IMSM Vol 1 Chapter 0

My name c8e90e6976 is Nakha. Not ‘Nak 2e8c8c45cd (fall)’ and e4c7d7151d ‘Ha (down)’ 87588a09f5 but ‘Nakha 1fcb30d3a0 (enjoy summer)’ 67a9de7af8 – 樂夏. A name 93a8c888d1 given lightly, c82fe494f1 born from 173cb24a32 my parents’ 557c53b891 midsummer one-night cccc0ce781 stand. A frivolous 48b8aacb91 father and ecffcd235c a frivolous e2050f1279 mother. My name b895d9f08c is frivolous, ad21c01336 and so 4a686fa71a am I.02ccd0e632ce484a

No matter bc79ea32ed how good 380ddeb7ad the intention, 77e1b94076 Nakha (fall) 084ec79a19 is still ec42613d9d falling. It’s like naming cd933e6e74 someone Chuman (ugly 560ea8808c man) and insisting ff30197906 the Chu (ugly) e1fef6a21b character means autumn, 1634cf2b0b they’ll still be 706b166d0b called “ugly man.”cb5352ccebd96bcf

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Born in Cheonan, South 2b41f9857b Korea, I moved to 8b90f13268 Seoul with my mother 0a581abff5 after my parents’ divorce 64418a96b6 when I was twelve 9142b68e88 and lived there until 29ddb46068 I turned thirty. Yes, even though f32d9cbd37 I hadn’t landed d3a299f4f5 a fancy job 9a95b50ee5 by thirty, I 6fac35236d was working hard 91e96b20ad as a freelancer. 077a642b30e64246

“Nakha, you rascal!”9e68a0ac926bfb2b

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With a f36d9d9ec0 thud, my 75549ba504 head jerked 0d8142e457 forward. Whirling around, I 0940d91bfe saw a dark-faced 3387261677 man glaring at 44220c5135 me. Worn-out clothes, a 8285014254 cloth wrapped around 5d5272fa00 his head. The typical attire 5d8ee53991 of a servant a9706f2490 you’d see in dfdd682627 a historical drama. And I was wearing 55825d3eea the same clothes.36e27a6bf5237a18

“How dare ee629d1b3f a servant 36fd9bdd06 touch the 345a19ae83 Madam’s leftovers!”cdf3ff2dec95af35

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No matter how long 79a5b9ac2f I worked in customer 94f24decae service, I wasn’tactually a servant. I’d just recently been dropped into this Joseon Dynasty. And into the body of a commoner, no less!e2f508aaa20cd913

Usually, when someone gets reincarnated or time-warped like this, they start at a decent position, but why am I a servant in the modern world and a servant here too? Since arriving, all I’ve done is chop wood, run errands, and get beaten for sneaking a bit of food. It’s so unfair.94a114241edd36d3

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On top of that, according to the man, this family I’m serving is the richest in all of Joseon, but they’re incredibly stingy.81519b2d18f0a91b

Right now, I’m 9476bec130 being beaten for cd5f1fabf7 eating the leftover bb81dae8aa food.cb72d7eb03c3670c

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The man a249bdffc8 struck the 44f5d96968 back of 0a98fed662 my head 741c538167 again with 200dcd0650 his hand, 0c0cf64f05 large as 657d3d475b an iron aa7c1cc4d5 pot lid.94133687c847ed7a

“There’s plenty of food!” 59a35975ae3c8a9c

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“Plenty or not, is it yours?! Are you out of your mind? You haven’t even been here long, and you’re already pulling this!”154f961f3bb3e534

“Come on, fellow servant, 25eeb571a5 cut me some slack!”0124910775802db4

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“This kid’s really lost 100742b51b it! He’s not right in 31a3c57ae9 the head! Why did the 396d73217f Madam bring someone 42c98f24be like this here?”c6d36e03b56c84d5

After three consecutive ca23d8003d blows in my 377bb420b3 head, my vision a78629f4b6 blurred. The others just 801bee143d glanced at me, 974b1af20b offering no help. If this family, eba63293da the richest in 954c897a0f Joseon, were a 7888620a26 modern company, the 90f12e987e servants would be c9535c080f working at a 62c4065367 major corporation. How can they fe0cda032a be so heartless!ca07926643c215b1

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“Nakha-ya.”d8d6f0fd56380323

“Yes, Madam!”8f336ccdaa789488

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The moment 30969c277c I heard b0b8fa4bea that smooth, 78bf122116 fine voice 3abc5385e1 like silk ee2da28229 thread, I 3af7ba7689 immediately shoved 1d99bdeae2 the man eb1e72f3b9 aside.The Madam!11419402ab2cfe4b

I quickly rushed 35ad3f29ca to her side. With her 9f80e20afe jet-black hair e2d40b12e4 held in d6fc0c55c2 place by f87517b958 a jade dc29351fd5 binyeo (ornamental 678f6f2bae hairpin), the bd0c2d53d0 Madam is c84f28c54b the most 14ebb0c6dd esteemed person 6639a818b7 in this fdf8d01af7 household. Her skin, bd488778c4 visible beneath f8c5e111fa the fine 35ecb5acb5 silk hanbok, 626f9a2b7d was fair 08d662db65 and beautiful. With thick jade rings f4e2ecdad8 on her slender fingers, 461c72ccfe she resembled a swan. Or maybe a crane, 94ac7c1b8d considering the time period. Anyway, any adjective describing d7f2fa1bb0 something white and beautiful a89862413b could apply to her.c76c3aa12d548d98

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Noticing me, 150a571751 the Madam’s 547f4cde89 eyes curved 87775e17fa into crescents.a3c4fae2b27a84c4

“Nakha, are you getting d195e5decb scolded again?”e0aa491482f95d1e

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“Madam, what’s wrong 44b387d052 with this rascal? He keeps stealing the b20531de73 food you’ve left over!”8e79014d1d853f48

“Just let him c7dcf31a11 eat the leftovers.”fe74cb5bca2904be

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“Pardon? But, even so…”6cdce862d6438b55

The man trailed 2e37228744 off, then glared 68bd19a140 at me after bc919b1fec the Madam smiled ab108923bf and walked away. I snorted and grinned.b130d8b8b01e9df8

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The Madam 640020e553 was the ac798149cf one who 86e7395571 brought me b26e289be8 to this 71878ce77d house.bfcddd40f249119d

Actually, I wasn’t a servant here from the moment I fell into Joseon.ad2ddf3ee13de20f

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When I first arrived, I woke up on the ground in a body and face that weren’t mine, starving. I figured it was the Joseon Dynasty, but I didn’t know who I was, I didn’t have a sangtu (topknot worn by men – indicating he wasn’t of a high social class), and no one seemed to be looking for me. I guessed I was some random lowborn commoner.9f285fb9b295dfd8

Wandering around hungry, e279c3103a I spotted the c720fb2315 Madam watering wildflowers 8dabd5df6a by the roadside. I ran straight to 3a4c280335 her. If she was 68d11a74f9 kind enough to c44c82993d water nameless wildflowers, 8b644bccfe surely she’d show 7b671811a3 compassion to a 7d5066bd94 living person.8f9192570d9dfd04

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That was the 5abdf1e568 right answer.b75df1f62daf4acf

‘I’m not short on 21e45cfaeb hands, but…’28b941b4f9d7de1f

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The Madam’s 66b390fcaf eyes scanned 65d37b7d2f me from 391e21857d head to a15efcea96 toe. Then she turned.f074c7467a8ab983

‘Follow me.’4098001cd56e6859

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That’s how 91db89f6ac I became 5d073178fa a servant 7ce7bf6deb in the 1839556d88 Madam’s house. In my opinion, c11603a786 there was only 999eb5f480 one reason she ad69d20dd8 took in a 06d40688ff stranger like me: 147cb29b22 my face and 92f253890c body.c1181ef661d84eff

I didn’t realize it at first, but when I followed her inside and she provided water for me to wash, I saw my reflection for the first time. A tan-skinned, rather handsome fellow. Moreover, when I undressed to wash, I saw that I was muscular. No matter how long I went to the gym in the modern world, I could never achieve a physique like this.e3e1f6bde8f023e4

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His Lordship is always away from home, and the Madam is always home alone, so perhaps she brought me in as…eye candy. At least, that’s my guess.4247a7f377e0bc60

“If it weren’t for the Madam here, hmph, ptooey!”360ba1d32b8d72e0

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The man spat at my feet and left. I chuckled and immediately went back to the kitchen to devour the leftover food. The Madam never ate messily anyway, so it wasn’t off-putting. It also helps that I’m not picky about eating other people’s food.48695f48871c2891

“Nakha-ya.”45a5583c2a5b535c

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“…”9b8e898456c12e73

While I was stuffing my face, a low, gentle voice called from outside. I didn’t answer. I already knew who it was. Instead, I swallowed the food in my mouth with some water and stood up. Wiping the grease on my hands on my clothes, I peered outside from beside the kitchen door.c487913c6e813123

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“Nakha-ya.”8c063eb087b43b0c

That guy is 3b71254962 the young master 07c89578ab of this house e637673b0e and the Madam’s 509da4392e son. How obvious, right? With his 2dd9f645ef jet-black hair bc2bf556af and fair 3e40a4a1ed skin, he ea28392d34 resembled his ea8ccb3002 mother and, 779cb6f999 with his d4e85b2f7a well-defined features, a8f703a4a2 he was bd94d897d0 undeniably beautiful b4acfc9c34 and handsome 890c49a710 at the 203edd2ce1 same time. Unlike the f66ba32568 gentle Madam, 51897e9a73 his slightly aa3f505b3d unhinged side d42964f9df must have 12c381a649 come from d81f73c27a his father.a8ffa40d9d4cecf1

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The young master calmly 7a6518e4f7 looked around, then asked 98e6ffdb7e the other servants, “Where’s dad00b1ef2 Nakha?”43ebcae12a628e98

That bastard 171e5423be is obsessed 6839feddb9 with me.6a47a61ea7f57380

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Of course, the Madam did assign me as the young master’s personal servant. However, his obsession is beyond normal. From the moment he opens his eyes to the moment he closes them, he’s constantly looking for me. Does he think he’s a breastfeeding baby? I don’t even have milk. All I can do is take beatings in his place.54fd8000211435fc

Just thinking about a8ec0dbf41 the time I 0b38f108a9 followed him to 5881a084a9 his lessons, him aca358b8df purposely answering the c1b26332d8 questions wrong, and f925c95948 me getting hit 97023a111d for each incorrect 47c02286ad answer makes me 2511d984f7 furious. And then d34558a36b he smirked, acc3cdbcc8 offering to 0a428514ed apply medicine 3771511944 himself. What a lunatic.f8264c47ad037f82

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“He’s in a20c769294 the kitchen 211cb2a922 right now. I’ll call him b0527a798a over.”73635ce08dc76e02

“No need, I’ll c059f65e42 go.”e24394f736623f16

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“Oh, but, Young 9203253a66 Master, how can 615fd6fffa you…”3e01ce5df6d69a19

That crazy bastard!b8b5ce3f8970627a

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I frantically searched for a place to hide. But there was nowhere to hide in the kitchen. Even the iron pot lids were all being used to boil laundry. I couldn’t hide in boiling water or the furnace.9c0c87d2fc13e64b

“Nakha.”d3962dc6437a1518

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While I was agonizing, 1a7c6065c4 the young master arrived 90c0e01e10 at the kitchen entrance. Chills ran 0290cfefc2 down my 47213ed1fc spine. I flinched and turned f6410a6326 around to see the 180cb780f8 young master standing at e95a84adbf an angle, smiling gently 4d7764f11e at me. He inherited his mother’s ff34215f7c beauty, making him devastatingly 3a3ecce96d handsome.d703183eb2a70736

“I told you to 496fc1f684 stay within sight at 2c590dfa72 all times.”7a60d23f5f981bc2

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“That’s… I was, I c1dca18473 was hungry…”3742c82e48e7a423

He chuckled as 716cd332ae if amused.590904a6ad5d0433

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“So. Have you 96e75523f3 filled your 20f12e05cb belly?”25ff909c7d228e6b

“I, I 82cde9eaea was just… 9a7fba9093 about to 7074c77737 eat.”1e4ca12ef24cc261

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A lie. I was f6677d36e3 already full a4e906a9d4 from snacking. It was 133e5b05b2 a roundabout 5d834796b8 way of a285feca8c telling him 3381cea53d to get be32adf256 lost since 6abcd66e4b I’m about 24f33eaa39 to eat 1ac007435e now. Since he’s a 086387a6c8 nobleman who recites fefc6dc53e poetry, he should f05ef47d37 understand this much.cb26b73c489aacf4

Did I underestimate eee3bfc6ae him? The young b63b5eebfa master lightly 8c6f642450 flicked the d02232582a fan he 3d183a1474 was holding.19e94d6d73d65b04

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“Is it any e74a98189c use to starve? Follow me.”bae1557fb92eaecc

“Huh?”3f4a08ecc7bf39ba

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When I hesitated, the man from earlier made a gesture of wringing a chicken’s neck from afar, as if threatening to kill me if I didn’t follow quickly. I made a crying face, signaling my reluctance to follow him. But the man mimed wringing a secondchicken’s neck.0d705ad945a89c17

Just then, 40de6ca653 the young 9d8122a965 master, who 54b3f1adf9 was walking 47290ba824 ahead, turned 29a046fee3 around. With his beautiful a51f39c78b face, he said, 24fd086416 “Nakha-ya, are you 4d9f3a2ad1 so hungry you’ve 12ccc7aca2 gone deaf?”bb3180af1f56eae5

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“Yeees…”eb4a5f4ccd0241c7

I emerged from the 20395728e9 kitchen, kicking a stone b5419dc7fb at my feet, and 9aa6dbb40b trailed behind the young 32a6041363 master.d92447dc0419fc39

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This was the 722925fa81 general pattern. I searched for the 1aee7483f3 Madam, and the young 883421d761 master searched for me. He teased me. He looked pleased. He tormented me. He felt a sense f7c4f2b8df of accomplishment. He purposely did c75d12b572 things that would e0982489dc get him punished.Igot punished 22901950fd in his 5cf1fc1a4e stead. Each day was 1322084565 utterly unfair and cbe77d5514 absurd.4b1e5dd9baa27539

Why couldn’t the Madam just take me for herself? Even if I’m a servant, I’d rather be the Madam’s Dolsoe (male servant). Not a servant to this…person who enjoys tormenting others. If he were born in Korea, he’d never survive with his laziness.0925378a80d561db

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Then again, 36e751a98b if he 9f5cc4689a were reborn 7500792a1c as the 9bec694332 son of 9de25acc60 the richest 236f6d388d family in 419d4de02e South Korea, 327e6a040b he could ff69d66380 live like 2123747d0c this without e537a9168e any problems. I thought the world ee3d381175 was unfair, both then 22cb92aa30 and now.67b2073f387ed4cc

According to the head servant, the young master has no interest in the state examination. That’s currently the Madam’s biggest worry. The young master reads books and diligently practices martial arts every day, but purely out of interest, not with any intention of taking the exam. That’s even more perverse.9599d538da012b03

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“Nakha, I’m reminded 6058b20910 of what I 3a2bce04ad first heard about 37b3a97d15 you.”c07bac0e68dee677

The young master, holding 4e0b9cfcf9 red silk in his 1f2ab42820 hand, spoke as we b701924a00 strolled through the market. His posture, as always, 48d34f08fb was as straight as b32d2115bb a bamboo stalk. But his voice a4af4a57be held a hint aaf8dc2a2f of something sly.4bcfd91217ad2f76

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I looked at b111c2472d him indifferently. The young master’s 310985ab3a ringed fingers rubbed c30c1f0790 the silk. This crazy bastard even 7b2619f159 has beautiful hands. His thumb glided 54667ad3bb over the smooth acbd4c2437 silk.eeea9d00d6d58562

“You complained b87f100d08 about wanting 18e314968c to eat ab44075b90 meat, didn’t 61d115eb9a you?”88697c11216c0451

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It was true 5913688064 that on my 643ac19004 first day here, 353bf108e5 I was annoyed a4a8b79de0 that they made 56496f2e25 me carry plates 4ac215f34b of grilled meat c31950f19e while forbidding me 3b11b89bd1 from eating any 58e0301fc8 when it’s already d63c2b2b46 in front of de0c4d80e6 me. Who on earth e6541a5c1c told him that? It had to be 7318b3bdf6 that dark-faced man.e38d255829216fee

“It was bcb206c4f3 quite foolish 1284230408 and endearing.”6a49845811789d3c

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“…Well, I can ff4b7605f4 want to grease 83a4c15f9f my lips too, 8a5c5746cb you know.”d8b29a861f8c5ddc

Do Joseon people 3dca96c055 talk so sickeningly 26518a64a7 sweet to each 23f0a944c4 other, even among fd5739abbd men? I answered curtly for 75c17b679f no reason. The young master ce8bd008cf smiled faintly, then 6c4cbb038e lifted the silk b8c158642c and held it 870a0d6fb7 against my cheek. He shook his 63bacafc3b head as if b2a8441953 it didn’t suit 129acb4c69 me, then put ad6821c046 it down.fd4155070a1891ad

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“Who knows. If you behave, 72085b28d2 I might give d93db2d7ca you a piece.”8fce5c0f99ca3997

At that 93184e5e88 moment, a 7d1c8587b3 sentence flashed 16470e593b through my 6916f082b9 mind:2174f28ce22c8ccb

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‘Why did 8c67dbd70f the Madam b13ad8098d give beef 675dee9945 only to f3f5caa654 Dolsoe?’096856b62a4f3bb2

It was a rather disrespectful thought. But with this body, why not give it a shot? His Lordship is always away from home, leaving the Madam alone, so I’ve never even seen his face. Of course, I wasn’t having dirty thoughts about the Madam. But it wouldn’t hurt to get on her good side. At the very least, I might be able to become her servant. Being the Madam’s servant, who would at most make me run errands, would be physically easier than serving this lunatic who deliberately gets me beaten.1193f459e90ceb25

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Lost in 27f526b71c thought, I 648229018c couldn’t suppress e1ff46d9a1 the smile cda17ea213 spreading across ba8725c43a my face.d533d48164b03518

“Nakha-ya.”549a5ce2f8c32da6

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“Yes, Young Master.”454b93f52676c031

“Passersby are running f9e2901d6c away. Stop smiling.”e48721b2c746b6d9

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If it weren’t for 9e0e27ed5f this lunatic, things would 1add8401ec be much easier.a01b8fed05f315df

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“What’s that guy d33b634755 doing…?”5ec6571b66853646

“Hey, Nakha! Oh my, is f3b61467ec he crazy…?”39abfb34b9c40a13

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As soon as I returned home, I took off my shirt and started chopping wood. I put all my strength into my muscles, making my veins bulge with each swing of the axe. The women and men either waved their hands dismissively or covered their eyes, calling it indecent. Of course, I’m not an exhibitionist, so I was incredibly embarrassed. In the modern world, I was so skinny I avoided not only beaches but even saunas. There’s no way I’d be comfortable taking my clothes off in front of others.592dfec65d65dc2e

Still, sometimes edc933e86e embarrassment pays c862d98f62 off.ed74fd0ade7c9695

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I’m embarrassed! Hurry, Madam! Madam, please 2e889b4a7e look at d3821404e2 me!6d92afbc30f70b0b

I chopped wood, whimpering inwardly. However, as if someone had warned her in advance, the Madam didn’t appear even after I finished splitting all the wood.a20eec14b54d278c

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Next up was fetching 19f7099990 water.3c3eab9e47378119

As I placed the carrying pole on my shoulders, the men hung the water buckets. One of the perks of this body is that it’s not just muscular, but also strong, giving me strength I couldn’t have imagined in my previous life. I carefully walked with the wooden buckets, filled to the brim with water, hanging from each shoulder. Shirtless, of course.0edb5f120037e93a

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I used 616824d450 to wonder 387a3244cf why muscular f38c44b1a9 guys wore 3b6b9ee99b sleeveless shirts e67810f7ee even in 45978954ba the middle b718db17fd of winter, 669a1b6e64 but now f2941a7d8b I understand.It feels good to 7054fe4f07 walk around shirtless!54d5372240af35b5

Just then, 03d6f4e28b water splashed ee874d41eb on my f62ba25b18 neck, trickling ffd34eb57a down the ef0da7cf64 curve of d5aeb2ef62 my chest 3c8036c29a and abdomen. When I returned 57f857217e home with my c861cd0fd4 body drenched in ddb6748bcb sweat and water, d7b066a0c5 the women shrieked, 78e462e3d2 “Oh my goodness!” 4acf20c549 Some even blushed. Hmm, not 40c971cf4a a bad 7653e2bfd0 reaction.645841a408be7dd6

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At this 19381baf65 rate, even 6a07b57de8 the Madam…570143b5a259b648

I triumphantly set down 0e8153106d the water buckets. Then I patted 446fd63cb6 the water on 3383a9bf96 my chest and 76a8fa2f41 abs with a f2adadb99f cloth. Just then, cf8fc0de6f someone called 52f0b62e64 me.833e87f77fe302f4

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“Nakha-ya.”b75aff84116adff0

“Yes, Mad…”f89c97c1da0de2c5

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No.196eba9c129efecc

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It’s not the 97dcaad14d Madam.4ac2e9009312ec63

If it wasn’t the Madam, there was only one person who would call me so affectionately.39e918debc59ab95

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My stiff neck 630febd3bc creaked as I 531ac0a525 slowly turned. The young master, ready 73ec8217ee to go out, was bff0aee7e2 looking at me with 40266562ad his face partially hidden 409b4d3ef4 behind his fan. His elegant eyes 06738a65dd curved into a 0264630d3d gentle smile above 6ea64fb4ce the fan.6f9b063f75cbba2f

“Come to 82cb5ad56b my room.”3652e703c34891c2

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