episode_0017

‘If it’s Aman, that’s it, Jojo’s name when he was young.’

So this is Jojo? Is this a crazy kid?

I guessed that he was an unusual little boy because of his appearance, but this little boy is Jojo.

I don’t know what I didn’t like so much, but that was why I took another look at the image of the little boy drawing 10:10 with rather thick eyebrows for a child. From my perspective, I couldn’t believe that I had no choice but to do that.

This means that the black-haired, black-eyed Slander woman who was exactly to my taste, depicted in the illustration book distributed by the developer at the same time as the game was released, and the turned-up kid in front of me are the same person.

···No.

Maybe they just have the same name and are different people.

“Okay, Aman, what is your last name?”

“···I don’t think I’ve ever given permission to call you by my name.”

“So what is your last name?”

“Do I even have to tell you that?”

I told you my name as you wished, so that’s it, isn’t it?

I continued talking, easily ignoring the words of the little boy who seemed to be saying just that.

“You’re Jo, right?”

“···!”

The little boy’s eyes, which had always maintained a fierce appearance, wavered for the first time.

“I’m not like Mr. Cho! Hahoo! Hahoo!”

And then, that’s exactly what they said with an evil expression on their face.

Come to think of it, it was said that Jojo’s father changed his last name when he was adopted by a eunuch called Jodeung or something. If that were the case, it was completely understandable that he would scream out in anger like this.

Compared to adults, it may be a very small period of time, but for Jojo, who has known herself as Hahoo all her life, one day, not only did she suddenly have a new grandfather instead of a new mother, but her last name was suddenly changed to Jo. Since this happened at a time when he was being rude, complaining about food and side dishes, the shock from it must have been quite significant.

What’s more, it’s even more difficult to accept the reality since you’re in a situation where you’re being teased by kids your age because of your new grandfather.

Anyway, the important thing is not that, but the fact that this little boy standing in front of me now, with a face that looks as if he will burst into tears if I touch him with a finger, is Cao Cao, who will one day become the first emperor of Wei.

‘sun? Roll it up?’

That’s why I started thinking about such things as I looked at little Jojo’s crying face.

After thinking about it like that,

Exactly!

In the end, he quietly snapped his fingers.

Even though So-ah, the family’s maid, was standing behind her, it didn’t really bother me. That’s because the first thing I did after becoming five-year-old was to drop hints to people around me, including my biological parents.

It was a hint that they wouldn’t find it strange no matter what I did, and since everyone’s favorability towards me was on the verge of skyrocketing, it wasn’t as difficult as I thought to engrave that hint into people’s minds.

“Soya.”

“Why are you doing this, master?”

“Can you go and keep an eye on someone to make sure they don’t come?”

“If someone approaches you while watching, you can let me know, right?”

“Yes.”

I chased So-ah to the entrance of the alley and looked at little Jojo, who had fallen into a trance state due to the suggestion.

He looks like he’s about 8 years old now,

Thanks to this, unlike when I was making excessive hints at Yoon Ga-jang, my conscience stung slightly, but I lightly looked away and walked towards the kid who had a dazed look on his face.

What good would it be?

First of all, you should avoid anything too grand.

It’s not even a hint, it’s a weak hint, and unlike the people on Yoon’s side, his likability is sure to be close to zero, so if you add something grandiose than necessary, there’s a high possibility that the hint will be broken before it has an effect.

‘Because I happened to save you from danger again…’

Now that it’s like this, should I try using it?

If you mix it well, I think you’ll end up with a pretty good picture. After scratching the lower part of my chin like that, I took a moment to whisper into his cute ear.

“From this moment, Jojo…”

*****

“Ehyo, I’m annoyed that you asked that… Tsk, that’s enough. Go.”

What was I doing…?

“Hey, go.”

An irritated voice echoing in my ears,

Thanks to that, I was barely able to remember it.

The fact that he was in the middle of a rather absurd argument with a boy who happened to be passing by and suddenly came out and beat up the gang that was harassing them.

It had been a long time since I had decided to go out, but instead of receiving a thank you, I heard an annoyed voice, so I couldn’t help but burst into tears. A startled gaze flew towards my face.

Thanks to this, what people call my conscience began to tingle, but I ignored it.

I’m grateful that he saved me, but what I’ve done so far has been enough to experience being betrayed by favors that were given without thinking like that.

It’s not like I wanted to be born like this,

I have never once thought that I would like that person to be my grandfather.

Why do people always talk about things I never chose or wanted as if it was my fault?

···I don’t know.

I don’t even want to know anymore.

It must have been the moment when I was about to leave the alley, passing by the boy who called people “kids” even though he was a kid.

“Hey, kid.”

A voice that came out of nowhere grabbed my ankle.

“I am Soohyun Yoon. I live here in Yoongajang.”

I thought about what I heard next. So I thought, what should I do?

“If you ever feel grateful or want to repay something in the future, come see me. Because I’ll be waiting.”

Who cares if you say you’re waiting?

There is no way.

Anyway, after today, no, there was no need to go there, it would be erased from my mind the moment I got home. That was why the boy snorted as if to listen and ran out of the alley towards the manor…

The outing took longer than expected, so I was nervous on the inside, but I wonder if they haven’t found out yet.

If it had been discovered that he had secretly left the manor, it would have been normal for servants to be spread out around the manor by now, but the surrounding area was quiet as usual.

Normally, I hated the silence surrounding the manor to the point of disgust, but now it was quite the opposite. Instead of feeling disliked, I felt reassured.

It must have been the moment when I entered the manor again through the hole I used to sneak out, feeling relieved that the manor was quiet and not noisy.

“Tsk.”

As I was about to raise my head to pass through the hole, the sound of lightly clicking one’s tongue struck my ear.

I couldn’t even bring myself to raise my head. Because there was only one person in this manor who could make such a noise against him.

“If he had abandoned his studies and sneaked out, he would have behaved confidently when he came in. What on earth would that be like?”

Sure enough, what I heard next was the sad voice I always hear.

“This Josung’s daughter looks worse than a bunch of beggars. If the world had seen you now, they would have laughed at me and your grandfather. I can’t even take care of my daughter properly.”

“···.”

“What is that haircut, and is it because you got into a fight with the village kids again?”

I wanted to talk.

It wasn’t a fight, it was a bullying thing.

I wanted to tell you that this happened because you gave up the surname Hahu and chose to become Cho.

Those words throbbed in my throat, but I couldn’t get any of them out. In front of the boy who introduced himself as Yoon Soo-hyun, he could say anything that came to mind, but he was especially like this when he was in front of his father.

“Haha… It’s not enough to slowly make up your mind and prepare for government office. When will you grow up and do something like that?”

“···.”

” was done. If I say more, my mouth will only hurt. I have somewhere to go urgently, so go back to your room and reflect.”

There was nothing to worry about until the end.

That fact made me feel sad again, so I reflexively bit my lip. After that, I bowed my head to my father for a moment and then trudged towards my room.

The sound of clicking one’s tongue, heard from behind, pierced my body like an arrow. I guess that’s why my body felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, even though it didn’t seem like I had walked far from the hole to the room.

So I returned to the room and laid down on the very hard bed.

As I was doing this, the face of the boy I had encountered in the alley earlier suddenly appeared in my mind.

Unlike some of his classmates who couldn’t even say thank you for helping him or even say hello, which is a natural thing for a person who understands duty, this is the image of a boy who always seems to act confidently in front of anyone without being discouraged.

Tossing and turning continued.

···Until the sky visible through the slightly open window wraps a black long cloth around the body.

*****

“Ah, huh…♡ Young Master too…♡”

This is truly tactile play.

Not like cancer.

As I was leisurely spending time like this, I became curious about how the hint I had given to the little boy I met in the alley in front of my house a few days ago would have blossomed in the past few days, but I decided not to obsess about it.

There was no way to check right now anyway.

So, instead of being buried there, it would have been a moment of lying down with the child’s soft thighs as pillows, enjoying the tactile play time that is said to have a huge impact on the emotional development of this period.

“Keuhm, is Suhyeon in the room?”

The door opened with a squeak and my biological father entered the room. Of course, I didn’t care and continued to enjoy the tactile play.

” When I wondered what he was doing in the room, I saw that he was harassing So-ah again.”

“You’re bullying me, you like it like this?”

“Soah doesn’t seem to think so.”

I glanced at my father’s bitterly smiling face, telling me to take it in moderation, and continued speaking.

“By the way, what’s going on in my room? Father?”

“For some reason, while I had some free time, I stopped by to see my cute son’s face. Also, I have something to say.”

I have something to say.

What on earth is that?

“Be prepared to welcome guests.”

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