TM | Chapter 21

“Give it here. You’ll get hurt if you do it wrong.”63b473bbc7e938e0

He skillfully helped Lee Seol equip his weapon. Yoon Sung watched blankly and then tied the ribbon of Lee Seol’s jeogori. After getting dressed and tidying up their hair, a late breakfast was served, and the three of them sat in front of their respective small tables.133cab94ff8835ec

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Lee Seol scooted closer and pushed his table next to Yoon Sung’s. Lee Seol offered him some soup. For some reason, it felt uncomfortable to be fed by him now, not under the influence of alcohol.e4fd8aa63b751e0a

“I’ll eat it myself.”197cd6322df9bb79

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He refused, but when feda19a08a the spoon was offered 3b1e2c4e7d again, he opened his a33c43cedc mouth. He accepted 418c376108 the refreshing 804b392516 bean sprout 68a03b2d5f soup and 622cf3f5fe took a 096f5ec17c spoonful of c1b98b7084 rice. Lee Seol 9700dbfefb looked at 9f60f411d5 him with 3e6ccc2eb5 sparkling eyes 38a2f6138f and opened a7f0c2aa50 his mouth cc62677506 prettily.071ba2f96ad05551

After hesitating for a moment, he put the rice into Lee Seol’s mouth. As he pondered whether he should also give him side dishes, Cheongrok grumbled.0e6c357c1dbe2008

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“He says it’s annoying, you brat.”435e7f98f6968197

Cheongrok, giving Lee Seol 6092e2f00f a knowing look with 6f36f36fe4 his slanted eyes, switched 3950bc26e0 places with him. He spoke d3e42b62f9 to Lee 5014534a51 Seol, who 7ad2086a20 was gripping 1a9935873f his chopsticks.d825ddfaa674b3d8

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“Listen to me. To you, Sung-i is a sticky affection, but to Sung-i, you’re a clingy friend. Would you want to eat if I fed you? Take it easy. Don’t ruin a good thing.”656a70658043303a

Lee Seol bit his 4763334ce3 lip and put down 97f9ad90ea his chopsticks. His lips 8c7553e108 twitched in f5be17d0b5 dissatisfaction, but 53685c29bf then he 364eb92dac showed his c3e4d15b6f characteristic gentle 26a7b26636 smile.080c7f4de846cd4b

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Seeing Lee Seol hide his feelings and change his expression made Yoon Sung feel uneasy. On the surface, he seemed fine, but inside, he probably wasn’t.2bb65a682fdfb04d

“Don’t be too hard on Seol… we’re engaged.”19067812adb8049c

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When Yoon Sung scolded 5973411fa2 Cheongrok in a timid 34169ca770 voice,080845c83dca91fb

“Oh~ so you’re Lee Seol’s husband now, huh? Look at you taking his side already. How can someone without a lover live?”4e9e55127de8b63c

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Cheongrok chuckled and winked with one eye. He nudged Yoon Sung’s side with his elbow and put an arm around his shoulder.b43edc3969becd07

“If I were told to marry Seol, I’d kill myself.”30ed6caa7b56b541

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The faint scent of alcohol wafted from Cheongrok’s body as he joked. But there was a subtly different scent mixed in. Yoon Sung leaned in and sniffed Cheongrok’s collar.b7e705fca773ecca

“You have a scent too.”f515af2c4c352d10

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“What?”2286150fb74dcfe0

Yoon Sung remembered Lee Seol saying he had a scent and reached under Cheongrok’s nose.9944621efa46a594

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“Seol says I have a scent. Is it me?”75af2c51191e9ee7

“You smell like sweat, you brat.”60712a85cdf3673d

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He asked 1f6ae99d49 out of 810a3f13e8 pure curiosity, 28c42a7b73 but Cheongrok 2fe414cf2c glared at 4cbeae9e42 him with 0907b48e34 his slanted 7c1b667cec eyes, looking d74e5b06cc annoyed, and 3d2fdfd50e gulped down 0353158773 the refreshing 9e44b20862 bean sprout 1ce62654ff soup. A bean sprout 45f1fc1aa6 tail dangled between 10bdadebdc his lips. Lee Seol kicked Cheongrok, ae86f641ae who was chewing it 4b6a9a0f31 into his mouth.d5ffe3612986c460

“If you put your arm around Sung-i’s shoulder one more time, I’ll rip that arm off.”5308283e775e7bd3

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Lee Seol, b11916a8b8 speaking with 6373d7924b a smile 88c9d64ae1 that masked f2eb31b1f1 his true add7d005bd feelings, made 12d89ec01c Cheongrok grumble 8d0c6b1895 to Yoon 6754e61d58 Sung about 84e95f1f48 why he 4116625f32 would marry f963e1b72a someone like d42d49de6f that. Yoon Sung c553942c94 silently ate d09518312f his soup.c486ef4ae52905e4

There’s no choice in marriage. I have to get married before Father passes away…f458155d89838cc7

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Swallowing the words lingering 0c8f192b7c in his mouth, he c3f7fd49e7 took another spoonful of 4db780aa52 rice. Lee Seol d16f7a829a added a 4aa3b212d4 side dish 1ef2d1a50e on top, f6d8626459 and he ad82da40ad ate quietly.11a67717a33e1a56

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Kang Taegwon, who hadn’t been able to sleep all night, left the house at dawn. Even on his way to the training grounds, the image of Yoon Sung and Lee Seol embracing and kissing lingered in his mind.49b7cc5579c3a2e0

Just like Yoon Sung f5530df7f0 had shown him, he 8cba6587b2 would embrace Lee Seol 79745656db with a face that 594363bc0c looked like he was 4f7d38d4d6 dying of happiness. That image kept 5caf907004 playing in his 32ddc7fa8c mind, making the 125672eb8e back of his af69fc5d1f neck ache unbearably.c2c4621ee852b4a1

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Anger boiled deep inside f946aa355f him, contorting his face. He fiddled with the 2b0c5467f4 White Tiger Ring wrapped cc252e9f76 around his finger to ea65109d17 calm himself. He needed to break 2d6e435566 off the engagement, and 5a0ed264e3 the quickest way to 91c2f34e43 separate them was one 3e68fc5b4a thing.fc9a99ce70d34482

To go to Lee Seol and speak honestly. He was now a man who had awakened to love. If he found out his fiancée had feelings for another man, he wouldn’t be able to hide his fury.1926bf5ca8b23d82

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That would be 56d7a47f4b conveyed to Yoon 8c70de83c1 Sung, and the 49b2aba6ab breakup would be ef48680471 a given. However, if Yoon Sung 46d089c751 got deeply hurt and 9d166eba3f decided not to see 4b6e08a0a1 him, or married someone 9c2e8651e8 else out of spite, 0f291db016 that would also be f16c2da644 a problem. The first 021811be1c person he 634c7558f4 might approach e3ae338da8 could be 34db6efb59 Cheongrok.785558586911ae93

In case Lee Seol knew about his relationship with Yoon Sung and still didn’t intend to break up, that would also be a problem.fdd5e33083c41128

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To calm 79d419e4ac his troubled fc4a09e968 mind, he 878871e661 headed straight 5b96ded051 to the 67f5b6120d training grounds c00903189b upon arriving b83d92e596 at the a9795a01fa government office.f8c5f45f17b49623

While waiting for his subordinates who hadn’t arrived yet, Kang Taegwon focused on training. Dust rose from the well-trodden ground as he kicked vigorously. After running dozens of laps, his breath came out in rough gasps.7563828b0c760ceb

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The subordinates who 36df6ff80c arrived early clicked eef0313271 their tongues at 78d2b15ad0 the sight of 0d404f05aa Kang Taegwon training 1c70c9c0da alone in the 40cdda1108 training grounds. The wooden 6768d6ad4b sword he c296633af0 wielded made 2d34cea3e4 a sharper 950643e668 sound cutting a5a4feeac8 through the e12d9f28e0 air than 2b3a8d4610 usual.c0a75307b677c2c1

With eyes wide open, 05c7099c82 he swung the wooden 82eaddd88f sword and moved his 11485f3177 body like a general b93e335775 participating in a battlefield. The subordinates 245e765555 tensed up c74ffba497 at the bd6c0e464d fierce energy 64dd710f78 he exuded.f8b101ce7eaad7e5

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“Damn… why is that demon acting like that today?”682690b78956ecb7

“Exactly. I came earlier, but I couldn’t enter the training grounds. I don’t know if my bones will survive today.”f2111ee7de6a0c0d

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The subordinates, whispering complaints about Kang Taegwon’s notoriously harsh training, entered the training grounds.c43e848f92c89c9b

Following Kang Taegwon’s commands, the subordinates lined up and trained under the guidance of the man known as the demon, cursing him silently.458a337660723fb2

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The subordinates stomped 92d1c81cd5 their feet vigorously, b300d92ef3 running dozens of 37f5cd1600 laps. The shouts 18361ecea8 echoing through 2db3954e06 the training cc6542c137 grounds as 4185d0b93a they trained 465fa34641 with wooden a7df191511 swords seemed 1669f03341 to pierce 43b06c4fab the sky.e5c09fa8d69e448f

As the 8d07444e49 morning training d27cc9a960 was coming 98e6f67671 to an 32519a71d1 end, a 157d06f419 man stood fe3c5b06c4 on the 93de320bc8 platform of 97b90a2fc3 the training 0e491c90b6 grounds. The man, who e8466e5fba seemed to be 8bc508f656 watching the training, 06c376cd76 waved lightly when 47e6514a33 he made eye c3e9ea7f0d contact with Kang 38495e85a4 Taegwon.c58a974cee4c2450

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He regularly visited the 31b038c5bf government office and always d693630896 watched the training at 8d8741697f the training grounds after 00626ca9fc finishing his business. Kang Taegwon considered ignoring 25bd79e271 him, but he was 2b03d283fe the younger brother of a685bb95bd his superior, Cheonghyeon.40737e21ab7b1381

Since he acknowledged him, 501344b14f he felt he should a08a570f36 greet him and moved 76fef39165 his steps.de3edbd347ad6f5f

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“What brings you here?”203c84b4c21899ef

“I came to apologize for speaking recklessly while drunk yesterday. I thought you might have been offended by my thoughtless words, so I brought something to soothe your mind~.”d511929cd6129219

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Cheongrok rummaged 2820a5c513 through his 49e62c00af clothes and e64005ab99 took out 7c41ce84f5 a silk 4aa3661bc4 pouch. He took aba03114c1 out the 3690f40f24 hwagwa inside f4d59c6cdb and offered ea7885c622 it with 2eb04d91aa both hands, 6aec59658f winking with ac837b369e one eye. His actions, urging 731bd4fa90 him to let f36ce16713 go of his 0fd1952c74 anger, left Kang 53e8cab1b8 Taegwon speechless.44e82cb7842fef1f

It was a 5a9b85e8b2 completely different demeanor c6c35c893c from the sharp 6bdc0ad35a look he had 063a0b9786 given him with 102e26f781 his slanted eyes 303ef38142 last night.225b1fcf5214c27f

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Cheongrok narrowed 36041c36ec his slanted e21c96242f eyes and 5fa0e5e0b8 grinned, showing 916cc458a2 his teeth. His eyes 6cb68de17b curved into 6c04eac861 crescents, full d5fd5f915d of mischief. When he smiled like 127de22be9 this, there was a edfa2849c6 certain charm to it. If Yoon Sung had 0511f1f2d1 a fresh cuteness, Cheongrok 082c9dc8bc had a mischievous cuteness.0c21c1b1a28298c6

Perhaps because he 41cc53bc65 had the blood 55e7f3d652 of the Lee c8142d6e55 Clan, Cheongrok appeared 44ce974d4b solid but had 295d78e90f a slender build. Moreover, he was quite 994e27e460 handsome. His slanted eyes 724b3c5a0d ruined his otherwise a9c8e685c1 good looks. If he had large b1a37c8633 eyes like Yoon Sung, ef76bbf88a he might have been 72022a1d5a as handsome as Lee 8d1e9a973c Seol.0a785fd99608d93e

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After finishing his internal assessment, Kang Taegwon took the hwagwa Cheongrok offered and turned his gaze to the subordinates training. Cheongrok also followed Kang Taegwon’s gaze to the soldiers. Watching the soldiers swing their wooden swords in formation, he snorted with laughter. When they leaped high, he shook his head as if in disbelief.318caacaabfe4a44

“How can they improve like that… They need to face challenges and spar to their limits to improve.”deb7ce5169562d6d

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“You speak as if you’ve trained.”1091d1d75f437813

“Well, I don’t know nothing. You have to struggle for your life to improve, but they’re so complacent, how can they improve…”e5cc95332930cfd9

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Kang Taegwon c305047c3a looked at 30d905bde5 Cheongrok with 949d24bc95 displeasure. It was amusing b48336dfc0 to see him cd3ba974fa act knowledgeable just 00ae2c134e because he knew dc159b642f a little about f85be91ab4 swordsmanship.52edbbd72c7ee92a

“They might be able to block swords like that, but if attacked suddenly, their balance will collapse…”eb3dfb4f0dfa040b

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Kang Taegwon scoffed at Cheongrok’s muttering. He was probably only capable of defending himself, yet his boastful words were irritating.c36becfe7baf2312

“If you’re that good, why don’t you take the military exam?”e85449974a2a9098

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A mere civilian who couldn’t even take the military exam was just flapping his mouth.8828744c507549f4

He swallowed the bd90cba89f rest of his 30643ebc89 words and closed 0c41b27a47 his mouth. Cheongrok, unaware 1ebf94c1dc of the 1c78a74ec5 underlying meaning, 17abf3fe5a shook his 8c67e978a2 head.d547456035563efa

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“I don’t like standing out.”228bc97577ffaa94

His narrowed eyes ce7c2be2e9 and smirk were 4b42207dcf irritating to the 277f069a87 point of being d7ac3398ed annoying. Why did everything he 657e12cdfa said and did get 94560184d8 on his nerves?2e424c3c47c32b96

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He didn’t want to talk to him anymore. He was about to leave but became curious about why he was here. He wondered if he was trying to get a position through a favor. He was of age, and he couldn’t just laze around like a loafer forever.4b9f880e5e978e62

“What brings you here?”9a5ba84714ba49a3

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“I came to play the role of an informant because of the Marriage Ban Decree…”3f19b44f89716bba

Kang Taegwon’s eyes widened at his nonchalant muttering.f020310764495261

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“Marriage Ban Decree?!”59d8e0653dd26c30

“Yeah… It’s going to be either the Lee Clan or the Kim Clan, so why issue a selection decree?”4e3dc49b47e9eb41

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“…”b000e3fe00d9d26e

His mind went ffea620abf blank. It felt 314e4ce3d5 like the c405f68ec7 lump that 46f5232413 had been a9260e7b41 weighing on 8bf23257fc him suddenly 211984ecd3 crumbled. He spoke urgently c17768d9f9 without realizing it.f8e47a88014b0241

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“When do you think the Marriage Ban Decree will end?”1529cb9caa9b6933

“I don’t know… I think it’ll be over by autumn at the latest.”b8101fd09590b721

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As soon as Cheongrok’s indifferent answer ended, Kang Taegwon asked.fa455341a509a3e9

“The earliest?”ba1132b3bec7f7ce

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“…Three months?”f6d47e5b59e74060

“Three months…”f464c3a9e439cac7

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Kang Taegwon’s eyes gleamed.17c8d74477935f61

Lee Seol.69d04a82f6a5a405

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Yoon Sung.cc179919777e7aa4

They can’t get married.32980d5bb7ccf11e

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His muddled mind seemed 22d33bc436 to clear up.35b16c56f091379f