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A path walked solely on two legs. With each step, I’m reminded of how magnificent the development of transportation is to civilization.

Walking for long stretches made my mind go blank, and a tingling sensation shot up from the soles of my feet with every step.

At least the wildflowers blooming around me visually and olfactorily comforted the fatigue of the long walk.

Yes, the flowers were in full bloom.

If I had opened my eyes after being mauled by a tiger at the beginning of spring, now we were rushing towards the middle of spring.

Seeing these changes happen in just a few days made me realize the greatness of nature anew.

Everywhere I went was filled with the scent of flowers.

I am living by inheriting the lives of many people. My old memories as an ordinary office worker are now fading.

I’m crossing so many worlds that my memories are mixed up, and the order of the worlds is confusing.

Even in this moment, floundering in the waves of such chaotic memories, I am sure that I have never smelled this floral scent in any other world.

It was the kind of scent that naturally relaxed my heart and gave me a sense of ease, one that I could never forget.

“Ugh… I can’t walk anymore.”

We had been walking for three days already.

I couldn’t deny that it was quite a forced march, both in terms of time and the condition of the road.

Bangja definitely had more stamina in his mouth than in his legs. It was clear from the way his mouth didn’t stop even as he collapsed onto the ground, claiming he couldn’t walk anymore.

“The village is just a little further. Get up.”

I coaxed Bangja while looking at the map I had received. At this point, I was starting to get confused about who was the Young master and who was the servant.

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

Thinking about it, I was getting a little pissed off.

“Are you planning to sleep there? I won’t stop you if you’re thinking of offering yourself as a free meal to the wild beasts.”

As I passed Bangja and said this indifferently, the guy who had been lying down suddenly jumped up.

“Ah~ Young master! You’re too heartless.”

“Yeah~ Bangja lives there. Young master is going to Namwon.”

“Young master!!!”

The sound of Bangja’s footsteps running towards me came from behind. I moved my feet even faster.

The scent of flowers and butterflies decorating the spring followed the road.

We had started walking early in the morning, so even after arriving at the tavern, there was still a good part of the day left.

“Ugh! I’m going to wash up.”

“That’s why I told you to wash at least once a day.”

“How can a person wash once a day?”

When I scolded Bangja, who was burying his nose in his collar and sniffing, he retorted.

…First of all, you should know that you’re going to be rolled in a straw mat when you get back to the main house.

I only warned Bangja inwardly.

“I’ll go to the stream and wash up roughly.”

“Don’t wash up roughly, wash thoroughly. If you don’t wash your face, especially behind your ears, the smell won’t go away.”

“Aish, Young master! How can you mention such embarrassing parts? Even if we’re both men.”

Bangja’s face turned red for some reason, and it didn’t take me long to realize the meaning of his reaction.

“Not ‘doo’ but ‘dwi’. ‘Dwi’, you little brat.”

“Ah! Ah! I’m sorry.”

Seeing Bangja hurriedly leaving the tavern, probably because he was embarrassed, I wiped my body with a wet towel in the room.

I washed my body every morning, and I was controlling my body with my own breathing technique, so I didn’t smell like Bangja.

It wasn’t possible to use it perfectly, but seeing that the breathing technique Master had taught me worked in this world as well, I felt like a way out was opening up.

‘There must be somewhere to use it.’

I wiped away the stickiness with a cool towel and sat on the tavern’s porch, waiting for Bangja.

As I blankly stared at the door he had left through, someone sat down in front of me.

“Hmm?”

Judging by his appearance, 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 were that lord.”

I looked closely at the merchant’s folksy dialect, and I realized that the merchant and I were acquainted.

“Could it be…”

“Yes, yes. That’s right. I’m the guy who delivered the letter a few days ago.”

It was the merchant who had been asked to deliver the letter to Namwon.

“It’s only been three days, and you’ve already been there and back?”

“Haha… I’m a little fast on my feet.”

The merchant’s eyes were hollow as he laughed. His cheeks were sunken, as if he had been running non-stop.

“It wasn’t news that needed to be delivered with such hardship.”

I scratched my head in embarrassment, and the merchant waved his hand with a smile.

“It’s okay. I received a generous fee, so it’s only natural.”

“So, did you deliver the news well?”

“Yes, I did. Ah, and I also received a reply.”

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

“Our paths could have crossed, but it’s amazing that we met like this.”

I said as I received the neatly folded letter.

“Fortunately, there’s only one road to Namwon, so I thought I could meet you if I hurried.”

His sense of responsibility for the task he was assigned was a hundred times better than some servants.

“I hope this didn’t harm your business?”

I was worried that it would be quite a loss if the merchant couldn’t sell his goods and had to go back and forth.

I felt sorry.

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

…I guess capital is what brings out responsibility after all.

“Anyway, thank you.”

I opened the letter that the merchant had brought.

I remember that vow we made on the bridge where the moon was reflected on the water on a shyly moonlit night.

Young master’s kind voice, saying that we would grow old together even if snow fell on our heads, lingers in my ears every night.

I, Chunhyang, may have inherited lowly blood, but I believe that my feelings of affection for Young master are more precious than anyone else’s.

My fidelity to Young master will be no different from those who sacrificed themselves for Narr in the old days.

Poetry, calligraphy, painting, singing….

The masses praise the trivial things surrounding me, but Young master has always loved my essence.

That is why my heart must be drawn to Young master.

I will follow Young master’s will.

Therefore, I can only pray that Young master’s path, which he left with a great cause, will be a wide one, and that it will be filled with the scent of flowers.

It is right that there should be a woman of noble status befitting his rank next to Young master, who will do great things in the future, rather than a lowly woman like me.

So, please, do not forget me.

This Chunhyang truly hopes that Young master will meet the person he desires and grow old together.

Do not worry about me.

I, Chunhyang, though lowly, will cherish the affection that Young master left behind until the day I die and take it to my grave.

With a heart full of love and longing.

Chunhyang.

Because of the contents of the letter, which were difficult to understand at once, I had to grab the merchant and ask him about the details.

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

“The newly appointed magistrate is a real jerk?”

“That’s right.”

“Could it be… was the magistrate’s surname ‘Byun’?”

The merchant’s eyes widened at my words.

“How did you know? It was a person with the surname Byun.”

“Hoo… Thank you for letting me know.”

My mind became as chaotic as if a swarm of bees had built a hive in my head.

“Huh? What’s wrong?”

As I was pondering the information I had heard from the merchant, I opened my mouth, seeing Bangja, who had come without even drying his wet hair.

It seemed like it would take quite a long time to tell this guy about the situation in Namwon.

“Have I ever seen such a despicable bastard! How dare he treat Chunhyang Ah as a gisaeng? Demanding she attend him in his bedchamber? That son of a bitch!”

Bangja, who had read Chunhyang’s letter and the accompanying letter from Hyangdan, was raging and cursing.

“Bangja, what do you think we should do now?”

“What do you mean what should we do? Of course, we have to save Chunhyang Ah!”

Bangja huffed.

“What can I do without any official position or anything? Are you telling me to borrow my father’s power?”

At my words, Bangja thumped his chest as if he was frustrated.

“Aish, why are you testing me! Young master will save Chunhyang Ah no matter what, won’t you?”

“Will I?”

“Of course, you will! I’m sure Young master will do that. This Bangja believes it without a doubt, so don’t bother testing me!”

“Okay, that’s enough.”

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

“We’re going to walk all night. Are your legs okay?”

“I’m perfectly fine.”

Bangja also jumped up.

[The original me would have done that.]

I was waiting for those words to come out.

Chunhyang, Bangja, Hyangdan, Magistrate Byun.

After traveling through so many dimensions, I think I can finally know the original name of the body’s owner this time.

Mongryong, I’ll do what you would have done.

You don’t have to thank me. This is my duty as the one who has taken over your body.