“You worked hard, be careful on the way!”
“Yes, goodbye!”
Finally, we finished work. I left the guest house with a bag of food that Sister Jinmi had packed for us. I wonder what kind of food she packed today? I looked at the bag with anticipation.
“Quickly, let’s go and eat. You’re hungry, too, aren’t you?”
“…….”
“Oh, by the way, did you fill up the water jar this morning? I want to have a cup of water as soon as I get home.”
“…….”
“Myoryeong?”
I turned my head. Myoryeong was frantically staring at two men fighting nearby.
“Why are you dragging me out?! It was about to get good!”
“Let’s stop and go, hm? It’s already late outside.”
“Fuck off. I’m going to drink a bit more and then go back.”
“You can drink more tomorrow.”
Why is she looking at them? Then Myoryeong murmured.
“Power bottom and caring top.”
“……Myoryeong, let’s just go.”
“Got it.”
We walked through the crowd again. I opened my mouth while thinking about what Myoryeong said earlier.
“Hey, Myoryeong.”
“What?”
“I’ve always been curious. How do you decide who’s the top and the bottom?”
“I know just by looking at it. For example….”
Myoryeong’s eyes fell on two men who happened to be passing nearby.
“A beautiful top and a handsome bottom.”
“How come? Why is the bottom bigger than the top?”
“Who knows what’s the size of the top and bottom these days?”
“But earlier you said the bigger one was the top.”
“Ugh, you really don’t know anything.”
“…….”
I don’t think I’ll ever understand this. Myoryeong then said.
“Can I ask you something?”
“What is it?”
“What do you think is the difference between an obsessive top and a Great Duke of the North?”
That’s a tough question. I thought hard and said.
“It must be where they live, right?”
“Where they live?”
“Yes. The Great Duke of the North must always live in the snow-covered north, but the obsessive top doesn’t necessarily have to live there.”
“Can’t the Duke live in a warm place?”
“Of course not. You can’t be a Great Duke of the North if you don’t live in the north. He can conquer a warm place for the frail heroine to stay at, out of worry for her. But he can never be allowed to move somewhere else just because it’s cold in his territory.”
“I don’t know the details, but isn’t the Duke a powerful man? Why can’t he decide where to live?”
While we were talking, we finally arrived at our house. I ate a delicious dinner and went to bed. Since I have nothing to do, I go straight to sleep when I get home. I yawned and was about to close my eyes when I remembered.
“Myoryeong, is there leftovers?”
“To bring to the protagonist?”
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“Yes, it’s dangerous to wander around the village this late. He also doesn’t have to worry because the man who lives there is asleep.”
“Really?”
“Yes, we should be able to hear him lightly snoring in a minute.”
We cautiously listened in front of the neighbor’s door. But we couldn’t hear any snoring. What is it? Is he not sleeping tonight? We carefully sneaked into the house. It was strangely quiet inside.
“What? Is there no one?”
“Not today. Let’s go.”
At that time, I felt a fishy smell at the tip of my nose. I instinctively grabbed Myoryeong, who started to head home.
“Wait.”
“Why?”
If I’m not mistaken, this smell should be…. Then the clouds covering the moon disappeared. The moonlight shone brightly on the ground, and we saw him.
Yoo Seolhwa lying in the middle of the yard.
Yoo Seolhwa’s head was drenched with blood. Our bodies moved at the same time. Myoryeong was a BL fan and I was a RoFan fan, so we knew how tiring it was to get involved with the protagonist. However, we were not trash enough to turn a blind eye to a child who collapsed in front of us.
“Is he dead?”
“No, he’s breathing! Myoryeong, quickly go home and get some money!”
I carried the child on my back. I could clearly feel the child’s weak breathing. I ran through the village in a hurry with Myoryeong. And I muttered nonstop.
“It’s all right, it’ll be alright.”
They were words that would not reach Yoo Seolhwa, who had already fainted, but I kept muttering them. In the distance, I saw the village doctor’s house. Myoryeong banged on the door.
“Doctor! Please help us! This child is going to die!”
That night, we didn’t rest at all. The doctor said that Yoo Seolhwa was fortunately not seriously injured, and that he would be fine if he ate well and had a good rest. When I was carrying Yoo Seolhwa back home, Myoryeong asked.
“Is it heavy?”
“It’s not heavy.”
Myoryeong, who hadn’t said anything for a while, said.
“What should we do from now on?”
“…….”
“I really didn’t want to get involved.”
After not saying anything for a while, I opened my mouth.
“Let’s live as best as we can.”
Myoryeong nodded slightly. I’m really glad I’m not alone. I patted Myoryeong on the shoulder.
* * *
“Hello, Brother Hanmin.”
“You’re here.”
We went straight to work in the guest house after putting Yoo Seolhwa to bed. I was so worried about the future I was going crazy, but I had to make a living. I quickly picked the broom up.
“I’ll clean the yard right away.”
By the way, I completely forgot about Soseo because I was paying attention to Yoo Seolhwa. I wonder how he’s doing. As soon as I raised my hands, Brother Hanmin took the broom from my hand and said.
“The Young Master. I moved him to a room on the top floor.”
“Yes?”
“Don’t go to the wrong room later.”
Brother Hanmin went out to the yard, without explaining what he meant. I rushed after him.
“You know that I visit Young Master Soseo every break?”
“How would I not know that?”
Brother Hanmin asked while sweeping the yard.
“That Young Master, is he good to you?”
“Yes, he’s very nice.”
“The Young Master…”
Brother Hanmin sighed deeply while aggressively sweeping the innocent yard.
“You know you shouldn’t be presumptuous even if he treats you well, right?”
“Yes.”
“People like him are fundamentally different from us. Be careful.”
“Yes, Brother. I’ll be careful.”
“I’ll clean the yard, you go in.”
Did something happen with Soseo? I looked at Brother Hanmin’s back with puzzled eyes.
* * *
It’s break time. I went up to the room on the top floor like Brother Hanmin told me. As soon as I got to the door, I heard Soseo’s voice.
“Come on in.”
I opened the door and went inside. Then, as usual, a cheerful voice greeted me.
“I’m sorry about yesterday. I wanted to rest alone.”
“No. I also just want to be alone sometimes.”
Soseo put the book he was reading aside and offered me a seat.
“Sit here. Would you like a cup of tea?”
“Can I?”
“Of course. Of course you can.”
I asked, as I sat across from Soseo.
“Are you feeling better now?”
“Yes, I’m fine. I’m feeling better after a good rest.”
Soseo put a cup of tea in front of me. I took a sip.
“…Wow.”
The exclamation came on its own. The warm, fragrant tea seemed to soothe my nervous and exhausted mind and body.
“What do you think? Do you like it?”
“Yes, it’s really nice.”
“There are sweets, too. Wait a minute.”
Soseo got up from his seat. I shook my hand quickly.
“Oh, there’s no need.”
“Don’t say that. They’re delicious.”
“Soseo, I’m really fine. Actually, I’m not feeling really well right now, so I think it’s better not to eat anything.”
My mind and body were tired because I carried Yoo Seolhwa on my back last night. However, a round snack wrapped in thin paper was pushed in front of me.
“Eat it.”
“No, Soseo. I’m really not feeling well.”
I continued, looking up at Soseo.
“So snacks are really…”
My voice got smaller and smaller. Soseo, who was smiling just a moment ago, was looking down at me with an expressionless face. Soseo said again with the snack on his hand.
“Eat it.”
“……Soseo?”
Soseo looked at me silently. At that look, I eventually reached out.
“Ah, fine. I’ll eat it.”
I took off the paper and took a bite of the snack. Then, Soseo asked with a smile.
“What do you think?”
“…It’s delicious.”
“Really? That’s a relief.”
Soseo said with a sigh.
“Actually, I specially ordered this snack for you.”
“Really?”
“I’m sorry for the serious face earlier. I was so sad I didn’t know what to do with myself.”
“Oh, you should have said that from the beginning, if that’s the case. I didn’t know.”
“Now, I’ll give you this.”
Soseo gave me a box of sweets.
“Go and share it with your younger sibling.”
“My sibling will ask me where I got it…”
“You can say that the owner gave it to you.”
Today, Soseo gave me something again. I cherished the box of snacks. As he poured me another cup of tea, he said.
“I’m staying here for longer.”
“Really?”
“I was supposed to go back this week. But I think I’ll be here for much longer than I thought.”
Much longer? My eyes opened wide without realizing it. I don’t know much about Soseo yet, but I do know that he is a very wealthy young master. So I was worried that even if I wanted to give him a gift, I wouldn’t have enough money to prepare a suitable one, but he’ll stay here for a long time? Then wouldn’t I be able to save money and buy a gift suitable for Soseo? At that time, Soseo grabbed my hand.
“So, Myoha. Please continue to play with me. It’s so boring here.”
What should I get him? I nodded. But, noticing the book Soseo had put aside earlier, I asked.
“What kind of book is this?”
“Oh, it’s a book that summarizes the history of the Ten Most Prestigious Clans.”
Ten Most Prestigious Sects? My eyes widened at those words. Ten Most Prestigious Sects, it’s one of the terms that made me give up on martial arts novels. Soseo gave me the book.
“Do you want to read it?”
“That, Soseo.”
Finally, the moment I can finally solve my curiosity has come. I asked.
“What are the Ten Most Prestigious Sects?”
“What?”
There was silence. And Soseo asked with incredulous eyes.
“What did you just say?”
“What are the Ten Most Prestigious Sects?”
“…….”
I can’t believe that sweet Soseo responded like this. I asked a very dumb question. I’m sorry, I really don’t know anything about the martial arts genre. Soseo, who came to his senses at the time, asked back in a tone of disbelief.
“Myoha, are you serious?”
“……Yes.”
“You really don’t know what the Ten Most Prestigious Sects are? You know how to read. How can you not know that?”
If I had known this would happen, I would have searched for the words I didn’t know and read about martial arts before. I had no choice but to lower my head as if I was a regretful male lead.
Myoha, the regretful male lead.
The regretful make lead myoha
Ding, ding, ding! Blank face and no answer. He has truly transmigrated to the wrong novel…. Thanks for the update 🤣🤣🤣
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