Surviving as a Cripple in Murim

17 – Giving someone a name is (9)

While watching the festival, let’s look at our favorite things while tinkering with ornaments and silk clothes. I was proud that it was worth the expensive money.

… In fact, “Excessive! I hate stuffy clothes! Accessories! Swap it with Yakgwa!” I was worried that this might happen. I’m glad you like it.

Festivals are fun to just enjoy, but I wanted to make even better memories because it was my first time attending a festival.

It’s arrogant to judge other people’s lives arbitrarily, but when I look at it objectively, I think I’ve lived an unhappy life.

“10,000! Excuse me! There~ let’s go! Hurry!”

Looking at Gwahae, who smiles brightly, not knowing that his shark teeth, a complex, has been revealed, he laughs along.

… So I hope you will be happy in the future. I hope you smile more.

Of course! The reason I care so much about excesses is for my own sake. Judging from the absurd growth rate, Gwahae will surely succeed as an unmanned soldier.

If you are lucky, you will be able to rise to a high position in the Jegal Sega. No! It must be. Who taught you! If the gwahae is not successful, I will make the intestines in my hand.

If I survive for the next 10 to 20 years, Gwahae, who has become the greatest warrior in the world, will give me gold and silver treasures and non-professionals of the Jegal family.

No way magpies, toads, and even dogs repay the favor. Wouldn’t the excesses repay the favor? I will definitely pay you back many times over.

“Woo~ Come quickly!”

Let’s let our imagination run wild. Excessiveness grabs my sleeves and urges me on. What did you see that made you so excited?

Following the sea, there was a huge medicinal fruit. However, it was too big and thick to be called Yakgwa. It was literally a calorie bomb.

Medicinal fruits roughly the size of a basketball are displayed at festival stalls, catching the eyes of the people around them.

That’s definitely a new day. Yakgwa is my favorite snack among snacks. Even now, she is staring at the huge medicinal fruit with her eyes shining in real time.

From Gwahae’s point of view, a pile of treasure must have appeared in front of his eyes. However, it’s a sad story for Gwahae, but rather, if you forcefully increase the size like that, it doesn’t taste any better. If you actually try it, you will be disappointed.

Approaching a street vendor, pointing at a giant medicinal fruit, ask the price.

“I want to buy that. How are you?”

… However, in the first place, festival food is not bought for its taste. It’s something you buy for fun. If it’s not tasty, it’s fun as it’s not tasty. And if sweets are expensive, how expensive are they?

“I’m sorry, but I’m not selling that drug. It is a prize.”

“A prize?”

The street vendor owner smiled at my question and held out a tangled steel ring. It was a chain of wisdom.

“Yes. That Great Leak is a prize given only to those who can separate these twisted steel rings within 1 to 10 minutes (between 5 and 10 minutes). Would you like a challenge?”

I… Samamancheon, a genius who deceives even the sky. It’s a shameful past, but there was a time when I fell into the circle of wisdom in my previous life.

Reading philosophical books or classical literature that I am not interested in for nothing. Do you bother looking for and listening to minor band music? Haven’t you had at least one experience of having a special hobby different from others?

I don’t think it’s bad, and I’m not laughing at it. I think it’s a process that everyone goes through.

Anyway, that was the wisdom loop for me.

Wouldn’t it look cool if you wear it loosely on purpose and untie it without stopping from step 1 to step 5?

“No keuk keuk~ Isn’t it the best thing in our area? The other day, Dong-suk also said that he couldn’t solve more than level 4.”

“What kind of person is that person, even though he has such skills, he humbled himself and didn’t say anything!?”

… I imagined the same nonsense, and lived holding on to the circle of wisdom whether it rained or snowed. And, of course, no one paid any attention. It’s a sad memory.

“A guest? Customer? Are you up for the challenge? Aren’t you going to?”

“… I will challenge you.”

Pay the entry fee to the street vendor owner and receive the Wisdom Ring. Looking at it, it’s not that high level. It can be solved in 5 minutes.

Fortunately, it seems that the time invested in the wisdom ring was not completely in vain.

By fiddling with it in moderation, you figure out the structure and set the order one by one to solve it. As I unravel the circle of wisdom, Gwahae’s eyes sparkle with anticipation that he can eat the giant medicinal fruit.

The way he reacts to one big snack is so cute that I want to tease him. Raise and drop

I lightly tossed the ring of wisdom that was on the verge of unraveling to Gwahae.

“I released enough to let go. You do it from now on.”

“???”

I spoke harshly to Gwahae, who was flustered with a question mark on his face as if he didn’t understand why.

“If you really want something, you have to know how to get it yourself. If you really want to eat Daeyakgwa, solve the last one with your own strength.”

“Go, suddenly… It’s impossible…. Can’t Mancheon help me as usual?”

Gwahae looked up at me with tears in his eyes at the sudden situation. Cute. But don’t watch

“No. Opportunity usually comes suddenly. If you can’t catch it, that’s it. If you want to eat Yakgwa, don’t look at me and loosen the ring.”

At my mean words, Gwahae inflated his cheeks and started fiddling with the rings. I try to move to untie the ring somehow, but it seems difficult because I am not used to it.

While Gwahae frantically tinkered with the circle of wisdom without finding an answer, time gradually passed and now there is only one minute left…. I can’t help it.

Relax for a moment and try to make a voice that is kind and trustworthy. And whisper in the ear of the gwahae.

“Don’t be anxious. You’re doing great now. If it’s you, it’s possible. So believe in yourself a little more.”

I don’t do things that are impossible in the first place. It’s possible enough, so I’m giving it as an assignment.

Although he jokes that he is an idiot, he is actually a smart kid. If you know the structure of such a simple ring, you can solve it in 10 seconds.

However, Gwahae, who turned red at my unexpected encouragement, unraveled the chain of wisdom in a way no one expected.

Bagak-!!

I was startled and split the ring with force.

… I said it was possible if it was you, but I didn’t mean it like this.

As a result, the street vendor owner, who felt the overwhelming difference in strength from Gwahae, allowed him to pass, so he was able to receive the Daeyakgwa.

I wondered if this was okay, but let’s look at Gwahae, who held up the Daeyakgwa he received as a prize with a happy face that had everything in the world.

It didn’t matter anyway. Good is good

Gwahae, who was appreciating the yakgwa with a happy face, suddenly split the yakgwa in half. And gave me half of it.

“I’ll give it to you.”

“It’s the first prize I got on my own. Because i’m fine bon appetit.”

Gwahae shook his head. I put myself in the blue eyes that remind me of the clear morning sea.

“No… It’s thanks to Mancheon. Thank you.”

Gwahae laughed. But this time, she smiled softly and told me her feelings clearly, even though she knew that she could see the shark teeth, which was a complex unlike before.

“Thank you. For bringing me to the festival.”

“Thank you. Help me when I’m in danger.

“Thank you. For always believing in me.”

“Thank you. You taught me a lot.”

… She actually thought of this sometimes. Wasn’t it a useless odyssey? Wouldn’t it be wrong for me to touch him? Is it right that I am teaching well? Won’t you be unhappy because of what you’ve learned from me?

However, Gwahae smiled broadly, laughing at my stupid and useless worries. She laughed

I don’t know what to say. Emotions abound. After thinking for a while, she raised an important question.

“… Excessive, are you happy now?”

“Yes! Happy!”

“… Okay. I’m glad.”

She reached out and took the stupidly large pill and half that Gwahae held out. The taste was not as bad as expected. But it was pretty good. It was delicious.

***

Today is the day to play Go with Yang Jegal. To be honest, after that day, I was constantly obsessed with becoming a Go disciple, which was annoying, but I couldn’t ignore it because I received help.

Let’s walk towards the old pavilion, the meeting place, with a cane. Next to Miss Jegal, I saw a face I had never seen before.

She was a girl of the same age as me, with fair skin and intelligent eyes. She was a beautiful girl who strangely resembled Yang Jegal.

“Old man~ I’m here. But who is the girl next to you? Are you my granddaughter?”

“Yes, this is my granddaughter. Her name is Jegal Yeon. How are you? Isn’t it pretty? Is not it cute?”

I was taken aback by the sudden boast of my granddaughter, but I nodded my head because she was definitely pretty and cute.

“Yes. You are pretty. Cute.”

“Okay. Get married.”

… What? What did i just hear? Did I hear you right?

Let’s roll our eyes and panic at Yang Zhuge’s absurd statement. Miss Jegal also proceeded with the story on her own.

“What? Don’t you like it? He’s a guy with high eyes. I can’t help it.”

Yang Zhuge beckoned his granddaughter to go.

“Go. And call all your sisters and brothers.”

“Yes. Grandpa.”

Zhuge Yan politely bowed her waist to me and walked somewhere. She and she brought beauties and beauties.

The eldest woman appeared to be in her early twenties and her youngest child, about six years old, appeared holding her sister’s hand.

I can’t keep up with the situation and keep my mouth shut. Yang Jegal spoke again in a calm voice.

“Choose the one you like. Get engaged first, then get married when you’re older. If you don’t like disciples, let’s become a family.”

“…… “

“Come in as the son-in-law of Jegal Sega. It will be my hand dice. And together we are aiming for the best Go player in the world.”

Mi, are you crazy!? I thought this inspirational tank was just an eccentric and sh*tty inspirational tank! The mindset itself is different from that of ordinary people! Oh, you have to run away! Far far away! Right Now!!

I feel good when my pretty sister is obsessed with it. There is no fear like this because the old man who is crazy about Go is obsessed with it.

Taeeeng~ Where is the celebrity Watashicha’s obsessive older sister (pretty, virgin, important) Desuung~?? This is a lie, dechaaa!!

When I gathered all my energy and tried to escape by opening my golden eyes, Miss Jegal stood in my way as if she had read the future. And he tripped over me and tripped me.

“Dedet-?!”

Yang Zhuge lifted me up after I fell down, put me on his side, and started walking somewhere. f*ck! Kidnapped!?

Anybody there! Mom! Dad! Long live! Too much! Save me!! Help me!!”

“Cry out a thousand days. No one to help I will give up and walk the path of Go.”

In fact, Yang Zhuge’s granddaughters keep their heads down and remain silent as if they cannot see or hear anything. Only a six-year-old boy waved goodbye to me as I was being dragged away because he couldn’t understand the situation.

… I think. Jangsam is at work and Gwahae is nap time. The only thing that can help me right now is ‘I’.

Crying out at the irrational reality will not solve the problem. I think. Be the best! Choice!!

It flashed. Edison’s light bulb lights up above his head. I thought of words to get out of the situation.

“Du-Duel! Not! Baduk! Let’s play Go!”

Yang Zhuge’s footsteps stop. And wait for what I have to say. He is a real go-mad inspiration.

“Play with 4 points! Disciple if I lose! Instead, if you win, give up and do anything I ask of you!”

“Usually, he fools around saying that he is a genius who deceives even the sky, but now that he is at a disadvantage, his tongue gets longer. Lay the three.”

Crisis is an opportunity! I’ll show you the truth, you damn old man!!