The Illegitimate Who Devours Weapons

Weapon-Eating Illegitimate Son Episode 29

“From now on, we will continue the duel using the magical techniques that the elder himself taught us. Let’s all defeat our opponents.”

As I was standing still, Choi In-ha approached me, shaking his hands, and raised his voice as if he was facing an sworn enemy.

“I won’t do it in moderation.”

“Welcome. I will yield the lead.”

“Put the pressure down!”

Choi In-ha, whose previously gentle personality had disappeared, rushed forward recklessly.

I defended and evaded all of those attacks, and on the contrary, my attacks hit accurately.

“Damn it!”

Perhaps frustrated with him, Choi In-ha suddenly rushed at him and swung his fist.

Boohoo-!

A fist that digs in half a beat faster.

I barely managed to block it by an inch.

“… … This one was good.”

“Hoo, hoo.”

Choi In-ha exhaled roughly and frowned.

“How long are you going to keep talking like that, phew… Let’s see.”

Choi In-ha rushed in again.

It was quite presumptuous, but rather satisfying.

The difference in ability between me and Choi In-ha is clear. Nevertheless, Choi In-ha is only thinking about ways in which he can win.

If it had been like when we first met, I would have immediately turned away when I realized the difference between us.

‘He’s pretty talented compared to the other kids here, but overall, he’s just average.’

It would be wrong to say that Choi In-ha has no talent, but it would also be wrong to say that he is great.

Choi In-ha has grown very quickly over the past few weeks, but his growth has been more dazzling in areas other than his physical strength.

My mind has changed.

They say the eyes are the windows to the soul.

The burning desire that resided between Choi In-ha’s eyes was greater than that of any of the children in the upperclassmen.

The commitment and changes made back then are still continuing even after several weeks have passed.

Even though there were still many cadets who rebelled against me and felt rejection towards me, Choi In-ha tried to change completely and succeeded.

“Do it right!”

I was letting go of my grip, and he ended up yelling at me like this.

Choi In-ha took a heavy breath.

A kick that was loaded with horsepower was swung as the pivot was turned.

‘This is fake.’

As expected, the kick did not lead to a strike and instead landed on the ground. He lowered his body and came in for the tackle.

I just sat down with Choi In-ha’s neck under my armpit.

It’s a very simple ground technique. It’s as effective as it is simple.

“Ugh, huh!”

Choi In-ha flailed his arms, groaning in pain.

And after resisting for a while, he tapped my arm.

“Ugh! I lost… ….”

I released my arms and stood up.

Choi In-ha gritted his teeth with a resentful expression.

Even that appearance was satisfying.

After that, training continued without rest.

All the cadets continued their training, moving one space at a time in order.

I looked around the training ground.

‘It has changed. It has changed… … .’

The atmosphere in Dalian was tense.

It’s hard to believe that this is a duel between children who aren’t even adults yet.

No matter how much Class 5 was called a garbage dump, Sungmoo’s cadet corps was still a cadet corps.

‘But there are still some guys who haven’t come to their senses yet.’

Most of them have changed, but some haven’t.

“… … Next is me.”

A cadet stood in front of me with his eyes squinted.

A cadet who always has a discontented expression on his face. I think his name was Kim Bo-seong.

He was always the one who participated in the training I conducted without any sincerity.

“… … I hate you.”

“I never asked you to like me.”

“You and I, who were born with lucky bloodlines, are different from the start. You can do that because you were born that way… … but that’s not the case for us.”

“Bloodline? Starting point?”

A laugh came out.

I wonder how illegitimate children are treated in the Sungmu family.

“It’s noisy. Come in.”

I snapped my fingers.

* * *

Even after class ended, Kyunghwa Lee did not leave the training grounds of Class 5.

‘Shall we take a look at what the baby is doing?’

I was afraid that if Lee Chul saw me for no reason, he would harass me for being rude again, so I hid quietly and watched the training grounds.

‘Wow, our baby is so ruthless!’

At that moment, Lee Chul struck the weak spot of his fallen opponent.

Although the magical power was limited to an appropriate level, it seemed that he was not keeping his hands to himself.

‘It looks like I’m watching it now.’

Kyunghwa Lee’s eyes were deeply closed.

As times became more peaceful, such intense training became rare, but in Lee Kyung-hwa’s eyes, it seemed just right.

Even when she was a cadet, the instructors who were veterans of the Great War were in charge of the cadets.

The education of those days was filled with fierceness and desperation rather than efficiency or planning.

“… … I really don’t like that kid.”

At that moment, a student’s voice, muttered in an unpleasant tone, reached Kyunghwa Lee’s ears.

“Even if they are discriminated against a bit because they are illegitimate children, they are no different from us. Their bodies are different, and their abilities are probably unlocked… … They are different from the start.”

“That’s right. We’ve worked hard all this time, but what do you know? How could your direct line know the sorrow of someone who doesn’t have it?”

“I knew it from the very beginning when that other guy started putting forward his old-fashioned ideology. On the topic of someone born with a silver spoon in their mouth… .”

Lee Kyung-hwa was dumbfounded and stared blankly at the cadets and the training ground.

Then I approached them.

“Hey, guys?”

“Huh! Choo, Choong-! Oh, you’re not home yet?”

“Those words just now, did you say them to your child… no, to my disciple?”

The cadets didn’t know what to say.

The only ones in front of him were the direct elders of the Sungmoo family. Furthermore, they were insulting Lee Cheol, who was a direct descendant, even though he was an illegitimate child.

There it is.

‘The expression, the expression… ‘

Although I thought she was a very cheerful and friendly elder, Lee Kyung-hwa’s expression was dripping with coldness.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

“Tell me.”

“That, that… … I’m sorry. We just spoke a little harshly. Please forgive us!”

It means that what was said to Lee Chul was true.

I couldn’t believe it.

How on earth could you say something like that to Lee Chul, of all people?

“What do you know to say such things to that kid?”

Kyunghwa Lee clenched her fist.

I couldn’t figure out why I was so angry.

She knew that these were just meaningless words.

She had heard those words countless times during her time as a cadet.

I knew that these guys existed everywhere, at all times, and that no matter how much you showed them and told them, they wouldn’t believe you.

Even though she knew that ignoring and letting it go was the right answer in such a situation, Kyung-hwa Lee opened her mouth without realizing it.

A cadet made a tearful expression at Lee Kyung-hwa’s beating.

“Your Majesty… … Don’t you think you don’t know anything? We tried really hard too. But you always insulted us as if we were nothing.”

It was Kim Bo-seong, a cadet who had just come up injured while sparring.

“Isn’t it natural for things to be different since we grew up in different environments?”

Could it be because I’m going through puberty? Could it be because of the rebellious spirit that has developed due to the changing class atmosphere?

Kim Bo-seong blurted out those words without realizing it, and soon realized that he had crossed the line.

He was just the son of a weak vassal, but he spoke up against a direct elder.

Kim Bo-seong became nervous at the scolding that Lee Kyung-hwa was about to let out.

But the words that Lee Kyung-hwa uttered were not a scolding.

“You really don’t know?”

“yes?”

“Yeah, maybe it’s better not to know. If you knew how different that child’s day is from yours, you’d realize that your lives are nothing but child’s play.”

Child’s play.

As the words that the youngest bastard always uttered came out again, the expressions of Kim Bo-seong and the cadets distorted.

‘What on earth… … is so different about that bastard… … .’

Kim Bo-seong clenched his fist.

‘Okay, fine. Let me take a look.’

Eventually, the backlash exploded.

If I lived a day that was so different, I would capture it all in these two eyes.

I was planning to see how the wealthy direct descendants live, and then pinch the nose of the illegitimate child who only talks nonsense.

* * *

Kim Bo-seong was watching Lee Cheol closely. Even during the regular training hours for the cadets, and even while Lee Cheol was training the cadets separately.

After all the training was over, Lee Cheol sat down and took a deep breath.

‘Look, it’s no different. They struggle, they struggle, but in the end, they are just born with different characteristics than us.’

Kim Bo-seong planned to follow in Lee Cheol’s footsteps after training was over.

There would be nothing more ridiculous than if someone who struggles so much were to live a life no different from that of other students.

Kim Bo-seong gathered several cadets. He needed witnesses to prove the protagonist’s weakness.

“But is that okay? But still, wandering around the main house grounds as you please… … .”

“It’s okay since we’re cadets. Besides, we’re not going anywhere dangerous, and that bastard doesn’t even live in the immediate family’s residential area.”

“Yeah, how long are you going to be controlled by that direct line?”

“I’ve never liked it since long ago. Let’s see for ourselves and decide.”

So a group of cadets began to secretly follow Lee Chul.

As soon as training was over, Lee Cheol walked somewhere.

It was where the researchers were.

‘… … Well, since that elder said he was my teacher, maybe he’ll do some training?’

The cadets each waited for Lee Chul to come out, making excuses.

Like that for an hour, two hours.

‘It’s already 9 o’clock… … ?’

Some of the exhausted cadets were already nodding off, leaning against the wall.

“Um, Boseong. I’m going to go now. I’m so sleepy because of the training I had during the day. Who knows what that guy might be doing inside. He has training tomorrow too… … .”

So, one by one, they started to return home.

Another hour or so passed after that.

22:15. Only then did Lee Cheol leave the research center.

Lee Cheol, who had looked so confident, had hunched shoulders and a tired expression on his face.

“Whew… … Cheer up.”

Lee Cheol muttered like that and then headed off somewhere again.

‘I’m finally going home. Well, it won’t be much different, right?’

But it wasn’t.

The place Lee Cheol was heading to was not the residential area, but the direct training ground.

No matter what, I couldn’t chase them that far.

The training ground in the middle of the night, silence falling.

The sound of training was so constant that it could be heard from far away.

“Kwaaak! Gasp! Gasp!”

I can’t tell what’s happening because I can only hear the sound, but Lee Cheol is swinging something around while screaming, almost like he’s screaming.

So about two hours passed again and the date changed.

Finally, several exhausted cadets returned home.

“Boseong-ah. That bastard… … No, I think the young master is really great.”

One of the students who followed me clenched his teeth in embarrassment.

“Let’s stop. The master didn’t say anything wrong. We should work hard like Inha too… .”

“… … I never miss personal training anyway. It’s no different.”

Kim Bo-seong clenched his fist.

Lee Chul’s body was tattered as he walked out of the training ground.

His whole body was soaking wet, as if he had just taken a shower, and he walked unsteadily, as if his legs had given out.

‘What the heck… … .’

Only then did Lee Cheol enter his own residence. He almost got caught once or twice, but he deliberately avoided eye contact by following him from a distance.

“Hey, over there! Who’s that?”

I was caught several times by the patrolling warriors, but I was able to get away with it after showing them my cadet uniform and saying that I was following Lee Cheol.

“Master Lee Cheol goes out every night… … but I never thought he would bring his students along with him.”

Every day.

Those words were like a thorn stuck in my throat.

“Oh, I have some work to do this time… … .”

“It would normally be considered an act of violation. Go back quickly.”

Despite such admonition, the cadets still followed Lee Cheol.

Lee Chul, who came out of the training ground, only then returned to his room.

Before I knew it, it was 1 a.m.

At that moment, there were no cadets left.

Kim Bo-seong was looking up at Lee Cheol’s room alone.

‘The fire… won’t go out.’

There is no sign of the lights in the room turning off.

I couldn’t see exactly what she was doing, but seeing a woman who seemed to be a nanny going back and forth with a book in her hand, I could tell she was studying.

Another hour passed.

“… … .”

I twisted my tired body this way and that as if I was trying to strain myself, and stared blankly at the light inside the window that would not go out.

But the light showed no signs of going out easily.

I could still hear the sound of something being recited and the pages being turned.

“… … Let’s go back.”

Kim Bo-seong took a few steps that were not easy to take, and only when it was late at night did he look back at Lee Cheol’s room, which was shrouded in darkness.

As deep darkness descended upon the world, only Lee Cheol’s room was shining brightly like the moon in the night sky.

* * *

Since the cadet dormitory was completely autonomous and had no instructors, students even had to wake up on their own.

Maybe it was because I slept too little, but my intraocular pressure was high and my eyeballs felt like they were going to fall out.

Kim Bo-seong, who barely managed to get out with his heavy body, found Lee Cheol, who came out earlier than him as usual.

Is it because I saw the scenes from yesterday?

I began to see sides of that illegitimate child who always looked confident and flawless that I had never seen before.

‘I’m tired.’

Even if Sungmoo had the innate physical strength and profound magical powers of a direct blood relative, would it really be okay for a 13-year-old to sleep only 3 or 4 hours?

‘Why on earth? You’re a direct descendant of the Sungmoo family.’

How was he?

After working hard at the cadet unit and coming back… …I would relax and watch TV or play games.

Although I did personal training frequently, I also enjoyed sleep, rest, and entertainment in moderation.

‘Why, why do you do that? If you do that, you won’t have a life of your own.’

It was confusing.

When he came to, Kim Bo-seong was already standing in front of Lee Cheol.

“What’s going on?”

I had no idea what to say.

“If you don’t have anything to do, get ready. The instructor will be here soon.”

“… Aren’t you tired?”

Kim Bo-seong asked right away.

Lee Cheol, who had been frowning as if wondering what was going on, soon noticed and his eyes lit up.

“I guess you were one of the guys following me?”

You knew that, right?

That wasn’t important right now.

“Well, since you are a direct descendant, you receive support, and you start from a different point, and so on… … .”

All sorts of nonsense came out.

Lee Cheol said with a blank expression.

“I’ve lived like this since I was young. Before I entered the cadet corps, I slept a little longer. If I only slept a few hours, wouldn’t I be tired?”

“Why do you do that?”

Lee Chul’s life is too harsh and bleak. Why did he have to live like that from a young age?

“I think you know the answer, right?”

At that moment, Lee Jeong-ho climbed up onto the reviewing platform.

Kim Bo-seong stared blankly at the sight, then gritted his teeth.