I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 740

The light fight between the two was quickly halted as I arrived.

In fact, calling it a fight was embarrassing; it was just pulling each other’s hair or tugging at clothes.

Even then, mostly Ash was the one taking the hit, while Yoo So-wol was perfectly fine except for her disheveled clothes.

It couldn’t be helped given Ash’s condition. She probably knew that best herself.

"Here. I’ll turn my back, so tell me when you’re done changing."

"You can just watch, you know?"

"I knew you’d say that. But there’s someone watching with her eyes wide open."

I felt like I could slowly predict Ash’s jokes.

At my reply, she looked at Yoo So-wol. Yoo So-wol was staring with wide eyes, as if daring her to try.

"Chun-ma-nim."

"Speak."

"Turn your back, please."

"Seeing you talk nonsense, it seems you have not yet regained your senses."

She was truly an unpredictable person.

If she only did that in front of me, it would be one thing, but seeing her do that to the Heavenly Demon as well, it seemed her natural personality was mischievous.

Anyway, as Ash changed into the women’s martial robes, it was about time to head down.

Since both of them were busy people, it wasn’t good to just hang around here.

Thus, we slowly descended the mountain, chatting with each other.

"The Heavenly God Martial Festival is over, and all that’s left is the after-party... Grylls, you’re going to enjoy it too, right?"

"I should enjoy it until the end."

Originally, after a Martial Arts Tournament ends, there is bound to be an after-party festival.

The Heavenly Demon Cult was no different, and in a way, it could be seen as the true festival.

People would chat amiably about what happened at the Heavenly God Martial Festival, or the high-ranking figures would engage in fierce diplomatic battles.

I planned to eat delicious food first if possible.

"How about enjoying the festival with me?"

Yoo So-wol suggested to me with anticipation.

Surprisingly, Ash didn’t say much to that proposal. Because of that, I raised a question first.

"How come you’re not saying anything?"

"Well, of course. Because I’m going to meet you at night after the festival is all over."

"...."

At those words, a chilly sensation was felt from my right.

Even without checking, it was clear that Yoo So-wol understood Ash’s meaning and was incensed.

Ash also waved her hand at Yoo So-wol’s reaction and joked.

"You know it’s a joke, right? No matter how rushed I am, I have no intention of crossing the line."

"It would be best for you to keep joking in the future as well."

A fierce war of words ensued. It even felt as if sparks were flying between the two.

In any case, I decided to roam around freely during the festival.

Since I also had someone I wanted to meet separately.

Furthermore, if I revealed my identity, it was obvious that all kinds of attention would be drawn to me, so I wouldn’t even be able to enjoy it properly.

"Well, everything earlier was a joke, so don’t look at me so fiercely. The moment I go back, I’m going to lie down on the bed and pass out."

Around the time we had almost finished descending, Ash revealed her true feelings.

Standing right now was only possible thanks to the Elixir; normally, she should be resting deeply.

Yoo So-wol also seemed to realize Ash was serious, as she nodded and then asked me.

"Are you perfectly fine?"

"I drank the Elixir, so I’m fine."

"Seriously, every time I see it, it’s at a level that doesn’t make sense. I’m a fast recoverer too, but for you, a little rest or an Elixir is all it takes."

Ash grumbled from the side. I had nothing to say, so I just scratched my cheek.

Indeed, during the fierce battle with Ash, even a little rest restored not only my stamina but also most of my bodily wounds.

Because of that, Ash had no choice but to charge at me, biting the bullet.

That strategy worked in its own way, and with the experience and techniques she had accumulated, she pushed me back for a moment.

"Watching from afar, it was quite surprising. In truth, it was a duel Eun-gong could have won just by using a bow."

"Do you think I didn’t know that? It’s only because Grylls has rarely fought humans; if he had rich experience, I would have lost long ago."

"Aren’t you praising me too much?"

It was embarrassing to have my face gilded right next to me.

But Ash, on the contrary, snorted as if she found it absurd and retorted.

"Gilding? Not at all. If you look at the posts I uploaded to the Gallery, you’ll know, but I at least look at martial arts objectively. Have you read all the posts I wrote?"

"I read them all long ago. Though applying them is hard."

It had been a long time since I read the basic and advanced swordsmanship posts Ash had uploaded.

Thanks to that, my skills had improved at least a little, hadn’t they?

Of course, since understanding was difficult apart from reading, I was acquiring it step by step.

"Really? Then you can learn more this time. Do you want to learn the Telekinetic Sword Technique too?"

"Telekinetic Sword? Ah, the thing where the sword floated around earlier?"

"Exactly."

"It was a considerably high-level technique. It only failed because the opponent was Eun-gong."New chapters come out on novelping . com first.

Seeing that even Yoo So-wol, whose evaluation of others was quite stingy, said that, it was definitely an amazing technique.

After all, the Telekinetic Sword Technique wasn’t just a simple telekinetic magic.

Since one could imbue their own will into the sword to showcase various abilities.

In effect, it was like facing another Ash.

The problem was, as Yoo So-wol said, it didn’t work well because the opponent was me.

"But is that something I can learn just because I want to?"

Apart from that, I wondered if it was a technique I could learn.

But Ash, as if my question was absurd, retorted with a look of having heard something bizarre.

"Can you learn it? Did you forget the arrow you shot at me?"

"That was purely by instinct, so I don’t know either. It was closer to a fluke."

"For a fluke, did you not use the exact same ability against me?"

Left speechless by Yoo So-wol’s retort, I just scratched my cheek.

But I didn’t know how I did it either. It was something done purely by ’sensation.’

"Even if you say that, I really don’t know. I only recited a verse in my mind."

"A verse? Do you mean a verse of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art?"

Yoo So-wol asked with a voice half-expectant and half-puzzled.

The verses of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art she had taught me only went up to stage 3.

And techniques dealing with space were only possible upon reaching at least the Profound Realm.

Therefore, stage 3 of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art was far from enough.

Yoo So-wol probably knew this well, but she seemed to ask out of a sliver of hope.

"It’s not the Heavenly Demon Divine Art. It’s just... a memory of the past, I suppose."

"A memory of the past?"

"Don’t tell me you mean memories of your time as the Chief God?"

Following Yoo So-wol, Ash asked in a surprised voice.

At that, I waved my hand. It wasn’t about my time as the Chief God, but literally just a memory.

"It’s not that, it’s a real memory. Anyway, that technique was truly a fluke, so I don’t really know how to use it."

Before the conversation drifted elsewhere, I returned to the main point.

Since the two of them also knew the main point was important, they shared their opinions.

"Using it without knowing how... Ah! Then is that near-divine archery of yours also an application of the Telekinetic Sword?"

Ash snapped her fingers and exclaimed in a voice of realization.

Since it was quite a plausible theory, no retort came to mind.

"Come to think of it, whenever you used a bow, you truly revealed an aspect of the Heavenly God."

"There’s a saying in the Gallery, half-jokingly. Muscle memory—where I don’t remember, but my body does."

Though I said it half-jokingly, there were quite a few scientifically proven cases.

Moreover, the human body has amazing characteristics in many ways. One representative example is homeostasis.

Don’t many people say that the key to dieting is maintaining it rather than losing weight?

To return to its original weight, the body absorbs more nutrients than usual, causing a yo-yo effect.

"Then should I focus on practicing archery instead of swordsmanship in the future?"

"That would be best. Different weapons suit different people."

"Archery is one thing, but using it to retrieve fired arrows would be good too."

I should practice it when I return to the Forest of the Four Seasons later. If I can practice it.

I received an explanation of the principles of the Telekinetic Sword Technique from Ash.

As you can tell from the posts she uploaded to the Gallery, she was incredibly good at explaining.

Of course, it couldn’t be helped that technical terms popped up, but that was something I could learn slowly.

"Chun-ma-nim, do you have no intention of learning?"

"I have no particular interest."

"Is it not that you lack interest, but rather that you can’t multitask?"

"When will that mouth of yours shut."

There was a brief bickering, but I received the basic method from Ash.

To describe it roughly, she said it was enough to control it with the mindset of connecting a thin thread.

Making aura into the shape of a thin thread was an extremely difficult task for me.

Still, if I steadily trained in the Unity of Self and Object, I would grasp it someday.

"But in the end, that Telekinetic Sword is close to me directly controlling an object, right? Since it’s close to making aura into a thin thread and connecting it."

"Right."

"Then practically, it’s moving objects with aura... Is it possible with other objects too?"

"Probably? What are you trying to do?"

Ash looked at me with a puzzled gaze. Yoo So-wol was the same.

Despite their questions, I lost myself in thought for a moment.

Thinking of archery brought the Chief God to mind, and thinking of the Chief God naturally brought back memories of subduing the Tyrant Dragon King in an instant.

’Not using the arrow I used back then was, how should I put it...’

The Chief God’s arrow, which even the Tyrant Dragon King was helpless against.

The reason I didn’t use that arrow was simple. I felt like I shouldn’t shoot it at a human.

But more than that, I remembered the monstrous strength the Chief God had displayed. The act of literally throwing a mountain, which flustered the Tyrant Dragon King.

Was that really thrown with pure ’strength’? There were many parts that couldn’t be explained physically.

’What if he imbued the entire mountain with mana and used it like his own body?’This story is hosted at novelping dot com.

It might sound crazy, but it was the Chief God, of all beings.

According to Lucas’s official statement, a being who harbored several times more mana in his body than Aris.

’If he applied the Unity of Self and Object to the entire mountain, hmm... No? Would it be too difficult?’

Then I should try it myself. After asking the two of them to wait a moment, I looked for a suitable spot.

Soon, after finding a solid, flat ground, I slowly drove both hands into the earth to anchor myself.

"What are you doing?"

"Be quiet. Is Eun-gong not concentrating?"

"Am I not even allowed to ask?"

Whether the two of them bickered behind me or not, I closed my eyes and concentrated.

The principle of the Telekinetic Sword Technique that Ash had taught me earlier.

Making aura into an invisible thread, and then handling it as if controlling a puppet.

Since aura was as good as thought transmission, the sword would move as desired.

’Can I apply the Unity of Self and Object to the entire environment? It doesn’t matter even if I can’t. It’s just an experiment anyway.’

Holding that thought, I let my mana seep into the ground bit by bit, very slowly.

After the decisive battle with Ash, my mana was roughly recovered from taking the Elixir.

Of course, since it wasn’t fully recovered, there was no need to overdo it. This was just an experiment anyway.

Soon, once the mana had seeped into the ground to some extent, I applied strength to my thighs and waist and slowly lifted.

If the ground didn’t lift, I planned to give up and let go immediately...

Kugugugu!

...but the ’sensation’ of the ground slowly lifting was vividly felt.

That wasn’t all. Looking down, I saw that the angle of the flat ground had risen slightly.

Although very slight, the entire flat ground had risen due to my strength.

"...."

I stared blankly at the sight, then quietly set it down.

Kugugung!

With a loud noise, the ground shook violently as if an earthquake had occurred.

Beyond mere shaking, the environment on the ground also underwent significant changes.

First, the birds perched on the trees flew up in surprise.

"Jjee-eek?!"

A squirrel sleeping soundly inside a tree popped out and scurried away.

It was a huge repercussion in many ways, and I, the one who caused it, felt awkward.

"Hmm..."

I scratched my cheek, then turned around to face the two women.

Both Yoo So-wol and Ash were admiring with their mouths slightly open.

To be precise, the difference was that Yoo So-wol was in admiration, while Ash was closer to shock.

Approaching the two of them quietly, I muttered in a passing whisper.

"It’s too heavy to lift..."

That was a lie.

I could have lifted more, but I stopped because it felt like a pointless exercise.

In the first place, whether I could lift it or not was meaningless. If I lift it, I lift it; if I can’t, I can’t.

Fortunately, the two of them quickly snapped out of it. Since this wasn’t the first or second time I did something like this, they just accepted it now.

Instead, I should go prepare for the festival. There was still a lot of work left.

"Grylls."

"Yeah?"

"Even if I can’t enjoy the festival today, can we meet tomorrow morning?"

Before going to enjoy the festival, Ash, who planned to sleep early due to fatigue, made a proposal to me.

"There’s something I want to do with you."

"Something you want to do?"

At that question, Ash smiled.

"It’s nothing like that, but there’s something I really want to do. Okay?"

With a very pure smile, devoid of any ulterior motives.

I gladly accepted her proposal.

Since she herself mentioned it wasn’t anything strange, I could trust her.

As time passed and evening came, the festival began.

Perhaps because it was a festival after the Heavenly God Martial Festival ended, it was much more splendid and grand.

"So you were here, Asella."

"Ah! Ch-Chief God-nim!"

"You’re not wearing the clothes you wore this morning? They suited you so well."

"...!!!"

I met Asella along the way.

"I-I’ll go change right away!"

"It’s a joke, a joke!"

I broke a sweat trying to stop her, as she took my joke seriously.