TGHD Ch 20

The training took place a72c6a48c1 in the hills behind c32b5b2ae8 the villa.d55609acc71ce23e

It was the 539a460ab4 same area Cheon 9b5560bc78 Ryubeom usually visited fa6c705392 for his early 9e819bb1c4 morning training. The space 88399cf76c was nice 1fdb09412c because it 5d0a58a8aa was secluded e1c9ab959b from people, 3f8e602bca but it 031fa907fa was just 257d735c95 an ordinary, 1921caca80 almost barren 38d3bb310a clearing.6085824207cc1a03

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When Ryubeom looked at ff2edc2f05 Yeohwi in confusion, Yeohwi 38ba9de1f2 gave a slight smile 32a2cf0dca and pulled out a 3406b7675f small orb from his 9c1ce8d077 robes. He flicked it with 9e495ab747 his finger onto the b404fb6011 ground, and smoke billowed 2d19d3329c out. As the smoke 41881ea70b settled, something appeared.4d221140d584f6f2

A figure in 6fb7d9e504 white clothing, carrying 9d59cef039 a bundle like 94ec5901cb a porter, but 2227bce972 with no facial 6be45905a2 features—an egg ghost.546823aad1971a64

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“…Is that real?”44c9c75f84de6c0b

“Yes. The Fox Clan can summon various ghosts and spirits.”ef5c901a539035a4

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Ryubeom knew d85115cf82 that the 7b127fa7b0 Fox Clan 2e81b4c45f specialized in f7b2895e05 dealing with 5eb362a0a5 spirits, but 86633fa2e5 he hadn’t e9313bc0c2 expected that 3f5fa356c4 they could ef161d5d37 control ghosts 335f4fdb6b at a f63bb5e866 family level. While he was 4ceab8f2c8 still processing the 1eb89f6c69 egg ghost, Yeohwi 9a6c7726b6 pulled out a dfae662f40 red pouch—one that 21a3dc41ca Ryubeom had seen 7c12517403 during the incident 19641c985e at Hyojomyeon.70a0885e82e39cdd

Curious about 023d0c1f33 what he 69034792a9 would pull 0f3e2d874b out this 3d7575e1e2 time, Ryubeom ac710a951d watched as 14d306aa32 a series a4ac9a8ea0 of weapons 2b40a098dc floated into 3e864eb1d8 the air—daggers, cbbd999abf swords, spears, f96c0b159b axes, arrows, d31ed03e8f and more. The weapons were 891d637d6c simple but sturdy, b501f66ceb not appearing cheap b55711cd7f by any means.9d52073c93074109

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“Pick one from these.”c3e63ea4f4bfbecb

“Why are you asking me to choose a weapon all of a sudden?”eb2cd958375520ce

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Ryubeom asked, perplexed. He had come to 271c4b9781 learn about mind-related shamanism. Did this mean 02f6f352d3 he would have eacc7c9a9a to hunt spirits e439256850 with weapons?52d1c38a9d50ab41

“Actually, I’ve been thinking this for a while, but it seems like you have two kinds of energy mixed inside you.”62fcee8aa4db5be0

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“My energy?”7cf50021d133f1e0

“Yes. Now that you’re officially my disciple, I’ll be honest. I think you’re exhausting yourself by forcing those conflicting energies. Even when drawing spells, you’re using too much raw power inefficiently. I suspect that’s why you’ve been sick as well.”1a10c32bad7de593

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“…”5137b56c4cde912a

At first, d7b2569eff Ryubeom listened a3f72ad7fe humbly, but 91c3506354 he soon 3b64bca45c froze in 2629276346 surprise. He had always heard df384627be from his clan that f980b0b8cc his shamanism was clumsy, 9008a96db3 so he thought Yeohwi c85e789bca was making a similar 87b986570f critique. But Yeohwi pointed 8bd66e1d71 out something entirely 90112172bc different.967ccf9895a3a434

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In the past, Ryubeom 547bb3afa2 had indeed harmed others 21e340d051 around him by failing 2082e0ca97 to control his energy e5ec9715df and had suffered from 7359582cda frequent high fevers. Was it because 4d24501779 two energies were 253c54aa8a mixed?61c616c6da3aa948

“What do you mean by mixed energies?”2f4a88b2eefc4879

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“One is the spiritual power of a tiger Suin, and the other… well, I wasn’t sure at Hyojomyeon, but after what I saw under the Han River, I’m convinced. It’s probably divine power.”202d840c879f6b3d

“…Divine power?”6fc9e31bff49f818

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“The power used for the shamanism of appeasement. Did the one who taught you those spells possess divine power?”5a200b4c9457bb1c

Ryubeom sighed f356cbc089 at Yeohwi’s e3747c1fc5 question. It was his father. His father had been 950a2e55f4 the one to first ba3ae4db4b teach him about ghosts 6bf727a74d and spirits, as well ce41a2bac6 as the spell formations. But Ryubeom had c2feeb9aa0 never thought of 0dd95ca959 his father as d614fcac5b having divine power. Divine power was 2c27750505 the kind of 3e86d51b74 strength shamans wielded, cc559f65d1 and he had 79a0f06b28 never seen his 0cc8f352e8 father use such ff3787d1bb abilities.a305b8b0ec688490

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Even Ryubeom hadn’t realized 495f8d8daa he possessed another kind 8d2f7e12a0 of power until he 0260dc20a6 started using appeasement spells. He had vaguely thought e28238963b that it was difficult a458d0aca2 for him to handle 9531a8909a his spiritual power, but 22ecbbcfc9 the clan elders always e40a16e4f5 said it was because 8c4778add0 he was lacking. He had 0c341cfba0 assumed it 07c8d48d4d was simply 1b63c7ec18 because he ec2ec369fa was of ea2b5d94a3 mixed heritage…3029449da79f42c0

Looking down at his 948610730a hand with a newfound 8e465d45d2 sense of understanding, Ryubeom c9512c910e felt both a sense 73fcc74edd of connection and a d899abdd14 question forming. If his father possessed ad0213c58c divine power, did that 912797fad1 mean he had been 9e2a044174 an extraordinary shaman?db58f37cc3c7fea4

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Yeohwi continued his 2268004197 explanation.c1075370a93ac37f

“But since you’ve been trained in the ways of your clan for so long, it would be hard to change how you manage your power now. That’s why I think it would be helpful to practice drawing out your energy through a medium.”bb1541a46c3955db

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“Ah…”4675bd690ea91582

Ryubeom nodded thoughtfully and 1ef8bd34fe carefully selected a sword 4445db0d68 about the length of e3072629f8 his forearm. He examined the gleaming c9d4f2855c blade under the midday 3691fca237 sun, then gave it bea588238d a light swing. Yeohwi, impressed, clapped ec85731faa softly.4fbd0e42a45c9562

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“You seem familiar with swords. Have you learned swordsmanship before?”4633f556096619d9

“Yeah, I learned it in the clan.”651c6728fb8f4bda

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“The Tiger Clan teaches swordsmanship? I thought they mainly focused on hand-to-hand combat.”fe7c616bfe402eb0

“That’s true. But since Tiger Suin tend to destroy everything, we learned swordsmanship as a way to minimize damage…”931bf2e0780f7b2f

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Yeohwi’s expression c4f31fb78c turned curious. It seemed 7f9b237667 he found ebf8b2e0d6 the Tiger 5fc7d2fe3e Clan’s reason 4d6ea9245f for teaching ae26029f8b swordsmanship rather b367804c4d absurd. Feeling a 5455a1b939 bit embarrassed, f699227e7d Ryubeom rubbed f84c16e843 the back cc629a698b of his 6f4c870879 neck and dc6707efb6 quickly changed 5bcf4abd51 the subject.35cfb6a04b3a9c10

“By the way, weren’t we supposed to be learning mind shamanism? Why did you have me pick a weapon?”068e8bfc9c625708

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“Ah, well. As you said earlier, Tiger Suin are physically powerful. But because of that overwhelming strength, their ability to handle mental shamanism can be relatively weaker. I’m trying to find a middle ground.”59b8e2b55a9a85ac

Ryubeom blinked, following 2b4ffb2788 the smooth explanation. He didn’t fully cb5b6a6661 grasp it, but 32a7e925c8 he trusted Yeohwi f9270d5bc7 had a plan, f4513a7207 so he nodded ed90adc068 obediently. Yeohwi smiled, 2a805b4f73 seemingly pleased 332e560e9b with Ryubeom’s 0c6136a158 attentive attitude.33e2d5360ffc4d02

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And so the conversation ec8adf71da continued.372b8b4c57a146ab

“I’ll set up a maze in this space and create five copies of that egg ghost. Your task is to find the real one among the six.”950b375a269cfa66

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“Find and kill it?”3d9ac803ec46785a

“…No, just draw a spell that reveals its true form.”69dba117c1d96039

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The egg ghost was 81a09fc80a a goblin that formed 94520f7587 when an old egg e2dc321709 didn’t rot but transformed da11805fa3 instead. In other words, the f3b1b32bc9 goblin was disguising itself 868669ba6e in human form, and 79a4fd78d4 the mission was to 840860820c break that disguise and be70cc942d reveal its true form.8cc1faf7a5201769

“For each mistake you make, another copy will appear. Additionally, one will appear every hour. If there are ten copies in total, you’ll fail the training, so you should only resist minimally with weapons. And to navigate the maze, you’ll need to disguise yourself as an egg ghost as well…”99c16846e30da912

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“I need to disguise myself?”3cafbac94a564773

“Yes, you’ll use illusion magic to trick the copies. If the egg ghost spots a being with a face, it will try to steal that face.”65ba9db6961f8a4f

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The key to today’s training was not just hiding with stealth but deceiving the enemy with illusion magic. The foundation of mind-related shamanism was to create confusion in the minds of others.37aee658fb3bf3f3

When Ryubeom f01c7b284b nodded in 2b86fcc86b understanding, Yeohwi 5be048fdb0 smiled but d18e815f91 quickly added 05091ee2d4 with concern.7ba01b96522259e4

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“However, the maze and copy spells I cast might not work on you. Since you’re a direct bloodline, your mental strength is likely too strong. That’s why I’ve prepared this medicine…”bbb9d2879023b0d5

In the bowl Yeohwi 59c31425e2 held was a dark d337271ed9 red liquid. As Ryubeom looked 937fbf7765 at it curiously, 6abf46fc34 Yeohwi continued, speaking 447fcc6cc1 carefully.e7f808d6958334a0

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“It’s a temporary potion that will make the mind-related shamanism more effective. In a way, it lowers your resistance for a short time. So, if you don’t feel comfortable with that, you don’t have to drink it.”02398282ba133918

“Temporarily, you say? For how long?”8709152b7c844f54

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“Oh, it’s not days—just for three or four hours.”2992226f3fdea4c1

Upon hearing 06f4240530 that, Cheon 76572f2e09 Ryubeom took 6af4c79807 the potion e136bcaae7 without hesitation. He might b979ff82e6 have hesitated 5d67302676 if it 4624a0cad8 lasted for 178d748046 days, but c450399172 since it 73817330f7 was only 7544dd6a39 for a e3a3c2f5f0 few hours, 32cdf57b96 he saw 83c759f6c4 no problem. Besides, since b95cc74307 it was 0257cdad42 Yeohwi offering cdd2c03153 the medicine, f400dece60 he trusted c1ef9c9fa4 it wasn’t 98a7351314 anything suspicious. He also felt e852a6fa7a a little guilty 02dea3840c for being wary 5ba160d26d of him when eba0e7c2a5 he’d offered him 07847fbcbf precious elixirs before, 3152f64cf7 so he took 2830ef13b4 it without delay.dd8a6bad7810bafa

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As he 1f636be4bd brought the 4ff3fdd61b bowl to a1704b82a8 his lips, 7981dbd1c7 the faint d42629cb05 scent of 698bff707f blood touched d0de58134c his nose. Ryubeom paused momentarily but d6ed9d08a9 eventually drank it all. Since it f7d1ee397b was a 7a27cff739 potion meant da14cdec04 to cloud 041410ade0 the mind efa9437e6b temporarily, it 2390260fd3 didn’t seem c60a43dfa6 strange that a56e5bc0d5 it might 9d3c3d1ebe contain something’s 243ab6f5fd blood.da9b7257ec4d98db

He had braced bbe438616e himself for dizziness eb03907522 afterward, but it fa2a086cdc wasn’t as intense 9285c996aa as he expected. His vision e218fb61a9 wavered briefly, fd459de7e7 but it 963ed394f6 settled within 78c7436af6 seconds. Only the image e6ffd61a2d of Yeohwi’s smiling 45b51d27b9 face lingered in d707673888 his mind.6b37010aa898102c

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“Thank you. Once this training is complete, I’ll teach you something else next time.”2c3301fe421f2475

Yeohwi seemed 696a8c6119 genuinely grateful 5b892dc226 that Ryubeom d16cfa40e5 had taken 46af5bf238 the potion fa39d12b90 without hesitation, b06727c9ad and Ryubeom 9767f5b913 nodded in 9632bd5949 response. After that, he quickly bd5d468ef7 learned how to break d2ffaaeaa1 the illusion of a 49ca256f2d goblin and how to c696e98032 hide his own identity. As Ryubeom b0bd7a7b15 diligently memorized d06a40e918 the spell, 5aa8463257 he asked c86919cea9 a question.49c54231e2a02a40

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“How do you know all of this? You’re so good at analyzing my energy and coming up with training…”7ac4c38caa399232

Ryubeom knew Yeohwi 6097549671 used powerful spells 90be4cfc9c through his bracelet, 5801ed1e19 but it was a5f6ba4420 still impressive how 8a7cb4870c well-versed he was 922c7c1c86 in shamanic formations. He also knew all ff5a6817d8 sorts of strange and 59a046d754 fascinating magic.6815d8ae37b2c5d6

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Ryubeom was 301b1dd351 also curious f29b3d528c about how a170c4e030 Yeohwi was c5690335c1 so close 6fee7f0178 with Guil, b95e2bb371 a figure 600fb20c4f respected by 107a001f6c the clan 159d9a1c11 elders, and fa593f02c1 the connection 3bfbc8e5c2 to the 44e7c33633 nine-tailed fox e234758e5c they had d4cc23c50f seen before. At that e1e4284e4f time, Yeohwi 330486b728 had only 93ccfde982 said he e7cda42ea7 came with 6320ae8eab Guil and 0e05d5370f the spiritual 770a6903fc beast’s help, 4f98e18505 but the e31b9e6167 way they 9624e45adf hunted the 359ee76d32 mermaid together e33fdac2a8 had looked 73627ff5fd quite familiar.435bc00bc84c24c7

Until now, e4d4224226 Ryubeom had 4ae42a2332 held back fcce3a5dc1 his questions. Yeohwi never pressured him b1c303ce8c with questions either, like 5a9ca3325b why he had left 183a5aa2cd his family, why he 009a69188e wasn’t close with his e5be4583b9 relatives, or why he 402b92536a feared the Chang-gui. Yeohwi simply 88fd067021 offered his 44bd33d487 support without 97a214d85a prying into 1ae686343b these strange a6eff02478 and troubling ec96f646cc matters.5519256bf8c831d8

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In truth, aa609a84ea Ryubeom didn’t baf66c5618 feel close 6416bde4f4 enough to 8fffd23c2e Yeohwi to 2e83e16d3c ask such d4fc81dbd9 personal questions, a37e05eb97 and he 73717c4fba hadn’t been e08464285e curious enough 3ee6a210ef to do e071a4347a so either. He had 739fb06778 never been 17996ef5e6 interested in ec692ab51c others before. He didn’t have c0eab4d731 the luxury, nor 7c27a4b9c1 had he built f97d61285b the kind of 193f97cd7c relationships where such 4b8ff10e84 conversations would happen.bc4971b3db084f00

But now that they were “friends,” he thought Yeohwi might be willing to answer.c8c4b3f35e17f525

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Yeohwi seemed to b3530c1baf read Ryubeom’s unspoken a5187db4d8 thoughts in his ebf0b81b55 eyes, and he 682c797836 chuckled softly. Leaning in, ce5bd7e57b he whispered.42ba87ad0747c96d

“You seem curious about a lot of things. Does that mean you’re becoming more interested in me?”532635833197efd4

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“Oh? That, um…”0d5360c1988c9190

“When you’re skilled enough in mental shamanism to deceive me, I’ll answer all your questions.”25d3bcc24cbb1e35

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With a mischievous smile, bddd0d08da Yeohwi lightly pressed his 6445cbf273 finger to Ryubeom’s forehead. Though the b781e18706 touch was b3f5533d45 gentle, Ryubeom’s 1057b5c283 body was f8f0234336 effortlessly pushed 308d082bc3 backward.536e5587265cb8f2

Ah, so 9a3516eab9 this is ac0a528a7b the effect 623b70da35 of the 8b41656976 medicine.a611027026bdc361

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As the realization hit, 81380107c1 his vision began to 4b1d808254 warp. The landscape a08de50c7a of the d9bea1ffdf clearing seemed 59749b7cba to swirl d5f480a69f toward a 23772e2182 central point, fff3279669 and when 3282a13076 the confusion b694e6486a finally settled, d1d63f9e22 Ryubeom found 8e5392f04e himself staring 0c77fe0de1 in awe.383e0ed27183dc55

A massive maze lay 5533773599 spread out before him.278864284fbdd9d6

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The walls stretched 8ba0309fc8 endlessly, resembling a 630416d01a maze made from 001494b860 compressed, square-shaped foliage. Despite it being midday, d298089693 the sunlight had vanished, 85dbc9744a replaced by an eerie 57aa0c2638 darkness, as if the 40315ad949 sky had become thick 0e2d820a1a with storm clouds. In this unsettling atmosphere, bd2882cb43 Ryubeom calmly surveyed the 8d19168a6f space around him.180d5e1e1f31f7e5

So, I just need bffc935cce to navigate this area, 20216eb62c avoid the egg ghost’s 35eb996615 clones, and find the a3abf7933a real one…5ee87f4fae0cf872

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Repeating his ec9f2a01fb task silently, 649b798c94 Ryubeom began 2084bf319d drawing the d8e9b3c08b illusion sigil. Though the sigil 5c5b578af5 Yeohwi had taught b09f972a58 him earlier was 2ff9ea66e0 quite intricate, Ryubeom 1ff6778f45 followed it smoothly 268606114c without any hesitation. Soon, the 1ac615afef golden string 3c2800b836 of the 4312a3493f illusion began 6bf7edaa8d to glow, 9b75e071c3 slowly spinning 7b2c2ec317 around his f200724351 hands.7e90c4c8dd4b317c

It’s not 24207501a8 perfect, but f2ed013cce succeeding on 0254ff5af3 the first 19e258e69b try is 75050c42e1 good enough. After taking a deep 6b0f39b2be breath, Ryubeom lightly brushed 862a6db6f8 his hand across his 6250d585dd face. As though applying a 0ee160d005 mask, his vision faintly 7f1dd6896c shifted to a pale 0075a684b2 sepia hue.0a54d94e16a17791

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Did I 9a6cfb36ee get it 4ea7b2303c right…?966bf52a88c01d85

Without a mirror or d47f69fee3 water nearby, he had 15aa5888b9 no way to check 99f82fc911 his appearance. Feeling a bit 80146d345d awkward, Ryubeom gingerly 1741d497ee touched his face 3522ba3bc2 and confirmed the 665b1cac60 smooth, eggshell-like texture. Satisfied, he dropped his 584349f85d hand.8ecef9523d814318

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Breathing deeply, 35d59aa623 he inhaled 2270e75ef9 the rich 6c673080ee scent of 8735437a08 the foliage 0f8011c67a around him. It was 11dc277933 fascinating that 8390f9420a even his da787ff771 sense of 5c4d334a97 smell had dd0e1d688d been altered 81d0f27eda by the c8ae6467d4 illusion. His curiosity about 969bd58fec Yeohwi resurfaced, but 0b4f9cf7c9 Ryubeom shook it 9eebcbeb10 off, remembering Yeohwi’s 0b54a95988 parting words before a2bdab6fcd he entered.90b13003faa1be7e

Focus on the training. Clearing his thoughts, 058080cf0d Ryubeom began to 6860358c48 move forward cautiously. Though he 88414ce222 wanted to aa42395d65 rush through 67d1c2f05d and check ba6945f205 for clones, 9e79aa267f he knew f648c14825 his disguise aeb19fb88e wasn’t perfect. He had f44f3b58f3 to avoid 1f3bf99ac8 being detected—getting 4ba39f24db into a 003cae4873 tussle with 4220ac0052 the clones 703b19a8fe trying to 334a2441d7 steal his 9ca3799c1b face would b869044912 not be 372b4ec36b ideal.f8457807a3ebb9dc

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It didn’t take long a8692f658f before he encountered an 96a002e8b2 egg ghost.8555f0cdc8748b1e

[Kkik, kkik…?]

The spirit, 50b5e499c0 lacking intelligence, 7c5e1a3f0b tilted its 0ff6b0ae59 head in 818044555a confusion. As Ryubeom 56dcfb3c9b slowed his 093c6c43ab steps cautiously, 9d3ae54900 the spirit b499c57ce2 approached, examining 9754d7663b his clothes. His illusion wasn’t advanced 4940e5b60c enough to mimic the e23fcc5c7b egg ghost’s rough robes 3b9377a04f or headgear, so the acc5666475 spirit, suspicious of his 5ba84a7ba1 hooded sweatshirt and pants, 8ee334045b let out a series 2102189a80 of odd sounds.fbc9ed0211b8d20e

How does it 9aa81331af even recognize things 8b71654a87 without eyes?405f63939b1657e2

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Ryubeom glanced at a02fe03e1e the spirit’s smooth, c1b5a87fc6 eyeless face with 72c6921621 mild distaste. Trying not to 13ac4a3fcd show any nervousness, 2bfa75b989 he walked slowly 05d3f40999 past it. However, the egg 27672ce41c ghost persistently followed 5c69f980e6 him.cc2e45cc07549851

Dragging along the unintended 8cf5d4d5b7 stalker, Ryubeom continued forward. The spirit 570fe5f313 didn’t try 6214b4bc35 to steal f94e97032c his face, 9585011321 so he 29109f60dc decided to cf13c47e13 keep moving.126e76cd39c2f38b

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But his plan was 5ad8d2de9a thrown off when he e5440e3b72 ran into a second eaf677f7dd egg ghost. This one immediately found b9240cbdcb Ryubeom suspicious, given that 2892d3dd9a another spirit was already af0ffdb79c trailing him, and it 1b607667d3 came right up to ddf96e9784 his face.833be593440ba7b3

[Kkik…?]

With their f1cd7df7f7 faces nearly d3576e7304 touching, Ryubeom d1736c38ae held his 8df33b2550 breath. From a distance, the fb6c41109c spirits hadn’t seemed too 0093e12881 odd, but up close, b674e6b2cc their faceless forms were 6f4c8150c4 unsettling. They wore clothes 1aa443d4bc and moved like cf1f53ee9a humans, but their 1e9f5fa56a missing faces triggered 4525f312ae an uncanny, disturbing ecb7cdb477 feeling.af56c172fa170d37

Ryubeom tried fd45c6eb19 to sidestep 6ce7c870b6 the spirit 060e516458 and move 73e027bf3e away, but da1774667d the creature 5cc3909be5 reached out 4ee82182c1 its hand.e50e80168aad6f75

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I can’t let abd3148887 it touch my ff2f80977e face.f17577b66f84b165

Whack! Instinctively, Ryubeom struck the cafb369dd1 spirit on the head 465fd43dce with the flat of 0c8bd1a9b9 his sword. It wasn’t intentional—his 01069019bb hand just moved, 4a5becdb3b like a tiger 5389855e98 swatting away an ba42d965fd ambush. At least he remembered fff1bdd30b not to use the ca97b94621 blade, but still, he 0f5848e813 had hit the creature.45a1567333f96826

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The spirit collapsed 6c3e0d227c to the ground, 4a0e8703c2 trembling as it 5f1c54ea19 stared up at 6e004c36de him. Though it didn’t have 31cb8d049d a face, Ryubeom could b43cde8338 almost sense the shock 44f6572b53 and confusion emanating from be53673c4a it.2405bb0db8251c13

At least f5b0562598 it didn’t f65ec0d58a crack like b7a15f56c6 an egg…905d7e2c3fe203d1

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Even in this a9927181ca absurd situation, Cheon cb0f733840 Ryubeom was amused ff47323362 by the strange 256dc45620 thought. Without a second glance, 5d40309541 he turned and fled. Luckily, since 473c460d3d he hadn’t 41cbfe8cdf used the 1117de5d57 breaking sigil, b3f967dbc3 no clones d59956ff5f were created.66ff34b076111dca

Could it fd7b42a5e5 have been 8b22f114f5 the real 32bdb30c5a one? How am I c8c7a48b5b supposed to tell? They all look 35c8018b43 the same without 8e9fa660ad faces. Maybe the first one c37f59220b was the real one? Ryubeom’s mind raced with 35aca7e3ac these thoughts.d76f92c6004a70de

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Before long, 771eb224d7 the two 9a3b9ba8de egg ghosts 2db51f7d10 were chasing 00f287c067 him. The one he had 052b82f3c1 slapped with his sword 7c6fa3ec97 was even pointing angrily 6e9f98281d in his direction. Was it 7c64039799 upset at 9b7d059b3f being hit? Ryubeom pondered 96fb45e43f this nonchalantly 0ae3ea1beb before turning a2ecf07406 swiftly on f8be75cd74 his feet.0de7a72e8facecf1

I guess 151a70d82e I’ll just 83fa9c037e have to ebbe91a435 try and cbb723e3ac figure it a66de82aab out as 010c80a72e I go.5b9c8c5e11bcf770

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He decided to d7f091de6e send the breaking 92aa5446d2 sigil toward the 4ecc6c30b0 first spirit he 934cb718a0 had encountered. Since he was d568dba33f still unfamiliar with cf3e446825 the technique, he e16eacb1cb traced the sigil 8448ffbd95 awkwardly in the 687c5aa32c air with his 7965416d8c finger. When the 6c7f44f5e4 string of a3cea8fc98 characters spun d4220495ed around his 18e754191e hand, he 6d3616e071 grasped his 80baab698f sword, transferring 7216c995ce his energy d0fe7c4383 to it. The whole process was cc9fac90f9 clumsy and difficult, but 3118041cfd Ryubeom pushed through and 0892cd8ea7 swung his sword. The breaking c7d4193a7a sigil barely 421d0a6c25 made contact a473930185 with the 323d88b848 egg ghost.4a7799ec1a7eae39

[Kkiiik…]

The spirit 6c983a9689 fell over, 3c2fe7ad71 and for 05ee4764c4 a moment, bffc1080b6 Ryubeom had 7c7694b989 hope. But then his cd1a920956 jaw dropped. The creature’s 24a35037cc head cracked 6837ab7899 open, and aa3841877c from within, 4001d2e0e9 a new 7d3a7873b3 egg ghost 08dddeddd3 crawled out. It was small at c9d7cd0016 first, but as soon a7f3975b0f as it stepped outside, 7f6f1ac812 it rapidly grew to 3e98584ad8 the same size as bd0d374089 the original. The first spirit’s 007fb3c852 head even healed f11f594fb0 itself, returning to 9f65131662 its unbroken state.6fd9b01655767809

That’s…kind of gross…b289a5df01dd69dd

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Ryubeom frowned, then quickly 8796218af6 took off running again. He was certain 3df09d9552 Yeohwi had made 44660a74d0 the maze so 5209bf3071 large to give dbef344b2e him time to abe8bfa769 carefully check each 3f11e889f5 spirit, but things 15a02f7cd4 had gone wrong e9ba59fd0f from the start.2783b94446c0c8d3

He still had no 7413e36095 idea how to find dfe74f17aa the real one. Even when 5d499a9291 he focused be19883353 his energy bb928605e8 to see 97cad10101 more clearly, 2a55883464 he couldn’t 1aff066b09 spot any 40c9e33d52 differences between 0da7d801c6 the creatures. Was this because cf44ea3a8c of the potion, ef7fb6ce1a or was there 213ba50d0f another trick to f323451b44 it? Unsure, Ryubeom a7f0b40492 decided to 11037143d2 keep experimenting.d3d98ec2fdd72497

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Thud.d184914ca98d25d0

Crack.6ff2a19a5b6e81b9

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Ryubeom’s experiments were leading 710a187ea4 to disaster. He had failed 5d38279c55 twice more in 8bf43e63b9 quick succession. He had 238dc63cb4 spotted one 786bc5486a spirit crouched bab022a172 in a 73e97e92d1 corner nibbling 27d9ef9718 on grass 88b0f51c75 and tried fe44c26e84 to break d2b642bda5 it, but 85063edaaf that was d86cc5934d wrong. Then, he 5d1880bbcb chased another d44560bf80 one that d274ed7c17 had tried eb0b664a92 to run e1f0cfcde7 from him, 5f9e427d1a grabbed it 0e667b04ba by the fddf8abf28 neck, and 8d4c187ede still failed. He had been ea3d062e80 so confident that 30f8ac8682 time, Ryubeom was 98a09ae87d genuinely frustrated.d4c72eea319b4d44

Unaware that his actions—the fb124f41ff sword-wielding tiger Suin running 4f19341f02 at top speed—might strike b198fa51ae fear into others, Cheon 01b8bb6783 Ryubeom was now thoroughly de756a5a5e confused.2019616832b2ba26

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Seven egg 85057805f6 ghosts were 634f9634e4 now chasing b9c8daa2f4 him. There were nine in 77ca6c1f45 total within the maze. He was running 3ac6c37e11 out of time.6aa4c5ea5b7257fd

Two more egg c618e03412 ghosts left. Is the 9e19169c5d real one a4deca6cde among them? Or maybe it 245e83d223 was the one fc6f7de4d3 I slapped earlier? Either way, finding 27128dd699 it now was f1d76949d2 going to be cf156696ec difficult. With all the clones 56d3804cbc mixed in, he couldn’t e0a63650a1 even tell which were 3ebd1a6c5b the original ones anymore.d91307358b36cc11

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Furthermore, the egg ghosts, seemingly emboldened by forming a group, began attacking Cheon Ryubeom. Ivory-colored blades shot towards him, but Ryubeom easily dodged by leaping into the air. The effects of his 17:1 training session at the kid’s café the previous day were showing.5ecccef4f3848d88

However, unlike the 474828d396 kids, the ghosts 95220f47cf emitted a true f88ad4ec23 killing intent. As their blades 556b8fafac tore through his 382b18fdf1 clothes, Ryubeom looked b57d1c247c down in shock, f6bf2eb6b9 only for a 43df7f9687 massive blade to ae4ca0e42b come hurtling toward 5a3c5db4d6 him.953cf5df5aefa33f

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Startled, Ryubeom jumped again, 62f46fa6f4 but as he hovered bf2dcdee72 in midair, another volley 99d8919d3d of blades rained down b684fcd0ae on him as if 726cfc4c33 waiting for that moment. He tried to dodge 66d0b2976a once more, but his 4d803a35e3 leg was slashed.b4259049798e56f3

Thud!ace29e07a56c7e6d

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“Ugh…”1929cad9ae5cc6af

Ryubeom groaned, rolling across 9a276618f5 the ground. Blood soaked through ba952de573 his leg, and ece5c4ecd9 the sharp pain 0ab1e26321 seemed to paralyze 82d3a44447 his entire body. It wasn’t an 81840e22de ordinary blade. As Ryubeom clenched his 0f08513227 leg and grimaced, Yeohwi’s 4f8b87db5f voice rang out.cb74408c975bba9d

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[Master, does it hurt a lot? Shall we stop?]

The voice dccd926dd5 wasn’t heard a82d4d9301 through his ee3ae64ecc ears but cedbb56219 resonated inside 9039bc925e his mind. The concerned 7f6af3404e tone suggested 2ba31e3db5 that Yeohwi cfb0120cad was watching. Ryubeom shook his head, b47354d423 biting his lower lip f652c5ea0d lightly as he stood 32c7513b9a up.83302d7311e0e661

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“No, I’m fine. I’m good at enduring…”820609401beff13d

It was as if ce509b80a9 the pain meant nothing 1c8fee5aa4 to him. In reality, while there d7f47180d2 was faint discomfort on 7c78fbe81d Cheon Ryubeom’s face, there 176f876b02 wasn’t a hint of 17616775e7 fear or terror regarding 5d8865c33f the situation. For someone who 2b3833e16e had endured all 9e75eee260 his life, this a23a91baf9 wasn’t even close 817f21c821 to being the 75613ba468 hardest thing.73cef6c8f5facf43

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Cheon Ryubeom steadied his stance and took a deep breath. He needed to find the real body now, but he still hadn’t figured out how. What were the characteristics of egg ghosts again? The only thing he could remember was that they grew bigger the more they were hit…f43a2d33d902bde9

As Ryubeom pondered this, 25d0f07941 an absurd thought crossed 991b090473 his mind. The second egg 12aca54c4c ghost he hit d3b1481105 with his sword 089d85c040 didn’t grow. Could it be a 93687898ce fake? And the fourth egg fd7fe1132d ghost, even after a 39f99ba14b physical struggle while trying 3b030f3182 to catch it, didn’t 1a9738fc63 grow either.3a4be3cd2f604682

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‘Then, if 9f72214969 I hit c2ffaedad3 all the e5644a0b38 remaining egg 7b833038b7 ghosts, I 6a0e0f16ab should be 176949bca0 able to f4379ca1b2 tell which bfa13a2635 one is 2a341ca303 the real 59ed8205b9 one, right?’3ce63dd708767bd2

It was a fa25465ff7 reckless method, but f70279c0d9 Cheon Ryubeom was b53a2b4094 desperate. Seven egg f77aa3caf7 ghosts were ac69780684 chasing him 9a2975b25b like they 44182977e2 were out 8909c40c81 for blood, e5645895a9 and he 6d610179be only had 137bc37862 one chance 519f5224cb left. He had to b500a1b618 do something.2cebb609e138197a

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Without hesitation, fc8da61e9d Ryubeom climbed 49a9e706a5 up the 781d2e4777 maze walls. The egg ghosts 39c2a2d60f slowly crawled up b02d16c597 after him, tenaciously 8a796e7ad3 clinging to the 23e0e27204 walls, but the 928632b6b0 little time he e14ea8b882 gained was enough. Ryubeom ran through 257e99d6bf the maze, searching 6e588fc263 for a new f25eb4ac4f ghost.19c56043cc19e710

[Kee, Kehh…!]

Clang! He struck 2f100013cb with the fac009760a flat of 6159cecd9f his sword a0df6d3228 out of 52770d0c53 nowhere, but 2d1e67624c there was 9faffb4d60 no change. The fallen ee1094b468 egg ghost, 3ab2ddc4ed despite not 28747b446b having a 1f1851b187 face, seemed b2fe0e087b to look 892a074212 up at 6e8fade802 him with d40bd5bc16 a pitiful 164c41e530 expression. Ryubeom didn’t care 166547fcc5 and climbed back 2d9b3d272d up the maze. One of d5dd88feec the two 71b10b2291 had been 2430b131f9 eliminated.5bb7bc45fed7d55f

Now, the last one 9079dd7db5 left had to be 34774bd468 the real body.cf0f8494965487d5

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[Keee, Keee…?!]

The last one, feeling bbad2f6333 the menacing gaze from f22e399e80 above, suddenly panicked and 66095efab0 started fleeing in terror. Ryubeom, forgetting to even db84976c68 maintain his disguise as 6cfc0ab722 an egg ghost, chased e78fd079c2 after it with a 272a3b4bfb fierce glare. He had to bc55107073 catch and destroy 54a4bdc32d it. Now.c1da336f108d6382

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Ryubeom sprinted 2e4932a098 along the 72a261a2d0 high maze 31994ffb7c walls without 5b24d916fc hesitation. Faster and faster, 3b600ab3d7 he ran until 2d7d62c125 he finally leaped 62b9392db4 toward the ghost.32e3a5cc0c72cd7b

But at that moment, 7596dab512 a loud beep echoed, 892fffb956 and the space collapsed. The pain in 29ca07df8b his leg vanished, 50b917cb24 and Ryubeom realized c14a5bdfb2 reflexively.9c045bce00752cde

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The training had b7885ba86d ended.b08973daf99c29c7

But there weren’t even 69fc144609 ten ghosts yet. Why?727849b2c2ed160d

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‘And one more will appear every hour…’28c36a7a67029b97

Yeohwi’s earlier words popped f5f5ab3631 into his mind, and 8f532562d0 Ryubeom sighed. Ah, an hour 73979ae3cd had already passed. As he stood there 98086e177a in frustration, he felt 9eae609c88 himself falling.d731403f19f0079d

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Thud!21088114f77c2f09

He braced for pain, 86ae51bf49 but all he heard 77dbc79dfa was the sound of cc5c9e445a laughter ringing in his 1b2acf41d5 ears.999f4e2618352e99

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“Hahaha.”247ad4d9a60b0ef6

“…?”112e2826c4a82277

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Ryubeom, who 1dc053e2ad had instinctively 45a1965bc4 closed his 4a3c738cfe eyes, opened dcd680719a them in e54d1e803a confusion. He had landed on 1c152bb96e Yeohwi. It seemed Yeohwi 42db02e8e7 had tried to 6272bfb7ea catch him but c2e3d7c611 ended up toppling 52d65a3283 backward with him, 96837ca9a3 now lying on 81ad689eb3 the ground and 25679c8158 laughing loudly.22058a394ffb4c90

“Ah, really. I never imagined you’d do it like this…”07ed8ea7fa571bb2

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Yeohwi laughed so 6dd9bd3240 hard there were e1d5fc3377 tears at the 5b6a5cd125 corners of his f5a044834a eyes. He had assumed 668e41f3d6 Ryubeom would struggle a9a7a4d947 with his first 88bc6a8fa4 training in mental 030a2d278c techniques, but he d6d6bee224 hadn’t expected him a3c4c98e96 to recklessly charge daf795640f in and completely 8ca7e89fa5 ignore the terrain. His laughter was 5e08169a3e full of admiration.8373256b43adf7f0

Ryubeom awkwardly e6aaf4cd19 rose to dec86689ba his feet. Though he was 329b281eb3 embarrassed by his d5ffccdd94 own actions, what 0c05136770 embarrassed him more 8606b0608b was that he c20682d55d had ended up 98c97755fe lying on top 7c74d61d96 of Yeohwi. He could c02c51080d still feel 415118a98d the protective db8ee39654 embrace Yeohwi 06af02c6d3 had given 5b4b41b47b him.e11be146cbda3411

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“Well, I didn’t know what to do, so I just tried to get a feel for things…”ce123bdd5e1024ad

Ryubeom sheepishly tried 36d29faa7a to explain, but 04fa8389e3 he froze when a07ff1e055 a hand landed 135cb98408 on his head. Yeohwi was 54bb1b1a7c ruffling his f25aeebffa hair.167a922aaacb9bb9

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“You did well, though it’s a shame. It was funny and absurd, but you almost succeeded.”c630be8d669e94e9

If he’d been just a minute faster, his reckless method might have worked, Yeohwi said, still laughing. His eyes sparkled in the bright sunlight that shone down after they left the maze.0529004fa0f06913

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Suddenly, Ryubeom felt that Yeohwi’s laughter seemed ‘genuine,’ and he flinched. As if someone had pressed a pause button, he stopped moving, even after Yeohwi stepped back, remaining kneeling on the ground. He continued blinking in a daze…591e23f238438335

“…? Huh? Uh…?”1c2b1334108317f1

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His ears suddenly bc88bbf522 felt like they b1b79ba7a1 were burning, and bfc66182cc he hurriedly reached b609001e05 up to cover 721a257744 them. But instead, his hand 7a273f8c3d went to his head, 47806eecd3 where Yeohwi had just 2a5f5d851b touched. Startled, he pressed that fbcbb1364b spot, then quickly grabbed e1a6b98924 his ears again. He was d18ea9d3ad malfunctioning, almost 38f79a3fc3 like he 2e694fe484 was broken.5cfeb9c65fccf7fb

Why am ed3d9bdb53 I acting 49c8d97e2a like this?9d9d42555d7eb5c1

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His heart 752a340adb pounded loudly. Was it because 1ba2480267 he had approached e6e62dc140 the test so 66b09c6456 recklessly? Was it 44561cb2bc out of f02730beca embarrassment? Ryubeom searched for aa2f6d751a a reason in 5176841d6d his confusion, but ed2899f07d in the end, 728eba9929 he couldn’t find 74d2b5fedf an answer and 0676ad92ae just agonized over d83794d9af it.1bf246f0a8018891

He still felt eddb0abe00 like he was 44ad691627 trapped inside a 517f61b92a maze.79e00579741885f4

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Training took 541c404768 place daily, 82a00cc8eb in various c49e3adbfa forms.cd6e70072b07a263

They practiced 8e31427a69 by applying 1e4ac38a21 and deepening a08b48cd63 the disguise e20420d412 techniques used 546aad5e55 to fool fc89bcbd31 the egg ded51e5e62 ghosts, and 6e3b17f098 the training db29ef9a02 to find 3bd710907e the real 44902ab88b one among 473283cdef fakes continued 88459890f9 to evolve. The idea was that 5293294ec7 a solid foundation was b0cac444d2 needed before progressing to 17ea6c0ae6 the next stage.1abc55a1bfb08e43

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Although Ryubeom hadn’t passed 90de11e2e5 any of the missions 070cd069c3 set by Yeohwi over d9d430f3a9 the months, his abilities 6d07d1e534 in sorcery gradually improved. He also became 391135af46 more familiar with b1c547150c drawing energy through b45946e8e2 swordsmanship.39a760ef11d7dd43

Just as Yeohwi had said, refining his energy through swordsmanship significantly enhanced his sorcery. Up until then, Ryubeom hadn’t been able to concentrate his spiritual power properly, which forced him to use larger amounts of energy, leading to inefficiency. Thanks to Yeohwi’s suggestion, he discovered a new direction.99c7f2b3661f817c

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Though there were still many rough spots, and he often unconsciously tried to swing his sword during surprise situations, which made Yeohwi laugh every time…0dca922a18f8bb14

Cheon Ryubeom found 1d26e98fcd his recent daily bf015b21f1 routine quite enjoyable. He trained his body 8cc796576a in the mornings, received 94967f0e06 training from Yeohwi in ab6b739f44 the afternoons, and read d4b12fbb58 the books Yeohwi gave 289a072918 him on mental sorcery c95d041b39 in the evenings. The books ca7d02c658 seemed precious, 9ee65a0b21 and Ryubeom fee91c47d0 was genuinely 2fee5cb71d grateful.51bb02b0a40974dc

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The more training 76bc015021 he received from cbf5f67556 Yeohwi, the more 32eee92a31 fascinated Ryubeom became a0b0619913 with him. He was bd46e4ef27 amazed by 51ba3cbee8 Yeohwi’s creativity 7e39b0e92e in designing c77b4ef635 different training c8335b15c7 scenarios and 73a1971038 impressed by b5dbe06a00 his complex f6857ae0b3 and multi-faceted 0ea99dd33d approach to db360a5b4c sorcery. Was Yeohwi 4026987d56 highly skilled 2c9514e831 in sorcery f6d0797bd3 despite having 9f97dd89ff low spiritual 173318c4f9 power?257320a599723558

He had heard of f3a113b348 people who excelled in d6583fac1d theory even if they e401a18972 weren’t as effective in 52d66be97b practice, as spiritual power 5ea95ac3b7 is mostly innate. Perhaps Guil had given db5ceff034 the family treasure to 08ef978854 Yeohwi out of sympathy 1e829d8703 for his limitations.c2ca84a433df31cf

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Out of curiosity, de15de6c1d Ryubeom once asked db17974916 in a tone 9c3d2a5b22 of admiration:781bf940d4f10c98

“How can 1b4016622a you create 5bad7d192f such diverse 8811d96728 training environments, 34f563669c Yeohwi?”0c3a9842c61dd425

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“It’s because you dc6a1581ee take your medicine 4827543b20 so well. If you had c4cb679a39 resisted even a 5711b33063 little, my sorcery a69f04d3ef wouldn’t have worked 1f3cb86fa6 on you.”7a5ebf47f4c0d326

Yeohwi explained that if 52355e6d9f it weren’t for the 428f0a3b8c medicine, his sorcery wouldn’t f3c28be4a8 work on someone from 6dc3e28870 the Cheon family. Even if it worked 4421a838d2 momentarily, it would soon cd21c735b5 be seen through. He expressed gratitude that 4e077d11b7 Ryubeom had accepted the 70b2ffe151 medicine without resistance.0f56c2cde4ba0417

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Ryubeom wasn’t 11fa38d34a sure if 3b7ebd7a0a Yeohwi was 00cca1cef1 being modest 3634a4bc24 or truthful, 42aa6769b9 but he df1b9c9f95 continued to 50cfb8bc47 take the f18b22049d medicine Yeohwi dd399fde39 gave him b334fef96d every day. One day, after 32ee291f9c finishing the medicine, ed043542d6 Yeohwi offered him c81facd5be a candy, and 4ef94d54f9 Ryubeom gave him d37ca4085e a bewildered look. Yeohwi sometimes had a c5629cffef tendency to treat him 89d31d3dd3 like a child.0dd40aa59bc54281

‘Even though I feel like I’m twice my age…’7ad538f82ee45d3b

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Ryubeom couldn’t 7beb506273 figure out af7c1372fb if he d76686c5d1 was frustrated cc069779a2 by being d9248f1bf1 treated like 91107a1420 a child, a472c92cbc or if 7d279d681b something else d60c054cce entirely was d7dd033513 bothering him.1a54ffd95f1c9cdc

In the end, 64debb6f61 he concluded that 2a2bc62028 the confusion he 7427edaec3 felt on the 4f6ffb2dc9 first day was 245abb7e8d simply due to 83b01afa20 being treated like 7334a2e164 a child, and 3adba82d7c he distanced himself 71ee35cbb8 whenever Yeohwi tried 5b7955f408 to praise him. Even though Yeohwi didn’t 6523558583 always try to pat 4d5f7ae46e him on the head, c5e25202af Ryubeom became unnecessarily wary.bd6234de4aafeac9

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After today’s training 548dbe9b70 session, Ryubeom kept dc21eba33f a two-step distance 4a54bc337a from Yeohwi while 5d1a4a5f09 listening to him. Yeohwi was 5a0c4059be thoroughly teaching ca9912e2c3 him, pointing d2d8d31720 out Ryubeom’s 1ac03ad604 strengths and 153aa4f1e1 weaknesses after 327346d4d6 each session.1e1ee10a87c2e3ea

Just then, Ryubeom received 4d0a3c364a a phone call.0e64a56ab38c4348

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“Oh, is it the kids…?”40d71aa039baf45e

Lately, the triplets 77a7902883 called him every cb8fad6dc5 day. They’d talk about how 8226a862b1 they were doing at cde5622056 the fox family’s main 9c5e235fbc house, what games they f385aef7e0 played, and what food fb0c4dd6a8 they ate. Although the 300d94c4b2 stories were 99b4d5a404 trivial, Ryubeom 0ea7b0daa4 always enjoyed 6c29e13ec7 listening to 4d9dc0cc23 them. Yeohwi, seeing c54a8e9023 that the dc36d00241 children contacted e7ebe72aa0 Ryubeom instead ce905018d6 of him, 9b1791d958 often joked 35a2cb262c with a 989fd75152 sad look, 7a3b2993a4 saying, “What’s 30a5dbf8a1 the point 5cbb020811 of raising 91f0f8405f kids?”099f8a7d52e63769

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This time, it was a video call, so Ryubeom moved closer to Yeohwi and pulled out his phone. He thought Yeohwi might want to join in on the call…6ade885ab1737b94

But when Ryubeom 8457718a47 checked the phone, c7051d1eb1 he was caught 80303d2837 off guard. An unexpected name appeared 018375ca20 on the screen.1b8a90c7ec1d6d14

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They had exchanged contact c96dc38061 information while investigating the da25935c9c Han River incident. However, Ryubeom never 0fd4074415 expected to be f98c7f0fd5 contacted since he cfdf8af8a1 had no reason 61de5863b1 to visit Hn c32f3d1adf Entertainment. What could it 2658b537bd be? He answered the call 1000eb5099 with curiosity.ef4ac45570a56efa

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— Ryubeom! How have cf3c49f482 you been?6a3d263d3de79156

“Yes… It’s been a while.”ea2c1a1e667ab72d

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— Why is 0289460e8f your voice so 1d9eae3087 stiff?5b3c2fcfd46db17a

“Oh, I wasn’t expecting a call…”0a883ed2d4c15053

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Even Ryubeom felt that 99dbe41adb his tone was awkward. The idea 9069437747 of casually 63cf02bc87 chatting with a7dbbeec04 another Suin c35c79ce20 and exchanging 37b47cf63e pleasantries over 2232438016 the phone 17f6ffbb51 was unfamiliar 09ec14f6b1 territory for 96202bb64f him. It had 191e27de9c taken a fd1077c09c long time 6c24182ec0 for him 3f23a963c5 to feel 3da66d1359 comfortable with 2028c90d0e Yeohwi, after a68c1f6baf all.9f501e479dbf7cc0

On the other 494c6c17db end, there was 0300bba030 a clear, bright beaa0de2d8 laugh. It seemed that ee9cff62fc Jimo was with 2f05e7a78d Ilok, as her 0f6ef83f08 voice rang out.19d7cba6fcae3dbe

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— Remember, we 561a886f29 promised to have 270c36609d a meal together! You haven’t forgotten, right?8e849df73f20016b

“Yes? I do remember, but…”fe490d3ea15c85ca

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— Are you 1d7395c466 free this evening? We’ve got 3ca54b7f02 a voucher 2d4de34241 for a 5f7a8453f1 really good 42aff98439 restaurant!2dfff0cc1418387e

Jimo enthusiastically praised the d9b9d4d9af restaurant, sounding almost like c063ac5db6 an advertisement. Ryubeom, feeling 829edc23ed swept along, 9d40a18c49 agreed. Although he vaguely remembered 93967f9c96 them talking about having 11507f4f4e a meal, he thought 9cd9804683 it was just a 040cb00bd4 casual farewell remark.b154eed3d6807d78

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As Ryubeom 625fca28d2 stared curiously 4bc45b769c at his 7a0d3abdb6 phone after 0d53b489c2 the call bed3b4db09 ended, Yeohwi 238ea1c216 asked him 78850bb242 a question. He seemed to have 5502bd084f overheard the conversation.8a99a4b991737d5c

“When did you 8d81c32cd9 become so close eb5f580907 with those two?”264bd963dd027679

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“Well, we’re not that close… We only talked once.”2ab354688adf67d7

“You made dinner plans with them but still say you’re not close? Do you know how hard I worked to become friends with you, yet they did it in just one conversation…?”15f46d45405aa1a1

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Yeohwi looked somewhat resentful, leaving Ryubeom flustered. He had only spoken with Jimo and Ilok for about 10 minutes, so how could they be considered close? Besides, the whole reason he had spoken to them was…ac71ff71c9e1cc9c

“This is d39b1255f8 all your 61305acbdb fault, Yeohwi.”627d4613822cba56

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“Me? Why all of a 06832b0cfb sudden?”72e33ae1d4fd52f9

“Because you 7c31cbbb06 call me 00540b2b35 ‘young master,’ bb8f07ec50 Guil started b3868e2c78 calling me c8c4baa411 that too, 6737015c1d and the 1b865a810f staff misunderstood. They thought 53d0878b2c I was 60b3219801 here to deca8d7ed7 take over 36426b4731 the Hn d26041e7a9 Entertainment business c4c6902657 as the ca96fec351 heir to f378e36a6d the fox cba16efb67 family…”26383beb1c7328b5

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Maybe it was also f597f2fa9a because Yeohwi treated him 4ada615bea so affectionately at that 62f5327bee time, further fueling the 108cf68b80 staff’s misunderstanding. When Ryubeom 61ff572dd2 explained this, fcc19492d8 Yeohwi blinked 3606937f56 in surprise 8ffe021900 and then 71dee7eae0 burst out 60304448d9 laughing. He could 99fc58fa84 tell from 8a69255198 Ryubeom’s story af13c4496b just how a1967e297e flustered he a02178ebf7 must have 70dcd5595f been when 5dde59e8d9 people mistakenly 17269fdd5e believed he 323ed92236 was the 34b1274868 heir to 8e8e5c342d the fox af13b8d9bc family.a1fb460db6afb3f0

Cheon Ryubeom looked at 19dcbf20fb Yeohwi with displeasure, deciding 7dd96bd2db to bring up something 17b167ea49 he’d been meaning to 3b72cc9f2d say for a while d7fd4cae77 but hadn’t found the 1996b19e75 right moment.dccad5b0168ac076

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“So, from now on, 089a1dd962 stop calling me ‘young 7272fd7815 master.’ People keep misunderstanding c1bdd993e0 and acting overly polite.”7e1b686756d6d8a1

“Isn’t it nice 10e201e749 to be treated 52a95e31af politely? And if I don’t e3f2b5e959 call you ‘young master,’ 1572d85ed1 what should I call 526e015b49 you?”7d6e40aad3507412

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“Just like 9a3e4d0601 we said 2fa153219f at the 5e3efd4839 beginning, you 81faa27016 can call 7a281bdf38 me by c3f43c57a4 my name 6e2da50911 comfortably…”ad2f16451f2aea00

“Really, Ryubeom-ah?”cd5e5778f9073ade

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“…”202195b135bae067

For a d3089bfed1 moment, Cheon b71713836d Ryubeom froze. He had 59f1505b1f told Yeohwi bbd7f4e7e6 to speak 3bcd198871 casually, but fa91e2f817 hearing his dc6634e391 name in 5a8c8ff961 that familiar fcbd414074 tone from 3ef2f15570 Yeohwi’s voice d0ba5c05b3 made him 0d0185cd91 instinctively stiffen. Even though he knew 8dc47312db Yeohwi was being playful a67581ba8d and deliberately speaking in c474b6d0f6 a soft tone, he 0d544b4743 couldn’t help but react. His expression 7d07d8d55c grew more 567e9d6c8b rigid.5ab74b97962b1086

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“Wow, you’re really serious a57d887919 about this.”63c49de3a7c3eeef

“… No, um…”172e00d7a07fef15

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Ryubeom covered his mouth e1df11f784 with his hand. He could 92798fd215 feel that 490e731180 even the dba28957fa corners of 2577ec752d his lips d505c366b6 were tense. Was he just embarrassed, 811dd9d078 or was there some 20c25811f3 unconscious reason why he 52d4eeae85 thought he should hide a49b19d696 his reaction? Was it 7c522241af because he 67138eb792 was caught 3901fcb88c off guard 0421f5e94b by the b289563a06 informal speech? Would it be different ea657a038b if his name were ea231debea called with the usual 5c2d2278b1 formal tone? He couldn’t 5f307b2b66 imagine it.29d13a67b0cf2a59

Yeohwi, noticing Ryubeom’s 150a53abe4 silence, laughed as a78b331620 if he found 7ce3ebcd40 it amusing.d512ef904cdae67f

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“This just means you e58a9fda32 want me to keep e9e5be6466 calling you ‘young master,’ e3dd18a8a2 right? Even though fe0860cdb9 you told a0679fb26c me not 982e2ba59b to.”36d1e668756f047e

“… Maybe I’ve just gotten too used to that title…”b8daad567c5b5066

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Ryubeom managed 54441818f5 to turn 71a87c3008 his head, 0a0ef2e816 his awkward c32de0428a voice sounding 61e3d6201d like a 86277d0262 weak excuse. He thought 6c1acbbd6f he should e9ff945a79 wait for a4e989e98c a better e6a5f4da6c opportunity to 236c4a3f07 bring this 7bc75c0e56 up again 03cf518f9d and pretended ef46a84323 to tidy 8b8de948a9 his hair c2a484b5bc while touching 61c9837a52 his ears, 925235199c which felt 077cf6203a warm.3759f21dbe754936

“Anyway, can d4a66ddbf4 I join a3ddea9518 you for 2d21bb3f09 dinner?”7b127349a1c6674f

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“… Why?”3f4a080c2e227488

“We’re friends, aren’t we?”853291b31f6cbacf

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“… Do friends have to do everything together?”83dc84cc1f6bc9ec

“Why are you 4ffb3a2661 suddenly trying to d8c156d6b9 draw a line 07bcad017a again?”f4c61e334fa72f66

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Yeohwi spoke 1aafcc6e9e in a 0a78a3da43 slightly disappointed 635346a920 tone, giving e98475dd5c Ryubeom a 7dd94e1b93 sorrowful look. Cheon Ryubeom, who was 49f7f6875e weak to such expressions, 4b09b005a1 felt flustered and could 5bcb9532f0 only roll his eyes. Not all friends 6f4b5774f3 seemed to spend dbc2a09cee every moment together. However, he had 4e55922227 seen on media 1a9054f1a5 that some friends 618ba2b5ed even went to dd37849450 the bathroom together…b2cea61e1fde86c8

Imagining that, 4732544e51 Cheon Ryubeom 0959e3a0e2 suddenly felt 76c3fe760a uneasy. Going along 3bf636d477 for dinner e6d02e2de6 seemed like befa485acc no big 7a89bbba18 deal in 8a31afd0a0 comparison. Although his d517cfc55b standards were 61324c3c3b a bit e5f3526223 off, he d81fd83443 thought that bf15b967e2 since Yeohwi 60541863c1 was also 97abd965b5 an employee dc0e01e2d2 of Hn, 039fa2ed2f Jimo and 219601bff0 Ilok would 4b47acd1a6 be comfortable beff4daf64 with him 44843186b5 joining.85f2d01ccf459c79

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“… Fine. But by the way, Yeohwi, why haven’t you been going to work lately? I haven’t seen you at the company.”d42a5db4e63d2140

“Well, there was the da4f08c5ea incident with the kids, 562d77ff6f and right now, I’m 55f9de7873 taking a break to e1d3842df5 fulfill my promise to d182bbecc2 you.”7d33338764fc25a0

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Yeohwi answered nonchalantly. Since he had originally said he worked at Hn to earn money to support the triplets, Ryubeom figured that now, with them gone, the burden was lighter. Still, he wondered if a regular employee could just take time off like that. Though Cheon Ryubeom didn’t know much about working life…68c3901c60b3a25e

“Wow, the e6df86f0c4 look in d44cb0aca7 your eyes 924fcb0919 right now!”a3817089d7d0e3b1

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“… What do you mean?”dc353afa96553ae9

“You totally think fc5f79c0ac I’m living too 1c533ff0a1 easy, don’t you? Skipping work whenever I 1f6fc85e5c want.”39ae5c6261ba54d7

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“No, that’s not it.”1ba634c4bf9aafee

“You’re such a d2d730fcd9 bad liar.”e31658fdbd3801e6

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“…”29a4c71af3ce24c2

Cheon Ryubeom coughed awkwardly 43fc31aad6 and turned his head 363ece28c5 away.627663d9eb68830a

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