Born As The Daughter Of A Lowly Concubine [EN]: Chapter 105

I was born the daughter of a low-ranking concubine. 105

Just then, someone lightly touched my head as they passed in front of me.

“Excuse me, are you with the people inside? When will this be over?”

“You are…….”

My body stiffened. I stared blankly at the person whose hand had just brushed past me, afraid to move and be caught again if I made the wrong decision.

Instead, I subtly glanced around.

‘Judging by the fact that he’s talking to them, he must be somewhat connected.’

But that voice… I vaguely remembered hearing it before.

‘Isn’t that the kid from back then?’

I cautiously raised my head, and a somewhat youthful, though large, profile came into view.

It was the face I remembered, even though we’d only met once.

As I nervously swallowed, the men began to whisper amongst themselves at the boy’s words. I couldn’t quite hear what they were saying because of the distance.

“Who is that guy?”

“Isn’t that the young one who came with the Tiger Hunter [a person who hunts tigers]?”

“……Yes, I was going to wait until my uncle came out, but it seems like it’s taking too long. I’m getting restless just waiting.”

The men retorted with annoyed voices at the boy’s flippant words.

“Don’t disturb the adults while they’re having an important conversation. Wait quietly. It’ll be over soon. That’s what young ones are like.”

“Haha, yes. I understand.”

It was a pointless conversation, but the men didn’t seem to like even that.

“A young one who’s only big in stature…….”

“That’s why they’re trying to raise him as a Tiger Hunter. Let’s go.”

“Yes.”

The men muttered and moved to another spot.

As the men’s presence disappeared, the boy reached out his hand to me.

“Are you okay? Can you get up?”

“……Yeah.”

I wondered if he was just young-looking, but he’s really just a kid….

As I hesitated to get up, the boy suddenly grabbed me by the armpits and lifted me up.

He lifted me up easily, like a puppy. Was it because I’m light, or is he strong?

“There are many bad people who treat even children harshly, so be careful. What if they were dangerous people……? Huh?”

“…….”

After getting out of the shade of the tree and checking my face, the boy’s eyes widened as if he recognized me.

Then, as if he was very happy, he smiled brightly.

Looking at him, he was the type to make women cry—no, the type to *make* them cry.

“Aren’t you that young lady from back then?”

“Yeah…….”

I know, you’re surprised too, right?

I’m surprised too, to meet the boy who saved me back then like this.

I’m grateful for the help, but…….

‘Is he really not related to those guys at all?’

I couldn’t help but be suspicious.

“Ah, but you didn’t seem like someone who would be here originally……?”

The boy made a puzzled face, as if he remembered that this was a *gibang* [a traditional Korean house of entertainment, often involving female entertainers], after confirming that I was standing on the ground. It might have been because he heard me being called ‘young lady’ back then.

His judgment was questionable, but I was also curious, so I asked.

“Hey, are you acquainted with those men from earlier?”

“I’m not acquainted with them, but my uncle has some business here…… More than that, what are you doing in a dangerous place like this?”

The boy made a puzzled face, as if he noticed that I was looking in the direction the men had gone and was trying to run away.

“Why are you doing that? Are you acquainted with those people?”

“…….”

I wanted to go after them and eavesdrop a little more, but it would be troublesome if he was in cahoots with those guys.

It’s fortunate that my face wasn’t revealed to those guys.

“……They don’t seem like good people, so it’s best to be careful.”

“What about you?”

“Huh? Ah. I’m not a bad person, you know?”

Have you ever seen a bad person say they’re a bad person?

“I’m going now. Move.”

The boy, who was playfully blocking my path, sighed and muttered as if he didn’t trust my words.

“I’m too uneasy to let you go.”

“Hey? Let, let me down!”

I need to listen to those suspicious things they’re saying!

“It doesn’t seem like you’re going to listen anyway.”

The boy lifted me up and jumped over the wall, using the tree as a springboard.

“!!!”

“Oops.”

I forgot to scream and was just amazed by the extreme action I was experiencing for the first time.

‘Oh, is this what they call…… parkour?’

Or not? I sometimes get confused with the words used in modern times now.

“Ah, sorry. Were you surprised?”

“Um. No. It was fun.”

The boy chuckled at my answer.

“Anyway, I’ll take you to the main road, so let’s go back. Either way, it doesn’t seem like our uncle will be done anytime soon……!”

The next moment, the boy’s face, who was holding me and smiling kindly, suddenly hardened, and he leaped away from where he was standing.

“??”

“Oh my, what brings you here?”

I couldn’t tell what was going on because the boy was holding me tightly, but it seemed like he was talking to someone.

‘Could it be that those guys from earlier found me?’

I was surprised and held my breath, but unexpectedly, I heard a familiar voice.

It was the voice of Officer Seong.

“Put down that child you’re holding right now.”

“Wow. This young lady is quite popular, isn’t she?”

This is not the time to laugh, kid.

“Wait…… Ugh.”

I tried to raise my head to clear up Officer Seong’s misunderstanding, but I was frustrated because the boy held my head even tighter, for some reason.

I guess he was trying to protect me, but Officer Seong was naturally even more furious at the sight.

“You scoundrel!”

Swish-

‘Aah! Don’t draw your sword!!’

Drawing a sword in the livable land of Joseon [Korean kingdom from 1392 to 1897] was similar to taking out a gun in modern times.

“You’re drawing your sword dangerously.”

The boy, who had put me down, also drew his sword and rushed at Officer Seong.

I staggered up for a moment and felt the need to stop this strange situation.

“Wait, wait, stop both of you!!”

Isn’t this the real version of ‘Don’t fight because of me!’

But I was sweating just seeing them fighting with real swords. What if one of them gets seriously hurt!

Unfortunately, neither of them could hear my voice and were lost in their own world.

Even if I intervened to stop them, I felt like I would get seriously hurt. In the first place, the two of them were fighting so fiercely that there was nothing I could do.

‘Wow…… they’re fighting fiercely, but surprisingly, the kid isn’t being pushed back much.’

Officer Seong seemed to have the same thought as me, as he paused for a moment and was impressed.

“You. What kind of guy are you? You’re quite skilled for such a young one.”

“Ah……. There’s that ‘young one’ again. Please stop, mister, you’re scaring me.”

“Hey~ I know you two are having fun, but I wish you would stop and listen to me~”

I carefully approached and spoke after seeing that the two had stopped for a moment, but unexpectedly, Officer Seong shook his head more firmly.

“We need to show this kind of guy what’s what. A young one has nothing better to do than kidnap someone—you shameless bastard.”

“Huh? Wait, no!”

The boy, realizing that there was some misunderstanding in Officer Seong’s angry words, shook his head in horror. As if he had no intention of fighting, he first put away his sword and grumbled at me.

“Hey, young lady? Please say something.”

“Um, well, honestly, I don’t know if he’s a good person or a bad person either.”

“Wow, that’s too much.”

Seeing him frown at me as if he was in trouble, he looked like a large dog, so my heart wavered a little.

“But it’s true that he’s the one who helped me when I was kidnapped before.”

“What? Is that true?”

Officer Seong finally seemed relieved at those words and sheathed his sword. I confirmed that and continued.

“Yeah. But I also saw him talking to the person who kidnapped me earlier.”

It’s a little suspicious, isn’t it.

“What??”

The boy seemed even more surprised at my words and jumped up.

“Kidnapping, wh, who?”

“The men you were talking to earlier.”

“……Those guys from earlier? Those people kidnapped this young…… young lady?”

“Yeah.”

If I said that they tried to harm me and I ran away, Officer Seong next to me would probably faint, so I glossed over that part.

“You were in cahoots with the kidnappers, you.”

“No, I’m not. I met those people for the first time today. How could I associate with such heinous people? I knew the atmosphere was unusual…….”

It’s a little suspicious, but if he was in cahoots, he would have caught me there instead of saving me. He even tried to fight Officer Seong just now.

Officer Seong didn’t seem pleased, but he carefully took care of me first, knowing that the other side had no hostility.

“I’ll let it go today, but don’t loiter around the young lady anymore, young one.”

“What? Wait a minute!”

“Ah, wait a minute.”

I stopped Officer Seong, who was about to take me away, and asked the boy.

“Hey. What’s your name? What’s your name?”

“Ah, I’m, Cheonho…….”

Well, he’s a benefactor for now… so I should at least know his name.

“Cheonho, thank you for helping me earlier!”

“!”

“If you ever need help in the future, come to the Hyeminseo [Joseon Dynasty medical institution] and look for ‘Young Lady’.”

“Yes?”