Chapter 50 – Rookie King (2)
Ichie’s first opponent in the preliminaries was “Hyoja” Kim Seok-jeong. When he introduced himself, he remembered why he chose his nickname as Hyoja. Did you say that you were named a filial son to make your parents happy because you had awakened? His ability is telekinesis, and it is not at the level of swinging a knife in the air or throwing a pile of stones as shown on TV or in the movies.
He was at a level where he could comfortably lift simple objects or give acupressure to people around him.
He was a student in the same 10-15 training class as me and Ichie. Sometimes, when he was thirsty or tired while working out, he used his psychokinesis to bring a water bottle, which made everyone envious. He also said that his telekinesis is still weak, but he is confident in delicate control.
Kim Seok-jeong over the monitor was looking at Ichie with a relaxed face. Senior Yoojeong was watching the confrontation between Kim Seokjeong and Ichie with a serious expression. Player officials had to watch the game only on the monitor in the waiting room to prohibit admonitions or interruptions while observing the stadium.
I told her
“Ichie will win.”
“That, right? I thought so too.”
Senior Yujeong nodded her head and agreed with my words. What was he thinking when he lost his mind? Today, too, I was a little touched by Yoojung’s warm heart.
“Then ‘Hyoja’ Kim Seok-jeong vs. ‘1’ Ichigaya Ichiae! Let the game begin.”
The referee’s cry echoed with the sound of blank bullets. We held our breath and looked at the monitors as if we were participating in the game ourselves. Ichie lowered his wooden sword and stared at Kim Seokjeong. Seokjeong Kim said.
“It makes sense, right? Let’s do our best.”
Ichie nodded her head and then asked, pointing over Kim Seok-jung’s shoulder.
“Who is that person?”
Kim Seok-jeong looked behind her with a puzzled look on her face. And the moment he turned his sights, Ichie started running forward at breakneck speed. After confirming that no one was behind him, Kim Seok-jung turned his head again and stretched out his arm in amazement.
“Wow!”
With a scream, the dirt on the floor rose upward. As if Ichie’s body had changed to a state of weightlessness, he floated up for an instant, then cut his wooden sword back at its normal speed. Thanks to a brief slowdown, Kim Seok-jeong narrowly avoided his wooden sword. Rolling across the floor, he was covered in dirt before he knew it. He said to Ichie.
“No, what is this!”
Ichie didn’t answer and aimed at Kim Seok-jung’s neck and swung his wooden sword. Kim Seok-jung once again quickly rolled his body to avoid his wooden sword. I looked at it and muttered.
“Is it a military pen?”
At my words, senior Yoojung looked at me with an absurd face. I was shy and gave an answer she didn’t even ask.
“No, I hope you roll well.”
Leaving Yoo-Jung’s dejected smile behind, I focused on the game again. Suddenly, the arena was filled with wooden swords and cuts. Kim Seok-jeong, who lost momentum once, was in a hurry to barely escape, breathing heavily. Ichie, on the other hand, was looking at him with a very calm expression even though he was pushing him. Kim Seok-jeong shouted with a red face.
“Ah, let’s do it properly!”
“I am doing it right. The fight is like a real fight. That’s how I learned. To that person over there.”
Ichie once again pointed to Kim Seok-jeong’s back. Kim Seok-jeong reflexively turned her head in the direction Ichie pointed. She threw her wooden sword as hard as she could at Kim Seok-jeong, and then she started running. As soon as he turned her head, Kim Seok-jeong, who wanted to look back at her, used her telekinesis to block her wooden sword.
Realizing that the only thing floating in her air was her wooden sword, Kim Seok-jeong looked at her reason with her puzzled face. Seeing the wooden sword floating in the air at a good angle, Ichie smiled. Before Kim Seok-jeong stopped her reasoning again, she pushed Kim Seok-jeong away with her kick first. After being beaten in the chest, Kim Seok-jung rolled on her floor.
“Oops!”
In her senses, she grabbed the wooden sword floating in the air and jumped over her fallen body. Kim Seok-jeong was unable to come to her senses from the shock of her beating. The moment her ichi was about to take the shot, her referee’s shout echoed through the arena.
“Stop!”
At the same time as he shouted, Ichie’s wooden sword stopped at the nape of Kim Seokjeong’s neck. Kim Seok-jung was trembling with her whitened face. According to her reason, she straightened her wooden sword again and stood up from her seat. The referee said.
“Ichigaya Ichie! Victory!”
Ichie bowed her head to Kim Seok-jeong, she said.
“I enjoyed.”
“Ah, what…”
Kim Seok-jung trembled and walked away like someone who had seen her ghost. We made our way to the arena to make sure the game was over and greet her reasoning. As I went to greet me, Ichie was surrounded by the light of the pure white arena, just as Ichie and her Yujeong-senpai had seen. When she saw me, she hopped like her rabbit and tucked her wooden sword into her waistband.
“I won.”
“Good job.”
I nodded her head in front of Ichie. She seemed delighted when I praised her. She said as her red eyes twinkled.
“Soo Hyun-sang. See you in the finals. We only have a few games left.”
“Now we have passed the preliminary round. You still have one more game left, right? Until then, let’s not relax and work hard.”
“I am not careless. I do my best. Next opponent. Joo-Sung Kim. I saw it in class, and it looked really strong.”
“Ah, yes.”
‘Three 500’ Kim Joo-seong. With his short-cropped hair and cool look, he was popular in the classroom, and he was a strong candidate for the championship, as he had good basic physical abilities and strength-enhancing abilities that could be applied in many ways. There were also rumors that the Diamond Guild was pushing him, but I was a little worried about how high-intensity training and practical experience would come out.
I asked.
“It makes sense. Are you okay?”
“I will definitely win.”
Ichie said that as if he was confident. Yu-Jung senior also encouraged such an Ichie.
“Cheer up. Ichie Yang. We must win.”
“That’s right. Be sure to win Let’s win and go play together.”
“Ahahaha.”
Yoojung sunbaenim smiled brightly.
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After the game, we got into senior Yoojung’s car. Ichie seemed to be very happy that he had won the game, so he was holding onto his phone and sending text messages. I asked.
“Ichie, who do you text like that?”
“Uncle. I was proud that I had won. That’s why I said let’s eat something delicious today.”
“What are you going to eat?”
“Sushi.”
“Ah.”
It seemed like they were going to go to an upscale Japanese restaurant. Senior Yoojung asked in a slightly excited voice.
“Oh, then shall we take you directly to that restaurant?”
“Yes. Thank you if you do Thank you, Yoojung unnie.”
“What. Thank you for all your hard work.”
In a friendly atmosphere, the car headed for Myeong-dong. Ichie asked to stop the car in front of Myeong-dong street while humming her song, and parted ways while exchanging friendly handshakes with us. As soon as senior Yu-jeong distanced herself from her reason, she grinned and looked at me. I laughed at her mischievous smile because it was cute. She said.
“Okay then, let’s go and celebrate our 1st win by ourselves…”
Just before she finished her sentence, the phone suddenly rang. Senior Yu-jeong looked at her phone with a puzzled look on her face and she slightly frowned. She pulled her car over in her alley and smiled at me.
“I’m going to call you in a minute. You know our guild leader, right? Brain sword.”
“Ah yes. I know.”
“He is calling. Wait a minute.”
She answered the phone as she opened the driver’s door.
“Yes. What are you doing?”
A faint voice came from right next to me as the car door closed. I fiddled with her steering wheel lightly and looked at her. Standing a short distance away from the car to answer the phone, she screamed in surprise.
“Yes? Really?”
Then I heard a louder shout from the other side. She frowned and shook her body slightly, then nodded and said:
“Ah yes. Then I will go right away.”
She had a dejected expression. It was different from rushing down. She stared at me with her shoulders drooping and a grim face. I asked because I was worried about what was going on.
“Senior. What happen?”
Senior Yujeong sighed heavily, then she looked at me and she said.
“Uh, didn’t our ark apply for the Class A gate subjugation last time?”
“Yes.”
“You were seriously injured there, so now the order to summon the guild has come down. Sorry. Today is a happy day, but I think I should go.”
I was dumbfounded. A human who doesn’t seem to die even if he gets hit by a bullet is injured? The black dragon ark he encountered at that time was a human like Taesan. I couldn’t believe the story that such a human being was injured and was in the hospital. Senior Yoojeong scratched her head with a really embarrassed expression.
“Ah really… Sorry.”
“No. Senior. That, the guild’s oldest was injured, you should go. Never mind.”
“I’ll take you all the way.”
Yoojung bit her fingernails and narrowed her brows. She used to act this way when she was troubled. The vehicle carrying us moved through the streetlights.
