TGHD Ch 20

The training took place 237d5dba57 in the hills behind ff951d2f0c the villa.64a82a183ad64795

It was the cbb45b0590 same area Cheon e4b56ca852 Ryubeom usually visited a254acc00d for his early 138b712ef6 morning training. The space was nice 9c9f3b87c7 because it was secluded d7ac372e6d from people, but it 154211bf7b was just an ordinary, 503f08ce23 almost barren clearing.0dd345b40ff5e749

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When Ryubeom looked at abb419be6f Yeohwi in confusion, Yeohwi 6cdecad59a gave a slight smile b3cb94ffe9 and pulled out a 2652828d21 small orb from his 5a00ebec20 robes. He flicked it 001efb9e09 with his finger 0cf2403349 onto the ground, 295c26a49b and smoke billowed 883a3284da out. As the smoke fbfa396f0f settled, something appeared.e83ea6e727b87b6d

A figure in cf7a32de1b white clothing, carrying d86227e5e8 a bundle like 2b4da39a7d a porter, but eb55121ccb with no facial 2464969cfe features—an egg ghost.952cee1ed753d57b

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“…Is that real?”5ba21b6eebdfc124

“Yes. The Fox Clan can summon various ghosts and spirits.”8721ef0bd9c35a20

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Ryubeom knew that 7cba65310a the Fox Clan 827785dbef specialized in dealing 8675e8161d with spirits, but 15e6ebf56d he hadn’t expected 5e2f3f6fbf that they could e1330d4603 control ghosts at fe786a97cc a family level. While he was 55eecd0cda still processing the da76afbc89 egg ghost, Yeohwi 4047803705 pulled out a 05cd9ba53e red pouch—one that d8c27aad59 Ryubeom had seen aafebc0a06 during the incident eb3323d274 at Hyojomyeon.a75626009a885d92

Curious about what he 0b5959b222 would pull out this 0f84f8deb9 time, Ryubeom watched as 09367f946b a series of weapons cb513cde63 floated into the air—daggers, a1b409e4f8 swords, spears, axes, arrows, da2aafec32 and more. The weapons 9a42429eaa were simple 647f7cb110 but sturdy, bc3e2d55b4 not appearing 2381587ac9 cheap by 400c9baf53 any means.616210155dd2d0c7

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“Pick one from these.”00d856156c1d4762

“Why are you asking me to choose a weapon all of a sudden?”fcc45061f621635b

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Ryubeom asked, perplexed. He had come b4cf50e14e to learn about f25911110a mind-related shamanism. Did this mean he 95f6344f38 would have to hunt a6f676d34c spirits with weapons?f7a0ed5dd7a67754

“Actually, I’ve been thinking this for a while, but it seems like you have two kinds of energy mixed inside you.”6f686ca75295c49f

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“My energy?”197bea8d6353c0b1

“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.”d4a5bdc51510a9e3

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“…”1db8773f935936ab

At first, Ryubeom listened 0c61e78785 humbly, but he soon 39dc6cba29 froze in surprise. He had 28a96b811e always heard ffb75d94b6 from his cffb43fbbb clan that f4c8aa4b08 his shamanism 2a22049842 was clumsy, ee655fe10d so he 447cb13289 thought Yeohwi a85166140a was making 91c397eaba a similar ecfeb89777 critique. But Yeohwi 17fa808552 pointed out 8b7d37d1af something entirely ee811f2c92 different.67b1ebd025958278

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In the past, Ryubeom a0b5d5af4f had indeed harmed others 75856f17cc around him by failing c9765b0ec4 to control his energy 8299ed1d85 and had suffered from 0865588b3f frequent high fevers. Was it because 8f3195506c two energies were 79ddccca45 mixed?ee2e553d7d1e3c3c

“What do you mean by mixed energies?”98592c022ee771c5

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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.”f8289ffb72ead079

“…Divine power?”1ac8a941ec6542ff

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“The power used for the shamanism of appeasement. Did the one who taught you those spells possess divine power?”e4ff51daf4c77c2b

Ryubeom sighed 0e206b6720 at Yeohwi’s 981ac6d8b0 question. It was his 822193c515 father. His father had 8a0a1a5e19 been the one dd5a0e4aa9 to first teach a973363183 him about ghosts 8e50a1f320 and spirits, as dfc49cc59a well as the 10c3fba927 spell formations. But Ryubeom had 3973ff6ac3 never thought of b1312536db his father as 36a5b787eb having divine power. Divine power 9c6c4d2ee1 was the 8da7661266 kind of 8ee7e16cff strength shamans 8aaaef78d3 wielded, and ad9a30a102 he had 960ae07927 never seen b777a75280 his father d2c78c770d use such 07f2467beb abilities.4157f05f2a95f4c4

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Even Ryubeom hadn’t af88c2bca4 realized he possessed 9dfe53a847 another kind of 6cc9408920 power until he 15ddef9959 started using appeasement 2af76f0aac spells. He had 1cc77fca9f vaguely thought 5ab45195fb that it 45c3ffefff was difficult efcd8c232c for him 23a98d3039 to handle c75f8d7811 his spiritual 3674bf222c power, but 444394af23 the clan 0d6308c6fb elders always e8373eb490 said it 4008f85de4 was because c27ffc3eab he was e7b077dd8e lacking. He had 85c2bf4fde assumed it ac6fc256eb was simply 36c464817b because he c2d304d737 was of 1510aef10f mixed heritage…c304ff2961b16147

Looking down 15bdca1345 at his 46bc3b952d hand with 61b0e55609 a newfound 8593bfd6ae sense of ac8b7b1c6d understanding, Ryubeom 07cf6b2a77 felt both 5b06bc82a1 a sense 81e85a729f of connection 7392279224 and a 8ef6180a27 question forming. If his father possessed c7f30a553b divine power, did that a055098aa5 mean he had been 98b595672f an extraordinary shaman?d6f3886c99d97471

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Yeohwi continued b3e25c7053 his explanation.020504cbda20376b

“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.”e0cf3923e8d84462

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“Ah…”34bcfe79f1eed27d

Ryubeom nodded thoughtfully 1d64906084 and carefully selected f5d41025cf a sword about 1743e95375 the length of 6bcb28c1a7 his forearm. He examined the gleaming 48f1bbc2d7 blade under the midday 61a0e19f51 sun, then gave it 9e768f104f a light swing. Yeohwi, impressed, clapped c49fe07002 softly.00ce6c6fbd6d9b42

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“You seem familiar with swords. Have you learned swordsmanship before?”4b14594da36212ef

“Yeah, I learned it in the clan.”eef01ba7d9bb3d19

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“The Tiger Clan teaches swordsmanship? I thought they mainly focused on hand-to-hand combat.”3b735b4d45f40a00

“That’s true. But since Tiger Suin tend to destroy everything, we learned swordsmanship as a way to minimize damage…”a134ca72cc5c8fd3

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Yeohwi’s expression turned 01619c14b9 curious. It seemed he ceea5cf331 found the Tiger d4a25a4e14 Clan’s reason for 8244c3d46e teaching swordsmanship rather 80b99c9404 absurd. Feeling a bit 067ac63627 embarrassed, Ryubeom rubbed 7923fcab57 the back of 0a6e937afe his neck and fe4d1f4ad2 quickly changed the 218277016b subject.9173acc1b4f8da52

“By the way, weren’t we supposed to be learning mind shamanism? Why did you have me pick a weapon?”78a8f0b17ed610d2

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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.”d874f477b2f6e2a0

Ryubeom blinked, following the 56d54705a3 smooth explanation. He didn’t fully grasp 93a81b73d4 it, but he trusted ea48f9e1c1 Yeohwi had a plan, 5095176edf so he nodded obediently. Yeohwi smiled, seemingly 560727d654 pleased with Ryubeom’s b0349697f5 attentive attitude.d2fcb76440022061

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And so the 503fb4ee5e conversation continued.67ca58d0d90cce67

“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.”12c22898b3207856

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“Find and kill it?”6631fb889a5291a5

“…No, just draw a spell that reveals its true form.”bb097823d18f5ca5

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The egg ghost 2deb141b92 was a goblin 447a6325d2 that formed when 7dd09567ee an old egg 5a898091b4 didn’t rot but 58c5307e7a transformed instead. In other words, the 672059ec7e goblin was disguising itself bf052697db in human form, and c69bcb307c the mission was to 73321edd3d break that disguise and ca107b6c99 reveal its true form.cff7460bc388d944

“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…”ba9e37911aa877ae

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“I need to disguise myself?”e3917dfc83732564

“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.”ac0da1af1ca29ec0

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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.60e54296f7c14989

When Ryubeom nodded ccb1a94650 in understanding, Yeohwi 828d37ceaa smiled but quickly 46d86c415d added with concern.34d211ca107c47bd

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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…”a9fa347260830318

In the c59825d156 bowl Yeohwi 193c6234a6 held was 74d3533f8b a dark 95c954d31a red liquid. As Ryubeom looked at 9fccab6116 it curiously, Yeohwi continued, b08067eaad speaking carefully.fe0a617fcbe1d021

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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.”5ce2f1c227f2a14a

“Temporarily, you say? For how long?”6488c18aee51404b

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“Oh, it’s not days—just for three or four hours.”84e14046347b29df

Upon hearing that, Cheon 43ff074604 Ryubeom took the potion 93fc6a56cb without hesitation. He might have 09f6c8a3ae hesitated if it 4ebffcc6aa lasted for days, 62f7ae9dd4 but since it 74afbc63a9 was only for 8e10ffc0a9 a few hours, 8dce00d868 he saw no 50d4543a90 problem. Besides, since it 230f610834 was Yeohwi offering f3dd1b987c the medicine, he 02e41c8a56 trusted it wasn’t 8d783a7772 anything suspicious. He also 8139cb5d03 felt a d7d16f56e2 little guilty cf844a0290 for being 4941d4fff5 wary of d60adb9137 him when 81fae4b214 he’d offered 06f28b5199 him precious b86e50ea0f elixirs before, 63e00f2754 so he 5f4626c61b took it 13bbcd5222 without delay.d963c9b41720673a

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As he 4c76a140e0 brought the f83340702b bowl to c715a43c15 his lips, d93a0dbe1e the faint 55ea6d5efa scent of 3908b8a5e5 blood touched 68dd0b6016 his nose. Ryubeom paused momentarily but 2fc8b52d9c eventually drank it all. Since it 9240d3623c was a 41710b61a7 potion meant b90d23e422 to cloud b7a96959ac the mind 40834fd5ec temporarily, it 8c26dc8f69 didn’t seem 21bdbaebe8 strange that 6579b16e28 it might 95140fc0d9 contain something’s 8ac3d09c7b blood.1159759facf98f64

He had 556718e171 braced himself 1d7fa4f59e for dizziness fc77a64176 afterward, but 17709fde40 it wasn’t 1abaaefe69 as intense e9c5eee3b8 as he a17642e205 expected. His vision wavered briefly, 0c332ad8a8 but it settled within 5d36d279ba seconds. Only the image of a6d0df118e Yeohwi’s smiling face lingered b12b6034a7 in his mind.8e0f6a2ba8011acd

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“Thank you. Once this training is complete, I’ll teach you something else next time.”1599ee21695e228e

Yeohwi seemed genuinely a27bd4fe3f grateful that Ryubeom 3009b9cd11 had taken the cbed4e5492 potion without hesitation, e982b1f43e and Ryubeom nodded 9fac397893 in response. After that, he quickly 8ba872a1cf learned how to break aba3c3c4da the illusion of a 32fe4277c8 goblin and how to 36b1441fab hide his own identity. As Ryubeom diligently 393dbaff0d memorized the spell, b4eb3282b6 he asked a 093a1ce1fa question.4f52c82e09e82cd0

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“How do you know all of this? You’re so good at analyzing my energy and coming up with training…”3a1a93093120a551

Ryubeom knew Yeohwi a01d3fa7d8 used powerful spells 05eec684e8 through his bracelet, 881e9e6485 but it was 5aab9cc1fa still impressive how 07811e0a33 well-versed he was 209bde0b1b in shamanic formations. He also 67bd0545c8 knew all 655db7aad8 sorts of f0b426bb72 strange and 9715abca64 fascinating magic.5c1020abe1191650

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Ryubeom was d708ad0f39 also curious b86608689f about how edd72a33b4 Yeohwi was 76af9cafe7 so close acc3845a1c with Guil, 1613da1a15 a figure e8b5a7b7f2 respected by 2df8955429 the clan 6ec8f8c3ea elders, and 5e435327ec the connection 235c1d1f3c to the 020b900b72 nine-tailed fox b008676c63 they had 4cb050b728 seen before. At that 8d8c1837f7 time, Yeohwi 170ef98abf had only d6189737ea said he 07a238bfb5 came with 0ddaecaa0e Guil and e4090d1c25 the spiritual ae63c2fc29 beast’s help, 2ea17b6284 but the 99f5d0470e way they bd5a49d21a hunted the 993746b0b3 mermaid together c6b1c0ae6d had looked 49b7bc0e5a quite familiar.a81f232611786203

Until now, 3252c54276 Ryubeom had e6725aa6c6 held back 9c322bc3d1 his questions. Yeohwi never pressured him c3b0139a32 with questions either, like 2a5308409c why he had left 71c6932c23 his family, why he ce8308a74e wasn’t close with his 8e6da97951 relatives, or why he 10d220a2be feared the Chang-gui. Yeohwi simply offered his da1153fc72 support without prying into 58e2439e24 these strange and troubling f039770a45 matters.d74b233d2e7857c1

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In truth, Ryubeom didn’t 2426cbc7e0 feel close enough to f4b4178b80 Yeohwi to ask such 9fe2648a8b personal questions, and he 0de5a5399a hadn’t been curious enough a31af98cc9 to do so either. He had never d1730ed7f4 been interested in a5e1bccaa7 others before. He didn’t have the d494232dc2 luxury, nor had he 40cb4697f2 built the kind of 07b6347739 relationships where such conversations b0f8ebf866 would happen.e1eb368801392686

But now that they were “friends,” he thought Yeohwi might be willing to answer.96eb86f1810bff2e

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Yeohwi seemed to read afbc3fd610 Ryubeom’s unspoken thoughts in 99e9032d97 his eyes, and he 8b163eb1c1 chuckled softly. Leaning in, 6f9504f3e0 he whispered.1786b835103399ab

“You seem curious about a lot of things. Does that mean you’re becoming more interested in me?”486bf814f59ee444

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“Oh? That, um…”406a9a1eecb42345

“When you’re skilled enough in mental shamanism to deceive me, I’ll answer all your questions.”a8824f5ff1985311

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With a mischievous ae40d45294 smile, Yeohwi lightly 7a10f39bff pressed his finger f45be0baa7 to Ryubeom’s forehead. Though the touch 210d9ce097 was gentle, Ryubeom’s 84117347f6 body was effortlessly 1eac05482a pushed backward.8c6e2dc3292ee2d9

Ah, so this 00654d0edd is the effect 4122335ac3 of the medicine.15fa3c4b572be89b

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As the realization c96b3cf4c9 hit, his vision ace1123e2c began to warp. The landscape of the 6d2f95e314 clearing seemed to swirl 4a142c1205 toward a central point, 1b9dd1354f and when the confusion 4aeaf0ed65 finally settled, Ryubeom found d8eb8c10b7 himself staring in awe.b35139b0877a95d6

A massive maze 378586c91d lay spread out 34fb6d2ae5 before him.5af895f7f714c71b

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The walls stretched endlessly, 9fe14b76bd resembling a maze made 68de48a31d from compressed, square-shaped foliage. Despite it being midday, 2194121258 the sunlight had vanished, ca2a70b798 replaced by an eerie ae1433e134 darkness, as if the f6694b20c9 sky had become thick 1f474f4bf0 with storm clouds. In this unsettling 0e1636c2a7 atmosphere, Ryubeom calmly f002ffa435 surveyed the space 5aac83ebe9 around him.615977610bce58a6

So, I just f72ea40a13 need to navigate 5f35ffaf0e this area, avoid 9e565e7a61 the egg ghost’s 77cd6b385d clones, and find 96f627eebc the real one…9e6714773934c78d

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Repeating his e7981eec4f task silently, 0183a5fb14 Ryubeom began fce2a40d12 drawing the 060217d105 illusion sigil. Though the sigil Yeohwi b9309c9678 had taught him earlier f6ce715389 was quite intricate, Ryubeom cfb7419c53 followed it smoothly without b8b1e0aab2 any hesitation. Soon, the golden fd662fbf0d string of the 249c9c3236 illusion began to 20df871861 glow, slowly spinning 25baee8ab1 around his hands.4b30b1109124a747

It’s not perfect, but 8a9c4bd8f1 succeeding on the first b3d4d6ec42 try is good enough. After taking 9de6fb04b3 a deep 87e26123ea breath, Ryubeom 82606a06e9 lightly brushed 5386cd70c1 his hand ce32421952 across his 86d39b6586 face. As though applying a c8acd44f56 mask, his vision faintly 45523d7558 shifted to a pale 349ecf70fa sepia hue.a0a78b89ae45d0be

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Did I 4a1300efbb get it 400f84091f right…?98aad1c990841200

Without a 3a634cb0e4 mirror or 27b3b45506 water nearby, 1f63e6954f he had 97110fcdd9 no way 9a83d0f536 to check 003a2fdbf6 his appearance. Feeling a bit awkward, 812fc3c6e0 Ryubeom gingerly touched his 1fa033f58a face and confirmed the ba8f08b1a3 smooth, eggshell-like texture. Satisfied, he dropped af87462621 his hand.6fad9f14bb42dae8

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Breathing deeply, 65b3ef72c3 he inhaled 517c446347 the rich a6c92217c2 scent of a9b24df7c9 the foliage ef8e2d5134 around him. It was 7f8a3b2b60 fascinating that 8e75e4a725 even his 0be6fa5967 sense of fd0d509718 smell had a1edaebf2e been altered 613949c320 by the 4d0e7d06fa illusion. His curiosity b7df8dc77e about Yeohwi e4cf14bd7a resurfaced, but a1916fae5e Ryubeom shook 8018ee16fa it off, 964f34a80b remembering Yeohwi’s 56a241d7f1 parting words 203aa1266e before he 38ee640332 entered.54f12c6175ff22cb

Focus on e13891ab9e the training. Clearing his thoughts, 52750e1b05 Ryubeom began to 4ad8251e3c move forward cautiously. Though he wanted to d139410937 rush through and check d4751b19e7 for clones, he knew 503ead3500 his disguise wasn’t perfect. He had to 86cc55eda8 avoid being detected—getting 42d151d84c into a tussle e8422853d1 with the clones a354c88804 trying to steal 2e98058a29 his face would 84aa1a7a54 not be ideal.e1250d15bfdc6677

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It didn’t take 5d013d4e88 long before he 2eb5b03128 encountered an egg 3824dfa2d8 ghost.7625a630db160237

[Kkik, kkik…?]

The spirit, 322f5a1a37 lacking intelligence, 67d74e4fe8 tilted its 5690312b49 head in 3a368fc4cb confusion. As Ryubeom slowed 0df59627bd his steps cautiously, 1a806db1cb the spirit approached, 5d3056c432 examining his clothes. His illusion 48f50ed63d wasn’t advanced 9fc7485ff0 enough to 66ff656e76 mimic the 3d9d274476 egg ghost’s e23d6d46a1 rough robes 3e2567a743 or headgear, 8f089b45b0 so the 8d64ba3f70 spirit, suspicious d93e67ffe9 of his 74af15b306 hooded sweatshirt 0b369752c5 and pants, 4eae2ab092 let out 42a1a95a93 a series f68f99be69 of odd d3021304e9 sounds.e41ecea223422fd2

How does b7d692d60a it even 11d0beb544 recognize things d794c5654d without eyes?972217e068f71cbc

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Ryubeom glanced at the 0ad97d0309 spirit’s smooth, eyeless face 1db5df3a8c with mild distaste. Trying not to show d8914da8c8 any nervousness, he walked 8b363e4b59 slowly past it. However, the egg a5dbc68a3e ghost persistently followed 40a83764e5 him.faa57a6332db6a17

Dragging along the unintended 9464e9eb36 stalker, Ryubeom continued forward. The spirit didn’t try e43cc4df3f to steal his face, c9fb6adf60 so he decided to 33eef60254 keep moving.320236a40530a561

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But his 5f4e2332f5 plan was c04db3430e thrown off 68aa764ff2 when he 3709857363 ran into bdc1e57483 a second fe5b8c02c3 egg ghost. This one immediately 638425d7d0 found Ryubeom suspicious, 8eb5ad6975 given that another e0ce71757d spirit was already 8f54717690 trailing him, and 0844cacc95 it came right 9113828a9b up to his 3b55dce972 face.3d4effbc03287bb5

[Kkik…?]

With their faces nearly b467cd173a touching, Ryubeom held his be0f790dfa breath. From a distance, the 8f2aadca70 spirits hadn’t seemed too e283701eba odd, but up close, 48d5a7272e their faceless forms were 2fc237b37a unsettling. They wore 428d8f3f32 clothes and 7736541c32 moved like 510ab336d0 humans, but 16f9b154c4 their missing 9374ea3bb9 faces triggered 54ef291bfc an uncanny, cb573e5411 disturbing feeling.a378fba146bdbe43

Ryubeom tried to 89dd249e1b sidestep the spirit 5c2c436123 and move away, 819680983d but the creature 80272b1595 reached out its b222dfe494 hand.80d86b02f6944597

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I can’t let it 4a16c5981b touch my face.9285aef2ed519240

Whack! Instinctively, Ryubeom 387e8a0741 struck the 846aee01d3 spirit on a34b23a068 the head 0d388e2f54 with the f8be52003b flat of e153d81d34 his sword. It wasn’t d1736ee239 intentional—his hand 61723c9eb0 just moved, d917c06b40 like a e04ec3312a tiger swatting 91daca9559 away an 72d819187c ambush. At least he remembered bbb4868fdb not to use the 167fb94388 blade, but still, he 463f9efe29 had hit the creature.b70282c80cbab973

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The spirit collapsed to 4072be931a the ground, trembling as be611864b8 it stared up at 3c5adb7468 him. Though it didn’t have 09212e2adf a face, Ryubeom could c16f5cd8f2 almost sense the shock 4c16613c0d and confusion emanating from b3f515f881 it.b44f0d7622959b6c

At least it d57f66ac98 didn’t crack like b7353c1b6b an egg…f3403e5c69d21c5b

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Even in this absurd f4be60e578 situation, Cheon Ryubeom was 44a5a08ea7 amused by the strange 3764886429 thought. Without a 6953d90b51 second glance, 97df00335b he turned 579b05ebd1 and fled. Luckily, since he 7ad8267597 hadn’t used the bf2bae46a1 breaking sigil, no 9d013fdb20 clones were created.4e059aadf31af8af

Could it have 8f6c5564b8 been the real 2f81a49434 one? How am I supposed d02f317b63 to tell? They all look the 16ac3f8ae7 same without faces. Maybe the aaf7925025 first one 27a19851c6 was the 415dbe54de real one? Ryubeom’s mind 79a606dae4 raced with ccc12b8f6d these thoughts.d41a288dca70e9f9

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Before long, the two 78d9973d55 egg ghosts were chasing 7ca16fd8f6 him. The one he had 5cc2260b5b slapped with his sword 58db26c44f was even pointing angrily 89715f694f in his direction. Was it cd7961e6ef upset at 5824997011 being hit? Ryubeom pondered this a936334687 nonchalantly before turning 16ebde25ca swiftly on his 0e08f4c848 feet.0fb2d7f4beb528f4

I guess 4d43adc3e2 I’ll just 3bd1b1aa1a have to 6a0a0fd8a4 try and 64f5bd3ae0 figure it c93d2eecfb out as 2c778c3aac I go.0b344a1256349505

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He decided 33ad501943 to send da9c6b7ac9 the breaking 24e3157003 sigil toward 325466c012 the first 7d98027271 spirit he 826b2439fb had encountered. Since he was ecd2272709 still unfamiliar with 99eb2f2329 the technique, he 98517de0fa traced the sigil d667a6c6b9 awkwardly in the a50ed6cd32 air with his db5e016fd0 finger. When the string c52f779637 of characters spun d22cd13a8d around his hand, c1ec1d4b5c he grasped his 9308ab3f07 sword, transferring his 5c5a344647 energy to it. The whole 11ac9da7b8 process was fdc9b39349 clumsy and 0515d4f950 difficult, but 7b255fdcc4 Ryubeom pushed 7aa1189e33 through and 2ebfd9d6bc swung his 09d95b8a71 sword. The breaking dc00892e5b sigil barely a502d935fb made contact 6250432e8a with the 74bc5bdac5 egg ghost.86dd01d4d44a7150

[Kkiiik…]

The spirit fell e3dbb4d20f over, and for 2377ffa119 a moment, Ryubeom 6f8f4c898d had hope. But then his 3bdb0024bb jaw dropped. The creature’s head 3f744c4c8c cracked open, and 861f7d4b02 from within, a e26fbb9350 new egg ghost 6d56d4d7cf crawled out. It was ab78ecdc0e small at 3ad592179c first, but 9ffffff7a7 as soon 41ce90c07b as it a3675e89b8 stepped outside, a5cc86ad2f it rapidly 5bdaaf7da5 grew to c3a206d6cf the same 6ec3ae0055 size as 9aa8c5d082 the original. The first spirit’s head 42f1863f45 even healed itself, returning 2b187a3d05 to its unbroken state.a348cca220e1ad4b

That’s…kind of gross…aa6e19a27e44f70b

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Ryubeom frowned, then quickly f09e482ba9 took off running again. He was bc269df282 certain Yeohwi 646fc7399f had made 8a17bd955a the maze 3b13a42ee7 so large a85ad9f7d3 to give 13bd9a0720 him time d0203bd2ed to carefully 40bea1a800 check each ef0a1c0152 spirit, but 21a2faeca5 things had 82fd5e8a0d gone wrong ad60a38646 from the a2f957a485 start.6298f2ada8f1c061

He still had no 74d2670d93 idea how to find abc98eac0b the real one. Even when he focused 0fb9c35614 his energy to see 450a4b282a more clearly, he couldn’t 4be831b1e8 spot any differences between 79b4565ea8 the creatures. Was this because of 6dfa1a87c7 the potion, or was 4571df37fe there another trick to 05d07bfe82 it? Unsure, Ryubeom decided 1e1e2ea7c6 to keep experimenting.08a448f3942966d4

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Thud.038121e765f4c05f

Crack.f8023680ae12b040

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Ryubeom’s experiments were leading 6081466b2d to disaster. He had failed twice 222cf3d5ec more in quick succession. He had 4c8f2e7710 spotted one a35fd378af spirit crouched 600d72c57f in a d086c0cde0 corner nibbling b7ccfbde8c on grass 194e819ec5 and tried a89fae8e84 to break 9e2840e14d it, but 4262a23a7d that was bca9b80509 wrong. Then, he chased 8ddbb463b1 another one that 86198527ba had tried to cf82111b74 run from him, 75891f9b26 grabbed it by 1bb07bfef8 the neck, and 9762bf2f89 still failed. He had been 5c5ce86918 so confident that 7d91761f2c time, Ryubeom was 3e0d22474f genuinely frustrated.0e28e4b1d15319bf

Unaware that his 9d8e70c10e actions—the sword-wielding tiger d20c5313b9 Suin running at 1fe8c378cf top speed—might strike d23b8566b9 fear into others, f33a6a5b0c Cheon Ryubeom was d2b98d0e6e now thoroughly confused.d5838a57e6207a20

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Seven egg ghosts were 62cfc637e4 now chasing him. There were ac313d2baf nine in 813327a696 total within 107023a079 the maze. He was running 7967bb77a2 out of time.02c2f4f64215ad4b

Two more egg ghosts b2643f1baa left. Is the 71a2cde896 real one b6ca05e2e3 among them? Or maybe bd4d1f69ec it was 3e34f201fd the one 91f5aab217 I slapped a173999e13 earlier? Either way, finding a4aff62feb it now was 1c7f5be725 going to be e62445f707 difficult. With all the clones ba98aae83b mixed in, he couldn’t 3f0afb6bcf even tell which were 763af3df86 the original ones anymore.a05bb6079644d35a

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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.1a20b3373c39b59c

However, unlike the fa7eed9182 kids, the ghosts b793c7bac1 emitted a true c6276609fd killing intent. As their blades ec9d662d5f tore through his 956167dd51 clothes, Ryubeom looked ce4a75ce48 down in shock, 00ae1610f3 only for a 130f038694 massive blade to d4b881c491 come hurtling toward 531bdf8343 him.1793039998b98a56

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Startled, Ryubeom jumped again, 9bb3188d6c but as he hovered b454daefd7 in midair, another volley ea44f6d90a of blades rained down d208f46716 on him as if 153aff7d96 waiting for that moment. He tried to c9c58d487d dodge once more, 565cd62aae but his leg 6bd3b7df2a was slashed.63a8bfefcad61a57

Thud!643204edc6820b24

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“Ugh…”b581ba61117a336e

Ryubeom groaned, 28fe2b97bd rolling across cfcd83d4e3 the ground. Blood soaked bf2917ccc9 through his 9fb950626e leg, and 08dfc2b338 the sharp 9e22512c55 pain seemed 2b478570c9 to paralyze b0b8ff40ea his entire 8027761f02 body. It wasn’t 20be4739d7 an ordinary ce9d7a3626 blade. As Ryubeom 4c12c9ab30 clenched his a9849bd469 leg and 262357504e grimaced, Yeohwi’s 626985d865 voice rang 072e9763eb out.70f2485a60118a0c

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

The voice 8581b9cad8 wasn’t heard 8cfdca48da through his de6a0b55ff ears but 6328756cac resonated inside e0a11295cf his mind. The concerned tone suggested 92a141cb21 that Yeohwi was watching. Ryubeom shook his b5bee295ef head, biting his 6cbe849d7f lower lip lightly 90d1399a52 as he stood 6bd85e809f up.899059b0b45fdea2

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“No, I’m fine. I’m good at enduring…”fb46f1f1ebc5797a

It was as if 16abe1c0fd the pain meant nothing 4cbf4e6fce to him. In reality, b251e5d66d while there 8c9cd9a38d was faint c4a96d0cdc discomfort on 4cb1f3b7fc Cheon Ryubeom’s 9ab87796a4 face, there 266fed4d1d wasn’t a 238029dc75 hint of 7c4506aa3e fear or 48fb12e778 terror regarding 6456429d12 the situation. For someone who d70b527eef had endured all 4a3b94b7dc his life, this 0dadcd9a6b wasn’t even close 641bd35b6e to being the 46e368e2fb hardest thing.09cc6d2122e0caa7

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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…7dd698c76608d45e

As Ryubeom b8d5682dba pondered this, 686b4ff1f0 an absurd 3b5fdc5259 thought crossed 34699de0d4 his mind. The second egg ghost 28099c8482 he hit with his 3266e1918b sword didn’t grow. Could it be 65a590433d a fake? And the fourth 8d13374ab0 egg ghost, even 44b759cb53 after a physical 2cfc36d8bb struggle while trying 7c89bebc68 to catch it, 2503114378 didn’t grow either.dd27fd469662255a

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‘Then, if I f2f2ef8e6a hit all the 46a6c53b81 remaining egg ghosts, 25d3559763 I should be 5242fc918f able to tell ddee9e95ff which one is ce757baed7 the real one, 0e6a12b34b right?’d1be0e02cee74363

It was a58541724e a reckless 4d5c95b6ab method, but ad44bc92c2 Cheon Ryubeom 969fd31b26 was desperate. Seven egg ghosts 4b58aecaf8 were chasing him dea6dff9db like they were 627c81f711 out for blood, e199653643 and he only 3db686b868 had one chance 39d16d4515 left. He had 1388a1632f to do e3a52bea9b something.265143a7a7a8bde8

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Without hesitation, Ryubeom 496966c457 climbed up the ae498628e9 maze walls. The egg eb084b7adf ghosts slowly 38bf368278 crawled up db15573d72 after him, 81646c9807 tenaciously clinging ad0c8a2862 to the cdaa284e66 walls, but 0999f76a3b the little 01dc4c5508 time he c1e0870da6 gained was f724bbc49a enough. Ryubeom ran 86c7d4dd1b through the a325914140 maze, searching dd867b8ea5 for a 29164f5dab new ghost.cc5418e1e2395ea0

[Kee, Kehh…!]

Clang! He struck with b8211a3f91 the flat of 0346c01f53 his sword out bc710a9e37 of nowhere, but a3952417c3 there was no 1c4719a71b change. The fallen egg ghost, f8e5a1e2e7 despite not having a db8fea18d8 face, seemed to look 9e06931c26 up at him with 201fb69014 a pitiful expression. Ryubeom didn’t care 6084611c1f and climbed back 0c40f752b6 up the maze. One of the 28ae10d285 two had been a039af61d4 eliminated.42c041ab9a9fda39

Now, the last one 29946a6588 left had to be 7f9829d7f3 the real body.104a4cb73b517a98

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[Keee, Keee…?!]

The last one, 55dd96239d feeling the menacing bb4dc8046e gaze from above, 27a59463bb suddenly panicked and 3b9331e484 started fleeing in 387e818ff1 terror. Ryubeom, forgetting to 33387b3593 even maintain his 88e3f589ab disguise as an 8a0e3957e3 egg ghost, chased 32ffd51425 after it with b6428e7a6c a fierce glare. He had f1080e307f to catch 0fe60a3cc5 and destroy 239c860532 it. Now.13bc81b5edcea5c2

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Ryubeom sprinted along the f6822de7e7 high maze walls without 43e6327aa1 hesitation. Faster and 52bb2a561c faster, he 98bccae5f3 ran until db8b166e7b he finally 24b1cdd7bf leaped toward 4df5ea4254 the ghost.64a3e4e7aa02fa79

But at that moment, 14e55ce13e a loud beep echoed, 22b218a2e6 and the space collapsed. The pain in 3575792145 his leg vanished, fbbc9dc0ee and Ryubeom realized c30a0a4537 reflexively.dad4a8da83d6b3f0

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The training had ended.da9cdfd84409ee3d

But there weren’t 28a6dc048f even ten ghosts fd9c21fdc8 yet. Why?241944774fcdddd3

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‘And one more will appear every hour…’bbf72c9b1f38e0af

Yeohwi’s earlier words a7c98ee1e6 popped into his 15a84fee4e mind, and Ryubeom e1f566a0a8 sighed. Ah, an hour 0bf5486ee1 had already passed. As he stood 0b99650d01 there in frustration, 76efe4a6e3 he felt himself 30d6a0d35d falling.1eef30a7b7dcfdf4

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Thud!6596b1f63424fa79

He braced for 3897c31eb0 pain, but all d84e65f241 he heard was 37e773e146 the sound of 1dde16bf6f laughter ringing in 162e7a38ab his ears.2836bcd2e38ed968

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“Hahaha.”4fd9fe072b515975

“…?”b5d220447bb6391a

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Ryubeom, who 9c60984a31 had instinctively 3c0425bb2d closed his a4fc9ae822 eyes, opened 4e4984445a them in 8bdb13ec21 confusion. He had landed c0cdc38941 on Yeohwi. It seemed Yeohwi 82fc6797a9 had tried to 7e22493e0a catch him but 4403d876ef ended up toppling 0d8c8c4c95 backward with him, 4e7e0c97a8 now lying on 0bab362cac the ground and 31240e9f7f laughing loudly.c2f8e2cc14df92c5

“Ah, really. I never imagined you’d do it like this…”6e3d5464e22a0c34

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Yeohwi laughed so 7c75b5e059 hard there were 7e0161577d tears at the 883c04e66f corners of his a0247f7d2f eyes. He had d322d5f536 assumed Ryubeom 2594a6cb5b would struggle 6f2b1b0758 with his a88884298f first training a453e73c82 in mental 8f7c958069 techniques, but ee9588ed92 he hadn’t 6e2b5362aa expected him 810c88a9e9 to recklessly 3ab264bfba charge in efea6a6c39 and completely d3c23dc339 ignore the 2685f6eb68 terrain. His laughter a89b974f17 was full 0ff5441a90 of admiration.f0612d8b1cb14c02

Ryubeom awkwardly rose to 1ec4aa5ef1 his feet. Though he was embarrassed 5f993c5f0a by his own actions, b5588cce15 what embarrassed him more 270a0684dc was that he had a5db8c6280 ended up lying on 13241df870 top of Yeohwi. He could still 9c1b1b063f feel the protective 3450a9c7c8 embrace Yeohwi had 24140a05e8 given him.c3e79a480834d630

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“Well, I didn’t know what to do, so I just tried to get a feel for things…”0095913ca9d81001

Ryubeom sheepishly cfc496628d tried to 2d4322a64f explain, but efeae94ec2 he froze 514ace9da9 when a 5e07df539d hand landed 5429d3b314 on his cf3fdf4041 head. Yeohwi was ruffling his ea244887ff hair.022202e6cf557397

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“You did well, though it’s a shame. It was funny and absurd, but you almost succeeded.”97ec311a34e11150

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.a8424cf3b892a600

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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…1cf263ebee704816

“…? Huh? Uh…?”5373c988eda40f9a

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His ears suddenly felt d07d1b85a5 like they were burning, a78682f3ae and he hurriedly reached 73cf7a099e up to cover them. But instead, his hand 277bf24d8a went to his head, 035b728efe where Yeohwi had just 4993c61c28 touched. Startled, he pressed that 78c16ed8bd spot, then quickly grabbed 38b1b9af9c his ears again. He was malfunctioning, almost 8b86b65989 like he was broken.b65fa29ddbdd7617

Why am I 2df3823a61 acting like this?f613ce32bdb74bc0

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His heart pounded 0332aea863 loudly. Was it because dd63593674 he had approached d37745095c the test so 96f1e0d5f1 recklessly? Was it 11ed97bd2a out of 69a7a38db5 embarrassment? Ryubeom searched for 6bdf3a2f56 a reason in e5f96de527 his confusion, but 798239b487 in the end, d99a7c8b78 he couldn’t find 293303fabd an answer and 45e09740fc just agonized over efaaf81c1c it.c757bd413e33aaa5

He still felt like 54bc7ae032 he was trapped inside 02ab868234 a maze.9c1d62f6b27e2b1d

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Training took ecc23711e9 place daily, d5fb40b1c2 in various 56533fa0f0 forms.e446a71699de3e89

They practiced by ed8ca5d808 applying and deepening 981df16748 the disguise techniques 6de95acb11 used to fool cc71819348 the egg ghosts, 22a7a8aa27 and the training cd95f34f2c to find the 889e3b3e67 real one among 48198da785 fakes continued to e1467bd709 evolve. The idea eb63a9e1cd was that 8f6d21d708 a solid 3b6197737c foundation was d3a17558d5 needed before 35ce19ff70 progressing to 4138565bd9 the next 42962eb47a stage.4e7fdbce89220244

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Although Ryubeom hadn’t passed f095036992 any of the missions d7faa0fb5a set by Yeohwi over f802d81ca3 the months, his abilities 0ac37cbb53 in sorcery gradually improved. He also became more 6acba24627 familiar with drawing energy 06b6c7e1cb through swordsmanship.996c8bf8cbe275ce

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.8bb40051b9455e20

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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…f65c425d3e315df6

Cheon Ryubeom a2e2071476 found his 319b59436d recent daily 39a4ffa05e routine quite 789d9bed24 enjoyable. He trained his f642e08649 body in the 92d7c2e554 mornings, received training 40c907e564 from Yeohwi in f8dddf9d65 the afternoons, and c1089f1f70 read the books 0fb4aea1ef Yeohwi gave him ab7f7344c4 on mental sorcery bede987917 in the evenings. The books seemed 669deecba1 precious, and Ryubeom fc60bff8fe was genuinely grateful.7c8d6b68bd17ffdd

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The more training 2ca8d76447 he received from 78dc71001c Yeohwi, the more 2545613272 fascinated Ryubeom became ab7e814c03 with him. He was be158d85ed amazed by bb9651b8d0 Yeohwi’s creativity 45aad4ab4c in designing cb4e9d29c2 different training 35b0e91d55 scenarios and 2aeeb7e562 impressed by 6d9dcc8a58 his complex 5e17213b16 and multi-faceted dbe8ea3a40 approach to 594483bd4c sorcery. Was Yeohwi 51db29c7c0 highly skilled ee75ed147e in sorcery 46582afbf4 despite having fce188870e low spiritual 191748e6a9 power?f53a500152514a39

He had heard of 7bd4754f14 people who excelled in 84338ce160 theory even if they 63aa0b1a84 weren’t as effective in 6563f61a22 practice, as spiritual power 0b8c776c57 is mostly innate. Perhaps Guil had 6d42e52f84 given the family 57193dc02e treasure to Yeohwi 0f0923a8c7 out of sympathy 3e1a0895af for his limitations.3980e19752d2568b

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Out of 4fc668d099 curiosity, Ryubeom 3208a94cb2 once asked be0ac37d72 in a 62bad5398a tone of cf5ff18561 admiration:99cd560e44630b1e

“How can you create 9c789f2b8d such diverse training environments, 34779279c0 Yeohwi?”931c41805bda96f3

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“It’s because you b100e316f6 take your medicine cc141cb9da so well. If you 35a4a2add7 had resisted e82c218c7d even a 779899c9d1 little, my 75c0f8b866 sorcery wouldn’t d2fef07b4d have worked 22780459d9 on you.”41e52e096c9d17ae

Yeohwi explained that 75b2b3212b if it weren’t aa93b88e7b for the medicine, 6ecb23de2b his sorcery wouldn’t 35327fda02 work on someone 585a94c1e5 from the Cheon 26cac60575 family. Even if it 672c0d165f worked momentarily, it 1d938a32c5 would soon be caa978855a seen through. He expressed gratitude that 344063f65b Ryubeom had accepted the daa20f9436 medicine without resistance.1837dcef2d7f48bd

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Ryubeom wasn’t sure if e4a6914435 Yeohwi was being modest 27ccdd220e or truthful, but he e0f938ecd4 continued to take the 4fba725f32 medicine Yeohwi gave him 6fb9efba98 every day. One day, after 7fe50427d6 finishing the medicine, 7ecbb35c32 Yeohwi offered him 8273647b23 a candy, and 0e382943d8 Ryubeom gave him fdd7303143 a bewildered look. Yeohwi sometimes had c23f9aab0a a tendency to 6304d4b95b treat him like 4e1585d2c8 a child.eca9c835e3228282

‘Even though I feel like I’m twice my age…’58d6db6a6ddb7198

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Ryubeom couldn’t figure fa362bdffb out if he cd000f14fb was frustrated by d8dc75b94f being treated like 7327067f5e a child, or 8c76542e8a if something else 3c3138d9ce entirely was bothering 92940a83bb him.676e55c3bedbf8a2

In the 5b76c9385b end, he 4a18ebac6e concluded that 16feadfe97 the confusion ed691d4adb he felt 457ecaee5b on the 43bec5f8b1 first day f9d0267218 was simply a70f5cc14c due to 75167177ea being treated a41856f5bd like a bfe841ee44 child, and 95cfe9b655 he distanced d782b51b92 himself whenever f211a04690 Yeohwi tried 861e5b1362 to praise ce4cd3dd28 him. Even though Yeohwi didn’t e937c44293 always try to pat 062c3d1c6d him on the head, 854f6dc4e1 Ryubeom became unnecessarily wary.d835358f621d395c

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After today’s f0a01b0f26 training session, 9fa697d76c Ryubeom kept 87da5b7422 a two-step 4143da61c9 distance from 4c2dfc6056 Yeohwi while 087f6f8da0 listening to 8be1106e40 him. Yeohwi was thoroughly b36fbf9bc4 teaching him, pointing 3ca739622e out Ryubeom’s strengths 80474fb16e and weaknesses after ba338e7e4f each session.3c4d2cb18f6367db

Just then, Ryubeom dae8788c15 received a phone 833881b626 call.59517ab9efbfe1cd

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“Oh, is it the kids…?”3cf5e020fb77e379

Lately, the 4960b6426b triplets called f7c8a703ae him every f40db8ba5b day. They’d talk about how f9ac6d74c2 they were doing at a5a4d76da8 the fox family’s main 144aedf1a4 house, what games they 71e162ad56 played, and what food 68043442f9 they ate. Although the stories 87157fbe94 were trivial, Ryubeom ec8ab74d9b always enjoyed listening 7bd557a546 to them. Yeohwi, seeing 1acda1e3bf that the 9b3e841e85 children contacted 228ed33b01 Ryubeom instead 8d5710c58d of him, 187d9312c5 often joked 5acffdfdea with a ec5d00e71d sad look, 6b2b7d8d10 saying, “What’s 9454ff0f30 the point bc403b571d of raising 0e340c80b7 kids?”43cb2521a1221245

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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…14d3a02a6f2ff026

But when Ryubeom c697071057 checked the phone, 3c00ed2433 he was caught 3ab8f419db off guard. An unexpected 8acf0135c8 name appeared 7e6809565e on the 60d20e0f3d screen.5971ce9f62b81afa

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Ilok.1bfa0baa18804553

They had exchanged 79de5204cd contact information while ff83445429 investigating the Han 258abdbc6b River incident. However, Ryubeom e6c0d0c897 never expected 367d0c226e to be d08656b9ad contacted since de7bed759b he had 8d7b71501e no reason 210d616b15 to visit ddf7f65803 Hn Entertainment. What could it be? He answered the call a78779ed10 with curiosity.d35627776f73a786

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— Ryubeom! How have you been?7978057e11f0872d

“Yes… It’s been a while.”717de88e526e747b

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— Why is a1b7f4d51e your voice so 4298fe8a1d stiff?54ad20e7a889e5c4

“Oh, I wasn’t expecting a call…”0a0f92d9d5b7c363

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Even Ryubeom felt that b6a9217796 his tone was awkward. The idea of casually 2b180b025e chatting with another Suin 66abbe8e5c and exchanging pleasantries over 60023894c3 the phone was unfamiliar 2b24d90f9c territory for him. It had taken a be9bd84763 long time for him c0fc6e6b25 to feel comfortable with 65edb27f15 Yeohwi, after all.bdf925089509823d

On the 0d47e41d9d other end, f34db04744 there was b03cdf7150 a clear, b25c7bba06 bright laugh. It seemed that 6a8c0e03f7 Jimo was with 8ed3fe08d0 Ilok, as her 694bcf54da voice rang out.c368e15acb198863

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— Remember, we promised f0be5bb9c5 to have a meal 1ad4c8d397 together! You haven’t forgotten, right?ddb2614ae72aeeb7

“Yes? I do remember, but…”675d356609231820

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— Are 42cb6b99d3 you free 77772e8192 this evening? We’ve got 6446eb5e69 a voucher db8a727cc5 for a bb88f4b885 really good bb5ddba117 restaurant!4a9e04a55725de9f

Jimo enthusiastically praised the 18070280e6 restaurant, sounding almost like 0acbbef9a4 an advertisement. Ryubeom, feeling swept along, 9ee6508cc5 agreed. Although he vaguely remembered 42b6e6f060 them talking about having d5ab1d2988 a meal, he thought 2e86aa730a it was just a 2c5509d667 casual farewell remark.2282e898cde79947

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As Ryubeom stared curiously b89f16f1ee at his phone after 8bac43d988 the call ended, Yeohwi bd14caf981 asked him a question. He seemed b3b57d5a6f to have 4fe65dfd56 overheard the 2400a3044a conversation.532cf4c3221c01e5

“When did you c548a3b3ab become so close ce42aaf2e4 with those two?”4a33ae0cae891992

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“Well, we’re not that close… We only talked once.”dd4269a98dc52fab

“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…?”e5182431a3767511

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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…103d23ec22c41bb2

“This is all your cf3ac800a4 fault, Yeohwi.”b2c1072ef66ffbe0

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“Me? Why all of a a1f91cca9b sudden?”f743561eba6f1155

“Because you call ac462f2ac1 me ‘young master,’ 149a262d0e Guil started calling 8de91aca7f me that too, 75c8e9891a and the staff 31f9b3e046 misunderstood. They thought I 763d06b3e3 was here to 76354d7072 take over the 9c6b4882c6 Hn Entertainment business 0fc53ef462 as the heir 516b95a7cb to the fox 942b5f075d family…”7d71786e9dd9fcdb

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Maybe it was also d5d823913c because Yeohwi treated him fd8b4818aa so affectionately at that 76566d41f5 time, further fueling the a4e02b2f1a staff’s misunderstanding. When Ryubeom explained this, 4d033e9a93 Yeohwi blinked in surprise 23627fb3c0 and then burst out a52aed9cb0 laughing. He could tell from cae4d0db60 Ryubeom’s story just how 0d9916e09a flustered he must have 4f2a529d50 been when people mistakenly a020fa3d0c believed he was the 76c1c616c2 heir to the fox fbcc7fa42e family.8236fbd4e0d2b6fa

Cheon Ryubeom looked at 7b0b5f5fef Yeohwi with displeasure, deciding f8aebaae34 to bring up something aba5f596b8 he’d been meaning to b44660ff0a say for a while 12d31b7761 but hadn’t found the 95138a7ebe right moment.fe7c1174ce21b8cc

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“So, from now on, 2f5d1b98e5 stop calling me ‘young 1ef848da2b master.’ People keep misunderstanding 0884a8a74d and acting overly polite.”df11cd5aa8ec2f54

“Isn’t it nice fb4f9d362b to be treated 99e5fb8cdf politely? And if cd64e0d7b0 I don’t 022b4b8758 call you 3f6bc3e15c ‘young master,’ 97c36c6b4e what should a0d608008f I call b4cb462428 you?”b314b04b82b758b2

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“Just like we said 402bb0f522 at the beginning, you df167030aa can call me by 424497dde1 my name comfortably…”c7fde4b6ddc00302

“Really, Ryubeom-ah?”078dd1397eb2861d

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“…”7f2db44320b56f01

For a moment, 33cab0d728 Cheon Ryubeom froze. He had told a9aba4e491 Yeohwi to speak 1457b47a62 casually, but hearing b0b9286fab his name in 4c868a17c1 that familiar tone 381589b291 from Yeohwi’s voice 8f3c0c9afe made him instinctively 88c5fd064f stiffen. Even though he f6af4efeb4 knew Yeohwi was 55fe1c8353 being playful and 800feb7d6a deliberately speaking in 249bd74405 a soft tone, d9078763b9 he couldn’t help 2894269de3 but react. His expression grew 6ffef9c001 more rigid.4f8ca6c21e4fc5e3

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“Wow, you’re really serious 596f395e71 about this.”b5aa41e53369fb51

“… No, um…”00bef9c0f5827032

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Ryubeom covered his cb4b3477a8 mouth with his 55fe4d31dc hand. He could feel 67a330a598 that even the 1fa0378cc1 corners of his a06ff8d2f8 lips were tense. Was he just embarrassed, 81a72b7cb8 or was there some bfad05fb53 unconscious reason why he 1be234d8e4 thought he should hide 941ed1d8f5 his reaction? Was it because 075837a22b he was caught 10f52cf029 off guard by c689d52ec5 the informal speech? Would it be different 59cfb8ea1c if his name were 2bdf6016e9 called with the usual 57e47b8296 formal tone? He couldn’t imagine 183335dbcc it.dad0a7f7eff605b5

Yeohwi, noticing da904c5511 Ryubeom’s silence, 1be8758f3e laughed as 8f00395476 if he 53db23f75f found it 1382751679 amusing.a9abb7924166163f

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“This just means 256d4c8830 you want me f7a729497b to keep calling 716083a814 you ‘young master,’ 25cc330f19 right? Even though you 89daf1688b told me not 445b9aaef1 to.”62942d90223b48c1

“… Maybe I’ve just gotten too used to that title…”3e77d4f1916e28fc

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Ryubeom managed 13ab930234 to turn 837f720676 his head, def3377c45 his awkward a8cf63b415 voice sounding 88d2364a3b like a 3061f5659d weak excuse. He thought he should 4d66b1cd80 wait for a better 3338c75e17 opportunity to bring this 16c9fd4e81 up again and pretended bedafcd3fb to tidy his hair 7ec3937dff while touching his ears, 02f616e114 which felt warm.e7b71ffb0b2f9f40

“Anyway, can I bce42065c7 join you for 85c12d6d2d dinner?”7888e0510fe36c2d

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“… Why?”07bafbdc0a5b607b

“We’re friends, aren’t 421560beb0 we?”f7ad9d64957789ad

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“… Do friends have to do everything together?”3132121265aced90

“Why are a63d8cad6a you suddenly 165a06eb2b trying to e092ceaf1c draw a 5d308f5e6e line again?”6f6e0d7d01c8b1c3

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Yeohwi spoke in a 2fc6d23ab9 slightly disappointed tone, giving 2a03afd55c Ryubeom a sorrowful look. Cheon Ryubeom, who was f873e1b30e weak to such expressions, dac1182563 felt flustered and could 995f5c3f0a only roll his eyes. Not all friends 8ac79ac731 seemed to spend 362903c000 every moment together. However, he had seen cd70092d35 on media that some cc025b7739 friends even went to f50bb7b403 the bathroom together…3d5b6c92b13ba118

Imagining that, Cheon cb2024a9f4 Ryubeom suddenly felt f9b0b08b89 uneasy. Going along for 01c9c75371 dinner seemed like 24ce3df4e5 no big deal b617de5766 in comparison. Although his standards e4e11a3f11 were a bit ffc560b1c6 off, he thought d2443371d6 that since Yeohwi cfddbd4021 was also an b2436c1272 employee of Hn, 0072adc547 Jimo and Ilok 8dea026beb would be comfortable 8a0ac60305 with him joining.a104f95a97a85e4e

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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.”bd26ef27769b483a

“Well, there 8dcdf95f53 was the 9ef3ece293 incident with ebed589bfe the kids, e2948ad25f and right b180537954 now, I’m 426a0b7e61 taking a da18122a9b break to fb2c12c00c fulfill my a064482086 promise to 8daf366509 you.”a50d38292d34d0c0

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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…ad2dc9f504926673

“Wow, the look in 7aaf3c1e1c your eyes right now!”480922c63af920b5

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“… What do you mean?”fedfc82298c8c066

“You totally dd6700ef84 think I’m 5e5260d866 living too a3c737fc5b easy, don’t 7507d17e10 you? Skipping work whenever I 826bb0ac89 want.”7827f608b51d480e

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“No, that’s not it.”c2c3553205c5598d

“You’re such ba1a2b324e a bad 48192e4c97 liar.”d1d8e964983a9bc0

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“…”28ed3d843a6845f3

Cheon Ryubeom coughed 131f8627e4 awkwardly and turned d9679d4fdd his head away.3184626771e91033

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