The Constellations Are My Disciples - Chapter 20

◈ Episode 020. Doing the midterm exam alone (2)

Recently, all the students in Valhalla were becoming more sensitive.

Why are students becoming more sensitive?

Needless to say, the reason was that Valhalla’s midterm exams were just around the corner.

Valhalla’s midterm exam.

If you just listened to it, you could think it was just taking a test like ordinary high school students, but Valhalla’s midterm exam was very important.

This is because Valhalla Academy selects those who are expelled every semester through midterm and final exams.

Students with high grades survive and remain in Valhalla.

Students with low grades are expelled from school and either go to another school or are transferred to an affiliated academy under Valhalla Academy.

Therefore, all the students during this period were highly sensitive as they prepared for the midterm exam, which had not even been properly announced yet, but as there are exceptions to everything, Kim Joo-hyuk was carefree.

Not only did Kim Joo-hyuk not have any intention of doing well on the midterm exam in the first place, but he even took all of those boring classes because he was bored.

Moreover, even if you fail the midterm exam, you can get into the eyes of Daesulim because you will take the final exam anyway.

‘…If there were conditions there that had to be done in Valhalla, it would be a hassle.’

It was okay to think about it at the time, so Kim Joo-hyuk still focused on physical training.

“Do you want me to teach you how to write…?”

Nod.

After finishing physical training, Kim Joo-hyuk saw Choi Arin’s anxious expression and thought.

‘It’s the law of using the sword…’

Well, Kim Joo-hyuk’s body was now slowly getting back on track, and in this state, it was time to wield a weapon to regain his old senses.

Obviously, there were some things that couldn’t be increased just by physical training.

“Okay then.”

Therefore, Kim Joo-hyuk nodded and accepted Choi A-rin’s request.

Because I had to do it anyway.

however.

“?”

“?”

“?”

“…Why do you look like that?”

When Choi Arin opened her mouth to see an unexpectedly surprised expression upon Kim Joo-hyuk’s acceptance, she made a strange expression and said something.

“Because you didn’t think I would accept it at once?”

Kim Joo-hyuk shrugged his shoulders as he looked at Choi A-rin, who was habitually tilting her head.

“Well, I have to do it too.”

And to add a little truth, Kim Joo-hyuk had no intention of telling her anything properly until now.

In order to really tell us properly, we have to rip out everything that Choi A-rin knows and teach it from the beginning.

Not only did it take a long time, but it also had a negative impact on her.

Therefore, all Kim Joo-hyuk can do is correct the projection method.

And it was a way to use the body.

‘Maybe just touching those two will be enough to make you stronger than you are now.’

Kim Joo-hyuk had seen her fight before.

She barely used any of her physical abilities and used only her magical powers to attack her using only the martial arts she had learned like a machine.

Therefore, Kim Joo-hyuk thought that just by correcting her, she would definitely become several times stronger than she is now, so he headed to the sparring hall with her with a light heart.

and.

“uh…?”

“Did I tell you? Physical training is essential.”

Choi A-rin felt a change in her body.

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Choi A-rin did not wield a sword after meeting Kim Joo-hyuk in Valhalla.

Of course, it wasn’t that she didn’t wield the sword because she was lazy.

The reason she didn’t wield the sword.

It was simply because there was no time.

That’s because she hasn’t had a single day of free time since she started training with Kim Joo-hyuk in Valhalla.

In the morning, I go out with Kim Joo-hyuk and train my body.

Then, we go to school, take classes, and once class is over, we meet again after school and do physical training.

When written like this, it seemed like he had some free time, but unfortunately, Kim Joo-hyuk’s physical training consumed a lot of time.

The morning training lasted about 2 hours because I had to attend classes, but what about after school?

Kim Joo-hyuk invested everything in physical training, except for dinner time and bedtime.

And Choi A-rin imitated Kim Joo-hyuk’s hellish training and experienced first-hand how great Kim Joo-hyuk was.

That’s because Kim Joo-hyuk, even at first glance, had a shabby body and did intense exercise every day that made Choi Arin so tired that she couldn’t move.

Anyway, thanks to that, Choi Arin was exhausted from following Kim Joo-hyuk’s exercise routine almost every day, and because Kim Joo-hyuk said, ‘Training must be done consistently,’ she fell asleep immediately after training to recover from fatigue.

Of course, after a while, Kim Joo-hyuk finished training faster than usual, but instead of finishing quickly and going in, the intensity of the training increased significantly, so it was no different from before.

So she was honestly worried.

After seeing Kim Joo-hyuk’s Taoist method, I asked him to teach me, but I continued to let go of the Tao that I had never let go of since my mother passed away.

However, the moment she took up Tao in the sparring room and sparred with Kim Joo-hyuk, those worries disappeared very quickly.

“Don’t waste your magical power. Just put it into the soles of your feet and kick it like it explodes all at once.”

That’s right too.

“Turn your body a little more and cut as if turning. “The sword is a weapon that cuts, not stabs.”

Choi Arin.

“It’s not bad. “That upward slash that strikes from the bottom up.”

More than you thought –

“When practicing the sword, do not put more magical energy into the sword than necessary. “Because there is no use for it.”

-He had become stronger.

Kazizik boom!

Choi Ah-rin’s figure leaps up in an instant and rushes into Kim Joo-hyuk’s body, swinging the sword.

A clean cut.

Kim Joo-hyuk dodged the attack to the extent that it felt natural, but Choi A-rin did not disappoint.

Because she was now realizing how much stronger her body had become.

Clearly she hadn’t wielded the sword recently.

But even so, she had become stronger to the point where the difference was clear compared to a month ago.

The movement of swinging the sword became smoother.

The speed of the attack has become faster than before to the point where there is a clear difference.

The efficiency of horsepower consumption has improved to an extent that cannot be compared to before.

Instantaneous reaction speed and detection ability have improved to the point where it can be called evolution, with a little more exaggeration.

In addition to that, she was amazed by the numerous changes that occurred every time she followed Kim Joo-hyuk’s words.

‘How much on earth is Joohyuk…?’

She felt goosebumps running down her spine as she saw Kim Joo-hyuk crossing swords with her.

Choi Arin has clearly become stronger than a month ago.

Oh Se-hyuk and Yoo So-yeon, who thought victory was uncertain back then, have become stronger to the point where they now think they can win for sure.

Maybe even to the point where I can compete with Choi Jin-geon in the next selection test.

But what about Kim Joo-hyuk?

‘Can I really touch it?’

Even though she thought she had definitely become stronger than she was a month ago, she didn’t think she could possibly win against Kim Joo-hyuk.

It was truly heavenly.

Therefore, she vaguely realized that this time of sharing the Tao with Kim Joo-hyuk was very precious, and she swung the Tao in order to get something more out of this sparring.

On the other hand, Kim Joo-hyuk accepted Choi A-rin’s attack and continued thinking as if it wasn’t that bad.

‘Are you learning faster than I thought?’

Although it was for his own old age, Kim Joo-hyuk had taught students before, so he was aware that Choi A-rin’s achievements were faster than expected.

‘If it had been 300 years ago, I might have accepted him as a disciple.’

When Choi A-rin pointed out one thing, she corrected at least two or three things at once.

In addition to that, even though I wasn’t specifically told how to use my trained body, I was using it as if it were my own, albeit clumsily.

Above all, the detailed control of magical power has been greatly improved through physical training.

Truly explosive growth.

Of course, since I didn’t train my body properly, my potential was only revealed through one month of training, but learning so quickly gave me a taste for teaching.

Wouldn’t it be better to grow a flower that will bloom into pretty flowers after being grown for a month rather than a weed that will die for a month and only grow longer?

Anyway, in that respect, Choi Arin was sufficiently satisfying Kim Joo-hyuk.

In addition, his senses were slowly returning just by receiving the sword she was desperately swinging, so even for Kim Joo-hyuk, this sparring wasn’t too bad.

And at a time when Kim Joo-hyuk’s senses were slowly coming back.

‘hmm?’

Kim Joo-hyuk felt uncomfortable with Choi A-rin’s drawing style.

That was definitely the feeling of discomfort I felt when I first started sparring with Choi Arin.

At that time, I had just shrugged it off because I had destroyed her before she could properly swing the sword, but when I saw her sword in person, her sword method seemed somewhat familiar.

‘…what?’

However, what was very strange was that although this method was very familiar, it was also strangely different from the methods he knew.

‘It’s so amazing.’

Therefore, while he was appreciating and accepting Choi A-rin’s drawing techniques for a while, he soon lost interest in her drawing techniques.

‘There are not just one or two Taoist laws in this world.’

Since 300 years have passed, isn’t it only natural that something similar would come out?

‘…although it seems much less efficient and sloppy than the method I use.’

However, since it was not necessary to teach her in earnest, Kim Joo-hyuk ended the sparring with Choi A-rin after clashing with Choi A-rin for an hour.

“Are you going to spar tomorrow too?”

Kim Joo-hyuk smiled and spoke as he looked at Choi Arin, who was asking him a question with wide eyes, even though her whole body was drenched in sweat.

“no.”

Actually, I was thinking about sparring.

I didn’t intend to make it long, but for Kim Joo-hyuk, finding his senses was necessary, and it was something he was able to do while sparring with Choi A-rin.

In short, Kim Joo-hyuk’s answer like that was just a prank to make fun of Choi Arin.

however.

“huh!”

“…?”

When Kim Joo-hyuk saw Choi A-rin still smiling instead of the downcast puppy, he unconsciously made a strange expression and asked.

“Aren’t you disappointed?”

“I will not.”

“why?”

“Because Joo-hyuk is right.”

“…what?”

“Because your opinion is more correct than mine. I will follow. must.”

Choi A-rin opens her mouth with a truly sincere look without any doubt.

Looking at her like that.

“Oh yeah.”

Kim Joo-hyuk answered hesitantly, feeling a strange discomfort.

And so two weeks later.

“I will now explain the contents of the midterm exam.”

Valhalla’s midterm exams have begun.