Surviving the Romance Fantasy

The words of Seol-ran, who knows the situation of Cheon Ryong-chae better than anyone else, are credible.

Still, I took all the wooden tablets of the four palaces… Considering the situation where Gongnyeo Cheondo took care of me strangely, it might be possible to see her face for a while.

Then I will take the opportunity to tell you. Baekseon said he was very worried.

Baekseon’s lifespan is short, and his last worry is Princess Cheondo’s illness.

He said that he was afraid that Princess Cheondo would feel a great burden when Baekseon was unable to protect the imperial capital from Yogi.

Then… I wondered if something would come back.

In fact, from my point of view, it felt like a very futile task.

As others have said, Ahyeon, Princess Cheondo, is alive and well in her place until the main story of Love Story of the Celestial Dragon begins. I knew that fact in advance, so I was also well aware that ringworm’s worries were unfounded.

However, in any case, my purpose was to alleviate ringworm concerns.

I wanted to make his deathbed as comfortable as possible, so I thought it best to do everything I could.

“anyway…! I was worried because I heard you were seriously injured during the Celestial Dragon Festival, but I’m glad you’re all better!”

“If I take away my resilience, I’ll be a corpse, sister.”

“Still, you can’t take getting hurt for granted! You know how important your health is!”

Seolran jumped down from the floor, made eye contact with me, and started scolding me with a thud.

In the first place, he said that he only believes that his body is strong and uses his body too much, that it is good to keep his beliefs, but that he should think about his body… he spit out all the nagging things he always does.

Certainly, Seolran… was confident and full of energy under any circumstances.

Perhaps, even if I were to be absent from the Qingdao Palace, I felt confident that she would do just fine in her own way.

Yes.

After Baekseon passes away, I will no longer have any reason to remain in Qingdao Palace.

Wandering around the world for a while, forgetting about the love affair of the crown princes, and spending years broadening my knowledge… It would be better for me and this Qingdao Palace.

okay. The conclusion is decided.

Despite this, he received a lot of help from the crown princes of the four palaces. I should say thank you to them.

After the work of Princess Cheondo this time is over and the courtesy of Baekseon is over… Let’s go to Qingdao Palace.

With that determination in mind, I left the Baekseon Palace.

Looking up at the high sky, summer was coming to an end.

At some point, the only remaining seasons are autumn and winter.

Warrior Seol Tae-pyeong. The year when I was 16 was passing by so fast like an arrow.

And… it won’t be long… I completely abandoned my plan to open Qingdao Palace.

…It had nothing to do with my will.

Princess Cheondo (1)

There are times in life when you feel that you have reached an important turning point.

It’s the time when I get a gut feeling that the choice I made now will come back as a huge result later, and that feeling that it will be difficult to take a step right away comes flooding back.

The novel ‘Cheonryong Sonata’ was not my taste, but it was a novel with many people saying it was really interesting. As I read it, I certainly thought it was worth it.

The past history of the characters, their behaviors, choices, and even the results… I was immersed in it without wasting anything, and it made me curious about what came next.

Maybe that’s why there were times when I felt a sense of incongruity.

Was the fever of the queen, Jin Cheong-rang, so severe that it was difficult to overcome?

Was the ghost incident during the birthday party that Consort In Ha-yeon experienced on such a scale that a hundred ghost night trips occurred?

Were there many ghosts at the foot of Mt. Baeksak where Hyeonbi Pohwaryeong’s benefactor stayed?

Did Gongnyeo Cheondo’s health deteriorate so much that she couldn’t even show her face during the Cheonryong Festival, which Deokbi Hawol was involved in?

There was a time when a sense of incongruity that wrapped around my shoulder suddenly whispered in my ear.

──Is it like this in the original work?

Overall, the big flow is one side that follows the story of Cheonryong Sonata… Little by little in the subtle parts… I can see the original flow and the twisted point that I know.

As for the cause, I wonder if it was because the existence of a country that didn’t exist in the original work intervened…

The fact that I didn’t do anything that would have such a big impact is so obvious that I shake my head again.

And, there is a possibility that you don’t know, but it’s going to go to the middle of the day.

This place where I am, the past before the story of ‘Cheonryong Sonata’ begins… must be right..?

*

Suzaku, Blue Dragon, White Tiger, and Xuanwu.

Yi-ryeong, the maid of honor of Cheonryongchae, who brought four wooden tablets, bowed her head in the inner chamber where only the lanterns were lit.

Four wooden tablets, neatly placed on large wooden boards, were placed on the tea table in the inner room.

The shadow of a woman dressed in bluish cotton can be seen behind the draped Jangjimun.

The girl checked the wooden plaque, and the tip of her chin trembled once.

“A warrior named Seol Tae-pyeong of Baek Seon-gung came to have an audience with me.”

The maid of honor of Cheonryongchae is the most experienced and mature of any maidservant in this concubine.

When Lee Ryeong, an old man with wrinkles, but delicate in every movement of his fingertips, reported that, the girl behind the paper door remained silent.

“You seem to be still not feeling very well. I will tell you to stop going back.”

Even the emperor couldn’t see Gongnyeo Cheondo.

It was because on the last night of the Celestial Dragon Festival, she really wandered between death and death.

If the news that Princess Cheondo, who is supported by the energy of the heavenly dragon, is wandering between death and death spreads, it becomes a great anxiety in the country. Even if it happened on the night of the big festival, the Cheonryong Festival… the news was likely to spread further.

That’s why, even the emperor took a step back after examining the situation of such a princess cheondo.

Even though her condition has improved considerably now, Princess Cheondo, not knowing when she might lose her energy again and collapse, needed absolute rest.

However, the girl behind the paper gate spoke in a quiet voice.

“Is the wooden plaque really genuine?”

It was like a candle that could be extinguished at any moment.

It’s sweet, but it has no vitality. A voice that seems to be crushed at any moment makes listeners worry.

However, Ahyeon, Princess Cheondo, didn’t care and spoke with strength in her voice.

“If I have a moment, I can meet you.”

“Princess. He is an insignificant third-rate samurai.”

“Stop by.”

To think that Gongnyeo Cheondo, who makes even the emperor turn away, asks for a warrior.

Lee Ryeong didn’t quite understand that fact, but Gongnyeo Cheondo’s intentions seemed firm.

She is a princess of heaven who spends most of the day unconscious or fighting sickness.

Even when he regained consciousness from time to time, he probably didn’t have time to rest properly because he was checking the official duties coming up to Lady Cheondo.

I wonder if it would be better to rest when I can rest, but Princess Cheondo’s eyes are only focused on the warrior of the Baekseon Palace.

From what I’ve heard, it was said that he was a warrior he had never even met.

But, why does Ahyeon, the princess of Cheondo, take care of that warrior so much?

“All right.”

Up to that point… Maid-in-waiting Lee Ryeong didn’t care.

“Permission to enter the palace has been lost. After ablution in Baekryongcheon behind Cheonryongchae, burn incense to blow away the uncleanness of the body, leave all your weapons and eat.”

The middle-class maid of Cheonryongchae lowered her head and said that.

It is now possible to enter the most sacred space in Cheongdo Palace, Cheonryongchae.

Everyone in Qingdao Palace would have stuck out their tongues, asking if that made sense, but it seems that it was a bit big to bring all the wooden tablets of the crown prince who guarded the four palaces.

Ahyeon, Princess of Heaven.

The current owner of the Celestial Dragon, and a shrine maiden who obeys the will of the Celestial Dragon.

A genius among geniuses who was loved by the Heavenly Dragon since he was a child and was destined to sit at the center of this Qingdao palace.

She commanded Cheonryongchae for a long time, and even received the protection of the crown princes of the four palaces, and sat in a position that no one could touch… will hand over

However, even Seolran, the heroine, could not touch the strength of her spirit. It even made me think that she might have been a much better person as a woman of the heavenly way.

‘It’s really big.’

Cheonryongchae already overwhelms people’s hearts from the beginning.

The main palace is made up of several layers of large blue roof tiles. The number of ladies-in-waiting for just one Princess Cheondo was in the triple digits.

Among the ladies-in-waiting in Qingdao Palace, the ladies-in-waiting who directly assist the crown princes of the concubine are treated very well. It was normal for them to have high noses because it was as if they had been recognized for their skills.

However, even the ladies-in-waiting of such princesses are the ladies-in-waiting of Cheonryongchae.

Nine and lower-ranking ladies-in-waiting were the lowest, so even so, there were quite a few cases in which middle-class ladies-in-waiting and above received decent civil servant-level green wages.

And when it was the first lady of Cheonryongchae, it was difficult for the lower ranks of the main palace to speak properly, and Lee Ryeong, the lady-in-waiting of Cheonryongchae, was an authoritative figure who even had direct conversations with the dignitaries of the party.

And Princess Cheondo, who is commanding them… was a woman with only one emperor on her head.

The highest position that a woman’s body can climb in this Qingdao Palace. That was the seat of the Cheondo Gongnyeo.

At that point, it is a position that no one can reach out to even in this Cheongdo Palace where politics and cheating are rampant.

Supernatural power is basic, and he is the only person in this world who can directly handle the power of the Celestial Dragon.

He is by no means a person who can do anything with mere politics and swindling. The fact that the world we live in is different must mean this.

Isn’t it a person who can’t even be sure if he can meet even if he brings all the wooden tablets of the owners of the four palaces?

This level of authority… maybe it’s just natural.

“You can go all the way this way.”

Like that, as I entered the magnificent Cheonryongchae, numerous maids of honor were neatly lined up near the main gate.

The nine men and maids who manage the palace simply greet each other in a neat manner.

All of them look more like priests than ladies-in-waiting. Well, considering what Gongnyeo Cheondo does, that might be more correct.

As I passed all the ladies-in-waiting with their heads down like that, I saw Nine looking strangely excited in a corner.

“…”

“…”

“…unmanned?”

“…no.”

As I looked towards it, Seolran bowed her head and greeted me with a solemn face.

Even so, it’s just a mere nine dressed neatly in Nain’s clothes… but acting modestly with their heads bowed is truly a Cheon Ryong-chae person.

“…”

However… I can’t seem to hide his unique lively words and actions… It seems that something like positive energy is emanating from the whole body.

A bright feeling of energy emanates from it, as if it is greeting me with a lively spirit.

Hey, welcome to Taiping-ah, nice to meet you, this is Cheonryongchae. I usually work here. Who is this? Who is this, my friend? You came first, so I’ll keep my eyes open as you watch the Celestial Dragon Chae from here.

We didn’t say a word, but I feel like Seolran’s one-long speech passed through my mind.

Let’s say I’m happy to see you with my eyes as you shoot me with the momentum that you would have been shaking without mercy if you had a tail.

Anyway, since I am the honored guest of the Cheonryongchae who visited with all the wooden tablets of the four palaces, and there are only nine people in this Cheonryongchae…

Just exchanging a feeling of welcome, I was guided by a middle-class lady-in-waiting into the depths of the Cheonryongchae to do ablutions.

I had to spend almost an hour just to enter the Cheonryongchae and complete all the necessary procedures.

Even though they dealt with it as informally as possible, it was said that it was this much, so it seemed natural that the average person would not even dare to meet Princess Cheondo.

After going through various procedures under the guidance of a middle-class lady-in-waiting for a long time, she was finally able to enter the inner chamber of the anchae where Lady Cheondo was taking care of her illness.

To get there, I had to go through three or four paper doors, and before entering the inner chamber, I had to burn the last incense to blow away all the negativity in my body.

“You can go in alone from here.”

The middle school maid who had been guiding me for a while then stepped back with her head bowed.

“…Do you usually have a private meeting with Princess Cheondo?”

“Usually, the head lady-in-waiting is present, but the princess wished to be alone.”

“…yes?”

I was about to ask why, but I just nodded because there was no way the middle school maid knew that much.

As I entered through the paper gate, I saw a path leading to an inner room where all sorts of sacred incense were burning.

After tidying up her clothes alone, she kept going inside and pushed the last door open, revealing the inner room where Princess Cheondo was taking care of herself.

Even if it was an inner room, it was wider than the space at the entrance of a fairly modest palace.

Three or four other paper doors are spread out in the inner room. In front of it, there was a seat that looked like it had been prepared for those who had come to see Princess Cheondo to sit down.

As I knelt down on it and bowed my head, the figure of a girl was cast over the paper screen.

He lowered his head and swallowed dry saliva.

On the other side of the Jangjimun Gate, the noblest woman in the Qingdao Palace is seated.

There was no conversation for a while.

There is no one who can talk to Gongnyeo Cheondo first. It was only with her Yunheo that secular criminals could finally speak out.

The shadow beyond the Jangjimun looks infinitely haggard.

It was only a shadow, but the arms peeking out from under the collar of the royal robe were so thin.

The owner of Cheonryongchae, whose name was only known through rumors.

And, the apex of this Qingdao Palace that wrapped around me to the extent of being bizarre.

What will she say to me…

Silently waiting for words, I had no choice but to listen.

“I heard that you brought all the wooden tablets of the crown princesses.”

Even in public, she doesn’t use honorific titles for the princesses.

Even the owners of the four palaces in Gwisukdeok-hyeon could not compare to the authority of Princess Cheondo.

“Yes that’s right.”

“You survived.”

That voice… is thinner and fleeting than I thought.

Suzaku, Blue Dragon, Hyeonmu, and White Tiger.

As if looking down at the four wooden tablets, Lady Cheondo’s gaze fell downward.

“I heard that Princess… took good care of me.”

“…”

“I just wanted to say thank you.”

“okay. Well… survived. It must have been really hard.”

Suddenly, the voice of Princess Cheondo was unusual.

He was gifted with supernatural powers and was said to wield the power of the Celestial Dragon. I knew that she was a mysterious girl who could see through pretty much anything, but…

“——You died eleven times while trying to cure your aunt’s fever.”

The words that followed were of unknown circumstances.

“…yes?”

“Sister Jin Cheong-rang’s deception is not something that can be easily endured. In order to have a corresponding will, you have to constantly train yourself.”

The girl continued her story in a way that seemed to know everything.

“And, he died five times while trying to rescue a noble woman from Baekgwi Night in Baeksak Mountain. Even if you were holding a heavy sword, overcoming the middle class alone is not something anyone can do.”

However, Gongnyeo Cheondo spits out words as if she is familiar with my reaction, which I do not understand.

It looked… so natural.

“I died seven times while trying to fulfill the long-cherished wish of Hyeonbi Pohwa-ryeong. It is absolutely not easy for the situation to mesh to the point where you can shake off the detached unit in the future and cast off all your sins.”

“Princess…?”

“And he died twenty-three times trying to clear the name of Duckbi Howell. Trying to go against the laws of the court without clear evidence is to weigh one’s life lightly.”

I couldn’t say anything more.

This is because the story that Gongnyeo Cheondo recited was something vague, yet difficult to follow.

How did his mind change after a long illness?

I couldn’t bring myself to say such a thing, but Princess Cheondo quietly continued her story.

“The qualities of a swordsman you possess. Did you think that the spirit of that hero who overcomes adversity under any circumstances was born by chance from heaven?”

Suddenly, Gongnyeo Cheondo asked.

“no. It is a noble aura that you yourself have cultivated and polished over the past years and built up in your soul.”

“…I can’t understand English.”

“You… hone yourself and be there. All I did for you was to give you that chance.”

The girl behind the paper gate lowered her head and spoke in a faint voice.

“And, time and time passed… Eventually, we reached this Cheonryongchae. I hope that the spirit of the soul, which has been honed for many years, will be of great significance to the world. I… I don’t last long.”

“Princess. The little man has little knowledge and does not know the intention of what he is saying…”

“The story of Heavenly Dragon Lovers ends with everyone dying.”

That short sentence that cuts me off and rushes in.

At that moment, my breathing stopped with my head down.

And, forgetting even the courtesy he received as a servant, he had no choice but to raise his head and stare at the Jangjimun with wide eyes.

Heavenly Dragon Song.

It was because I never imagined that a person in this world would mention that word.

“To borrow the expression you said… A tragic epic that would have made you swear if you saw it yourself.”

“…Princess. What do you know?”

“Under this Celestial Dragon Chae, the Reverse Demon, who received the energy of the leyline, will kill all the people of this zodiac.”

back and forth.

There is no such word in this world.

The ranks of ghosts are divided into low, middle, high, and special ghosts.

“I saw it with my own two eyes. It has been a long time since I stepped down from this position.”

Goosebumps run down your back.

In the words of Gongnyeo Cheondo, whose words contain seriousness, it seems that there is not a single hint of joke mixed in.

There is only sincerity in the absurd story, which is not even known to be believed.

tragedy.

At that short word, my forehead trembled once.

In the genre of oriental romance/fantasy, tragic narratives in which hearts are mixed or the story ends in sadness are more common than expected.

Yes. Not all stories in the world are full of happiness and beauty.

The ending of confirming each other’s love for the last time in front of death, and witnessing the destruction together while chewing on that heart… is a law that leaves a unique bitterness and lingering aftertaste.

The story of two people closing their eyes while exchanging their hearts for the last time in the face of a huge ordeal that cannot be resisted. A bond between two people that even death cannot separate.

If you want to be remembered, you may need that nostalgia.

But i don’t like it

I believe that stories should praise life and sing the beauty of life.

I have considered the most ideal ending that I hope for, that those who have endured through trials and suffering and survived until the end receive the reward and smile happily.

All who struggle to survive deserve respect.

But.. at least, isn’t that the case with Cheonryong Sonata?