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The training took 0f5893fc43 place in the e037d793d7 hills behind the 86c7508832 villa.e60825144ef70a94

It was the same e4bed706b0 area Cheon Ryubeom usually 6e76361b7a visited for his early 211b7acb67 morning training. The space was fa777c801d nice because it d1aa4a7046 was secluded from 73b931a27a people, but it 3224bc774e was just an e0d55c01df ordinary, almost barren cc3781ab12 clearing.d234d3aa0e472cde

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When Ryubeom 0ac02402bd looked at a622d02ed5 Yeohwi in 78ccfe1215 confusion, Yeohwi 3a6557c523 gave a ef7325f688 slight smile b412cb370e and pulled 226231a02f out a e2338b1602 small orb c2a0e19ef8 from his 701056e867 robes. He flicked it with 9fa6060574 his finger onto the b649c3e09d ground, and smoke billowed e362b5ae54 out. As the smoke e93077a10b settled, something appeared.4999c4f147ecb484

A figure bced6ab4b6 in white 9b30ed8208 clothing, carrying 3fa13c7fe7 a bundle b87a29bad0 like a d4efbaab5e porter, but ccf0dfed6f with no 9a7f2b373c facial features—an af977a4668 egg ghost.1a7078f5e7eac170

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“…Is that real?”1155e36c1d96d21f

“Yes. The Fox Clan can summon various ghosts and spirits.”47aae8227b7e9d99

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Ryubeom knew that the 8503baa50a Fox Clan specialized in ba1f95fc6a dealing with spirits, but e36bc82267 he hadn’t expected that 342ae02913 they could control ghosts b6733ba086 at a family level. While he was 545b9e9121 still processing the 04cf4b74b2 egg ghost, Yeohwi 42d450be6c pulled out a 21f2d0c0b4 red pouch—one that 6d0b71a91e Ryubeom had seen ff90e314ae during the incident 25579f3c0f at Hyojomyeon.e54f085c2711c8e4

Curious about what he 8ee1f2b6fb would pull out this be02cca083 time, Ryubeom watched as de73f44180 a series of weapons d53afccb22 floated into the air—daggers, 4a537d8305 swords, spears, axes, arrows, d9bad6046a and more. The weapons 6f87a380b2 were simple 69a5fddde6 but sturdy, 9a2a2d0606 not appearing 9157b0821c cheap by 7348f1e522 any means.ff635a062a1bcd4c

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“Pick one from these.”ed1a44eb127d3726

“Why are you asking me to choose a weapon all of a sudden?”e98e96189e07ffd4

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Ryubeom asked, perplexed. He had come to eadab3aec7 learn about mind-related shamanism. Did this mean a8b862981b he would have df67cce397 to hunt spirits d7ab35e76e with weapons?9ac2c9ccb4c28cc3

“Actually, I’ve been thinking this for a while, but it seems like you have two kinds of energy mixed inside you.”be36d93a573647ef

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“My energy?”e3e51f7fbcd20a03

“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.”ba13c7341eb5ca25

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“…”5dee16aa7ae954d6

At first, Ryubeom listened 73af321f0e humbly, but he soon 6dff177210 froze in surprise. He had always heard ceffb7fe1b from his clan that 33c5b1efc9 his shamanism was clumsy, 1f02deb20b so he thought Yeohwi 013e8f11f3 was making a similar 2cd8da0995 critique. But Yeohwi pointed b6d3fbd17e out something entirely b2e4532b3e different.60ce60aee5b1c68a

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In the 03852f733f past, Ryubeom a129577a84 had indeed a68b84234b harmed others cb472629e2 around him 239bf8f8bf by failing df2611c89b to control 55cc703e3b his energy 4c0a3668b6 and had 5af4e9f823 suffered from 68c3e2fe5c frequent high 7ef29230aa fevers. Was it because 7a39e40238 two energies were 64fd3eb254 mixed?6e25e6f2936d1453

“What do you mean by mixed energies?”ac080c059541d643

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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.”9016ce0a23633f97

“…Divine power?”f59c77fc4991696e

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“The power used for the shamanism of appeasement. Did the one who taught you those spells possess divine power?”d3a56f03e2fe4b6d

Ryubeom sighed 7b2d910712 at Yeohwi’s 7ffd653f91 question. It was his father. His father 5d23214ddc had been 64da854263 the one aa9db871f1 to first 776909162f teach him 6b8f81d813 about ghosts 4b1b03a887 and spirits, 43a2aa8ccb as well 9866ad0612 as the 5c0df72ec2 spell formations. But Ryubeom 902ee188fb had never 5c04512aa0 thought of c356b391fa his father 5a3666cb46 as having e529481dcd divine power. Divine power 4d39e74ce4 was the 5ff7e6617f kind of f17f19a288 strength shamans b17e255812 wielded, and c777711acc he had 2361162760 never seen a3d89d25e7 his father ab5f1e2f7b use such a2260c9688 abilities.d01c0bf9333e4c00

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Even Ryubeom hadn’t 75bfe6813e realized he possessed d7ceaae255 another kind of 37a9fc4c62 power until he 8b617261b8 started using appeasement 8e7a6205c1 spells. He had 279da77de9 vaguely thought 6105b08a2c that it 8415e2a401 was difficult 7be880e43b for him 8e0648eb96 to handle 3dac19bd1c his spiritual 8c9dbb0e74 power, but a156bf4800 the clan 6a75a89951 elders always a896507779 said it 05fc280f68 was because aa7db2cb34 he was 535775afa8 lacking. He had 6fc91ce506 assumed it 0d60655c81 was simply fa36c970d3 because he 32aebc7e09 was of 3d3b0d56c6 mixed heritage…f2920a10e19a4c80

Looking down at his 14ac728fe8 hand with a newfound 69c2b6e759 sense of understanding, Ryubeom 526cb00f9e felt both a sense 120bc0f8a4 of connection and a 2de8b5f390 question forming. If his father possessed fa3ed0a41b divine power, did that 06cc48c70a mean he had been 2f738414d9 an extraordinary shaman?88831bdb49557e39

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Yeohwi continued his eb74c67657 explanation.d473cedb80db493c

“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.”dcd65af4fdd921f4

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“Ah…”98722102bbcddb57

Ryubeom nodded thoughtfully and b77dc13c45 carefully selected a sword 8eb161c98e about the length of 434e18520e his forearm. He examined the gleaming 356f69c514 blade under the midday e03a8959b4 sun, then gave it 42bf8af410 a light swing. Yeohwi, impressed, clapped d33617e419 softly.b73632dba697fdf0

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“You seem familiar with swords. Have you learned swordsmanship before?”24c5641c340b870c

“Yeah, I learned it in the clan.”85b4bcd197885b7a

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“The Tiger Clan teaches swordsmanship? I thought they mainly focused on hand-to-hand combat.”e0bf14c66bcd2f4f

“That’s true. But since Tiger Suin tend to destroy everything, we learned swordsmanship as a way to minimize damage…”b940f8ddf0777810

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Yeohwi’s expression turned f549bc006b curious. It seemed he found 04bee37214 the Tiger Clan’s reason d4a42f8340 for teaching swordsmanship rather 2745bc6bf5 absurd. Feeling a bit 0621cb8bfd embarrassed, Ryubeom rubbed 525181e208 the back of 0009b668a3 his neck and 5e3e69fa5d quickly changed the 695e550654 subject.1cec3e70683739b8

“By the way, weren’t we supposed to be learning mind shamanism? Why did you have me pick a weapon?”058e5327c4e78750

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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.”8a23869d27fff95c

Ryubeom blinked, following 63b6ac0836 the smooth explanation. He didn’t 564ecb7e8b fully grasp 6b06834856 it, but 72e932460a he trusted ff6b8fb851 Yeohwi had 6450123683 a plan, e422345b5b so he 9978452a8f nodded obediently. Yeohwi smiled, seemingly pleased 5ed9efc22a with Ryubeom’s attentive attitude.839a09dad8583f33

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And so the 5ec10758f1 conversation continued.73a37feaa351d239

“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.”a607e7d77006a5b0

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“Find and kill it?”4203fcb4e7078e2f

“…No, just draw a spell that reveals its true form.”30f22c3272e77e81

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The egg 00443c7583 ghost was 396709d775 a goblin 3a47ceb8f5 that formed 6434a57528 when an f408ea79d4 old egg a62ecfdba0 didn’t rot cceb772c5a but transformed 4f983ea33b instead. In other 705ee568ba words, the d17fc83858 goblin was 0e81b7c10e disguising itself 8fec0afc01 in human 723927ceb8 form, and 788c776674 the mission 87d593619d was to c02fadc84b break that c214c2092a disguise and 46291f9e05 reveal its 08b4d03a7f true form.40c589db69741563

“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…”10cb970f74f351c5

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“I need to disguise myself?”1b299381f1b46928

“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.”a6c11077d6e3ac37

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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.a429449e2c0cb64b

When Ryubeom nodded 5226150e3a in understanding, Yeohwi edd7c51b1b smiled but quickly 285268e31f added with concern.ef3f352b9389a63e

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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…”737336aa392c432f

In the 5b7cfb3ac3 bowl Yeohwi 1cb72d5837 held was 7914fa2cff a dark 25fd5d00fd red liquid. As Ryubeom 2471854df7 looked at 652dcd8559 it curiously, 8a486492cc Yeohwi continued, ed1db3ee56 speaking carefully.23cb7df7795f247b

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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.”22483f78dd03992b

“Temporarily, you say? For how long?”d95adbd4d7e29f91

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“Oh, it’s not days—just for three or four hours.”b6dca44e96e6fe3a

Upon hearing that, Cheon 95d683d806 Ryubeom took the potion bf05fc6e99 without hesitation. He might have e0eccd634b hesitated if it 0f3eb6a6a8 lasted for days, 86a0b7656d but since it 72d26001fd was only for a83d5fa71a a few hours, 9a766f62ce he saw no 79cbbc6694 problem. Besides, since it was a9f4adc295 Yeohwi offering the medicine, 0ee12e9594 he trusted it wasn’t d7fe9b794f anything suspicious. He also felt a a5f0b1962f little guilty for being ce376e352a wary of him when 70e1e2c546 he’d offered him precious 1b701d5c10 elixirs before, so he ab0bb027ea took it without delay.f919ae88500f796f

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As he df19b1429a brought the fa320f4680 bowl to f3e6b23623 his lips, 71f4cd666f the faint 19ade7dfd1 scent of dbbedfb30b blood touched f2fe45c777 his nose. Ryubeom paused momentarily 1ec7cfd851 but eventually drank 5a669b81a2 it all. Since it was a 648ca020e3 potion meant to cloud 908ff9207d the mind temporarily, it 0daffdcba9 didn’t seem strange that bbcbdb48fd it might contain something’s 9c97115ac6 blood.2e829c25dedbc51c

He had braced himself 5245cff746 for dizziness afterward, but 01e84745cb it wasn’t as intense 126df7fbcf as he expected. His vision d9b80ed3ee wavered briefly, 528d6ea707 but it 4d3cf8215f settled within cda9659ae1 seconds. Only the image a57f4b2c76 of Yeohwi’s smiling ec0c2ebde0 face lingered in 8b8184b1dd his mind.5d5bf8f949a0deb4

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“Thank you. Once this training is complete, I’ll teach you something else next time.”488c69c6915b47fe

Yeohwi seemed genuinely b8c3c8367a grateful that Ryubeom e2d840e734 had taken the 4e360338af potion without hesitation, 16fb8d2200 and Ryubeom nodded 8c83f4c7c7 in response. After that, b00c487737 he quickly 05cb24739c learned how 68d6a9b601 to break 7581bef7f2 the illusion 8e33edb35d of a 7878644288 goblin and f01f1fe055 how to 2057d0628c hide his b83152514b own identity. As Ryubeom diligently memorized f4c5eaaef8 the spell, he asked 7307617d1c a question.9fb252e827dedd83

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“How do you know all of this? You’re so good at analyzing my energy and coming up with training…”180b21e168dd078e

Ryubeom knew 5734e715d4 Yeohwi used 8754c077ed powerful spells a4308b050d through his 132058648c bracelet, but d59a7f6b49 it was f33a081036 still impressive e611cb6091 how well-versed b2597f0da5 he was 735c705d1e in shamanic 10bbcc5bb7 formations. He also knew a8662fdb29 all sorts of 0e872e985c strange and fascinating 9c43b9a546 magic.2858e15c775d73f2

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Ryubeom was also 72e93835cf curious about how c7dbacbdd3 Yeohwi was so 4c0251d0b7 close with Guil, 4912558f24 a figure respected 7f1139e673 by the clan 9dc0bf8c3c elders, and the cc12066a94 connection to the da7887e36c nine-tailed fox they efa4701f85 had seen before. At that time, Yeohwi fdb30a11e1 had only said he 4865ef3141 came with Guil and db913f9f6e the spiritual beast’s help, 5a6e58f5f7 but the way they ea0a2b1bea hunted the mermaid together 84e8524ac4 had looked quite familiar.d2a81ccfb63b0347

Until now, abc27138dd Ryubeom had 2ad762a05d held back e6fd6cae38 his questions. Yeohwi never pressured 74a8992fcb him with questions e9d078ec50 either, like why 3cbe8f6ca6 he had left d2560774cd his family, why 92afb894b7 he wasn’t close a9378ff89b with his relatives, 5f8446d590 or why he 66b38431a0 feared the Chang-gui. Yeohwi simply offered his a14c396609 support without prying into b9aa4a3d8b these strange and troubling bd531ca394 matters.e1017f2a6f78af37

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In truth, Ryubeom didn’t 4536e9dc99 feel close enough to dc2aea9868 Yeohwi to ask such 6f19ec6c70 personal questions, and he c8e385e2fb hadn’t been curious enough 6a4d578832 to do so either. He had never 4661d1b795 been interested in ba298789c0 others before. He didn’t 05ab2d29fa have the 8bc236b256 luxury, nor 1964177c58 had he 1936eb875c built the 3bb3b77b07 kind of 81536c20f7 relationships where 7a90595c4c such conversations b14725b0f8 would happen.3f0d88d5c5c4b2e6

But now that they were “friends,” he thought Yeohwi might be willing to answer.0b2ed46ac09ed750

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Yeohwi seemed to read 2a9969a310 Ryubeom’s unspoken thoughts in f33e5c28b5 his eyes, and he c16c7e3c2a chuckled softly. Leaning in, he 1e2da14480 whispered.421c52933c6158d9

“You seem curious about a lot of things. Does that mean you’re becoming more interested in me?”1e17ee85b42ec7fe

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“Oh? That, um…”37d94a952ed90660

“When you’re skilled enough in mental shamanism to deceive me, I’ll answer all your questions.”86045054ad347ead

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With a mischievous smile, 43b1b96885 Yeohwi lightly pressed his c97be03913 finger to Ryubeom’s forehead. Though the touch 5c957706aa was gentle, Ryubeom’s f97dfe7012 body was effortlessly d60ae00799 pushed backward.6e0b65281d2085b8

Ah, so this 270ddd577e is the effect eba0dce681 of the medicine.4d31c558b7043f42

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As the realization hit, 4441546187 his vision began to 0a94a28d8c warp. The landscape of the 4f78b204cc clearing seemed to swirl afa6819581 toward a central point, 00c04268e9 and when the confusion bbfbd91068 finally settled, Ryubeom found 208a314048 himself staring in awe.31d195208f6bf9c9

A massive 2a8cbd110f maze lay 6573e47797 spread out f10880379a before him.691e01655c6718bc

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The walls stretched cd85266f0d endlessly, resembling a dcd70d430f maze made from 31fbe290c0 compressed, square-shaped foliage. Despite it being midday, 202b32b712 the sunlight had vanished, 62dfe7e706 replaced by an eerie 15f2dd20f9 darkness, as if the 79aa3b53e4 sky had become thick f582af6631 with storm clouds. In this unsettling 4f2253fdc0 atmosphere, Ryubeom calmly 0d2ad3b36f surveyed the space b81f76f60c around him.b33e18bb8ba9131e

So, I just 2b92841b31 need to navigate 9142e229be this area, avoid 019ae62726 the egg ghost’s fe6d331484 clones, and find fd49507816 the real one…c74863c97d2f43cd

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Repeating his task silently, a44cd2aa02 Ryubeom began drawing the 6709e2da22 illusion sigil. Though the sigil Yeohwi 6cb29b1931 had taught him earlier fa18131997 was quite intricate, Ryubeom 6a0273b33a followed it smoothly without 4ac0f27a75 any hesitation. Soon, the 60a0426afe golden string 1921bbb8b1 of the a5e8762a24 illusion began cef75492f7 to glow, a483ca840a slowly spinning f8e8417524 around his a0e1ed319a hands.76e99b72f0c01b95

It’s not acfdf0c855 perfect, but ad6b27add4 succeeding on 4495dcba58 the first 96b0135097 try is 60c7c293a4 good enough. After taking a deep f751b96308 breath, Ryubeom lightly brushed e2615d5bd6 his hand across his 862e59a7e7 face. As though applying e6ed14513f a mask, his f2a070ac22 vision faintly shifted 834e33f0fb to a pale db3c8d8732 sepia hue.d244d9bf67a117ad

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Did I get it 7673b19fd8 right…?c8a1fe5252723964

Without a mirror or 91d85b4b90 water nearby, he had 18921d8c35 no way to check a2d898f526 his appearance. Feeling a bit 6b17a16470 awkward, Ryubeom gingerly b721332462 touched his face 286ce32536 and confirmed the bf8b7ab2da smooth, eggshell-like texture. Satisfied, he dropped 3b36e52309 his hand.b5d88cc3b00b5a0f

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Breathing deeply, 6f6217839c he inhaled 02771e5a87 the rich cb868a14a0 scent of 29d2a1800f the foliage 42526eca0b around him. It was fascinating fbf688561e that even his 86a334bf8d sense of smell e96b7a31a1 had been altered e8d2bb925f by the illusion. His curiosity about aea798f231 Yeohwi resurfaced, but 57e77ff77d Ryubeom shook it fb7631753c off, remembering Yeohwi’s e232f50a61 parting words before 7707a97630 he entered.b37f3eff14b7c799

Focus on the 0691ef8cef training. Clearing his thoughts, Ryubeom 6942815599 began to move forward 386ade76b8 cautiously. Though he wanted a9fd931e19 to rush through 87e95d05ad and check for 657e70c3ba clones, he knew e4ba8960a1 his disguise wasn’t bcddb47fad perfect. He had to avoid a8996047e1 being detected—getting into a 634077747a tussle with the clones 6838a372f4 trying to steal his 0bf8e5635f face would not be b8ad60e246 ideal.78661342a029c67b

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It didn’t b6b2099d9b take long 7d4a79bfdc before he 4ffcc7b1fa encountered an 074e01215b egg ghost.1442f3898fa64000

[Kkik, kkik…?]

The spirit, lacking da027fd804 intelligence, tilted its 2871767fbe head in confusion. As Ryubeom 070db39a8e slowed his 39dc82696b steps cautiously, 54b60ab109 the spirit 610403fa54 approached, examining e2de0a2a87 his clothes. His illusion c19309a166 wasn’t advanced f50f77e4a2 enough to fcf17621bc mimic the 92c403034d egg ghost’s 1a24c49306 rough robes 754bc9a7a6 or headgear, 309e5f3ff9 so the c30c375050 spirit, suspicious 04ee1f533b of his 6608a03738 hooded sweatshirt c5cb8450ed and pants, 76c20fe82c let out 1e5d7af03a a series c2efeb86c8 of odd 2163f1ffbc sounds.3ae8260dafcc94cc

How does it even 2c3fc363f5 recognize things without eyes?5c6295673405acc7

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Ryubeom glanced at the a536a84b3b spirit’s smooth, eyeless face 65e071428e with mild distaste. Trying not ba880ac66f to show 3a9b21ea5e any nervousness, 809cead0de he walked a69b816533 slowly past f056b9cdc0 it. However, the egg ghost db28313db7 persistently followed him.ef37dde753e2e21f

Dragging along the d94b9e51e5 unintended stalker, Ryubeom df7da293f8 continued forward. The spirit didn’t try 42d90f8002 to steal his face, 29a22f0b5b so he decided to 1ab87d9b17 keep moving.25e480ff32aa86dd

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But his plan was ceb8be60e1 thrown off when he 68be7e0b0e ran into a second d12e49c650 egg ghost. This one immediately found 826215989c Ryubeom suspicious, given that 891952f49c another spirit was already f7c18d6153 trailing him, and it 8424b4ad5d came right up to b5254d4896 his face.4c5e3d29ee0e2d1c

[Kkik…?]

With their faces 7d9420cb26 nearly touching, Ryubeom 9868d8437e held his breath. From a distance, 1c0643d254 the spirits hadn’t 52670040a7 seemed too odd, 580bdb9f07 but up close, 9bd71fd6fd their faceless forms 3c2892848e were unsettling. They wore 94775bc9e9 clothes and bcfdb370e9 moved like 767c69c64d humans, but b716832102 their missing faad14faa3 faces triggered d62101e0fb an uncanny, f85a5de5ba disturbing feeling.27da52e63b6cfce0

Ryubeom tried to sidestep d509682c82 the spirit and move 0eb81cfbb2 away, but the creature 3505550e67 reached out its hand.e744783b6205fcf0

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I can’t 524e931e8b let it ecf8ca3ada touch my b0a280783d face.f758f2d75e1b1662

Whack! Instinctively, Ryubeom struck the e7f5c708a8 spirit on the head f5b2f6f3e7 with the flat of 4b76f4a93b his sword. It wasn’t 31960671e9 intentional—his hand d37b7eb161 just moved, f89d259490 like a 2d133676e2 tiger swatting d75c415e88 away an 217960e868 ambush. At least d03879bb9c he remembered 2428527314 not to 2cf41fcb7b use the a1806ee291 blade, but 7e1f8f5801 still, he cecaa68c8a had hit 1c1a251c43 the creature.b184d2ca0d842677

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The spirit collapsed to da4658a188 the ground, trembling as 7de48be4a8 it stared up at 71d2befd49 him. Though it didn’t e707c3abc2 have a face, 11c8580790 Ryubeom could almost 99d6daefec sense the shock c0d61fde4f and confusion emanating aaf4b1bc66 from it.f17238c56adac20a

At least it didn’t 0b356ef751 crack like an egg…c6c54906d9956a84

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Even in this 51fb1189d8 absurd situation, Cheon 3a1a97c465 Ryubeom was amused b66ce87f1f by the strange 1dec850345 thought. Without a cef822cacb second glance, 269b1ac3bd he turned bf742dec7b and fled. Luckily, since he 01d99fbdc8 hadn’t used the 1e0de7000d breaking sigil, no 433bd580f0 clones were created.ee783e216540b214

Could it have a8647eeaa8 been the real c2fb9fd8ae one? How am c290df8ad7 I supposed a1f10edac0 to tell? They all look the b7c1b847fa same without faces. Maybe the first 86f41ca68f one was the c960df222e real one? Ryubeom’s mind a41f5fc293 raced with 73fdfd52fb these thoughts.2c57acafb333e864

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Before long, e5637a5922 the two dd71ae5106 egg ghosts 2173d8c338 were chasing a9471230b9 him. The one 99f7ee7c4d he had 2dc6735a2e slapped with 999c1fddf4 his sword e116a97f7e was even f1884326b0 pointing angrily 744ecee94a in his 1f8615d168 direction. Was it 256b7db679 upset at 4cf79c6287 being hit? Ryubeom pondered 046e166a61 this nonchalantly 9c62d73032 before turning 4e5e4cdeb7 swiftly on b27fa6c581 his feet.eff1e63dfc3c7540

I guess I’ll just 241708734a have to try and b45a7e1b88 figure it out as cffc8331b8 I go.8514b7419c4b5ada

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He decided 43cc3521fa to send 9c70c13c8f the breaking 9d2a2008b9 sigil toward 1290fd4f05 the first 8a10278c72 spirit he 2cf5f14045 had encountered. Since he was still 1917757427 unfamiliar with the technique, fa4cd24440 he traced the sigil e5bbec8f7b awkwardly in the air 72c2a65b48 with his finger. When the 1a8c317be3 string of 9d575c2fdd characters spun 51fad72d03 around his 073693579e hand, he ec291697ca grasped his af7a3920fb sword, transferring 75d3d7f1da his energy b00394644a to it. The whole 192f6981a5 process was 414f1f9cb9 clumsy and c026fe5567 difficult, but 89c9586bdb Ryubeom pushed de8fe83bc5 through and 55d5290e81 swung his 8183f68c7f sword. The breaking sigil barely e1fdb722dd made contact with the 3b62f557df egg ghost.2555bfc9bb21acac

[Kkiiik…]

The spirit fell 715ca7c51f over, and for 484e006c5c a moment, Ryubeom 9ffe2be982 had hope. But then his jaw f33f0ba6b0 dropped. The creature’s head 7dc3dfd1ca cracked open, and 1e68049be6 from within, a 106a8886db new egg ghost 077cfdfba4 crawled out. It was small at 3711ba7c19 first, but as soon bc9ec99413 as it stepped outside, d86a12bf51 it rapidly grew to a8507be7e1 the same size as 5c4252ca32 the original. The first spirit’s 7919d1b392 head even healed a329947084 itself, returning to 5919703833 its unbroken state.b1c6da7c970eb388

That’s…kind of gross…afc96906002248b7

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Ryubeom frowned, then fea966e73d quickly took off 8ae0ca988a running again. He was 636a23171e certain Yeohwi 24bc9fa1df had made d108de7ba8 the maze acc1d09d10 so large eac4c6423b to give 39a513cadd him time ae64b6e295 to carefully e223297f01 check each 911fd24310 spirit, but a3ea1ad1c9 things had 661c86d14a gone wrong a5128786b0 from the 08dbeebd5b start.04edfb570cc0e0d2

He still had d422a7b1da no idea how d088317c26 to find the 982d0a0a29 real one. Even when he 7c47a524e9 focused his energy d5e4c03a29 to see more 078bc4ab67 clearly, he couldn’t 31f39a7c44 spot any differences 7aa2f4c2f6 between the creatures. Was this because of 3a97eb6875 the potion, or was 6bc4ff2578 there another trick to 225128da6a it? Unsure, Ryubeom decided c24acc9684 to keep experimenting.f517912048faca39

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Thud.d968a504dc1c856c

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Ryubeom’s experiments were d98de108dc leading to disaster. He had failed twice 02f50c7bd7 more in quick succession. He had spotted e39c938523 one spirit crouched 2a0870fcf5 in a corner fc354b4fd2 nibbling on grass 1be5ffb713 and tried to c28c86734d break it, but a05a49b827 that was wrong. Then, he 2b88095a5e chased another 1189ba82e2 one that e6c9eb0290 had tried efac77a36d to run 5d2a7f0562 from him, 64fc368e56 grabbed it af906751c2 by the 011d9c3052 neck, and f96122d1e6 still failed. He had been so 461712b626 confident that time, Ryubeom a0d98dafc6 was genuinely frustrated.90e474c3d62cbfb8

Unaware that his actions—the fa982514cd sword-wielding tiger Suin running eed3b5f6de at top speed—might strike db7cb6e65d fear into others, Cheon 8e464fa155 Ryubeom was now thoroughly 59aebfef42 confused.c49a0099bf8ca667

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Seven egg 4612cdde48 ghosts were 4cad918cb5 now chasing 4764905b8a him. There were nine in a38e3aa0e0 total within the maze. He was running 41125f6390 out of time.26ddea217107d8bf

Two more egg ghosts d80f294029 left. Is the 8a308d3a6f real one 5091965e30 among them? Or maybe it was e962df41f1 the one I slapped 3ecb82555e earlier? Either way, finding d2cc21d407 it now was 5f0621389b going to be 61a05950c8 difficult. With all 8344da40c6 the clones daccc393be mixed in, 85521b8a5e he couldn’t 905513c65a even tell e7a259dcf5 which were ed32a0b524 the original 769d5668f7 ones anymore.4a2a110b68681823

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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.6ca90efc63674638

However, unlike the kids, 58dc803a02 the ghosts emitted a b8e1a4b58a true killing intent. As their blades a16a4cb630 tore through his 07027fdb2b clothes, Ryubeom looked 2f4210dada down in shock, 655eeb27e4 only for a 151c5517e3 massive blade to d4a0cd73a8 come hurtling toward 7c6542deb7 him.718510aad30e6855

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Startled, Ryubeom 9811bd682d jumped again, 8b2fe47abf but as 25a5b66bd0 he hovered 17d827f4c1 in midair, 7b325dd8e6 another volley 35fca8a0f8 of blades 4eabedd6ec rained down b714b25323 on him fb6fa28414 as if c3fb316694 waiting for 93f717de9f that moment. He tried to cf830e53fe dodge once more, 8ae4b61a76 but his leg 665e748fad was slashed.ca67ea5ea86e75ab

Thud!eefcf7ca39a819ef

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“Ugh…”84159e7a4dd09149

Ryubeom groaned, rolling 1e7dae9261 across the ground. Blood soaked through 58cca014cb his leg, and 42b453f3f1 the sharp pain b5fddcb0e9 seemed to paralyze 8be0867a65 his entire body. It wasn’t 51db0617f6 an ordinary c5de1326a2 blade. As Ryubeom 51e289cad3 clenched his f9c6c1c5db leg and 1c2de42dfd grimaced, Yeohwi’s 35c89bbf64 voice rang 2bd1b460c7 out.fa275270ea50ef8c

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

The voice wasn’t 602e16ec89 heard through his 296c6ceb23 ears but resonated 1e748db3bf inside his mind. The concerned tone suggested 41490e046d that Yeohwi was watching. Ryubeom shook his head, cb18f4bc5f biting his lower lip c46e14446c lightly as he stood 73ff485557 up.7e34dcc88e401853

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“No, I’m fine. I’m good at enduring…”83dddc20ee9b2353

It was as 2648f05762 if the pain 1efc637fbe meant nothing to 8d32289dc9 him. In reality, while there d578157a64 was faint discomfort on c70c79727e Cheon Ryubeom’s face, there 53daaaa8da wasn’t a hint of d183c307b8 fear or terror regarding e6450b976b the situation. For someone who 4ec30c222e had endured all 7205f134aa his life, this ca5548b225 wasn’t even close 6aa842ec2d to being the 2d0f2afebf hardest thing.bf64be4ea59104b1

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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…a096168674f17d5c

As Ryubeom 3c2ecbbde0 pondered this, c682787522 an absurd b66318783e thought crossed fdcbb04098 his mind. The second egg ghost 6e49528930 he hit with his 556b02c638 sword didn’t grow. Could it be a a5b2648553 fake? And the fourth 4a631dda71 egg ghost, even 0462f7fd61 after a physical ba851f9d7d struggle while trying 1290a8e68d to catch it, 5aff99f898 didn’t grow either.7e87b06078d6a8ac

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‘Then, if I 773d4e690e hit all the 92db271bdd remaining egg ghosts, c6cf521501 I should be 307e68507c able to tell 783dc8cab8 which one is 0a300a15b8 the real one, e73f837b14 right?’8cfa6d89cda83284

It was a reckless 0042a5a51c method, but Cheon Ryubeom fb90675a2b was desperate. Seven egg ghosts c5278bf528 were chasing him 57ec3fd0d3 like they were dbdbffdd98 out for blood, cc6ab48ef2 and he only e42eaa81fc had one chance f15125ab4d left. He had to do d619d4e685 something.254bf14486cc91b1

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Without hesitation, Ryubeom climbed 53b7e9cf9f up the maze walls. The egg ghosts slowly e47ec2fd8a crawled up after him, 3c96200bde tenaciously clinging to the 374d6db4ae walls, but the little fca855d6b1 time he gained was deb0b3e3bf enough. Ryubeom ran through 34a49aa88c the maze, searching caa2020e11 for a new 94a64ae647 ghost.2cc2c9a29873c6cf

[Kee, Kehh…!]

Clang! He struck with 1fed5e0a97 the flat of db906a74c3 his sword out 1fbe94f671 of nowhere, but 9db6afdd8b there was no 20f08d93d8 change. The fallen 873bd623d3 egg ghost, 6b53220ddb despite not 4df584a983 having a 8e474a17b6 face, seemed d8e7406c3a to look a32c95aa0b up at 066f34e087 him with bf6ba2b4fb a pitiful 1cfe57e1f3 expression. Ryubeom didn’t care and 2fe14f1443 climbed back up the 9779a71aec maze. One of 1bc7a185a6 the two de57fedb07 had been de29c68d69 eliminated.00a9e82e2f56c793

Now, the last one 6fe7334e17 left had to be 9274d29705 the real body.a80d38f5f99b3d93

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[Keee, Keee…?!]

The last one, 9846b5c667 feeling the menacing 7e2a7ae417 gaze from above, bf1c043928 suddenly panicked and 0c076454ee started fleeing in a6012682dc terror. Ryubeom, forgetting 472db8c54c to even 172fabe61c maintain his 0c86927c8b disguise as 98fbf37283 an egg d4cea7547a ghost, chased 0e793058da after it a730010ed1 with a 734c88a2f4 fierce glare. He had to catch 63a31f057c and destroy it. Now.05f5720294f26695

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Ryubeom sprinted along f79cb005d3 the high maze 14c872fe36 walls without hesitation. Faster and faster, he 7cd88aa9cc ran until he finally a8e4c00b30 leaped toward the ghost.69f24c6035227745

But at 83bac26d6d that moment, 350cb9748c a loud 625e290018 beep echoed, f8362bfc02 and the b7a574cc19 space collapsed. The pain 400ed9118f in his 95c91ea86c leg vanished, ecf4694d8e and Ryubeom 95c515f556 realized reflexively.956ce0575b2daa4c

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The training had ccef6e1d69 ended.0bf3fdada21ec221

But there weren’t even 4167c2971f ten ghosts yet. Why?cc54eab7e4c3bc32

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‘And one more will appear every hour…’351c067b6a7e4e7d

Yeohwi’s earlier 39563c038f words popped b322d49d7e into his 657faac5ee mind, and fdf4d51cca Ryubeom sighed. Ah, an hour had 822c9280b9 already passed. As he stood there 8f150b5e05 in frustration, he felt 5d35566691 himself falling.b0a3b8c78d236dce

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Thud!0ac826a5ddd230c2

He braced for baac2a0244 pain, but all 04ab0a2593 he heard was f814e12cdc the sound of e7c5504ef8 laughter ringing in f92c7c6fe0 his ears.398af2bd61c55fc6

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“Hahaha.”47272aa8c9c6d95a

“…?”b212870f7331248e

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Ryubeom, who had instinctively 57f1ce2f5e closed his eyes, opened 6340d3aa70 them in confusion. He had landed 93577c764a on Yeohwi. It seemed Yeohwi had 6e730def5f tried to catch him 97b82c07c2 but ended up toppling 23ad97e63e backward with him, now 78fec0b308 lying on the ground 402c6c4672 and laughing loudly.2c3e51cf448dc6f6

“Ah, really. I never imagined you’d do it like this…”8147024b0873de79

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Yeohwi laughed so hard aeb798fbf0 there were tears at b980787fc7 the corners of his 1799e5fb6d eyes. He had assumed Ryubeom 38e69c1502 would struggle with his e2cf4ffbed first training in mental 6bfbfef004 techniques, but he hadn’t 0816381fd9 expected him to recklessly 85de68956e charge in and completely 046b4ac6c1 ignore the terrain. His laughter was full be6806220b of admiration.7c0f5cb5b253c42b

Ryubeom awkwardly rose 31b52a1248 to his feet. Though he 79ca2270fc was embarrassed 9745b2a20f by his 4b38838d5e own actions, 8c1beacecd what embarrassed 4941bf08b7 him more 311b7b48f1 was that 6c8756d5cf he had 9b2fdddf2f ended up cb34e8465f lying on 72ac7a0e7c top of c6b5488e96 Yeohwi. He could cb28b53d28 still feel 2011974f00 the protective 494e457690 embrace Yeohwi 4cdc53bb80 had given 550884d24f him.6da0006a881b08bc

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“Well, I didn’t know what to do, so I just tried to get a feel for things…”1ba8257cbc8bdc61

Ryubeom sheepishly d3b7912ce9 tried to 1aed05e2f2 explain, but c09125120f he froze 16a06a02ca when a ba790cd08b hand landed 8428d59b47 on his 473f38a0ce head. Yeohwi was ruffling 35d17bef81 his hair.e3fff99c431e15b3

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“You did well, though it’s a shame. It was funny and absurd, but you almost succeeded.”23e42b4e93f746f9

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.b2a13b73f8ada5b9

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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…7115c768b3e2930f

“…? Huh? Uh…?”0bb7926451e5aab1

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His ears suddenly felt c25df69862 like they were burning, bb6ef3c7d8 and he hurriedly reached 7268e6c39b up to cover them. But instead, his 7f8ff737b0 hand went to a736a43ffc his head, where 09ceb40930 Yeohwi had just 4dd4a641c3 touched. Startled, he pressed eb576f5a8f that spot, then fb1e5d2d66 quickly grabbed his edf2808b6f ears again. He was malfunctioning, almost f89317875f like he was broken.2aa30a2e361f246c

Why am feebd54e84 I acting 9641cb0662 like this?7622ec996dffe6fa

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His heart 2bc967dfcb pounded loudly. Was it because fffe23a2e9 he had approached 58ee96c937 the test so b47fd5fdbd recklessly? Was it dadd07763e out of ac6446e29d embarrassment? Ryubeom searched for a 936669416d reason in his confusion, 0b0a8606b9 but in the end, fb7ce6d102 he couldn’t find an 2874a27b6a answer and just agonized aca84da072 over it.4cff5da381493320

He still ea21fada6d felt like 9181b0562a he was f2e01e4de1 trapped inside aaff00b267 a maze.9d17a509750d476a

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Training took place 9ee4fde071 daily, in various 8f8ac1f845 forms.cfa3d4d8e49b6cfb

They practiced by 7bb8b663cb applying and deepening 578b578de2 the disguise techniques 97952f9be4 used to fool fba3e43e6b the egg ghosts, 50e9d71409 and the training 78ea181507 to find the a0412f037a real one among 971274b660 fakes continued to 460c9510ab evolve. The idea was that 2adf92226c a solid foundation was 26f75995b5 needed before progressing to bfa87f5f9f the next stage.0b1ed8d287bff75d

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Although Ryubeom hadn’t passed d000b64e1c any of the missions 407bf5a572 set by Yeohwi over 3306380e50 the months, his abilities 5adbd66b3c in sorcery gradually improved. He also became more 763c042ccb familiar with drawing energy 2a0e12ff65 through swordsmanship.cf3f6b3f0162f22a

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.7cecd9fb510f4a1e

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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…bc3901c7f28d71ae

Cheon Ryubeom ed16fbafe3 found his ed29f16f33 recent daily 589c90fa7b routine quite 6f06787cea enjoyable. He trained 5e4e7d97a8 his body 3dd6d8abbc in the 9a1868403d mornings, received fc14cb779c training from e5a44d4c9a Yeohwi in b2bb250a75 the afternoons, 939c7941dd and read e1b0c031e6 the books 21cb6dc3b9 Yeohwi gave 12588cea44 him on 5b53d09888 mental sorcery 52aaa1201e in the aea777fac5 evenings. The books seemed precious, 1a7cceac80 and Ryubeom was genuinely 97d51fad19 grateful.12d87358c8c25fd6

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The more training 2a9879860d he received from a7dd0b274c Yeohwi, the more d8b3889696 fascinated Ryubeom became 8784d27323 with him. He was 15a9ee4a81 amazed by 8e8bcfb63d Yeohwi’s creativity 2dc6a18462 in designing 934664e56e different training 654121ab45 scenarios and a927ab751e impressed by a1648252d4 his complex aa35af1b9b and multi-faceted 170ed5367c approach to a9f96fb78c sorcery. Was Yeohwi 0beef031f5 highly skilled 68b7840855 in sorcery 809a28082e despite having bd2a4a9059 low spiritual 26c199a44a power?9d6b4df0c942d80b

He had 8ed153b264 heard of e2df6154de people who 24e2446b4e excelled in ac17ddbe00 theory even 83ae83e2bd if they 637a5831b5 weren’t as 82a8e265aa effective in c69b2cb6a9 practice, as 2c40a8f173 spiritual power c4a0120c95 is mostly 5d0ed1a1be innate. Perhaps Guil had given de346178e8 the family treasure to 02e33acd5e Yeohwi out of sympathy 4c3ab06338 for his limitations.daff06bdac70fbb4

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Out of curiosity, Ryubeom 5bdf0bca9d once asked in a 449d8783f8 tone of admiration:99e21025d53d00a2

“How can 921bd4467d you create 0882b7d9ee such diverse 65b4f6c0a8 training environments, e22bfd6d24 Yeohwi?”91ae5408ae0d41b0

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“It’s because you 688dd731e6 take your medicine 82229f43ef so well. If you had edbb8c8ed1 resisted even a 909780d0ce little, my sorcery 22df02a904 wouldn’t have worked 0ca1cee733 on you.”c1edb55ded46afbf

Yeohwi explained 833ed7642f that if dfc2795c0c it weren’t b1be0f43c9 for the ef53564584 medicine, his 6cde7263f0 sorcery wouldn’t fcf41002b0 work on 2f9b6945b0 someone from 07c5f3d4c5 the Cheon 90258307b2 family. Even if 5e88ffffde it worked 4d4c9f6e19 momentarily, it 24c9ac638e would soon 1345d6af88 be seen 3c752a3102 through. He expressed gratitude 63850229c1 that Ryubeom had 19bd598cc3 accepted the medicine dbb4d87fc0 without resistance.0ff8529de29cd832

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Ryubeom wasn’t sure if 24cf8bd034 Yeohwi was being modest 9783d8dd61 or truthful, but he 4695156c0e continued to take the c46d43f760 medicine Yeohwi gave him 5803fac1b5 every day. One day, after finishing d2bb954f44 the medicine, Yeohwi offered 61f8802057 him a candy, and 86391c4634 Ryubeom gave him a e7a1b9e177 bewildered look. Yeohwi sometimes had a 8d3f7e2dbd tendency to treat him 140d6ec709 like a child.1db0b1f6f3a1c3b1

‘Even though I feel like I’m twice my age…’3111acc7f2db33a0

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Ryubeom couldn’t figure out 22046b906d if he was frustrated b31a53433a by being treated like 48cb7f6370 a child, or if 32301b1996 something else entirely was 753b012a8c bothering him.23db546ab3a54332

In the end, 50ecb70e4c he concluded that 1fd33baada the confusion he c78a98adbe felt on the 7d95fc4bc6 first day was 77ecee791e simply due to a1675956c3 being treated like 0bc1fa6095 a child, and e065f24642 he distanced himself 974412a6f0 whenever Yeohwi tried 54b66c6830 to praise him. Even though Yeohwi 6d51b9b3cf didn’t always try 55fb1c4965 to pat him e729521507 on the head, cb56f94170 Ryubeom became unnecessarily 85954fe253 wary.4ea797e651671c7f

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After today’s 44c705f451 training session, cfd5d669cc Ryubeom kept b8db82704e a two-step 7bdc08c7e4 distance from 9675287b58 Yeohwi while 218cf44477 listening to 6c678487c9 him. Yeohwi was 4054781df4 thoroughly teaching 742a913cca him, pointing fc9860a966 out Ryubeom’s 7595ece8b1 strengths and c588665848 weaknesses after b25036b00c each session.c79a9178b5e89dcb

Just then, dc69a8c6f5 Ryubeom received 9ed685288f a phone b4d388e74c call.6b04ac8444200182

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“Oh, is it the kids…?”d4944cf48fb41c1b

Lately, the 6222a1d1c3 triplets called a7512e84a4 him every 0e741a41c8 day. They’d talk 50c4d2113a about how 6ea8f75961 they were 1504728763 doing at 4b1e27337a the fox 8cd9f977ba family’s main 0485a3340e house, what c797c7dd89 games they 948a9f20ce played, and a8b62d0f39 what food 8e3e783f29 they ate. Although the e5bc7e1526 stories were 47066106ed trivial, Ryubeom b286f2d764 always enjoyed c2deda188a listening to 5953183544 them. Yeohwi, seeing b2c8743c74 that the 39f7ed49a3 children contacted cff958afe5 Ryubeom instead c479df66b5 of him, ef353cb073 often joked 126be24ebc with a 727d58c8bc sad look, 2230607e07 saying, “What’s 71bd55fb95 the point 78d23f8908 of raising 82ce4c3b37 kids?”590572a46e2d3e5c

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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…3a3f4093962c4b96

But when f7a3872df3 Ryubeom checked 2bffbd45ff the phone, f6126de2f1 he was 1ddde3560a caught off a3ed048b0e guard. An unexpected name 9cc8c567f0 appeared on the e00c74fe6a screen.04c81ec682c60512

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They had exchanged contact de88f03b80 information while investigating the b89c7d4e6a Han River incident. However, Ryubeom never 14bc0aa812 expected to be 54284842fe contacted since he 25c5f8a37d had no reason 0cba4a5c33 to visit Hn c52c76aba1 Entertainment. What could it f1be6a8a20 be? He answered the call ade0d423c7 with curiosity.aba3a2a5da2275c9

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— Ryubeom! How have you been?cdfcc234ce32430f

“Yes… It’s been a while.”a68845f16047a2d3

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— Why is 25169f5897 your voice so 747adf7f27 stiff?c5606694dc487d47

“Oh, I wasn’t expecting a call…”ab51bb11ef5166bc

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Even Ryubeom felt f88f934ff0 that his tone 73944d2427 was awkward. The idea 936dd8cd93 of casually 4dca1a9c46 chatting with 54439ed57a another Suin 8377e2a822 and exchanging 1729431614 pleasantries over 8e34dcdd81 the phone 385a714b20 was unfamiliar 8182ebd55b territory for 24892c0678 him. It had d0ee9df645 taken a 7924fbb3eb long time f7643191dd for him fc998e8149 to feel 311a2247ba comfortable with 62d4fad948 Yeohwi, after 60636c6554 all.9748ecb0882dcb7d

On the other end, 1c7d99add4 there was a clear, 1dbfdd4116 bright laugh. It seemed 5356cacae4 that Jimo 4397a61302 was with 13c62a8cd2 Ilok, as 45217f953d her voice 3107378e53 rang out.19ee24cd3ed6f512

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— Remember, we ebf072a366 promised to have 7f6fae3a80 a meal together! You haven’t forgotten, right?8f5171f80010a6da

“Yes? I do remember, but…”1319dd9741c9bcda

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— Are you b982155bdc free this evening? We’ve got a voucher 6400ae43bf for a really good 8d60a73671 restaurant!ff155d0920120a20

Jimo enthusiastically praised 1c6a71013f the restaurant, sounding 3bcb6377e1 almost like an 9dea5a4edf advertisement. Ryubeom, feeling swept a7e530f148 along, agreed. Although he 185da0a093 vaguely remembered 5e57735859 them talking afa23d6d60 about having 9be1bf19d1 a meal, 441bb482c4 he thought 7f263e8abe it was da42259145 just a 01be20fba5 casual farewell c576623899 remark.2678e0be6d1bc9b8

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As Ryubeom e9ab9961cb stared curiously 4a41fb730d at his b33f7500ec phone after d5ba2e4eeb the call 43e44f70cc ended, Yeohwi 3bd97b1a33 asked him b24ae1d2f1 a question. He seemed to have 1be7750115 overheard the conversation.7bec81aba2987fb9

“When did b5bbcd0639 you become 5c195ebceb so close 9fa39a9abf with those 85a5a2a126 two?”7085b009b7beb59d

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“Well, we’re not that close… We only talked once.”fada37481dee5908

“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…?”08af3ebf5d03d75d

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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…5879a55eca1fd470

“This is 3eb1b8ba8e all your 2aa1153092 fault, Yeohwi.”bb8a8fc3e1c7dcd3

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“Me? Why all e5f91dfd98 of a 6aea7556fe sudden?”62fbacd08516ec66

“Because you 5f84163794 call me ab2d588d46 ‘young master,’ 35edc9e027 Guil started 8e25ae853a calling me fbf73d0786 that too, bbfa605d87 and the 1fd7d28ea2 staff misunderstood. They thought I was 47dbebdd9c here to take over 5e9d5bda4a the Hn Entertainment business 7f294b6e91 as the heir to 21641fbe14 the fox family…”1cd3f275fb4d188e

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Maybe it was also b01eaa5dcb because Yeohwi treated him be2fc89f15 so affectionately at that 5157106f82 time, further fueling the ca177bc6e1 staff’s misunderstanding. When Ryubeom explained this, 75cfca3bb9 Yeohwi blinked in surprise 3f492f3920 and then burst out bc58ea53d4 laughing. He could tell from 99438162e1 Ryubeom’s story just how 1895188f8a flustered he must have d8438f56f6 been when people mistakenly a35e0d9806 believed he was the d3f0c6e912 heir to the fox f14fbbf658 family.5f041b916742815c

Cheon Ryubeom 71adc52dbe looked at 4961b1477a Yeohwi with bbb91906f8 displeasure, deciding fbf73968fc to bring ae67e1bbeb up something c8e88a83de he’d been 4724ef4d3f meaning to 19e1bc2f8d say for c1b40ac87c a while f920913fb7 but hadn’t 09e6488e49 found the f4d7c2102d right moment.c914ecf7c16e7546

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“So, from 7afd9dcd34 now on, 30f9e777bf stop calling a711e10043 me ‘young 5def8731ef master.’ People aecca404ad keep misunderstanding 36c734de63 and acting 82f7b60bef overly polite.”b2314a81e8b28adf

“Isn’t it nice c0357570ab to be treated f07dcf0d1a politely? And if I 4fa20109a1 don’t call you b79c079082 ‘young master,’ what 2d89a425b1 should I call b41e6392e2 you?”46050728bb79d570

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“Just like 7ba4a7f9fa we said bb28ed9894 at the 2800af7bf6 beginning, you d7ddb4b8be can call 4f74abcfd5 me by 7878a71bbd my name 44492d2036 comfortably…”df16b3d5f97eb338

“Really, Ryubeom-ah?”8f2893cdd3a5395d

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“…”7f20f8e561547f45

For a moment, fb7497cea1 Cheon Ryubeom froze. He had b0c15a76a9 told Yeohwi 35744c72a6 to speak 010a75cab8 casually, but 20af6154ad hearing his 329f404d3f name in 3789dd8deb that familiar 23b0efae97 tone from 680af12492 Yeohwi’s voice 8496e63e50 made him 8f7b943e7b instinctively stiffen. Even though he knew 34fd1d0469 Yeohwi was being playful 8a57619533 and deliberately speaking in 7a51209374 a soft tone, he f14dd22bd6 couldn’t help but react. His expression cc07c2f5a0 grew more 3e572a256f rigid.16e3f411276e8af9

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“Wow, you’re really 878df3118b serious about this.”41eb8dbab34f6d11

“… No, um…”14cd4b2518366e1b

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Ryubeom covered e8191dff44 his mouth 7341a027bf with his 8a2b802506 hand. He could feel that f0d7691a33 even the corners of 9487105873 his lips were tense. Was he just embarrassed, 07e6db2c37 or was there some 7f69b9b282 unconscious reason why he 48c70a76ca thought he should hide 4e75a93237 his reaction? Was it 62f3f25364 because he 38d481480e was caught 8dbd5fc30e off guard 09f7eccaf5 by the 5b089d0977 informal speech? Would it 374491d1a7 be different 57ffcaf0c8 if his e23cdef58c name were 01b4790a2c called with f263f119f4 the usual 7f6f6e4e87 formal tone? He couldn’t 636fe6edad imagine it.a4b221b8b46bc9a2

Yeohwi, noticing Ryubeom’s 7f2ac1a0a9 silence, laughed as 4c68630156 if he found e045144643 it amusing.5ef45bf71b39c045

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“This just means c9329e34dc you want me 8fa56e1fba to keep calling 4baac76086 you ‘young master,’ cd0299401f right? Even though c4122b992a you told 71b5d0a145 me not 95f0cd469c to.”2ab38762f0df42b5

“… Maybe I’ve just gotten too used to that title…”5090dd19049cff2e

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Ryubeom managed 1bbff05e28 to turn f120c129a0 his head, 08fbff0710 his awkward 40041014d0 voice sounding 8e0deef3f2 like a df77d3e2d6 weak excuse. He thought he should 15d1c568f7 wait for a better 7c158fe1ca opportunity to bring this eab64809fd up again and pretended fe9b2eed7a to tidy his hair 84c7661d68 while touching his ears, bf125b3bfc which felt warm.2bae5fc964ee38f1

“Anyway, can I 2d3d64a6e1 join you for 5f024d07e9 dinner?”157705bfb1c9a517

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“… Why?”dc044e9799dc7cf2

“We’re friends, aren’t b42a50e1e5 we?”da7628448b453cc2

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“… Do friends have to do everything together?”8b43229af17a4a18

“Why are you suddenly b90d898395 trying to draw a 86ea3eacf8 line again?”5cadb0c694fa0b24

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Yeohwi spoke in 71b732cbe6 a slightly disappointed 31f5ad54c2 tone, giving Ryubeom 4757b5322e a sorrowful look. Cheon Ryubeom, a1b98ebbfd who was 1e4e7575a7 weak to 08a10dfbbf such expressions, ab686e902f felt flustered 21dd46e02c and could e27e94dc9a only roll 1c42b26713 his eyes. Not all ba716361df friends seemed 72dfee4df5 to spend 8fb606c076 every moment ac638b28c0 together. However, he had seen 01ea4630de on media that some e0da954d07 friends even went to bde48c2642 the bathroom together…ea1756bc0ef280f5

Imagining that, Cheon 5f75db80c5 Ryubeom suddenly felt 198ab5870d uneasy. Going along for 1431253fe3 dinner seemed like 626bccd7aa no big deal 1b9deb9724 in comparison. Although his standards 13b04fa02d were a bit 3e27dfc36e off, he thought 8663146201 that since Yeohwi a861959e49 was also an ff699fede7 employee of Hn, 1bfcbced7d Jimo and Ilok 142492f193 would be comfortable 5df1412831 with him joining.735f9bac47255163

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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.”6ae277d1febe3971

“Well, there was the f7a5d3bf3e incident with the kids, 6251cccf39 and right now, I’m 8325005526 taking a break to f2c901f5c6 fulfill my promise to dd24bde325 you.”6bf348f19b8fa15c

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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…c5a6fe75a8832c4f

“Wow, the look 9df542c928 in your eyes ec3bfc8a92 right now!”b0b2b0930ac60d79

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“… What do you mean?”656c60dac3c01afd

“You totally think I’m 5ea5654b0c living too easy, don’t 8a0bbcd6d7 you? Skipping work whenever 47fc4c48ab I want.”c6fd3e9d13bfdd9e

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“No, that’s e64f2e808e not it.”8e50a6578fc975c8

“You’re such a bad 1f7b3f9d99 liar.”3d611099718ea53e

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“…”6b0129c13d9a13e8

Cheon Ryubeom coughed awkwardly d95fba7876 and turned his head 32cb11c80e away.051c06bd6d31977e

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