Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 506 (Part 2)



506 (Part 2)

“Shiiing-!

Kkang-!

“…!”

I thrust my sword in the direction of the sound.

But before I could properly accelerate my sword path was blocked.

The owner of the voice had deflected Namgung Bia’s sword with the hilt.

At that moment Namgung Bia could see it.

The white and blue hair that shook from the impact.

It was the same color as his own hair.

“Was the monster over there too big for me to notice? Hmm….”

Despite the sudden attack the man showed no signs of distress.

Instead he examined Namgung Bia’s sword as if to gauge how much strength he possessed.

Then looking at Namgung Bia the man smiled.

“Our nephew is quite the monster isn’t he?”

Only then did Namgung Bia realize the man’s identity.

He was someone he had seen before.

Wasn’t he the master of Jang-ryong whom he met along the Gu Yang River?

Moreover he was a person with the same bloodline as Namgung.

“… Gwaeseon….”

Mudang Gwaeseon Namgung Hyung.

He was likely the younger brother of his father.

And he said

“Would our nephew be interested in becoming Clan Head?”

“…?”

It was such an unexpected statement.

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-Don’t you need your mom anymore?

The sudden appearance of Baekryeon-gyeom spat out those words.

As I frowned at this bizarre sound Baekryeon-gyeom seemed to realize what she had just said and quickly covered her mouth before running away.

What on earth was she trying to say?

That woman has always been strange but today she seemed particularly odd.

No perhaps it was just that I hadn’t seen her in a long time and she had always been this strange.

Otherwise it wouldn’t make sense.

‘Doesn’t she need her mom anymore?’

What is she really saying? It was a crazy statement I had never heard before.

‘Isn’t it enough that I have so many already?’

Was she suggesting that if I needed more she would become one herself?

‘Baekryeon-gyeom as my mom?’

Just imagining that sent shivers down my spine.

As I trembled at the dizzying thought.

“… Stay still; I can’t concentrate.”

“Oh I’m sorry.”

Shin-ui who was checking my pulse in front of me spoke up.

I tried to compose myself at those words.

Right after Baekryeon-gyeom left.

I turned away from Dangdeok and headed towards Shin-ui.

I wanted to check my pulse for a moment as my temperature had risen but as I regained my senses from the whirlwind caused by Baekryeon-gyeom I realized I didn’t have much time left.

I had a lot to do today so I couldn’t afford to waste time with Dangdeok.

So after giving the order to infuse energy and guard Dangsoyeol again I headed towards Shin-ui.

Since I had hinted that I would come around this time Shin-ui didn’t seem too flustered.

As Shin-ui’s dry hand touched my wrist.

I felt a faint energy penetrating my body.

It was Shin-ui’s energy.

I had never felt such energy before but perhaps it was because I had shed my old self that I could feel it clearly now.

‘How fascinating.’

Shin-ui was not a martial artist. However he possessed a small amount of qi.

How much was needed to check a martial artist’s pulse?

‘Can this amount of qi allow him to check everything?’

Though it was a minuscule amount of qi Shin-ui’s energy felt soft yet solid and even as it scanned my body it didn’t seem to dissipate or tire.

The energy that circled from my head to my toes soon returned to Shin-ui.

Only then did Shin-ui open his closed eyes and remove his hand from my body.

“… Huh….”

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A sigh escaped him right after.

“Your vessel… has truly been reconstructed.”

Shin-ui recognized that the vessel which was said to be on the verge of breaking had properly formed.

“The framework has become sturdier and the muscle density is remarkable. It wasn’t an ugly body to begin with but what on earth happened?”

“Is there anything I should be particularly cautious about?”

“None. I’ve never seen such a perfect body before.”

Oh….

I couldn’t help but be surprised by those words.

As someone called the best in the Central Plains Shin-ui must have examined countless martial artists.

To say that I was the most outstanding among them was truly astonishing.

‘Then does that mean I can push myself a bit harder?’

If it’s a perfect body it means I can endure even harsher training than before.

At this point I felt I could significantly increase the intensity of my training.

[You speak as if you’re handling a tool; have you forgotten who you are?]

‘Isn’t that more convenient? It’s not like I’m in a human body.’

[No well… fine. Do as you wish.]

Right after the pulse check I twisted my body around. Fortunately there didn’t seem to be any major issues.

Just as I thought everything was done.

“… However.”

Shin-ui brought up a question.

“There was a slightly strange part.”

“What do you mean?”

“There was something that seemed perfect yet somehow felt alien. The bones and muscles… It wasn’t enough to be concerning but it felt off.”

“…”

I had to be surprised at Shin-ui’s words.

The alien part he mentioned was.

‘… It seems like the aftermath of the body transformation technique?’

Could it be a gap created by forcibly twisting the muscles and bones to change the body?

Since I was still using the body transformation technique it seemed Shin-ui had noticed that part.

In other words.

‘Even Shin-ui can only sense a slight alien feeling.’

It meant that the body altered by the body transformation technique was something even Shin-ui couldn’t fully recognize.

But then.

‘How did my father know right away?’

That was quite a mystery.

As I pondered this I reached into my pocket and pulled out an item I had originally brought to give to Shin-ui.

Baekma Stone.

Upon seeing the radiant stone on the table Shin-ui’s eyes widened.

“This is the Baekma Stone you mentioned.”

“… This is….”

Shin-ui reached out his hand towards the Baekma Stone. Seeing that I immediately pulled it back.

Just before he could touch it the Baekma Stone vanished and I could see Shin-ui’s brow furrow.

“What are you doing right now?”

He seemed to think I was playing a prank.

That wasn’t entirely wrong.

“Originally I was just going to give it to you but it seems I need to add one more condition.”

“… What do you mean?”

Despite my smile Shin-ui’s expression grew increasingly sour.

Of course

It was an item I had promised to give under certain conditions and now I was adding another one.

But what could I do?

Currently I was in the position of ‘A’ and Shin-ui was in the position of ‘B.’

Since Shin-ui knew that he couldn’t voice any objections even though he looked displeased.

‘That must mean this is important.’

I narrowed my eyes at Shin-ui who remained silent.

Just how important was it that he wanted it so desperately?

Hadn’t I said I would take care of Jeongal Hyuk? I was sure I had said that.

‘That’s something I don’t need to know right now.’

It didn’t matter if I didn’t know.

“Shin-ui you mentioned you wanted to do something with this stone right?”

The reason was.

“I want to see that process up close.”

Because it was enough to find out about it from now on.

“…!”

Shin-ui’s eyes widened at my words.

He intended to do something with the Baekma Stone.

I meant that I wanted to witness that action directly.

And furthermore this intention was.

Surprisingly it was also the intention of Shin Noya.”