The Youngest Son of the Nanyang Jin Family - Chapter 37

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The Youngest Son of the Nakhyang Jin Family — Chapter 37

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Sensation returned to me gradually, as though I had been walking upon clouds in a daze. As each sense awakened anew, I began to perceive the presence of those around me.
Slowly, I opened my eyes that had been closed.
In that instant, the familiar landscape of the Training Hall came into view.
Moreover, the downpour had ceased, and unlike before, the sky was cloudless—only warm sunlight streamed down upon the earth.
As though considerable time had passed.
I was certain that when I entered the Training Hall, it had been early morning, yet now the sun hung at its zenith.
Turning my head, wondering if two or three hours had elapsed, I saw Gu Gunbaek standing as though guarding over me.
It was not only Gu Gunbaek.
Jang Chuchyeong and Chaeseoha were present as well.
As I blinked repeatedly, observing them with expressions of concern, their faces suddenly brightened with radiant smiles.
“Hehe, you’re awake?”
“…What are you doing?”
“You wouldn’t wake up, so we’ve been watching over you.”
“I wouldn’t wake up…?”
Feeling a sense of incongruity at those words, I turned to look at Chaeseoha.
She exhaled a soft sigh of relief and nodded.
“You wielded the sword for a full two days, and then sat here for another two days.”
“I was doing that?”
“Yes. Are you well?”
I nodded at Chaeseoha’s question.
I remembered becoming absorbed in a state of oblivion while wielding the sword. I had created and erased sword paths repeatedly, and it seemed that two days had passed in the interim.
Afterward, I had sat in lotus position to contain the enlightenment I had cultivated.
But I had not anticipated it would take four days.
It was understandable that anyone would be concerned enough to remain by my side.
“I have caused you trouble.”
“Hehe, you’re truly mad. Not once, but twice attempting to embody nature itself. Have you lost your mind?”
“I had done it once before. A second time is not so difficult.”
As I spoke these words, I recalled the past.
I remembered it was similar when I created the Torrent. No, that was my first attempt, so it took somewhat longer.
Not knowing how to imbue the flow and movement of the Torrent into my sword, I had gritted my teeth and repeated the cycle of wielding and erasing for more than several years.
It was only because I had that framework established that this was possible.
“What are you doing? Get up.”
“Yes?”
“If you’ve gained something, you should test it. I’ll hold back appropriately, so come at me.”
At that moment, Gu Gunbaek, standing to one side of the Training Hall, gestured with his hand. At his beckoning to attack immediately, both Chaeseoha and even Jang Chuchyeong flinched and hastily retreated to create distance.
Thanks to that, Gu Gunbaek and I found ourselves facing each other across the training ground.
“Young Master! Stay strong! You won’t die from this!”
“P-please don’t get hurt.”
At the voices reaching my ears, I couldn’t help but furrow my brow.
Especially when I glanced toward Jang Chuchyeong, my gaze turned sharp. He’d been suffering alone every day, nursing his grievances, and now that it was my turn to face this, he seemed rather pleased with himself.
‘Sigh.’
Without thinking, I exhaled and turned my attention to Gu Gunbaek.
He showed no signs of backing down—his resolve was already set.
Seeing that, I had no choice but to rise from my seat.
“I’ve only grasped the framework of this sword technique. There’s still much I lack.”
“Framework, schramework—it’s a sword that captures the very essence of nature itself, which is supposedly so difficult. This should be interesting. Come at me.”
His face was split by a grin, brimming with delight.
The expression and eyes of an innocent child.
There was an unmistakable anticipation—a desire to see what I would reveal.
I slowly raised my sword and steadied my breathing.
The River.
I channeled that vast waterway into my blade once more.
I gripped the sword slowly and drew it, infusing it with momentum.
Was that the reason?
I could see Gu Gunbaek’s eyes urging me forward.
‘Breathe—’
I steadied my breathing again, gathering everything I had gained into my mind.
“Here I come.”
“Then hurry up!”
I infused my intent into the blade and pushed off the ground.
The distance between me and Gu Gunbaek, who stood watching without even a twitch, closed in an instant.
A gentle waterway flowed, as if luring a person deeper.
And the moment I swung the blade, channeling that flow—
Clang—! Clang clang—!
Gu Gunbaek’s eyes widened as he blocked my strike.
This was different from before, when I’d sought to overwhelm with violent movements and raw power. Now, like flowing water, the blade moved naturally, drawing him deeper and deeper with a slow, seductive pull.
This was not something he would fail to perceive.
“Hahahaha! What is this!”
Yet Gu Gunbaek, who had been blocking with ease, burst into laughter.
As if he were wondering how to dismantle this novel technique he was seeing for the first time.
That’s what his expression seemed to suggest.
His fist moved with terrifying speed.
As if he meant to construct a dam against the waterway itself, he swung toward my incoming blade. I felt the flowing water halt in an instant, but that alone was insufficient.
After all, if even the smallest crack remained, the water would eventually breach the dam.
My sword’s movements shifted with renewed ferocity.
Torrential Force.
The ferocious torrent slammed against Gu Gunbaek’s embankment.
Within the violent current that swallowed the barrier, water found its escape through a hairline fracture.
And the transformation wrought by that tiny opening could not be dismissed.
The embankment crumbled in an instant.
“What?!”
A gasp of surprise burst from Gu Gunbaek’s lips.
His palm strike came hurtling toward me.
I felt an overwhelming force that would cleave through the water’s flow I had created without hesitation.
I watched it approach and hastily withdrew my body backward.
Whoooosh!
In that instant, a gale erupted through the space where his palm extended.
The Training Hall floor shattered, sending debris scattering in all directions.
Crash, crash!
Seeing the fragments embed themselves in the walls and crumble them, cold sweat dripped down my face—the threat was undeniable.
“Surely this isn’t the end?!”
Then, Gu Gunbaek, who had stood motionless in place without taking a single step, kicked off the ground and flew toward me. He clenched his fist in mid-air and swung it down.
Boom!
The same strike that had obliterated the warehouse entirely.
I stared directly at it.
A tremendous roar tore through the air!
Immense power descended as if to crush my entire body.
Though he had held back, it was far from something I could easily block. One misstep, and not only my sword but my very bones would shatter.
I channeled the serene flow of water into my blade.
I entrusted Gu Gunbaek’s descending force to that current.
Boom!
With a deafening roar, half the Training Hall was sent flying.
Howling winds and debris spiraled outward.
Screech!
Aaaah!
Chaeseoha and Jang Chuchyeong came into view, crying out as they were swept backward.
There was no time to think of the others.
I swung my sword again.
Clang, clang clang!
Flowing water carries power within it.
I channeled it into my blade and slowly pressed Gu Gunbaek back.
“Hahahaha! This is exhilarating! Absolutely exhilarating, you bastard!”
Gu Gunbaek roared with laughter and swung his fist.
Water and fist collided.
Like droplets scattering, the force rippled outward in all directions.
Gu Gunbaek was not one to miss such a thing. His expression grew even more delighted.
He was sensing something utterly impossible.
“Krrgh! Indeed, I should have taken you as my disciple from the start. What say you? Become my student even now. I shall bequeath my Beast Palace to you.”
“A palace is hardly necessary, is it?”
“You’re wealthy enough—I’ll have one built for you. Consider it compensation for your troubles.”
“The compensation seems rather steep, does it not?”
“Ahahaha!”
Clang! Boom! Clang-clang-clang! Thud!
The exchange of blows between Gu Gunbaek and me continued unabated.
I was undoubtedly losing ground, yet I held my own nonetheless.
We had long since surpassed fifty exchanges.
With each passing move, Gu Gunbaek grew more vigorous, while I felt my stamina steadily draining away.
Gritting my teeth, I squeezed out what remained of my strength.
“Enough! Enough, stop this at once!”
A familiar voice suddenly rang out.
Gu Gunbaek and I halted our sword and fist mid-strike.
Displeased at the interruption, Gu Gunbaek’s expression darkened, while I released a sigh of relief and turned my head.
The one who had shouted was none other than my Father.
Beside him stood the Chief Administrator, along with Baek Ja-hyeon, the Guard Commander.
“Were you intending to demolish the entire Annex?”
At those words, Gu Gunbaek and I surveyed our surroundings.
The Training Hall was utterly devastated.
Everything lay in ruins, scattered about in all directions.
That was not all.
The ferocity of our battle had brought down the entire wall, and the shockwave had torn the Annex’s windows clean away.
The tremors, like an earthquake, had so terrified the servants and maids that they had all fled the Annex and now stood shivering outside—anyone unaware of the situation would have thought war had broken out.
Thus, Gu Gunbaek and I exchanged glances.
Our irritated expressions faded, replaced by awkward smiles.
“Let us cease, shall we?”
“That… yes.”
Gu Gunbaek scratched his head and gazed skyward.
I too, unable to face my Father, looked down at the ground.
Why was everything in such disarray?
I lightly kicked aside a fragment at my feet.
“Both of you—clean this place up properly and then come find me!”
“Yes.”
“Ahem! Does that include me?”
“Both of you, as I said, sir.”
“Hrmph! But I… I am…”
“Both… of you, as I said.”
“Kuheheheum!”
Before Father’s terrifying aura, Gu Gunbaek had no choice but to turn his head away. If he didn’t obey, he would be cast out, and then he wouldn’t be able to witness or experience anything amusing anymore.
For that reason alone, he found himself unable to resist Father’s will.
Yet there were always those who enjoyed such circumstances.
Jang Chuchyeong, who had been observing the mood around him, hurriedly disappeared somewhere. When he reappeared in the Training Hall moments later, he held a broom in one hand.
Jang Chuchyeong grinned wickedly, his lips curling upward.
He approached his master slowly and fearlessly handed over the broom.
“You know how to sweep, don’t you? You must clean it thoroughly.”
“…?”
“I have an errand for the Family Head, so I’ll be going. Hehehehe.”
For reasons unknown, Jang Chuchyeong bounced out of the Training Hall like a child, brimming with delight.
I watched quietly as Gu Gunbaek held the broom in his hands.
An eight-foot frame rippling with muscular definition.
Seeing such a man clutching a broom as thin as a toothpick, his face flushed crimson, struck me as rather amusing.
“Don’t laugh. I’ll bend you in half.”
At that ominous voice, I too carefully began searching for a broom.
Then.
Jang Chuchyeong, who had left the Training Hall, came rushing back in a panic.
Though I couldn’t discern the reason, his expression alone suggested something had occurred.
Jang Chuchyeong, having rushed over, stopped before me, gasping for breath.
“What is it?”
“She… she…! …has arrived!”
“Who? Who has?”
“Ah, you know! That beautiful young lady!”
“Hmm?”
“The innkeeper of the Hwaseon Guesthouse!”
At the mention of a beautiful young lady, I felt Chaeseoha beside me flinch slightly. Yet I simply nodded indifferently and turned away.
Four days had passed.
In that time, she would have certainly discovered what I sought.
It occurred to me that perhaps she had learned it long ago, but since I hadn’t come to her, she had made the journey here herself.
I handed the broom in my hand to Jang Chuchyeong.
He naturally accepted the broom.
“Take care of it.”
“Yes! …Yes?”
“I must greet our guest, so clean up in my stead.”
“Huh?”
At those words, Jang Chuchyeong stared at me with a vacant expression. Yet regardless of his foolish face, as I moved forward, I heard his footsteps hurrying to follow.
But.
“Ugh?!”
“You brat. Where do you think you’re going?”
“Kugh… Master, I… I was only following the Young Master’s orders….”
“Since that bastard Young Master handed it to you, you’re the one who needs to clean it up. Where do you think you’re going?”
“No… that is…!”
“Crack—! Clean it up before I twist your neck off. You do know how to comb, don’t you?”
“Aaahhh?!”
Hearing Jang Chuchyeong’s anguished cry from afar, I couldn’t help but let out a soft chuckle.
Serves him right for doing something so pointless.
Tsk tsk—
I clicked my tongue and quickened my pace.
I found myself curious about what information he’d managed to dig up.

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