Chapter 5 - Transcendent Academy (2)
Seo-joon tilted his head.
Transcendent Academy. 3 million won suddenly disappeared. Little man sticking out of his smartphone.
Everything was in a confusing situation, but another question settled in Seo-joon's head.
“That... Mentor Mentorship?”
< Yes! >
“Is your name Mentor Mentor?”
Then, the mentor-mentor replied with a slightly surprised expression.
< Ah! It seems that there was a misunderstanding. It meant a mentor who was in charge of a mentor. So Seojun Kim's mentor is that mentor. My name is Mentor. Hahaha! >
Mentor Mentor... No, Mentor laughed pleasantly. Seo-joon stared blankly at the mentor and carefully opened his mouth.
“You're not the mentor I know, are you?”
< Do you know me? >
“I know that... Odysseus's teacher is a mentor...”
< Oh! You know me! >
Then the mentor clapped his hands! hit and was happy
crazy.
Seeing such a mentor, Seo-joon unknowingly spat out curse words inside.
As Seo-jun knew, the mentor was the same as raising Odysseus, a hero in Greek mythology.
To this day, the word “mentor” remains as a word for a good advisor, so for Odysseus, the mentor had a great influence.
But the little man in front of you is such a mentor?
Normally, he would have ignored it, saying not to talk bullshit, but Seo-jun knew very well that the current situation was not just bullshit.
< Odysseus was my first lecturer. It's been quite a while since I became a Transcendentalist, but I still contact him from time to time. Haha! >
Besides, was the mentor such a pleasant person?
Seo-joon was in serious trouble about how to accept this situation.
“I don't understand what's going on right now. So...”
< Don't you know about our transcendent academy? > As
Seo-joon nodded cautiously, the mentor immediately continued.
< Our transcendental academy is literally an academy that teaches and helps those who want to become transcendentalists. >
“Are you a transcendentalist? Aren't you a Hunter?”
< Hunter? >
This time, the mentor asked back, and Seo-jun briefly explained about the hunter.
The mentor quickly understood the concept and spoke to Seo-jun.
< How do you rub the A transcendent with the Hunter? It would be embarrassing to even point out the difference in level. >
“No matter how hard it is, S-class hunters...”
< I’m not joking at all, the instructors at our academy can subdue them with just a finger. >
“....”
Seo-joon was at a loss for words. I abandoned it.
“What exactly is transcendentalism?”
< Um... How should I explain this? The concept of transcendence is different for each tribe. Um... those who broke through the limits in one word? >
< And the instructors at our academy have already become transcendentalists a long time ago or those who have developed experiences, so they have their own know-how and experiences. You can learn by listening to the lectures of the instructors who are most compatible with you! >
Seojun tried to ask something more, but the mentor spoke one beat faster.
< I think this is enough explanation, so could you write this down? >
Next, the mentor manipulated Seo-jun's smartphone by pressing it here and there.
Then the screen flickers and changes.
『Pre-survey for personalized courses for new students!』
[Q1. Please select the occupation you want to transcend.]
① Combat ② Production ③ Medical ④ Spirit ⑤ Art ⑥ Other
“What is this...?”
< To figure out what kind of Transcendentalist Kim Seo-joon wants to become, what level he is currently, and what his disposition is. > < This is literally a preliminary survey. I'm going to give you an accurate guide, so you just have to respond honestly! >
At the mentor's words, Seo-joon turned his gaze back to the smartphone screen.
‘What's going on...'
I couldn't figure out exactly how the situation was going, but I decided to try one of these things.
After a moment's thought, Seo-joon chose the battle item.
Then the screen flickered for a moment and then a new screen was displayed.
[Q2. Please select your current level.]
① Almost reached the transcendental level, but fell short by 2%.
②The best person in the world, but not the best person in all times and places.
③ Land that can plow the Great Plain at an advanced angle.
④ It is a state that can lightly slice through a large mountain with a single blow.
⑤ It is not up to Taesan, but it is a stage where reverse divergence is possible.
“Um...”
< What's the problem? >
“Oh well... I didn't know what to choose for the second question.”
At Seojun's words, the mentor came closer and looked at the smartphone screen.
< Aha. Everyone pauses a lot here. You can choose the part that is possible as it is expressed. Are you able to plow the Great Plains with Jingak? >
“No.”
< Cutting mountains in one blow? >
“Not at all. How is it possible to go up?”
< Hmm...? >
Then the mentor tilted his head.
< Then you can't even reverse divergence? >
“Isn't it strange that you can do that?”
An S-class hunter might be able to imitate it, but Seo-joon was not afraid of it.
< But how were you able to register for our academy? >
“There was an advertisement.”
< Advertising? >
Seeing the mentor tilting his head, Seo-joon showed the message he had just received.
The mentor tilted his head again after checking the message on the screen.
< That's strange... Did the marketing department make a mistake? >
But the mentor immediately changed his expression and shouted.
< What's okay! There are members like this and there are members like that! Do not worry too much! It's not the first time I've had a student like Kim Seo-jun. doesn't exist. Once a member, forever a member! If Kim Seo-joon doesn't give up, our transcendent academy won't give up either. >
When the mentor operated the smartphone again, the screen changed and the following question came to mind.
< Please continue writing. >
[Q3. Please select your preferred combat method.]
①Sword ②Sword ③Spear ④Magic ⑤Bow ⑥Kunbeop . . .
This one went over the page and reached almost 200 types.
It was not an exaggeration, but it seemed to have written down all the fighting methods that existed in the world.
But it didn't take long for Seo-joon to choose.
From the moment he was about to enter the Hunter Academy, Seo-jun tried to use a spear.
Afterwards, the survey continued, and Seo-joon faithfully answered it. I wondered what this was doing in the middle, but I thought I'd try it until the end, whether it was a scam or not.
[Q108. Do you agree to provide member's personal causal rate information?]
①Agree ②Do not agree Let's
press the final consent button, and the mentor puts his palms together! met and said
< You worked hard! First of all... Seojun Kim has a free pass ticket in front of him. I will recommend a few essential courses. If you're taking this class, I'm going to figure out Kim Seo-joon's profile properly and talk about it again then... Are you okay? >
“Ah... yes. what.”
< Wait a minute. >
Then the mentor started waving into the air.
< When it comes to spearmanship... I'd rather use the Eastern mind method rather than the mana practice method. Instructor Jecheon Daeseong is good for the basics, but the level is too high for Kim Seo-joon and he can't even diverge backwards... >
After a while, a pop-up window appeared on Seo-jun's smartphone.
『[Physical is a piece of paper the moment the mental collapses. (Instructor: Shakyamuni )]]
(Instructor: K-ron)]]
< Among the things that can be taken in the current Free Pass, these are the best things that Kim Seo-joon needs right now. I wanted to recommend a mana-related lecture, but unfortunately, instructor Jang Sam-bong's lecture is not in the free pass . did not pay But the mentor smiled slightly as if he knew everything. < Would you like to start listening to the lecture given by Instructor Shakyamuni? >
“Yes? Shakyamuni?”
< Yes. Instructor Shakyamuni is a well-known instructor in mental, one of the essential subjects for the Transcendentalist exam. Originally, the lecture was not enough even if you paid a lot of money... but the instructor is a person who works hard to save people... > The
mentor smiled haha and continued.
< So include your own lecture every time in the free pass lecture. Seriously, there are even members who buy a free pass because of the lecture given by instructor Sakyamuni. So if you miss an opportunity like this, you're stupid. >
Seo-joon knew it was a crazy idea, but he couldn't contain his curiosity.
“Sakyamuni... you're not referring to Buddha, are you?”
< Right. He says no, but everyone in the class calls it that . So, Seo Jun did not hesitate to press the lecture of Shakyamuni. [Physical is a piece of paper the moment the mental collapses. (Instructor: Shakyamuni)] < Would you like to attend this lecture? >
< If you complete this lecture, you will acquire 'Unmoving Mind [SSS]'. >
“Immediate Mind?”
As Seo-jun tilted his head, the mentor immediately answered.
< That's why lecturer Sakyamuni's lectures are considered essential among students. Even if you have only one immortality , you can break through most of the transcendental jobs . So even if you feel like you're going to lose your mind, you have to keep listening. >
“You're going out of your mind?”
< If you listen, you will know. Then... If you're listening to the lecture, I'll contact you again! >
Byeong!
And the mentor disappeared in an instant.
Seo-jun could not hide his embarrassment at the sight of such a mentor, but he quickly brushed it off.
“This is true…”
Let’s believe what we decided to believe until the end.
Seo-joon pressed the play button for the lecture, pushing away the complicated thoughts that popped into his head.
Hold on.
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[Where do you think the world exists?]
The person who appeared on the screen was a monk.
If you go to a famous temple, you will see the golden statue sitting cross-legged with the smell of incense.
If the statue had a human skin tone and was alive and moving, it would be reflected on the screen.
“Are you a real Buddha…?”
Seo-joon continued to listen to the lecture.
[Is the world you feel real? All students in this lecture will be conscious beings.]
[Then what am I? handsome. Older. Tall. But do you really think this can define you?
He is taller than anyone else, and so is it. If we exist alone in the empty space of the universe, we have no way of knowing whether I am handsome or tall.] [
Age is also the same. In the time and space that exists alone. We are unaware of the passage of time. In the first place, the unit of one year is just a concept created.]
[How old is she? Tall. handsome ugly In the end, these words cannot define me.]
A small child appeared on the screen next to Shakyamuni. A child who looks like a companion.
Shakyamuni asked such a companion.
[I don't mind, there are sugar and sugar fruits. Which do you prefer?]
Dongseung, who seemed to have not buried a speck in the world, answered with a clear face.
[Bulsim prefers sweets!]
Sakyamuni smiled benevolently at the companion's reply and handed him the sweets.
Dongseung smiled and nodded to Shakyamuni and disappeared from the screen.
Shakyamuni looked straight ahead again and said.
[Did you just notice that Bulsim doesn't express himself as me. Precisely, you can say that you cannot define yourself as me. This is because a child who has just been born into the world does not know or recognize the word ‘I'.] [It's
just that people call themselves Buddhists, so they only think of the existence of Buddhas. The word “I” is an illusion created over time to identify oneself in the process of comparing oneself to others.] [The
word “I” did not exist. So I don't exist If there is no one to compare with, how can we say that there is an existence that cannot be defined by anything?] [
In the end, we are beings that depend on the necessity of existence. And that's not just us, but all beings in this universe.] [If
someone doesn't compare it, if someone doesn't observe it, nothing in this universe has meaning.] [
And that's true of this universe as well. The universe might not have existed without you. This is because the universe cannot be given meaning without someone's observation.] [The universe, which was
thought to be unimaginably vast, began to realize its own existence after passing through a long kalpa time and you appearing.]
[ A world that did not exist anywhere could exist because of your existence.]
[Thus, this world, this universe, is eventually created the moment you open your eyes, and disappears the same time you close your eyes.] [You
are It doesn't exist. You are the world.]
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< Lecture progress rate 0.6%... >
“It's a really strange academy...”
In addition, Seo-joon was able to understand the meaning of the words left by his mentor at once.