Merchant

At that same time… The Ice Palace Lord looked toward the bridal chamber and gave a small chuckle. “This is only the second time I've seen that bridal chamber in use.” The first had been at the Ice Palace Wedding of her friend, the previous Palace Lord of Snow Wind Palace. And now, here it…

A bear of a man came charging toward me. “Young Master!” My Escort Guards came in behind him. “How did all of you get here?” The person who answered that question was Young Palace Lord Bing Hae-rin, at the very back of the group. “It would be a great disappointment if the people who are…

I opened my eyes, sat up in bed, and looked beside me. But Lady Seohyang wasn't there. Huh? When had she gotten up? I hadn't sensed her moving at all. Just then, the door opened and Lady Seohyang came in. “You're awake.” “When did you get up?” “About half an hour ago. You were sleeping…

I smiled and continued. “Please, don't say that. How could I possibly fail to tell you about something as important as this, Palace Lord?” —Kui? Geumryeong. Be quiet. The Palace Lord nodded, looking thoroughly pleased. “In any case, you both have my congratulations on your marriage.” “Thank you.” The two of us expressed our thanks…

We headed for the North Sea Ice Palace. Although it was called the North Sea Branch, the branch was still a fair distance from the North Sea Ice Palace. As we were traveling… “Waaaah!” We heard a child crying somewhere. “Isn't that a child's cry?” “Could there be another Child-Wail Bird?” Once you've been frightened…

Before we knew it, the preparations for camping out were complete. It had been worth the trouble of carrying all that firewood on our backs. The most important thing when spending a night outdoors in the North Sea was to maintain your body temperature. One careless mistake could mean freezing to death. We sat in…

I asked Warrior Ma Sun-bok a question. “Who do you think did something like that, then?” “I think I'll need to take a closer look before I can say.” Well, that was fair enough. We drew closer to the spot. It was only when we approached it that we began to see details we hadn't…

Deputy Merchant Lord Bok Yun spoke with admiration. “Well, well. You really are a bighearted man, Deputy Merchant Lord Eun. As for me, I could never even have imagined taking a step like that.” “You give me too much credit. I was simply thinking of what would benefit me and my merchant group.” “That hardly…

At my words, the marauder in my grip recoiled in terror and began to plead. “P-Please spare me.” “Why are you asking me? We could have slipped in safely without anyone noticing. You're the one who shouted at the top of your lungs and brought them all running.” “…” “So even if an arrow hits…

There was a reason I was so surprised. I knew the young warrior standing before me, the one with the boyish face. His name was Ma Sun-bok. In my previous life, he had been one of the Escort Guards in my personal guard unit. Even so, there was a reason I hadn't recognized him right…