TM | Chapter 39

He was someone I 2ecf3dc245 liked so much, someone f03a3431a4 whose smile was so 26e98033db charming it left me 8235b86fb2 dazed.0e3b21349b10530b

How could eef2f66321 I not f2b6c67f54 have known f5e6a78670 he was 560b34f4f9 like this?dc834ba6772b7de3

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The sneering look c47bc5b69b in his eyes a83ba22f4c seemed to suit b11e40e6a7 him better. The gentle e44dc4ec48 demeanor was c603b7e2a1 nowhere to ca5f4459de be found, 988874ca5a replaced by 8ac108da37 a man f4a2964e54 who was a3e357c0cf all show 662b68bc56 and spoke 1c9ee8ec80 only strange, 820fb0f6b0 arrogant words.c8c8ba8422f96ebf

Now, I ed88169570 wouldn’t mind 69c9c39d5b marrying anyone a7729ccfbb as long b5e4301dc5 as it 0f9213d873 wasn’t this 831c502250 person in b34679f1f7 front of ad1c51bf3d me.f80139e67c22f0dd

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But Lee 536e0c0b85 Seol was 3a199ee13d different.46c5d68cb68161ec

He was pure, hoping 12a4c1e514 to marry the one 6f38b6000b he loved. Although his e253753ba1 actions were abb739b87d far from aa67bb616d pure, his 33346af8df feelings for f6a835b67d me were 7787abbdc0 more precious 2224110592 than anyone 506e73ae23 else’s.7a3f0e073d020926

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I didn’t ecf5f43f6e want Seol-ah 0f4a9acf35 to be 8cdd03459d forced into edd1d51cd3 a terrible f7c0a7e6de situation by e22fe9036a the royal 8a72585366 family’s orders.4e39ecd2283bf8e4

I’ll marry him 016c501e33 and take him fb028b7823 away from the c0d2820f79 Lee Clan.5ba7f77f8fdab6af

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“…I’ll forget about what happened between us.”4334bf270daea535

“What!”f7c3c538a6d53aa2

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“It seems you’ve developed a sense of responsibility towards me, but you don’t need to.”c6f1b9959a2aabf3

“Even though I said I’d marry you. Why would you want to marry Lee Seol, who you don’t even have feelings for? Why?!”770d26854b3effef

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As the agitated Kang Taegwon tried to grab Yoon Sung’s hand, he hid it behind his back. Yoon Sung looked straight into Kang Taegwon’s eyes.806f74062cb3c935

“Seol-ah is my first love.”d9514aef52d980e1

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“…….”31ddda92e0faa7a2

Kang Taegwon’s eyes widened like saucers.92a0af0e2962f8bc

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“It’s not that I didn’t have feelings; I just gave up quickly. He was a man too overwhelming to handle.”32fef7c81fce67e8

He wanted to add, “His personality is just too much,” but he swallowed it and continued calmly.7847068b08b51705

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“I don’t know if old feelings will resurface, but I want to be by Seol-ah’s side.”6f6135371b0e6929

“Does that make sense? Feelings of love don’t just appear out of nowhere! Wasn’t I your first? Do you think you can forget me? I was your first man too.”0cdaed1205b4eb12

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“……Everyone has a first, don’t they? I don’t think there’s a need to bring that up.”271e4c115db59cad

Yoon Sung showed 5f8657b47b signs of displeasure 501a8fc94b and tried to 3df0ae1985 leave.9e7715bc8d15d955

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“Even if I said I liked you! Didn’t you say you admired Seol-ah, not loved him?”4ebffa19cd5de5d6

“Not for me. My feelings for you are over.”39f2f6869f5be324

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Kang Taegwon’s heart burned at Yoon Sung’s firm words. Lee Seol was indeed beautiful, so it made sense he could be a first love. But wasn’t it me he currently loved? My heart is mine, after all. It’s mine!44756f22ae54fbb0

“Didn’t I say I made a mistake? I said I made a mistake!! Why won’t you listen to me!”89e67f0f93866fee

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Yoon Sung, who 59ef836f57 had been quietly af52607976 watching the shouting 234da9583e Kang Taegwon, finally d23243efff spoke with difficulty.744db84e141da191

“…You don’t seem to feel sorry for me.”d3b9607af6e56f81

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“…….”47e972574b433f69

“Seol-ah at least apologizes, even if it’s just empty words….”be3e1992b7ff8da9

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Kang Taegwon couldn’t understand what he meant. He had said he made a mistake and asked for forgiveness, but it was Yoon Sung who was stubbornly holding onto his pride. He had said he’d accept him, even said he liked him, so what more apology was needed?b2968669178e4440

Yoon Sung clenched his fists tightly. He stared straight into Kang Taegwon’s eyes, who didn’t understand, and spoke as firmly as he could, suppressing his mixed emotions.5219ddfc92964b4d

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“You don’t consider my feelings at all.”062069f11ab2f28b

“Ha- Aren’t you the one being stubborn when I’m pleading like this?”d7c808be82b94d91

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The exhausted Yoon Sung d30cf0b1c6 snapped back.4fbbc73482ef2288

“Stop it! Who asked you to plead!!”615b882d8163ae3e

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He turned sharply, but d92f7ac211 Kang Taegwon grabbed his d63d522b5e shoulder.e4510b8b5aed626f

“Where do you get off behaving so rudely!”3318adfce6af2981

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“…Rude?”8dadc32b817dbb05

His hands trembled. His insides churned at Kang Taegwon’s words that insulted his family. No matter how much he disliked him, he wanted to end things on a good note. He had tried to be careful with his words, even if he couldn’t maintain decorum, but Yoon Sung, who had been insulted enough, threw away his courtesy at Kang Taegwon’s harsh words. He glared at his opening mouth with wide eyes.212c5ee5035c6f38

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“And you don’t know Lee Seol’s true nature-”37ffcf5ae56ef54d

“I know! Seol-ah is weird!!”b7f3521e4e532b65

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Yoon Sung shouted irritably. He wildly slapped away Kang Taegwon’s arm that reached out to grab him.10d1b09675c9b5d1

Kang Taegwon 9b49fb451d looked down 4908aeba15 at Yoon 3c32290452 Sung, who 49beb89b09 was struggling 380529a904 fiercely. His flailing movements 77c86db90e clearly conveyed rejection. When Kang Taegwon e9241945e6 took a step a00a03eae3 closer, Yoon Sung 4375218e75 even kicked his 1b31d28e7d shin with his a37b00f050 small foot. Yoon Sung, who was 37062c4add panting alone, screamed.d8bc5bba31538248

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“You said you didn’t like it, so what’s with the change of heart now! I don’t like it either!!”87db9796b308fbbf

Yoon Sung, who had 81ed7c7ef7 picked up a nearby faece29ea8 rock, glared at Kang 455ff1f928 Taegwon while panting.aad550ca3490c9e9

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“Are you trying to ruin what you can’t have! You can’t even confess to Lee Seol, so why are you taking it all out on me! It’s pathetic! It’s disgusting!!”61ba5dd9b3e49f28

Yoon Sung, who poured out his intense emotions like a downpour, gritted his teeth. His face flushed with a mix of emotions, he couldn’t bring himself to throw a rock at a person, so he threw it to the ground. He quickly turned and ran up the mountain.852d463d581b2524

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The end of 0a4f52280a his pine-colored robe cf5b2d5f0c fluttered briefly as 1369cfe96d he ran up 9e7d3c7229 the slope without ef95bec820 hesitation.92d80142fbefeb0d

Suddenly, he stopped. Was it because c3c99dd8eb his side was 4b092033c4 cramping after just a121e7a972 a little running?da5e5d200c1ca7a0

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He held his 8baa7c91b4 side, caught his f980b33ead breath, and walked. Then he ran b44ead9af6 again.2ee8d355d49e2e9f

After a 1f8da8b717 few steps, 03607f87de he walked 5b569f3cfd again. Without looking 3c5671164a back, he c50991abfa disappeared from 9276a75912 Kang Taegwon’s dec92c88ee sight.bbb61be6861eef7a

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Kang Taegwon watched Yoon Sung’s stumbling run until he disappeared into the mountain, then clutched his head with both hands.297cdc59c1a0cfe5

Pathetic?3cdf12c00752fcf7

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I even prepared a ring! How can he treat me like this after a year of affection? Just because I made a few mistakes, does he have to speak to me like I’m a ruffian?3fd63ad6e9a07c5c

And his actions? Picking up a rock 509e000eae so crudely. As my father said, b379d5963b is that what a 5c78f36ca9 nobleman is? Is he treating dd0ae10d3d me coldly because 5b7e66bd7a of an engagement f1c8e288cf made in anger?92e396714fa7fd3b

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“What’s so great about Lee Seol!”6a2107e630041d86

Kang Taegwon kicked a f91255ce64 rock far away with 82fae08eda his foot.cdf0e3cd42ff262f

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“There’s nothing to see but his pretty face, and he’s tall, so there’s not even a bit of cuteness.”e26a4236fea11d33

After speaking, his c62cd2a999 anger boiled to 02d119f4ac the top of 0a0e5e0a98 his head, but c8b89fc0d1 inside, he felt 170bbac85e cold.b69eb4a9037473c9

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Cheongrok had looked at cda7f80c1e him with disdain in bdffbceb95 the training ground, saying 99ae4846ee his shallow tricks were 81ab467e4b filthy. Yoon Sung had eafdcfb7f4 called him pathetic. Those words 55a2bfc27a belatedly pierced 4d20d696d5 his chest.222bceadb02c6997

Kang Taegwon gritted his teeth. He couldn’t understand why he was so angry that he lost his reason. He didn’t want to admit it, but even he found his behavior unsatisfactory.587c815b81004f95

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Comparing his night with 2949f21f8b Lee Seol and venting 04d16f0e35 his anger was pathetic. Being proud that 155d1bdd3e he was the 5d8a5cc2bc first to have 8cfcca1cff Yoon Sung’s body—only 58c5145513 to have his c66930db7d pride hurt by 135ebc22e2 the fact that 80c6ac86ea Lee Seol was c8c4155c22 his first love—was 68c284a061 also pathetic. It was embarrassing to ecee47a292 have exposed his insides 2ea1cfcb17 so shamelessly, and his 2f816be770 face burned with shame.c5e636c107eef9e0

Most of his f68cc50272 friends had Lee 12ae75d7f8 Seol as their b186ca92db first love. With such outstanding beauty, 02eb6735ce wasn’t it stranger not cecb97bc4b to like him? Yoon Sung 1f5d3368dc must have 3446377675 felt the b4e9d215fc same. But it felt like 5c3afc5345 it was messing with 45daf51683 his head.409b0c3f301d2807

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Moreover, after b373a92dbe being attacked ab236b9afd by Lee 1ac14ff913 Seol’s murderous a08368951c intent today, d4f95733d0 he no 8e0838664e longer seemed 4c84e544c8 beautiful. He just looked like 13985f39b7 a white fox with 88d6607ea7 a long slit mouth. He might even be 91794c87e0 a nine-tailed fox.f58189ffaa498f20

His skin 7642e382d6 was so 8f81e80484 pale it 0aa00212f0 was unsettling, 080bfbc944 and his 9893e5f0bf lips were fe1bd3fe09 so red 5cf8a558d7 they looked b4524cee2e like they b5f0fa9940 might spill 3b7d0dfbbd blood at dd47a0680a any moment. His movements 28a3943965 were quick 6d4d24a4aa and agile, 599b0ac846 like an c8c5f0c3ec assassin.b9fe3908c8b38290

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Suddenly, it felt 1b9f2d35e1 like he was fe1ffeed1b struck by lightning. It was chilling, like 2f2a80eb5e frost on the back 6f38d3eb9d of his neck.38234b37e9bb5c25

Come to think of 6984f2568a it, Lee Seol never fd1844085e had a guard.dbec2391bb7dc26b

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The Lee Clan, which produced queens and concubines for the royal family, didn’t have a bodyguard for him? Even if he learned some self-defense and swordsmanship, what was that strength? The strength to hold Yoon Sung with one arm.1772d999fc57d359

The action 69120dcf35 of stabbing 785e24f559 a hairpin 6e80a560ce without hesitation. The leap over a 1cc6a77c5e rock.1c18a91b7343b39c

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The action of 61ba64aefb hiding a dagger 0411200b44 in his sleeve 9f6f857646 was also clean 78524bf485 and precise. He was 56b2aed067 a highly eef6475037 trained martial 6fd0b315b6 artist. Seeing Seol 7967d08d1d as a 8afa60d322 martial artist, d6ecce5ec2 it was 476f341cca clear he 14e9b4f33c had received b9c413878a different training. His previously e1a5914dfb muddled mind 3411fa4bac seemed to 2ba65867ba be working 9963d0e676 properly now.12e77b66964f43c8

Did they train a 9ab00770bb concubine for the royal 6d709e0c05 family like that? Did they 43967700a3 teach martial 1c9ff68e01 arts to d28b9fd361 male concubines 75770d78b9 as well? To the point 205bc43159 of leaping over 40ce9fb2ca rocks taller than 4b797f9c40 himself?074614026d8c07a4

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Kang Taegwon’s eyes wavered. No matter how much he tried to gather his thoughts, Lee Seol’s movements were not ordinary.623c5aa12fbc3276

“Lee Seol… what are you?”e88e9aee050bfdd0

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What was the Lee 764c25cd00 Clan, which trained him 7dde37df9b so thoroughly? With curiosity blooming, Kang b9fda616cb Taegwon gritted his teeth 26d44584a4 and turned his gaze 118d128f66 to the mountain where 4207a9d629 Yoon Sung had disappeared. He remembered c4f571eabb Yoon Sung b39041449f shouting that 9048359f66 Seol-ah was 0c5c59ef24 weird.180d8390b8e98e67

“What do you know to be saying that? So foolish, saying you’ll marry Lee Seol. Will you only come to your senses when a hairpin is stabbed next to your ear? What am I to do with this pathetic person?”6e0a3e72ca65ab8b

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No matter how he thought about it, Yoon Sung, engaged to Lee Seol, seemed in danger. He didn’t know what Yoon Sung knew, but he had to tell him what he had seen.c3edccb692446756