Saga quickly runs and hides upon seeing a couple of roaming guards. Guard 1 asks if anything is up. Guard 2 says that if there is anything that’s up, what’s left to do is to do things underneath his wife’s skirt. Guard 1 says what, ha ha, okay see you later.
After they left, Saga recalls Mino telling her if she knows
the abandoned storehouse behind the god hall [<- literal translation]. “The
others aren’t willing to live together with me so I live there by myself.
Thanks to that, I have a single room all for myself.”
Saga thinks, “This time, I should go and look for you!
Perhaps, Mino ought to be startled, right!?” She smiles as she looks at the
moon above. At Choegeum’s place, Cheongye sits up. With her robe loose, she
glances at sleeping Choegeum. She takes a huge needle by the side and poses to
stab him by the neck.
Cheongye is startled when someone asks, “Do you know where
to stab it?” Cheongye glances at the side to see Baldie gesturing to the side
of his neck and says, “Here.” He tells her that there is no second chance for
if the prince woke up, she’ll be dead.
Cheongye looks at the needle. Baldie tells her to wait and
see, for there will be a day when she’ll have an opportunity. “You’re very
beautiful and you have ability.” Cheongye glances at him then uses the needle
to tie her hair up. She pulls open her robe and says, “I know already. I want
to take a bath, can you help me out?” Baldie smiles.
Saga finally arrives at the hut. She thinks that she is
here, and she was able to find it without being found out! “How come I thought
of this method just now? If I knew earlier, there’s no need for me to foolishly
wait on Mino! I’m so nervous. It has been such a long time since I’m this
excited. It is like going back to the time before I was imprisoned in my
residence...
...I can wander around the palace as much as I wanted..
Finding newly built places makes me so happy. *glances at the buildings below
and to the mountains beyond* How vast.. there are so many places that I have
not gone to.. Places that I cannot hope to reach to.. I can only always dream
about them...
...At that side, there are clearly so many, many fresh
[/new] things. It is possible that I can only be like this throughout my life..
No, perhaps, I can go out. If I get married, I can leave the palace and then,
compared to the current one, I can live an entirely different life. That’s
right!”
She notices someone coming. Quickly hiding and covering her
head with her hood, Saga thinks no, she has not seen Mino yet! “It is already
quite late. Who can it be? Who’ll come over here..”
Saga recalls the maids telling her that Mino always sees
this girl and someone saw them meeting each other every night. “Could it be..”
Cheongye passes by. Upon seeing her, Saga mutters, “Cheongye.” This made
Cheongye glance back and asks who is it.
Saga covers her mouth for she suddenly blurted it out.
Cheongye says that it is too dark, she cannot see clearly who is it. Saga tells
her not to come over. Cheongye repeats who is at that side. Saga exclaims that
she told her not to come over! “I..no one told me anything..Mino..he is living
here..I..” Looking surprised, Cheongye asks, “..princess?” This startles Saga.
Slightly scowling, Cheongye asks how come she is here. “You
unexpectedly left your residence..? Are you crazy? What could you be thinking..
if you were found out, what will happen to Mino.. Do you even know.. *Saga
trembles* I’m asking you, have you gone crazy!”
Saga says that’s she only wants to see Mino for a while..
“No one has found out.. I also didn’t tell anyone that I’m coming.. I just want
to see Mino and personally talk..” Cheongye grabs Saga’s wrist and says, “Why..
why would you do that.. After everything.. Why are you thinking only of
yourself? Huh? If Mino dies, will you be happy?...
...Then why do you still want to save him! Do you know what
that child experienced because of you?!” Saga tells her to let her go and that
hurts. Cheongye won’t let go as she angrily says that Saga is the same.. “Doing
what you please with the people you have. There’s no difference with the Third
Prince.”
Saga shouts for her to let her go. She seems to have slapped
Cheongye to free herself. Saga asks what’s up with her..how can she say those
things to her. “I am not the same as my brother. You don’t know anything yet
how come you’ll talk to me that way? Mino, he.. is very important to me...
...I..for him, I’ll do anything! What do you know.. For him,
I’ve been imprisoned right now.. Always waiting..” Cheongye says what about it.
“What [else] have you done [for him]. Right now, I can see that you and the
Third Prince do have a difference. He has it yet you don’t...
...Princess, you don’t have any power. Without power, you
were locked up in a cage. Pitiful princess. *shows unconscious whipped Mino to
her* So, your important person is in this kind of condition yet you cannot do
anything.”
Saga is shocked over feverish Mino and his wounded-scarred
back. Cheongye holds Mino’s hand. Still staring at Mino, Saga falls on the
floor to her knees. Soon, while Saga’s hair is being fixed and some make-up are
put on her face, she recalls what Cheongye told her, “He is already dying. Ever
since he met the princess, he is always painfully tortured...
...But princess, you cannot do anything so please go back.
After getting married, leave this place and please let this child go. Do not
make him go through pain again because of you. Please forget him forever.
Forever.. In that small heart, do not pretend in anything.” [<- I guess not
to act like she is someone when she isn’t/stop daydreaming?]
Soon, there is a banquet being held. Malgal youngster [whom
I’ll call foxy since he looks like a fox] comments that it is the first time he
came to Nakrang palace and it is unexpectedly quite lively. “There’s food, and
also women who are gorgeously dressed. How can there be so many people.”
Jamalta says that this is the princess’ coming of age
ceremony. Foxy says thankfully, they weren’t late. Jamalta spots Choegeum.
Jamalta says that the Third Prince is over there so they go confirm that the things
have been delivered then they can leave this place.
Foxy asks what, he doesn’t want to see the Third Prince so
he go and meet up with him. Jamalta says whatever he wants. Foxy asks a guy why
he won’t go. The guy says that he hates inconvenience.
As Jamalta approaches Choegeum who is talking with some
people, he is puzzled for they are talking in Chinese [/Han language]. “They
appear to be nobles from Han but how come they are wearing Nakrang clothes?
From their appearance [/bearing], they aren’t like merchants.. Third Prince..
what kind of cheap trick are you up to again..?”
Then, Choegeum notices Jamalta. Choegeum tells someone to
lead this gentleman [man from Han] to be seated between the seat of honor. A
servant says yes and tells the man to please come with him. Slightly bowing
with fists together, Jamalta says that he is paying his respects and he is
Malgal clan’s ninth prince Machanyuta’s..
Cheogeum interrupts by saying that he knows. He says go and
convey to his master his thanks for the gifts that he sent. “But, I really didn’t
think that Malgal people are quite bold and unconstrained. *Caged animals are
making a ruckus which either startles or amuses the guests*...
...Also, convey to him that I don’t want to accept this kind
of poor joke again.” Jamalta is aghast. With a pop vein, Jamalta says that
he’ll definitely convey it. He is mentally furious at Machanyuta.. Choegeum
tells him to drink up to his fill before going back.
Jamalta says yes, thanks.. A servant interrupts by telling
Choegeum that the princess has arrived. “The princess said that she has
something to tell your highness the prince.. so she personally..” Jamalta looks
surprised as dressed up Saga passes by him. Then, Saga glances at the side and
looks at Jamalta.
Comment: And,
they finally meet again. Jamalta obviously looks captivated by her. I’m sure
Saga should remember him because of his blue eye. So, will their fates be
intertwined from here on? Perhaps, it is based on what Saga wants to talk about
with her brother. It might have something to do with herself or perhaps, Mino.
In a way, it is indirectly because of Mino again, that the
two get to meet again this way. Will Jamalta help her out with what she wanted
for the second time around like when they first met? Even if Cheongye scolded
her that way, I would assume that Saga would probably take up the challenge to
change how things are.
Will she want to attain more power? Would she want to
travel? Would she start giving her terms to her brother? It also depends if she
is indeed going to let go of Mino or not. Somehow, I think that her brother
might want to marry her off to a Han. It isn’t a coincidence that Jamalta is
half-Han. Perhaps, there will be about going to Han?
There are any possibilities from here on. So, Choegeum is
indeed using Cheongye as his ‘prey to live on’. I tend to believe that he knows
who she really is. It seems that Baldie also hates Choegeum yet tend to be
somehow interested in the women near him. Cheongye would probably get him as
her ally. Lastly, the colored cover page is quite beautiful ^^ Scans by 水神汉化组
Quote of the day:
God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it into
the nest. ~ Swedish Proverb
I forgot who Cheongye is..do you mind refreshing me?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely scans and summary! I love the quote too, quite true.
Cheongye is the younger sister of Nan's lover. Third Prince didn't kill her since she claims that she is just a maid. Then, she later worked as a maid in the palace's kitchen.
DeleteThanks for reading ^-^
Thanks for your hard work, Kat...
ReplyDeleteSigh... I really wish I could read the english version.. Or the korean one. I am so curious about what would happen to Saga, Mino & Jamalta...
Thanks for reading, Alya ^-^
DeleteThanks for the summary.atlast the fated meeting.
ReplyDeletejamalta must have seen many beautiful women.there must be something more than beauty(if they fall in love) about saga to be captivated.he is surprised here at her sudden appearance or the change after these many years....? Next chap looks to be interesting.
Even though saga is responsible for mino being whipped cheongye doesnt has any right to say anything to saga because saga IS his saviour.he would have been loooong dead or else.
cheongye can kill the evil third prince whenever she is with him.-_- like the chance she had in this chap.
Thanks for reading, spears ^-^
DeleteYup. About Jamalta's reaction, maybe it is both including being very beautiful? ^^
Indeed. In a way, I guess what Cheongye is saying that Mino will end up dead because of Saga. Of course, I still feel that she is partly saying that so that Mino will be hers.
Indeed. Based on what Baldie said, I guess Cheongye is aiming for instant kill because if not, she'll be the one dead. So, I guess she doubted that she can fatally kill him in one stab. I'm still wondering why a huge needle is lying around there. ^^;;
Thanks, Kat, for this great summary! The art in this manhwa is just stunning. Excited to see the storyline is really rolling into more interesting terrain!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading ^-^
DeleteIndeed, the art is the thing that immediately caught my attention. It's great that the storyline is also quite good ^^
Yup ^^
who does she choose/like in the end does anyone know
ReplyDeleteThe series isn't over but then, I don't know if she has chosen anyone...yet?
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