Surviving the Romance Fantasy

“What sin do you have? I don’t pay much attention to such trivial protocols.”

For some reason, the young Jin Soubi’s voice is locked.

“And, you wouldn’t have been able to use your hands. The queen said that she would take her personally, but she couldn’t have asked anything back.”

“Ah, that’s how it turned out…”

“However, I didn’t know that the princess of the Suzaku’s palace was such a light-footed person. The distance between the concubine and the White House is not that close…”

Lady Jin was considerate of the ladies-in-waiting and agreed with the senior secretary to take only the minimum number of ladies-in-waiting when entering the Baekseon Palace.

Even now, it can be seen from the fact that only the head maid and a few high-ranking maids are accompanied.

However, the In-gwibi came suddenly and brought dozens of ladies-in-waiting on a large scale. Perhaps that was especially bothering her, but Sookie Jin’s gaze cooled.

Those eyes seemed to be able to pierce something, so I had no choice but to swallow a dry saliva.

“Anyway, I’m really glad I met you even by chance.”

“yes?”

“That… I just excused myself… I didn’t know… My tear glands are a bit light… I just wanted to tell you…”

Sukbi Jin shook her head and lowered her gaze. It seemed embarrassing.

“Ho… If I ask if I can forget you, you… I wonder if it’s too difficult a request…”

“I’m assuming that nothing happened.”

“Well, don’t think that nothing really happened…”

“…”

“That… As if he had forgotten, as if he had forgotten on the outside, but on the inside, as if he remembered… what if it was like that…”

“…”

I really don’t know anymore

Sukbi Jin shook her head and pressed the sleeve of her dress with her nose, as if she didn’t understand what she was saying.

“Uh, anyway… Let’s talk about it in detail the next time we go to the Palace of the Baekseon. Then I won’t go in.”

So, the lost Sukbi quickly hid her head under the cuffs and hurriedly entered the concubine.

“Taipyeong. How did this happen…”

When I returned to Baekseon Palace, Yeon-ri and Seol-ran were sitting on the floor waiting for me with blue faces.

As soon as I returned to the Baekseon Palace looking exhausted, the two took me and sat me down on the floor to check that my neck was still attached.

It is a case like this that the queen of the palace of Suzaku suddenly enters the Palace of the Baekseon Palace. If it is only once or twice, how can it be passed without rumors?

But if this happens over and over again, no one knows how things will play out in the future.

Fortunately, Ingwibi seems to be aware of this fact.

“Sister Ran… Was your sister also in Baekseon Palace?”

“I came to congratulate our Tae-pyeong on becoming a regular warrior… what the hell is this…”

“That’s… that’s how it happened…”

I couldn’t bear to explain in detail, and even without explanation, the situation was already clear at a glance.

Yeon-ri, who was watching from the side, shook my shoulder and spoke.

“What did you do when you went to Suzaku’s Palace, Tae-pyeong?”

“I just came here after… talking… a little…”

“story? What about you? What are you talking about?”

“…”

“…”

“…”

“…”

“Oh, my God.”

Yeon-ri sat on the floor and touched her head, and Seol-ran also had a pale expression.

Not bothering to answer was tantamount to affirming that Yeon-ri would be right as she had imagined.

“Lady Yeon… what should I do now…?”

“Don’t worry, Seol Nine. I’ve been thinking about this and that.”

Anyway, Yeon-li was an expert in this area. Isn’t he a person who prides himself on being able to penetrate the psychology of a girl better than anyone else?

And actually seeing through to some extent the heart of Sumi Jin, it was quite credible.

“First of all… you have to keep your body apart, then your mind will also get farther away. For the time being, it’s also a good idea to go out of Qingdao Palace until the two crown princesses’ hearts are diluted.”

So, we sat around Yeon-ri and started listening to the story.

It was a pretty plausible story.

*

The morning of the Red Palace is early.

As it is the place where those who want to rise in the world gather among the military officers of the Qingdao Palace, most of the military officers of the Red Palace are steady and diligent.

As if to prove that fact, the training grounds and training grounds were full of warriors even though the morning sun had not yet risen properly.

From such an early hour, Mirae, who had been walking around observing the training of the warriors, picked up several warriors and brought them to tell them.

It was said that they were going to form a detached team that would go out to the ecliptic soon, so join them.

All the warriors who were nominated for the future clenched their fists and said firmly that they would work hard.

It is not an opportunity that comes often to go on a special mission as a detached unit commanded by Mi-rae. Furthermore, since it is a detached unit driven by Hwangmyeong, there is not much opportunity to make such a contribution.

In addition, when Mi-rae is to the extent of being pulled out of the detached unit, even among the warriors of the enemy archery, strength is subtly put on the shoulders.

Military officers were also men after all, so there was no way they would turn down the opportunity to refine their position among men.

There are still too many things that have not been revealed about Po Hyeon-bi, who has gone missing.

Even so, how could he have escaped from this gigantic Qingdao Palace with countless soldiers standing guard?

In addition, it is not known why he dared to leave his grand position as the owner of Hyunmu Palace and ran away, and it is not known where he was headed.

To be honest, if you want to find a Po Hyeonbi in the huge ecliptic, a huge army must move, not a detached unit. It’s because you don’t know how many years it will take to find them by asking them one by one.

However, Sangseo-gwan Inseon-rok said that it would be much better to gather information with a small detached unit rather than blindly mobilizing a large number of people to find Po Hyeon-bi.

At this point, it seems that Po-ryeong herself has no will, so it’s to the point where I can’t figure out why she’s trying to force her to sit in the position of the Hyeonbi. Guessing, it seemed like he was worth it.

Anyway, the future is not the one who is in the position to judge. A person in a position to carry out the instructions received.

I thought that the superiors might have their own thoughts, and I just gathered a useful detached unit.

I gathered a lot of useful people outside the enemy palace, and if I brought a few people who could be useful even within the enemy palace, a decent detached unit would be made.

I don’t know what kind of mysterious technique Po Hyeon-bi used to get out of Cheongdo Palace, but it’s hard to think that she was able to shake off the pursuit of the detached unit composed of well-trained soldiers. However, it is difficult to identify the material.

‘Come to think of it, I don’t think I can take the guard of the Baekseon Palace.’

While walking around the red palace, looking at the training of the warriors, he thought about the future.

After listening to Deputy General Jeong Seo-tae’s words, I decided to properly check the guy’s skills and, if necessary, drag him around.

Since he couldn’t wield the white line of escorts like his own subordinates, he was planning to bring them with him when the emperor fell.

However, since the royal princess takes him away while protecting him openly, there is no justification for borrowing him.

If the owner of the Suzaku Palace lays it down, there is no way to do anything in the future. No one can touch it unless they really bring their superiors.

‘I seem to enjoy living a leisurely life while protecting Baekseon Palace, so I would hate being drafted into a detached unit like this.’

Did you say that your motto is to work as little as possible and earn as much as possible?

He is a man who has the exact opposite tendency to the military men who want to achieve high goals by making even a little more credit. To be honest, I thought that the future was too wasteful.

He wanted to confirm the end of his skills as much as he was in the position of commander-in-chief. It was one of his duties to clearly grasp the level of quality of the warriors under his command.

It’s a waste of talent, even thinking so… There’s nothing you can do about the fact that you don’t have the will.

It was when I clicked my tongue once and passed in front of the main gate of the Red Palace.

“Right now, Future-nim said he was busy taking patrols! How do you know that he is someone you can meet whenever you want!”

“Yeah, but somehow… if you tell me the story… I saw your face once before…”

“That’s right, because the future king called you, you were alone! I didn’t even call you, but I just want to meet you. Please meet me. If we can meet in groups, why don’t we go and meet His Majesty Unseong?!”

“No, really… it really only takes a moment. It’s really just a moment…”

Someone was scrambling at the front gate of the Red Palace.

For an instant, the tip of her eyes flinched. It was Seol Tae-pyeong who was arguing with the sentry of the enemy palace.

From such an early hour, he diligently ran to the enemy palace.

“Come on, future man…! Future man!”

Seol Tae-pyeong, whose eyes met, exclaimed desperately.

“Aren’t you the baekseon palace?”

“Huh! future man! I couldn’t be more happy! Do you remember me!”

At those words, the guards of the enemy palace next to them flinched and shook their eyes.

Although Seol Tae-pyeong himself was not aware of it yet, rumors had circulated among the military officers of the Red Palace about the madman of the Palace of Baek Seon-gung who cut down hundreds of demons in one night.

It was the first time that the warriors of the Red Palace had seen the real thing, as it was Seol Tae-pyeong, who had little to do with the Red Palace.

Mirae looked at Seol Tae-pyeong with his eyes wide open.

The samurai who was completely detached from martial arts and passion, and devoted himself only to living leisurely, was right.

But today, his eyes were burning with vitality.

“What happened?”

“Ho… by any chance… are there any seats left in the detached unit? If you give me my place, I will show you what passion is by burning this body…!!”

“…what?”

“Even if I look like this, I do it when I do it..! This Seol Tae-pyeong…! Just take me there and I will never disappoint you..!! Just trust me, future man!!!! This loyalty to His Majesty Yunseong! I will prove it!!”

‘…Is it true that the goal is to work less and earn more..?’

Seol Tae-pyeong’s tone, which even felt a sense of urgency, did not show the usual ease at all.

It felt as if something had been stabbed right in front of me.

The reason for this was unknown from the perspective of the future, but there was no reason to refuse anyway.

It was because he knew well the future of Seol Tae-pyeong’s skills.

– ‘Taepyeong-ah. First of all, enter the detached unit that goes outside the ecliptic. There, under the direction of the future master, I spend time doing a proper search. Because I have to get away from my body.’

– ‘Then, who is doing the work of the Baekseon Palace? It would be difficult without a single samurai.’

– ‘are you okay. After all, Han, who was away from work, will be back tomorrow. He’s a scribe, but… he’s a man, so he’ll be able to work hard.’

As the number of people belonging to Baek Seon-gung is small, even if one member is missing, the gap is large. Even more so, if Seol Tae-pyeong, who was in charge of all the hard work, was left out, he would suffer quite a bit.

Still, nothing could be more important than Seol Tae-pyeong’s life. For the time being, if you walk around outside the Qingdao Palace, even the hot-headed princesses will regain their reason to some extent.

– ‘That’s right… I’m a little sorry for Han, but I’m going to have to do activities with the detached unit for the time being, even if I ask Sae-rae-nim. Since it’s the emperor’s name, even the elderly with white lines will be allowed.’

– ‘Yeah… In the meantime, we’ll be watching the concubine’s movements. Seol Nine, who belongs to the concubine, is also here, so I’m sure you’ll hear all sorts of rumors.’

– ‘Yeah, thank you, Yeon-ri! After all, it seems that I can do just as you tell me to do in this area! If I just listen to you, I’ll run out of rice cakes even in my sleep!’

– ‘huh…! okay! Trust me, Taepyeong!!!!!!’

Baekseon Palace where Seol Tae-pyeong was absent.

Originally, Yeon-ri, who was doing the repair of the floor alone, which Seol Tae-pyeong was in charge of, trembled at the tips of her hands and fell into trouble for a while.

‘…but, why does it feel so bad…’

Certainly, Yeon-ri, the middle school maid, is well versed in the psychology of girls. He was very quick to notice, he was the type to find the right answer in most situations, and most of what he said was logical.

In addition, since he is also a colleague who sincerely cares about Seol Tae-pyeong, it is only natural that Tae-pyeong truly believes in Yeon-ri.

…However, originally the road to hell was paved with good intentions.

*

The next morning, military officers gathered at the training ground of the Red Palace.

It was a detached unit to be dispatched to the imperial side with the future as its commander. For some reason, the Sangseo-gwan told me to handle the work as quietly as possible, so I had to move very early.

There are about fifty of them. From each palace, useful warriors were recruited, and about 10 or so were selected as military officers of the enemy palace.

“From what I heard, Hyeonbi Po is very good at grasping the situation and knows how to improvise appropriately, so I heard that he shouldn’t move excessively. They say that if it’s like that, he’ll find out sooner and run away.”

Po Hyeonbi ran away after only a few days of sitting there.

That’s why not many people were familiar with the personal information of Po Hyeonbi. He could only get basic information by relying on the testimonies of the ladies-in-waiting and senior officials of Hyeonmugung.

It’s me… I knew roughly what kind of person he was after watching Heavenly Dragon Lovers.

Po-ryeong, the owner of Hyeonmu-gung, is basically harmless, but he is good at stealth and memorization, and he is quick-witted and sensitive.

Since he was originally a herbalist who used to walk around the mountains like his own family, his movements are light and his acting is so good that it’s hard to notice him even if he’s disguised.

In addition, he has a knack for never forgetting what catches his eye, so once his appearance and features are grasped, he can never be fooled. As a search target, it is a tricky opponent in many ways.

Rather than conducting a search operation with a large military force, moving secretly as a detached unit would have been a decision that took into account Hyeonbi Po-ryeong-ryeong’s temperament. Organized movements were rather poisonous in pursuing her.

The question is… why the hell did he run away?

That there was such a past history was not mentioned in the Love Song of the Celestial Dragon.

Or maybe I haven’t read that far…

However, I don’t think Po Hyeonbi, whom I saw in Love Story of the Celestial Dragon, did not have such a tomboyish temperament.

Like climbing over a fence and running away, or wandering around the ecliptic even bypassing the soldiers’ search.

Were you the kind of person who deviated like that…?

The Po Hyeon-bi I saw… Wasn’t it a little calmer and calmer…

I heard a little bit of that question.

“First of all, we divide the number of people and collect information by scattering around the ecliptic. In the process, you have to be careful not to give hints to Hyunbi.”

Future, as always, continued the story with a nonchalant expression.

“It is said that the Munhagwan will personally reward those who have done a great job in finding Hyeonbi Po, so please search as actively as possible.”

Saying that, the gathered warriors walked out of the Qingdao Palace through the early morning air.

It was the beginning of a full-scale search.

Well, if you think about the story of Cheonryongyeonga anyway, even if I don’t contribute much, Po Hyeonbi will be captured and returned to the palace. Only then can the Crown Prince of the Four Great Palaces settle down and the story begin.

I only applied for the Byeoldongdae in order to stay as far away from Baekseon Palace as possible, so that goal was all I had to achieve.

Yes, after becoming like this, I felt rather comfortable.

Are you listening, Yeon-ri?

Are you listening, Miss Ran?

Belonging to this detached unit… I feel really comfortable…

It’s warm here…

It’s like… I feel like I’m back in my heart’s hometown…

Like that, the shimmering air of dawn seemed to restore my peace of mind.

There is no such thing as a life crisis here.

This was inner peace.

detached unit (2)

“Hmm~. The spring breeze is refreshing!”

Hyeonbi Pohwa-ryeong sat on top of the wall outside the imperial capital and looked down at the city while waving the feather of her royal robe.

If you look at this ecliptic that extends to the end of your field of vision, each person’s life seems so fleeting.

The green hair that flows down in two bundles flutters pleasantly. There are various kinds of wild flowers that are pretty in the hair. nasturtium, sweet flower, geumchangcho, iris, phalaenopsis, marigold, daylily…

She wears a black-gray red hemp and a silk skirt that look gorgeous even at a glance, but her white feet are not wearing anything. Feeling the cool breeze, the slender feet swaying in the air were as natural as they were.

When you open your delicate light green eyes, life blooms like a wild flower in spring. She is a girl who is energized just by looking at her.

The radiance that blooms on her smiling face is like a symbol of this girl.

Pohwa-ryeong is a girl who was famous among herbalists who climbed the middle of Baeksak Mountain.

It was only now that she became the owner of Hyeonmu Palace, which had never been sold, but it was not easy to bring a mountain girl who was not interested in the world to the palace in the first place.

Because the girl is good at acting, she can play the role of a weak and dignified princess. However, I wanted to say that it would be difficult if he was suddenly taken away and placed in the inner room of Hyeonmu Palace. This is because the girl had many unfinished business outside of the palace.

“this! I need to move slowly!”

– Whoaaagh!

Jump off the wall and fall for a while. She flutters the collar of her royal robe and lands her white feet on the tiled roof, but the resulting shock is not transmitted.

As if a sheet of paper had come down and landed on the roof, the girl seemed to have no weight. The girl who knew how to handle qi was at a level that even warriors who had already reached the level would stick out their tongues.

Rumors about Pohwaryeong, a girl who walks barefoot halfway up Baeksaksan Mountain, were already widespread among herbalists.

She is a girl who is loved by the Emperor of Heaven.

A spot visible on the thigh between the fluttering coat collars.

The visible traces of divine heat were the proof.

*

Qingdao’s Imperial City is a planned city of gigantic size.

It is divided into east and west divisions centered on the majestic Taeseongmun Gate of Cheongdo Palace attached to the north, and the west division is approximately three times larger than the eastern division.

A single square block in which various facilities, structures, and private houses are grouped together is called a room, and these rooms are spread out in a grid pattern. From up close, it’s so complicated that it’s hard to see the plot, but when you climb to the top of Mt.

The number of rooms managed by the main palace reaches 120, and the recorded population exceeds 700,000. The theory was that the unrecorded births combined would amount to nearly one million.

In addition to Qingdao Palace, there are four other detached palaces of appropriate size, and there are four entrances to and from the city wall on the east and south walls and two on the west wall.

Even if you search the whole continent, you can’t find a city of this scale.

It was a city that proved the grandeur of Qingdao, which stretches its power in the center of the continent, and of course it was bound to burst with people wherever it went.

To find a person in a place like this with only 50 detached corps is tantamount to finding a needle floating in the ocean.

However, in this ecliptic, there are huge commercial lands and markets, one each in the north, south, east and west. They were called Jujak City, Cheongryong City, Hyeonmu City, and Baekho City, respectively, and most of the information in the vicinity was concentrated around such commercial districts.

That’s the point.

Mirae is a man who is good at the art of handling groups efficiently.

He divided the 50 detached troops into five groups of 10 each. After that, after sending each group to the 4 major mayors and ordering them to collect information, the remaining group led the search by himself.

In this way, after visiting all commercial places every day to collect sighting information about Hyeonbi, when the sun goes down, they gather in front of Bohyeontap (普賢塔) in the center of the ecliptic and collect the collected information.

Since this whole process had to be done secretly, all the members of the detached corps had separate lodgings, and the person who delivered the collected information to the future changed every day.

There was no law that not a single member of the separate detachment commanded by Mirae was wasted.

Certainly, it was not a false rumor that he was known as a military officer who was good at commanding.

In addition, the members of the detached corps are all military officers who turn on the lights in their eyes to make a contribution. What a spirited group this is. If you’re watching, you can’t help but applaud.

So, I, Seol Tae-pyeong, who proudly raised my name as a member of the detached corps full of vigor…

“Jumsoy! Here’s a bowl of pork soup!!!!”

“Yes, fine. Coming soon!!”

He was eating soup at a soup restaurant near the entrance of Hyeonmu City.

“…get it.”

I sat at the table in front of the market and pounded my stomach, digesting my food and looking up at the blue sky for a while.

The spring air is still warm and pleasant.

“…not very tasty. I think the one I made myself tastes better..”

It was the 15th day since I entered the detached unit in the future.

Indeed, this was a salary thief.

*

Po Hyeon-bi shows no sign of being caught.

No matter how large a crowd, even those who wander the ecliptic hiding in the crowd have their limits. It’s so strange that with such a well-organized and well-trained group, you can’t even find a clue after searching for information for 15 days.