Chapter 156 – Revolution (4)

The sudden news left Lady Sama dazed. After telling her to come find him if she needed anything, he headed to the training ground.

Although he had reached the peak, he couldn’t just enjoy himself.

Enlightenment was like a sharp needle that suddenly popped out of a pocket. It was sharp, but to handle it properly, follow-up measures were essential.

It was necessary to organize the enlightenment in the realm of intuition and pull it down into the realm of consciousness, and ultimately embody it in the body.

That was what was commonly referred to as the embodiment of enlightenment.

He had investigated everything he could during the day, but that was not enough. Since he had time until evening, he needed to thoroughly investigate what had changed.

“Whew….”

He sat in a corner of the training ground and crossed his legs. His eyes closed as he plunged into his consciousness in an instant.

Each sensation vividly emerged and spread throughout his body, forming a connection. The first thing he felt was the density of his body.

More accurately, it was the density of the energy that had naturally melted into his body.

Only when one could use their inner energy freely like their own body could they be considered to have reached the peak. He seemed to understand the reason.

In fact, his inner energy was spreading throughout his body.

It was similar to external energy in some ways.

Not everyone, but most external energy techniques developed abnormal regenerative abilities and melted specific types of inner energy into the body based on that.

As a result, the skin could bounce off a knife, bones became harder than steel, or extreme flexibility like a jellyfish, or the ability to dive deeper than a sperm whale, and so on.

Through regular training, it was possible to strengthen the body to a level that could not be reached by ordinary means.

The body that had reached the peak was like that. Inner energy permeated every part of his body as if it were natural.

It was as if the roof and the body had become one.

Of course, since it was not aimed at a specific effect like external energy, the efficiency might be a little lower.

For example, even if the same amount of inner energy was melted into the skin, it was much less firm than the Iron King’s Heart Sutra.

Instead, he felt that the overall strengthening had taken place, and he felt better elasticity and smoothness in addition to hardness.

However, such changes applied not only to bones or muscles but also to internal organs.

He had been worried that Lady Sama would become infertile when they officially got married and had a baby, but fortunately, it seemed that it was not the case.

By the way, when Lady Sama gave birth to a baby and breastfed, would her milk double?

For now, Lady Sama had heard that her breasts wouldn’t shrink after producing milk and that they would maintain their size. But could they get even bigger now?

If she had one more child, would they grow even more?

“Wow….”

Suddenly, Samama’s naked body came to mind. Something flashed in his mind at the sight of her breasts, which had grown even larger than when he saw them in the cave, and the way her milk dripped down.

Wasn’t the unceasing milk production a side effect of his Vision Martial Art, the Thundering Heaven Annihilation Divine Art?

If that was the case, couldn’t he create a martial art that produced milk if he tried hard enough?

There were martial arts for birth control or making hard skin soft, so it seemed like it would be possible to produce milk to some extent.

He would have to ask Hong Yeon-hwa about it later.

Trying to suppress his rising tail, he focused on the Danjeon this time.

Surprisingly, the size of the Danjeon had slightly increased, but there was no significant difference. Instead, his inner energy, which was already pure, had become even purer.

Perhaps due to the increased ability to absorb energy, the efficiency of the process of refining natural energy into inner energy had improved.

By filtering out more impurities, he could become even purer.

The situation was similar with the blood vessels. The size of the blood vessels had slightly widened, but their durability had become incredibly strong.

At this point, even if he reversed his inner energy for one lap, he wouldn’t get hurt, but he might just sneeze a little.

After finishing the meditation, he slowly opened his eyes. Then he briefly summarized what he had gained from reaching the peak.

Energy that had permeated his entire body, even purer inner energy, and incredibly strong blood vessels.

It was like the conditions were optimized for spitting out inner energy with even greater output. He had planned to only meditate today, but now that it had come to this, he had no choice….

Now that he knew what had changed, he needed to find out how far he could go next.

Shwing.

With a pounding heart, he drew his sword.

***

How long had he been training? The surroundings had become dark, and he was starting to feel hungry. It was almost time for the promised dinner.

“That’s it for today.”

Was it because he was trying to determine his limits that he had wasted his inner energy and stamina like pouring them onto the ground during his training? His whole body was drenched in sweat before he knew it.

It wasn’t appropriate to talk about important matters or eat in this state.

He headed to the well closest to the training ground and splashed water over his head a few times before heading to his office.

Had the conversation already ended, or did the door automatically open as soon as he arrived?

Drrrr.

Hong Yeon-hwa, who had opened the door with air and water, ran towards him and hugged him, but stopped short.

“You! … You? Why are you like a wet rat?”

“I was just at the training ground. I sweated too much, so I just splashed some water on myself. Oh, can you dry this for me?”

“Just wait a moment.”

With a flick of her finger, Hong Yeon-hwa covered me in flames, instantly drying my clothes and hair. She then leaned in towards me.

“Thank you.”

“Hehehe….”

She happily leaned into my head as I petted her hair as she wanted. It had only been a few days, but it felt like I hadn’t seen her in weeks. Was it because I almost died?

As I enjoyed Hong Yeon-hwa’s presence, Pung So-so and Lady Sama approached us arm in arm.

No, was Pung So-so leading Lady Sama by the arm?

“You came at the perfect time, Jin Ga-ga. We were just about to send someone to get you for dinner. Right, Lady Sama?”

“Yes. Since you’re here, we can just call for the servants.”

“We’ll do that on the way. By the way… have you two become close?”

Although Lady Sama still seemed a bit awkward around Pung So-so, she didn’t seem to dislike her either. Pung So-so had also stopped being wary of Lady Sama.

As I looked at the three of them in amazement, Hong Yeon-hwa, who was enjoying my touch, giggled and nodded her head.

“Since Lady Sama decided to respect the authority of the two of us, there’s no need to reject her efforts.”

“Lady Sama… isn’t she older than you, Hong Yeon-hwa? And why do you call Lady Sama ‘Lady Sama’ while calling Hong Yeon-hwa ‘Unni’?”

“You don’t understand anything. The important thing between us is not age, but order.”

“Hong Yeon-hwa is right! And Lady Sama’s way of speaking is a bit off-putting. Isn’t ‘Lady Sama’ not as good as ‘Maeng Unni’?”

“I’m not saying anything, I was just curious….”

As Pung So-so scratched the back of her head and said that, she pushed Lady Sama forward with a grin.

“Maeng Unni. Maeng Unni, show Jin Ga-ga how you call us!”

“Oh! That’s a good idea!”

Hong Yeon-hwa stepped back from me with a look of anticipation and looked at Lady Sama.

“Um….”

Perhaps the friendly attitude of the two of them was a bit overwhelming. Lady Sama hesitated for a moment before pointing towards Hong Yeon-hwa.

“Jungsil Buin….”

“Ahem ahem. Did you hear that? She called me Jungsil!”

Hong Yeon-hwa put her hands on her hips and pushed her ample chest forward.

“Um….”

Hong Yeon-hwa’s body stuck to mine like a magnet as she gently tickled my chin. It seemed like she planned on sticking to me all day today.

Chuckling, I pressed my finger against Hong Yeon-hwa’s lips. Meanwhile, Pung So-so urged Lady Sama with a sparkling gaze, raising her arm.

“Me next! What about me?”

“The second madam…?”

“Kyaa! Did you hear that, Jin Ga-ga? She called me madam! Madam!”

“What’s the big deal?”

“Still, it feels different when you hear it directly! Let’s get along well from now on, Maeng Unni!”

“I actually have something to ask of you.”

Lady Sama flashed a faint but characteristic soft smile. Seeing her, I couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.

“Haah… I’m glad.”

“Hmm? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Just… it feels like we’ve all become closer.”

It seemed like Lady Sama was still struggling to get along with Hong Yeon-hwa and Pung So-so, but on the other hand, the two of them were approaching Lady Sama in a friendly manner, so things would probably get better soon.

Not only Hong Yeon-hwa and Pung So-so, but even Lady Sama, who couldn’t see what was in front of her, exchanged a meaningful glance and giggled.

“That’s because you said you wanted the three of us to get along well if possible.”

“Ah…”

Was that why they were trying so hard to get along? Geez, I might be moved right now.

As I stood there speechless, Pung So-so approached me and wrapped her arm around my right arm.

Then, she gestured wildly towards my left side, and Lady Sama blushed and hooked her arm around my empty left arm.

“Hehe. Jin Ga-ga, you must be getting hungry now, right? Let’s go to the restaurant quickly. We can talk more during the meal.”

“Uh, yeah.”

We headed to the restaurant, with Hong Yeon-hwa sitting on my lap, and Pung So-so and Lady Sama on either side of me, chatting away.

Soon after, we arrived at the restaurant, guided by Sama Yeoryeong.

“….”

As soon as we arrived, Sama Yeoryeong opened her eyes wide and glared at us. Wondering what was going on, I tilted my head, and this time, Sama Yeoryeong, who had quickly regained her senses, shouted with a look of utter despair.

“W-What did you do to our mother?!”

…I didn’t do anything? If anything, I was the one who got dragged into things.