“Tu es d’ou (Where are you from)?”
Jong Bom Ah did not know French. Of course he didn’t know English either.
He made a glance towards Lee Hyun, who was the same.
“…”
They were now stuck with a frozen expression.
In order to enter a university, GED required to have basic proficiency in English.
They were Korean and didn’t learn any foreign languages so they could not understand the French woman. Lee Hyun decided to ignore her.
“Sahyung, let’s go eat hot dogs.”
He came to help Jong Bom Ah out of the situation.
“Sure. How about over there?”
They ignored the French beauty and instead went to a hot dog stand.
Clap clap clap!
Nearby passerby began to clap at them.
They wanted to congratulate them for having parachuted down.
They went around like ordinary tourists for the rest of the day.
They went the the Palace of Versailles, Luxembourg Gardens, Place de la Concorde, and the Bastille Opera House. Using the attractions as backgrounds, Jong Bom Ah struck a pose and revealed the muscles on his forearm.
“Ready. One, two three!”
Click!
“Now you go and do it.”
“Yes.”
“Okay. Now let’s go.”
A typical photo shoot trip!
They would ask some French people or other travelers to take one of two pictures with them. They would then be busy eating hot dogs in the elegant streets of Paris.
“The hot dogs are good in Paris.”
“It’s very delicious. How about we eat some pork chops in the evening?”
“Yea, pork chops sound good too.”
After a hearty meal in the evening, they went to Germany. The dojo had went aheaed and rented them motorcycles.
“Let’s see the capabilities of the German produced Autobahn motorcycles.”
Autobahn motorcycles!
“There’s a highway rest area around here right? Eating noodles and baked potatoes sound good.”
Then they went to the Netherlands to ride high speed motor boats and then they went diving into the sea. They explored the ocean floor and saw some fish. Then the went across the United Kingdoms to watch soccer games. There were many Koreans travelers and students that they heard from time to time. On the Croyde Beach in the United Kingdom as strong wind blew from the storm.
“This is good weather.”
“This weather is a good thing?”
There were dark clouds in the sky and it looked like it could rain any minute. It was the kind of weather where you would not be surprise if lightning struck suddenly.
“According to the Master, I need to take you surfing.”
Lee Hyun and Jong Bom Ah changed into swimming clothing. On the beach there were a lot of people watching the waves. Every time the storm hit, the waves would suddenly increase in size. The storm that was blowing was apparently a strong one that came once every ten years. Large and high waves were going to the the beach accordingly.
“Have you never surfed before?”
“Yea.”
“It should be comfortable even if its your first time. Think of it like taking a dip and you should be able to do it like other people.”
There were few people trying to ride the waves. Jong Bom Ah and Lee Hyun tried to memorize their behavior and actions into their mind as they walked carefully. Walking down the beach were two Asians holding a surfboard. Usually one would wear a surfing suit to reduce the amount of water resistance. However they left their upper body completely exposed. The only thing they needed was their muscular upper body that they had developed earnestly. It was quite eye catching for the British people to see an Asian like Jong Bom Ah.
“Go first.”
Jong Bom Ah spread out his surfboad onto the sea and tried to surf. However the waves that kept hitting made him unable to. The sight of Lee Hyun following in gave the crowd greater courage. Swimming was one of the Republic of Korea’s favorite past times. Everyone knew how to do some basic form of swimming! He spread out his board and began to move his body, arms, and legs furiously.
“To think I would be doing this in the United Kingdoms!”
Severe wind and light rainfall began to create waves against his body. Waves that were a few meters high would catch him and his board every time causing him to be submerged into the salty sea. In fact, it was hard to move from the water pressure of the ocean waves. As soon as he got a hold of the board, another wave would strike him. This repeated twelve times as the meter high waves kept at him brutally.
“Damn.”
Lee Hyun was upset.
“It’s like the time I had a bath in the neighborhood reservoir on that stormy night!”
As a kid there was not many games that he could play without spending money. As a child, he would spend his time trying to catch frogs and crayfish from a ditch and as he got older he would find try to find better things to eat.
The nearby reservoir!
It was a notorious place because roughly 3 to 5 people drowned there a year. In the pouring rain that day, Lee Hyun went and tried to fish with his bare hands in the reservoir so there was no way he would give in to the UK’s sea.
“In the Republic of Korea more than 100 thousand people are swimming all over the country! British waters are not big deal.”
He went forth to challenge it once more!
Lee Hyun tried again and again.
The waves kept getting bigger but it never returned him back to shore.
“How dare the waves do this…I am Jong Bom Ah!”
Jong Bom Ah’s eyes burned with his willpower as he stumbled.
At first he was trying to enjoy the waves but now it was a challenge. His upper body muscles were wet from the water and greasy from sweat. He used his power to grab the surfboard and jumped. He repeated his to try and get into the waves. Through his failures, Lee Hyun realized the concept of it.
‘So it has to do with being balanced despite the confusion.’
The big waves would push against the board and disrupt the balance even if you were successful. You had to try and reverse the flow to stay on.
‘So instead of trying to push to waves…it might be better to ride it?’
So he had to get it floating without upsetting the flow of the waves.
‘I can do it. Think of it as if I were riding the Wyverns…’
Lee Hyun’s survival senses.
Compared to the fast speed of the Wyverns in the valley, the waves were more normal. You need to get the hang of nature in order to succeed. He had to adapt. He remembered his flight on the back of the Wyverns. Fighting on top of the Wyvern’s backs. Lee Hyun began to climb on top of the waves with his surfboard and tried to get balanced. Then he stood on top of the wall like waves with his board.
“Kya hahahahahahahah!”
Lee Hyun laughed out loud.
Then he finally came to a stop.
“I am one who has conquered the storm!”
Lee Hyun began to yell out loudly and repeatedly. He was completely immersed in it. Jong Bom Ah was gifted with athleticism and well trained so he was already riding a wave. These guy were riding the waves in the storms of the UK! There was a British woman on the beach holding his camcorder and recording the scene. Before Lee Hyun was riding the waves he had given her to record it. After some time at night, they had a beach party with beer in a shop.
“European hot dogs are good.”
“Sausage is delicious too.”
Lee Hyun and Jong Bom Ah began to drink beer heartily and went to sleep.
“Time to go to another part of Europe to go skiing.”
The two of them rode to the Alps in order to go skiing.