I Became a Supporting Character in a Martial Arts Novel (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 11
Meanwhile, Grand Elder took a sip of tea and began to speak again.
“I didn’t expect it to be this serious.”
“What do you mean…?”
“Now I understand why your master was so worried.”
“My master?”
“At first, I thought he was overreacting when he took you on as his disciple. He said he was troubled because you didn’t act like other children your age, and I assumed he was just being overly cautious. But now, I think I finally get it.”
So that’s what he meant.
Though I still felt awkward, I pretended to be calm and focused on the conversation. Now that I thought about it, I remembered several times when Master had looked worried after I reacted in ways that weren’t childlike.
I was wondering whether I should offer an explanation, but Grand Elder saw my expression and quickly waved his hand.
“Never mind. You have your own story. Anyway, you’re already a disciple of Mount Hua, so there’s no need to pry into every detail of your past life in the secular world.”
“…Yes.”
Apparently, he already knew that my family had been wiped out and I’d been left alone just before I entered Mount Hua—Master must have told him.
Considering he was Grand Elder, he’d likely heard all that from Master long ago. If he mistakenly attributed my mature demeanor to that traumatic experience, I was grateful for the misunderstanding.
“Still, try to show your master a bit of affection sometimes. Acting your age won’t cause any harm. He’s spent his whole life staring at his sword—he’s never had a disciple before you.”
“Oh… I understand.”
I didn’t really know, but I answered anyway.
“Good. Now then.”
Grand Elder shifted the mood back to something more serious.
“What do you intend to do about your senior martial brothers?”
“Oh.”
Now that he mentioned it, we had indeed started out talking about them.
“Of course, you didn’t exactly speak gently to them either. Your words were quite sharp—I was impressed.”
“Th-that’s…”
“However, ultimately, it was your senior martial brothers who provoked you into speaking that way. No matter how frustrated they were, at their age, they shouldn’t have treated a junior martial sister like you that way.”
I fiddled awkwardly with my teacup and rolled my eyes. Grand Elder watched me silently for a moment, then added,
“What do you want to do? Since I’m the Head of the Medical Pavilion, I could press the Sect Leader on this matter if needed. If you’d like them sent to the Chamber of Repentance, I could probably arrange for them to stay there for a day or so.”
At that, I couldn’t help but laugh.
I knew it wasn’t the time to laugh, but his words were so clearly meant to comfort me that it was obvious to anyone.
Disciples couldn’t just be thrown into the Chamber of Repentance over minor squabbles. That place was reserved for far graver offenses—like bringing serious disgrace upon the sect or breaking major rules.
Seeing me laugh, Grand Elder paused in surprise. I looked at him and spoke slowly.
“It’s fine. Stirring up discord among martial siblings isn’t a good thing either. Even if my senior brothers were the ones who started it, that doesn’t erase the fact that I also acted wrongly. After all, they are still my senior brothers.”
“…No matter how I bring someone in, why do I always end up with someone like you?”
“Yes?”
“Never mind, nothing. So you’re just going to let it go, then?”
“Yes.”
He gave me a strange look, so I elaborated a bit more.
“You said earlier that the matter wasn’t fully resolved, but just your brief scolding must have startled them enough that it won’t happen again.”
Only then did Grand Elder slowly nod. After a brief silence, he asked,
“So is that the end of it?”
I gave a bitter smile.
“…Probably not. I think the unresolved resentment from today might build up and cause an even bigger problem later.”
“Have you thought about how to handle that?”
I had.
Truthfully, for the first three months after waking up, I’d been too busy adjusting to life itself to even think about this issue. But ever since encountering the other disciples who’d returned from their martial journey and overhearing Senior Martial Brother Ryu’s complaints about me, I’d been pondering it whenever I had a spare moment.
I’d considered many options, but in the end, there was only one solution.
“We need to make them acknowledge me somehow. But I haven’t figured out the right way yet. I just hoped that if I worked hard enough, time would eventually resolve it.”
Grand Elder chuckled softly upon hearing this.
“That’s the right answer. Honestly, worrying beyond that isn’t your responsibility, so don’t obsess over it. Think of it this way—by constantly questioning your acceptance into the sect, they’re essentially challenging the sect’s own decision. As you said, people in Mount Hua are still human, and problems will arise. If the unrest continues, measures will be taken, but through all of this, you’ve done nothing wrong.”
“I understand.”
With that, we silently agreed to drop the matter entirely.
“Have another cup of tea before you go.”
“Yes…”
He said one cup, but I ended up drinking two more before finally rising from my seat.
After bowing to Grand Elder and leaving the hall, I walked back to my quarters, lost in thought.
It wasn’t just during the conversation about Okmaedan—I’d sensed it throughout our entire talk. Grand Elder was simply an elder who looked intimidating but had never actually disliked “Haheun” for any real reason.
Even if I hadn’t been unusually mature or talented, he probably would have accepted me just as I was.
‘He really is just scary-looking. So much so that even when you’ve done nothing wrong, you feel guilty…’
Thinking about it again, this was truly my fault. I needed to let go of such arrogant prejudices.
‘Did the original Haheun ever realize this?’
That aside from Master… there were others who genuinely cared for her.
Maybe it was too much for a twelve-year-old to understand.
[This is the timeline separator]Three days passed after that day. I spent my time peacefully.
I woke up, practiced breathing and meditation, ate, trained… Grand Elder often came to observe my training, saying Master had requested it, so I never grew lazy.
Since my senior brothers stayed quiet just as I’d expected, I assumed I’d continue living without incident until Master returned.
But precisely on the afternoon of the day I thought that—
“…Hey, junior martial sister. Can I have a moment of your time?”
Senior Martial Brother Ryu came to see me.
Regardless of whether his intentions were good or bad, I’d never expected him to come to me directly, so I stared blankly at his face for a moment when he addressed me.
At first, he tried to appear calm, but as my gaze lingered on him, his face gradually turned red.
Only then did I snap out of my daze and reply.
“Oh, sure.”
It wasn’t that I had any ulterior motive—it was simply that I’d taken a moment to process the situation.
“Where should we go?”
“No, I just have something to say… Let’s talk here.”
He plopped down onto the training ground as if he were about to let out a heavy sigh. I watched him for a moment, then decided to sit down opposite him in agreement.
After a long silence, Senior Martial Brother finally exhaled deeply and blurted out,
“I came to apologize. I’m sorry.”
Honestly, from the moment I saw his face, I’d guessed he hadn’t come to pick another fight.
‘But I didn’t expect him to apologize right from the start.’
I just looked at him quietly.
This time, however, he didn’t flinch under my gaze. It seemed that starting the conversation had been the hardest part—once he’d begun, he kept going without stopping, as if propelled by momentum.
“It’s true—I was jealous of you. And after acting that way, I really wasn’t worthy of being a Dao Sect disciple, just as Elder Jineung said. Actually, even feeling jealous in the first place wasn’t something a Dao Sect disciple should have felt.”
“I… see.”
“To be honest, Elder hadn’t said a word to me since then, so I’d been restless. Last night, he summoned me, and I went to see him, bracing myself for a scolding. But instead of reprimanding me, he told me you wouldn’t benefit from more discord among martial siblings and instructed us to leave things as they were. When I heard that…”
He seemed to be talking so fast he couldn’t catch his breath—and sure enough, he stopped abruptly, as if choking on his words. Realizing he’d been rushing, he took a slow, deep breath and finished his sentence in a quieter tone.
“…When I heard that, I just felt even more ashamed.”
“Yes…”
I hadn’t expected him not only to apologize but also to share the details of his conversation with Grand Elder—that caught me off guard in its own way.
But regardless of my surprise, Senior Martial Brother, having laid everything bare without holding back, now seemed strangely at peace as he added softly,
“And the others who were with me back then didn’t really mean anything by it—it was mostly my own impulsiveness… But that doesn’t excuse what we did. They’re probably all too ashamed to show their faces right now. They all wanted to apologize, but I insisted on coming first. Let me say it again… I’m sorry.”
His expression was utterly dejected. Yet inwardly, I couldn’t help but marvel.
‘The Dao Sect really is the Dao Sect.’
After all, this man had passed the sect’s entrance trials and spent a long time in Mount Hua.
Moreover, among the disciples of my cohort, Senior Martial Brother Ryu was the youngest aside from me. I think he was about twenty-three.
Of course, compared to twelve, that was quite old.
But if you considered just the number twenty-three on its own, you might still call him young or immature—not quite a full adult yet…
Though, of course, picking a fight with a twelve-year-old at that age brought us right back to square one. Still, admitting his wrongdoing to a child and apologizing like this wasn’t something just anyone could do.
Anyway, I’d been planning to pretend nothing had happened, but now that he’d come all the way to apologize, I had only one choice in how to respond.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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I feel complicated about her future fellow disciple. She could have had it easy but he is going to make it more difficult for her. I am sure of it
This part was interesting, especially the way everything was explained and master and haheun part is so cute. I wonder what will happen next.
This part was interesting, especially the way everything was explained and master and haheun part is so cute. I wonder what will happen next.