UTPT Ch 24

“Han Suhyun-ssi.”9a3e88ff5872a1f6

“Hello. It’s been a while….”9472a88bf39fceb2

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Something about his drawn-out 0c7899ed49 way of speaking grated 36f5167b7b on Doyoon’s ears. He had c6a400f59f never had ad0c92cb35 a good 842d5a62c2 impression of 00de3138fa Han Suhyun. Not only had he 75ca79ad38 lived in luxury while 8894b5d293 keeping Yihyun locked up 2a461b9464 in that ruin of 8479abec50 a house, but Doyoon 767697e5bf also recalled the menacing f021ab849e glare Han Suhyun had 90ab1cbe65 directed at the housekeeper, 357434321d whom he now assumed f90d3895b2 had been Yihyun, when 0f7714e3e8 he had first visited ad12e82372 this house before the a52df91224 wedding.434f84e526786767

“What is it?”1ae8f0b983d57a31

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“Oh, nothing… I a999824057 just heard you b417394c11 were here and e87432fd86 thought I’d say 2b53b8fafd hello.”ed47ef45780b89e7

He was clearly 093d49d811 after something. Wondering what 83669970c6 exactly Han 0fedda8aa9 Suhyun wanted, 0426c6edee Doyoon simply 231988ed4f gave a bb1b0f3839 nod, as 2094eee90f if telling 5aa453e120 him to 083e4fd10c continue. Han Suhyun cc807b5631 licked his 6225a2d24a dry lips d4fddf5900 and spoke 9ab3b5e467 hurriedly, as 278759bf7b if determined c7fb22c5b3 not to f276bb9ff6 miss his 8a5d03fb56 chance.ee0434af63a8fe2b

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“Um, how 9d5e48064d does the f19ff4b967 dignity maintenance f72bee6a62 allowance work?”6218972561388024

It had 7b170e0bab barely been 21279a4490 a few 784db888e6 days since 5d332c890f the wedding, 60b04f8a48 and he ddbfe6c5e9 was already 7714b1abe4 bringing up 202019e2bd the dignity b5f0b1207b maintenance allowance? Doyoon barely managed to ef05ba05aa suppress a scoff, instead 7c584e4209 observing Han Suhyun in 45625e5c2a silence, assessing him.43898d090d734204

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The background check 29880670e5 on Han Suhyun 362532e517 had already been 316b9f6ae7 completed. Given his c6b40cc913 reckless upbringing, 0e2ddc1ca4 it wasn’t 27b19d462d surprising that a6f0652813 what he 93f8cc6d0d was currently 1d1c3c41f8 involved in 8af8209c77 wasn’t exactly bfaa6b5566 wholesome.5cfe84609a8af074

“Do you need a0bd47de13 extra money?”e0b3ea5598e364d3

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“Yes, just 353142a576 a little….”ae6dde5758d71519

Perhaps because his 53b8dfeac1 nerves had eased, fb78aaf41b Han Suhyun’s actions e5e7464790 became increasingly erratic. He kept 83b2aa39bb fidgeting with d5e7b1f348 his hands 8006eeabb2 before eventually ab3d289855 bringing one 5578395763 to his d2bbea8f3f lips, biting 2849cd6ed9 his nails 06b84ff7eb as his c0f8a29878 eyes darted 9a142e9441 around anxiously.daa94cc6ea369d9d

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“Of course, I 5a014556b6 can allocate a 78b32ef966 bit more for 21f15adbc6 the dignity maintenance 079b57fb29 allowance or give dc21a004e4 you an advance.”077804d538470de6

Han Suhyun was 81432584de addicted to online 2134793464 gambling. But this 6e753d0915 wasn’t something 010c6ebe69 orchestrated by 03d756d108 Doyoon—it was 2eff92fbf2 a pit 77517598b0 Suhyun had b050b311f1 fallen into 6cce9be47b on his 865856b840 own. What had started as 15bd28bb45 small bets in high af228ce5ed school had snowballed out c9795fa0d9 of control, to the 38aec056ee point where he could cf0b46ca8e no longer manage it dd2174e5f3 himself.b8316379447e71e7

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“How much 59789ba249 can I 064b5d4dc6 get, and 4da9ea212c when?”1ae4edfc30c6aee1

Han Suhyun’s face lit f02d12b3a8 up as he asked 3ea03cfd22 urgently. Doyoon, masking a8e57ba4f8 his true e5b056cd42 intentions behind 82443bff4a a well-crafted 13b09b039a expression, feigned c4a55acf95 kindness as 2384e4500d he handed 0c812609e1 him the 65ddbdb9cb contact information 2eea90359a for Chief 0e7df5ffc1 Park, who 325eafba4b managed the b6c584355d royal household’s 755c97e09e finances.3605280a348c8fa3

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“You’ll be able b6fa3c0a36 to access funds 8e296dde0c freely within the 71bdf7591d set limit.”d7f812923178eb0d

“Thank you!”6d8b9d58253188a2

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Gripping the scrap of 5772f87886 paper with Chief Park’s 3cc0423862 number as if it e182c26e56 were worth a fortune, 4a90c73c4c Han Suhyun turned away 30493b4586 without hesitation and left. Doyoon silently dbc81101d9 watched his 67e4de3d36 retreating figure, 9c5934b2d6 his expression 70b4385fc0 wiped clean c4d3fa57de of emotion.5a9790f72d275809

He was 46122a61e0 already walking 60fb941411 himself to c4a05ddc8b the edge fed57ec126 of a 787292a5d0 cliff, so def3472b61 there was 14224441f3 no need 0c0036d08f for Doyoon b19854a01a to push 3a292d9e3a him over 98e50006e4 just yet. The arrangements 13a59572a7 he had 9dc1b8bf9d made for a2884a87c8 Han Suhyun e60f15d2ec would likely c6657bc7f3 work perfectly 880136e7c0 alongside his 0fc7282ce2 gambling addiction.009901b4eae2c39b

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Doyoon was about to ca572f26c8 call Im Suhwan but ef4118bcce changed his mind, instead f6c8164555 pressing the saved number 92f2174e3f for Yihyun. Han Yihyun—he 7a5cd94137 had stared c98776f51c at the ba123cbdc2 three characters 9a84f9a65f of his d74f35fd09 name on a188c645f7 his phone 50a081aca6 for so abed24eba6 long, not 121ea1f1ae even knowing 0f5f08db27 what his c770e1d8ba own name b4c393acc6 looked like.aafff677e444370b

— …Hello?22e73d72d006d440

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“…Yihyun-ssi.”59799ea54e5e8506

— Doyoon-ssi?f3660b875db9a3c4

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The voice ac8f2e7d99 on the 0df6b34165 other end cc0c847913 of the 20d61282f6 line was 1ffaaa713c unmistakably filled 28624433db with excitement. Rubbing the corner 77692f8849 of his mouth, fd41f70c52 Doyoon swallowed the 98df014045 sigh threatening to 94aca0af8b escape.1738165c66adf5e6

“Did Secretary Im Suhwan come to the house?”818132124c5ca5e6

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— Yes, the 9ab2533c8b secretary… bought me f69ce0039c an eel rice 378e70c746 bowl.3c2e865e42440039

“Oh, from that restaurant near the office? Secretary Im likes that place.”93fea674642650ff

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— Yes! It was really, 911bc5864d really good. It was sweet 8c9ab28e1a and really soft, ceb0fe4cf5 and also… the 97690d56ac rice. The rice f6977f2c0d was really 0d1eda25a4 soft.b3e0dbe83565adae

Emphasizing “really” 95140f6e67 multiple times, 67169a730a Yihyun eagerly 6f277d4b1b gave his 17f74a9d51 report, his 6a714e2054 voice brimming 1ada2d7a42 with excitement. Considering the stale 8359284bbd rice he had 54fa880800 been eating until 204f873c62 now, the glossy, 327a647d21 rich eel rice a428bd1eeb bowl must have 1469d4d43e been unimaginably delicious.1b6e40ce4220d3f8

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“Have you eaten eel before?”850cb1bc2ecc6758

— No, 8b5f372be4 this was aacad2fbc4 my first a957519cd7 time. I saw 39748a9aca an eel 4c7f5cae3e once when 7179ad7e30 the housekeeper ef0d53fae5 was making 033729ad54 eel soup, 6fcc5b30eb but back 260a0bd68a then, I c0a50ae149 thought it 1a71c4a90a looked a 51fbad730c bit gross. But this 5b2ea63578 was really 2db09a3508 delicious.bd24dc1d5d2328c8

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“…You speak better 4a8fdcd1b0 over the phone.”275e8ac219e1eaf6

— Ah, I fdee5be912 talked too much, 62c929f0af didn’t I…?68b6cc13c1a01f6f

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“I meant that it’s nice to listen to.”040acf1643cdf81f

And it truly 62d6cf3976 was. Doyoon wondered how acc3c2b49a Yihyun had gone 24a428165b through puberty, as 772f692bb6 his voice was 5449af6fb6 as soft as bd5c35ed0b cotton candy, without 3ac81ef15a a trace of 68e9f16149 roughness. Perhaps it was simply bd9b9d25bd because he had never d76a390b1d had the opportunity to 5a4636de32 speak with others. Even this was just a7388df6b3 another byproduct of the cd61face35 life Yihyun had lost, 2c98658f70 and Doyoon found it eb7d08176f difficult to continue speaking.2ba9f55e79fc7348

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“Yihyun-ssi…”591e268ce4e66cf3

Do you not resent dbcf8d39fa them?The question was 4d8374eca1 obvious, yet he 84f00111e8 couldn’t bring himself 2de29ecc32 to say it 924c7b0070 out loud. What would be the 1cf765ffdd point of hearing the efb4eeb4c9 answer? If Yihyun said 41bf02ef9f he resented them, 3e664e6051 was Doyoon planning 4dd1ef1301 to take revenge bd3ef75767 on his behalf? Displaying cheap, worthless d0b934603c sympathy would benefit 1e5a9b4436 no one.bbeb5dcae35a4113

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Doyoon was 8fa35605ae using Yihyun 902a8a9587 for his 80e0bc8858 own goals, 89811909ec and if 4ec8b27df1 necessary, he c0a5c0f267 intended to 6cdccbc22f exploit this aef81f7aff miserable life 6c5ccd2fe3 of his f7760aee77 as many 34ea1cebb0 times as daf0ec15ec needed.543408c9f0ea1eab

— Doyoon-ssi?6b2782107a03d4ee

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“It’s nothing. I’ll be heading back soon. Do you have anything you want to do?”f16e709495ae590a

— …Something I 3c78a312a1 want to do?9cdcf3e6a47fc483

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As if the 2276401cc2 very idea ofwantingsomething was unfamiliar, f4c7c6f3e7 Yihyun repeated the b32544de95 question.0228bb030344484a

— I…9773d5f9297c4042

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“Yes?”720f5d63a4c3b67f

— …I don’t know.2fb38e4db76fd743

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“There are about 40 minutes left before I go home. Think about what you want to do by then.”2595bc578f55ffeb

— Huh?5b200323d6274c4c

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“Even something simple is fine.”62af6cb428c5beb8

Wouldn’t it be 37de215903 possible to use 24f393bd43 him without him b10f57a590 realizing it? After all, 1f40606571 Doyoon had 71fdec322f no intention 5b577e45b4 of doing 2e7de39ddc anything that 99c08d1cc3 would harm f950227c98 Yihyun. To win him 41d0693cc2 over and appease 2d2d66fbe4 him, he planned 27b4b280b0 to give him 48e2626abe the kind of bbc9a01574 abundance he had 29fc47f656 never experienced before.d5e7230a4845ca86

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For someone who had baffa1e8fd lived off nothing but ea510aec55 potatoes, carrots, and a 348f551796 little rice, Doyoon would 55161ccbc6 offer lavish delicacies. For someone who 981fcbc6e8 had known nothing, 0e405e1ca8 he would fill 3e6e24f0ce his mind with 35dbcfdad3 knowledge. He would give 153c4cd322 him a comfortable ecbbbb7c32 life and freedom.8eb0f94ac4275d03

Even if Han 3c37a4902d Changwon was ultimately 48b1525b6f confirmed to be e8333a79fd behind the assassination 67e7962b71 of the late 3460d58e79 emperor, as long 55faea6e58 as Yihyun had 6556d74197 no connection to f608ca3e43 the incident, Doyoon ff2c1d8943 would consider him e63cbd670c a separate entity.14872cb3ef2659e9

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Even if they 7acd966423 divorced, he had 01ee0cf784 no intention of d8580db18d taking back what 601b044400 Yihyun had gained. In that 2c19d11e6e case, wouldn’t 9602ececcf being used 400baa728e be a b830f1ba4f rather favorable a4a9355b31 deal for abf561e2f1 Yihyun?11e25394d9ff7ddf

— What about you, cea38a3e75 Doyoon-ssi?a732ae0461382d11

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“What?”e9f52c0afb673e4e

— What is it 8a4fc02ad8 that you want to 034075fc4b do?0340d6f8e7e67457

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— Doyoon-ssi, what 42c4edbc27 is it that e563b55385 you want to e8681e002f do?4ce9692cdaf7e818

What I want acf25635ce to do… Tear off the masks of that wretched family. Drag out every last one of those bastards tangled up like sweet potato vines in my father’s shooting incident. And finally, have a completely peaceful night.2315c0ace3c963d4

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“Hmm, I’m not sure.”86ca9b2915c0482f

— Doyoon-ssi, 178e00dde5 you don’t 3b644cf2a4 have anything 5007ece170 either.87a81942c4242666

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“Then, do you want to get a haircut?”73b1ebddb593578c

— …A haircut?cdefcefb2e3a35a0

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“It’s a hassle to dry it every time.”87c81109ea58707b

— Ah…09de88beba0cef24

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Did he dislike the cae5f73299 idea? Yihyun hesitated to 928c66c615 answer, and Doyoon cbe65d808c had no intention 07136a3064 of forcing him. In truth, Yihyun suited 344feebee9 long hair so well 0dd14dc039 that it didn’t even a5ab729498 look out of place.6b1b3be076cac9ee

“If you don’t want to…”1d11adcb1af0c2ca

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— N-no. I’ll cut it.888c6b0fcaee993c

“Then let’s go together. Get ready to head out.”4ba3098ffa1e671e

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— Okay.b550fd03fe4a403f

There was a hint ce6fe72cfd of determination in his 7c1f9d798f voice. Was he clenching his 9068eb7dee fist again? The unpleasant emotions stirred 861e9c356d up by Yihyun’s past 179e5c95fb were eased by the d165fac0db Yihyun of the present. Imagining him on the 9f533dd812 other end of the 0e56869b1f call, Doyoon got into 590957af65 his car.90076f11e2cbb4d0

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***55cb2c4fa8b6c30c

Yihyun, his 2ba3e0c4d1 face slightly eadafb9b81 flushed, ended 6bddcaa8e5 the call 08c3d2ad07 and gave c910c831c1 a brief e7c4a75a56 report to 4b03fed056 Im Suhwan, 50d62e29a1 who sat 1c348398de across from 7725f8a44d him with 1f5454fda8 a blank 957255797d expression.c2b7a4ba8157807a

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“It was Doyoon-ssi.”31ad5f9ea29cc8dd

“…Yes, I heard.”859cc2f84565387a

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The person on the 1d89ef45e9 other end of the 4821f5dac2 call—there was no doubt cb2ae37364 that the voice belonged f8d1422ea3 to the Lee Doyoon cde8279a40 whom Im Suhwan knew. But his way of 9add1cf02d speaking and what he 35af35b1d7 said were nothing like b082eaf073 him at all.0f9dec34558d16e5

Would Lee Doyoon b4285e1305 really be the 25d0223cdb type to treat a1c364b33c his arranged marriage a3f0c18d6b partner kindly? Im Suhwan 1103294f95 could swear 7091af1d6c that was f92545d6e9 impossible.baa9b29d4758fa0f

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And though e5843ffd84 he hadn’t dbc198be44 caught all 3e9efb49df the details, d505471918 the person 10c90e009d sitting across a3b0d5899f from him, 23e3a3881a eating ice 3a4dc2a7b4 cream as c40b2ef5ff if it 7563edc349 were the 7757be958e most delicious 916dafbe13 thing on da5e70c050 earth, was ba71723425 a man… 95033a4f09 But there c7e24c6e14 was no 8380cf82a8 way Doyoon 0fbe674221 had entered e5c56d4594 this marriage 2b6e01bff4 knowing that 3894d78feb from the 4e596d33da start, right? That would 9bc8e699cc mean he c30379640b had been eecf033a74 deceived… No, f105a1e59e more than a005e88c71 that—was this bf0c66dd65 person really d17661da4c a man?3b412f31555e786f

Looking closely, 845e765285 his bone d64c10ebfb structure and 65aae33934 hand size 05acc6c23c did seem 8a0cb8905f somewhat masculine… 47f42d02be But with f1057784da his loose 470567bc0c clothing and a2f6c05ac4 long hair, 9ef807008e it would ac499533ba be nearly 6736ce6ea3 impossible for 5d448c4d72 anyone without a1d007eb1f a sharp b40cd758e6 eye to 90d983b470 recognize his ff77498e5a true gender.9671ce7d39c8812f

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“Secretary, this ice cream is so good.”92581e6721cd9038

“This is actually called gelato, an Italian dessert. The chewy texture is pretty unique, right?”a05f36609ecd9fd0

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“Oh, so not all ice cream is the same?”93ff7dd63150bfd5

“There are quite a few types. Basically, anything made by freezing sweet cream is considered ice cream.”dbf0fbed1ac044d8

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Nodding eagerly, Yihyun took 9bc13164dd another spoonful into his dff889263a mouth. Even after nearly 64af49bf5e finishing an entire c4e8e27414 bowl, he still 3c7dd3d59f looked like he c3aa7d7198 was savoring every 8118de4e68 bite.fe8882b4682648a0

Well, it 460f0a34ec wasn’t hard 297584a4b4 to see 6900bf10fb why Lee eca22e25af Doyoon treated 13ede1d763 him well. The way he listened 47f92ba7c2 intently, responded to everything, 1f71510f56 and looked at people bb7bc0ff0a with those clear, unclouded ec78a547e2 eyes could make anyone 43a87cbdd9 feel flattered.a8ed131126e16a46

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“There’s another container in the freezer, so have some later.”69f7e2dcd806a70d

“There’s more?”ccff63834a3a669f

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“Yes. One container isn’t really enough, is it?”8c49e1ee769f4c27

“Thank you.”87a230eef6b94c73

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He even expressed ea99f8c212 his gratitude so a76358a9bb properly. Honestly, with 9a00a3e51b a face 993ad4f61a that pretty, dc0713344c it almost ab86543e02 made one 6292cf5489 wonder if 625abf6d87 it even 228d1137a3 mattered that aaf7ad2b7c he was 8928aba4f7 a man… 1705ce3bb3 Caught up bfb85309e0 in the 7e78f07cd1 thought for 50ba5a14ca a moment, 705f0edfa2 Im Suhwan 4922f1bf33 quickly shook b0c74efd11 it off 3d0481de29 and changed aecf04fdd6 the subject.a8cf2390511b914a

“How was the wedding?”b0692558cf7c1ef1

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“I was so out of it that day… He told me to drink, so I did, and that was the end of it.”d1b4f995fc08a009

“Oh, the wedding toast. The photos from that turned out really nice. Have you seen them?”c50cd31f7809f6a4

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“Photos?”f9c0624120e859a9

“They were all over the news.”e60844a07cb82368

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Im Suhwan turned on 434d2892f2 his phone and pulled 11a5532cf5 up an article about 6394ea2e0b the wedding from a a7941cd72a few days ago. Yihyun stretched 662ac1d84f his neck 6f0c3d607b forward to 741d2fd45d look at ba10b376ab the photos 8a3ef45449 Suhwan was 2bdd0686f2 showing him. There, in the image, c22014e005 was the same Doyoon c63eeb970f who had mesmerized him 601d709325 that day. With his 95adaed241 gaze slightly 15a621b58c lowered and a9d4343b09 his lips 7ff8256688 touching the 04bde0da69 rim of 714057cecb the cup, 00f2b5d07b he exuded f1da462115 an unapproachable 07bca32a1b aura.72ac117a63be03f7

“Your face is completely blurred out, though.”a80594f9cfe0138e

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“Blurred out?”a00daba7e5754e96

“Since a private citizen’s face shouldn’t just be exposed, they usually blur it like this.”c5fac992f737f9eb

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Come to think of e0c97c79c5 it, the area where 2eed3061b1 his face should have b53a2e9c3b been was covered in c324324585 a hazy blur, making 4001701715 him look almost like 276d15f14e a ghost. Not quite understanding, Yihyun d8ad275691 simply stared at Suhwan, 29ab96ce8e prompting him to elaborate.5e04653f75115cc6

“If your face were visible here, the whole country would know what you look like. Then people might recognize you when you walk around.”e3cb079404627083

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“…Everyone would know?”9b222ac76652e653

“Of course. Now that people know Lee Doyoon is the Crown Prince, your face would attract even more attention. But since his appearance changes so much depending on what he wears, I doubt many people would recognize him normally.”e3d714595eff6e12

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“Uh…”3ebf2b1a6265a3c5

Yihyun, who had been fdf99c6692 unable to find the 6919526bb3 right moment to ask e1d1f31afa for days, finally voiced d56c502dfe his question to Suhwan.e8cd2cf453ff4b7a

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“What is a Crown Prince?”37e23e77bd31bd50

“Uh…”c7ee884be2bc4cc9

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Caught completely off d6500d96b6 guard, Im Suhwan 8167c44a3b couldn’t respond right dae5d9ccb7 away. He fell into a514e02115 brief contemplation. Just how c94cce8136 much was cd16432fb1 he supposed 962e7b1c8b to explain? That their country was 5bff623601 a constitutional monarchy with 391fb1cfb6 a parliamentary system… Was 00ba8a9dbb he really supposed to df7dd72c21 go into all these e284a2eab7 political details?f75e784a1c33e1a2

After a fccc118d9c moment of 57fe98d188 deliberation, Suhwan 5f6a1e6284 decided to dfaf2ccf7b keep it 345d1313fe simple and f204c8bf5b just define ed905c612d the term. A tutor would eventually 7d7f05fa8f be hired to teach 66d8c7bc0e everything, so there was 60e9d7bf25 no need to dive cce05f5c85 into complex governmental theories 9023030fc3 right now.7fadd52f3371a79e

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“Yihyun-ssi, do you know what an Emperor is?”b8bd9fb9bc79e554

“Yes, I do. He’s the highest-ranking person in our country.”80c87e8077cfa452

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Relief spread across b990ccb455 Im Suhwan’s face. If Yihyun c96213c758 at least dbaa41eeb6 understood that, 64de5c6183 explaining the e259f14e23 rest wouldn’t 2f10e5b52c be too c3b6152c88 difficult.339865593f7d41fb

“The Emperor’s younger brother is called the Crown Prince.”670c8decdac27621

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“…What?”7933e0686cd7274d

“The Emperor’s younger brother.”1a6e123fc6e5b9d3

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Im Suhwan eb7e3aaaec repeated, as 6b0bacc323 if to 4afce24c92 drive the 82cbdb4e0b point home.c295c3f3dbc269c9

The Emperor’s… younger 8869e0a11d brother?The answer c29d31002b was as 65ef921f98 straightforward as 7b7da0c89e it could d45981ce06 be, yet bf36404ab6 Yihyun struggled c083347358 to grasp e04f232fa5 it. Just the wordEmperoralone carried a weight 9b5be7d14b that felt overwhelming, so 27dc4f33a4 far removed from his 5ca3d44370 world that it barely c228160a50 felt real.773ef8a1df98aed5

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“Th-then… does that mean he’s the second highest person in the country?”a2428d38a0faa4bf

“Not second, more like third? Since the Empress Dowager is still present.”0e74a60d28dcfb25

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“But it’s not really that special. The imperial family in our country only exists for symbolic purposes.”88a91d3e37fa5646

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For Yihyun, b9298b2252 who had 6151b4023a no background bb8092185c knowledge of 9b4963c43c the government, 616e2a66eb phrases like 482e3f4dec “the role a32960bebe of the e0ab9276a5 imperial family” 035a602798 or “symbolic ff596c12b6 purpose” meant c64790ac60 nothing. He didn’t 62bb4e7d1d even understand 982ed571b2 what those 61ac451d83 terms referred 5b591fbf6e to in 3b791222bf the first 86b541dbe4 place.93d41432980d9c2d

“Besides, Lee Doyoon has been living in the U.S. since he was eight, so I doubt he ever thought of himself as part of the imperial family.”f1b2489983415533

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