Fabre in Sacheon’s Tang

– Gulp.

Everyone who saw my hand gesture froze in place.

Then, after a brief silence, they swallowed hard as they stared at the tips of my fingers, which had just finished moving.

Well, of course they did—because that hand sign meant someone’s head might explode.

Voices of horror quickly followed.

Brother Gwiseong and Ji-ryong, pale as ghosts, were the first to speak.

“T-That can’t be...”

“This makes no sense...”

Judging from everyone’s expressions, they were all clearly picturing a martial artist using the Internal Explosion Technique to grab someone’s head, inject energy, and—BOOM—detonate it.

Sure, there are explosives like gunpowder and Thunder Bombs (Pilrikdan), but in this Murim world, the explosion people are most familiar with is usually the one caused by an Internal Explosion Technique.

As everyone was caught in shock, a single offbeat question sliced through the tense atmosphere like a knife.

“D-Does it... shrink?”