276 – [5] Murim People
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The whole world is so bizarre that there is no match for it.
A world that is clearly heading towards the future, but many people still live in the past.
And even in such a world, the Yangtze River flowed leisurely.
Although a lot has happened on Earth, the river still remains the same.
Of course, if the river remained the same, the people living there had no choice but to remain the same.
Although coastal cities suffered the disaster of being submerged, cities inland along rivers were able to survive.
“I wondered if the river would become quieter due to climate change… ….”
“Is there a disease in this damn river that will kill you if you don’t hit it with its stream?”
“Precipitation is getting more and more, so the rivers won’t be as big as they used to be, right?”
Of course, the Yellow River above the Yangtze River was a problem both in the past and today.
It was a river that was muddy and too rough or too dry to be controlled properly.
I don’t know about the farmland, but it wasn’t a very good environment for people to live in.
That’s why more and more people were flocking to the bottom.
Already, the northern part of the central plains was hit hard by rising sea levels.
There was no place for the endless number of victims to go other than to more prosperous lands.
“I can’t live any longer! “The city is getting more and more submerged, and no measures are being taken!”
“Let’s all go to southern China! “They say it’s a lot better to live there than here!”
“Hang? Southern? “If you’re looking for a job, wouldn’t it be better to go west?”
It was inevitable because I had neither the foundation nor the money to go abroad.
However, some chose to head to the western city in the highlands.
It is said that much of the northern part of the Central Plains was submerged, but there were still many places on the Shandong Peninsula that were less submerged.
There were rumors that a Korean company had recently taken over the area, but it was still better than those damn high-ranking people.
At least if it’s a company, they’ll at least throw some beans at us.
Because the leadership of this country is blinded by kleptocracy and does nothing.
Those who write ‘Hunter’ and read ‘Murimin’.
They say they pursue martial arts and righteousness, but they are just systematic plunderers.
Due to their exploitation, many people were forced to leave their hometowns.
In the hope of at least finding a better place, I set out on a aimless journey, reminiscing about the past and thinking it wasn’t like this at one time.
Of course, many different types of people reached their respective destinations.
There were so many people in the midfield that their feet were kicked, so it was a number that could never be ignored.
A number of individuals that can be blatantly ignored.
That’s why even turbulent people were mixed in among them.
“My baby is crying. “Now we have arrived at our new home.”
“Honey, those people aren’t here, right? “I’m sure they won’t come to catch us, right?”
“There will be no. Not yet, not yet… ….”
Serious criminals around the world.
Those involved in all sorts of unsavory affairs also packed up their property and fled to the central plains.
In particular, Jungwon was a place where individuals could be treated better depending on their military power.
It was perfect for hunters who pursue human power, especially criminal hunters.
A child also belonged to such a family.
The child, who received a new Chinese name, ‘Yuan Weilong’, began a life in the Central Plains that had never existed before.
Of course, like the Chinese, they did not lead a life close to a mayfly.
I don’t know what my parents did, but they were quite wealthy.
Moreover, he also accumulated additional wealth as he settled in the central region.
He just made an evil and selfish choice, but it was his parents who were capable.
In that way, Yuan Weilong and Weilong were able to have a more prosperous childhood than other children in the neighborhood.
However, there were aspects that were different from what could be called an ordinary childhood.
“Weilong. “Her mom tells her over and over again, never trust those Korean pancakes.”
“Yes! “I will never believe it!”
“This is a fact that Mom and Dad learned from experience. Be sure to engrave it on her bones.”
“I understand!”
A truly unique education.
Children who are just learning about the world were educated to deny their roots.
Of course, there was no reason for a child to reject the heavenly education of his parents.
Wei Long accepted everything, and she even passed this education on to her friends.
“Banz!”
“Banz!”
“Paaanzu! “This really sticks in your mouth?”
No one knew about the properly washed past.
Everyone thought Weilong was Chinese, and his parents thought the same.
The child grew up without even knowing his roots.
However, perhaps because he was overly wealthy, Weilong went a little astray.
The good news was that it was only at the level of ‘low altitude flight’ by midfield standards.
You can play around with cigarettes and illegal gambling and hang out with kids who dream of becoming hunters.
She wasn’t that bad though.
Wei Long, who was only thinking about inheriting her parents’ fortune, followed her friends and had a new dream.
No one knew whether it would mean going to Gangnam with her friend or whether it would end in her ending her life.
What was certain was that Wei Long had planned her future in her own way.
“The goal is Palaistra Academy! “I have to become a great hunter who can kill monsters and pancakes like Mom and Dad!”
A hunter who catches monsters and strange things.
Palaistra Academy is the place to go for that dream.
“Weilong, do you really need to go to Palaist Academy? Even if it’s not an academy, if you belong to a faction within the central region—”
“I want to learn properly at the academy, not at a sect! Please, I would be grateful if you could give me permission!”
“No matter what, I’m a foreigner… ….”
“Yes, it’s a foreign country. But that’s why I want to go further. “Palaistra Academy is the best training institution in the world, recognized even in the Central Plains.”
Although China was an observer country at the Palaistra Academy, the number of students enrolled was small, but unlike other places where one had to mobilize personal connections, the doors themselves were equally open.
As long as your skills were good, you could get admitted.
If you actually enroll there, you will be on your way to success in China that day.
Palaistra Academy was the most recognized place in China.
“Whoa…” … I get it. Instead, please don’t talk about your family or your personal life anywhere.”
“Yes! Thank you!”
Anyway, permission was obtained.
All that was left was to move forward into the future, and in my own way, I tried to move toward the future with my friends.
And finally, I got one step closer to my dream.
“Well, you passed?!”
“Huh? Weilong, did you pass too?!!”
“I passed too! Wow!!!”
Ipsin Yangmyeong was waiting for him.
Of course, the academy was not the dream place he had imagined.
Still, he envisioned a bright future by hanging out with ‘people from the same neighborhood’ and meeting somewhat strange people.
So the second semester of first year.
Amid the chaos, I took a lecture on how Chinese people gather for similar purposes as social gatherings.
“But this isn’t a lecture where there are only a lot of Chinese people, and not all listeners are Chinese, right?”
“Probably not? “They say there were times when it was only half as good.”
“Then why on earth are you holding a social gathering in a place like this?”
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“Really? “I heard it’s because the maximum number of students enrolled is quite high.”
Then it must be something like that.
After a while, he headed to the practice room with his friends.
Perhaps I had bad luck, but the process of getting to the practice room was not that smooth.
There was a problem on the road, so his shoes got wet and he had to go through a dirty alley.
Therefore, he wanted to resolve his rising irritation.
Finally, the slightly open entrance to the practice room appeared, and I kicked it all the way open in anger.
The door opened roughly with a cracking sound.
One side of the door was dented, and it was opened violently, making everyone in the practice room look at him.
I realized my mistake only then, but it was already too late.
Wei Long thought it would be better for him to bite his tongue and die.
“Oh, what is powerful?”
“Ah, I wanted to kick it too.”
“What are you doing, imitating a real man?”
Thanks to his friends, those thoughts were put to rest.
He walked forward, trying to ignore the stinging gaze that was focused on him.
I was in the middle of looking around for empty seats.
One table caught my eye.
If there are people at most tables, there are one or two empty seats, but this is the only table where only 6 people are sitting.
They even continued to have fun conversations.
It was a table located completely opposite to the empty seat.
I thought there was a table like that and was about to turn the page.
‘Wait a minute…… ‘Are the members a bit strange?’
3 Asian women.
Two Western women.
1 Asian male.
It was a truly strange table configuration.
Of course, I wasn’t saying that the numbers or race were strange, but that the gender composition was strange.
‘Friend? But it’s too close to say that.’
A sight of two Western women especially attached to an Asian man.
We were too close to be called friends.
Moreover, it was difficult to do that with a sober mind in a public space like this.
Because of this, there was only one conclusion to be made regarding the man.
‘Are you a bastard selling your body in an expensive place? When I look at your face, it feels exactly like that.’
It wasn’t a feeling, it felt like a fact.
Right now, when he was in the midfield, the guys he faced in the dark, red alley were of a slightly lower level than him.
He thought it was the end times.
In fact, he was originally the end times, but he thought it was even more end times.
Where is this place and can things like that creep in?
They were a race unsuited to the sacred academy.
I clicked my tongue quietly and sat in the empty front seat in the distance.
Then he glanced back and cautiously stuck his head out to his friends.
“Hey, did you see that kid behind there?”
“A guy like a gisaeng brother? Of course I saw it.”
“Ugh, seriously, I feel like I’m going to throw up.”
“Fuck, you’re sitting right next to five women.”
Sightings stories popping up everywhere.
In fact, it was impossible not to notice it because of its composition.
“I also look at fashion. “I think I did it that way so I wouldn’t look like a bully.”
“That’s how I see it. “The gangster I know was just like that.”
“Did he do it like that to attract more women?”
“Maybe?”
Everyone glanced at the men and left a message one by one.
The fashion that did not fit in with the people around him and was too strange for a hunter took even more attention away from him.
“He even has pointy ears and white hair. “That’s 100% bread.”
“He’s like a bread elf crazy about women.”
“Those swallows buy it later and run around with it.”
“That’s right, that’s right.”
What gave the final blow here was physical characteristics.
Things like height, hair color, and ear shape.
It was exceptionally heterogeneous.
Enough that it will remain in my memory for a while.
To put it another way, it means that he still remains in my mind.
“There will definitely be only women at home.”
“Is there only a woman at home? “I would have also seduced my kind, wholesome, and innocent childhood friend next door.”
“He’s a sane kid who doesn’t cause trouble, right? “You always meet kids like that.”
Speculative gossip pouring out endlessly.
Aside from accuracy, the conversation was somewhat mixed with prejudice based on the sight seen.
“Oh, look at that. “Honey is dripping from the eyes of the kids next to me.”
“If you see things like that in places like this, the women are very proactive and have little awareness of racism, right?”
“I guess so. “If I hadn’t done that in the first place, I wouldn’t have stayed by your side.”
“Damn, you envious bastard. “I wish I had a body like that.”
I sighed deeply.
There wasn’t a single day when I got scabies.
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“Hmm… ….”
I continued to watch, but there was nothing particularly strange.
Of course, I often looked back or around me.
However, I don’t know if it was because it was far away, but it felt like I was looking in a different direction rather than this direction.
According to my personal judgment, this was probably true.
From the beginning, it was a question that could be answered if you think with common sense.
There was no reason for them to look at me, an ordinary person.
You could see it very briefly, but there was no reason to look beyond that.
Sure enough, even though he immediately turned his head here and there, he never made eye contact with me.
It’s definitely because of the way I dress.
It didn’t seem to be noticeable to them.
“As expected, the fashion at the College of Engineering is amazing.”