Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 319 (Part 1)



319 (Part 1)

”'<Chapter 320: Listening to Cheol Ji-seon. (3)

On a night when the moon rose.

A somewhat gaunt young man stood in the middle of a plain eyes closed.

Even though the winter wind was blowing fiercely.

The young man did not move at all quietly closing his eyes and exhaling.

He was recalling the past.

Cheol Ji-seon.

No it was around the time Jae-gal Jin-seon realized his peculiarity just after turning ten.

From some day onward.

Jae-gal Jin-seon felt a tremor in his fingertips.

Every time he moved his arms he felt an inexplicable texture that tickled his entire body.

For several months he could not sleep due to that unknown discomfort.

With goosebumps and tension rising to the back of his throat he even skipped meals causing his body to weaken gradually.

What on earth was happening to him?

Jae-gal Jin-seon pondered and endured for a long time.

But he could not find the reason.

As half a year passed.

Something happened.

Jae-gal Jin-seon could no longer endure the uncomfortable alienation.

He tore it apart in the end.

From the moment he realized he could snatch this away.

He knew that a dangerous situation would arise when that happened.

Jae-gal Jin-seon had been enduring until now.

But perhaps he had reached his limit. Eventually he acted.

Jae-gal Jin-seon’s hands were sensitive.

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When he waved his hands in the air.

He felt an uncomfortable sensation.

That was the place.

Jae-gal Jin-seon could tear that place apart.

Though one might wonder how to tear apart the air.

Jae-gal Jin-seon could do it.

He just had to grab and tear.

He did not know why it worked but Jae-gal Jin-seon could do it.

Rather if it had ended with just what he could do it would have been good.

Then.

– Ah no!

Jae-gal Jin-seon could not help but look at the flames.

– Father!

In the raging fire.

Places being swallowed by something.

Watching that dreadful process.

Jae-gal Jin-seon had to scream while being held by Noona.

The place that was slowly being consumed was where he lived.

And inside it was his father.

A past he did not want to remember.

Yet he had to somehow remain in that memory.

Only then would his sins continue to surface.

The moment he could not endure this texture and tore the air with his hands.

The torn space spread massively in an instant.

Where there had been a small gap.

It grew larger.

Before long it began to gnaw at the surroundings turning into a monster.

The magical gate that people spoke of in the world.

The space evolved into a magical gate.

Was that all?

As a magical gate it also produced demonic beasts.

Just as it devoured Jae-gal Jin-seon’s territory and his father.

The magical gate itself transformed into a monster swallowing the entire space.

How could a human create a magical gate called a natural disaster?

He did not know.

This was the truth that Jae-gal Jin-seon continuously pondered and wanted to escape from.

After he killed his father with his own hands.

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His mother no longer looked at Jae-gal Jin-seon.

Noona who watched their father die while holding her screaming younger brother.

She had said while holding her brother.

– Jin-seon you must never use your power.

While crying Jae-gal Jin-seon nodded.

But contrary to Noona’s earnest wish.

There were many days when Jae-gal Jin-seon could not endure.

He tried to endure the discomfort and alienation.

But sometimes there were days he could not hold back.

In terms of frequency.

About once a year.

A time when he could not possibly endure without using his power.

At that time Jae-gal Jin-seon would find a deserted mountain or a specific area to use his power and disappear.

Even if there were no people creating a magical gate and disappearing.

It was a guilty thing to do.

But he could not do it near NoonaClan Head.

He wanted to protect Noona at all costs.

His power was dangerous.

No matter how familiar he was with the magical gate and even if the loss of life had significantly decreased in this era.

The fact that his power was dangerous did not change.

Moreover.

Even though it did not produce demonic beasts the magical gate that absorbed the surroundings and swallowed them whole.

Even the most skilled masters would find it difficult to escape from it.

So he lived more desperately hiding it.

Just like hiding his surname.

The moment it became known that he possessed such power being a descendant of the Jae-gal family.

!

…

It would not be strange if not only he but also Noona faced dire consequences.

Yet he still needed power.

While hiding himself and concealing his strength enduring.

It was the same when he foolishly asked Cheol Hwan-o to come to the Shinryonggwan.

To protect he needed power.

‘But I have no talent.’

Jae-gal Jin-seon knew he had no talent in martial arts to raise his own strength.

So he needed a different kind of power.

His mother had warned him as if she would kill him.

Noona also desperately advised against it.

Yet Jae-gal Jin-seon still used the name Cheol Ji-seon to come here.

‘This Shinryonggwan is the best ever.’

A generation of countless geniuses pouring out like meteors.

And the time when this generation of meteors gathers the most is right now.

The pillars of the orthodox sects known as the Four Great Families.

All the bloodlines from there gather.

The bloodlines called the offspring of prestigious families.

And the descendants of noble families.

Moreover.

The vanguard of the current late-stage index.

It was said that most of the Six Dragons and Three Peaks who would lead the future Central Plains would gather there.

Truly the future Central Plains was there.

‘I have to go.’

To protect himself and Noona.

To reclaim their family name which was their father’s dream.

To change and reclaim the tainted history.

It was the path to do so.

Rather than the weak Noona.

It would be right for him who could take care of himself even if it was dangerous to go.

The time for rampage was still left.

The timing for calculation was.

When the coffins were briefly closed and the coffin bearers returned to their respective families.

At that time he could release the accumulated power.

The calculation for the start was like that.

The problem was.

Calculations often do not align with expectations.

Even though Jae-gal Jin-seon knew this he did not feel it.

One of the facts Jae-gal Jin-seon overlooked was.

That building connections by going to the Shinryonggwan was not easy.

The relationships that would already be formed before entering the coffin.

To dig into that place and secure a position.

The value of Jae-gal Jin-seon as a person was not outstanding.

The problem was that he had no martial arts that could be recognized beyond value.

He acknowledged that he had a rather exceptional mind.

But there were not enough situations to express it.

They were ultimately martial artists.

In an era where visible martial prowess was the answer.

Can he open a magical gate with his hands?

At first glance it sounds like an absurd power.

Not only could he not control it well.

But it was a power like a double-edged sword an ominous ability.

From the perspective of the orthodox sects it would be fortunate if he was not targeted for assassination.

If it even became known that his surname was Jae-gal…

It would not be surprising if his head were to be cut off.

‘… Am I actually in a very dangerous situation?’

The realization about the truth came.

During the first exam where passion had cooled down to meet reality.

Along with the despair of being powerless.

He realized he could not squeeze into the gaps of the prestigious families.

At that moment Jae-gal Jin-seon could understand how bleak his situation was.

There was no answer.

He had entered a den filled with blades.

And all the methods he had were ineffective.

Somehow he gritted his teeth and struggled.

He managed to pass the second exam somehow.

But the third exam was the problem.

A ridiculous test where he had to snatch the opponent’s belt.

Or find the belt attached to a demonic beast.

Jae-gal Jin-seon was certain.

That he would not pass this exam for real.

‘…’

The sense of despair was overwhelming.

While he felt how weak he was.

He belatedly realized that he had never properly faced a peer prodigy.

‘… I’m screwed.’

The only peer he had was Noona.

It was not easy to have a proper conversation with others.

In a situation where his martial prowess was lacking.

What connections could he possibly have…

The cruel reality dug into Jae-gal Jin-seon’s heart like madness.”’