His alarm clock indicated that it was 5:59.

He has set the alarm for 6:00.

In just one minute, he will hear a loud alarm!

But a faint shadow pressed down on the alarm button.

Who is that shadow? It's Ji-woo.

He stood up, stretched slightly, and went to the bathroom.

Ji-woo gathered cold water in the red basin and wiped his face with cold water. Therefore, he immediately woke up.

Then he whispered to the reflection in the mirror.

"Now, let's get started. ”

If he makes a decision immediately, he will feel satisfied.

After all, when he decided to drop out of school and become a professional gamer, he immediately quit.

"At that time, my homeroom teacher did everything she could to stop me...... I wonder if they're okay. ”

He dispelled the sudden thought and left the house.

It was early in the morning, so the air was cold, but it wasn't too much for him to bear.

But this in the past was difficult for him: his body, swaying in the wind.

Since he had no muscles, he felt as if a strong wind had blown him away.

"At least let's try to walk. ”

Ji-woo did his best to overcome the difficulties and took a step.

Five minutes hadn't even passed, but his breathing had become difficult.

Just walking can feel like completing a marathon. However, he did not give up and did not rest.

"If I rest today, then I'll put it down tomorrow!" Ji-woo scolded himself.

He has lost two years of his life. He had no time to waste or hesitate.

'2 years!' he thought, a poisonous statement from the bottom of his heart.

'Go further. One more step!"

Jiwoo gritted his teeth, pushed over, and continued to move forward step by step.

Ji-woo walked for a week, building up his stamina and muscles.

Of course, he only trained for a week, so his body didn't change much.

He is still skin and bones. However, he was no longer tripped by the wind.

Therefore, he decided to start training in earnest and sought a fencing school.

"A master of swordsmanship. Ji-woo read the sign.

Swordsman

It's not a sport;

As a result, the training of students is arduous and rigorous, and their sparseness reflects real-life battles.

In short: it teaches true swordsmanship. This has nothing to do with Ji-woo, who used to be a professional gamer.

"That's like that. ”

But the situation has changed.

In any case, he had to go to fencing school.

There are three reasons behind this.

"First of all, train my body. ”

He doesn't want a body he can show off, but a well-trained body. Like a true martial artist!

"And a real sense of fighting. ”

He doesn't have any scientific evidence, but he feels that those who can fight in real life can fight well in the game.

Because Ji-woo has spent many years in the professional gaming world, he has experienced this process firsthand.

In other words, virtual reality characters are strongly influenced by the feelings, experiences, and sense of battle of those they control.

That's why many virtual reality games are ranked as black belts.

Of course, there are people who, like Ji-woo in the past, have improved their abilities in the game itself.

In any case, Ji-woo can't play the game at the moment, so he needs to improve his sense of battle.

In order to improve his combat effectiveness, Ji-woo felt that Swordmaster was the most suitable.

Since the dojo is the largest in the country.

The last reason is

"It's a really good deal. ”

Swordmaster's one-month membership costs $200,000.

Overall, it's not cheap. As a sports fencing school will cost about $100,000 per month.

But in exchange, Swordmaster is open from early morning until late at night, and even on weekends.

It is only closed on New Year's Day and Thanksgiving.

Ji-woo plans to participate in dojo competitions every day from morning till night, so Swordmaster is indeed the best person for him.

However, for people in this situation, $200,000 is still a lot of money.

However, once he was discharged from the hospital, his family no longer had to pay medical bills.

So he apologized to his mother and asked for $200,000 and came here.

His mother casually gave him money, and Ji-woo settled himself again.

"I promise, I will be as successful as before...... And to bring you a life of luxury!"

In any case, for all these reasons, Ji-woo had to become a student of Swordmaster.

The question is...

Will they even accept him when he even struggles to lift a wooden sword?

"Okay, let's get in first. ”

Ji-woo opened the door of the dojo with all his might.

"Excuse me. ”

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The doorbell rang and the man who seemed to be the coach walked over.

The instructor is dressed in uniform and is tall, stout with thick eyebrows and large bright eyes.

"What are you doing here?" the man asked.

"I want to learn swordsmanship," Ji-woo said.

"Hmm. ”

The man looked at him with an embarrassed expression.

It's great that someone has come to learn swordsmanship.

However, Ji-woo's physical condition is not good.

"He barely has any muscles. ”

It would be disastrous if Ji-woo was physically weak and had to undergo rigorous training. No, that would certainly be a disaster.

"I was bedridden for two whole years due to an accident. That's why my body is a little... But I can still do just fine. After seeing the instructor's expression, Ji-woo immediately replied.

"I'll take you to some other dojos. The training here is too hard. You can't stand the training of your body. ”

The training is so rigorous and tedious that the healthiest people drop out on the first day.

To make matters worse, Ji-woo's body can't even last a whole day. Even an hour is hard.

That's a man's decision.

"I can accept it," Ji-woo said, conveying his confidence.

The man tried to convince him to say, "I've been doing this for more than a decade. I can look at it at first glance. Listen to me. ”

Of course, Ji-woo won't give up easily.

"Please let me be trained for at least a few days," Jiwoo said.

"I can't. ”

The man shook his head.

Ji-woo said, "That day." Please train me for a day. If I can't handle it, then I'll leave right away. He emphasised the value of the day's training.

"Hmm. ”

The man changed his mind because the scrawny kid wouldn't give in.

"He's going to have a breakdown in a day. No, hour after hour, he will leave alone. ”

The man eventually nodded.

"Good. Then spend the day at the dojo. ...... is your name?" the man asked.

"My name is Ji-woo. Choi Ji-woo. ”

"I'm Master Kim Dep. ”

"Yes hosts. ”

"So, how about we start with 500 swings down? If you're not satisfied, then you're good to go," De Pei grinned. It's clear why he's smiling.

Then, let's see how much you can take!

However, his smile soon became surprising.

Whenever Ji-woo puts down his sword, he picks it up and swings it again. Whenever he fell, he would get up, grit his teeth, and continue to stubbornly swing his sword. As a result, he managed to complete 500 swings!

When it was done, Ji-woo grabbed the sword and used it to support himself. His whole body trembled.

"What's next?" Ji-woo asked, his voice faint. He's basically saying, 'What else do you have?'

"Again, you're going to die!" Depei yelled and stole the sword from him.

Once he takes Ji-woo's sword, Ji-woo falls to the ground.

Debae was so surprised that he looked at Ji-woo. Luckily, Ji-woo used all his energy and fell asleep.

"Is that okay?!"

Debae's eyes were full of surprise as he looked at Ji-woo.

He used to think that Ji-woo would give up in an hour, but he changed his mind.

"Such a person is not a quitter. ”

He's right.

The first day, the second day, and even a week passed, and he didn't give up.

That's half a year on.

Half a year is by no means short.

Despite this, Ji-woo still goes to the dojo every day. He never missed a day.

"Hello. ”

Ji-woo opened the door of the dojo and walked in.

"Are you here?" said Depei greeted him with a smile. The two of them have been quite close for half a year.

"I'm going to get the change and start training right away. ”

Ji-woo enters the locker room and takes off his clothes.

His body has changed dramatically.

To sum it up: his body is as thick and powerful as a wild horse!

His body proves that his time here is not a waste of time.

Ji-woo, who changed into his uniform, came out and immediately began training.

First, swing down 500!

Depei walked over and brandished his sword beside him.

Ji-woo wields the most swords in the dojo.

De Pei wielded his sword as much as he did, as if he couldn't allow himself to lose.

The duo completed 500 downward swings and then continued with 500 horizontal swings, 500 thrusts and 500 diagonal swings. When they were done, they sat on the floor and rested for a while.

"It's nice to be young," Depei said as he massaged his shoulder. Since he was in his 30s, his body quickly fatigued.

And Zhiyu, who was still in his early 20s at the time, quickly recovered.

"Let's start training. ”

Ji-woo grabbed his sword and stood up.

"I'll rest a little longer. Depei said, fussing.

Ji-woo didn't say anything, just looked at him, as if he was telling him to hurry up.

"You guy doesn't know how to be considerate, do you?"

Eventually, Debae corrected his tired body.

"I'm really not going to back down," Depei said deeply.

Once his face wrinkled, his already rough face looked even more terrifying than before.

Depui took the first step.

However, it is completely ineffective against Ji-woo.

After all, in virtual reality games, monsters exist that are more terrifying and terrifying than anyone else.

So, for Ji-woo, who has seen these monsters on a regular basis, Debae's face is nothing more than a comedy/horror B-movie.

"Hah!"

Ji-woo took the first step and went on the attack.

Thrust!

It was a surprise attack.

And, he's aiming for his ball!

However, the two were not wearing protective gear.

If a random pedestrian sees it, they will scream in horror.

Of course, Debae easily blocked Ji-woo's blade, as if he was familiar with it.

Swordmaster is a school that trains students in swordsmanship in practice.

In hedrons, sudden attacks are allowed, as well as blows to critical areas such as the back of the head or balls. To make matters worse, hand-to-hand combat is also allowed.

Apparently, they did not wear protective gear as they did in real life.

As the instructor of Swordmaster, Depui was often at the receiving end of such unexpected attacks, and even carried out them himself.

Duck!

Debae stopped Ji-woo's attack and immediately launched a counterattack. He himself is aiming for a key area, the temple!

Ji-woo leaned to the side to avoid Debae's attack. Then, he swung his sword downward.

。

The sound of his blade piercing through the air echoed through the hall. Debae also pierced through the air, brandishing his sword.

Ji-woo and Deok-bae nervously exchanged blows.

Bang bang bang

Still, the sound of swords clashing does not stop.

Both of their attacks barely swept past each other's uniforms.

Debae will take offensive action and move on, Jiwoo will persevere. Still, Depei doesn't look good.

"You monster!"

In his opinion, Ji-woo is definitely a monster.

He's an absolute monster. After all, Ji-woo has only learned swordsmanship for half a year, but he is able to maintain swordsmanship on average with a person who has studied for more than 10 years!

"Die!"

Debae began to increase his strength in the sword.

The same goes for Ji-woo.

Click!

Their swords collide and Ji-woo is pushed back.

He doesn't stand a chance to defeat De Pei with pure strength or swordsmanship.

Instead, Ji-woo would move ahead of time, as if knowing where Debae's sword would fall, giving him an advantage.

And he will try to find opportunities and offenses in some unexpected way.

Of course, due to the experience and skills accumulated by Debae, he will not fall into Ji-woo's unconventional attacks.

Deok Bae carefully stopped Ji-woo's blow and pushed forward.

Therefore, their swords clash again and again!

Overall, Depei held the edge throughout the match, but Depei continued to hold on.

In the end, they were unable to decide the winner, and the match ended in a draw.

"Well, it ended in a draw. ”

Depei frowned.

If it's not a real-life spar, but a real-life spar, then Depei will definitely win.

Because he won't control his powers, Ji-woo won't be harmed. And he will also use some lethal techniques.

But even if he wanted to replicate real-life combat, he couldn't do it all. After all, his goal is not to hurt him.

However, because of this, their game ended in such a miserable result.

"What an enviable bastard. ”

Debae stared at Ji-woo.

Ji-woo saw his movements too easily. He instinctively spotted and attacked his weaknesses.

It is definitely a gift from God. Plus, he's working so hard!

"He's probably going to be better than me, right?"

Deok Bae is jealous of Ji-woo's raw talent and is annoyed that Ji-woo's swordsmanship will be more perfect.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Ji-woo noticed Debae's intense gaze and frowned.

"I'm just jealous. Have a question about this!?"

"What?"

Ji-woo tilted his head.

"I'm jealous because you're a genius!"

"Who, me?"

Ji-woo smiled, speechless. What is he even talking about?

"What else do you have? You've only been studying for half a year, but you can already fight with me!" Depei suddenly shouted.

“...”

Ji-woo just wanted to refute his claims and tell him that he wasn't a genius, but shut up.

He wasn't sure about the blade, but he certainly had some kind of special ability.

''I'm not a genius. You'll believe... Do I have an ESP?

Then, Ji-woo gradually recalls the memories of that day, the day when he first began to realize his special abilities.