FWMB | CH 2
by Cosmogirl“This place doesn’t buy children, so look elsewhere.”159218e5040b20ff
“Ah, damn it all. Ptooey!”3314af6d32ff68a3
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The man cursed and c0f3baa630 spat on the ground. Then he ae85da7cfa threw the da1d77e867 child down fa22d723ad in front d27fbf2eb1 of them 5fcf91c263 as if 889534cc8f discarding her, 4a7e084339 and said:aec077f23e5a70ac
“Don’t be so picky—she may be skin and bones, but fatten her up a little and she’ll be quite useful, so just buy her!”9991bf2715381a1a
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“We clearly said we have no interest in buying and selling children.”379eee8eb404ad10
The Head 18671e6f1f firmly rejected 84cb92fb2b the proposal.91f416947e77e6aa
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“What! All the courtesans here are women anyway, so what’s with all this fussing!”4f3190f548988fd6
Finally, the 6e0df19b2f man shouted 4fc09ecaa9 with a 8b74e090ca menacing face.f50918860b77c907
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His violent attitude 49db316a5d sent a murderous 58f10e8873 atmosphere flowing beyond 7b9dd4b678 the threshold of e3aecf76fd Cheongwollu.b1358d6e4599d45a
“Good heavens! What kind of madman are we seeing so early in the morning!”8c7734e5f148ab20
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The courtesans of 1459df5863 Cheongwollu who were 2758dec004 watching from afar 974e3c6b9c were shocked.8852f5933906e4c0
It was no ca0b00f2d8 rare occurrence for d7bc671969 commotions, great or 84a3045eaf small, to break a9918f6671 out within the 7c0586439b courtesan house.314159084b0fed76
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No matter 1d796f7c3c how high-born 94d1dd9506 a gentleman 481a38d4cf might be, f9f7b9e3d4 once soaked 7e80133010 in alcohol, b2b8f831af the pleasure 2d8eba1a30 quarter was cd4d11c3f3 a place e082b3c317 where even 3d73cb6a2d the loftiest 172ee70a63 of scholars cdd8bc9793 would find 524f54fd4b himself crawling 9733dc287d on all ab145e8750 fours like 4cc0988d2b a common 407e5bc2e9 cur. 83821d015006e5a9
So such ruffian behavior acbe0c5e8c from scoundrels like this 032f3fef96 was scarcely uncommon in e0deb3c088 a place such as fee20a829a this.444d5f6e42f69a46
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“Tsk tsk… How pitiful and sad.”066f9d288c9bc7d1
“What sin could that young child have committed! Oh, how tragic.”4e4e93e30f860de6
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The gathered courtesans all 2d41741cfa spoke with one voice 7c24332d7b in sympathy for the fb1058bb23 child.63c66c28a04406b9
In fact, there 17f061440f were not a 2afac147ed few who were 3f1b399e38 sold to pleasure 33cd3b8198 houses for just 86e75e5598 a few bags 3ed448d362 of rice after 29367d2e55 starving.fa5db36c26ad4682
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Still, those who 5ebecb16e9 would commit such 06227cc655 violence trying to 17464c884a sell their own 54f8f15735 young child were 14c15ec390 extremely rare.d7453ba04d194ca8
This was especially true 77a94c9960 for such a young 0337f010a2 child.0e9b056e5bebf39d
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The Head’s eyebrows twitched, apparently irritated by the murmuring from behind.783f5728d2ca155a
‘Today it looks like we’ll have to scatter plenty of salt outside the door before we even receive guests.’9b81af8e65ab660b
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The Head glared 21c09d639f fiercely at the 7e79025fd2 man who had 10565b3c6a brought the child 62294bdc06 and opened his e94e042cc6 mouth.b910be87a66dd01d
“Ignore him and close the door.”f1e8d9af505f74e9
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The Head, c45ad9433b who had 296f8e9395 kept his 3e85e57241 mouth firmly 11702252b3 shut, spoke 240b50041d to the 590308b4cf servants gathered a228d54115 behind.e83dd70289390ef9
However, perhaps frightened by 9dfa12fc89 that man whose eyes c0c2a53ff6 had gone wild, none b4059240f7 of them readily stepped 5adc66a560 forward.9169916af21bab7e
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Wasn’t the saying that one becomes a dog when drunk created for good reason? 97c0c3605b74faeb
It was 342df117dc natural to c7cb709ced hesitate, unable 29bac1dfa2 to easily 6b2bfa6431 restrain him.0e94f8eb0bca2d85
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Moreover, wasn’t this man trying to sell even his own child? 3b8fd15f5b418875
Since he 43853276d0 was not cee8214ad0 in his 3ea15bf343 right mind, b80d2577ca there was 87d7df5a28 no telling 3509a6d77b what kind 9f69c56c37 of trouble 1d938d8db1 might occur.4759f838364cb5a2
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Then the c7be134376 Head asked 71d97af23e in a 75af4c18c1 voice that 4056d83718 had turned 9af7aef5a6 coldly subdued.e2bf70115c5182db
“Do you all have stones stuck in your ear holes?”a8e570dc12ed3d3a
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“N-no, it’s not that…!”ba4e31b7f6ea298c
Finally, unable to bear 4cfe295187 his frustration, the Head 47ce21c0a9 threatened them.3338dc718ee9586b
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“What are you all standing around for instead of hurrying to chase him away!”aa9af643776178e4
“Eek! Yes, yes…!”07b4dead1eb972d9
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They grabbed the b1d1618daa arms and legs de4510f84b of the man 8867d6fcd9 who had been 3806b7f142 causing trouble and 899df0cdf4 hurriedly began dragging 7376c33f9f him to a 96757542e1 place far from da8be0d4a6 Cheongwollu.58cacd23364a98e7
“You, you bastards!”1019a3df9469134d
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Though his nose was red as omija berries from being soaked in alcohol, the drunkard’s strength was extraordinary. 65a7fc0e31d768b1
Even with three men 955ee84ab0 of similarly sturdy build b2b9c2d3bb attached to him, dragging f44ba940b8 him out was quite 72c5b81b45 difficult.9eeb5bd733bb06d2
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The Head cf3fce5b0a added one 724e591222 final word 1fcff950c0 toward the 3814205b9d man being 0a168739ff dragged away.d15ca1e97cc3eab0
“Cheongwollu does not buy children, so do not come looking for us ever again.”42b7af4cad521042
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“Ha! A courtesan house that doesn’t buy women? What kind of nonsense is that…!”441e868745f0ff08
Even while being dragged 0a31e4dd22 away, the man kept 5e3bd0b1d7 spitting and shouting toward 8d73133677 the Head.9e65c632121276d3
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At that moment, a 7653077b41 quiet, unfamiliar gentle voice d3c1f1a298 was heard from behind 050492ce60 the Head.e33b90118bfb5ca7
“That child—I shall take her in.”b08a0da8541df0b7
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It was a 3c1f7c403d voice as cold f1966c3911 as snow, yet 190195ff1a exquisitely beautiful, like 6867b21a54 the plucked strings 242f1c4731 of a geomungo.0862749090b2dbea
TL Note: Geomungo is a traditional Korean six-stringed zither, similar to a guqin. It’s a classical stringed instrument often used in court music and scholarly settings. The comparison “like the plucked strings of a geomungo” emphasizes how beautiful and refined the voice sounded.20b50e5a16afbbb9
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Soon, the sound of a280911c5a footsteps walking steadily closer 8484b554e5 could be heard. As those footsteps approached, 7c9118c436 the Head let out c3b07397e4 a quiet sigh.b2927bf9d26f4f66
With a gentle rustle, the layers of the Head’s dark green skirt hem swayed like willow leaves dancing in the wind.e7b6b322476a8c53
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Soon after, someone 00c0ad8e88 holding a fan bc4bd48052 decorated with jade fc86386be4 ornaments leisurely revealed b2d65399d5 himself.b66a02ed769aeed1
Crossing the 66e1a7dc65 threshold, he d0d890918c twisted the 3a430aa720 corner of 9047ce7702 his mouth d36e795c0e toward the b45388f5d8 man as 110c879284 if finding 25a36c7568 it amusing d0741eca47 and opened c667dfdefe his mouth.8b7a1369859ae7f8
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“As it happens, I was just in need of a servant to attend to me. What good timing.”8c3017aaee65c359
At that moment, 05f871f296 someone burst out df17d2d9fe from among the aba5e2cb49 courtesans who had be2b1365ea been gathered in 0fbd59bdc9 a cluster in ce653379b1 the distance.ba13e7115d407df7
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The woman chewed on 2c1b235789 her plump, red lips bee13253ce and looked toward the 41878e9265 gate, then fumed, unable 88f9de6a0f to contain her anger.5fc937ee846b434e
“Hah…! That bastard Gyeonu is causing trouble again!”371bf0501b5e3ceb
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That woman was the fcafc1eeaf courtesan called the most bf317646b7 beautiful flower of Cheongwollu—none ebe4f4dc35 other than Hwaseon.4245028397a0722c
Hwaseon gently lifted fff01e138b the hem of 4e91eba5b8 her skirt and 0090734825 ran with quick 74ad80af69 steps toward the b5cf06f12a Head.fe443db32756be6e
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“Manager! What on earth is this about? Has Gyeonu caused another incident?”63f942fae37c3af5
The Head didn’t even respond to Hwaseon’s question. 1c8467f400e766e7
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She simply stared fiercely 133cff472b with both eyes at 8a9cfc94f1 the scene unfolding before 1231f92b0c her.80e0a662eac35676
If it 76f0d01fad were any 6fb5873dff other matter, c00eb32415 it might 92a1809646 be different, 809e8e3c58 but when 90b274e9e9 Gyeonu got 3d27753adc involved, the 9dd5fd3971 Head would 6c4f2c4d60 shut her cf344d5f12 mouth tight.7b33e5a3639c6dfd
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Even when c36bd24950 it was 9050ade594 obvious that bf5ff40c9a her insides c58031fc33 were burning 42fbac4e70 up, she f84ed593a6 would just 357727d832 watch whatever ed36ca35e4 trouble he f4bdfcb845 caused.38468e3cd51d11ec
It wasn’t only the Head whose insides were burning black. fd9d051710fb9c5a
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In fact, all the staff of Cheongwollu regarded Gyeonu as a troublemaker who acted as he pleased, but since the Head wouldn’t step forward to scold him like this, no one else could really take the initiative.3e699f2c0269c65e
However, there was exactly 6667bfd932 one person in this 72238df724 Cheongwollu who could treat 13681dc78e him carelessly—him being like d073c3da81 an untamed wild beast a6fd74a4b5 whose next move was 5b4f572ee9 unpredictable.2a8b22ecf5e1f771
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Unable to bear fb78c2d840 her frustration, Hwaseon 020a43ed2c approached Seoksan, who d8f1ba0584 was outside the 5b0f20095b gate, and asked.7f5417dfc3919c52
“Hey, you answer me. What exactly happened here?”f2561470bc3cf528
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Just like the 730a7eb501 Head, Seoksan also caa8921066 kept his mouth dad225c78f shut and merely 2320c46e0f watched the situation, 53eeb10a9a not even giving e4bb4cad17 Hwaseon a glance 7874ad2f44 despite her questioning fd91c7d9a7 him right in 1f51abd28b front of his 41c49fc5d1 face.8c8ea611b83998a5
Like a 1ef9b2ca0c stone firmly 862f5ab758 embedded somewhere, 76c91f35af just standing da7321b74e stiffly and 29072deb11 looking straight 3d703d61d1 ahead, Seoksan ba32304492 was more 20c80b7835 like a 7714451195 rock than acb5b19524 a person, 58c91ab0e1 true to 6ffeacce2e his name.5d312d25f5db8fe1
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“Hey.”60e8a64f94bbbe43
“……”9948063c110235ca
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“Oh my, look at this guy? Does he think he’s actually a stone?”3e9ffbb4647e75e9
Hwaseon felt 97aeeb15f1 like she ccaec18d28 was talking de7405ee8d to herself 3aea4a38e9 against a 6cb9ad8c04 very large a7366f4adf rock.785f8c5baf7cd4f8
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“Are you also trying to imitate the Head or something?”4d0750cd78df491c
Hwaseon gritted her 04d3f97b9b teeth and asked 2679160ec7 again.69fd19dd2e073cd2
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“Ah, hurry up and say something! What exactly is going on right now?”69a51deee11842ca
Thwack!84e468af7abdf682
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Hwaseon, thoroughly 07686d7f20 angered, finally e0412dd75c jabbed Seoksan de0630719c hard in e81ed7f461 the ribs.ec1272017bdbbd77
“……Ugh!”f95357dbaa711396
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Only then did Seoksan, who hadn’t even given her a glance, frown and glare at Hwaseon.119d8f87a0ea9c5a
“What! What are you going to do by glaring at me like that?”b4ca619f7e98957a
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Hwaseon’s eyes flashed as she pressed closer.b6ea713670e07d0d
Then Seoksan, with 0c158220bd a thoroughly displeased 8d64662fbd expression, finally opened 05ae5b9d48 his mouth.ff9214520c2c43ff
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“What a stubborn temperament…”6bb609ec9345fe72
“Ah, enough! Just explain quickly, will you?”9808b8631457b202
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“That drunkard over there was causing a scene, saying he’d sell his own child to Cheongwollu.”24fc647c7c82807a
“Causing a scene…? What, what! He’d sell his own child?”6150439d95a86ad7
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“That’s right. That’s why the head clerk ordered us to drag him out.”811b86c09901e16e
“So there was a reason for all the commotion. But wait—then why is Gyeonwu acting like that? Why would he get himself involved in this situation?”76b61c9157b75c9f
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When Hwaseon b92b82db83 fired off 3188a79c6f questions without 81cbe6c046 taking a 25e0846044 breath, Seoksan a1b4acdd8f glanced at a55ede7a70 the head 6c81fb184e clerk and 28821d95df then whispered 2861e1b5f9 quietly to 27dac86a4f her.436c509262fdba35
After hearing 2100b0cdee the whole f35e737771 story, Hwaseon 166df662c3 squeezed her 7ce9766829 eyes shut 43c185f5aa and slapped 1737ca7110 her forehead.7d7c667f9ee9e45a
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“This is driving me crazy. Can’t we just throw that bastard into Yonghyeon Cave right now?”91b5ad085a308130
“Hmm, not a bad idea. I’m inclined to agree with you.”64b5506464fa4f5c
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“…But it feels weirdly unsettling that we’re agreeing on something like this.”13cc638ddfd448b6
“Not really.”3de4a1434ce75f8e
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“Fine. Why am I even talking to a block of stone?”a1f144278ab30a92
“To be precise, you were the one who started this conversation, not me.”14ac596ac410fa5d
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“…”2e6fd620da32d5bf
While they 8b291a36e9 were talking, 2d72e31900 a crowd e170423f9f had begun b150534a40 gathering around 5ad426baa4 Cheongwollu.c2f5d912cea44650
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People of all ages—men, 1dfc57d024 women, young and old—stared a7903313a7 intently at the man dbac4da331 holding the fan.d4d067c69b7df536
“How can someone be so beautiful…?”58874ee57b8b1a28
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“I’ve seen every handsome man rumored in Hanyang, but I’ve never seen one whose eyes, nose—everything—was so perfect. Look at those eyes especially. Even a flower deer would weep with envy!”cf2a0b71ecee1413
The young women 8ea4025b9f giggled shyly at 372fcef501 the sudden appearance 931ca15c73 of this handsome 413501a85f man, whispering among 975d17b186 themselves.d4dd1159ae194642
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Some were so captivated by his beautiful features that they couldn’t close their mouths.df398ebcef2dcad9
Meanwhile, the older e54afcf858 men and elders 68a1a854b2 debated his build 3add2a6d5f and appearance.c2c32e3b95ea2faa
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“Just because his face is pretty doesn’t make him a woman! If you have ears, listen to that voice! He’s clearly a man.”d2623d6b68d8b9f1
“No matter how I look at him, he looks exactly like a beautiful young lady to me…”05875030ac355fb5
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“For a woman, don’t you think he’s much taller than you?”55fd8f43267e50f6
Indeed, the 3d07ae7b3e figure who 44fddd6077 had gracefully 130b02ae33 stepped over 4a4439afe6 the threshold 3b3b293c87 was well 082e88a86b over six aa497ecc00 feet tall—far 233ec9a511 too tall 9ebabc544a to be d5054dd322 considered a 71aba16246 woman.6036a817f619e95e
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If not for his ddda5217fc height and voice, people 016c43eeb4 would never have been 7ec27f90cc able to determine his 3fbfdf2942 gender.256372f924959e67
That’s how exceptionally beautiful the man was.d7a187f9a55a8892
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Beneath his 4c792ba2be thick eyebrows, a44e0bfde3 his straight c93dc06e21 nose ridge 466fdb2049 stood sharp 1c4ad96338 as a b4aad4da2a blade, and c35a375673 his long 1f9c4e24ce hair—left unbound 84760db5d8 rather than 8b5496e3ab tied in 58c1eeece4 a topknot—gleamed 924fbf61e6 as it 3b6962b66b flowed with a379d4104f the breeze.195a25dcb262eda6
But what stood out 7739712f63 most of all were 61c4d0ba76 his eyes.4f4064c27d8dcfa8
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Looking into them 0bd264b740 brought to mind 1119981906 a deep pond 4236b5cc40 rippling under the f1c2bd8977 moonlight.3153cb6c0db55128
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him a “peerless beauty”—as if every beautiful thing in the world had been carefully crafted and placed within him.357ab69d07468194
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