A cold hard face.
Perhaps because he was thinner than when he was seen at the Hwajong Branch, Jin Geum Ryong's face felt as cold as ever.
The face, which had always been full of space, was frozen as if it were a layer of ice, and the slow pace turned sharp.
He seems to be saying with his whole body that this is what a blade is all about.
Brother.
Baek Cheon looked at Jin Geum Ryong with a bit of a complex mind.
His brother.
And once his goal.
Once for him, Jin Geum Ryong was a wall that could not be crossed, a goal that had to be overcome one day.
But in just three years, their relationship has changed so much.
That's right away.
Jin Geum Ryong's eyes on Baek Cheon as he ascends to the arena.…. No, to be exact, it was fixed to Chung-Myung sitting next to Baek Cheon.
"Where are you looking?"
The unarmed opponent who was waiting first expressed displeasure and curtly dismissed him.
But Jin Geum Ryong didn't look away even though he heard it. It was just staring at Chung-Myung with eyes filled with cold heat.
"Hey! Jinkum...…."
Jin Geum Ryong shrugged without turning his head.
"Don't disturb me, little b*tc*."
"…what?"
Cheongseong's Wang Sang-bo, called Cho Muraegi, glared at Jin Geum Ryong with furious eyes.
"How arrogant of you are! I'll have to see if I can say that again after dealing with my sword."
Only then does Jin Geum Ryong's gaze turn to his opponent.
Then he twisted his mouth and laughed.
It was an eerie smile.
Wang Sang-bo, who got goosebumps all over his body, stepped back without realizing it.
Jin Geum Ryong's lips opened.
"Check it out."
"This……."
"There's nothing to worry about. I'll deal with you properly. I know."
Jin Geum Ryong's eyes turn to Chung-Myung again.
His lips curl up even more when he sees Chung-Myung eating mooncakes.
"I have to beat you up...…that I can meet that demon again, if I beat all the people I meet."
"……."
Pressed by Jin Geum Ryong's cold and chilling spirit, Wang Sang-bo could not answer and grabbed the sword in his hand tightly.
Feeling that the atmosphere of the non-stage was unusual, Gongcho slightly frowned.
"How can Jong Nam's disciples live like this?'
It's like living from the flesh of the Heukdo.
Gongcho tried to turn a blind eye to a slight surge of anxiety. Anyway, we couldn't stop the rubbing just for this reason.
"Go!"
Instead, he did not step back as much as before and maintained a proper distance. In case of an emergency, you can jump straight onto the stage.
Jin Geum Ryong slowly pulled up the sword.
Growl.
It's just the sound of a sword being pulled out, but strangely, the sound penetrated my ear.
Wang Sang-bo's shoulders shrank a little more at the intrusive feeling.
"Elegant!"
Cheongseong's fighters, who felt Wang Sang-bo's condition was unusual, shouted words of encouragement.
Only then did Wang Sang-bo nod slightly and get into position.
Just as the body follows the heart, the heart follows the body. As soon as I took a familiar tax, my pent-up mind slowly begins to unravel.
'There's nothing to be afraid of.'
Although his opponent is Jin Geum Ryong, it has already been two years since he made a name for himself.Hasn't he even heard his name since he lost to the Hwasan Divine Dragon?
It's time for her to rock the world.'
The reputation of two years ago is nothing short of vanity at their age. The important thing is the current ability.
He tried to push away the creepiness that kept flooding in and turned away.
Finally, he picked up the sword and aimed at Jin Geum Ryong.
"I'll learn a lesson…"…."
"There's nothing you can learn from me."
Jin Geum Ryong stretched his sword.
"You don't even know how to lose."
Wang Sang-bo hardened his face and boosted his history. You don't have to mix words with someone you can't communicate with.
It was about time he rushed towards Jin Geum Ryong.
"Have you ever seen a sea of petals?"
"……."
What are you talking about?
Wang Sang-bo frowned. No matter how much I look at it, it's normal.….
"Let me show you."
Jin Geum Ryong picks up a sword to aim at Wang Sangbo.
Fluttering.
At the same time, Jin Geum Ryong's sword tip began to shake in lupus.
Petals?
At that moment, Wang Sang-bo saw.
The white petals blooming at the end of Jin Geum Ryong's sword.
One and two blooming flowers spring up into Ho Gong.
A sword like that in Jongnam...…?'
But I didn't have time to think more.
This is because the blooming petals flew in unison toward Wang Sangbo with fierce winds.
"Ugh!"
Wang Sang-bo unwittingly swallowed the wind.
In a moment, everything in front of me was covered with white petals. When he was embarrassed and tried to back off, the back was full of white petals.
Front, left, right.
There are petals everywhere you can see. As if the world was filled with petals.
'Oh, no!'
Realizing that he would never be able to use his hands, Wang Sang-bo clenched his teeth and swung his sword at the vortex of the petals in front of him.
One.
Kakakan!
The soft, light-looking petals bounced his sword as if it were made of steel.
Wang Sang-bo's eyes were wide open with shock.
'Uh, how...'.'
At that moment.
Whoosh!
The petals surrounding him fly in unison toward him.
"Ahhhhhhhh!
A terrible scream rang.
A white petal-shaped sword was embedded all over Wang Sang-bo's body.
"Gal!"
(sighs) (Screaming) (Screaming)
With a loud shout, a wind from somewhere blew off the petals that were attacking Wang Sang-bo.
"Gasp……."
Wang Sang-bo stumbled a couple of times with unfocused eyes and fell to the floor.
Flop.
His blue armor quickly turned red with blood.
"This……."
Gongcho, who stormed into the rain, glared at Jin Geum Ryong with anger in his eyes. But the rebuke was later.
For now, the priority was to look at the details of the injured.
"Well……."
Gongcho, who examined Wang Sang-bo's details, bit his lips slightly.
Jin Geum Ryong smiled coldly at the scene.
"You don't have to be so angry that you're hurt by the skin."
"……."
Gong-cho glared at Jin Geum Ryong with anger.
Jin Geum Ryong's life was real. And it is also true that he did not go easy on his opponent even though he was inactive.
However, as he said, Wang Sang-bo only suffered a lot of light cuts.
If Gongcho hadn't stormed in, the situation might have changed, but this alone lacks justification for disqualification.
"Is Jongnam trying to walk on the waves?"
"Do we need to talk about a wave to catch a small fish? I'm just trying my best."Gongcho bit his lips. Jin Geum Ryong asked leisurely, twisting the corners of his mouth.
"What's the result?"
"……This is Jongnam's Jin Geum Ryong's victory."
As the declaration fell, loud cheers poured out onto the stage.
Gongcho's eyebrows were frowned upon.
But it's not to blame the cheering crowd. You won't be able to see it from there. Jin Geum Ryong's mindfulness and cruelty in his method.
Those who watch from afar will only see the result that Jin Geum Ryong toppled Wang Sang-bo with a splendid sword.
Jin Geum Ryong turned his head slowly as he listened to the pouring cheers. Of course, Chung-Myung was where his gaze reached.
Sharp eyes.
Chung-Myung shrugs his shoulders and smirks at the eyes full of hatred and malice.
Yoon-jong, who was around, said.
"I think I'm looking at you."
"That's right."
"Don't you think you're a lot stronger than the Hwajong Branch?"
"I guess so."
"You don't even care?"
"Did I?"
"……."
Yoon-jong shakes his head. It's even stranger that this guy cares about Jin Geum Ryong. He doesn't care if Jongnam Jang Mun-in comes.
Chung-Myung picked up the mooncake and threw it into his mouth.
Chewing on the mooncake that came into his mouth, he couldn't hold it in and grinned.
It's completely broken.'
Jin Geum Ryong's black is twice as colorful and sharper than before. On the surface, it is several times stronger than the Hwajong Branch.
On the outside.'
But that's the result of chasing an illusion.
Jongnam's sword is never flashy or sharp.
A sword that is honest in its own right. That's Jongnam's sword.
With the sword that mimics the shell of Hawsan, the strength of the ceremony may be pursued, but it can never reach the road.
As long as Jongnam has lost his original intention of learning, Jongnam will slowly lose its light. So in the end, you won't even be able to keep the name of the name.
The poison planted by Chung-Myung colored Jongnam more than I thought.
I feel a little guilty.'
Of course, considering what Jong-nam did to Hwasan, I can't get rid of my anger even if I chew it alive.
However, seeing Jongnam go bankrupt faster than I thought, I felt a little guilty no matter how Chung-Myung was.
You have no conscience, man!
"Oh, don't show up if you don't call!"
"Huh?"
"No."
Chung-Myung shook his hand lightly.
Jin Geum Ryong turned and was seen off the stage.
"It looks like you've made a bit of effort, but……."
Chung-Myung smiles and turns his head.
"I don't think I can beat my colleague at that way."
"……."
"Right? Dong-Aing...…."
Baek Cheon sprang up and punched Chung-Myung's temples.
"Sasook! Sasook, you punk! Private lodging!"
"Oh, my friend is catching me! Argh!"
"Oh, yeah.
Baek Cheon sighed deeply.
While the mistakes he made in his life were one or two, giving him his name was a fatal mistake.
Chung-Myung, who escaped from Baek Cheon, glared with resentment.
"You're ashamed of the name my parents gave me!"
"…Please close that mouth. Please."
Baek Cheon sighed as the ground went out.
"The head, yay, yay, yay, yay!"
"What?"
Whoosh!
"……."
Dang-Soso, who glanced at the opponent who fell on the floor, turns his head and looks at Gongcho.
"Yee, this is the Tang-Soso victory of Hwasan's Tang-Soso!"
"Wow!"
"Hwasan won again!""I think I just heard something strange. Didn't you just say head?"
"Come on, you can't tell me. I'm sure you heard it wrong. Do you think a disciple of a great man who came out here would ever say such a thing?"
"I'm sure he said.
"By the way, aren't the women's associations at Hwasan really great? Yoo-Esul, the female cooperative, also smashed the opponent."
"...I think you're the most aggressive hwasan swordsman."
"Right?"
Dang-Soso, who bravely came down from the rain, came right in front of Yoo-Esul and bent his waist at a right angle.
"Accident! We won!"
"Good job. Sit down."
"Yes!"
Dang-Soso quickly sat next to Yoo-Esul.
Yoo-Esul then opened his mouth with his eyes fixed on the stage.
"A gap in the side."
"Yes!"
"When you step on the left side. Empty your back. Be conscious next time."
"Yes! I'll keep that in mind, accident!"
"Your death row is stronger than yours. You were chosen as the representative because of the possibility. If you fail early, your death penalty will be unjustified. I win even by biting my pants."
"I'll win if I die!"
Baek Cheon looked awkward as he listened to their conversation.
'No, you don't have to go that far, guys.….'
Strangely enough, it's hard to intervene in their conversation.
'But it's really amazing.'
Dan-Soso, of course, is the weakest of Hawasan's disciples to represent here. Some of them remain stronger than Dang-Soso.
But this isn't just a place to prove force.
If they had lined up with their skills, the celadon boats, including Yun-Jong and Jo-Gol, would not have been representative. Even if they rot, they're still stronger than celadon boats.
Nevertheless, the reason why the celadon ships were chosen as representatives is because it is a place to prove it, but also to experience it.
Although she has been training steadily by taking good elixir as the daughter of the Tang family, she has become a powerful person among celadon ships in just six months. She couldn't be left out if she was looking for growth through experience.
That's why Hyun Jong put Dang-Soso as the representative after much consideration.
You're still doing a good job.
Of course, he won hard compared to other Hwasan's disciples, and the great luck was good, but it's great to have a victory anyway.
"Accident! When I step on Chilseongbo, I feel like my toes are not smooth." Am I doing something wrong?"
"Imagination resolution. You don't step on it, you slip. Think of the floor as Ho Gong and step on it."
"Oh, that's it!"
Baek Cheon smiled a little as Dang-Soso slapped by Yoo-Esul's side asking questions.
It's a good thing.'
Thanks to Dang-Soso's natural way of talking, Yoo-Esul feels a little softer than in the past.
It's a door-to-door job to have a good influence on each other.
So…….
"I'm hungry! When are we going to eat?"
"……."
Ah.
Except for him.
* * *
The atmosphere of this day was definitely different.
A more drastic choreography was performed than the first day, and the strong men of each clinging to watch the situation slowly began to show themselves.
Namgoongsega's Danak sword, Namgoongdohui.
Jongnam's Jin Geum Ryong.
The shaman Jin Hyun also won, and Paeng Cheolseong, the Doryong of Ha Buk Paenga, showed remarkable performance.
But despite the fierce battle, Hawsan's disciples won without losing a single one.
"……Isn't this really how we're all going to the finals?"Yoon-Jong smirks at Jo-Gol's words.
"Usually, when that happens,
'Isn't this how we're going to win?'
Isn't that what you're saying?"
"No. He'll win anyway."
Yoon-Jong nods as Jo-Gol looks at "that guy."
"That's true."
There is no one who can stop Chung-Myung at the level of two great disciples. I can't even imagine it.
"But you can't be arrogant."
Baek Cheon speaks in a slightly subdued voice.
"We are challengers. There is no guarantee that the bimu will continue to work out as well as it does now. From tomorrow, there will be losers. Everyone, try to be on the right track."
"Yes, Sa-suk!"
It was just when Baek Cheon nodded satisfactorily.
Knock, knock, knock.
Someone knocks on the door of the war.
Baek Cheon got up from his seat.
"The death penalty, I...…."
"No, I'll go out."
Baek Cheon walked lightly to the entrance and opened the door.
"Who……."
Baek Cheon's mouth shut.
There were two people standing at the entrance.
One is Jin Geum Ryong.
And the other one...….
"…Father."
Jin Cho-baek, the elder of Jongnam and the father of Jin Geum Ryong.
Jin Cho-baek, who was staring at Baek Cheon with his sinking eyes, opened his mouth in a low voice.
"Can I talk to you for a moment?"
Baek Cheon bit his lower lip.
"Yes."