Episode 235:
Fluttering white hair.
“Oh, what an unusual martial art.”
“Are you saying that?”
“Then who else but you?”
Suddenly, the white-haired old man had landed in front of X.
In order to hide his identity, X suppressed his spirit as much as possible.
The old man seemed to have figured it out just by looking at X’s body hidden under the apron.
When the soldiers saw the old man, they quickly bowed their heads.
“Are you here?”
“So, Joong-hwan, how are you doing?”
“Yes, now I’m going to contact a shaman....”
“Tsk, that damn shaman. “You should know his love for superstitions.”
Looking at the way he treated General Cheol Jung-hwan, it seemed like he was in a higher position or had a personal relationship with him.
Considering that the soldiers called him an elder, it seemed highly likely that he was an elder from Cheol Jung-hwan’s family. Anyway, that wasn’t the important thing.
‘It really is a high-level NPC.’
A high-ranking NPC like the Gourmet King of Sioras Ligrien!
Their eyes were sometimes sharper than the user’s. He may have deceived the soldiers and Cheol Jung-hwan, but he felt like he could no longer hide his identity from the old man.
X smacked the player with a sly smile.
“Actually, I learned swordsmanship before I learned cooking. “Because my hometown is such a rough place that I had to pick up a sword to survive.”
“If that is true, you must have great talent. “It appears that the criminal has reached a level that he cannot rise to even if he devotes his entire life to it.”
“Haha, are you sure? If I had known that fact, I would have focused a little more on swordsmanship. “I don’t think I have any talent for cooking because no matter how hard I try, I don’t improve.”
A tough-as-nails character tempered by countless experiences.
The old man chuckled at X’s sly reply. I picked up the cups lined up in front of me and drained a cup of tea in one go. The old man looked at X with a serious face.
“Stranger, what is your name?”
“It’s called X.”
“Yes, it’s X. “Are you interested in becoming my disciple?”
Tiroling!
A notification rang as if it were not just empty words.
《The Path of a Master Disciple-0》
There is no vessel to succeed in martial arts.
For that simple reason, meeting you was quite interesting for an old man who had never had a disciple in his life.
It may be difficult to be recognized as a grumpy old man’s favorite disciple, but if you are talented, you might be able to do it.
Condition: Positive answer
Difficulty: E
Reward: You can progress to the hidden class ‘Murimin’ through the previous quest linked to the path of the best disciple-1.
‘!’
This is the emergence of a new hidden class.
While researching Heavenly Gourmet, X had researched various hidden classes.
However, the East Continent is an unknown land that was not discovered by users until a few days ago. Of course, the martial arts class is the first hidden class!
If you just answer ‘yes’, the quest is successful, so the difficulty level was ridiculously low.
But X shook his head.
“sorry. “There is no meaning to martial arts anymore.”
Tiroling!
[You have failed the quest!]
The old man stroked his beard.
“is it? Hmm, that’s a shame.”
“...Yes, I’m disappointed too.”
X already had a job. A job called Heavenly Gourmet, which is both deceptive and full of secrets.
As a martial artist, it was an attractive job for X, who had developed a romantic interest in martial arts by reading martial arts novels.
Even though he couldn’t ride the bus, X let his imagination run wild.
‘Murimin are probably the first class. After you become the old man’s best disciple, you will be able to take over his skills and change jobs to a higher class that suits you...’
Immediately, X shook his head. What can you do if you have regrets? He has the personality to see to the end once he starts!
For X, just seeing the end of the heavenly gourmet was too much.
The old man didn’t seem to have any intention of suggesting it twice.
“Yes, as I heard from Junghwan, the prince is scheduled to arrive here soon. I’m sure you’ll be talking about the West Region. Please be kind to me.”
“Please take care of me!”
“Okay, what should I do when I arrive first? I believed Jung-hwan’s words that only the top had arrived and was planning to chase away the flies who came in with him, but after seeing you, it seems there’s no reason to do that...”
X, who had been listening quietly, was shocked.
There was a bone in the old man’s words.
In a way, it was natural. Even on the Eastern Continent, there must have been people who sailed to reach the unknown West. But they all failed.
Even if he tried to exert as much force as possible, X’s skills had grown to the point where they could not be easily hidden.
The old man’s keen gaze suddenly aimed at the nape of X’s neck.
puck!
An attack that hits with a dull sound. To those who were watching, it was an attack like lightning.
Asus’ eyebrows twitched as he watched.
“...What just happened?”
It’s so fast that you can’t follow it with your eyes! It was natural for Asus and others to be surprised by the technology from the East Continent they were seeing for the first time.
However, X had a history of learning similar techniques after being hit countless times in the past.
‘It’s worse than the teacher’s fist filled with affection.’
The neck is a weak point.
Even though he was hit in the neck, X did not waver. Even if the armor was removed, the vast vitality did not disappear.
After that, X faithfully served as a punching bag.
Puk puk! Bub bub bub!
“Hey, it sparkled at first, but then it just got hit.”
“It goes without saying that the elder’s attacks are difficult to block or avoid!”
“Still, your tenacity is amazing, right?”
Letting go of the chatter around him, X focused on the old man’s movements. I remembered how to use certain techniques and in what situations.
When the attack relaxed, I used the berserker’s pulse to feel the old man’s heartbeat.
‘...what?’
Thump thump thump thump.
But the old man’s heart was beating fast. I thought the old man was definitely not trying his best, but my expectations were wrong.
At that moment, X could not help but overestimate himself.
‘Is it really okay to just sweep it all away?’
Weak. Much weaker than I thought.
Although it was a sparring match, the number of hidden numbers was actually more on the side of X.
To be precise, it was not that the old man was weak, but that X was incredibly strong!
The old man opened his mouth without showing his shortness of breath.
“It’s a great basic skill. “I can’t believe you learned those skills by yourself.”
“Thank you for the compliment. But I can’t follow the old man’s movements.”
“Hehe, you say that with the tenacity of an animal.”
Crack.
The old man shook off the hand that was holding the wooden sword. Even though I hit his weak spot again and again with all my might, X is still speaking just fine. Rather, his palms were tingling.
Suddenly the old man looked up at the sunset sky.
“Hmm, has it already been this long? It’s almost time for Jung-hwan to come back. Let’s finish this quickly. “You must be tired too.”
Then, he changed his facial expression and straightened his posture.
X thought that something was finally coming. I will open my eyes and witness the secret technique.
I nodded with determination. However, X did not witness the old man’s blow.
‘Fast?!’
widely!
For a moment, goosebumps appeared all over my body and I raised my wooden sword, but it was too late.
Before I knew it, the old man’s wooden sword had struck his side.
If the attacks so far had been fast, it would be more accurate to say that they disappeared and reappeared.
Tiroling!
[Fatal blow!]
[You lost the sparring match!]
Moreover, its power was beyond imagination. My physical strength, which was maintained at 70 percent, suddenly dropped to 30 percent.
X swallowed deep regret inside.
‘Damn, I should have seen this with my own eyes!’
The old man’s secret!
It must be a secret technique like Bear Stance or Sea God’s Judgment and Phoenix Wings.
If I found out, it would be helpful in the future, but at times like this, I felt resentful of my own eyes.
But the regret did not last long. Because the old man himself spoke about this.
The old man held out his hand to X, who was sitting down.
“As expected, my eyes were not wrong. With monster-like stamina and perfected basic skills
.
X grabbed the old man’s hand and stood up.
Soon, a word that had been waiting for a while came out of the old man’s answer.
“I’m talking about the state of ‘extreme’, the state beyond perfection.”
“...!”
pole!
What Paltitan said came to mind.
Munchkin that I eat all by myself