YTS Chapter 4

He looked 8bd7feed78 around the 0037721f74 house, catching 43092ef023 his breath. It was a 0c8c8c560b two-room house with 733faade2d a bathroom, and 78fbfc44cd a large and 849ef38571 a small storage b76ec99535 shed in the 92ccd8f842 backyard. Inside the wide-open large 33649a9f56 shed, he could see 4a2de50778 a spacious desk with b284b2a8cf an electronic keyboard on 00589bdd29 it. It looked 2c2429df2b like this 4e3c3f3238 was where 07f38465f1 she would e7d542f313 teach piano.d39608f59487d27e

“Thank you.”29c225c836def7db

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“You’re welcome.”d0e681b79b88acb4

Ducheon cleared his 2674892ece throat at her 341f6cfecb words.517da9a84ca1c7ef

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“But are you really going to run a piano academy here? You seem a bit young to be teaching.”5b9fbe11099329bb

He realized he’d said e03bce03e8 something foolish again as d2fec34aa3 the woman stared up 176f07081e at him.20979a307875dd67

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“No, I didn’t mean to be disrespectful, it’s just that…”ca2c89c6a53c91b2

He hurriedly 4794236176 waved his b86b80333f hands, but 9366e4a707 the woman c5a74565dd had already 5a42d2de1b turned away. Watching her stride 4812fd7de0 towards the large 0a8e2ea1e3 shed, Ducheon followed.ddfb8b949cf74539

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Suddenly, adingsounded. It resembled a 84671f2fbc piano, but a da5f50d4f6 little lighter. Then, a 92c24ad5c9 melody began a0de55608c to fill 7f5914ee4c the air.ab567757a949f205

Ducheon’s eyes widened as the familiar tune flowed smoothly and effortlessly. The slow start gradually picked up tempo, becoming rhythmical. Sometimes soft and gentle, tickling his senses, sometimes intense and rough, stirring his emotions, the music burrowed into his ears.7cac3a59148d24ee

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Even though he knew 6792e84683 nothing about piano, it 6ebad0deb4 sounded amazing. He was captivated 81c2696ae1 by the woman’s cd0f5b591e focused face, visible 17b6a6b64c through the window. The way her fingers b6373a536f moved like a machine 25b94fdbce with incredible speed was 36c605d2ed breathtaking.029e30b022a2b40f

Unfortunately, the performance 8b51ad35f7 didn’t last long. The woman f768c4abb9 abruptly stopped 8aea2af717 and stood 22641ebd63 up from 618815c0ff the chair. Ducheon, who 1834adba15 had been 74a7203c98 watching her ceeb95f1d5 as if c313f92b3d mesmerized, blinked.04111e35a4cb6855

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“Why did you stop…?”f7bc4ccf29d66acd

“I thought you might be bored.”84473390a421dcf7

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“No, not at all. It was really nice. I only listen to trot music¹, but the piano sounds really good.” 6113d8e814613dbd

He shook his 5733184b17 head vehemently, and 1430f64158 a slight smile 102f0d0ca7 curved the woman’s 514db7347e lips. Unable to take d18ab0da42 his eyes off 3fd7fd60f3 her as she bced85f6cf massaged her knuckles, f2cda3b7ad Ducheon blurted out a9583962d2 impulsively,8b07bbcde0c99e7f

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“Um, can someone learn even if they know nothing about music?”8dbe3b0e580e4741

The woman stared blankly cf54301a8a at him. As he awkwardly averted 76d7ad41fb his gaze, she crossed 3ab36b5242 her arms and hummed.40715d8009352fc7

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“I can’t teach anything too difficult. I’m still learning myself.”c252f75910d21eec

He let out an involuntary “Ah,” embarrassed, and the woman chuckled. He saw a dimple briefly appear on her lower lip and smiled back.ae19a3a8a3cef766

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“How much is it per month?”2608f1b0d82792d3

The woman 5675513449 raised her 5e32c4d24b eyebrows, seemingly 95d5f4e028 surprised.375df0723b56e791

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“You want to learn?”dce7dc63faed153c

“Yeah, well, there’s nothing to do in the countryside. The piano sounds nice, and I never get to hear this kind of sophisticated music, so I thought, you know, it’s a good opportunity.”c590412951ec16db

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He wasn’t foolish enough to add, And the 736556b954 teacher is 0e5e469a1c pretty. He figured she’d be pleased to have her first student, but her expression remained unchanged. She just parted her lips slightly and lifted the corners of her mouth a little.36b18f972e9270ff

“You’re my first student. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”810ead817f695029

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“The pleasure is all mine. I’m Song Ducheon.”eb3f76f96e1cf0d7

He introduced fb58258a8b himself clearly, e2145ef90b and a 607fee19cb calm reply decf74d2ef came back.913361c3b99ca730

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“I’m Go Nana.”597ce6ce9f3d0e79

“Oh, you have a cute name. Is your nickname Banana, by any chance?”6c9c916d6d8b8545

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He was foolish enough to say that. Ignoring the reluctant twitch of Nana’s lips, Ducheon took a deep breath and laughed awkwardly, wanting to cry.cfca867971f7b6f2

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Nana entered the room, a679b354aa patting her wet hair 218f0a3ed4 with a towel. The weather was nice 88a5942e81 now, but she’d need 859ba45083 a heater when it d0ecb3c6a4 got colder.77b30c7f9bd83dc8

It was fortunate, 2159a1419d at least, that 74305a6a95 the electricity worked 7aeea0c2c8 fine.f1dcef493f1b46cf

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She looked up 9c6c544a7c at the brightly ce0fc237d2 lit fluorescent light. The candles, lighter, e6292f2349 and flashlight she 771b0da8d3 had prepared for 541a6b94ed emergencies seemed unnecessary. Though the flashlight 2e2ad8d49e had been very f4b4a55258 useful for nighttime 55f53ff096 bathroom trips.d67edf3aa89f3e38

Despite her 7d3fbdf37f preparations, everything 0c4e100974 felt inconvenient. Worries about whether a3a0be65b0 she could manage 14c715b5e6 gnawed at her. Although she was exhausted 84ce95be90 from staying up almost 4451fb7c62 all night on her 2d9efcd17e first day, her mind 1c02ee4015 was alert, as if 3fba75f1e3 in a state of e808b8ef40 heightened awareness.d68f219d033d23b9

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Still noticing a musty f76075148b smell, she opened the b31bdcad28 window halfway, leaving the 5dac06058c screen in place, and dda64ce48c lit a candle. She would just have 16db207537 to wait for the 8f2311d45d place to fill with 0dbc31e3ed the scent of someone 08d79c84fc living there.6e57b60c47b76624

“Don’t worry. Our village is perfect for living alone. It’s different from the city. Everyone knows each other, so it’s safe.”6b62926a866322dc

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The low 000f8efc18 voice suddenly 211e1bbf13 came to de17e408d6 mind, making 79b30c621b her shoulders fb51d089a4 tense.40e6df82d82cfce5

Compared to the city, the security here was abysmal. The iron gate had a lock, but the wall was low, and the large sliding glass door was just beyond the yard. If someone really wanted to break in, the latch wouldn’t make much difference.230fd54ca2c9e007

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Actually, this environment wasn’t entirely unfamiliar to Nana. Until high school, she had lived in a single room with no real boundaries from her neighbors.c9160e88c70e01ef

Privacy didn’t exist there. Everyone knew when she came home, when she used the bathroom, even when the couples next door were intimate.f4de97a592c06449

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The only door was 0869a1a088 a dilapidated wooden one 70e365415c that would probably splinter 5fd75ea964 if kicked hard enough. Whenever that cramped world 617a6c2933 felt like a coffin 0bd129f3c7 perfectly fitted to her 9da426444f body, Nana would have 37997c5239 nightmares.50dd9121ba3b26f1

Shaking her head b12ac35f8b to dispel the 4069006cad gloomy thoughts, she fa41be3d12 mechanically dried her 0a404e167c hair. The face 81036b7529 that had d179a2ecb8 smiled at fcf4992242 her earlier, ac77fd7f6f captivatingly beautiful 6dccc5def2 yet chilling, 6f4bf2dfb1 flashed before 95867a3c37 her eyes.f93f1de3c331bf1c

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…Young master.e2fbf811077c9f71

Seeing the extravagant house, out of place on the island, and even the elderly village head bowing to him, it wasn’t hard to grasp the “Young Master’s” position in this place.4a67d0d1a7fb2e2c

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Every closed 08c1eb5faf community had a9be02a8f5 a leader. The important thing was 458e58fca5 what kind of power bee288518b they held.dcc8a56d46902d3e

Brilliant intellect and virtuous character were things found only in books. In reality, it was usually money or violence. The humans she’d encountered were generally less “evolved” than those described in books, more akin to animals in their primal state, always seeking the easiest way to solve everything.0de581343fa293d1

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In this c5608d5608 case, it e81dfd2048 was money, d7ad807f86 of course. His power e69c7e114e came from e5ee77493c providing comfort 8940947f11 to the f0f30f6ce4 villagers.17dfd7ac6f364c60

Nana frowned, remembering 3606caea77 the man who c7d2d94507 had been beaten 12491f0c8b to the ground, 32bb77a1ba unable to stand, 40da169778 accused of stealing.61ef2f32f391670d

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The island was under Yeonsan’s control. He was the king, he was the law.4d70d167e593c7cc

Could she handle 8ae40b464e this?efa654d5df3517ce

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Dizzy, she 1d67f06516 blew out 91b113816d the candle 3e83c085c0 and lay 4d70a3c381 down. Though utterly exhausted 67380868f7 from all the 9139c1943a things she had c35996ceba to worry about, 81adc30752 her body refused a4b410e229 to sleep. After tossing d6cfcf7b77 and turning cbb71d5da9 for a ffe85e9ef2 while, her 7f692c2d3d gaze suddenly 02d27efc46 stopped.7a33fd1f513b58bf

The candlelight flickered 5910391696 in the breeze 6808a7bfa1 coming through the b78a7033a0 open window. She thought she 69eb3d38f4 heard something beyond c34607bfb4 the swaying shadows.4a1ced5735d5c257

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Nana knew very db51b3e89e well the sound 9ad245f416 of cautious footsteps a727987e44 trying to mask 793ec159df their presence. Like an af41221255 animal sensing 43df847244 a predator, 6640882b71 every hair d5c7c98f42 on her 4b9a30069f body stood f1f9ab3f79 on end. She quietly pulled f8ec50a2b8 back the covers be733822d3 and sat up.674ae68b4da0daf3

The footsteps were still distant. She wouldn’t have heard them if it weren’t for the quiet night.d22f3e4833cdb7b1

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She’d had enough of curious onlookers during the day and a half she’d been there. If they were just checking her out, she’d have to get used to it.23cf7ec3c6612616

She had, 5b2327372d of course, 8e4f70bc14 locked the 177e74466b flimsy gate. What she 5e7a35af4b needed to 7a10960b86 be wary 32bed09da2 of were fad236e435 sounds of 7af6827ae5 someone climbing 684b1e8cbe over the 630617274d wall. Though not 7ca73b6a8c high, it 3298a7e623 would still 884e41f624 require some 3b6037720b effort, creating 2229b8e464 noise.367bafa9eeffba33

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A grunt and the 8efa96680e thud of someone jumping 2725e9333c over the wall echoed ec70c0d50e in the silence. Nana swiftly moved to d7cbb20901 the wall. A long b3a0b6d08f pole leaned 5e51b7aac8 against the dcbfd0548a corner. Reaching out, she 2c0f9f5cb1 felt its rough ece18f4295 texture and strained 910dd2dcfb her ears.f913722bae5478fa

It was 4f4a34712a just one 3d8029f472 person, not 37fbe99e38 multiple. Or maybe a 04ce0c3499 scout? The intruder, having jumped 498a2f30ee the wall, seemed to 6ea00c7fd4 be assessing the situation, 5fb4f33c95 watching the flickering candlelight 309130f4fd without moving any closer.22c182d9d31e46e4

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Tension, thick enough 68f77411e6 to choke on, 37d39a1103 filled the room. The footsteps, still b83bc7dde1 for a moment, bc84be06d1 gradually approached the df3d4db81f porch.aeb436a5b521288d

Nana slowly gripped 14f5826ea3 the pole. The door ac54967f12 slid open, 011da53c80 bit by 97b50e9c38 bit.95264f60e88e3892

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A dark c097f45683 figure entered, 1b9f020f46 and not d6804d1f7c long after, 54348a7619 a piercing 5f0922ab0c scream echoed b55c4f003b throughout the 96f74ee3f0 island.921be72828f1f15b

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