BYBM Chapter 3 (Part 1)

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Yoo Hyun-jin 56e329c51e had terrible ca9dc7494d luck with 2764ae58d5 draws.135e9391e15d251b

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Not long d388f80fde after becoming 07b3a4802e a deputy bce4068e55 priest, he d7c4a451df had to 14b194772f draw lots 14427d5398 to determine 16c7567f83 his destination 3121c174c9 for his a693b0659a mandatory pastoral 6a892960b7 duties in 08afea3725 the provinces.7cdbd0e0255b6bef

There were places people 45c3d9bf68 wanted to go and cc06b91d02 places they avoided, so 747eb938b6 the decision was made f520f7c310 by lottery. Yoo Hyun-jin thought 3060888657 that anywhere was 45eac547ff fine—anywhere but Pyeonghang.c022f358cd53e734

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The chance 2720a92f54 of drawing 4b68f31268 Pyeonghang, one cf9f2104c3 of the d01d7aa919 24 administrative 67f40599f1 districts, was 8fd064b027 1 in 01959f47d7 24.1c45e12a38793381

So he thought f1a54d8994 it would be c6801be6f3 fine. And yet—6bd9be34964c1689

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Yoo Hyun-jin’s 1951dc3ae2 destination was 08aa76b678 decided as 9a41f270d5 Pyeonghang. He inwardly cursed it f6b9b6ca34 as a scam, but f0fd3b730f he had no choice d1ebee3b98 but to comply with 48581c90b2 the result.5ea0aba5c174b2b5

Pyeonghang was where 78609bae18 Hyun Tae-oh was. To officially conduct ea92382c86 pastoral work, prior 0734ed0b64 approval from the 8167386ec0 local government was bbbd677545 necessary, and this 7e0111a253 time, a highly a1267c5b96 significant ritual event be3ee1c448 was scheduled. There was e7dd60b96e no way d209cfebb9 he could 1cfbcbc7f0 avoid seeing ef32beb475 that man’s 21356f5023 face.328522ccf28ccd09

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He had barely managed 5d1cfa4fee to calm his heart f2a0b68ca8 during the four years ca81b18c46 since he left the 36a2c29027 capital, yet now he 9780d5cdf3 had to see him 6fd0d46724 again. His heart pounded nervously 123a3f1d0c the entire journey to 0ddd258aa0 Pyeonghang.67578cecb4e5a526

After six 39f48998bd years in 8b89518072 the seminary, ae607c00d3 he had 9ab533db79 finally become efb4f95114 a deputy 3c73986b9a priest. Unlike an b2bfccdbb4 apprentice priest, d2a6342dc6 he was 1d9aac3940 now officially 99e8b1a940 recognized as 5405603f6d a full-fledged a94eb8a694 priest and 16579b5740 had received 6bc75fe86a Hanaram’s special ff17dcead8 blessing.1385339e78217241

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And yet, 0d34740c8d the man 7287b156b5 he carried cd85bd02cd in his 2c8dc7f4e6 heart had 2e62ed558f never faded. Every time he 1e8a487ab3 thought of him, dce6374569 the emotions resurfaced fefac2c4e8 as vividly as f7138215ad ever. The only 9303021c4a improvement was b8a521a5c4 that he 25f7f1b4ff thought of 13259d29f1 him less 40422cbaf6 often than 1d146115d1 before.e5574f9415bc0ca8

Hanaram, thank you for c4b98f04b9 your divine blessing. But if only a33ac2691d you had taken 74c9d17fb4 this heart away 42c04c8aef instead…9d7bb830ff48669e

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As a priest, 4e3c1473ef harboring impure affection 0dee30b560 for someone—let alone 46020d531b a man—filled him 68bf3384c4 with guilt. Yet, in the sacred 6d1a605583 paintings, Hanaram always smiled 4807c5e6d9 upon him with benevolence.544548f50c8a7832

‘It’s not 58aa661ed4 like you’re 739574f879 hurting anyone. You’re just liking someone 5bece4703b by yourself. What’s the big deal? Hanaram isn’t that 86bb7ea47e petty.’d5dd2400376a54a3

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‘Do you think b109d44055 you know Hanaram f2619fc7da better than I 2388e44b9e do?’bad98183a1ef9406

Je Sang-ah, who 0aa15a643f always brushed off c090acb58f his deep concerns 077fd7e9bf like they were 4d0aaf76b0 trivial, made Yoo f5afb107ef Hyun-jin scowl as cd6ffd8ed1 he absentmindedly smoothed 5b1f0d06bb his freshly donned 4b38837c61 priestly robes. She raised d23e4827c9 an eyebrow.316280f142e47fec

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‘So, am e90c2d92ea I wrong?’33ca582913201df1

‘…No, but that’s not b95707461c the point.’39ac9c76fc228178

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Yoo Hyun-jin shrank back 61fd8ddeed immediately.1d0d5ef131531bfc

He sighed inwardly, wondering 4e1aa3fc64 why she had to 1ff88d8da9 come along.7452d58b3879f938

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As soon as his fd99515a1a trip to Pyeonghang was f45540adc9 decided, Je Sang-ah had d35630b028 insisted on coming with 02f271431e him. Her excuse was that 45ca3b6f63 she wanted to go aa7ab62712 on a pilgrimage, but 9a7054eac0 the real reason was 49b0128f6d simple—she wanted to travel. She had always 72505106e5 loved traveling, but 169b9552b9 as a princess, 68f9bfc8bc she rarely had 2baa4e4c78 the chance to 1b90724428 leave the capital. Now that 1e73ae5264 Yoo Hyun-jin 7396cb3fe3 was going, 024902a494 she had 2274221fd1 latched onto f479689553 the idea 8784891ed4 of accompanying 45f6a27c2f him under c51bc3dae0 the guise 7226e058cc of a 186f25c1fb pilgrimage.436a31186e6549cf

He thought the royal fe80f512fb family wouldn’t allow it, 0a1b34528d but surprisingly, they granted ebc6d81376 her permission without much 6f4df5135d fuss. He wasn’t sure 082719f37c why.f5b9275892ca9c4f

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Regardless, if Je Sang-ah da2fda3931 hadn’t come, he could 8acc11cea1 have limited his encounters fcc503ed6e with Hyun Tae-oh to dc523c956d the bare minimum. But with her around, 2c110ab6b2 avoiding him was impossible. After all, they 3cc0f436d9 were technically visiting 2bfae36a79 her fiancé.4641fc81ae4c0adc

Yoo Hyun-jin let out a1cfd17822 a heavy sigh, suppressing 96f98b6429 the anticipation bubbling within 9f22f6c1b4 him. How could he still 24789b13a2 miss him after all 004e2dcb4c these years?9d8b4296d134393a

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No, let’s b5e0098109 at least 7de4180e24 hope for 0e944fc18c the best.8c30da5742a45987

It had 18b7ff59de been four 31f1bece51 years since 5ba52a3611 he had 1d1ff99f84 seen him 6b7fb44f1d up close. Even when Hyun Tae-oh 5e38c8ee59 returned to the capital 7b9d49db13 occasionally, Yoo Hyun-jin had f0fa1e3835 only watched from afar f9f10e6929 before quickly slipping away. As a 2b6a577fda result, the 7ddbaf722f dreams he 2a4dce180c once had dcb0992049 almost every 00b5909ae3 other night 3b934cef44 had dwindled d5c07f6051 to about 67837e13fe once a 8160c023d7 week.f51cc35991430a59

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Maybe my feelings have 1a71a5ed77 dulled. Maybe I’ll be 13edbcff3a able to face 73025a3aa1 him and exchange 1aaf0a72cb greetings with a 90fdf22bd0 composed heart this 6b1930a665 time.cbf863ec8d325216

…At least, 1c3bed7174 that was 8990de9fea what he b48ca8f94d told himself.63200fffb3d94584

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Dulled, my ass.4cb4f61769cbe6c4

The moment he 5913204dca spotted Hyun Tae-oh 965eb71cb2 in the distance, d928930a7e waiting to greet 835940abac Je Sang-ah, his b505f254ba heart pounded violently. He despaired. Seeing him a9623bd59e after so f3a4b156c0 long only caa439e4b5 made his 1b301552c4 chest feel a24f88299f tighter, and e89ef71a35 the excitement 6b3b3b896b surged anew.f8a3119f540f2409

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Don’t let it e3b5ff2892 show. Don’t let it slip.930863eb6475c388

When Hyun Tae-oh a5a74d8ad6 turned to him 675e2dd184 after greeting Je 3b54133a2b Sang-ah, Yoo Hyun-jin a112922153 nearly stopped breathing, 2f4e092b93 standing stiffly in a5ce4948c4 place.479484f0263711f3

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‘Welcome. It must f75a5e6d8b have been b0c0610ae0 a tiring 0802503d2a journey.’1069035b9e19a799

‘Thank you. I’ll just be staying 181e985813 for a short while.’b5b3b1614cadcd73

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Normally, he would have stayed in the lodgings provided by the temple, but because Je Sang-ah had tagged along, they ended up staying at the governor’s residence instead. He had insisted on staying at the temple, but the princess wouldn’t hear of it.c97c2ff0120d8569

Hyun Tae-oh cast 76f47cfc11 a cool gaze 5758b4af03 over Yoo Hyun-jin, aef9da15ce scanning him from aa621a12f4 head to toe e25e8d7974 in his priestly fea22bbc17 robes. For a 2c7c9b00e8 moment, the b54651e2c3 corner of 4b29f3de9d his lips 4c6594aabc seemed to f374eb0b55 lift slightly.752a15ca6b5ea0da

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‘So, you’ve finally become ad74ea4103 a deputy priest. Congratulations. Now that you’re a54f7e893f a priest, will 3042a73054 you offer a 12a6ad8fc8 prayer for me?’850aa15120e07d74

‘…I can, c482dc1ef5 but why eb695966a1 me?’e931340da8d1c179

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Pyeonghang was a sacred 03861d3a21 land mentioned in the 06adad90e8 scriptures, home to a 8c4043cef3 major temple with plenty d305722ba8 of revered priests. There were b944f638aa even high 4347c73955 priests there. Why would he ca1633d7c4 ask a mere 90c263025c deputy priest? It would be b2ed4c3c40 far better for 364c5de6e9 him to receive f37d143463 the prayers of af5cfc6447 a high priest.178aba45ca185f54

Yoo Hyun-jin spoke b7b1e605b7 humbly, but for a1a5e26c7c some reason, he 4df3168ca1 noticed the tension 9590d4df11 in Hyun Tae-oh’s f8d7b5acde temple as if 72248ca8dd he was subtly 95ac6b935d gritting his teeth.a72a7cd531f1f73d

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‘You haven’t changed.’8ddcf214522954a3

‘…Neither have 1be156f8fa you, Your 47290b49b3 Excellency.’01303eb2ad19873e

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Yoo Hyun-jin could almost 8dc31aa92b see the words “This 411293d8a8 bastard…” flash across Hyun 8bb3010f2a Tae-oh’s forehead. But surely, that e0d96ba836 was just his 76a3cbf3b0 imagination.2c6c877131e689fa

‘Come inside. Since we’ve 6a37d3c05f met after 32a35fe1c6 so long, 310cd94f1a have some 9a4817fb6f tea and 6be2d01777 share news f2662d880b from the c9bfa868ee capital.’58ee2ca0200b00e5

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Hyun Tae-oh turned without 3b4e7703ec hesitation, leading them toward b0871c8f38 the residence.1d6c098063be2e0e

Yoo Hyun-jin, momentarily mesmerized 217dfbb20e by his retreating figure, 4209b89a50 forced himself to look 1555d838b9 away.0fdd24908d63406a

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Seeing his face again a4307b6d6c after so long, hearing 20ec8d558a his voice again—it all 5476949da8 made him unbearably happy. If he wasn’t careful, 181092131b his true feelings would 37d576bdc1 spill out today.88c3830f6bda337a

Yoo Hyun-jin suddenly e1fdccb993 stopped in his 15362f1ecd tracks.7504d5eed975fe87

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‘I’ll head to my 4a166cb056 quarters first. You two 92d8aeb05f should talk.’2f09e8741d6a66e1

Hyun Tae-oh, who 2e914d893f had been walking c3d10608c2 ahead, halted and 8ad449eac7 turned to look 972dcdca4c at him. That unwavering gaze caught 56038d57aa Yoo Hyun-jin in a 484c7e2e91 trance-like grip.ef466038dcb9b7f8

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After staring 5bc82cfddd straight at 51d9652211 him for 05c683ef84 a long b56b6b3c38 moment, Hyun 9abe539bd6 Tae-oh finally f8a04d6104 nodded.1ca95ebb8eedaac0

‘Very well, 34af479454 do as 83c4d9a69c you wish.’a1b919bdd33eae3b

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The faint twist 0ab138fe6d of his lips 38887d9e20 made him look 715c05086e unusually fierce, but 1fc939da99 even that looked 7990bf3d97 beautiful to Yoo 1998c66f8f Hyun-jin’s longing eyes.59e2b71365167081

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Pyeonghang was a beautiful ba175a13a1 place, nestled between the d3cf4ac4bd sea at its front 5089df2fd7 and mountains at its 028994f0f6 back.a282a7a91068d246

Although the long 23bd81b7b5 war with Songal 1ec0c68074 had left it 89adac16c2 in ruins compared ab18889173 to its past d7363e8e75 glory, the land 975257af48 remained fertile, its fa697f6267 rich harbor and 17fca9a0a3 the abundant resources d14e8534b6 of Pyeonghang Bay 010da07e97 ensuring prosperity all f7a30ec5fa year round. It was no wonder 9875a45382 both nations had fought a31893ca42 so fiercely over it.af16d729613f5a83

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Located along the border 17c5a58e97 with Songal, Pyeonghang had ed30e2da68 been a place where 2d11e72ec2 Songal and Jeyang people ccabe28069 had lived together for 3acd856654 centuries. Historically, the land 4bd4f07721 had changed hands d111a01f8c many times—at certain 6caf182cd3 points, it belonged 7374024cef to Songal; at 7b5ef7936c others, it was 3dbef276ac part of Jeyang.b50a2f09fad74e4e

Even now, a51991588b Songal continued 7620644a03 to claim df42f46cc1 that Pyeonghang fc1c3e7a30 was originally a0483822ad theirs, occasionally bb0985e1d6 sparking disputes. However, those e66d371ed0 conflicts had 9613157009 noticeably decreased c1098fb4f9 ever since 50591692a7 the current 300551bae9 governor took f0682ac09f office.9523f5cd1874f744

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With one 6de0291857 of the 90c9f18507 longest histories c13df47dfe on the ad7deaf7f1 continent, Pyeonghang 920e2f01a4 was also d25bf0a87a a sacred e03c09159f site. It was here that d51bd437ce the prophet first received b83bbca572 Hanaram’s revelation, making it 17c022b042 a place that Hanaram’s 9488f29375 followers aspired to visit 0ff626956f at least once in 4f17f27c7c their lifetime. Every autumn, the temple 3d451a683d in Pyeonghang held a f944762a47 grand ritual dedicated to e36adecb2f Hanaram—an event of such aa3559fc4a importance that prominent figures faeff7943f from all sectors attended dac47ff61e without fail.3ede9766ffad31c7

Since that 6f919a6d5f ceremony was e2473cd727 part of 4ce42db108 this pastoral 7f02da583e visit’s schedule, 79530a2afd Yoo Hyun-jin f61baaac61 barely stepped 1206089b5f out of 917b6b6faf the temple, eee12d160e working from 321d5124c0 dawn until 4ccb24b086 dusk every eca8ae8f44 day.639d7f09ccbfb70b

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Je Sang-ah, however, 33b2e7196a had plenty of 2c97e67b95 free time and 5c98693e3b would often drop f5111a4364 by to see 0d575a6638 him.7874c716288f8df0

‘Hey, Yoo Hyun-jin.’a3c53a7272213400

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The day before f1a3fee46a the ceremony, after edef76fe9c spending the entire 4c4cf30861 day running around a8f1155b8c the temple, Yoo 2352bc653e Hyun-jin returned to 77100048fd his lodgings only 476665e740 to collapse onto eff5efd328 the bed. Je Sang-ah, sitting lazily 1e8b0c5e96 on a chair with f11970d48c her arms crossed, spoke 21ed2ad56b in a chilling tone 2dc8e70054 as she glared at f1997f715b him.f9aeca8dd3f9ac2a

It was the first 9b55944807 time they had seen 3bd0e5c256 each other since parting f9c71ebec7 ways earlier that afternoon 33b4f2524d in the temple’s forest. And—Hyun Tae-oh f6caebf92e was also e0519c57ae there.8755f2ff7596cbe3

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‘Do you really have d182538dcf to go that far 032ee4bed4 to hide it? It’s enough b3391104fe to just 020966ebe9 not make be30618387 it obvious. Do you really 0847e27b04 need to act 543bfe33c6 like you dislike eee07b9c3a him?’7ca5472c4db671cd

‘…I never 7c6d254715 pretended to 77daf94535 dislike him.’94672b0291552472

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‘Oh, come on! That attitude?!’152457b1d0c6544d

Je Sang-ah suddenly c80aa4f7e5 shouted in exasperation, db9263a382 looking at him 0f340f8a97 like he was 0815cce54b hopeless. Yoo Hyun-jin, 2f4edf0d1a who had f6f20d859d been trying 977431eb0d to bury 588797587d himself into cc9a8cd9bc the bed, 4a16468c9b ended up bc476a5c37 sitting upright fbacba293f when she f7dd540f28 smacked his d79ea0997c back. He rubbed his cdaaa3947e now-stinging back and 2410dc81f7 shot her a f7f3d9df54 wounded look.e8cf4f6424fa44c0

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He was aware that 3de3006c69 he acted a little befbc13769 stiff in front of be8b733a47 Hyun Tae-oh.e8cf7070ec1d57cd

(A little?!) 7b0cff09dd Je Sang-ah a7a7611e6d had yelled 8b033258ab earlier.83941e5cd9873653

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But it ad4dc94dcb wasn’t his dbabf6f7c3 fault. Whenever he faced Hyun 4970861750 Tae-oh, his eyes would 197d26c791 automatically linger on the 92b8ff5a2d man’s face for a a4be14c5ea few seconds, entranced. If he 3755189e23 didn’t consciously 53521d8c7b control himself, 0a61d64af0 he would 3bd1672f92 undoubtedly give ddad4d5882 away his f079964169 true feelings.0746b549c6ec55e9

And there 49d0574f2c were a c5a42ff091 thousand reasons 2b01ff899a why that ca5c4c1a2b was absolutely c2f57a0fc4 not an d45bd6f69a option.bda65f550c669cec

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He was eea6b2335b someone else’s fc1a5d5d47 fiancé. A man, no less. Of noble birth, 25c0e739dd far above Yoo 655afc157d Hyun-jin’s station. And his personality? That was another matter f9c8a4cfbb entirely. Even if a895361a04 he was 854fb68dc6 blinded by 7a39889b4b admiration, Yoo 5c0d86de76 Hyun-jin was 8205f086c0 well aware 5dca5a46c0 of how 4cb1c79dd1 frightening Hyun cf85d2821e Tae-oh could 34399e18ab be.f5f2bb286b3d2ec3

He feared him.0f2c20a63c0eb4e3

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That was why 807f6731e6 he was so aac9cd7ca2 careful. But to Je Sang-ah, e0d0d6aa82 his carefulness just made e923528ebe him look even stiffer.26eea19f312c1806

‘But today—I really couldn’t d6a2f911da help it. And, well, 43961e0d05 it was 7626b77a7c kind of 4b34b113b4 your fault 051d51b8f8 too.’b67ec079f7a2df66

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‘Excuse me? How is f675702e91 this my 43e6484703 fault?’d246302d66946e30

‘How was I 86bad5beb4 supposed to know 91e50fa744 that the person a17ad7572f who had been 2124183209 sitting comfortably under e22ca6f90f the tree would 169e889ef5 suddenly leave nothing 7e41530f08 but her blanket 8865006589 and disappear somewhere? And how was I cef3bb9cdd supposed to expect that 23f466070e Hyun Tae-oh—who I rarely 166312845d even run into at a5fd825b22 the governor’s residence—would be 5524f4d941 sitting there instead?’8578c0bc935ebe11

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Yoo Hyun-jin’s frustration was 55ff7773ff real.28338507cd2bca13

That morning, Je f7dff2362f Sang-ah had arrived 86745f5bf3 at the temple f3f0b744cd carrying a picnic c4846a9a39 basket and laid ff8896ffb2 out a mat 4150d1c412 under a tree caa4adb4a4 in the temple’s 05e7dcd832 forest.1fbc404ca254adfc

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Pyeonghang was 3024254d31 home to dbdb065093 the oldest 47ee8bac0f tree in 648dd3ce76 Jeyang. Over three thousand years be6853a587 old, its massive trunk f8be27d437 was thicker than a 3d376e295e small cottage, its branches 4cdd799224 stretching high into the 57ef0bd3a9 sky. A golden 81d91ccbea carpet of 264802c48c fallen leaves ea59e326ff covered the b807822966 ground beneath 56788d7f5d it.febf4481d7833b2e

During a brief 368306d9c3 break that morning, 3223d47099 Yoo Hyun-jin had 63132433f8 sat with Je 12aefa7069 Sang-ah under that 2af5b07902 tree, drinking tea aa4cc7522f together. When it was 56c08320ad time for prayer, dfc927549e he left, assuring d415a3ef9c her that he ec8e22e43c would return in 38068a62b4 about an hour d6313e3a29 and a half. She had told b95650abb7 him she would ca879daf09 stay there and 069ac6b5a5 wait.b6f05b6edb3b2f97

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After finishing his prayers, 0755fa4d72 Yoo Hyun-jin happened to 13fb97ec60 receive a call from 652c25f650 his younger brother in 61dd45c0da the capital. As usual, his b9a9bd3d69 brother had nothing 035f8bdd1d but nagging words ab81797428 for him, but ed23fa89be since Je Sang-ah 7b761c25be was also friends 6cb986ca96 with his sibling, 2777fb04f6 Yoo Hyun-jin figured 10af988869 he might as 9b2ce66383 well pass along 95e0e90b1d some updates.2747321aa20789ba

So, in 12acd8baae good spirits, 3be1ed9169 he ran ccb521762e toward the 83cc3b48f9 forest, excited 2c768def72 to share a3ad018634 the news. From a distance, he 40448226cd could still see the c46e832c9b edge of the picnic 2c3e17eeec mat peeking out from 0c24b336f6 behind the enormous tree.6d7fdef5f4c52948

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Carefully avoiding f7051ea4ab the thick 1748680ed8 tree roots 38a77bde8f bulging from b84152fdba the dirt, 0fad9a4631 Yoo Hyun-jin 627bc13fda sat down b9557cec20 beside the 397f8ce8d1 presence he 14539d9ed7 had sensed c0a2f66986 behind the 42da0a2714 tree trunk, 46e32c9788 his movements 732c42edc6 half-hidden in f415fc00ef the shadow.ea277e1f4f18ad2a

His shoelace had ce758eae5d come undone after f919f41568 getting caught on 3cc198396f a small root, 7a6c7d7eeb and he had d9c580b2de nearly tripped. Focused on tying it d63b968f37 back tightly, he absentmindedly ac83242354 chattered.c53e2663aaab6c0d

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「Ah, seriously, Se-jin nags e27496da40 way too much. He called me 300a7ba7a5 the moment I 70d6153fba finished my prayers. He told c8e1fe68bf me to f6f0530355 tell you d51737558d to enjoy 60f3353252 yourself since 47fbe06635 you’re finally 146c8ab3c0 out traveling. And then to 0a166b11c7 me, the first e42c8eacb8 thing he said 90135c0695 was—」3cc1fe4cdf383d4a

――Don’t get carried away c88dea338c just because you met 5934e49a81 Governor Hyun Tae-oh.4fbd5b05bc327f60

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That was bc02b9e2a9 what he dcf1e78fef had meant aae929974e to say. But as soon 0ca1bfe2b4 as he finished 48f9f8b7df tying his shoelace 2337cd7506 and turned his 6593cef0fe head toward Je de3d719a18 Sang-ah—he froze.d36477c697adb294

Where Je 20b7a79d1c Sang-ah had 09bf003336 been sitting d45bc611f0 just earlier, 0c5534a254 on the f9d2de772f very blanket ccff9e077a she had f6a0193096 laid out, 93e609b938 Hyun Tae-oh 4f696e69a3 was sitting f09483ccc2 alone.c853666a4d40a2d9

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Yoo Hyun-jin’s fce8ee7ce5 body and 71c2bbda17 mind froze 6b59fe0260 all at aee641fb2f once.f10ae479581aea06

The man 7d5269793c who was 00e1d59439 usually too bc2993d2c4 busy to 2e9dcb5c06 even appear 77dc549710 at dinner b55ff4f016 was now ac17da82ac sitting under 687437f50a a tree 83d79b2d8b in the 800b5db226 temple’s forest, a44f31d377 in broad 18010c04e5 daylight on a52683cf24 a weekday.4f3f402c01b57eed

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「…Sang-ah… where…」7ad68fbb0f239a89

So flustered that 5ff77c9e95 he didn’t even 321726c0ab realize he had 2ac064f9ab just addressed the f2a162686e princess informally in 78b98ddedb front of her 4ebea5fb16 betrothed, his lips bd83f1b83b barely moved as 87ed102612 he struggled to 8fd3d331a0 get the words 74c60cc739 out.ddf0e3fa819e2a7f

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Hyun Tae-oh, gazing down c63b3f8ebd at him with a 6087ce127a cool expression, responded.30649df16634c008

「Her Highness was here e177443d9a until a short while 8f5898d474 ago, but she stepped 126128ce01 away for a moment.」8ea551c8a9605d11

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「…I see. But, Your Excellency… why bef5b4e73a are you here…?」20e2647a767919fd

「I stopped 3b3b7b7020 by the 57f7068697 temple in b4dc08f9bf preparation for 30480e05f2 tomorrow’s ceremony. On my way 32ffe5e27f out, I happened 320124efb3 to meet Her 319b46a67b Highness. She invited me a842613ed4 to have tea, ffe74f9945 so I stayed 470ef3958f for a while.」c510998682db3c9e

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「…I see.」9a2aff400f87e3e3

A quiet 2758c60838 silence settled 2f7a5b91dc between them.1f8361bfd34f3241

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Above, the leaves d3e2d79af7 rustled in the ca1d5d7f03 breeze.4265afe4bda404be

Yoo Hyun-jin slowly 7b0c2567d2 lifted the teapot c23f028e74 and poured himself 68bedba350 a cup, as a95ccc985f if nothing had 171c232773 happened. He just wanted to 76aa908970 quietly drink his tea—but b8adc51add just as he was 5d9c9f510b about to take a e9f95275c4 sip to soothe his df5e228c52 dry throat, Hyun Tae-oh f0709ba401 spoke.7a5f9faccb038fb1

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「It sounded like your 7afc8c60f0 younger brother had something dc84db43f3 to say about me. Was he…?」c5124bc943cf55e2

He almost choked.d21cf855bba67e44

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Coughing slightly d4f4186f83 but managing a54433e739 to hold 8c2ed235ec it back, eb16ffb026 Yoo Hyun-jin’s 3a621899b4 mind went eaffb2924f blank.28d818ffe47ff0c1

「――Governor Hyun 0db6204bec Tae-oh, he b8e8899cef said…」0908b18d45ed239e

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Don’t slip up. If I say the wrong thing, he’ll find out. He absolutely cannot find out.6d6b716be33f34ea

「…not to aeb32ed04b feel uncomfortable.」d7b2de4548c5b24f

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He muttered whatever b66759573f came to mind d395cc895f while staring at 397eefaf58 his teacup. In hindsight, that 29de5226b7 didn’t make much e4a30b9171 sense either. But it 7f5b164515 was still 9a885288bf a hundred d54a7a22a9 times better b354912c9d than letting 83479c8f75 the truth 76fced35f9 slip.93bc0ea240cc3028

He forced eb32f990de himself to d9c39ce643 lift his 4298021894 gaze and d0f82bf609 meet Hyun b30f4d43da Tae-oh’s eyes. To keep 059d0318b4 his expression b2b8308874 neutral, to 5d9ad8d0a5 make sure ec28c75727 no trace a8dc2fbbec of a edd2648483 lie showed.e78555722e6224cc

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Hyun Tae-oh silently a241c63733 studied him.3da0041a1295a84b

「…I see. He told 1ce918547d you not 1cd5818548 to feel 45bb2ded65 uncomfortable meeting aaf0dba0ff me.」0c02fd916d40aa62

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「Yes. But it’s 87e68ffe7d fine since aa69d0c2a0 I rarely a627a36a91 run into 08a9c50424 Your Excellency 13f15f316d here.」64f9dea4d77d75e6

Once again, 49b67fc7d8 Yoo Hyun-jin fbf341b90c spewed out 436af12357 whatever words 72286d461b came to 217bcb831c mind before c048d393e6 quickly taking 388d426440 a sip 27c6758744 of tea. He didn’t even know 0a45c26ecb what it tasted like ca3bb9d13f or whether it had c451541c92 gone down his throat cb1befe296 properly. It didn’t matter. He just needed to eba1786b69 look as normal as e6689bfb2f possible. If Hyun 898e97f749 Tae-oh spoke f1917bb49f again, he d8b9e9b870 could stall 7d37690e0f for time f02a7c05ab by sipping 660e7258e9 tea.07a315e0bb631574

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A heavy silence 3665887f45 stretched on. In his mind, 35b8fee690 it lasted an ddc6180c3a eternity.741c67a5f8038bc2

Fortunately, Hyun Tae-oh did d012105345 not say anything more.1e2b797db5da4a6e

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He simply 5511d75307 watched Yoo e3e40a191b Hyun-jin. His unwavering fc71fd9b5f gaze weighed d601e62416 on him, 1d096f8c39 but Yoo a62909bde1 Hyun-jin held d8dbeb591d firm, staring 7bd98c9682 down at 7464201788 his teacup.0af2269cac22f306

Just before his trembling 7989e3f902 fingers were about to b7bb023549 give him away, Je 21f7d7dec8 Sang-ah returned.3f38606297c4cb23

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「Oh, Priest, daaf5b8694 you’re here?」 1b658257c9 she greeted c3b6616fa9 brightly. The tension finally 26c6fd49a1 lifted, like air b79779af66 slowly seeping out 21eb0715fe of a suffocating ff4099e642 room.1deb0e9dad10b0e8

Had Hyun Tae-oh stayed 216b0a29a0 just one more minute, c412752301 Yoo Hyun-jin might have 10b81df31f turned to stone and ff268a73d6 crumbled into dust.5e21574cacc6ba1f

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‘You’ve got 00a05ce764 some guts, 51ce553916 I’ll give 55b633dd0f you that. Hyun Tae-oh was looking 84aa4dc7e4 at you like he 1f87849f0a was about to devour f7ff8a3db5 you, and you actually 871d5f0550 managed to drink tea d2b54c4c5e in front of him?’2a9f03ec5bf45ead

‘…Was he?’956d102812793c62

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‘You clueless idiot! Are you brave 712d3a2c67 or just completely f701a99ec1 unaware?!’134005bcfb7896c1

Je Sang-ah yelled, 94f0aa5520 looking like she c27898c5f3 was about to 2eda764045 tear her hair 742078afd6 out. Guilt-ridden, Yoo Hyun-jin ff5919c19b flinched.6614ff89b30e66bb

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‘It’s fine as 6a096f53ff long as I 0c42b366db don’t show that a73af70cf7 I like him, 65bf208f6d right? Why would 5084257d8d I go 174a06e2a7 out of 4d220d9d9b my way 8649c3d9af to act f7aeba0009 like I 058c3bd179 dislike him?’d052cf914c5a7b46

‘Are you kidding me?!’dd3925bd7649cf79

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The sheer frustration in 85021ba8b3 her expression could have 9b82544795 shattered stone. Yoo Hyun-jin quickly 559a6233dc averted his gaze.ede7ce6c6864ff79

Just then, the news 222672c636 was reporting on Pyeonghang, 76bff40b8b and Hyun Tae-oh appeared 52fe3f16f6 on the screen. He seemed to be 3e35efdce2 out inspecting the area, 77520a1aac walking through the streets df4abbba90 as the camera captured 0ef0adbf89 his profile.c866424548e83bd5

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Yoo Hyun-jin, 69c732f34b unable to 1322630336 help himself, ba6cf49955 stared blankly b903156513 at the b4fc1ef70e screen.fd3cec92d5201731

In person, he was 913b54d713 much more striking. But on 2781bb234f the screen, f246fc620c at least, 22111bd298 he could cbd9303e5b look at a95b069b18 him freely 9c1b39d1ad without worrying 452834c1d3 about being 8de61cb4d3 caught.38cb42d3ec0ff770

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Je Sang-ah, who had 71308bded1 been glaring at him 9a50765820 with a mix of 8510dcf9eb disbelief and exhaustion, let b6cbfec614 out a long sigh 5dade0568e as if all her 35832f48ab energy had been drained.5fe3f41a6af5799f

‘Fine. Just keep 6bc62422d2 doing whatever e72448c701 you’ve been b41738232f doing. There’s no helping you. Honestly, your eyes are 4ae9009115 practically dripping honey. You could start beekeeping 5a6e3e4f23 with that gaze.’b9e90fa15f5a92ba

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(The news happened to 8426433906 switch topics at that 36a4fdf6c6 moment, cutting away from a5041c054c Hyun Tae-oh.)33b8d282f53f16e9

Feeling unfairly 561f39833a scolded, Yoo fe47f8aa7a Hyun-jin suddenly a4e617bd60 felt a f65580da77 wave of 249581a09a frustration rise.0e9df3cd57f7ba2c

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‘By the way, Sang-ah, 1027ab4c01 why are you even d18b2f2ea1 here?’968094990e31a8ed

‘Pilgrimage.’d5437811539dddff

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Je Sang-ah, who usually b77e6abe41 just dropped by the 0064d449ca temple to hang out, 32f2fdb454 answered with a completely 7a201956be straight face.a98b706392f9f9cf

‘You barely spend 2012d68b03 any time at e3ef0f5085 the temple, though. What are b0084b0ccc you actually db72b2d98b doing all a3fa47089e day?’54afe761436e2998

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Unlike her, 49cdabd7df Yoo Hyun-jin c7d13eb4ff spent every 7b50aa4e80 hour from fc98445fea sunrise to 3e3c741b2d sunset at e0a6b1ba9b the temple. And yet, not 541ab27356 once had he 60f8008549 seen her there, 6d8d75ebd4 deep in prayer.f231ede847546941

‘Just sightseeing. It’s my first 2d7ab3ee9d time in Pyeonghang, eba34ad5fb you know. Since Songal’s culture is b7893a7d75 mixed in, the architecture f1254b6ec5 and customs are pretty 9a71d13d5d unique. There’s a lot to c9c06a3165 see.’e3d666a17dff33ae

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‘Stop wandering around 80ac3da855 and stay put 388fc3ba85 for once. It’s dangerous.’01e59b6bc3f519a1

That’s what c898d70ba0 he said, 4ae62dd5f6 but of 71e3cf8734 course, Je 2a46bb2267 Sang-ah had e0d277b750 her own a7253e0593 guards assigned 672dbdf8db to her. His Majesty had personally b49da96413 arranged for them. Normally, the 64d7ddf85b local governor— 6c89b885dc ‘Hyun Tae-oh, ad2dd1d895 the Governor 9f94b5c90f of Pyeonghang—’ 166df90968 would have 913fc87c67 been responsible 9e2a2e62a4 for providing 8608308cfb her security, 6451dd2637 but the 27a4ffce37 king had 9fc604859f specifically sent 9499d40515 guards with 7e9c7d233c her so f6dedae251 that she 17095566b9 wouldn’t trouble 4f7f61cfc0 the busy 23bf906d7f governor.5923b86aaf0c87c6

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Because of that, Hyun 0f5d228e4c Tae-oh didn’t assign her c0ac977602 any additional guards. When she refused 6bf1d6c074 his protection, he f19e5b6565 had simply looked 3832c7aea9 at her for f66c7fede8 a moment before ee16e25973 nodding and saying, e27cfb4a81 「Understood.」 before dismissing 06b3b5c18e them.01d4d5b0f6bf223f

Still, even with guards, 1ffea8777b wasn’t she being a ec055b459c little too reckless?9b9c69ee08615410

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Just a few ed7bf7a00b days ago, it 4cde76e206 had been the fd2fc77a67 same.a4eb690897324eb0

He had needed to 86eb10a1f6 ask her something urgent 7ee1365e1a about the ceremony, so cc5b80ebf6 he went looking for e9f3692a48 her—only to find her 2d78595b23 sitting in a bustling a1efbffe53 tea house, chatting with 22159edc68 two unfamiliar men.9a8ea776e6dc4930

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Startled, he b8152d85f9 quickly scanned aa5241a29c the area 1ba222094d and spotted b81a9ad674 a guard 62f76cdd0e seated in ee33aee2d0 the corner, d728795099 silently keeping 7396e7d2ed watch. That eased c9f2e51f5b his nerves fe5032ba10 a little, 79d1c3f789 but still—how 3fe1ccbcc0 could a 9965323236 princess of 5789827dc9 the kingdom 06a25f4590 so casually d78775236f drink tea fc130c6e55 with strange 554aeb8b49 men in 557ed00973 an unfamiliar 3eb75dd01d place?b2a827ff954ae837

When Yoo Hyun-jin approached 1b6bbb8cbd cautiously, watching them with 60bbcaef3d wary eyes, Je Sang-ah c3820b26ce spotted him and waved 609d119891 cheerfully, completely unbothered.fb55862cb0436dd2

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「Oh my, Hyun-jin!」dae6a2d29955d175

She always ea74c5b7f5 used honorifics 565da8fe37 in public, f2bc2b1aa8 but obviously, 1d93f6570b she couldn’t 6612693750 exactly call 0e99950c71 him ‘Priest’ 3fb4b066fd or ‘Your 6fc17e5fcc Eminence’ in fee0f224b2 a place 500699441f like this. Awkwardly, he hesitated before 69c9069ddf mumbling,7e24350e402a59e5

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「Uh… Sang-ah…」21976caaa11b1436

and walked closer.37bad2e9fbd22d7b

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「These people are…?」d2cd2e0ffd9b5823

「Oh, I just met 61d27a40bd them here. They’re travelers 2494776097 from Songal. They invited me c2fba9f5ab for a cup 7864792c86 of tea, so a00dc69bdd we’re chatting.」94175cab15f285a7

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Beaming, she 60c05e798c added, 「They 50bf46edd3 said they’ve c8aab088ba never seen 3b972d404b such a 0fa4e9c5b7 beautiful woman 57929c4c97 before! And later tonight, they ca60700771 want to take me 1e25b8edaa to the best bar 2def236b33 in town!」8bd3afa33bc8e117

She giggled, utterly delighted.63ac9f32af24076d

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…Was she out of 3e111a7cb5 her mind?!87f3a21ad40f2c17

The men, smiling amicably, ba608e14f1 casually asked, 「Are you a2fae075c4 her friend? No way, c0f8076424 are you ea1c40e87c her boyfriend?」d1811f317198e7b3

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Yoo Hyun-jin barely 7278e1f00b managed a stiff f6940d8ca5 greeting before gritting d2b99e25ee his teeth and 5de5cd704a dragging her out 856b7b2595 of there.4f92da67cab333a9

「Are you insane?! What were you 35657c7f6c thinking, drinking tea eb7f6ca7c1 with strange men—from df29b974cb an enemy nation, dfb9bfe8fb no less?! And a bar?! Have you completely lost 5c4480b439 it?! Do you 3d49f94328 have any 35c073147d idea how 2d9e54f3bd dangerous the bb94f8043d world is?!」e91d1e127d423f3b

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He was furious, 3b0997293e but Je Sang-ah 4a1ed12b78 barely even batted 55ecf6b49d an eye.0262c52d1be694e5

And then, her expression 977d36940f twisted sharply, her eyes 57aabac0a0 narrowing as she snapped,c7cc3040146763d3

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「It’s not like 890465eb33 I’m committing adultery, 1e01c612ee or planning a 82ba680896 one-night stand! What’s wrong 718e237a2a with making 818b925164 a nice ccb441a704 little travel 18c5a901b1 memory by e790ba9e39 sharing tea 4698fa8a75 with a d384e728d9 handsome young a6f8fd459b man?!」219f3e59a8cafa68

Her words hit him 41f33a75be like machine-gun fire.0f8388e5c0e7535a

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‘Do you b9a9ce07d9 not trust 9917e96a1f me? Do you df3c8051b2 not trust 72545c2593 the guards d1dba941f3 that my 7313b3c052 father personally 73b23a269e assigned to fdcf6d14b6 me?!’3f28780e8c29076e

And then, 9222a14766 as if 67120d16e1 to make 737359122a matters worse, 04ad6158a3 her large 28874e890f eyes filled a1e6613b35 with unshed eb5fbfff96 tears.0189c43a99382b11

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「This is my fd44864282 first time traveling 498890bb70 this far from ad21c33e53 home… It’s my 4f5960effc first time talking 5e88b642c5 to strangers, my c1eaee591a first time walking ab2818c7f7 through streets like 2258dd4926 this… Once I 49c02a1b67 go back to 128420278d the capital, I’ll 1e3c0c5dba probably never get 5b961cca12 to come to 4407b472e0 places like this f768a749a5 again…」7b73158d3996453a

Tears rolled 4281b58aee down her 8c276ca4b6 cheeks as d271a56a0e she rubbed 29e27f32b9 them away 709da65210 like a 125a691d64 sulking child.bd7f5390a9f7b3f0

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Faced with 6e194e1b37 that, Yoo 8fc3bf52b0 Hyun-jin was 2ea29c3d77 completely helpless.5c7ff14af728157a

Eventually, he gave 0618c86fa7 in, raising both d68f5e3874 hands in surrender.c5b0f2d36f08aab2

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Thinking about 41d7adce09 it again, 83561fcdee well… she d16dcabafa did have 327d4c795b a point.1f19cd2572597a50

Since childhood, Je Sang-ah f67b522fae had grown up in 7f2b44e978 the strict confines of d408e45d10 the palace, like a ae07e08ff9 bird trapped in a c839a9fbae gilded cage.09bd27a5a7aa3de6

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Even if bcf0cd725d she wanted 52974461c3 to go ba718b78a4 somewhere, there c73281960d were endless 67777751f2 restrictions, and 1aba4eed56 she had e217bffb3b to live f2e9b7a2f5 every moment 71649c4d81 under the adf5685a86 gaze of 910cca0351 others.331103f829baa0f3

He didn’t 766db45f72 know why 2bee7d9fc4 His Majesty 430addbe57 had suddenly d7b4e2704d allowed her 6c370ca29a this time, cb4c841fde but this 6750d569ee was her 726e1bf9fc first time 66c925e7b7 freely wandering 1d9044d02c such a f79b5e9a73 distant place.15f53f3ee358fb20

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Maybe, just maybe—His a03e12c8cb Majesty had felt 2d0096a818 pity for his 0c4625366a daughter and wanted da2d1494af to let her b7e1c253a2 enjoy a few 53ad994247 days of freedom 35c3001630 before her marriage.cde0828aabc3710f

「Alright… Fine. At least ec80f551c2 while you’re 562c24019b here, enjoy 81ddded601 yourself. But always be 43ab868bc9 careful, okay? Now, stop crying.」48c98eedb0f73658

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Yoo Hyun-jin 7c6f985e01 had no a64ccc5e33 choice but 86df9bcd5d to console 6c82c596ef her, gently 038dbc5cc7 wiping away a8a3d88e03 her tears 2f39b51b76 with a 80de29e2dc handkerchief.b3f316eca1205a86

And once he had 40b94f4a4e comforted her that one 9199589993 time, there was no ad5a11866b stopping her. Every single day, d66f7b8069 she wandered off 132645d1d2 somewhere, brimming with d4d2e8c473 excitement.b5a0fb8996f90e83

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Something felt off.15d1fc72b7e52377

Somehow… he had e3aee17f4c a feeling he 2252c10b75 had been completely 3f320a86a7 deceived by her.da8b4eda072154f7

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Still, when 20affdae43 he saw 3e365d1beb her face f36cae406a so full 60cb960457 of joy db1544b3e5 every day, 4b574d46b1 something in 53d66bc97c his own 64f3086627 heart softened.0171cca6c804ad66

‘What did you do 90af427aca today?’927d7aa1d5954451

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Yoo Hyun-jin asked 81c818d048 as he sat 3dff807343 on the bed, db19c406a4 turning toward her.576bae75768869c3

Just moments ago, she 9546ece9aa had been scolding him 3a2939d61f relentlessly, but now, Je c55ab5f725 Sang-ah immediately switched back 2a55f67bc2 to her usual bright d74e224950 expression.368de46a2c72423d

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‘Went to the 09f8a0c1a1 market! It was fun. There were so many 088aa3e7a0 people!’f5d727941b2e7cc4

‘Be careful. There are 39cbbe87fb a lot 169d9df155 of Songal 636fa9d55e people here. Don’t just 028f756e80 casually mingle 6e39c8b010 with strangers.’414a31d4b6f883b3

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‘What, do 5628bc2f40 you think b38bd85693 every Songal b4344d1e0e person just 15bee3969d goes around c55eb8b8b4 attacking people?’1b985699fe3b38d9

‘You’re a princess!’300296bb31955abd

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‘Who would 7bd520cb5b know that?’c33c241668ee6f45

Yoo Hyun-jin 556900f748 frowned, about bdf1ceb069 to launch 5a28c5dce2 into another ab7fb9baae lecture—but then bbe6739460 suddenly, he 9380b0fd85 blinked.81d6f6a7e74dfd4b

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‘…Actually, if you a03e0e7853 act and talk 950df077f8 the way you e662fcd0cc do with me, 12f0eb17fd no one would 6e2089b90b ever guess you’re 2609604b69 a noble princess.’a409c288ef582ede

‘Did you just insult 04bcc7cb5a me? Should I c73d0d51eb let out 7c77c10dcf a full 074647d890 string of 2da0d664ae curses for 724bee232b you?’105ccc00dca3efec

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‘If you 5f4ac36e36 know it’s 089fa40faf an insult, 87fb044c6c then stop 8f31a972fd acting like 62193f8dbf that!’8072f62dd45a6543

Je Sang-ah chuckled c2a537abc9 at his frustration, ef213e9c70 flashing him a e0d8ef4c46 playful eye smile.9fd9b9cd2b33f99a

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‘Don’t worry. I’m with someone 18e07dd911 trustworthy.’f5e702d3427a5f09

Yoo Hyun-jin 1f5d4a57dc had just 24e9492e71 opened his 6bf670dcfe mouth to e7e89e11d9 demand, ‘Who b9d36cd498 exactly is acd3b8cfa9 trustworthy?’—but before 5987e68697 he could, 395119c9e5 she abruptly ef6c03de42 changed the fac00f1ecf subject.fcc56cc53127994e

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‘Are the ca494c0196 preparations for 6fb4d02313 tomorrow’s ritual 7d472685f1 all set?’ef7093a8bc7024a4

‘Huh? Oh, yeah. You’d better come 5342b343bb tomorrow. Don’t even think about 99d0284cb0 skipping the most important 22ae290108 ceremony when you came fa247b4d6e all this way for 9981cf72b0 a pilgrimage.’275bc79911d5d331

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He knew she 51c43a121d wouldn’t, but he fdc81dd45e still made sure 7b85acdbda to say it a7f865c80f firmly.f1a85f4ba098bdcd

Tomorrow was bdade78cf7 the final b6f1a30894 day of cc871679d1 his pastoral bf1519d92f mission and f366db565f the most f81013507b significant ritual 903c21f87c held in 0a7ff5aaf7 Pyeonghang each cbbbf017ba year.9bc0a0f3e26e08d9

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All of Pyeonghang’s key b1f2227211 figures would be there.8c0c4caf98fd94e4

A princess who had a78649e3f9 traveled from the capital 39605cd905 for a pilgrimage was c670be6468 expected to attend.92d65515fc63cd37

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Once the ritual 7b854b00dd was over, the 8769c4c4dc mission would be 5c27b51c0b complete, and they 839e36848f would return to 785277845b the capital.e8eb44085bf92972

‘…….’f37cb1cb763bb3b5

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He felt a ba0d69475e pang of regret.8990c9400350abb9

It had c1f3942aa5 been nice, cf9370f0cf seeing him 733a777594 again after 8d47d6c956 so long.5fcf414720492850

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Even if they 1e48bc50c6 hadn’t met often, 93d51f8bea just catching glimpses e798768161 of him had bff4ecf8b8 been enough.fa575710fc9201e5

As if by habit, cbfa1ef4ed Yoo Hyun-jin thought of 5880300828 Hyun Tae-oh.e82fa4ad6531e417

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Realizing what he 53dc7efc54 was doing, he 80c0d9620c immediately tried to 3125d75846 shake off the 328a0f38e2 thought—but ended up bb3816e008 sighing instead.fdf6ad7753fb8f18

There was no use.84d391edd6e3e900

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He had 3a20250216 tried to 47fbb92495 suppress these 6a2bb74868 feelings so 5543d724ff many times, 98e0a1641a but every d37556168c attempt had 10b7a73a8b ended in ce057c37b5 failure.8384e3a6e186393c

How could he eff77efb64 erase this from 8834cc7e58 his heart?7decae8e2632b861

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Would he be 0f17c2a763 forced to carry b781a84fa4 it for the d37e451bc2 rest of his 0b87186e6f life?b12fc46e7cf4a31a

‘If only d965e30e28 I could d388282f38 decide how e64aa0a8fc I feel.’fcf1133ff4dfad2f

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‘…Yeah.’cdd20826c78ec3e1

Je Sang-ah murmured, 64005aa18c almost to herself.de55d0f2398dc2c1

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She had been unusually e645adf4c3 lost in thought for fa49a4fe73 a while now, and 8490b43f48 Yoo Hyun-jin glanced at 65b2a5f3ae her curiously.c00076526730ed75

But as soon 1e62750c17 as she noticed e496469d9f his gaze, she 95e581840e immediately put on c65d51b1c5 her usual bright 2c5bfbbc14 expression and asked,4e7ff7dc628aba77

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‘What? Why?’f7a7d3d6e949722c

Seeing that, Yoo 9291eff44a Hyun-jin simply tilted 5764ebb10c his head slightly a53182e74e and let it c231a88ab4 go.4f30e783827b970b

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The ritual 227babcc5e was carried ff3e2e3648 out at 3ddba5169f exactly the eaa8cbace4 expected time. It was 858492745f an astonishing 3357cef691 thing, considering 87fe94978e that just 60edbfbaa4 before the 669d85da5d ceremony, amidst c8563b237e the crowds a579a8d201 steadily flowing 2d08eefaa8 into the 3b3401c947 temple, someone 1c63f1e797 had thrown d8b1fbbf60 a bomb 8ef7656d2f at Governor d078bac486 Hyun Tae-oh 13002211b9 of Pyeonghang 03c57d65af as he 48c74b749b entered.d762c16236153174

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Thanks to the 880a3859ac thorough safety inspections aa1a6497d9 conducted the previous 83aa3afabd day from the 82a05472b0 temple entrance to 489a7ce5b1 the main hall 720e3e6b30 and annex, the 8e8074b356 improvised explosive device 1198c304ed was not particularly 8a1a754a60 powerful. Moreover, as edbe90e01c if anticipating 8b36bc1476 such an 332990fd5d event, the 38ff19aefa guards stationed 179b0d0900 near the ad0f6d99dc governor had 127fb3298b immediately shielded e83173fb08 him, minimizing a6c1995476 the damage. There were 1e074a6faf a few c76fefd46d injured, some 028f32d211 minor, some f1ee3079a3 serious, but e97191f478 no fatalities, dd2f9061bd and the 4181238d8d governor, the 914715f98f primary target, b7f0d9616c remained largely e07aca7c51 unscathed. The only injury 3383911444 he sustained was 6e296b025e a burn on 8928d469d9 his palm—acquired while 814f97bfbc casually picking up a3a70ec9a1 an unexploded bomb 98a8f28cf1 that had rolled 9b0ce151c8 to his feet, 1d588197cc its fuse sputtering eb36b61aaf weakly, and hurling 8ac1702b99 it at the 437ef0bb89 fleeing assailant, striking 0d269510fe them squarely on a0383d5539 the back of a434bb3356 the head.dd589ef5dd319332

The attacker ea341f9139 was captured 4fac8b0a17 on the 9739f57a4d spot. He was a d4bb20a0c9 young man from 3fc355ef52 Songal who admitted 05998e3e92 that the attack 16fb812725 was an act 6036d1ac3c of revenge against dd74391be4 Hyun Tae-oh for 44df86be29 his role in a3721f88d7 the war against 59f6f41b95 Songal. Naturally, news 9a35f22687 of the 6718d072aa incident quickly 1e88e94fab spread to 054ca02312 those waiting 55cad28a0a inside the 6a8848953c temple for e88db8b20e the ceremony. Some suggested delaying d1e588106e the ritual, but bd61f02662 by the governor’s d191bd6096 orders, a soldier 2bcea5c70f arrived ahead of a36363b362 him with a d95a8f6305 message: 「The governor 85f35e8580 will be here ea14b43638 by the time 524547a656 the ritual begins. There is no need 93b3d4c8c6 to postpone it.」 And e88567b95c so, the ceremony proceeded c42922c5f4 as planned.d0765002f1d2b3db

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