31. To enter the state of selflessness
Although it didn’t show on the outside, Romaine was feeling great agitation.
‘That…caught at once?’
Geniuses would appear from time to time.
Those who have reached a realm of transcendence that never existed before.
He himself was one of those people.
Especially close combat.
When it came to martial arts, he thought he had reached the limit.
Originally, this city of the poor, Gilad, was a lawless area where only the logic of power passed.
Romain was a man who created order with a single fist in that lawless land.
Even though he is now in this state with an injured leg… It was his fist that brought him to the position of de facto leader of this slum.
It was also the fist that made it possible for the weak to make a way to live in the slums teeming with these nasty bastards.
And also the name Rohan knows.
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Jaberon.
The fist was also the only means that allowed him to survive when he faced him.
It was Romaine who accomplished a lot with just one force.
He was genuinely surprised.
‘Is this a level that should be called talent…’
I do not know.
Even the word talent felt too trivial.
Right now, Romain was throwing stones with all his might.
‘Of course I thought I couldn’t catch it.’
There were often people who pampered themselves when they were young.
It has been in the past, and probably will be again in the future.
In his eyes, Rohan was no different.
That’s why I showed my strength once more…
‘Really caught.’
Anyone would usually miss the first stone.
Even Leanoa, who was quite gifted, had memories of not even avoiding the first three.
It’s something I’ve gradually caught on to.
Of course, that was surprising too.
It was because I caught the timing after just three throws with all my might.
I was thinking of doing it this time too…
Quadduk.
Not only did they catch them, they even crushed them with their bare hands.
“one.”
The first count came from the mouth of a man named Rohan.
Romain felt a little intrigued.
That’s right, he had never met anyone who had the same eye level as him in his entire life.
‘Even Leanoa couldn’t reach the level I was looking for in the end.’
However, for the first time, a person who could look down on the world from the same position as himself appeared.
To him, who has lived his whole life feeling different from others, Rohan’s existence felt very special.
Is that why?
A guy named Ho Seung-sim, who had been sleeping inside Romain, lifted his head quietly.
‘I thought all of that was gone because I was old…but it wasn’t. Now, let’s see how much we can do.’
He slowly raises the corners of his mouth.
“I’m going again.”
Papababak!
started throwing stones.
* * *
I felt a chill run down my spine when I saw the first stone.
It looks like it was thrown deliberately.
‘If you get hit in the head wrong, you’ll really die?…’
Can this really be called a test?
Of course, I was able to catch it because I threw it exactly in the direction I expected.
However, the difference between what is visible and what is invisible is enormous.
Thanks to my concentration, the two unique skills combined their strength to block it well.
Being afraid was unavoidable.
‘I’d rather be comfortable with the feeling of being scared and rolling my eyes when fighting the devil.’
Somehow, I think this is even scarier…
I’m just glad I got to catch it.
If I had been told to avoid it, I would have probably failed.
It was only my left arm that could react to his speed.
While I was thinking about that, Romain opened his mouth again.
“Go again!”
There was no time to answer.
Romain’s hand had already begun to move.
Papabak! Papababak!
Stones flying in succession.
This time, it didn’t seem to miss, and if it hit, there were attacks that could really go to the goal.
‘Wow, I can’t see!’
Now it was purely a realm of intuition.
Remember the direction to fly.
According to that memory, the third eye responds.
Finally, the giant god’s left arm acted.
I did my best to complete that simple but extremely fast and delicate task.
Whoop, whoop, whoop.
After the first stone, I didn’t even give it a chance to break it, so I dropped the stone on the floor.
And the stones gradually piled up.
‘But……more than ten? Now, wait a minute…’
Even if I counted these at first glance, I had already crossed ten.
Still, Romain showed no signs of stopping.
It was seen that he had entered a state of near trance.
I, too, was on high alert right now.
If you look away for a second, you’ll get hit right away.
I could feel it.
We were in the middle of a virtual sparring under the name of a test.
Romain was doing his best.
What I felt from the flying stones was his fist itself.
The same fist that broke Jaberon’s head.
Of course, my counterattack was not much different from my counterattacking his fist.
I raised the reaction speed of my left arm to the limit.
baek! baek! Bahah!
Now, what I catch is also my limit.
So, in the end, he clenched his fist and smashed the stones.
Quaang! Quaang! bang!
The surroundings became quiet.
The only thing left in the world is me and Romain.
My eyes and his eyes intertwined in the air.
We were fighting battles beyond sparring.
Of course, life began to appear on the stones.
I, too, who concentrated on it, took it for granted.
There’s nothing strange about aiming for the opponent’s life in battle.
‘Find a gap and counterattack with a rethrow…!’
It was Romain who had a near-perfect attack.
Gosu was showing himself that he was different.
Thanks to that, it honestly felt like it was close to impossible for me to find a gap and launch a counterattack.
Fortunately, when the test between Romain and I intensified to the point where it went beyond the limit.
Eventually, Diaz intervened.
“Master!”
“……!”
Romain barely came to his senses at Diaz’s cry.
Beads of sweat were beading on his forehead.
I also felt like my back was wet.
‘Whoa, whoa… it’s finally over.’
But it didn’t feel bad.
It’s a little disappointing that Romain’s attack was so flawless that I couldn’t even continue the counterattack.
I was also in a state of high mood at the beauty of a different experience.
‘The only way to enter the state of no self was always in a battle with the devil…’
It wasn’t my will.
However, this time, it was the first step into that realm purely by my own will.
It felt the same, but very different.
I tried to open and close my left arm.
It seemed that the tingling sensation could still be felt.
Of course, this arm wasn’t that weak, so it wasn’t a real sensation, but it felt like that.
‘For the first time…… It’s refreshing.’
The state of selflessness experienced in the fight against the devil was full of anger.
At that time, the senses of the whole body become sharp like crazy.
The noise around me had disappeared, only my heartbeat could be heard.
But now everything else is the same, no anger.
It was a whole new feeling.
Even though he only used his left arm, it seemed as if every cell in his body had shed one step.
I looked up and looked at Romain.
He also had the same expression as me.
A very grumpy look.
“Did you say you wanted to be recognized as a fighter?
* * *
“Shut it up……”
Oakley immediately came to his senses and stood up.
He looked around for a moment, not understanding the situation.
Soon, as if he remembered what had happened right before he fainted, he walked in a straight line toward me.
“Hey! There! Are you attacking while you’re not paying attention? Attack again!”
But there was no need for me to respond.
Others around them came forward.
“Hey. Oakley. Just come here.”
“Yes. Stay crushed.”
It seemed that after fainting for a while, I felt something strangely change in the atmosphere.
Still, he hasn’t admitted it.
“What bullsh*t, you bastards. Do you think I lost? Never! If you stick together again, you’ll see the real difference. Just wait and see.”
To him who has a bad temper.
People shook their heads.
“Shut up and come here. What are you doing?”
“Ehh. Don’t rush after me and stay still.”
“No! Wow, are you going crazy? For real? I’m really confident of winning.”
“Tsk tsk.”
“Ehhhh.”
at that time.
Romain, who went into the shack and was absent for a while, reappeared.
He was holding something wrapped in cloth in his hand.
Oakley must have been frustrated, and immediately ran to Romain.
“Master!
Romain looked at Oakley with a look of what was this all about.
puck!
I hit him on the top of his head with my fist.
“Hey, you stupid bastard. A bastard like you has to pull out his hind legs and stick them in his throat to come to his senses. “
A bombardment of swear words followed that I was afraid to hear.
The last words that seemed to have to be beeped danced very much.
You make it stick to your mouth so much that you can’t tell if it’s an insult or an everyday language.
However, as the rhythm and beat were added to the cursing, it sounded like rap at first glance.
I wondered if Harlem’s rap was made this way.
‘Are you just pretending to be polite…’
The ears of Diaz, who was watching the scene with me, went red again.
“I’m sorry. I can’t see you…”
“never mind.”
After a while, Romain’s bit-splitting was over.
He kicked Oakley’s shin one last time.
f*ck!
“Ahh!”
“Go and figure out a subject!”
Cracking, it came to me.
“I’m an ugly disciple, so please forgive me.”
“Does not matter.”
“Haha. After all, a martial artist should have a broad mind! The more I see, the more I like it. Now, this is a simple present.”
Romain handed me what he had brought out.
When I rolled up the wrapped cloth, I found a small wooden box.
At a glance, I was able to intuit that something that looked luxurious was not something you would see in a slum like this.
I then opened the box as well.
OK.
‘This……’
There were two bottles of red potion.
Romain added an explanation.
“If I had these items when I injured my leg, I would have recovered more completely than I do now.
He smiled.
“If only my legs were fine, I’d like to try sparring properly.”
Why are there so many people who want to fight when they see me?
I couldn’t figure it out.
“I’m sure you’ve become my greatest rival. Too bad, too bad.”
“……”
you’re a rival
I just wanted to be recognized as a fighter.
At most, all he wanted was the position of a disciple.
However, it seemed that he had obtained the rival position.
The rival fight of the strongest fighter in history.
‘This is also a fighting fight, isn’t it?…’
No matter what.
What I wanted was in my hands.
Then… it was time to face the main story.
next day.
Diaz and I took the key and moved toward the underground labyrinth.