After searching for the missing white tiger and making a full circle around Danmoksega, when I returned, I encountered Nam Gungryeo walking in with a suspicious look, seemingly from somewhere.
Since we just met, there wasn’t anything specific to talk about. However, because something was noticeable that wasn’t there when I saw her earlier, I grabbed her and said,
“Wait, Nam Gungsojo. There’s something on your clothes.”
Red marks resembling blood had appeared from the cuffs to near the thighs. When I held her, Nam Gungryeo shrugged her shoulders.
“Well, I don’t know what it is.”
“It looks like blood.”
Where did she get herself soiled with blood? I wondered if she went hunting rabbits because she was hungry. Examining her clothes here and there, I grabbed her wrist.
“Come here. You need to change your clothes.”
“What’s the big deal about changing this much. I can wear more.”
“If you don’t get rid of the blood quickly, it won’t come off easily.”
“Just wear it with the stains. It looks like a pattern, and it’s nice.”
To just let it go as she suggested, it would have to be a stain that could be overlooked. In a world without washing machines or laundry detergent, people often just wear clothes if they are reasonably dirty.
However, when it came to cleanliness, I, being a modern person, found it hard to compromise. I spoke to Nam Gungryeo with a stern tone.
“If you don’t wear clean clothes, you’ll get sick. It’s very dangerous.”
“Is this the first time you’ve heard that? Isn’t sickness a punishment for sins?”
That was the average thought of people in a world where bacteria and viruses were still unknown. If you got sick, you’d visit a shaman rather than a doctor.
I chuckled and replied to her unexpectedly with a sarcastic tone.
“Hahaha, then all the bad guys should lie on the ground. Heaven doesn’t punish anyone. Getting sick is just a result of doing something to deserve it. Like living an unclean life.”
At my words, Nam Gungryeo tilted her head. Then, surprisingly, she said in a tone of disbelief,
“You have a cold response.”
“Really? It’s just a common story.”
Did I say something strange? Looking back with a puzzled expression, Nam Gungryeo shrugged her shoulders.
“For some reason, Jegal Sojo seemed to believe in such things deeply. Like heaven helping good people.”
Ah, something like a reward for good and evil deeds. I’ve seen and heard too much to believe in such things.
“In real life, bad guys often live longer. There’s no need to deny reality. Getting sick is just a result of doing something to deserve it, like living an unclean life.”
In response to my answer, Nam Gungryeo got lost in thought alone. Holding onto Nam Gungryeo’s wrist, I brought her back to my place. Then I handed her my outerwear, and she accepted hers.
I slightly warmed the rice water collected in the pot beforehand.
‘I should have learned how to make soap if I knew it would be like this.’
In this world, instead of using soap, people use rice water and juice from ratberries. At first, I wondered if these could really be used for laundry, but now that I’ve gotten used to it, I can proficiently do laundry with them.
However, bloodstains wouldn’t come off just by soaking them in water. I placed finely chopped radish on the bloodstain.
Looking at me with an expression that asked, “What are you doing?” I explained to Nam Gungryeo while putting a piece of radish in her mouth,
“Now, stains can be removed like this. Originally, blood doesn’t come off easily.”
“Oh, this radish is sweet.”
I wondered if Nam Gungryeo might chew on the radish, and as I expected, she seemed to really like the piece of radish.
I continued to chop a few more pieces of radish like peeling an apple and then rinsed her clothes, now refreshed with radish juice, in lukewarm rice water.
While proudly looking at the clothes where the blood had cleanly disappeared, I suddenly came to my senses.
‘Wait, why am I doing this when I could ask the lower-ranked people for help!’
Scary, habit. Discovering myself working like a maid even though I came as a guest, I touched my forehead.
Looking at me like that, Nam Gungryeo, who was munching on the last piece of radish, said,
“Soldier, you seem like a mom. Is this what it feels like to have a mom?”
A mom! We’re about the same age!
‘Sniffle, I have to be careful not to act too meticulous from now on.’
Making a resolution that I wouldn’t keep, I dusted off Nam Gungryeo’s clothes.
“If it were your mom, she would have spanked Nam Gungsojo from the back.”
“Spank him on the back? Why?”
Well, ‘You little rascal! Where did you get yourself covered in blood? Did you get into trouble again?’ I would scold while spanking him.
But the reason moms spank their daughters on the back is not because they are angry. I smiled and answered,
“Because Nam Gungsojo would worry.”
At my response, Nam Gungryeo seemed momentarily speechless, like a person whose words were blocked. Then, she soon made an awkward smile and mumbled,
“Uh, Soldier somehow feels like a mom. I wonder if this is what it feels like to have a mom.”
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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