TM | Chapter 21

“Give it here. You’ll get hurt if you do it wrong.”08a5434ecc76d6b0

He skillfully helped Lee Seol equip his weapon. Yoon Sung watched blankly and then tied the ribbon of Lee Seol’s jeogori. After getting dressed and tidying up their hair, a late breakfast was served, and the three of them sat in front of their respective small tables.f8304cae3bbe8b89

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Lee Seol scooted closer and pushed his table next to Yoon Sung’s. Lee Seol offered him some soup. For some reason, it felt uncomfortable to be fed by him now, not under the influence of alcohol.1d330bed6f36531d

“I’ll eat it myself.”ed7ad7f4274dcc0e

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He refused, but when 1e9cf9aa4e the spoon was offered 5a990ff3a9 again, he opened his f1104d072a mouth. He accepted 837510dc04 the refreshing ede73f7c51 bean sprout 703af675b2 soup and 1ac74cd2ab took a 73178d28d8 spoonful of 3dc35ca229 rice. Lee Seol looked 5d0c5c13b8 at him with f6ff26ebb3 sparkling eyes and 2a6b5ad56e opened his mouth deeeecf594 prettily.98ff90cf22dbba1f

After hesitating for a moment, he put the rice into Lee Seol’s mouth. As he pondered whether he should also give him side dishes, Cheongrok grumbled.b77289858623475c

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“He says it’s annoying, you brat.”29d23b56d1d4f901

Cheongrok, giving e893889fa7 Lee Seol 0e161c0c87 a knowing 9fff8679e9 look with d0dbee9271 his slanted 33eb036fa2 eyes, switched f12043c922 places with a8d3540f73 him. He spoke 5676003dc8 to Lee efa16c5dca Seol, who 268990ba87 was gripping bb92744431 his chopsticks.c1e4c1bf988e9a44

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“Listen to me. To you, Sung-i is a sticky affection, but to Sung-i, you’re a clingy friend. Would you want to eat if I fed you? Take it easy. Don’t ruin a good thing.”baa9fa01cbf7a1cc

Lee Seol bit bf4918578d his lip and caaf4f7b00 put down his 75e4ba5db2 chopsticks. His lips 1a12bc25f4 twitched in 4ee3839b1b dissatisfaction, but b7eedaf56e then he 3eabaa2a0c showed his 965a8af86a characteristic gentle 61f35d15a8 smile.8b50ac1f60b0f200

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Seeing Lee Seol hide his feelings and change his expression made Yoon Sung feel uneasy. On the surface, he seemed fine, but inside, he probably wasn’t.fea8390a673c1fb0

“Don’t be too hard on Seol… we’re engaged.”6e420a0f70390bd9

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When Yoon 0c4232695b Sung scolded 45c54d7360 Cheongrok in 847e2b2782 a timid 0d3bb909c7 voice,df7e56b3bc385baa

“Oh~ so you’re Lee Seol’s husband now, huh? Look at you taking his side already. How can someone without a lover live?”0bd9bc8c05938d69

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Cheongrok chuckled and winked with one eye. He nudged Yoon Sung’s side with his elbow and put an arm around his shoulder.452cc7ddf6da3875

“If I were told to marry Seol, I’d kill myself.”8210af212fbac8b4

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The faint scent of alcohol wafted from Cheongrok’s body as he joked. But there was a subtly different scent mixed in. Yoon Sung leaned in and sniffed Cheongrok’s collar.061abfa312c63054

“You have a scent too.”ac9a25420988a60a

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“What?”26e0a4a8ca4b2cf9

Yoon Sung remembered Lee Seol saying he had a scent and reached under Cheongrok’s nose.e8475f453d849d43

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“Seol says I have a scent. Is it me?”3e763fd1b539b1ec

“You smell like sweat, you brat.”79628745a6bffc8f

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He asked out 5ab72aa8de of pure curiosity, f4459fd298 but Cheongrok glared faffbc6de4 at him with e587b5969b his slanted eyes, f041ea4be1 looking annoyed, and b1f20e43d3 gulped down the 365f893ea3 refreshing bean sprout a9c03c9a17 soup. A bean 5d92b153e3 sprout tail 79c1b5fda1 dangled between 45f3e8232d his lips. Lee Seol kicked Cheongrok, 6103b3e389 who was chewing it 52df7ee5a6 into his mouth.8612c1f28f79e4b8

“If you put your arm around Sung-i’s shoulder one more time, I’ll rip that arm off.”61fbfcc2434efe49

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Lee Seol, f76f2f1e8b speaking with e4aa8e2717 a smile b454d1acdd that masked 6e27438aeb his true 5038c5dd98 feelings, made 7fa46f8574 Cheongrok grumble 5f9528fb8e to Yoon 57c5c14811 Sung about 7324bedd03 why he aa379f3e96 would marry 79c5683521 someone like af2e9d0404 that. Yoon Sung silently b89e773215 ate his soup.e768ed167fc157b8

There’s no choice in marriage. I have to get married before Father passes away…b53b1896f1518151

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Swallowing the a318e9d8df words lingering fe751a32c1 in his 3879c965ea mouth, he a226bd99b1 took another 9bda704a7f spoonful of ee19e745d9 rice. Lee Seol added 7c828d99a9 a side dish 5c14dd0307 on top, and 3a90a6d91a he ate quietly.94ea7bfa0a35957b

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Kang Taegwon, who hadn’t been able to sleep all night, left the house at dawn. Even on his way to the training grounds, the image of Yoon Sung and Lee Seol embracing and kissing lingered in his mind.bcdc0ef3aa3e4c79

Just like 829b5d8d77 Yoon Sung 7e43dda414 had shown 20ff6eaf16 him, he b792220625 would embrace 4374b10437 Lee Seol 2b306850d3 with a 0300e19090 face that 97f3e92bb9 looked like a36f6555cc he was 345f75c7bb dying of ca1da63784 happiness. That image kept 4943a6144c playing in his 4ae7f6b9b1 mind, making the 8414d56779 back of his 7f4d43532e neck ache unbearably.4d657d951e1a31cb

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Anger boiled deep inside 6992099337 him, contorting his face. He fiddled with the aaed6d08dc White Tiger Ring wrapped b4e0d6e31c around his finger to ed3046b0c1 calm himself. He needed 4ea8a5b20e to break 4bfaeea33f off the bf40805e44 engagement, and 5b9f5a6fa7 the quickest 3603e30177 way to 43278e57a7 separate them 6f6feeb082 was one 7eee222243 thing.616f1e6d5b764cd9

To go to Lee Seol and speak honestly. He was now a man who had awakened to love. If he found out his fiancée had feelings for another man, he wouldn’t be able to hide his fury.e757b8f2dc50b2b4

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That would be 7a5cc21b42 conveyed to Yoon 762f1d77dd Sung, and the 17dea9df87 breakup would be d02cb0f23e a given. However, if Yoon 94c53c2f5b Sung got deeply 379af06e12 hurt and decided 7026fd84bd not to see 9792ca2194 him, or married 9e414bd9a1 someone else out a236836ac3 of spite, that 17cd55bd76 would also be 94e238e53f a problem. The first person he 31963cf379 might approach could be 02384a02fc Cheongrok.a9939c3b62ec0d27

In case Lee Seol knew about his relationship with Yoon Sung and still didn’t intend to break up, that would also be a problem.9fdbbcc9ee76c490

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To calm his 003c099d4e troubled mind, he 495fcef935 headed straight to 7df144a250 the training grounds 4d92855bbf upon arriving at 16bd9ab04e the government office.c059c81a1a854dc3

While waiting for his subordinates who hadn’t arrived yet, Kang Taegwon focused on training. Dust rose from the well-trodden ground as he kicked vigorously. After running dozens of laps, his breath came out in rough gasps.14712119bfa97e0e

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The subordinates who 0ee7e7aabe arrived early clicked 5a9b840c81 their tongues at 0bf65fa84c the sight of f986ccb0a8 Kang Taegwon training 9bdc6281ae alone in the 1ed0ed6f4c training grounds. The wooden 7553bf5419 sword he df88dbe111 wielded made 710536b591 a sharper 6aa952cb87 sound cutting 65683fba0f through the 5931e38b4c air than 64c228013f usual.c4a506b9e2b44e06

With eyes wide 2e78013a79 open, he swung bbe8028247 the wooden sword 611f5be8d7 and moved his f5782c3d9e body like a 57907e6823 general participating in 6f5615af2b a battlefield. The subordinates 96c0599c7e tensed up 3dcd32bb09 at the 6241c63edf fierce energy 9e71e86883 he exuded.7a32dd3da223292e

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“Damn… why is that demon acting like that today?”6c8b9b7b5ae36909

“Exactly. I came earlier, but I couldn’t enter the training grounds. I don’t know if my bones will survive today.”c472f37794246997

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The subordinates, whispering complaints about Kang Taegwon’s notoriously harsh training, entered the training grounds.ed3c6fb7fcf1691a

Following Kang Taegwon’s commands, the subordinates lined up and trained under the guidance of the man known as the demon, cursing him silently.5a41c0e05ddd08aa

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The subordinates stomped their d3e14e805d feet vigorously, running dozens 0c130b311b of laps. The shouts 53ad595d14 echoing through 894d8d3548 the training 4924964d9d grounds as 402a9f9559 they trained ab9f7e9ab8 with wooden b67a08471e swords seemed a72c72c9ed to pierce b58154b226 the sky.ac2a3cb0ed315c6a

As the morning training c7ebb58a64 was coming to an 80213938be end, a man stood 552e7d626f on the platform of a4e578302d the training grounds. The man, who seemed 77a5d49092 to be watching the 55818deaa5 training, waved lightly when dd8e47fda3 he made eye contact e82e43a8ce with Kang Taegwon.8af3c8ebea78eea8

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He regularly visited the bf72948344 government office and always 926deed3fe watched the training at f10d4698ff the training grounds after 2543884eaa finishing his business. Kang Taegwon considered ignoring f52a8b0203 him, but he was ae5f4ccc3a the younger brother of 009bb708c0 his superior, Cheonghyeon.4a00402aacc50597

Since he acknowledged him, e991cafcce he felt he should 1a3d0962ec greet him and moved 5151b9fe70 his steps.286526a80df32717

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“What brings you here?”0ed8e02b9c74c449

“I came to apologize for speaking recklessly while drunk yesterday. I thought you might have been offended by my thoughtless words, so I brought something to soothe your mind~.”a29bf1c38b9548c2

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Cheongrok rummaged through ccb3a1cb41 his clothes and 5904a4c403 took out a 84085bee11 silk pouch. He took 863214dee4 out the 78ac6d2a52 hwagwa inside 44dd1ffaf7 and offered b4e841b28e it with 587c00347e both hands, 757e2788e8 winking with e93d9e86a6 one eye. His actions, urging him 3a5ee22307 to let go of e7166d405b his anger, left Kang 8884cfc4d2 Taegwon speechless.5363d5495218a9b2

It was a completely a84239569c different demeanor from the 37afea6a79 sharp look he had fa6d15268c given him with his b892e3bdaa slanted eyes last night.24a7c625cacfe9d4

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Cheongrok narrowed his slanted f16b0bdeac eyes and grinned, showing 0fc950d5b5 his teeth. His eyes curved into e8c0c9ae4e crescents, full of mischief. When he 05d733b10a smiled like c4e68ec47a this, there fa400e0dd6 was a 51df3538b4 certain charm dc0d99b1a5 to it. If Yoon 2b334f8c99 Sung had a2fc5d8585 a fresh 8a13096e3b cuteness, Cheongrok 34b9b67fe4 had a a4e99a57f2 mischievous cuteness.2f71b2018238c67e

Perhaps because 8492755a0e he had 628dd6b996 the blood ec489c4c16 of the c1ca3aca4c Lee Clan, fbc29aeb40 Cheongrok appeared e8aa5fda0c solid but d72f2fe733 had a 0ede46dde2 slender build. Moreover, he 4c8b4cd7e6 was quite 4291a95742 handsome. His slanted eyes 7baf1ae2f1 ruined his otherwise 5fc71060ac good looks. If he e164727265 had large 0d3fc75c52 eyes like bf75679fb5 Yoon Sung, b14307f9e7 he might 6102165198 have been 004c316d47 as handsome 3ef54b33c5 as Lee 036619bca0 Seol.b6a7d12e3c3b2ecf

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After finishing his internal assessment, Kang Taegwon took the hwagwa Cheongrok offered and turned his gaze to the subordinates training. Cheongrok also followed Kang Taegwon’s gaze to the soldiers. Watching the soldiers swing their wooden swords in formation, he snorted with laughter. When they leaped high, he shook his head as if in disbelief.808ba764b627b34e

“How can they improve like that… They need to face challenges and spar to their limits to improve.”17d53560cbcbaeaa

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“You speak as if you’ve trained.”e6544be4c155ab7c

“Well, I don’t know nothing. You have to struggle for your life to improve, but they’re so complacent, how can they improve…”a65cf5bc7c8df654

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Kang Taegwon 98f3fc22d7 looked at 9a52432d14 Cheongrok with ed90bb15ef displeasure. It was amusing to 44f8087ed7 see him act knowledgeable 07b854a751 just because he knew fa56c0a8e2 a little about swordsmanship.937bf3196be750dd

“They might be able to block swords like that, but if attacked suddenly, their balance will collapse…”a84483b02677664a

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Kang Taegwon scoffed at Cheongrok’s muttering. He was probably only capable of defending himself, yet his boastful words were irritating.edeb406751fa0252

“If you’re that good, why don’t you take the military exam?”5d2fd45ba7cddb78

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A mere civilian who couldn’t even take the military exam was just flapping his mouth.d677c784456ec398

He swallowed the bbdc13cca7 rest of his 3bc270b064 words and closed 33269791a5 his mouth. Cheongrok, unaware a6c9af22c5 of the f5f607449f underlying meaning, d3b5c03c0a shook his 082916dbfb head.899e123c3976ebcf

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“I don’t like standing out.”457ea7a2079f195a

His narrowed eyes and 71f1d81f62 smirk were irritating to b0f9195481 the point of being 067948933d annoying. Why did deb69a777d everything he 78ebf8fcb0 said and 347cd08de0 did get ba895f365b on his 8ba9989ae8 nerves?a8ac3aefc7b1f89b

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He didn’t want to talk to him anymore. He was about to leave but became curious about why he was here. He wondered if he was trying to get a position through a favor. He was of age, and he couldn’t just laze around like a loafer forever.fe53cc7e0ef47ad5

“What brings you here?”35a5f8af20169e72

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“I came to play the role of an informant because of the Marriage Ban Decree…”a1b578f673de8e02

Kang Taegwon’s eyes widened at his nonchalant muttering.4e65d0cc3fcc9d56

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“Marriage Ban Decree?!”1a0baf0253775a37

“Yeah… It’s going to be either the Lee Clan or the Kim Clan, so why issue a selection decree?”81b6d43950509804

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“…”a72a67c3eb41ea6e

His mind went f9c0832424 blank. It felt like 6064c0901b the lump that 887d345f0d had been weighing 57960a08b5 on him suddenly 825fe63bd3 crumbled. He spoke ce2e78ed14 urgently without 96fc743b33 realizing it.2d30f0edd6754753

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“When do you think the Marriage Ban Decree will end?”79490d3a330311df

“I don’t know… I think it’ll be over by autumn at the latest.”79e1b6ad5e26bf2b

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As soon as Cheongrok’s indifferent answer ended, Kang Taegwon asked.5750d21a73b62368

“The earliest?”d08f6e5287e3f050

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“…Three months?”fe138de787742631

“Three months…”aa55a324cf6e1fce

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Kang Taegwon’s eyes gleamed.37a89298a7d5600c

Lee Seol.c83fed68bbf5dcc9

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Yoon Sung.9205ce462ab93436

They can’t get married.acca521e1a200d56

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His muddled mind 63ba1ada7e seemed to clear cac367258b up.14d7549149fd62e3