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The Heavenly Demon Will Give You a Massage – Chapter 126

Chapter 126

Chapter 126

“How did you know?”

Thinking back calmly, his words about frequently feeling short of breath could have just been a casual remark.

Any older athlete would have thought about it at least once. He probably just threw it out there and happened to be right.

But figuring out the diet is a different story.

If the coaching staff had given him a heads-up beforehand, it would be one thing, but he’d never heard anything like that…

“There are ways to find out.”

On the other hand, Kang Taehan responded calmly to Ivor’s surprised voice, as if it were nothing. Then he began to gently stroke and touch Ivor’s back.

His hand movements seemed to be gauging a location.

Soon, his moving hands stopped at a certain point as if he had found his target.

“Then, let’s begin.”

As soon as he said those words, Kang Taehan’s two thumbs began to press firmly on that spot.

“Uwaaaaaah!”

A scream burst out from Ivor’s mouth.

His upper body jerked from the sudden stimulation, and his back muscles, involuntarily tensing, tried to push the fingers away, but Kang Taehan’s fingers didn’t budge, just pressing firmly on the same spot.

‘For now, I’ll loosen this up to this extent.’

The spot Kang Taehan pressed was the Geksu BL17 point, located just below the Simyu BL15 point.

It’s an acupoint located near the center of the thoracic vertebrae. While not directly connected to any specific organ, it can activate the blood circulation of the upper body, especially the overall activity of the internal organs.

This was a process to activate the internal organs and extract the Gi that would circulate within the body before starting the actual massage.

In other words, it was like warming up the relaxed organs and drawing out the vital energy beforehand, like priming a pump with water.

“Ooh, hoooh…”

From Kang Taehan’s perspective, it was just the first move, simply pressing the acupoint with his thumbs and releasing. But from Ivor’s perspective, it was different.

It was a sensation he had never felt before.

There was a moment of pain that made him scream involuntarily, but a cool sensation, like cold water flowing in, began to spread throughout his body, centered around that spot.

‘The Force, in my body…’

A line from a movie came to his mind.

It might sound childish, but among the expressions Ivor could think of, that was the only one that fit the sensation he was feeling.

Meanwhile, regardless of all that.

Kang Taehan’s massage continued.

Pressing the Geksu point was just the first move. Of course, that alone was quite a shock to Ivor, but that wasn’t Kang Taehan’s concern.

From the Mingmen GV4 point located at the end of the spine, to the Weiyu BL21 point, the Piyu BL20 point… he awakened each point in order, going up the spine from the bottom.

“Uwaah, Noooooh!”

The intensity of the stimulation was on a different level from the sensation he had been feeling until now. If the previous feeling was like flowing water, this was like a wave.

Pain transmitted through his senses, and intense pleasure surging through his nerves. Ivor felt his mind go blank for a moment in the wave of intense stimulation pushing in.

‘The meridians seem to be mostly activated…’

Normally, he would lightly work on the muscles in this state, but for now, it was enough to hand it over to the other massage therapists in a bit.

What Kang Taehan was handling here were the parts related to the meridians, which the others couldn’t handle.

After briefly checking Ivor’s condition, Kang Taehan slowly nodded and raised his hand to Ivor’s upper back. There was still a part he needed to take care of before handing him over to the other massage therapist.

This time, it was the tip of his middle finger, not his thumb.

What it touched was none other than the Feiyu BL13 point, closely related to the lungs, as its name suggests.

Kang Taehan, pressing on that point.

Slowly channeled Gi through the tip of his middle finger, filling the area with warmth from the inside and applying a subtle stimulation as if starting an engine.

‘What is this?’

Meanwhile, Ivor, finally regaining his senses as the stimulation subsided, felt a strange sensation in his body, giving him a peculiar feeling.

‘My breathing… has changed.’

It was a strange expression, even to himself, but.

It was as he said.

It was a bit smoother, or perhaps more moist… With a slightly warm sensation lingering, it felt like a small humidifier and heater were running together inside his body.

Was this real, or was he just imagining it? While he was pondering that question.

“You probably had quite a few problems with your throat when you were young, didn’t you?”

“…R-Right.”

Before he even graduated elementary school, he remembered frequently coughing and suffering from sore throats. His mother always made sure he had a scarf.

But how did he figure that out? Ivor’s eyes widened at the continued uncanny accuracy.

Kang Taehan, on the other hand, slowly nodded as if he had expected it, and removed his finger from the point he had been pressing.

He has a congenitally weak Gi flow in this area, the Feiyu point. As a result, Gi circulation, especially the discharge of turbid Gi, is not smooth and naturally accumulates.

When he was full of vitality, past his growth spurt, his energy was overflowing enough to easily cover it, so there weren’t any noticeable problems, but as his physical abilities started to decline and his strength waned, the effects started to show.

‘I’ve opened a path for the turbid Gi to escape, and I’ve roughly reinforced the surrounding acupoints, but…’

Ultimately, if his lifestyle remains the same, turbid Gi will start to accumulate again within a month and will have an effect. It wasn’t a problem that could be solved immediately just by taking action once.

“Make it a habit to take deep breaths regularly.”

So, Kang Taehan gave Ivor a subtle piece of advice. Ivor made a questioning expression.

“What’s deep breathing?”

“Hmm. Take deep breaths. Whenever you think of it, breathe in as deeply as possible… Hold it for a moment, and then slowly exhale like this.”

Since he couldn’t think of a suitable expression in English, Kang Taehan explained by demonstrating himself.

“Oh… Okay!”

Ivor nodded at his words.

It was just breathing in and out deeply, but because it was Kang Taehan demonstrating, even that seemed mystical and special.

“I understand, Master Kang.”

“That Master thing again…”

Kang Taehan chuckled, muttering to himself in Korean. This was the third time he’d heard that title today. Godwin had also said that. It seemed like Godwin had spread the nickname.

“Someone else will take over from here.”

I’ll be going now.

Kang Taehan left the partitioned area, called Kim Seonghun who was waiting, and started to instruct him on the necessary measures.

And in the meantime.

“Suuuurp… Haaaah.”

Ivor, lying face down on the bed, was practicing breathing in and out deeply, as if performing some important ritual.

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“You said you found a good sauna, but you brought me to the mountains, so I was wondering what it was…”

Kang Hoyeon just arrived and got out of the passenger seat.

After looking around, he said with a chuckle of disbelief. He had been here once before.

“You were bringing me here?”

“Haha! Isn’t this the real open-air bath, Hyeongnim? It’s pretty decent, you know.”

Jo Wonho, who got out of the driver’s seat, said, pointing forward.

It was a construction site still under construction. Not far from it, in a corner, there was a pool surrounded by large stones, clearly looking like a hot spring.

It wasn’t at the stage of proper construction yet, but since they needed to collect the hot spring water to prevent it from flowing elsewhere and have a place to drain it, they had created a simple pool as a prototype.

“It really is a real open-air bath…”

It was literally a hot spring sitting in the middle of nature.

Although there was a construction site spread out behind it, the front was pure nature.

“Right? Oh, you can put your clothes over there.”

Looking at where Jo Wonho pointed, it seemed he hadn’t just visited for a day or two, as he had even brought a shelf.

Meanwhile, Jo Wonho dipped his hand into the pool and gently stirred it to check the temperature.

Since it was the water springing from the ground directly collected, the temperature inevitably varied by a few degrees, and if it felt too hot, he had to mix in some cold water from a separate connected tap.

“Ah, it’s perfect, Hyeongnim.”

It seemed fine now.

Jo Wonho started taking off his clothes, starting with his coat. Since this entire area was his private property, there was no one to peek.

He confidently entered the pool and immersed himself, and Kang Hoyeon scratched his head with an awkward expression, then… also took off his clothes and walked into the pool.

An open-air bath in the cold winter air.

Honestly, how could anyone endure this?

“Ooh-aah…”

Soon, an exclamation burst from Kang Hoyeon’s mouth.

“Isn’t it great, Hyeongnim?”

“Hoo, it is…”

Kang Hoyeon scooped up some water in his hands, washed his face, then leaned back against a rock and looked up.

As soon as he looked up, he could see the scenery of the golf course stretching far into the distance, and a forest path next to it.

Although it had mostly melted, the snow that had fallen a while ago remained white in patches, adding to the beauty of the scenery.

“So, what were the test results?”

“Ah, about that.”

Even if it was a hot spring from private land, if he wanted to use it commercially, he had to report it and have it inspected.

Sometimes, harmful substances could be mixed in. Jo Wonho put his hand on his forehead as if trying to remember and slowly opened his mouth.

“I don’t know the details, but… there are no heavy metals, and apparently it’s full of minerals and other things. They said it shares the same water vein as Yuseong Hot Spring.”

“So, it’s not just hot groundwater?”

“Right. Haha. Daejeon is famous for its hot springs, you know.”

Jo Wonho wiped his face with a smile.

The two leisurely enjoyed the open-air bath.

As sweat started to form on their foreheads, they came out, dried themselves, and started to get dressed.

“How was it, Hyeongnim?”

“Wow… It was great, really.”

“Glad you came, right? Hahaha.”

Jo Wonho burst out laughing at Kang Hoyeon’s exclamation.

“How about naengmyeon for lunch? There’s a place that makes good naengmyeon nearby.”

“Naengmyeon? Sounds good. Warming up the body and then cooling down… Hmm?”

As they were moving to the car.

Feeling a vibration in his pants, Kang Hoyeon took out his smartphone. It was an unknown number.

“Hello?”

『Hello, are you Mr. Kang Hoyeon, Kang Taehan’s father?』

“Yes, I am.”

『Hello, sir. This is Assistant Manager Kim Miyeong from the Bodycare Welfare Department. As a token of our gratitude, we would like to give you some nice gifts, including our new product…』

Click.

Hearing that much, Kang Hoyeon hung up without hesitation. Jo Wonho, who was glancing at him, asked.

“Who was that?”

“Oh, a spam call. The name itself sounded suspicious.”

Kang Hoyeon said with an indifferent expression. He had been receiving spam calls constantly since last year, wondering where they were selling his number.

“How did they even know Taehan’s name?”

“Ah, if they dug that deep, it might have been voice phishing, not just spam.”

“Is that so? …But it won’t work on me.”

Kang Hoyeon opened his call history, blocked the number that had just called, and put his smartphone back in his pocket.

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The next day.

“Manager.”

At Everton’s club training center.

In the lounge on the third floor, with a clear view of the training field, the man casually spoke while leaning slightly against the railing.

“What?”

Manager Albert responded to the man’s words.

Although they had called and responded to each other, both of their gazes were directed downwards at the field where a practice match was in full swing.

“Shouldn’t we do a doping test on these guys?”

“On whom?”

“Well, everyone, of course.”

The man said, drawing a large circle in the air towards the field.

Thwack!

A long pass was launched at that moment.

As the ball soared across the field, the striker and defender ran towards it as expected… but the speed and momentum of the players running for the ball were unusual.

“Uhahahaha! Move, Lerwin!”

“You move, mate!”

It was as if they were brimming with energy and couldn’t control it.

Not only those players, but the entire field was filled with an atmosphere of overflowing energy.

They were all running around like it was a real match, but with bright expressions, not a single one showing signs of fatigue.

“What did they do at the resort?”

“You know. Massage.”

Albert said in a calm voice.

“A massage can have this kind of effect?”

“…I don’t know.”

Although he answered calmly, he was just as perplexed. He had thought there would be a positive effect, but he hadn’t expected it to be this much.

“Wow, this is really amazing.”

Meanwhile, the players also felt the difference. Ereszra Bimoch just got off the treadmill in the training room after a long run. Usually, his legs would be slightly stiff by now, but he felt not just fine, but completely refreshed.

“Godwin and Juwan weren’t lying.”

Another player sitting on the bench said with a chuckle. He, too, was amazed by the effect of the massage he had received the previous day.

Of course, the effect seemed to vary from person to person, and no one seemed to have experienced a dramatic increase in skill like Godwin and Kang Juwan, but… it was clear that everyone who had received the massage was experiencing its benefits.

“Ivor, how about you? Glad you got the massage, right?”

Ereszra, wiping off his sweat, turned his head towards a corner and said.

Ivor Gibson, the captain of Everton FC.

He had been the most negative among the team’s players about getting a massage.

“…Ivor?”

But there was no answer.

Ivor was sitting on the floor in a strange posture, eyes closed, seemingly focused on something. Ereszra tilted his head at the sight of him looking like he was doing yoga.

“What are you doing?”

“Don’t you know?”

Ivor slightly opened one eye and spoke as if chiding him, then closed his eyes again.

“This is called deep breathing.”

Kang Taehan’s advice had been to take deep breaths occasionally when he remembered, but… Ivor had taken it too seriously, assuming a formal posture and practically meditating.


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(🇰🇷)The Heavenly Demon Will Give You a Massage

🇰🇷)The Heavenly Demon Will Give You a Massage

Status: Ongoing Author: Released: 2022 Native Language: Korean
Kang Taehan, the formidable Heavenly Demon finds himself abruptly back to the modern world.  Stripped of his immense power and forced to adapt, he becomes Korea's best massage therapist.  While his martial arts skills are dormant, his profound understanding of the body and Qi remains.  He uses this knowledge to give incredibly effective massages, inadvertently absorbing excess life energy from his clients and slowly rebuilding his internal power.   His newfound career allows him to reconnect with his estranged father, whose health he revitalizes with his unique massage techniques.  Simultaneously, Kang Taehan’s reputation grows, attracting a diverse clientele, including overworked office workers, a slumping baseball star, a famous actress, and even a webtoon artist struggling with writer's block.  Each encounter provides him with opportunities to hone his skills, regain his power, and find fulfillment in helping others.

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