Although Ok-Rye's gaze seemed indifferent, it sometimes became so sharp that it felt like she was peering into Yu-Seong’s soul. Whenever Yu-Seong met her gaze, he unconsciously gulped.

As they exchanged several cups of makgeolli and chatted, Ok-Rye chuckled and asked, "So what do you want to learn from me?"

"I want to learn many things, but... just because I want to, doesn’t mean that I am able to, does it?"

In the original novel, Do-Jin suffered greatly in order to learn from Ok-Rye. It was not surprising that Ok-Rye, a transcendent being, was not inclined to easily teach her martial arts to others.

"Well, of course. If such a handsome young man calls me 'noona' and asks for a favor, I have to at least pretend that I can't refuse. Hehe."

Yu-Seong didn't quite understand Ok-Rye, because Do-Jin was no less handsome than himself. Nevertheless, in the original novel, Do-Jin spent over three months doing various chores and clearing dungeons as instructed by Ok-Rye in order to learn from her. Compared to that, it seemed easy for Yu-Seong to be allowed to learn from Ok-Rye.

‘I wonder if it's because...