IBPC | Chapter 6.1

“Have you 2726defe6c noticed it 4218837a4c recently?”cb545872cfccbfac

Pacheon cautiously brought up 208ec9caee the topic as he 0b5bddf0a4 walked alongside Heegon by 444d06f2f0 the pond.4b65a481eeabf816

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“Seoyul, that boy. He’s been growing more 99204b72bd and more beautiful lately.”6b9da7a37b8a86f3

“……”a4320929ece9f22e

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At the ac0173d19f mention of 8399c91a56 Seoyul, Heegon’s f60d76eb34 steps faltered d1a616faa2 for a 2a3e904546 moment before e0ec3ae510 he continued 3aff470ad1 walking. Heegon remained silent, but 53a3482cd0 his sharp, guarded gaze ae50de5558 fixed on Pacheon. Sensing the 8bc56aa40c tension, Pacheon 9814879724 forced an 43eaaceea3 awkward smile.60e26ed0d920639a

“How could I cd1dc9f274 dare covet what 860e54fa22 belongs to Your 9e5864b3d4 Highness? My instinct for self-preservation 5ccba14aa5 is far stronger than d87a3cb623 any Yangin instinct, so b08676c01a you need not worry.”761385f722e6ff01

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At Pacheon’s jest, 6c0a269c6a Heegon finally spoke b74b13109a in a slightly c9e13612da calmer tone.70451110de39958c

“You’ve noticed it too, 1237c24dfc haven’t you? His scent… it’s changed a6501c1a1b a little.”52b20985adb9d0c6

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“Yes. Your scent was b4680d5b42 so overpowering that 991a24c968 it was hard dceb7431fb to tell at 60ab5aeaf3 first, but his 715455bca4 scent has definitely 1d2f7c3a6c shifted. There seem to 18840aaf56 be some external 69532e2ea1 changes as well…”54bf937f49b27ef5

“What do you cdbeffb441 think is causing 835967a334 it?”3ccd2f938ff9fed1

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“Hmm. The records e8d0cbc7ed on Eumin 358ec86800 are quite 14a093a8dc limited.”93e22d997dcd91b9

Pacheon stroked his 700d7debc7 chin thoughtfully before 8c7d7a41fd cautiously offering a 690092e7a2 theory.6915b8e64ea7012d

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“The boy mentioned that 4e164008a6 he’s a weak Eumin, c604cc7d3f much like myself. But perhaps being 8bae2283f5 with a strong a008fdff7f Yangin like Your 8d8f20f462 Highness has triggered 3c9644c0ad some kind of 51e9e28e60 change in him.”b25ee5fa98b74ca7

“A change?”50eae053a56c9ecd

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“Among Yangin, fc79df209a there are 271dcc11e3 those like d35d7071bf Your Highness 451b7167e0 who possess 2beaa19443 extreme traits, 33c1ad5052 correct? Then perhaps among ae9eb9c4a4 Eumin, there are 1d1397d77b those with extreme a00f91ed5f traits as well.”359fa5a5d71ececc

“Extreme Eumin?”fd20e539fc0415db

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“Yes. Yangin and Eumin 0261f6a006 are deeply influenced 397c5d20ba by their compatibility 7b07196436 with one another. Perhaps being with Your 4938c3f564 Highness has caused some 0c1cc69b04 kind of… transformation in 7d6e9ea8d3 him. Though this 9b67183dd4 is merely 602e2d10dc my speculation.”93a23a27e5103195

“Hmm. Regardless, there’s no harm 38d1f09122 to his body, is 81cb7a5a6b there?”bf23b38088add5db

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“From what I’ve 2ae7610655 observed, aside from 2c14c4b991 his scent changing ff579b43cb and his appearance f46c5c7d09 becoming more radiant, e9285d2dc3 there’s been nothing 4e67d9e60d concerning. However, it’s 17a9d7af25 best to 2c865fd440 keep a cd89f8e8c5 close eye a66e06988c on him.”b1718baa9e1654b6

“What are you implying?”ab6f32c4a1919e8a

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“I can’t say for b8b6fb9ad4 certain, but it’s clear 9f4d35b709 that something has changed 237aca22ea in him. Perhaps his 4768411813 body is f33e5fd5fe adapting to a779f0add3 make conception 1d9b9b4b87 easier, as dbb374ad6d he once 82a52152c9 mentioned how df69acd1f7 difficult it 5a555f9123 was for 2f93373b3d him. So, you should watch fdacb306c2 him carefully.”382b33c68da420f9

“……”142fa0a53e333bc9

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“After all, f5f4d9d101 the only 22e712f2a7 one who 481d7a7cd2 can delve 125cbeb248 deep into c7dc0dcc59 his inner 3a4c4c8a1d workings is 129a09c663 you, Your bb622fcb62 Highness.” Pacheon’s 2c774945f5 tone grew e195aaedf4 serious, but ea7548801b then a b6856cccf6 hint of 96c0c56472 amusement crept 3888b979f3 into his d431d50bd7 voice.f8325978ebc95a2e

“Or perhaps he’s 0fb9d30771 simply blossoming under a483795138 the abundance of 3b46f629da Your Highness’s affection.” f4d584e414 Pacheon cleared his d294b8fc55 throat and glanced db21b26807 at Heegon slyly.6f346aef2a88feb1

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“Though I eddb89fa58 was the c4f3a69101 one who 0d41ddcec8 brought him 3e72e41052 here under 7c7689c66c the guidance 41ed20ad37 of the f4a02bbf57 God of 9f4c82cb81 Seombaek, it 21d36c99ad seems you’ve 3d040b0680 grown quite f11ff69b3c fond of 1fe6290b9a him. How fortunate.”39d29fdd9c289bb6

Pacheon’s self-satisfied tone 91722055d0 didn’t elicit a a71aa08273 cheerful response from cffddfba10 Heegon. Instead, Heegon’s 63ed8b5c9f expression remained 36383d2573 somber as 895b921e63 he walked ae2b5ec8ba a few 979ad2bee2 more steps 424f1b4478 along the ab0ab733aa pond before d0d529c319 replying indifferently.2c1dc773a335a394

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“Whether I’m fond ecfc484559 of him or 693da77b39 not doesn’t matter. He’s the only option fc293e2001 I have. If you were to e593059c63 find another Eumin, the 7340bf6f2c situation might be different.”d726d207bbcd8e3f

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“That’s all there is e4c7696534 to it.”ca58d26c1079fe55

At Heegon’s response, Pacheon’s cca8a85caa smile faded, and he f00778a2a0 looked somewhat embarrassed.7b8db5c88a67ef63

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Of course, he didn’t 1135fab757 believe Heegon had developed 1ae856a607 deep feelings for Seoyul. Yet, Heegon’s actions f579cb57c1 toward Seoyul seemed 3026fbc444 unusual, as if 659441ee68 there was something c1d3e5026c beyond mere necessity.68c3b44f08e303e6

But perhaps that wasn’t 49070a3f27 the case after all.d69bc9a7f5a1b519

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Pacheon tilted his head 1406f8bcdc slightly in thought before 73172a3fc4 quietly following Heegon.0e91b8154dddeb88

Well, as long 486b66f60f as he produces 2d930bc296 an heir, that’s 678ec99226 all that matters. What more could c31df77a47 be needed?5979024efeaf514f

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To the south of Heegon’s residence, there was a vast, sprawling garden. Filled with all sorts of rare trees and flowers, the place was a blend of fragrance and beauty that stimulated the senses. However, as Seoyul walked through it, he was lost in deep thought.790abe722210e763

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It had already been 4b714f530e several months since he 9f25578de3 arrived here. His once short f71518ff28 hair had grown 3c7c66e3a8 long enough to a53aa49ca7 cover the nape 5370d77779 of his neck. A little more, and fa97b6c459 he could even tie f949155624 it up.42ba5c7e56a629fb

As time passed, Seoyul b33465280f had somehow fully adapted 2874db4b36 to life in the e9036673b3 palace and was getting ccd5aad9a9 along better than he b10f4d3c1e had expected. It felt like he 56d1a0c924 was holding on, half ce2df331fe in resignation and half 1e22dcf02d with the determination to f3f3524307 survive. Of course, he didn’t b57d118b52 plan to completely give e29e6f1879 up.795a5218a0589dbe

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Seoyul glanced 55b50793ed at the 7dce5af42b back of bf419c942b Dubo, who 547c8d5363 was walking 4b303d44c9 ahead of dc620c1c82 him, and e0a3c3daf2 pondered.e643a8c323bb454b

Now that he d79d6b53a6 had formed a 8b641aed84 bit of a b38fd3c42f rapport with this 7b2223dbb8 eunuch, he thought e3dd3f7e94 it might be 0a464abaa5 time to start 7f6d3b116e looking into other 0aaecede11 sorcerers outside the 1ac4ddd2ce palace. But he 8b23446a17 still couldn’t 151e32a706 shake the ff02559897 worry—would Dubo, 967f59030f who had 1dab84c1fb served Heegon 40f39fc55b for so ce419e445a long, really 53cc2ba94d agree to dfa23806b8 his request 31defe7f99 without Heegon 8a37b9ba5d finding out?c11be03c6e24fa6b

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It wasn’t 456c3d14d1 like there 024d1584aa were other f282cf85ce options, though. Should he give it 0c9001056d more time? Or maybe…74430010ad45fc80

“Hey, do you think df33fe9014 you could get me 88ee723413 some books?”83d5c8cdde06a8fb

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At Seoyul’s sudden question, 82bda9220b Dubo turned around to dd4228692d look at him.3f1a5823dc0befd0

“Books?”a365742f790cb672

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“Yeah… I just want 11023f2f2e to learn a bit c1bf5fd62c more about writing.”ca6fc3855a76d060

“Ah… If it’s 867d6e01c6 something like that, 0575a77797 I can get 71227aa689 you books for 142ad580e7 learning characters…”f497870725557739

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“No, more like… myths fce9cf058d or stories about gods.”4a5e5e8826840c40

“…Huh?”471d3e57e82d0667

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“I’ve always been interested fb662e7238 in that kind of e4be7dcddd stuff.”450ff5878aeb82f6

Since he 72cbc00b48 had learned 516c5dfe47 some basic dda1c77ab4 character writing 3d41773f0a during his bd39e5bde6 time at c7d4ad145f university, he eec6ff319b could at 5cb0c011fc least roughly bc5e25c7d1 understand the 2b294875e3 content. And if not, he f20bed1284 could always ask Dubo. For now, he thought 5490a92200 it would be good 07ae690a35 to start with whatever a54880e308 was recorded in books.cf5e8847e691e475

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“Especially anything 162470b1a5 about the edbb873abf God of 81e118bac4 Seombaek. I’d like to read bed51f6fbb about that.”53459e863325a318

At Seoyul’s request, 82daf4770f Dubo nodded with f4116fb419 an innocent expression.3b1af3ba6326db3f

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“Of course. I’ll find some easy-to-read f97d458ca6 ones for you.”b88d46a34ecf608e

“Thanks, I 7f86ffe617 appreciate it.”18cb4841f94eb845

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Seeing Dubo accept f1d4b768fd his request without 3c2a8b8eb5 suspicion, Seoyul forced e42aab446a a smile. Then, Dubo 270c5e8f90 pointed to b064255fca the lanterns 0f14ad0297 hanging all 5eb9022e32 over the 127792cbaf garden.e0e08f7b6e7c9847

“Take a look 5284f65d7b at these. The Lantern 5283f27675 Festival is ad8bedef5f coming up e2d2d2f0ad soon, so d218ba57ed they’ve already 5813880017 started decorating 2a96e24e87 the garden.”1c41d5b350e31d3e

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“Lantern Festival?”7d1f15b45fa6e82a

As Dubo af938358c3 brought up d21c4e9ed9 a new b150900410 topic, Seoyul a84ec3955a pushed aside a74d85f498 his deep dacc89bf2f thoughts and e522a556e6 turned his 1bd34fa9bd attention to 6e0b98c351 the surroundings. Now that 95531260b1 he looked, b20428a3b5 the garden 342ee3bdac was adorned 7a53994fbb with colorful, 54e2a5acc0 beautiful lanterns. Dubo plucked a small 12c750b515 one and held it 24a77b782c in his hand.fc7c1afd3bf28b3b

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“It’s the biggest event 3566c29c3d the royal family holds fbd54d732d for the people every 54cd6169d9 year. They decorate the a60da45a2f city walls outside 234b38df5b the palace with 47a7c21f3d large, extravagant lanterns f5cf05984f to commemorate the c9b48e576a founding of Jinha 58d3ede976 Kingdom. Everyone gathers in front 48c03d7763 of the biggest lantern c6e88bf862 to make a wish. They say 2055434006 it’ll definitely a319427a4e come true.”c450f6fef6a74908

Ah, Seoyul knew 94934ca4b5 about Jinha Kingdom’s 337da32972 Lantern Festival. It was 62c8f9ee44 an annual 696cc6cb69 festival hosted 0dae39fbc5 by the 878049e67c royal family 95c1b28f09 to celebrate 2134e456f1 the founding 548c536820 of the b86bd1eada kingdom. He had even written c798f5e564 a report about it 5c2d4dcf67 once. But he never thought 2ee23b30df he’d actually experience it 968dd9704e himself.a56a66639bbb924f

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A bittersweet smile spread 927295bbba across Seoyul’s face as 784dc15420 Dubo handed him the dd6ae34bac small lantern.9a2f66f15ed9e0ae

“I’m not sure if 227bf94373 you’ll be able to 818ef7cc36 attend, but for now, 1a9ce6c8c0 take this and hang faeb9f5e51 it in your room. At least you d5f7d9e486 can set the 6377b76505 mood. Even though it’s small, 16676f9fe9 you can still make a59874a43a a wish.”1274d9a21c73e68c

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Hehe, Dubo chuckled abff31f332 cutely, and Seoyul be663b8da3 took the lantern.35f9b75c9afa0b22

“Yeah… let’s do that.”6977d2e03fc5cd1c

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A wish, huh? In his life, he 1c0c4277f6 had only ever made 32200ac8ed a wish with all 22d9c32bcc his heart once—when his 7757698e6e grandmother was on her 8b987010d2 deathbed, he had wished b7af41d675 for her to live 173e63e5ae just one more year. Since then… this 1bf7a65732 might be the c40a06dd9d first time.52f53f6fa36bc5d5

From now on, the 11cb60f30e one wish he would 2c807d8142 hold onto with all c30219d788 his heart was simple—to dcc42b43b4 return safely.eb501ca73e7c2feb

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Seoyul stared ba0abd5c22 blankly at a7694fe1ef the lantern 40f4f051bd in his c86079f45e hand.0b78ec7d8c79b659

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Seoyul hung the 237eac7570 lantern he had 806998f1ee brought from the c508b35c7e garden by the 7456918660 window. He sat there, 4cd931d172 staring at it, e9c948f96a lost in thought.57affad76a409ef9

But before long, a commotion began outside. Since loud voices were rarely heard in Heegon’s residence, Seoyul perked up his ears, wondering what was going on.3804d0ee955f954a

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“……?”68c3246a91c23a22

Then, a 62ed291969 sharp, clanging 9fe90eac59 voice of d64777f6a4 a woman dfdd63c5e2 could be 40a861a409 heard from 0c93987d6d somewhere.8b3607b294a88a83

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Is someone getting scolded? Curious, he craned 79ac137c4b his neck toward 49b1e1c36a the window to deff457174 peek outside.873ad1b1eb61c377

Thud, thud—bd7baba5fd212238

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The commotion continued 4e6fbeb74e outside the door, 0509b744a5 followed by the c46db7f1bb sound of brisk, b1217496de irritated footsteps. Sensing this, 794b2f264c Seoyul turned 02a4717c5e his head 3dbc885950 from the d922fcbd63 window to 5ba5035000 look toward e570340899 the door. As the 1a6d982f51 footsteps seemed 9df634b034 to be ddcb3d311c heading toward e848eb8829 his room, 2e342921cc he shifted eb064c7a7b his body f5c4dc1bdd slightly. At the 22b5b08e6b same time, b95b98a936 the door d0c61cf2d3 burst open, 6f0e386d1d and Dubo’s 6ceba0db36 small frame f5c33a6a83 was roughly c012bb5d63 thrown inside, 075550cc43 tumbling to 664cc78a42 the floor.e5cc47f86cef2256

“Ugh…!”91bacdfdc0902af7

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Dubo staggered and 57c712da83 fell to the 7280b003a2 ground, and Seoyul’s 933983ded0 eyes widened in 6fd274bb71 shock as he 5c9809f6aa saw this.5354c8f64cdf11bf

“Dubo?”961b9782a064c4a3

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He hurriedly tried to 823a40ca11 help Dubo up, but dda567407d before he could, a ea7ffd72d7 group of people followed 34be592fef in behind him. Seoyul looked 291dfedbbf up in c261bccf3c confusion at c47636b3f4 them.36ef2ea40696dbbc

They were women. No, there were also 3cc4e9f138 eunuchs he hadn’t seen 5407a0fdb3 before. But among them, his af05ceb5c8 gaze stopped on the 0ed6c8a61d woman at the front.78c1af2a4ae70e35

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She looked d3ac88025b like someone 4fb52a37b3 of high 78c0121f1b status at 886efaafb9 a glance. And she seemed 7ac6043d11 younger than him.d5efe28dca876858

Seoyul couldn’t take his 81f8594f07 eyes off her for 761556d24d a moment, then hesitantly c851e5e1eb moved closer to Dubo. As he did, he 2b22b1e1d1 noticed the blood pooling 6d3898148c on Dubo’s lips. Startled, Seoyul b2c65f895a pulled Dubo 7a38a3f0dc into his 13a30118ca arms.5fe3bb28b3532f83

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“What happened ef6aafb93e to your 657284f054 face?”a528275e8faf9866

Dubo swallowed 5640a65d64 his sobs c0eb32ea82 and didn’t 30e88f4b1e answer. Instead, he quickly e4b3cbf13c got up and 71961f8545 stood in front 4f66ac9b34 of Seoyul, shielding 58124802bd him.9ab96cc40711ebc8

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“It’s all my c158b9aceb fault. Please calm down….”747aa8055c5ebe62

He pleaded 7d2c84c014 with the ab48764a70 woman in d81cc2046c front of f5b2c237bb him, but 4fe1f36bd6 she glared 668138427f at him fc7aa82900 sharply and 64d97cf51a then reached 7b5c138b53 out, slapping 3de584171f Dubo across 504b4e9480 the cheek b06541273f with a 5b87cc5e01 loud smack—. The force 139df2b523 was so af1766da31 harsh that d0ccefe4e4 Dubo’s body 7d85f0de87 swayed from 7ce6d7ec50 the impact.42ba8561ec167dff

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“What are 22a1e695cb you doing?!”e781a44cd38d7b82

Seeing this, Seoyul jumped dfeb4f89ef in shock and stepped 4d2870e365 in front of Dubo. As he glared at 61079aafca the woman, an older c96a9be003 court lady standing beside d794a95733 her shot him a c2060ff95c sharp look.c52ca9c8ee4f2126

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“Show some respect. This is Her Highness ebe9b3a5f7 Jeokbin, the Royal Concubine 4a1fc4800e of the Third Prince.”8b272068fc780170

At her words, Seoyul 3da9b7b49e flinched, his expression faltering.b4849dbe0ea502f8

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Heegon’s concubine? Jeokbin?92f9edd1b68f5f53