Chapter 288:

Chapter 288:

Chapter 288

In the Wonderland, Seo Sumin, who faced Yu-hyun, asked him a question.

“What do you think is the most important thing for using your skills? I’m not talking about simple things like techniques.”

“It would be the physical body that can properly implement the skills.”

“And?”

“And the inner power, or ‘ki’, that supports it.”

“That’s right. Usually, people mention these two things: the inner power and the physical body that can properly implement it. Usually, that’s enough. But there is still one more thing left to reach the decisive stage.”

“Are you talking about the mind that you mentioned?”

Seo Sumin nodded.

“The mind is what I said. In other words, if you want to use proper martial arts, you need to have your body, ki, and mind in harmony.”

“I think I’ve heard something like that before. Was it called Shim-gi-che ?”

“That’s just a word that people who don’t know well changed to explain it easily. Originally, it was called Jeong-gi-shin . But if it helps you understand faster, it’s not bad to explain it as Shim-gi-che.”

“So what I lack is this Shim ?”

“Yes. All martial artists face a bigger wall as they get stronger. But this is not something that can be broken by simply being strong. To break the wall, you have to achieve a state of mind.”

Seo Sumin continued her explanation.

“What humans need last when they have a perfect balance of Jeong and Gi in their bodies is Shin . This is because it becomes bright from the earth, so it is called Ji-i-saeng-hwa . And Shin becoming bright is called Shin-myeong, which means that the mind becomes the brightest. This is the same as the principle of all enlightenment.”

“Hmm. That’s amazing.”

“When Jeong is full in the body, Gi becomes strong, and when Gi becomes strong, Shin becomes bright. If Jeong is lacking, the opposite happens. In other words, this Shin, or this mind in your perspective, is the final enlightenment that you have to reach. If I explain it longer, I would have to explain about the three stages of Sang, Jung, and Ha, but from what I see, you already have everything open, so let’s skip that.”

“That’s a relief.”

“But opening it and freely using it are different things. I told you before. Why my martial arts are not bound by weapons.”

“Because you don’t need them?”

“That’s right, but the exact meaning is this.”

Seo Sumin stretched out her right hand and told him to look closely. At the tip of her upright finger, an invisible ki flowed out and took the shape of a sharp sword.

It was neither visible nor simply using ki.

But there was definitely a sword in her hand.

“Do you feel it?”

“...Yes. It’s amazing. It’s not inner power.”

“This is what I call Shim-geom. It’s a state where you can shape it through your mind.”

He didn’t need to see it to know its cutting power. The Shim-geom in Seo Sumin’s hand was so sharp that it made ordinary swords look ridiculous.

The sword of the mind was like ‘will’ that would surely cut down the opponent.

The ‘will’ of someone who was comparable to a transcendent was higher than any ordinary material.

The most surprising thing was that this Shim-geom was only a very basic thing that could be done with mind.

“If you awaken this mind, you will be more efficient in handling ki. This mind itself transforms into a great control ability.”

It was thanks to this mind that Seo Sumin was able to draw out such a huge amount of inner power when she faced Chul-ra-pan-ta-ka with her immature body.

Even if Yu-hyun saw it and tried to follow it, he could only imitate it superficially. He couldn’t follow the mind contained in it.

That’s why he felt more lacking.

“When you put your mind into your martial arts, their power increases tremendously. And if you develop this mind further, you can use a method called Ui-nyeon-gi or interfere with the laws of nature.”

“This is amazing....”

For Yu-hyun, this was a very difficult area of knowledge to follow. But he didn’t not understand it.

He was just startled because he heard it for the first time, but his head was storing information and trying to understand it fiercely.

When Yu-hyun showed signs of confusion for the first time, Seo Sumin seemed relieved that she was better at something and smiled proudly.

“How is it? Do you feel like respecting this master now?”

“Hmm. I do think that Sumin is amazing for handling mind properly, but aren’t you the one who was surprisingly weak mentally despite that....”

***

Romelraxis visited the headquarters and sat face-to-face with Celestina, the director.

Until now, he only had to report through long-distance communication, but considering the seriousness of various incidents that occurred recently, he felt the need to have regular face-to-face reports and changed it.

It was Celestina who decided on this, and Romelraxis didn’t feel the need to refuse and followed along.

“Anyway, the 10th Dimensional World incident was resolved by Wimoo Hyuk, the first-ranked collector in Korea.”

“Hmm. The 10th Dimensional World wasn’t something that happened normally, right?”

“Aye. Of course not, director. This is obviously something that Exodus guys did.”

“And that Text Schröder thing is likely to have been done by Comedy Troupe.”

“The timing and the fact that Comedy Troupe guys told those Walkers not to do anything makes it pretty much certain.”

“Is that so?”

Celestina touched her chin with her fingertips and glanced at Romulaxis. He was still sitting quietly, watching her.

“So, are you doing okay?”

“Me? What do you mean?”

“You said you got three new contracts.”

“They’re not new contracts, I just snatched them in the middle of the renewal season.”

“That’s still a contract, isn’t it? I’m glad you did well. You weren’t like this before.”

“Oh, that...?”

“...Sorry. I shouldn’t have brought that up.”

Celestina apologized immediately and Romulaxis raised his hands to say it was fine.

“It’s in the past anyway. I can’t dwell on it forever.”

“I see...”

Celestina decided not to say anything more.

But contrary to Romulaxis’ words, her expression didn’t brighten up.

She still remembered what her subordinate had gone through in the past.

Before he took a break from this job, he was a teller with an exceptional skill. And so was his collector, who had signed a contract with him.

Who would have known? That Romulaxis fell in love with his contractor. And that their love ended in tragedy.

Celestina knew that he still visited her grave regularly, but she pretended not to.

‘Well, I’m not in a position to judge him anyway.’

Everyone has a past.

And the Celestial Bing department was a place where people with unusually unique pasts gathered.

It was no wonder they were called weirdos by other tellers.

“So, what about Teller Kang Yu-hyun? Did he look okay?”

“I told you. He doesn’t need any help at all.”

“That much?”

“The only thing that was strange was that he stayed quiet and calm during the 10th Dimensional World Incident, but I thought it was better to let it go as his personal matter.”

“Right. It’s none of our business if we interfere too much.”

“Besides, considering what Teller Kang Yu-hyun has achieved so far, I can’t even compare to him. He gave up his protection and took on more risk than others, not to mention the huge amount of points he has to spend. And he still makes more money than that.”

“He has an average viewership of 12,000. No one can beat that. The higher-ups are already talking about him again.”

“What are they saying?”

“Teller Kang Yu-hyun is a senior manager now, right?”

“Yes. Senior manager... Wait, don’t tell me?”

“That’s right. He might get promoted to director soon.”