chapter 5
family crap (4)
“What is your brother doing here…?”
Arya von Bernstein.
My only sister asked with a doubtful look on her face.
“There is only one reason to come to the gymnasium. training.”
“yes…? Is it training?”
“Never mind, do your thing. I will do my job too.”
“…All right.”
The gymnasium dedicated to the family was wide enough for a few people to use, so I spread my distance from Aria and sat down cross-legged.
Tapping the front door of life and death.
That meant that Imdok Yang’s veins were connected.
Even without having to eat a separate breakfast, it had the effect of constantly swirling and circulating the inside of the body throughout the day.
When the entrance of life and death is opened in this way, the energy of Mother Nature can be circulated naturally within the body, and finally, it is possible to mobilize both the Qigyeong-palmaek and the Twelve-maek veins to perform fortune-telling.
Even at this moment, even without being conscious of it, the Suzhou Heaven, which was divination centered on Lim Dok Yang Mac, continued inside my body.
Daejucheon, which is equivalent to using all the blood vessels in the body, requires a high degree of concentration, so it was impossible to do it while moving.
The huge energy that started from Danjeon soon combined with the energy of Heaven and Earth, spreading throughout the body like a tidal wave, circulating and invigorating the whole body according to the command of the Heavenly Demon Singong.
The energy that comes in through breathing naturally builds up in the danjeon, strengthening the blood flow throughout the body and the body.
Its supernatural ability is enough to blow away all the fatigue of the body despite a short amount of sleep.
“Whoa…”
After calmly concentrating my consciousness and repeating the Daejucheon without rest, I exhaled a long breath and opened my eyes.
As if it hadn’t been that long, the time for sunrise was just approaching, and the warm sunlight colored the gymnasium yellow.
Looking straight ahead, in the lotus position, Arya held up a two-handed sword the length of her body and repeatedly struck down under the rising sun.
Like his teacher, Ferdinand, his technique was a bit lacking, but his solid and honest basic skills through constant training were clearly felt.
In terms of energy inside her body, she was between first and second class.
Considering his age, even by Moorim standards, he is definitely better than the average level.
“Not bad. However, it would be better to pay more attention to the distribution of true energy.”
It seemed that he was still a little immature in dealing with internal energy.
I don’t know what the simbeop I learned was, but I saw some deviations in the operation of the original technique.
Of course, if you catch it based on the later index, it wasn’t bad overall.
“I’m sorry, brother.”
Arya must have heard my words, which I spat out lightly.
“Do you have anything to say?”
“I don’t know what my older brother thinks I know about martial arts.”
Seeing as I said it as if my pride was hurt, it seems that he usually ignored me quite a bit…
“Didn’t you hear from your master?”
“I didn’t hear. I don’t think I need to hear much.”
This is not good.
If a practitioner of martial arts is already immersed in arrogance and does not understand the difference in level with his opponent, and behaves as a fool, he will not be able to achieve great success.
Among Moorim’s proverbs, there was a saying to keep Samhal’s power hidden.
If you meet an opponent who hid his power while ignoring you like that, you could leave this world on that day.
That shouldn’t happen.
Arya has to become the successor of this family for my sake.
“Go! Not being able to grasp the opponent’s level is the only way to hasten one’s own life.”
“Where did you learn that strange way of speaking? Aren’t you completely out of your mind?”
“My mind is clearer than ever, so keep in mind what I say.”
The accent problem has been pointed out several times, but it seemed that it would not be easy to fix it because my thoughts naturally came out with the accent I used in Moorim as I went through the language center.
I don’t know why I need to fix it.
“I hate it. I do not listen to the teachings of those weaker than me.”
“I can’t put it into words. I will teach you personally.”
“yes? A teaching?”
Arya, who heard my words, widened her eyes as if she was absurd.
“okay. Raise your sword, Arya.”
“I’m sorry, brother, but you haven’t forgotten the reason why you gave up your sword, right? Oh, I must have completely forgotten. Do you have no memory?”
“knife? You don’t even need a sword to teach you.”
What’s black against an unmanned between second-class and first-class.
One finger was enough.
“Isn’t there something really wrong with your mind? I wonder where my older brother, who cried and blew and ejaculated after being beaten by me every time, went and such a madman appeared. Even if you get hit and regret it, I don’t know?”
“talk too much. If you are a warrior, how to speak with your sword, not your mouth.”
He said with his hands behind his back and snapping his fingers.
“Then—!”
Arya stopped talking and suddenly ran and swung her sword at me.
“A surprise attack against a much stronger opponent is not a bad choice. You judged this well.”
After lightly dodging to the side, he lightly flicked his fingers while talking and struck the sword face.
It had the power of a single finger with minimal history, but as the sword bent wide to the side, Arya was shocked, and her expression was astonished.
“However, a one-hit special attack that is unloaded without proper internal energy is tantamount to exposing a huge loophole to opponents who can use internal energy, so be careful from now on.”
“What… How? Nonsense.”
Arya muttered as her hand holding the sword trembled.
“There are more hidden masters in the world than you think. Therefore, always try to hide the third part of your power, and do not be arrogant.”
“No, this isn’t being arrogant, it’s from my experience so far…”
“talk too much. Since ancient times, it has been said that losers are eternal and unspoken.”
If this is enough, I won’t be caught in a single blow by the opponent while being careless in the future.
That’s it.
“I’m going into private practice, so you do your thing.”
“It’s nonsense… How could my brother be like this…”
“Oh, can’t you come to your senses? It is said that winning or losing is always the same, so there is no shame in losing to a strong person like me.”
“My older brother is strong… I think he’s going crazy…”
“ha ha ha! That’s right. Princess Arya.”
Ferdinand, who had been watching all of this while quietly hiding his presence nearby, appeared with a cheerful smile.
“Master?!”
As if Arya didn’t know that Ferdinand was hiding from the beginning, she was startled when she heard Ferdinand’s voice from somewhere.
“Princess Arya. Didn’t I always tell you? Gongnyeo’s talent is obviously excellent, but there are many people in the world who surpass her imagination. and.”
Ferdinand looked at me, bowed his head, and greeted me politely.
“thank you. Prince Carol. You’ve been opening my eyes since yesterday.”
“never mind. Thanks to the elixir you gave me.”
If it wasn’t for the elixir the author gave me, I’m sure I’d still be busy recovering my body.
“Come to think of it… Unlike yesterday, you don’t feel the momentum at all, do you? no way…?”
Ferdinand’s eyes, which had been looking at me slowly, began to turn into astonishment, as if he couldn’t believe it.
“I can’t find the right words. It is not a contradiction. I only feel that way because I have a higher level than you and have a better ability to master my inner skills.”
Rebuttal return is a state that can only be reached when reaching the extreme end, so it was still insufficient.
“…I can’t believe that either. Confucius’ age, he’s in a better state than me. If this fact is known, the continent will turn upside down. Congratulations, Gongja.”
“I don’t care about other people’s gossip.”
“What are you two talking about? Are you saying that your older brother has a higher level than Master?”
“That’s true, Princess Arya. Right now, Prince Carl’s realm is higher than mine. I don’t know if you’ve been hiding your powers up until now, or if you’ve realized something in an instant, but it’s an obvious fact. Yesterday in Dalian, I was also defeated.”
“Nonsense….”
“Come on, Princess, let’s go to practice with me now. Once you have realized the breadth of the continent and abandoned your arrogance, all that remains is the road to a higher level.”
“All right….”
“Then, Prince Charles, we will go alone.”
“do whatever you want.”
Taking Aria with a distraught look on her face, Ferdinand bowed lightly, and then quietly went out of the arena.
* * *
Karl von Bernstein has definitely changed.
Wherever they went in the Bernstein estate recently, the only thing people talked about in groups of threes and fives was about Carol.
Rumors about a maniac who boasted of terrible behavior to the point of being excluded from the family succession plan are threatening to come up, because there was something that ignited a fire in the hearts of many people.
The same was true of the Bernstein family’s mansion, and the family’s maids, knights, and soldiers all talked about Carol to the point that the huge mansion was agitated.
‘This is ridiculous… How can a person change so quickly?’
As she sat in her room filled with luxurious and ornate furniture that made her eyes wide open, Arya thought.
“Is your father in the study?”
Aria, who had been keeping her lips tightly shut, immediately got up and asked the exclusive maid who was standing next to her like a stone statue.
“yes. He is usually in the study at this time.”
“I need to see you right now.”
“I will prepare.”
*
A place filled with the comfortable scent of wooden bookshelves and the smell of old books.
Assisted by an old servant wearing a chained monocle, Marquis Heinrich was sitting in a chair, flipping through thick papers, doing his business.
“father.”
Taking a deep breath, the aria called Marquis Heinrich.
“Let me speak.”
Despite being his own daughter, Margrave Heinrich looked at the documents as they were without giving her a proper glance, and spoke with a very businesslike attitude and a blunt voice.
“Have you heard the rumors about Karl’s brother?”
When the topic of Carol came up, Marshal Heinrich’s eyes flashed, and he glanced at Aria.
“I heard that you were defeated in sparring with Carol.”
“That…that was just the result of carelessness!”
As if she had never expected Marquis Heinrich to say such a thing, Aria exclaimed urgently in embarrassment.
“Carefulness is also a skill, Aria. Do you know what this family is called on the continent?”
With a tone even colder than the first one, Margrave Heinrich looked at Aria and asked.
“An iron-walled warrior who protects the empire. I have heard it a lot since I was young, so of course I know it.”
Aria, biting her lip slightly, responded by saying each word clearly.
“Yes, Arya. The iron wall’s martial arts. That’s our family name! We should never be careless. If there is even one gap, it is as if the northern part of the empire is being breached. absence? Don’t even think about saying that word in front of me again.”
Like a roaring lion in anger, he scolded Arya with a low voice.
“…I’ll keep that in mind.”
“Tomorrow’s luncheon will be with Carol, so Aria, you should attend too.”
“yes. father.”
Arya squeezed her eyes shut, trying to hold back the tears.