Meanwhile, Eunho scoured the forest for Yuna. He could not find her anywhere. He kept wondering where she could have gone. She most likely wasn’t kidnapped from the way her clothes were left behind. She must’ve changed into a disguise and snuck out. The only place he could think of was the marketplace that wasn’t too far away.
He gathered the soldiers to search the marketplace. He had no idea if Yuna was kidnapped or if she snuck out. He was extremely worried about her. He knew that there were bandits in the area that threatened the daily lives of innocent citizen. Some were unfortunate enough to lose their lives while dealing with these bandits.
Every time he searched the marketplace for a trace of their whereabouts, they would go into hiding. He was not succes
Yuna was looking around for things to buy when she suddenly heard her stomach growl loudly. Namjoo noticed the cute kid trying to pretend that there wasn’t a loud monster in her tummy demanding for food. Namjoo strangely felt the urge to act as a sister-figure to Yuna. Namjoo hardly got along with kids, but Yuna made her want a little sister. Namjoo dotingly asked her, “Should we head over to a restaurant?” Yuna sheepishly nodded. They soon found a restaurant that was nearby. Yuna noticed the lively atmosphere inside and remembered that the restaurants in this world were a bit different. Most restaurants were more like a tavern or a bar. She didn’t normally like to visit these restaurants because it was normally frowned upon on single women to be at this sort of place. There
Yuna was shocked to see Eunho. She didn’t expect him to find her so soon. Eunho glared at Namjoo after hitting the back of her head. His menacing voice was heard by Namjoo, “What are you two doing here?” Namjoo quickly turned around to find the general glaring back at her. She awkwardly answered, “I’m sorry, sir. We were just about to get some food. What brings you here?” Eunho didn’t respond to Namjoo’s question, but instead looked towards Yuna for an answer. Yuna scratched her head and smiled awkwardly, “Just as Namjoo said, we’re about to get some food. Aside from that, I wanted to know how you two know each other.” Eunho replied, “He’s just one of my soldiers. You don’t need to worry about it. I just want to hear an explanation as to why you’re not currently at your residence. Wasn’t I clear to you about how dangerous it is to be outside your residence without my protection?” &nb
Yuna could feel that Eunho’s face was extremely close to hers. She instantly thought of their accidental kiss from a few days ago. She was constantly on the go; she didn’t think about it. Now that they were only inches apart, she could only think about that kiss. Yuna was so flustered she found herself frozen in place. Eunho noticed that Yuna’s body was frozen, and her reaction was a bit stiff. He felt guilty for cornering her against the wall. He backed away from her and gave her space. He then continued to speak to her, “Just know that I won’t allow you to find a different teacher. The only way for you to learn martial arts is through me.” Yuna frowned, “I don’t understand why I have to be stuck trying to get trained by you when I don’t need to be trained by the best. I jus
Ever since Minho had a talk with the Empress, he had to devise a plot to get Yuna to give up on becoming Princess Ara’s teacher. The marriage between Princess Ara and the Miyon Nation’s prince needed to happen for the Empress to give him her support. He could then continue his plans on getting rid of both his father and brother. The best course of action would be to force a marriage between Yuna and him. Once she became his wife, he could easily stop her from becoming Princess Ara’s teacher. He only believed that he could stop her because he knew that in this society, the husband’s words became law to a wife. He also didn’t mind having Yuna as his wife. He recalled the scene of her playing the harp. She was so angelic and beautiful, he wanted to keep her for himself. He notic
Upon Yuna and Eunho’s arrival, Yuna was surrounded by her worried family. Her father was no exception. By the looks of things, it seems that Yuna will hear an earful about her secret adventures outside of her home. She was too focused on surviving the trials ahead, she didn’t consider the people that were most important to her.
Yuna had a hard time getting used to Eunho’s appearance. She remembered the first time she met him. He appeared out of nowhere and he seemed mysterious. In all of her lifetimes, she had never met anyone more beautiful than he was. She was an ugly duckling compared to his beauty. There were a few things she noticed about him. Although he seemed cold and distant, she noticed that he seemed to genuinely care about her. They hadn’t known each other for long, but oddly, she felt like they’d known each other for much longer. She also liked that he didn’t act like a boy his age. It was extremely difficult trying to spend time with kids. She couldn’t understand their logic because she had already lived two other lives. Eunho seemed to act more like an adult. She wondered what could p
Eunho wasn’t too interested in sparring with the general because he didn’t want Yuna to be suspicious of him or feel threatened by him. Eunho had trained in both his past life and in this life. He grew extremely strong because of his training and experience. In reality, he was stronger than Yuna’s father, but he didn’t want her to find out. He was just getting used to being around Yuna, but she could grow suspicious of him in the future. He didn’t want her to misunderstand. Yuna was very smart, and he didn’t want her to find out that he knew her from his past life. She would think he’s crazy. Afterall, it was impossible for him to already know how to navigate the battlefield and fight enemies at a young age. He quickly changed the subject, “Should we start your training tomor
He held her tightly, and reassured her, “It’s okay. I won’t let you fall.” He swiftly landed on the ground without any problems. He then asked her, “Are you okay? Was that scary?” She shook her head, “I’m okay.” She felt her heart racing.The only explanation she could think of for her heart beating quickly could be because she was feeling queasy from the height. Maybe her adrenaline was rushing from the exhilarating feeling of being in the air. That was the only reason she could think of. She couldn’t possibly have feelings for Eunho. She already promised herself that she would never fall in love again. Plus, she only met him a few times. That couldn’t possibly
Eunho was curious about what had happened to Yuna over the years, but his curiosity would have to wait until he finished explaining their plan. He continued, “After discovering that you were poisoned, I generally investigated who could have been behind the poisoning. It was discovered that there was a maid that abused you when you were just an infant. That maid was executed by your father during that time. So we weren’t able to discover who had poisoned you at that time.” Eunho sighed, “We were stuck and had no leads as to who would have poisoned you. It wasn’t until we investigated your personal kitchen.” Yuna didn’t expect that the culprit would be poisoning food in her kitchen. She never had maids around her so that might be the reason why they were sneaking into her kitchen. Eunho explained, “We found traces of poison inside the food in your personal kitchen. It wasn’t too hard to find out which maid had access to your kitchen. You should already guess who it is.” Yuna knew wh
The Ezraen boy’s face grew dark, “She was taken out of the prison cell not too long ago because of me.” Yuna asked, “What do you mean?” He didn’t want to tell her that it was his fault, but he knew more than anyone that he was at fault here. He explained, “She died while giving me her meals…” She couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Was she hearing things? She was too late? Her eyes instantly filled with tears. She lost her footing and cried, “This can’t be happening. My sister is dead? I’m too late…” If only she had arrived a few days earlier, she could’ve saved her sister. She couldn’t even blame the poor prisoner boy. It wasn’t his fault. She stared down at her trembling hands. What had she done? Sun wasn’t supposed to die here… By not marrying Minho, she changed fate… Sun was no longer there. Tears kept streaming down her face. She cried, “I’m sorry Sun… I’m so sorry I couldn’t save you. I was too late.” She beat her own chest in anger and sadness. “It’s all my fault. I sho
There was a girl named Sun that was in the prison cell in front of Jake’s cell. He didn’t know how long she was imprisoned for. He first arrived in prison a month ago. For most of his life, he was hiding in the streets from the Guwon citizens. Every Ezraen knew how dangerous it was to be caught by a Guwon. It meant either living life as a slave or a prisoner. Unfortunately, he was caught stealing bread from a stall. Any crime committed by an Ezraen was amplified a hundred times.His initial thought was that he would be executed immediately, but that wasn’t the case. He was imprisoned for a few weeks and it seemed that he wasn’t important enough for anyone to remember his crime. They had forgotten about him. He wanted to escape prison, but when he thought about it, it wasn’t too bad. He was at least fed every day in prison and he was able to meet Sun.Unlike the rest of the prisoners, Sun would always find a way to brush her hair and stay clean. The first thing he noticed about her was
It has been 3 years since the disappearance of Yuna. Why was everything so different from the past? Did his involvement with Yuna change everything? Eunho had no clue what he had done to change things. Even in this life he couldn’t protect her. He looked at his reflection in the lake and saw his worn out self. He had no appetite and all he could think of was Yuna.He had an entire army backing him and he was not short of fame nor fortune, but he still didn’t have enough power to protect the one person he cared about the most. During the 3 years that Yuna was missing, he searched everywhere. He even searched for her in the palace, but wasn’t able to find her. It was extremely difficult to get into the palace.The palace was enormous and it contained many different buildings with courtyards. He barely had the chance to enter the palace during those 3 years. He frequented the palace when there was war, but now it was a peaceful time. He couldn’t visit the palace as much as a general. He
With the help of Ara, it didn’t take that long to get to the palace dungeon. Ara said, “If my brother has chosen to imprison anyone, it should be in this dungeon. Let me handle everything from here. I’m sure that Sun is imprisoned there.” As Yuna and Ara approached the dungeon, they noticed a guard dozing off at the entrance. Both of them snuck into the dungeon swiftly without alarming the sleeping guard.As soon as they entered the dungeon, there was a heavy stench that almost made Yuna vomit. The smell was obviously coming from the rotting corpses and the prisoners that weren’t able to wash for months. The prison cells were never cleaned. As she walked past the prisoners, she couldn’t recognize a single face. She wasn’t shocked to find that the majority of the prisoners were Ezraen. Both the Emperor and Minho shared the same hatred for Ezraens.Yuna called out, “Sun, are you there?” She made sure not to shout too loudly. She was afraid that being too loud might alarm the guard sleep
Princess Ara panicked, "You can't. He'll hurt you." Yuna knew what Ara was worried about, but she needed to find out more about the Dark Lord. She explained, "I'll dress up as a maid. He doesn't know who I am. Everything will be okay. Just trust me." Princess Ara suddenly began crying, "It's not what you think. He's a lot more scarier than you think. He sacrifices people for a god that no one has ever heard of. Miyon citizens have this religion that worships the King as the vessel to the Dark Lord (god). This is the reason he is called the Dark Lord. The sacrifices make him grow stronger. I witnessed him grow stronger once someone is sacrificed. It was the most horrible thing anyone could witness." Ara began shivering and she seemed lost in her thoughts. She seemed terrified by the things in her memories. Yuna shook her out of her nightmarish thoughts, "Princess, don't be scared. No normal human can grow stronger from murdering someone. He probably just fooled you." Ara looked at Yu
Princess Ara couldn't see Yuna's face, but she could picture a brave girl standing before her. She admired Yuna ever since she saved her from almost getting married off early. All because of Yuna, she was able to avoid getting married for this long. She smiled, "I admire you. I wouldn't be able to do the same things as you."Yuna asked, "What do you mean?" Princess Ara explained, "The way you answered Father's test questions were remarkable. I couldn't believe such efficient methods could be used to solve those problems. I believe that you're the only one that can help me. I haven't married yet, but it doesn't mean I'll remain unmarried. It's only a matter of time before I get married to the Dark Lord."Yuna had never heard anyone call themselves the Dark Lord. Why did it sound similar to a demon lord in a fantasy rpg game? She wondered if maybe she was going crazy. Is this world similar to a game? She asked, "Who's the Dark Lord?" Ara sighed, "He's my fiancee. I was arranged to marry
Yuna shivered as soon as she stepped outside. It was dark out and the lanterns lit up the walkway. She hid in the shadows behind buildings. There were a few guards keeping watch at night. It would be difficult for her to make it past the guards without getting caught. She picked up a stone and tossed it as far as she could. Luckily for her, the guards heard the sound and rushed towards the stone. She made her way around the building and into the garden. She made sure to not step on any branches to alert the guards. The trees and bushes were a great cover. She was easily able to maneuver through the garden without getting caught.She made her way towards Minho's quarters. If Minho were to kidnap someone the prison cell should be near his courtyard. She remembers being locked up in there during her first life. She made her way through the garden towards his courtyard. It was a good thing she remembered the exact layout of Minho's residence, else she would have been lost.While walking
Yuna had no clue how she ended up in this situation. She dreamt that she was chasing a chicken leg when she suddenly felt someone’s breath on her face. She instantly woke up to find a handsome face inches away from hers. His face reflected under the moonlight was extremely mesmerizing. His long eyelashes and seductive lips made her gulp. If only she had met a handsome man like this in the modern world… She shook her head to clear her mind of such thoughts. How in the world did she end up in this situation? The last thing she remembered was eating tons of delicious food. Was she drugged? She grew suspicious of the innocently sleeping man next to her. Despite his handsome appearance, he was sly like a fox. It would be a terrible idea to fall for such a man. His scheming is even better than the palace ladies. She began shivering thinking about what he could’ve done to her while she was asleep. She looked down and noticed that her outer hanbok was removed. Th