Chapter 284: Entrance Exam (3)
"You fucking bastard."
At the words I spat out without realizing, the surroundings instantly grew quiet.
It was such a vulgar curse that the atmosphere, which had been full of tension and excitement,
must have been shocked into silence in an instant.
Let alone.
Especially since the target was that famously known son of the Alliance Lord.
Even Gu Jeolyeop behind me, and Gu Yeonseo, who had a blank expression, looked shocked,
and subtly stepped back.
Damn... these bastards...
They seemed desperate to show, 'He is not with us,' but
did they forget they were wearing the same Gu family martial uniform as me?
To betray someone so stupidly, and faster than anyone else.
Well learned.
Yes, that's how you should live life.
'Still, I'll deal with Gu Jeolyeop later.'
You're dead.
Startled,
leaving Gu Jeolyeop frantically rubbing his shoulders, perhaps feeling a chill.
Jang Seonyeon, who heard the intense curse, briefly wore a blank expression,
then soon curled the corners of his mouth and smiled.
"...You haven't changed."
No.
That's not a smile.
He must have put on a mask, a much thicker one than last time.
"It seems you still dislike me."
"Seeing this, I'd say it's mutual. You hate me too."
"No way. If I disliked Sohyup, I wouldn't have gone out of my way to come greet you."
"Good grief, there's no bullshit quite like your bullshit."
Suppressing a bursting laugh, I approached the guy.
"How is it?"
"...What do you mean?"
"I asked how it is."
I step a little closer.
Meeting his eyes, I get annoyed seeing his somewhat handsome face so close up,
but I could endure that much.
"Can you see it?"
"...!"
At my question, the guy's eyes shake in surprise.
For someone who tried so hard to put on a thick mask, to be shaken by just this.
It was too pathetic.
"...What are you..."
"I came closer because it's annoying. Can you see it a little? Or can you?"
It was obvious he was rolling his eyes.
Just as his realm had improved.
He must be curious how much my realm had improved.
That was what he was curious about.
It was the same trick I used to pull on the Hidden Dragon guy in my past life.
Pretending to be good and approaching to examine this and that.
Only the target changed to me this time.
This, too, was what I had wished for.
Of course, even so.
"As if you could see it, you're a fucking weakling."
He wouldn't be able to see what he wanted to see.
Enough to fit in this bastard's eyes.
Because I am not small.
Creak.
A very faint sound of grinding teeth was heard.
It was fleeting, but
it was a sound heard from close enough that I couldn't miss it.
"Haha."
The guy, who seemed to briefly waver, puts on the thick mask once again.
There is definitely something that has improved compared to last time.
His hypocritical side has grown.
Not bad.
'That way, it'll be more satisfying to break later.'
The thicker it is, the more satisfying it is to break.
Whether breaking it, grinding it, or burning it.
The option of letting him live was erased a long time ago.
If I were going to do that,
it would have been better to bite my own tongue and die after I regressed.
The surroundings are so quiet it's serene.
It was clearly not a normal situation, so everyone was just watching.
Should I call it a war of nerves?
From others' perspectives.
-Isn't that person a Divine Saint? Are they picking a fight?
-Who's the opponent, why is he acting like that? Such a nasty temper.
-Look at his face. Do you think he'd be nice? The Divine Saint got entangled with a weirdo.
-Which family is he from? First time seeing... Ah, there...!
The Shanxi Gu family.
It seemed they noticed where I belonged by looking at my martial uniform.
Their lips, which had been slightly murmuring, clamped shut again.
-...Swordmad.
At the quietly spoken moniker,
people nodded as if that explained everything.
To think that even my crazy temper could be justified just because of that man's Gu family name.
'...What the hell has he been doing?'
At this point, I wondered what the hell Gu Huibi had been doing.
Just as a deep sigh was about to escape.
-Wasn't the True Dragon also from that side?
I faintly heard them talking about me.
-...True Dragon? *That* True Dragon?
True Dragon is True Dragon, what's with 'that'?
-Are you saying that guy is the True Dragon?
-Isn't it the person behind him? The handsome one there.
-...Ah. Could be. He's handsome.
I don't know why they judge it by handsomeness,
but the one who ended up hearing the mention of True Dragon out of nowhere
was the Yulhyeopgeom Daehyop, who was feeling a chill behind him.
"Huh?"
He rolls his eyes in panic at the suddenly focused attention.
-They said the True Dragon isn't a sword expert?
-It could be a hobby.
-True.
What do you mean true, you crazy bastards.
The concentrated attention was more annoying than I thought.
I didn't want to attract attention from the start.
My plan was to enter the sect and lay low for a while.
Feeling the glares secretly piercing into me,
I said to Jang Seonyeon.
"If you're done with your business, fuck off, right?"
"...Business, you say.
As Jang Seonyeon whispered quietly,
'Hmm?'
I felt something.
A fishy aura trying to pierce through an opening.
'Ha.'
Snatch.
Because something was creeping up,
I clenched it tightly with my hand.
Then, Jang Seonyeon's eyes widened slightly.
As if he didn't expect me to catch that.
"This bastard..."
I'm dumbfounded.
"I'm barely holding back as it is. Why are you testing my patience?" My dantian, synchronized with my emotions, spreads throughout my body via the blood vessels. Oooong.
Internal energy fills the middle dantian.
Heat seeps into my breath.
Crack.
As I clenched my fist tightly, I saw the captured aura shatter and scatter.
This is definitely Blood Qi (Xueqi).
What the guy sent me was Blood Qi.
It seems he's still relying on this damn aura.
'I'm dumbfounded.'
I reach out my hand.
It was to grab the guy by the neck,
but unlike my will, the attempt didn't succeed.
Snatch.
Because someone grabbed my wrist and blocked me.
The grip felt heavy.
...
!
..
There was enough pressure to make it difficult to go any further.
'Who is it?'
As I examined the opponent with cold eyes,
a heavy gaze was looking back at me.
"Your blood qi is vigorous, so it looks good, but."
Unlike his somewhat refreshed voice,
his face was quite expressionless.
"There are many eyes watching, so it seems you need to kill that a bit." Overlord Biju.
No, it was Ui-jin Bi of the Bi family.
As soon as I confirmed that, I gasped inwardly.
Why is this man here?
Is he really planning to take the entrance exam?
An old fart secretly intervening in kids' play.
I tried so hard to avoid him, so running into him at this time felt really awkward.
'Furthermore.'
I didn't notice him approaching this close.
Even if I lost focus for a moment out of anger,
as expected, a High Master is different.
In the meantime, I needed to know why the Overlord went out of his way to block me.
I didn't think he was the type of person to intervene in things like this or care about it.
'What's his goal?'
I can't figure out this man's purpose.
Looking at the way he's looking at me,
it seems like he wants something from me,
but not knowing what it was made it even more so.
Ui-jin Bi, who was looking at me quietly,
turned his gaze while still holding my wrist and looked at Jang Seonyeon.
Flinch.
Jang Seonyeon, meeting Ui-jin Bi's gaze, shivers for some reason.
Well, it is hard to meet the eyes of this man who seems to have not even a sliver of emotion.
"Sohyup, too. It would be better not to do anything useless."
Jang Seonyeon, who seems to know about Ui-jin Bi, murmurs quietly.
"If you cause an accident before taking the exam, you won't even be able to take the test. You can't not know that."
At Ui-jin Bi's words,
I finally felt like my head was clearing up a bit.
'Ah, you idiot bastard.'
This was a curse directed at myself.
No matter how much of a son of a bitch Jang Seonyeon is,
he wouldn't do something so obviously.
Just because I saw that bastard I didn't want to see,
my anger must have flared up and clouded my vision.
This guy's original goal was to intentionally pick a fight with me,
'Was he trying to stop me from even taking the entrance exam?'
I wondered if he would pull such a petty trick,
but it wasn't entirely deniable.
Hearing this, Jang Seonyeon says something else rather than denying it.
"...What business is it of yours, Sohyup Bi?"
"As you can see, I have no particular connection, but my personality is naturally quite nosy."
Hearing that, I immediately scoffed inwardly.
No way.
The last person who seems to have anything to do with being nosy is being nosy?
As I looked at Ui-jin Bi in disbelief,
"It doesn't look good for either of you, so how about stopping here?"
Ui-jin Bi says to Jang Seonyeon with a smile.
Furthermore.
"If you don't like that, I'll be a little more nosy."
The moment he spat out those words.
"...!"
Goosebumps instantly ran down my spine.
As soon as I felt it, I instinctively took a step back without realizing it.
This wasn't Ui-jin Bi extending his aura,
nor emitting killing intent.
He merely spoke words.
I felt like all the hair on my body stood on end in an instant.
'As expected.'
I had to look at the Overlord with a renewed gaze.
Even though he had rejuvenated,
the fact that he was one of the three strongest in the Central Plains before the appearance of the Heavenly Demon remained unchanged.
It was a part where the years he spent as a strong person could be felt somewhat.
Because he was making me feel this way with just his atmosphere alone.
Jang Seonyeon must have felt this too,
as he showed a hesitating appearance.
And then, looking at me,
...Ugh.
He let out a sigh.
Why is he sighing while looking at my face. Fucking pissing me off.
"...It seems there are always plenty of people around Sohyup Gu."
"What the hell are you saying."
It's a creepy thing to say.
With the fishy emotions stuck all over his voice, I just wanted to punch him once,
Grr,
but the wrist that Ui-jin Bi was holding tightly wouldn't move.
Of course, it would be different if I used internal energy or used my full strength,
'but that seems like it would be more of a problem.'
If I shook this hand off, it felt like something would go wrong.
Furthermore.
Not only Jang Seonyeon but the gazes of the people around looking this way were subtle.
Since the Divine Saint directly mentioned the Fighting Dragon,
those who were paying attention here seemed to have realized that Ui-jin Bi was the Fighting Dragon of the Six Dragons and Three Phoenixes.
And he's holding my wrist.
What, do we look weird?
I'm not close with this guy.
I want to absolutely deny it,
but with Ui-jin Bi's gaze subtly felt from next to me, I couldn't spit it out.
Jang Seonyeon, who looked at me for a moment, puts a smile on his face again.
As if the expression he showed for a fleeting moment had never happened.
"I just came to give a brief greeting today."
"That's a pretty violent greeting. I guess that's your taste."
"...It would be nice if we could meet again next time."
Ignoring my words as if he didn't even hear them, he turns his back and immediately leaves for where he originally was.
And only then did Ui-jin Bi also let go of my wrist.
Leaving Jang Seonyeon aside.
I originally didn't even want to talk to him,
but I had to ask.
"Why did you stop me?"
The reason he went out of his way to block me.
The fact that a person who would be more wary than anyone of attracting people's attention did that.
I couldn't understand.
"As I said earlier, it was just nosiness."
"You don't seem like the type to have such a personality."
"Oh?"
At my words, Ui-jin Bi makes a subtle expression and says.
"You speak as if you know me well."
"...Just a gut feeling."
"It's not exactly wrong."
As soon as he spoke,
Ui-jin Bi's gaze grazed my body.
"I don't want you to go back."
"...What do you mean?"
"Exactly as it means."
If I caused an accident here, the probability of being sent back home was high,
so it meant he stepped forward to stop me.
If he hadn't stopped me,
it meant he knew what I would have done to Jang Seonyeon.
Smirk.
That smile Ui-jin Bi is making is close to hypocrisy.
It has a different meaning from the thick mask Jang Seonyeon wears,
but either way.
his true expression would be those eyes I saw in battle.
"I have a little interest in you, Gongja."
"...Excuse me?"
At those words, I hastily took a step back.
Because it was quite similar to what I heard from that crazy bastard of the Peng family once.
Perhaps my reaction was funny,
Ui-jin Bi lets out a short laugh.
"It's an expression I haven't seen in a while. I thought there would be no one left to make such an expression in front of me."
"...By any chance."
"I like women."
"Ah, do you?"
Only then could I stop stepping back.
Thank goodness. That Peng bastard made it a question, so it was even creepier.
"But maybe not."
What the hell is this bastard?
My mood is getting pretty foul.
'Am I popular with men?'
That Yeongpung bastard, and
that Hidden Dragon bastard in my past life.
For some reason, the ones who hovered around me seemed to mostly be men.