Stigma Ch 3 part 3

It was the last day of June, and it was incredibly hot.

As the days became humid and damp, the weather was alerting everyone that the rainy season was coming.

EunLib was walking through the palace for a different reason today.

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He was carrying his resignation letter inside his chest pocket.

In his letter, he had written that he would be retiring to the countryside with his family after resigning from his post in the palace as well as his post as an instructor of the training grounds.

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He had loyally served the king and the royal family all this time.

With his wife’s belly about to burst, they had finished their preparations to go down to her family’s residence.

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Worried about sending her off alone, EunLib decided to resign and accompany her.

He was planning on resigning and retiring to his wife’s hometown. He’d farm to pass the time and maybe open up a martial arts school and begin teaching the children living there.

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Now that he’d made up his mind, he felt a lot better. Now all that was left to do was to turn in this resignation letter and head out.

He was sure there would be many people who would try to change his mind, but he was going to shake them off and move on. Just the thought of doing this put a skip to his step.

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He looked up at the cloudy sky.

It might rain tonight.

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‘If the rainy season comes, the roads will more difficult to travel…’

He was a bit worried, but monsoon rains weren’t usually fierce in the beginning, so he believed that they should be alright.

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After a few days, the rain would get heavier, and the weather would become unpredictable. It would be best to leave first thing tomorrow.

“I’ll ask Sir Heo to take care of EunSeo while I’m gone…”

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EunLib called SeoYoon ‘Sir Heo’.

Even though he was older than SeoYoon, he didn’t care about their age difference and wanted to show him respect.

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SeoYoon and EunSeo were engaged to be married.

SeoYoon only asked to postpone their wedding to a later date, so the wedding was scheduled to take place in the fall.

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EunLib planned on coming back up to the capital for the wedding before heading back down to the countryside again.

‘Everything is good. Everything worked out.’

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EunLib smiled to himself, thinking that he could finally face his parents when the time came.

“You.”

The man who had promoted EunLib to his post was Prime Minister Chae.

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Prime Minister Chae was the king’s closest ally and known to be the actual leader in the nation’s political scene.

EunLib wasn’t a huge fan of Prime Minister Chae.

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Even though he was just a public servant that served the king and the royal family, he crossed the line in everything he did. At least, that’s what EunLib thought.

The king lacked judgement, so nothing was done through him when it came to the matters of the Royal Court. Instead, everything went through Prime Minister Chae.

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Prime Minister Chae was a vicious, greedy man. If he didn’t like someone, they would be banished. He often beheaded those that took part in any conspiracy against his power.

Even though the Royal Court was in this state, EunLib continued to protect it, saying that it was his job.

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The king was still the king.

When the current king’s rebellion had taken place, EunLib was temporarily out of the palace.

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EunLib was the personal guard of the previous king, so his duty was to protect the king. However, at that time, EunLib’s father-in-law had passed away, so he had gone to his wife’s home to pay his respects.

While he was away, the rebellion had struck, and by the time he came back, the king had changed.

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Many died. The deposed king’s young son had disappeared, and a foolish king had claimed the throne. Prime Minister Chae had seized the Royal Court and wielded his power.

Even though he considered throwing away his duties and leaving the palace altogether, the shaky royal palace and the many leaderless soldiers caused him to stay.

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But now, it was time to leave.

He did all he could, and he had trained enough men.

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He didn’t regret leaving. He had given them everything he had, so he wasn’t embarrassed to leave.

“Greetings, Prime Minister.”

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EunLib bowed.

“I heard you’re resigning.”

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The prime minister asked in his unique, sharp voice.

“Yes, that is true.”

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“Is there a reason why?”

“I believe I need to turn my attention to my family now. I plan on retiring to the countryside.”

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“Your family… Yes, you need to take care of your family. However, can’t you take care of them after you protect this nation for a few more years?”

“I’ve done everything I can. Please allow me to retire and move to the countryside.”

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EunLib remained firm.

No matter what anyone said, he would be leaving.

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“Hmm. Letting such a talented individual leave is…”

Prime Minister Chae clicked his tongue in disappointment.

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“I understand.”

“Thank you.”

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“You’ve done well all these years.”

After listening to Prime Minister Chae’s compliments, EunLib left.

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He didn’t want to hear the prime minister praise him like that, but he took it graciously at the thought of finally being able to leave.

After turning in his resignation letter, EunLib was on his way out of the palace. However, a colleague stopped him.

“Please, just for today.”

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His colleague pleaded awkwardly.

His wife was currently in labor, and he couldn’t come in for his post during the night duty. He was asking EunLib to stand in for him just for tonight.

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“Alright.”

EunLib gladly agreed.

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His wife was also due any minute now.

He understood how his colleague felt.

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And since he had already finished everything he had to do today, he felt that he could stay another few hours. What could happen between now and tomorrow morning?

EunLib had no reason not to do this favor for his colleague, so he agreed to his request.

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So he sent a messenger home to relay his message: ‘I’ll be back tomorrow morning. I’ll be home in time to leave, so please prepare for our departure before I return.’

The raindrops began to fall right as the sun began to set.

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* * *

The rain dripped down at first but then began to pour.

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The palace was drowning in rain and darkness.

The sound of the pouring rain drowned out any other sound.

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Whooosh—.

Several men were moving through the fierce rain.

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They were all wearing the uniforms of the palace guards, but their faces showed their murderous spirit.

A few of them opened the palace doors. As the doors opened, hundreds of soldiers began to rush into the palace.

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It was obviously an uprising, but the deafening rain was all that could be heard.

“We will behead the king.”

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The man standing in the lead roared.

“Have you told them not to kill the prime minister?”

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“Yes, sir.”

A man following behind him answered.

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“Bring Prime Minister Chae to me alive. I will be the one to take his throat.”

A bitter thirst for revenge could be heard in the man’s voice.

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“Let’s go.”

SeoYoon was in the lead and the other armed men followed after him.

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Their destination was the king’s room.

‘Soon…’

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SeoYoon bit his lip.

Even though he could barely breathe from all this rain, SeoYoon moved quickly.

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Revenge was blazing in his eyes.

Finally, the time for his long-awaited revenge had come.

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Every time he felt the hatred slip away inside his heart, he brought it back and held it firm. Now, the time to avenge his family had come.

His father’s final moments. The faces of his mother and sister. They were all engraved deep into his heart.

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The time had finally come for him to bare his teeth.

He could finally bring out his hatred and go hunting for his enemies.

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He would rip them apart and tear the meat off their bones.

To those that had carved wounds into his heart and made him shed tears of blood… He would finally have his revenge. He would show them no mercy.

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Splash, splash.

SeoYoon walked in the rain, and the torchlights came closer and closer.

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* * *

EunLib was the first one to sense that something was wrong.

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He managed to hear the sound of footsteps through the rain.

“Who’s there?”

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EunLib was protecting the king’s room behind him.

EunLib sent half the guards into the room before taking his sword out of its sheath.

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Unfamiliar men began to appear one by one in the rain.

They were all wearing masks.

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“Who are you? What are you doing here?”

EunLib raised his voice.

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EunLib could tell that he was outnumbered. There were too many of them.

From what he could see, there were over 50 of them.

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“You insolent bastards!”

Even if the rain was pouring this much, why was the palace so quiet when so many men had made their way inside the palace?

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Right when he was wondering about the silence, a large sound came from the west.

It was the sound of men screaming.

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“Damn it.”

EunLib now realized that these men had split up and was attacking different parts of the palace all at once.

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There were more men than the ones here. The men in front of EunLib were merely a part of the whole.

Even though the king was unworthy and foolish, the king was the king.

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EunLib had already failed to protect the previous king.

Even though he couldn’t have done anything to stop it, he still felt guilty about not being there to protect the previous king. EunLib vowed that he would not flee from this uprising. He would stay this time.

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If he wasn’t able to protect the king again, he wouldn’t be able to live with himself.

The one who was confused amidst all this was the masked SeoYoon.

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The man who was blocking his way was none other than EunLib. The moment he realized this, SeoYoon’s hand trembled as it held his sword.

“Brother told me that he is leaving tomorrow, so he will be returning early today. He’s turning in his resignation letter and will be returning early to help prepare for their departure, so he’ll be quite busy.”

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EunSeo had said so.

She told him that EunLib would not be in the palace today.

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Feeling relieved, SeoYoon had joined in today with a relaxed mind.

EunLib was going to turn in his resignation letter and return home before the sun set. Come tomorrow, he wasn’t even going to be in the capital. Knowing this, SeoYoon had decided to join in on the rebellion today.

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However, the man in front of him was EunLib.

Why was he here?

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Were they going to cross swords? That mustn’t happen.

If that happened, SeoYoon wouldn’t be able to forgive himself.

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“Wait.”

After glancing at the men behind him, SeoYoon stepped forward.

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And then he took his mask off.

The mask was drenched in the rain, so it didn’t come off easily. After peeling it off, SeoYoon stepped in front of EunLib.

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“It’s me, Sir Yoo.”

SeoYoon’s voice pierced through the rain and reached EunLib.

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“Sir… Heo?”

EunLib’s voice trembled.

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He had recognized SeoYoon’s voice.

“Why are you here? Who are these people?”

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Even though he was fully aware of what was going on, was he trying to pretend like he didn’t know?

“Please move aside, Sir Yoo. I have something I need to do.”

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“Didn’t I ask you? What are you doing here?! Who are all these people you brought with you?!”

EunLib roared.

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EunLib was also very agitated about this situation. He obviously didn’t know what to do.

Of course.

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The man his sister was to marry had brought over a group of men and had broken into the palace. How could he not be upset in this situation?

“You’re not staring a rebellion, are you?”

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“It’s not a rebellion. We’re punishing those that have been wicked.”

“You’ve broken into the palace. If this isn’t an rebellion, then what is it?”

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“Please move aside, Sir Yoo. I need to go and behead the son of a bitch inside that room.”

EunLib let out a soft laugh at SeoYoon’s words.

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Wet from the rain, his eyes looked like he was crying.

“You will not be able to succeed with your rebellion.”

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EunLib raised his sword at SeoYoon.

“Because I will cut you down, Sir Heo.”

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After saying those words, EunLib brandished his sword at SeoYoon.

As the raindrops splashed, the sword cut through the darkness.

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“It’s raining a lot…”

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As she looked out the window, EunSeo couldn’t hide the worry on her face.

“If it rains this much now, the roads won’t be smooth for their departure tomorrow…”

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Her extremely pregnant sister-in-law and her brother were leaving for the faraway countryside tomorrow. Why was it raining like this now?

“What do we do… It’ll be nice if the rain stops by morning…”

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Why couldn’t it have rained a day later?

EunSeo pointlessly glared at the sky.

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Splash.

It was the sound of footsteps.

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When she heard the footsteps approaching in the dark, EunSeo called out, ‘Who is it?’

She thought that a servant had come.

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“Who’s there?”

Right when she asked again, a man revealed himself from the darkness.

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“SeoYoon-nim.”

The man was SeoYoon.

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He was standing in the dark, completely drenched in the rain. His hair and clothes were a mess.

“Why do you look like that?”

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Surprised, EunSeo closed the window and opened her door as she ran out.

Holding an umbrella in one hand, she ran out into the rain. She put the umbrella over SeoYoon’s head as he continued to blankly stand there. She looked up at him.

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“Did something happen?”

She had never seen SeoYoon like this before.

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Sorrow, sadness, suffering. All those emotions were written on SeoYoon’s face.

“SeoYoon-nim.”

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EunSeo was scared.

Just what could have happened?

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She wished her brother was home. Why was SeoYoon acting like this?

“SeoYoon-nim. Why are you…”

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“I…”

SeoYoon opened his mouth, his voice sounding as if he were on the verge of tears.

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The man was crying.

Endless tears were flowing down his cheeks.

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EunSeo finally saw the bloodstains on his clothes.

His clothes were covered in blood.

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He was drenched in blood.

“You’re hurt…!”

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Shocked, EunSeo screamed.

SeoYoon had gotten badly hurt. Thinking this, EunSeo cried out.

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SeoYoon dropped his chin onto EunSeo’s shoulder.

“I… didn’t know. Really… I didn’t know…”

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EunSeo couldn’t understand what he was talking about.

Just what didn’t he know?

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“I didn’t know your brother would be there… I truly didn’t know.”

“What?”

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What was he talking about?

Why was he talking about her brother?

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“EunLib… Sir Yoo… I didn’t know he’d be there… I really… didn’t know…”

“What didn’t you know? Where is my brother?”

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Something felt strange.

A chill went down her spine and she was filled with dread.

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‘No, it can’t be…’

EunSeo suppressed the thoughts that floated up into her mind.

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‘That can’t be… No…”

“I… didn’t plan on killing him. I swear, I didn’t…”

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“No…”

EunSeo staggered.

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She stepped back away from SeoYoon.

She looked like she was going to faint.

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“You killed Brother…? That can’t be true…”

She couldn’t believe it.

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Who’d believe that?

Her brother was the greatest swordsman in the nation.

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How could somebody kill him?

SeoYoon was lying.

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He was joking. He was just playing a mean joke her.

“EunSeo.”

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SeoYoon stretched out his hand.

The rain dripping off his hand almost looked like blood to her.

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Her brother’s blood.

“Don’t come near me!”

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EunSeo collapsed onto the ground as she screamed.

“No! That’s not true!”

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Screaming with disgust, she began to wail.

She had finally realized what had happened.

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Her brother wouldn’t be able to return home anymore.

As he left this morning with ‘I’ll be back soon’, that was the last time he’d be home.

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That was the last time she’d be able to see his laughing face.

If she only knew, she’d have held on to him.

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If she only knew, she would have called him back quickly before the sun had set.

Why didn’t she grab on to him? Why didn’t she call for him?

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“Miss! What happened?!”

She could see her sister-in-law running over, heavy with child.

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EunSeo saw her protruding belly.

The father had already died, but that child didn’t even know.

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That child would be born after the father’s death.

Splash.

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SeoYoon knelt in the rain.

He bowed down and cried out like a beast as he began to weep.

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In the mud, the man cried out like an animal. EunSeo had collapsed and was wailing next to him.

No matter how much they cried, the pain didn’t go away.

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As if her tears weren’t enough, the heavens cried as well.

The world was swallowed up in the torrential rain.

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* * *

“……”

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EunSeo opened her eyes.

She had fallen asleep and had a dream. It was a dream of that sorrowful night.

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The rain in her dream had poured and poured. Her heart was in so much pain.

Those days were now merely a dream.

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Her smiling brother was gone. The next day, her brother’s mangled corpse had been sent to their doorstep. After seeing it, her sister-in-law fainted and lost her child. Three days after she lost her child, she threw herself down a well and took her own life.

Since her brother had not participated in the rebellion, her dead brother was declared a criminal. His house and estate were confiscated and all the servants scattered.

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And EunSeo was sent to a brothel to become a prostitute.

This all happened once the rain had cleared.

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‘I’ll never forgive…’

She would never forgive all of them.

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The king who had taken over the throne. SeoYoon who had helped him reclaim the throne by piercing her brother’s heart. She wouldn’t forgive them.

She would pay them back. Until then, she couldn’t die.

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She’d survive and have her revenge no matter what.

For the sake of those who died.

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