cherryrose
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Eyes closed, breaths mingling. Rustle, paper crumpled. Ashin glanced sideways at the desk. Documents were being crushed in Leotar's clenched fist. Veins bulged on the back of his hand, throbbing. The face he turned back to her was, unlike his hand, excessively calm. So much so that she couldn't believe he was a man with an attractive woman right in front of him. “Judin, are you drunk?” “I'm perfectly fine?” The man, who seemed like he would be stuck to his desk forever, stood…-
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Leotar, standing alone before the throne, paused in thought. About this absurd situation where Ashin Judin could simply barge in, while even he had to wait to be granted a private audience. It was an unprecedented discourtesy, but since the Emperor Vize didn't say a word, Leotar was forced to remain silent. On the contrary, the Emperor chuckled, watching Ashin as if she were performing an adorable trick. Only Vize and the two of them were in the audience chamber, but as always, the outside was…
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Prologue After the long war ended, the Emperor sat on her throne, languidly lost in thought. She needed to proclaim a symbol of peace. Not some neglected statue, but something that could unite the entire continent… Preferably a living, breathing symbol of peace. The Emperor stroked the cat in her arms, racking her brain. "What would be good…." Purr. "Hmm?" The cat, which had been sleeping peacefully in her arms, suddenly shuddered and made a strange noise. Purr-purr-purrrrr.…
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Someone called out Ashin's name loudly from nearby. "Ashin!" A woman shorter than Ashin pushed through the soldiers and stood before her. "Ashin!" "Liyora." Liyora, panting, examined Ashin's body from head to toe. "Are you crazy? That range just now… you could have died!" Judging by her reaction, it seemed Ashin neglecting her own well-being wasn't a rare occurrence. "Uh, uh, I'm, I'm okay." The voice she deliberately strengthened trembled miserably. The body leaning on him…
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“No matter where Ashin is, make sure she doesn’t get caught up in the succession war.” Even if Vize hadn’t specifically instructed him, Leotar had no intention of dragging Ashin into the quagmire of Ailem. That was the reason he had refused the marriage in the first place. He was already struggling to deal with his father's affairs, and he didn't want to handle the variable that was Ashin. Forming a marriage alliance meant sharing many details about the families. The documents to be…
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It was a night when sleep simply wouldn’t come. “I can’t do this!” Ashin sprang up and quickly got out of bed. No matter how much it was for the tower, she couldn’t just rush into marriage like this. Especially not with a man who had always avoided her and disliked her. That man was cowardly, annoying, and even treacherous. Though she had merely expressed her dislike, the essence of the aristocratic society Ashin felt was somewhat different. Should she say they were reluctant…
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That time, too, there was a huge commotion. As if there was anything to find in a house the size of your palm, they turned everything upside down all night, and every house on the same 7th floor was thoroughly investigated. Like a possessions check in prison, all the residents had to come out and stand against the hallway walls with their hands behind their backs while Chairman Jang's underlings ransacked their homes. "No." This wasn't the kind of place where neighbors lived together…-
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Our destination was decided after three route changes. I enjoyed the wind brushing past my ears and his broad back, but my stomach started to rumble. The man, who had been crossing the bridge, passing by the side, and heading towards Maewa-ri Village, changed his destination as soon as he heard the screams from my belly. I thought he would go to "Ttochi Snack Bar," the only restaurant in Chowa-ri, but perhaps conscious of other people's eyes, he led his bicycle to a riverside restaurant in a secluded…-
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Beside the river, in the spot where the sunset touched first, was a wide-open space. Sometimes, people came to camp, pitching tents, grilling meat, and drinking. Perhaps because of the rain forecast, there were noticeably fewer tents from out-of-towners. A river flowed alongside, and an elevated highway ran above. Beneath the pillars supporting the highway, the water temperature was lower and cooler than average. In the past, whenever Eui-joo disappeared, I would come to the riverbank. I didn't like…
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People generally said that the GED was much easier than the university entrance exam. But that didn't mean you could just take the test without studying at all. I sincerely hoped that the path this man, who had unwillingly gone through the gateway of dropping out of school, was now challenging again, wouldn't be a thorny one. I genuinely, without a shred of pretense, cheered for the man's new beginning. It was a little different from the way I cheered for Eui-joo's life. Eui-joo seemed like he could…
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