58 – Reason for calling – 1
“Teaching…”
“It’s not particularly difficult.”
If you are at the level of David who can use strong skills, you will be able to use it without difficulty.
Being able to use sword steel means being able to use hand steel. If you can use it at the stage where you can use the course, it is easy to lead to the height of the Tathagata.
“…No. Aside from the difficult ones. Are you saying that you give away what you have so easily?”
“You don’t like it? If you don’t like it, drink it.”
“Oh, no. It’s not that I don’t like it…”
“This is the Academy, isn’t it?”
A place where knowledge is shared and efforts are made to advance each other.
Even if you’re a swordsman, it’s not like there’s nothing you need to learn more about. If there is something to learn, learn it, and if there is something to teach, teach it.
“And the Tathagata Kidney can’t be learned without a good heart. David, in my opinion, you seem to have a good heart, so I just decided that I could teach you.”
A person’s personality is bound to be contained in a sword. David, whom I dealt with earlier, could be said to be a good enough person. Then there is nothing he cannot teach you.
“…Good.”
It was a voice full of bitterness. Is something going on? I looked at him and, after a moment of silence, he let out a deep sigh.
“I wonder if I am a good person.”
“hahahahaha. Don’t set the bar too high for good. What are you so afraid of?”
“Are you afraid… Yes. I am afraid of myself. Do you know what I was trying to do in my pursuit of strength?”
I don’t know. I looked at him questioningly and David opened his mouth slowly in a self-deprecating tone.
“I was trying to make a deal with the Black Alchemists.”
“Huh? Is that so? What deal were you trying to make?”
“I was offered to join their experiments. I was told that I could become much stronger than I am now.”
“Hmm…”
“Did you know? Black alchemists aim to prove the existence of God. They will do anything to achieve that.”
I know. Wouldn’t they try to use the innocent Cecil and Lucy sisters for experiments right away? Besides that, he did not hesitate to use civilians as experimental materials at will.
“So. Did you hold hands?”
“No. Not yet. Not yet… Yes. Not yet. I did not reject their offer outright.”
I wanted to become that strong.
I wanted to go up that much. The pure desire for strength prevented them from distinguishing between right and wrong. He muttered helplessly.
“Everyone is bound to fall into temptation. As we go through life, there are many easy and wrong paths, and there we are always forced to choose. The thorny path or the comfortable path. It is not wrong to want to choose the easier path between the two. .”
“But.”
“You are just standing at a crossroads. If you haven’t decided whether to go there or not, then you are still good.”
As you learn martial arts, you will encounter numerous temptations. Right now, I don’t know how many temptations I’ve endured. There have been times when I actually fell into temptation and then came back.
From that point of view, David was still okay.
“So don’t overexert yourself. There will be no evil in your desire to be strong. You are the only one who decides that.”
“…..”
“What are you afraid of? A person’s potential is complete in itself. The desire to move forward is something you’ve had since you were born. It’s never wrong to worry, struggle, and agonize to achieve it. “
For those who cultivate strength, the important thing is choice. The way you walk and the direction you walk will determine your future. Everything you do before him is undetermined, and there is no good or bad karma in it.
“Does everything depend on one’s mind…?”
“That’s right. So don’t be afraid. Don’t hate. Don’t be sad. Don’t be in pain. Don’t be in pain. Nothing has been decided yet.”
I smiled at him.
“So it is also yours to gain enlightenment in it.”
“Ah. Ah…”
A tear fell from David’s eyes as he stood there blankly. And what moves is his sword. Slowly, very slowly, there was no good or evil in his movements.
There was only the desire of human beings to go further.
There was no energy contained in the sword that was swung silently. However, unlike the swords he had wielded so far, he was taking a step toward completion.
“…This is it. Did you want this?”
His face was wet with tears as he slowly returned the sword to its scabbard. But there was only peace on his lips.
“Congratulations on your enlightenment.”
“I just got over a small stone. No… I just got over it, sir.”
I am more embarrassed by the polite greeting. I tried to shake hands, but his attitude was still extremely polite.
“If it wasn’t for the teacher’s words, I would have been agonizing over the spot. Thanks to you, I was able to move forward.”
“If it weren’t for me, you would have been able to go further someday. All I did was put a stone on top of a pile of stones.”
“The weight of that one stone is so heavy that I dare not bear it. Sir. You have already passed this stage, right?”
I can’t say no. I nodded his head and David let out a low sigh, grinning knowingly.
“Thank you for your teaching, sir. If it were not for you, I would have ended up on the wrong path and would not have felt this joy.”
“Are you going to decline the Black Alchemist’s offer?”
“I knew it was the right thing to do with honesty, but there is no need to go the wrong way.”
David’s polite words kept my mouth shut for a moment. And looking at him, he said.
“Achieving enlightenment is important, but don’t let go of worldly lingering attachments.”
“What do you mean?”
“Someday you will come to a crossroads of choice.”
If you attain a certain level of enlightenment, you will throw off all the shackles and restraints of the world and rise to the level of immortals and leave for the realm of immortals.
Of course, Taoist people would think that was the greatest honor, but from the point of view of living in the world, it was no different than an ending to be avoided.
In other words, if you have to think about what comes back when you use excessive force, it is a story that enlightenment is not always good.
“I see… Thank you for your teaching.”
After seeming to think for a moment, he nodded slightly. Still, I’m glad he understood what he was saying.
The obstinate writers, intoxicated with the joy of gaining enlightenment, continued to advance and eventually passed away as immortals. I hope this person doesn’t do that.
“Now. Anyway, attaining enlightenment is attained. Would you like to learn the height of the Tathagata?”
“Thank you for your kind words… But what I got now is too much for me. Can I visit you after I finish capturing this?”
“Of course. I am in the laboratory of Stein Youngji or Cecil Sage, so if you decide that you need to learn something, please visit me anytime.”
“Thank you. And…”
He held out his sword. That the prosecutor holds out his sword. It meant the same as saying that he entrusted his life.
“Excessive.”
“It’s not too much, Cheonyeong-nim. Please remember that there is a sword that will be by your side no matter what.”
The tone is quite earnest. He said this, but he refused, so I just nodded.
“There were many examples. I want to speculate a little more… What will Cheonyeong-nim do?”
There is nothing to do even if you are here. I was going to protect the law, but when he said there was no need, I decided to just go back.
“Then see you next time.”
“…Thank you.”
After saying goodbye to him, I returned to the lab. As expected, Cecile, who had been experimenting while looking at the thesis for a long time, grinned when she saw me return.
“Did you win?”
“Yes.”
“As expected. It’s amazing. Enough to defeat the Sword Saint… Does this make my shoulders shrug?”
“hahahaha. You can brag more. Anyway, I heard an interesting story.”
“Funny story? What?”
“David is said to have been approached by black alchemists.”
“…What does that mean?”
I explained her circumstances to her puzzled woman. After hearing my story, she kept her mouth shut for a long time before muttering in her limp tone.
“It would be a big deal if the sword castle became an enemy…”
“He decided to decline.”
“The other swordsmen are the problem. I don’t think David was the only one who suggested that.”
I can think of that enough. I approached Cecil, who was worried, and held her hand.
“…..!”
“Don’t worry. I will be by your side.”
Yes. Won’t it work somehow
It would be better to solve the problem in front of you than to worry about unnecessary things.
“Now! Then let’s experiment?!”
“…Would you please let go of my hand before that?”
“Oh.”
Did I hold on too tight? I let go of her hand and Cecil whimpered, turning her body around and fanning her hand.
“It’s like this every time…”