I Became a Supporting Character in a Martial Arts Novel (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 153

“To be honest, I still don’t quite understand.”

“Yes.”

“More than anything, speaking frankly, I’d much rather you stayed at Mount Hua—you’re still young after all. Especially since you… well, even if you enjoy delving into martial arts alone to explore them, you’ve never seemed fond of using your practiced skills against actual opponents.”

I’d never outright told Master that hurting people made me uncomfortable, but neither did it feel strange that he knew this fact.

Without denying it, I simply answered again, “Yes.”

“Moreover, you’ve unfortunately been dragged into this affair with that man without even knowing why. Surely it’s not mere vengeance driving you to seek him out again. There must be another reason—but what that might be…”

Hearing Master’s words gradually approach the core of the matter made me feel as if cold sweat might break out at any moment.

Even Grand Elder, who had been silently listening until now, tilted his head slightly in puzzlement.

Having no words to reply, I just lowered my eyes.

After all, I’d spent the entire night explaining ‘that reason’ to Hahyeon, which was precisely why I was sitting here now. If asked again, I could probably explain it more simply and clearly.

But when the audience was Master and Grand Elder, things were bound to be different.

‘Yesterday was rather impulsive too.’

An impulse only deserves to be called such if it happens just once.

Noticing that I was avoiding eye contact a bit too obviously, Master let out a soft sigh and changed the subject.

“Battlefields are dangerous. Beyond the ever-present threat of injury or death nearby, you’ll likely sense the atmosphere there even more acutely. Even in ordinary daily life, you seem to feel stronger stimuli than others.”

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