Martial Arts Ain't Anything Special-Chapter 104: Chunbong Returns (3)

Seojun easily caught the flying cup.

His mood kept getting better and better. This spot-on reaction confirmed she was indeed the Geum Chunbong he knew.

He still had so much he wanted to say that his tongue got tied.

So instead of words, he simply reached out his hand.

Squish, squish.

Truly these cheeks have transcended even the Profound Realm...!

As he rubbed those cheeks, Seojun realized the truth of all creation was in his hand.

I did the right thing by removing the Fairy Art...

He could tell as soon as he saw Chunbong. On that perfectly proportioned body, her cheeks were ever so slightly out of balance.

The removal of the Fairy Art combined with Chunbong’s own desires had maintained the volume of her cheeks...!

“Oh my precious Chunbong...!”

Unable to contain himself any longer, Seojun picked her up in his arms.

Chunbong, who had been stoically accepting his touch, started flailing wildly once she was lifted into the air.

“Hey...! Put me down, you bastard...!? First thing you see are my cheeks? I’ll kill you!”

The men around gaped at this behavior, so completely different from the cold demeanor she had shown until now.

Regardless, Seojun held Chunbong up and played airplane with her.

“My Chunbubbie is a baby. She needs lots of huggies.”

“Put me down!”

“Aww.”

“Kyaaah! You bastard!”

After struggling vigorously, Chunbong suddenly became docile. Seojun, having chosen the perfect timing based on big data, swiftly put her on his shoulders.

A grown woman riding piggyback on a man created a strange scene.

But Chunbong, already used to this, didn’t think much of it, and the men who had been shocked earlier didn’t feel anything was strange due to how natural it all seemed.

“Let’s go, Geum Chunbong!”

Seojun paid for the food and immediately left the inn.

Pae Jingwang, Namgung Changhwi, and their subordinates blankly stared at him.

Only Jang Geuk seemed to guess Chunbong’s identity and was amazed.

“What... is that...?”

When Pae Jingwang asked, Seojun grinned.

“Smolest Under the Heavens.”

“What?”

“My Chunbong.”

“What the hell are you saying?”

“If you don’t know, just memorize it.”

“Crazy bastard.”

Pae Jingwang looked at him strangely. Seojun clicked his tongue at his ignorance and proudly showed off Chunbong on his shoulders.

“Old man Jang Geuk, look. My Chunbong is extremely super adorable.”

“My Lord...? Your sister is looking at you like she truly wants to kill you.”

“My Chunbong’s eyes are naturally fierce.”

“I don’t believe that’s why...”

“What would you know about my Chunbong!”

Jang Geuk shut up at that rebuke.

The group continued toward the Namgung Clan, with Seojun carrying Chunbong on his shoulders at the forefront...

*Chunbong was carried through the streets on Seojun’s shoulders. She was a bit pissed off.

This bastard, first thing he sees are my cheeks. Always just looking for cheeks.

The reaction Chunbong had wanted was for Lee Seojun to be flustered by her grown-up appearance, but he didn’t seem particularly interested in that.

Her complex feelings made her pout.

Well maybe... that’s a good thing?

Her anxiety about whether his reaction would change now that she had grown up vanished without a trace.

Fortunately, her big brother wasn’t a child lover, but a Geum Chunbong enthusiast.

When they arrived at the Namgung Clan, Namgung Jincheon was waiting at the main gate.

“You’ve returned...”

“Clan Head!”

Namgung Changhwi and his subordinates quickly bowed. Jang Geuk did the same.

Pae Jingwang, however, marveled at him.

“Wow, Namgung Jincheon. You’ve really grown up? They say each day brings new change, but I hardly recognize you.”

“Senior, you have not changed at all...”

“You bastard, are you being sarcastic?”

“I did not particularly mean to be...”

After exchanging greetings with each other, Namgung Jincheon looked at Seojun.

His son-in-law carrying the daughter of the Geum Clan on his shoulders. The corners of Namgung Jincheon’s lips rose slightly, as if watching close siblings.

“I heard it was dangerous... The Qilian Sect Leader had intervened...?”

“Well, wasn’t that bad. I took care of it.”

Jang Geuk burst into laughter at his nonchalant response.

“My lord can say such things even after having his head fly off once.”

“Hey, you son of a—!”

Seojun turned around in shock, but it was too late.

Chunbong, still on his shoulders, squeezed his neck tightly with her thighs.

“...Hey, what did you say? His head flew off?”

“M-Miss Geum! Wait! I swear, I can explain everything!”

“How the hell do you explain that, you asshole!?”

Seojun quickly looked at Namgung Jincheon, feeling the killing intent from Chunbong. His eyes were also wide.

“Hmm... It seems we should talk later...”

“Father-in-law...!”

Namgung Jincheon slightly averted his eyes.

After Chunbong lightly dropped down, she grabbed his collar and pulled him close.

“Come with me. Let’s have a chat.”

“Jang Geuk...! I won’t forget this...!”

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Said man laughed loudly as he watched Seojun being dragged away.

“Good luck, My Lord.”

“I trusted you...! I trusted youuuu...!!”

Seojun’s voice faded into the distance.

*Upon entering the room, Chunbong pushed Seojun down.

“Oof...!”

She climbed on top of him as he fell to the floor and began frantically feeling his body.

Arms, legs, neck, head. She even tore at his clothes to examine his upper and lower body.

“Kyaaah...!”

“Will you stay still?”

“Yes, ma’am...”

Her expression became serious after examining his entire body.

There were scars on his shoulders like his arms had been severed and reattached. A similar one on his neck, and four strange scars on his sides like arms had grown there. One on each temple as well.

Besides these, there were too many small scars to count.

When Chunbong glared at him, Seojun smiled awkwardly.

“Oh my Chunbong. You’ve gotten heavier.”

She shifted her weight and pressed her butt down against his stomach for saying something stupid again.

“Ugh...! You brat, why is your tailbone so sharp...!”

“Shut it.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Seojun watched her carefully, subtly extending his arms to wrap around her.

This time, Chunbong didn’t resist. As she snuggled into his arms, Seojun chuckled.

“You’ve grown a lot. You’re a real adult now?”

“Except you called me a baby earlier.”

“I was just kidding.”

“...Bullshit.”

“No, seriously. Why’s my Chunbong become so pretty!”

“...Whatever.”

Hmph. She snorted, and Seojun suddenly sat up and placed her opposite him.

He stared at her, then slowly his lips curved into a gentle smile.

“Your blocked meridians seem to have healed.”

“...Yeah. I’m completely fine now.”

“No other issues?”

“Shouldn’t you be worried about yourself rather than me right now?”

“I’m perfectly fine though?”

Seojun shamelessly spread his arms wide.

He wasn’t wrong. Nothing hurt, and every part of his body was functioning normally.

There were many scars, but they would soon disappear, and most of the larger scars weren’t from injuries but from his demonic transformation.

That makes me think...

How would Chunbong react to his demonic transformation? Six arms, horns growing—literally a demon.

Seeing how the Three Heads Six Arms Form appeared when he used the Sword Form of the Emperor, he might eventually become a monster with three heads.

As he was lost in thought, he felt a ticklish sensation on his neck.

“Hehe!”

“Stop giggling.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

“...Are you really okay?”

Chunbong sighed deeply as she touched the scar on his neck. Her eyes were slightly reddened, suggesting she was quite worried.

Seojun nodded vigorously.

“Completely fi—”

Bang!

The door suddenly flung open violently. Stand there was Namgung Suah, her usual narrowed eyes wide open, revealing her blue irises.

“O-Oh my...”

The scene reflected in those blue eyes: Seojun half-naked, and Chunbong leaning against him, touching his neck.

After a moment of hesitation, Namgung Suah smiled awkwardly.

“May I... join in?”

Big sis definitely isn’t normal either.

*“Father told me that your head was cut off Seojun? What does that mean? Father is considering whether or not to invade the Qilian Sect at this instant.”

“Huhh? Please stop him quickly!”

The full party gathered after a long time.

After getting dressed, Seojun narrated his adventures, promising to explain everything step by step.

The first part was stuff Namgung Suah had already heard, but she showed no signs of boredom, staring at his face as she listened to the story.

Chunbong showed an intense reaction when the North Sea Ice Palace appeared in the story.

“North Sea Ice Palace? You said the qi there was almost identical to the yin qi inside me?”

“Yeah. But when I beat them up, they said they didn’t know anything.”

“Hmm...”

She stopped fidgeting and suddenly her eyes flashed.

“Hey you... that’s not what’s important right now.”

“Then what is?”

“One versus five? Do you think you’re at the Unrestrained Realm or something?”

Slap, slap, slap, slap! His back was struck repeatedly.

The long-awaited Chunbong therapy completely relieved his fatigue.

“Come on, this big brother just fucking annihilated them.”

“How! Many! Times! Have I! Told you! Not to! Do dangerous things!?”

He was beaten up.

Although he deliberately didn’t mention the demonic transformation not because he had no intention of hiding it, but because he simply didn’t want to talk about it.

Later, when Chunbong heard about him learning the Sword Form of the Emperor, she made a complicated expression, and when she heard about fighting the Qilian Sect Leader, she looked absolutely furious.

“Qilian Sect Leader? Where is that bastard!”

Chunbong stomped her feet, then glared at Seojun looking aggrieved.

“And Lee Seojun! You bastard! Why haven’t you been practicing the Yellow Cloud Divine Sword!”

“What.”

“If you had focused on the Yellow Cloud Divine Sword, you could have taken his head!”

“Listen, it’s not that simple.”

That Qilian Sect Leader bastard was seriously fucking strong. Honestly, Seojun could even say he was alive thanks to his mercy.

“Anyways...!”

Drum, drum, drum! After pounding on Seojun’s arms, Chunbong burrowed into his embrace.

She had grown physically, but still acted like a child.

“Aww my little Chunbong.”

Seojun rested his chin on top of Chunbong’s head and looked at Namgung Suah.

“Big sis, what have you been thinking so hard about?”

“Yes? Oh. Since there was a major incident this time, we should get everything we can from the Murim Alliance. The sects that didn’t come even after receiving the support request and... well, various things.”

Fufu. Namgung Suah’s smile was somewhat creepy.

Seojun smiled awkwardly and quickly changed the subject.

“So now that I see everyone has grown quite a bit, shouldn’t we check on that?”

He had prepared for this moment.

Behold, The Principles of Transcendent Realm (Not Really) - Breaking Through the Life and Death Entrance.

Though he couldn’t instantly make someone a Transcendent Realm expert, he could make the path a bit easier.

However, if someone unqualified recklessly attempted to enter the Transcendent Realm, the balance of their essence, qi, and mind would collapse, leading to self-destruction.

Since it could be dangerous, he couldn’t teach it to those who didn’t meet the criteria.

But what if they did?

“I will safely guide you to the Transcendent Realm.”

This was a martial art he had been conceptualizing since Chunbong entered seclusion.

Originally, the Life and Death Entrance was an obstacle that even martial artists destined for the Transcendent Realm could die trying to overcome.

He had developed a method to break through it without much difficulty.

Probably. Maybe. In theory, at least.