Chapter 26

[Quote: "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."]

Chapter 26: hurried

The fight ended after becoming so intense that the head instructor was on the verge of tiredness.

The spectators were in awe at the strength revealed by the cadet Ryoung,

'So he has reached True master prowess, I underestimated his talent. '

Thought Lee Hwamyung; he watched the whole battle while standing on the sides of the training ground.

But how wrong was he? He couldn't know that Ryoung's prowess had reached grandmaster level.

After the initial shock received by Ryoung's prowess, fear welled up the instructor spectating the battle.

After some time he moved to the head instructor and carried him to the infirmary.

Only two people were remained in the training ground, the air was thick, but suddenly Lee Hwamyung exclaimed and said,

"Congratulations on passing the 4th test, come with me !"

Listening to the director's voice, Ryoung turned his head towards the director and said,

" The head instructor went easy on me ."

Seeing the smile on Ryoung's face, Lee Hwamyung didn't say anything and started to walk towards his office.

Ryoung also came behind the director, they both were silent for a moment before the director shattered the silence,

"After passing the 4th test your tag will be snatched ."

"You'll get your medallion of Squad leader, equal to the martial instructor of the academy. "

Said Lee Hwamyung and became silent, letting Ryoung absorb the information.

They were walking at a normal pace, neither slow nor fast. As they walked Ryoung asked.

"I understand these things, but what about the 5th test? When can I take it."

As those words were uttered, Lee Hwamyung halted his steps and said.

"Why are you in a hurry, just now you have passed the 4th test."

Listening to the director's question, Ryoung replied with a calm face.

"I'm not in a hurry, it's just the academy is pretty boring."

Said Ryoung with a straight face without any expression on his face, lee hwamyung stopped walking and glanced at Ryoung.

"If it's boring, then why have you even come here ?"

"You could've stayed in your inn and become a shopkeeper."

The words echoed in the silent path; Ryoung didn't say anything. He just shook his head and continued to walk.

Seeing him continue walking towards his office, the director also increased his pace.

After walking for 5 minutes they reached the office, lee hwamyung opened the door.

Creak ~ Creak ~

Stepping into the room Ryoung saw a table full of papers and many martial instructors standing beside the table.

Lee Hwamyung glanced at the instructor once and walked to his chair; sitting on it, he spoke.

"As you all would've gotten the news, cadet Ryoung has passed the 4th test."

Saying it, Lee Hwamyung became silent; he just sat in his chair without saying anything.

After some seconds the instructor came forward,

"Congratulations, squad leader Ryoung, on passing the 4th test."

"Congratulations, squad leader Ryoung, for overcoming the test."

"Congratulations....."

And like that, all of those martial instructors standing in the office congratulated Ryoung; Ryoung also accepted their goodwill and smiled at them.

After the instructors had given their Congratulations, an elderly instructor came forward and began speaking.

"Squad leader, there are two main rewards for passing the 4th test."

Said an elderly instructor while handing Ryoung a metal medallion that had the word 'squad leader' engraved on it. There was also a box in which the dragon medicine ball was.

Ryoung accepted them without any hesitation and spoke,

"What are those rewards, instructor."

Seeing the questioning look on Ryoung's face the elderly instructor spoke,

"First you will get your personal room."

Said the instructor while expecting some reaction from Ryoung, but seeing the indifferent reaction on Ryoung's face he asked,

"Did you not like living alone, squad leader? "

Listening to the serene elderly voice Ryoung waved his hands saying,

"It's not like this. I already have a private room given by an instructor."

The elderly instructor had not expected this so he explained in detail,

"Well the room you are living in is at your team's dormitory, but this private room will be like your own house."

Listening to the elderly instructor's explanation Ryoung understood the catch.

'So there'll be no hall or any stairs in my new room, and I can even choose the place for it.'

However, Ryoung, while thinking about where to choose, hasn't considered that the elderly instructor has not said anything about choosing rooms.

But Ryoung knew that if he wanted any room, he'd get it no matter how.

After some seconds of thinking Ryoung asked.

"What is the second reward? Is it the library's pass?"

The elderly instructor shook his head after Listening to Ryoung's question.

"The library pass is not a reward for the squad leader, but it is for passing the 4th test."

"The second reward is that you can order any one weapon of your personal choice to be made by the blacksmith of the main academy building."

Explained to the elderly instructor while Ryoung listened; after the explanation ended, Ryoung turned his head towards Lee Hwamyung.

"When can I take the 5th test."

Asked Ryoung with a calm expression on his face, Listening to the question Lee Hwamyung sighed and spoke,

"You can take it whenever you want, you have already achieved more than the requirement. "

Said the director with a serious expression, after some silence he spoke once again,

"The 5th test is to pass the sealed demonic cave, the prerequisite for taking the test is to reach proficient master prowess."

"In all the generation of the demonic academy, only a handful of 10 people had passed the 5th test."

Said the director while his arms were crossed and placed on his chest; Ryoung listened with an indifferent expression.

"Don't be impatient and get consumed by your inner demon."

Said Lee Hwamyung, Ryoung listened while standing in front of him and said,

"Thank you for the warning; I'll be cautious."

Saying the last word, he slipped from the director's office in slow steps; he didn't want to listen to the grumbling of an old man.

Ryoung didn't return to his dorm. Instead, an instructor was walking ahead of him, showing Ryoung's new home.

Seeing the house, Ryoung was satisfied with it; it had a courtyard and a garden of flowers. There was everything Ryoung needed.

After exploring his new home, Ryoung sat down on his bed, contemplating how he should take his next step.

' Tomorrow, I'll take the 5th test and collect the whole demomic energy present in the sealed demon cave.'

While thinking of the future, he suddenly became tense, but the next second, he relaxed again.

The reason for this was a life force approaching his room; after Ryoung scanned his surroundings with Qi sense, he immediately recognized the life force.

It was none other than Mun Ku's life force; after some seconds, she came and knocked on the door.

Knock ~ Knock ~ Knock ~

Seeing the relentless knocking on his door Ryoung opened his mouth and said,

"Come in !"

Next second, a beautiful, alluring scent invaded Ryoung's nose; lifting his head, he saw Mun Ku wearing a blue and black robe while her hair was swaying on her back.

Ryoung's eyes met her blue eyes for a second before she averted her gaze; entering the house, she saw an organised dining room and next to it was a door that led to Ryoung's bedroom.

The door was opened already, she entered and sat beside Ryoung.

Sensing her nervousness Ryoung spoke first, breaking the silence.

"How are you ?"

Ryoung spoke in a neutral voice, not soft nor harsh. He wanted to ask why she was there, but those words were not ready to be uttered by Ryoung's mouth.

"I'm fine, I heard you passed the 4th test; congratulations. "

She congratulated him with a happy expression on her face.

'So she has come to congratulate me, tsk my thoughts are becoming wild.'

Thought Ryoung while flashing a warm smile on his face.

They continued their small talk that was on the verge of becoming a large conversation.

Nonetheless, it was 3:10 pm, the evening was approaching slowly, and the whole academy was filled with murmurs, including Ryoung's early passing in the 4th test.

Meanwhile, in the courtroom of the demonic cult, the lord was sitting on his grand armchair while the great guardian was standing nearby.

"So his prowess has surpassed that head martial instructor's prowess."

A voice came reverberating in the whole courtroom,

Great guardian bowed and spoke with the utmost respect in his words,

"Yes my lord, he has indeed surpassed the Master prowess level."

Listening to his loyal subordinate of a great guardian family, Cheon Yu Jong couldn't help but snicker.

But the thought of an unknown martial artist appearing in the cult without any evidence was drowning in his head.

He despised someone who didn't respect his Authority and someone who was uncontrollable.

But the idea of torturing a future loyal subordinate of the cult was the sole reason he kept his hands off Ryoung.

But it looks like there will be inevitable circumstances in the future.

"I can't let this boy roam free in the cult anymore, but he is in the academy now."

Said Cheon Yu Jong with a contemplating look on his face, as he was about to ask something great guardian Marakyum spoke,

"My lord, the report also included that he will take the 5th test tomorrow,"

Listening to Great Guardian Marakyum, Cheon Yu Jong has a questioning look.

"So ?"

Asked the lord of the cult, while great guardian Marakyum began to explain the plan he had in his mind.

[Chapter end]

[A/N Note: Today's chapter has been written two times by me, so read it carefully and tell me if it has any misspelt words and sentences with bad grammar.]