Chapter 46: Training (2)
The respected headmaster of Apcheon Gymnasium once said:
Those who strive may not always succeed, but every single one who succeeds has strived.
At the time, I just thought, “Oh, okay,” and let it pass. But after experiencing this kind of training, I finally understood what he meant.
‘Seriously, do we have to go this far?’
If learning martial arts up until now was like instant coffee, then training with Baek Gung-baek was like T○P.
Anyone who went through this kind of training would naturally hear, ‘Hey, you too! You can become a master,’ unless they were completely untalented.
The training itself was simple.
It was just sparring.
The problem was, if you let your guard down even for a second, it felt like a real fight—enough to break a bone.
Thanks to that, my desire to train plummeted. I was lying in bed after breakfast when…
Clunk.
“How did the Master of the Outer Hall…?”
“The Qing Family Cleaning Service greets Master North Palace.”
That devilish Baek of the North Palace had crawled his way to our house after all.
And what’s more.
“So you’re Soso. I’ve heard of you from Lord Cheongbaek, the Spring Commander. They say with ten years of training, you’d be a talent worthy of the ranks of the Divine.”
“Oh my. That’s too kind.”
“My lady, it’s been a long time.”
“Yes, has the Master been well?”
“Except for losing sleep over the Dongpo pork you made—I’ve been quite well.”
“It… couldn’t have been that good… I’ll invite you soon and serve it again.”
