MB Ch 8

“Ran!”

She couldn’t sit still at home any longer. She couldn’t wait for Mujang to return anymore. She couldn’t bear to listen to her anxiously racing heart. Bari put on her clothes and went to the Magenta Forest to see Ran that night. The gray fog of the underworld was even thicker than usual. Every time she took a step forward, the bone-chilling cold caused her breaths to turn into mist.

“Ran!”

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She screamed out his name. Her calls merely resulted in echoes. Ran was nowhere in sight.

Come out! Come out and tell me properly! Why did you say those words?! Please tell me!

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Suddenly, she heard a wailing cry…

Startled, Bari’s feet stopped in their tracks. What was that? Was she just hearing things?

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She couldn’t hear anything anymore. The forest settled back into silence. The gray fog curled around the red thorns as if it were alive. It was too dangerous to stay here like this. She should return for now…

Suddenly, an evil spirit appeared in front of her. The spirit with the ferociously gaping mouth was her grandfather. His throat twisted as it stared at her.

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“Bari…”

Bugs crawled out of the empty eye sockets.

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“No… No… Grandpa, please…”

Filled with terror, Bari whispered as she stepped back. However, her grandfather was already consumed by death. He could not hear her pleas.

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“Bari…”

He stretched forward, consumed by hunger. Bari gasped. His arm reached out, and the dirty fingernails began to grow into the shape of a rake.

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“Mujang-nim!”

Her scream rang throughout Mount Dongdae. However, the evil spirit’s sharp nails had already plunged into Bari’s shoulder and back. Blood splashed to the ground. Her screams were laced with terrible pain.

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“Bari!”

Suddenly, Mujang appeared like the wind and lifted her into his arms.

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“What’s going on?”

However, the evil spirit’s hand was already squeezing around her throat.

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“Ha…”

Bari couldn’t scream and began to writhe. Mujang could not understand what was wrong. His eyes could not see what was happening. He couldn’t feel any other presence. He did not know why Bari was in this state.

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Saliva dripped from Bari’s mouth as she convulsed. Unable to breathe, she let out a gurgling sound. Her body arched in pain.

“Bari!”

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Not knowing how to help her, Mujang began to grow frantic. Suddenly, Bari’s hand grabbed his.

Everything changed. Mujang could see the thing as it opened its mouth. Mount Dongdae disappeared, and only a bad odor and a murderous aura remained. They were now in the middle of a desert, and those things were here.

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A large number of them were gathered around Bari. These black, wicked evil spirits!

“You sons of bitches…”

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Mujang began to cut off the hands that were strangling Bari’s neck. Kueeek! The evil spirits screeched and dissolved into black mist before regaining their original form. Surprisingly, they remained persistent. Whenever they raised one of their long, black fingernails, there would be a red tongue licking a pair of lips.

Bari fainted and grew limp.

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“Wake up.”

Mujang shook her awake and brought her into his embrace. The things screamed out once more and began to attack. Mujang used a terrifying amount of power and cut them off again. Black, putrid blood sprayed all around them. They’d rip apart and come back together. The shapeless entities surrounded them and began to swirl around them.

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“Ugh!”

Mujang groaned. The sharp nails had pierced his shoulders. He tried to fight against these evil spirits, but it was the first time he had faced such powerful foes. He also recalled what Hong-yo had told him. These evil spirits were connected to Bari. If he happened to kill these spirits, Bari would also die.

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“Damn it!”

For the first time in a long while, his entire body was wracked with pain. Suddenly, a piercing agony separated the two of them. Bari’s hand slipped out of his grasp.

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Thud! Mujang’s back hit a pillar. He realized that as soon as Bari’s hand left his, he had been taken out of the black desert and thrust back to his house on Mount Dongdae. Only Bari’s body was floating in the air.

Bari’s body was being tossed in the wind like a helpless leaf. When Mujang saw how she was covered in blood, he cried out as he ran towards her and grabbed her hand.

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The evil spirits appeared once again. They were biting and tearing at her skin like leeches. Mujang attacked them, and they were ripped to shreds. 

“Bari!”

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Mujang immediately held her in his arms. She looked like she was on the brink of death. Blood trickled from her lips. Her neck was snapped to the side, and a feeble moan flowed out of her mouth. The evil spirits that had been ripped apart began to return to its original form.

Their eyes were only looking at Bari. Their disjointed jaws were covered in black blood.

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“Damn it…”

Mujang murmured as he tightened his arms around Bari.

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“G…oblin…”

Suddenly, Bari whispered something.

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“G…ob…”

Was she still talking about Ran, that damned punk?

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“There is no Ran, Bari.”

Mujang spoke as he watched the evil spirits surround them once again. They were corpses that had been snapped and burned. They merged together as one, covered in maggots and blood.

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“G…oblin… fire.”

Mujang finally understood what Bari was trying to say. Goblin fire? Was she talking about goblin fire?

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Suddenly, an enormous ring of goblin fire surrounded them. Startled, Mujang lifted his head. He saw Ran standing there. Although he wasn’t happy to see him, he was glad that Ran could create goblin fire.

As soon as they saw the light, the evil spirits let out an eerie shriek and backed off. Mujang held Bari tightly against him until they completely disappeared.

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That’s when he saw it. On the other side of the black desert, among the evil spirits that did not run away, there was someone wearing all black. Mujang couldn’t tell if it was human or an evil spirit. A cape was draped on its shoulders. Long, thin hands on both sides held the cape closed. Its face was ghostly pale, and Mujang could hardly believe how eerie its black eyes and lips were.

However, the way it looked was not the problem. Its aura was strange. If it was human, it should not have that aura. The terrifying, disturbing aura of an evil spirit.

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“Who are you?”

Mujang asked in a chilling voice.

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It did not respond. It merely stood there and stretched its lips into a smile. Mujang wanted to grab it, but because he was holding Bari and was surrounded by goblin fire, he missed his chance. As the fire grew stronger, the thing disappeared like burning paper.

At the same time, their surroundings grew brighter. They had returned to the house on Mount Dongdae. It was very quiet. It was peaceful… as if nothing had happened.

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“Damn it.”

Mujang quickly picked Bari up and flew up. Because her body had been bitten and torn, blood was flowing out and drenching his arms. Every time her blood dripped to the ground, Mujang felt as if his own blood was dripping. Actually, his back and limbs were also wounded, but that was not a priority right now.

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When Hong-yo saw Mujang fly towards him, he gasped as his eyes widened. The person within Mujang’s arms was definitely that brat, Bari.

“What happened?”

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Had Mujang hurt her? Nothing ever happened on Mount Dongdae. All of a sudden, the goblin Ran that had secluded himself in the Magenta Forest had created an enormous goblin fire, illuminating the entire mountain with its light. But other than that, it had been completely peaceful. So why was that human brat in such a dire state?

“Hurry!”

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Without any explanation, Mujang carefully placed Bari in front of Hong-yo. The girl was covered in blood. Almost as if she had been torn to shreds by savage beasts.

“How did she…?”

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“Hurry!”

Mujang glared at Hong-yo with frightening eyes. Hong-yo helplessly called the trees and sat down next to her. When he moved, the red trees began to twitch as if they were alive. They gathered around Bari.

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Mujang didn’t move an inch and continued to look down at Bari. Her face was unbelievably pale.

“What happened?”

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Hong-yo muttered as he extracted some sap from a tree. The red sap gathered at Bari’s center. The red, sticky liquid merged together and surrounded her. Mujang watched as she was surrounded by this blood-like liquid.

“Huh?”

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Hong-yo exclaimed in surprise.

“What is it?”

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Mujang flinched in surprise and turned to look at him. Ran was also startled and turned his head. Was Bari’s condition very bad?

“This woman…”

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Hong-yo raised his head and looked at Mujang. Before he said a word, Mujang froze. He already had a feeling he knew what Hong-yo was going to say.

“… is with child.”

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The world crumbled.

A child.

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Bari was with child.

Suddenly, he recalled the terribly beautiful and cold face of Mago. At the same time, an indescribable sense of dread seemed to paralyze Mujang. A dread he had never experienced before.

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“Are you sure?”

When Hong-yo saw that Mujang’s face had turned as white as a sheet, he clicked his tongue. How could his heart be this weak? This was a good thing. They could finally find the yaksu. His damned guy would probably return to the heavenly realm and break and shatter as many things as he pleased. And this brat…

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Hong-yo looked down at Bari and clicked his tongue. He knew what it meant to a woman to give birth to her first child. However, what else could be done? If she wanted to escape from her terrible fate, she would have to make this sacrifice.

Hong-yo carefully lifted her wrist and took her pulse.

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Her pulse was weak, but she was definitely pregnant.

“I’m sure.”

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Hong-yo’s declaration landed the final blow to Mujang’s bitterness.

Time marched on.

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Bari barely managed to open her eyes. Her entire body was in pain, and she didn’t have the energy to lift a single finger. What happened? Where was she?

Red branches stretched across the dark blue sky. Hundreds of goblin fire floated around her like lotus flowers. And within all this, she saw Mujang’s face. It was as stiff and indifferent as ever. Thankfully, she could see that Ran was here as well.

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“What…?”

As she let out a sound, Mujang immediately looked down at her. For some reason, his eyes were dark and sullen. She recalled how he had embraced her while the evil spirits had been attacking her. His wounds weren’t anything to scoff at either. To think that he’d go through all that for her sake…

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She was worried those things harmed him to the point of no return. There must be some other reason for his behavior. But didn’t he say that his heart had changed as well?

“Are you alright?”

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Bari quietly shook her head.

It hurt. And she was scared. Although this wasn’t the first time she’d been attacked by evil spirits, it was always painful. If Bari managed to escape from their midst or displease them in any way, they’d do whatever they could to hurt her. They definitely knew that she had entered the forest to leave Mount Dongdae.

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“I’m scared.”

Bari whispered as her entire body shook.

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“Don’t worry. Now Ran and I…”

Mujang raised his head and looked at Ran. No matter what he thought of Ran, right now, they absolutely needed Ran’s goblin fire.

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“…will be with you.”

The two of them glared at each other, their eyes heavy with meaning. Meanwhile, Bari fainted and fell asleep.

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“Now what are you going to do?”

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Ran asked in a cold voice.

Mujang lifted his head and looked at Ran. This goblin had definitely been a young child not that long ago. But now, he was grown up. His blue hair twisted and turned like water, his clear eyes gleamed. He still had features that reminded him of the young boy, but other than that, he did not recognize him.

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He had always been docile and petrified with fear. But now, he was cold and stiff.

“That is for me and Bari to figure out.”

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“Ha! Between the two of you?”

The handsome boy’s lips twisted into a sneer.

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“Does Bari know? That the child she has conceived will be given to the goddess as a sacrifice?”

“Shut your mouth.”

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Mujang growled as he looked down at Bari. She was currently unconscious underneath the red water. There was no way she could hear them right now, but he was also worried she’d find out about everything like this.

“Just what were you thinking when you decided to deceive Bari like this?”

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“……”

Mujang closed his mouth shut. Even if he had ten mouths, he would have nothing to say. It had been the same way when Bari had asked him why he wanted a child. He had pathetically avoided giving her a direct answer. He made excuses to himself, telling himself that this was all for his and Bari’s sake, but it was all his own self-righteous decision. It wasn’t Bari’s decision.

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“You were always like this.”

Ran continued to speak.

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“What?”

Mujang lifted his head and stared at Ran.

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“What do you mean?”

However, Ran did not say more. Instead, he looked down at Bari and opened his mouth.

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“Tell Bari before it’s too late. Give her the ability to make a choice. If it’s the Bari I know, she will never allow the child to be given to Mago.”

“Ran.”

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“Right now, Bari is in such a fragile state, so if you tell her now, it may come as a great shock to her. But you need to tell her. Don’t you think repentance can only be done by the person who needs it?”

After saying that, Ran began to float in the air. Mujang gazed at his figure glowing blue and gritted his teeth.

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He knew. Ran didn’t have to tell him. But what would happen once he told her?

She…

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Mujang quietly looked down at Bari’s bloody body. He wrapped his head with both of his hands.

She would never forgive him.

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Time marched forward without mercy. Now that he thought about it, time was the only thing that dominated both the land of the living and the dead. Whether it was a hundred million years or a single moment, the flow of time never stopped.

Under Hong-yo’s care, Bari’s body recovered bit by bit. It was alarming to think that those sharp branches of the Magenta Forest could also be used for medicine. 

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Ran did not rest and continued to make more goblin fire to illuminate Bari’s surroundings. He was as kind as he used to be, but the kindness was completely different. He was no longer the young, cute Ran. But Ran was not the only one who had changed.

It was as if Mujang had returned to the past. He did not speak a single word all day. He did not smile, and whenever he woke up, he would disappear off somewhere. Whenever he returned home, he would hole himself up in his room.

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Why…?

Bari gazed at the door of Mujang’s room. There was no way she could see him behind all those walls. Why wouldn’t he come to her? Why did he suddenly feel so far away? Why was he being so awkward? Was it because she asked him why he wanted to have a child with her? Or was it something she did? Did she hurt him in some way? Or did he just hate her?

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Bari clenched the sheets that covered her. For some reason, the tears kept coming. Her nose stung, and she felt devastated. She felt like she was abandoned once again.

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“Ugh!”

Once the wounds had healed, Bari realized that her body had become strange.

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“What’s wrong?”

Startled, Mujang finally opened his mouth.

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He had just come with Bari’s breakfast. It was the usual meal of rice and herb side dishes, but it now gave off a repulsive smell.

Bari immediately covered her mouth, but the gagging would not stop. Because she moved her body so abruptly, the food tray slipped from her lap and rolled onto the floor.

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“I-I don’t know.”

Although she wasn’t feeling well, seeing Mujang show concern for her put her in good spirits. For the first time in a while, she felt Mujang draw closer to her. She grabbed onto his clothes. She wanted to whine to him like she used to so that he could pamper her. She wanted to tell him she was hurting, that she wanted him to hold her. Even if it was selfish, she couldn’t help it. Her desire for him to console her was as large as the loneliness she endured.

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“Has the food gone bad?”

He picked up the bowl and smelled the remaining rice inside. He had made this rice just this morning. All he could smell was the rice, so why was she gagging? But that wasn’t all. Even though he had only lifted the rice bowl, Bari smelled it and doubled over and began to gag once again.

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“Ugh! Ugh…”

What was going on? It must be because of an evil spirit. They must have poisoned her when they gave her those wounds.

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“It seems to be poison.”

Bari whispered as she cried. Her entire body throbbed, and she could barely endure the pain. Mujang brought her into his arms and spoke anxiously.

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“Don’t worry. I’ll call for Hong-yo immediately.”

Having been dragged out of the forest, Hong-yo pouted as he checked Bari’s wounds. Mujang made such a fuss every time Bari was in a little pain, and he’d call Hong-yo from the forest each time. Hong-yo was losing his mind. He was already busy with taking care of the forest, but now he was being called for all sorts of trivial matters.

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“It’s morning sickness.”

“Morning sickness?”

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Mujang frowned, thinking it was some kind of poison.

“Of course, when one is preg—…”

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Suddenly, Mujang covered Hong-yo’s mouth. Startled, Hong-yo mumbled and writhed. Bari looked back and forth between Mujang and Hong-yo with curious eyes. However, Mujang’s eyes were boiling with a terrifying rage as they glared at Hong-yo.

“Why are they acting like that?”

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Bari anxiously murmured to herself. Was it an awful illness?

“I told you to never mention the child.”

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Mujang browbeat Hong-yo with a ferocious scowl. Hong-yo flinched and awkwardly cleared his throat.

“Well, how long do you plan on hiding it? Her belly will grow soon. Shouldn’t you tell the mother so that she can start to prepare for it?”

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“That’s something for me to take care of, so watch your mouth. If you ever mention the child again, I’ll bury you underneath Mount Dongdae.”

Ha. Unbelievable. After all that ruckus in the mountains, did he even have the strength to lift the mountain again? Hong-yo sneered.

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“I swear to you. If you mention the child ever again, I will burn the forest to the ground.”

Hong-yo’s face grew pale. His love of the forest was his only weakness. He would sacrifice himself before he sacrificed the forest.

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“Ahem.”

He anxiously coughed, letting Mujang know that he understood.

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“Fine. Just feed her anything she asks for. If a young mother is unable to eat something she craves, they say the child’s eyes, nose, and lips won’t stick on properly.”

When he heard this, Mujang’s brow furrowed.

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* * *

“What did Hong-yo say?”

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As soon as Mujang entered the room, Bari asked in a worried voice.

“Did he say it was an incurable poison?”

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He deliberated on what to say as he gazed at Bari’s face. Her haggard face was filled with worry and dread.

He didn’t really know what morning sickness was, but he was told that it could last from a few days to a few months. If she was really unlucky, it could last the whole pregnancy. There was no cure for it. All they could do was try and find food that the body could accept.

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“He said it was a poison that makes the appetite become strange.”

From Bari’s side, Ran glared at him with cold eyes. Ran now looked to be a boy of seventeen years. Mujang avoided his gaze.

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Not yet.

He told Ran silently.

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Bari is still too weak right now.

Ran’s face remained cold. Unaware of the chill between these two, Bari merely gazed at Mujang as she asked.

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“The appetite becomes strange?”

“That’s right. The food smells, and you start to have cravings…”

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“No wonder…”

“What is it?”

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“All I could think about for the past few days was pomegranates.”

Bari said in a slightly whining voice. She continued with an apologetic tone.

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“I can’t shake off the desire to eat pomegranates. But how can we find pomegranates in a place like this…”

Mujang froze. She was right. This desolate land could not grow a single blade of grass. Where could he find a juicy pomegranate in a place like this? And it had been almost three thousand years since he’d last seen a pomegranate.

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And he couldn’t even go out and get one for her. He was trapped within the boundaries of this realm, so leaving would be impossible. However…

“I’ll look for one.”

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He needed to find it no matter what. When Bari heard him say this, her eyes widened, and she shook her head.

“No need. Isn’t it impossible to find a pomegranate in a place like this? How can you possibly find one? Since this is all because of the poison, it’ll get better once I take some medicine.”

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Mujang didn’t say a word and exited the room.

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The wind blew. The deepest part of the underworld. Only red, thorny tree branches were found at the outskirts of Mount Dongdae. Unable to nurture a single blade of grass, only dry tree branches and rocks were rolling around.

He couldn’t leave.

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This place was his prison.

Even though he knew this, Mujang stood in front of the boundary. When he heard her say ‘pomegranate’, he thought of the time when Muyi had held up a rotten pomegranate to him long ago. He felt like his heart was going to rip out of his chest.

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He pulled out a dagger from his chest pocket. He pierced his left hand. Red blood poured out and fell to the ground.

He threw the dagger away and held his hands together so that the blood covered both hands. Once his palms were sufficiently drenched in blood, both of his hands turned red. He lifted his hands into the air. An intense pain, a devastating shiver, spread throughout his body. Mujang clenched his teeth and endured.

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It felt like his entire body was being ripped apart.

Suddenly, a young boy in a small marketplace appeared on the frozen land.

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Wearing dirty, black clothes, the black-haired boy with silver eyes lifted his head and quickly ran towards the fruit stall.

“Little boy, what would you like to buy?”

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A fat woman suddenly appeared. Once she saw the boy, she grew wary and asked. These days, this marketplace was crawling with beggars. These fruits were often worth their weights in gold, but there were some beggars that would come and steal from her. She was just about to grab the club hidden underneath the table.

Let’s teach this punk a lesson. She glared at the pretty little boy as she slowly lowered her hand under the table to grab the club.

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The little boy did not answer. As expected, he grabbed the biggest pomegranate in the stall.

“You little bastard!”

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Her sudden movement caused the wooden stand to topple. The fruits on top of it spilled out into the street. The woman chased after the boy like crazy. Meanwhile, in the place where the pomegranate used to be, there was a lump of gold. However, she did not see this.

The boy had already disappeared. In the end, the spilled fruits became food for the beggars.

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Gah! Mujang pulled his hands back. His entire body was wracked in pain. Although he looked fine on the outside, the wounds were internal. However, thankfully, he was holding a single pomegranate in his hand.

Drenched in sweat, Mujang gasped for air. He looked down at the pomegranate. Feeling relieved, his lips stretched into a bitter smile.