The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 261

After that, I wasn't called for a long time.

During that time, all the other senior brothers also went up to the duel stage and came down, and among them, Senior Brother Un Cheol went up twice and came down victorious both times.

"My last one must be a duel with you."

Senior Brother Un Cheol seemed very relieved to have finished all his duels except for the one with me, and all with victories, not long after the tournament began.

"I'm envious, Senior Brother. The content of your duels was also amazing."

"But I'm a little anxious."

"About what?"

"I'm wondering if my two duels were too one-sided. I don't know if I should have fought an opponent against whom I could exert my best strength, like Grand Senior Brother Un Gwang or Un Jihak."

"Senior Brother Un Mak and Un Jik, whom you faced, are also strong contenders in our generation, aren't they? Since you defeated both of them so easily, you will surely receive a good evaluation. And isn't there a separate opponent against whom you can show your true skills?"

Senior Brother Un Cheol and Senior Brother Un Jeong, who were talking, turned to me at the same time.

I, with a chuckle, said to Senior Brother Un Jeong, "How can you say that, not knowing if the duel with me will also end absurdly? If you don't stay on high alert, you could be swept away in an instant."

"Of course, I know. That I have to risk my life in the duel with you more than I have in any other. But in my opinion, Senior Brother Un Cheol seems to have more outstanding martial arts than Senior Brother Un Hwang, and Senior Brother Un Hwang also showed such a good performance, right? Right now, Senior Brother Un Hwang lost the duel with you, but his evaluation has actually improved a lot. They said they didn't know he would show that kind of performance against you."

"Really?"

"Yeah. It's a rumor I heard directly when I went up and came down from the duel stage a little while ago."

"Then that's a relief. It means the intention of the senior brothers who tried to fight me at all costs was perfectly met."

"Right."

At that moment, I heard a voice calling me from the duel stage.

"The next duelists are Unhwi and Un Gak!"

Senior Brother Un Gak is from Room One and is a senior brother with considerably strong martial arts.

He had also come out as a representative for the group match in the previous Taoist-Buddhist Great War, so it would be safe to say that he has one of the best martial arts skills among our Un generation.

'Come to think of it, most of the senior brothers who will duel with me were chosen as representatives in the Taoist-Buddhist Great War.'

Thinking about it, it might be a natural thing.

Although a considerable amount of time has passed since then, the senior brothers who were chosen as representatives at the time of the Taoist-Buddhist Great War were the senior brothers with the best talent and skills at that time.

On the contrary, if a senior brother who was not chosen then was able to duel with me this time, that would be even more surprising.

Because it means they have been making unbelievable, bloody efforts since that day.

And I know there is only one such senior brother.

"Unhwi-ya. Good luck."

"Yes, Senior Brother."

I was about to get up from my seat after a light greeting, but Senior Brother Un Mi grabbed my sleeve and said, "I don't care about the others, but at least flatten Senior Brother Un Gak's nose."

"Senior Brother Un Gak? Why?"

"My next opponent will probably be Senior Brother Un Gak. Senior Brother Un Gak told another senior brother last time that he would pick three people to duel with: a similar opponent, an opponent he can easily beat, and an opponent who is hard to beat. But it seems he picked me as the opponent he can easily beat. At first, I just accepted the proposal to duel with him, but hearing that, my pride was incredibly hurt, you know?"

"So that's what happened. Then I'll go up this time and see what his skills are like. Whether he really has the right to say that to you or not."

"Yeah. Thank you."

When I went up to the duel stage, Senior Brother Un Gak was looking straight at me.

But from his gaze, I felt an emotion that I had rarely felt since becoming Unhwi of Wudang.

Hostility.

I don't know why, but he is not hiding his feelings of wanting to fight me and wanting to win.

"Unhwi."

"Yes, Senior Brother."

"It will be difficult for me to beat you today... but I will show you my utmost strength."

"Please do. I will also face you with all my might. But, Senior Brother Un Gak."

"Do you have something to say?"

"Did I do something wrong to you, Senior Brother?"

"......"

Senior Brother Un Gak did not answer my words, and with the grand-elder's declaration of the start of the duel that rang out just in time, Senior Brother Un Gak began to move first.

This is almost the first time I'm facing Senior Brother Un Gak directly like this.

I don't know what martial arts he usually uses, or what his tendencies are when he fights.

Because the only time I saw him fight directly was when he participated in the group match during the Taoist-Buddhist Great War.

Senior Brother Un Gak, with a spirited footwork, instantly approached me and swung his sword repeatedly.

A fighting style of holding the sword short and swinging it multiple times in a short time.

He used a fighting style closer to close-quarters combat than swordsmanship.

'The speed and precision of the sword are more complete than I thought. I think I know why he chose this fighting style.'

Senior Brother Un Gak, more than anything else, seemed to have good 'eyes'.

Since his eyes for grasping the opponent's attack and predicting the next move are good, he is trying to maximize his strengths by focusing on training his speed and technique.

Maximizing one's strengths in that way is something that cannot be easily done without someone's advice, and it seemed that there was someone advising Senior Brother Un Gak.

'I don't think Senior Brother Un Gak has a separate master.'

Then who could give him such advice? The moment I thought that, a face came to mind.

Un Gwang. He is in the same room as Senior Brother Un Gak, and Un Gwang would be able to grasp his strengths and give him advice.

But... Un Gwang's advice has a slightly disappointing part.

'The only weakness Un Gwang has at this age. Lack of experience comes out here too. He should have taught him not to fight like this if he knows the opponent is stronger than him.'

I immediately held my sword short and began to swing it quickly in the same way Senior Brother Un Gak was fighting.

My original fighting style is a method of instinctively choosing the best martial art and form that can be used at that moment, based on an accurate calculation of the distance to the opponent.

It's a little different from the method of fighting in close proximity and performing a fast sword.

But there is a separate reason why I am not sticking to my original fighting style and am playing along with Senior Brother Un Gak.

It is to teach him what was disappointing about Senior Brother Un Gak's fighting style that I mentioned a little while ago.

"Ugh...!"

The swords that were clashing in a balanced state soon became me attacking, and Senior Brother Un Gak barely counterattacking.

"If you judge that your opponent is stronger than you, you should create distance, and if you see an opportunity, you should come in for a moment and attack, and whether you succeed or fail in the attack, you should create distance again. You should fight in that way."

"Tch!"

"So if you focus more on footwork training than sword art, your skills will improve much more, Senior Brother."

"Haaap!"

While I'm explaining diligently, Senior Brother Un Gak doesn't even answer my words and puts more strength into swinging his sword.

As a result, his movements become larger, and when his movements become larger, there are that many more weaknesses. Moreover, his specialty, the fast sword, is also halved.

I thrust my fist into the visible gaps.

"Keuk!"

One of the fists that pierced through the gap went straight into Senior Brother Un Gak's solar plexus, and Senior Brother Un Gak absurdly collapsed to the ground.

The grand-elder came nearby, checked our condition, and then immediately called for a stop to the duel.

I approached Senior Brother Un Gak and held out my hand.

But Senior Brother Un Gak, pretending not to see my hand, got up by himself, pushing off the ground.

"Senior Brother. Did I do something wrong to you? You didn't answer me earlier either."

"......"

"You have to tell me what's wrong so I can explain or fix it."

"You... from our room... you took it away from me."

"Took away? What did I take?"

For a moment, I was so wronged that I shrieked without realizing it.

The grand-elder turned to us as if wondering what was going on, and I, after smoothing over the situation with a bright smile as if nothing was wrong, continued the conversation while coming down from the duel stage with my senior brother.

"What on earth did I take away? I swear, I have never taken anything that belongs to others."

I swallowed the words 'in this life' and quietly waited for his answer.

He, after repeatedly trying to say something and swallowing it, finally opened his mouth.

"I'm talking about Senior Brother Un Gwang."

"Yes...?"

"Originally, Senior Brother Un Gwang was like the spiritual pillar of our room. No, that's still the same now. But from some point on, the Grand Senior Brother withdrew all the attention he had been pouring on us and started talking only about you."

"What... does that mean..."

"And when he's not talking about you, he doesn't have any conversation with us and is often lost in deep thought. When we ask him what he's doing, the only answer that comes back is that he's researching martial arts."

"Ah..."

For a moment, I was at a loss for words and looked up at Senior Brother Un Gak.

At the same time, a chuckle also escapes.

So now, Senior Brother Un Gak is feeling jealous that Un Gwang is only interested in me.

'It's not like it's a love affair.'

Of course, Senior Brother Un Gak would not be chasing after Senior Brother Un Gwang with that kind of meaning, but I retorted to him.

"Senior Brother, you've been with Senior Brother Un Gwang for years, and you're still like this?"

"What?"

"The reason Senior Brother Un Gwang is interested in me is because I can implement all the martial arts that Senior Brother Un Gwang devises. Can you, Senior Brother Un Gak, perform Grand Senior Brother Un Gwang's martial arts yourself?"

"Uh... no."

"Wrong! Your answer is wrong."

He looked at me with a dumbfounded expression.

He had an expression that said he didn't understand why it was wrong when he said he couldn't do something he couldn't do.

"Wrong. What do you mean by that?"

"The correct answer is that you can't do it now. You actually know, don't you? That Senior Brother Un Gwang's greatest interest is martial arts, and if you improve your skills and can implement all the martial arts that Senior Brother Un Gwang creates, he will naturally ask you too."

"......"

"And the way you fought today. Wasn't that also something the Grand Senior Brother suggested after recognizing your strengths in the past, asking if you would like to try it this way?"

"That's right."

"See? It seems that in the past, you were the one who could implement the Grand Senior Brother's martial arts and theories. The Grand Senior Brother is more self-centered than you think, so he treats people who are beneficial to him better."

"Don't... talk about the Grand Senior Brother like that."

"But what can I do when that's the truth? It's a clear fact that he's a good person, but he also has that side to him."

Senior Brother Un Gak was at a loss for words and looked at me.

I shrugged my shoulders and continued, "There's plenty of time in the future, so please train slowly. You must be a little disappointed today. It's a shame you dueled with me after lifting that heavy rock, since you couldn't properly display your abilities."

"Ah..."

He, as if he were disappointed, finally let out a sigh.

Only after coming down from the duel stage did he realize.

That he had just missed the opportunity to become one of the Five Swords of Wudang because of his petty jealousy.

But there is no way to turn back time.

I, leaving him standing there, returned to my seat.

Because besides Senior Brother Un Gak, there were countless duels left to do today, so there was no need to invest more time in him.

(End of Chapter)