Ch. 113
Yuri and the Dojo People #3
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Anyway, I followed behind Yuri like a puppy.
Having already been demoralized by the horror movie, there was no way I could act up against my master, Yuri. She’s even stronger than me. I feel like I’ve become Yuri’s lackey.
“Ah, seriously, you’re so funny. Were you scared? Huh? Were you scared because you watched a horror movie?”
Yuri teased me, grinning and getting in my face like she was dealing with a child. This is really hurting my pride.
Do I really have to hear this from a girl?
I swear, I’m going to train so hard to overcome my fear of horror.
“Yeah, I was really scared, damn it.”
“Ah, shit. Don’t make baby noises. It’s so gross.”
“You did it first!”
“Are you and I the same? Seriously, Kim Geun-chul, you’re a problem.”
“I’m not the problem… Anyway, this really hurts my pride. Yuri, no matter what, I’m going to train hard and overcome my fear of horror, so be prepared.”
“Oh, you made up your mind?”
Still treating me like a kid.
“Yuri, if you say one more word, I’m going to sit down and cry right here.”
“Go ahead. I don’t care.”
—Plop!
I immediately sat down and started crying.
“Waaah! Waaah! Boohoo! Urgh!”
“Hey, hey damn it! Did you really do it? Get up!”
“Boohoo!”
“I won’t do it! I won’t do it, so get up!”
“Okay.”
Hearing that she wouldn’t do it, I got up and dusted myself off.
She should have said that earlier.
“You’re really a crazy psycho… but seriously, you’re so funny. Hehe.”
“Why are you in such a good mood today?”
“It’s just really funny. Anyway, were you really scared?”
She kept asking, finding it endlessly amusing.
“Hmm.”
I recalled the horror movie we just watched.
“It’s not scary now, but at night when I’m alone, it will be terrifying…!”
That’s the scary part about horror movies. They’re fine during the day, but the fear amplifies as it gets darker.
Kim Geun-chul is doomed tonight.
Should I hang out with Sihu until late at night?
“It’s not scary now.”
“But it gets scary at night? Hehe. But seriously, why are you scared of ghosts when you carry a sword? You’re like a crazy coward. Honestly, your sitting down and crying just now was scarier than the horror movie.”
“Honestly, I agree. There’s nothing scarier than a grown man sitting down and throwing a tantrum.”
It feels like something out of a Souls-like game.
“But seriously, Yuri, aren’t you scared at all?”
“Do you think I would be scared?”
Yuri scoffed as if it were obvious.
“Hey, Yuri. You say you’re fine now, but your thoughts might change if you actually face a ghost.”
“That might be true. But have you ever actually seen one?”
I haven’t.
“No, I haven’t. Well, anyone can say they’re not scared of something that doesn’t exist.”
“You’re talking nonsense. Hehe.”
Yuri laughed heartily and poked my side.
“Ah, you coward. We need to toughen you up more. You’re scared of ghosts because your mind is weak. Let’s do some mental training from now on.”
“You’re suggesting mental training here?”
“Don’t want to?”
“I do!”
Absolutely!
So, I walked with Yuri, laughing and chatting. But she kept asking if I was scared, as if she never got tired of it.
If she keeps asking, I might actually start thinking about it at night.
“Hey, Kim Geun-chul.”
“What?”
“What if I send you scary pictures at night?”
Yuri whispered ominously with an evil smile! No, that’s really too much! Just thinking about it gave me chills!
“Ah! Seriously! Don’t do that!”
“Hehe. You’re so funny…!”
There’s a limit to making fun of someone! I’m really scared, but she’s treating it like a joke!
“Please, spare me!”
For now, I’ll bow down because I’m weaker, but someday, I’ll show her. I’ll find out what Yuri is weak against.
“No way.”
“That’s school bullying!”
“Go ahead and report it. ‘Instructor! Yoo Yuri keeps sending me ghost pictures at night! Boohoo!’ The instructor would love that.”
“That’s the most pathetic thing in the world.”
I can’t handle such a future.
Should I ask Leona for a picture? If I hang a picture of Leona in my room, ghosts won’t dare to enter. Archangel Leona is that kind of presence. Just her existence can exorcise ghosts.
“Please, Yuri. I’ll work hard, so please spare me.”
“Should I?”
“Yes.”
“Oh, you said ‘yes.’ Too bad. Now I won’t spare you.”
“Why do you hate ‘yes’ so much!”
“Because it’s so gross.”
Anyway, Yuri seemed to be in a really good mood today. Her energy is different from school. Is it because we’re outside?
“I’ll decide whether to spare you or not based on how you do. Based on how you do.”
“From now on, I’ll show you the hardest-working Kim Geun-chul in the world.”
—Step step.
Laughing and walking, we arrived at Yuri’s dojo.
“This is a building?”
It was a grand building. The sign was huge, and the building itself seemed to have very high ceilings. I can’t believe such a building exists in this world.
“No, why is this building so big? Do they really use the entire building for training?”
“It’s the largest dojo in the country. Let’s go in.”
No matter how popular Taekwondo is, they can’t use an entire building as a dojo.
“Ah, damn. This is intimidating. Yuri, I’m going to stick close behind you.”
“Do as you like.”
So, I stuck close behind Yuri as we entered the building and got into the elevator. It seemed like each floor had different training facilities.
“Hologram training room? They have that? And a shooting range? There’s even a superpower room and a swordsmanship dojo?”
“It’s like a comprehensive martial arts center. The main focus is on swordsmanship, but since it’s practical martial arts, they teach a bit of everything.”
“Yuri, do you shoot guns too?”
“I’m really good at it. Want to see later?”
“Yes! Show me!”
“Wow, you like guns even though you’re a guy. Alright, we’ll go shoot some after we’re done.”
“Yuri, you’re so cool!”
“Shut up.”
The elevator stopped at the swordsmanship dojo on the 8th floor. At this point, I felt a kind of excitement.
This place is where real martial arts are taught. Active heroes and hunters pay good money to hone their skills here.
Setting foot in such a place is both terrifying and thrilling. What will a professional martial arts dojo in this world be like?
“Alright, let’s see what this place is like!”
As soon as I stuck close behind Yuri and entered through the door.
“Oh, you’re here.”
Yuri greeted skillfully, and at the same time.
—Clang!
—Clang!
—Clang!
All the eyes in the dojo focused on me.
“What?”
What’s this?
Are they wary of outsiders?
It took only a second for that thought to cross my mind.
—Whoosh!
Muscular men who were training in swordsmanship performed inhuman windmill spins and violent tumbling, appearing in front of me!
“Are you that ‘Kim Geun-chul’?”
“Are you that ‘Kim Geun-chul’?”
“Are you that ‘Kim Geun-chul’?”
And they spoke like masked brothers!
“Wh, what? Who are these guys! Help!”
In just two seconds, I was surrounded by crazy muscle heads!
“Help me!”
Panicking, I tried to turn and run.
—Clang!
“Big and rough hands are grabbing me!”
Rough hands were grabbing my shoulders, arms, and wrists!
“Let go, let go! Let me go!”
Some men were even grabbing my ankles while lying on the floor…! What is this situation! Am I dreaming after fainting from the horror movie?
This can’t be real!
“Is this Kim Geun-chul?”
“I heard from the instructor that he has some talent?”
Instructor?
“He seems to have a solid build. But he needs more bulk.”
“He looks like a welterweight. He should at least be a middleweight.”
“A strong body houses strong mana! Haha! His mana seems pure!”
The superhumans surrounding me were making comments and getting in my face. It felt like a monster with a thousand faces was casting an illusion spell on me.
“This place isn’t normal…! I need to escape! I need to escape!”
I’ve never even met these people, and they’re acting like this as soon as I arrive at the dojo!
I need to escape!
But I was already trapped in a prison made of superhumans. While I was struggling, everyone in the dojo started walking towards me like zombies, surrounding me.
“Let me go! I want to leave!”
I shouted to be let go.
“He uses an ordinary sword. Is he not interested in weapons?”
“He hasn’t been in real combat yet. Once he experiences it, he’ll naturally become more interested in weapons.”
“HyperEdge weapons are good.”
“Yeah. Mars Company makes the best swords.”
“Isn’t Neo Muramasa better?”
These crazy superhumans weren’t even listening to me!
“Hey! What are you doing! Get out of there!”
Then I heard Yuri’s voice!
“I’m saved! Yuri! Yuri, help me! I’m trapped here!”
“Oh damn, what are you doing trapped there! Get out!”
At that moment.
—Step step!
Yuri naturally pushed through the wall of superhuman men and grabbed my wrist, pulling me out.
“What are you all doing! He’s my guest! Go back to what you were doing!”
A savior!
“But Sajeo, shouldn’t we check him out since you brought him?”
“He looks a bit weak…”
“He uses a regular sword and all. Right?”
The superhumans were speaking nervously to Yuri.
“Shut up!”
Yuri shouted, and they quickly backed down.
“I’m saved…!”
I finally escaped this crazy prison! Wow! Yuri is so cool!
“Why the hell were you surrounded and trapped by people you just met? Seriously, you’re so pathetic.”
“How could I win against them…”
Honestly, I was really scared just now.
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