Chapter 18 (1/2)
Chapter 18
CHAPTER 18: THAT SON’S SCALE
A few days earlier, Hwan-Seok, who had sent Hwan-Seong outside, admitted, “I’ve drunk poison”
The King furrowed his brow “Poison, you say?”
“Yes, it is not enough to be dangerous to a ical powers have been awakened”
Hwan-Seok was obviously a prodigy, but he was still only twelve, so he had not fully awakened fully his es of ten to seventeen, but generally speaking, the awakening took place soe of fifteen
“So soround?”
“Yes”
“And the intended target was Princess Sang-Hee?”
“Yes”
“And you didn’t want Hwan-Seong to hear because he ht fly off the handle?”
“He’s my little brother, but still I ae”
The King studied Hwan-Seok’s face as he continued, “It is less harested most of it and collected some for analysis
Hwan-Seok had deliberately ingested -Hee and tried to cover up his unusual protectiveness for a lowly feer (T/n: A, damn it! Hwan-Seok!! you cutie!!。･::･(✿◕3◕(◕ε◕✿)･::･。)
The King laid his hand gently on his second son’s head in a gesture that was e the ordeal his son had endured
Hwan-Seok was instantly cured “Thank you, Father”
“Have you deduced the perpetrator?”
“I am only certain that a princess could not have done it on her own Only so poison into the palace could have pulled it off”
The King tapped Hwan-Seok’s forehead lightly with his finger
“Leave it toof protection Allow yourself to be protected while you can” (T/n: hoeet of the King!!)
The King left Hwan-Seok’s roo the door behind him He opened his fist and studied the paper which contained the poison powder his son had discovered
It poses little har-Hee really the intended target?
He couldn’t say Is there so-Hee’s death?
Sang-Hee was just a little girl! Who would have a ?
He went back to his roo in the room
“Your Majesty, I have an urgent e”
“Alex,” the King interrupted
“Yes, Your Highness” Alex nodded He had noticed the King’s agitated state but knew better than to point it out The King, he kneould not want to ad less than perfectly coe the reason
Alex diploer “Your Majesty must be upset that the second-born prince was nearly harive ency? He ht that Princess Sang-Hee could have been harmed
The shrewd scholar held his tongue, for he knew the King would be aghast to adhter
The King agreed, “It is a probleled in A prince was put in danger, so it was imperative to take immediate action” (T/n: Yeah, yeah the Prince pfft)
“I see,” Alex thought
You’re concerned that a prince was put in danger The princess is far frohts Alex was amused Perhaps Your Majesty was also just a tiny bit distressed that the Princess was in danger as well?
A few days after this exchange [roncess Suyeong had been executed Furthermore, the number of queens was reduced from twelve to eleven Both a princess and queen were both put to death
“Princess Sang-Hee, are you upset by this?” Alex asked his younger charge
Sang-Hee titled her head, falling to grasp hisfor a moment
“Did His Majesty happen to pass through?”
“Yes, a few days ago”
“When exactly?”
Sang-Hee s in her sto rendered literally senseless, of losing her sight and hearing
“The day I opened the drawer…that’s the day His Majesty came”
Alex sht”
“What does that mean?”
“It’s nothing His Majesty seems to be very protective of you”
Sang-Hee kept her ht!”
Alex continued, “It see’s death By the way, didn’t you feel soh your head that day?”
I opened the second drawer A letter
There were two envelopes One was the letter I had written to Jinsu But he had clearly ripped it up right in front of me
What the hell is going on? Nothing in this world is as I’d expect I learned two hours could pass in the blink of an eye, letters ripped into pieces could just…yes…ht the letter had been destroyed and had hu! That bastard!
But as this?There was another envelope It was addressed to Mutt It must have been left by the First-Born-Brat Hwan-Seok
There was nothing remarkable in the letter contents “When’s my birthday?” was all it said