Chapter 6
The chubby gatekeeper seemed flustered as he hurriedly went inside, and the man standing next to him appeared awkward. Both seemed unsure how to handle the unexpected situation. Fortunately, they didn’t exacerbate matters by refusing to accept their defeat.
Soon after, the chubby gatekeeper returned and said, “Follow me for a moment.”
“Are we going to meet the Headmaster?”
“No, you need to clean yourself up a bit before you meet the Instructor.”
At first, I thought he was going to take me to some secluded place to beat me up. However, we soon left for the city center and entered an inn for women, where I was made to bathe in warm water. As I was bewildered, the chubby gatekeeper fetched some clothes from somewhere and tossed them to me.
“Clean yourself up properly; otherwise, I might get into trouble too.”
The clothes fit me reasonably well. Although they were a bit loose on my skinny frame, they were acceptable white garments. After drying myself off, I followed the chubby gatekeeper back to Azure Dragon Martial Hall, and this time I noticed many junior disciples appearing here and there.
Curiosity shone clearly in the eyes of the junior disciples. They would occasionally glance at me, and some were even snickering. The chubby gatekeeper, named Bang-il, looked at me and spoke.
“From now on, you’ll have an audience with an instructor. Mind your manners and words, or you’ll lose your hands. Be careful with your words and actions.”