I Became a Supporting Character in a Martial Arts Novel (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 29

But that wasn’t the end of it.

For a brief moment, darkness rippled, and the unfolding scene changed. The subsequent scenes had shifted slightly in tone.

‘The original story.’

This wasn’t something this body had experienced—it was the content of the original work, which even I hadn’t read thoroughly and thus barely understood.

‘…How is this even possible?’

Of course, there were brief interruptions and jumps across stretches of time, but the strangeness of it all was undeniable.

After arriving at Mount Hua, ‘Haheun’ spent nearly a year like a patient, unable to properly gather her wits, let alone practice the Six Harmonies Sword Art. Even after finally getting out of bed, her recovery was so slow that she couldn’t even rebuild her stamina properly.

‘Is this really the disciple of the First Sword of Mount Hua?’ At first, she received such looks, but eventually, it seemed she was deemed unworthy of provocation—aside from Master, no one paid ‘Haheun’ any meaningful attention.

Among the senior martial brothers who merely glanced at her before walking away, a vaguely familiar face briefly appeared.

‘…Senior Martial Brother Ryu.’

The scene shifted slightly again, revealing an elder with a stern, intimidating expression looking down coldly.

‘Grand Elder…’

I knew it wasn’t truly coldness in his gaze—his eyes were simply shaped that way—but to ‘Haheun,’ it felt unmistakably like disappointment directed at herself.

Witnessing another’s misfortune without permission.

I hadn’t wanted to openly pity ‘Haheun’ out of basic decency, yet my heart grew heavier by the moment. My initial question—how could anyone show me something like this?—had already twisted into another: why show me this at all?

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