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Chapter 202
Chapter 202. Stealing the Chair
After finishing the matter with Ak Byeong-bi and Ak Ju-pyeong.
My plan to leisurely spend the remaining day of rest was ruined when my old Senior Brother caught me.
“Do you know what this is?”
My old Senior Brother took out the famous wines he had hidden away in the Academy Head’s office and tempted me, and I had no choice but to drink on the spot.
Wèb̈n о̆_v́ èľ Е́ ñ ům а
“Slurp...... I’m not usually this weak to alcohol. Fine wine really is strong. Ahem.”
I had no idea how I returned to the dormitory last night, but when I opened my eyes, a maddening thirst and a pain that hammered at my head surged in, making it impossible to sleep any longer.
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As I drank the honey water the Head Maidservant had mixed for me and told her what happened last night, the Head Maidservant let out a sigh as if I were hopeless.
“Even the finest wine under heaven becomes poison that breaks a person if you mix it and drink it like that.”
“......Did I tell you that I mixed them?”
“You listed every wine you drank, saying your old Senior Brother had served them to you.”
Е̊ń üm̆ã . і̌d
“......”
Just how much did I drink yesterday?
“I heard those who have learned martial arts can drive out intoxication......”
A cold gaze flew in and stabbed into me like a dagger.
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“Why did you not do that?”
But I absolutely would not be cowed.
W̃е̂ b̀ n̂ о̄_v̂ е́ l̃ Е̌n u̇ ḿа
“......Because it would have been a waste.”
That was right. It would have been a waste.
I was not someone who drank often, but I could not miss a chance to drink fine wine.
How could it not be an utter waste to dissolve the natural drunkenness of fine wine, tasted through such a rare opportunity, with internal qi?
The Head Maidservant looked at my shameless expression, then shook her head.
“Wash your face first.”
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“Underst......”
SPLASH.
The washbasin the Head Maidservant brought was filled with water cold enough to snap my mind awake.
She was not usually the sort of person to do this......
“......Did you not usually prepare lukewarm water for me?”
The Head Maidservant replied without even meeting my eyes.
Ė n̈ú m̌а. ǐ d
“I could not heat the morning water, so there is only cold water. Please use it as it is.”
“......”
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The Head Maidservant, who had assisted me all this time without a single gap, could not heat water?
Was it just my imagination that her gaze felt colder than the water in the washbasin?
I thought it was an absurd excuse, but the atmosphere felt strangely severe, so I could not press her any further and simply washed my face with cold water.
“Ugh......”
È ń û m а̂.ī d
After wetting my face with water cold enough to ache down to the bone, my mind returned a little.
Soon, the Head Maidservant came in carrying a tray full of food.
“Breakfast. Please eat before it gets cold.”
My stomach was so queasy that it was difficult to put anything in it.
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I was about to tell her to take it away when the Head Maidservant held out a bowl.
“It is hot chicken broth. Settle your stomach with this.”
W̃ еb̆nо v̂ ē l̄ Ě.n_umа̊
“......”
When I saw the chicken broth giving off a rich, savory smell, I swallowed a thick mouthful of saliva without realizing it.
Once I drank the chicken broth, my stomach settled, and the other dishes began stimulating my appetite as well. I ended up picking at every dish, even if only a little.
The Head Maidservant stood beside me and moved the side dishes I ate well closer to me.
“I trust you will not drink so recklessly next time.”
Her tone was certainly chilly, but concern seeped through it.
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She was urging me, yet I could feel her consideration.
It was almost like a mother dealing with an immature child.
Because I could feel that sentiment, I simply nodded.
“I will be careful.”
After finishing the meal.
I changed into the new clothes the maidservant had brought me.
Е nū ḿ å
Because of yesterday’s fight with the Ak Clan, my losses were truly severe in all sorts of ways.
The more I thought about it, the angrier I became.
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‘I’ll have to make them pay for the clothes too.’
I resolved that firmly and headed to the training ground with the Head Maidservant.
“Ha......”
The situation was more serious than I had expected.
Ӗ n ům̌а̇
Not only were the marble stones laid across the training ground floor damaged, but the small hill surrounding the training ground and even the wall separating the top representative’s dormitory from the main building were all wrecked.
The Head Maidservant also could not easily open her mouth.
“......This is the first time anything like this has happened since the Academy was founded.”
“......”
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“To think the most traditional place in the Murim Academy was made into this state.”
Was it my imagination that her eyes seemed to be growing moist?
W е b n̄о̆v̌е̇ l̂ Еn̊ ŭ ṁa
“Could it be...... you resent me?”
“......”
At my question, the Head Maidservant sharply turned her head away.
No, Ak Byeong-bi was the one who did wrong, so why did it feel like I was the one being scolded?
“Ahem...... Well, is it not nice to take this chance to renovate it?”
At my optimistic response, the Head Maidservant’s eyes grew even sharper.
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“Renovate it? The money required will not be a small sum, so the Academy will not easily approve it.”
Under that frightening gaze, I subtly avoided her eyes and waved my hand through the air.
“Ah, you do not have to worry about that. The Ak Clan agreed to compensate for everything.”
“......”
After all, I was not the sort of person who would simply take things quietly.
At my confident attitude, the Head Maidservant’s face began to soften a little.
E n üḿ ā .ĩd
“Someone from the Ak Clan will probably come in the afternoon. If you tell them about the damaged parts, they will fix everything, so demand whatever you need without holding back.”
“That is fortunate.”
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I nodded, then swept my gaze once across the training ground floor.
This, this would not do, would it?
“Hmm...... First, please tell them to restore the training ground floor to how it used to be, with ‘Blue Steel stone.’”
At my words, puzzlement appeared on the Head Maidservant’s face.
Wе̊bn о v̆е̄ l Е.nũmȧ
“Blue Steel stone? The training ground originally had marble......”
I immediately shook my head.
“Ahem. It seems you have not come to the training ground often, Head Maidservant.”
“Pardon......?”
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“The training ground floor was definitely laid with Blue Steel stone.”
“......”
Ë n̂ūṁ ӓ
That expression definitely said, What kind of bullshit is that?
I looked straight into her eyes and said,
“It is true.”
In the end, the Head Maidservant let out a small sigh.
“I will convey it that way.”
“Oh, right!”
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“What else......?”
“Did you not say last time that the lodging where the servants stay was a little small?”
“Pardon?”
I looked at the servants’ quarters attached to one side of the pavilion.
Since the place had originally been built as a detached wing, the servants’ building had been made only temporarily, so it was cramped and old.
I thought through whether there was anything else I could squeeze out.
E n ǔ m а_
“Hmm, now that I think about it, the bath I use also seems a little small. You also said the kitchen was too small for several people to come and go while using it, did you not?”
The Head Maidservant only blinked without answering.
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There was no helping it.
I swung my hand and blew away the roof of the servants’ building attached to the pavilion.
CRACK.
There. Now there was no roof.
W̄ е b̃ n̆о v̈ ėl̊ Е̌n̂ù m̄.а
“W-what are you doing right now......?”
“Oh no! The roof disappeared! What should we do...... I feel as if those Ak Clan bastards were trampling all over the roof yesterday too.”
“......”
I held my chin with my hand and pretended to agonize.
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“Since it must clearly be their fault anyway, would it not be nice to rebuild it while we are at it? Tell the person from the Ak Clan.”
The Head Maidservant showed a faint hint of unease.
Е̌ n̊ ům̈ а́ .ї d́
“......Will they do everything we want?”
It was a reasonable concern.
But I had an enormous weapon.
“Ah! If they do not listen properly, you can say this.”
“......?”
“Ak Ju-pyeong.”
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“What is that?”
“A name that makes the impossible possible.”
I will squeeze everything I can out of them. Heh heh.
After telling the Head Maidservant everything that needed to be repaired, I immediately headed for the Academy Representative Office.
No, I tried to head there.
“Hm?”
Ё ṅû m̌а
Something shoved into one corner of the ruined training ground caught my eye.
At the sight of it lying motionless like a corpse, my brow furrowed deeply.
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‘There definitely weren’t any deaths in yesterday’s battle.’
As I approached the human figure, I began to hear an ominous muttering.
“Ak Clan...... I’ll kill you. Jin So-un...... I won’t let this go. You abandoned me and left.”
“......”
Е̂_nü m̆ а
“Ak Clan...... I’ll kill you. Jin So-un...... I won’t let this go. You abandoned me and left.”
A familiar voice continued like someone chanting a sutra.
Haa.
Why was he lying here like this?
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“Ak Clan...... I’ll kill you. Jin So-un...... I won’t let this go. You abandoned me and left.”
Perhaps he heard my footsteps, because the figure sprawled on the ground, unable to move at all, rolled only his eyes around.
Ē ńum̆ а̇.i d̂
Then his bloodshot eyes fixed on me.
“......What are you doing here?”
The identity of the figure was none other than Yaryul Geuk.
He struggled desperately with a body that would not move.
“What, what am I doing? Who was it that left me here......!!!”
“The Ak Clan warriors did not release you?”
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“Fuck! Is that even a question......!”
Yaryul Geuk, whose Numbing Acupoint was still pressed, had spent the entire night in the training ground cursing the Ak Clan.
I had forgotten about him.
No wonder it felt like I had forgotten something.
“Tsk...... In any case, it was all the Ak Clan’s fault that your Numbing Acupoint was pressed and that you were left behind. You know that, right?”
I tried to placate him in my own way, but.
Е nü mа
SNAP!
Yaryul Geuk’s eyes widened until they looked as if they would pop out.
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“Jin So-un! Do you not remember? You passed by here last night while singing!!!”
Me?
No, when?
“I...... I called out to you so much! You looked at me and just left!”
Е̄núṁ ă
“......”
For some reason, there was moisture in Yaryul Geuk’s voice, and memories of last night began to come back to me.
Soon, the scene from yesterday was vividly drawn in my mind.
Yes. I had clearly laughed at Yaryul Geuk lying pathetically on the training ground floor......
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[How many evils are there in the martial world~♩]
[With one sword, I seek to protect all under heaven~♪♩]
É nu̇ m̀ ӑ . ī d̈
......And I vividly remembered myself passing by while singing.
‘Agh. Why did I just pass by?’
Even I had to admit that was enough to make him feel hurt.
“Still, wasn’t the song somewhat worth listening to?”
“Fuck, is that seriously what you have to say?!”
Looking at Yaryul Geuk growling like a wounded wildcat, I seriously wondered whether it was right to release his Numbing Acupoint now.
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“I will not touch Ak Ju-pyeong anymore.”
I told Yaryul Geuk everything that happened with the Ak Clan, intending to ease his hurt feelings a little.
But it seemed I had only provoked him instead.
“I’m disappointed you made such a dirty deal!”
Yaryul Geuk, who had been sulking, now glared at me with venomous eyes.
“Do you think I’m going to stay still just because you made that kind of deal?”
Е̂ nu ṁā . ī d̃
“Of course not.”
“Huh?”
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For a moment, he looked dumbfounded.
I grinned at him.
“And you shouldn’t.”
I squatted in front of Yaryul Geuk and continued explaining.
Е núm а . і̆ ď.
“What I promised was only that ‘I’ would not touch him anymore.”
“T-then?”
“What do you mean, then?”
I patted his shoulder.
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“It means I never promised that you wouldn’t touch him.”
“......!”
Ŵ еḃ n̆ о v̀ еl E ñ uṁå
Yaryul Geuk’s expression changed strangely.
I could not tell whether he was happy or angry.
“Anyway, do keep it moderate. You saw it yesterday too, right? The Ak Clan people immediately moved out and tried to drag me to the Execution Pavilion.”
“......F-fuck! I’m not scared of anything like that! Once I complete the Flowing Cloud Divine Art anyway......!”
“Sure, sure. You wouldn’t be scared. Still, if the Execution Pavilion tries to arrest you, come to me. I can stop at least that much.”
Yaryul Geuk did not answer.
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What was this? Did he look a little touched?
After rolling his eyes around for a long while, Yaryul Geuk barely opened his mouth.
“......W-why?”
“What?”
“W-why are you helping me?!”
I chuckled and ruffled his hair.
W̄е̊ b̊ n̆ о v êl. Е̃ ṅů ṁа
“When have I ever not helped you?”
“......!”
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His expression became even more subtle.
Seeing him make such a stupid face, he seemed to resemble Yaryul Jae in some ways.
“Anyway, if you want to finish the Flowing Cloud Divine Art quickly and take revenge on Ak Ju-pyeong, you don’t have time to cling to minor grudges, do you?”
“......”
Еnŭ m̂ а
Yaryul Geuk rolled his eyes and looked at me with a gaze that had softened slightly.
“......Are you telling me to forget that you ignored me yesterday and walked away while singing?”
Honestly, this brat was quick on the uptake after all.
Feeling as if I had connected with Yaryul Geuk for the first time, I shouted,
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“So you were the kind of guy who understands what people say!”
“......”
W е̊ b ń о̃ve l Е̊ nû mă
But Yaryul Geuk was still staring at me with cold eyes.
The treacherous little bastard broke his promise and attacked me as soon as his Numbing Acupoint was released.
I had no choice but to press his Sleep Acupoint and put him to sleep.
I had pressed it lightly, but judging from the way he immediately fell asleep, he must not have slept a wink all night while his Numbing Acupoint was pressed.
‘What a stubborn bastard...... He could have just slept, yet he spent the whole night cursing.’
He would probably just sleep straight through today.
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‘Well, it isn’t as if he’s the kind of guy who cares that much about missing class anyway.’
I headed to the Academy Representative Office after that.
“Representative Jin.”
On the way, I met Jang Woo-jae.
After that, Namgung Seon-hwa, Seong Mo-ran, Eun-ho, and Hong Sa-ryeon joined us as well.
“Why does your face look half-dead?”
E ňu ṁ_á
Eun-ho, whose complexion was not good at all, let out a sigh and said,
“I listened to Nam Hwa-seong lament until dawn.”
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“Lament?”
“That he is not a spy.”
At Eun-ho’s words, everyone chuckled in their own way.
Only Eun-ho could not relax his expression as he spoke.
W ёb̂no̊v̀ е̄ l̈ Е̊ n̊ů m̂ â
“Eldest Senior Brother, could you please stop teasing him by calling him a spy? I’m scared he’ll keep grabbing onto me from now on.”
“Tsk. If he keeps pestering you, just kick him away.”
At my extreme response, Eun-ho scratched his head.
“Could I handle Nam Hwa-seong alone? Besides, he does not seem to be such a bad person either.”
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When had these two gotten so close?
When we reached the building where the representative executive staff were located, Nam Hwa-seong was waiting at the entrance.
Ŵ ӗb̈ n̄ о̀ v̆е̄ l Ӗn̊ům̃а
“Spy! You came early.”
“......”
Whether Nam Hwa-seong’s and Eun-ho’s faces crumpled or not, I was about to enter the building.
“Hm?”
A group of Academy students had gathered by the roadside.
Then, as soon as they saw me, they immediately began approaching this way.
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“Representative!”
The Academy students held clasped hands greetings as soon as they saw me.
When I looked over their faces.
Some were members of the Righteous Path Association.
Some were Jang Woo-jae’s friends.
Some were even members of One Hundred Eight Peaks.
Ӗn̄ùm̆ а̂ .і̆ ḋ
It was a strange combination.
What was this group supposed to be?
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When I returned their clasped hands greetings with a puzzled expression, a smile appeared on the lips of the one who had called me first.
“Were you surprised that we came to find you so suddenly?”
“Well, it was not enough to surprise me.”
“The truth is, we wanted to arrange a separate occasion to apologize for our discourtesy until now.”
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I tilted my head.
“Have we not shown many actions that failed to acknowledge you as our representative?”
When he scratched his head in embarrassment, the others each cleared their throats or blushed.
Come to think of it, I saw their faces differently again.
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Some had come to the Academy as disciples of lay-affiliated sects.
Others had come as disciples of powerless sects.
W е̊b n o̊ v̆ е̌l̀ Е n̊ ŭm̌ а
They were people naturally forced into positions where they had no choice but to watch the reactions of those around them.
“You all had your circumstances, did you not? I understand.”
It had always been that way.
Those without power could not do what they wanted and were swept along by the situation.
I had been the same in my past life.
Because it could not be helped. Because I had thought it could not be helped.
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But if these weak people mustered their courage and took just one step forward, they could become the main actors who stirred the winds of change.
That was why their courage made me happy.
However, even with my consolation, they could not easily raise their heads.
“We will repay our wrongful actions until now over and over again in the future.”
The Academy student lowered his voice and continued.
“......More importantly, something a little strange has happened, so we came to find you like this.”
Ēn̆ u m̃ ă.і́d
“Something strange?”
He nodded with a serious expression.
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“Yes. Some people calling themselves the new representative executive staff said they were holding an event and told us to attend.”
“The new representative executive staff?”
The Academy Representative was standing right here in plain sight, so what new representative executive staff could there be?
At that moment,
Е n̆ūḿа
“The first academic schedule of the second semester has been completed!”
“The candidate list for the second academic schedule, ‘Distinguished Guest Invitation,’ is out.”
“I will go to Mantongbu for the budget proposal’s approval.”
Noisy voices began to come from one side.
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We looked at the people working as if they were the Academy Representative Delegation.
“No, what is this......?”
W̄ ëb ǹ о v е l Ẽ nu m̆ а̊
“Who in the world...... are they?”
Looking at the crest embroidered on their clothes, Jang Woo-jae let out a groan.
“They are the Orthodox Path Association......”
“The Orthodox Path Association?”
Why were those bastards suddenly acting up?
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