Invincible Mumu
Invincible Mumu - Chapter 26: Interest (3)

Interest (3)

鈥淜id. Will you let this uncle take you in as a disciple?鈥?/p>

The deputy head of the Academy, Dan Pil-hoo, liked Mumu.

It was a really great thing for one to train their body so extremely without learning martial arts at all.

Even though it was late for someone of Mumu鈥檚 age to start cultivating internal energy, there was still room for overcoming that barrier and growing rapidly.

'I don't know about others, but if I, Dan Pil-hoo, teaches him, it would be a different story.'

He had wealth and connections.

Based on that, he had the confidence to make sure Mumu鈥檚 missing aspects could be covered.

鈥業f that can happen, then this child will be an opportunity for me.鈥?/p>

He was the deputy head of the Heavenly Martial Arts Academy,

However, it was because he was recognized for his career and connections.

Unlike the noble upbringing of a few in the Academy who were recognized for their skills, this man was invited to the Academy in recognition of his experience in the Murim Association.

And this was done to strengthen the rules and internal relations of the Academy and the Association.

And he was the one who contributed to this.

But that was all.

[What is this? I am the one who laid the groundwork here. But how is it that the most important position is given to someone other than me?]

This man was the mastermind behind the growth of the Academy.

Thus, he laid the foundation to bring in his contacts and make it the best Academy.

However, he was given the position of deputy headmaster.

And there was only one reason.

It was because the achievements in the first year of administration of the Academy weren't maintained properly.

The current headmaster Do Jeong-myung , The Hero of Epee, had brought in outstanding talents such as Geum Seo-il and Oh Yoon, who were the best in recent times.

[With your excellent managing skills, take care of the Academy.]

One of the founders of the Academy said that, but this meant that they thought Dan Pil-hoo didn鈥檛 have an eye to pick out talented people or recognize talents.

Which made him feel bitter.

He, too was a warrior, and he was confident of being a headmaster, and he was sure that he could solidify the reputation of the Academy.

鈥楾his child will help me do that.鈥?/p>

Even though the child knew nothing about martial arts, he had the best kind of muscles Dan Pil-hoo had ever seen.

It was rare to find such kids.

Originally, only the highest-ranking kids among the non-graduate students who passed in the mid-second year would be eligible to have a dedicated teacher, but if he didn't ask now, he thought he would lose Mumu.

Which was why he made a proposal.

Deputy Dan Pil-hoo asked with a smile.

鈥淜id. Opportunities like this don鈥檛 come easily.鈥?/p>

At that, Mumu tilted his head.

This was the fourth time already.

Someone asked him to be their disciple again.

鈥榃hy are they doing this?鈥?/p>

It started with the prefect, and then two teachers of Jin-hyuk asked him too.

He couldn't figure out why they were asking it.

Besides, it wasn鈥檛 someone like asked him, 鈥榃ould you like to learn?鈥? but strangers asking him to go under them and accept them as his masters.

Dan Pil-hoo, who looked at Mumu, spoke.

鈥淎hh. This is a late introduction. I am Dan Pil-hoo, a deputy head in the academy.鈥?/p>

鈥淒eputy head (below headmaster)?鈥?/p>

鈥淩ight. I am a deputy headmaster.鈥?/p>

鈥淎h, I didn鈥檛 know! Hello!鈥?/p>

Mumu, who finally found out his identity, bowed and said hello.

鈥楻ight. Right.鈥?/p>

He did think something was missing, though.

Wouldn鈥檛 the kid be interested now that he knew who the man was?

A person of the Academy who was a deputy headmaster was willing to accept him as a disciple, so surely it would be regarded as an honour鈥?/p>

鈥楾his?鈥?/p>

But it was weird.

After greeting, Mumu looked at Kang Seo-ryong, who was on the ground and not Dan Pil-hoo.

It was like he was unbothered.

What was with that weak reaction?

鈥楧oes this kid not know me?鈥?/p>

Dan Pil-hoo frowned.

He, too, was a warrior who had an excellent reputation in Murim, and if not for the current headmaster, he would have been a famous warrior known all throughout entire Murim.

Sky Striking Flash Knives, there was no one who wouldn鈥檛 know that title.

Dan Pil-hoo directly asked.

鈥淜id. Do you not know me?鈥?/p>

鈥淗uh? Are you asking about you being the deputy head?鈥?/p>

鈥淗ave you ever heard of the name Sky Striking Flash Knives?鈥?/p>

鈥淣o.鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

Mumu鈥檚 expression said he was sincere.

鈥榟aa鈥?鈥?/p>

If this kid was a student in the Academy, he should at least know the people in it.

It wasn鈥檛 just that he didn鈥檛 know martial arts, but it was like the kid knew nothing about Murim.

Dan Pil-hoo had met many test takers and students, but this was his first time encountering such a child.

And then Mumu said,

鈥淩ather than being your disciple, give that one to me.鈥?/p>

鈥楲ook at this guy.鈥?/p>

Dan Pil-hoo raised his eyebrows.

In the midst of all this, Mumu was only focused on his target.

Dan Pil-hoo smiled and asked.

鈥淲hat are you going to do with this one?鈥?/p>

"He tried to kill Jin-hyuk, my family, so I need to do the same."

Such honesty.

Normally, in such situations, they would lie.

But here, in front of one of the members of the Academy, Mumu was openly speaking about such stuff.

鈥楬e is an interesting kid.鈥?/p>

Normally, if anyone had said something like this, Dan Pil-hoo would have slapped them right away.

But strangely, he couldn鈥檛 feel malice from Mumu.

The voice, the eyes, everything seemed innocent.

The kids brought up in Murim are normally clever at this age, and this guy was far from clever.

To Mumu, Dan Pil-hoo said.

鈥淪o, you want to kill him? That will be difficult.鈥?/p>

鈥淲hy? He did something wrong.鈥?/p>

鈥淲ell, this is an academy which has people of various clans coming in. no matter how wrong one is, they can鈥檛 be killed. If you do that, then well, you won鈥檛 be much different from him.鈥?/p>

鈥淲hat if this guy was trying to kill the family of the deputy head?鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

He went speechless.

The kid seriously had a knack for making people shut their mouths.

Dan Pil-hoo looked at Mumu and said.

鈥溾€?this is fun. Real fun. Let鈥檚 be honest. If this happened to the deputy head, then I would quietly make sure the person paid the price without letting anyone know.鈥?/p>

It was an answer which shouldn鈥檛 be given to a child by someone in the position of a deputy headmaster.

However, this child seemed different from others.

Therefore, Dan Pil-hoo thought that it would be better to try an honest approach.

鈥淲ithout letting anyone know?鈥?/p>

鈥淚f you are smart, you will know that causing troubles here will not help you in your academic life.鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

鈥淎nd if you openly seek revenge, things will only turn harder. Even if it wasn鈥檛 your fault.鈥?/p>

鈥淎nd paying the price without anyone knowing?鈥?/p>

At Mumu鈥檚 words, Dan Pil-hoo laughed bitterly.

鈥淭his is the true wisdom of this world. If no one knows, who will even care about what happened?鈥?/p>

Mumu went silent at that.

He seemed like a na茂ve kid.

Since he casually spat out the harsh reality, he thought that Mumu would think differently of him.

He wanted to accept a child who was clever rather than stupid.

No matter how talented one was if they can't keep up with the other's actions, they are nothing short of useless.

Looking kind, Dan Pil-hoo said.

鈥淏ahahaha. I think I said something too heavy to understand. Forget what I said now. It is better to follow the rules when you are in this place.鈥?/p>

Tak!

Dan Pil-hoo said that while pointing to Kang Seo-ryong who was near him.

鈥淭he deputy head, which is me, saw this kid crashing into the room and doing that act, so the price he pays will be high. There will even be a chance of him getting evicted too.鈥?/p>

鈥淓victed? So you will make him leave?鈥?/p>

鈥淩ight. If that happens, you won鈥檛 have to worry about this after that. Would you be satisfied with this?鈥?/p>

At that, Mumu nodded with a sullen expression.

As the man said, he couldn't do something which could cause trouble to Jin-hyuk and to his life in the Academy.

鈥淕ood. Then let鈥檚 get back to the other talk?鈥?/p>

鈥淲hat?鈥?/p>

鈥淏ecoming a disciple of mine.鈥?/p>

鈥淒isciple?鈥?/p>

鈥淭his isn鈥檛 a privilege that one can easily get. If you become a disciple of mine, I will make sure that you are at third rank by the end.鈥?/p>

鈥淭hird rank?鈥?/p>

鈥淩ight. Do you know what that means?鈥?/p>

If one graduated with the first, second, and third rank at the Academy, great honor and wealth would follow.

One could even become an official of the Imperial Palace.

Everyone would want that.

鈥楬ow is that? Is this interesting?鈥?/p>

If anyone said such a thing, it was bound to be tempting.

Even a pure guy like Mumu could want it.

Mumu answered.

鈥淭his rank鈥?mister鈥?no, deputy head, if I become a disciple of yours, I might be a third ranker?鈥?/p>

鈥楥aught you!鈥?/p>

He thought that this proposal would make Mumu tempted to accept it.

He smiled and said to Mumu.

鈥淒idn鈥檛 I say that this opportunity isn鈥檛 easy to come by? If you don't get high grades by the mid of the second year, you won't be able to get a dedicated teacher. However, I value your talents which was why I suggested this to you.鈥?/p>

In a word, it was like an honor.

At that, Mumu tilted his head and asked.

鈥淚sn鈥檛 this against the rules?鈥?/p>

鈥淗uhuhu, taking that into consideration too, I am willing to accept you. All the responsibility will be borne by me, so don鈥檛 worry鈥︹€?/p>

"Ahh. That's all right. You don't have to do that; it is fine."

鈥淩ight. Wh鈥?what?鈥?/p>

Dan Pil-hoo frowned at Mumu鈥檚 words.

It was fine?

"My father said that I shouldn't cause trouble for others for my sake; I don't think it is nice for the deputy head to be held responsible for me."

Mumu always kept in mind the things Yu Yeop-kyung said.

At those words, Dan Pil-hoo coughed.

鈥淐ough cough. Didn鈥檛 I say that you don鈥檛 have to worry? You only need to receive the teachings鈥︹€?/p>

鈥淭hat is one reason, but there is also another reason.鈥?/p>

鈥淎nother reason?鈥?/p>

鈥淚 am already training.鈥?/p>

This was his first-time hearing something like this.

What kind of training would a guy with no knowledge in martial arts even do?

鈥淚 heard that you trained yourself, but what kind of training could you even have?鈥?/p>

Mumu smiled and answered brightly.

鈥淢uscle training.鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

And he snorted.

Muscle training.

Refusing the offer was one thing, but it was absurd to use this as an excuse to refuse him.

鈥楬a鈥︹€?/p>

With that, Dan Pil-hoo was wondering if he should push him further or not.

If Mumu was the clever kind who was trying to pull his strings, then Dan Pil-ho would have gotten angry.

But Mumu was really na茂ve.

鈥樷€?it would be better to appease him.鈥?/p>

Finding someone like Mumu within the Academy was rare.

Dan Pil-hoo tried to make a very soft, caring expression and said.

鈥淢uscle training鈥?that is the first I have heard of it. Then can you tell me under whom you studied it?鈥?/p>

鈥淣obody has taught me muscle training. I myself am the teacher and the disciple.鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

Wasn鈥檛 this the same as self-training?

At those words, Dan Pil-hoo was nearing his limit.

This guy was pure, but he was too pure.

However, since the kid had talent, he decided to be patient a little longer.

鈥淲ow, I think it's amazing and wonderful that you鈥檝e reached this level just by training your muscles. But that has a limit.鈥?/p>

鈥淟imit?鈥?/p>

鈥淲hy do you think warriors learn martial arts to kill or subdue the opponent? It is all about getting stronger.鈥?/p>

鈥淢uscle training too鈥︹€?/p>

鈥淟et鈥檚 keep the jokes aside. Simply training the body won鈥檛 give you results of that level.鈥?/p>

Shh!

Dan Pil-hoo held out his hand and pointed towards a small tree.

As if a sharp blade cut it, the tree fell down.

Slash!

Mumu was shocked by the falling tree.

鈥淗ow did you do that?鈥?/p>

Dan Pil-hoo shrugged his shoulders and asked.

鈥淭hat is sword energy. When you train your internal energy and have a strong understanding of the energy flow, you can use your energy in this way.鈥?/p>

鈥淎mazing.鈥?/p>

鈥淎mazing? This is not so shocking. If you become my disciple, you can learn anything. However, training muscles won鈥檛 be enough.鈥?/p>

Once one sees this, they would want to learn it at all costs.

After talking this much and showing this in person, if Mumu still insisted on muscle training or came up with another reason to refuse, then he had to be stupid or just beyond innocence.

Dan Pil-hoo approached Mumu and put his hand on his shoulders.

鈥淚f you follow the teachings of mine, you can reach this level too. No, I will make you stronger than the headmaster.鈥?/p>

He thought that he conveyed everything to Mumu.

However, Mumu tilted his head and said something incomprehensible.

鈥淚鈥?have a question.鈥?/p>

鈥淕o on.鈥?/p>

鈥淚 hope you don鈥檛 feel bad.鈥?/p>

鈥淵ou think a question will make me feel bad? Ask anything.鈥?/p>

鈥淩eally?鈥?/p>

鈥淵es. Anything.鈥?/p>

鈥淭hank god. I was curious to know why the deputy head kept on asking me to be your disciple even though your muscles are so weak?鈥?/p>

鈥溾€?what?鈥?/p>

Da Pil-hoo doubted his ears.

He was wondering what Mumu was going to ask, but did he just say that his muscles were weak?

This was beyond absurdity, especially from an idiot who knew nothing about Murim.

鈥淗aa鈥︹€?/p>

Dan Pil-hoo closed his eyes and placed his hand on his forehead.

Words didn鈥檛 seem to work anymore.

Only the body will work for鈥?/p>

Thud!

鈥楬uh?鈥?/p>

Dan Pil-hoo鈥檚 eyes shot open at the sound.

As he looked at the strange scene.

Mumu's arm muscles expanded first, and then the clothes were torn, and his upper body enlarged.

鈥??鈥?/p>

The bulging muscles on Mumu鈥檚 body were squirming as if they were alive.

At those incredibly developed muscles, Dan Pil-hoo was at a loss of words.

He felt the body of Joo Kang-in, a member in the training center, who was known to reach extreme levels in working his body was a dwarf in comparison.

鈥楬ow can the body suddenly鈥︹€?/p>

He had never seen such muscles in his life.

With such muscles, just looking at it was taking away his breath.

At that moment, Mumu pulled back his right arm.

And clenched his fist, ready to punch ahead with the biceps which swelled.

鈥淲hat are you trying to do?鈥?/p>

Feeling crisis, Dan Pil-hoo opened the distance between them and raised his internal energy.

And then was ready to unleash sword energy at Mumu.

鈥楬ow dare he do this to me!鈥?/p>

However,

Chachachacha!

The moment the sword energy was released at Mumu鈥檚 chest, it scattered like haze before touching the chest.

Dan Pil-hu鈥檚 eyes widened at that.

The kid didn't learn martial arts, so he couldn't use internal energy, then was the sword energy offset by mere muscles?

鈥淲hat the hell鈥︹€?/p>

It was before he could express his doubt.

Mumu clenched his fist and then made an action of punching Dan Pil-hoo from afar.

鈥淯gh鈥?/p>

Swoosh!

His eyelids started fluttering at the tremendous wind pressure coming at him, and it was as if a storm had taken birth right in front of him.

Even his ears were hurting at the sound.

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

Dan Pil-hoo felt a cold sweat drop down.

He looked at the fist of Mumu.

It was his first time in life that he was gripped with fear that his face could be blown away.

As he gulped, he heard a rumble behind him.

Thud!

Scared, he slowly turned his head.

鈥?!!!鈥?/p>

There, bushes, trees, and plants were all uprooted and thrown away.

鈥樷€?no!鈥?/p>

This wasn't power from internal energy but muscles.

Was this all done with the force of a fist?

It was the moment when his common sense had shattered.

Mumu said to him, who was at a loss of words, with a bright and innocent smile.

鈥淭rain your muscles. Even the deputy head can do this much.鈥?/p>

鈥樷€?this much?鈥?/p>