TM | Chapter 39

He was someone 869597708f I liked so 86033eeb7a much, someone whose cb661df140 smile was so cff873db69 charming it left be5a5c0c2b me dazed.e732865abfed4a9b

How could 8cf75d1abb I not 0435f66ec5 have known d3bf1396cf he was 98e9e21564 like this?328a7373e5ba9a4c

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The sneering look 1b8f267515 in his eyes 6e4115addc seemed to suit d811ebfbad him better. The gentle demeanor 6c00fffb83 was nowhere to ca51a4812d be found, replaced fdb77c35b0 by a man 88de92278c who was all 53506beaf5 show and spoke b2198319d9 only strange, arrogant adde19b1be words.bbefdda6993ccbb6

Now, I ea348c9d17 wouldn’t mind ea2e3d2572 marrying anyone b14c49cbe0 as long 0935ca0b1b as it 345f3d1b1c wasn’t this 78faf6183a person in d4c3e34a9d front of d13b6e6ef2 me.a0a04cc93d1000bd

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But Lee Seol db7d13584e was different.047e9c689ab6a2d2

He was pure, hoping a2099b790d to marry the one 9d2b5a8c1e he loved. Although his dfd073701c actions were 70d515fa94 far from 91cbd44d51 pure, his a3aa117eb0 feelings for 6b5b45bc53 me were e22f1a0a84 more precious 181d95403d than anyone f9734ac3b4 else’s.68c7b3406718838e

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I didn’t want Seol-ah 847f58108d to be forced into 3eb5c8cd40 a terrible situation by 34d2cf7ff8 the royal family’s orders.483eb3ba83aa73cd

I’ll marry him dbb1e33bac and take him 6720801feb away from the 38d2d31f1a Lee Clan.fbdc6b36e530558b

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“…I’ll forget about what happened between us.”69387a15de041d1e

“What!”736d91d3d8834e7b

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“It seems you’ve developed a sense of responsibility towards me, but you don’t need to.”59ef670881acd041

“Even though I said I’d marry you. Why would you want to marry Lee Seol, who you don’t even have feelings for? Why?!”965e8cb1fc964e30

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As the agitated Kang Taegwon tried to grab Yoon Sung’s hand, he hid it behind his back. Yoon Sung looked straight into Kang Taegwon’s eyes.7bbbc8743cd5e144

“Seol-ah is my first love.”ea7db525311a59e6

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“…….”1dc8a7a6201380a7

Kang Taegwon’s eyes widened like saucers.b6000b1153d3477c

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“It’s not that I didn’t have feelings; I just gave up quickly. He was a man too overwhelming to handle.”c8991ede51e0faa8

He wanted to add, “His personality is just too much,” but he swallowed it and continued calmly.027f069b2b7021b9

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“I don’t know if old feelings will resurface, but I want to be by Seol-ah’s side.”aedefd25674d0878

“Does that make sense? Feelings of love don’t just appear out of nowhere! Wasn’t I your first? Do you think you can forget me? I was your first man too.”93f2d9e8ac531862

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“……Everyone has a first, don’t they? I don’t think there’s a need to bring that up.”071601ce649eac79

Yoon Sung 6c20cc2200 showed signs 1d6860833e of displeasure e14d596f67 and tried 3c1d1272f4 to leave.7df8746a0eceb6b2

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“Even if I said I liked you! Didn’t you say you admired Seol-ah, not loved him?”58c99037c944e257

“Not for me. My feelings for you are over.”78d45740c6032e03

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Kang Taegwon’s heart burned at Yoon Sung’s firm words. Lee Seol was indeed beautiful, so it made sense he could be a first love. But wasn’t it me he currently loved? My heart is mine, after all. It’s mine!d00f7523f9a4249c

“Didn’t I say I made a mistake? I said I made a mistake!! Why won’t you listen to me!”264e920a86d28ce4

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Yoon Sung, 38b8f5efc2 who had d589dca179 been quietly 2d6a63d31c watching the aca5776d04 shouting Kang c71244e1aa Taegwon, finally bad4f11d27 spoke with 89c184dbd0 difficulty.8ef1b25fca9d31d1

“…You don’t seem to feel sorry for me.”ab815b15edecddc2

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“…….”3a05890e2e5eb969

“Seol-ah at least apologizes, even if it’s just empty words….”4d21b3a5ec730da8

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Kang Taegwon couldn’t understand what he meant. He had said he made a mistake and asked for forgiveness, but it was Yoon Sung who was stubbornly holding onto his pride. He had said he’d accept him, even said he liked him, so what more apology was needed?e92ef2fa96ab7c2a

Yoon Sung clenched his fists tightly. He stared straight into Kang Taegwon’s eyes, who didn’t understand, and spoke as firmly as he could, suppressing his mixed emotions.7d4f2bb28518b787

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“You don’t consider my feelings at all.”82a03a7418b5bf2b

“Ha- Aren’t you the one being stubborn when I’m pleading like this?”3a1483a5fca2bccd

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The exhausted c74a7bc467 Yoon Sung b8cba8f311 snapped back.70a70881a571c5e3

“Stop it! Who asked you to plead!!”84af221bc0ec3e71

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He turned sharply, but 70265ad578 Kang Taegwon grabbed his a70f595c1b shoulder.49f2da36bf014ce3

“Where do you get off behaving so rudely!”f4372a16e275ff8f

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“…Rude?”c3dc79cdc0407f6f

His hands trembled. His insides churned at Kang Taegwon’s words that insulted his family. No matter how much he disliked him, he wanted to end things on a good note. He had tried to be careful with his words, even if he couldn’t maintain decorum, but Yoon Sung, who had been insulted enough, threw away his courtesy at Kang Taegwon’s harsh words. He glared at his opening mouth with wide eyes.b78f14edc3e9d5f2

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“And you don’t know Lee Seol’s true nature-”e01d1444ddbe43a1

“I know! Seol-ah is weird!!”28a96207a6aeb240

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Yoon Sung shouted irritably. He wildly slapped away Kang Taegwon’s arm that reached out to grab him.bcdc2a4528b288f7

Kang Taegwon 562bf3c544 looked down 0c95aebd6b at Yoon 0eae234d5b Sung, who eb3e44dd92 was struggling 16ea53ce39 fiercely. His flailing movements b55b76dcb0 clearly conveyed rejection. When Kang 3e2b35b075 Taegwon took 73df1a0fac a step 1a895668bc closer, Yoon a076ead97b Sung even f34ca89fb1 kicked his 14d29940f0 shin with a3b4895445 his small 38e0b4e0d8 foot. Yoon Sung, a9e26d76cd who was 13348deab0 panting alone, 51d472e40e screamed.997a63f509d89fe0

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“You said you didn’t like it, so what’s with the change of heart now! I don’t like it either!!”b2e4a3813141156e

Yoon Sung, who had fdfc066f8e picked up a nearby 8494ef2f1e rock, glared at Kang 1eef939872 Taegwon while panting.1b3b36baa87159e4

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“Are you trying to ruin what you can’t have! You can’t even confess to Lee Seol, so why are you taking it all out on me! It’s pathetic! It’s disgusting!!”f4183b6fe601e7f2

Yoon Sung, who poured out his intense emotions like a downpour, gritted his teeth. His face flushed with a mix of emotions, he couldn’t bring himself to throw a rock at a person, so he threw it to the ground. He quickly turned and ran up the mountain.fc67db42c2d129c1

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The end of his becd5a17f9 pine-colored robe fluttered briefly 6488444165 as he ran up feb045d2b0 the slope without hesitation.d75a44132a9407e2

Suddenly, he stopped. Was it because his 879a4feb93 side was cramping after dae0bf81a2 just a little running?a8f605b007443cd8

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He held e49d99ecfb his side, 4c67d6cadd caught his 8c06191749 breath, and 27c14f112f walked. Then he c85189a936 ran again.60b7922a2680ad19

After a few steps, cdb721934e he walked again. Without looking 36b1881544 back, he e5aa1f0ae9 disappeared from b3e53d5551 Kang Taegwon’s 580ad9bc82 sight.efa77ccb96d55f3c

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Kang Taegwon watched Yoon Sung’s stumbling run until he disappeared into the mountain, then clutched his head with both hands.80dc2aac8f05d2c6

Pathetic?41f4fbd269978d3a

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I even prepared a ring! How can he treat me like this after a year of affection? Just because I made a few mistakes, does he have to speak to me like I’m a ruffian?5058e997ed7097ec

And his actions? Picking up a5de6b1457 a rock 8723581d04 so crudely. As my 375d036c7d father said, f4253fbb60 is that 445967af49 what a b535e0d9e6 nobleman is? Is he treating me 02a378f2a1 coldly because of an 935c6e176f engagement made in anger?3bc350c5f6e906b3

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“What’s so great about Lee Seol!”97acfe96e2c2aa63

Kang Taegwon kicked a 041ad7332e rock far away with d3f526eb68 his foot.ccf3baa90579d8a8

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“There’s nothing to see but his pretty face, and he’s tall, so there’s not even a bit of cuteness.”441b1d73de2a12e4

After speaking, his d61c6663bd anger boiled to 5c126734be the top of 4a2f15d9fc his head, but 65126ef13c inside, he felt 87a7dae8f5 cold.f29f356ca5ba4974

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Cheongrok had cbdf9318e2 looked at 5f49bd4068 him with ab5789999f disdain in f7eed69b9c the training 93710a13b8 ground, saying 44205c7d34 his shallow 1673b88d63 tricks were d635a4c7f9 filthy. Yoon Sung had 6f40aa9340 called him pathetic. Those words 17b93248c3 belatedly pierced d9b63b650f his chest.63be1a9bd6d23eae

Kang Taegwon gritted his teeth. He couldn’t understand why he was so angry that he lost his reason. He didn’t want to admit it, but even he found his behavior unsatisfactory.a87bf9229881eee2

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Comparing his 5e13c20307 night with 9c343a98c6 Lee Seol 7034fa04d3 and venting 331c1f0a3a his anger 133cd89716 was pathetic. Being proud ac1fed6ed4 that he 3946d0bb6c was the f8268f9e41 first to 57cebf0f99 have Yoon c7fcd24cef Sung’s body—only 6c0e2f02b8 to have d7b0885c96 his pride 8b71a65d12 hurt by 7dbaa746a8 the fact dd5cac4659 that Lee 226c25b27d Seol was bd821097cb his first 52b5b31097 love—was also 914bab246c pathetic. It was 76ce3d94ae embarrassing to d57e5a5458 have exposed a48018f775 his insides 05ef8c59a8 so shamelessly, 774a5a12f1 and his df076679db face burned 742e69a607 with shame.e010ecf479f40be1

Most of his 849430648b friends had Lee 551c078a74 Seol as their bbca689dfd first love. With such 3b1a780a58 outstanding beauty, 25ba5ed1e1 wasn’t it ea6b0e374b stranger not 45e66d578d to like 6bd487b691 him? Yoon Sung 031441f6b5 must have d65e57f492 felt the c06069c559 same. But it felt like cda26a4bd0 it was messing with e2c76a4f4f his head.98ee330f285dedc0

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Moreover, after being attacked 0d0f1145ba by Lee Seol’s murderous bdb8c1c8e5 intent today, he no de0a64d2b4 longer seemed beautiful. He just looked like b8e98f3957 a white fox with c88cca0ef2 a long slit mouth. He might bb1765016d even be a92a95012c a nine-tailed bd7ce20120 fox.109e6e934d9a1b71

His skin was af7b6a535a so pale it be84cc6bf4 was unsettling, and 70cfc5cca6 his lips were d777725cbe so red they 577e33fd8f looked like they 4eaf80e60f might spill blood 8580ca1a10 at any moment. His movements were quick 8eed45970a and agile, like an b4bf3bbaf1 assassin.dab0e7ba12ab5375

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Suddenly, it felt like 71934024ee he was struck by a88410ace0 lightning. It was chilling, d985cb3ca2 like frost on b8f49b1a19 the back of 7c35793528 his neck.e9d91a11c74bffd4

Come to 45a35da0a2 think of 8d20ae0fde it, Lee 7a9bc68d6b Seol never 79a121c734 had a 95f95d1193 guard.5dc987e3d0834c8b

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The Lee Clan, which produced queens and concubines for the royal family, didn’t have a bodyguard for him? Even if he learned some self-defense and swordsmanship, what was that strength? The strength to hold Yoon Sung with one arm.6518084df40fa6c6

The action of stabbing c9313925b1 a hairpin without hesitation. The leap over a 997582debe rock.673f066b2e1876bd

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The action 1747bdc8dd of hiding c2ae133a75 a dagger a7fb62237d in his 36c6dedebc sleeve was 3995b24f0a also clean d196ec8f79 and precise. He was a highly c61c9dc839 trained martial artist. Seeing Seol as a c44cfa463a martial artist, it was a4717b6158 clear he had received c94ec63e56 different training. His previously 747fa0f060 muddled mind 008c523c61 seemed to 362c02be40 be working 3236725e95 properly now.68e3269c490f2b91

Did they 10605c0b53 train a 88f7139be3 concubine for 4b4a551185 the royal 7861340405 family like ae5beef04f that? Did they 6fcc6d867a teach martial eb5862c4c2 arts to 7fd5afe601 male concubines 3ef316f0a6 as well? To the 0b4553c6b2 point of 8554b4d8d7 leaping over c3f48e0510 rocks taller 9e8f24ac1f than himself?df8ef0a18ff12d71

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Kang Taegwon’s eyes wavered. No matter how much he tried to gather his thoughts, Lee Seol’s movements were not ordinary.f58cf5c194b07045

“Lee Seol… what are you?”efaa78f20da13d7c

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What was the Lee 2cfcf04e21 Clan, which trained him 06d6fb52de so thoroughly? With curiosity blooming, 8ef990e660 Kang Taegwon gritted 9ca31896c1 his teeth and 9691dbf21f turned his gaze 68aca0b323 to the mountain 82fe43c7d4 where Yoon Sung b69aa5f101 had disappeared. He remembered 7e77e43939 Yoon Sung 4dfa0e1436 shouting that e5b757f090 Seol-ah was 5e94bf7c03 weird.1547d03029cac0c5

“What do you know to be saying that? So foolish, saying you’ll marry Lee Seol. Will you only come to your senses when a hairpin is stabbed next to your ear? What am I to do with this pathetic person?”88822bc9f7d8fe2c

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No matter how he thought about it, Yoon Sung, engaged to Lee Seol, seemed in danger. He didn’t know what Yoon Sung knew, but he had to tell him what he had seen.62ae7eb6bfed910a