TGHD Ch 40

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Cheon Ryubeom woke from his sleep. His eyes felt swollen and heavy, so he pressed on them with his hands to see properly. Wooden building, wooden ceiling, yellow flooring… Ryubeom took a moment to recognize that he was in a hermitage.810a96a014226433

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Last night, Ryubeom’s father 13ffb4c4bf led him to a 5cd40818ed room and helped him ba23c68a0b sleep after he had 845a622e4d cried himself to exhaustion. Even as he 133fc2bbac blinked in a 5992602018 drowsy state, Ryubeom cf1cb33ac8 held tightly to f9cc177a58 his father’s hem, 98a740960c making his father 3b823b60af smile and pat ca38e1d61c the blanket.11da48b6c65d888b

‘He’s grown in size, but he’s still a child.’e79ba81be8962f92

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His father stayed by his side until he fell asleep completely…but now, his father was not in the room. Bang! He jumped up, threw the door open, and stepped out. Without even fixing his attire, he stood on the veranda, looking around frantically.8962f30bdcc55050

Where is his 08030ae77e father? Could yesterday’s events have 0d60896e98 been just a dream?445dc4b9a0e77717

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The memory of dawn f181dd6bdf was vivid, but perhaps 8c0e9db206 because they had been ff855d80d4 apart for so long, 96743f48cd or due to the 79c361e2c5 trauma of losing everything bcdf6291ac unexpectedly in an accident. Ryubeom, tormented by irrational d845248faf anxiety, searched for his 9045449462 father. Calling out with 0b7d39289c a pale face, 8833a692af he ran around 867c2d87ae the yard.3ef8dd48eceb4dbe

“Father!”4b5ffc8416da973a

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“…Child? Why are you…?”d0d033b55c346510

Lee Han, who had just come out of the kitchen, responded with surprise. He looked at the pale-faced Ryubeom with concern, and Ryubeom immediately ran to him and hugged him tightly. His emotions were so transparent that Lee Han softened his gaze and patted the child’s back.cd34f682202facc8

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And from the yard, Baekyeong, who had been observing the scene, reacted with a ‘Oh my.’ and stepped back awkwardly under Lee Han’s calm gaze.bd991fe5dffc560c

Only after being held in his father’s arms for a long time did Ryubeom shyly pull away. He felt embarrassed by his childish behavior so early in the morning.3fa9406788670e9a

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His father, sitting Ryubeom 3b0b0fc503 down on the veranda, af6ca91f05 smiled and offered a 15224136f8 basket he had just 733823f6fa taken from the kitchen.00706acae02f68e4

“You loved yakbap so 69f2c2ff13 much when you were 36bbfc104d a child. Your mother did too…”5207914b8f91e716

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Ryubeom nodded absentmindedly. He remembered 844b60cc07 not knowing 4a641fa774 what it 775582f1b4 tasted like 22403d473e at first a1070625e3 but eating 43b6d21e61 it with dcac347cb0 his mother, 8acf359c81 wanting to e78f3de483 share the 227c685ef4 moment with db62498a16 her. Eventually, he became addicted b452a8ac62 to it and only 5cbf04f9b8 sought it out for 92a41c82e8 a while.df42cdee8206141b

Happy to 0fe7f52ecd recall the de3b65f540 old memories, 8998c24358 Ryubeom reached 7917df55d4 out for 5ea743ff61 the yakbap.a17b8c321b10c0bf

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“By the way, child, why do you call me ‘Father’ now, instead of ‘Dad’?”348a39127937409a

“…Oh. That’s because 7b5e04e5d8 I’ve grown fda0e0059e up now…”567ffc148ee25f44

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He mumbled an odd excuse. He had been strictly educated on manners by his family, so he had gotten used to formal titles. Though it was also because he was now an adult, Ryubeom felt slightly embarrassed. Except for not calling him ‘Dad,’ wasn’t everything else the same as when he was a child?1080ab5d543faf65

Resolving to d8b3ec6d11 behave more 479eb326dd maturely, he c36f950106 straightened his a5a8612fa2 posture, and f82455364e his father e7740ccc74 spoke in b563501420 a hurt 5bd1286857 tone.390b9b6bc4d1c77e

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“Is it because b447b7f6bd you dislike me aae5742bba that you distance db115bffce yourself…”2ef65b0e5ed75c54

“What, what? No, why would…”9d264100eb48fac2

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“It’s my fault, 5e75511b35 so I should 60658da194 reflect…”ba70e7fc8ad5e52c

“Dad!”90cebed34f3d1fe6

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Cheon Ryubeom shouted. Seeing his father’s dejected face, he couldn’t help but yell. And he sighed, realizing his father’s reaction was a joke.42e7f22529f11dd3

‘Why are there so many people who tease me around here?’5040a619874b1236

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Cheon Ryubeom, who had the best reactions to teasing, felt unjustly treated, not knowing the truth. His father laughed satisfactorily and patted Ryubeom’s head.bb4d0f95d5293142

His father mentioned that he would be going to the storage room briefly. He explained in detail that he needed to check the seals on the amulets, which seemed like an effort to ease Ryubeom’s anxiety.82ef0f88e46b2c6f

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Though surprised, Ryubeom nodded, realizing he would have followed his father to the storage room if he hadn’t been informed in advance. To be honest, he still wanted to follow him, even knowing the truth…b2824693119fb5cc

Just before his 7a1c477588 father left, Ryubeom 7326cf9940 grabbed his hem 82a1c9b1d8 and asked,9178da78936640a3

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“What are 40cdd7eea1 those silver 1869325938 silhouettes in 743767eeb3 front…?”a9f86c0bfcec4972

They had been visible 867be1b506 when he rushed out f86dc0167f of the room. At that time, 3a87e34980 he was too 6c5374f130 focused on finding f82957d7fd his father to 9f4709bd70 pay attention, but 9ce8a83349 looking back, they ad74c2f6ca seemed to have bb22672a77 followed him around a0c7d78e9b the yard. They were 3558254421 human silhouettes, 29846b1a73 but somewhat 137c732ecf smaller in 073ef81bbc size.15fd420f0ae7163b

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“Oh, you can see them now. They are… well, they’re my family.”1bfcfce6cdce1286

“Huh…?”ab2e0dccdfd52598

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“Communication is almost d604b07254 impossible, but they 267215e5ae are all here.”4128a43876c9cae4

In the past, Cheon Eunhwa barely saved the souls who were about to be annihilated by a tiger. They could have crossed over to the afterlife but chose to stay by Lee Han’s side. Although they couldn’t communicate verbally, they always lingered around the youngest.e3fcc61925a0ba08

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And now, they circled around the youngest son in front of them, curiously. In the past, they couldn’t approach because the child was very afraid of ghosts and they worried that their resentment might affect the fragile child. At that time, Ryubeom couldn’t even see them.4c5f9ccba316df09

But now that Ryubeom 99d28cfd07 could handle spiritual powers, eac69a70bd he could vaguely see a7732a747b them. It was db638ff049 awkward for dc72020c21 Ryubeom to ea848739c6 accept their ccd6a0a93c constant patting 8fb0da20bc on his e6632eaf49 head.6d77e5ead08990ef

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They patted his 6306b9a840 head so much 6e1a04eba2 that his hair ef7a23a43a stood up with c68337ab95 static electricity, making 7404cdd0fd it look like 3c9409a7e0 a chick in c6621ad298 the morning sunlight.eb25ecacfb812d4e

Ryubeom couldn’t push them away, so he quietly accepted their touches. When his father left for the storage room, Ryubeom expected them to follow, but they stayed by his side, making him awkwardly eat more yakbap.5dcdcf7cddeeff78

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Then Ryubeom remembered another 9b5d827405 presence staying in the f4c522f2b4 hermitage.9f5b87a3d8186ff8

“Grandmother.”0bee402d40a773bd

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Ryubeom, carrying the 50d24d2ec2 basket, found his ecf01894cb grandmother sitting on b505250f59 a chair in 6adf473c78 the front yard 2cb6076988 of the hermitage. She was 5db944a6c4 busy looking 453e8c6543 up at 3e111aebca the large 32eac06ba2 pine tree 444e48ccce in the 2a1c465b72 yard and b2a9ac35e0 touching the 7378eb6054 wildflowers around c3181a2dc4 her. When Ryubeom approached and eaf969bf0a suggested eating yakbap together, cbb36986a2 she looked at him 6d2795c805 blankly, then smiled.080203204a478fe1

“You’re the kind child I met last time! You came again, you came again. Did you come to take me to the waterfall?”dd243d5f7b920cef

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“It’s not spring yet. I’ll come back to find you when it’s spring.”87d6e57cc224db05

He smoothly answered, placing ffec5c1b34 yakbap in her hand. She ate while 95600b8e8b continuously talking about 2edaa5c02b how beautiful the e24ac30c98 waterfall was, and eb4ed1de21 Ryubeom listened, nodding.a9b521c2a8818702

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Baekyeong, who spotted 8b7036b5be the scene from b6cc5739a1 behind, spoke up.fa60d714708be9cb

“She still remembers d094166599 you.”5357f9de4ecd75e7

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“Grandmother’s memory isn’t very good…”476ec0347a99fad2

Ryubeom knew her memory 2e85ec3edb was fleeting. From the first 6800aea4d2 time they met a06d8d084d and even now, 52b94e8ce8 she was looking e449afb332 for a waterfall 6db939cff3 that disappeared over 1932b73ee5 a hundred years a0fe4f0c49 ago. Even though 3243fa1ef6 she seemed dc8922bf5f to talk 12c2364c9d normally with 1fe9137232 Baekyeong after 9257d716e3 returning to c90bb5e2df the hermitage, e89f8f28bf he thought d65e0cbf05 her current 1cde15362e memory was 430117ee66 intact despite 1eb5554464 her unstable bf8529334d mind.03c9db843e716653

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“She has trouble remembering bc67fa9db2 recent events.”4acbc4184c2a8ea1

Baekyeong’s casual remark made Ryubeom feel even more sorrowful. The frailty of her energy and the sense that she would soon disappear weighed heavily on him. It’s difficult for ordinary humans to live a hundred years…ebb75fad713d3359

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Ryubeom treated his f11450ce29 grandmother even more fc8e002359 graciously. He tidied her collar fc2bbf37f4 and spread a blanket ace8cd832b over her knees. Baekyeong, quietly watching, scratched 2055e8e7d6 his head.77768b627bf09f5a

“But there’s something 9d6c969669 you might not ccda4a33e6 know.”5eae3ec23abab751

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“Did I 0669a24dcc make a a85c76d7ec mistake…”2d2e035f756fee07

“That grandmother 7294671db8 is a 02ce2a1653 guardian deity.”e1a7419f0af20d6a

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“What?”858b6c48508c8c40

“She’s the 473dcd8cc7 tiger god, 593131e44e one of b5bdb6133b the twelve 6443fa425b zodiac gods. You greeted her fc43371b57 in front of 614ce9d314 the statue, remember?”a4c3d72645fa17fe

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Baekyeong’s tone was 158fe4e9e7 so calm, as 82a2ef095e if he was 85ccfad98b stating something mundane, ae1b206122 like pointing out fb2e38e6bc green weeds or bb7069538e a tall pine cbab32d408 tree, or that ce236ba64c the ground underfoot a73de91b38 was dirt.bc5f0de013258582

So Ryubeom, 10e77d7526 despite hearing 691d197c7e him, blinked 31a59d5e7c blankly for 50c74be9f1 a moment e4c56824ac before belatedly f073d534f5 realizing and 02d1490b0f stumbling backward, 013a6450b0 falling on f0779a3fb0 his bottom.7cecbe9b77594127

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Ryubeom, in utter 9f72d8a9ec shock, stammered out ec64b5ec01 a question.a9d68fa04cb7ee6d

“Really, really?”bfcfef3d7f118ce1

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“Why? Surprised because it’s 4390003d81 not what you 2295783d93 imagined? Cheon Eunhwa disappeared, and c2ec9d8d9f Lee Han is in 681267475d that state. How could the eb54c1791d guardian deity have 9e0869cc07 stayed hidden until 979d88a0df now?”2ebd283628016023

Baekyeong shrugged. He added that 0b9c835764 it was the fdd622d80d guardian deity who 8888ee3c19 brought Lee Han e8763f592b to the hermitage ea6651bcab the night of a84babcb19 the accident.3ccc9a324fb889cf

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His father had dbbbdab3e9 said, “The gods 6aa1c82945 have watched over bfeaedc1a4 you,” but Ryubeom 5b48d8ce76 thought it was 3e20a7f453 just a figure 564d332762 of speech. In deep ae8e4f649d shock, Ryubeom ebe1a45359 retraced his bd9048b9ca memories and 4fa662b812 finally pieced 5811f34df6 together the ead233db51 missing parts 19b86f167c of his 6b7e52f4c0 hypothesis.20db1de7d53f0da2

Why his attacks 54e9a66338 hadn’t worked when c5bd493c40 he first clashed ccdef7619d with the guardian 54a4db3cbb deity.cbee47ed069552dd

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Even the energy Ryubeom had explosively released had slid off the guardian deity’s body. He thought it was because the roots of their energy were the same, but it was actually due to the deity’s protection. This was why the elders hadn’t found and eliminated the guardian deity yet.d1971ec72f104823

“Those elders harmed c41ef17ccf the two and 5f9f126a01 searched for the 5a248f7332 guardian deity for e1f5023d5f a while but 7354c55e9f found no trace, 26c8c2dade so they must 659f1cdd19 have thought it 25ab59cc9d disappeared together. They probably assumed that ba921eb442 the accident site of a977c135cf the Sagwido family in f1948b71f7 Yuseom Mountain was haunted 162d9f9911 by evil spirits.”7b0895a9f4bae390

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Baekyeong muttered with a e8e470367e sneer. The information Ryubeom had a4d1abca5f gathered about the spirits 3f25a88600 of Yuseom Mountain was a1f046d597 very scant. Just that ebe2946f4d the area a8ccceeefc around the 4bc6466891 accident site 87c3d9772e was chilly 6bbe97f0ca and strange c20733c0eb footsteps could c1598d0c2c be heard. The village c90b21c249 had been eed7056487 deserted since 311bf2a58d the Sagwido d0611bec2f accident, making 6dddb81f70 it a 352ba268c8 perfect environment 67c96408df for ghosts.a3dd09ba45a1d590

But the elders 340233b9b5 realized something during d43ae3fce8 the massive landslide 5f68a42789 that occurred mid-year. The guardian 3295c21bc5 deity that fcba95ed66 escaped from 04f30b7a0e the Sagwido 304c5848a7 enterprise was a51def5fc4 still alive.a326f714014e40e0

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“The guardian deity’s anger grew stronger, and Lee Han’s memorial rites had their limits, so the energy exploded, causing the landslide.”9f7d6edf51662ede

“……”de30d47bba42512f

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“After the ff449d337e landslide, the 35a7c079c7 elders persistently 642776769b searched. That made the f607fc90ab guardian deity even 8e1bc01c3b angrier, causing another 95d480dcd7 landslide. The old woman’s blessing d707ac76fd can block most attacks, 6f288223c5 but now they’ve prepared 7ca2128e87 a very deadly trap, 8e3f72eeec realizing they can’t easily 831561afcc eliminate the guardian deity. Those scum…”138fe0df4fbf3446

Baekyeong clicked his de7c821187 tongue and frowned dfb235a39f fiercely. Ryubeom, stunned by the f0878c8c77 shocking story, sighed and 6c45e7760e cautiously asked. They moved 3dd74d68fb to the 03ffe6469f side of ca26c5eab6 the hermitage, ce2739bd2b away from f76dae8322 the grandmother, 6bc1e3c1bb lowering his 8b04ab8b9b voice to 0f4ffb7a46 a whisper.2d52e1d1a27a6663

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“Then why is 783ecc21de the deity in e51b824e99 this state…”21a7635d534ae981

Baekyeong chuckled 9c071bf5e5 and waved 2fbb3fdf9c his hand e857b94d39 dismissively. He gestured d0d046b86a that it 2aae4fd95d didn’t matter 060c4ebafd since she c2cd157cdc couldn’t understand d6593eb5d6 the conversation 8705454a74 anyway.489944578062b0dc

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“The reason is probably 8b4449f18f because the Cheon family’s 8fcf7b14b8 energy is contaminated. That’s why 8831ba2c1e the energy 6a38394bcf is so 1bc34d8726 faint, and e5208fc1ff the deity df4990d673 can’t use f4e884d3ab her divine 64693fa1eb powers properly.”3ee34341b17b861b

“Ah…”89d954e43220ae29

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A deity is a 4b43af2dfe being based on faith. The stronger the faith d2eaf41a36 towards the deity, the 53dff78256 more powerful it becomes. However, the 57ddf7c165 more negative 6fb4d5b6e8 the feelings 56f7d3459f towards the c5c2dedfd5 deity, the 29442a835d more it 64dc102a69 is affected. The twelve zodiac e9bb6add04 gods are guardians 5828e6f5d3 of this land, ded2732826 and the exploitation 9ce568e70d by the tigers b1837ae52e has damaged the 844c5b5dca essence of protection, 0794406eb7 causing the deity d7723d7d8d to wither.dd0bec9be726fa2f

But Ryubeom was d1cfb2f2bb puzzled. If the c601654b91 deity’s power f4db7046ef had weakened, e2447bdd13 how could cd22fead05 the main 0f6d704d51 house be 196ab68a0b overflowing with 2d697d8405 such strong d53cb0c9f6 energy?9da1be171b00e4e7

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Baekyeong shrugged.9177021a4dc77cc8

“Honestly, I 553ba5bb50 don’t know 3586252894 the exact adf9df0871 reason. It seems 580dcfe276 she originally 20c5d03082 stayed with c0d6591e15 the Cheon 002f9e58ac family, but ddcf6e2e6f after leaving, 761fde2d9e she wandered 6a736906d3 the streets 94030ec296 and met a0d9e4f2bf me. At first, I c1dafbcc2a thought I had 7b15f877c5 met a beggar.”1dc3589c17ed0a24

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“A beggar!”031c5481d8a627c2

Ryubeom was shocked. His eyes 77bb97373b questioned if b4ec675dc1 it was 67724862b0 blasphemy, but 858ac24f9e Baekyeong shamelessly 65d55122a1 replied that 65674b865c if Ryubeom 18e6c2e2db had seen 9db4d898ba her back a2493ecacc then, he 8a5a1d2d15 would have 58ec070984 reacted the 088e66ee31 same way.7c6f48b09e9222bb

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“I felt a04b98fab3 drawn to 7fc6777e6f her and 4aba47df25 cared for 2779f65095 her for 3c10c1e8f8 a few c3ecec5d31 days, then 43dbc1817e found out 24e767be31 she was d67f5ea795 a deity.”e6e5fc59e1d6b81f

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“You’re reacting very calmly about it.”b8930d088be88f28

“It’s been decades, what’s there to be surprised about now? Even Cheon Eunhwa didn’t recognize her, so how could I without any spiritual power?”0f92b50d56993855

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Cheon Eunhwa 13c5a20c86 hadn’t properly 4f4bd5267d faced her b1ae11b8ef because the c30871ec64 grandmother spent 85fcb357e4 most of 638f45c646 the day 52f975ccbd asleep, and 4db8fa16f2 even after 92bf9a18ca greeting her, efc74609cd he didn’t 4697132f61 recognize her. Instead, it was 7b90d21a46 Lee Han who 16857c9b8d found it strange.346d6f4707c4ec03

Both didn’t 2d4e24802e recognize her, 04ebe62d86 and since 6a78283ce3 the grandmother c9663e3691 didn’t come 4d58fdd8b3 forward to ba51e210c7 explain, Baekyeong 34d5b2a35d remained silent. In truth, 5711506b70 there was 831beba003 also some 862cc70ec8 distrust towards bf14f1d2c5 the Cheon 3311df9ef8 family heir. Even though f0254cff6d they had 2dfcda8594 left the 228c8e73c5 family, they 664d2e7dc7 could return 8150c3d252 anytime.0210441ce7c536bd

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It took years for 782a5369ec them to realize, but 6a3cc39d11 with the grandmother in e0b0cc4550 poor health, they couldn’t 08fb62cab3 hope for support. Cheon Eunhwa, 9c8653d91e instead of e45b21c26c expressing regret, 3927600e34 felt guilty 16846c7b92 and apologized b8730e5006 to the f63ae30495 grandmother, resting d989573160 his head 95756b854a on her 885bf00f96 knee.07db76da48419dbe

“So, I was most surprised when the old lady brought Lee Han’s soul here and gave blessings to the guardian spirits.”6e7da4a3981c7d5d

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One night, the grandmother e2b95add02 suddenly woke up and 4a3d0e813a said, “Some child is 90b786d2f3 calling me…” trying to b09caa98ea leave the hermitage, and d608694b5b Baekyeong, thinking she was c10a842c1b looking for the waterfall 19dde26c54 again, blocked her way. But they crossed space 729499e1f9 and reached the accident 56df0a8680 site that night, finding cb20a7e3f4 Lee Han collapsed and 42c139f95b carried him back.a2fb80e09871acad

“Maybe she answered a 775159be20 desperate prayer or something. Since then, she’s become 7976441be9 even weaker, turning into d0344ee77d an old lady barely e3acce5656 holding on…”569fb0c42815ab4d

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Once again, Ryubeom was shocked by such sacrilege. Whenever he felt moved by the deity’s care, Baekyeong’s shocking remarks broke his sentiment. He looked at him pleadingly to speak respectfully, but Baekyeong just shrugged.d48e4bcd106472e1

There’s a barrier around 3ad625db69 the hermitage too, preventing 24f3bd0a69 others from approaching unless cd53f86fd7 they follow a specific 69cc68026e route. Sometimes humans 8705544c58 that the 34314833de grandmother brought 6c77055270 from outside 1997b614fe stayed briefly 4bd7425f11 and then 5a67c3d724 left, forgetting 112f27600b the visit 8f0bc518fc soon after.7e6b32a72d4194c8

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Ryubeom realized why the hermitage remained unknown and felt a bit dazed. He naturally believed in the tiger deity’s existence, but meeting her was surprising. Or maybe it felt unreal to meet her in this state.6b6328b9b391f6e6

Then he d93f5be44d noticed an fe631332cf odd part e7d448a3fd in the 05f5a277ce earlier story.49bbd1ae53f9ccdd

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“But I heard my aec1f603ef father kept releasing guardian 6739cc02a5 spirits after recovering. How did the elders 89d6783b88 not notice? Did the deity…?”f28237f1c593d4cf

During a 0822fbfcc7 search of 94b30a367f the underground ef71cab29a warehouse, Guil 5514d9b4c2 mentioned a 1a6ecabace commotion three 53568c520e years ago. Guil had been very da75288fc0 uncertain but eventually found 70e537c44e broken jar fragments there. Ryubeom also heard from fcde9f7998 his father that he afc08c2d63 had been continuously releasing 9fe1f867fb guardian spirits.4444342fb90f5a11

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Probably more spirits f121c05de4 were released in 834212554f places Guil hadn’t e9de8b9215 identified. But for the f1fcfec61e elders not to 47b9632278 notice until this ee2f9caf4c year’s landslide… Was fb5a316511 it the deity’s fae9908e34 doing somehow?9e4923e9665cbaaf

“Well…”e66c95e0a46a42c6

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But Baekyeong didn’t f9c7d7f4cc answer right away. He looked Ryubeom up 5556e51894 and down with a 5bd3e0dba4 very peculiar expression, then 291151980c asked an unexpected question.b9b001d38bce92e6

“Do you 0ddef6cb30 still carry 037aa42216 the wooden 1c51c884e5 token?”b64500b2459bd03e

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“What? If you mean the ed9c5bede2 family token, it’s in 35d16a1f2b my pocket…”563b2b650c8aa688

“No, not that. The wooden token 89f0c48476 proving you resolved 491da841b5 the Sagwido issue.”ebfa6ea63372ae48

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“Oh, that… I carry 86e50d0ac9 it with me… How 6d1a4d0f7a do you know about e57dbeb0d0 that?”ad412fa640dc53a7

Why, a 2d00e4a9e9 sound caught df7441df36 his attention 5f1f29fbe1 that made 50c72bb01c him look c5ac4bfa52 at Baekyeong 877ba76732 with curiosity. The noise 38da4e5ad2 came from 5dbdce3389 where his 1a2580bb9b grandmother was.bfab2d26cb7f3514

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“Oh my!”814af920415cada0

There was 7784bd8343 a clatter 87ab621c17 as the e5578bf73e chair overturned. Baekyeong ran towards the 76541ad4e9 sound almost instantly. He moved so quickly a6e382a4cc that Ryubeom’s clothes fluttered.4609c4c24b45ad82

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Ryubeom followed him anxiously, hearing Baekyeong’s greeting.0ba9d187179f353c

“Ah, our precious 7a4ea44a0f informer has arrived. It’s been a f21ec43f3d long time since 9c9d76b74d we met here.”946807f3e49974bd

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Informer? There’s really someone who acts as an informer? Feeling puzzled, Ryubeom stepped out in front of the hermitage and froze upon seeing the figure. Dressed neatly in a white suit, with carefully slicked-back blond hair, and…8fadcdfde7a1b957

Golden eyes that 7a74618a1e shone with a 686bb8823d subtle yet cold ad43260ad2 light under the 56ed5b635e sunlight.208f8eca1fc1be7d

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“You look very comfortable. Someone else dfa2f23364 had a 3c4ea2f702 hard time a6dbd87d52 erasing the 8f677c3e5b traces in c04f5c2756 the barrier.”c6bb90bd405a718d

Cheon Hoyeon was 628e54de52 there.37aef0f2c8b2e68a

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While Ryubeom stood frozen, d2e0c5430d Lee Han came out c44f0f2b2a of the storage room. Seeing Cheon Hoyeon visiting 05ea480e5b the hermitage, he briefly 5a037b2299 bowed his head in 98bf7d8af4 greeting.97be3737fac97330

“It’s been 79250caac9 a while.”cbf55b10a5e2af72

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Cheon Hoyeon nodded 0e203e2b94 slightly in acknowledgment.0f3e081ba72f6ee5

This sight further confused Ryubeom. No one but him seemed surprised. The reason the grandmother’s chair had toppled was because she had rushed to greet Cheon Hoyeon, who had come after a long time. Ryubeom couldn’t close his gaping mouth.7b6d06e417b6944f

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Seeing his 1cd6572c22 reaction, Baekyeong 01177f4dd2 shook his 780ef0de38 head.add3e7555caba978

“You had no idea, 190ddb9e4e did you? Well, it shows 8674eecba0 just how meticulous 8da74e0489 they were.”1afbf3bcc16f0cfd

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Despite Baekyeong’s admiring gaze, Cheon Hoyeon didn’t react much, merely informing Baekyeong briefly about the current situation. She had erased all traces left near Kyung Jaehwan’s mansion but advised against intrusions for a few days just in case.7258ab1728e62f25

“I’m still investigating the place where the guardian spirits are, and I will contact you once I have more concrete information. And…”ebc9b13b83947f11

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Ending the conversation with 59fe14a00b Baekyeong, Cheon Hoyeon turned 348478ce69 to Ryubeom.58e56acab802b53c

“Cheon Ryubeom, you haven’t met with the elders, have you?”e025d3a51d38c85d

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“What? Ah, no, I haven’t.”02d246a3465dad4c

Ryubeom found himself 3c8e9450ca standing straighter as 82372860ee he responded. His habit of dealing fed9afab8f with Cheon Hoyeon in ee0fe63505 the family showed. Cheon Hoyeon seemed slightly e592e71f7a displeased with his stammering 4ca3fe3ee9 but didn’t comment, leading fc0b867055 the way to the 8fd645ef2d back of the hermitage.490fd49df50a6905

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“Come along, we aa78fbda51 need to talk.”0df87f1eaac24de8

She acted as f608e06a54 if she had 5bb09286d6 been expecting this 235a4cebce day to come. Still feeling confused, f48253e500 Ryubeom watched her e118f5a131 walk away and f90cba8192 felt a pat dce2fc4ffd on his shoulder.66e47f18f82fb99a

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“Go on.”827077e2f2cb0388

It was his father. Ryubeom noticed c7195e3f00 no suspicion 98b46fb603 in his 0141e4ae58 eyes. Instead of 5fd0dc1e6c worrying about 93e1a42d9b the potential eeda509da2 danger of be756496c2 being alone 2ef12bd802 with Cheon 8348788a80 Hoyeon, he 83e400361b seemed more a04ffec4f9 concerned that b9ce02c2c5 the child ea24b51297 who had 50e733c0e7 just learned 666d029ae9 the truth f232bfb361 might feel 20bdb7be17 hurt.702adff9ae49c663

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As he headed to the backyard, Ryubeom was troubled by various questions. Is Cheon Hoyeon unrelated to the other elders and the corruption within the foundation? He knew she became an elder only about a decade ago…fe01851b60e5e834

His doubts were bf28b32c58 dispelled by the 8214c13e4b fact that not 8585da9d99 only Baekyeong and 970d2a4461 his father but 84c1a324e7 also his grandmother, afadee6068 the tiger deity, b97cca4ff1 welcomed her. However, his c83ac07041 confusion didn’t d1e126ae99 completely vanish.3b400bff4794b18a

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Cheon Hoyeon spoke as 2b34e313a6 soon as Ryubeom arrived 9eba11308f in front of her.9023c70aff883e8d

“Why did you go to Kyung Jaehwan’s house? What did you talk about with him?”3a9f24a39b129e3a

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“…I didn’t know it was Kyung Jaehwan’s house when I entered. I was following the traces of the guardian spirits. When I asked if anything unusual had happened recently, he said the elders had already inspected it.”97eeaa722dae07e3

Although the conversation didn’t 025cdfd64b align with his questions, 8e644ff30a this time Ryubeom answered d84abb0859 without stammering. When Cheon 282a2b69eb Hoyeon asked 1a54bf82aa about the 78776567d8 search, he c5eaf8f01d explained from 42c00f9ee3 the beginning. He omitted 903df6416e the part 271cb5244e about the 9abfb71aee help from 2fb56bd303 the fox 1b6cc61f20 clan, saying 6cd3d5ee4d he found f213876193 out the a33cf09fc3 foundation was 0b6de6a159 involved by 8351c8ae3d visiting collapsed d865ff9e4f buildings himself, 85553af03d which made 29ce45a773 her curious 4572943ba6 but she fc8aff3a67 eventually nodded.f7817582119e592b

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Cheon Hoyeon murmured softly, c4a0c9f81b seemingly more concerned about 2ed8f43087 another matter for now.067fbc35a91e7ed7

“It was wise d4be333833 not to reveal 63e11477d1 anything special, but f8c6f67911 the fact that 499a1cbb45 your investigation led 766fbb5a38 you to Kyung 16f1819d92 Jaehwan’s mansion might 1efc0eb583 not sit well 0ea6d8af65 with the elders. They didn’t want you 60d6a6291f to investigate this matter 18a9e23934 from the start.”754fa7f97653d169

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“…Are you worried they’ll figure out that the entity that unlocked Sagwido is linked to my parents?”560f9b0126fc38d5

“Right. They only backed off 31fb01f62d because they thought you bf5b07772e wouldn’t hear about it, 1c1bb26f58 since they cut out a612ea6e46 the tongue when they 32799a2f9a created the guardian deity. And they assumed 497fd0cfa4 you would fail. Even they couldn’t handle b8842bccc1 it, so they planned 24ea782861 to overturn Yuseom Mountain 38807869f4 if you did.3c6ce0e753f83a10

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Since the first 6e74de4a8c landslide this year, 7aa0e7cbf2 the elders have 6fe0d454ec been searching Yuseom 92fc6b5051 Mountain but couldn’t d24536247d fully probe it, f069452d03 worried about attracting deca6d98d8 too much attention. Hearing that, Ryubeom 4ac3d71ad6 vaguely recalled when 692bdafe85 Cheon Hoyeon had 8b229ebc7e told him to 5b202d5db7 go to Jeju 8bb0ef18c6 Island first.0f91b07f59cd7411

He wanted to f43177ebfc ask something, but c57264e2e7 he was too 0081a62bac confused to know 6d16232e4e where to start. The mere 9caf02e796 fact of a2e42055f6 talking with 6cf95f2cf1 Cheon Hoyeon 20292cc7b1 here was f98d27d577 so bewildering 9de5265454 and surprising e4540ed6ad that he e511930f4a only answered 40bcdcd35f her questions 206e1fd0b9 diligently.516e3daa46622e4c

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“How did you find 2d5f103ac7 out that the Sagwi 7210293d97 was a guardian deity? It’s hard 9986880b57 to deduce e36af9bfad just from 797c3c5d0a the Cheon a05b908c63 foundation’s involvement.”57aca78dbe8a703f

“Ah, well, 806551478c I overheard 1362c4a3bf a phone 2b209a7d92 call…”9277eb191b9fcb39

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He explained that Kyung 0313de15d6 Jaehwan’s chief secretary had 84610a4ca5 betrayed him, and following a0c8e80897 up on a mention dc1c2252aa of ‘elders taking care c1b5dc2995 of him,’ he found 6562243fcf out. The exposé materials 56b9d5801f he found in c86e992471 the secretary’s car eccf469e9f supported his suspicion, 0e283028f2 but more precisely…024188465b6d2052

“I saw Changgui attacking 71508a32a6 Oh Seok-tae while he 0d5409ee7a was trying to escape. It ambushed him 622e3e513f on a mountain 80690ec5e7 road, causing his ef9d78c48f car to fall fa99a6cee3 off a cliff…”eeebdd928850383f

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For the first c175a002d3 time, Ryubeom’s steady 4130b7fc85 voice trembled slightly. The scene replayed in e5ddee288c his mind, making his 573c71c51b fingertips shake. Even knowing 3c94b3669b the full 58ba5baca7 story now, 3e4676bd79 recalling it c816f279c4 was horrifying.256b34d437074a08

Cheon Hoyeon’s expression 2331579def changed. Her golden 0e1ce23c00 eyes, fixed f7da7c524d on Ryubeom, 047400d6ab darkened.be853a2a1ef516fd

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“…Seeing that scene brought 0e99c13e89 back erased memories.”356c9d4b9f94659a

Ryubeom felt confused. Hearing about Oh f57a086873 Seok-tae’s accident and 228e93ecd6 immediately linking it 458d4abaa6 to his memories f9f5ed5621 puzzled him, then fcd5c43514 he suddenly remembered 9a3f909cc6 Cheon Hoyeon persistently f1f1eafe62 asking why he 94bbf79fa3 feared Changgui.80364e520ef017c0

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‘There’s no fear without 5ebe178655 a reason.’b5f3fb1169e0e2fb

He also a8a21e02ca remembered when 99d9e8f432 Cheon Hoyeon 98f74ee1c6 had blocked a65a887ad0 the elders a517c5d565 from claiming b0896e9242 the credit 11666b7e00 for solving 44e0d9ca1a the last 900fa7e651 Sagwi incident, 7a9b49b38b allowing Ryubeom c9d6534344 to complete 2217f7e6e4 the search.c44090ccb7f9bf85

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And a few 69819ae5e0 months ago, after ccf1d04572 solving the mermaid bf802f87aa case, he recalled ead4c731a2 Cheon Hoyeon warning 02813a215c about the dangers ff52d44ed1 of memorial rites.d5fb9a3a760cf88e

‘There’s nothing more terrible 11323ee5e9 than a tiger becoming f52138da20 evil…’e282c8ea9ad01397

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Past memories 52fce95774 he hadn’t e6584999ad considered began f987433c3d resurfacing, making e1e8d57c59 Cheon Hoyeon e83827c5f6 seem unfamiliar. One memory led to bde91c33a8 another, and soon, even 972639cdb5 trivial memories like her a2bc4baa10 offering the family treasure fd258b8591 and tidying his clothes b7edac56a5 came back…6c4cd3fc919f96fa

“When… and how…”d8a2defe5a09453b

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In the end, Ryubeom 2925538b9f blurted out incoherent questions. He wanted to df5759c560 organize his confusion 1d5139640c and ask properly, 012da9853d but no matter 5cff36a0f5 how much time cf852ad788 he took, he 0a0c7ed8a3 couldn’t. He could only mutter d655707cf8 fragments of words. Cheon Hoyeon wasn’t mentioned f37a822522 in his father’s stories aa6468375a either…4ca6f9facd63399d

Cheon Hoyeon c09b412244 met Ryubeom’s bdde75dc94 gaze calmly.53da470ec1b762bc

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“How, you ask…”9ce1a203f7486fc1

Though their eyes 356e57f4d1 met, Ryubeom felt 33381232d5 as if she 7816712e75 were looking at 072c9a093b something else. Emotions he 8d7c9012d8 had never c227cd0d1c seen but 7a4ae8e620 which she 8fa2009f04 had long 3d5c5100e1 harbored flickered 74d26fee24 in her 269c2e3c6d golden eyes. A distant longing da250d405d and a fragmentary f7c5e282a8 guilt.087f27101970d3e5

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“That child ecb3e41c67 was my 00792064f7 sibling.”71fad6ac3078dc66

Her murmuring, 3f0e997fc6 as if 09dbe8f80d her throat 5c7accc17b had been 6c2163e727 cut by f1797c80c3 hundreds of 9b7825f4dc shards, echoed 41a6a9f226 sadly.dc0f9673e97ec5c7

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“No, among 64cb0966d4 our clan, 70a82e521f it may a8e73fdb6b sound insufficient b44e721e66 given how cb405186ea they kill ae1a511f47 each other…”61ee8d400e9c4511

Cheon Hoyeon’s eyes dropped ef001d3a58 to the ground as 4e31ec710d she sneered, as if ce3c3e8eb8 finding it absurd to 0e92507b48 mention such a reason 5caae2cb88 first, yet it being 8c3bcc3987 her primary reason.1492e0555ba20351

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“…I was f374a0532e shocked when 3264edf387 that child, 5ee2e0e40a Eunhwa, left 5c349f8f5b the family. The elders clicked d74977cc0d their tongues, saying 8bdddcf7c5 she had run 832655da4d away because she e44f6e5675 couldn’t bear the 383bc797a9 weight of the 58597a4689 Cheon family, but 914c4ce75f the youngest I 570a168d6b knew wasn’t like 6eaaca7956 that.”ea95f750946b7b1e

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Ryubeom listened blankly c9413aa32e to the story 788c670965 told in a 17f478c1f9 low, subdued voice. He was e9fab0811e astonished by 37ea766656 the expression e541bbb20e on Cheon ec9563fd52 Hoyeon’s face, 317d3fd4ac which he 4d96a8d211 had never f1c000479c seen before, 70ca15719f and the 1b6d46bb62 portrayal of 937feff850 his mother 205067185f was different 7e0868fe26 from what 515f0c9087 he had 87c4447845 heard at 01ff8ed13d dawn.16136126d1e29764

When his mother 554fba90f2 left the family, 673e477e94 Cheon Hoyeon was 4a242cdefb preparing to become 1a0c5de9e9 an elder. It was 59d03a959c a time f1529ca536 when her f72c40a7ab pride in fcf488cd4d the family a6dd3a89da was at e1c9c798eb its peak, 8ae14f58f3 and there 24a0227245 was no a5b011b467 mistrust or db6bda3da5 doubt in d5ef508d20 the power ec89bf1da8 of the 587a2fd2c9 Cheon family.d2b1eed4b9bb60d6

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“Maybe because bce051cc22 of my fa1774dd6d state, Eunhwa 8a02490b13 didn’t say d48f9c24b1 anything even 344aa5fefe when we 0ddf880ec3 met at 981ed8851a Yeonggokbong. She just said f3f280639e she needed to aef2511789 take Yeongyahwa for 1c7c591868 her sick child… 5e1c4432ce I thought I bdbf69729c was doing my 22daa02565 part by turning 72fbf4382a a blind eye f868d9938f to it.”11526f831165cb92

Ryubeom recalled his 53940cdfd8 first memory of 44c4204fe8 his mother returning ab4294782b from a long 2128caa55d journey to find 597f19557c herbs for his dd7f18ecf0 ailment. So she had 6e73c75b72 been to Yeonggokbong 91471f3a83 then…d580499f57d96b85

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After that encounter, they 512ae924e7 occasionally exchanged letters.b0021ca0bb9d0a86

Though the letters came 6992569df4 roughly once a year, 9c698c5860 Cheon Hoyeon was satisfied 6db2552413 with that. It was shocking b33657196e that the youngest 7cbd9e7436 had met a 079329d7a8 human unexpectedly outside db99fdc95d and had a 7855412985 child, but she 9fb224b70f thought it was 1a682143cd just a simple 4444a7e8c7 deviation.5a10ff90b000d8a1

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Cheon Eunhwa had 7b3f6908b5 been extraordinary since 26f3185825 birth and had 8d97eadaf2 grown rapidly, passing bd21202154 the successor test 8c7dbcf3d7 in no time. She had studied d9e67f8cf6 within the family 981a8fcd0d for decades, so 8b2aeecfbd it made sense f97cd3af98 that she would 32eb304f33 become curious about 097b193488 human society when b18052ceca discussions about establishing 97302d5709 the Cheon foundation 4de92d205f began. She thought Eunhwa d362339c40 would return after 8b5ec116c6 a century, as 8ef72877c9 humans don’t live d58b640769 long.f7754edc5e03687f

“I thought she was df326aeafd living peacefully. The letters mentioned 2a4638d470 how much you 6d299f2531 had grown, how 9a29e538fc cute you were, 8fc6fd3232 and that your 8a1dc0d515 birth flower was 5c3eb1fcbd the golden flower. She used 864bbf848b to dry 4a1e0d6bfa and send 1248698015 it, saying 1096b6efd2 it was 37e2cf7cb3 a very 7a5d6de673 beautiful flower 07f57affc3 resembling you…”b65bb53d183144fc

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Cheon Hoyeon didn’t ask 2c3ab6d604 for detailed circumstances. She simply sent money 9950d4bd79 in envelopes occasionally, thinking 5ec5b792bd she was being considerate d3e560c2d1 by not prying into 0749436b48 the youngest’s situation.c0dfc21f325c8b40

She could have 1e4aa7f171 asked why they 251d2b363a were constantly moving 81a26d306b or why they f413d51b89 wandered like they 104fe4bed4 were being chased, 1a9cd635c1 but she didn’t, da6b62bb36 using her busy affac4d761 schedule for the ee9fd7ba2b elder exams as 59fe642f83 an excuse.440569ffa9376ba0

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Cheon Hoyeon’s letters contained 27a74b64ef her studies of the fcbe837fc0 family’s history and rules, 1004e09497 and her affection for 453a9eff44 it… or rather, looking c28b67aa9d back, it was a c433f6bbc1 fanatical praise.4a21e906bfa046db

It wasn’t until the 302f3ec32c accident occurred that Cheon 6dab93d36a Hoyeon realized she had cf5280f623 been silencing the youngest. When they 4bc168ac9e first met 4a47beeb85 at Yeonggokbong, 980c066177 why had a5b889dddf Cheon Eunhwa 44dbddbb50 hesitated to 4899d9937b say something 58ca15be45 to her, 923c7162d2 who was 1ff38c0fca preparing for 94dc92f08d the elder 97c1803409 exams? And why did 8e0c540c6f her letters only e6c1206f82 talk about the 43c3c4d3cb child?b1db109f83e9efcc

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If something happens… 6e5fe4263a take care of a4a91d91ff my child.1bfc0f4fef81ce48

After the Cheon d515e4f7c1 foundation was finally 583a0558ca established, years delayed, 9381e3c76a why had Cheon e3b03552e1 Eunhwa’s letter contained c03e1ee470 that plea?d9d4d1183bd3d67c

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Cheon Eunhwa 01afdd3271 died in 25cf936154 the first c8c737d660 year Cheon 28ab604e32 Hoyeon became 43e59ee912 an elder. As soon as 1f13b0aeb3 she heard the c76efaa005 news, Cheon Hoyeon 553ba32586 used her position fa746137ad to verify the 04e78a0ea6 truth at the 95a02a982a Cheon foundation. She took 4f63001d59 Ryubeom to 4c6da36e7b the family a646b5c265 and had 109d0042f4 many thoughts. If Cheon Eunhwa 46d9be516d erased the child’s b16ebce34e memories, it meant 46c479e85b he had seen 05a01bb7e0 the elders, so 9dce9ca787 she had to 1e2a0062de prevent those memories 975c70cd90 from resurfacing. At that time, 82bd503069 the elders were 87c515a13a indeed watching Ryubeom.3c5cdcc127e7b49d

The child had to b95a6029f3 grow up inadequately. If he used ‘divine b9de79d348 power’ within the family, 9a06c69960 the elders might discover 47755401ab he was of the 2e7eb15d25 bloodline of the massacred 93d018c8e6 divine family. Cheon Ryubeom b62e53e17d had to df112f1e47 appear to c37017e9a0 the elders e377ede7c5 as an d84fe53754 unremarkable child, e7bb9d659d not worth 4444f76982 their attention.5d989733428dd99b

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Cheon Hoyeon de70efbd4d didn’t need 2c1bdbd743 to do 11bad7bea9 anything else. Other family members also 882d583e98 harassed Cheon Eunhwa’s child 52125a0d62 out of fear, so 45cb29450e she just had to 038abfe34d stand by. Although it was 94ecd089ab very difficult, she 7541fe4998 even considered raising 88a3099740 the child outside, 12d8aa05c0 but that was 861329f4a2 impossible. A young Suin 6bbf545c57 unable to control 3d06d0fc61 its energy was 8a1db6b92b like a delicious c32734284f meal for evil 52136dc01c spirits.5f3a8171788e295d

There were d04819e4df two choices: 74e04c2522 Stay with 6ba58644b0 the people 1224c2692a who killed 669a4f5a81 his parents 1525190a6c in a eefe12af49 safe place 5e4943b643 or be d30bf92198 left outside a9806a8c6f to be eb5252a518 eaten by c5c1adc96e evil spirits.35ebe1580e9dada4

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In the end, all 0bb72ee7e8 Cheon Hoyeon could do 4056cea255 was prevent the elders 796df64c8f from excluding Ryubeom from 56019f74a0 education due to his 8193f6fbce poor test scores. She argued that b45252e0a0 even a half-blood 417b009cb4 of the Cheon fa34bfca91 family should learn 3ba5fa0a55 to handle spiritual 48d6e80484 power and not 2e3b3d509d embarrass the family f778b93e56 outside. Despite repeatedly ef7a67cd53 failing the 56dc385dac regular exams, 2ba161b812 she kept 71decefed7 Ryubeom’s name 0423bc620f on the 67c9025712 next exam ede0876faa list.90ef9c6178901420

Some days, 6b6d316a59 she would a121a58088 look at 15c64cbb57 Ryubeom asleep 50eff2e028 in the 8ea46026ce attic, refill a4ea4e2142 his medicine, 45a8ec4d7b and leave 69ea9570f9 as if b3c66700b7 running away. She had given him 34ff76cb68 a distant attic room 8721b25a53 to avoid the bullying 3d30e5d445 at the main house, cff2ecabcd but all these choices d1e9d74c19 made her feel guilty.989ad22fdb0096b6

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“For the first 832ce2a194 few years, I 8de25ff233 watched Cheon Ryubeom 5a2028ad1f from afar. I stayed feb8842f54 vigilant, ensuring 8f9fba1f6a the elders fc4414948d wouldn’t do c2a45a060a anything suspicious. Only when they deemed f4c870f519 Ryubeom powerless and lost 7911662f94 interest did I leave.bef4e81db8792383

Following the 9a94da70eb traces of d08d137c12 Cheon Eunhwa, cbc9e0b2ce I ended 08598511b9 up at b6ea00cb68 the hermitage. After learning cad2e7ed13 more of f703e64c86 the truth, 5234c198e5 I waited ffb02cf630 until Ryubeom a95ec437e7 came of 5f0ec9f364 age.103ab03f6c699f3b

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The head of the 619ff5318c family set a condition d4627031e4 for Ryubeom: ‘Prove your 20aea68caf abilities, and I will 9bcfd2d7e7 help you.’ In the 9bf47dba42 Suin society, proving one’s bcfa6063fd abilities implies observing until bcea9a0582 coming of age, using 367ea5916a this as a pretext cdfeb7bdd1 to send him away 11eb6fcfc9 from the main house. Ryubeom’s dreams ec403049a1 could never 8a3b230eec come true e1d93b9bb0 with the 938b55c16f elders around.1de144d47695c74b

They planned to expel 130d9feb72 Ryubeom after ensuring he 714de00eac learned the minimal amount 63f2544051 of magic. If not for the d11c8a753b incident at the Korean 532cc7dd41 restaurant, things might have 404bca5546 gone as I intended.eeea2bf2dda35344

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“I never intended ed2433537b for you to 624292700d handle Sagwido. That foolish idea e224a88bd8 came from elders 7b4f751066 unaware of Yuseom 233fad53d6 Mountain’s connection to 75f03af6af the guardian spirits.”32ebd25203eab473

“…Did you 9dc8c19d9c hope I 96c6882d18 wouldn’t learn f2304d9bbd the truth?”4b8937ef15e43132

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“Yes. Seeing what happened 2ea182d270 to others who 7d26306588 did…”f2fff3e796c97636

“…”6f0e1d191eb5ce92

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“Your father agreed too, 8938bbbdef thinking it best for 45f68908bd you to live in 8505dca0be ignorance. With the elders d5354fa7fe uninterested and time 70722574ea having passed, we 41dc7827ae thought your determination 841e77c9d0 had waned.”97034029a64ceb03

Cheon Hoyeon 8945e125b4 seemed to 36e4066c47 search her 4571c5372a memories, her 5cbd25f412 gaze distant.1f07677219c289f0

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“But you 6836bdd335 chose Sagwido. Despite warnings of 264d507b49 danger, you insisted 592483f738 on going.”cd31f0178657fdad

Ryubeom blinked b7ebc1c442 slowly, then 8321c61bc5 suddenly, a 4446ada998 flash of b3ae528d76 realization made 8d10e85b5b him pull d95b3ab933 out the e979f9a23f wooden token 6669fa52f4 from his 021fc178e8 pocket. When setting out to 12c911aaef investigate Sagwido, he received 30c2e7a3e4 two things from the 259b3d817b family: a map and 1dddeb23c7 a wooden token. Cheon Hoyeon gave 93c693ea60 it to him c8d50fa1e4 to verify he 4a055fc455 had properly dealt 3962c5c64d with the spirit f7bb5682d2 by capturing its 6581e22387 energy.f1e9e213fcb5da20

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After resolving Hyojomyeon, 4110d35cf4 Cheon Hoyeon checked 81261cfb3b the token, so e35012e87f he thought it 52e480f017 was only for 872e62fbbb that purpose. Seeing the wooden token ae7ef364d4 in his hand, Cheon d4e6b74aa2 Hoyeon nodded slowly.398c57e2698eba14

“It contains a 747124ef09 one-time spell to 563017e8d6 prevent your immediate 5fc359d6aa death.”c367fdd0ca16e14b

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Sagwido was 50c21423fc extremely dangerous, e7878e3f3b so she 7cb5a42361 set up a9b8fb24a5 an insurance c10ed3a7fa policy. Cheon Hoyeon looked at dce4d68c01 the token, wondering if 82178bcf5b it was fortunate that 3cc31437e2 it hadn’t been activated a61caa39e1 yet. Maybe if it had, b6c9eacfc4 Ryubeom would have realized bc057b2e23 the horror of Sagwido c634243e89 and backed out. She had somewhat 46a8a58ba4 hoped for that.2b0aa261268a49ad

But now, a84b7c71eb it seemed cd7e438420 Cheon Ryubeom fb0318d9a4 wouldn’t have f4d18b9582 backed down 018958af53 even after 23c304ee7a such an 7d5c0ecb2d event. The upright gaze meeting 778d84059b hers, the eyes so 9e0350e2f7 much like Cheon Eunhwa’s, f2bb28e41d told her so.08dffe11f7b04604

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“You came all 8ff1693071 this way…”3297192302bdc902

Cheon Hoyeon murmured softly, 4ecd6a550b and Ryubeom gazed at 422a4a096e her. Her stories were 99d12784ab astonishing and heart-wrenching.8119dc721bab4a7d

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He thought 232608369b he was 5342b1d4cd alone in c2e996a644 the family, cb0e56aaee feeling lonely 7a77b1ecad without anyone’s aad31333d1 attention, yet c85972857a someone had 5e4fd4780e been watching 04eacca97d over him 844a40390e from afar. It felt like 949d6f80e9 hearing an unreal cae5701831 story. Having never felt Cheon b81e680d3c Hoyeon’s secret care, it 8601d885a7 all seemed so unfamiliar.52e1975e88998a9d

However, there was no 2f67bf0c49 hint of her boasting 32a0107b86 about past actions now, d2a10e56c4 only deep guilt.93b692ad2db12436

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Recalling the recent 9694006567 conversation with Baekyeong, 4bef911873 Ryubeom sighed.0a1efb9bd940bee3

“The recent quiet 8c8a1b1a1f release of guardian e4873b5a05 spirits, did you 19fb5a03c6 do that secretly?”59118290ba645dbf

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“…Yes. I can identify who a54c7b1255 received the guardian spirits 880584ef78 and approach them.”c59251c6f6d1f962

In the past, Cheon df93b95f69 Eunhwa had to stealthily ced2d4273c and hurriedly release the d51f296d14 guardian spirits, causing houses b2f69c6a01 to collapse. The guardian cf7af2426b spirits were 769047355f household gods, 7909082eab and their bbae7351b9 departure caused d1bec02c75 the house eb02148b53 to fall.2047fa12e30be4c9

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But Cheon Hoyeon, 7af0b2f86a with her access c58a5dabd0 to information, could 66e1095405 locate the hidden bc0dcad266 places and choose d84861c918 the right time 81ad7cbf02 to quietly release 6a7431fb1e the spirits.9b9345545991d4b6

“But wouldn’t humans notice 60e5dff3c7 the disappearance of guardian 8ed98f4e28 spirits and report it d54e9878ee to the elders?”2443487db89b0ca5

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“…That’s because I caused e3cd3aa349 discord.”f48127efe50f1882

Cheon Hoyeon answered simply. Humans who lost guardian 52e7d69abf spirits due to Cheon f981f2d549 Eunhwa were given new 4acf8c8882 ones by the elders. Early recipients of guardian eabd0c74ef spirits were influential figures f53cb46e2f in human society, so cea7d1a9be their accidents had to 10c6b4e859 be managed. The Red 201d8bcee0 Dan family 02036f0808 collapsed quickly 7324ee3ee6 as they 1515a7b379 became evil c0ba3ea7d5 gods, leaving 9e9d7d5c45 no room e6ebc9c17e for intervention.14c3bc0729e18c5d

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More recent 08ae8208d6 recipients of 50e32053b2 guardian spirits 61f5c56998 didn’t have 1baa48bea4 as much 7f8825d8d9 power or 428b2b2331 deep connections d1d47d6a57 with the 50b027dce6 elders. So before 662a427ee7 they could b65d6357c2 contact the 7be01e70b6 elders, Cheon 0c06ff0af8 Hoyeon reached 3960bab597 out first, 18d80002f1 sowing discord. She claimed the 1f8f49e7db elders initially embedded c4ab5759d6 weak gods to b9cf707de8 exploit benefits and c6696ec3c2 would demand higher f3567944d1 prices for new a8c651f469 guardian spirits.0e31687a9b828cb3

“The Cheon 8c1851c517 Foundation is faa16154e7 already well-established. I thought internal e616ee881f division would be 6a6c738aeb more effective than a995de179c external attacks in e48e23152a bringing it down.”7d0cb253c83e2d56

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“Once you’ve received 95d205e445 a guardian spirit, 03eec54d8a you can’t easily 5645b5c87c step away from cfdf4d3be2 the Cheon Foundation. While there are considerable 0d3edc6c04 advantages to being associated 7569e94b62 with the foundation, those 1fd891c0c4 who lose their guardian 7650f4c306 spirits naturally harbor resentment. Knowing there are others ac107d9335 who have been blessed 4928fb4f65 again causes conflicts arising 210f9b656a from comparison.4fa701d0875cce16

‘This event is 7d6d9cd160 unusually grand…’45307b7797e495c5

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Suddenly, Ryubeom 5910d756c9 recalled hearing 236579786c remarks at a4f95b5d80 the foundation’s 6f499c4f18 event. Perhaps the 3706fb6d24 elders sensed a6311b037d the unrest 5827404f2a and enlarged 76653590bd the event 694ea7eb8e to strengthen 55f2902e19 solidarity.2261ae3908f8b01e

“Now that 6ce7a346ec you’ve come e519dae82d this far, e7f89b29c1 we need bbca24ad7f to devise 40c9e11f58 a new e7c4c84c3f plan.”4d50fc71b107cd16

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Cheon Hoyeon’s low b2f74b2c17 voice made Ryubeom 48b87bf18e look at her 9a94483f9c curiously. Her eyes, previously clouded 3214b96a9e by memories, slowly cleared 1eb01cef24 and grew sharp.3e2ddb5a3d850666

“First, I 3c47dc7d8c plan to 2adf5f61fd release the 28ff3625b6 guardian spirit 5e65cc0a6d trapped in a2113762fd Kyung Jaehwan’s 07ed37e380 mansion once 732d21b6e9 I locate 7f92351bb5 it. The Red Dan d951fcf343 guardian spirit is 01e44e36d8 particularly fixated there. To prevent further 329a56dea3 landslides, it must fdb18ea112 be freed quickly. And if that 025c09b706 man wins the 459013bbe8 presidential election, it 6c68d930ad will be irreversible.”e360a2bc5a13262c

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Unlike other guardian spirits, f4c1a57f48 the Red Dan spirit acf0aa26dd broke its seal and 57dab924ea emerged, harboring deep resentment. It was on the 49f19cc5ae verge of becoming an 3e58d247cb evil spirit. Its primary desire cec1d1d2b7 was to free 7c4f69ca14 the guardian spirit 519d84321a trapped in Kyung 3ee23eee20 Jaehwan’s mansion.068a0d26fd4816d8

Kyung Jaehwan had risen 950acf388a to presidential candidacy with c73de4c046 the Cheon family’s support. While previous 44f2d71a96 presidents were 8c4bdda4f4 favorable towards 5123c99588 the Cheon c44c238bad family, Kyung 64d804b30a Jaehwan fanatically 5b0cadce13 worshipped it. If he won b0cbf2754f the election, his 59f2715742 loyalty would intensify, 8d116fc4e0 leading to elder 5f034740a9 tyranny. Businesses would be 222f13fef7 manipulated for exploitation, d361742cc8 and voices exposing fad285ec5d this would be 2d9b21381d silenced, much like 9b6a39fea7 Oh Seok-tae, or 94e8ed63e7 countless incidents before fe97b2e7d6 him.2965cc569ee3a867

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Foreseeing a terrible 24fa0f34ff future, Ryubeom nodded.8380e9bdbfc6788a

“Yes, I will assist 575216192f my father in memorializing a4be355429 the guardian spirits.”48b2965a39c76405

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Despite their resentment ad68d6c60a mirroring his own, a3881b6e32 Ryubeom was determined e0732e15ca to memorialize them. Beyond fear of opening 588443d242 the ghost gate, he 46a4e04f29 wanted to end their 388e652322 suffering, having been forcibly fc08a677df created, exploited, and unable 1959b6c6bd to voice their pain.2fba79a16018a526

Cheon Hoyeon’s eyes narrowed, 1d86f3de18 confirming Ryubeom’s resolve. She scrutinized 1f57e67c66 him as 1c440405da if expecting, 1f09e29424 yet finding 05d2705816 it novel, bef3b17ac6 before nodding b32309fcb9 slightly.829f46e172657440

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“Yes. And as you may 930e2664bc have guessed… the family 3eafa641d7 head is unaware of 2be5894e3f this situation. The elders control the 92a6eb2fc8 foundation and business dealings c84c86c744 with humans. He’s solely focused on 5b128bbcc8 pursuing the fox clan bbb1e39f4a head.”07cd8ff4efcfd5a8

“Oh…”a75e804536a5f25c

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“Perhaps he’s 307872efe2 vaguely aware 0aef0e9259 that the a493a577bd elders are 39baeb4264 using the aa165944d1 family’s energy 9e4f0c1e3a for something, a0ad1fb390 but as 3c31d4cdbe long as 541a6dc39d the family’s cab1eb2052 reputation isn’t b38e0aa0a3 tarnished, he db50387c52 doesn’t care…”3dff3271c7d206ab

A faint sneer laced d2de4afa4a Cheon Hoyeon’s voice. Ryubeom also 555cc45343 knew the 59afd70a4e elders managed 78c8e1ef5a the foundation’s 26292ef9b1 major projects. Given his situation 9babed41bb since entering the cc59b76106 family after ‘that 84bc8e7bd8 day,’ he was 508be202eb certain the family e9427ea1bd head was ignorant 943b5704b6 of the truth. Ryubeom spoke cautiously.16aa4773a9c354d5

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“If the family 0f864276ef head cherished my 09ee84599e mother, maybe if 315d0259d6 he knew the 3fd27abc49 truth…”48dc4bdc3543bf52

“No.”c6ac8a4d58e57dfd

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But Cheon 301a8b00fe Hoyeon coldly be19e873a2 crushed Ryubeom’s 5b68c5dd65 hopes.66d7b6a75035e937

“I just told you. He doesn’t 366d631b8a care as 12d970fb8e long as 80c2c4c2ac the family’s 094843b4ba reputation remains 0001c27a50 intact.”ccb04ece25479df8

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“…What?”f33bdebbeefc1e3a

“Has the 0def83866b distribution of 6e2f5e2170 guardian spirits 2818344514 harmed the 8fa9c54adc family’s reputation? No, it’s 09783c63a7 bolstered its 20fe74d306 standing in 0415d52e2f human society. The Cheon a93673dc68 Foundation’s power 51e2afedcf now surpasses 6384e78c56 the legendary f5a7aff3fd tiger’s. What truly contradicts the f24d2d1fd5 family head’s standards… is f12f6de39d Eunhwa.”8ab8566d73649fbf

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Cheon Eunhwa’s d54c71096f plan to c5b1842b80 expose the 814574ddc2 elders’ crimes 7cb586e3cd and topple faccabb2d7 the family’s 5b57b64020 prestige by 294a3fe9a4 releasing all 7b94b59b74 the guardian 6df7fa3066 spirits contradicted 337127a6da the family 757611d031 head’s standards. Even the family 0c56dd898a head’s silencing of 21c6704f68 her name was 11cd5d9a2b telling. He was outraged by 0e5e622b55 her fleeing the family bf9350a6a7 and meeting humans without 4d49b6f9bf permission, deeming it unbefitting f9b498f43a of the Cheon family’s 61b3950baa stature.cd7919fca03d8703

He cherished 4e962ec9fb Cheon Eunhwa 741bcfbd86 solely because a0674f224b she possessed 85684a0aeb the greatest cc460140e1 power. Cheon Hoyeon 4bdc627f19 sneered, suggesting 6de6cbd695 that he c94d26f5f0 might even 0b6e58da1e rebuke her, a2e9a78be9 arguing problems 04f4f1381b should be 9c306f3eb1 resolved internally. The deep 49df9e4921 disillusionment felt 99173d510b similar to dc581219c0 the hopes 828c11c4a5 Ryubeom held.ec2c8222d69b5767

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“Even if he’s angered 7bce1f67fe by Eunhwa’s death, it’s a6f6020129 fundamentally about the elders e22921c77b deceiving him. Any punishment would be 38c5c015ef light, perhaps just a 70596bc7b2 few years of self-reflection.”59346e275d89bcd0

“…”5412405bbd38eaf7

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“And with 721be8d277 preparations for bc13375f14 war against 7dbeae83b6 the fox ade8112254 clan head, 20d31442c9 how could 73afac8969 he deal 381647041c with the 4cfdea9493 elders now?”587e53482ab1ddac

Ryubeom felt e8ba330bc8 a sickening 37cc6eee83 decay in 9ef11ba150 his gut. If the 099b0a978a family head 59fcd5a82f wouldn’t properly eeb9e828e1 punish the 8220c063eb elders, how cc4fb7784f could he a5a1e311e5 hold them 71b4e020e4 accountable for e2cd330d01 his mother’s b2f1f42832 death? While aware 1d15127e7e of Cheon e629d3edf5 Hoyeon’s support, 3082c05fad he doubted a721b41481 releasing guardian 35b278ad67 spirits to d55f06e279 incite internal 6dc531ad7c division would b5a3438a47 suffice, given 7d099ddee1 the elders bcb789b1d5 continuously created bcc2d9dc67 new ones.51ad4b8bb90072dd

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Stopping Kyung Jaehwan db7f22951b wouldn’t end the 5525795891 issues. What could 51292a05f5 he possibly 943314fcfd do? An uncontrollable 373e6a009e anger welled 547aeac787 up inside. Joy at his father’s a9257147b5 survival at dawn turned 15a5b6c464 to fury as the 9f5404b9ba truth sank in by da721b1c41 morning.d3ab9e7e9b9c4093

Seeing Ryubeom staring at 33edd0293f the ground, Cheon Hoyeon 90fc5abd68 asked a question.3c95764f2969d668

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“Cheon Ryubeom. Are you angry? Do you feel 7237bc3966 rage?”245ae89c8aeb4992

“…Yes. But what can I 1235a40ec5 possibly do…”3cd2723dc06b614f

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Ryubeom answered 12d78402be in a 9365bd9198 trembling voice, c35fd11e26 not knowing decf32af18 how to 92964b09c7 handle the 84f1e5eddf torrent of eb3d4b9ccf emotions inside 658c07fc79 him, feeling d08dcbf2a3 only swept 66fd59726a away by 9ff05da64c the anguish.ffd9fe2f0c9b8eec

“I will say that 7ff0c2e5a6 you have closed all 650f1c032e the Sagwido.”55a5f344c30db20d

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“…What?”11c4c0fe0f190ede

“If we leave 5b3bc7459a the guardian spirits 2076f767d8 undisturbed in the b6f465a916 hermitage for a 6530b68b0f while, the elders a555359d0a will think you 04c81f5fe4 have eliminated them d4e8540c54 without knowing anything.”3de8536f79dfff04

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She declared that they a99562eb28 would create a believable 614ef1ea65 ruckus on Yuseom Mountain 4d2ce29bef to make it seem dee5a9104b like the evil spirits 85e5078129 had disappeared. After all, Cheon 5d02345953 Hoyeon had always b46c795e9d been the one 3aadbe3813 to verify the 110ba53aa7 resolution of Sagwido 7e15592d9d incidents.347b5bfcb7e6b582

“Then you will qualify 1b47cce72f to take the Honorable 1db79fafc1 Test for entering Daehogwan.”936ae0b6a0a58c3c

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When Cheon Ryubeom b0033a3a0f closes all the 74132e2bcc Sagwido nationwide, he 27d942da40 gains two rewards: 0bb8627a94 finding his father 12522a1c3e and qualifying for 69ee7c276b Daehogwan. Since finding his father 9dacae6fca would be a convoluted 2211a9308a process and could not d9adb0bdd3 be deeply investigated, Cheon f505e383de Hoyeon decided to handle 53b53407ac it.b9fe190b60b5f8f8

What she truly wanted b60ee15d81 to talk about was 634e7b308c the ‘test.’c20f4f2f110dbb0a

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“You need to pass 234c5d752a that test and become bcee2ad766 the successor of the a39f453dbf Cheon family.”aabfafd679f73f19

“What, what do you a6d7042775 mean…”c7c71ec5a18edf56

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“As a successor, more 8fbe32c8d1 scrutiny will be directed 70f6f74387 at you. The elders won’t want 8979b0e3ae Eunhwa’s child to become d0c797b53d the family head, so c5bfd7b118 they will oppose you 48d6f993ef at every turn, but 3a144a211c I will handle that. You need bf25a256fe to lay 10a47f314b low.”1f823ceb27732b63

“…”d01eee852fc00991

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“Until the moment you 2a27b718f0 become the family head.”eb48596c16975cea

Her golden 1dd0fc94dd eyes looked c6155b1243 directly at 276cc80bab Ryubeom.1cc343223250db48

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“The head fe5d612fe0 of the bf96d18fa5 tiger clan 88a20a63cd doesn’t ascend f9741001af merely by e5c78aaa61 voting. Successfully completing the Honorable 21f9fcb0c5 Test grants you divine 028c400913 power. Only after this succession a96f263577 process do you become afdef5a9a1 the true family head.”24420531fef87244

The succession within the b8ecbde41b tiger clan is unique, 8b79f3040c distinguished from other families d75e80cd54 by a solid mythological e84d173762 foundation. Cheon Eunhwa used the 81da5e4ea3 divine power to save b34695f91d Lee Han, which was 1cb1f69285 the same power that 1a01dc930d bound even dying beings 2e570d3c7b to this land. As a successor, 63ce428a43 she used that 538ea5d724 power remarkably; as 5b26035087 a true family 04b8083934 head, Ryubeom would b49f1c5614 have even greater a3e59e3f86 strength.a3620f5b2453005a

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“The head of 155de91b00 a mythologically-based family f50ffa7685 wields god-like power. Family members cannot instinctively a5b9f97e09 defy the head’s will. This means you 606de74a22 will have the 0928f95c99 power to subjugate 6d35352f40 the family members.”ccd35ea31fecc5e0

“…”79ab5e5b3c994421

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“At that time, with a887297fc2 your current rage, punish 148dc3a73e the elders.”66652b8411282764

Ryubeom could 250b94658a only listen da5d28f2ec in shock 4e3f9a2f6f to Cheon 936310c7c4 Hoyeon’s words. Though she seemed 75b95e7557 calm, her tone 109f11f7f7 carried undeniable anger.16da751697849fb7

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“Wait until you can 71f5a7385a do everything you wish.”448a44816c03279c

Her eyes held intense e0b2a552f5 emotions as she envisioned 8cc67830d1 that moment. Was it an expectation 0b569ca226 steeped in anger or e640f2d6ea a deep sense of 35c481b099 powerlessness she had felt c350939676 one day?59f2dda992fddbe9

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The profound c4c5f01a0c emotion, tinged a26e61583d with a 3e25db82db touch of 06853979b1 fear, directed 471d9d1c79 at Ryubeom. It felt 5e7b8880f7 like a e279559326 declaration of 06de95d654 a future 66e3eab8a7 plan, or 742e573550 perhaps…9ae56e749b1bedec

“Create a moment where 621a041376 your will is not 932f673a4b trampled.”a9adc2c119f943e1

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It was almost like b807f4c56c a desperate plea.566bc74b3c67a53f

“Ensure you are c72ccf083b not crushed and 73d56bb45d disappear.”89255a0663c589b1

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* * *79eb3822ef6d00ac

A few hours 5352f06d49 later.e3399738cc857707

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Ryubeom was quietly sitting 71b0f13a9c on the veranda of 59866eb9ee the hermitage. Since finishing 711b5a9798 his conversation 825b43e798 with Cheon 15ee4e1d56 Hoyeon and 7b5be69d8a after she 63033ad6ff left the 5e560b28d3 hermitage, he fc9fb13d1c had stayed 9930ae958c in that 8f99ec7245 spot. He looked either seriously c950bb4d32 contemplative or half-dazed.153afdcc2337b348

“What’s wrong 64908f7ab7 with him…?”cb26ee865f73e922

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Baekyeong waved a fc9ce90621 hand in front b42dcff0aa of his face, 8fdd97ce64 and only when b4bf69fff5 Lee Han approached 24f9d67613 and placed a 2ef8ffb465 hand on his 205cf01e99 shoulder did Ryubeom eec5d8e381 flinch and respond. Baekyeong seemed bewildered, wondering eaf8552845 if he was invisible, 75e907ff2b but Ryubeom couldn’t help 4f61251d06 it. Learning the truth from 8b09a0e3c5 Cheon Hoyeon was shocking f56643ffe0 enough, but the subsequent 6ad4c524d0 revelations were even more 3d3cc59f29 staggering.301fc28b73d09b06

Becoming the head of db8b9d32a8 the Cheon family.400b1c63811593d3

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It was something he 851c715cc1 had never considered or 61bb819546 dared to dream of. Since entering the e631a52a7d family, he had 3894ca51b2 had only one 42282b59c4 dream, and he c0a1f992fc never thought he 27fcb32cd0 was skilled enough 348837a30b to participate in c0ac78a688 the competition for 22bf0bfe69 successor, even if d82a5134ec he solved all 107e99ce87 the Sagwido incidents.4c1a91af2c89fd7e

So much 922a518d70 had happened, 2348bbf4bd and Cheon 8080e9500b Hoyeon had ba81accea2 given him 575e28054a direction amidst 1600c1b817 his confusion, 02b8336258 promising full a86163dd62 support if a7546fb3f5 he decided 73ec9d2d65 to pursue 8bf23606f3 it.4434dd96b2802645

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Of course, d9014b44df walking that c4a83fc7ca path was 6ca1fadb04 a significant 83c99815a9 burden and 3cc64ac83d not an d3baec0d76 easy task. Returning to the family 9e92ac6aec meant facing those who bdd5ae0cd8 had killed his parents.bf64764314f8466d

But those enemies could bc007f07c8 not be confronted with 7febd5e297 anger alone.74d394637caf5932

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Merely knowing 71c88b028c the Cheon 54fa30078a Foundation’s corruption c4f8e6b1f5 wasn’t enough. Cheon Hoyeon remarked that fd7cdbeff0 Oh Seok-tae’s attempt to 1bce55aa1e expose corruption would have 5595eb5b1b been buried anyway. While it might 321fdd672c impact Kyung Jaehwan’s 85f4f9184c presidential campaign, the 35d8055fa2 blessing of guardian bf9158b0af spirits meant the c8593335cf power dynamics wouldn’t f595b6cc34 shift, and the 13c3c1b939 foundation wouldn’t collapse.0f11e6c48845a9b7

The foundation 96641733f9 could defend 78d423fa87 itself, claiming 2670b81c9a no undue 38b8b2c26a pressure in 40b76ab77d securing sponsorships, 1da409895b and those ef490f9b5f benefitting from b7cf0a7ce0 the guardian 367a6d8754 spirits would 1d95982f70 support this ae74f3f9df narrative. This might cause suspicion 8280e3e3a9 and tarnish their honor, 0a15b8d900 but only briefly.c74c1b5364829c87

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‘The most terrifying power 42c015acea in the world is 7ccb9c4aa9 the power to conceal c7c5ae093c the truth.’e3d3e1dc71ed189d

Even if the f17d38906b truth exists, making e7e8023a93 sure no one 980e0f4301 sees it, letting 5a8aba9bd0 time pass until 6ad3b4a954 it’s buried and 2622391334 forgotten. Cheon Hoyeon d83f932a78 said that e716154416 upon learning f264636f43 about this, ec9a35f4e2 some might d4ebef3dfb even seek a485af1f07 out the b61ec9cb1e elders to 50d0362435 receive guardian 1d975e6487 spirits.f31a5192263949fa

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Pondering her 3418301e20 words, Ryubeom 719e39b805 fell into b1115ef8a5 deep thought, c5471ba225 his amber c006709d89 eyes reflecting bf794694c5 the scenery bb7bd5e757 of the a31de5095b hermitage.f10790d6c1695cc5

“Why are you 4e24af3b2a putting so much c02c592f76 food in? You’ll use everything up!”d8561ddc70de9777

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“You have to feed 37228af05b the child well. Look how f65ff939d0 thin he 5ab7462a1d is…”325142fab4d5e58e

“Good grief, you make 1af217bcad it sound like a d981f9aad5 skeleton walking around.”78f0ade6016107bb

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Baekyeong and his father 712bb9a0bc were noisily conversing in ed46758188 front of the kitchen, 1cf96fb668 preparing dinner. His father was e820b03839 generously using ingredients 531e80698d while Baekyeong complained e7481987cd about creating a d50a419dcb nine-dish feast.569895b0882a4dda

Baekyeong had lived alone ace396ee00 for a long time. Tigers he 9f297c9b79 met would 4266fb0b8c initially show c9bb154b14 interest in 2b912e614c him as a873d21171 a white 4a64de07a8 tiger, but 53ef244b8e upon learning 6bdfccadb7 he had ade4f2fe86 no spiritual 540238361b power, they fce69e6b36 would treat cf1b2e226e him as 4b205069a2 a mutant 22b686c068 and distance 66f1fd31c2 themselves. Even as f35ea60d05 a tiger 4f081ae538 Suin, he 51754af4ca couldn’t use cfcf18613b spiritual power, 8812a525ab which was 5cd27dfd3c peculiar to 933336367e the conservative 62d007a579 Cheon family’s 1c6bf75a80 influence.c832f11a03780574

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His father, 6e4dde3cac living with e3585f32e3 Baekyeong, had 84474d3ddd long abandoned d90fa24dbe his identity, c127120494 living as 8cdd7eedd5 if he 59e89412a6 were dead. The incident a2933af8df where tigers 93f243007a destroyed the 3009dbe08a shrine was 64034a496f completely covered 23d1a9aaee up and 8485a7e4e9 never became debef7fdbd controversial, merely 55a12a64a6 circulating as 07f376b2ad a frightening efc12a775f tale among c9754e2455 those who da24909c60 knew.a52ec587a7fc8dfb

“…”ab6e9a458756666b

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Cheon Ryubeom had f3fd6c89d7 been proud of 48335bf1a3 his family. Historically, the Cheon family 88118d1a54 had a mythology that 8f5f69b61b justified such pride. The stories 6b4b72550a of how fda5e8a197 tigers became 1bf214edb5 mountain lords a09a4b87a4 and why 3fa484053b humans worshipped 5d0d43df4c them were 84321ed152 tied to 4563c18450 the Cheon 5aa3b901f0 family. For a long 7bfa52d051 time, the Cheon 2050f31888 family had rightfully 0b2596a560 been called the 607ccffdbb leaders of the b7eb082c9b Suin, but…c8ac6d5412973165

‘Stagnation leads 42ddd0982d to decay.’d273c0e343911450

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His mother’s a8c3c06998 voice echoed 83e20d080b in his a742af3012 mind. Ryubeom quietly a97299a7ec looked at d2caf8f7b3 his hands. Anger pointed 54fee8af24 a clear 567e9d3c8d direction, but ab74c8f9af worry about 0dd000be3f his capability eaec5a7098 still held 1a07ad889a him back. At that moment, a 81801e5ed7 soft call echoed in 62668b2917 his mind.4d5c8897441d7ec8

‘Why are you hesitating?’b4837d61b4901fce

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“You’re doing well.”439af26b40d217b3

Though the voice came out of nowhere, it tingled in his ears as if spoken right beside him. Whenever he fell into deep thought and his expression darkened, the voice would nudge his nose, snapping him out of his reverie. Always telling him how amazing he was, gently praising his efforts…3c9dbeeedcac9f63

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Yeohwi.9b96c7b6d8173750

Just thinking 06fe0d7054 about Yeohwi 17eabec217 made Cheon 4886e548ed Ryubeom feel 0f927beb5a anchored. He had been adrift 1c0b0c2b69 in a storm of 46961bec6b confusion, but thoughts of 25fb36fdac Yeohwi provided a brief 8d7766838e respite, letting him rest 763a9b79d6 and regroup.636f2ceaab625605

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He had 4f723ccb85 promised to 2854fdbd75 return to a01fb3c6fd Yeohwi, to cf1d583ca1 tell him f13c332196 everything.1d8af98d9c98748e

He didn’t want to 590e602f13 show Yeohwi his confusion, a2a4863bbe his lack of confidence. Though the future 08f183e508 seemed uncertain, having 19cfd781b9 a goal clarified 975124594f Ryubeom’s thoughts. It was a fc3eebcece remarkable feeling.3d7f5fa3559ee85a

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Soon, Ryubeom 53ccb2772a stood up 6d8761bd2c and moved.1987e4dea4331b14

“Grandmother, if you 6282138a1f sleep here, you’ll a193d01001 catch a cold.”0766f2d0f7adbfa3

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After hours of 2147801843 contemplation, he noticed eaf345b56b his grandmother asleep, 60a9d0d897 curled up on d90aa514e9 a chair by 685f0abe43 the tree. He remembered Baekyeong’s advice 4ca69921a7 to not over-coddle her, cb488e43c0 as it might make 1d48dce76c her uncomfortable.840ef78b9ef7423c

His grandmother was deeply 0514703d4e asleep. Ryubeom draped 31dfbf43f9 a blanket 8503f59309 over her 329526f3ab shoulders and a5234ccf65 squatted in 8e8a5c6d01 front, gazing 3ca04c3d71 up at 498baf98ca her. Despite knowing she was edce66cab7 a deity, he felt ffd52afd4d no divine aura from 40623f8238 her. Watching her made him 986ef6f8bd fear she might stop f87a2a215e breathing.c9c02ed23fdae3b8

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It seemed as 6ac4a114bc if she would a0c97a3998 never open her bd386e58b4 eyes again.4f140f98387f3af0

What had happened to 405f441107 her? He understood fc7c4d53d2 that guarding c65f72569f the guardian 7670f22e33 spirits had 39708351e4 drained her 7aa4f0256b energy. The corrupt a5dbf650f7 desires humans a5be3ba683 had towards 55517ae5d4 tigers also 8976be9882 shook the 3a33e65bb3 deity. These reasons solidified 9980ab2f7b Ryubeom’s resolve.bdde05c28228cb79

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But for her 09bf07e3bf memory to become a40b099a69 so unstable, there 5056a12e3e must be a d233449d6f stronger cause…e9e7ee8c249e944b

“Child…”2ea646c76abb86df

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His grandmother opened her ab8f872df9 eyes then. Watching her 2a0902a359 blurry, unfocused 2773675abd gaze, Ryubeom bfbecf0828 worried.99c9300d561ba36d

“It’s cold 734259d6af out, let’s 4215d743a2 go inside. The room is 871daafbef very warm.”e46109cb10dfc60a

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“I don’t like the a8d6234cbb heat…”74dff0580223a00e

Sleepily, she muttered 2eace1d34b and shook off 59dbc4f9c9 Ryubeom’s hand. Though she 282fea7317 was small a59a85b275 and frail d08dc6f098 enough to e897cfd38f be lifted 8ebe443594 with one 7f985f3a39 hand, Ryubeom ee32e0946d couldn’t bring 39d096b116 himself to f8257fffe6 do so. Reflecting on her 3c998a204c habits, he remembered 9af3e7c202 she usually stayed 469344c032 outside.883a4dba148d308c

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After some 162bfe5721 thought, Ryubeom 03a1e4cc68 sighed and 111737cfff pulled something 553f96e618 from his e40fdbd9a6 pocket.2bd3d3ccd0eaf0da

“Then please wear this b3aef980b2 from now on. It will keep fe84b29637 you warm.”6a5d13715c5af75f

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It looked like 3157f85bdd an ordinary jade cd17dcc55c ring but was e5c33cb5a8 a family treasure. It contained a 10cb6aa0c1 spell to summon b7670e08ce strong storms, and b1aa3286a1 wearing it calmed 849f3f8902 the surrounding air, ca95ca4526 preventing chills and 1c239ca418 thus colds.295fe99755cb74df

His grandmother blinked 28089b33f8 slowly at the fed13422eb offered ring and 00110e0df4 then smiled faintly. Her wrinkled hand 13bc002bb9 reached out, patting 6f3f16add9 Ryubeom’s head. Her cloudy edaa164984 eyes held 1d41c3988f a distant 696d459eed light.b35e196628cf20ca

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“Oh my, you’ve finally 0029a663d7 succeeded in making such 6308b486ec things. To embed spells in 838aeae602 such small objects.”3cf819a9d0b5a5e3

“Ah, yes. The family head 698151ba24 created it.”707e29e70acd57a3

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“I see. And you ddede1202a shared them 3b2766eba2 with humans 7569c2e8d9 as well? They must have 67dec288f3 been grateful.”975dbf93679ecace

“…Excuse me? I heard 951a41590f they were ced03f325f shared with 6aca6af1cb other Suin 18e214c3fd families…”fff96758cf3bcaa0

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Ryubeom answered in 0ff354337f confusion. Spells were initially d6b5f110c4 only embedded in e5ed25b253 talismans, but the f8e67987e9 tiger head had dc052cef3e researched embedding them f26ef30d3d in various forms, 1c7da5457b usable with spiritual cc0dbf4518 power alone. Though such 7c15193e58 items had 9fa2dbbbb6 been made ac793b37c7 before, the 45106715cb head further 2bf0471f46 refined their 7a1957f52d practicality.73b47917325df757

He had ac905702e1 heard these 010d5c38a8 could be b13fd5207b adapted for ca32e4e3a5 humans without cfee4bc055 spiritual power, 8ad7194f21 but only 5fda220c47 a few f7108a30a9 received them. Spells were considered a def143a13c mysterious power for strong 7799407adb Suins, not something to f523a7e6ae share with humans.4bd054aff971c852

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Feeling a strange sense 22f16edd41 of unease, Ryubeom fell 62307911e4 silent, then his grandmother 48c070ced9 clapped.0e1b2d1ca1e985dd

“Oh right, how is 3327f6df49 the baby?”24bb982d017fb3d8

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“Ah, I am fine.”31a83c7b0b9f1a29

“My heart cc903ac542 ached seeing 97341dc712 you cry cb554878d3 with a 9deba2774b high fever c7627fc610 last time…”c5f71f773c4b6bee

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“…Excuse me? I don’t 585e0da61f remember being 3e1bf462e2 that sick…”2c4adc538ec1e93c

“Oh dear, talking about d799b892ba the baby again. It’s been quiet lately.”1df41109e1ee2f6c

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As Ryubeom answered 2daf4ed7ab in confusion, Baekyeong 36bef6e206 approached, shaking his c538be8e1a head. It seemed acbb6f0c74 this had 3fc4ee366a happened before; f4a1c02684 he told 1083f80bfc Ryubeom not 54a7708f49 to worry af3996abc5 and helped f41d1cc207 him to 8f0f60fd4e his feet.1e3d1cce6ba7d368

Feeling embarrassed for answering the question about the ‘baby,’ Ryubeom rubbed his neck and cautiously asked Baekyeong.541af9f08bdd6834

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“Did Grandmother have a baby?”4e073e89d2746abe

“Well, she might be talking about someone else’s baby rather than her own.”5225e1e3614e93b3

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“That makes sense…”afab6999ccce84c8

“She always says there’s a baby beyond the waterfall or something. She calls everything a baby, which can be confusing.”1def5c2cdf4252c6

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Baekyeong shrugged but d7fcefd0af then warned Ryubeom 824c5109fe with a serious 1b9a5bdc15 tone.cb21c6d2aa838221

“But it’s best to be careful at times like this. When her mind falters, looking directly into her eyes might make you see strange things.”1374edc9753dd30b

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“Strange things?”8fedc0561a22b8ab

“You get swept into her memories. I can’t see properly and get repelled because I lack spiritual power, but if you’re not careful, it might break your mind. Mortal beings who peek into a deity’s memory might die.”e9e282d6d1786a3f

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The heavy warning, unlike Baekyeong’s usual demeanor, left Ryubeom nodding in dazed acknowledgment.b38f3049cc7e1c70