episode_0092

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The bitter scent of tobacco drifts to the tip of my nose, and the familiar scent of wild plum blossoms.

It is a scent that puts your mind at ease. And, it was a calming scent.

Is that why? Although I was drunk and confused, I wasn’t worried at all.

It’s just comfortable.

When I was living as a beggar orphan, I was so jealous.

It was the feeling I imagined when I saw another girl being protected by an adult.

And, where have I felt this similar comfort?

okay.

It was definitely when I received a letter from ‘Uncle’.

Therefore, Sayun unconsciously reached out toward the scent and muttered.

“…Uncle…”

I’ve never actually seen it before, but is this what he smells like?

Sayoon closed her eyes and felt the comfort.

And then, when I felt the scent disappear, I lost consciousness for a moment and woke up.

“…Ouch…”

I groaned in pain as if my head was going to explode. Then she heard a familiar voice.

“Ugh. It was your first time drinking alcohol, so why did you drink as much as they gave you?”

“Ugh… Yuhee’s house…?”

My nose is numb and my head is pounding. As Sayun spoke weakly, her throat locked, lively laughter was heard next to her.

“Ahaha. I didn’t know you’d get drunk just by that much, right?”

“Ah… Chae Sojeo…”

“You called me sister earlier? Is it a vegetable dish again?”

“Ugh… Well, did I say that?”

As Sayoon hesitated in embarrassment, Chaeryeon shrugged her shoulders.

“Actually, it’s a lie.”

“……”

“Hehe. are you okay? ruler. This.”

A fox-like girl with black hair who was Moon Woljeong’s disciple and who was characterized as lively and cheerful smiled and held out a glass. After receiving it, Sayun took a sip, and perhaps because of the sweet and refreshing taste, she inhaled it all in one go.

“Puhaaa… what is it?”

“Honey water. The owner of the house gave it to me. ruler. Eat this too.”

And what was sticking out was a white powder. Yuhee smiled at Sayun, who looked puzzled.

“They say it’s a medicine to sober up. This is a guesthouse, right? They say there are a lot of drinkers in the guesthouse, so they always have cups on hand.”

“Ah… Guest host…”

Only then did I come to my senses little by little.

It was definitely my first time drinking alcohol, and I fell in love with the sweetness and sipped as much as I could.

And guess what?

He goes to another table, hugs the other sisters-in-law, grins, and then goes somewhere else.

And at the end…

“Ah…ah…”

It certainly was.

Where the Master and the Great Residence are.

And then I went to the place where the owner of the guesthouse in Yuwol was…

Laughing and whining for a drink…

“Aaaaa…”

Only then did she remember that she wanted to hide if there was a mouse hole.

I want to kick away the blanket covering me.

If only it were a dream.

How could you be so rude to your heavenly teacher and master, and to your guest who always helps you a lot!

Yuhee smiled and said to Sayoon, who was shaking with shame and guilt rather than the pain of a hangover.

“Don’t worry. It’s not like I behaved so obscenely that the guest owner frowned. It was rather cute, wasn’t it?”

“Yes. is it so. And the guest owner is not the kind of person to get angry about something like that, right?”

Is it really okay if not only Yoo Hee but also Chae Ryun say this?

Sayoon peeked out from above the blanket like a scared rabbit. Yu-hee gave her the medicine and stood up.

“But it hasn’t been long since I fell asleep. The banquet is still going on, and the hostess will be there, so you can meet her if you come down now. If you really feel heavy, why don’t you come down and apologize?”

“Yes, yes!”

Sayun hurriedly took the medicine. Chaeryeon smiled at her.

“You can blow away your intoxication by using Naegong. There must be something like that in Hongseong Shingong. Have you not learned it yet?”

Sayun looked at Yoohee, and she nodded.

Sayoon looked at her with a tearful face and thought seriously.

I need to learn from that quickly.

And from now on, I will try to avoid alcohol as much as possible.

Sayun, who went down with Chae-ryeon and Yu-hee, hesitated, not knowing what to do. Chaejin giggled at her.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes… thank you for your concern. Chaejin unni… and me. Master.”

“Hehe. Our cute youngest.”

With a red face, Geomseong stretched out his hand. Geomseong hugged Sayun, who hesitantly approached her, and stroked her head.

” Are you having a hard time because of this poor teacher? I’m sorry. I’m sorry…”

“Uh. Su, Master…?”

“Just stay. Master seems to be in a good mood.”

Hongryeon spoke calmly while sipping a drink next to her.

It seemed like Hongryeon had been drinking continuously since before, but looking at her expression without any change, it seemed like Hongryeon was quite drunk.

“And, you should only drink as much alcohol as you can handle.”

Sayoon saw Geomseong without realizing it.

Unlike her usual blank face, Na Ye-rin was smiling brightly.

It was very nice to see him as he was a swordsman who rarely smiled, but it seemed a bit at odds with what Hongryeon had just said.

“Master, you usually get like that even if you drink just a little, so it’s okay. And if you want, you can get sober right away.”

It doesn’t seem like it when you see Geomseong hugging and stroking you as you sob, but how can you deny it when it’s what the heavenly great priest is saying?

Even though I was staggering around, my posture didn’t break at all, so it seemed like I wasn’t really drunk.

“Now. Our Ryeon too. Ah~.”

“Yes, yes.”

Hongryeon chuckled at Geomseong, who picked up the meat with chopsticks and fed it to her. Then he opens his mouth and takes it.

Geomseong must have liked that and stood up after stroking Hongryeon’s head.

“We should also give a drink to our cute, lovely, and proud students…”

And it was amazing to see that although he was staggering, he was still able to walk without bumping into anything.

“But you can rest more, right?”

“Ah. that is. Please wake up now… But what about the guest?”

“I went out to the backyard to burn some tobacco for a moment.”

“Ah. Then I’ll come back!”

Sayoon went out in a hurry.

It was a night when the moon rose.

Now, when the cool night air touches your skin and creates a pleasant coolness.

Sayoon saw a man sitting on a bench in the guesthouse’s familiar backyard.

A man sitting in the moonlight with a pipe in his mouth and his arms crossed as if thinking about something.

Sayoon, who was staring at the man whose eyes were shining sharply while surrounded by hazy smoke, cautiously approached him.

“Hmm? Did you wake up?”

Yuwol, the man who discovered Sayun, gave up his relationship. Sayoon smiled awkwardly at him as he tried to erase the smell of tobacco by shaking his fan.

“Ah. I. It’s okay.”

“Really? Rest some more.”

“Ma, I rested a lot.”

“I see.”

A moment of silence. But it didn’t feel awkward. Sayoon lowered her head, feeling strangely comfortable.

“Sorry about earlier!”

“What?”

It’s not like they’re teasing, it’s like they really don’t know.

Sayun gently raised her head and wondered what to say.

She was flustered, fluttering her arms, and eventually sighed heavily.

“I… I was drunk.”

“It’s okay. I didn’t make a big mistake.”

“That’s right.”

Yuwol chuckled at her, who lowered her head as if depressed. Then he tapped the end of the long chair and Sayoon sat there hesitantly.

“Hongryeon said so. I plan to teach you how to drink soon.”

“Not Master?”

“You will teach together next to me.”

“Ahahaha…”

Anyway, if Hongryeon decided that way, that’s what she would do.

Silence comes again.

At that time, as if trying to break the silence, the sound of Geumum and Moonwoljeong’s Wolgwangdae and Sister Ryu Hyeon singing a song, a bit awkward but still pleasant to listen to, can be heard from inside the guest room.

Just as Sayun, who was staring blankly in that direction, was about to open her mouth, Yuwol spoke first.

“But you grabbed me earlier and called me uncle.”

Sayoon’s shoulders trembled greatly.

Only then did she remember, and her face turned as red as blush and she panicked even more.

“Ah. Well, that’s it. sorry! Yes, actually. excuse me. This is very rude… There is someone who is always watching me and helping me.”

“Really?”

“Yes. He’s a really nice person. He is like light to me… I guess I thought the owner of the house was him without even knowing…”

“Haha. So?”

“Yes. I was an orphan… I was not loved or cared for by anyone except Master and Hong Seong-moon’s sisters. But he was the one who worried about me. Without any reason, without any prejudice…”

Looking at the sky, Sayun recalled the first time she received a letter from ‘Uncle’. No matter how many times I think about that happiness, I never get tired of it.

“So I stopped without realizing it… I’m sorry.”

“What is there to be sorry about? That could be true.”

Yuwol just smiled comfortably. Seeing him like that, Sayun smiled sheepishly.

No matter how drunk she was, it was quite rude to mistake the other person, but Yuwol, who understood it, was, of course, a person of great character.

“I am always grateful to him and the guest. I’m serious!”

“Okay. Thank you for thinking that way. ruler. Come on in and enjoy the banquet. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves while singing. You can feel happy about that too.”

“Ah… ah…”

“There’s no shame in being happy. And remember: Saying thank you is never enough.”

“Yes…”

A song that started with one or two voices was merging into many voices. It would be a waste to miss out on the heat, excitement, and fun.

That’s why Yuwol told Sayun to go in, and she stood up and asked.

“What about the guest?”

He just lifted the pipe without saying a word. Sayun nodded and stopped as she was about to enter the guesthouse.

I remember what Yuwol said. It is said that saying thank you is never enough.

That’s why she bowed politely.

“Uh… that, and. Always, thank you for everything. Guest owner.”

Receiving her sincere thanks, Yuwol filled the pipe with tobacco, lit it, and just smiled comfortably.

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I smiled as I saw Sayoon going inside.

I can’t contain my pride.

But it’s still not enough!!

Give me more!!

By the way, assuming that Part 1 is over, there are only events unrelated to the main story until at least the middle of next year… so there was a high possibility that there would be no special threats, right?

I nodded while thinking about the scenario in Part 2 that we researched and came up with, which will be connected when Part 1 is over.

good.

I need to take this opportunity to raise Sayoon a little more.

To do that…

“…First of all, it’s an elixir.”

Elixir. I need to get the elixir.