Surviving as the Villainess’s Servant in a Martial Arts Novel - Chapter 10
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Episode 10
It had already been twenty days since my confrontation with the Young Miss.
Now the Young Miss occasionally spoke to me.
“Young Miss, I brought your medicine.”
“Get out.”
“Young Miss, it’s time for your medicine. I brought sweets too!”
“Get out.”
“Young Miss, won’t you try just one sip? Just, just one sip…!”
“Get out.”
“Young Miss! Knock knock knock, would you like to take medicine together with me? Or you could take it later if you prefer…”
“I said get out!”
Crash, clang, smash-!
“O-okay, bye…!”
Though it was only the single word “get out”…
Still, compared to before, this was tremendous progress. Previously, she would just try to beat me up without a word, but now she at least gave me a warning before the beating.
And just as the Young Miss had progressed, I too was gradually improving.
‘This time… it’s coming from the right!’
Now I could even dodge the flying objects!
Whether it was from getting hit so much, or from desperate struggles to survive.
At first, when objects came flying at me, I was too busy running away, but at some point I began to see the trajectory of the flying objects.
If I calmly observed the direction of the trajectory and moved accordingly, I could naturally dodge the objects. The first time I managed to dodge like that, I felt such exhilaration…
‘Wait, don’t I have talent?’
Of course, the luck didn’t last long. My stamina was too pathetic to dodge any more than that.
So I started physical training.
“Huff, huff, huff…!”
At first, I just ran around the manor grounds aimlessly.
You know, in fantasy novels, isn’t the first thing protagonists do always running around the training ground? So I thought if I just kept running unconditionally, my stamina would naturally increase.
Perhaps my pathetic display looked pitiful.
“What have you been doing lately?”
Suddenly, one of the warriors guarding the entrance to So-nang Garden spoke to me.
I was secretly surprised. Until now we had only exchanged nods in passing, so why was he talking to me?
“Me? Well…”
I told him the truth in bewilderment. After hearing my explanation, the warrior, Brother Im, laughed heartily and said:
“I’ve been watching you run around everywhere since the day before yesterday and wondered what was going on, so that’s what it was? Then let me teach you something good. This is the best for basic training. Especially for leg strength…”
What he taught me was this.
It was the Horse Stance.
I had to keep my back straight, bend my knees, and make my thighs parallel to the ground, then hold that position for as long as possible.
Of course, there was no way I could hold it for long.
“One, two… Ugh!”
I collapsed after only 3 seconds of holding the stance. Seeing me like that, Brother Im burst into laughter.
“I’ve thought this for a while, but you’re really an amusing guy. Still, if you keep at it consistently, the time you can hold it will naturally increase. Your leg strength will really be different, you know?”
…It was really true.
I didn’t want to admit it because I was annoyed at being laughed at, but when I really did as he taught me, before I knew it, the time I could hold it had increased.
Not only that, but my leg strength had also developed, making my running speed faster when escaping.
I got excited when the training showed results. So I took the opportunity to also do other exercises besides Horse Stance, like running, sit-ups, and push-ups.
However, before long I encountered the next problem.
‘I need to dodge faster and more accurately.’
It was developing agility.
To dodge the things the Young Miss throws, I needed to be that agile. But since I wasn’t a physical education student and didn’t know how to develop agility, I decided to rely on the power of money this time.
【Three Talents Step Method 】
I bought books from a street stall!
Of course, since I couldn’t read Chinese characters, I got some help from A-so. But I couldn’t help being flustered after hearing the first sentence.
[The Three Talents refers to Heaven , Earth , and Human , and the Three Talents Step can be said to be a three-beat step containing the ideology of heaven, earth, and humanity. If you walk forward with the steps of Three Talents Step, you can block attacks from any direction…]
‘What is this saying?’
Fortunately, it was explained in detail with pictures below the text.
I stood in the middle of the servants’ quarters courtyard and slowly tried to follow the movements shown in the pictures.
Extend the left foot to the side, extend the right foot in front of the body… Swoosh!
Then extend the right foot to the side, extend the left foot in front of the body… Swish swoosh!
‘Is this right?’
The more I followed along, the more mysterious movements came out, making it seem like I was dancing or doing choreography for a failed idol group.
I practiced for quite a while longer before I realized.
‘This is… the curse of Tae Bo?’
Suddenly there was a song echoing in my ears…
One-two jump! One-two jump!
Jab jab! Jab-cross hook!
“Ahh…!”
I, who had been flailing my arms and legs in all directions as if possessed by a ghost, let out an exclamation at this unexpected enlightenment.
All streams return to the source.
Countless streams and currents, all flows eventually reach the sea and become one. The ultimate state of nothingness must be the same….
Seeing me gain enlightenment, A-so was also impressed.
“You really look like an idiot.”
Eons of time passed.
…Ah, anyway.
Through countless hours of fierce battles with the Young Miss, my body gradually ripened like late summer fruit.
Now I had reached a level where I could read the Young Miss’s movements even with my eyes closed….
‘Today is the day.’
I had sufficiently built up my stamina and reflexes.
I had also accumulated enough battle experience with the Young Miss.
Now it was time to reach a conclusion.
‘Today, I will hand the medicine bowl to the Young Miss and succeed!’
With that resolve, I headed toward So-nang Garden with the determined expression of a hero entering a boss dungeon.
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Standing in front of the door with the tray, I announced my arrival in a solemn voice.
“Young Miss, I’ve brought your medicine.”
Creak.
As I opened the door, I immediately stepped to the right.
Thwack!
Glancing to the left, I saw an inkstone rolling right beside me. Feeling cold sweat drip down my nose, I raised one corner of my mouth.
‘Heh, as expected.’
How many decisive battles had I fought with the Young Miss until now?
Through falling, rolling, and getting hurt, I had instinctively learned everything about the Young Miss. For example….
‘The Young Miss is definitely right-handed.’
The Young Miss usually aims for my left side when throwing objects. Probably to deliver the most powerful strike with her most familiar hand.
Thanks to that, I was able to easily dodge the first attack.
But don’t let your guard down. The real attack was just beginning!
Tap tap tap!
As I ran to the right, the thrown objects immediately followed behind me.
Thud, crash-!
Today, as always, two expensive tea cups met their end, but there was no time to feel sorry. The Young Miss had begun throwing objects in earnest, following my dazzling movements.
I widened my eyes, watching the trajectory of the objects and narrowly dodging the attacks. After avoiding even the last bowl, I shouted triumphantly.
“Hehe, Young Miss. Can you… keep up with my speed?!”
At my provocation, the Young Miss’s speed of throwing objects increased.
I also moved my body quickly.
Right, left, left, right, right, left, right!
In my body that had entered a state of selflessness, techniques I had created myself based on all my experiences so far were unfolding.
A method of dodging so much that I could now predict the trajectory of thrown objects without even looking and avoid them. The speed was so fast that it would ultimately only hit afterimages—
Avoiding Young Lady’s Attack Method, First Chapter.
Nine Dodges Afterimage.
“Young Miss, where are you looking? That’s just my ‘afterimage’!”
Crack!
‘Whew, that was close.’
I broke out in cold sweat at the bowl that had embedded itself right next to my right side.
The weakness of ‘Nine Dodges Afterimage’ was indeed that openings appeared when I spoke to anger my opponent.
‘To find the weakness of a technique she’s seeing for the first time. As expected, our Young Miss! Then shall we see if you can break through the next technique too!’
I immediately set down the tray containing the medicine on the ground. Then I quickly raised my right arm and took a defensive stance.
Perhaps confused by my sudden action, the Young Miss’s movements hesitated. Not missing that opportunity, I also raised my left hand diagonally and chanted.
Avoiding Young Lady’s Attack Method, Middle Chapter.
Arrow Deflecting Horse.
I began swaying my body left and right.
“Swoosh, swoo-swoosh, ar, arrow horse, swoo-swoosh, swoosh, ar, arrow horse, swoosh, ar, swoo-swoosh, swoosh, ar, arrow, swoosh, row, swoo-swoosh, arrow horse.”
At my appearance swaying rapidly almost in a circle, the Young Miss’s movements stopped completely. Judging by how the shadow behind the curtains had frozen, she seemed entranced by a technique she was seeing for the first time in her life.
I smiled triumphantly to myself. Hehe, it’s still too early to be surprised by this.
‘Now, Young Miss! I shall show you my ultimate technique!’
The final technique I had been hiding all this time.
The crystallization of everything I had mastered, and my secret move to make an opponent lose all fighting spirit in one blow!
Stop!
I stopped in place. Precisely in front of the Young Miss, so she could see me clearly.
Silence fell for a moment. After taking a brief deep breath, I raised both hands and touched my index fingers together. Then I opened my mouth with a slightly coy expression.
Avoiding Young Lady’s Attack Method, Final Chapter.
Spicy Sweet Tanghulu.
“Then! I! Senior! Like!”
I began shooting finger guns at the Young Miss while approaching her step by step.
“Sweet-sweet! Spicy-spicy, sweet-sweet! Spicy-spicy-spicy.”
“D-don’t come.”
“Sweet-sweet! Spicy-spicy, sweet and salty in my heart, hoo! Ha!”
“I said don’t come!”
I approached the Young Miss while sensually shaking my hips. Every time I shot my finger guns, the Young Miss’s silhouette trembled, and when I bounced my chest saying ‘sweet and salty’, the Young Miss’s silhouette leaned backward.
“Spicy-sweet-sweet-sweet! Spicy-spicy-spicy!”
And so when I finally drew close to the Young Miss’s bed chamber—
“Get awaaaay!”
Smack!
‘Huh?’
I suddenly felt the sky spinning around me.
Thud, only after collapsing to the ground did I realize that something had hit my head.
What was it, an inkstone, a teapot, or a flower vase. I didn’t know exactly what hit me, but the important thing was that the Young Miss had ultimately won this fight.
‘Oh no, to think the weakness of Spicy Sweet Tanghulu would be exposed like this.’
I was too absorbed in the dance and failed to see the attack coming. I thought I’d need to improve the technique later as I opened and closed my mouth toward where the Young Miss was.
‘Young Miss, you’ve finally succeeded in cracking my head. Congratulations…’
But no words came out, and my vision gradually faded to black.
Just before losing consciousness, I thought I saw a pale blue, white, and lovely face approaching close to me.
‘Ah, what a beautiful night-.’
I fainted.
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Poor danah still got hit again 😭🤣
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