“끊어지면 안 된다!”
I learned for the first time that the energy emitted from my body can travel this far.
“More, more, more.”
If my father hadn’t been encouraging me from the side, I would have never been able to emit energy this far.
And in the next moment, my energy touched something.
“Did it touch?”
My father realized that my energy had touched something as quickly as I did.
“Yes. I can feel it.”
“What do you think it is?”
“I think it’s a tree.”
Surprisingly, I felt what it was. It was definitely a feeling, I don’t know how to explain it. It was definitely a tree.
“Look around that area. Slowly.”
The thread that had tied the string was completely unraveled and it seemed like the string would easily flow down. But I didn’t lose my focus.
I stretched my energy even farther and explored the surroundings. And then, under the tree, I discovered a living energy.
“Is it a wild boar by any chance?”
When my father didn’t give any response, I opened my eyes slightly. My father was looking at me with a surprised face.
“Or is it a bear? It looked like a wild boar because it had thick fur and a long body.”
“It’s a wild boar.”
I looked at where my energy had reached. I still couldn’t see it. I had identified a wild boar in the forest far away.
“It’s not easy to hit it from this distance.”
Even my father, who had experienced it firsthand, couldn’t believe it.
Come to think of it, the technique I used earlier wasn’t just a skill necessary for hunting. It was an amazing secret technique that could be applied to martial arts.
“I was actually planning to make fun of you if you failed.”
“Of course, I had to fail.”
“I’m your father.”
“Even I couldn’t hit it at once.”
“But I’m the Heavenly Demon Body, aren’t I?”
When the Heavenly Demon Body was mentioned, my father’s expression slightly changed.
At that time, I had some bitterness towards my father regarding the Heavenly Demon Body.
– Why did the person who pursued strength so much, the person who even held a martial arts tournament to find a successor and break his child, abandon me, who was the Heavenly Demon Body? Why won’t you support me?
I even thought that my father was jealous of me. Yes, I was that oblivious.
But now I know.
That things in the world don’t always go the way I want them to.
Instead of asking for special treatment because I am the Heavenly Demon Body, I need to use the Heavenly Demon Body effectively and become a special person on my own. I now know that when everyone’s expectations and desires are placed on that uniqueness, the Heavenly Demon Body becomes the blessing bestowed upon me by the heavens.
“What are you doing? Do you intend on starving for dinner?”
I shot an arrow towards the place where I felt the energy.
Phing.
A campfire was flickering in the darkness, and on top of it, well-prepared wild boar meat was cooking.
“When did you learn to butcher animals?”
“I learned by reading books.”
“You seem quite familiar with it.”
Father, if we just focus on the wild boars I hunted and ate, there would be hundreds of them.
I subtly changed the topic.
“The thing you’re sitting on is the tiger fur I brought. It was worth all the trouble.”
My father was sitting on a tiger fur I had brought from Hyeong-nang. His lips slightly curled. It’s not easy for a smiling face to fit well on a person’s face, but my father was good at it.
“Did you say you wanted to go hunting with me because you want to become the successor?”
“No. I know it’s pointless to say it to you.”
“At least you know that.”
“Becoming the successor can be done without your help.”
“You’re quite confident.”
“I’m sure the greedy, cruel, and dirty brother will get in my way.”
“You’re backstabbing from behind again.”
“I have to. How often do we get the chance to criticize in front of the judges who score us?”
Father, if you really wanted a peaceful brotherhood between family members, you should have decided from the beginning. Who is the successor, don’t even think about it. Even if you decide from the beginning, fighting, killing, and chaos will break out, isn’t that inevitable for a succession struggle?
“Why did you say you wanted to go hunting with me?”
“There are two reasons.”
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