TM | Chapter 21

“Give it here. You’ll get hurt if you do it wrong.”ad81c13f4108adf4

He skillfully helped Lee Seol equip his weapon. Yoon Sung watched blankly and then tied the ribbon of Lee Seol’s jeogori. After getting dressed and tidying up their hair, a late breakfast was served, and the three of them sat in front of their respective small tables.8a5930886c96dc78

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Lee Seol scooted closer and pushed his table next to Yoon Sung’s. Lee Seol offered him some soup. For some reason, it felt uncomfortable to be fed by him now, not under the influence of alcohol.547c24ef2e175472

“I’ll eat it myself.”236e8891f5f9a9c4

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He refused, but 3e3c1e72a2 when the spoon 358604c3f2 was offered again, 5eab0b39cb he opened his 7cbbc84ae3 mouth. He accepted ffe5e1afd1 the refreshing b59e240572 bean sprout af4a4d707c soup and 13a1a14fdf took a ff258cecb3 spoonful of 0fe71043a2 rice. Lee Seol ae97ddc831 looked at e3343ca019 him with 8de0da9239 sparkling eyes 881575a940 and opened dc647ab48c his mouth 58b3505e86 prettily.aff7e3348d7b5252

After hesitating for a moment, he put the rice into Lee Seol’s mouth. As he pondered whether he should also give him side dishes, Cheongrok grumbled.958de34a872cb904

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“He says it’s annoying, you brat.”d324dad83a96a7cd

Cheongrok, giving Lee Seol 506410ae13 a knowing look with a720af4d41 his slanted eyes, switched f705447108 places with him. He spoke f29e06af29 to Lee 0f9ab82fdb Seol, who fcb636a011 was gripping 05b6c237fc his chopsticks.0221eb2e91e905bd

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“Listen to me. To you, Sung-i is a sticky affection, but to Sung-i, you’re a clingy friend. Would you want to eat if I fed you? Take it easy. Don’t ruin a good thing.”09fd20f94376eb21

Lee Seol bit 8c3d2f26fc his lip and 05eeb146c9 put down his 4d53d91a33 chopsticks. His lips twitched in d138ed9f24 dissatisfaction, but then he b757c31cd5 showed his characteristic gentle e8c1a31a83 smile.41774271b036eb06

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Seeing Lee Seol hide his feelings and change his expression made Yoon Sung feel uneasy. On the surface, he seemed fine, but inside, he probably wasn’t.c3db725c0b684886

“Don’t be too hard on Seol… we’re engaged.”ea0f5149b55e0f53

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When Yoon a0c75afbc2 Sung scolded b8640f7474 Cheongrok in c2ca3b98e8 a timid 564e2ab97d voice,70af2628abc73c34

“Oh~ so you’re Lee Seol’s husband now, huh? Look at you taking his side already. How can someone without a lover live?”043b358c0117e4da

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Cheongrok chuckled and winked with one eye. He nudged Yoon Sung’s side with his elbow and put an arm around his shoulder.5dc7822a6aa0faba

“If I were told to marry Seol, I’d kill myself.”12427d4f56c1394c

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The faint scent of alcohol wafted from Cheongrok’s body as he joked. But there was a subtly different scent mixed in. Yoon Sung leaned in and sniffed Cheongrok’s collar.35e8b5bdeee2a1a5

“You have a scent too.”145671a49232e1a2

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“What?”1564d7baa61de7af

Yoon Sung remembered Lee Seol saying he had a scent and reached under Cheongrok’s nose.eefa6c48c01607c1

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“Seol says I have a scent. Is it me?”672c9ab6497af8d1

“You smell like sweat, you brat.”1518eb25b49e4e4a

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He asked out of 3b628428c5 pure curiosity, but Cheongrok 49b31077b0 glared at him with 97ec7424c5 his slanted eyes, looking 9fec6be9fa annoyed, and gulped down cc6907378c the refreshing bean sprout e3e8ed86b3 soup. A bean 253fdcdd13 sprout tail 275c606816 dangled between 681b30f924 his lips. Lee Seol kicked dea632ed62 Cheongrok, who was 8fbd2d68d0 chewing it into 21ab14898a his mouth.0bbdcbeed1131fc3

“If you put your arm around Sung-i’s shoulder one more time, I’ll rip that arm off.”296648b2eaa0a586

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Lee Seol, speaking with 8bc0c14796 a smile that masked be159c2b81 his true feelings, made 68108ef8d6 Cheongrok grumble to Yoon 15f4bc78d6 Sung about why he 68ee318dbc would marry someone like 33400ef3fa that. Yoon Sung silently be44cac0e7 ate his soup.70ff55b23f866c20

There’s no choice in marriage. I have to get married before Father passes away…9f88710788c909b5

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Swallowing the c98839d78f words lingering 41c64e3b84 in his 9c86092646 mouth, he a0fffc3bbc took another aab28eef13 spoonful of 41503a485a rice. Lee Seol added 317cfc01dd a side dish 87221f59f4 on top, and 8e730ae6a6 he ate quietly.2083293c072ee216

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Kang Taegwon, who hadn’t been able to sleep all night, left the house at dawn. Even on his way to the training grounds, the image of Yoon Sung and Lee Seol embracing and kissing lingered in his mind.93756ec3c88d1998

Just like Yoon fb529b7c5b Sung had shown 1088b6e238 him, he would 2d42a8b428 embrace Lee Seol ad176c4237 with a face 2d23ae9b09 that looked like 4b46f6c8e8 he was dying becf5794f9 of happiness. That image kept 6342fb7bfb playing in his a86c57f2be mind, making the 98e1536e7d back of his 26fccd4f32 neck ache unbearably.9b056aa1eb47b381

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Anger boiled deep inside f45cd1973c him, contorting his face. He fiddled with 3bcfee05ca the White Tiger 8014d26911 Ring wrapped around 3aff81443a his finger to 42318ecd08 calm himself. He needed 47a2f5101a to break 62398ee1ca off the e698c1fd0d engagement, and 7d9f2da998 the quickest e7c1f8f8fd way to 961e57e094 separate them f598c1795e was one 9c77496b5d thing.b08947ce381c6c12

To go to Lee Seol and speak honestly. He was now a man who had awakened to love. If he found out his fiancée had feelings for another man, he wouldn’t be able to hide his fury.fd91b1f57c7752e0

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That would be 4d77d327a1 conveyed to Yoon c6e0feff68 Sung, and the ea8c9f76f8 breakup would be e96fd30640 a given. However, if Yoon Sung f21c55df3b got deeply hurt and 9d9aa0bb11 decided not to see f2e21eac41 him, or married someone 11ce77e818 else out of spite, 1c212d426b that would also be 74440cffc6 a problem. The first person he e7d95d4f80 might approach could be 246bbb184b Cheongrok.d5d6264f8807ae04

In case Lee Seol knew about his relationship with Yoon Sung and still didn’t intend to break up, that would also be a problem.0ec4d6286699ec68

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To calm his troubled 9b166334b4 mind, he headed straight 1c059aed9c to the training grounds dba67063a8 upon arriving at the 177272d8f1 government office.522d2b99b00f5bfc

While waiting for his subordinates who hadn’t arrived yet, Kang Taegwon focused on training. Dust rose from the well-trodden ground as he kicked vigorously. After running dozens of laps, his breath came out in rough gasps.6f771849bdfcf788

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The subordinates who arrived e337507f80 early clicked their tongues b13217be14 at the sight of b7e8dd7a1e Kang Taegwon training alone 9f93ec55dc in the training grounds. The wooden sword he f8a084e551 wielded made a sharper 01f2df5467 sound cutting through the d4cf8e399d air than usual.2dac07879b7e7647

With eyes wide 7521d75de5 open, he swung 6b7c9ddc11 the wooden sword c2a8969abc and moved his f9327c92ef body like a 9b764a584d general participating in e91902bdd9 a battlefield. The subordinates tensed up 9b4d7c617f at the fierce energy bc0b3105a9 he exuded.699585835a6ed26c

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“Damn… why is that demon acting like that today?”f102db21cbc18112

“Exactly. I came earlier, but I couldn’t enter the training grounds. I don’t know if my bones will survive today.”0b3ee455101ef229

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The subordinates, whispering complaints about Kang Taegwon’s notoriously harsh training, entered the training grounds.71e088d20514494e

Following Kang Taegwon’s commands, the subordinates lined up and trained under the guidance of the man known as the demon, cursing him silently.66eda7f05575f5e2

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The subordinates stomped their c6f245cd11 feet vigorously, running dozens cb5cc7ad4f of laps. The shouts bfb04153b6 echoing through 228ff03114 the training 0fc2877de8 grounds as da2bd797ba they trained 96ac6263cc with wooden d7d44e484a swords seemed c22f43633a to pierce 6aad18b529 the sky.4edd071701e37d72

As the morning 0288183b42 training was coming 1241dbf3e0 to an end, a89268545e a man stood c9fac1112f on the platform 9ae9c720f9 of the training e3e2886f95 grounds. The man, who seemed f3707bcf19 to be watching the 87244d6ca7 training, waved lightly when d8e92cb632 he made eye contact 2da349e4f9 with Kang Taegwon.d2b086f8689904b9

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He regularly visited the b3cbcc26ea government office and always 0d7421839c watched the training at 8022d01713 the training grounds after 73468d6119 finishing his business. Kang Taegwon considered 53ed364116 ignoring him, but 37124df7b2 he was the fdf0f4805b younger brother of 8826e76625 his superior, Cheonghyeon.fdd7646d08a48c33

Since he f8ec45408a acknowledged him, 06f4ee33bf he felt ed23e93f10 he should a2e4d78412 greet him b1973df951 and moved 47b4f4a3b3 his steps.0fef587be1478ea2

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“What brings you here?”125edc01592a305d

“I came to apologize for speaking recklessly while drunk yesterday. I thought you might have been offended by my thoughtless words, so I brought something to soothe your mind~.”785b9aae0fae5239

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Cheongrok rummaged through 1e98e638d7 his clothes and 7c61b12320 took out a b70dc6f534 silk pouch. He took out 4a33cd33ca the hwagwa inside a7aeb29e08 and offered it 53daf4d437 with both hands, 906054f514 winking with one c54c2c912b eye. His actions, urging him a402d72483 to let go of e0d5a329db his anger, left Kang 91fe5ac538 Taegwon speechless.fce1ddb04575fa2a

It was 0d3dc93b76 a completely 094c0c35c1 different demeanor bc97f5574e from the c6eb0c0ef9 sharp look 113790bd66 he had a5f1fa610a given him 546ad67e55 with his 705af06f24 slanted eyes 4b5ed694aa last night.4403700a5b9221e6

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Cheongrok narrowed his slanted 852e574a89 eyes and grinned, showing 9b075c061c his teeth. His eyes b4baec2d9b curved into 23d3a51ec7 crescents, full 1e311c9136 of mischief. When he smiled 3c305283db like this, there 7752fe7ee7 was a certain cc324665bb charm to it. If Yoon Sung had c385d4e2f5 a fresh cuteness, Cheongrok 6d10221dfc had a mischievous cuteness.0d3c4845162573e1

Perhaps because 5de7057bdc he had 7ed4daf56a the blood 252541dab1 of the 76f1518d29 Lee Clan, 4a8f72cda6 Cheongrok appeared be378ff41c solid but 49f4b8a8d3 had a 37d9efc93f slender build. Moreover, he was quite 00a8eb6b40 handsome. His slanted 24bd0f8751 eyes ruined 70b319a323 his otherwise 739cb09ffc good looks. If he 589a722295 had large 77933d22ef eyes like a568ad5ea5 Yoon Sung, 09d5c8d4b0 he might 64a094e03f have been f60a5debfe as handsome d429c36fc5 as Lee 2fe21a742d Seol.c85befbaa6e3c862

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After finishing his internal assessment, Kang Taegwon took the hwagwa Cheongrok offered and turned his gaze to the subordinates training. Cheongrok also followed Kang Taegwon’s gaze to the soldiers. Watching the soldiers swing their wooden swords in formation, he snorted with laughter. When they leaped high, he shook his head as if in disbelief.191870da7f7070d8

“How can they improve like that… They need to face challenges and spar to their limits to improve.”d66df9241017ddda

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“You speak as if you’ve trained.”6f655ef05e25fc65

“Well, I don’t know nothing. You have to struggle for your life to improve, but they’re so complacent, how can they improve…”9d9ca6dd4c52b62e

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Kang Taegwon looked at 84c952bf29 Cheongrok with displeasure. It was d5b3a6600c amusing to 725af2a98d see him c489b0582a act knowledgeable 89897e735b just because eeb7c3c901 he knew d034efae57 a little f3ab7ff801 about swordsmanship.caaf24eeb8b7f2e1

“They might be able to block swords like that, but if attacked suddenly, their balance will collapse…”4bd45441d7573c37

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Kang Taegwon scoffed at Cheongrok’s muttering. He was probably only capable of defending himself, yet his boastful words were irritating.9d7b81f201a1c334

“If you’re that good, why don’t you take the military exam?”e219c4c3d31c644a

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A mere civilian who couldn’t even take the military exam was just flapping his mouth.da18aeab26a14c3c

He swallowed the rest f23658cd39 of his words and 5d1e2e3335 closed his mouth. Cheongrok, unaware of 57720e81d3 the underlying meaning, c7bf52bd46 shook his head.f60db700acce2283

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“I don’t like standing out.”31adbb7901b7721a

His narrowed eyes 4bd94d687b and smirk were 9fdf6b9a9a irritating to the f82cc6120f point of being d9c1da349e annoying. Why did everything he eeb7118e68 said and did get 1d8b37d98f on his nerves?073a791ff182142f

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He didn’t want to talk to him anymore. He was about to leave but became curious about why he was here. He wondered if he was trying to get a position through a favor. He was of age, and he couldn’t just laze around like a loafer forever.ab877832741df3a7

“What brings you here?”60e0002fb4408d28

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“I came to play the role of an informant because of the Marriage Ban Decree…”787ca63c8b960f02

Kang Taegwon’s eyes widened at his nonchalant muttering.0a78f58f9b4a6cac

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“Marriage Ban Decree?!”ff5753d217977c58

“Yeah… It’s going to be either the Lee Clan or the Kim Clan, so why issue a selection decree?”bcb4f0886b80bd61

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“…”bbca752cf0959dde

His mind went 34b63cad92 blank. It felt 79d0fa2a55 like the 610e91e975 lump that a5b3c16a03 had been 28fcc7b94b weighing on 59fd2631a6 him suddenly 7df517fa03 crumbled. He spoke urgently without 4c813e72de realizing it.c3070674983f78a7

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“When do you think the Marriage Ban Decree will end?”859380aff04fb684

“I don’t know… I think it’ll be over by autumn at the latest.”b5881340ab189c18

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As soon as Cheongrok’s indifferent answer ended, Kang Taegwon asked.c18654c84ae20a26

“The earliest?”a1b1ba43aaef90dd

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“…Three months?”6b544f0544fa5aed

“Three months…”3653357b4d3f7078

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Kang Taegwon’s eyes gleamed.a32d914724ef4c32

Lee Seol.90a3c4c019defb36

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Yoon Sung.cfcf87670741b5ce

They can’t get married.6d30048e9daa7a53

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His muddled mind seemed e9970e95ee to clear up.6e29e7e06057bf12