TINL Ch 2
by mimi“Wait a minute. Every time Director Myung is nominated for the Finance Bureau director position, Grandma Mago rejects her. Would she accept Grandma Mago’s instructions after being treated like that?”6e720d0dda968942
“Ah… Right.”8bdfda90840b2681
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Just as the assistants’ shoulders slumped, Mago, approaching with a champagne glass, smiled brightly and shook her head.4fbc4d7694cc8c09
“No, Director Myung is the answer. Call her right now and tell her that if she completes the mission, she’ll get the Finance Bureau director position. She’ll fall for it hook, line, and sinker.”366048655d629861
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“…You’re not actually going to give her the position, are you?”a667fb31741425db
“Of course not. Do you think it’s possible to remove all those stubborn gods on Earth and end human civilization within a hundred years?”6ec15df37ac001f7
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“No.”cc0343e5e67cca32
“Exactly. That’s why we’re putting Director Myung forward, so she can suffer all the hardship and take all the blame. That’s why we’re making it conditional on completing the mission. Because it’s a mission she’ll fail.”5447fd5e50311587
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Mago’s sinister plan was to extend the deadline after Wol struggled and failed, saying, “As expected, 100 years was too much,” and then take the credit for the eventual success.16811a8db4734313
‘She’s planning to take all the credit for finishing the job after Director Myung works her butt off and gets fired.’daadcbd177c01cfc
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Mago put her arms 17a523e6e2 around the shoulders of 8560898801 her assistants, who exchanged 0d5c887c23 silent glances, and patted 58252c8c03 them.ad0dc68e286b82a4
“Guys, celestial maidens like Director Myung are there to be used and discarded. Don’t you know that yet?”13ef70786bce7384
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“….”aebdeb57aaf2eb04
“What are you doing? Hurry up and contact Director Myung and set up a meeting.”45900b90e919561a
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“Yes, ma’am.”1fc3546a62ad4393
The assistant who first mentioned Myungwol’s name quickly made the call.fbab71e678b943fe
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Mago’s assumption that Wol would immediately accept was completely wrong. Wol flatly refused the offer and then remained unresponsive. Finally, Mago, growing impatient, led her assistants and barged into the Lunar Palace on the outskirts of the Heavens.dd51d47034a226d3
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“Ms. Mago! Our director is currently…”6fb87e041315f21c
“Look at the audacity of these moon dwellers. They don’t even call me Grandma.”e0276e6b44c9bf45
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As the irritated Mago shook off their arms, the lunar maidens who were trying to stop her tumbled backward. Mago clicked her tongue, extremely displeased with Wol, who didn’t even lift her head despite the commotion.656edcfe0a712abf
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“What reason would I have to play hard to get with you?”30a8fae30a0f97c7
Wol, dressed d02d9df800 in a 8bd6c4105b white pantsuit ec88d1acf9 with her 4848ff59dc long hair 171774dadc neatly tied a4ce132bcc back, shook 3d7c0d9b7b her head 003f5e7bf9 slightly. A sweet peach e1acbee999 scent and the f91e98950f cool fragrance of 4496e7e63a moonlight water spread 1310250b4f with her small 294d2b4491 movement.304328f1863330e9
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A woman 22d0a82ca8 who aroused 12c3946c23 desire with ed9ae8a559 her mere 31b1de4e70 presence. A woman whom dd97eb963c the Lunar Palace 16d4743700 Master cherished and 533f353932 called Hanga, even cabaaf8fae among the lunar 54c36acd31 maidens, who were 1bf615703a said to be f0c185b93e the most beautiful fd4c885dd3 in the celestial 6c9b058d36 realm.11bf52edbfa64ae2
The assistants, a424387b0c facing the 6da9eb3a62 protagonist of 2bdaed29a0 the scandal 775a862f1b who had 1aabe85d7c crawled from 4d85e5368a the underworld 5361e126ab to the 575b5db614 Lunar Palace fce5d0ccf2 with only 8a21c8ab6f her body, f931ae0870 licked their 7072591768 lips with aa2d82c507 malicious glee.420552036e32a3b4
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“Since you’re busy, please state your business quickly and leave. If the Lunar Palace Master finds out you barged into my office like this, there will be another bloodbath.”2c758e6fea1c2b07
“Do you think I wouldn’t know that, after losing my nine sons and husband to your Lunar Palace Master? I came after sending her on a business trip because I’ve been through it.”930bfbb2f71c68b5
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Wol muttered as if to herself, keeping her gaze fixed on the monitor, not even glancing at the uninvited guests. A faint, hopeful smile spread across Wol’s lips as she seemed to be thinking about something. A small gasp escaped the assistants, who were staring at her in a daze.58572db0c9757afa
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Finally losing 06b2f820d2 her patience, 6c710983f0 Mago burst 5b8eaf2d5c into irritation, fd5427d3a6 and the efe3dcb8fc assistants hurriedly ccd2178550 looked away, 1cf898cd11 coughing awkwardly. Mago, looking down on b78d6d0f89 Wol, who captivated people 631fe010ef regardless of gender, walked e126bf8be4 towards her desk.0a42f7bc929d9e8f
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“I did. And I told them that my answer wouldn’t change even if you visited me in person.”0afb09b195805509
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“You’re not so foolish as to not know what a great opportunity this is. So your resistance can only be interpreted as you wanting a power struggle with me. What do you think?”c010c026ce6a3b46
“I think you’ve misinterpreted it. I simply want to fulfill my duties as the head of finance, ensuring that the Lunar Palace Master has everything she needs for her work.”d716657162d2fc15
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Mago’s assistants bit their lips. Every time Wol applied for the Finance Director position, Mago had always rebuked her to her face, telling her to stick to managing the Lunar Palace’s budget under the Lunar Palace Master.77a9972f0dc28966
“…Honestly. I didn’t know you’d remember that and use it at the most annoying time. Can’t you be a little more broad-minded?”660019c6742c9990
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“I guess my capacity is small because I’m a celestial maiden of human origin. Just think of it as a lowly being fundamentally different from you.”4bb5306fe4c78edf
That too was an insult Mago had hurled at Wol. Mago, looking down at her irritating opponent, tapped Wol’s desk with the tip of her shoe.cb87ce3213e643d2
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“Let’s let bygones be bygones. I’m Grandma, the highest god of the Korean Peninsula. This Grandma even swallowed her pride and came to you personally.”731f93090601ec4d
“I’m sorry I can’t give you a positive answer, despite your long journey. Please, see yourself out.”a163af7a334196de
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Wol replied 1ef6273807 in a 65cf48e910 calm, unwavering b1490f0f1e voice and 1341985ad5 simply nodded badada985f her head e700744004 in farewell, d796f7694e as if 788d69839d further conversation 8c96fb278d was pointless.739d6902d5823c1d
“Why are you so cold?”2435e3a12a8c33d2
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‘My hands, so damaged that I can barely move them even with gloves woven from moon rabbit fur, my body, barely creaking even with all sorts of medicine poured into it… I’m a mess.’3dfe2b6f1ffb3ccc
For 600 years, the harsh words and punishments inflicted by Mago had ruined Wol’s body, while her heart had been tempered like unmelting ice.947ac63f9fafef68
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“Director Myung. You’re sitting there thanks to me. You know that, right?”945858769eb5bbf3
Mago, frowning with no trace of guilt, leaned forward, placing her hands on Wol’s desk.1aed7763b773c3d3
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“Thanks to you, Ms. Mago?”7c74c32927a1251d
“You know I handled the divorce proceedings so your ex-husband, Gusang, could separate from you. If I hadn’t separated the two of you then, the Lunar Palace Master wouldn’t have picked you up. So, you should consider your current position as a Lunar Palace maiden and director as all thanks to me.”a3d1ec833c36822a
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Wol tilted her head e3c7b64757 slightly, tracing back through eb0955a01e the past.7f8a4906aac435aa
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‘Those things, using someone else’s fate as a bet for the ascension of a mere fallen Sun God, calling themselves gods…’7cd06415fb7d644e
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Wol gritted her 246d7673e7 teeth, recalling the 8f3b3796a0 humiliation and pain 5a84ef0e9f of that time.efbad98a57061f52
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Tracing back through 071f0a7e26 the past, she 037914ce72 retorted coldly.c729e3d39a0426b8
“I didn’t even know that I was registered in the divine registry as a god’s spouse. I didn’t know that a red line would be drawn over my name if I got divorced. And I certainly didn’t know that being marked meant being cast into the underworld for defiling the divine registry.”1d3d56b160f262ad
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“…What do you want me to do about what you didn’t know?”633573ff8fa313bd
“I’m saying that you owe me a debt to be settled, not a favor.”1e74b13afa530825
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“Oh my, dear. Is ignorance a privilege? Are actions committed in ignorance not sins? I simply did what I had to do as the highest god, so what debt?”4cd3d345df4c8c06
Wol, as if it wasn’t worth arguing any further, firmly closed her lips and only increased her typing speed on the keyboard. Sensing the reproach in the keyboard sounds echoing through the quiet office, Mago tilted her lips crookedly.28c0fd2efeb5a531
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How could she forget?c98966e064959b98
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Wol’s hands, which had 60f967c656 been casually typing, stopped 56bd37b35d abruptly on the keyboard. Mago lifted the 1d75cc351d corners of her 6ff1f46a21 lips.2175d206739966d6
“Bae Sunwoo, f4f788fe69 like you, 8b0f8e16ed died with 6b0368e08f his whole f3d59fe89a body crushed, 2a9bf0d35c and Grandma aa6451397f Seolmundae took 5b9ec06242 him in. Earthly gods b99cf6cc30 like Grandma db8ca0d6a9 Seolmundae have f1882c72d1 such useless 6deb230b05 meddling tendencies.”ebb6d65546775ce6
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Scoffing softly, Mago cdfe119d26 tossed the documents 0283b7082f she had been aa4092c43b waving at Wol.0af375fa31bb5cd0
“I thought it 89c0f23f58 was about time 8d14e8eea0 you were registered b6c7140ef1 in the divine 4e009f0b98 registry after about b6a9a4538f 600 years of c6ddc46b92 training, so I 69eb6a2c9d decided to hire 290f5b066c you as Director 4ac3264ca5 Myung’s bodyguard. A kind of internship b09ea735a5 program?”57d1e7951c5dab3b
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“How can I work 10a0383190 with the person I 9174791f2a killed?”d264e5a74d0e9ac0
“It’s alright. Most humans a508aa0042 forget their 6fff539360 past memories 76447d380a once they e788f31494 go through b6a4301e96 celestial training 4b723c3e18 and are 89aa794bb1 registered in 458487cc1e the divine 51f861578e registry.”37d6977fd8ed9caa
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Wol briefly be5cb1929f shook her c0b6165e2d head, trying 3c25c11f23 not to 1890cc0d6e reveal her 5236fac810 racing heartbeat. Grandma Mago 2d53153d74 leaned towards 75719af5ec her, whispering c53be109c1 a subtle 091ecb9bdd threat.c51dc66911072734
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“…….”0ea3f5eca33a7d65
“I’m making this offer because I believe you’re not trashy enough to kill a man you’ve already killed once. Bae Sunwoo also specializes in purification and regeneration, like the Lunar Palace Master, so try sucking him dry. You’re the one who latched onto the Lunar Palace Master and became the Lunar Palace Hanga, so it shouldn’t be a problem to manipulate a fledgling pre-god like Bae Sunwoo.”f0b0c711172fa898
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Wol, unable 5cef0be32b to respond ff32f54804 to Mago’s e0b1198af3 baseless insults, d3193eb64f stared blankly 5e3972e3ee at the 8c331827cd documents that 4c01175cfc had fallen a68dbc5449 on the 34c257096b back of e21d827e3e her hand.b982b5c68943e0de
‘Bae Sunwoo.’0150e21873e71ea6
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Her worst choice 94bda5ff85 was deciding to b223512ff3 marry a man 047d9788bb other than Bae 7d2049a012 Sunwoo. At that ae698d9780 time, she 502b2beb84 had no b55da3e4d0 choice. The threat to kill cb5d6a363a her few remaining family 262b3a87fc members if she didn’t 029a897845 break off her engagement 103de80dbc with Sunwoo and marry 1527f29513 a man she’d never 2cbf610a77 met before. The moment 891a5a0e24 the man d286af0b4a she thought d89900f11d would become 5b50f5f296 her father-in-law 9a503c8753 threatened her c1662a5ea6 with a ca89a45d3e knife. Seventeen-year-old Wol fe6f6dc873 had no c06a2ed9d3 other recourse.ea333d7c32ea5389
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‘Back then… I should have resisted and said I wouldn’t marry that Gusang bastard, even if I died.’51586e57ad3e5589
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“I was going to scold you for acting so pricey when you’re nothing special. But every time I see you, your face is worth the price, so I can’t say it.”c5025a64c8569855
“You’re saying it all anyway.”b68d40e64db594a7
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“Of course. Do you think I, a Grandma, should be wary of a moon dweller maiden? Of the woman who bewitched my husband and sons?”5c5c4bab8ae315ea
Wol scoffed. She swore she had 48857e5906 never bewitched anyone. They had 21b3182252 rushed at a825b4134c her of a65bf34a3b their own d1c6ffd50b accord, made d0872440bc a fuss, 4424a37952 and then 92b5247408 been pierced 6d118dc874 by the e10d5ff3ea Lunar Palace d33aad9b58 Master’s arrows.0eea1e0248c8be43
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Mago, countering Wol’s d2398bcc50 scoff with another, a31cee3fbf slammed her hand 2b8ec66fa4 on the desk 803900c882 and shouted.255bc550e7f2b491
“Every time the doomsday clock ticks forward a minute, the Union gives out a success bonus. I’m giving it all to you! Work, money, men… I came bearing a gift set of everything you live for, so how can you treat me like this?”b31e534004572251
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Wol, fixing 930af1cb8e her gaze fb4df7a088 on Mago’s a04c749722 hand, stated 061a06745f her demands 5f5e2cd5b6 with a f21040991b bright, moon-like 0f58d562ee face.46c4ca33a99574e3
“Give me full authority so that no one can nag me, no matter what happens or how much it costs. Then I’ll do it.”770076ff54c49ebf
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“Giving you full authority is a bit much, dear.”22c983c61bae7175
“There’s a very high chance of unexpected situations occurring during the eviction negotiation process. It’s hard enough to coax, persuade, and fight to drive them out, but if I have to go through section chief, deputy director, director, and committee chairman approval lines, nothing will get done.”4fc939621972e5cd
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“Oh, and please guarantee fe9be3bc30 me immunity from punishment, 72ffacdd00 no matter what happens.”eb6aab8080c1df9d
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Even though Mago raised b5c2bfa4da her eyebrows, Wol remained 8ced9579ed steadfast without even flinching.f3fe7a9be07dc203
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“Someone who will e1682628f4 grit their teeth 8f0c3f1ce8 and work hard f5b90e9cdb while enduring dirty 6861f7d8cf and despicable things. Someone who will 6177f7068a try their best, 7833debc7e even knowing they’ll 16453dbfcf be the scapegoat b7d6cf438f with a 99% c9d4d59913 chance of failure. Is there anyone 57aa046363 more suitable than c9ff4464cd me?”291a27a8e336f6b9
“I’m dangling the 1e8c054330 Finance Bureau director 4b0882ff47 position in front 1c54557eec of you, even d2dbfbdef4 though it makes 18ad533201 my stomach churn, 0701427b3d because there’s no bab580a17e one else.”af2b9474b6681af6
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“You not c4be07893b only dangled a7c7445cca that, but 76a365ee68 you also 5b6d0575b9 gave me dda247be2a the burden a5454c3363 of Bae cefb67ec89 Sunwoo.”114389a7b399d51a
“It’s too much 2a3ca334ab to call the a21503b748 man who died a0b99b4ba8 because of you bf2fec2d46 a burden.”b27d416112fd26fa
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“Even if it’s me, 6a1c3fef27 even if Bae Sunwoo bf17c39902 is involved, you have f78031650c to give me the a26cb89311 level of authority I 87b98a8c26 just mentioned for me 4defea9e03 to move.”d126e6856e9a86ad
After a 33af11a871 long staring d316478548 contest, Mago 38e7e35d2b reluctantly backed 601d1baf6f down.8c8c04478960d28f
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“Please resend the contract with my proposal and a clause stating that you will register Bae Sunwoo in the divine registry after one year. Regardless of the mission’s success, he will be registered after one year. Then I’ll sign the document and get started right away.”63425b5b7253d343
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“Director Myung is… becoming increasingly fearless?”36d24fdef2c8db1f
“You’ve given something to protect to someone who has nothing to lose. I have no choice but to be fearless. And.”53c22f5c7fa73bee
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Wol deliberately paused, then pointed her chin at the desk where Mago’s hand rested.04f18d9c6e60e86a
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“I don’t think you realize that there’s Woljeop (Moon Butterfly) scale powder on where your hand is. You know the powder from the wings of the butterflies that live on the moon, right? You probably also know that it’s a poison that digs into the skin and rots it upon contact.”630e3e78ed457218
“What? Are you crazy…!”4e05aea2b2beea36
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“It wasn’t me, it was the Lunar Palace Master who sprinkled it. She tends to be overprotective of me.”ab42a331da2b3401
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“Are you taking revenge for ruining your hands like that?”ba6609f0982ecef0
“I hope you can 6e8f1c3b95 resolve the protest and c95900246c treatment amicably with the 73bb527bd0 Lunar Palace Master. If you ask 1f5388f146 nicely, our maidens, a024342ae8 whom you just d1b330e613 tossed aside, might 18fd782431 give you something c33d355908 like first aid. You should hurry before b91fc0cb3f your hand rots.”8f07d8d1013c7888
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Mago shuddered, f08105bcf1 glared at 0eafb57d1b Wol, and 27752596c2 turned away, 84398def75 disappearing. Wol traced 035a132c1a the name 77ba9f0ad4 on the e4e52ed91b document Mago f0e075a0c8 had thrown, abfbf6f857 then pushed 4c11b906bc it into 332f54ecba the shredder 2c1a93f2b4 and lit 0200254f55 a cigarette.d54c72e2ff863b2f