The Art of Sword

Chapter 49: Mist Training (Part 1)

Sunz immediately wakes up from his dream and thinks (That is one way to wake up.) while the knocking still going on. Sunz removes the blanket from his face, sits up, and waits until the knocking goes away.

Sunz grabs his phone and sees that the time is 5 a.m, then he checks all of his social media and sees that none of his friends are online and their last online was hours ago. So that must mean neither Jihu nor Grace is knocking on his door.

5 minutes go by and the knocking stops. Sunz thinks that must be all, then he receives a call from a random number. Curious of who is calling him at this hour Sunz answers the call.

Sunz: Uh...Who is this?

A female voice on the other line answers: Is this Sunz's number I'm calling?

Sunz: Yes. Who is this?

Female voice: It's me Sogae! Who do you think would be awake at this hour?

Sunz: Oh! So why are you calling me this early?

Sogae: Well I was visiting your room earlier and you didn't answer. So I'm calling right now!

Sunz gets off his bed, and walks toward his door while still on the phone with Sogae "The person that was knocking on my door before was you?!"

Sogae said on the phone "Yeah!... Wait you were awake this whole time!?"

The call end then the door in front of her open fully. But no one was standing at the entrance. Sogae put her phone away, walk inside the room, and close the door behind her. Then she sees Sunz standing in the corner of the room with his sword ready.

Sogae is confused and asks: What are you doing?

Sunz sighs in relief: It really is you. I thought I was going to be assassinated if I opened the door.

Sogae asks "How so? And here this is yours." Then throw Sunz's Windbreaker at him.

Sunz immediately put the Windbreaker on and continued: Well random knocking then a phone call this early in the morning plus I'm a nobody that can use different Elements!

Sogae slaps Sunz on the back and laughs: Haha! I didn't know you were this paranoid. So let me tell you this, the best time for you to be assassinated in this hotel is midnight and through the balcony... How do you feel now after hearing that, positive or negative?

Sunz: Both! But has anyone ever been assassinated here?

Sogae: I don't think there are any but that doesn't mean it can't happen.

Sunz: Ok... So why do you need to meet me this early in the morning?

Sogae: Let's just say I'm going to teach you a unique skill that I developed myself.

Sunz immediately remembered the conversation he had with Sogae about her water bottle. Then he asked, "Are you talking about the thing that we talked about before in the elevator?"

Sogae: Precisely! You have such good memory.

Sunz: And you said that I can't refuse this offer, right?

Sogae: Exactly! Do you have any questions before I drag you out of your room?

Sunz: Probably just one. Why are you teaching me this skill of yours, when we aren't even that close? You and I are total strangers to each other.

Sogae: Isn't that a bit mean? Calling me a stranger! We both interacted quite a bit since the start of the tournament. So we should be pass the stranger phase already.

Sunz: But it's true tho. Most of our interactions happen because you work every job in the hotel. (The front desk, the weapon shop, event organizer, doctor...)