episode_0082

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It was a random story about a hot spring bath.

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Yes, then there will be two of us… As a mother and as someone who has done this, I wanted to talk to you at least once.

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“Hot spring bathing… Where can I do it?”

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“Ah, we have the best room, the sun room, so we can just take off our clothes here and go over there.”

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“Really?”

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There’s a hot spring right next to the room. The fact that there’s a separate bathroom right next to it means that this room is originally used by good people.

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“Yes, if you just send us a message saying that you are coming in, they will fill the water for you.”

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The young magpie approached somewhere and pulled a string.

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‘… Is it a rope?’

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In Lagi, it was not the color of the rope usually used to call servants.

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It was a strange color. Soon after, a sound of something filling up could be heard from inside the wall.

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The water is probably in that bathroom on the other side of the wall.

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‘… But then isn’t it not a hot spring?’

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The thought crossed my mind, but I passed it over for now.

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“Okay, now let’s go in!”

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The bathroom that had been seen like that had a different smell from the usual water smell. Even the color was different.

Of course, you could have chosen a method like dissolving pigment in water, but… it seemed ambiguous to look at it that way.

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Because it seemed like the colors created by nature themselves.

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That means that the water was somehow brought up here.

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I don’t understand, but anyway… . It’s not like I should even be concerned about that.

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In the first place, it was more important to just go take a bath than to do that now.

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“Yeon-ah, let’s go in.”

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Even as she took off her clothes one by one, Yeon-i didn’t seem to feel any emotion.

Normally, it would be normal for a child of that age to show even a little bit of emotion… .

My heart ached every time I remembered that all of this was because of our sins.

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Yeon-i also changed her clothes, and as soon as we changed our clothes, we started going inside.

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The door creaks open. As I open the door and go in, what I see is a beautiful view of the mountains and nature in the distance.

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“… .”

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The child stared at the water. He looked at it as if he found something strange, and then…

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A loud splash echoed around the area. It happened in an instant.

Yeon-i, who had never shown any interest in such play, suddenly jumped into the water.

It was equally unexpected. It was the first time I had seen that child act so suddenly.

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“Yeon-ah?!”

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While we were panicking and calling for the child, the child was quietly inside, bubbling away.

It was as if he was comfortable inside. How could that be?

How can it be comfortable inside? Isn’t it water? If you don’t go in properly like that at once, it’ll be spicy.

My nose gets itchy from the sudden influx of water, and my ears get ringing.

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It was impossible for a child who had not been trained to jump into the ocean to endure something like that, but the child stayed in there for a while and then came up slightly.

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“… Huh… ?”

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I couldn’t help but be embarrassed by that sight. No, the little magpie next to me also reacted in the same way, so the word ‘we’ would be the most appropriate word.

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Anyway, the child suddenly appeared in the form of a white tiger. And, very small. In the form he had when he was held by Jujak.

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“Yeon-ah… !”

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Jujak screamed as if his emotions were welling up and he went into the water.

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I still couldn’t quite wrap my head around the situation.

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For some reason, it felt like I was left alone.

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The restaurant of the white tigers.

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Perhaps because he was still feeling guilty, a heavy and dark atmosphere filled the room.

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“Sigh… .”

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The white tiger, who now seemed to be growing old, touched his forehead. No, he had no choice but to touch it. That was understandable, because he had been too complacent.

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If you think about it, it was quite natural. Didn’t she go to avoid Baekho? If so, it’s obvious that she wouldn’t go to the place where Baekho and Baekhan were.

Why on earth?

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Couldn’t you have imagined that I would go that far?

Recent reports have also suggested that the royal knights are investigating various families as they come across them.

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You probably already know that the child ran away. That’s why you did that.

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What if they find Jinah first?

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I feel dizzy. What should I do? I feel like I have no answer. What should I do?

It was a situation I had never experienced before. There was no such story written in the stories of my ancestors.

What if it’s already too late? What can you do next?

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“You damn little brat.”

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Anyone can talk, but there is nothing we can do now. So what? Now, both the child and Jin-ah will die.

It has become an established fact.

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Others could not even imagine how terrifying it was.

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If she was the sun, the children were little stars to me.

Those little suns that can live well on their own too.

Among them, Yeon-i was especially like that. That’s why I wasn’t worried about Yeon-i.

Even in the case of the evil one day, I thought of him as a rational and ruthless child who resembled me more than anyone else.

But in the end, the child almost collapsed, and this incident occurred.

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How arrogant and incompetent is this person?

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So she left like that too.

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He felt like his head was hurting. It was all dizzying for him. It was hard work.

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That’s why it was harder. Because I didn’t know how long this damn thing would go on.

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If we could save them before they died, that would be great, but what if we couldn’t?

It was dangerous for him to go right now, because it would be like admitting that they were there.

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Because it was clear that he would be able to look down on and see through anything with that damn clairvoyance.

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“Fuck.”

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I couldn’t hold back the swearing. No, it would be more accurate to say I couldn’t stop it.

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I cursed without realizing it because I was so desperate. That was because that was exactly what Baekho was cursing right now.

How desperate must it have been for someone to say something like that without hesitation?

This meant that for him, the whole situation was hopeless, if not hopeless.

If you could go, it’s something you could run and finish in one day. But you can’t.

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It felt like I was trapped in an invisible prison. I couldn’t help but feel that way.

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Maybe that’s why the food didn’t seem to give her any emotions. Just like that kid, Yeon-i felt.

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“… . Shit… .”

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The child had been shaking from a loneliness worse than this, and with this, the white tigers were feeling lonely and alone.

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“… . Father. Are we really not allowed to go?”

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“… . There’s nothing we can do. We can’t move because of that damn dragon’s powers.”

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It was already two steps too late. I already knew where that damn dragon had gone.

There was nothing they could do but pray.

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So, I was left here with my feet tied up like this.

I try to control and regulate my emotions so they don’t run wild, but…

Still, with the unbearable loneliness, helplessness, and anger at myself constantly welling up, it was natural for my tail and ears to be raised.

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It was only natural that their appearance would frighten everyone around them.

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No one knew the reason. It wasn’t just that Madam had disappeared, but more people thought she had gone on a trip.

If that’s the case, then there’s no other reason than the illegitimate child who suddenly disappeared.

It was even more absurd for the people below him to suddenly act like that when they had not been close to him because he was an illegitimate child.

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So maybe that’s what it was, or maybe it was just a coincidence, or maybe he just wanted to lighten the mood.

I spat words at them that made them starkly confront what they had been doing.

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“That- That bastard child is not there, so life is really worth living, isn’t it?”

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“That’s right! How relieved I am without that damn bastard who blew up the family parade grounds!”

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Not knowing that the atmosphere they were in was becoming increasingly hostile due to what they said, I heard them say more because I didn’t say anything.

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at last,

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“Shut up!!!”

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“?!”

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Something happened that Baek Yi-han had never heard of before and burst out in anger.

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“You guys, you guys, what the hell do you know- bro-”

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“Baek Yihan!!!”

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“Ugh… . Ugh… . Ugh… .”

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Baek Yi-han looks back at Baek Han as if he feels wronged.

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“… . Take a seat.”

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Baek Han-do seemed to understand him rather than scold him.

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Why is there so much sadness in that appearance? Is it obvious, or is it not… .

They just said what they said and assumed was right. Nothing else made sense.

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Baek Yi-yeon is the illegitimate child of the Baekho family. That was the moment when the absurd assumption was proven true among the servants.