“I’m sorry. I was busy making a living.”
“…….”
Soseo, who was suspiciously looking at me, heard my sincere apology, handled his expression and after a while, said.
“You really might not know. It’s okay, it really is. Probably.”
“……I’m sorry.”
“No, no, no. There’s no need to apologize. You’ll know from now on.”
Soseo spoke gently.
“The Ten Most Prestigious Sects are the nine factions, plus the Beggars’ Gang, that represent the Righteous Sects.”
“…Umm, Soseo.”
“What is it?”
“I’m really sorry, but can you explain what are the martial arts novels, no wait, what are the Righteous Sects here?”
“…….”
“And what is the Beggars’ Gang? I know roughly what a martial sect is, but the Beggars’ Gang, well…”
And Soseo failed to maintain his facial expression again. I’m sorry, I’m really a bastard. I’m so sorry I transmigrated into a martial arts novel without knowing anything about the martial arts genre. I couldn’t look him in the eyes. Soseo, who was speechless for a while, said.
“I’ve expected this since you said that my surname reminded you of enoki mushrooms, but I didn’t know it was this serious.”
“Huh? Sorry, I didn’t hear you.”
“No, nothing.”
Soseo smiled broadly.
“I’ll explain it to you so you can understand.”
“Thank you very much.”
“The Righteous Sects are the sects who use their martial arts for the right cause and protect the Central Plains from various dangers such as the Evil Sects and the Demonic Cult. It is thanks to the Righteous Sects that you can live this safely now. And Ten Most Prestigious Sects and the Five Great Families make up the Righteous Sects.”
Soseo’s words left me astonished.
“……The Five Great Families? What is that?”
“As I said earlier, The Ten Most Prestigious Sects plus the Beggars Sect are martial sects, and the Five Great Families are five martial clans. I’ll explain The Five Great Families later. Today, let’s take a closer look at what the Ten Most Prestigious Sects are.”
I said while pulling out my hair.
“Wait a minute, wait a minute.”
“What’s wrong? Where does it hurt?”
“Can’t you give me a minute? I need a moment to absorb this.”
I murmured as I buried my face at the table.
“Oh, I think I’m really stupid.”
Soseo said in consolation.
“You’re not stupid, it’s just too many things to learn at once.”
“…… Too many things?”
But I’ve only learnt a few things today. As soon as I was about to say that, Soseo put his hand on my shoulder.
“You should go back now.”
“…That’s right. It’s time for the guests to come in. Thank you very much for today, Soseo.”
“See you tomorrow.”
I went down to the first floor. Meeting Soseo was truly a godsend. I can’t imagine what would’ve happened if I hadn’t met him. I mumbled while looking down at the box of snacks in my hands.
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“What’s the Beggars Gang?”
“This old master will teach you that tomorrow.”
On the way home, I taught Myoryeong the martial arts terms that I learned while sharing snacks with her. Myoryeong, however, looked at me with a strange face while listening to my explanations.
“What’s wrong? Now I finally know what a Sect is.”
“……No, nothing.”
I took another snack out of the box and gave it to Myoryeong.
“But aren’t the snacks really good?”
“Yes, it’s delicious.”
“Right? Isn’t it really good?”
“…….”
Myoryeong also liked the snacks that Soseo specifically ordered for me. As expected of Soseo. I was about to give out another snack, but Myoryeong said.
“Hey, Myoha, you should stop talking like an old martial arts master and start worrying about what we’ll do from now on.”
Since I kept trying to memorize what Soseo explained today, I forgot about what happened at dawn.
“Is the protagonist still at our house? He didn’t go anywhere in that time, did he?”
“I hope he has stayed quietly at home.”
It was because the doctor told me several times that he should rest before I left the clinic. Above all, we didn’t have the strength to look for the protagonist who ran away after all that hard work at the guest house. Please be at home. I opened the door to our house. Then, I heard something breaking.
“What are you talking about… Ah!”
“Myoha!”
A broken bowl piece was raised to my neck. Those blue eyes stared coldly at me.
- Being ignorant is brave.
“You won’t put that thing down? Aren’t you a crazy bastard?”
Myoryeong had a harsh expression on her face. However, Yoo Seolhwa didn’t budge.
“What are you doing to the person who arduously carried you on their back!?”
“…….”
“Hey! Put that down now!”
Myoryeong raised her arms. He was seemingly surprised, and he pushed the piece closer to my neck. If I had known this, I wouldn’t have carried him on my back. I would’ve just dragged him around like a potato sack. Once again I panicked like a regretful male lead. What should I do at this point? I dry-swallowed and looked at Yoo Seolhwa. The close up Yoo Seolhwa was really pretty. The last heroine I read about before arriving here was a silver-haired lady just like him. I muttered unconsciously.
“How pretty.”
“…… What?”
Myoryeong, who was crazily running around, stopped and looked at me with a ridiculous face. And,
“…….”
Tuk, the bowl piece fell out of Yoo Seolhwa’s hand. Sorry for the sudden nonsense. I could feel their embarrassment. Still, I’m glad I got over that dangerous situation. I crouched down, picked up the bowl piece, and threw it far away.
“Ah.”
What if someone steps on it and gets hurt. I don’t know about that, but I shouldn’t throw something sharp again. Myoryeong quickly ran, picked up the piece again, and asked me.
“What are you doing?”
“………..Acting foolishly.”
“So you noticed it.”
Kkoreureuk. My stomach is asking for food. It was only natural since I ran around after working hard all day. I ate snacks earlier, but that apparently wasn’t enough.
“Let’s eat first. Wait, no.”
I lightly pat Yoo Seolhwa’s back.
“You should wash up first.”
Myoryeong looked at me with a puzzled stare and asked.
“Oh? But he’s injured. Can he take a shower?”
“Yes, he can. I asked the doctor when he was being treated.”
I suggested to Yoo Seolhwa one more time.
“Don’t you want to eat something nice? Let’s wash up and eat.”
Yoo Seolhwa looked at me without saying anything. Is he still worried about what happened? It’s nothing to worry about.
“Oh, by any chance…”
Maybe he doesn’t know how to wash himself? Well, it was natural not to know with such a trashy father. I should teach him. I took the necessary things and approached Yoo Seolhwa.
“Come here. Come wash up with me.”
“…….”
“Also, the doctor said you should eat well. You won’t get better if you don’t eat properly. Is that okay with you?”
Yoo Seol-hwa’s eyes trembled with my words. I headed to the stream, and Yoo Seol-hwa followed me a couple of steps away. I dipped my hand in the clear and transparent stream first. The water was colder than usual today, but there’s no alternative. I dipped my hand in the water and said.
“Can you take off your clothes alone?”
Tuk, as soon as I finished my question, his clothes, which were about to become rags, fell to the floor. Yoo Seolhwa asked.
“……Do I go into the water?”
“Yes.”
Thank God. His attitude has become softer. Yoo Seolhwa went into the stream. I also quickly rolled up sleeves and pants and helped him wash. I asked Yoo Seolhwa while pouring cold water over him.
“Isn’t it cold?”
“Yes.”
Amazing. I’m always shaking a lot because of the cold water when I wash up. After the bath, I gave my clothes to Yoo Seolhwa. They were the cleanest and stoutest clothes I had, even though they were quite old. Yoo Seolhwa asked after changing his clothes.
“Are you done?”
Without realizing it, I stared blankly at him. His white hair and skin, which had regained their original color, shone brightly. They’re like snowflakes. I muttered unconsciously again.
“As expected, you’re really pretty.”
“…….”
Yoo Seolhwa looked at me with the same expression as before. Feeling embarrassed, I turned and tidied up my things. As we went back home after finishing, someone shouted from behind.
“Oh! It’s the white-haired ghost!”
“Hey, white-haired ghost!”
It was the village kids. He turned his head and looked at them. The kids who were about to throw stones froze at the sight of his face. At this point, Yoo Seolhwa’s face was like a weapon.
“Why did you take so much time…. Oh, crazy.”
Myoryeong’s response was not much different from that of the kids. Myoryeong stared blankly at Yoo Seolhwa.
“It’s really crazy.”
“Yes, it’s actually crazy.”
Yoo Seolhwa frowned.
“I’m not crazy.”
“Oh, his voice is crazy, too.”
“I’m not crazy.”
“I didn’t mean it like that. It means you’re handsome… Ah, right.”
Myoryeong suddenly came to her senses.
“I was so smitten with his face that I almost fell for it. You, did you apologize to Myoha?”
Myoryeong glared while pulling me in her direction.
“Do you know how much Myoha suffered for you last night? But you forgot about his kindness and threatened him all of a sudden. Hurry up and apologize to him.”
Yoo Seolhwa held his head down and didn’t say anything. In the suddenly cold atmosphere, I thought about it and then opened my mouth.
“Honestly, it’s not as if I don’t understand. If I just woke up after fainting, and saw the ceiling of an unknown house, I would be surprised too. But,”
I agreed with Myoryeong.
“I would acknowledge my mistake.”
“…….”
“I almost got seriously hurt. Never do that again.”
At my words, Yoo Seolhwa, who was standing still, opened his mouth.
“……I’m sorry.”
Satisfied with that, I nodded.
“Okay, that’s enough. Let’s eat now. I think my stomach is going to stick to my back..”
“Let’s hurry up and eat. Sister Jinmi made us a lot of good food.”
I took the food out of the bag. We sat in a circle on the floor and ate. Fortunately, the utensils my parents used to use were left. After my stomach was somewhat full, I asked.
“But who hurt you?”
Yoo Seolhwa answered simply and plainly.
“My father.”
As I thought.
“Where is your father now? I don’t think he’s home now.”
“I don’t know.”
“…….”
I exchanged eyes with Myoryeong. I should hide Yoo Seolhwa in our house for now. After we put away the bowls that we ate from, we sat in front of Yoo Seolhwa again. Then, we introduced ourselves.
“My name is Ha Myoha.”
“I’m Ha Myoryeong. What about you?”
“Yoo Seolhwa.”
“Okay, Seolhwa. You should sleep at our house tonight.”
“You can sleep with him. It’s a really small house, but there’s enough room for you to sleep.”
Yoo Seolhwa’s eyes opened wide when she said that. Even if we treated and fed him, he didn’t expect us to give him a place to sleep.
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