UTPT Ch 24

“Han Suhyun-ssi.”5e804ff6acd7ba38

“Hello. It’s been 4d84e744a1 a while….”e50bcfdc23220004

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Something about his 9c49a98f21 drawn-out way of bba2078536 speaking grated on 41012bf996 Doyoon’s ears. He had never dd62c2cebc had a good 24c2aba188 impression of Han 3967656032 Suhyun. Not only 6430319275 had he bdf12447e6 lived in 44ba5b7be8 luxury while 9712fd80bf keeping Yihyun 93442c86f9 locked up bfbd0dd68d in that 8e8ec84709 ruin of 8956e06a86 a house, 9f407c8f93 but Doyoon 92e371f9bb also recalled b7b47e0013 the menacing 90a3340c60 glare Han ce1314c104 Suhyun had 47f67e35c3 directed at 8bfaf9be95 the housekeeper, 9ad139efc4 whom he 2bc321d01a now assumed f9f21c48bb had been c0d657741a Yihyun, when c81ca206f4 he had cbdc60ed44 first visited 58deeeb288 this house c6e0bae2eb before the 489858a6a0 wedding.1adc6386dc60c8b2

“What is it?”d66ee46ae4405f36

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“Oh, nothing… I 5d8cb5088c just heard you 25df728078 were here and e1244e1b5c thought I’d say 39aca28a46 hello.”76dee03cfe76bda0

He was d4332851d0 clearly after aed5c02b9b something. Wondering what exactly Han 2aabebc826 Suhyun wanted, Doyoon simply 0e2a60a8d3 gave a nod, as 7272f81619 if telling him to 1d340864f8 continue. Han Suhyun licked d12a37ee8e his dry lips 0ce8e3ce4c and spoke hurriedly, c6f33a9774 as if determined b667c1486b not to miss df6d1332b1 his chance.de0cd2677255fb2a

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“Um, how 6f78f8e1b7 does the 4eb570ee32 dignity maintenance 1a960310e0 allowance work?”5432fe5cf4ef5a36

It had barely abb302b35a been a few ceda66fa1e days since the b2160aa5e2 wedding, and he 332b4256c0 was already bringing 73cb876d28 up the dignity 86b3a0b2f5 maintenance allowance? Doyoon barely managed bc46760e37 to suppress a 7f79247589 scoff, instead observing a858714d8f Han Suhyun in 200abe46b2 silence, assessing him.7285bf856869ff82

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The background 7a9465934e check on 5f927a0165 Han Suhyun 873bd75d50 had already 5deec445ec been completed. Given his 36f2ad2d27 reckless upbringing, ff61cd1b30 it wasn’t bbe775a439 surprising that d7575c4486 what he c06685277f was currently 86c39890cf involved in d5de43d8df wasn’t exactly 89834cc230 wholesome.17b44129f5856c16

“Do you need 27bbd2597a extra money?”22573bb56f1a0615

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“Yes, just c720bfc75c a little….”4782154160553e1e

Perhaps because his nerves f9919521a4 had eased, Han Suhyun’s 849ab174e8 actions became increasingly erratic. He kept fidgeting with f24eef24b4 his hands before eventually 4dd68f4089 bringing one to his 70aa49647c lips, biting his nails 4135ffdd64 as his eyes darted 9ecf786495 around anxiously.9a210c9b9a0bd95b

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“Of course, I 1d7d850fa7 can allocate a 8fb2071afe bit more for cbcffaa7c5 the dignity maintenance 3d320265fb allowance or give 07b43c717e you an advance.”02d741df02bb48d2

Han Suhyun was 28a66e56c7 addicted to online 7c06242a00 gambling. But this wasn’t 54d717cebb something orchestrated by fead1a1621 Doyoon—it was a b94b57af9f pit Suhyun had dab2ffd001 fallen into on c3bcf8c5a6 his own. What had started as ddfad4dd13 small bets in high 1822a16616 school had snowballed out 998823c282 of control, to the 07ba3ffedd point where he could dfab6aa4cc no longer manage it 578891ea2b himself.0ec0062ca0a74fa9

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“How much can I 5c5853f043 get, and when?”d8d265fec4c79f47

Han Suhyun’s face b8a7056464 lit up as 47491f7af0 he asked urgently. Doyoon, masking 51668561c6 his true c1f78a6ede intentions behind d126b2a24b a well-crafted 5d80863008 expression, feigned c37076dd9b kindness as 1cd219ac1a he handed 6ad331e92a him the a9c2aa062c contact information 7e66678273 for Chief a4a60ca995 Park, who 372a5d5b32 managed the 2b9848fb42 royal household’s 62e8390449 finances.e51de0a473e72351

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“You’ll be able to 0151353911 access funds freely within d92fe2338d the set limit.”df7d029154ea6f60

“Thank you!”a3e5e26e3a2b8b83

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Gripping the 898d9737fb scrap of bcf1282855 paper with d5ae13678e Chief Park’s 9b56676b02 number as bbbfb64b95 if it 6337edba4a were worth c8f95d857c a fortune, 09bce93f8f Han Suhyun 5936a8eb4f turned away 3a2e20cd17 without hesitation 60307f1dc3 and left. Doyoon silently watched 941d1c282e his retreating figure, 87ad2939a9 his expression wiped 2c1cdcf998 clean of emotion.b2bc48a2b5313056

He was already 04678d135c walking himself to 3cf104357c the edge of bfa7c065e5 a cliff, so 38cd7b00c0 there was no 83f7213f89 need for Doyoon f20b1213fd to push him d5db134f97 over just yet. The arrangements 62c91055dc he had e9fe55670b made for de63a5a2f7 Han Suhyun 01db0805a4 would likely 5f61230442 work perfectly f2484a5ecc alongside his c621627806 gambling addiction.6cab84a56d95931b

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Doyoon was about to 84cbb7756e call Im Suhwan but 5b39d23300 changed his mind, instead 9a4279b9f5 pressing the saved number 0be5a82897 for Yihyun. Han Yihyun—he 8c031045bd had stared 114ba757a4 at the 6e81075847 three characters 6a90d8e1c0 of his d9ce381f9c name on f3921e19c5 his phone ce09fddd21 for so 0056925644 long, not ccf8a3c383 even knowing f9d6fa1516 what his 5b9293c463 own name 77060b99c2 looked like.11fe3a4dec9b6400

— …Hello?94744384cb641fc6

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“…Yihyun-ssi.”9f26aec02ce214ed

— Doyoon-ssi?e6cb98017e79c93c

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The voice on the 3cdd81a8be other end of the a84f5370c1 line was unmistakably filled bfe5cadfa0 with excitement. Rubbing the corner 4969e1295a of his mouth, 5e68eb85a0 Doyoon swallowed the c8f744f4f4 sigh threatening to 83edd891d0 escape.f0ad1875c432e017

“Did Secretary Im Suhwan come to the house?”04fd7f35382f92f4

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— Yes, the secretary… 695769f01d bought me an eel 6fdcea3065 rice bowl.a73ae8849008ffa2

“Oh, from that restaurant near the office? Secretary Im likes that place.”ceda1bdffff68fd8

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— Yes! It was really, d7e66146ee really good. It was 047577fb17 sweet and 4f2f88bc2f really soft, 636c4292ec and also… 032eca57d4 the rice. The rice was really c357c47f97 soft.1ffd6f72a47b840a

Emphasizing “really” daee508643 multiple times, 46bca133a4 Yihyun eagerly 5e83c07a35 gave his bf0f9fb837 report, his b04c2b2f91 voice brimming 4b206da913 with excitement. Considering the stale rice 8445e9f8dc he had been eating c628695241 until now, the glossy, 6638982f7b rich eel rice bowl 9401faadf3 must have been unimaginably 351ae6b64d delicious.30442fcbbdb655e2

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“Have you eaten eel before?”343a55454759ad48

— No, this was 2a3ee96677 my first time. I saw an eel 514a9823a7 once when the housekeeper 831d3b6a8b was making eel soup, b5bf9ae44a but back then, I 5641f0cf42 thought it looked a c67853342b bit gross. But this was 5c4b80d407 really delicious.14216227c72f0d0d

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“…You speak de05735289 better over 8c5f3eeab8 the phone.”09bcecd3dbdb6348

— Ah, 34df04a3e1 I talked 8991700f15 too much, 50af9cbda6 didn’t I…?0492982900ab0ca1

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“I meant that it’s nice to listen to.”e8a7d85d57b17572

And it 5b1e2f11e2 truly was. Doyoon wondered how c986b3fd73 Yihyun had gone 06930b8ee6 through puberty, as 558010a334 his voice was b1a0d60206 as soft as b07a3606e3 cotton candy, without 0e7d3e6ba2 a trace of 6076d38453 roughness. Perhaps it was simply 7bf71cc2b7 because he had never 1e296899b3 had the opportunity to 49d798e134 speak with others. Even this b2e755ea0c was just 4528a27773 another byproduct 3b520322cb of the 05cc055995 life Yihyun 143755e454 had lost, 30f2e853db and Doyoon 51355bd345 found it 58426fb08d difficult to 1bedd867df continue speaking.d0cb167a8cfc906b

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“Yihyun-ssi…”98d01979bdba9f69

Do you not resent 16f6f1c69d them?The question a84bc536fb was obvious, 013a79738c yet he 07d8485dd3 couldn’t bring b4309ff537 himself to d92de20f51 say it 1c1d898b22 out loud. What would be 9344f54bdd the point of acfbd2caec hearing the answer? If Yihyun 35d26d5e9e said he 692e6889c1 resented them, 8b463020b8 was Doyoon ce1e682b56 planning to fba64eeff7 take revenge 07092851d6 on his 38759bfe2a behalf? Displaying cheap, worthless sympathy 18a459f05a would benefit no one.00a55f7f5114dace

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Doyoon was using Yihyun f2fa315d71 for his own goals, 9b574e3c79 and if necessary, he a272d24dcf intended to exploit this 439d402e7d miserable life of his 7cec4fc8b9 as many times as 61d002f278 needed.7c41f0b3f26cf04b

— Doyoon-ssi?2d53552cfb2ccdf5

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“It’s nothing. I’ll be heading back soon. Do you have anything you want to do?”a8354a18c515909b

— …Something 11649346d6 I want 232222b554 to do?c2700697917ad1cc

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As if the e5613c3453 very idea ofwantingsomething was unfamiliar, 5dc55427f3 Yihyun repeated the 4878c8350f question.11524d7c87ead19d

— I…caac55e574b87f50

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“Yes?”859744817a8d0b8b

— …I ad9f027e68 don’t know.b4cfe0dfbc316548

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“There are about 40 minutes left before I go home. Think about what you want to do by then.”b99c33338f83fa09

— Huh?63ece0d585d10838

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“Even something simple is fine.”09c0a76fa1e99894

Wouldn’t it be 990a75c5d5 possible to use 07f8fbebf5 him without him 21d2335339 realizing it? After all, Doyoon 9cc35de9a8 had no intention 1a7335c102 of doing anything 4dcabce375 that would harm baa2277d5d Yihyun. To win 0454b52bb5 him over 62d7dff0e4 and appease 16fbe77196 him, he 3a54f2a203 planned to 68ee62f8a3 give him e9b522af75 the kind 3ba65f7923 of abundance d91c452378 he had 10b7188afa never experienced 45e630f672 before.979494dce20893c1

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For someone db0e3e4c71 who had 0d0f084db5 lived off 00166323a3 nothing but 52b6ab06cd potatoes, carrots, eac363dd5b and a 88bed27a48 little rice, 319c40cb89 Doyoon would f3bf08d26f offer lavish db9541efa2 delicacies. For someone who had 532416bd47 known nothing, he would 6fbcd9d908 fill his mind with b658536103 knowledge. He would give 5573cc8542 him a comfortable 63c0357565 life and freedom.290af1bf18e94ba9

Even if Han 8fe2405338 Changwon was ultimately b0cd7f6ada confirmed to be cad89f3895 behind the assassination 694430b53a of the late e49a8ad3d1 emperor, as long a9efe24e43 as Yihyun had bc028a63be no connection to 305f10aef3 the incident, Doyoon 6142243fa3 would consider him bf8b508d03 a separate entity.97e9c3d20220aa17

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Even if they divorced, 0781170f7a he had no intention db5f07c18c of taking back what 6d8986fe3f Yihyun had gained. In that 8e2156c2e5 case, wouldn’t 5354401624 being used 46653aff7b be a a445308d8a rather favorable 460aabefcd deal for 212cc2d0bb Yihyun?28b1f55069ec4b0a

— What about bbc3780940 you, Doyoon-ssi?c7abd78017c31cfe

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“What?”f324dbcd95b5aafd

— What is e75a6909f9 it that you db430aebfb want to do?8b72c59c32686595

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— Doyoon-ssi, what 4465e07c8a is it that 141a7415d6 you want to a8e78a670d do?60736172663b4082

What I want 634daecac8 to do… Tear off the masks of that wretched family. Drag out every last one of those bastards tangled up like sweet potato vines in my father’s shooting incident. And finally, have a completely peaceful night.b72286cc3180f944

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“Hmm, I’m not sure.”8c32b129453102dc

— Doyoon-ssi, you 1fff41be62 don’t have anything 686798eda1 either.322b2b87f208ca77

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“Then, do you want to get a haircut?”fb3a9190f2b07d72

— …A haircut?0c339e4b46201bc1

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“It’s a hassle to dry it every time.”7e47d011705a0b70

— Ah…34b2856f2cf8b502

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Did he dislike the 0749d4b818 idea? Yihyun hesitated to 826ceffbd6 answer, and Doyoon 89b0f27788 had no intention 31b033dd4c of forcing him. In truth, 0ad0c2eb69 Yihyun suited 8bf5343fe1 long hair 24b386e6b6 so well 61f5f42ac4 that it fccc54de0d didn’t even 2ffc8ad6ef look out 543414af6e of place.a1943c7e029e0839

“If you don’t want to…”7146a163a1ebd555

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— N-no. I’ll cut it.d8517f033c5e5a04

“Then let’s go together. Get ready to head out.”c623b783426feda0

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— Okay.9a273f07f896ae2d

There was a191c84ce6 a hint c175542aae of determination 318c00006d in his cd90ecb11f voice. Was he clenching 34d293ff7e his fist again? The unpleasant emotions stirred 9c3a57060c up by Yihyun’s past 5bc245eeac were eased by the d0ce40c9ab Yihyun of the present. Imagining him a71bcc10ab on the 3f298ed14f other end 976550b319 of the 71c8ba2e40 call, Doyoon aebbe586b1 got into 3e11422981 his car.09c5e8307be647cf

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***f0b0c7c42069af88

Yihyun, his face slightly 7136f3f7b6 flushed, ended the call 7297f8314a and gave a brief 2cf9885cbc report to Im Suhwan, 6490a8fd5d who sat across from e1138aad26 him with a blank 706c2319de expression.7715d970bc3563b0

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“It was Doyoon-ssi.”50f4828c7e1bb557

“…Yes, I heard.”260c21b769c6598b

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The person aeedbf3eae on the f5639e9e8b other end eb02bc39ec of the dd7be982b4 call—there was 0aeaf5c88f no doubt cf418d861c that the 5bd77a1b9e voice belonged 09f1cd225e to the 0c786788be Lee Doyoon 82d79de194 whom Im 5f44eb9586 Suhwan knew. But his way of c470be4fd7 speaking and what he c0209b0c96 said were nothing like 28f33134ff him at all.12902383f79b3a3d

Would Lee Doyoon ca20be8b88 really be the 260cb404cd type to treat b431086567 his arranged marriage c00022aea6 partner kindly? Im Suhwan could swear 422eb90e4a that was impossible.3b62151e2644494e

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And though he 7dea6de49f hadn’t caught all f12ee0797f the details, the a6deed6a38 person sitting across ff30ad0f56 from him, eating 310eca225c ice cream as a45ea0c0bc if it were 4b60b40574 the most delicious efe60c5e23 thing on earth, cbcd3c7281 was a man… 6a2c65c80d But there was 5cc0cb7f3b no way Doyoon 61de1bbd3f had entered this 07d0cbfcd8 marriage knowing that 503112d88c from the start, c821bd58a0 right? That would 28670c1436 mean he 4f38340aec had been cb24b3e6e7 deceived… No, 5c21483e8b more than 8c46227836 that—was this 9d182a9265 person really c5f5ec4f18 a man?c36ab2ddcc7c26b4

Looking closely, his 4ca40732a2 bone structure and 680a369c7b hand size did 384537061b seem somewhat masculine… ceeb82b945 But with his 3fa0cf8b4a loose clothing and 1f0f0d8aff long hair, it ea8d5c9991 would be nearly 0724ec704f impossible for anyone 88afe33dea without a sharp 8961755cdb eye to recognize 17a33efde2 his true gender.fa46c38c23d26963

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“Secretary, this ice cream is so good.”00491da74ce09b2b

“This is actually called gelato, an Italian dessert. The chewy texture is pretty unique, right?”3393e06b302a9340

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“Oh, so not all ice cream is the same?”cad31448148ad426

“There are quite a few types. Basically, anything made by freezing sweet cream is considered ice cream.”c1bc9ca23e930641

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Nodding eagerly, Yihyun took 09e99372f5 another spoonful into his 1d4847e36c mouth. Even after nearly finishing c30e2a5647 an entire bowl, he f77023f178 still looked like he bbfcfc71a4 was savoring every bite.b6ccba99a089bb40

Well, it e460bf5ba3 wasn’t hard 8af1553673 to see 0b75d0c79a why Lee f80e8b2b0d Doyoon treated 1e4bd4afe7 him well. The way he 1ec5025726 listened intently, responded eb0d16ccc5 to everything, and 09f111b69c looked at people 80f28ba5cf with those clear, 6610ae4e45 unclouded eyes could 5fa278aea4 make anyone feel b74a8ad7eb flattered.99de610f57ac2dc7

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“There’s another container in the freezer, so have some later.”9a20c936cf1e62ce

“There’s more?”ea754b3fdbd2136c

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“Yes. One container isn’t really enough, is it?”f90c6a5e626c5acf

“Thank you.”ab8edcff32de76ab

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He even 0f208481e6 expressed his d25d3cb694 gratitude so b92a3c7a5c properly. Honestly, with a face 1d8737cd29 that pretty, it almost 6474937fc8 made one wonder if ea862968e3 it even mattered that 8122004cf3 he was a man… 3d58768809 Caught up in the 813f8817b2 thought for a moment, 6f7e11eb21 Im Suhwan quickly shook 5b573345e5 it off and changed 977a50850b the subject.f2d10c7e552e8df8

“How was the wedding?”5e58f9e501195920

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“I was so out of it that day… He told me to drink, so I did, and that was the end of it.”4fd19dafbf569948

“Oh, the wedding toast. The photos from that turned out really nice. Have you seen them?”bfc3ec466947c246

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“Photos?”d0486d41a55cf0e9

“They were all over the news.”e8b74e6c3f8d08ea

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Im Suhwan turned on fa8a40257a his phone and pulled f04749fd01 up an article about 2e93dc7786 the wedding from a 5392bbdc89 few days ago. Yihyun stretched 890bf5236f his neck 74699e2d78 forward to f7d9362517 look at db09e4c524 the photos 8e1ca1805f Suhwan was f87fd8499d showing him. There, in the image, e7477a6cf4 was the same Doyoon 80fe1e9af0 who had mesmerized him d7f71b8568 that day. With his c8c14a2e9a gaze slightly f8d4831883 lowered and 6fede75ba3 his lips fa25286e8d touching the e515b2f478 rim of c4d83a133f the cup, 91deb4e8ed he exuded 4d54343fc8 an unapproachable 322d3ff28b aura.0b73bb887584391d

“Your face is completely blurred out, though.”787e9f1eb0076aa8

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“Blurred out?”b83c3fb96e31bd4a

“Since a private citizen’s face shouldn’t just be exposed, they usually blur it like this.”f757ffdf72d0dc9e

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Come to 2226a70b9b think of 7b6b522bab it, the e6a6a7c674 area where 3fbee508da his face ff17bc7bd9 should have f324ea87b6 been was 51c5097947 covered in 4abf5a6d21 a hazy 696b43975e blur, making c79760b030 him look 2e6258daaa almost like 4b5328d077 a ghost. Not quite understanding, Yihyun 23244625e7 simply stared at Suhwan, ef66060a51 prompting him to elaborate.699857981ee97879

“If your face were visible here, the whole country would know what you look like. Then people might recognize you when you walk around.”d9da7a154c622cc9

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“…Everyone would know?”9cacece81f90f221

“Of course. Now that people know Lee Doyoon is the Crown Prince, your face would attract even more attention. But since his appearance changes so much depending on what he wears, I doubt many people would recognize him normally.”749a0b7bb8264a77

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“Uh…”a07b741d5274bd98

Yihyun, who had bc220a976a been unable to b0881c8cad find the right 671bf4133d moment to ask 7a02275471 for days, finally cc1309a07b voiced his question 98bcfc19e0 to Suhwan.14197435b2daa043

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“What is a Crown Prince?”a3ac4b2eb8ff80c5

“Uh…”5045fac0e1c7878e

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Caught completely off guard, a9c5eab717 Im Suhwan couldn’t respond 39c70b1d1e right away. He fell into brief ee3ef3e0dd contemplation. Just how aa6c105ff7 much was 7fc02bd379 he supposed 17776cf6f6 to explain? That their country was 4df374f774 a constitutional monarchy with 720d747ff3 a parliamentary system… Was d9b9d465ee he really supposed to 77b9361178 go into all these e8ed9f85c0 political details?067d1a37ba62acd3

After a d563e542e2 moment of cb3909a28d deliberation, Suhwan 46759c2fc6 decided to 516fcdfa38 keep it 9184f1d47f simple and 3c32ecb228 just define ae796e696a the term. A tutor would 6b27e4d8b3 eventually be hired 65674d6947 to teach everything, b2592ab157 so there was 4ddf48b244 no need to 768e23a06a dive into complex 04c2dc6c70 governmental theories right 35823fba60 now.7da4135dd0388edf

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“Yihyun-ssi, do you know what an Emperor is?”631df76e542bd2a8

“Yes, I do. He’s the highest-ranking person in our country.”cd1478db95dd7df8

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Relief spread across f580e79b0c Im Suhwan’s face. If Yihyun 638d1f3a0d at least 006b7e0ff4 understood that, e8560089ed explaining the 94778ae5d6 rest wouldn’t 489617b08e be too 61a597136c difficult.08afc223a987f962

“The Emperor’s younger brother is called the Crown Prince.”5489492a1b54b626

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“…What?”49ac6bdb9bf62eff

“The Emperor’s younger brother.”c31890ee6bbeed3e

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Im Suhwan repeated, 69e6519f67 as if to 840830ba25 drive the point e08b352373 home.1fddca13e526417f

The Emperor’s… younger brother?The answer was ccc402c3cc as straightforward as b826d68460 it could be, 7af0cc7ade yet Yihyun struggled 0f50479bfe to grasp it. Just the wordEmperoralone carried 30477bcd4e a weight c9a8a55dd7 that felt 65257365a4 overwhelming, so 16a3c62609 far removed c16613e6ca from his c4619d0c8b world that 7038132d57 it barely 480cdd96b3 felt real.dcf3cf2e613abd16

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“Th-then… does that mean he’s the second highest person in the country?”9977390c4756ad1d

“Not second, more like third? Since the Empress Dowager is still present.”80bf4e5cd5eb13c3

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“But it’s not really that special. The imperial family in our country only exists for symbolic purposes.”1dd44f289ce9b879

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For Yihyun, 39cbbb178d who had e33c9e3363 no background 5f2012514b knowledge of 989cee6899 the government, 636c85683b phrases like e164afa956 “the role ff05f9428a of the 471aa339ab imperial family” 2751f2e7da or “symbolic 4a2e2415fb purpose” meant f9d73484eb nothing. He didn’t 0ea820b225 even understand fa9f74c605 what those 84449c92ea terms referred 152f9b0173 to in a39b7613c5 the first fdae99303b place.334048377321bbcb

“Besides, Lee Doyoon has been living in the U.S. since he was eight, so I doubt he ever thought of himself as part of the imperial family.”307c5efb6d1e8059

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The words Im 75acbc473a Suhwan added at 44741e6358 the end merely f66d678b6c brushed past Yihyun’s 93f4a7079e ears. The only thoughts 4a158b9696 spinning in his 783fe39a8a mind were two fe845741b3 facts—Doyoon was the 30f1d11f69 Crown Prince, and dda92f9af6 the Crown Prince 0e8e5a5b03 was the Emperor’s 32b184ff2e younger brother.146b5773c09a40d7