Chapter 31 – Black Dragon Training Grounds (3)
“Ba, the ark is coming!”
The guild member guarding the entrance shouted.
“Don’t make a fuss. I didn’t come here for something so serious.”
At the same time, the door burst open, revealing a muscular middle-aged man. Actually, this wasn’t the first time seeing the face of the Black Dragon Ark. It was because the Black Dragon Ark itself had appeared in the news a few times because it was a company that did various social activities such as volunteer work and support.
However, there was a difference in emotion between seeing it on the news as a complete stranger and facing an A-class hunter as an apprentice hunter. In the past, I was just looking at a well-dressed middle-aged man, but now I felt intimidated as if I was facing some huge monster that could kill me at any time.
I didn’t know it because he was only wearing a suit when he appeared on the news or on TV, but he was covering his whole body with muscles like a stone. His short shirt was about to burst from his muscles. His long hair came down to his back, which was also loosely tied up with his string to give it a savage look.
His eyes were as sharp as an eagle’s, and his slightly downturned lips made him look like a stubborn and stern human being. His impression itself was that of a typical neighborhood brat, but he had a Hercules-like body underneath that head, so he couldn’t be this terrifying. The man who had just been mopping the floor passed us and came forward to greet us.
“Oh, come! Ark!”
“Okay. Were you cleaning?”
Ark nodded and faced his man. Her man was at attention, unable to move at all. We wanted to leave this place quickly, but it seemed that if we just ignored the ark and left, senior Yoo-jeong would be in trouble later. Her man asked.
“What, what, what did you come for?”
“I was going to the event, but I left my applicator in the break room. Oh, go get it.”
“Yes?”
While her man was flustered and asked back, senior Yoo-jeong spurred the door of the break room. She was wearing a loose, loose top, which was dragging on her bottom as if it was a larger size than the others. When senior Yu-jeong faced her ark in that state, she stood at attention and greeted her.
“Oh, hello. Ark.”
“…Why are you wearing my apparel?”
The entire training ground froze at Ark’s question. Senior Yoo-jeong did not understand the words for a moment, then her face turned white. She then hurriedly pulled up her applicator to confirm her name. And she hurriedly began to take off her applicator. It was roughly worn on top of her clothes, so when you take off the top, the original plain clothes came out.
“I’m sorry.”
Senior Yu-jeong folded her clothes and held them out to the ark. The Ark dragged her to the floor and clicked her tongue to see if her irritation was left. Seeing her frown, her man’s face grew whiter. He stood next to senior Yoo-jung and shouted.
“Sorry! I told you to wear the one in the break room!”
“I am not angry with this. By the way, ‘Mimok Yeohwa’ why didn’t you come here today wearing a dopo? You must have told me to wear a coat when handling work in the Black Dragon Hall.”
Senior Yoo-jeong’s nickname was ‘Kim Yoo-jeong’, but Ark didn’t seem to care about that. She looked at me with a puzzled face.
“Ah, that…”
The Ark urged in her stern voice.
“The Black Dragon Room will become the best school of all time and place and make a name for itself on this Korean peninsula. However, if you, a member of the Black Dragon Room, are ashamed of your membership and try to avoid it, how can we be the best? Reflect on it, and make sure to wear an apparel from now on.”
“Yes. All right.”
“All right? What did I say? Did I tell you to say ‘yes’?”
“Joe, my name.”
“Okay. You should do that.”
Yoojung’s face turned red. Ark nodded her head in satisfaction, then moved her gaze to us. He was wearing an apparel at the same time, but when he wore a flat apparel, he changed into a more imposing figure.
He said, looking at her wit.
“Are you in the right mind?”
“Yes.”
Ichie replied politely. She was not intimidated, but rather responded in a slightly relaxed manner. Said the ark.
“You said you wouldn’t join the Black Dragon Room because you didn’t like the name ‘Musashi’?”
“Yes.”
She answered the reason firmly. Both her man and senior Yoo-jeong shrugged at her. The ark was surprisingly not angry with her reasoning remarks. He groaned and turned around.
“I guess you don’t know how cool the name ‘Musashi’ is because you’re still young. When I was young, I went to Japan and heard about the battle between the swordsmen Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro.”
Ichie tilted her head. It seemed she was unfamiliar with the story. The Ark clenched her fists and raved about the battle between the long-named swordsmen. According to the story, Musashi stood with his back to the sun, deliberately came late for the duel to upset his opponent, and then knocked Kojiro down with a single blow.
“That elaborate strategy! Obsessed with winning! What we should imitate is that desire for victory and the ‘samurai posture’! The reason I’m giving you the name Musashi is because I want you to grow up to be a great warrior like Musashi. How is it If you say you will join, I will make a special black dragon applicator for you.”
“Sir, I don’t like it.”
Ichie shook her head again, disgusted by those words. The Ark seemed a bit upset at Ichie’s strong rejection. He frowned and let out a deep sigh. The man next to the ark looked at Ichie and tried to say something, but Yu-jeong pushed the man back and prevented her from speaking.
The ark looked at me this time. I couldn’t help but shrug my shoulders as I felt like I was facing a threatening Buddha statue. Ark looked at me and held out his hand.
“And you said your name was Jeong Su-hyeon?”
“Ah yes.”
“Nice to meet you. Are you also interested in the Black Dragon Room?”
“Ah yes. I guess it’s because I’ve seen and heard a lot in the news. That, I will still join. I’m not in a position to think like this, but I’m interested.”
“Okay? I mean.”
The ark scanned me all over. I felt like I was standing at the security checkpoint and being checked. Scanning my body, the ark suddenly grabbed my shoulder and turned me backwards. It was a light movement, like spinning a top, but I couldn’t control my body as if I was caught in a typhoon.
“At such a young age, the achievements are amazing. I’ve seen many of my apprentice hunters, but I’ve never seen one grow as quickly as you.”
Fragments of the Almighty passed through my head. Right now, the Black Dragon Ark was looking at me. He was looking at me with sharp eyes. I said.
“Yeah, I think it’s the result of my hard work.”
The ark said no more. One more look at me and he nodded. He slapped me on the shoulder as if to encourage me, but each time he hit me, it felt painful because it was strangely heavy. He picked up the blanket and started walking out of the training ground again.
“Then don’t go. Be diligent, everyone.”
“Uh, where are you going?”
“Today, I was invited to a welfare organization event.”
The man, who was a little stiff, bowed his head and greeted him.
“Go take a look!”
Subsequently, other employees also greeted the ark. A wide back, like a playground, disappeared beyond the narrow door of the lobby. As soon as the ark disappeared, the man sighed and said,
“Come on, be surprised. Seed. Oh, that must have belonged to the ark. I’m sorry. I thought someone left it here.”
“No. It’s okay.”
Yu-jeong said that while shaking her head at her man’s apology. The sound of the ark’s cars faded away. I didn’t think I could continue training any longer. It was because the employees who were nervous in the middle of the day began to relax and stretch. Senior Yoo-jeong asked.
“How was it? Our ark?”
“No, that… It’s actually a little strange seeing it for the first time.”
The image of the Black Dragon Ark on the air was a benevolent and good person. It was because the Black Dragon Room itself had a very good image in terms of donation events and volunteer activities. Senior Yoojeong looked at Ichie. She said to Ichie.
“I think he is a good person.”
She used to be a talker with no accent, but now her tone was very pretentious and soulless. I was relieved and laughed. The staff also went to do their job with a smile. Someone muttered:
“A good person is right. So keep working here.”
“That’s right. You are right. It would be nice if you could just change your outfit. Isn’t that right, King of Darkness?”
“Yes. I also eat and live thanks to our ark. An invincible blood sword.”
The two guild members called each other nicknames and joked.
The employees each nodded their heads like that, and then scattered to work on their own.
The only ones left in the middle were me, Ichie, and Yoojung. I said to senior Yoo Jung.
“Senior Dopo suits you very well.”
Because she was so tall and tall and beautiful, wearing her apparel had a different charm. Her personal wish was that she wanted to put it on and have sex with her. Senior Yu-jeong shook her head when she said that her application suited her.
“Oh, it’s a bit burdensome.”
She said so and locked her iron window again. And she said to her man at work.
“Are we going?”
“Already?”
“I have to go. It’s already three o’clock now.”
“Is it that time already? Uh good bye.”
Senior Yoojeong looked back at us and said.
“What shall we eat? Didn’t you both eat lunch?”
“Yes.”
We nodded at the same time. Senior Yoo-jeong asked.
“What do you want to eat? I will live.”
“Does not matter.”
“I don’t mind either.”
Then Yoo-jeong senior asked.
“Then there is a restaurant that serves seolleongtang in front of you, do you want to go there?”
When she heard that, she asked.
“Do you want to eat?”
“Uh… Don’t you?”
“Then eat something else.”
At Ichie’s determined tone, senior Yoojung and I couldn’t help but nod our heads at her. Lunch ended up being samgyeopsal.
