The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 100

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Chapter 100. What Are You Doing?

 

 

At that voice, Gongsun Mu-oe frowned.

From the beginning until now, the Guard Captain had been consistently displeasing.

“Then we shall take our leave now.”

Ha Mu-baek rose from his seat.

[Let us meet again at midnight tonight.]

And the words he conveyed through sound transmission.

Gung Mu-hyeok’s eyes widened. Gongsun Mu-oe conveyed his gratitude with his gaze.

Thus Ha Mu-baek and Wi Ji-gun departed.

 

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“Hmm…”

Namgung Ji-hu looked down at his sword with a face full of contemplation.

The single martial duel he had with Ha Mu-baek previously.

He had tried to challenge him again since then, but since he still couldn’t solve the riddle he had posed at that time, he could only continue pondering.

“Are you still contemplating?”

At the voice that came then, Namgung Ji-hu turned his head.

It was his older sister, Namgung Ji-yu.

“Creating openings… If it’s an opponent weaker than me, it would be easy, but if it’s an opponent at a similar level to me or stronger than me… I wonder how exactly I should do it…”

A voice full of hesitation.

“Sigh.”

Namgung Ji-yu let out a sigh as if frustrated.

“You need to find the answer as you go. Because you’re trying to move only after finding the perfect answer, you can’t see the path even more.”

At Namgung Ji-yu’s advice, Namgung Ji-hu’s eyes widened.

“I’m telling you this because I got frustrated waiting and waiting. You’ve always been like that. You always moved only after judging it to be perfect. Sometimes you need to move even when it’s not perfect. Like those guys.”

Namgung Ji-yu’s additional words.

He knew who those guys she was referring to were.

That’s right.

They were utterly imperfect at that time.

But what was the result?

His own defeat.

“And. At your level, it’s natural to be imperfect. No, does perfection even exist in this world?”

Leaving those words behind, Namgung Ji-yu departed.

Namgung Ji-hu had received yet another riddle from his sister.

The words that what he considered perfect didn’t exist in this world.

Namgung Ji-hu’s eyes shook violently.

His small world was shaking along with him.

 

After struggling in shock for a while, Namgung Ji-hu suddenly stood up.

“Right. Let’s try confronting it first.”

He hadn’t found the answer. But his sister’s advice to move even if he hadn’t found it.

He intended to put that into practice right away.

The training ground of the Maengryong Corps where Ha Mu-baek was. Namgung Ji-hu’s steps headed there.

Though he had come with firm resolve, Ha Mu-baek wasn’t at the training ground.

Instead, cadets from Maengryong 7th Group and 20th Squad were entangled in training matches.

The ones currently having a training match were.

‘Dan Mok Un-rae. And Ju U-myeong.’

He had heard that Ju U-myeong, a disciple of Wudang, was a skilled fighter whose superiority even he couldn’t guarantee.

He had fought Dan Mok Un-rae once during the last Hatuje.

Based on that experience, Ju U-myeong’s overwhelming victory was expected.

“Huh? Ji-hu? What brings you here?”

While everyone was focused on the two’s training match, Dang Jin-san somehow spotted Namgung Ji-hu and approached.

“Ah, well…”

Just as he was about to ask about Instructor Ha’s whereabouts, Dang Jin-san dragged him along.

“Well, we can talk about that slowly. Right now it’s an interesting match, so come this way.”

Namgung Ji-hu was led away by his hand with a bewildered face.

The more he experienced Dang Jin-san, the more incomprehensible he became. He just couldn’t adapt to that friendliness.

Thus Namgung Ji-hu came to watch Ju U-myeong and Dan Mok Un-rae’s training match.

And soon his eyes widened.

Not only had Dan Mok Un-rae’s skills changed beyond recognition, but he felt something flashing in the movements he showed.

“What are you doing?”

Then a voice suddenly came.

It was Ha Mu-baek.

“Huh? Wasn’t today self-directed training?”

At Ha Mu-baek’s appearance, Dang Jin-san asked with a surprised face.

Since Ha Mu-baek had frequently been absent recently, his appearance again today was quite unusual.

“Well, that’s how it turned out. Anyway, what are you doing?”

Ju U-myeong and Dan Mok Un-rae’s training match had just ended with Ju U-myeong’s victory.

“Well, Instructor Han also told us to do self-directed training.”

At Dang Jin-san’s answer, Ha Mu-baek nodded. Well, he wasn’t in a position to say anything to other instructors.

“Then, what about him?”

Ha Mu-baek pointed at Namgung Ji-hu with his chin.

The cadets’ gazes all turned toward Namgung Ji-hu at once. Some only then recognized Namgung Ji-hu’s presence.

“I came to see you, Instructor.”

“For what business?”

“I request a training match.”

Namgung Ji-hu said while respectfully performing a cupped fist salute.

At those words, Ha Mu-baek chuckled.

“It took longer than I expected?”

The training match with Namgung Ji-hu was around when the Vice Director had just taken office, so it was more than a month ago.

At that time, he seemed like he would come frequently, but there had been no news since then.

“I was deep in thought.”

“So did you find the answer?”

At Ha Mu-baek’s question, Namgung Ji-hu shook his head.

“I have no idea at all. So I came to try confronting it first.”

At those words, the smile on Ha Mu-baek’s lips deepened.

“Not bad. Good. Come in.”

Ha Mu-baek wiggled his finger.

Where they were now was the edge of the training ground. Not an appropriate place to hold a training match.

Namgung Ji-hu looked around briefly, then soon shook his head.

Hadn’t he decided to try confronting it first?

What did the location matter?

Thinking so, he drew his sword.

Then the cadets hurriedly backed away to create space.

At that moment, Namgung Ji-hu kicked off the ground and swung his sword.

Just as Dan Mok Un-rae had done earlier in his training match with Ju U-myeong.

Dan Mok Un-rae had swung his sword without hesitation toward an opponent who showed no openings at his level.

That had brought about change.

Namgung Ji-hu moved his sword with the thought that he too would create change first, unlike last time.

The forms of the Azure Sky Unhindered Sword unfolded from his hands.

It was a sword technique he had already faced once during the last Hatuje, but its power had grown stronger in the meantime.

However, that was only from the cadets’ perspective.

From Ha Mu-baek’s viewpoint, there was no real difference.

This time as well.

Ha Mu-baek simply took one step forward and easily avoided Namgung Ji-hu’s sword strike.

And then.

Flick!

Once again, a finger flick struck Namgung Ji-hu’s forehead.

“Ugh!”

Namgung Ji-hu let out a groan of pain and gritted his teeth. Last time he had clutched his forehead and collapsed, but this time was different.

It was pain he had already experienced once.

He swung his sword once more.

The sword that had been dodged once flew toward Ha Mu-baek again.

Ha Mu-baek chuckled at the sight.

Ha Mu-baek’s fingertip moved again.

Flick!

A finger flick that struck exactly the same spot again.

“Ahhh!”

This time even Namgung Ji-hu couldn’t endure it.

He dropped his sword and collapsed.

Namgung Ji-hu clutched his forehead with both hands.

His forehead was already swelling bright red.

“Not bad. To endure one hit.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Namgung Ji-hu, who had been sitting collapsed, managed to get up.

“Th-thank you.”

And he bowed respectfully.

The cadets of the Seventh Group stared at this scene in a daze.

It was different.

It was far too different.

Comparing how he dealt with them versus how he dealt with Namgung Ji-hu, he seemed like a completely different martial artist.

“He was going pretty easy on us, matching our level…”

Dang Jin-san muttered in dismay.

“What would it be like to get hit by that?”

At Nak U-jin’s question, everyone shuddered.

Ha Mu-baek’s gaze turned toward those cadets.

“Why? Want to try getting hit?”

At that question, the five cadets shook their heads in unison.

“C-could I also request your teachings?”

Then Ju U-myeong stepped forward and asked.

Instead of answering, Ha Mu-baek wiggled his finger.

Ju U-myeong immediately drew his sword and launched himself forward, and he too collapsed after two finger flicks.

 

***

 

Midnight.

The time Ha Mu-baek had indicated.

Manmulryeon’s guard unit was still keeping ironclad watch around the inn’s separate building.

Though some should have been sleeping, in the deep night everyone was awake instead.

They had taken turns sleeping during the day.

Ha Mu-baek appeared on the inn’s rooftop. From there he looked down at the separate building indifferently.

Despite Ha Mu-baek appearing nearby, none of the guard unit detected his presence.

“Still quite impressive to see again.”

It was truly the exemplary appearance of guards who had been thoroughly trained and acted accordingly.

But that was as far as it went.

That didn’t mean Ha Mu-baek would be stopped by their vigilance.

Mugeuk Yeoui Movement Technique.

This footwork technique that could perfectly harmonize with the surrounding environment was not only mysterious in its changes, but also excellent for stealth movement.

Ha Mu-baek perfectly blended with the darkness and moved leisurely through the gaps in the guard unit’s surveillance network.

And he entered the separate building without leaving any trace.

“I was waiting for you.”

As Ha Mu-baek’s figure appeared, Gongsun Mu-oe spoke quietly.

Gung Mu-hyeok looked at Ha Mu-baek with disbelieving eyes.

“Huh. I never thought the guard formation could be breached so easily. It was an arrangement I personally devised after much consideration…”

Gung Mu-hyeok had a complicated expression.

Joy that Ha Mu-baek had penetrated through the guards who were trying too hard to protect him, and disappointment that the guard formation he had devised had been broken through.

“It was an excellent arrangement. Most martial artists would find it impossible to infiltrate without leaving any trace.”

Though Ha Mu-baek said this, the words of someone who had already broken through provided no comfort.

“Dan-ju Ha has the ability to do such things. You know this too, don’t you.”

Gung Mu-hyeok, the Ryeon-ju of Manmulryeon, indeed knew about Ha Mu-baek’s existence.

Even so, he had been confident in the guard formation he had devised, so he had hoped against hope.

“The important thing is not that. Ryeon-ju’s treatment comes first. So Yu couldn’t receive treatment today either.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Gung Mu-hyeok had no choice but to agree.

Certainly that was what was important.

“This way.”

Gung So-yu was already fast asleep. Since they had decided to see Gung Mu-hyeok first, they headed to the room where he was staying.

“So is there a solution?”

Gongsun Mu-oe asked.

“The poison must be extracted. But in the current state of the blood meridians, he won’t be able to endure the process of extracting the poison. So I’m thinking of first attempting to strengthen the blood meridians. Master thinks the same.”

In Gongsun Mu-oe’s opinion, that was also the natural order.

However, he had no way to strengthen the blood meridians. Since it was a different aspect from Five-Tone Severed Meridians, he couldn’t carelessly use medicinal ingredients according to the prescriptions he knew.

“Is it possible?”

At Gongsun Mu-oe’s question, Gung Mu-hyeok also looked on with a tense expression.

“As a result of discussing with Master, theoretically it seems possible for now.”

Now Gongsun Mu-oe’s gaze turned toward Gung Mu-hyeok.

Since he was the patient receiving treatment, it was his decision to make.

“You said my remaining lifespan is one year anyway. Then I must try any method. Especially if you say it’s theoretically possible.”

Gung Mu-hyeok answered without even deliberating.

Since there was only one solution, he could make his decision quickly.

Gung Mu-hyeok lay on the bed naked.

Ha Mu-baek densely placed acupuncture needles all over his body.

“Hmm.”

Gung Mu-hyeok let out a faint groan.

In the meantime, the needle placement was finished.

It looked no different from a hedgehog.

Far more acupuncture needles were placed than on Dan Mok Un-hye or Gung So-yu.

Needles were inserted not only where acupoints existed, but also where there were no acupoints at all.

Gongsun Mu-oe swallowed dryly as he watched the scene.

At least this was a method that didn’t exist within his medical arts.

Ha Mu-baek grasped Gung Mu-hyeok’s wrist and pushed his internal energy into him.

Truly faintly.

The Mugeuk Yeoui Heart Method seeped carefully into Gung Mu-hyeok’s blood meridians, as if it were there yet not there.

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