39 Chapter 38 (2/2)

”Well, nothing much happened.”

Of course, Byeok Ae-rin was extremely sharp. She didn't miss the faint smell of blood that was emanating from Kang-hyuk's body.

She immediately sent him a telepathic message.

-Seonsaengnim, what's this smell of blood?

-The smell of blood? I tried to be careful, but I guess there were still remnants. It wasn't a big deal, so don't worry.

-But….

-On the way, there were some bandits planning to attack the students, so I had to take some action.

Byeok Ae-rin's face became pale.

-I-I apologize! I thought I cleared all of the obstacles on the way but…

-You can't do much about obstacles that are on the move, can you? Don't worry about it.

Whilst Kang-hyuk smiled, with a serious expression, Byeok Ae-rin bit her lip and hung her head low.

Having noticed the change in Byeok Ae-rin's expression, and her head hung, Cheon Hae-gwang cautiously spoke up.

”Erm, are you okay? Maid?”

”Ah! I'm fine.”

She quickly raised her head and answered.

”If you need us, please call us. We'll be over there.”

Byeok Ae-rin pointed towards a particular area. It was a campsite for maids, servants, and Liberal Arts subject teachers.

They had different arrangements from the rest of the students and martial teachers. This was due to part of the field trip being to set up camp.

”Will do.”

All of a sudden, the sound of beating drums echoed loudly throughout the mountain.

”We will be camping here! Everyonr can start preparing!”

The individual groups immediately began to move into action. They wanted to secure the optimal spot for camping.

”That's our spot!”

”What are you talking about? Does it have a sign up saying that it's your spot?”

”I'm standing here, so it means the spot is claimed!”

”Don't be ridiculous, get out of the way!”

”I refuse!”

”If you refuse, I have no choice but to use my skills.”

”Come on then! I'll flatten your nose to a pancake!”

Ownership over a particular camping spot would always cause disagreements among the students.

However, no one from the Academy tried to break up their arguments. The teachers of their groups simply watched on.

They did not only spectate, but they also acted as judges.

They felt that it was a training opportunity, necessary for them to adapt to the competitive climate of Moorim.

The fight for camping spots was also fierce because if they were unable to obtain a good spot, students would have to reside in a less optimum location for three nights and four days.

The current fight over a camping spot was going on between the Samjo and Chiljo groups.

Kang-hyuk looked at the two students in front of him that were screaming at each other.

”Aaah! Are you deaf? This is our rightfully claimed spot!”

”Don't you know that the spot belongs to whoever lights a fire there first?”

”Are you blind? Can't you see that we're lighting a fire?”

”Yes, you're lighting it, but it's not alight yet, is it?”

”You…!”

”Why? You don't like what I said? Let's have a round then! You always lose to me anyway!”

”What? Fine! I'll give you a good beating today!”

”I think I've heard you say that a hundred times already.”

Kang-hyuk sighed after observing their quarrel.

'Aren't they the children of the Namgoong and Jaegal families? They were fighting when I was eating noodles at Ilmibanjeon before. They're even fighting here?'

Even recalling the incident that had caused his noodles to become soggy put Kang-hyuk in a bad mood.

Their quarrels had actually come up a few times in the morning meetings of the teachers.

Despite having been given penalty points for their behaviour, their relationship was still the same.

At this moment in time, swords had been drawn, and it looked as though they were putting their lives on the line to fight.

It seemed as though they were taking the opportunity to properly fight here, as they knew that they wouldn't be stopped.

'They're names are Namgoong Min and Jaegal Ho, right?'

Unable to stop their fight, Kang-hyuk simply watched on. If there was a huge issue however, the teachers would of course step in and give penalties.

Cheon Hae-gwang, who was standing next to Kang-hyuk, spoke up.

”Seonsaengnim, who do you think will win?”

Kang-hyuk shook his head. He was reluctant to give his judgement on the results, as it would divert the audience's attention to him.

But, the end result was obvious to Kang-hyuk.

It was clear that Namgoong Min would lose.

Whilst he was a child of the Namgoong family, famous for their Heavenly Sword Energy, he didn't have the appropriate skills and cultivation to execute that power fully.

'It's because of his impatient personality. Aigoo-yah! His personality exactly mirrors his grandfather! Tsk tsk.'

Whilst his grandfather was now nicknamed the 'One Slash Sword Emperor', in his youth, Namgoong Jook was known for his fiery personality.

Namgoong Jook's character only improved after he had encountered Kang-hyuk, and had a few near-death experiences, fixing his unruly character and allowed his true potential to shine through.

Kang-hyuk sighed, as his prediction of Namgoong Min's defeat came true.

Namgoong Min was part of the Samjo group, which he too was a member of.

”Aarghh!”

Namgoong Min staggered backwards as Jaegal Ho's sword was drawn to his neck.

The teachers of the Chiljo group declared their victory joyously, as they then looked over at Oh-Tae.

They wanted to confirm whether he too agreed on their victory.

He sighed, and nodded his head. Namgoong Min had unarguably been defeated.

”Stand up!”

Oh-Tae bellowed at the still collapsed Namgoong Min, whose face was flushed red. He immediately stood up.

His shoulders were trembling with anxiety.

”So, where would be a good place to set up camp? Oh Seonsaeng?”

Kang-hyuk addressed Oh-Tae, who proceeded to look around the site until he finally pointed towards a particular location.

”We'll have to set up camp over there.”

However, the location didn't look particularly appealing.

The ground of the site was uneven, and there were also small stones all over the floor which would be uncomfortable to sleep on.

But alas, there was no other option. There were no other spaces available to camp on.

”I apologize.”

As it was his fault that his group had to camp in such a place, Namgoong Min was unable to raise his head as he apologized.