A brief smile crossed Yuwoon’s face as he asked,

“But haven’t you never met that child before? Did your executioner tell you about it?”

“Well, actually… I saw the long sentence briefly when the master went to see it earlier.”

“Really?”

This time, Yuwoon’s eyes widened in surprise. Ha Hyun nodded and rolled his eyes for a moment before answering,

“Yes. I was a bit surprised when he called me a seal.”

At that unexpected impression, Yuwoon couldn’t help but laugh out loud,

“Why?”

“Because I never thought anyone would call me that… it wasn’t wrong, but it was strange to hear.”

Yuwoon, who had been quietly looking down at his disciple as he answered, suddenly thought that Ha Hyun looked a bit his age.

Of course, when talking about the boy’s whereabouts earlier, he had acted like an adult as usual, but strictly speaking, it was necessary, as Ha Hyun had said, for the family’s decision.

But just now, when there was no need for the family’s decision, and he was simply expressing his doubts or impressions of the boy, he rarely seemed to…

‘He behaves his age.’

Yuwoon guessed the reason,

‘Because of his peer? After all, there are no children of Ha Hyun’s age on the volcano.’

And since it would take about 2 years for the three disciples to come in, if the boy hadn’t been brought in this time, Ha Hyun would have been alone in a place with only adults for the past year and the next 2 years.

He didn’t know what the long sentence would decide, but perhaps he wouldn’t send it down to the volcano even if he regretted it, so there would be at least one peer for Ha Hyun in the volcano.

‘Maybe they’ll get along well.’

As a Taoist who couldn’t ignore a person in crisis, and as a master with a disciple of a similar age who desperately requested help, he had merely saved the boy on impulse.

But when the result of that action might turn out to be better than he thought, Yuwoon became a little pleased.

……He didn’t know yet.

Ha Hyun had already ‘settled’ the review of the meeting internally, and the reason he asked Yuwoon if he could become his priest was actually because he ‘needed to know the exact date of admission and train him accordingly.’

(This is a time divider.)

The master has already been back with the protagonist for several days.

During that time, I led an ordinary daily life, but I was constantly worried about one thing.

It was about the protagonist’s whereabouts.

‘…Has it been dragging on this long?’

That’s right. The protagonist’s whereabouts seemed to have no sign of being determined.

A few days ago, I tried to pry out from the master when he would take him as a disciple and failed, and I couldn’t ask other adults because of the atmosphere, so I spent days making all kinds of guesses about this alone.

In fact, I had thought that the protagonist’s admission would not be easy, even because of my existence.

The uproar about me that started after I entered the volcano last spring had only subsided last winter. It was natural to hesitate to create a similar case again so soon after that.

‘But even so, he’s the protagonist.’

Although it took some time, I assumed that he would eventually become the master’s disciple as if it were bound to happen. But as time went on without a decision, my confidence began to waver.

‘No, on second thought… Maybe it wasn’t a matter of confidence in the first place.’

I stared blankly into space.

It’s belated, but I’m a person from another world who has taken over the body of a character in the original work. My existence alone has already changed the ‘original’ development.

If it had been like the original, ‘Ha Hyun’ would have barely started the Six Combination Sword, not to mention the Seven Plum Swords and the Jade Girl Black Swords.

The relationships with the four hundred private disciples and the executioner’s family would not have been the same either.

I had already strayed quite a bit from the original, even if not completely.

‘Besides, the fact that he’s the protagonist was just my speculation…’
Still, he had already come to the volcano, and quite some time had passed. It seemed like it was time for his whereabouts to be concluded somehow.

For no reason, I wandered outside my lodging, as if I were taking a walk in the courtyard.

It was free time after finishing my scripture studies. Though winter had made the days short, and everywhere almost seemed like night, fires were burning in various places, so it wasn’t too dark. Trusting this, I was walking while looking at the stars above, not in front of me.

The instant I just turned the corner of the temple, I nearly bumped into a person coming from the opposite direction.

“Ah, I’m sorry!”

I hurriedly retreated before the collision, lifting my head while uttering words of apology.

At the same time, I met the eyes and gaze from slightly cold eyes.

“……No, I’m sorry.”

A calm voice replied, a beat later.

Thanks to the firelight flickering from a winter wind a few paces away, recognizing the person’s identity was not difficult.

When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem

This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Synopsis:

“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”

Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.

Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.

While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the  Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…

Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.

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