MB Ch 6 part 1

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What was that?

Mujang gazed at the melting tree branch and frowned. He did not like how the thing that had appeared and disappeared from within Bari’s illusion. And the rain from last night was also strange. The black water that had fallen like rain last night had ruined Bari’s illusion. It had also turned Mount Dongdae into a wasteland.

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Dense, gray fog covered the ground, and a smoky smell filled the air. If his eyes were not mistaken, Mount Dongdae had also shrunk. It felt as if the air around them had begun to shrivel…

Mujang clenched his teeth and looked up at the sky. It was as if he could see the sneering divine gods looking down on him from above.

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Was it their doing?

Did they plan on destroying Mount Dongdae like this?

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Their chances were slipping away like grains of sand.

He stretched out his hand and revived the melting tree branch with a frown.

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Her enthusiasm to learn how to write was admirable, but it seemed that Bari did not have a knack for studying.

“How is that possible?!”

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She cried out indignantly.

“How is it that you cannot tell the difference between these?”

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Mujang asked incredulously as he taught her the characters for ‘anger’ (火) and ‘heart’ (忄).

“I definitely wrote it differently.”

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Bari pouted as she spoke, but she couldn’t help that she found it confusing. On top of that, Mujang’s handwriting seemed to fly on the paper, so she couldn’t tell what was what. She didn’t think it was fair of him to criticize her writing alone.

“My master has terrible handwriting, so what can I do? The writing seemed strange ever since you started teaching me.”

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“Ha! Now you’re nitpicking my handwriting?”

“If you were going to teach me, you should have done it properly. This is all because you’re doing it half-heartedly.”

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“Whatever. Then study on your own.”

Mujang threw the book. Bari quickly picked it up and ran back to him.

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“You’re being mean!”

“How am I being mean? The student says she doesn’t like her teacher, so…”

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Mujang turned his head away with an obnoxious expression on his face. The one who had been desperate to learn was Bari, not him. Bari pouted her red lips as she wracked her brain. She decided to try a different tactic.

“Come on, Mujang-niiim.”

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She approached Mujang and blinked up at him affectionately.

“How can you say you’ll give up like this? We haven’t even finished one book yet…?”

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Bari’s behavior was funny to see, but Mujang’s face remained cold.

“Nevermind. Do it on your own.”

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“It’s too hard to do it on my own.”

Has this punk always been this wily? She kept drawing closer and closer. He could not deny her request as she grinned up at him. Mujang barely managed to keep the smile off his lips and changed his mind.

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“Then make sure you properly memorize it this time.”

“What? How?”

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Bari’s eyes sparkled as she asked.

“Try writing the character for ‘water’ (水).”

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At his instruction, she wrote the character on the paper. Mujang traced the character with his finger, and the character lifted from the surface of the paper and transformed into floating drops of water.

“Wow!”

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Her eyes widened in awe.

“How did you… Oh, this is amazing!”

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“Whenever you write the character correctly, I’ll turn them into illusions. This time, write the character for ‘fish’ (魚).”

His illusions were so fascinating, so she correctly wrote down the character for ‘fish’. This time, with a flick of Mujang’s finger, a golden fish appeared and swam around Bari. Bari stared at it, her mouth wide open. When she stretched out her hand to touch it, she could almost feel its sleek scales.

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“My goodness!”

Her wide eyes looked at him. Seeing this, Mujang felt good. He was showing off a bit, but he liked to see the bright expression on Bari’s face.

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“Again! Do it again!”

Bari picked up the brush once again and looked at him with anticipation. Mujang smiled.

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“This time, I’ll give you a hard one. Do you know how to write ‘butterfly’ (蝶)?”

Bari carefully wrote the character. Unfortunately, her first two attempts were wrong, so he did not make the butterfly. However, her third attempt was successful. With another flick of his finger, dozens of butterflies appeared out of thin air.

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“Waaaaa!”

Bari burst up and stretched out her hands to catch a butterfly. Her smiling face didn’t seem to hold any worries.

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“If you try to catch one like that, do you think you’ll actually catch one?”

Mujang held out his hand and stayed still. One butterfly fluttered its wing and sat down on his finger. Bari’s eyes widened as she sat down next to him. The god of the underworld was letting a butterfly sit on his finger. It made quite a romantic picture. Bari wondered if this was the Mujang she had always known.

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“Me too.”

Bari whispered and held out her hand. Mujang grinned and touched her fingertip with his own. As their fingers touched, the butterfly hesitated to walk over to Bari’s finger.

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Bari’s heart started to race. Was it because she was waiting for the butterfly to cross? Or was it because Mujang’s finger was touching hers? Their fingers touching like this was a lot more heart-throbbing than when they did the deed.

The butterfly flapped its wings and seemed to tease her before it cautiously crossed from Mujang’s finger to Bari’s. Bari’s cheeks flushed. She slowly brought the butterfly in front of her eyes and gazed at it. Now that she had a closer look, she could see that the outside of the butterfly’s wings were white, but the inside was yellow.

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“It’s really pretty.”

A smile blossomed on Bari’s lips as she whispered. Seeing this, Mujang silently gazed at her. In this moment, it felt as if every single concern, worry, and dread had disappeared. It just felt like he was living a lovely life. Even though it wasn’t anything grand or amazing, Bari’s face as she watched the butterfly was enough.

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“Why haven’t you made things like this for the past nine years?”

Bari suddenly asked.

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“Hm?”

Mujang turned his head and looked at her.

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“Why haven’t you made these before? This house, these trees, the fish and butterflies… You can make them so easily, so why haven’t you…”

Had he been all alone in the darkness, unable to fix his gaze on anything?

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Mujang looked down at her when he heard her question. The butterfly flapping its wing on Bari’s fingertip turned into silver dust and faded away.

“Ah, I’m sorry for asking such a personal question…”

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Bari bit down on her lip. She thought they’d grown closer these days and asked the question without thinking.

“I was angry.”

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However, Mujang turned his head away and answered her question nonchalantly.

“Pardon?”

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“I said I was angry.”

“At whom?”

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“……”

He was silent once again. Bari quietly sat down next to him. The blue moonlight filled the room like water.

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“I was angry at myself.”

What?

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Bari lifted her head and looked at him. He was angry at himself?

“Why?”

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Mujang smiled bitterly and stood up.

“You have too many questions. When will you finish memorizing the rest of the characters?”

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“Ah… But…”

“If you’re that stupid, the child will look down on you when it’s born.”

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“What did you say?!”

Bari glared angrily at him. Haha, Mujang laughed as he walked in between the bookshelves.

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“Is there a book I can read?”

“Why don’t you look at some picture books?”

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“Nevermind.”

Bari pouted as she walked in between the bookshelves on the other side. Whenever Mujang picked a book and flipped through it before placing it back on the shelf, she’d take a glance at it. He ignored her and continued to peruse through the books. Having lost interest in him, Bari went somewhere else and started looking at the bamboo books and the silk scrolls.

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This time, Mujang followed her with his gaze. She was wearing a blue skirt and a white jeogori. No matter how one looked at her now, she was definitely a maiden. These days, the swell of her chest had grown, and her elegantly coiffed hair was pulled into a bun and pinned up. Since when did she start looking so stylish?

Mujang’s eyes grew complicated as he continued to stare at her. The Bari of the past seemed so far away from who she was now. Bari grinning as she held the ink brush. Bari as she stretched out both of her hands to capture the flying butterflies.

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Damn it.

Mujang pressed on his temples to soothe the throbbing. It was rage. Rage directed at himself. Rage for letting the situation turn into something like this. Rage for using Bari to obtain the yaksu.

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Let’s just give up. He couldn’t impregnate her. He couldn’t bring Bari into his and Muyi’s terrifying fate.

Once a decision was made in his life, it could not go away. Whether others knew about it or not, it would not go away. Offering his own child to the goddess as a sacrifice… Even if he managed to save Muyi, he would not be able to pay for his own sins.

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So… I’ll let Bari go.

I will do whatever I can to send her away.

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There was no yaksu. If he could get it, he would have already gotten it by now. It was possible that those divine gods in the heavens were just tormenting him from above. It was never here on Mount Dongdae from the start.

“Oh! This looks fun!”

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Unaware of Mujang’s winding thoughts, Bari pulled out a book and waved it at him. Her cheeks were as white as a peach blossom. Mujang clenched his fists.

Just as Mujang said, all the books looked difficult to read. No matter how easy it looked, there was nothing here that Bari could read. She could pick out the characters she recognized, but she did not know how to connect meaning to what she was seeing.

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“What is this? Nothing’s improved at all.”

There were history books about the world of the living and the dead as well as books about souls and spirits. There were also books on the ancient secret methods of controlling these spirits. She wanted to read them. If it meant that she could understand this world a little more, wouldn’t it be easier to handle things around here? If she could study the evil spirits that plagued her, would she be able to stop being so afraid of them?

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As always, Mujang remained silent.

She peeked at his face from behind her book. He had been lost in thought for a while now. One of his knees was bent and propping up his left hand as he sat. He was rubbing his forefinger and his thumb together. It was a habit that only emerged when Mujang was incredibly uneasy.

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Did something happen?

She wanted to ask him, but she didn’t think he’d give her an answer. If she bothered him when he was like this, he was the type of person who’d leave the house and wander around. Mujang had a habit of entering Mount Dongdae whenever he was feeling frustrated.

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“Goodness, how do I know all this?”

Bari murmured as she laughed at herself. No. She couldn’t help but know all this. She had been watching and observing this person, no, this god, for nine years now.

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She grabbed another book and skimmed over the words. She looked at Mujang’s profile as he looked out the window. Worry was etched on his face.

What was he thinking about? Was it something he couldn’t tell her? What’s wrong? A heavy burden was always easier to lift with two pairs of hands rather than one. So…

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What was she thinking?

Bari shook her head and looked back down at her book. She was suffocating in her own worries right now, so how could she take on the burdens of the god of the underworld? What are you thinking, Bari?!

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The thing to worry about now was that Mujang… that… that is… it seemed that he was no longer interested in making a child with her. These days, rather than acting like a husband and wife, they were more like a student and a teacher. After their kiss that day, Mujang treated her even more carefully. Was this the behavior of someone who wanted to make a child?

These days, Bari felt a strange frustration, but she didn’t know how to put this problem into words. She felt strange whenever he embraced her without looking at her face, but  right now, things felt even weirder.

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After that night, whenever Bari came to his bedchamber to sleep, he did not stop her. When she woke up in the morning, the space next to her was empty. The cold sheets indicated that he had not even slept next to her all night.

Why?

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Had he changed his mind?

If he had changed his mind, what should she do? Did he not want a child with her? If there was no child, there would be no yaksu. If there was no yaksu, Bari would not be able to escape from the evil spirits. She did not want to tremble in fear and dread anymore.

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Letting out a soft sigh, she lowered her eyes to the book in her hand. It was then that she discovered it had a strange red cover.

What is this?

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She had just picked it up without thinking, but when she opened the book, her eyes grew as big as saucers.

“Gah!”

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She quickly closed the book.

“What’s wrong?”

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When Mujang heard Bari’s surprised gasp, he immediately asked what was wrong.

“N-Nothing.”

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Why did she lie? Bari unconsciously slipped the book into her sleeve to hide it from his view. By the time she realized she had hidden it, she felt too embarrassed to take it out when he was staring at her like this.

“Haha, as expected, these books are a bit too difficult for me.”

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Bari slowly walked backwards as she drew away from him. She continued to speak nonsense.

“Then… I’ll just… I have some work to do… Bye.”

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With that, she ran out of the room.

My god! My god! How could a book like this exist?

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Bari quickly ran to her room. Just as she was about to open the book, she quickly ran to the window and closed the shutters. Then she returned to the book to take another look. But then she was afraid Mujang would open her door and burst into the room, so she moved towards the back behind the furniture. Even if he suddenly opened the door, he wouldn’t be able to see this right away.

She cautiously opened the book. There were erotic drawings of men and women having intercourse.

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“My god! Mujang-nim! I’m starting to see him in a new light. Omo, how could he have this in his possession!”

Even though she said this as she put the book down, she picked it back up and flipped through it. She turned her head slightly to the side due to embarrassment, but she was still taking furtive glances at it.

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Either way, this book opened a whole new world.

“How can this be? There are so many p-positions…”

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So why was he only taking her from behind?! He hadn’t used any techniques, either!

“Ah, this is…”

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She wanted to read it, but she came across another unfamiliar character. She wanted to ask him right now, but how would she bring this up? She whispered to herself, ‘I need a dictionary’. Bari thoroughly flipped through the book and began to study it very closely.

A few nights later, Mujang prepared the books he’d use to teach Bari and returned to his room. He walked to the bed and was about to lay down when the door opened. It was that punk again. He turned his head to look at her, and what he saw made his breath catch in his throat.

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Bari was holding a dim candle, and she looked so captivating. She must have just washed because her long hair was still damp. The clothes tied around her chest revealed the tops of the swell of her breasts. He could also vaguely see her delicate shoulders and thin arms through the sheer fabric of her dress.

“…What are you wearing?”

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Mujang barely managed to steady his shaking voice and deliberately spoke to her in a harsh tone.

“What’s wrong with my clothes?”

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“Isn’t it weird? It’s a bit revealing…”

“How is this revealing? They’re just pajamas.”

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“Pajamas?”

She took another step inside. Now that he got a closer look, the dress itself was thin. The faint lines of the curvy body of a maiden caused his insides to tremble.

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“Go and sleep in your room tonight.”

Bari remained stubborn in the face of his order.

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“I’m scared.”

“What’s there to be scared about?”

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“I’m still scared to be alone.”

She slept just fine by herself. She was obviously fibbing.

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She entered his room like a transparent butterfly. A strange fragrance emanated from her. Mujang clenched his hands on the blanket as if he was about to rip it to shreds before letting go completely.

“Then you go to sleep first. I’ll go to the library and…”

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“Mujang-nim.”

She approached him and whispered his name. He was unable to respond as he looked down at her.

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“You hate me, don’t you?”

“What?”

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“You don’t want to look at me.”

“What are you talking about?”

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He asked in confusion.

“If not…”

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She placed his hand on her chest. Where had she learned such a sly thing? Her sorrowful eyes looked incredibly pitiful.

“Then why won’t you kiss me anymore?”

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“What?”

“Didn’t you kiss me last time?”

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She lifted her head and pressed her lips against his. Suddenly, a dizzying fever rushed through Mujang’s body.

“I want to do it…”

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She whispered against his lips. Her voice pierced his heart. Her hand gently swept down his chest, igniting a fire in its path.

“I want to do this with Mujang-nim…”