Chapter 5 : The World of Martial Arts

One evening, Arnab was walking back to his home after finishing work, having just received his monthly salary. However, a group of thieves attacked him and robbed him of everything he had. Fortunately, Hyeong, the owner of the restaurant where Arnab worked, had recognized his talent and hard work, and had given him the full salary and managerial rights of the restaurant. Realizing that he needed to be more than just intelligent to survive in the world, Arnab began to observe the martial artists who came into the restaurant. However, he soon discovered that they were reluctant to talk about their art with non-martial artists. Undeterred, Arnab approached an elder who appeared to be a fist artist, hoping to gain some insights about the martial world. However, the elder berated Arnab and ordered him to leave. After a few days of fear and hesitation, a scholarly-looking man with a beautiful blue sword entered the restaurant. Arnab learned that the man was known as "Sword Manic" and was ranked third among the greatest martial artists, after the "Silver Swordsman" and the "Heavenly Swordsman." Intrigued, Arnab approached Sword Manic and asked him if he would share some insights about the martial world. To Arnab's surprise, Sword Manic readily agreed with a mysterious smile. Arnab asked Sword Manic if he considered himself a master swordsman, to which Sword Manic replied that while the "Heavenly Swordsman" and the "Silver Swordsman" might consider themselves masters, he merely studied the way of the sword as a scholar. Arnab then asked if he could become a swordsman, and Sword Manic replied that there were many sects in the martial world, including the "Nine Dragons Sect," which pursued body-based martial arts and swordsmanship, the "Iron Palm Sect," which focused on martial arts based on palm and fist techniques, and the "Jade Heart Sect," which was exclusive to females. He also mentioned some "unorthodox sects," which did not follow societal rules and were not well-liked by society, including the "Blood Moon Sect," the "Forgotten Souls Sect" , and the "Shadow Assassins Sect" .

As Arnab listened with growing fascination, he realized that he had much to learn about this strange and dangerous world of martial arts.