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Chapter 87
The Baengri Clan’s Unwanted Granddaughter
Chapter 87
* * *
Father and Mister Wan left as soon as they finished their dumplings. Of course, there was no telling if they’d actually left, or if they were just pretending and were actually continuing to follow us.
I didn’t see Father around when I returned to my chambers after the outing. I asked the handmaiden, “My Father?”
Ёn um ӑ
“Great Master Euigang returned around the hour of the Monkey, but then stepped out again half a shijin later.”
So he was back between three and five in the afternoon, then left an hour later... “And he didn’t leave any word about when he’d be back?”
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“No, miss.”
After giving her permission to leave for the day, I took some time to think. There was something that I had to take care of while Father was away.
Yayul. This boy that Father had taken under his care had almost used a demonic technique against the child of a righteous faction, right on the doorstep of the Namgoong clan.If he’d taken it just a step further, it would’ve been reality. The thought alone gave me a migraine, and I couldn’t even imagine the aftermath.
What was he thinking...? I had to ask, and I had to make sure that this would never happen again.I stared at Yayul as I took off my outer coat. “Yayul, there’s something I—”
Wеb̃ṅ оv̄е̄l̃ Ӗn ŭ ṁa
Before I could finish, he knelt in front of me. I forgot to breathe for a moment out of pure shock.
“I’m sorry,” he said.
The speech that I had prepared in my mind disappeared. I blinked at him blankly, then squeezed the words out of my chest. “Get up.”
“I’m really sorry,” he repeated.
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I looked around, double-checking that there was no one else nearby, then looked back at Yayul. My head began to ache. I bit my lip multiple times as I tried to calm my heart down and asked, “First... How did you get tangled up with Young Master Cheon?”
Aside from picking up on the fact that he and his crew had tried to cut in line, I didn’t know anything else about the situation before I’d arrived.
Ё ñū m̄ а
Yayul bit his lip and said, “After you left with Miss Seo, they suddenly cut in front of me.”
“And?”
“I didn’t want to cause a scene, so I didn’t say anything... But then he turned around and asked if I had a problem with him cutting in line, so I said no.”
Yayul was expressionless as he spoke, showing no sign of resentment or frustration regarding the incident. All his focus was on me.
“But then he started to slap me in the face, telling me to smile.”
I let out a deep sigh. They were even worse than I thought. They’d been picking on Yayul for no particular reason, probably just targeting him because he’d been alone and looked like his family wasn’t of high status. I was surprised as well. Yayul was really patient. He’d remained calm when they’d cut in line, and even when they’d tried to pick a fight with him.
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There was a saying that to know a person’s true nature, one should give them power and see what they do with it. It was hard to contain and control one’s strength under any circumstances, and on top of that, this was the demonic arts. Heightened emotions weakened self-control, at which point the demonic arts would try to take over. The more of that power you used, the more you’d lose your faculties of self-control and reason, resulting in fewer inhibitions in using the demonic arts. Eventually, you would turn into someone completely unrecognizable, a monster who delighted in blood and slaughter.
That was what made the demonic arts so terrifying. Yayul probably hadn’t even realized until later, when he’d come back to his senses, that he’d tried to use the demonic arts at all.
“The rest is just as you saw,” Yayul continued, biting his lip. “I tried to stay calm, but then he hit you, and... and I was so mad.”
He couldn’t control himself because he saw me get hit? I didn’t know how to react. The only emotion I felt now was... pity.
Once Yayul finished talking, there was nothing but silence in the room.
This had been my plan: First, tell Yayul what he did wrong. Then I would tell him to become the Cheonsan Flame Lord’s disciple so that he could become stronger, which would then allow him to defend himself and prevent situations like today from happening again.
Еn̂umа̌
Yes. I’d actually considered this incident to be a good opportunity. It would give me an excuse to separate Yayul from me, pushing him toward the Cheonsan Flame Lord. In fact, I wouldn’t even have to say anything directly to him. All I’d have to do was tell Father. Since he hadn’t interfered then, even when he’d been keeping an eye on me, he must not have been aware that Yayul had almost used the Vampiric Demonic Technique.
If I didn’t have my golden eyes, I wouldn’t have known either. But if I were to tell my father that Yayul had almost employed the Vampiric Demonic Technique out in the streets, Father would react even more strongly than me, no matter the reason. And Yayul had realized exactly what I was thinking.
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“I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.”
I didn’t reply.
“I won’t, okay? Don’t throw me away.”
“I...” I gulped dryly and tried to suppress the tremble in my voice. “I wasn’t going to.”
Е̌ ǹú mа̇
We both knew I was lying. How had he known? Had I been that obvious?
I looked at Yayul as he continued to kneel in front of me. No. He just knew. Kids were instinctive in that way. They knew whether someone liked them or not, whether they cared. That was a survival instinct. And Yayul had instinctively recognized that I was considering getting rid of him.
“Ha...” A sigh slipped out, and I began to grow angry. Why am I so mad? My chest felt tight. I clenched my fists as I pondered, then realized that Yayul reminded me of my past self. Begging for forgiveness, not wanting to be thrown out, doing everything to cling to Father because I hadn’t wanted him to abandon me...
I grabbed Yayul’s arms and lifted him up. “Get up.” When he refused, I forcefully pulled him to his feet. “I won’t tell my father, and I won’t ask you to become the Cheonsan Flame Lord’s disciple.”
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“Really?”
“Yes, really.”
W̆е́b̂nо v ěl Е ň u̇ṁ а̀
That was when he finally stood on his own.
What am I doing pitying someone else in my situation...? But even as I thought that, my hand stretched out toward his head. Brushing the hair away from his warm, round forehead, I said, “I’ll get stronger.”
“What?”
“Yeah. That’s what I need to do.”
This would be my new resolution. If only I’d been strong enough at that moment to take Young Master Cheon down myself without having to wait for Namgoong Ryuchung... If only.
“If I was stronger, none of this would have happened. Then there wouldn’t have been any need for you to step up to protect me.”
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He didn’t respond.
“It’s your constitution that’s the issue... But there’s bound to be a way to work through it somewhere in this big, open world, right?”
Though my voice lost steam toward the end… Well, I knew the future, and if I worked hard enough, I was sure to be able to protect Yayul at least. Probably...?
“But this is the only time I’m overlooking it,” I continued firmly. “Control yourself next time. No, from now on, whatever happens, even if I’m in danger, you can’t ever use the Vampiric Demonic Technique. Got it?”
Yayul looked at me with unreadable eyes.
I tried my best to smile with as much confidence as I could. “You don’t need to protect me anymore. I’ll be sure to protect you so that nothing like this ever happens again!”
Ѐ nû m̂_а
* * *
The next day. The Cheonsan Flame Lord came to see me first thing in the morning. I reflexively covered my forehead and shouted, “What is it? It’s not time for our lesson yet.”
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“What the hell happened yesterday?!”
“What do you mean?”
No... Had word about what had happened in the streets with Young Master Cheon reached the Cheonsan Flame Lord’s ears? How? I was just thinking about how to explain everything to him when he suddenly dropped some unexpected news on me.
“Yayul told me that he wants to become my disciple.”
Ẃ е b̌ n̈ о̂ vе̌l̃ E nům̄ a
“P-pardon?”
“What, you didn’t know either?”
“I had no idea... Yayul really said that?” Wait, but just yesterday... I was completely shaken.
The Cheonsan Flame Lord saw my expression and narrowed his eyes. “So you really didn’t know.”
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“No...”
“Then you don’t know about the condition that brat set either.”
Еn̆ um̆ ă
“What condition?”
“Ha, my point exactly. Unbelievable. Setting a condition for becoming this elder’s disciple, if he didn’t have the Extreme Yang Constitution, I’da...” The atmosphere had turned tense as the Cheonsan Flame Lord muttered angrily.
“The one who loves more always has more to lose,” I replied.
He remained silent and looked at me with exasperation, clearly unappreciative of my joke.
I then asked, “So what’s his condition?”
“I’m not telling you.”
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“No, tell me!”
“I’m leaving.”
“Wait, where are you going? Tell me first!”
“There won’t be any lesson today.”
In that moment, I saw a hand fly toward me. I quickly ducked and dodged it. When I lifted my head back up, he was gone.
“What was that...?”
Е́ n̄ům̄ а . і d̈
He’d just said his piece and peaced out. I looked blankly in the direction of where the Cheonsan Flame Lord had disappeared. An inexplicable wave of frustration crashed over me.
I’d decided to give up on making Yayul the Cheonsan Flame Lord’s disciple only yesterday, but now he suddenly wanted to become one today? It was good news, but... This just meant that I’d gone through all that hard work for nothing! I’d made such a determined proclamation in front of Yayul, and then he’d gone and turned it all into dust. I... I feel robbed!
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I got up and ran straight to Yayul’s room, but it was empty. “Where did he go?”
I ran, changing my destination. “Father!”
But his room was empty as well. Where had everyone gone without me? It wasn’t like I had gotten up late, so why was everyone rushing about at dawn? I searched around his chambers, grumbling, and was finally heading back to my room when I saw a familiar maid approaching.
“Miss Baengri, I see you’re awake.”
Е n ūm а . і̂ d̆
“What’s going on?”
“The clan head has summoned you.”
I cocked my head to the side.
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