The Regressed Young Master’s Guide to Living on Easy Mode

Chapter 19 : Your Body Is (2)

The vacation was over.

The gate of the Little Demon Academy, which had been firmly closed for three months, was wide open. As I entered, many students had already arrived.

And they were exuding a different atmosphere than before.

A heavy air hung over everything.

Before my regression, I didn't know well, and I wasn't very interested, but this was a natural change.

Yes. I remember it was around this time.

'A transfer student is coming today.'

The correct term is an external student.

To put it nicely, they were fallen dragons of the Orthodox Faction who had their skills recognized and were transferred to the Heavenly Demon Cult.

To put it badly, they were kites with their strings cut, abandoned even by the Orthodox Faction.

For now, we were part of the same organization, but history has proven that the established stones will check the rolling stones.

Most of the students seemed to have quickly obtained information about the transfer students.

However, there were also students who couldn't.

Those who seemed bright, unlike the others.

"Captain!"

The Mad Demon, whom I hadn't seen in a long time, was just as he was. As expected, the only beacon that brightens my future.

The Mad Demon of identity.

You, at least, please remain as the eternally bright sun.

I greeted the Mad Demon warmly.

"How have you been?"

"Yeah! I didn't have a moment to rest because I was helping my parents with their work."

I could see a huge change in the Mad Demon, whom I was meeting after a long time.

Even before, the Mad Demon boasted a muscular body, but now, it was no exaggeration to say that he was wearing armor made of muscle.

What kind of work did he help with at home to make his body grow so big?

"By any chance, your parents' job is?"

"Didn't I tell you, Captain?"

"I don't remember."

"Haha! I see! My family makes Buddha statues! And I moved the materials for the statues, or moved the completed statues, or moved the failed statues!"

"Ah... I see?"

I understood immediately.

So he moved those heavy Buddha statues. And it was something one person could move.

However, one might wonder why a person of the Heavenly Demon Cult would make Buddha statues. In the past, the Heavenly Demon Cult was a single religion. But it has been over ten years since the Heavenly Demon Cult occupied the lands north of the Yangtze River.

The great unification of religions was one of the aggressive policies the Heavenly Demon Cult put forward to properly rule the northern region. Therefore, it could be said that three major religions currently coexist within the Heavenly Demon Cult.

One was, of course, the Sun and Moon Cult, the foundation of the Heavenly Demon Cult.

The other two were Buddhism and Taoism, which could be said to be the foundation of the Central Plains.

"I must have moved hundreds of stone statues during the vacation. And thousands of stones!"

Compared to the Mad Demon who spoke brightly, the weight of his words was by no means light.

I offered my sincere words of comfort to the Mad Demon.

"You've managed to come back alive. Well done!"

"Hehe! I got praised by the Captain!"

I turned my head to the side. The Sword Demoness had arrived at some point. The Sword Demoness, too, had changed significantly before and after the vacation.

How should I put it? There were no major changes in her appearance, but her atmosphere had become heavier.

The aura I vaguely felt was sharp.

"Jae-ha. I missed you."

Her way of speaking, fortunately, was the same.

This makes the sense of incongruity even stronger.

"Yeah. Me too."

After giving a simple answer, I was able to learn a new fact. The aura I felt from the Sword Demoness was that of a first-rate master.

'And it's almost at the very end.'

My eyes met the Sword Demoness's. Before, she would have had an almost expressionless face, but if you looked closely, she would have had a slight smile. But now, she immediately avoided my eyes.

As if she didn't want to be caught for something.

"Seryeong."

I called the Sword Demoness by her real name for the first time in a while. Fortunately, the Sword Demoness, who had been avoiding my eyes, looked at me again.

"Is anything wrong?"

At my question, the Sword Demoness's eyes wavered for a moment, but they soon returned to the eyes of the Sword Demoness I knew.

"There was."

The Sword Demoness, who had answered plainly, added a strange remark.

"But it's okay now."

Is there or is there not?

"Okay. If you're having a hard time, tell me anytime. Got it? I'll help you with anything."

"U... ng..."

The Sword Demoness answered so quietly that you couldn't hear it if you weren't concentrating. And she returned to the Sword Demoness I knew.

I shifted my gaze to the last person. A faint presence, so much so that I didn't even know when he had arrived.

At this level, he's almost an assassin.

"Demonic Brain. You've been well?"

Nod.

The Demonic Brain, with his eyes closed, only tilted his head. This too was a huge change compared to before and after the vacation.

Now, the Demonic Brain had reached the realm of sleeping perfectly while standing with his arms crossed. He even avoided someone who was about to bump into him in that state.

The more I see him, the more I don't understand him.

Anyway, the Demonic Brain seems to have been doing well too. However, I also shifted my gaze to one person who had newly joined.

Because it felt like he would glare at me from behind all day if I didn't ask.

"Alright. You've been well too?"

"Not 'you', it's Gwang Se-hyeon."

"Right. That was the name."

"Not 'that name'! It's Gwang Se-hyeon!"

He exploded with a pop when I poked him, so it was clear he had been doing well. Gwang Se-hyeon stealthily approached me and gave me information I hadn't even asked for.

"Everyone, gather around. I've obtained some very important information."

Everyone ignored Gwang Se-hyeon's words. But Gwang Se-hyeon, with his indomitable will, finally gathered us all and proceeded with his story.

"A while ago, I heard my grandfather talking, and he said that transfer students are coming from the Orthodox Faction this time. A total of three of them."

"Se-hyeon, is that true?"

"Hmph! Yes!"

Gwang Se-hyeon, who had caught the Mad Demon's attention, was very proud. And when he mentioned the Orthodox Faction, the Sword Demoness also seemed to show some interest.

Gwang Se-hyeon looks at me. I also opened my mouth wide and raised both my hands, putting on a surprised expression.

"Wow. Amazing."

"Heeheehee!"

Gwang Se-hyeon, with his shoulders raised high, continued.

"I even found out who they are!"

"Wow. Amazing."

"Heeheehee! As for who they are!"

Of course, I knew who those three were.

And I also knew what would happen because of those three.

Just then, an instructor was entering the Little Demon Academy. Behind the instructor were three figures I had never seen before.

From the front, they were wearing blue, yellow, and red clothes.

"See that kid in the blue clothes? He's the second son sent from the Namgung family. They say his skills are superior to his older brother's. But his position is unstable, so he became a transfer student this time. I heard his mother was a maid or something."

A card abandoned even by the Orthodox Faction.

And a spy planted in the Heavenly Demon Cult by the Orthodox Faction.

Namgung Mu-jeon.

As if he knew his own situation, he had dead fish eyes.

"See that kid in the bruised-colored clothes next to him?"

I wanted to point out Gwang Se-hyeon's words, who was making it unnecessarily difficult when he could have just said blue or green, but I just stayed quiet because it was annoying.

"He's the third son sent from the Tang family. I don't know about his skills, but I heard he worked in the Tang family's blacksmith shop before coming here. And he's also the son of a concubine. It's obvious, isn't it? He must have fallen out of favor with the main wife."

Tang Mun-nok.

As expected, a spy planted in the Heavenly Demon Cult by the Tang family.

"The bright red one next to him is a kid from the Wudang Sect, but I heard he killed a fellow disciple during a duel. So he was on the verge of death and voluntarily came to the Heavenly Demon Cult or something. For reference, he was excommunicated. Honestly, it's better to be alive even if you have to roll in a dog poop field. Aam!"

Dok An-tae. His former Taoist name was Hye-myeong, meaning starlight.

As expected, a spy planted in the Heavenly Demon Cult by Wudang.

In my memory, when it came to martial talent alone, those three were not bad at all.

'But where you're born is also a matter of luck, I guess.'

If all three had been born into ordinary families, they would have been able to make their talents bloom.

Well, that's their problem.

I looked at Gwang Se-hyeon.

"What?"

I thought he had no talent at all, but I finally found Gwang Se-hyeon's use.

Besides being the Fifth Elder's grandson, Gwang Se-hyeon had a very outstanding talent as an information source.

"Thanks for the information."

"Hmph! Even if you say thank you, there's nothing more to come out!"

Does he like it or hate it?

He's a guy I can't figure out.

And so, with the three transfer students coming in, a new atmosphere began to flow in the Little Demon Academy.

Of course, the most important thing to me was not the changed atmosphere of the Little Demon Academy, but the Divine Demon Tournament that would be held soon.

There was nothing particularly special on the first day of the Little Demon Academy after the semester started.

Train as usual, rest, eat, study theory, and then free time.

I immediately headed to the medical hall.

Today too, the old Demonic Doctor was using this entire large medical hall by himself.

"You came later than I thought."

The old Demonic Doctor spoke to me as if he knew I would come here.

"Lie down here."

For now, I lay down on the bed according to the old Demonic Doctor's words. Then the old Demonic Doctor picked up a small, very well-sharpened knife.

"I'll perform a clean autopsy and finish it up nicely."

I said.

"I didn't come here for an autopsy."

The old Demonic Doctor, greatly disappointed, puts down the knife.

"Then, why did you come? I have no business with you, so get lost quickly!"

"I came to receive something other than an autopsy."

"I don't need anything other than an autopsy!"

Is he really crazy about autopsies?

I proposed a compromise.

"I am prepared to undergo most examinations except for an autopsy. Of course, I refuse to have a knife touch my body at all."

"Hmm..."

The old Demonic Doctor thinks seriously. Then he asks me.

"Can't I use the knife just once?"

"What will you use it for?"

"Since you have two eyes, I was going to gouge one out and take a look."

If that's his intention, then there's only one thing I can say.

"I'll just go. Let's never see each other again."

It's not like my body is in bad shape, I just came because I was curious why my martial arts growth rate was so fast, but I guess I'll have to live without knowing for the rest of my life.

"Al-alright! You're so impatient! As long as I don't touch you with a knife, right?"

"Things that affect my life and overall well-being are also not allowed."

That old geezer's eyes suddenly became murderous.

"Can't I cut a tendon?"

Do you think I would!

"No."

As expected, it would have been a big problem if I hadn't mentioned the precautions.

"Alright. There are many conditions, so I can't find out properly, but for now, lie down here."

After that, the old Demonic Doctor did something similar to an experiment on my body.

He told me to drink strange black liquids, so I drank them, and needles of various sizes pierced my body here and there.

Some were hot as if they had been touched by fire, and some were cold as if they had fallen into an ice hole.

He also told me to do strange movements, so I did them, and he also hit my knee with something like a hammer.

And so, after a much longer time than I thought.

Exactly two hours after I came to the medical hall, the old Demonic Doctor's examination was over.

"So, what you're curious about is why the speed of learning martial arts is faster than you think?"

"Not just fast, but much faster."

"It's the same thing. Anything else different from before?"

"My range of perception seems to have increased, my memory seems to have gotten a little better, my body's recovery ability and basic metabolism have also improved, and my overall physical ability seems to have increased."

"Well, that's natural."

Natural?

"Did you find out anything?"

"It's strange that you didn't know until now. Isn't that your body?"

I came because I didn't know. I wanted to say that, but since I was the one in need, I held it in.

"You brat, how much do you know about innate qi?"

"It's very important. If you use it all up, you die?"

"Tsk tsk. You don't even know a rat's dropping's worth. Listen carefully. Innate qi is the most unique thing that all living creatures in this world possess."

I have no idea what he's talking about.

"You have a look on your face that says you don't understand at all. I wonder why all those who learn martial arts, regardless of their realm, are such blockheads."

Should I just go? Just as I was seriously considering it, the old Demonic Doctor's words continued.

"To explain it again so you can understand, innate qi can be said to be the crystal of each individual's uniqueness."

"The crystal of uniqueness?"

"Yes. For example, let's say there is a Diamond Body here. Then, the innate qi of the person with the Diamond Body would naturally be different from the innate qi of a normal person, right?"

"Yes. Probably?"

"Not probably, it's different! Then I'll give you a problem. If a person with a Diamond Body gives their innate qi to a normal person, will the normal person still be a normal person? Or not?"

"A normal person?"

"Damn it! What a blockhead! Look carefully!"

The old Demonic Doctor started to draw something on a piece of paper. There are two people, and there is energy in their stomachs. That seems to be the innate qi. The innate qi are connected to each other.

Soon, the innate qi that had moved to one side took its place. As a result, two innate qi came to coexist in one person.

And the newly settled innate qi spread throughout the body.

"The unique characteristic of the Diamond Body naturally remains in the innate qi that the individual possessed. And the normal person who received the innate qi of the Diamond Body gradually changes. Into a Diamond Body, that is."

"Really?"

"It's just a theoretical guess. If you let me perform an autopsy, I'll tell you for sure!"

People die when you perform an autopsy. That old geezer doesn't seem to know that well.

"So, my body is like this because of innate qi?"

"Yes. It's just a guess. Do you perhaps remember receiving innate qi from someone?"

"No."

"Really, no?"

"Yes. But I have a question. Then what is my body?"

He said that the innate qi of the Diamond Body changes a person's body into a Diamond Body.

"I don't know all the constitutions of the people that exist in this world, but based on the revealed circumstances, the constitution closest to you is..."

"The constitution is?"

"The Heavenly Dragon Saintly Bones."

"..."

I felt like I had been hit hard on the back of my head.

Because the Heavenly Dragon Saintly Bones was my junior sister's unique constitution.