Chapter 109 Prelude
On the way back after finishing the Preliminary Sparring Match.
From the Training Ground until this very moment, stepping out onto the main road, Namgung Sol’s face remained blank, utterly lost in thought.
Then, they suddenly looked down at their palm, and their expression went blank again.
“Still like that, huh? It’s not a sensation you can just forget right away.”
Peng Ha-ryeong said with a faint smile, looking at Namgung Sol.
Her smile held a touch of empathy for her junior, who was acting exactly as she once had.
Peng Ha-ryeong herself had been the same. The thrill of manifesting Materialized Qi from her Blade for the very first time was still vivid in her memory.
Zhuge Seon-a, seemingly feeling the same, nodded her small head vigorously in agreement.
“You were like that too, Gaga, weren’t you? Ah! Or perhaps the sensation of creating Sword Aura was even stronger, overwriting it?”
“Uh… hmm… I suppose so…”
Namgung-woo, who had literally woken up one day to find himself a Peerless Master, mumbled a humble answer, fumbling over his words.
Namgung-woo’s response instantly chilled the previously warm atmosphere. Geniuses simply didn’t understand the hearts of ordinary people.
Of course, Peng Ha-ryeong and Zhuge Seon-a were both considered Rising Prodigies, possessing considerable talent. But compared to Namgung-woo, they were merely ‘average’.
“Having too much talent isn’t always a good thing, is it? Whatever you achieve is just ‘expected,’ so you can’t truly feel a sense of accomplishment…”
