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A path walked only with two legs. At every step, I am reminded of how great the advancement of transportation is in advancing civilization.

When I walk down the street for a long time, I feel dazed, and every time I take a step, I feel a tingling sensation rising from the soles of my feet.

At least the wild flowers blooming nearby provided visual and olfactory relief from the fatigue of the long walk.

Yes. The flowers were in full bloom.

If it was the beginning of spring when I opened my eyes after being bitten by a tiger, now I was running towards the middle of spring.

Seeing these changes occur in just a few days makes you realize the greatness of nature.

Everywhere I went was filled with the scent of flowers.

I am taking over the lives of many people. My old memories of being an ordinary office worker are now fading.

Memories are mixed up, and I am traveling through so many worlds that I am confused about the order and outcome of the worlds.

Even at this very moment, when I am struggling in the waves of such confusing memories, I am sure that I have never smelled the scent of flowers that I am smelling in any other world.

This scent, which naturally relaxes and relaxes the mind, is something I can never forget.

“Ugh… I can’t walk anymore.”

We have been walking for three days now.

It could not be denied that it was quite a forced march, both in terms of time and the condition of the road.

It was clear that Bangja had better mouth stamina than his legs. This is evident from the fact that his mouth does not rest even as he lies down on the ground saying he cannot walk.

“If you go a little further, there is a village. Wake up.”

I comforted the fool by looking at the directions I had received. At this point, it’s almost confusing who is the nobleman and who is the servant.

Besides, wasn’t this medicine originally held by Bangja?

Now that I think about it, I’m a little annoyed.

“Do you plan to sleep lying down? If you want to personally give free food to wild animals, I won’t stop you.”

As I passed Bangja and spoke indifferently, the guy who was lying down jumped up.

“Ah~ Master! You are so heartless.”

“Yes~ Bangja lives there. Master is going to Namwon.”

“You idiot!!!”

The sound of Bangja’s footsteps running past came from the back of my head. I moved my feet more quickly.

The scent of flowers and butterflies that decorate spring continued along the road.

***

Because we walked early in the morning, we still had quite a bit of day left even after arriving at the tavern.

“Ugh! I’ll take a shower.”

“So, make sure to wash it once a day.”

“How does a person wash once a day?”

When I scold Bangja, who is sniffing with his nose in his collar, he tries to talk back.

…Once you get back to your parents’ house, you’ll be talking to each other, so just know that.

In my mind, I’m just sending out a warning to the idiot.

“I’ll go to the stream and take a quick wash.”

“Do not wash roughly, but wipe thoroughly. If you don’t wash your face, especially behind your ears, the smell won’t go away.”

“Ay, young master! I can’t believe you mentioned such a masculine part of your mouth. Even if it’s just between men.”

For some reason, Bangja blushed and it didn’t take long for me to realize the meaning of his reaction.

“Not ‘du’ but ‘du’. ‘Back’ you bastard.”

“Ah! ah! Sorry.”

As I watched my husband hurriedly leave the tavern, probably knowing that he was embarrassed, I wiped myself with a wet towel in the room.

I washed my body every morning and controlled my body with my own breathing method, so there was no foul odor coming from my body.

It was impossible to use it perfectly, but seeing that the breathing method taught by the teacher was also effective in this world made me feel like I had a way out.

‘I’m sure there’s a place for it somewhere.’

After removing the discomfort with a cool towel, I sat down on the table in the tavern and waited for a room.

While I was blankly looking at the door he left out, someone sat in front of me.

“Hmm?”

Looking at his behavior, he seemed to be a merchant. I wondered why a merchant would sit in front of a nobleman without saying a word.

“I was wondering if you would… You’ll get better.”

When I looked closely at the merchant’s savory dialect, I realized that the merchant and I were spherical.

“Perhaps….”

“Yes, yes. you’re right. This is the guy who sent the letter a few days ago.”

He was a merchant who was asked to send a letter to Namwon.

“It was three days ago and you already went there?”

“Haha… my legs are a bit fast.”

The smiling merchant’s eyes widened. My cheeks were also sunken, as if I had been running non-stop.

“It wasn’t news that I had to go through so much trouble to deliver.”

As I scratched my head in embarrassment, the merchant smiled and waved his hand.

“It’s okay. It was natural since I was paid generously.”

“So, did you deliver the good news?”

“That’s right. Oh, and I also received a reply.”

The merchant took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to me.

“Our paths could have diverged, but we somehow ended up meeting this way.”

I said as I received the neatly folded letter.

“Fortunately, there is only one road to Namwon, so I thought that if I was quick, I would meet Naeuri.”

The sense of responsibility he had for his duties was a hundred times more impressive than that of an attendant somewhere.

“Isn’t this causing damage to your commercial journey?”

If a merchant goes back and forth without being able to sell a product, the loss would be quite severe.

I felt sorry.

“You don’t have to worry about that. Because in exchange for delivering the reply, he bought me everything I had. Hehe.”

…I guess it is capital that brings about a sense of responsibility.

“Anyway, thank you.”

I opened the letter the merchant brought.

***

A night when the moon rose shyly. I remember the vow I made on the bridge with the moon shining on the water.

The master’s kind voice, telling us to live happily ever after even when snow falls on our heads, lingers in my ears every night.

Me, Chunhyang. Although I inherited low blood, I believe that my feelings of love for you are more precious than anyone else’s.

My fidelity to you is no different from those who sacrificed their lives for Nar in the past.

Poetry, calligraphy, painting, singing….

People praise me for the charm that surrounds me, but you have always loved my true nature.

That’s why my heart goes out to you.

I will follow your will.

Therefore, I hope that the road ahead of you, who left with a great cause in mind, will be a broad one, and that it will be filled with the scent of flowers.

It would be more appropriate for the master, who will do great things in the future, to have a woman of noble status befitting his status rather than a lowly woman like me.

So, please. Please don’t say you’ve forgotten me.

Chunhyang, I sincerely hope that you meet the person you want and live together for a hundred years.

Please don’t worry about me.

That Chunhyang. Even though it is a thousand years old, I will go to my grave with the affection that you left behind until the day I die.

With a heart that longs and longs for you.

Posted by Chunhyang.

***

Because the contents of the letter were difficult to understand at once, I had to catch the merchant and ask for the inside story.

Thanks to this, I was able to learn detailed news about Namwon from the merchant.

“The newly appointed Sato is a complete mess?”

“Yes.”

“By any chance… Sato’s last name was ‘Byeon’?”

The merchant’s eyes brightened at my words.

“How did you know? He was a person with a changeable personality.”

“Phew… thank you for letting me know.”

My mind was in turmoil, as if a swarm of bees had built a beehive in my head.

“Uh? What’s going on?”

While I was pondering what I had heard from the merchant, I opened my mouth as I looked at Bangja, who came without even drying his wet hair.

It seemed like it would take quite a long time to tell this guy what happened in Namwon.

***

“Have you seen this guy who will kill you! How dare you treat Lady Chunhyang as a gisaeng? You want me to listen to the investigation? A bastard! ”

Bangja, who read Chunhyang’s letter and Hyangdan’s letter that came with it, ran wild and cursed all the way.

“Bangja. What do you think should be done now?”

“What should I do? Of course we have to save Lady Chunhyang, right?”

Bangja snorted and blew out his breath.

“How can I, who has no official position or anything? Are you saying I should at least borrow my father’s power?”

Hearing my words, Bangja pounded his chest as if he was frustrated.

“Ay, why are you looking at me! You will save Lady Chunhyang no matter what you do, won’t you?”

“Me?”

“Isn’t it obvious? If you are a master, you will definitely do that. This idiot, I have no doubt about it, so don’t think about it for nothing!”

“Okay, that’s enough.”

I got up from my seat. The sun had already passed over the mountains, and it was dark.

“I’m going to walk all night. Are your legs okay?”

“I can’t help it.”

Bangja also jumped up.

[If it were me, I would have done that.]

I waited for those words to come out.

Chunhyang, Bangja, Hyangdan, Byeon Sato.

I think this time I will be able to know the original name of the owner of my body, which I have never been able to know after going back and forth between countless dimensions.

Mongryong. I will do what you would have done.

You don’t have to be thankful. This is my duty to occupy your body.