Chapter 14

Secret

Thinking about it, it was really stupid .

The person who massacred No Classes for a week in his past life was just a third rate martial artist . Lee Sungmin looked down at the dead hunter . He didn’t know his name . He probably wouldn’t . How he felt about fighting . . . .

‘I would have died if I did something wrong . ’

That was Sungmin’s reality . He was back in his old life . He did learn the [Amethyst Cloud] through Wijihoyun . Still… he had to risk his life to kill a third rate martial artist .

There was no other way . The [Amethyst Cloud] didn’t give him talent . Understanding the grace techniques were close to impossible for Lee Sungmin

“Screw this . ”

Sungmin cursed and wiped the blood on his hands on his clothes . The hunter was holding the pocket that Sungmin threw at him .

Sungmin took the pocket and the knife that the hunter was holding . It was too big to put inside the pocket . He took the blade, and looked through his belongings .

There was nothing else other than money . He was hopeful that there might be something else related to martial arts, but there was nothing .

‘Well, why does it matter . I’m busy with other things…’

The [Amethyst Cloud] was hard enough . He wasn’t even able to use the Chase Soul technique completely correctly . If he added more techniques…

Sungmin left the body and headed outside the forest . It didn’t feel that bad to kill a person . He was already used to it .

Sungmin wasn’t the person to try and kill the opponent . But if the opponent tried to kill and there was no other way, he had to kill .

It didn’t feel great . It was … bitter . He understood now how weak the No Classes here were . Tens of people died to just this third rate .

‘He roamed for barely a week . He didn’t show up any other time . ’

Probably… he died . He could have attacked a martial artist or a magician like now, or he could have attacked a No Class that was stronger than others . He didn’t really care how he died before .

He died in this life . The hunting was over .

“You brought a weird blade . ”

Jack muttered . He looked over the blade that he got from Sungmin . The blade basically decorated that the owner was a martial artist .

“It’s strange to see a martial artist die in the forest…”

“Not all of them are strong . ”

“Yes . third rate or second rate, there are those people . ”

Jack didn’t really ask about the origins of the blade . Still, he paid well for it .

“You know that kid you’re with recently . ”

“ . . . yes? Ah, Hoyun?”

“Yes . that kid… Who is he?”

Jack’s eyes narrowed . Why was he asking this now? Sungmin tilted his head and widened his eyes .

“What about him?”

“No, I see him in the plaza… I don’t know what he’s doing . He’s just sitting there near the fountain sometimes and then walking around…”

Jack wrinkled his face .

“He’s just a bit uncomfortable . That… what should I say . An instinct… yes . That . I just have an instinct to be close with him…”

Jack laughed a bit at himself as he was speaking . Uncomfortable of a 13 year old . But Jack trusted himself . He was saved by it when he was wandering the forest a few times .

“I don’t know what he’s doing . ”

Sungmin said truthfully . Wijihoyun was doing something else, and he was giving him money .

But even he didn’t know what Wijihoyun was doing .

Wijihoyun stayed in Genavis for one month before . Sungmin didn’t know where Wijihoyun went . He was busy with himself .

He heard when he became a mercenary . He was 18 then and was living in a close place called Bronu .

At that point, Wijihoyun was spreading his name around since a year ago . Now he was a bit curious . What was he doing for 3 years . Sungmin lived in Genavis for 3 years and became a mercenary after a year . Wijihoyun was gone for 3 years before he went to spread his name .

3 years . What did Wijihoyun do? It’s been a month . If it goes like before . . . Wijihoyun would leave Genavis .

‘But Wijihoyun now is different . ’

The person didn’t change . However, what happened changed . Wijihoyun didn’t meet Sungmin before . Sungmin knew what Wijihoyun did after a month .

In that month, Wijihoyun created a storm in Genavis . He destroyed 4 goblin clans and 3 orc clans . Even as they reproduce fast, it did cause a issue in the balance of the forest .

But this Wijihoyun was different . It’s not that Wijihoyun didn’t go to the forest . He didn’t go this week, but he went the past 3 weeks with Sungmin .

He only went but didn’t do anything . As Sungmin fought, Wijihoyun looked around at mushroom or flowers… or bugs . He sometimes fixed errors on Sungmin’s movements .

“Are you here?”

Wijihoyun was already there when Sungmin came back to the inn . Wijihoyun smiled at Sungmin as he came in .

“You came early?”

“You too . ”

Sungmin woke up early . He practiced [Amethyst Cloud] and then went to the backyard of the inn and swung spears . Then he went to the forest and would come back just after lunch . It’s the same afterwards .

Today, he came back before lunch . He had a lot of money, so there was no need to hunt anymore .

“You usually come at dinner . ”

“I finished reading all the books at the bookstore today . ”

Wijihoyun laughed . As Sungmin heard the rumors about Wijihoyun, he heard Wijihoyun was a cruel person .

But really living with Wijihoyun, the name Small Pegasus didn’t really fit him . Wijihoyun had a lot of facial expressions and laughed . It did feel bad when he beat people with facts, but Wijihoyun had some manners . He was really friendly with people like Lula and Hans .

“You . ”

Today’s lunch was a sandwich with meat . Lula came out of the kitchen with sandwiches on a plate . Wijihoyun was going to say something, but he shut his mouth as Lula came .

“You killed a person . ”

After a few words, Lula went back to the kitchen . When she left, Wijihoyun muttered that . Sungmin’s face hardened as he was about to cut the sandwich .

“ . . . hmm?”

“You smell like blood . Human blood . ”

Wijihoyun touched his nose . And then he laughed .

“I’m used to it . I killed early on… it’s hard not to get used to it . ”

“It’s just blood, isn’t it?”

“No, it’s different . Why’d you kill?”

“ . . . ”

Sungmin stayed silent . Then he sighed and cut his sandwich .

“He was a third rate martial artist . He wanted to kill me…”

“You won against him . You should as you are studying the [Amethyst Cloud] . ”

“I couldn’t do a head-on fight . ”

“You don’t have enough inner strength . ”

Wijihoyun answered like he knew . He wiped away the sauce with a napkin .

“You’re unique . ”

Wijihoyun’s eyes brightened .

“When you went to hunt, I went around the city to see, to understand the world . I learned the state of the No Classes . Most of them are… terrible . ”

“Yes . ”

“I understand . It’s a human who can’t kill something like a small animal . If a human can do that easily, he’s probably a broken human . ”

Wijihoyun knew . He practiced killing early on to be used to it . Not to get used it, but to not care about it .

“You’re different . It’s been 2 months . You went into the forest as soon as you were summoned . Then you hunted monsters . ”

“ . . . What’s so different? You can’t survive without it . ”

“Haha! Do you think No Classes don’t know that and can’t do that? They know it, but they can’t do it . They can’t risk their lives, and kill another being . Something you know, but can’t do . ”

That was a difference between No Classes and the others . All the other martial artists were used to killing . Martial arts was basically a better way to kill others .

Magicians were the same . Magicians may be thought of as an experimental in a lab,

But it’s different in reality . Magic makes killing so easy .

But what about a No Class? No skill and no determination . That’s why living was so hard .

“You’re 14 . It’s hard for you to kill at this age . It’s hard to murder or even kill a small animal . But you did it without hesitation . ”

“I have to . ”

“Ok . Then let me say something else . ”

Wijihoyun shrugged . What does he want to say . Sungmin glared at Wijihoyun as he shoved the sandwich in his mouth .

“You have no talent . ”

“Uck!”

The random fact hit his throat hard . The sandwich going down his throat was stuck . Sungmin coughed loudly as he poured milk inside .

“It’s strange though . You have no talent… but you have the form for swinging the spear . You have a lot of useless actions, but it’s possible to kill . ”

“Wh, what do you want to say?”

“2 months . It’s been 2 months . That skill is pretty incredible for 2 months . Not the spear either . You’re used to using inner strength . When you use cultivation methods as well, your footwork is pretty good . Do you know? When normal people use methods, the feet get mixed up . It’s hard to get used to it . ”

He knew this . It took him a long time when he tried to learn the [One Thunder] .

“You’re used to it . Your spear technique is second rate, but it’s still polished . In just 2 months? With that power, you have no talent . What is that?”

Wijihoyun laughed . Footwork? He had to be used to it . It’s been 10 years . Spear? Same . 10 years he spent swinging that thing as a mercenary .

“It’s strange . Strange… what are you hiding?”

Wijihoyun was looking at Sungmin . Sungmin claimed his beating heart and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand .

“I don’t get it . ”

“You’re still lying . I don’t like lying . ”

“ . . . Everyone has secrets . Isn’t it a bad thing to try and get it out of someone?”

Sungmin grumbled . Hans said that . He had a natural instinct to be away from Wijihoyun . Sungmin agreed with his now . It was very weird dealing with this Wijihoyun . What 13 year old kid has his mind work like this . Just say it is like that .

‘He’s not a person that can think lightly of things . ’

Sungmin drank his milk quickly . And then thought .

There was a simple way to stop his suspicion .

To say that he was reborn . But could he? He wondered if he could trust Wijihoyun or Wijihoyun believed him .

“Secret . Yes, everyone has that . I do, too . ”

Wijihoyun laughed .

“Then how’s this? I’ll tell you mine . ”

“I don’t think your secret has more worth than my secret . ”

“I see . Then how is this . I’ll add something else . Spear technique? Footwork? Anything . ”

“ . . . I can’t use it . Like you beat me up, I don’t have talent . ”

“When did I beat you up?”

“Language is violence . ”

Sungmin said with a gloomy face . Wijihoyun looked like he didn’t understand .

“You’re saying weird things . Well . . that’s not wrong . Your Chase Sould technique is nothing compared to the apex techniques . Isn’t it better to learn a spear technique in the long run?”

“I don’t have enough inner strength . ”

“You’re being expensive . ”

“I don’t want to say it that much . ”

“Fine . I’ll give you 20 percent of my inner strength . ”

Wijihoyun said . To that, Sungmin widened his mouth . Inner strength isn’t something that is easily given as well, but he didn’t understand why Wijihoyun wanted to learn it so much .

“Why do you want to hear it that much?”

“I’m curious . You're my only friend . Is it weird to know a friend’s secret?”

“I don’t want to know yours…”

“You and me are different . I have no intention of blaming you, but I want to know . So how is it?”

Wijihoyun said . Lee Sungmin hesitated . A spear technique, inner strength, and Wijihoyun’s secret . This would be an opportunity like never before . Sungmin sighed and nodded .

“ . . . Fine . Just promise this . When you hear mine… don’t kill me . ”

“Why would I do that?”

“Promise . ”

“Ok . I promise . I won’t kill you ever . No matter what you say or what happens, I won’t kill you . You're my friend . ”

Wijihoyun nodded and said . Sungmin felt a bit of guilt as he heard that .

“Ok . ”

“I’ll say it first . ”

Sungmin was about to say something, but Wijihoyun lifted his hand up .

“I’m a girl . ”