-hee was recruiting new superhumans to the team through the list that Dae-in had previously handed over.
Wang Guho, the top-tier tank.
Sirutteok, the top-tier dealer.
With the addition of new rookie superhumans here, there was no need for the great man to go out into the field.
Well, I guess I can go out sometimes when I want to.
‘We finished talking about establishing the foundation yesterday.’
The man was thinking of creating a foundation in his name.
I came up with a few ideas for what the foundation could do and sought legal advice from the Guild’s attorney.
While he’s out in the martial arts world, Baek Yeong-hee will take care of the rest of the small stuff.
‘The little brat will be a hoot for a few days, but he’ll be fine soon once he goes to school and makes friends. I can’t take him hunting forever.’
Lily decided to start school next week.
Although I haven’t been officially enrolled yet because I don’t have a family register, since it’s a school run by a guild foundation, they allowed me to take classes together.
‘Once the extraterrestrial-related bill is passed, that problem will be solved.’
The fact that Lily was from the continent of Gaia was now a well-known fact to everyone. The Great Man no longer hid it.
‘I guess nothing will happen since Abraxas has decided to stay with the little boy.’
Abraxas was also interested in the world of martial arts, but he decided to stay on Earth this time since he was told that he could go there later.
-Then I’ll take care of Lily until I get back. There are still lots of fun things to do on Earth.-
Thanks to that, Daein was able to carry out his plan to go to Murim alone with peace of mind.
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Two months.
The Great Man planned to go to Murim for two months and look for the Heavenly Sword.
I also acquired a few second-rate and first-rate martial arts skills.
Of course, I told the guild that I was going abroad.
Before we knew it, we were approaching the Lorou Autonomous Region.
‘I’ve done everything I need to do before I go… and I’ve also done enough training.’
During the month he spent in North Korea and even after returning, Daein continued to practice Pacheon Shingong from time to time.
He had now reached the peak of his maturity.
But I couldn’t let my guard down.
Murim.
It was a place where those whose skills at killing people were more advanced than any other dimension lived.
The man muttered as he recalled the information about the martial arts world in his head.
“Teenagers. Just avoid more than that.”
The martial artists loved ranking things.
The three greatest masters in the world, the ten greatest masters, the nine dragons and three peaks, the hundred greatest masters in the world, etc.
Among them, those whose names are mentioned among the 100 greatest masters were able to handle strong energy.
They were as strong as or weaker than the great men.
‘If you use your abilities other than martial arts, you can defeat most of the hundred greatest masters.’
The teenage masters were monsters beyond belief, and it was impossible to guarantee a match against them.
Even if I win, I might lose my arms and legs, but that was absolutely unacceptable.
‘If I could use the darkness, I might be able to beat even a teenage master, but…’
Currently, the person cannot use
It was because the demon ate the highest-grade spirit Frost and fell into a deep sleep. After that, there was no answer when I called and I couldn’t use darkness.
“Well, I guess I’ll wake up once I digest everything.”
The man wasn’t too worried.
Even if he was a teenage master, it would have been no problem for him to run away if he wanted to.
But what if you end up fighting the Three Kingdoms of Heaven?
The man thought about it for a moment and then shook his head.
“There’s no way we’ll ever meet.”
Even in my previous life, I had been going back and forth in the martial arts world for over ten years, but I had only seen one of the top ten martial artists, let alone the three best in the world.
The man shook off his useless worries and walked away.
A moment later, a completely sealed container warehouse came into view without a single window.
A warehouse where
The man stepped inside.
***
Inside the warehouse.
Five huge metal pillars, several meters high, were erected in a circle.
Crackle! Crackle! Crackle-!
The pillars were engraved with bright blue magic letters. The letters glowed and magical energy flowed between the pillars.
And at the center of the five pillars,
Wooooow!
The gate connecting to the martial arts world was inactive and waiting.
“Your Majesty!”
Kiri, who had been waiting in front of the Dimension Terminal, walked towards the man.
“You’re here. Preparations for moving are complete.”
Kiri had a very reminded expression on her face.
He was an engineer. His face showed the pride he had in developing a dimensional travel technology that combined science and magic.
Next to him was Abraxas, who used her magical knowledge to help create the dimensional terminal.
“Lily?”
“I left you there. If they found out I went alone, they’d be in trouble. Please take good care of me.”
Abraxas shrugged his shoulders at the man’s words.
“I’ll try, but I might end up chasing you to the martial arts world.”
“No way… Then please stop me.”
The man stood in front of the terminal. Kiri approached him and handed him something that looked like a coin.
“This is a return device.”
A metal object the size of a 500-won coin was placed inside a transparent case. In the center of the coin was a button in the shape of an inverted triangle.
“Just press the button and inject some magic power into it. The return gate will open within an hour.”
As the man put the return device in his bosom, Kiri took out a small cell phone this time.
“And this is a location tracker and communication item.”
“Communication equipment? Communication between dimensions isn’t possible?”
When the elder asked curiously, Kiri hesitated a little and said.
“Just in case something happens to you···.”
If a great person goes missing in the martial arts world, it was a means for sending a search party from Earth to find them.
The man chuckled at the unexpected consideration.
“Thank you. For taking such great care of me.”
“No. It’s just a minimum safety measure.”
The man later realizes how grateful he was for that minimal safety device.
Woof woof woof!
As Kiri pressed the button next to the pillar, the gate to Murim began to glow and activate.
The man stood in front of the gate.
The gate, which had been a dull gray, gradually changed to a vibrant blue.
Wooooow!
Kiri spoke finally.
“As you may know, there are no fixed gates in the Murim area, so a magnet effect will occur.”
The magnetic effect was an effect that, for example, if a person had a Shaolin Buddha statue, the probability of falling around Shaolin increased.
“Yeah. I know.”
The Great Man kept the Sword Emperor’s Record deep in his bag. He had also mastered the Sword Emperor’s martial arts to a considerable degree.
There is a high probability that you will be taken to a location related to the Sword Emperor.
‘If possible, I’d like to land right where the Heavenly Sword is.’
I wish things could be easy, but things in this world don’t always turn out that way.
Woof woof woof!
The terminal’s energy is fully charged, and the gate is fully opened.
The man stepped inside.
“Then I’ll go and come back.”
“Take care on your way.”
“Bring a gift when you come! Something novel!”
Paaaaat-!
With a dazzling light, the figure of the great man disappeared into the gate.
***
“Phew···.”
The clear air filled his lungs. The man took a deep breath and looked around.
I could see small houses built in an oriental style. I could see pedestrians walking between the sparsely built houses.
More than half of them were armed and had mana in their danjeon.
“You came to the right place.”
This was the world of martial arts.
and,
“It’s such a rural town.”
I could see the sun slowly setting beyond the mountains. It was early evening here.
‘First, let’s find a place to stay.’
The man grabbed someone close to him and asked where the guest house was. The man was a middle-aged man with a sword on his waist.
“I have a question for you. Is there an inn nearby?”
“Is this your first time in this neighborhood? The only place called a guest house here is that old man over there.”
The man looked at the person with a wary gaze.
The clothes he was wearing were strange, and the bag he was carrying on his back and the sword he was carrying were all unfamiliar.
The man smiled kindly and said, “Like the political party’s later index, he also gave out lottery tickets.”
“Thank you, senior. I’m a newbie in the Gangho area, so I’m just wandering around.”
The martial artists liked the phrase ‘first step into the world of martial arts’.
And I was ecstatic when I heard the word ‘senior’.
They fight over a random argument, make up after a drink, and bond by talking about each other’s dreams.
Then, if their hearts were in sync, they would go to the peach tree, bow to it, and become sworn brothers. These were the martial artists.
‘We may not be sworn brothers, but we should at least drink together and get some information.’
The man smiled healthily, hiding his dark thoughts.
“They say that the four seas are the same island. Since it is fate that we have met like this, how about exchanging names? I am the Baekga Geommunui···.”
But the man did not respond as the woman expected.
“Oh, really?”
The man who spoke bluntly turned around and left, feeling the cold wind blowing.
The man scratched his head as he looked at that fierce back.
“Why are people so mean?”
Is it because it’s a rural area? Is the culture different back then and now?
Muttering to himself, the man went to the guest house the man had mentioned.
“Welcome~ Oh my. It’s my first time seeing you. Come this way.”
A large, melancholy-looking old man greeted the man. He guided the man to the best seat.
A young man who looked to be about 15 or 16 years old said this while wiping the table with a dishcloth. He had a pale expression, as if he was in pain.
“What would you like?”
In a country inn like this, ordering anything beyond the basic menu was considered a luxury.
“Please give me some noodles and dumplings. Oh, and a bottle of bamboo leaf tea too.”
After a while, the old man who owned the inn brought the food himself and said.
“Sir. Are you staying here?”
“Yes. About a day or two···.”
The man looked around as he spoke.
There wasn’t a single guest in the inn. It was supposed to be the only inn in the village, but it seemed like no one came to the inn because it was so rural.
“It’s a pretty quiet place.”
“This is a village where few outsiders come. We’re lucky if we get three customers a day.”
‘But you’re doing a good job at business.’
The old man sat down right in front of the person.
“You look like a martial artist. Where do you come from?”
“I’m from Baekgajeommun in Guangdong. I’m a newbie in the martial arts world, so I wander around here and there.”
The man quickly recited the names of the people he had thought of in advance.
There are thousands of martial arts schools in the world, and Guangdong is one of the remotest regions among them.
Even if you just make one or two, there’s no way the village elders would know.
The old man said with a cheerful smile.
“As expected, you are a martial artist. You are tall and have a strong body, so I recognized you at a glance. I also learned some martial arts when I was young.”
The innkeeper had a straight back and thick arms for an old man. He was a man with thick and strong bones.
‘Still, the peak is a bit too much.’
The man smiled gently and took a bite of the dumpling that had just arrived.
“I see. Hmm. The dumplings are delicious. But since I was just walking around without a map, what was the name of this town?”
“What? You came here without even knowing that? Puhahaha!”
The old man laughed heartily. He said it had been a long time since he had seen such an interesting young man and gave him a bottle of bamboo leaf tea as a free gift.
Of course, the bamboo leaf tea had to be shared between the old and the young.
“This is a rural village in Jilin Province. I don’t know how I ended up here…”
The old man seemed very happy to see a guest after a long time and started talking about various things.
“Grandpa, please drink in moderation.”
“Oh my. Got it, you punk.”
“You always said you only knew about it through words.”
“Well, I see.”
Jeomsoi, who appeared to be the old man’s grandson, sighed, picked up a broom, and swept the store.
The man looked at the sight without thinking much and almost dropped his chopsticks.
The old man said, sensing that he was looking at his grandson.
“Hmm? Young sir. What’s wrong?”
Was it an illusion? For a moment, I felt that the old man’s gaze had become sharp.
‘It can’t be a mistake.’
The man smiled calmly and said.
“I guess I’m a little tired. I guess I should stop drinking and rest today. Do you have a room?”
“Of course. I’ll give you my best room, so follow me.”
The man followed the old man up the stairs. The old man’s halos, spread out like wings, twitched menacingly.
I could never have maintained those muscles at that age without training relentlessly.
‘The owner of this inn in a small town like this is a master? And on top of that···.’
Glance.
The man turned his head and looked at Jeomsoi, who was cleaning, once again.
‘That’s right.’
Jeomsoi was combing her hair without thinking much about it. Just looking at that, there was no sense of discomfort.
However, for martial artists, even the slightest movement would reveal the martial arts skills they had learned.
It is extremely difficult to know what kind of martial arts an opponent has learned just from the movements of daily life.
‘It would be different if my opponent had learned the same martial arts as me.’
The posture of the dotted line with arms outstretched and feet moving.
It was a bit awkward and a little different, but it wasn’t so much that people wouldn’t recognize it.
‘That guy. He learned the martial arts of the Sword Emperor.’
The inn owner is a master and Jeom So-yi has learned the martial arts of the Sword Emperor.
The man who entered the room muttered while unpacking his luggage.
“There was a reason I fell here.”
It seemed like I would have to stay in this inn for a few days.
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