“First, please calm down Young Master…. Ack!”
“Myoryeong!”
Moyong Hwa mercilessly shoved Myoryeong and grabbed me by the shoulder.
“If I was the one who took you in instead, you wouldn’t have answered like that, would you? You would’ve said I was the best, right? Yes, you would’ve answered that, no matter what I did, I was the best.”
“Young Master! Young Master Soseo!”
Myoryeong quickly ran to get Soseo. Moyong Hwa was obviously out of his mind. His words then turned too fast to understand. Moyong Hwa held my shoulder while he mumbled something incomprehensible for a long time, and lowered his head. He then smiled with his head down.
“Yes, let’s go to the Moyong Family.”
“……What?”
“If you come to the Moyong Family, that thought will disappear. If you live there, you will definitely say that I’m better than Soseo Hyung-nim with no hesitation.”
“Young Master Moyong Hwa, I… Ugh!”
Moyong Hwa grabbed my arm and exited the training grounds. Wait, didn’t this situation happen before? My eyes suddenly opened. Yes, when Soseo and I first met in the guest house. That time, Soseo also grabbed me by the arm and dragged me to his room.
I thought of that moment, but I shook my head soon after. No, Soseo is different from this crazy guy. Soseo is much more kind and sweet than Moyong Hwa. But, didn’t Soseo also forcibly drag me into the room while I struggled? I became more and more dazed. Then, what’s the difference between Moyong Hwa now and Soseo from back then? My head was so full of questions I forgot to resist Moyong Hwa, and continued to be dragged away by him. But then I heard.
“Moyong Hwa!”
The call brought me to my senses. As I looked up, I saw a panting Myoryeong and a cold-faced Soseo. Soseo quickly approached me and reached out his hand.
“Myoha, come here.”
Moyong Hwa shook his head and pulled me closer towards him.
“No, Hyung-nim. He’s going to the Moyong Family with me. I’ve already even thought about what kind of room I’ll give him.”
“……What are you talking about? Myoha is the person I brought with me.”
Soseo scowled.
“More importantly, there’s no way Myoha would ever want to go there with you. Let him go.”
“Oh, please don’t worry about that, Hyung-nim.”
Moyong Hwa giggled.
“When he arrives in the Moyong Family, he’ll forget about Hyung-nim in no time.”
At the same time, Soseo struck Moyong Hwa’s stomach as fast as lightning. Moyong Hwa flew far away and crashed into the wall. His face contorted in pain and blood sprayed from his mouth. However, Soseo did not stop there. He picked up Moyong Hwa’s sword which was lying on the training ground’s floor.
“Peng Soseo! Stop!”
As soon as Peng Soseo was about to swing the sword, an ear-splitting roar filled the training grounds. Soseo’s hand stopped mid-air.
“What do you think you’re doing?!”
-Thud.
A wild boar’s carcass the size of a house and bitter-smelling medicinal herbs fell to the floor. The Family Head walked in big strides and grabbed Soseo’s arm. When Soseo was subdued, Myoryeong came running and helped me.
“Myoha, are you okay?”
“….. Mn, I’m fine.”
As I was helped up by Myoryeong, I thought.
……Forget what I said earlier. As expected, I don’t think we’re compatible with the martial arts genre at all.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
After confirming that I was safe, the Family Head earnestly questioned Soseo.
“Aera cbk sbe kfgf rfglberis agslcu ab xlii Zbsbcu Lkj. Cw P gluta?”
“…….”
“Qtja’r atf wjaafg? Glvc’a sbe afii wf tf kjrc’a kbgat ufaalcu jcugs ja?”
Vbrfb rajsfv rlifca. Qtfc Vbrfb vlvc’a gfqis ab tlr defralbc, atf Mjwlis Lfjv qeiifv Vbrfb’r jgw.
“Ofa’r ub ajix obg j ktlif.”
“……Is there a need for us to talk?”
But Soseo didn’t budge. Soseo stood there, as if nailed to the ground, and said.
“Father, you will never understand me.”
“Let’s talk about it first. Don’t be like this, Soseo. We’ll…”
“Father doesn’t understand Mother either.”
“……What?”
Soseo shook off the Family Head’s hand. The Family Head’s eyes trembled.
“….What did you say?”
“If Father truly cared for Mother, you would not have sent her back to the Moyong Family.”
“I just did what was best for the both of you and Soha!”
“You actually just did what was best for you, Father. But it was actually the worst decision for Mother. Because of you, she’s no better than before.”
Soseo laughed in ridicule as he looked at the wild boar and the herbs.
“What’s the point of all this? This is not what Mother really wants.”
“…….”
“I have long been sick of insensitive people like Father.”
“…You both.”
The Family Head’s face contorted, perhaps because he was in tears, and he said something unexpected with a serious tone.
“Aren’t you both too sensitive?”
“…….”
“I’m really tired too. I’m really…..so sick of it.”
The Family Head covered his face with his palm.
“What do you really think is the reason why we can’t live peacefully like other families?”
“…….”
“I really did my best. But why are you both…”
“If this is you doing your best, then I’d rather you had just given up on Mother and me from the beginning. Please accept my request, Father.”
Soseo threw away the fainted Moyong Hwa like garbage and left the training grounds. We also looked left and right and left too. The Family Head, who suddenly became the only one there, just blankly stared at the wild boar’s carcass and the medicinal herbs scattered on the floor. As soon as we arrived in my room, Myoryeong checked my arm. There was a clear handprint there.
“It’s bruised, right?”
“I’m glad it’s finally over. You saw his eyes earlier, right? He was half crazy. We should be careful not to run into him starting from tomorrow.”
“…….”
Myoryeong straightened the sleeves she was holding and looked at me.
“About what Soseo and the Family Head were talking about earlier….”
“Yeah, it bothers me too.”
“What the hell is happening in this house? As expected, we shouldn’t judge people by their appearance. The Family Head, he seemed like a good father, didn’t he?”
“……Right.”
We really shouldn’t judge people by their appearances. When my face darkened, Myoryeong said carefully.
“Hey, Myoha.”
“What?”
“Do you want to get out of here?”
“What?”
“Sorry. I think I misjudged your thoughts.”
I shook my head.
“No, it’s all right. I was also thinking about that.”
“So, should we really leave here?”
“…… Myoryeong.”
I asked her for a favor.
“Can I be alone for a while?”
“Of course you can. Rest well. If you need anything, I’m in my room.”
“Mn.”
Myoryeong closed the door and left. I glared at the innocent ceiling and became lost in my thoughts.
The time Soseo forcibly dragged me into his room, the time when he obstinately insisted I ate his snacks, the time when he asked me to go to the Peng Family with him, and the time he said that I would quickly forget Seolhwa when I went to Hebei. All those moments appeared one after another in my mind.
Now that I think about it, there were many times where he made me feel uncomfortable. But I received so much from him, there’s so much to be thankful for, and even though there were moments like that, I kind of just let it go. I can’t believe that the person I had firmly believed to be kind and sweet is not really like that. It felt weird, but….
‘Is there anything else you don’t know about? I’ll teach you everything.’
No matter how dumb the questions were, I remembered how warmly Soseo had taught me.
‘Eat slowly. Tell me if you want more.’
I also remembered how he would call me from time to time and feed me delicious food. I quickly got up and left the room. I wanted to meet Soseo right away. Should I bring something to eat? It’s a bit awkward to go empty-handed. I headed to the kitchen.
“Is this enough for dinner?”
“Yeah, this is enough for everyone to eat.”
In the kitchen, the ladies in charge of the Peng Family’s meals were busily moving around and pouring soup into bowls. It’s not even meal time yet, what’s going on? I stared at the ladies with puzzled eyes. The ladies didn’t even notice me and kept chatting.
“But how long has it been since you had a meal? Why are you already asking for more food?”
“I’m hungry because of all the moving and cleaning I did. Grandfather allowed me to eat more.”
“Huh? Didn’t you finish cleaning yesterday?”
“Haven’t you heard yet? Young Master Soseo is on a rampage. All the furniture is ruined and he needs a room to use until his gets cleaned up.”
“It’s been a while. I forgot about it since it’s been quiet these days.”
I leaned against the wall and eavesdropped on the ladies.
“As expected, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Anyone can tell they’re their mother’s sons.”
“Son. Young Master Soyu isn’t like that.”
“Maybe it’s because Young Master Soyu resembles the Family Head? I don’t see any signs of those behaviors at all, only Young Master Soseo is like that.”
“Firstly, Young Master Soseo does resemble Madam, doesn’t he? Honestly, don’t you think Young Master Soseo is more suitable for the Moyong Family?”
“Indeed, he doesn’t match with the Peng Family at all.”
Then a shadow fell over my head. I looked up.
“What are you doing. Why aren’t you going in?”
“Grandfather Jang.”
“Ack!”
The ladies almost dropped a bowl at the sound of Grandfather Jang’s voice. Grandfather went into the kitchen with his hands held together on his back.
“Are the servant’s meals ready?”
“Yes, yes. We only need to ladle the soup.”
“Then hurry up and do it. Myoha, why are you here? Is something wrong?”
“I’d like to bring some tea to Young Master Soseo.”
“Did he ask you for tea?”
I hesitated and spoke frankly.
“No, I just thought it would be nice to bring him some…”
“Child. Young Master isn’t in the mood for tea right now.”
Grandpa shook his head.
“No, just prepare it.”
“But the Young Master is…”
Grandfather loudly scolded.
“If I tell you to prepare it, then you prepare it! What are you complaining about! ”
“Ah, yes…!”
The ladies hurriedly prepared a table of refreshments and placed it in my hands. Grandfather grumbled as he led me out of the kitchen.
“These days, there are a lot of people who just gossip without even knowing what they’re talking about. I have to educate them again. They’re less discerning than someone who just came in, so…”
“Thank you, Grandfather.”
“There is no need to thank me. The Young Master is still in his room, so serve him well.”
“Yes, Grandfather.”
I bowed to him and walked away. As I was walking down the hallway to go to Soseo’s room, I saw someone sitting in the training grounds, which was supposed to be empty. When I looked closely, I saw Moyong Hwa. It seems like the Family Head also took up all the items that were scattered in the floor and went in….. I don’t know why he’s still sitting here, on the dirt. There are many other places to sit. I clicked my tongue and continued heading to Soseo’s room.
But it didn’t take long for me to come back.
I’m almost surprised soseo’s behaviour was pointed out this quickly
Ooh Soseo’s real personality comes out, I find the characters adorable tbh
Honestly I don’t why it only took him now to find out that Soseo isn’t innocent?? Like, it was pretty obvious, oh well.