Chaotic Nights — Chapter 134. Expelled

Translator: Atlas

Weekly Chapter 3/4

Eunha stepped back because the door was hermetically sealed. When she sat down on the mat, her gaze remained fixed on the paper door.

“I don’t think so.”

She gritted her teeth so hard that it caused pain in her jaw. She repressed the urge to cover her ears. Kim was beyond the door.

“How can he hurt my sister? It’s absurd.”

Kim sighed.

“You fool. You’re not fit to become his wife! You’re greedy!”

“I know my situation. I promised I would leave alone when the time came!”

“Do whatever you want. If you take no action now, your only chance to reunite with your sister will be in the afterlife.”

She finally stood up. Her stomach churned again.

“His Excellency preserved the deer solely to retain it. Do you think that man can’t do anything to a mere woman?”

Finally, the closed door was opened.

Kim approached her. Suddenly, he dropped to his knees before Eunha.

“Huh…”

“I beg you. The Prince must regain the position of Crown Prince. Leave. Can’t you live happily ever after with your sister? Don’t destroy the Prince anymore.”

Eunha felt afraid because he screamed like mad. Kim, who was looking at her wet eyes, suddenly stretched out his fierce hand.

“I can’t understand you!”

He was strong for an old man. Kim expelled her from the chambers. Her unbalanced body rolled across the dirt ground. The attendants came to her aid. But they all stopped because Kim looked disgusted.

“No one should touch that woman!”

Eunha was thrown to the ground without even shoes on her feet. Her hair was disheveled and her fear-filled eyes stared at Kim.

“Kim…”

“You are the one to blame for the bloodshed! That’s why my family lost their lives. It’s your fault that my Lord wanders aimlessly. How can you be so shameless? You shouldn’t have come back the day you were kidnapped!”

Eunha didn’t immediately understand what had happened. Was the person who screamed angrily really Kim? It was her fault that a bloody wind had blown.

“What are you doing?”

A warrior approached her, who sat down in bewilderment. It was the warrior she had saved from the tiger attack. He helped her.

“How can you disobey our Lord’s orders!”

“Regain your composure! Our purpose is significant!”

“But this woman did nothing wrong!”

“How dare you contradict me!”

The situation became chaotic. The other warriors who appeared on the scene raised their voices. Some said they should lock her up, others said they should let her escape right now. They mentioned words like violence, that did not relate to her will.

She felt like an animal dragged to the slaughterhouse. Eunha raised her head in a daze. She didn’t know if it was dark clouds or smoke from a fire, but the sky was tinged black.

“Stop, stop.”

Eunha, who stood up with the warrior’s help, walked toward Kim.

“Can I leave? Jihak might find me.”

“There is a solution! Consider yourself fortunate that you’re still alive. Had you been in the Royal Palace, your lifeless body would already rest beneath the earth.”

Perhaps he was right.

Eunha, who lowered her head, walked toward the chambers. There was still luggage she had never unpacked since she had arrived here.

She grabbed her luggage. After she left the room, she stopped walking towards Kim who was waiting for her. To her right was Jihak’s room, which had the door open.

When she entered the room, she knelt down in the direction where the pipe was. She placed her head against the floor. Her heart ached. She felt like she was going to cry. Why?

She stood up after she wiped her wet eyes.

Kim just waited for her to come out.

Eunha, who had approached him, asked,

“How can I meet my sister?”

“West. She’s traversing the renowned steep mountains.”

“Is that accurate?”

“I am endangering my own life.”

The warriors stopped other warriors who wanted to stop her from leaving. Until now they had been close to her. Were they associated with Kim?

“The Prince’s madness stopped after the deer lost its life. I hope I never see you again. Don’t forget these words. I will watch you my entire life.”

She showed no resentment, just turned away.

“She can’t leave! Stop! If she does, we’ll all die. You know that. My God!”

Despite Gari’s shouts, she stepped forward. Her eyes held a mixture of emotions. Eunha didn’t have the confidence to look into those eyes.

As she walked through the gate, the chilly wind raised goosebumps on her skin.

Soon the gate slowly began to close. She began to walk. She planned to leave this place someday, but she didn’t want to escape like this.

When she had read all the books, when he could sleep soundly, when he had lost interest in her, when she had returned all the favors she had received, she could leave without any regrets.

As she took each step, her eyes filled with tears. When she reached the forest path, she heard a gunshot.

Her face turned pale.

No way!

As she considered turning back due to her ominous premonition, an individual approached from behind and placed a rough hand over her mouth.

“Shhh!”

He was the leader of the hunters, and the mountaineers were with him.

They, who feared nothing on the mountain, hid behind some bushes. The branches scratched her skin. Her eyes widened.

People dressed in black military attire moved along the same path she traversed, scanning the surroundings as though in search of something.

After they disappeared, the leader smiled with a relieved expression.

“It’s been a while, Eunha.”

“I’m surprised…”

They were her companions. Whenever they embarked on tiger hunts, they looked after her. Eunha’s eyes filled with tears, they were blunt but friendly.

“Tsk. What did you do to make them look for you?”