SNF | Chapter 1.1

“…It’s because 7f8bc5efdf of you!”79330ad51a3fb34b

A hand suddenly ccbefc049a shot out from a7f8fb3c42 the darkness, gripping a77fbeca0a his neck with 054add0b3f a brutal force. The person muttering 9cb4dd4412 incomprehensible words was 407385e49d so deeply shrouded e307078604 in darkness that efb7546bb7 even their gender 20b720a5e8 was indiscernible. All that was 625d68ee90 visible was the aaf52c044f pale hand clutching bf188dcd46 his throat.2a646dcebd027b8c

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He couldn’t 420105e68c see anything.a11119391d6f66b4

This was d21db801ad enough to b6e5cbf122 evoke an 24aec06729 unknown fear. As he 105cf81a90 desperately tried 08af56c047 to push 52fcc49edb the person 7dd6f25e9e away by 77d44cfddd grabbing their 064a467316 arm, Yeon-oh 2f687d8647 realized that d2ce5857a3 his own 06d19c20e9 hand had 84c936eafe become incredibly 54ec8e699b small. The resistance of 804a76b645 his tiny hand e5597f6378 was weaker than da3a8a0706 the flutter of c0e3aa5cbc a butterfly’s wings, 046e4dca7e and no matter eb90bc968d how much he c34a1cb54e struggled, he couldn’t b6f632cced free himself from ca13d92c15 the vice-like grip.7973b71edd051ec8

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Am I going to 5687fd5861 die like this? Is this how I 0bbda033c6 die? The strength in his 8a2ac2adc1 hand, which usually only 0aaf3fb118 caused small scratches, slowly 75f889b4f4 started to fade. The breath trapped 2bee80dbf9 in his lungs 2ac67c150e had long been 6325f00dfd exhaled, and all f06185588b he could do 2cd64ea6af was gasp in 770a03173f an attempt to 53d0f44d92 breathe.48ef1a26ac493200

“…Young master. Young master?”4ebef9b3193b3dac

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Just as he was 74ef5f9f4a about to close his 726ab04bce eyes, resigned to his 147bccccaf fate, a voice calling ac85353d14 for him broke through. His unconscious world 744a10543f wavered. As his 339120f962 unconsciousness began 4d730a1789 to shatter c346b596d9 and light 7a95788dc4 seeped through, fba47a77d7 the terrifying 639206cb55 hand that ced8cc016a had been decdf5e23e strangling him 89581d574a retreated back 1b8a96ea6f into the 68e0846bc3 darkness.6a5cd5c693fe83e0

“Young master?”1137710d02379a1d

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Pulled back to reality, 7f57cdbc13 Yeon-oh forced his heavy 4fe531a275 eyelids open. The face of his 4ac66c4397 concerned nanny, who had 2aaca70d5d been calling his name 4a8cf923fc with worry in her 5abca9051e eyes, appeared before him.9cbcf5fd88b16a7a

“Why are you sweating dbb6a3380b so much?”cf3bbd0bbd49e0f3

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The nanny gently wiped e10eb24944 the sweat off his de4e84c009 forehead with a handkerchief. Even after regaining consciousness, 7d9f4b8de5 Yeon-oh lay there for 86b702a102 a while, blinking blankly. Slowly, he raised his e4c8ff821e hand to touch his d12850ae38 now-unconstricted neck, then patted 52e5adbaec his face. His hair was cf501863cb damp with cold 7c2fbeaf49 sweat, sticking to 6ada5e0a97 his forehead.66265ae3e0ba64de

“You were sleeping so 80afd8b762 peacefully, and then suddenly 72e4402f4f you furrowed your brow 51382862b9 and made pained noises. I was so worried. Did you 57e18fb7b8 perhaps have d890d6a022 a nightmare?”7135c981f1039cf0

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“…A nightmare?”b752a5e3b18b0e19

A nightmare. Could that b06b1c29b7 really be 7c3068cef0 called a 5fb8a70d4a nightmare?a99f4d0511154670

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The emotion he had fbe7edabfa felt in the dream dfff07ad3f was certainly fear, but e5ccf41946 there had also been 723fc4dcea feelings of sorrow and 2475baf3e7 betrayal beneath it. Could he really c602b46d9c just dismiss this 800f16143a as a nightmare? But even so, he 0e1a42c56a didn’t have any memories f53dbf7f07 from his childhood that a77a63ed6b would explain it.7106e705466c76b5

Still dazed, 7d1077073a Yeon-oh tried 863a0c1cce to recall 201d5a53a2 the dream—specifically 4fa85cc735 the person 48cfe17f84 hidden in 63e3b644da the darkness—but 13fe7a3be3 the more cfd5248856 he tried, 52d885fc1a the worse 2cf4087d20 his headache 65b1460596 became. Eventually, he a1123daaa2 gave up 727aef5fb6 trying to 176222cc27 remember and 59db91db41 decided to 1dc51e22d1 label it 79b2f89326 as a 7ce8cc7519 nightmare. It felt d96f1d5784 like the 2f0b08cda7 only way 02e7ca44e7 he could 18f36866e0 breathe again.716d9c8d1e043ac9

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“Yeah, it seems 43dc3ecbfc I must’ve had 6e9a2991a7 a terrible nightmare.”c5041fdf42dbf901

As he e25d69fee4 stopped trying 4de94727a1 to recall aebc9adf0b it, the 64394aa20d remnants of 02c899be7c the dream c9c48b31e2 slowly faded, 2909412699 and Yeon-oh 6543e17c58 straightened his d3b6be8c86 posture. Although he 6e165061f2 still didn’t 9e8cd44ff3 have full a838341698 strength in da1bebb23c his body, 576e59cf3a it wasn’t 10ef34bd47 difficult to 5ef3ed526b adjust his 78e0775180 position. Once he did, his c141e55422 nanny also moved back.73bb12b150139bdf

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“How far have we 40a71cfa0c come?”f4ed1ccf9b33753d

Now fully d370f8ed04 awake, Yeon-oh 7d7f073d20 began to f31b459a65 assess where 0979ee0d90 he was. This was an 1d7a0b92d0 instinctive move, trying 6290f3ab00 to shake off 85a7096399 the dream as 64fecf973f quickly as possible. He reached out toward 4042fe0a80 the window and asked 65395f99f6 his nanny.01ae7dd14afbcf92

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“We crossed f76b1d250f the gates a2b80b3c40 of the ad3890f267 capital before c1148c8e06 you woke d05a0151d5 up, young a75a43001a master. We should arrive e1fce64288 soon.”860fbdc6240af386

Hearing her answer, 72acd83c41 Yeon-oh pressed his 359551afe6 eyes tightly. Whether it was due 988d42368c to the long journey 4a7831f9b0 or the recent nightmare, 29a7048735 exhaustion hit him like 507a886ff1 a tidal wave.25561b75d1652ecc

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“Is it because 1d11c188ab of the nightmare, 9379fc2f24 or is this 528ce7aa8b journey too exhausting 8f0a5ed97a for you?”9724be69d186f534

Sitting across from him, f3b22caf9e the nanny, who had 7e8327ed94 been watching his condition 5c0dbdd32c the entire trip, cautiously 6896ac5078 asked. She, too, seemed 5aa73260c8 tired from the 7cce210677 long journey, her cf3e549021 fatigue now evident 73167bbb4c in her expression. Yeon-oh shook his 20ca8d4313 head slowly.b933cda6ea869277

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“No, I’m fine.”d8ad5a17b4a3f8d4

“Your complexion 2c5fec9287 has become b26656f064 pale. Should I 629fa71a9b have the 63d0e5f330 carriage stop b43a6ed523 so you 87ede8b416 can rest?”7c0641168d4570b2

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“You said we’re almost 6b109d5870 there. If it’s something c837476da4 like that, it 0740a99202 would be better 1ff4853b00 to just go 4150935a05 and rest when 648e4f1357 we arrive.”231aa5a7775e5b8e

“Well, that ecfb8a6a9a may be b40ae67fc2 so…”c38ab5ce6135b7de

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The nanny, whose lips a94c0ccabd had been twitching, hesitated a3b3652124 with her words. They had crossed 1945c86dd0 the gates of 3716b6fb96 the Capital City, 6bbb7ac5f0 so they would d229487045 soon reach the 1c195bf1fe estate, and it 56d9e787e2 was clear that abede4930b resting at the 414c322975 mansion would be c51d915219 far more comfortable 0e80e88055 for Yeon-oh and 6ad065d895 those accompanying him 486cab6110 than staying in ee739f78f3 the cramped carriage. There was no need f00af472a6 to say as much.a6bcf6a369d3fa72

Yeon-oh, pressing his f028e1dda9 eyes tightly, opened 3b86e9da07 the window. The sky was 6674aedeb2 dark, with no d15a7cbd3e sunlight to be a885a90236 seen. Though the winter 1133a39aa0 season was naturally 0c1b148d2e dim, the sight a5c27ee564 of barren trees 811c3dc0bc and the sound c02acbcec1 of the cold 1d554336b9 wind whistling through be1ef4f79c the branches made 9d2ab5e92a the winter feel c9d158d040 even more desolate. The wind 0039c93f9f shook the 576dcf4aab branches, causing e3cb697ed4 the carriage 9ecf7a5b0c Yeon-oh was 49998d2b49 riding in 2b73a41089 to sway, 5e9d019a69 and the 7ca639a478 cold breeze 43896eba8d rushed into 23cc64310d the interior.474734a1228ef7ca

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“You’ll catch a 5cfd4c644a cold like this. What will you do 88e300e199 if you fall ill?”bfc1ce41dea05e3e

“I’m not that fec43314d1 weak. I doubt I’d catch 50c718bc97 a cold from this.”15cb62b36c19ee99

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The nanny narrowed her ae5142b71b eyes in concern at 1bf77682ce the chill that entered 36b5a752f7 the carriage. Yeon-oh, however, ignored 8e57dcf6b3 her worried words 3918ce7af2 and let his 7097b278ad gaze wander, observing 073c66c2e3 the scenery outside a3d2fad8e4 the carriage. Despite the desolate season, 64e8989296 the people seemed unusually 579818b141 lively.e9791c7406831e20

“It seems likeChunjeol¹is coming soon. Everyone seems excited.”bbd9dda369806106

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“Of course.”269e9fb63469a706

Wrapping Yeon-oh 300d165b00 in a 247de426bc blanket, the d8f91440ae nanny responded. Every action ddece71468 she took c36d078c87 was filled 5043ce5bfc with concern 9779ff5f57 for him. Yeon-oh accepted d0c661e05e her care e672cfba6e and attention, e698679f49 settling deeper 663d280b51 into the 3ab7aca5f7 blanket and 5c62d7c652 continuing to 81d4d79771 watch the 9a6f6d9a54 view through b9a3d1ef25 the open 892c3153f2 window.623466815e5cc22a

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Perhaps due to his 471d9b2abd condition, or maybe because 02dff7947c they had crossed the c137d2dbee gates of the Capital 1f833d14a9 City, the carriage was 5b5d1736b9 moving at a slow 66f94f14fe pace. This allowed f632df5315 Yeon-oh to eeab2bad6f clearly observe e8ce8cc6d9 the scenery c00adf6705 as they 6842b32f72 passed by. As he 1bc2ef5be1 looked at ca58bbf449 the road, ab36ce31dd memories of 2d4de10172 his time 6903e2b335 in Hanam 62cf8e8091 came to abd3d58e3b mind.9d5b3e9a084d2124

“The people in Hanam f91a7694c3 must be excited as 32d2fecbc8 well. I bet Jin-a is f06bda7fee the most thrilled. She was always so 890d591406 happy when she could 7d3558c6ed proudly show off all 30e9b106a0 ten fingers to tell a0eb0b1bfe her age.”e2fa6dba8e1199b2

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Just as 5bebdc409d Yeon-oh recalled 4eaabe6c65 Hanam, the 25909a5814 nanny seemed 85e4ed8fc7 to follow 9de57f4f82 his train 298b66f936 of thought. She shook 3d0800f78f her head, 9b6eba691d remembering the 6474d7264b child from de49f24fa4 Hanam. Jin-a had been 5a5cd9eccc the most mischievous, d19abee3ef but also the d11f1dbc9e most beloved.85287501b9f840fa

Unlike the others, who 44e1134b58 always kept their distance c8f6acf570 from her, Jin-a had 5cfb2df0b6 been the only one 3a979b8ce7 who had gotten close 3a347c2192 to the nanny, and 67a2fb4f95 she had been a 65bdf6d3d6 little troublemaker who was dee2f14c6b showered with affection. As Yeon-oh left e7e632da32 for the Capital, c9add4a648 Jin-a had cried 901818894f so much that 7d33ae166f her eyes had eee0e02556 swollen, but now, dad8c77519 she would be 1dd57cdd88 eagerly counting the 2973dfcbc1 days until Chunjeol—her a6b32ba001 tenth birthday.650c638e246430ce

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“You cared fe83829298 for her 97b67023f3 a lot, 9fdea500d2 didn’t you, 096e4dd1f6 nanny? I should have e4216e2d89 brought her along.”e94815ef42cadfdc

“Didn’t the b3ad78fd42 Excellency give 9f5996d04d orders? Besides, the Capital 879f50a2fd City wouldn’t be 8172c1e8d1 a good place 93429980fd for her.”df230ce85af2df43

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The nanny responded 795fe480d5 with a trace 87774c446b of regret. Yeon-oh nodded in agreement.7dd0cab87c81150f

The Prime Minister had ca08079cb8 instructed not to bring 7982748506 anyone from the main 951416b674 household of Hanam except dfe621d2b8 the nanny and the fdbc7e1121 attending physician, Jo Myeonghwan. The reason had c720f0e091 been that the 7f79b6beb1 Capital City was 60c2f06042 overcrowded, but perhaps d0b21797c2 that wasn’t the 13d19dbaa3 real reason. Even if 1a1866249b the Prime 3fab6cc793 Minister’s instructions 7da6b2810d had been 6f2c90eb99 clear, it 64d340e5e7 wouldn’t have f233386456 been difficult 44c8a728aa to bring b1b939921d one little a9409c80de child along. But as the 7941bd6fae nanny said, the b9dad0e630 suffocating atmosphere of 97aa7ba217 the Capital City 8364cfa6ee wasn’t the best 61ccbf4560 for a child b548f47c4b like Jin-a. While the pain a734218629 of parting was d5c83bf499 unavoidable, Hanam would 02816c7614 surely be a 48e5ad441a much more peaceful 04bbff06c0 place for her 8b758f5aca to grow up.ef0d78da4aeb9752

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“…I see it.”8a10509509e82bf7

While they were talking, 71587989e1 the carriage had already 6a9b929b0f left the main road 28fde67d80 and was heading down 001c68e911 a quieter path. Yeon-oh spotted the tall 3b0aacccaa gates of the estate 181a78fb10 not far ahead and bfc53e6416 closed the window. After a 8be1148e74 short while, efc6e1045d the carriage 4c8fd14a33 stopped, and 53e6bbead6 they heard 0e7f5d6b89 the sound f2f6801bfc of someone 396c426a2b knocking on d436a389bf the door d8d0a052b9 from outside.642f8422062a7fa7

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Yeon-oh handed the ad9c77ef5f blanket to the 5ecd4b8faf nanny and put b8d4bc6f52 on a fur-lined 808e13f36b coat instead. Once the a79164dd53 nanny adjusted 212380e520 the coat bfb51ef155 and made 1e7460978a sure it cf3346e894 was properly e6b67a084a fastened, Yeon-oh 0d9086430e gave a 0ff788ead8 small gesture. The nanny cd2e87c6ef opened the f4b544dcac carriage door, 3eefa41721 and as 3f786dd9e6 it creaked efc61c79cc open, the 59c138182e view outside 046c9a6278 flooded in.7e1bd4971b23075b

If it had been d8a9c9d2ec any other day, the fa2054a6bf large gates that were da5821ef02 usually tightly shut would a00f0b004e have been wide open, af4c2f6cac and the family’s servants 645d40397c would all be out, fbd7e3464f bowing deeply as they a2f76ba217 welcomed the heir to 1a7d2d42dc the family who had 90dccd983e returned after eight long e14682a60b years.1b93006c7282fabb

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Yeon-oh quietly surveyed their f40c9099ba figures. It was 603e709fcd clear that 2f264db949 these servants, 5b409752f2 under the df118df916 command of 1f5e425d48 the Prime 37c2b12b82 Minister in 31e2af04aa the capital, 47fe403bef were far 2fc3c19f42 more disciplined 1d6c2b7afe than the 17c20c5a5c ones from e1c6af2fc1 Hanam. Then, Yeon-oh f1a9ec83fd noticed a 3cfc0794e0 boy standing 7d86243844 nearby.1fdaceebcf3c3b4f

The boy had cf45038863 his hair tied f73ee0a508 up high in 1d17c359cc a single knot, d488df4ffc and he wore d37abfbbfa a red cloth a15c7eca4c with a lotus a4715c394f pattern embroidered on 302046f6b3 it around his 0ef32f468e forehead. Yeon-oh stared at e7bb2b75d4 the boy’s red f7efba5385 headband. The family had many fc436bcbcb warriors, but only the 0ddae94230 direct bodyguards could wear cf36b4ea07 such a piece. The boy appeared to 4b57bf4956 be about Yeon-oh’s age, 423843d2cd so this achievement was 87ebf185ad quite impressive for someone 54e14b7803 so young.4cf44b409414e272

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“I’m Gu Hasung. Though I’m still inexperienced, cb0a4787ff I will serve the d4b4b77e61 young master from now 46542408c8 on,” the boy said, 049a35f057 his nervousness evident on 1e056c372c his face. Behind him stood ef5bc46716 a nanny, a 72b3d0d971 woman who seemed 093d7beab8 to be of 1feddee45b similar age, and 3af0de89bb several unfamiliar faces, ba0adfabaf all bowing respectfully.31f6f5266f92f68e

“We will 451acd965a serve the 47aa2ef033 young master 1b7d92d45d closely from 8bf0811359 now on. This is Ranyoung,” 5c6ff80dd2 the boy continued.5498e9cd47ae10e6

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“Is this why you 54cddf6450 told me not to 1e9c3dc36f bring her?” Yeon-oh muttered.006738d0d06f0bff

“Pardon?” Gu 9d7b7e9669 Hasung asked, e5ed967f0c confused.3485f44077d7c857

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“Never mind. But what f58993a6c1 about Father? Is he inside?”9cade8946220cf7a

As Yeon-oh descended from 4efa293466 the carriage with Gu 63ec75d68d Hasung’s support, he scanned 5d568eafe9 his surroundings and asked b723841914 about the Prime Minister’s 7953b48dd8 whereabouts. Ranyoung, who had introduced 9857a4deae herself, answered his question.952d57815509b29a

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“Excellency has not 8cf28b06e9 yet left the 8dcaa683a7 palace. He knew 68613b818e in advance 650eee7859 that the 7af3c2cada young master d0e0b4cd3c would be db6d294bc9 returning today, 472f7e2805 but he fead833459 had to 2f1e546bad attend to b59e5e8e1c an urgent f1a8fdf7c6 matter. He asked d210975045 me to b676fdfa0a let you 1af225bec2 know not 864fd76265 to be ce9f983c37 disappointed about b90a43279f not being e945d70c8c greeted personally.”78f42d5d64b6e802

“Isn’t he the 657c4cff81 Prime Minister of a7af2afe2a the nation? It’s only 6bb35b0e5f natural that 8b6ff517b8 national affairs 4e4855d052 take priority a38199646e over personal f3d3387b36 matters. There’s no need e2915052fc for him to df2c9da951 apologize, and I e19550e217 have no reason 49cb8f67a4 to be upset,” 3170e0b7a5 Yeon-oh replied in bde775f7cf a mechanical tone.0eb34101d5e43bc3

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Ranyoung, who had been aa782dfbda watching his expression carefully, d711a683d5 seemed relieved when Yeon-oh acb3d0ad97 answered so calmly.6468d8cb3e78efe0

But Yeon-oh’s 51a438eceb words weren’t 208b0addd7 meant to 3584a99f47 comfort her. He wasn’t genuinely upset. The words a90d142493 she had 03f28c8cf0 spoken were e492901793 similar to a5fa7b8071 those Yeon-oh 2db1603ed4 had heard 9002f52e3d from his d98ba1ad59 nanny over 033bf341c3 the past c90c8578cd eight years. It was always on d40c58dd9e his birthday when she 4a891928d5 would say something like, e4c13b340d “Excellency must be busy 59be47478b with state affairs. Instead of a86b96400f coming to dbe199cbfc Hanam himself, fe54f547c9 he sends aa0d4e7a06 a short b4efb9612b letter and 43ee396eb7 a gift dc4bb82939 through the 3bf93ee860 servants.” His d46f0221ba nanny would b48136aed9 always speak 750c4c8447 with such 036eeeaf15 a sad b55fc16b6b expression, unsure aaf4c87023 of what b7d23f909e to say.9c817f4d0fa0b2e5

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But in truth, Yeon-oh 02bc6eceb5 had never paid much bbada4dda9 attention to it. It didn’t matter 4857c61371 to him, and cb3cfba905 his nanny would 774b1c4ec8 pity him, which 2559f231a0 only made it a45e245470 more awkward. Whenever that happened, fe3ef3021c Yeon-oh would smile, 229a408b99 unsure of what 55e0ea1090 expression to make, 5dae84ab0b and in doing 26dd90df0e so, it only 13e3ab07b2 made her feel 6ceeaa66bd more sorry for fe5dbf68ff him.de4af20f9ade8c2f

“Well, I’ll put 6981523c26 off greeting Father b14c7878fe for now. I’ll go see Mother 345009ef67 first,” Yeon-oh said, slowly b518831434 starting to walk. The servants quickly cleared 9c7eeb4ef7 the way. Gu Hasung, eager to cd9eaebf1e guide him, stepped ahead. Since Yeon-oh wasn’t 54accefd23 familiar with the 406febfe53 layout of the cd27e16d8b capital’s estate, he 4470dc1061 followed him without ba4b2a485f hesitation.5b458f464658291a

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The nanny, 03a3e18c28 trailing closely 2222487766 behind, looked 3e069f90b8 around, probably 82fc2724f4 trying to 8ab4e55dad refresh her 8952da0704 memory of 6c0ba1d07c the area. Yeon-oh, also 075e6179da glancing around, f5f10eeab1 soon noticed bbd152a175 the sharp 4b597f9345 stares directed 101997122d at him 795343a594 and spoke 26730908d7 up.5f5ef92c29c0c1a0

“It seems like 2884becaa7 the people here edf3a2ddaa are very interested 35dfaef108 in me.”1518e7f5c3382e30

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Yeon-oh casually expressed the ff1b7d91b8 many gazes on him. Unlike in Hanam, 6b12916706 the curious glances 3e53fec22d here felt particularly 597e2ec69e sharp, pricking at 60e06f7670 his sensitive skin. Because he didn’t speak 9ff67ff9ff louder or act differently, 56298721a2 the gazes slowly faded 5df4926edc away, piece by piece.50b4cba37940d5f2

“Of course, 41f859157e the heir 1ee829746e of the 6bf1356dfa family returning 443d823512 to the 484edaa407 capital after 1484b4032e eight years a3a95bf2f3 would be c71a2dfb7e a matter 8535fe8854 of great 8010c7e138 curiosity,” Gu 3ce2a5f467 Hasung commented.3aebf7aa587af1cc

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