Ember heart
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Chapter 4 She really was happy to hear that. But considering how many times she had heard those words from various gods, probably hundreds of times in total, they were no longer enough to move her deeply. The bouquet stirred as if it were wriggling. Prim stared at it quietly before adding, “I am happy, but I’m worried that you might start talking like you did earlier and then get cut off halfway through.” — You care more about the oracle than you care about me! “Varin is…-
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Chapter 3 After that day, Prim was cursed so that thorns would sprout wherever her feet touched the ground and pierce her. Whenever the sole of her foot touched anything, thorns would grow from it and wound her, no matter what it was. Because of this, Prim could not even wear shoes. At midnight, her wounds healed as if they had never existed, but because of that, she never developed even a single callus. The thorns always inflicted the pain of piercing soft, fresh skin. And because Prim…
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Chapter 2 Prim opened her eyes wide at the chill of the marble floor against her back and the back of her head. “—Hk!” The breath that had stopped suddenly rushed back into her lungs, and every sensation around her seemed painfully sharp. The musty smell of dust-filled air inside the old, worn-out temple, the scent of sunlight warmed by the early summer heat, and the fragrance of young greenery sprouting in the distant forest all rushed over her at once. Yet nowhere could she…
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Chapter 1 The Lily of the Valley of Sanbertal There was once a perfumer who created fragrances unlike any other in the world. The leader of the Inquisitors who had pursued her shouted in front of the final temple of Varin, the God of Crossroads and Stars. “Criminal Prim! Open the door!” Despite the fierce shouting from outside, the woman walked toward the altar inside the temple as if she could not hear a thing. Bloody footprints trailed behind her, one after another. At last, she…
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Chapter 5 A few days later. It happened while Munsik was chopping firewood at the entrance of the tavern. “Is this the Life Tavern?” “Huh? Yes, it is…” Three strong-looking men approached the tavern. They were faces Munsik had never seen around here before. “I heard this is the place where you get one free bowl after eating ten bowls of gukbap?” “Yes, that’s right.” “I also heard you give grilled fish for free…” “Ah, that is only being…-
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Chapter 4 “Welcome! Welcome to Insaeng Jumak!” “Huh?” The peddlers stared at one another in confusion at the enthusiastic welcome. At an ordinary tavern, they would usually receive nothing more than a curt, “Lodging? Food?” But Ha-yoon greeted them with a bright smile from the moment they entered. “Come this way. It's cool and breezy over here. This is a good spot.” “Y-yes. All right.” “You must be tired. Give me your bundles. I'll keep them safely…
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Chapter 3 The next day. “Hmm.” Ha-yoon walked around the tavern with her arms crossed. Her sharp eyes carefully examined every corner of the place. There are more problems than I thought. A yard covered in weeds. Mud walls that looked ready to collapse. A creaky wooden platform. The basics of running a business began with making sure customers did not feel uncomfortable. That was different if it was a place visited only by longtime regulars. But if she wanted to attract…
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Chapter 2 “So, you were in some kind of accident, and when you woke up, you were here…… Is that what happened?” “Yes. That’s right.” “What kind of accident was it?” “I…… I don’t really remember.” Ha-yoon gave a vague answer. If she told him she had come from the future, he would obviously think she was crazy. “I suppose you did hit your head pretty badly. You’ve been spouting nonsense ever since you woke up.” The man clicked his tongue as he…
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Chapter 01 Yuil Planning Headquarters, 24th Floor. “Impossible.” The head of the Sales Division finally broke the heavy silence. Fifteen people were seated around a large table, including twelve executives and a representative from the client. Scattered across the table were reports showing miserable sales figures and the current inventory levels. “Three months. You expect us to sell all 200,000 sets within that time?” Despair was evident in the Sales Division head’s…
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Chapter 46 Turning Point (2) The significance of the recapture of North Korea within South Korea was enormous. Let's set aside the economic effects, which were so obvious that there was no point even talking about them anymore. Let's also set aside the historical significance of reunifying a country that had been divided for so long. For the people living in this era, the recapture of North Korea was a memorial to the hero, Cheon Jun-ho. He was the man who had sacrificed himself to protect…-
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