Chaotic Nights — Chapter 136. Mas#chist

Translator: Atlas

Weekly Chapter 2/4

The day she got into trouble because Chunhee had cheated on her, the anger in Jihak’s heart turned to the courtesan house.

“I didn’t know.”

Eunha shook her head. The leader draped a fur vest over her shoulders.

“We know that you strived to have a dignified life. Surely you have a reason why you took this path. You are our family too, we must save you.”

“That’s not all. Eunha has saved several people’s lives. My wrists probably would have turned into tiger feces if it weren’t for Eunha.”

“She saved me too when I was in danger. Do you remember, Eunha? A Dhole’s mouth was on my head, but luckily Eunha swiftly knocked it away with a single blow.”

The men tried to ease her worries. Eunha, whose eyes looked as deep as wells, bowed deeply. Her tears flowed.

“Thank you. Thank you so much.”

Her feelings overflowed after she was comforted. Her cold hands knew that never again would she find solace in his warm arms.

When she lived with her sister in a new place, could she forget him? Her mind would live new experiences, then perhaps she might resent him.

Even though she knew he had used her, and that she could not become anything else, she found comfort in Jihak’s proximity. She looked like a mas#chist (o).

She had given him her heart.

Eunha, who was on her knees, gripped the luggage on the floor.

“I’ll wear men’s clothes, can you wait outside? Skirts don’t fit me.”

The hunter leader, who watched her silently as she tried to look brave, waved his hand for everyone to leave the cabin.

Eunha took out the men’s clothes that were inside the luggage.

She removed her chima jeogori, donned men’s attire, and released her long hair. She bit her lower lip when she saw the hair tie on the floor.

—Your head is small. Your hair feels warm around my fingers.

—I have to braid my hair.

—You’re mine from head to toe. Even this hair.

—I will give you my love.

She fashioned a sangtu in her hair. If she were to take the hair tie, she’d likely collapse. Then, she’d instruct them to head east, toward the capital.

When she interrupted her endless thoughts, she put the gun in her waistband. She tucked the folded chima jeogori into a corner of the cabin.

She no longer needed these clothes.

When she left the cabin, the hunters had bright faces.

“You look like the girl I know. Let’s go, we have to find your sister. Everyone listen carefully! Even if a tiger claims your life, evil hands won’t be your demise. Got it?”

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He beheaded five assassins who were hiding in the dark? Jihak’s blood-streaked eyes gleamed fiercely, reminiscent of an animal’s gaze.

“My uncle doesn’t know how to surrender.”

Jihak immersed his hands in a nearby stream to wipe off the blood.

This relieved his headache.

He still felt anxiety.

“My lord, you should close your eyes for at least an hour.”

Yuljae was also covered in blood. Jihak looked at the tired faces of the Shadows who had approached the stream to also wipe their bloodstained hands.

“How long until we reach the capital?”

“Probably half a day’s ride, but you need to regain energy. They, too, must be weary, as the frequency of attacks has halved.”

He ordered them to find a private house nearby, then leaned his back against the wall.

The horses likely sat down due to exhaustion.

They traveled continuously for forty-eight hours, because he wanted to return to Harye as quickly as possible.

Seogyeong was not a person to grieve. He was sure he would pursue him with the remaining survivors. Some would attack the house where Eunha was.

Five Shadows were enough to suppress thirty soldiers. As long as Eunha stayed inside the house, she would be secure.

Jihak closed his eyes.

Should he achieve his goal, he intended to depart from Harye alongside Eunha. He wanted to live his life in peace, so he wanted to be in a place where no one would bother him.

He could take her to the south port, she would see new things.

He wanted to look at her smile with her cheeks as lovely as apple blossoms.

That was when he clenched his fists.

“My Lord, they have found a private house. I also sent a hawk to Harye. There will be information about the situation soon, so please stand up.”