#94: Heavens Renowned Talent, Cheol Woon-bi (2) — Warrior Grandpa and Supreme Granddaughter

Now, what remained was to negotiate the price.

Yu Seol had a nervous look as she asked.

“How much?”

“I cannot ask for anything more than the chance to make such a treasured weapon. But since the rules of the Cheol family dictate, I cannot neglect to take compensation for the work, so you can set the value as you please.”

This meant she could pay whatever she wanted.

What was the importance of wealth to an old man who didn’t have much time left to live?

It was simply because the Cheol family held the principle of neutrality, and if they didn’t take payment, that principle would be broken.

“Well, will one coin do?”

The head of the Cheol family was Cheol Woon-bi.

As the greatest craftsman in the Central Plains, he nodded without hesitation. Yu Seol looked at her grandpa with excitement. She wanted to say something.

-We got it!

-Brat. These items will now become the heirlooms of our family. Aren’t you putting a very low cost on this? If the heirloom Fire Dragon Divine Spear’s melting costs one coin, then our ancestors will rise from their graves.

-Grandpa, we don’t have money.

She even knew the state of his finances. Her insight was extraordinary!

However, Yu Jinsan hadn’t come here without a plan either.

-I don’t have it, but you have a treasure worth giving.

-M-My treasure…?

When her grandpa nodded, Yu Seol’s face turned dull.

The Night Pearl, which she had been gifted.

That stone, which shone the brightest in the darkness, was far more valuable than gold of the same size.

-I will get you something better than it, so just pay with that.

-Hmm…

The hand of Yu Seol, who was rummaging through the pocket in her sleeve, came out shaking. It would be a waste to give away this treasure.

But there was no other way.

“…I will give this to you.”

The Night Pearl was worth enough to purchase dozens of expensive weapons. As expected, Cheol Woon-bi seemed pleased. It wasn’t that he was given a value for it, but because his skills had been recognized.

“I will put my life on the line to create the masterpiece of a lifetime, so please, please trust me and leave all of this to me.”

He could feel his heart pound at the sensation he got from Yu Seol.

His heart wouldn’t stop beating hard.

Without wanting to waste a moment, he immediately started preparing for the work.

Even his determination was clear in the back of his head as he moved to the furnace with the spear in hand. The craftsmen on the left looked at each other with both pride and concern.

“Uncle, this is my first time seeing Grandfather like that.”

“It’s because he feels he can die without regrets now.”

“But is it fine to melt Jin Gyu’s spear like this? Do we even know who the kids are…?”

“Since when did we, the Cheol family, pick whom to work for? I will just follow Father’s decision.”

And it was their rule not to ask about the client’s history.

They worried about unforeseen events because they didn’t know the context of Yu Jinsan’s telepathic message to their head.

But their concern was minimal. Their calm response was due to the confidence they had.

This was because the Cheol family, which regularly made weapons, had a strong connection with officials.

That was when Cheol Woong’s gaze turned to Yu Seol.

“This is my first time seeing Father that motivated. If you wait a little longer, the spear will be done.”

“Woahh… I want to see it soon! How long do I have to wait?”

Cheol Woong answered with pride.

“In this world, my father is known as God’s Hand, which means he has the hand of a god. He has never failed in forging, so it will probably be completed within ten days.“

Creating a masterpiece required repeatedly melting and remaking until success, with no small errors allowed.

The period Cheol Woong had estimated was short enough to be called a miracle happening. But for a child awaiting a gift, a day feels like a year.

“Ten days…”

Yu Seol didn’t know, but if this man took 10 days to get it done, then normal ones would take years.

And Cheol Woong understood the mumbling of Yu Seol in a different way.

“Right, it only takes about 10 days. This is possible because he can make quite a few luxury products like that in half a day. Well, it would be better to stay here and wait till the spear is done.”

How could they spend 10 days in a boring place?

But they couldn’t leave their heirloom either. Yu Seol, who got the message from Yu Jinsan, nodded.

“…I understand.”

One of the craftsmen took the lead and showed the kids to their lodging.

“Follow me. It won’t be uncomfortable to stay for a few days.”

Perhaps because it was a family with skilled people, the manor looked so different from a Murim family one.

There were no large halls or pavilions, but small, neatly structured pavilions put together.

At that time, Yu Jinsan, who was slowly walking behind, turned left as he felt the gaze of someone on him.

“…?”

There was this small pavilion on the left, and through it, the door was opened slightly with a girl in two pigtails sticking her head out.

The child, who was looking at Yu Jinsan, blushed and hid herself.

Thud!

‘Funny child.’

The man leading the way smiled at that.

“She is Cheol Woong Hyung’s daughter. She is such a troublemaker that no one can stop her, so be careful with her.”

At that moment, Yu Jinsan told Yu Seol.

-Similar to you.

-No. I never cause trouble.

-When you were a baby, you peed on my back and cried for food. You don’t remember?

-I never did that!

Yu Seol bit her lips and denied it.

The smile, though, never left Yu Jinsan’s face, as if he were having a lot of fun now.

After smiling for a while, he calmed down and asked.

-Why don’t you both become friends?

-No, I don’t need friends.

-Why? It is fun to hang out with people.

-I will play with Grandpa alone.

-Still, it would be nice if you had at least one friend with whom you could share your emotions.

Yu Jinsan couldn’t understand why she continued to refuse.

But it was impossible for him to make them friends. After a while, they arrived at the place the person had guided them to and opened the door.

Although it was a small, cozy room, it was enough for two kids.

“Stay here. I’ll let the aunts know, so if you need anything, come to the pavilion you see over there.”

“Thank you.”

When the person left, Yu Seol looked around and asked.

“Can I go somewhere?”

Was she saying that she wanted to go somewhere alone?

Yu Jinsan was shocked.

“So suddenly?”

“I want to train…”

As expected, she hadn’t been able to train recently; her body must be feeling restless. And there was this less populated meadow not far from their place, so that would work for training.

It seemed more meaningful than waiting for the spear to be completed with nothing to do.

“But don’t go too far and do it in a place where no one is watching.”

“Okay. I will learn the Hundred Steps Divine Fist and show it to Grandpa.”

Yu Jinsan asked, pretending to be shocked.

“You will be testing your strength on me again?”

“Hehe.”

Not denying it seemed to worry him, but as a grandfather, anything his only granddaughter did seemed adorable.

Yu Jinsan stroked her head and felt shocked.

Because someone was peeping at them.

“…?”

The kid from earlier.

She was hiding behind the pavilion and watched, but the moment their eyes met, she hid herself. It felt a bit uncomfortable, but he didn’t have to worry about a child.

Yu Seol, too, as if she didn’t care, waved her hand to her grandpa alone.

“I will be back.”

“Right. If you get hungry while training, come back here right away.”

“Okay!”

Yu Seol, who was in a hurry, rushed ahead. The small shadow, which flew like a bird over the roof of the pavilion, vanished.

And Yu Jinsan, being left alone in the room, lay down. He clasped his hands behind his head and thought.

‘Hundred Steps Divine Fist…’

Learning that would be beneficial.

He had already taught her family’s best martial arts, but in martial arts, there was no such thing as too much.

Most of the fighting techniques were ones she learned while sparring with the warriors of Ho County.

It seemed like this new one would be of great help to her, as this was a technique that could be used from both afar and up close.

He wanted to follow her and learn it, but someone had to stay and watch the heirloom get done.

‘Being here and waiting isn’t easy.’

Was it because he hadn’t been alone for long? Time felt like it had stopped, and his boredom intensified.

He, who was resting, got up. His steps headed back to the forge. The idea was to look at the weapons and alleviate his boredom.

Tang! Bang!

Even as the sun was setting, loud sounds came from the forge.

Knowing that getting too close would disturb them, he sat down somewhere far away.

‘Is this what masters are like? All of them are so skilled.’

The tools they held seemed to have their own souls. It was when he was just staring at them without thinking that someone had come and sat down next to Yu Jinsan.

It was the girl with pigtails.

“What is your name?”

At most, the child seemed to be around the age of his granddaughter.

A child like her was speaking informally to someone he met for the first time?

This would have been something he couldn’t have dreamed of before the Body Reformation happened.

“San.”

“San? I am Ah-ryun, Cheol Ah-ryun. I am 8. How old are you?”

It was impossible to explain it all in detail to a kid who didn’t know what Body Reformation was.

Yu Jinsan looked somewhere else and mumbled as if it were annoying.

“I don’t know, I forgot it at some point. Probably 10 times more than you.”

“Puah! Interesting.”

Ah-ryun thought it was a joke and laughed.