episode_0039

It may be obvious, but Jo In, who had been with him from the beginning, did not ask any more questions the moment he heard Jo Jo’s answer. This was because the words that came out of Jojo’s mouth were enough of an answer.

However, Xiahou Dun, who had just joined our military, was a bit different.

There were guys with yellow bandanas on their heads all around, so I was curious as to why they had chosen a place called Yeongcheon as their target. Curiosity was suddenly shining in her eyes as she looked at the map on the table. Even if it wasn’t to that extent, Ha Hoo-yeon, who was sitting next to him, seemed to be curious about the reason.

“Isn’t Yeongcheon there? A place near the western end of Yeju?”

“That’s right.”

“Well, from the government’s point of view, it’s definitely an awkward location. After all, Luoyang is a short distance away if you go a little further west, right?”

Was it not for nothing that he was one of Jojo’s original starting members?

Those words came out of the mouth of Xiahou Dun, who was looking at the map for a moment, as if he had a clear eye for the overall game, even though he had a broken personality and wanted to take on someone he had never met.

“So you said let’s start from here? If Luoyang were to break through, it would be a big deal, right?”

“···Well, there is a reason for that.”

“Ah, it’s a lie, if it were you, the Jojo I know, I think you would rather hope that would happen ㅡ”

“Wanyang Sister!”

Ha Hoo-yeon, who had always been sitting in silence with a calm expression, spoke out for the first time. Then he moved his eyes and glanced at me.

I felt it just by looking at it.

‘It’s a brake.’

Well, if you have that kind of personality, it would be perfect to go somewhere and get stabbed to death.

Of course, since you have power, you won’t be easily defeated no matter who your opponent is, but there’s no harm in being careful. Especially since the times are the same.

“If you are Suhyeon, don’t worry, because she is the person I trust as much as you all.”

So, don’t think about making a fuss and sit back down – these were the words Jojo added to Ha Hoo-yeon, who had already half-raised herself from her seat.

Seeing that his hand had already moved to my waist, it seemed like he was planning to use his strength to cover my mouth.

“But, sister.”

“I told you to sit down.”

By the way, after all, Cao Cao was Cao Cao. Even though I was just sitting still and talking, the level of pressure I felt was different.

Could it be that he couldn’t turn away when he started quietly pressing his shoulder like that?

Ha Hoo-yeon stared at me for a moment, slightly biting her lip, as if looking at me as something that made me anxious, then put her butt back on the chair again. As soon as Ha Hoo-yeon’s momentum was lost, Jo Jo’s gaze, which had been directed in that direction, also turned to another direction.

Towards Xiahou Dun.

Are you planning on nagging me a lot?

Seeing that their lips were already trembling, I thought it was something like that, so I exchanged a look with Jo In, who was sitting next to me, and quietly prepared to cover my ears.

“What, did you two finally decide to get married?”

Those words came out of the mouth of Xiahou Dun, who was looking at me and Cao Cao in turn with wide eyes, as if he knew the seriousness of the situation or not.

A shot that came out at an unexpected time,

Jojo’s lips, which had just opened, were tightly closed as if he had never done that before in that one blow that perfectly utilized the trick of a surprise attack.

Then, something ‘red’ in a different sense than what had been occupying my face just moments before began to spread in all directions, using my cheeks as an outpost.

“, what are you saying all of a sudden, eh!?”

It was my first time.

So… after reuniting for the first time in 15 years, Jojo showed his raw emotions like that.

Does that mean he was that embarrassed?

Even in front of Jojo, whose face turned bright red and was screaming, the perpetrator was completely calm.

“That’s right… Me, Yeoni sitting next to me, and Ini sitting across from me, we’re all ‘family’ connected to you by blood, right? So, I guess you trust us too.”

“···That’s not necessarily why I believe it.”

“Anyway! Because we are, but Suhyeon is not like that…”

Is there any other way for a man and a woman born with different surnames to become a family other than marriage? Also, since you were saying ‘Suhyeon, Suhyeon’ when you were in Luoyang, I thought you two ended up being born again in that kind of relationship. You sparred with me all the time. Words with such plausible logic poured out of Xiahou Dun’s mouth that it was hard to believe that they were coming from the mouth of the person who had made the request, and in front of them, all Cao Cao could do was turn his already red face even redder. There was nothing else.

“But looking at your two reactions, I guess that’s not the case.”

“···.”

“Sorry if not!”

So Cao Cao sank.

Making a cute ‘huu…’ sound.

*****

‘Oh, what should I do…’

My face was hot.

My cheeks were burning like crazy, as if I had just downed a whole bucket of alcohol.

“···It doesn’t seem like the mood to continue the meeting. I’ll give it about 15 to 20 minutes, so everyone go outside and cool their heads.”

That was why he pretended like nothing was wrong and pushed the backs of those gathered in the barracks, when in fact that was not the case at all.

That’s because… I couldn’t dare.

Yes, as I said, I couldn’t even bring myself to check Suhyun’s face.

If Su-hyeon’s face is turning red like this or at least she looks embarrassed, then she will definitely be happy.

You would have forgotten things like revenge and ambition for a moment and enjoyed the joy of having the whole world.

But what if, really, what if that’s not the case?

What if what catches your eye the moment you raise your head from your lowered position out of shame and embarrassment is not that, but something else?

For example, what if you come across the sight of an ’embarrassed’ or ‘troubled’ expression on Su-hyeon’s face?

Will I be able to act calmly in front of him?

Those thoughts kept running through my head, and each time, my head became heavier and heavier, as if someone was secretly placing rocks on top of me. That’s why I couldn’t raise my head until everyone left the barracks.

“How…”

Anyway, really…! Wonyang, why did he say something like that…!

After everyone left the barracks like that, I suddenly felt a surge of anger, but apart from that, it was inevitable in human psychology that I kept imagining things.

So… as Wonyang said, it was when he married Suhyeon and became a ‘family’.

‘Well, if that happens…’

Will there be annexation…? With Suhyeon…?

Maybe so.

No, not maybe, but probably.

Marriage is a married couple’s duty.

Maybe… I might even end up doing something more bold and blatant than the things I did on the day we reunited thanks to the power of intoxication.

Maybe it was because I had been thinking that way.

The hard and thick texture I felt through my fingertips that day seemed to vividly resurface in my mind.

A feeling that kept me up at night for several days,

The sensation, which had been revived after several months, once again heated up my face, which was only now beginning to calm down.

Thanks to this, my cheeks were slightly stinging, but even so, I couldn’t stop imagining it.

Because it was that addictive.

‘Ha, if we merge, there will be children…’

In that case, what should the child’s name be…?

Do you like Ang (昻) because it means to go up high? Or is it Bi (丕) meaning to become a big person?

A two-letter name like Soo-hyeon might not be bad…

Was it because of the imagination that continued like that without stopping?

Even as time passed, my heart pounding would not subside. The burning sensation in my face was the same.

So… I had no choice but to change my words.

What used to be one day (about 15 to 20 minutes) has been reduced to half an hour (1 hour).

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Troubled times call for heroes.

It is said that Cao Cao was not the only one who rose up in courage in the face of the national crisis called the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Many people raised armies with their own goals in mind.

And among those who rose up in that way, there was a woman who, in response to the increasingly vicious behavior of the group wearing yellow hoods, joined forces with the two Ui sisters and led the group that usually followed them into the volunteer army.

“Obviously… Master told me to go to Yeongcheon.”

Her long pink hair was shaking wildly in the wind that blew from far away.

At the same time, the long, pointed ears that were exposed twitched non-stop.

“Because it’s Yeongcheon, I have a good feeling. Yes.”

As if to reveal her current mood.