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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: JayM
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“What, are you nervous?”
“Yes….”
“I know your usual skill, so what are you nervous about? Even if it’s an evaluation, you just have to do as you usually do, so relax.”
I could roughly understand why Yeon Mi-rae was nervous.
It was natural to get nervous when something was called an evaluation or a test.
Even if nothing changed from getting a good evaluation.
“Then shall we evaluate your skills every day from now on? Then you’ll get used to it and be less nervous.”
“Eek….”
To my words, Yeon Mi-rae made a strange sound, as if she genuinely disliked the idea.
After telling her I was joking, I loosened Yeon Mi-rae’s body with my internal energy.
“Hoo….”
Yeon Mi-rae, who felt her body loosen thanks to my internal energy, said to me.
“Master. I’ve learned all of the basics of swordsmanship, right?”
“…If your swordsmanship is the basics, then 99.9% of the aura ability users in the world haven’t even set foot in the basics yet.”
While saying that, I pondered what Yeon Mi-rae wanted to say.
It probably meant that her swordsmanship had reached a certain realm and she wanted to move on to the next stage.
I had thought that, but….
“Ah, no. For now, I’m planning to solidify my foundation with my swordsmanship as it is.”
Yeon Mi-rae denied it.
It seemed that she had judged that for now, it was important for her to optimize or refine her swordsmanship for her own body rather than hastily developing it.
“More than that, I want to try learning something else.”
“Something else?”
Was there something I hadn’t taught Yeon Mi-rae?
‘Basic martial arts, various weapon arts, combat arts, lightness technique, and magic and psionic powers.’
I thought I had taught her everything there was to teach.
“Not that, but… you know? The thing called Samadhi True Fire…”
“…Ah, that?”
Certainly, regarding things like Samadhi True Fire, I had only told her the basic theory and had never taught it to her in earnest.
But could Yeon Mi-rae really learn Samadhi True Fire?
“The weapon arts, combat arts, and the lightness technique are all about moving the body, so I think I can follow them somehow… But for magic and psionic powers, I really don’t have a clue where to start.”
Samadhi True Fire was a type of alchemy, so it was a type of martial art, but more than that, it was a spell in the realm of enlightenment… If I had to say it, it was a power that fell into the category of magic and psionic powers.
Yeon Mi-rae might have a talent for moving her body or controlling energy, but she had no talent for magic and psionic powers.
Could such a person really learn Samadhi True Fire?
“…Why do you suddenly want to learn Samadhi True Fire?”
Instead of saying something negative, I asked for the reason.
The reason why she suddenly wanted to learn Samadhi True Fire.
“I also want to see what you see from the same position.”
“The same position?”
“Yes.”
Yeon Mi-rae spoke.
That her vision and my vision were different.
That her vision, which only saw what was visible, and my vision, which saw through things with Samādhi, were completely different.
‘Well, that’s a matter of course, but….’
I looked at Yeon Mi-rae.
She hadn’t said anything all this time, so when did this reason to want to have the same vision as me come up?
“I also wanted to follow the conversation between you and Arthur, Master.”
“Hm?”
“I wish I could see and feel the existence of Aether… like you and Arthur, Master.”
Ah, I see.
When Arthur had converted his mana into Aether, Yeon Mi-rae, who couldn’t feel Aether, had no choice but to keep her mouth shut.
Was that why she suddenly said she wanted to learn Samādhi?
Did she also want to feel the existence of Aether?
“…Alright.”
After thinking for a moment, I nodded my head.
Because there was no reason why I couldn’t teach her.
The only problem was that Yeon Mi-rae didn’t have the talent to learn Samadhi True Fire.
However….
‘It seems possible to just make her enter a state of Samādhi, though not to the level of creating Samadhi True Fire.’
The thing called Samādhi wasn’t that difficult a concept in itself.
Although I had been saying that Samādhi was the ability to see through to the essence of things, that was only a story for when you delved deep into its concept… Simply falling into a state of Samādhi was something anyone could do.
Wasn’t there the phrase “state of Samādhi”?
‘Literally, I just have to make her concentrate on one thing.’
In Yeon Mi-rae’s case, it could be swordsmanship, martial arts training, or if not those, then the observation of Aether that she was currently aiming for.
Even if it wasn’t these things, one could fall into a state of Samādhi through playing games, reading, and so on in daily life.
“Got it?”
“Yes!”
And so, after I had explained the light theory of Samādhi to her, I told her to try to fall into a state of Samādhi, and….
“?”
Yeon Mi-rae hugged me and began to do qi circulation.
“…What are you doing?”
“I’m trying to fall into a state of qi circulation Samādhi.”
“…There were many other examples I gave you, so why qi circulation, of all things?”
“Well, because qi circulation is the action I do every day. It’s the most familiar and the easiest to concentrate on, right?”
“…Then the reason you’re hugging me is?”
“Because this posture is the most comfortable. It’s also a posture where you, Master, can help me if my qi circulation goes wrong.”
Yeon Mi-rae seemed to be prepared to refute whatever I said.
…Fine, do as you please.
Ironically, since Yeon Mi-rae had really fallen into a state of Samādhi through this qi circulation, it was tricky for me to say anything against it.
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Two years had passed since Yeon Mi-rae had formed a connection with Rachel and Arthur and had begun to train in Samādhi in earnest.
Arthur and Yeon Mi-rae had entered their final year at the academy, and Lee Ha-eun and I had become sixth-graders in elementary school.
There had been several incidents in the past two years, but to briefly talk about only the major ones, first, Arthur had also participated in my and Yeon Mi-rae’s activities as the Artist.
“You, don’t you have to earn money first to extend Rachel’s life?”
“Originally, I was planning to, but Rachel has a hard time drinking mana potions.”
Arthur would say that and accompany me or Yeon Mi-rae.
He even said that he was considering persuading Rachel to immigrate to Korea and join the Iron Blood guild.
Although there was a high possibility that Rachel would refuse due to the opposition of the British government and the existence of her family and master in England.
Probably, no matter how much Arthur persuaded Rachel, in the end, when Arthur graduated from the academy, he would return to England with Rachel.
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T/N – If you feel like the chapter was quite short compared to the previous ones, it’s because it is. The raw of this chapter was only over half of a regular chapter. Maybe the author was sick like me back when he wrote and posted this chapter?
Also, smooth, Mi-rae. Honestly, I am rooting for her. A ten year gap is nothing when talking about superhumans with long lives. Of course, please wait until the MC’s body is old enough 😅
If you find any mistakes, feel free to point them out in the comments.
