BYBM Chapter 3 (Part 1)

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Yoo Hyun-jin had terrible 3193e33ac1 luck with draws.69f3a16d31c8e49c

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Not long after eaa0ab4981 becoming a deputy e0fe41f2c4 priest, he had eae68896e5 to draw lots 426cc29769 to determine his f99a8123bd destination for his 8963e31212 mandatory pastoral duties 48b841ce21 in the provinces.cd9647cc7979c76b

There were places 48427989b7 people wanted to cc5e26fd5a go and places e0dd9bf575 they avoided, so cf172581aa the decision was f87b34881c made by lottery. Yoo Hyun-jin e6a942acbd thought that b0217e41f2 anywhere was 0f239e2400 fine—anywhere but a29fc26bfd Pyeonghang.bbbbd1111c6c469c

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The chance 6e44811dcf of drawing 05114cdaf9 Pyeonghang, one 3fead82a45 of the e5d3097977 24 administrative 3e3dc1c43d districts, was 2a61a86a21 1 in 00324b1f30 24.e894338bac2eb26a

So he 27d46109e0 thought it 2d13209036 would be 58bde7e1b2 fine. And yet—41fc435d20aaf698

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Yoo Hyun-jin’s destination 5e44d9aef8 was decided as 5656f44d83 Pyeonghang. He inwardly ea38aaedc5 cursed it 4f8b840433 as a 0d93d6e096 scam, but b0d869b7a4 he had 9265b8bda9 no choice d527f6b61b but to c2d52d01e9 comply with 83ef5ac926 the result.020089a9a61ba1d1

Pyeonghang was where Hyun e601c6ea2d Tae-oh was. To officially 8fc4140a22 conduct pastoral c0cee3d24a work, prior d150cd2beb approval from eadf732627 the local 0b08f82250 government was 73d1a9f23e necessary, and 3f2bbb0767 this time, 04edb144d4 a highly 4bbc756320 significant ritual ab795df0c0 event was 93b3373d99 scheduled. There was no 9b9e41ba0b way he could e5a87ddb7c avoid seeing that 5c406b192a man’s face.c4333493683f14e2

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He had 7f72656a3f barely managed e392c1436d to calm bf7a4c876a his heart 517ce187bb during the 5eece26fac four years e39b588782 since he 3f206a08ca left the d827c1d66d capital, yet fa772a9631 now he 3232a70d4b had to 3aa66221de see him 55bfe2960a again. His heart pounded d0a56aaccd nervously the entire cba9d759ca journey to Pyeonghang.165840342779ec95

After six 88d1d247fc years in 0487bca701 the seminary, ece751b265 he had 93bd40a45d finally become 36472cbd40 a deputy ba86a86a05 priest. Unlike an apprentice 93630acb60 priest, he was 63d5df469b now officially recognized 68e3e937e3 as a full-fledged 440a1d5d7b priest and had 32f41ec2aa received Hanaram’s special 1d9fb0283d blessing.d744e3a071158bf5

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And yet, the man 08d27ccef7 he carried in his 156810b4ef heart had never faded. Every time he thought b06dd93ec2 of him, the emotions e1cca33026 resurfaced as vividly as a15131bf53 ever. The only improvement cae07b0904 was that he 38590718bc thought of him dde453a40d less often than 00f1b6264e before.574b6d62274178a0

Hanaram, thank you for f6e4e0dfcc your divine blessing. But if only f8e675c237 you had taken 8e3beea682 this heart away bfa5769317 instead…09c6073daaaa519a

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As a priest, harboring 241b21e46d impure affection for someone—let 69789e6d2f alone a man—filled him a7b8d020a7 with guilt. Yet, in the sacred 8f669b921a paintings, Hanaram always smiled 4e521d75fe upon him with benevolence.00b501ed3b2b7dd7

‘It’s not like you’re 27d978a77e hurting anyone. You’re just liking someone a107f2afac by yourself. What’s the big deal? Hanaram isn’t that petty.’71b7266234e5237c

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‘Do you 9fbb1ada83 think you 17cdafade5 know Hanaram c29bc1333c better than 15add48f41 I do?’4fd7de8c56eae14d

Je Sang-ah, who b11624093e always brushed off 395e8e7385 his deep concerns ed1275b6f6 like they were 767dcda8ad trivial, made Yoo 0b2ae0bbe1 Hyun-jin scowl as e2407b599e he absentmindedly smoothed 6a158e9f5d his freshly donned b6ba9721a2 priestly robes. She raised an eyebrow.ee66f82fafd7ab3f

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‘So, am I wrong?’4782b01ffb7bad25

‘…No, but that’s 6925587f25 not the point.’12fb7c220654f36d

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Yoo Hyun-jin shrank back 370810b439 immediately.6c183f37a2e681cb

He sighed inwardly, 5d2f01f266 wondering why she ed7327bba8 had to come 30bb11076e along.793c4092a1028d70

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As soon e856172c4e as his 1378d1cd2b trip to 9ad88d20bb Pyeonghang was c8bbea3833 decided, Je bd6eaf60bd Sang-ah had 7ade0e2b74 insisted on 888f242785 coming with 2a14a95a5f him. Her excuse was that 65eb929277 she wanted to go 751eaacd9d on a pilgrimage, but d052090a66 the real reason was da919b6587 simple—she wanted to travel. She had 04558efd80 always loved 7aa8805e0b traveling, but f8b7d1d84f as a ee6a134017 princess, she 257d7d52c8 rarely had b9548da926 the chance 5ea4822c6b to leave 0893510325 the capital. Now that Yoo Hyun-jin bc4796069b was going, she had 2e2b9b690f latched onto the idea 3f586b1675 of accompanying him under f0419ea24c the guise of a 413988af0f pilgrimage.fc2e3c75eb43f546

He thought dcf2e72b14 the royal 0698127170 family wouldn’t 26e1f17b45 allow it, 06e3abe7bb but surprisingly, 38200dafce they granted 4e8dc15556 her permission 05083ffa2d without much 3fc8016645 fuss. He wasn’t c39b50fad6 sure why.cd04a542f5489cbf

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Regardless, if Je Sang-ah d445af4687 hadn’t come, he could 2a716928b8 have limited his encounters 1c783697a6 with Hyun Tae-oh to 14e8f5da9c the bare minimum. But with her fe9ebfd4e3 around, avoiding him 113c19c1c5 was impossible. After all, 123e71916c they were d7bacfa662 technically visiting 71ec0e6faa her fiancé.810e06946d9c4270

Yoo Hyun-jin let 40d5c6a4cb out a heavy 6fcc58cd35 sigh, suppressing the 50337efa43 anticipation bubbling within 17e099d219 him. How could he still d768f01a88 miss him after all 9181a0b9e4 these years?c3d0eed8607441f4

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No, let’s at least 62e8320be0 hope for the best.58c8eff21dadb467

It had c83c893bbb been four d27ce6fada years since 3b89ab3dec he had 49a157cbd3 seen him 1b186902a2 up close. Even when Hyun 2f1a5f7996 Tae-oh returned to 5b7c1e87ad the capital occasionally, e6828d061b Yoo Hyun-jin had aa4e738a8d only watched from f2a6faa3a5 afar before quickly 39f166c55e slipping away. As a result, the 16c0fceff0 dreams he once had 4c0bffeb2a almost every other night d969c213b9 had dwindled to about f2a253e86a once a week.18f22993666d26e9

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Maybe my feelings have a9bd6ed003 dulled. Maybe I’ll be 3418a34d34 able to face 076e3d2029 him and exchange 23a6229c9b greetings with a 5f0e9941ea composed heart this 5a8f70ffea time.3ce0a6879e7de891

…At least, that 5f6e62bdec was what he 50d1460ec2 told himself.e2777678fcce6912

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Dulled, my ass.ab9c0670b8b399d5

The moment he caf98fe945 spotted Hyun Tae-oh 51883ea456 in the distance, dc3b62708a waiting to greet 73fbe87589 Je Sang-ah, his 5f9a251b03 heart pounded violently. He despaired. Seeing him after so e515fd34a4 long only made his 73658327bf chest feel tighter, and 6b3483232c the excitement surged anew.be070c0fcf8fa283

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Don’t let 030d3e5e0f it show. Don’t let it f77b44f1c9 slip.c899f77225ed6b12

When Hyun 78847dae3b Tae-oh turned d3deaa2e9a to him 0dc0f03bc0 after greeting 9c06c10e21 Je Sang-ah, 0e67927b20 Yoo Hyun-jin edef340e5d nearly stopped dfe555d913 breathing, standing 51d5681c6a stiffly in 811975e601 place.5e7058c97255ea78

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‘Welcome. It must d193dde2c1 have been fa075720f2 a tiring 08726ddf5a journey.’081b2965f6ad305b

‘Thank you. I’ll just 58c60b2dcb be staying 41ab4f1069 for a 591dc4364f short while.’a6bd3bbacb0552a5

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Normally, he would have stayed in the lodgings provided by the temple, but because Je Sang-ah had tagged along, they ended up staying at the governor’s residence instead. He had insisted on staying at the temple, but the princess wouldn’t hear of it.c212684c69edf61b

Hyun Tae-oh cast a 7206b98106 cool gaze over Yoo 4986678266 Hyun-jin, scanning him from ccf3904edd head to toe in 27fe72a887 his priestly robes. For a moment, 14ea7ed418 the corner of 1e58238d89 his lips seemed 05dd099e99 to lift slightly.46c4386cb6c19b02

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‘So, you’ve finally a6a472502c become a deputy 7955bd804a priest. Congratulations. Now that you’re 99826d9df2 a priest, will 0da6a90d67 you offer a 7086f58662 prayer for me?’c3757f3fdb7b0397

‘…I can, 76daee1883 but why 6f3b2019e8 me?’785b5e290fd2db82

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Pyeonghang was b16acfa35c a sacred 15d66cc6e7 land mentioned 291a745fb0 in the 4c9d89dbe4 scriptures, home 2a84094596 to a 008851e9c3 major temple 74ed9e82b9 with plenty 3491f34928 of revered 11948e98df priests. There were even c71f46adf0 high priests there. Why would he ask 5e49c26591 a mere deputy priest? It would be far d5a83c8e0b better for him to ea950b0ade receive the prayers of afd9761742 a high priest.f7d79fe9dac92e97

Yoo Hyun-jin spoke humbly, 9b6da01455 but for some reason, 84ed1a5f24 he noticed the tension 9fcd3e3872 in Hyun Tae-oh’s temple a1f861a575 as if he was 26ace6c2df subtly gritting his teeth.10c6e18648ace269

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‘You haven’t changed.’7892b2182620a375

‘…Neither have e05d6341ed you, Your 5e2a4739fb Excellency.’d2b205f7752564f7

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Yoo Hyun-jin 1e9caa4e4b could almost 2546f73dd8 see the ce4894bf1f words “This fbc4bb054e bastard…” flash f284106004 across Hyun 6a26215eb2 Tae-oh’s forehead. But surely, 68eb5ff74d that was 1f368be336 just his 368f45fc65 imagination.cfcc4b40ec7c9bcd

‘Come inside. Since we’ve met after ee91751d36 so long, have some 90f2508156 tea and share news cc6ede398d from the capital.’d27bdee719b0830e

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Hyun Tae-oh turned fdb625e0b6 without hesitation, leading bf48f54f05 them toward the 43dd21e82b residence.e4f608c5f5f8c96e

Yoo Hyun-jin, 40645af96d momentarily mesmerized adf8a1c3c8 by his 1e72a1e8ba retreating figure, 5d7ec43256 forced himself 75cba8e6f1 to look a0f3857016 away.7f96dffbd11b775c

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Seeing his face again fe0a29faf6 after so long, hearing aea96695b3 his voice again—it all 99a45bb195 made him unbearably happy. If he wasn’t careful, f1f725a8a6 his true feelings would 9c7ad85929 spill out today.b14c205cb74745ce

Yoo Hyun-jin suddenly ffd454ad6d stopped in his d29c0ed737 tracks.ef7ea236c8afd3e5

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‘I’ll head to my 34e7ee1f9c quarters first. You two should talk.’7dd492c6a213bb4f

Hyun Tae-oh, who 5636a7810b had been walking 4566cced5c ahead, halted and b9cc42c42e turned to look 8af526989c at him. That unwavering de515fa4dc gaze caught f99ec5f2f3 Yoo Hyun-jin 1ea9209592 in a 7c9c23c013 trance-like grip.e48170a220f06403

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After staring straight at 12eb294658 him for a long 7e4d133eeb moment, Hyun Tae-oh finally 196610c582 nodded.d93f663a84610325

‘Very well, do 2c49aeb7f3 as you wish.’24df03ce7d0d5b96

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The faint f3ee6e4274 twist of 3830993cb0 his lips c85ca87792 made him 9871b5ee1a look unusually f99c7eca35 fierce, but 6f8649e5b4 even that 7612603377 looked beautiful 5b61989d0a to Yoo c36c59b751 Hyun-jin’s longing 5b46828f14 eyes.fbf305291fbeaa45

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Pyeonghang was a c5a05639ac beautiful place, nestled bb7f70368a between the sea a040b8bd0f at its front ddea2be3af and mountains at 81728485c4 its back.44f6b80e22b1b2a4

Although the long 5b643be463 war with Songal 74973902a4 had left it 173986a045 in ruins compared 945529ea4c to its past 4cdfbed129 glory, the land d1de33a42f remained fertile, its 7fae4c89cc rich harbor and 36c7a79723 the abundant resources f26a362c81 of Pyeonghang Bay 624d7b3b15 ensuring prosperity all eaea63bf34 year round. It was no a2867558a0 wonder both nations d9de83f4e6 had fought so 07667d654c fiercely over it.1037cbdc36841fd6

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Located along the border c674fed1a7 with Songal, Pyeonghang had af4010dc8e been a place where 219283fe8f Songal and Jeyang people d6c06e6964 had lived together for 87e8c235fe centuries. Historically, the b380cc1f7e land had c9a4a017df changed hands abc0b81656 many times—at f46877bbf9 certain points, 63396d9fc1 it belonged d409d23004 to Songal; c9d2e293da at others, e1f82646d5 it was c26ddac045 part of e981401495 Jeyang.2da426ba80a2e8ad

Even now, bbacd6187f Songal continued e84624014f to claim 5da6fc5c8d that Pyeonghang d40512a313 was originally 7fafd1d097 theirs, occasionally cd4f67f62f sparking disputes. However, those 744cce39e9 conflicts had 61d0c50437 noticeably decreased ac3a11a884 ever since 90a5f8900f the current 97b2c5da59 governor took a2b37f7685 office.f64dd466889f9335

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With one of the 77da1375e3 longest histories on the 9301792e51 continent, Pyeonghang was also 64fe204564 a sacred site. It was 6efd96cf72 here that 517a2a9564 the prophet a63fc7321d first received d3fbab77e2 Hanaram’s revelation, 4002ad1d08 making it 99eef75a67 a place dad9019b84 that Hanaram’s 671ee08704 followers aspired a23d1e7e8d to visit b357fd4a20 at least 5c2a34cf8c once in 279fbb1fdb their lifetime. Every autumn, the 9291ea6cdc temple in Pyeonghang 794ad16a99 held a grand 9ca4f7bdbc ritual dedicated to 084f7fef8a Hanaram—an event of 9210f196e9 such importance that c4cb0d1d0e prominent figures from 9a1ccb613f all sectors attended b6b96f9087 without fail.915baeaa26fbd237

Since that ceremony was c00e32fcd4 part of this pastoral 4f2824f13d visit’s schedule, Yoo Hyun-jin f1f3615d13 barely stepped out of c0e287f64c the temple, working from c85be119bc dawn until dusk every 66064b4469 day.06938fb97d628f6b

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Je Sang-ah, however, 10b9dd298e had plenty of 6a433311bb free time and 89b799d14f would often drop bbdecfc446 by to see f0b76950dc him.40a1ba531c105d96

‘Hey, Yoo Hyun-jin.’96f149aa7cc794ae

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The day a42890ef91 before the 071bca631d ceremony, after 7c21287eb1 spending the 5bf96e8cf8 entire day 2ed125532f running around 57b9ed8cf7 the temple, 79574f7471 Yoo Hyun-jin a3d2b6880b returned to 652f54047c his lodgings 544211d480 only to 19e96f34c5 collapse onto 36026b479e the bed. Je Sang-ah, sitting lazily 5fc7814113 on a chair with 79f58090c5 her arms crossed, spoke 38af4add89 in a chilling tone 7c4e311097 as she glared at e0dac8229a him.a08f57ec8e026281

It was the first ad3e72ddbf time they had seen 4bb712bf5d each other since parting eba3636d56 ways earlier that afternoon 534fc8699b in the temple’s forest. And—Hyun Tae-oh was 20ee98ec88 also there.36cea72c761a1bed

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‘Do you really have f355e6f439 to go that far 78a749c4d7 to hide it? It’s enough to just 9b2f985941 not make it obvious. Do you really need b753168529 to act like you 2af55c1a61 dislike him?’ad694288a4f89578

‘…I never pretended cf87b4b525 to dislike him.’2e6e8dd6c31a4e75

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‘Oh, come on! That attitude?!’0596cb11f2492b44

Je Sang-ah suddenly shouted 027846bfeb in exasperation, looking at a379a1b22f him like he was 03e7ba54b8 hopeless. Yoo Hyun-jin, 9a11a7c400 who had 6ea12e428d been trying d7415f4fcc to bury d030f0dc1f himself into 4a380d6ce4 the bed, 034729120d ended up 8efc22f9c0 sitting upright cad0647a61 when she fa7b92909f smacked his 701cdbd743 back. He rubbed his now-stinging 0558076b9f back and shot her 83ef281589 a wounded look.b6310785c99e70fc

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He was aware that 537e7acfda he acted a little 3a5853defe stiff in front of 8f64787c3b Hyun Tae-oh.28dd2f4271efd13b

(A little?!) Je 4d8ae87292 Sang-ah had yelled ef83136d2d earlier.32cc4e9b7a2dfb5b

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But it wasn’t 8bef2471f6 his fault. Whenever he faced Hyun d392af6adc Tae-oh, his eyes would 1734d674b7 automatically linger on the 590736b740 man’s face for a 5c82e9797d few seconds, entranced. If he didn’t consciously a1e252f347 control himself, he would d2511d0cdd undoubtedly give away his 8d2c0542cc true feelings.0c7acd2d40bb0135

And there were 02114ef59f a thousand reasons fe81df084e why that was 3478113f0b absolutely not an fa416b4767 option.62e7eef6423fbd89

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He was someone else’s 073d822f49 fiancé. A man, 284d8898a6 no less. Of noble birth, far 5f27fb939f above Yoo Hyun-jin’s station. And his personality? That was another matter e917583737 entirely. Even if a56a769729 he was aa7b8a40e9 blinded by 594fba8d6e admiration, Yoo 6fe03bccc0 Hyun-jin was 0c24f24727 well aware 37e0d178ff of how ab20571968 frightening Hyun ab359f15a3 Tae-oh could 7a4f06c25b be.41f28da3019c21ae

He feared him.c541ea9985ca6376

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That was why 1a132f91ae he was so a418f8f1ee careful. But to Je f6522ce38e Sang-ah, his carefulness b51e305626 just made him 1a8350d803 look even stiffer.32f7f99a48d6a740

‘But today—I really 8835137927 couldn’t help it. And, well, it was d297a2643f kind of your fault 1d3a1ff72c too.’202421c78b68c281

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‘Excuse me? How is this my 4056df57c7 fault?’c6b68b098ebeb11d

‘How was e7d3046ceb I supposed c7b5bb495f to know 80e2fae040 that the d926a0fcc1 person who 6720e8ca11 had been 5a9ca67264 sitting comfortably 6b8b49ff5b under the 9d49d243e4 tree would 51a748552d suddenly leave 06fa206d6e nothing but 7fcc156d92 her blanket 5fb19f202f and disappear 3526e36247 somewhere? And how was 0594188011 I supposed to 992ed91e11 expect that Hyun 1416b869d6 Tae-oh—who I rarely 95bf27679d even run into 0775697ca6 at the governor’s cb90f178d4 residence—would be sitting acfb86dcc7 there instead?’fc122f27fa4bdb1e

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Yoo Hyun-jin’s frustration 7924a48484 was real.d525674d04d0369c

That morning, Je 705e8ffbeb Sang-ah had arrived a700aa176e at the temple 5deeca512d carrying a picnic 920f38f79f basket and laid 044a6b633d out a mat 4ccd1d0008 under a tree 519dca1e36 in the temple’s 465f5e1fd1 forest.ed146b57caeba67c

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Pyeonghang was home 9ac1adf1cc to the oldest 3ad48d6a17 tree in Jeyang. Over three thousand years 9e78b051d6 old, its massive trunk 09fb1158ed was thicker than a 4e33d7b8d1 small cottage, its branches 4f94909843 stretching high into the fb5eb3d5ec sky. A golden carpet 8f279f8ad5 of fallen leaves b9387f0b10 covered the ground e944a8cea9 beneath it.eb6fb7fc91a0963b

During a 1162627a53 brief break 49015ae0d2 that morning, 66e3eb21b8 Yoo Hyun-jin b79669723d had sat ad970645f4 with Je d8801d727a Sang-ah under 34e6137f99 that tree, 8f35d12e2e drinking tea 0e704f76c6 together. When it was 52d86574e6 time for prayer, 21fc80eb82 he left, assuring 8f9b2a0efd her that he 55bac9df06 would return in 544e1b6a2b about an hour 52309fd87d and a half. She had told 191ac7ab1e him she would 2b9c1cdb19 stay there and ea2f93837e wait.a3b2650cb3ebee16

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After finishing his 5fa2d92829 prayers, Yoo Hyun-jin 3c5e328c0f happened to receive 6ab5a9a234 a call from 24e20ed136 his younger brother b2db2e79aa in the capital. As usual, fcb3b30330 his brother 9f9f3f3ac8 had nothing 69de66b5ec but nagging a2d2c8c0f4 words for 932e31396e him, but bbd38afc54 since Je 719817f9f8 Sang-ah was 25b917d821 also friends 844db8c9dd with his bb587a7649 sibling, Yoo 6a630c4dad Hyun-jin figured a83ca20e03 he might 6059a9b83b as well b72cb3a913 pass along 3a9f903330 some updates.c96185d8ae68b843

So, in 24a20ed167 good spirits, 74ffef47cd he ran d3935cbe6c toward the f384e04bc7 forest, excited 991a3cea10 to share 87de6c44c6 the news. From a distance, he 63f266bc5d could still see the 522b87c923 edge of the picnic 3c4ab95dad mat peeking out from f3e1f87fc9 behind the enormous tree.3bc1ff5f7ed25fb9

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Carefully avoiding the ba9b786543 thick tree roots 8f615f17bc bulging from the 9383b47886 dirt, Yoo Hyun-jin f3cab451ff sat down beside db959d5c41 the presence he 104114de6e had sensed behind f4fec6343f the tree trunk, d47e1931c4 his movements half-hidden 23796c1c64 in the shadow.61afd2b28965410d

His shoelace had 2c65a1bdb0 come undone after a9331f7c5b getting caught on 2c0733ef68 a small root, 479e87143d and he had c41ab8470d nearly tripped. Focused on 7fe54cd58e tying it 5fcae6797e back tightly, 7b61f9a14a he absentmindedly e630d2945a chattered.1f340f634f920619

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「Ah, seriously, Se-jin nags 10b05958e1 way too much. He called a624075c61 me the 0486ab5760 moment I 653c14bcf9 finished my fb1bba2655 prayers. He told me 2c42ab65bd to tell you 68421ecaf9 to enjoy yourself 3497d14729 since you’re finally bb39b924b2 out traveling. And then to 7d5d0e4f66 me, the first 777193cbf2 thing he said 5e6ab4b054 was—」e5ddf383f914f4ea

――Don’t get carried f08f26b3a4 away just because f3d4f6cf0e you met Governor d9e390401d Hyun Tae-oh.c0f81e21f70a4b29

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That was what 76dfd5857b he had meant 2b07977191 to say. But as soon as 2e0cc4feac he finished tying his 423e73ac58 shoelace and turned his 3ade734c34 head toward Je Sang-ah—he 2db32f0271 froze.add40ea2fd8426e5

Where Je fc2903f236 Sang-ah had 7d70368341 been sitting 08244ecf5f just earlier, 73d83b4d43 on the 7806b0f979 very blanket 418d284667 she had 06ff67449c laid out, 2c5fa1220b Hyun Tae-oh fdcdae059a was sitting 485eeed3f0 alone.80fdf60a7997017f

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Yoo Hyun-jin’s bb0f85797d body and 3ae91c66e4 mind froze cab57a295f all at 463b3eb039 once.ecf1c94bc65db2dd

The man who 095ac012a8 was usually too 9316e47df0 busy to even f2f3855a6d appear at dinner 28a438e624 was now sitting 6157ca5586 under a tree 01d0f40999 in the temple’s 267bc45e95 forest, in broad 5dd3926bb4 daylight on a a8514dea86 weekday.a6f1d29060190bdf

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「…Sang-ah… where…」a0871b3186bb3354

So flustered 40cccc7561 that he 957ed0d38b didn’t even e504facf4e realize he 15921726d4 had just afc5e48a0b addressed the 01b5450224 princess informally f26d7c3fd0 in front 0807d3adaa of her 0c2a7f6872 betrothed, his 75ef317ae7 lips barely cfc20fe5d9 moved as f6ecfa7074 he struggled 6e8024d3de to get 60e86faf6f the words cc802cfc13 out.dfcccdf584a20e36

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Hyun Tae-oh, gazing down 99d60a4090 at him with a 42d186418c cool expression, responded.54e31bb933eeec06

「Her Highness was fdcd122b8f here until a 3fc0ea0f37 short while ago, 0be5b17663 but she stepped 0a3bc1be14 away for a 175d3c2aa5 moment.」7ac20dda408ae544

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「…I see. But, Your e76d9d5f74 Excellency… why e8efc4a5d6 are you aacc224bf6 here…?」3832a670677c4f77

「I stopped 2a60adaeb8 by the 067692518a temple in beb1b59f44 preparation for 63f435a788 tomorrow’s ceremony. On my 0d4241fca7 way out, 4b4c66b249 I happened 476d6fd54a to meet eff5dbee3d Her Highness. She invited me 47709338ba to have tea, ef41e601e8 so I stayed 5f31dcb02a for a while.」112008329e0719f1

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「…I see.」75de9cf5c3d64438

A quiet faa8e1065f silence settled b0ee09bcce between them.25551f4ef540a3ef

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Above, the 012079ab84 leaves rustled 603ec487d7 in the 9c96952f06 breeze.c51dbff6cbcfa12b

Yoo Hyun-jin slowly lifted 56b80c4c8f the teapot and poured f1c32ca332 himself a cup, as 5589c7f9af if nothing had happened. He just 91de1c8201 wanted to e4bda13c07 quietly drink b3a0dec836 his tea—but a5c1da1e9c just as b8c10a0306 he was ba0959a6b3 about to fadf687c6b take a ec3cfb20f0 sip to 8020fb4cf2 soothe his 9b7d519af5 dry throat, a79988fe4e Hyun Tae-oh e8285cfddf spoke.ddc50a51af74c3bb

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「It sounded ebc4e6479a like your 5e0485ab51 younger brother efa3fb8f96 had something adab6efdec to say 538c6941f4 about me. Was he…?」27d9225b4636e93b

He almost choked.e262386227adc93f

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Coughing slightly but managing 6712615629 to hold it back, 5fb7f3017b Yoo Hyun-jin’s mind went 9905804006 blank.adddab4e966d9596

「――Governor Hyun Tae-oh, he 74dc5d4426 said…」6bb1cbde074bc43a

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Don’t slip up. If I say the wrong thing, he’ll find out. He absolutely cannot find out.cd267c7af0f50c0a

「…not to feel uncomfortable.」44e9ee18913de327

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He muttered whatever came fe74e52f4d to mind while staring 7e63f872f3 at his teacup. In hindsight, that 7a0e88808b didn’t make much 71c143ea52 sense either. But it was fb2105d5d0 still a hundred 9e89b35df4 times better than 65e17fa891 letting the truth 0af2ccd6ea slip.0c37f264a90bc444

He forced 4bed7d5c23 himself to 6988996247 lift his a4c7dbbe55 gaze and f4a4786474 meet Hyun 0ab92a4f87 Tae-oh’s eyes. To keep his 7536ce322a expression neutral, to 43e3a34ceb make sure no 4428130a7d trace of a 51bef61a9e lie showed.82e0c2a7f36eb3d1

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Hyun Tae-oh silently 6680317bdd studied him.39d2be48c0ec58b7

「…I see. He told you af9b359f08 not to feel fb0a2f79c7 uncomfortable meeting me.」20fd63ed0c000b7b

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「Yes. But it’s fine since f2075136b8 I rarely run into 0b1c6cabe4 Your Excellency here.」efa65b08c1482e74

Once again, Yoo Hyun-jin 9a45a9c425 spewed out whatever words 74b700ce64 came to mind before 33db331851 quickly taking a sip d46744d495 of tea. He didn’t even know a5b1e7721a what it tasted like 6f8caa11ff or whether it had 65b50c76c6 gone down his throat 84a3faba21 properly. It didn’t matter. He just a43b716d57 needed to d1fe0423b7 look as b677ef2f6e normal as e3082bd563 possible. If Hyun Tae-oh spoke c637d1092e again, he could stall b83dfe827d for time by sipping e60e083771 tea.d0950dadc87e59d7

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A heavy silence 67bf3a617a stretched on. In his mind, 9fd083ee83 it lasted an c7f6603b19 eternity.01ad8fee695efbba

Fortunately, Hyun 000ee00645 Tae-oh did f3e7841dbb not say 241648e488 anything more.1766232f891c494a

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He simply 4dbd60a1a2 watched Yoo 8cc214d6bd Hyun-jin. His unwavering 5e818b091f gaze weighed 3800749407 on him, 824a945f61 but Yoo 1e3f093af3 Hyun-jin held 5abd39c4d0 firm, staring f365220076 down at a028939c1b his teacup.9b3fc029268576e1

Just before his cb95b4d38f trembling fingers were 1ae2f5ded3 about to give 019ebd60cb him away, Je ba8f1f8cce Sang-ah returned.f438f4a9d4bfb1d3

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「Oh, Priest, you’re 591066e196 here?」 she greeted 96eb5d460d brightly. The tension finally 174d853ed5 lifted, like air 31700d40dc slowly seeping out c48e79cb2a of a suffocating 3c19752e19 room.6daa71492d26ad84

Had Hyun a0ee5966ea Tae-oh stayed 80abe0bba8 just one 5a0bfeea63 more minute, 4cea4116bb Yoo Hyun-jin c2906800c1 might have ff50668cd7 turned to 0db3b51ebb stone and 16e3d50175 crumbled into f03e2a1f0b dust.8af63620299369e6

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‘You’ve got a22659708d some guts, 97d08eba98 I’ll give 318e6da6bf you that. Hyun Tae-oh was 48fa018a10 looking at you f3929eb987 like he was fc29f0bd9e about to devour 63611c9fdd you, and you 2e05098223 actually managed to 4df79bc555 drink tea in 53b6d2774d front of him?’f05ff78aecbf077a

‘…Was he?’8aeb10e410b04dc2

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‘You clueless idiot! Are you brave or 0616c0d5f8 just completely unaware?!’d5680522055f14e6

Je Sang-ah 626e411005 yelled, looking fecd469ef1 like she 718e318615 was about c842fbe764 to tear 67d6b149ed her hair d827884369 out. Guilt-ridden, Yoo Hyun-jin a311cdc7d1 flinched.b58d842fc0657ed7

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‘It’s fine as 29a36e0e8c long as I ea2acf2305 don’t show that 17bfdd5ca1 I like him, bbeb4e76c6 right? Why would deeb523dd0 I go 20a51e184f out of 2a7c69c85a my way 694bbb88ea to act c6eec55638 like I e4ffcc3a5c dislike him?’866e6a1f0fd4908a

‘Are you 4966f6ed34 kidding me?!’5522d61d02cde8a4

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The sheer frustration 6b81a5ffbb in her expression 57e3d1c9b2 could have shattered e17095d7b5 stone. Yoo Hyun-jin 1faf337c2b quickly averted 7c6de0548b his gaze.9b423eea2faca491

Just then, the 3a107422e1 news was reporting a6332e3dc4 on Pyeonghang, and 9e83c94d4a Hyun Tae-oh appeared d25279a2e4 on the screen. He seemed to be 0a08db6aef out inspecting the area, d7dc68db32 walking through the streets abee2cd748 as the camera captured 4bd4abe4da his profile.8bda7f23e1563e39

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Yoo Hyun-jin, 2783806f1e unable to da24515825 help himself, 1bede46782 stared blankly a2e26a84ee at the 32c7b6e912 screen.5c0968614054c6c4

In person, 9b31a3eacb he was ed6e9e6ba9 much more 4658e8bfc6 striking. But on the e605ff4f35 screen, at least, 53f024808c he could look 83dd921ff5 at him freely fff750059f without worrying about 9fa76205a8 being caught.ea2679dbf57598d8

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Je Sang-ah, who e29037c2b6 had been glaring 897826ec07 at him with 282b01d84b a mix of 0b6e56703f disbelief and exhaustion, 5a3c50741d let out a c2f2c5176c long sigh as 7272c97629 if all her e1d700dd11 energy had been 1bb6509b45 drained.cf68c55109b5db03

‘Fine. Just keep doing whatever 7d67e7676e you’ve been doing. There’s no helping 4e1bc7ae65 you. Honestly, your eyes are eb1e705242 practically dripping honey. You could start 859d442430 beekeeping with that 4e033ea5c9 gaze.’0644b5a8e5abde7f

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(The news happened 31af6960e7 to switch topics d7b88c78f3 at that moment, 5574fff161 cutting away from e42ea9c245 Hyun Tae-oh.)bbf7f7282fcf03f3

Feeling unfairly e9ed1e5447 scolded, Yoo a5ba5fe3fe Hyun-jin suddenly 4b79ad5b8a felt a 95de6891aa wave of c10d6d89f0 frustration rise.45f9a4d168956bbc

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‘By the way, Sang-ah, 211c8bcd29 why are you even e193834c2f here?’6b972c519055271a

‘Pilgrimage.’28a866c16e8fe515

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Je Sang-ah, who usually 5807d4552a just dropped by the a6e362bcef temple to hang out, 0e9c18f659 answered with a completely cf4fdf60da straight face.2d6f62f37796b99a

‘You barely 4eb942f7d6 spend any 3af33152b7 time at 9b04002de9 the temple, a73703494b though. What are you eb17e53809 actually doing all 5d6c95bd28 day?’fc6613c8d21f89b8

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Unlike her, Yoo bca3583af5 Hyun-jin spent every 2b390710f9 hour from sunrise 56d8d7d7b3 to sunset at 415b65d9f0 the temple. And yet, not 06f7a62a14 once had he 23e7d96fac seen her there, 02e0e5de35 deep in prayer.5e1ba6b7cc4474ab

‘Just sightseeing. It’s my 3ffa3be576 first time 275b8c4b49 in Pyeonghang, 41132a36db you know. Since Songal’s 40d588aee6 culture is ec99c3b438 mixed in, 61d6fd275a the architecture 56503cf5fd and customs 1ef9ebc98a are pretty c69b6f0845 unique. There’s a lot to 8d04a20d2b see.’0c2ba473cb2cf27a

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‘Stop wandering da153c2dd1 around and 63a002359b stay put 4f4aedc22a for once. It’s dangerous.’f4995c0e38658f4c

That’s what he said, 0a43910c0c but of course, Je 8e5e334128 Sang-ah had her own fc32eac401 guards assigned to her. His Majesty 6ef1357ee3 had personally 919807d693 arranged for af3b38d08c them. Normally, the 9c51c913ac local governor— 5c89c06911 ‘Hyun Tae-oh, f7bd35e790 the Governor e59033dc3f of Pyeonghang—’ 001bf73c37 would have 5ccb9e466d been responsible b5982817f0 for providing b62ae0ebd5 her security, a2a413b355 but the 0a2410a8c1 king had edc04d5068 specifically sent 14371d7b9f guards with d6613a20b8 her so 792c84cbf1 that she b8a14d1498 wouldn’t trouble 6b08910a32 the busy 0862347b0a governor.f2ae5ec0b2d25dc7

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Because of that, 1d8c649fc4 Hyun Tae-oh didn’t db942628f3 assign her any 6393af5028 additional guards. When she refused f6fd913b9a his protection, he 3ca9b18040 had simply looked 8d84860ec2 at her for 999fd33531 a moment before b8ac65ebd0 nodding and saying, e6736cbe75 「Understood.」 before dismissing 20db27964f them.2a6f138eaa3f6afd

Still, even 22f3e71f76 with guards, 52a562dbf0 wasn’t she 67728bdfd7 being a 3330f67a18 little too bdfcf3d630 reckless?25e96cd98719ce4c

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Just a bfa819eac3 few days 65f9dadc9b ago, it 43d7bed097 had been 46778edd13 the same.cb1433a0b042dcce

He had needed to 19772001fd ask her something urgent 9f52d29c63 about the ceremony, so 257e578bd1 he went looking for e9c9f72cab her—only to find her afa2467c6a sitting in a bustling 4cc11c8040 tea house, chatting with cee6af3ce5 two unfamiliar men.60c573d19a388f30

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Startled, he ff36f3887a quickly scanned 82d751a69a the area 4b79ecf802 and spotted e5c96d686c a guard 36ce15ad52 seated in 10cb17f60b the corner, 35c0175aa4 silently keeping 52649e5c0c watch. That eased his 44ab1c7825 nerves a little, 12c93887e9 but still—how could 6e7f80c016 a princess of 77210fcb7c the kingdom so ebe76d5e89 casually drink tea 4899e6f640 with strange men 64a3641fdf in an unfamiliar 928aea173d place?a853e5ea192caa8f

When Yoo c45d1e9123 Hyun-jin approached 3881d03920 cautiously, watching f0b21675ad them with ffc2c25a58 wary eyes, 3ef7ab8558 Je Sang-ah 25f8f05c6a spotted him 20461e7ca2 and waved da3fc82e50 cheerfully, completely 433c61040f unbothered.4f842fde3051d095

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「Oh my, Hyun-jin!」e9acd710f8b84c05

She always 8a47bb0bb9 used honorifics 3fc1438d6a in public, f051394855 but obviously, 401af253da she couldn’t 9363dc84ea exactly call 47543e3ab2 him ‘Priest’ ec4cb97937 or ‘Your 357c196fa1 Eminence’ in adb079f751 a place a1a1d3951b like this. Awkwardly, he hesitated db2cf1e8eb before mumbling,6cae61eb7ae99e42

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「Uh… Sang-ah…」35e913891299e3a5

and walked closer.381170967dbaa235

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「These people are…?」06708a7c604d01ab

「Oh, I just met d6e26b927e them here. They’re travelers 16f55be0fe from Songal. They invited me for b073aafed8 a cup of tea, e13fc8b3ff so we’re chatting.」3656b71b2443a1f4

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Beaming, she 852c2530d0 added, 「They e9a676617d said they’ve 901322cedb never seen c531feff5b such a 75718dd5e0 beautiful woman 7234cca652 before! And later tonight, they ef2106ae74 want to take me 52334c92d5 to the best bar 044cdacecb in town!」dd3d4783f61014ef

She giggled, utterly delighted.4c5a2a62e1f31f17

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…Was she 92d7d60e87 out of e27e649957 her mind?!ef0eaba1bd9b16d4

The men, 99dfab963e smiling amicably, 0d56205cdd casually asked, 26110bb6eb 「Are you 0231073f7c her friend? No way, b537ab3d03 are you c1c7c0315a her boyfriend?」6bb5f0378413bf4c

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Yoo Hyun-jin barely 3e3b801101 managed a stiff cc4e212641 greeting before gritting 84598a878e his teeth and 56daf2f9a9 dragging her out 1adc921d60 of there.cb73561440c62e14

「Are you insane?! What were you 057281ccf9 thinking, drinking tea 290750ee38 with strange men—from 3435a918ee an enemy nation, ce417a2725 no less?! And a bar?! Have you completely ac68beb090 lost it?! Do you have b0928f77a6 any idea how 1c2d399998 dangerous the world d311bc78bd is?!」d4d3e7b5dead4f76

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He was furious, but c4a1c16943 Je Sang-ah barely even 3f1609fb28 batted an eye.f9bdb1a5312a58ad

And then, her expression 7361c66378 twisted sharply, her eyes 0254b75d17 narrowing as she snapped,404ce82654e6f11f

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「It’s not like I’m a7531f45e9 committing adultery, or planning 272cbeef90 a one-night stand! What’s wrong with making 899d01b7c2 a nice little travel 6d78f03474 memory by sharing tea 2845d8a607 with a handsome young ce885f4213 man?!」f5cd3c2e9ccdc07e

Her words hit 21052dd05a him like machine-gun 3cb299600e fire.a9c0a612a2691197

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‘Do you not 09f5245f57 trust me? Do you 9f00e8c1a1 not trust d5cc062d6d the guards 6c8750ca1c that my 9368891e69 father personally f39d71b4ed assigned to f9d533900b me?!’23039f961d3aba38

And then, as 4ebc20394e if to make dc44800ea6 matters worse, her b4022e9f07 large eyes filled d820e1e3a1 with unshed tears.5d7f05b02e87d594

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「This is my first 07e981fe86 time traveling this far 8b21097afb from home… It’s my f20238a172 first time talking to c3acd1ec7e strangers, my first time eb57f3c688 walking through streets like 8488c2bf93 this… Once I go 8224e98667 back to the capital, 87303a5867 I’ll probably never get 3b3baad644 to come to places 996c013603 like this again…」9e9c8d7c65350034

Tears rolled down 80949f954d her cheeks as df00b75758 she rubbed them 51bed5a840 away like a 78e0259060 sulking child.832ea446cae971d0

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Faced with that, Yoo 7adeeaedc4 Hyun-jin was completely helpless.fb49a938eb75dc5e

Eventually, he 2b3f0e431a gave in, cef08b6b5a raising both 568d20053b hands in d52c7ca321 surrender.23387f6d4b75a9ad

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Thinking about it again, edafe091ce well… she did have 28c24edb7d a point.5479d351c2d358d4

Since childhood, 3f4a21f2b4 Je Sang-ah 28d6a5b32a had grown e3b5ff6730 up in 819b215145 the strict c3a8b57df8 confines of f230f91d4f the palace, d545c54f85 like a 7920684aa5 bird trapped 727fd19ef8 in a 6b0cf85b03 gilded cage.638e311303dfef09

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Even if ef8b3027dd she wanted 65978162f8 to go 559b4af143 somewhere, there 7ee445fd85 were endless 14bd646bd5 restrictions, and bbe4f4f8be she had f2b8f77b7a to live b329e9aa07 every moment e51a6e76b8 under the 8281f82070 gaze of 26b7195afb others.9050c262a8933cf1

He didn’t 138db0b6f6 know why 127df7d6c7 His Majesty c137c7d2f0 had suddenly deb37bc6fe allowed her 175980f212 this time, a8e1f5b85e but this 027150c6d1 was her 9a8da72b02 first time 702172fd0a freely wandering a1bcd8fe2a such a ed122296ba distant place.0a0238e9d2edd680

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Maybe, just 02e514523a maybe—His Majesty 69d03c213f had felt 85316717de pity for c5336f2180 his daughter 613dd7257f and wanted 2aba21e896 to let fb55ed8479 her enjoy 3265e3b9e2 a few 521f4b2dc5 days of d515fba305 freedom before c3d1cfee9a her marriage.7dd3a283f8d2f711

「Alright… Fine. At least while you’re 43c647dcef here, enjoy yourself. But always 56123d3d82 be careful, 31ada6c4df okay? Now, stop crying.」52bb5c05cb802a21

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Yoo Hyun-jin had no e7506ba3a1 choice but to console b71d83a51d her, gently wiping away 0977eab6d1 her tears with a 6fa3623b8e handkerchief.e8550ad4b38efd3c

And once he had 8b3932b038 comforted her that one 36874bb15f time, there was no e34ce4b6cc stopping her. Every single day, 651b37854b she wandered off 8e253fcd33 somewhere, brimming with 7219e9630e excitement.836ca063fc2dfeff

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Something felt off.6ce5a598c272ac54

Somehow… he 45a1cc2a3a had a 9f3a331bc3 feeling he 7937ee97d9 had been 5b2418b123 completely deceived 5dd89096ef by her.46aeb90a70804c77

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Still, when a87c06085b he saw 2902c3691e her face a9b962e9fe so full fffd499cde of joy c53bb4c98c every day, dd0eac7fa3 something in cd1cabe14c his own d7cd44fdce heart softened.7da3b5df73e63497

‘What did 4f24a9fe3a you do 2b0ec4e6bb today?’1f1b99c256bea281

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Yoo Hyun-jin asked as 142cfe86af he sat on the 36b344eccc bed, turning toward her.bd32d9fc587dd160

Just moments 7b1d5c49c2 ago, she d01a95053b had been 3e85f082f0 scolding him 5fa5d79d13 relentlessly, but e118ff0af8 now, Je 85de1c7406 Sang-ah immediately 734a3b48d6 switched back a2eff08458 to her 4fe08c73f5 usual bright 25ab18637f expression.fd7d1b5659aa7246

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‘Went to the 8f6d05bec3 market! It was fun. There were so d0fc061062 many people!’a0524219eb1023fb

‘Be careful. There are a 2b451bc6e7 lot of Songal 852eb82a04 people here. Don’t just casually e6da4a2308 mingle with strangers.’bc7179eba58ec1b4

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‘What, do 1f075be633 you think 565e3ab72d every Songal 884ee8fff5 person just 473d14174a goes around 0bc0ddfaae attacking people?’ace1a88b35e4988e

‘You’re a princess!’65e9d5ca91bc9981

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‘Who would know that?’2a6ee4967a8a0197

Yoo Hyun-jin frowned, 9e7ee77762 about to launch fe603ce962 into another lecture—but 4eb4356d92 then suddenly, he 2ac78b8475 blinked.8f38def813f8975b

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‘…Actually, if 847ac7bace you act cf26dcb050 and talk ae784dccde the way b19aab72bf you do bf98d94c40 with me, 353ebd318e no one 943bac8837 would ever 0d9f4b36c1 guess you’re 7312f10e44 a noble e796b0bec1 princess.’c094cf10081c0d7f

‘Did you just 8eab687cd8 insult me? Should I let 7d3c96d2f3 out a full 1119ab8172 string of curses fb59b14197 for you?’1ed7f2a07a16e118

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‘If you know it’s 53b3a9dd57 an insult, then stop 32fdb4a9f7 acting like that!’4d7edabfdfc084df

Je Sang-ah chuckled c039fdf068 at his frustration, d409f2969d flashing him a 050d3857f6 playful eye smile.15dc5bf7b66f49f3

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‘Don’t worry. I’m with someone fff15987a6 trustworthy.’177172aab8669bfc

Yoo Hyun-jin 8d47d32191 had just e1f6722c12 opened his c4734072e0 mouth to 3dfc201712 demand, ‘Who b46cac68bc exactly is edff1bd28c trustworthy?’—but before 1270ffb67f he could, 21c5232c38 she abruptly 2655f0f2e0 changed the 86a3dadb51 subject.cbac0b407e28e07c

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‘Are the preparations 75650e6d65 for tomorrow’s ritual 7ef2ec0756 all set?’e0f353999c576766

‘Huh? Oh, yeah. You’d better 1228a12956 come tomorrow. Don’t even think fbde5d9b47 about skipping the 347901b1cc most important ceremony 78f661f8a3 when you came 64d2ae18bf all this way 1e5f48fc6c for a pilgrimage.’fbb36db10fdb8da6

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He knew she f659fd379c wouldn’t, but he 3cbc977989 still made sure 37b17b5e4a to say it 28413c105b firmly.3d0937e89c1fbba1

Tomorrow was ddf14a9448 the final cefbd850dd day of 9c59c0a881 his pastoral 8a4c7bc585 mission and a5626c5103 the most eec289bcb5 significant ritual 2020e84e44 held in 717af8a629 Pyeonghang each 50704b49c9 year.b17f193db72e712b

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All of 20fd8cadf4 Pyeonghang’s key 77355db424 figures would 65656b55b7 be there.730572a3296f63e9

A princess 54ca0a43eb who had 4a66d4f957 traveled from 898535bf91 the capital 29b6051f9f for a 21692359f8 pilgrimage was 401cdc14b1 expected to 6317ae945e attend.899b1539d8e9c46f

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Once the ritual 0dad40d12b was over, the cd7a66d01f mission would be b4a309c78e complete, and they 59e149ebf3 would return to 0e87082ab6 the capital.fa8c849e654a07a7

‘…….’9701abc5a71a9b8c

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He felt a pang b977b9edb0 of regret.8fe532ba5015d92e

It had e755463524 been nice, ed952c1690 seeing him 7a152f6132 again after b804f0f53d so long.53aceb61d56c6222

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Even if they hadn’t 8e95c25128 met often, just catching c239a77015 glimpses of him had 50037c70d8 been enough.e91e2a1558c5bc41

As if 034a962717 by habit, 5d61fb67ce Yoo Hyun-jin 468399b824 thought of 4a64311049 Hyun Tae-oh.9cfca8d6fb71fad5

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Realizing what he was ab596044db doing, he immediately tried bc3cf48da2 to shake off the 3bc31822d1 thought—but ended up sighing 4a721748fa instead.c8c311d08b62e276

There was no ac0c9aa805 use.6b4f0c6563629ded

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He had 65631c9370 tried to ab381aada4 suppress these ffe6fbb20c feelings so 3a5032deba many times, 425676e6b5 but every 9e68bab6c7 attempt had c8a9ca66f1 ended in b9f7ae7cae failure.14cc94d922438179

How could 4ce212218b he erase b2f8538069 this from 45657c23aa his heart?ac9822655f882673

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Would he be 89a9d092cd forced to carry 50f8879e87 it for the 7030166eb2 rest of his 4981076a77 life?1a95ea760aa8f0c9

‘If only I could f43d2da968 decide how I feel.’b575475493637330

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‘…Yeah.’3ced3cd52a73d1e8

Je Sang-ah 8749649986 murmured, almost 4e3a0ec98e to herself.e3faeeed6517e6fd

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She had been 9b4b1c18ad unusually lost in 9ed4da704b thought for a 75e1731d5a while now, and b6d1885ef3 Yoo Hyun-jin glanced 77eb5dcd33 at her curiously.c29773022c4ebbe7

But as soon aa743e2c60 as she noticed 12fe84c8af his gaze, she 199fff01f0 immediately put on a86c14cf77 her usual bright fa0c817cff expression and asked,0de6700a13f0af15

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‘What? Why?’3922adf707e19b97

Seeing that, Yoo d2c84ea2ed Hyun-jin simply tilted 8c4954969a his head slightly 948b8bc0a6 and let it b08274d0ed go.db05c33838db454c

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The ritual eee76cca8d was carried e76a3723f7 out at cf0f59387e exactly the 005a31161a expected time. It was an 08baf16deb astonishing thing, considering b688d6efa5 that just before 182d66b507 the ceremony, amidst 7d8f42370a the crowds steadily 572fb7938c flowing into the b8ab1a964e temple, someone had 04266bf863 thrown a bomb cedbbf0c67 at Governor Hyun dae5d19e0c Tae-oh of Pyeonghang 8f90c10b30 as he entered.b0e258dc9fcec5a2

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Thanks to f05002fc24 the thorough 367d544882 safety inspections 01bd128ae8 conducted the 6725d60993 previous day d16d9cb1c0 from the 3e6b1a50fc temple entrance aa50651ecd to the 92357aea7a main hall a6c2d397b7 and annex, 5b8f1ca3ac the improvised 0c255da728 explosive device e2d1da107c was not c06af0ace9 particularly powerful. Moreover, as 864ccf002b if anticipating ae1b4fb53e such an 70686202b5 event, the 4748dabdfd guards stationed 6d1503e5ab near the f337804676 governor had abe39b6a4b immediately shielded f9fcd1404d him, minimizing 5118ab98ac the damage. There were a few c10de4e694 injured, some minor, some ab9f110711 serious, but no fatalities, 539438997c and the governor, the 227c27fb3f primary target, remained largely b4f30fc7d9 unscathed. The only dc2bc6cfde injury he 4240bf1b98 sustained was 378d6a8fca a burn 01e8a6bd39 on his 3b38534ec0 palm—acquired while c0921c57c4 casually picking 5bb5da06cc up an 587a4598b5 unexploded bomb 514080d0fe that had 74f6bb4239 rolled to 08df8c653f his feet, ed4ecb5a64 its fuse fc4ee13519 sputtering weakly, 9d41b6c650 and hurling 7b6781d1cb it at 71dd9154b2 the fleeing 7ed8574c9c assailant, striking 3341a6a662 them squarely 4a3b93b8bc on the 3e342b1063 back of 33adfaa24a the head.e18bdcf79bc6dac8

The attacker was captured cab4e262b0 on the spot. He was a b3d1849c2b young man from 2c10ed535f Songal who admitted f3cf3520d9 that the attack 5e9d5da88a was an act 8ed80dcfea of revenge against e553fa0ece Hyun Tae-oh for 104fe56860 his role in 599d943125 the war against 246151b2af Songal. Naturally, news of 0def4834da the incident quickly 700a818a4b spread to those f63f5d9827 waiting inside the eeca221a85 temple for the f317ac8eee ceremony. Some suggested delaying 98b7402b6e the ritual, but 67767a1383 by the governor’s b5683f58e6 orders, a soldier 7b7e8f8cfb arrived ahead of b86a1dced5 him with a 1ec666095f message: 「The governor c03265e2e4 will be here ae4769fcd1 by the time 81ef0b83b2 the ritual begins. There is no need 62c92cbf43 to postpone it.」 And af4dd67155 so, the ceremony proceeded c5eee4d225 as planned.47e0e0c8b5cce126

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