Bloodline is Everything - Chapter 5

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【Bloodline is a Thug Chapter 5】

Chapter 5: Bloodline is Peculiar (2)

The moment I dropped the utensil, Joo Ha-yeon asked immediately.
“Is the food not to your taste?”
“No, the food is delicious, it’s just….”
I picked up the spoon that had fallen onto the table. I scooped up another spoonful of soup and brought it to my lips.
【Due to the influence of ‘Healthy Blood’, you absorb nutrients from food to the maximum!】
【Your stamina permanently increases by 0.02!】
The same message appeared again.
I hadn’t misread it. My stats had definitely increased.
‘How is this even possible?’
For Hunters, stats were essentially the foundation of everything.
This world was filled with remarkable items—skills, equipment, various elixirs—all possessing tremendous power.
But to use them, one needed sufficient stats as a prerequisite. If your stats fell short, you couldn’t use such items at all.
Because stats were so crucial, raising them was extraordinarily difficult.
The most orthodox method was to gain experience by slaying monsters.
Beyond that, there were ways like consuming spiritual elixirs or spiritual beasts, or equipping artifacts that enhanced stats—but these were so prohibitively expensive that they weren’t accessible to just anyone.
Yet Healthy Blood raised my stats simply by eating food.
‘Truly S+ rank….’
It was an absurd ability.
‘Though it’s a bit disappointing. The increase is so minuscule.’
Not even 0.1, but 0.01.
My stats rose with each spoonful of soup, but it still felt unsatisfying. What good were such trivial increases?
Frustration surged through me, making the back of my neck tense. I massaged my neck and rolled my head in a circle.
【’Healthy Blood’ detects your action!】
【This movement is beneficial for cervical health! Efficiency is maximized!】
【Your agility permanently increases by 0.01!】
【The flexibility of your neck increases very slightly.】
“Cough.”
I coughed involuntarily. Joo Ha-yeon asked again.
“Kwon Han-ul?”
“Ah, it’s nothing. Something just went down the wrong way.”
As an experiment, I interlaced my fingers and stretched.
【This movement is beneficial for wrist health! Efficiency is maximized!】
【Your agility permanently increases by 0.02!】
【The flexibility of your wrists increases very slightly.】
【This movement is excellent for thoracic and lumbar spine health! Efficiency is maximized!】
【Agility permanently increases by 0.04!】
【Spinal flexibility increases very slightly.】
“Heh, unbelievable.”
My stats were rising from such simple movements alone.
Elation surged through my body. I felt my heart racing.
Then, the status window appeared once more.
【’Healthy Blood’ detects changes in your body!】
【Heart rate increases! As blood flow accelerates, your body activates!】
【Stamina increases by 0.01!】
“This is insane.”
At this point, it seemed almost excessive.
“Kwon Han-ul, are you truly alright?”
Joo Ha-yeon asked again. The usually rigid woman now wore an expression of concern.
“More than alright.”
A smile suddenly crossed my lips.
“Better than alright, actually. Excellent.”
I had obtained an incredible method to narrow the gap with pure-bloods.
Nothing could be better than this.
“Kwon Han-ul…”
Joo Ha-yeon’s gaze remained troubled.
“I believe you should retire early and rest today.”
“It’s still early.”
“We must depart for Pyeong-an North Province at dawn tomorrow.”
At the mention of Pyeong-an North Province, my mind sharpened.
“Are we going to the Hukcheon Estate?”
“That’s correct.”
The Hukcheon Estate was so vast that habitable regions were limited.
Thus, the Hukcheon Estate had claimed ownership of all of Pyeong-an North Province, making it their territory.
Pyeong-an North Province.
Everything the Hukcheon Estate had built was gathered there.
“You will first visit the Yong Hyun Moo Go.”
“What is that?”
“It is the place all Hukcheon bloodline members must visit first.”
Joo Ha-yeon smiled enigmatically as she spoke.
“It is also your first trial.”

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The morning of the second day.
I was at the airport with Joo Ha-yeon.
“Surely the plane I’m boarding isn’t that one, is it?”
“It is.”
The plane I was boarding was nothing less than a private jet.
Moreover, it wasn’t a private jet operated within the Heukcheon Group, but rather a private jet owned solely by me.
The moment I became a bloodline member, a plane simply materialized. Only then did it truly sink in that I had become part of the Heukcheon Group’s bloodline.
Upon boarding the private jet, its lavish interior came into view.
I settled onto the sofa positioned in the center. My body sank into it as if being swallowed by clouds.
“Should you need anything, please let me know. Even if I’m not available, the flight attendants are always on standby.”
“Is dining possible?”
“Yes, this private jet has cooking facilities and a chef on board.”
At this point, it was no different from a flying mansion.
Shortly after, the private jet took off. Joo Ha-yeon sat beside me and opened a book.
Being such a beauty, even her most ordinary gestures were quite captivating to watch.
While Joo Ha-yeon rested, I occasionally adjusted my posture or stretched my body.
It was to observe the effects of the Healthy Blood trait.
The scope of Healthy Blood’s application was boundless.
【This movement is excellent for scapular health! Efficiency is maximized!】
【Agility permanently increases by 0.03!】
【The range of motion in the scapula increases very slightly.】
Occasionally stretching my body, of course.
【Sitting in proper posture. This benefits spinal health!】
【Stamina permanently increases by 0.02!】
【Balance improves very slightly.】
Merely maintaining correct posture caused my stats to rise.
【Gazing into the distance! This affects eye health!】
【Perception permanently increases by 0.02!】
【Myopia is corrected very slightly!】
Even looking out the window.
【Hydration replenished! Thirst quenched!】
【Mental strength permanently increases by 0.02!】
The effects of Healthy Blood applied even when I drank water.
‘Even sleeping increased my stats.’
A good night’s sleep resulted in substantial stat increases. My overall stats rose by as much as 0.5.
I confirmed this fact when I woke up this morning.
Just as I was about to close my eyes to check if a nap would also increase my stats.
“Kwon Ji-seok is requesting a video call.”
“What business could that man possibly have with me?”
“One thing is certain—his intentions are far from good.”
For once, Kwon Han-ul and Joo Ha-yeon’s opinions aligned perfectly.
“Shall I just hang up?”
“No, please connect the call.”
Part of me wanted to end it right there.
But Kwon Seon-woo had said that while mixed-bloods and hot-bloods might not understand, pure-bloods would never acknowledge Kwon Han-ul.
I needed to see firsthand what attitude the pure-bloods would take toward true-blood, rather than merely speculate.
It was also a chance to repay the insult I’d suffered before.
“Connecting the call now.”
As Joo Ha-yeon manipulated something, the ceiling descended on its own. It turned out to be no ordinary ceiling—it was a monitor.
The black screen illuminated, and Kwon Ji-seok’s face appeared.
-Oh ho, so you actually had the audacity to answer my call?
“Well, if you called, I should answer. Are you saying I shouldn’t have?”
-What, you bastard?
As expected, Kwon Ji-seok’s attitude hadn’t changed one bit.
-The reason I wanted to see your face was to give you a warning….
“Before that, there’s something you need to do first.”
-What is it?
“Kneel down.”
The words were so shocking that Kwon Ji-seok’s mouth slowly fell open.
-You, you, what did you just say?
“Wasn’t that the case at the coming-of-age ceremony? Mixed-bloods and hot-bloods must show respect to pure-bloods. Then naturally, pure-bloods should do the same to true-bloods, shouldn’t they?”
Kwon Ji-seok’s mouth opened even wider. Saliva dribbled down his chin.
-You, you damned bastard!
He immediately began to shout.
-The son of a traitor! Carrying the blood of some lowborn woman from outside! What do you think you’re doing?
Kwon Ji-seok thrashed about wildly, his fury reaching a boiling point.
-Do you think I, we pure-bloods, are so foolish as to readily accept some ignorant bastard raised as an orphan outside?
As I listened to Kwon Ji-seok’s tirade, I reconfirmed my own predicament.
The dilemma that plagued me.
It was that I possessed true bloodline, yet the very owner of that bloodline was inevitably rejected by the family.
I am the son of a traitor, a foreigner raised outside.
From the perspective of the proud pure-bloods, I was an existence they could never tolerate.
“If you’re finished speaking, I’ll end this call now.”
-Wait! I’m not done talking yet!
“What else? Don’t waste my time—speak quickly.”
-You took Ha-yeon! How dare someone like you take Ha-yeon—send her back to me right now!
“…what should I say to that?”
I turned to look at Joo Ha-yeon. There was no need to hear her answer. Her expression was openly disgusted.
“You saw. I’m hanging up.”
-Do you have any idea how exceptional Ha-yeon is? She shouldn’t be wasting away under someone like you!
“I said I’d hang up.”
-Instead, I’ll give you this!
Kwon Ji-seok thrust something toward me through the monitor. It was a stone tablet the size of a notebook.
No, it wasn’t just a stone tablet. It was a Memory Page capable of acquiring skills.
And not just any Memory Page.
Judging by the golden radiance emanating from it, it was undoubtedly a Unique Skill.
-If you send Ha-yeon over to my side, I’ll give you this! What do you say? When else will a punk like you ever get the chance to learn a Unique Skill? If you miss this opportunity, you’ll regret it deeply!
Kwon Ji-seok spoke with absolute confidence.
It was a Unique Skill that easily surpassed a hundred billion won whenever items came on the market. He seemed certain that I would accept the deal.
But my reaction was lukewarm.
There were two reasons. First, I wasn’t in a position to command Joo Ha-yeon.
And the final reason was….
“Anyway, I can acquire secret techniques once I go to Yong Hyun Moo Go. Why would I covet something like that?”
Yong Hyun Moo Go.
It was the most important artifact among all the relics possessed by the Kwon Family.
Yong Hyun Moo Go was originally a place where the bloodline members of the Kwon Family trained their techniques.
But if that were all, it wouldn’t have earned the title of most important.
The reason Yong Hyun Moo Go was the most important artifact was because one could acquire the secret techniques of the Kwon Family there.
-Ha, so that’s what you’re relying on. You really think an idiot like you can obtain proper secret techniques from Yong Hyun Moo Go?
“That’s something you only know after going there.”
-You think I don’t know? You, who could only work as a third-rate hunter outside?
The secret techniques one could obtain from Yong Hyun Moo Go varied in type and quantity depending on one’s aptitude.
Innate talent, natural disposition, and so forth.
The purity of Black Dragon Blood had absolutely no influence whatsoever.
Yong Hyun Moo Go was the only place where branch family bloodline members could achieve superior results compared to the main family.
-A punk who’s been scraping by catching goblins thinks anything will change just by visiting Yong Hyun Moo Go? Stop being stubborn and accept my proposal. If you just send Ha-yeon over, I’ll give you this Memory Page….
“I’m hanging up.”
At my words, Joo Ha-yeon immediately ended the call.
“Kwon Han-ul, please don’t worry too much about what was just said.”
Joo Ha-yeon’s voice was the same as always. Yet somehow, I felt she was trying to comfort me.
“Yong Hyun Moo Go identifies even hidden aptitudes and provides secret techniques. So….”
“There’s no need to comfort me. I’ve already accepted long ago that I have no talent.”
Like all novices, when I first became a hunter, I dreamed of a brilliant future.
The dream of becoming a first-rate hunter and roaming the world freely.
But reality was cruel.
I had no talent. I could barely catch goblins, and I didn’t dare even look at orcs.
“I’m accustomed to this level of hardship.”
I spoke in a calm tone.
Joo Ha-yeon gazed at me silently.

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Daegwan County, Pyeong-an North Province.
A single aircraft descended there. Soon after, a man and woman emerged from within.
“This is the Kwon Family.”
At Joo Ha-yeon’s words, I looked around the surroundings.
Elegant traditional Korean mansions stood scattered throughout. Towering buildings rose between them at intervals.
It wasn’t a village—it was simply a city.
It was so developed that it seemed impossible to believe it had been created for a single family.
“I shall guide you to your quarters.”
“Actually, I’d like to go directly to Yong Hyun Moo Go instead.”
“You won’t rest first?”
“Resting won’t change anything. After all, skills differ according to one’s aptitude anyway.”
I shrugged as I spoke. Joo Ha-yeon hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
“Understood. I shall guide you to Yong Hyun Moo Go.”
We boarded a vehicle that had been waiting in advance. Though it was a city with traditional mansions, the asphalt laid on the ground looked somewhat out of place.
The vehicle stopped before a building the size of a gymnasium.
All other structures were traditional Korean mansions, but this one was constructed differently, creating a stark sense of discord.
I moved toward Yong Hyun Moo Go. A firmly sealed entrance blocked my path.
“Please place your hand upon it. Then Yong Hyun Moo Go will recognize your Black Dragon Bloodline and the door will open.”
Following Joo Ha-yeon’s instruction, I placed my hand upon the door.
【Yong Hyun Moo Go recognizes the Black Dragon Bloodline.】
A message appeared and the door opened. I stepped inside.
Despite its massive exterior, the interior was completely empty. I moved deeper within.
【Yong Hyun Moo Go confirms the visitor.】
I yawned and waited for the result.
Joo Ha-yeon had said anything was possible, but I was already certain.
I possessed no talent. There was no point in harboring false expectations.
Or so I thought.
【Anomaly detected.】
【Confirmed: Possessor of the True Black Dragon Bloodline.】
【Unlocking vault of owner ‘Kwon Hyun-moon’.】
An unexpected situation unfolded.

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