Transcension Academy

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“Speaking of which, can’t you do something about that iron bar? Is there a special reason why you carry it around? It’s made of special alloys.”

“No, it’s not like that.
Is there any particular problem?”

“Are you really asking because you don’t know?”

“Is there a problem…?”

Seo-joon’s expression showed that he knew nothing so Seo-yoon was stunned for a while.

“That’s not how others see it since you were able to win with that crude iron bar.”

“No, no.
I never meant that.
I’m just…”

“And why are you being stubborn when you say you don’t have anything special?”

“I’m not stubborn…”

Seo-yoon interrupted Seo-joon as if she didn’t want to hear it.

“Never mind.
Change your weapon immediately! No, let’s just go buy one.”

“Now? I have no money.”

“I’ll buy it for you.
That’s enough, right?”

“Seo-yoon? Why?”

“You worked hard today so think of it like a scholarship instead.
If you’re really uncomfortable, you can think that your image will affect the academy.”

Seo-joon had nothing to refute Seo-yoon’s firm words.
It was because he realized how stupid his behavior was when he thought about it.

In fact, Seo-joon couldn’t see any other weapons since he thought of buying Longinus’ spear.

Therefore, his original plan was to get 100 million won in prize money, buy a weapon from the Transcension Academy, but that has already gone wrong.

Now he had to save money to repurchase the free pass.

He didn’t know when he would raise 100 million won, so there was no reason to insist on an iron bar until then.

“Then… I’ll choose an expensive one.”

“Yes, yes.
So please get rid of that iron bar.”

Seo-yoon looked as if she was talking about an abhorrent bug and
Seo-joon burst into laughter because Seo-yoon’s appearance was quite funny.

When Seo-joon and Seo-yoon were about to leave.

“Hey! Seo-joon!”

Someone called him.

The two heads turned at the same time and saw Min-ki panting and running to the place where they were.

Seo-yoon pressed down on her hat.
However, Min-ki, who approached, did not even look at Seo Yoon.

“Are you leaving now?”

Min-ki looked pretty dirty.
His face was haggard and his clothes were disheveled.

“Yes.”

Seo-joon had a lot to say, but he swallowed all those words while Min-ki looked hesitant for a while at Seo-joon’s appearance.

“That…”

Then he opened his mouth as if he had made a big decision.

“Will I be able to become like you if I work hard.”

Seo-joon looked up at Min-li.
Then he thought for a moment and opened his mouth.

“I don’t know.
It’s probably hard.”

Min-ki and Seo-yoon, who were still listening to Seo-joon’s words, looked surprised.

In fact, Min-ki’s talent was quite insufficient to become a professional hunter in this era.
Of course, it is said that there is nothing you can’t do if you try, but the reality was not so easy.

“Don’t think about becoming a hunter too much.
You just have to be good at other things.
Don’t be disappointed, you’re still young.”

“···I’m sure that’s the case.”

Min-ki smiled bitterly as if he knew.

“I’m here to say goodbye.
Thank you, brother.”

Min-ki turns his back and leaves.

Seo-joon then looked at Min-ki’s back and said,

“Don’t you ever listen.
Whether it’s my words, or anyone else’s.”

Min-ki stopped walking.

“It’s human psychology to feel sick in your stomach when others do well.”

Seo-joon said to Min-ki.

“You have no talent.
Yes, this is an undeniable fact so people will say this when they see you.”

Min-ki slowly turns his head and Seo-joon words follow.

“But keep that in mind.
Someone’s opinion doesn’t become your reality.
If there’s anything you want, do what you want.
That’s all you need.”

“Brother…”

Min-ki’s eyes trembled while Seo-joon looked at him and smiled softly.

When he first saw Min-ki, Seo-joon felt like he was seeing himself in the past.

“Can we see each other again?”

“I don’t know.”

Seo-joon smiled.

“But we might be able to meet, right?”

Min-ki shouted with a big smile.

“Yes! That’s right! I’m sure we’ll be able to meet!”

Min-ki quickly left, as though he was embarrassed to see himself shouting like a child.

Min-ki turned around again and shouted.

“Hey! You’re so cool! Really! I’ll visit you with my sister someday!”

Then he quickly disappeared.

“Seo-joon…you have an unexpected side.”

“It’s a pointless mess.”

Seo-yoon gave a pleasant smile.

“You have a new fan, right?”

“From Seo-yoon’s point of view, would a student have been better than a fan? I should have introduced our Dream Academy.”

Seo-joon also lightly responded to Seo-yoon’s joke and moved slowly.

However, Seo-yoon only stared blankly at Seo-joon’s back although she didn’t know the reason yet.

‘Our Academy…’

The words made her feel better.

An old man was busy walking in an antique tiled garden.
He didn’t have a right arm, but his steps were steady as if he was quite used to the fact.

He stopped walking in front of a door and asked the employee who was waiting.

“Is the doorkeeper inside?”

“Yes, but he told me not to let anyone in because he’s meditating.”

“It’s urgent, so let him know I’ve come.”

“But…”

“It would be faster if I told him in person.”

The old man strode into the room, leaving the helpless employee behind.
When he went inside, I saw a haggard old man sitting cross-legged in the center of the simple room.

He kneeled down and said to the old man.

“I’m Seo Moon-chul.”

“I’m sure no one told you to come in…”

The old man said.

“Are you ignoring me?”

At the same time, a tingling sensation runs through the nape of his neck but Seo Moon-cheol swallowed his saliva and said,

“The lady said that she participated in the academy competition this time.”

At those words, the old man opened his eyes.

“Academy competition? You mean Seo-yoon?”

“Yes.
I’m still figuring out the details…but it looks like she recruited new students.”

“Hmm…”

The old man raised his hand and smoothed his long white beard.

Seo Moon-cheol knew well that it was an act he did when he was quite upset.

“I’ll take care of it on my own.”

“No.”

The old man…no, the Sword Saint slowly rose from his seat.

“I’ll see him myself.”