Chapter 103 : Chapter 103
Chapter 103: Summer is, of course, the Swimming Pool (2)
Taewoon High School.
Swimming pool located inside Academy City.
In that place.
Bang!
A short gunshot was heard.
Following that.......
"Go! Half gene!"
"Show the power of the 2nd place in the entrance exam! Jo Seong-hyeon!"
"Cheer up! Dark horse Jin-ho!"
"Kang Tae-wook! Kang Tae-wook!"
The enthusiastic cheering sounds of Class A students filled the swimming pool.
Splash splash!
Pabababang!!!!!!
Tremendous splashes were occurring in the swimming pool.
As if rockets were inside the swimming pool.
Puhap!!!
Pabababang!!!!!!
"Win! Twins!"
"Seong-hyeon!!! Cheer up!!!!"
The children outside the swimming pool shouted watching the children who were competing.
Im Jong-sin.
Jo Seong-hyeon.
Jin-ho.
Kang Tae-wook.
The participants were a total of four.
The beginning wasn't that grand.
It just started from this one word of Yoo jin.
Come to think of it, I've never seen an Awakened swim properly?
Since physical abilities become stronger too, would the strong person be the fastest?'
It was a trivial curiosity.
But there were many fish caught on this hook.
'Wouldn't it be different from swimming?'
'It might be similar? Awakening rank and physical ability are proportional to some extent.'
'Since we are all similar ranks anyway. We are all A-Rank so we'll be similar?'
Even when Jin-ho, Seong-hyeon, and Im Jong-sin said a word each, they didn't know things would become this big.
So.......
'Why are you getting worked up over something like this? It's not like you're kids.'
!!!!!
Snap!
Im Jong-sin and Seong-hyeon lost their temper first.
Jin-ho, who always let things pass well, also participated this time.
Because of the last words.
'Since the guy who wins is determined anyway.'
While pointing at himself, that appearance caused this situation.
Pabababat!!!!!!
A-Rank top prospect.
Children whose A-Rank future is anticipated not falling behind that.
In addition, Jin-ho who received training from Yoo jin.
Every time the children in the swimming pool kicked the water with their feet, explosion sounds were heard from underwater.
And among those watching this bet, there was one person who was most excited.
"Kang Tae-wook! Kang Tae-wook! Ice Prince Kang Tae-wook!"
"Ah! Stop it, pfft! Puh! I drank water ah shit!"
Yoo Jin, who was absorbed in teasing Kang Tae-wook, was the protagonist.
Yoo jin, who was laughing revealing all his teeth, shouted towards the swimming pool.
"Jo Seong-hyeon! Im Jong-sin! Jin-ho! Cheer up! If you beat Kang Tae-wook, mister Lee Si-wang here says he will take you to the Seotafield restaurant we ate at yesterday again!"
Boom!!!!!!!
As soon as Yoo jin's voice ended, water soared up more strongly inside the swimming pool.
Definite stimulation.
The children making the bet paddled their arms and legs with all their might.
Due to that, the heat of the match became hotter.
Emotions of pure fun surfaced on the faces of the children watching.
Except for one person.
"Ah, when did I!!!"
It was Lee Si-wang.
"Hey, don't you see the kids working hard like that? Just buy it for them. Surely you don't find buying for kids wasteful?"
"It's not wasteful. But I'm saying this because Teacher Yoo jin keeps saying things that didn't happen."
"Things that didn't happen. It's time for you to buy a meal once, you. You haven't been treated properly once since becoming an assistant homeroom teacher."
"……."
Lee Si-wang was lost for words and couldn't close his mouth.
Following the last punch.
"And I heard you billed that to your Sir yesterday."
"Well, that is true but... the money hasn't come in yet...... and I got chewed out tremendously by the Guild Master over the phone."
"Ah, that jerk spends hundreds of millions on a chamber pot but finds ten million won for kids' meal wasteful?"
"It's not a chamber pot, it's something a craftsman made... well, anyway. It's not that he found it wasteful. Wouldn't he have said something because hamburgers cost ten million won?"
"Hamburgers or this, what's different, geez. He acted like he would do anything in Yeoncheon."
"It probably isn't because the money is wasteful. Since the Guild Master is rich."
"Aren't you rich too?"
"Me? I'm not to the extent of rich......."
"So because you aren't rich, you won't buy meals for kids?"
"Alright, alright. I just have to buy it, geez."
"Should have done so earlier."
Yoo jin, who smirked, shouted looking at the swimming pool.
"Guys cheer up. Let's eat that delicious thing one more time!"
Yoo jin, who was giggling, saw Kang Tae-wook in the end lane and stroked his chin.
"Seems like that kid also needs something to do it properly."
Four players inside the swimming pool.
Right now, everyone was competing for ranking while tumbling around in similar positions.
And Yoo Jin knew.
Although they are doing their best to some extent.
Unlike the rest of the personnel, one guy wasn't using death-defying strength.
"Hmm......."
Yoo jin, who was thinking, nodded as if he thought of something.
"Hey! Kang Tae-wook! If you lose to the kids, you are in the gourd all weekend!"
As soon as Yoo Jin's voice ended.
"Why am I the only one with a penalty!"
Kang Tae-wook, who was swimming like crazy, shouted.
"My will. Hehe."
Smirk.
Yoo jin laughed as if teasing while going hehe and shouted again.
"Uh? Seems like speed slowed down? Do you have time to focus on me? Not many laps left now."
"Really... Ugh!!"
Kang Tae-wook, who got annoyed, inevitably put his head back into the water.
Then
Boom!!!!!!!!
A sound completely different from before started to fill the swimming pool.
"Ooooo!"
Exclamations leaked out from the mouths of students who were watching.
Boom boom boom boom!!!!!
End lane.
Every time Kang Tae-wook paddled his arms and legs, a sound incomparable to the side lanes rang out.
After such a short time passed.......
Beep beep!!!!!!
The whistle announcing the end of the match rang out loudly.
Immediately after.
"Match end! The winner is Kang Tae-wook!"
Clap clap clap!
"Wow! As expected!"
"Amazing! Kang Tae-wook."
"As expected of Taewoon High's best talent."
The children watching the match congratulated Tae-wook's victory.
"It's frustrating but I acknowledge it."
"You were really fast. Congratulations."
"I keep losing after training with Teacher. Congratulations, Tae-wook."
The children who competed together also offered congratulations to Tae-wook.
"W... What for... f... for something obvious."
Perhaps embarrassed by the children's congratulations, Kang Tae-wook stammered.
Due to that.
"Hahahahaha!"
Beautiful laughter filled the swimming pool where Year 2 Class A was gathered.
At that moment.
Ziiing―
Ziiing―
A call came to Lee Si-wang's smartphone.
"Yes, Guild Master. Yes. Yes. Yes?"
Yoo jin's gaze next to him headed to Lee Si-wang.
"Yes, understood."
Lee Si-wang's expression darkened as soon as he hung up the phone.
"What happened for your expression to be so bad? Did they say your Sir's company went bankrupt or something?"
"If one of the 3 Great Guilds goes bankrupt, Korea goes bankrupt too, you know? Ah right this isn't it. We're in big trouble, big trouble."
At Lee Si-wang's irritation, Yoo jin's eyebrows twisted.
"What is it?"
"They say Toshi came to Korea. And they say he is coming here right now."
"Who is Toshi?"
"You don't know Toshi?"
"Would I ask if I knew?"
"You don't know Toshi who cuts even the moon?"
"……."
When Yoo jin made a face saying 'I don't know, dude', Lee Si-wang let out a long sigh and spoke loudly.
"That Chinese woman. Little Princess. The Chinese Returnee backing her......."
"That's enough. Well, seeing that expression I roughly understand."
Lee Si-wang's gaze moved.
His eyes shook violently.
"Ah I don't know who Toshi is, but I know that. Saw it a lot in movies."
Where Yoo jin and Lee Si-wang's gaze stopped.
A Samurai was standing.
***
Several black vehicles entered Taewoon High School main gate.
Soon, Ignis Guild Master Cho Sang-geun and Secretary Kim got off from the vehicle stopped in the parking lot.
"There is no time. Start with the barrier first."
As soon as Cho Sang-geun's order fell, Secretary Kim instructed towards the vehicles stopped behind.
"Team A please cast barrier on Academy City overall, and Team B the overall defense shield from outside. Lastly Team C and Team D please take charge of the swimming pool surroundings!"
"Yes!"
Ignis Guild affiliated defense barrier specialist Awakened who got off from the vehicles quickly formed teams and started to move.
Secretary Kim's gaze, having finished instructions, headed to Guild Master Cho Sang-geun.
"Phew... don't know if this will be enough."
"We just do what we can do."
"Don't know who is the Guild Master."
"Learned everything from Guild Master."
Cho Sang-geun, who smiled gently, moved his steps.
"Then let's go. To the swimming pool."
Although there was no need for Ignis Guild to step up and do this much.
"Since we can't let the benefactor's home become like India."
It was still far to repay the grace received from Teacher Yoo Jin.
***
Before anyone knew, the atmosphere of the swimming pool had subsided.
To the extent one wondered if this was the place that was fully heated up with children's swimming match just a moment ago.
Summer sweltering heat of abnormal climate one wouldn't think is early July.
Intense sun beating down.
Even so.
Strangely.
Swoosh―
Like a knife wind of a winter day, the swimming pool was engulfed in chill.
"Wow... truly bloody......."
"Is this the Supreme King's chill heard only in words......."
"They said he even cuts the moon, it seems real. Bones ache just by looking."
The children were swallowing dry saliva looking at the Returnee they only saw on television, regardless of who was first.
Lee Si-wang was only capturing the legendary Samurai Returnee without being able to close his mouth like a person whose soul left.
Samurai who approached right in front of the swimming pool.
Black uniform reflected and rippled on the surface of the swimming pool.
His scabbard shook as if ripples were rising.
Thick eyebrows and white face.
Although cannot be expressed as a handsome man, a Samurai whose every feature was sharp.
At his gaze, the whole body screamed as if cut.
Second time.
Lee Si-wang had met this Samurai.
Just by facing him, this chill and sharp feeling already telling the victory and defeat.
Gulp.
The Lee Si-wang of the world was hardened like a stone not knowing what to do because of the Samurai standing in front of his eyes.
At that moment.
Toshi's black eyes moved towards Yoo jin.
"I request a duel."
As soon as those words ended, Demonic Energy started to shimmer around Toshi's body.
Although he knew that it would be unstoppable, Lee Si-wang also didn't know it would rush to the climax like this from the start.
Therefore he couldn't do anything.
Zzt!
Zzt!!!!
He only emitted Demonic Energy but the surroundings started to react in an instant.
Air evaporated.
Cracks occurred in the void.
This degree even though he didn't draw the sword.
Children got frightened and flocked to Yoo jin's back.
"Wow... tremendous......."
"Think facing that human is harder than being trapped in the gourd all weekend?"
Among students, only Jin-ho and Kang Tae-wook who possessed Demonic Energy were properly feeling the Samurai's power.
Overwhelming.
Could not be explained even with that word.
Samurai who showed the difference in level just by releasing Demonic Energy.
"There is no grudge. So I will send you in an instant......."
"No. I'm busy right now."
"......What?"
"I said I'm busy."
Swoosh!
The heightened atmosphere cooled down coldly in an instant.
Not only the children, but even the Chinese Returnee Samurai who was facing became a dumbfounded expression.
"I roughly know why you came. Can't duel right now. Have to play with kids. At the swimming pool."
"Caw caw!!!!!"
Crow crying sound was heard from somewhere.
Like a scene from a comedy movie.
Only the sound of a crow crying was heard in the subsided atmosphere.
Like that, silence fills the place for a moment.
The Samurai shook his head as if awakening his mind that almost got swept away.
"Almost got swept away. Phew......."
The eyes of the Samurai who took a deep breath once changed.
Then in an instant, the students' hearts sank with a thud.
Lee Si-wang likewise.
The Samurai who expressed anger sincerely spoke in a low voice.
"This jerk. Are you mocking me."
The Samurai's hand headed slowly to the sword.
One-hit kill.
Everyone knows except Yoo jin.
Everyone here.
Hand touches the sword.
When the sword is drawn from the scabbard, everything ends.
Like that.......
Killing intent and Demonic Energy covering the entire swimming pool prepared for an instantaneous explosion.
"I didn't come to play... came to kill you."
The Samurai's hand touched the handle.......
"Ah geez......."
Whish!!!!!
The killing intent and Demonic Energy that filled the swimming pool disappeared in an instant.
And then
Zzt!
Zzzzt!!!!!
Chill.
Goosebumps started to rise on the whole body of the Samurai who was about to grasp the handle.
"Do I look like I'm playing?"
Yoo jin's brow was crumpled.
Supreme King.
Samurai who cuts the moon.
World's best swordsman.
Nightmare Returnee.
Possessing only modifiers of the best, with power, with sword.
One who could do whatever he wanted with the world.
Samurai.
For the first time.
He couldn't move according to his will.
"I said busy. Because I have to play with kids."
Instinct was speaking.
The swordsman's sense deciding life and death in one bout, the body transcending human trained to the extreme.
'If you move now, you die.'
"……."
Then.......
Shall I wait a little?