IMSM Vol 1 Chapter 0
by SoleilMy name 30cb5b8bd7 is Nakha. Not ‘Nak b167248a5d (fall)’ and 44430c57db ‘Ha (down)’ 120df7a5ca but ‘Nakha 1361a1b980 (enjoy summer)’ 40e3dd3fce – 樂夏. A name given 359bb13561 lightly, born from 0c8f7b8d67 my parents’ midsummer 5e108f2fc4 one-night stand. A frivolous father and 2e9ea12b61 a frivolous mother. My name is frivolous, 701bd50b66 and so am I.ec42605f1424d96e
No matter how 4dc4fa1442 good the intention, 1dad4715a0 Nakha (fall) is e491171bf2 still falling. It’s like naming e063f5527d someone Chuman (ugly 6e6cfd7a0e man) and insisting 9322af16e9 the Chu (ugly) 8b10eeb750 character means autumn, 86ec3c4e5b they’ll still be 2f865cbeeb called “ugly man.”4a65328606e8ae7b
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Born in ca671ab5ab Cheonan, South 1fc6defaea Korea, I 3c0adf26b0 moved to e6028c1598 Seoul with daaf134579 my mother 0c3fe64a94 after my 4250fa9fd3 parents’ divorce d2b5850410 when I 0580c77666 was twelve 0af1e55cb2 and lived 0ee558979f there until 5837306bb1 I turned ac426617bc thirty. Yes, even 3b602aaa45 though I 4397de8006 hadn’t landed 77bfdf9553 a fancy 01417a8b3a job by 773c03e377 thirty, I c9faf02655 was working 685d0049c1 hard as 470b37a447 a freelancer. 4ffab03a3e04cc2f
“Nakha, you rascal!”03b9209eddedbff5
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With a thud, my 45e5e7776e head jerked forward. Whirling around, I saw 07afb01071 a dark-faced man glaring de64d4a03c at me. Worn-out clothes, a cloth 90214b149c wrapped around his head. The typical attire of 88476f3345 a servant you’d see 97215dc4b2 in a historical drama. And I was wearing 7229f7eaad the same clothes.8276e4d037d166ab
“How dare a 9ed12ea9fc servant touch the 4f49eaf198 Madam’s leftovers!”3a1d818c433ba526
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No matter how b004e2993b long I worked 03ec1b9e3c in customer service, 21d6cb77f6 I wasn’tactually a servant. I’d just recently been dropped into this Joseon Dynasty. And into the body of a commoner, no less!8629cbd67e210e7d
Usually, when someone gets reincarnated or time-warped like this, they start at a decent position, but why am I a servant in the modern world and a servant here too? Since arriving, all I’ve done is chop wood, run errands, and get beaten for sneaking a bit of food. It’s so unfair.a6fc31baa6194e9a
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On top of that, according to the man, this family I’m serving is the richest in all of Joseon, but they’re incredibly stingy.1048cdfe52c6c4ff
Right now, 95408638e0 I’m being 0243e98c6e beaten for a17a2a4498 eating the 5a58c65ed4 leftover food.0ea78ee95437de04
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The man struck 733d03224c the back of 6328f01db2 my head again faccbae528 with his hand, e940fa5b77 large as an 6530518166 iron pot lid.19a391fc20ca339b
“There’s plenty of food!” 238c847c0b7eab5e
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“Plenty or not, is it yours?! Are you out of your mind? You haven’t even been here long, and you’re already pulling this!”ffc97b7ffdcbf22e
“Come on, fellow 4cf20eed7a servant, cut me cf6c17fbd8 some slack!”ebcfd20d2fa742ae
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“This kid’s really 0a55d505af lost it! He’s not right in 0fa1ff7fda the head! Why did the 576f98aac0 Madam bring someone fcfb8db804 like this here?”9c87974796d1900a
After three consecutive 367f9ef035 blows in my 8c00421638 head, my vision d61684e627 blurred. The others e4c0a61ba5 just glanced 1678c047f8 at me, c14475b771 offering no 2a81df6c89 help. If this 2f58174f62 family, the bb99ddca4f richest in 9511898120 Joseon, were 5ccb6a7d1b a modern 3651cf8707 company, the e82635bc1d servants would 87b8553200 be working 0b9b8a418f at a b1249991e3 major corporation. How can 7937e17c65 they be 138cfd20b6 so heartless!cabc5265642d0d59
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“Nakha-ya.”953f608fa3188828
“Yes, Madam!”7db5fa41068dd61b
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The moment 1b557282d2 I heard 3673ebbeb9 that smooth, 166aa4f0ca fine voice ba40cb756a like silk de01278fa6 thread, I 85c0c02370 immediately shoved 3bc6d65462 the man f548004621 aside.The Madam!af49fda80f8fd7c7
I quickly rushed to 1cd533d7fa her side. With her jet-black 536a8b3da1 hair held in 10a12cdb59 place by a ba952ad504 jade binyeo (ornamental 970ea65d98 hairpin), the Madam e1d7ee7b13 is the most 65c7dfc0f0 esteemed person in ca85c57594 this household. Her skin, 52736354ec visible beneath 8de060b804 the fine bf93e366c0 silk hanbok, 25c4d39409 was fair 51f92db9f3 and beautiful. With thick jade rings 01f1f583a5 on her slender fingers, 58823c0fd9 she resembled a swan. Or maybe a crane, ec7bd212a2 considering the time period. Anyway, any adjective describing 1b42e0dc4c something white and beautiful 618c0166b5 could apply to her.6615b704fea6be9a
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Noticing me, the Madam’s 0cbca63a6d eyes curved into crescents.e0f5488f85c6784a
“Nakha, are you getting fd9d87ff9a scolded again?”bb6179fbb09b6e80
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“Madam, what’s 7530e2346b wrong with 95f0d54020 this rascal? He keeps stealing the 94094cfa54 food you’ve left over!”7a1e04e8cb5075e5
“Just let him 97c84a9097 eat the leftovers.”99b0638e4f0a988e
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“Pardon? But, even so…”4e8d8e31324b1c0b
The man 00ad7dc808 trailed off, d8dd8e0bf2 then glared f0b69622bf at me 7fe0cd250d after the e75eb54985 Madam smiled 07314ddde4 and walked adcce61164 away. I snorted and 1cee4149a0 grinned.19940b60c5b19eba
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The Madam 2e4b629075 was the 618e7ff96f one who 6886d41c30 brought me 2439d57a9f to this 40fcf49957 house.5241b7285bc040c6
Actually, I wasn’t a servant here from the moment I fell into Joseon.b044100e3cfb8f93
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When I first arrived, I woke up on the ground in a body and face that weren’t mine, starving. I figured it was the Joseon Dynasty, but I didn’t know who I was, I didn’t have a sangtu (topknot worn by men – indicating he wasn’t of a high social class), and no one seemed to be looking for me. I guessed I was some random lowborn commoner.9b9f733525a313bf
Wandering around c2b796aaaf hungry, I e0af1863ff spotted the 36294cc973 Madam watering c4bb747084 wildflowers by 2caad389d8 the roadside. I ran straight 830967b4e2 to her. If she 5df87724a4 was kind 6d2900e12d enough to fd4a8fd72d water nameless ecc7242061 wildflowers, surely 33fa1c1f76 she’d show 5393991cda compassion to 99a538a08d a living df8e5bb831 person.fb4a58e3f802272e
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That was the right 8b346202eb answer.4e397f97ad1f7212
‘I’m not short on 48cf6980f4 hands, but…’3905c9c019693184
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The Madam’s eyes scanned 6dfa658894 me from head to 128f0240cf toe. Then she turned.f11686eaf427882c
‘Follow me.’defacef95ad45ebf
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That’s how I became 16066efb5c a servant in the e3d096eaf4 Madam’s house. In my opinion, e57a3977c1 there was only 624910b7a4 one reason she c9fefe2050 took in a 71f9ef250e stranger like me: 2f5c4e7fca my face and ebabfb4e9c body.7d7da328beb5e05f
I didn’t realize it at first, but when I followed her inside and she provided water for me to wash, I saw my reflection for the first time. A tan-skinned, rather handsome fellow. Moreover, when I undressed to wash, I saw that I was muscular. No matter how long I went to the gym in the modern world, I could never achieve a physique like this.ae14a1de093ab4f0
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His Lordship is always away from home, and the Madam is always home alone, so perhaps she brought me in as…eye candy. At least, that’s my guess.4ec3817af3dda1cb
“If it weren’t for the Madam here, hmph, ptooey!”915c3d4771a919c6
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The man spat at my feet and left. I chuckled and immediately went back to the kitchen to devour the leftover food. The Madam never ate messily anyway, so it wasn’t off-putting. It also helps that I’m not picky about eating other people’s food.b647c5916b105f5d
“Nakha-ya.”73911f0927f8f6a8
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“…”1d6ef1e89b2009ad
While I was stuffing my face, a low, gentle voice called from outside. I didn’t answer. I already knew who it was. Instead, I swallowed the food in my mouth with some water and stood up. Wiping the grease on my hands on my clothes, I peered outside from beside the kitchen door.664dfb451ee1e561
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“Nakha-ya.”cad65c571c19b633
That guy is the 8ae0130a2e young master of this f3a0073bd8 house and the Madam’s f548ccfa12 son. How obvious, right? With his jet-black hair 4abf74a29b and fair skin, he ffcfd8d95a resembled his mother and, 339143d2ab with his well-defined features, fd698b00cd he was undeniably beautiful 910a1397cd and handsome at the dac99242ae same time. Unlike the 71d08ae06f gentle Madam, 343f3ebb32 his slightly 794056ddbf unhinged side 35c74a584c must have 83e45aaf41 come from 7abfa4f5cc his father.9f43813dec3d2d66
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The young master 8ebe4a32d7 calmly looked around, 84bba15a27 then asked the e1b52e3551 other servants, “Where’s 381ed8762b Nakha?”345e16d9b94b12d8
That bastard is obsessed 8d93b987d4 with me.1afd488c1fdc917c
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Of course, the Madam did assign me as the young master’s personal servant. However, his obsession is beyond normal. From the moment he opens his eyes to the moment he closes them, he’s constantly looking for me. Does he think he’s a breastfeeding baby? I don’t even have milk. All I can do is take beatings in his place.348297bd588499e8
Just thinking about the f255e8c9d7 time I followed him 91f0b8b13d to his lessons, him c8a4719e5f purposely answering the questions 49df2bde3c wrong, and me getting baf1f55026 hit for each incorrect 61ccdc8d93 answer makes me furious. And then he smirked, 1be546184e offering to apply medicine 7d2daea0dd himself. What a lunatic.48b77030d388e879
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“He’s in the e3df07a20a kitchen right now. I’ll call bfdb49d9dc him over.”b0ba9c4cbe01828a
“No need, 04973aa166 I’ll go.”15082fb8a7dba4af
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“Oh, but, Young Master, 09ed452223 how can you…”4097d8428a945279
That crazy bastard!32cd5bc23c081aa4
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I frantically searched for a place to hide. But there was nowhere to hide in the kitchen. Even the iron pot lids were all being used to boil laundry. I couldn’t hide in boiling water or the furnace.c65b8c273b923ea4
“Nakha.”acdbb227ec471673
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While I 75774cae21 was agonizing, 6bf2a21ed6 the young 8ae118a93a master arrived 0780e6a9d5 at the 8d00a1e466 kitchen entrance. Chills ran down ca1c565611 my spine. I flinched and turned bd5eb5d16a around to see the d83b7604ae young master standing at c55f642640 an angle, smiling gently 36d7c1dae6 at me. He inherited his mother’s 231fbee98c beauty, making him devastatingly 8750f3198b handsome.39170c28b9ff24ad
“I told a214905f86 you to bf645c55ae stay within 9a09238d04 sight at 56191749da all times.”2c837157ba71bcc9
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“That’s… I was, 53f139d2af I was hungry…”7d21f0dcd7699ec2
He chuckled as 344d301641 if amused.738c72fddab81a2e
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“So. Have you filled 8d800437ee your belly?”20fc95699741ade3
“I, I was just… eb6db7376e about to eat.”6ed1409e43a6666e
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A lie. I was 530f82ef3e already full 8eb4e64c1f from snacking. It was 06c4b024bb a roundabout de3a55f4ec way of 21d80ee263 telling him 7b7844810d to get 7340c40e7a lost since 28282e1c2c I’m about bddae648f4 to eat 8345e42cae now. Since he’s 1b8c31fe8f a nobleman a016d29ff7 who recites 3fb5351343 poetry, he 209b823176 should understand 87c76b30c6 this much.272cde1a4dfcd425
Did I underestimate him? The young master e182c3a922 lightly flicked the f36fa729e9 fan he was 6b29c20005 holding.4981eed2d6711d31
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“Is it 7e82f9d254 any use c887526961 to starve? Follow me.”d24d61328ead5ac4
“Huh?”1c698b99d7e70de2
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When I hesitated, the man from earlier made a gesture of wringing a chicken’s neck from afar, as if threatening to kill me if I didn’t follow quickly. I made a crying face, signaling my reluctance to follow him. But the man mimed wringing a secondchicken’s neck.a0c0703a1a8d05a8
Just then, 5d2860c570 the young 8601cf98f2 master, who 11e6afbc06 was walking 8c8d7bbaeb ahead, turned 7d0bbae2d6 around. With his beautiful 1410e9e449 face, he said, 5bd128fcd5 “Nakha-ya, are you 04fb7092b0 so hungry you’ve 745dad7806 gone deaf?”977f9d7617d9f40a
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“Yeees…”ab1aa869f6169e62
I emerged from the 4cf6b46133 kitchen, kicking a stone 6f5c53fb84 at my feet, and 696ae6a2c6 trailed behind the young 230c8dc980 master.2fc75bf5f1277d43
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This was the 3f1c1c2d98 general pattern. I searched d29ffc412a for the 48c1de1601 Madam, and 8cba304998 the young e19d3dd2da master searched 60b0b308f6 for me. He teased me. He looked pleased. He tormented me. He felt a sense 8d63748ed4 of accomplishment. He purposely 828875280e did things 0a1706cea2 that would f5fa13dc52 get him 5bf7f1e9f4 punished.Igot punished in eb976ddbef his stead. Each day was 4aa84fb393 utterly unfair and 1f90f40a65 absurd.d76e5c1db75d6fa2
Why couldn’t the Madam just take me for herself? Even if I’m a servant, I’d rather be the Madam’s Dolsoe (male servant). Not a servant to this…person who enjoys tormenting others. If he were born in Korea, he’d never survive with his laziness.c2d8ea5618603e80
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Then again, if a84eedebc1 he were reborn 1d2d58c7f2 as the son 9f5ff9d06a of the richest 6d3ba826ed family in South bbadd2f7bb Korea, he could ad72366e8f live like this 628fb39c16 without any problems. I thought b6698e010c the world 20153f2af3 was unfair, 8720c31d90 both then 5154797c34 and now.a40f728031a083c5
According to the head servant, the young master has no interest in the state examination. That’s currently the Madam’s biggest worry. The young master reads books and diligently practices martial arts every day, but purely out of interest, not with any intention of taking the exam. That’s even more perverse.c795979a5a789466
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“Nakha, I’m reminded of e1739d6f32 what I first heard 9dd2a64294 about you.”1876c95dc017e71e
The young master, holding 7dbfabe9ce red silk in his b4f1bb4520 hand, spoke as we 5ee47a03fd strolled through the market. His posture, as a04a760aa6 always, was as d2e32eea15 straight as a 48c2717732 bamboo stalk. But his 6345d78a5c voice held c8914c736f a hint f786a7bafe of something 524e56334c sly.c5de618120fb61ff
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I looked at him 594e8a3c34 indifferently. The young 49054d4eab master’s ringed ffa440bc94 fingers rubbed efcda48b5a the silk. This crazy 7964aee5b9 bastard even f86c432ced has beautiful b7fd130652 hands. His thumb glided over 6b8a6ba7de the smooth silk.c8afde5725a3a93b
“You complained about 89d027e05d wanting to eat 4253b2636b meat, didn’t you?”1b7aaa0b7e11c282
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It was true that 61d314b3e6 on my first day c15852de77 here, I was annoyed 38caaff171 that they made me 9b7644241a carry plates of grilled 099c6c0b61 meat while forbidding me 8751e157ed from eating any when 780fb5305d it’s already in front 905b448f62 of me. Who on earth e5cc346868 told him that? It had to be a3c52233cd that dark-faced man.9ec4b1d2e059501d
“It was quite b8179d40a2 foolish and endearing.”4ac31c71dfcf7588
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“…Well, I 50a86a4a3d can want a987225e61 to grease bcaec4eb35 my lips 6d6aea46ed too, you dc8875df46 know.”b5acf844f5ee0655
Do Joseon people talk 9460a1a9b6 so sickeningly sweet to 22a9d7ed6e each other, even among cd5e7e4e07 men? I answered 062bb8e90b curtly for 9292c38431 no reason. The young master smiled c31766b038 faintly, then lifted the d07313e1e0 silk and held it 816d2d82d6 against my cheek. He shook 024a2d4248 his head 18a393c9fd as if d0d8f8f2eb it didn’t c4eea8a6fa suit me, 78be4f3651 then put 27a0b98865 it down.544759c90a3533f7
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“Who knows. If you 80c914982d behave, I ad1f5b6b70 might give 4a06d39840 you a 63958e9f83 piece.”02ff1ff606bdbb8a
At that moment, a 8b31ed62de sentence flashed through my 0ef9a9c860 mind:319e3499dd77cbe2
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‘Why did the Madam a2d0e2f552 give beef only to 26c048ec4d Dolsoe?’af0ac43a36056c3a
It was a rather disrespectful thought. But with this body, why not give it a shot? His Lordship is always away from home, leaving the Madam alone, so I’ve never even seen his face. Of course, I wasn’t having dirty thoughts about the Madam. But it wouldn’t hurt to get on her good side. At the very least, I might be able to become her servant. Being the Madam’s servant, who would at most make me run errands, would be physically easier than serving this lunatic who deliberately gets me beaten.f131f76b9c72b8f9
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Lost in 01e44a66e0 thought, I b3d78e01b8 couldn’t suppress 8b3c2ed889 the smile d62b0965a5 spreading across d256135973 my face.efead2c17fdc064f
“Nakha-ya.”7c5adcda032b92bf
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“Yes, Young Master.”11cbc740866e84b3
“Passersby are running 1eda541b2b away. Stop smiling.”6d8f4727cb30f141
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If it weren’t for 4cb7871ece this lunatic, things would 29c07fdf01 be much easier.dfa3e1ff603ccf9c
· ─ · ·· a7f573d4f8 · ─ ·𖥸· ─ 0e61b5d106 · ·· ─ · a2fd08d47b ·b32becacfee9c5ac
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“What’s that guy doing…?”3798ad875e343e7b
“Hey, Nakha! Oh my, is he 70cd8c7f31 crazy…?”589b7d3cde8879f4
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As soon as I returned home, I took off my shirt and started chopping wood. I put all my strength into my muscles, making my veins bulge with each swing of the axe. The women and men either waved their hands dismissively or covered their eyes, calling it indecent. Of course, I’m not an exhibitionist, so I was incredibly embarrassed. In the modern world, I was so skinny I avoided not only beaches but even saunas. There’s no way I’d be comfortable taking my clothes off in front of others.54030f3a75b816ab
Still, sometimes embarrassment 6cee513d1c pays off.d269574bb8000837
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I’m embarrassed! Hurry, Madam! Madam, please b5810bb15a look at b2a092a98a me!9f998318c0e16e62
I chopped wood, whimpering inwardly. However, as if someone had warned her in advance, the Madam didn’t appear even after I finished splitting all the wood.6aa8c2e9fecafdec
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Next up was bec33ef228 fetching water.fe768253c42c7e0c
As I placed the carrying pole on my shoulders, the men hung the water buckets. One of the perks of this body is that it’s not just muscular, but also strong, giving me strength I couldn’t have imagined in my previous life. I carefully walked with the wooden buckets, filled to the brim with water, hanging from each shoulder. Shirtless, of course.748f864475d15d54
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I used to wonder dca411e0cc why muscular guys wore b522414734 sleeveless shirts even in 4955a16800 the middle of winter, 6208ab6933 but now I understand.It feels 1029a70de0 good to 909a5bed94 walk around 8b787bdd15 shirtless!396bd2726d5c497d
Just then, water splashed 9b5457186f on my neck, trickling c231466826 down the curve of 8965905901 my chest and abdomen. When I returned home a03cf73caa with my body drenched 54a40edf4e in sweat and water, 3dc3514271 the women shrieked, “Oh 4daef9567a my goodness!” Some even 6f1cf142dd blushed. Hmm, not a bad bf215a2941 reaction.27dc8cb4851c87dc
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At this rate, 14cb78999b even the Madam…ac562b6df624b9ce
I triumphantly set da8b05c74b down the water 7316ee7719 buckets. Then I patted 1af35bc289 the water on 31edc6de00 my chest and f48a78f34c abs with a 4473930351 cloth. Just then, e140f898bd someone called 176f7664d3 me.e675c7a2afd55aeb
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“Nakha-ya.”ce047f30179d326e
“Yes, Mad…”1f51412edceec756
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No.ade7605055bb035b
No, no…7b5756e2012b0945
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It’s not 0838c90698 the Madam.5505fafb07fa799d
If it wasn’t the Madam, there was only one person who would call me so affectionately.f0d71314459c2480
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My stiff 975d052e3a neck creaked 651667213c as I dbef81d4cb slowly turned. The young master, 1f08995438 ready to go 1a3717ba6c out, was looking c7d83bce2d at me with d37a8aed2d his face partially 83200be132 hidden behind his 2c9b954825 fan. His elegant eyes e57c8513ee curved into a 6c5aa0a452 gentle smile above 116ddd55d6 the fan.8c9912f57ce37917
“Come to my room.”fdc1f759409fb465
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