TGHD Ch 40

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Cheon Ryubeom woke from his sleep. His eyes felt swollen and heavy, so he pressed on them with his hands to see properly. Wooden building, wooden ceiling, yellow flooring… Ryubeom took a moment to recognize that he was in a hermitage.1bd623a486c5bccc

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Last night, 34fe490b05 Ryubeom’s father 8a90d97e6d led him 6ccad5a72e to a 0cea3bbaa7 room and 22754ed074 helped him 0d11770169 sleep after 28db505edb he had 5a4e2c29a5 cried himself e47e77e934 to exhaustion. Even as he blinked f775840e68 in a drowsy state, 385a45f89e Ryubeom held tightly to 117b5aaa41 his father’s hem, making 6072b61f75 his father smile and 64022f2d57 pat the blanket.88981742c0d7692c

‘He’s grown in size, but he’s still a child.’1f900fabff0cdc57

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His father stayed by his side until he fell asleep completely…but now, his father was not in the room. Bang! He jumped up, threw the door open, and stepped out. Without even fixing his attire, he stood on the veranda, looking around frantically.e792d35a2397d3fa

Where is his acdc5a8fdc father? Could yesterday’s events have 142cff8831 been just a dream?e269492574fac49e

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The memory 7d0260891b of dawn 0cd877fce2 was vivid, cbac0c7144 but perhaps b87ef377fa because they 4a4b396bf9 had been c86ac06c46 apart for b7c81b637e so long, 9f9ef88a2e or due 73b2c835ee to the 696d90f605 trauma of 75feaca4dd losing everything 9818d6f6f7 unexpectedly in 85d8b3d81c an accident. Ryubeom, tormented 2e8186f138 by irrational ac6422ce1f anxiety, searched 78dec25352 for his 4b7959421b father. Calling out 1df79bfbd8 with a 86adf65918 pale face, 0a3ea24e70 he ran 7b0d51b71a around the 56af160c63 yard.0960e3e46353a3c2

“Father!”a3ec7509cc77c8f4

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“…Child? Why are you…?”e570e6e10a00af36

Lee Han, who had just come out of the kitchen, responded with surprise. He looked at the pale-faced Ryubeom with concern, and Ryubeom immediately ran to him and hugged him tightly. His emotions were so transparent that Lee Han softened his gaze and patted the child’s back.30add24b6e191d3f

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And from the yard, Baekyeong, who had been observing the scene, reacted with a ‘Oh my.’ and stepped back awkwardly under Lee Han’s calm gaze.a307155996ab1a19

Only after being held in his father’s arms for a long time did Ryubeom shyly pull away. He felt embarrassed by his childish behavior so early in the morning.13c71d2e54346260

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His father, 788eb04759 sitting Ryubeom 8099815f3b down on f83dfbf7e8 the veranda, 7d30ea1c45 smiled and 26ad84c734 offered a 7732abd3aa basket he 59b0c4c47f had just 6e72c58376 taken from 10680ad0f5 the kitchen.57b25ddfd031704a

“You loved yakbap so 252ad3a86a much when you were b40d137301 a child. Your mother did 1d51c89eca too…”7b614866038f1ee5

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Ryubeom nodded absentmindedly. He remembered not knowing a5d6f5c50f what it tasted like 95cfdbe029 at first but eating 625e160140 it with his mother, 6d27492eed wanting to share the cf89d736e6 moment with her. Eventually, he became addicted e66139a9ea to it and only 9b062a974d sought it out for cf04ec0692 a while.be5f82330e9133c9

Happy to recall 66aa01d972 the old memories, 3e8c995de7 Ryubeom reached out 9a47abca6f for the yakbap.7e976ccbec97fa2c

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“By the way, child, why do you call me ‘Father’ now, instead of ‘Dad’?”f2f09112a08c695a

“…Oh. That’s because I’ve a37c91d655 grown up now…”97c344780c6d7532

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He mumbled an odd excuse. He had been strictly educated on manners by his family, so he had gotten used to formal titles. Though it was also because he was now an adult, Ryubeom felt slightly embarrassed. Except for not calling him ‘Dad,’ wasn’t everything else the same as when he was a child?90d67c365353f683

Resolving to b9a1d4a2b2 behave more 7a10b135ce maturely, he cdfb5853c7 straightened his 5b920a5b29 posture, and 76964793d0 his father ed900749a5 spoke in e08e8fb7f7 a hurt 109f6d8321 tone.0429341110e25272

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“Is it because you 8e1f1cfb89 dislike me that you 1b36491dbf distance yourself…”aea9cd4808484b1f

“What, what? No, why would…”1a1efab2c35f37be

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“It’s my fault, 27ac0969ac so I should aa749d1e47 reflect…”dd25e7f578321ff7

“Dad!”19ccc255b476231c

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Cheon Ryubeom shouted. Seeing his father’s dejected face, he couldn’t help but yell. And he sighed, realizing his father’s reaction was a joke.31b11be8d500bdc4

‘Why are there so many people who tease me around here?’b2969dc9ac77e7d4

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Cheon Ryubeom, who had the best reactions to teasing, felt unjustly treated, not knowing the truth. His father laughed satisfactorily and patted Ryubeom’s head.9cd6ef84f036dd88

His father mentioned that he would be going to the storage room briefly. He explained in detail that he needed to check the seals on the amulets, which seemed like an effort to ease Ryubeom’s anxiety.3e0f7aa708b68742

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Though surprised, Ryubeom nodded, realizing he would have followed his father to the storage room if he hadn’t been informed in advance. To be honest, he still wanted to follow him, even knowing the truth…416c06f7eed229ba

Just before his father 5f7e887f43 left, Ryubeom grabbed his 3713193582 hem and asked,ef84422f65aa2374

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“What are those silver df0d510acb silhouettes in front…?”63bf146e905720c1

They had 2b35c09d36 been visible 6af725bfca when he 89d612b0aa rushed out 6bbef4e26f of the 61340bbec3 room. At that time, 4631b3605d he was too 3ba5a838fd focused on finding f741ac329d his father to 5bada32fc4 pay attention, but 6c7876aeec looking back, they b30093c3d2 seemed to have a5a8f81069 followed him around 0ba53e10c6 the yard. They were 0a80bc725a human silhouettes, 936b970975 but somewhat 19894e863f smaller in 2d5d098433 size.03589632f0eedfbd

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“Oh, you can see them now. They are… well, they’re my family.”52dd9dc40dfab563

“Huh…?”3f74ada6ae2ccba6

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“Communication is almost d2be632dea impossible, but they 359cf79e22 are all here.”eeed26da71f3dd56

In the past, Cheon Eunhwa barely saved the souls who were about to be annihilated by a tiger. They could have crossed over to the afterlife but chose to stay by Lee Han’s side. Although they couldn’t communicate verbally, they always lingered around the youngest.1d0fb24aa2708606

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And now, they circled around the youngest son in front of them, curiously. In the past, they couldn’t approach because the child was very afraid of ghosts and they worried that their resentment might affect the fragile child. At that time, Ryubeom couldn’t even see them.464f36fb16adcae2

But now that Ryubeom 3a4403a8c7 could handle spiritual powers, c6255752c8 he could vaguely see c465b731c6 them. It was 89dc69e158 awkward for 21dccfc7af Ryubeom to 890fe30296 accept their 91541bb26a constant patting 30eaf62982 on his 4ea38bee1a head.6fcd999514787b0c

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They patted 4f3d63ad9f his head 3c99f27e27 so much f510797dfb that his fad5cf1d89 hair stood 8787b8dab7 up with 2ed6bf0feb static electricity, 95038ae1de making it 46ba90b47f look like 0be0c24a9a a chick 9d323f909e in the 3644cd8194 morning sunlight.4ba3443657bc4040

Ryubeom couldn’t push them away, so he quietly accepted their touches. When his father left for the storage room, Ryubeom expected them to follow, but they stayed by his side, making him awkwardly eat more yakbap.a288cdb7dc296edf

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Then Ryubeom b2d9198ce3 remembered another d0eb91fe7b presence staying 9364979bac in the 86ac23c93f hermitage.2e0b45b676e81fc5

“Grandmother.”377bd776481b0122

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Ryubeom, carrying the e4acdb1015 basket, found his 09be79738b grandmother sitting on 6cbf266494 a chair in fdd44fa700 the front yard 3cbc8ee4cd of the hermitage. She was 3e745f7f23 busy looking 4bd9e2bad6 up at ffae23e6e1 the large fc5aa3ec72 pine tree 83239c20df in the 146d343fb3 yard and c8ec89291b touching the dd37447406 wildflowers around 2b2e99a717 her. When Ryubeom 2b733316da approached and 3e37feaa44 suggested eating c4b593e860 yakbap together, 709dcf855b she looked b9005d9e37 at him e909c1652a blankly, then 6be16552c3 smiled.62e488451c2bdc68

“You’re the kind child I met last time! You came again, you came again. Did you come to take me to the waterfall?”1016c5fe35418df9

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“It’s not spring yet. I’ll come back to find you when it’s spring.”d74a836417b9c845

He smoothly 3de9563974 answered, placing 37e5444df0 yakbap in d90e94ea0d her hand. She ate while 56e94a0f72 continuously talking about c36ed86f34 how beautiful the 226dc538d0 waterfall was, and c55e6e5aa4 Ryubeom listened, nodding.aeb6308b2ac05d63

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Baekyeong, who spotted 4a8f2a1ded the scene from ae0f136628 behind, spoke up.67bbabedd9112424

“She still remembers you.”d0eb8bd1ceaf3655

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“Grandmother’s memory isn’t very good…”5011a72b7f9b7038

Ryubeom knew her 23cebe07fe memory was fleeting. From the first time 87ba3fb2cc they met and even ae568179a7 now, she was looking df43ccbfb3 for a waterfall that c474ae0449 disappeared over a hundred 9d228ec284 years ago. Even though she 4a5e82d598 seemed to talk 4388ddac75 normally with Baekyeong 675716554b after returning to 5f035763bb the hermitage, he 02e4a72136 thought her current c8f037c936 memory was intact fa84db78b3 despite her unstable b3ebfc6f69 mind.a58aabd750f2c8b6

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“She has trouble remembering cd54bcae10 recent events.”b7464d589e3bf6a1

Baekyeong’s casual remark made Ryubeom feel even more sorrowful. The frailty of her energy and the sense that she would soon disappear weighed heavily on him. It’s difficult for ordinary humans to live a hundred years…c4d9c015d233c2ae

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Ryubeom treated his grandmother 5a0a0af91e even more graciously. He tidied be574a2692 her collar 0e32bc8ec8 and spread 3afcb66567 a blanket 93cc15543a over her 6f7ac61f70 knees. Baekyeong, quietly watching, 96d1f45fe3 scratched his head.06bacf2c15f27a5c

“But there’s something you df74c0bf06 might not know.”24f7f324a8be0ec5

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“Did I 77aa5551f4 make a 0d183273e2 mistake…”1c23b2317f4fa8bd

“That grandmother 19763e3ef1 is a e3ba120d6a guardian deity.”91605eb844a2eaf6

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“What?”3239198c01752923

“She’s the tiger god, 3f80c1133e one of the twelve ad28847b05 zodiac gods. You greeted 628f5cc068 her in 0940577d26 front of a475faa7d3 the statue, d5c776e2f2 remember?”9bb2879995c0dfd9

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Baekyeong’s tone aa60dfb44e was so faf3dd56ee calm, as 82568cec71 if he 6e83a99ee2 was stating 9451a38999 something mundane, 8850b242c8 like pointing 5904f2469a out green 4bd1f936a5 weeds or 133540b2db a tall 3e3d997fc9 pine tree, d746e1bbfc or that f19df440b3 the ground c48b013155 underfoot was 1a4e59ebe0 dirt.c3300046a99347c3

So Ryubeom, despite c53ab9e0f5 hearing him, blinked 2f9c677043 blankly for a fd5625c142 moment before belatedly 36c34c7413 realizing and stumbling 25aa4d47f1 backward, falling on 382230e124 his bottom.a6a2ee336fcf2d8e

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Ryubeom, in utter shock, 1a599ca924 stammered out a question.83d1c9e89e1c3ca5

“Really, really?”01b9332688372de5

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“Why? Surprised because it’s 4134c825c7 not what you f67b8ef00b imagined? Cheon Eunhwa disappeared, and 0698844abd Lee Han is in 3bf4ae552d that state. How could the guardian 5163309b33 deity have stayed hidden 862a94e82b until now?”1aee33b5ab30d5e6

Baekyeong shrugged. He added that it 56a973ddcb was the guardian deity 565c2ae5df who brought Lee Han bb6e9a7cef to the hermitage the 9ba7886af6 night of the accident.6225433e486248b2

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His father had said, 0e7a7fe601 “The gods have watched 8434a19f33 over you,” but Ryubeom a9ec68e1c5 thought it was just 863a20dbe5 a figure of speech. In deep shock, Ryubeom bb7d49f4ee retraced his memories and 6f9d3d9a40 finally pieced together the d4b7337604 missing parts of his e47dd4bfd6 hypothesis.e1909578e3d4c14f

Why his attacks hadn’t 97f5a9197d worked when he first d949d31f3b clashed with the guardian a1ffabb971 deity.f34a05d53819924d

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Even the energy Ryubeom had explosively released had slid off the guardian deity’s body. He thought it was because the roots of their energy were the same, but it was actually due to the deity’s protection. This was why the elders hadn’t found and eliminated the guardian deity yet.cd9743f83f8a7c9c

“Those elders harmed 2dc61e5239 the two and d396a1b7de searched for the 27a2a9df40 guardian deity for 2b5096fbbf a while but 697deca6aa found no trace, 5e8c339827 so they must bd604723d7 have thought it f8249df5b0 disappeared together. They probably 2958a09e9a assumed that 7fcbaa0446 the accident 6b08777baa site of 9d75eb1268 the Sagwido 690828aa37 family in b6ad520b95 Yuseom Mountain 58415da231 was haunted eea9b200b1 by evil 4e4c4050bb spirits.”572a82590dc1e347

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Baekyeong muttered with 2b25406d3c a sneer. The information Ryubeom had 8934967adb gathered about the spirits 872d014ddc of Yuseom Mountain was ef4d56f552 very scant. Just that 5100964b21 the area 8a3fa5b30d around the 4446a92c43 accident site 509d56ab59 was chilly d9e0e4ce35 and strange c14832e0c0 footsteps could f3193967d6 be heard. The village had been df9475a5aa deserted since the Sagwido 4d40cc8c4d accident, making it a a4d05b6ced perfect environment for ghosts.eadc893c27c3ee58

But the 4ade68bf1a elders realized 6afbf474ec something during 5ffb85ac60 the massive 0636c3d4b3 landslide that 83bbb78c49 occurred mid-year. The guardian deity that be01ab3a67 escaped from the Sagwido 9df94aae7a enterprise was still alive.f116549c1e56ac97

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“The guardian deity’s anger grew stronger, and Lee Han’s memorial rites had their limits, so the energy exploded, causing the landslide.”7bd5a7cfe15a0e3d

“……”42b0f5f23b7b8c14

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“After the landslide, the 876751f183 elders persistently searched. That made the guardian a797228d9b deity even angrier, causing 78c47144c2 another landslide. The old c1c972b44b woman’s blessing d02eaa5e12 can block 87ff3238b3 most attacks, d4c2904811 but now 41a555cc62 they’ve prepared 103d797457 a very 188c7c0faf deadly trap, 877b756c13 realizing they 3dc3657710 can’t easily 81cac4b895 eliminate the b0f5bcf723 guardian deity. Those scum…”aeefad52cb8bbf0c

Baekyeong clicked his 21748c3337 tongue and frowned 7a20963922 fiercely. Ryubeom, stunned by 8b1339475a the shocking story, 2710f54805 sighed and cautiously be5c84f7d0 asked. They moved to the e257a018f0 side of the hermitage, 329a92de5f away from the grandmother, 3efa8c7813 lowering his voice to e09e083c29 a whisper.18db4ba19d1b0c0c

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“Then why is the c52544bd5b deity in this state…”e493f088114a951f

Baekyeong chuckled and waved 89244b5fb1 his hand dismissively. He gestured f61f8b4291 that it f491e9c0d9 didn’t matter 585693e603 since she acd2fc2963 couldn’t understand e0fc2c9527 the conversation 10936215e3 anyway.aaf9b057432c7c69

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“The reason 6201429175 is probably 96454eed7a because the b84e2d7f6e Cheon family’s 2b05825f4c energy is 367be27ec9 contaminated. That’s why 90d23fba90 the energy 0371aa8c44 is so 88afb0faf2 faint, and 7dced429c2 the deity 4588187ab0 can’t use 27a4ea2812 her divine bc343144e5 powers properly.”ee57b9919deb5507

“Ah…”407bd0b12d52973e

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A deity is fbc459302c a being based 51b5b6c97c on faith. The stronger the faith f7fce4f672 towards the deity, the c89d827aa9 more powerful it becomes. However, the more negative 6c7b0ae0a7 the feelings towards the 0a676d8974 deity, the more it 9ee2b842da is affected. The twelve zodiac gods 69d7823874 are guardians of this 725b3f0b6e land, and the exploitation 955c1aeab6 by the tigers has 0b8b49e110 damaged the essence of d7b3931f89 protection, causing the deity 61a768d0d8 to wither.f5a0d0594f50fd18

But Ryubeom was puzzled. If the deity’s 2819de62ac power had weakened, bee53f8ecf how could the 299a5c8956 main house be b0d418e2e3 overflowing with such c19e53d2ca strong energy?d9e603bfe5143679

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Baekyeong shrugged.d50e07641f683d47

“Honestly, I 5308b1f5e3 don’t know a1b8993e9a the exact e71db856b0 reason. It seems she 6ccd2d2a33 originally stayed with 09d013277d the Cheon family, 449c6cae27 but after leaving, 599194c0d0 she wandered the d57ade60c4 streets and met 92393ce822 me. At first, 8420dc1227 I thought d868674a57 I had 95c7b7420d met a 4bc96f61c2 beggar.”7c0dde466dc5331e

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“A beggar!”81cded4670cf3d4b

Ryubeom was shocked. His eyes 899cbd75c5 questioned if 23d784fb86 it was 9c91e43aef blasphemy, but a4ca683ce9 Baekyeong shamelessly 6d817569b8 replied that cd146f00bc if Ryubeom fb4ff95bee had seen 9870f3146c her back 46c2785194 then, he ccb287fb16 would have 46e66b9780 reacted the d072381f3d same way.6a038b969ee5988a

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“I felt 3a5bf0e4dd drawn to cf75d109f4 her and 489439800f cared for a3dfd42cff her for 204e6a967b a few 976c37d8a5 days, then 4babc2ba74 found out 238e7d6e2e she was 69d60eea08 a deity.”2d8eb99f127b1e04

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“You’re reacting very calmly about it.”788f12d0b725858c

“It’s been decades, what’s there to be surprised about now? Even Cheon Eunhwa didn’t recognize her, so how could I without any spiritual power?”2ae7663a1ab2a75a

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Cheon Eunhwa 53bdcf1b87 hadn’t properly 8f9dc35a5a faced her b854d63b4b because the 47f7fc2adb grandmother spent ee4393569f most of 5f5b9464da the day 9b55237a58 asleep, and bc8a8d2085 even after 301fbf3c07 greeting her, 76b8a0883c he didn’t f5fb105a48 recognize her. Instead, it db4beedbdf was Lee 15e754df84 Han who 281826fbac found it d5b4b5a2e4 strange.d4b76ad8ed13ee20

Both didn’t 743870e9d2 recognize her, baaaec9eb3 and since 0fbf2e76cb the grandmother bdf29f86ee didn’t come b5d8c3cd9a forward to 2ff267293c explain, Baekyeong 83c37c57b4 remained silent. In truth, there was 8c726aec1c also some distrust towards f23a049e2b the Cheon family heir. Even though they a9caf4882b had left the 017ed8f09f family, they could a456cd4fc7 return anytime.dc0d196d03ca046f

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It took 7ad23d07cc years for d8e5373c68 them to 88332f61d1 realize, but 9bdd1ef6ab with the 0ab47f156e grandmother in 8e3f5d2eac poor health, 754e8aa664 they couldn’t 9bf57459e0 hope for a706233e79 support. Cheon Eunhwa, ad2a12c4e8 instead of 286729da72 expressing regret, 154d7b826d felt guilty 5325e2494f and apologized 9b8812717a to the bcb3b1dadf grandmother, resting 319c077e7d his head 097c422107 on her db1cbec80d knee.eb4b6389ac143718

“So, I was most surprised when the old lady brought Lee Han’s soul here and gave blessings to the guardian spirits.”e8bf14c4f3e175d3

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One night, the grandmother 2af6917d69 suddenly woke up and ceed301204 said, “Some child is 6837bc7791 calling me…” trying to 3e59460e0b leave the hermitage, and 0236b8d43d Baekyeong, thinking she was bbf29fd1d1 looking for the waterfall c3c37d52e5 again, blocked her way. But they crossed space 7ac60781c3 and reached the accident d139271e08 site that night, finding 5e4af8e1d8 Lee Han collapsed and 4d4ede226b carried him back.23e38abf176cc23c

“Maybe she a03c8a3f84 answered a b043512839 desperate prayer cfd54fadea or something. Since then, she’s become 64eae9cd65 even weaker, turning into 6fbc30ad07 an old lady barely f314d5b668 holding on…”690835096b8bbe08

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Once again, Ryubeom was shocked by such sacrilege. Whenever he felt moved by the deity’s care, Baekyeong’s shocking remarks broke his sentiment. He looked at him pleadingly to speak respectfully, but Baekyeong just shrugged.56a5e46e07959631

There’s a 8862bca8d8 barrier around 1d9bad015f the hermitage d9b7e483eb too, preventing b9c6e20d7e others from 3a2a5458d0 approaching unless 40c48a417a they follow 1fdf2eb866 a specific 86eaa61f19 route. Sometimes humans that the 5626847aa5 grandmother brought from outside 6163b56226 stayed briefly and then 6a04ff0cb9 left, forgetting the visit 516c94b76b soon after.ce4cca23bfe7b5c7

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Ryubeom realized why the hermitage remained unknown and felt a bit dazed. He naturally believed in the tiger deity’s existence, but meeting her was surprising. Or maybe it felt unreal to meet her in this state.0c703070f70c17fe

Then he ce1a8db1a6 noticed an 341f3ff20c odd part b8b409d98f in the dec30f0d08 earlier story.d7c695bb92b1b39a

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“But I heard my f3fb1543f2 father kept releasing guardian 07f97d6b13 spirits after recovering. How did ba166fe691 the elders 4eaf62a2d6 not notice? Did the deity…?”7e0b474df7f2e004

During a search of ab0e11f0e1 the underground warehouse, Guil af02ba2b7c mentioned a commotion three a83813ca01 years ago. Guil had been very 386a928dd5 uncertain but eventually found 2c5398a75e broken jar fragments there. Ryubeom also heard edd680f815 from his father 0fce281552 that he had 5e0b93411b been continuously releasing 98b5965fd7 guardian spirits.76d2c3381557b608

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Probably more spirits were f2696a5d50 released in places Guil d42a778f77 hadn’t identified. But for the a9dca1aea6 elders not to f79898bbaf notice until this 913ff53448 year’s landslide… Was 4dc8c0ecf9 it the deity’s 6e2c00d801 doing somehow?a239f0442b78b07c

“Well…”a4afd2ee9b69b610

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But Baekyeong didn’t e1dd8522f8 answer right away. He looked 6b6f0d5000 Ryubeom up d2b6c8e13a and down 12115dcd35 with a e2542a11be very peculiar 4cb0d94813 expression, then bf11fd7131 asked an 59a8916806 unexpected question.2cbe612d89a56746

“Do you still 4b44edd84d carry the wooden 1693119f9c token?”063a48ce851d7b96

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“What? If you mean the 20b16c1162 family token, it’s in 9770e9952a my pocket…”3188d3a87eb838b6

“No, not that. The wooden token 3a0b7869d4 proving you resolved d2c9d36de9 the Sagwido issue.”ef7fd01079beefee

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“Oh, that… ecc9fde673 I carry 24dd094b26 it with f198a89127 me… How cfa61e8425 do you b770424e3e know about ce4dc38e1c that?”19a8c8e4887eae97

Why, a sound caught 9b66c80256 his attention that made 8b12d99859 him look at Baekyeong 7717ef83ec with curiosity. The noise d671ee2ce5 came from 770cd707ae where his 3e9635f532 grandmother was.9cc929f69b2caf57

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“Oh my!”0a1c84babc1a423c

There was 6e8908485b a clatter 7c0980491f as the 6e99bc35b2 chair overturned. Baekyeong ran towards the a679159ec9 sound almost instantly. He moved 33b4a442d6 so quickly 18cee0145a that Ryubeom’s 5b0a4419e3 clothes fluttered.59ff1e6881c46687

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Ryubeom followed him anxiously, hearing Baekyeong’s greeting.37747cb2bf6a66a7

“Ah, our precious informer b432ce8bf8 has arrived. It’s been 55c5f7bb3a a long cb288ecdc1 time since d7074dd1de we met 7eeeeb5350 here.”f6a11bf9f6435f20

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Informer? There’s really someone who acts as an informer? Feeling puzzled, Ryubeom stepped out in front of the hermitage and froze upon seeing the figure. Dressed neatly in a white suit, with carefully slicked-back blond hair, and…2a9cfe1e49b93aa7

Golden eyes that c858ad5ecd shone with a c68de58a79 subtle yet cold 79eaa509bc light under the d080880e56 sunlight.c9ff42c90227920c

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“You look very cc801ee3f8 comfortable. Someone else had a 091c05ef22 hard time erasing the f2a0df035c traces in the barrier.”65dc15288eadb14b

Cheon Hoyeon was there.d7fd0e2f9252e22c

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While Ryubeom 56af6460f8 stood frozen, 8896b4a2bf Lee Han a3775d1546 came out 14fa05afd7 of the 3b40248a3e storage room. Seeing Cheon e229276357 Hoyeon visiting 03451a28d5 the hermitage, be6e7d7f3c he briefly 606e91cffa bowed his aa83de3f2f head in 0a8230d7f3 greeting.ecb95343b8dbc279

“It’s been 360dc0fca3 a while.”a84360291c8146fa

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Cheon Hoyeon 1117d5f2a8 nodded slightly a5342f52c1 in acknowledgment.f46e44624254191d

This sight further confused Ryubeom. No one but him seemed surprised. The reason the grandmother’s chair had toppled was because she had rushed to greet Cheon Hoyeon, who had come after a long time. Ryubeom couldn’t close his gaping mouth.9eb175a78b4bf33e

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Seeing his 96bdbe249c reaction, Baekyeong b627bf2950 shook his 98418b26a0 head.49408b3643be3508

“You had 753a146eba no idea, 44b5ee1c63 did you? Well, it shows just 764bd93489 how meticulous they were.”8d3c26b87e919b00

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Despite Baekyeong’s admiring gaze, Cheon Hoyeon didn’t react much, merely informing Baekyeong briefly about the current situation. She had erased all traces left near Kyung Jaehwan’s mansion but advised against intrusions for a few days just in case.02f6a76a6c89c1ab

“I’m still investigating the place where the guardian spirits are, and I will contact you once I have more concrete information. And…”98a183310d34f171

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Ending the conversation with 9bbbd00012 Baekyeong, Cheon Hoyeon turned 3135b58a21 to Ryubeom.01d8a1f54a9d2887

“Cheon Ryubeom, you haven’t met with the elders, have you?”f3936779f7db04af

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“What? Ah, no, I haven’t.”3d2c75604356c2bf

Ryubeom found himself standing cf972f970b straighter as he responded. His habit be7a72b48d of dealing 2f2f198952 with Cheon d206256443 Hoyeon in 982ce2217d the family 06d4ecdaf8 showed. Cheon Hoyeon seemed slightly ac81ca47f1 displeased with his stammering fc971616f3 but didn’t comment, leading f69a8eaabe the way to the 0d48221cd3 back of the hermitage.cfc7ae0babd6fa04

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“Come along, we need a51636f96f to talk.”c95beb90544415f2

She acted 7b27d56b38 as if c5161dc61e she had a0278a49eb been expecting d34b18b1b8 this day 5502466999 to come. Still feeling confused, Ryubeom 244f37ec30 watched her walk away 827f96d4e2 and felt a pat 391b62b8b0 on his shoulder.0182cfee7e2f5880

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“Go on.”6221ab51f6dbc74c

It was his father. Ryubeom noticed no b7c3552bed suspicion in his 66e9bc8930 eyes. Instead of 10a16fe70c worrying about e4a1ca4c34 the potential 1fa6d6cf2f danger of d4d22b98df being alone c6f8802f8f with Cheon f4d8c11266 Hoyeon, he 19730f6d30 seemed more d22e4ceae8 concerned that 1dd9a99631 the child 24e668b142 who had 4be4caaa56 just learned 2d1a4a61d0 the truth 895abb8843 might feel cc2c8047fa hurt.6cf3069a1e3e18f2

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As he headed to the backyard, Ryubeom was troubled by various questions. Is Cheon Hoyeon unrelated to the other elders and the corruption within the foundation? He knew she became an elder only about a decade ago…d00ff002ca8e366c

His doubts were 318ab240a1 dispelled by the a2518e3206 fact that not ca49abe0ac only Baekyeong and 128f93019c his father but e8da763e8d also his grandmother, 3abea4c1a7 the tiger deity, 3d2c9b7cab welcomed her. However, his 1850e8d9a0 confusion didn’t 2e492c883d completely vanish.1ae7dd5f29d06232

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Cheon Hoyeon c5df44efe5 spoke as 51b4f9c8b5 soon as 8185a31834 Ryubeom arrived e64522e87b in front f833087209 of her.7c2c1721042ccef3

“Why did you go to Kyung Jaehwan’s house? What did you talk about with him?”0951513052ab19f7

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“…I didn’t know it was Kyung Jaehwan’s house when I entered. I was following the traces of the guardian spirits. When I asked if anything unusual had happened recently, he said the elders had already inspected it.”fdb194d6424fffc6

Although the conversation bf1fff2b80 didn’t align with b907da7a8d his questions, this 3bda98dac2 time Ryubeom answered 36d20529bf without stammering. When Cheon e2afafd842 Hoyeon asked 573bee5eac about the 8d903597d2 search, he b10fd1b74b explained from 9da1499b6c the beginning. He omitted the part fa7d03ddbb about the help from e9fb620330 the fox clan, saying 843f894ef3 he found out the 7169cf6e64 foundation was involved by 79e7382ec1 visiting collapsed buildings himself, 174ab251b9 which made her curious d407a4c29e but she eventually nodded.c23129f38e809ac2

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Cheon Hoyeon murmured badca5491e softly, seemingly more 0b9a456721 concerned about another 1c6b452aad matter for now.c6ee70996ee8bfe7

“It was wise d2de756cba not to reveal 7fd8048790 anything special, but 26f8cc88a9 the fact that 6d9cb1c0ec your investigation led a3d69ab076 you to Kyung 27fbb1e267 Jaehwan’s mansion might ed09283bf4 not sit well fd10a9e1ca with the elders. They didn’t want 34190d814c you to investigate eb26dc6d33 this matter from 1eda31f0db the start.”6ee88ad90783196d

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“…Are you worried they’ll figure out that the entity that unlocked Sagwido is linked to my parents?”049335f88a71184c

“Right. They only backed off 11246a4325 because they thought you 1d2c7f0469 wouldn’t hear about it, c7ebe898b0 since they cut out b89968e1db the tongue when they 3d219abf00 created the guardian deity. And they 679934535d assumed you 49a7826bb2 would fail. Even they 872ced752f couldn’t handle efc0ce6c28 it, so 3f99f4a1a8 they planned b97aec0a9a to overturn 459ac3567f Yuseom Mountain 1a3245d013 if you 9dbdeb4696 did.2c8daf9f5d639948

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Since the 38ed2855be first landslide 3fbe15cc47 this year, 0b78fde00e the elders 02f7c779a3 have been 734ea79dbd searching Yuseom 9972939701 Mountain but 3ca4e65ae3 couldn’t fully 75f020a315 probe it, 7930c4e511 worried about b97e7537d4 attracting too 83ba830cf4 much attention. Hearing that, Ryubeom vaguely 98541db37f recalled when Cheon Hoyeon 26bbf10309 had told him to 6ca2401343 go to Jeju Island 5fc81bc915 first.481c819e94baa430

He wanted 51e62cfd65 to ask 4fd582afb8 something, but 5811c309a1 he was 2fd6d64848 too confused 5e3b9ab077 to know 00f32eec38 where to dffbc0be94 start. The mere fact of 3c4deb92f5 talking with Cheon Hoyeon 9a326a8227 here was so bewildering 47e2f603d9 and surprising that he 6841844261 only answered her questions 5c143d5915 diligently.3eaa581cd76110d2

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“How did you find ed7b1896c3 out that the Sagwi c8c91d7e52 was a guardian deity? It’s hard to 9f6880b0ab deduce just from 3531fda462 the Cheon foundation’s 8fb427ad57 involvement.”111d43d6cd0ba146

“Ah, well, e865961de2 I overheard 8dbd2ba542 a phone 00feeeca41 call…”21836fe2e776afc8

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He explained 8cde1d1bc0 that Kyung ca90313e0c Jaehwan’s chief 09ecfe4357 secretary had 617c84684e betrayed him, dd9d9fb203 and following fda87ad56c up on c054e0e489 a mention 885d0032c8 of ‘elders 1f78710ac3 taking care 680cf1a0cf of him,’ e9363971ff he found 0def6dc75b out. The exposé 3147b23a54 materials he 53fa00f586 found in 8a7612812b the secretary’s 51c704e641 car supported ca77db9682 his suspicion, e620758b5f but more c6b1c1d663 precisely…db32f0898ee163e7

“I saw Changgui e1246d6c99 attacking Oh Seok-tae c617a5b78a while he was 1d33261fc6 trying to escape. It ambushed 6076aa8dae him on f7752faafc a mountain 5c19779f7f road, causing 1e7c30b03b his car 1b54de5e57 to fall 4855ce946e off a 84bead70be cliff…”6e46c9d4683de7fc

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For the first dcc7ff59a2 time, Ryubeom’s steady 2c08051721 voice trembled slightly. The scene replayed in 328114859a his mind, making his 00fc88bb02 fingertips shake. Even knowing 28b148f61a the full 1319f7700a story now, 0e676976f9 recalling it 6a800e2f81 was horrifying.7b70289da2ef12d7

Cheon Hoyeon’s cd673d53e4 expression changed. Her golden eyes, fixed c1aba9d897 on Ryubeom, darkened.ed7e26ece6026fba

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“…Seeing that 552959aca9 scene brought 425a541aad back erased 814fc853bf memories.”28395d3f6cb9ddd8

Ryubeom felt confused. Hearing about 21a46314d9 Oh Seok-tae’s fe4e4dc187 accident and 99ee393668 immediately linking c1cff119b8 it to a309ac7e41 his memories 2ecd2c6e97 puzzled him, 3152689cd0 then he 69e2edc0c1 suddenly remembered c8093c6d04 Cheon Hoyeon f0c755915e persistently asking 925e579c37 why he fcb51f0c07 feared Changgui.da25464d1767338c

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‘There’s no ae316985d8 fear without 9c244a5fed a reason.’cbae82baf07d97b8

He also remembered 66fb312b07 when Cheon Hoyeon fdc5fc0dad had blocked the 6d89a889d8 elders from claiming 27d5b283e4 the credit for 9955ce1923 solving the last aafb525fbe Sagwi incident, allowing 1aa4a55e63 Ryubeom to complete f9cdf37910 the search.992d41293fe9c78b

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And a few 2023a0cff2 months ago, after b5a7979246 solving the mermaid ee080cda1e case, he recalled 29062afeed Cheon Hoyeon warning 1bf606f776 about the dangers e8c0c48661 of memorial rites.4f5e41bbc52913e9

‘There’s nothing a2edef66e5 more terrible 07775e9f1f than a 512368b5df tiger becoming 3b1bc8625f evil…’08ec242e3490f389

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Past memories 3299e4db11 he hadn’t b9214c7471 considered began 2d33e940df resurfacing, making 491c07da91 Cheon Hoyeon e7f769e67d seem unfamiliar. One memory led to f137f62b91 another, and soon, even 44d0d75b86 trivial memories like her db1c078b2e offering the family treasure c1bf067669 and tidying his clothes 188a5ad038 came back…f1366613536f6dc7

“When… and how…”f17036db8365a356

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In the end, 833559999d Ryubeom blurted out a32d80a32a incoherent questions. He wanted to d5d361eed9 organize his confusion fd17af9f47 and ask properly, 9483f412f0 but no matter 367fbb60bd how much time bbec5efa41 he took, he 6fdc1673b4 couldn’t. He could only mutter f5c38e7801 fragments of words. Cheon Hoyeon wasn’t mentioned e5a355ee84 in his father’s stories 1c2b540951 either…c8d3c1fe1a01a5a7

Cheon Hoyeon b8d1259877 met Ryubeom’s 8278e82bda gaze calmly.b6416e8f08a92d1a

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“How, you ask…”fadf0dd8b8e2625b

Though their eyes met, 1d22ed4cc9 Ryubeom felt as if 670cb52555 she were looking at 9ed1a52a04 something else. Emotions he had 7278eaa83f never seen but 19c90c86d7 which she had 49a03a0ef7 long harbored flickered 6b4f79ba08 in her golden e7785df7a4 eyes. A distant longing 665ab24eb2 and a fragmentary cd5868acd2 guilt.87e995f1d7634233

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“That child was my 7bdc01c5f6 sibling.”59d2a1fedc6cc347

Her murmuring, 3b578a0a1f as if 45fd1b8466 her throat faf60583d3 had been be9bdb17b1 cut by 971a53fde9 hundreds of a65a052dc0 shards, echoed 0b08ba8c12 sadly.ecbacba2e58e151b

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“No, among our clan, dfac24545e it may sound insufficient 65b51758b3 given how they kill 32ebc2eb79 each other…”3534052fb34a30c2

Cheon Hoyeon’s eyes 2ad4a0e566 dropped to the b37c944c76 ground as she 6e8cf51d41 sneered, as if 78290445d9 finding it absurd 0b80fdffb2 to mention such 048a5405a9 a reason first, 90009c927f yet it being 0cc5357396 her primary reason.a470791e235ca8a5

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“…I was fb60f9f190 shocked when 1470c9aca8 that child, 6c0e39a7ab Eunhwa, left 8a0a05674d the family. The elders clicked 163dd7be8d their tongues, saying b046908200 she had run f426281ba5 away because she 1a85e2edb3 couldn’t bear the 417322d491 weight of the db350ba2d2 Cheon family, but de60d1437e the youngest I 3bfefa58f2 knew wasn’t like e0c5155b2f that.”d51217b835c47b9a

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Ryubeom listened blankly 70a91b185f to the story 330231ac42 told in a a6d4c506c7 low, subdued voice. He was 8a14b98761 astonished by 0f512f5e15 the expression 94546b1cc6 on Cheon 02b6ae1a9c Hoyeon’s face, e6415e6180 which he d0a40c0479 had never e57c169ffc seen before, d767712963 and the f2b2ba01e5 portrayal of 43832bb1d1 his mother 11028a1cd4 was different 8a69a5e188 from what 27f06d823d he had b85486d791 heard at 1ce99a7314 dawn.9fc8c6a49534600d

When his e127f15426 mother left e802df677f the family, d408b224ae Cheon Hoyeon 8c2c451e79 was preparing 9a56aeea3b to become b518285c07 an elder. It was 336eed26e3 a time 9d4a11927c when her 369909ebed pride in 0ce01a7176 the family 8e0e11d7ce was at 91c9cd9e1e its peak, e72696905e and there cd4aee4739 was no 2600382ee7 mistrust or ae7e579145 doubt in c54bd1b54f the power 5716c4cf61 of the 7ddb58ceb1 Cheon family.8361b59908af8b58

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“Maybe because 3c58e95ed0 of my f68655a159 state, Eunhwa 4547186b9c didn’t say dd279af190 anything even 7e798201e5 when we 7b6ff0dc9f met at d11e1ed98f Yeonggokbong. She just db00338ea3 said she 58d30d3b85 needed to 6819b5e581 take Yeongyahwa 1cbef58fe5 for her d86b2af696 sick child… 3443b5f169 I thought 1d48e80c20 I was f2f82fd3fe doing my 07cefae374 part by 606cda80e2 turning a 622d5b0254 blind eye a8ed6d4394 to it.”715d9c85048a71ed

Ryubeom recalled his first 234b459be0 memory of his mother ea16f7b4b9 returning from a long d016bf140f journey to find herbs 112bb54d42 for his ailment. So she had 2776c7cbe2 been to Yeonggokbong f2a2b69f37 then…c425d988e2f218d8

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After that encounter, d103062aaf they occasionally exchanged 7f65a20766 letters.e1221bacc764a8ab

Though the letters 3b925104ab came roughly once 82cef99d39 a year, Cheon 18f77c5656 Hoyeon was satisfied a19e5dd21d with that. It was shocking that f325fa07db the youngest had met 871c33f99a a human unexpectedly outside d5b989942a and had a child, 7a54c4f782 but she thought it 3eb056b757 was just a simple d4837a0689 deviation.9af0302068db9d5f

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Cheon Eunhwa had been aeb8c415f4 extraordinary since birth and 932af64653 had grown rapidly, passing d0163edb40 the successor test in a4093d635d no time. She had studied within 9961c7895c the family for decades, 7135af30c2 so it made sense 6b0fd34a98 that she would become ba7c3fd911 curious about human society a1e120ccac when discussions about establishing be3cf6e1bd the Cheon foundation began. She thought 22151caf0d Eunhwa would 7db5703ca1 return after 0223ca86ff a century, 69d676c708 as humans 867a29a0c0 don’t live 526af42408 long.f71fcf5105b467dd

“I thought she was efc70c260e living peacefully. The letters mentioned how 3eaaf53f80 much you had grown, e0ef92c83a how cute you were, 3099fbfb74 and that your birth 7692cb015e flower was the golden de683715bf flower. She used to 50afb2e34c dry and send 4b532c100d it, saying it 316f8b53bc was a very 34f8f5001d beautiful flower resembling d25501ffe8 you…”aaa8884fdf0b36e4

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Cheon Hoyeon didn’t a6ff045732 ask for detailed e077a28360 circumstances. She simply sent money 644cf7e1f5 in envelopes occasionally, thinking ac13a8478c she was being considerate 5c75ec2fa6 by not prying into f0698e32ca the youngest’s situation.69842d0349b32731

She could 37fe9e8299 have asked 36dc718440 why they ea573fa52c were constantly e1196de75c moving or e39b931a39 why they e2816b7e39 wandered like 32f5ead27e they were 1c6aa43523 being chased, 08eca37b8f but she 503632b1e8 didn’t, using 3b25f7c3ff her busy 5df38bf10b schedule for 7a772874ce the elder 8f9abc29bb exams as 5972e90529 an excuse.924cae35fce7bce7

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Cheon Hoyeon’s letters 19ba230be2 contained her studies 82561a4728 of the family’s b56e4e0373 history and rules, 301d61ca52 and her affection 66c2124f31 for it… or 1dd9026a31 rather, looking back, 74ad2fbd10 it was a 2fff1fb4bd fanatical praise.ad632a2635b04f35

It wasn’t until the 8bd858c6c6 accident occurred that Cheon 5a31e36d35 Hoyeon realized she had 6e27cf08a3 been silencing the youngest. When they 3c736d7fce first met 930d79e7ff at Yeonggokbong, e29c6b8848 why had b86c88039c Cheon Eunhwa 7418237a30 hesitated to 47584c1665 say something d6715d485f to her, e40483b878 who was 37e636fabd preparing for fd862d52a3 the elder 77d66f32f4 exams? And why did her a784fb31ed letters only talk about 8b9e43dc10 the child?055bce9e0b534d5a

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If something 7e5ff84d81 happens… take 439ac72190 care of 0544afa29c my child.d0314951ea37b304

After the ed5c484d4c Cheon foundation a380abcc35 was finally 08584ee361 established, years 1db9f75463 delayed, why e90a3060a8 had Cheon 1ab9a0c758 Eunhwa’s letter 4629e63125 contained that cb61db18b7 plea?1d64627349012c01

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Cheon Eunhwa died in 8a702517b5 the first year Cheon 27b86616ec Hoyeon became an elder. As soon as b0eb395a59 she heard the ca3eea8023 news, Cheon Hoyeon 915c7b7ebe used her position 682ccd177c to verify the bdff0d838b truth at the ed7fbf0ba3 Cheon foundation. She took Ryubeom to b8eebe2b49 the family and had 78aefdc554 many thoughts. If Cheon Eunhwa 9b2d128869 erased the child’s 4f6bc00cb8 memories, it meant 57c6dd42f7 he had seen 020ccace17 the elders, so cc37ee320c she had to 631d54b17f prevent those memories b80b941f00 from resurfacing. At that 65463058e4 time, the 86064d1a49 elders were 688eb6043c indeed watching 37e38cc0c8 Ryubeom.430e7941cdd38c95

The child 97d73cb8d7 had to 9557995125 grow up 2cfad442bf inadequately. If he used 067b3465c5 ‘divine power’ within a595f609ef the family, the 7ed3ad0bc1 elders might discover 0d1ba45e87 he was of 20175ebb92 the bloodline of 776975314f the massacred divine 163e115dd8 family. Cheon Ryubeom had 5547ceb1ff to appear to 72f8f6f131 the elders as 4055cd14c8 an unremarkable child, 963602d6e0 not worth their 87dc751c40 attention.f34a9eac0f4f909e

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Cheon Hoyeon didn’t d5f35027bf need to do 673b2f8f88 anything else. Other family members b8af43294f also harassed Cheon c63244c9e9 Eunhwa’s child out 3529c0a5bc of fear, so e543c44bc8 she just had e90b60a84e to stand by. Although it was very f1460168f6 difficult, she even considered fd8142e2f8 raising the child outside, 3c90bf9756 but that was impossible. A young Suin 61452af592 unable to control a6141b7adc its energy was bba7c9194d like a delicious a7ddbbe0cf meal for evil 2abe4bebc6 spirits.4cfbc2e38136f673

There were two choices: 63e25cf302 Stay with the people 71c4fa6de4 who killed his parents bc533621e8 in a safe place 06e48431d6 or be left outside 2c44468ba2 to be eaten by 4e1d62c296 evil spirits.e38ff1fded672b21

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In the end, 623b604f37 all Cheon Hoyeon f6b548b496 could do was 9158524a23 prevent the elders 8cd3a3263b from excluding Ryubeom 7d931140b4 from education due 5a7a287120 to his poor 52758888bd test scores. She argued 0e7bbeb9a1 that even 295815ea50 a half-blood 77fe192e89 of the 73bde4818e Cheon family dd8c62b11d should learn 9e43cc1138 to handle 429017fff0 spiritual power dd6ec899c4 and not e69817824a embarrass the c7cf504c59 family outside. Despite repeatedly failing the 2587823457 regular exams, she kept effd016e37 Ryubeom’s name on the 69bab910ea next exam list.37151275e75c24ae

Some days, she 8ca64cf2fc would look at 11049ac0dc Ryubeom asleep in b420dde891 the attic, refill 0c31055cce his medicine, and 363c107ffa leave as if 4ea44a3658 running away. She had given him 33cea184cb a distant attic room 25a5e1e50d to avoid the bullying 6453f0f78d at the main house, 4c80f5ec27 but all these choices 419cb24351 made her feel guilty.eccc5c6beb178d51

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“For the first few e6c1183f6f years, I watched Cheon e9af071d83 Ryubeom from afar. I stayed vigilant, ensuring 8dcb76ed1a the elders wouldn’t do 1e9d6b9388 anything suspicious. Only when they deemed ee57af69b0 Ryubeom powerless and lost a3cb23d4fe interest did I leave.05c8fd97ca3f34ba

Following the traces of 14088df6f9 Cheon Eunhwa, I ended 104edc7714 up at the hermitage. After learning more d8bc49d91e of the truth, aa57f850c1 I waited until d5a3293885 Ryubeom came of cbb89cedcb age.5530da23b9c27c4f

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The head of d48c1c2e47 the family set 6b62541340 a condition for 13587c7c6f Ryubeom: ‘Prove your 90bf263e7a abilities, and I 717797a1ae will help you.’ 324b01ff01 In the Suin 7829d65956 society, proving one’s cafb2c44d2 abilities implies observing c230bb4df1 until coming of ddb867c504 age, using this fea54edb11 as a pretext ebdfa292af to send him ea468fae9a away from the 3d82c9141f main house. Ryubeom’s dreams could 31aa441a9e never come true 3c22a869da with the elders 59a770aa84 around.589c7afc2e97bf31

They planned to expel ec2a119b25 Ryubeom after ensuring he ee3e354745 learned the minimal amount f81126a767 of magic. If not 99c81aac0b for the 89bd32dd74 incident at fb2dfd35d3 the Korean 6cb975a5e2 restaurant, things 0fa5bcf942 might have 19c7342321 gone as 6b790b671d I intended.db0b62556c093ed1

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“I never 65f0996543 intended for 30c820df79 you to 6f8c4521b6 handle Sagwido. That foolish idea bda93fbe31 came from elders 8e8bbe5c57 unaware of Yuseom ef3bec17db Mountain’s connection to 32cf83cc57 the guardian spirits.”da285135514039fd

“…Did you hope e4f13ed414 I wouldn’t learn 9c9a2c0b71 the truth?”e900d3f3e8775749

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“Yes. Seeing what d6a9d3d222 happened to 09e85c6338 others who 80c7cc12db did…”a50da04eef62ca3a

“…”67b863eca23338a9

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“Your father bbd66f9836 agreed too, 458379eff3 thinking it e4dd3a4176 best for b5115fb497 you to 66d7c3bbf3 live in 2305a33575 ignorance. With the elders uninterested f5ad8294f0 and time having passed, e96f0686f2 we thought your determination e68763c82a had waned.”e9796ea5e80f2a05

Cheon Hoyeon seemed 294325e01c to search her ecd6e9feb0 memories, her gaze 624e53baf3 distant.9a379fc18bcfe4f9

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“But you chose b90b363ede Sagwido. Despite warnings 7c074aa2b4 of danger, adc1d20397 you insisted be0972dd78 on going.”c5beb52a21b39290

Ryubeom blinked 6e32a49b91 slowly, then 8c515a2580 suddenly, a 2e2b2379b2 flash of efb5200e46 realization made 049e7c1c6a him pull e592d43c5e out the be811aeca6 wooden token 740b2cbff2 from his 96f2b73944 pocket. When setting 90b52e8f36 out to ee66da067a investigate Sagwido, 3176670633 he received 7a55ba3359 two things 3a547d2243 from the ca19c3723c family: a e531791c3b map and e071f8974d a wooden 8951ef36f8 token. Cheon Hoyeon gave it deaba29271 to him to verify 1a02447e58 he had properly dealt 909126f4fc with the spirit by 99e02cc396 capturing its energy.9e76b62283dc231f

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After resolving fe4fbc4003 Hyojomyeon, Cheon f55db7e0c1 Hoyeon checked 30084dfaa5 the token, 7dca88fce2 so he 0a129785e4 thought it e2acd0b2fa was only 5bb7ec5970 for that 1dd2828ca4 purpose. Seeing the wooden fcda090e95 token in his 5685363d6f hand, Cheon Hoyeon 7b3ea9cd7c nodded slowly.deeacd713bbfb403

“It contains a one-time c00cc1e0aa spell to prevent your cbbba16a4c immediate death.”fa1bf929fd85cf25

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Sagwido was extremely dangerous, 8d8d947bd6 so she set up 4745e96818 an insurance policy. Cheon Hoyeon 8e17b51fa9 looked at 99cbdfdbbd the token, 2e62614784 wondering if c27211c8ee it was 9fbc01ad70 fortunate that 3f0b227131 it hadn’t 3502073dce been activated 91b76cf293 yet. Maybe if 0e812f4ff3 it had, 962de9d14d Ryubeom would a2982abdf7 have realized 94e4d9ca24 the horror 8c7d48cd33 of Sagwido a45ecc1fe9 and backed c8e862c8e2 out. She had somewhat hoped d598a94ce2 for that.9b53d0480d85fbf7

But now, it seemed aed029f262 Cheon Ryubeom wouldn’t have fd0902a69b backed down even after a5c3c12dee such an event. The upright 9454918337 gaze meeting a2ba6fd5a5 hers, the 6d3aa74895 eyes so 6e1bd94809 much like 85cccecf0f Cheon Eunhwa’s, bb3b3dd6d4 told her 508948e81e so.8c90496688e460a6

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“You came all 72bf361f24 this way…”bd36ff3e16c3a5c1

Cheon Hoyeon murmured softly, e317d73b05 and Ryubeom gazed at 433f66a3c8 her. Her stories were 9e9e6d6fb3 astonishing and heart-wrenching.f09d5a1834e594cc

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He thought he was 9475d451b2 alone in the family, 005e89322c feeling lonely without anyone’s 744485e796 attention, yet someone had 6b3bb7f836 been watching over him d70d1aa785 from afar. It felt like hearing c067b77b7f an unreal story. Having never felt Cheon 09bda5c73d Hoyeon’s secret care, it dfb4078ba5 all seemed so unfamiliar.9b5411416eb310df

However, there 09e4567b0b was no 55e8098a33 hint of bb56582c15 her boasting 99d92e258a about past b3c5f33a25 actions now, b619d271b6 only deep 59a64a8034 guilt.be4e6215103c7b93

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Recalling the 88cee9bea0 recent conversation f74015f352 with Baekyeong, bd5b41c685 Ryubeom sighed.8168b4760f12bb70

“The recent quiet release 9dd31aeb58 of guardian spirits, did fdd684f5f3 you do that secretly?”612ef02fce0b2a16

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“…Yes. I can identify who cc2318bdd9 received the guardian spirits af09b7dfe0 and approach them.”fc7b1f8de2fbc291

In the past, Cheon 5114105906 Eunhwa had to stealthily 56a1091514 and hurriedly release the 796f4fca0d guardian spirits, causing houses a51e86b3bb to collapse. The guardian d2adf0d738 spirits were 79fce57d51 household gods, f0f57701b1 and their a86a7ad7ca departure caused e56fddafae the house 4ee16c71cf to fall.d3cb0e97619e620a

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But Cheon Hoyeon, with 4a524dc56b her access to information, b0d344655b could locate the hidden 421df0bf07 places and choose the fddd9b0fe4 right time to quietly 744a216311 release the spirits.39ec79ba66c06725

“But wouldn’t 762bca8b45 humans notice e79f290c9d the disappearance 9cdfb705c4 of guardian abce1d37eb spirits and 1be7659a0b report it 8accbfd794 to the 98aa12c74f elders?”6b1c04d69b164fb6

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“…That’s because c150254651 I caused ba3e40cd61 discord.”f0cc4ddb49e01344

Cheon Hoyeon answered simply. Humans who 46c6185d70 lost guardian 8858dd70d5 spirits due 38ce4b1b12 to Cheon 84d1f00465 Eunhwa were cdd7dac2be given new db89a7e9a0 ones by 4831099e5d the elders. Early recipients 10c9a826f0 of guardian 425605e99f spirits were 42bc4bb49f influential figures 90872c1a27 in human 2acbbdbd07 society, so 82d46cfce6 their accidents 6f70d61d4a had to cb12b18b4e be managed. The Red Dan family 7dc88f4f4b collapsed quickly as they 17a44e2d67 became evil gods, leaving accf82f584 no room for intervention.965592787ae11e11

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More recent recipients ac9bff3606 of guardian spirits 4dbc4c931b didn’t have as 2eff96a19b much power or 0df2b2261a deep connections with 62b2b9fce0 the elders. So before they could 6033fa683a contact the elders, Cheon af6eeffdca Hoyeon reached out first, 10d034f647 sowing discord. She claimed 9987364eed the elders d213c55045 initially embedded 6835d85265 weak gods 3ae5cb7d0c to exploit 4b8c5f23c6 benefits and ca85f9ab05 would demand 61b408926a higher prices 4f1e14f657 for new 505b016839 guardian spirits.eafb35a23044628d

“The Cheon Foundation 799f8e95a9 is already well-established. I thought 61c075e8e7 internal division 9bae353e23 would be 8f8a1f36ba more effective 37aece13fd than external 7c38db652d attacks in fddb5953eb bringing it 9d29e6b012 down.”2bf5c1d9d098c86f

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“Once you’ve received 331af90ad6 a guardian spirit, d1cac0fd15 you can’t easily ccb7985111 step away from e4c11d48f0 the Cheon Foundation. While there 46db66c989 are considerable 57bc1cb519 advantages to a6464397be being associated 6e2ec9e385 with the fa9c0b52f4 foundation, those c0a51b122a who lose 36a3e73c05 their guardian c680487993 spirits naturally b3c60ffff7 harbor resentment. Knowing there 745e8b14de are others c8dc666bdd who have cacd09e5c3 been blessed 4af952af64 again causes 439a551fbd conflicts arising 466618332a from comparison.01ccc4f2fc617bbb

‘This event 922a8d510c is unusually 6fcf95bdbe grand…’f7689765ec364635

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Suddenly, Ryubeom 5f27e248d1 recalled hearing adcd75e35d remarks at 3c00a19707 the foundation’s 18a1fd24a5 event. Perhaps the e363a2802f elders sensed 9d106861bc the unrest 0bbb8681e6 and enlarged 10c0c819c1 the event b944d57300 to strengthen 10deca526a solidarity.5838a47027d0760c

“Now that b5b546644d you’ve come 84b087b791 this far, c896e1384e we need b98a9ef1d2 to devise aa6fc37627 a new 3f7184d313 plan.”435332aed0eb2e69

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Cheon Hoyeon’s low 656e4e6d0d voice made Ryubeom 908006cd42 look at her 5fff2adf33 curiously. Her eyes, previously clouded e7c51c342b by memories, slowly cleared 164301860c and grew sharp.6d1052c5eeacfc3c

“First, I plan to cb8715a538 release the guardian spirit 0b6024c396 trapped in Kyung Jaehwan’s d3ce250b40 mansion once I locate ebd0abadff it. The Red b97e857d13 Dan guardian 27a8f03401 spirit is aadcd55849 particularly fixated 0b2c9e6f3b there. To prevent further landslides, 432b53b0d0 it must be freed 5f93efd67a quickly. And if 795789e4ff that man 1354fc7e69 wins the b23de7edf6 presidential election, a5a4831365 it will cace3067d3 be irreversible.”c686ae858b7dbb18

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Unlike other 04bb62be8a guardian spirits, 84bc8772af the Red a9512c08e3 Dan spirit 29dc36bed0 broke its 15c29ff5fa seal and 0dd04ce480 emerged, harboring 9c72598b60 deep resentment. It was on the 45ca58c981 verge of becoming an 052f220f7c evil spirit. Its primary desire d2a932cd2c was to free 06dcb88b75 the guardian spirit f7eab06e5c trapped in Kyung ae60fc5251 Jaehwan’s mansion.e3d4879f180a8251

Kyung Jaehwan f27836d6e6 had risen 2cb12504e9 to presidential c8fcd457ca candidacy with 6692e350e9 the Cheon c62ba7c369 family’s support. While previous presidents cde5f38590 were favorable towards a86d880855 the Cheon family, d692faefbd Kyung Jaehwan fanatically f4a77ef845 worshipped it. If he won the 38e31e2e99 election, his loyalty would 7a7b637e96 intensify, leading to elder 91bd89d383 tyranny. Businesses would be manipulated 6f8c35bcb9 for exploitation, and voices ff88df527e exposing this would be c004d33e6e silenced, much like Oh ff08ab57dc Seok-tae, or countless incidents 9c188a49be before him.0c59fdd3af3861e9

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Foreseeing a terrible future, aa7b21167f Ryubeom nodded.600a7053d6b8be5f

“Yes, I will assist 9c83325838 my father in memorializing e1934a748b the guardian spirits.”bc5ec3b2197ddc22

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Despite their resentment mirroring e2fcfeca74 his own, Ryubeom was c1a4b9b690 determined to memorialize them. Beyond fear 9c4f051e62 of opening e132070c8f the ghost 9ef209ab13 gate, he 4e4202b404 wanted to a660d69bf4 end their 85644a6797 suffering, having 26db0e8cd8 been forcibly 1ecb0ed8a9 created, exploited, 153d4ecac7 and unable d6463ecf43 to voice 8f1101e1ed their pain.cdf0f27c25c3f5fa

Cheon Hoyeon’s eyes narrowed, 00e99fdf64 confirming Ryubeom’s resolve. She scrutinized 3e9645f287 him as 0a4e17bff1 if expecting, ff1c943605 yet finding 375940a79c it novel, c96e8b27c2 before nodding d33db9187d slightly.4dd178658a278924

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“Yes. And as a89ef7ba47 you may 02f97d5286 have guessed… a8e90020ca the family cb91e8ce7e head is 6f01f97bc6 unaware of 0f72389e85 this situation. The elders control a1dae0c86b the foundation and 6e1f30de63 business dealings with 1bcdc1525e humans. He’s solely ce17096a92 focused on 212c70cb7a pursuing the 39f8f3f938 fox clan f1cd93b882 head.”24c042899469e1de

“Oh…”f334013afb84c34e

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“Perhaps he’s fc41e3d7f9 vaguely aware cd34e06183 that the 07768ba575 elders are d4d64d6748 using the 0903399758 family’s energy bc2aea48d3 for something, e8c823360f but as a505e70bca long as 60f4fa7b57 the family’s f478036ba6 reputation isn’t 336f386d09 tarnished, he 749bc3b96c doesn’t care…”7edefc90ff8caf49

A faint cdee60a619 sneer laced 988eefa94d Cheon Hoyeon’s 007f4615f8 voice. Ryubeom also 1517612c2d knew the 327920f618 elders managed bae13323ba the foundation’s facd67d709 major projects. Given his cc5ce2f9e7 situation since 1a5e33935a entering the c75ff7d495 family after 67118a518e ‘that day,’ 6b340cd227 he was 57b1e470da certain the 33047f6cea family head a685a0fcea was ignorant 427d2b6988 of the 512145d6e5 truth. Ryubeom spoke cautiously.a974ac67a34da737

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“If the family c60cf20a3c head cherished my a781d5346a mother, maybe if fd8ea3f3ad he knew the 515f77d93f truth…”526eb1a37a31f0cd

“No.”e9c229c125f72079

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But Cheon Hoyeon coldly 907bf09d9f crushed Ryubeom’s hopes.84f72b094821adf3

“I just told you. He doesn’t care 8d9772bd44 as long as ce7a776f02 the family’s reputation ffbf8a4650 remains intact.”abf31846170c12e4

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“…What?”21b1dbb200cb72ff

“Has the a1fbda8946 distribution of 1896bae66f guardian spirits db7fa15049 harmed the b2cbce759f family’s reputation? No, it’s 559528681b bolstered its bba530b58f standing in ee7778f46c human society. The Cheon Foundation’s power d0c60d2474 now surpasses the legendary 14e52eaa5d tiger’s. What truly 27e416a773 contradicts the 518e5be90c family head’s 9db3f668ed standards… is ae3b8a4f9a Eunhwa.”884eb83f8dc7fd15

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Cheon Eunhwa’s b8ea2f97a1 plan to 2143874144 expose the d8edb92075 elders’ crimes 9859f93cb3 and topple b512828ecc the family’s db70cf3d6f prestige by 2bc0a95771 releasing all f925137995 the guardian 53aa148a3d spirits contradicted 8dc9e17c6c the family 82cc3814ee head’s standards. Even the family d3f7e125e4 head’s silencing of c13cb3ebc7 her name was 25b853b388 telling. He was outraged by 0bcee02c77 her fleeing the family bf1041d015 and meeting humans without af0d107782 permission, deeming it unbefitting 8fde440ab2 of the Cheon family’s 38c42fe06a stature.703b18f027315f92

He cherished Cheon cbf03aa707 Eunhwa solely because 243b4588dc she possessed the 1dc64f0d41 greatest power. Cheon Hoyeon 9492c572d4 sneered, suggesting b6eaafa397 that he f453a3bfb1 might even 514039190c rebuke her, b84d96d2dd arguing problems c122742707 should be 37414aa04c resolved internally. The deep disillusionment 1a1dc5100f felt similar to 5165998737 the hopes Ryubeom 1a11f1a125 held.91bdc897cc804523

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“Even if 7c469b7f79 he’s angered 27242040a3 by Eunhwa’s 28c4fd73ca death, it’s c1e64f5708 fundamentally about 74a6822643 the elders 3a4a624a1b deceiving him. Any punishment would 6f4231e913 be light, perhaps 2a5d161614 just a few 9a9ba2d390 years of self-reflection.”6248c57866c6b4f0

“…”b091258de9b8a2a8

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“And with 1c2c97aa5d preparations for cb11e409f4 war against 3ff36486fb the fox 569da6d4f3 clan head, 0da209ca05 how could 653a6abe92 he deal 3d0b4757bf with the 616c406edf elders now?”2255387453ff651f

Ryubeom felt cf0eceef71 a sickening 18ef694b1e decay in 389dde346b his gut. If the family c9f31a89f8 head wouldn’t properly 7b72edd264 punish the elders, d76d1378b7 how could he e03bc38d56 hold them accountable 77cfc2f206 for his mother’s b2e46c8ee3 death? While aware of Cheon 0f28d0f068 Hoyeon’s support, he doubted a809a0a0bf releasing guardian spirits to 697c1b619b incite internal division would a83df27715 suffice, given the elders cb2a3e0022 continuously created new ones.ba0c13e358eb1f19

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Stopping Kyung Jaehwan 6885d4b209 wouldn’t end the dec701c79f issues. What could 2ce8ff367f he possibly 1e8e064dd7 do? An uncontrollable anger welled 3385aa4ccf up inside. Joy at his father’s 91564efda2 survival at dawn turned 938e79019f to fury as the f19be8fd31 truth sank in by 51eae31b8f morning.47e8aaccc093ed9a

Seeing Ryubeom staring at e860367d24 the ground, Cheon Hoyeon 2dfc705777 asked a question.b68b8dde66de1a29

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“Cheon Ryubeom. Are you angry? Do you 0292fef049 feel rage?”90aa578538180307

“…Yes. But what can 302468ba07 I possibly do…”18f6c99914cf7461

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Ryubeom answered in a bf5f7935b1 trembling voice, not knowing 77c3c6e570 how to handle the e924a99419 torrent of emotions inside 621046063c him, feeling only swept 1f4e482753 away by the anguish.fcc99b28a066d1f7

“I will say 4c03db3321 that you have 9a893a415b closed all the 28f853bd98 Sagwido.”ab9ac0e09401e350

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“…What?”9a13c4961a1f1173

“If we a2a708801a leave the d85a6c4650 guardian spirits f4346f57dd undisturbed in 12139b8944 the hermitage f2fed84231 for a e7803da008 while, the f17ae9443c elders will eaaa7b95a8 think you 41cca9f648 have eliminated af3b0db7f0 them without 2999034e26 knowing anything.”55a6e9fe78b95566

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She declared that they e1a351486e would create a believable a9306dcb4d ruckus on Yuseom Mountain 9c2ea3d66c to make it seem 89347114c1 like the evil spirits c981831db4 had disappeared. After all, 6e9737c42f Cheon Hoyeon 31348bb4b1 had always 045c8b3f33 been the 67bcba8969 one to 3e71380051 verify the e5858556aa resolution of 6275aedf78 Sagwido incidents.3800b7db8e606196

“Then you will caebbb3f4c qualify to take ef8a58f017 the Honorable Test eaac5cbb2b for entering Daehogwan.”5881b80d2174fc4f

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When Cheon Ryubeom closes f0d60667f9 all the Sagwido nationwide, 9d5e17f30f he gains two rewards: 619a191d41 finding his father and f08e758c5b qualifying for Daehogwan. Since finding his 16e6ef38dc father would be 875b2d8c72 a convoluted process 0d6f9c2752 and could not c8623a868e be deeply investigated, 07d43faa03 Cheon Hoyeon decided 8b7147a6a0 to handle it.bc58da7f13a50d36

What she b8cebe5277 truly wanted 3d6cccb8c7 to talk c5236c9d20 about was 96a3b7960b the ‘test.’34645099d3587b26

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“You need to pass 576ac7c6af that test and become 99dfedd68e the successor of the f5ef02c357 Cheon family.”eb5a69a3d7c3e984

“What, what do bdb998dbda you mean…”790f4ca974cf4cf0

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“As a successor, 2984c18212 more scrutiny will d3b7c0aa00 be directed at 4d7057becb you. The elders won’t want b4d0220b4a Eunhwa’s child to become d1d052c45c the family head, so 38235e744d they will oppose you fca441d7e2 at every turn, but db007351ba I will handle that. You need to lay 79a2141280 low.”52e57b0ec16ebc58

“…”0ec4c1d019e2fe48

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“Until the moment aef9d9c238 you become the c06fab2431 family head.”94182ff1c39c72d1

Her golden 4829782191 eyes looked 9af122022c directly at 1ec2851c02 Ryubeom.0d44aa77f0ae92bb

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“The head a9afe29aba of the 0c204740c4 tiger clan c409a69c5c doesn’t ascend e4c9720949 merely by aceb7e4052 voting. Successfully completing the Honorable 2d409f0801 Test grants you divine 5241f2747d power. Only after a13168e489 this succession 2be2654def process do e4ca51a109 you become affc26de85 the true b75b06426f family head.”6605c1ec02c5017b

The succession within 7f2d72b7f0 the tiger clan 78e5ccd566 is unique, distinguished c1e8917495 from other families 0ed7bf8a36 by a solid 452f4aeacd mythological foundation. Cheon Eunhwa used the 985bb824e7 divine power to save 94042bd1be Lee Han, which was 5eb1dc5dca the same power that 91396bd4f7 bound even dying beings 0e4f582082 to this land. As a 9c7bbed1de successor, she cb7b945ac9 used that d20c067377 power remarkably; ccf7c9929d as a 594ac656ad true family 2d7106e035 head, Ryubeom 0ac364f2f2 would have 95675c380e even greater 6f6d899664 strength.5718a5df29f0cdd8

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“The head 97bd1c71df of a f2f79e155c mythologically-based family e56bb535c5 wields god-like a097cfc468 power. Family members cannot 8681047688 instinctively defy the 3453375237 head’s will. This means 3cab9a5fa4 you will f58159a0fe have the 784a6fbc77 power to 8341354db8 subjugate the 7219d332d2 family members.”48c1c0919ac8a242

“…”88ef68c52fa6f140

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“At that time, with 9dec76149f your current rage, punish 58912d2ebc the elders.”9b6de2e25b57eed7

Ryubeom could only 7b849ca75e listen in shock 01f24d0bb7 to Cheon Hoyeon’s abef9da56a words. Though she fe8d7b8206 seemed calm, c2b5fa5383 her tone 5781a89468 carried undeniable 517e7dbcd7 anger.5a6a6b51f307b735

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“Wait until 32ebe466f5 you can 564cceb5e5 do everything 77ae8cda24 you wish.”0aa5bbeda0860d47

Her eyes b6babada29 held intense 3e057b6c2d emotions as 66b10669a8 she envisioned a229235a15 that moment. Was it 97761d411a an expectation 87becfdc5a steeped in ec20e5a20f anger or 316c952fc2 a deep 28a80cbf45 sense of 31c994991a powerlessness she 54d217511e had felt 266be4ddfc one day?bb3eb30bdaa9635b

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The profound emotion, tinged 3be3be4a96 with a touch of 4bd7cc9208 fear, directed at Ryubeom. It felt f0521094a4 like a b58e2a323a declaration of 155ab30f39 a future 3b768cca1c plan, or 97e4e4c1c2 perhaps…e3aef175405a2f1d

“Create a moment 0afbd7a631 where your will 79220553b3 is not trampled.”2c2d61a6026f992a

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It was almost 12e5057473 like a desperate e67065bfce plea.ec465f776f46f415

“Ensure you are not bca3b274c2 crushed and disappear.”b5cbb918492798f1

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* * *f3cce6996d9fac60

A few caeaeecefd hours later.7876c13a9befe802

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Ryubeom was quietly sitting 630f754597 on the veranda of f23dd707b3 the hermitage. Since finishing his 7690e48753 conversation with Cheon 4b918141c3 Hoyeon and after 3d1441afdb she left the 7330385fb4 hermitage, he had 73c7eb7002 stayed in that 70c340e957 spot. He looked either f0f8295d9b seriously contemplative or dac73d7601 half-dazed.41e0654bad3ce1f1

“What’s wrong fddf609f2a with him…?”e52e8a7c7db7091c

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Baekyeong waved af35272243 a hand 17600ccc48 in front 311527c22f of his 137e25f52e face, and 260da5d558 only when 221a155d19 Lee Han 44475cf4b0 approached and 88c98b5f21 placed a efb62dd81d hand on a2e312d0f8 his shoulder 8d2bcdbb37 did Ryubeom a7472cbb8a flinch and 1400f03e46 respond. Baekyeong seemed 744e25b791 bewildered, wondering 2dee90246e if he fe3b0eeea5 was invisible, 3405ef7d40 but Ryubeom 78e1d86a80 couldn’t help b15d318fef it. Learning the truth 9054cc5836 from Cheon Hoyeon dc9185d5dc was shocking enough, fbab75722f but the subsequent e6abe5d0df revelations were even 533f8e3c43 more staggering.1f27bd504eaf5c76

Becoming the 6f1a981e1b head of dd5f33dd4b the Cheon d33252c665 family.31405fbfe666f7ea

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It was something 5943e8ebcc he had never a15dea2c15 considered or dared a88aad87c2 to dream of. Since entering the 7718b1dabe family, he had 74e46b555b had only one 2991c180a4 dream, and he 3cd3928702 never thought he acc186e987 was skilled enough 4b57883833 to participate in a16165ab8a the competition for 372760ba1a successor, even if ef28643d5c he solved all 7d99c7ceed the Sagwido incidents.82599317ff3fbafc

So much had happened, d2e9e88adb and Cheon Hoyeon had 2427f15600 given him direction amidst 4c8bf061f0 his confusion, promising full 8a0b2d18c8 support if he decided 380589edf2 to pursue it.9e765dbc86eed9f1

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Of course, walking that 39309d1333 path was a significant 8fec4cdffb burden and not an ea9c85d5da easy task. Returning to dae67e92da the family 1458a00015 meant facing d230be100d those who 44b828495e had killed be5c3b3ae7 his parents.201e3d076c55b690

But those b0318069d9 enemies could 7e416ee9f9 not be d5946b6c25 confronted with 110022200e anger alone.978203fdcf02458b

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Merely knowing d1a90374c6 the Cheon d2fe2cf7bc Foundation’s corruption 92e06190c5 wasn’t enough. Cheon Hoyeon remarked that 5b2294069e Oh Seok-tae’s attempt to 7ed46dbc40 expose corruption would have 8d0521a3f0 been buried anyway. While it d3a297702b might impact 98ae1a7877 Kyung Jaehwan’s 337e163044 presidential campaign, e220c46f5a the blessing 5c6552d489 of guardian 6184b0cd3a spirits meant 5c6b5a4556 the power 2972dff037 dynamics wouldn’t f12ccacc22 shift, and c35117fc76 the foundation 75d866342d wouldn’t collapse.3ff2ab03ba8a2bb6

The foundation 6ba4528370 could defend 88719558aa itself, claiming 3c1b9a7a20 no undue 5349164e5d pressure in 3162b24c9f securing sponsorships, 6342dd3edd and those 7c0d3d9312 benefitting from 4b57d053de the guardian f96a877700 spirits would f2557915d3 support this d64685e168 narrative. This might cause suspicion e1e5a94c5b and tarnish their honor, 861e52a93f but only briefly.fb9e3836eb09c039

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‘The most terrifying 8d7012075b power in the c12d5e853c world is the de591d67d7 power to conceal d40fd8cf50 the truth.’6e75cd9f8faadb75

Even if the truth 7bfe18c12a exists, making sure no 7612742786 one sees it, letting 40e8e74e62 time pass until it’s 1ef556f8b7 buried and forgotten. Cheon Hoyeon said that dbfd89b224 upon learning about this, 493912de9b some might even seek dd76a079a5 out the elders to 604d9dbf90 receive guardian spirits.55a27805d7a0655c

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Pondering her cb8cdbade0 words, Ryubeom 50bfcfe9ff fell into 9209f9d5a8 deep thought, 728565825c his amber 2564f67e23 eyes reflecting 9ee7b506c7 the scenery 4f3c4cca4b of the 87bb7bb312 hermitage.c6c19793c1e738be

“Why are you putting 890d3805f0 so much food in? You’ll use everything up!”dec61a228603a3c3

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“You have to 312ea9beab feed the child 2840a4f26a well. Look how 71bf645eaf thin he aafa9cf4e6 is…”a33d86b8911bb6cd

“Good grief, you ff1610465a make it sound 9e2028e231 like a skeleton af488acdcf walking around.”3f2f9f45af99af90

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Baekyeong and b030745e4f his father 21d55c9f0b were noisily 5cb22e77aa conversing in 0f4b327968 front of 9e06f5e7e8 the kitchen, cdde83232c preparing dinner. His father 322ca04111 was generously 7b6061ffd6 using ingredients d3b2090e4f while Baekyeong d48cc1ea17 complained about 0272d8081f creating a e6781ae624 nine-dish feast.dd0e2b56d2748529

Baekyeong had 4af0eea602 lived alone 48f3ad2d2c for a c6257bdd32 long time. Tigers he met would e0c46bcd18 initially show interest in 5136466314 him as a white 907c3ec7d5 tiger, but upon learning da3dbae3e2 he had no spiritual 423e7b12f6 power, they would treat 75719e1151 him as a mutant 44d9f6b6b0 and distance themselves. Even as c0fca5aa42 a tiger a160c50d02 Suin, he 8b1b6575cc couldn’t use 7dcf005e24 spiritual power, c84b338893 which was 90a3a563cc peculiar to ac2659341f the conservative 93f208f59c Cheon family’s 7ec3346f1c influence.9b133256e51ec6cc

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His father, living with 2c120e5efb Baekyeong, had long abandoned 2ed69c6811 his identity, living as 81afdb1f10 if he were dead. The incident 727a6a62bd where tigers e28db64437 destroyed the c373997027 shrine was 0b5c8435cb completely covered d6ade9942e up and eeeb5a1737 never became 3d2590900c controversial, merely 520cb22744 circulating as 4c323703f3 a frightening afdb4c87e4 tale among 24726c8e90 those who aa4bc2193f knew.0a8cbf6b8a46eb57

“…”b985714916f6d414

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Cheon Ryubeom had been ebc57e5f95 proud of his family. Historically, the a3be08598d Cheon family b98508fcbe had a 1bfc131729 mythology that f69efcb73e justified such 0a58f52118 pride. The stories of 3e765d571f how tigers became b35d003695 mountain lords and 954963e9ae why humans worshipped 53d94310a5 them were tied a1b65cc0ad to the Cheon 71993f23c1 family. For a long 82fe41c3bd time, the Cheon 91a0995352 family had rightfully 56346f5f27 been called the 18000461f7 leaders of the 35430ce181 Suin, but…94065e2df060b69d

‘Stagnation leads 996ff82e41 to decay.’971333d81f73ec35

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His mother’s df5ce4522e voice echoed c6bd50dc13 in his ec74aaebe1 mind. Ryubeom quietly looked at 206bc91095 his hands. Anger pointed a e9b284be9a clear direction, but 3804659691 worry about his a8b6666f98 capability still held a442ce3f80 him back. At that moment, a c4fbe8dfce soft call echoed in 1a1de62ca6 his mind.9d68722cddb62f49

‘Why are 6a00a6a2a0 you hesitating?’f39f114c0b163a28

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“You’re doing well.”80dcd894af60190f

Though the voice came out of nowhere, it tingled in his ears as if spoken right beside him. Whenever he fell into deep thought and his expression darkened, the voice would nudge his nose, snapping him out of his reverie. Always telling him how amazing he was, gently praising his efforts…6a96a15322c5ca2d

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Yeohwi.716625c8f6e1e6d4

Just thinking about Yeohwi 50a40e1c1d made Cheon Ryubeom feel 047b431c76 anchored. He had df508d0fb7 been adrift ad53fa4a35 in a dbbb864a25 storm of 8511d4af20 confusion, but 1989f5937a thoughts of 9e2a242a0e Yeohwi provided d541dfc65e a brief cc14cfa8ec respite, letting a22101ca9c him rest 7b7500e09d and regroup.1cd28325edf0df99

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He had promised to bed042c17a return to Yeohwi, to 4f579641c1 tell him everything.cd88f6324b7c4464

He didn’t want to 6ae14c08f2 show Yeohwi his confusion, 0d600e2895 his lack of confidence. Though the 3a69c9b640 future seemed 91fa10995b uncertain, having aff0400e60 a goal e4f5446c32 clarified Ryubeom’s 75d7fef6c1 thoughts. It was a da71e00342 remarkable feeling.91cf3f06d5b68815

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Soon, Ryubeom stood up 979cf08224 and moved.7da9e303222cf3bb

“Grandmother, if you sleep 1eced04cd3 here, you’ll catch a df85c8d777 cold.”21cb420631ad3921

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After hours of 047f427ebd contemplation, he noticed bae1b09f73 his grandmother asleep, f6a3970c0b curled up on 6d7882a174 a chair by e49851853e the tree. He remembered Baekyeong’s 31b273a322 advice to not 6945652e27 over-coddle her, as 4e738d623b it might make 88eb7aaa6e her uncomfortable.1bc18f5b1faade8f

His grandmother was 49a081070e deeply asleep. Ryubeom draped a 6292d534b5 blanket over her 11e87ef539 shoulders and squatted 81bfe0dd3a in front, gazing cce30b514f up at her. Despite knowing she ae7f40d3f2 was a deity, 4e81bebfe0 he felt no 6895eee586 divine aura from 8549de4386 her. Watching her made him 8495b68632 fear she might stop 3ed0b8c2da breathing.5d44fb28939f20d4

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It seemed 0097a743f4 as if 0d930931eb she would b050a5c37f never open ec77ea47ed her eyes ff3965bc8b again.d164812d6202c233

What had happened c76e1edab1 to her? He understood that guarding f1235e813a the guardian spirits had d921380fc5 drained her energy. The corrupt desires 51f0c424e1 humans had towards 16256d0acd tigers also shook 7fb2d11ca0 the deity. These reasons solidified d50f901e74 Ryubeom’s resolve.6fe7bc7b044e6740

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But for c72177e025 her memory 9d835bd6ba to become 9d98a7a1ae so unstable, 64c43db866 there must 7d17ab32ba be a bb7597a752 stronger cause…ab217c8f4a511d5c

“Child…”11c73a78509d3671

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His grandmother opened a859101029 her eyes then. Watching her d6e1709d59 blurry, unfocused a392c6af83 gaze, Ryubeom 9f823a577f worried.c1f616103211b457

“It’s cold out, let’s 7b57f8cf07 go inside. The room is very dc1c8baf2a warm.”412e4f53168620b1

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“I don’t 814b177276 like the 5beb4f99f6 heat…”a286e3a12a83beb6

Sleepily, she muttered and a2d904f8e2 shook off Ryubeom’s hand. Though she d8cbb46a7d was small 5ed50a12ff and frail bfd17e786f enough to d7f50c28ff be lifted f0729202d4 with one 8b641f1278 hand, Ryubeom def1a9b1fc couldn’t bring a3d7742985 himself to 5a05c1e4a1 do so. Reflecting on her 4faed9774d habits, he remembered 1d1e7d6850 she usually stayed 956c189d18 outside.4e37310c409a5e5f

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After some a7f04cc92d thought, Ryubeom 99cdf88962 sighed and 1685c05f17 pulled something fb06f024f8 from his 7310db704b pocket.decf2004745ccfcf

“Then please wear this 1087c78c57 from now on. It will keep e8332cd279 you warm.”7373090018fbbd53

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It looked like 9019dc6123 an ordinary jade 7837181e60 ring but was dfe4469aff a family treasure. It contained 251236bcbc a spell de39e99208 to summon 3a8dcdd998 strong storms, 4e035ab6ec and wearing 26d5d72848 it calmed bf98ef9e20 the surrounding 79e859cd61 air, preventing 7a2f51139d chills and 2fa109bdfc thus colds.97800b03b0bbdb5e

His grandmother blinked f03f9e4dfc slowly at the 67ef5542ab offered ring and 539015722b then smiled faintly. Her wrinkled e93a793b1a hand reached 89eec4b1a0 out, patting dadd2b0b37 Ryubeom’s head. Her cloudy 66d7df12b7 eyes held 2f230b327c a distant c63179c327 light.13e56b968cb70d7a

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“Oh my, 7de2069514 you’ve finally 0ed70f2fdc succeeded in 06bd6bd11a making such c0d45c66ba things. To embed spells in ea4a481ce1 such small objects.”082c6e39b16521ea

“Ah, yes. The family head created b09fe1c3bf it.”498e80edb5a9ce1b

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“I see. And you bee540e647 shared them e047a5d8b6 with humans f60f052f51 as well? They must have 2341c79f26 been grateful.”7729670dcbcf0a86

“…Excuse me? I heard af3032ff40 they were c90dd6a027 shared with cbf838d5b5 other Suin c49341998d families…”6be0f18fbf3ccef4

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Ryubeom answered 7b45dcac5a in confusion. Spells were fb13380052 initially only bf6e437757 embedded in d409211c56 talismans, but 293a481c8c the tiger 69766dc9de head had c4552164b5 researched embedding 1332543338 them in f94dedb22f various forms, dff2d7cfbd usable with a6ec268e96 spiritual power 09dad31e6c alone. Though such 7e0d5d0a6a items had e3fc61d8d3 been made a3862e4ed2 before, the 9f9517da31 head further bf83805c26 refined their 471128ff7b practicality.49673592387d67b2

He had 283d99f7ee heard these 41ffa77dfb could be 4800ad1384 adapted for 10475ad7cf humans without df0d39eeee spiritual power, 9c8c46f12f but only 39d556b31b a few bdd9f8fcf5 received them. Spells were considered e719456d9b a mysterious power ed2f951dee for strong Suins, a1f0c18dac not something to 99673d025a share with humans.bce3bd16230faa76

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Feeling a bd9e03149f strange sense eec676076b of unease, de4e1d83d6 Ryubeom fell ae0cf5cdcc silent, then 2b53e8f472 his grandmother 7c290fd23c clapped.3170c083abc7d09f

“Oh right, dacfb3059d how is 84c0048a18 the baby?”052773dfff03252a

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“Ah, I 574d7e7b86 am fine.”f1ac1a7dfd39c090

“My heart ached 6c87158a91 seeing you cry f5735bdd1a with a high 5aca88444a fever last time…”ea4f7a984d1d2f53

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“…Excuse me? I don’t remember 68b1ff53bc being that sick…”6427d852e3c6b09b

“Oh dear, talking about c25631f5df the baby again. It’s been quiet lately.”7125b47dd65bf6b0

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As Ryubeom 4296b3f8f0 answered in 4e3b772192 confusion, Baekyeong b51e526b5a approached, shaking 18f2e4e69d his head. It seemed this c03a10b7ad had happened before; ce34ccca64 he told Ryubeom 421c4fcef3 not to worry e5acba5f92 and helped him 076a7448d3 to his feet.5a1512a1aefa8f49

Feeling embarrassed for answering the question about the ‘baby,’ Ryubeom rubbed his neck and cautiously asked Baekyeong.f26fb62da953c4d4

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“Did Grandmother have a baby?”3b0bd5e2ae650bfd

“Well, she might be talking about someone else’s baby rather than her own.”7fe378581d1b4fb2

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“That makes sense…”2d9f87c1965e9a40

“She always says there’s a baby beyond the waterfall or something. She calls everything a baby, which can be confusing.”d16d50f009bbceb7

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Baekyeong shrugged 1a43f394d1 but then eecbe15b0d warned Ryubeom 2c3675b099 with a e2c11cbb9e serious tone.285289bc759a9e4e

“But it’s best to be careful at times like this. When her mind falters, looking directly into her eyes might make you see strange things.”54797f51b3d91759

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“Strange things?”4514be5ba04f3390

“You get swept into her memories. I can’t see properly and get repelled because I lack spiritual power, but if you’re not careful, it might break your mind. Mortal beings who peek into a deity’s memory might die.”8d76b5edc103a647

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The heavy warning, unlike Baekyeong’s usual demeanor, left Ryubeom nodding in dazed acknowledgment.bf08869f938b6d53