episode_0548

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What day is today?

It was the day when the rumor that Geum Myeong-wol was Sunan Gamchal-eosa was clarified.

Buzz!

Noisy!

It is hard to imagine how many people have gathered in front of the grand podium where the national policy is announced.

Even though we were inside a luxurious imperial tent with high soundproofing performance, we were exposed to noise as if we were standing in the middle of the market floor.

And I was facing Seogong in that tent.

What is the most intuitive way for people to know that Hyuk Kirin is Hyuk Kirin?

The only spirit creature in the world, Seogong, is placed next to him.

That’s why I placed a small official hat made exclusively for Seogong on his head. It was to dance with Hyuk Kirin, who was about to go on stage.

And the process was never easy.

Snap!

This was because as soon as I put the fukian on Seo-gong’s head, Seo-gong knocked off his official hat with his tail.

“Sseu-eup, stay still!”

I threatened him, but the rebellious light in Seogong’s eyes did not fade at all. Rather than fading away, isn’t he snorting and raising his snout stiffly?

Squeak squeak!

At the same time, it seemed like he was very angry because I had been away for a long time when he raised his front paw and pointed at me.

Come to think of it, even though we had been apart for a while since we were together, this was the first time we had spent time completely apart like this.

A guy who keeps gesticulating by flapping his hands and feet here and there. I’m not sure, but it seemed like he was roughly expressing his opinion, ‘If you’re like this, I have no choice but to change owners!’

Considering the cocky look in his eyes, Seo Gong seemed to understand well that he was currently very popular in the midfield.

Wasn’t this guy trapped in the palace?

He must have used some kind of trick to escape because he always disappeared even when Hyeok Kirin, an expert in the art of Haki, watched with lights in his eyes.

I can’t help it. I have no choice but to gently appease him.

I took out a herb from my pocket, placed it in Seogong’s front paw, and patted him on the back.

“Hey, I’m sorry. Sorry! But I’m not doing this just to please myself.”

Snap!

Seogong snorts. If it were a person, it was a face that would have asked, ‘Then who is this for?’

“Huh? Isn’t this all done for Hyeok Kirin? What I am saying is that if you wear these things and wear clothes even if it is cramped for a while, you will look good and everything will work out well.”

Squeak.

Seo-gong seemed to have lost his temper as if he understood that this was for Hyeok-ki-rin. However, the way he narrowed his eyes and looked at me and the candle in my hand alternately made it seem like he had never let go of his suspicions about me.

Anyway, I’m very quick-witted.

In fact, it is important that there is a Seo-gong next to Hyeok-ki-rin, and whether or not the Seo-gong is wearing an official uniform has little to do with the success of the plan.

But it was important.

What items are currently being sold at the highest price in Jungwon?

It is a Seogong doll.

Hyuk Kirin’s Daily Life also sold a lot, but unlike Hyuk Kirin’s Daily Life, which was sold once you bought one copy, there was ample reason to buy various types of Seogong dolls for collecting purposes.

So how much did it sell?

If it had been an era with copyright laws, my nickname might have been changed to Mangeumnangin instead of Noegeomnangin.

In such a situation, would a Duke of China wearing official uniform appear at an official event?

It is natural that the figure will be made into a doll and become a sensation.

And the workshops that produced the Seogong dolls wearing official uniforms would naturally have no choice but to look at the imperial government. Would the way the world works be reversed because there is no copyright law? Since it is the norm in the world for B to look out for A, when carrying out a business related to the coffin, it was customary for the business to donate part of the profits to the coffin in the name of ‘donation’.

What will happen to the coffin that received donations from such a workshop? Would he pour down his own throat the donations that were supposed to belong to Sunan Gamchaleosa, famous for the anecdote in which he beheaded the governor? There may be crazy people like that out there somewhere, but they will be very few.

Of course, it will be presented to the imperial palace, and the imperial palace will give me that amount.

In other words, I become rich!

Comfortable retirement! Unearned income!

All of this is determined by whether or not Xu Gong is dressed!

Squeak!

Although he was constantly looking at me while shouting that he was suspicious, it was not enough to see through my facial expressions in this game where a large amount of money was already at stake.

Squeak!

As if there was nothing he could do, Seogong put a candle in his mouth and moved his tail to pick up his official hat. The court ladies who were watching the confrontation between me and the Duke of Seo quickly rushed over and wrapped official uniforms around the Duke of Seo’s body.

“Oh my gosh! It suits you so well!”

“Cute!”

The court ladies of Gungcheongjeon are making loud noises and cackling with joy. It made me wonder if they were the court ladies who gave me cold, stern looks every time I came.

I felt very wronged by the unknown discrimination, but seeing as the court ladies were sincere about decorating Prince Seo, I felt like I could leave this to him.

After checking the important factors such as my self-interest, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I was going to have a good time with Hyeok Kirin, and I moved to the barracks where my classmates were located and looked at the situation.

“Has the event venue been fully secured?”

“Currently, crews are unable to find their seats due to extreme congestion, which is worse than expected! There is also a report that people disguised as miscellaneous merchants are returning after clearing out the nearby black people who were causing trouble!”

“Even mistakes that happen once in a lifetime cannot be allowed to happen! Put all the miscreants in jail, even if it means revealing their identity to a nearby government office!”

“Report! Currently, a number of big-time figures have appeared in Luoyang, trying to find the Jinmyeongwol Grand Colony!”

“Put them all in the government office! Damn it, it’s almost time to start, why are there so many problems!”

I passed by the fellow agents who were running around screaming like soldiers who had fallen into battle, and headed toward Sima Jinghui’s barracks. As we entered the tent, Sima Jinghui and Heukmyo were talking.

“ Luoyang was on the verge of bursting with crowds of people from all over… I even lost contact with my informants. It will be difficult to help you from now on.”

“Afterwards, I think I will have to request additional support from the Financial Services Commission. Is there anything else special?”

“Now that command itself has become meaningless, I would like to monitor unmanned personnel who may infiltrate the crowd and cause unrest.”

“Then…”

I stopped by to check if things were going well, but it looked busy so I decided to just go back.

The last place I stopped by was currently Hyeok Kirin’s tent.

“How, they look so good together! It makes me watery!”

“Is that so.”

As I walked towards the direction where I heard the cheerful conversation, I saw Hyeok Kirin dressed in a red imperial robe and Dokgo Yi-seol, Mo Yong-yeon-hwa, and Yeo Il-ye who were adjusting Hyeok Kirin’s clothes.

“Are you here? How is it? Hyeokkirin Daehyeop…no, this is what Princess Yuya made up.”

There was an expectation that I would be surprised in Mo Yong-yeon-hwa’s question, but unfortunately, I had already seen Hyeok Kirin lavishly dressed in imperial attire when I was a training instructor at the Geumuiwi, so it was difficult to be surprised.

“It really suits you well.”

However, I couldn’t help but admire Hyuk Kirin’s appearance once again. The appearance of clothes made of intense red silk embroidered with golden thread and adorned with accessories and decorated extravagantly suited Hyeok Kirin perfectly.

The harmony was a little different from the clichés that a woman’s transformation is innocent or that a beautiful woman shines no matter what she wears.

Naturalness.

The feeling that you have to be where you are supposed to be.

It was the appearance of Princess Yuya showing off her majesty in luxurious attire, like Hyeok Kirin wearing a Jeomchangpa uniform and making a dignified expression, or Geum Myeongwol holding a comb with a comb on her lap.

At that sight, the anxiety that had been gnawing at me disappeared from a corner of my mind.

Did I really make the right decision?

Even if my decision was correct, wouldn’t it have been better to choose a different method?

What should I do if my calculations are wrong, my expectations are wrong, and an irreversible situation arises? No matter how many times I have raised and dropped the world, will I really be able to resolve this situation?

Those thoughts suddenly disappeared.

Even if I fail and I can’t resolve this even if I try and fix it, I still can’t resolve it… This path was the right one.

As I looked at Hyuk Kirin’s current appearance, I became convinced that Hyuk Kirin was the only Hyuk Kirin that I knew when combined with all the other social statuses I knew.

“I’m nervous.”

Hyuk Kirin, who was looking at me as if I was the only one with various worries, suddenly confessed his feelings.

“Soon, I will reveal all the secrets about my identity that I have been hiding. The fact that Geum Myeong-wol is actually Princess Yuya and Hyuk Kirin.”

Yes.

Geum Myeong-wol’s explanation in Luoyang and the final part of my plan was for Hyuk Kirin to reveal the whole truth in front of the crowd.

The truth that Geum Myeong-wol is Hyuk Kirin and Princess Yuya.

“Are you afraid?”

“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t afraid. Isn’t this something that will only end with me being criticized? If you make a mistake, the Cheomchang faction will be greatly criticized, and the authority of the imperial family will also be greatly undermined. Of course, it will be a big inconvenience to Warrior Ho.”

Hyuk Kirin says negative things.

Surprisingly, Hyuk Kirin’s eyes were truly gentle.

“However, fear is not the only thing in our hearts. The anticipation is also making my heart tremble.”

It’s anticipation.

“Non-payment of affection for lover. It is natural for people to care for others, so do not worry that you may not meet the qualifications. This is the enlightenment that Master Ho gave me. It was then that I decided that I would never give up on the issue of status that I had given up on.”

“I want to see brothers and Zen masters, who can never be connected, laughing and having fun in one place. I dreamed of such a view back then, and now… I hope that more people than that will be together in one place.”

Who are the people who delved into Hyeok Kirin’s heart?

Me and my group. And Seogong. Or Dang Do-yeon or Dang So-yeol, who are not here. Perhaps Seo Yi-ryeong or Dangyeo-ah, who gave him deep affection, are also included.

There may be others I don’t know about.

“I am truly grateful to warrior Hocheonan. Because you worked tirelessly day and night to make my wish, which was no different from a delusion, come true.”

“I’m not the only one who tried.”

“Yes, I got help from everyone.”

Hyukgi-rin’s eyes turned to the distance.

Since the location was near the imperial palace, he must have been thinking of Emperor Yu-jeong, who could not accompany him to this place.

After that, Hyuk Kirin’s gaze turned to his classmate’s barracks. He must have been thinking of Heukmyo and Sima Jinghwi, who had controlled all rumors until now.

After that, I just vaguely looked at the sky.

The reason why there was a bitter smile on his face that I didn’t know was probably because he remembered Socheonma Wi Seo-ryeon and Bicheonmacha, who shared daily stories.

Hyeok Kirin’s gaze landed on the three people who had been dressing up for him just a moment ago.

Dokgo Yi-seol, who looked like he was clenching his fists, cast Dokgo Yeong-cheon as the villain along with me, and Mo Yong-yeon-hwa, who looked nodding, asked Mo Yong-seo to mention Geum Myeong-wol.

And Yeo Il-ye would now stand on the podium with Hyuk Kirin.

“Everyone, thank you so much.”

ridge! ridge! ridge! ridge! ridge!

Before the group could respond to Hyeok Kirin’s greeting, the sound of a drum rang out, signaling the start of the proclamation.

Squeak!

Seogong, wearing an official cap and official uniform, ran to Hyeok Kirin’s feet. Hyeok Kirin, seeing Seo Gong in the form of a government official, smiled broadly and held out his hand to Seo Gong.

Seogong put his tail on his hand as if he was waiting.

“Then. I’ll be back.”

For the conclusion of everything that has been built up until now.

Hyeok Kirin and Seo Gong started walking towards the gun stand.