I Became a Swordsmanship Instructor at the Academy

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What is the difference between a student and an apprentice?

Today is Saturday, originally, I should have a supplementary class from the morning, but I made an excuse that I had a personal situation, so I canceled it and got out of school.

Ever since I met Conrad Lowell, I’ve been thinking about how to make Sejin win the championship, but when I looked at it, I couldn’t find an answer.

So I’m going to ask for help from the last bastion, the master.

Upon arriving at Mt. Seorak, packing up and entering the portal, I see the master standing at the entrance.

“I came early… Uh, you have more luggage than usual?”

Before coming, I bought a lot of ramen and snacks at the mart, and I stopped by a liquor store I knew in advance and bought several bottles of Chinese alcohol.

“I couldn’t come last week so I brought a little more.”

“Oh, yes? Oh, and there are also drinks! No, from bamboo leaves to Geomnamchun and Geumjoncheong… What is it?”

“If someone hears it, they’ll know that they don’t usually buy it.”

“Isn’t it the first time for everything except for bamboo leaves? I bought a bunch of bamboo leaves and blueberries and put them away.”

“I bought chicken too, so let’s eat it together.”

“If it’s chicken, is that fried chicken? That’s good too, but let’s boil the water first.”

“Water?”

“Because what I wanted to eat the most was this sesame seed ramen.”

I thought I might be a bit nervous because I didn’t come last week, but I did well to come prepared.

I brought a pot to the horse, filled it with water, and prepared it, but the master brought a laptop.

“Did you bring the 501 gallery of ‘2 Nights and 3 Days’ and the 134th episode of ‘Limited Challenge’? I’ll cook the ramen, so move it quickly. I want to eat while watching.”

“Ah, Yuhan Challenge was only for 3 days and 2 nights because it was a no show… Let’s watch another video first.”

“What video? Is there a new variety show?”

“It’s not entertainment, but since the water boils, add the noodles first.”

While the master was cooking ramen, the video of Bianca’s match prepared on the laptop was moved and played.

“Dalian? Oh, it’s amazing that he’s a Saekmok person who uses witchcraft.”

“It’s not magic, it’s magic that I’ve talked about a few times before.”

“Wouldn’t that be witchcraft or magic? So why are you showing this?”

Master explained what had happened so far in an easy-to-understand manner.

“What’s so complicated? Anyway, you mean you’re competing with that Saekmokin and the Sejin or the kid you teach?”

“Yes. About two months later. The prosecutor in the last video you saw is Sejin.”

“You mean the girl who was terribly defeated? The basics weren’t there at all, but you taught me the Pahoe style, right?”

“What you saw was a video from almost a year ago. Still, I was the only one who dispelled the magic and moved. Aren’t you saying it too badly?”

“So you won? Like the others, it’s the same as losing without being able to attack once.”

I feel a bit bad because it sounds like you’re saying it in a bad way, but since it’s a fact, I have nothing to say.

“If Sejin doesn’t win in two months, I’ll be in trouble. Is there any way?”

“Well, just watching the video, it seemed like the level was completely different. In the first place, I don’t know much because I haven’t played many magicians.”

“There’s something that Master couldn’t help either.”

“Well, it’s not that there isn’t a way. Wouldn’t it be worth taking a child named Sejin as a disciple and teaching martial arts?”

“Are you armed?”

“He must have accumulated his qi in an ignorant way like you did in the beginning, so wouldn’t it be much better if he just turned it into internal energy?”

In fact, I thought the same as Master.

Because it was martial arts that transformed Kang Shin-hyeok, who was a mediocre B-rank hunter in the original work, into an ultra-high master.

But that’s why martial arts are reluctant to share.

Because martial arts is the source of strength that made me who I am today, and one of my biggest secrets.

I didn’t teach martial arts even to our swordsman class, who gave me strength during the Eunseo Incident.

To be honest, if there was no crisis in the future, I would want to hide it even from the main characters of the original work.

Of course, as I thought in the past, I think I can share it with my family or loved ones, but I don’t have that kind of relationship with Sejin.

“Why are you not talking?”

“Is there any other way other than teaching martial arts?”

“No. Why don’t you have the confidence to teach? Then bring it to me.”

“I think teaching martial arts is a bit difficult.”

“Why?”

“that is… Students are quite picky about going out.”

I couldn’t bear to say that I didn’t want to teach Master to others, so I made an appropriate excuse.

“Is it difficult to go out? I know you live in a dormitory, but aren’t there vacations at school?”

“A vacation? Where else did you hear that?”

I never taught you words like vacation.

“Isn’t school off vacation? In the 3 Days and 2 Nights special feature, it was said that some girls applied because they were on vacation.”

“No, there is, but… .”

I never thought that such a scene would appear in variety shows… .

Fortunately, the teachers don’t even know that I’m taking a break, but I think I’ll have to look at the videos I bring in the future.

“Do you like that kid named Sejin? Certainly, if you’re a Jeong-in, it’s a little hard to take him as a disciple.”

“radish… What nonsense are you talking about?”

“Why can’t it make sense? Didn’t everything happen because of that child? He said he even sparred with a master of the same level as you.”

“This disciple isn’t ugly enough to have that kind of heart for a 19-year-old.”

“I’m already married at 19 and will have two kids, so why am I such an ugly person?”

“It was like that when Sabu lived. The world has changed, so these days, everyone gets married late. And liking a 19-year-old at my age is a crime.”

“yes? Then why don’t you want to teach martial arts? Well, do you think it’s a waste to teach martial arts?”

For a moment, I thought Master had mastered mind reading.

I feel like I caught a mouse while stepping back, but I tried to catch it right away, but I was embarrassed and missed the timing to answer.

“I just said it, but is it really like that?”

I thought about saying no even now, but seeing the expression on the master’s face, I didn’t think it would work, so I honestly answered yes.

“Tsk tsk, you ugly bastard.”

“Didn’t Master also teach martial arts to anyone when he was wandering around Gangho?”

“The cases are different. Are you your student?”

“As I said last time, a student and a disciple are different.”

“If you learn from you and you teach, isn’t the essence the same? Then why did you go out for that child? Even if you don’t like it.”

I was completely stabbed to the point.

Obviously, I told Sejin that you are my student and that the teacher believes in the students and left.

I think I’m too hypocritical for being hesitant to share martial arts.

“Why did you eat honey and become mute again?”

“All right. I’ll just take care of it, so have some ramen.”

“Are you afraid that the child might jump over you? If you are a talented person who is capable of clearing things up, you should reap more. Wouldn’t it be enough to try so that you don’t catch up?”

“Not like that.”

“Or what? You narrow-minded guy.”

“If you keep doing that, will there be no ramen next time?”

“Again, with the shameful eating… . Got it, kid. It’s your job, so do it yourself.”

Leaving behind the master who was eating ramen, he entered the cave and lay down.

I made the master shut up with threats, but there is still chaos in my head.

In fact, just because Sejin doesn’t win at WHCU doesn’t mean he has to quit school and go to the Ares Guild.

There is a way, albeit a little forced.

If I openly challenge Kim Dae-chan to a duel, Kim Dae-chan, who values face and prestige above all else, will have no choice but to accept it, and if he wins, he will have to invalidate the previous contract.

Originally, the winner of an honor duel cannot challenge the loser again, but since the last duel did not result in a winner, there is no institutional problem.

But solving it this way is too cowardly.

Of course, Kim Dae-chan came out cowardly first, but I don’t want to be the same person just because the other person came out cowardly.

Anyway, it was me who accepted Kim Dae-chan’s proposal.

Besides, Se-jin knows everything about it, but if you solve it this way, you won’t be familiar with seeing Se-jin, and Se-jin’s problem won’t be solved.

Maybe it shouldn’t have started in the first place.

Even if I hadn’t stepped forward anyway, Kim Do-hyun, the main character of the original, would have saved Se-jin later… .

* * *

Since the movie the kids want to see starts at 5:30, I think we should start soon.

As I was packing my things and getting ready to go out, my master came to my side and gave me a hint.

Yesterday, he threatened me with ramen, didn’t engage in sparring, which I usually do, and didn’t talk to him.

“Don’t be mean, and if you have something to say, say it.”

“Are you leaving already?”

“I have some work in the afternoon. Please write down what you need.”

“Just buy it on your own. Are you coming next week?”

“Yes. If there is nothing special, I will come back at the time I came yesterday.”

Since it is a festival from Wednesday to Friday of the following week, the Mutu competition is over, so there is no reinforcement.

Of course, even after the festival, Sejin has to help prepare for the WHCU competition, and there are many dinner appointments with teachers that have been postponed.

Plus, it’s final exams in two weeks, so I think I’ll still be busy, but it’ll be better than now.

“Have you decided? It seems like you’re not sleeping and worrying.”

“Yes? It’s not that I’m worried, it’s just that the bed is uncomfortable.”

“You haven’t said anything like that until now, so what kind of dragonflies are you talking about? Seeing as you’re making excuses, it looks like you haven’t decided yet.”

As the master said, I thought about it all night, but I couldn’t come to a conclusion.

As a teacher, my work ethic and my selfishness of not wanting to share my specialness clashed too tightly.

Anyway, even if you teach Sejin martial arts, it is impossible to start right away.

During the semester, I have to take classes, and during reinforcement time, it’s not Sejin but Eunsoo.

There isn’t much time left until the WHCU tournament, but since Sejin’s accumulated mana won’t be that much, he should be able to turn it into his inner strength in 1-2 weeks.

Still, I’ll have to make a decision by next week after the Mutu competition, but I still have a little more time to think about it.

“You said you would do it on your own?”

“Who said what? Oh, next time you come, don’t forget to buy Yeonyanggaeng. I didn’t buy it this time.”

“I’m afraid someone isn’t ‘wrong’… . OK.”

“Wrong? Isn’t that an insult?”

“ah… No, it’s the same as the elder, but it’s a little more honorific.”

“yes? I think I heard it in some video… .”

Concerned that the master might find out the true meaning, he said goodbye to see me next week and quickly exited the portal.

* * *

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Just 3 days a year. A school festival has begun where non-hunters can visit the hunter school.

And I’ve been a gatekeeper since the morning.

Since I am in charge of reinforcing the martial arts competition, which can be said to be the flower of the Hunter school festival, I thought I would not be doing other tasks, but all teachers who were not homeroom teachers like me were selected to guide visitors on a rotation basis.

Beep- beep-.

“Hey Father, wait a minute.”

“Me?”

“Don’t you have a cell phone or other electronic device with you?”

“I have mine. I gave the children’s mother’s ID and cell phone over there earlier.”

“You can leave your ID card with only one person, but you must leave your cell phone and other devices that can take pictures with you.”

“No, then how do I take a picture with my child?”

I’m talking with a frown on my face, but it’s so stressful no matter how many times it’s already been.

“You can take a picture with your child’s cell phone in a place where filming is possible. Your child will know where you can take pictures.”

“Because I have a business and an important phone call might come in today. Hey, don’t be too tight, let’s move on.”

“I’m sorry, but since our school is a national security facility, we ask for your cooperation.”

In the end, with a disapproving expression, he goes back to the reception desk and puts out his cell phone.

In order to avoid this kind of friction, students were instructed to inform their parents of these things in advance before their parents arrive, but some parents seem to have failed to properly convey the information.

I don’t think there would have been anyone if I had said that I would give penalty points to students when there were parents who argued in this way… is that a bit too much?

Looking at the people lined up in pitch black, my breath stops.

After dealing with the influx of visitors, it was already 11:30.

I barely had my shift, but I decided to do a final checkup for the kids, so I don’t have time to enjoy the festival.

We ate lunch quickly and came to the swordsmanship training ground.

Since the round of 32 of the Martial Arts Tournament starts at 2:00 PM, I plan to lighten it up and give you a little advice.

I drank a cup of mixed coffee, sipped, and caught my breath. When the time came, I went out and neither of them had arrived.

I’m thinking about calling, but I see Eun-soo walking from far away.

What is that?

She’s wearing a cat ear headband.

“Seo Eun-soo, 2 minutes late.”

“Look at me.”

“Would you like to see?”

“My class is a cat concept cafe. It must have stuck to your mouth. It’s not cute though. Ouch!”

“It’s just nonsense, you bastard. It gives goosebumps, so stop and get ready.”

“It’s like too much.”

“… Our Eunsu, it’s a festival day, so you think you want to get penalty points?”

“Senior Sejin hasn’t come yet either. Are you only looking at me?”

“no. He’s also late, but… Well, Sejin will do well anyway, even without a final inspection. It’s ‘Eowkim’.”

“How are you?”

“Anyway, the winner is Kim Se-jin. These days, kids say it abbreviated like this.”

“Tch, I’m a little embarrassed. I also made it to the finals. Sam is a first-year swordsmanship teacher, so you should cheer me on.”

“Then, do you have the confidence to win against Sejin?”

“… In fact, since yesterday, I have been praying that I will be able to meet my senior at the very end.”

“The teacher will also pray, so get ready quickly. Take off that headband too.”

wait for a sec. Come to think of it, if Eun-soo wins and Se-jin loses, won’t the promise with Kim Dae-chan automatically become invalid since she won’t be able to participate in the WHCU competition?

However, the chances of Eun-soo beating Se-jin are zero, and other students other than Eun-soo will also have a hard time.

You can’t deliberately tell Sejin to lose.

“Sir, I’m ready.”

I told you not to do it, but doing it again is like the essence.

Although I’m usually active, I tend to listen well… It’s a festival, so it seems a little excited.

It’s a martial arts competition soon, so I was going to do it moderately, but I’m going to have to do a little tight sparring.

* * *

After the sparring, Eun-soo sent them to eat and headed to the magic arena where the martial arts competition was held.

Sejin didn’t come until the sparring with Eunsu was over.

I sent Eun-soo and called him, but he didn’t answer.

As the president of the student council, he seems to be very busy.

I arrived at the magic arena, but the tournament starts at 2:00, so there are still more than an hour left, but there are quite a few people.

I see people who look like reporters and students doing interviews.

“uh? Mr. Kang, have you eaten?”

“I ate right after my shift. What about Mr. Hong?”

“I ate too. By the way, did you not see Sejin? I want to do an interview at a broadcasting station, but I haven’t been able to contact you since a while ago.”

“Are you Sejin? I also asked them to come to the swordsmanship training center by 12:00 to take a look at it one last time, but only Eun-soo came and Se-jin didn’t. Maybe it’s because I’m very busy as the president?”

“I’m not in the class, and I’ve been to the Steering Committee, but the kids said they haven’t seen it since the opening ceremony earlier in the morning.”

“Wouldn’t it be working from place to place? It will come when the time is right.”

Sejin is not a guy who would hide away and goof around.

At first, I thought nothing of it.

However, after lunch break, most of the other students, including Eun-soo, have arrived, but Se-jin is nowhere to be seen.