Chapter 85
‘I put a decent amount of effort into this one . It’s one of my masterpieces . You can use it for at least five years if you take care of it . ’
It was what 12th Elder Huan Yi said to her when he gave it to her . It was created from pigskin and other various materials made to withstand against most shocks . It even changed the color of the skin when Huan Yi worked on his magic on it . She needed to take it off every day to let the air flow through and it required new glue, but Mun Ku gladly took it .
‘How did he find out?! You told me nobody would ever find out about it!’
Huan Yi claimed that no one would be able to realize that it was a mask . Yet Yeowun saw right through it and even found out that she was a girl .
‘Should I say that I am too ugly so I had to hide my face…? No, that’s too dumb . ’
That excuse didn’t explain why she had to hide her gender . From what she experienced, Chun Yeowun didn’t seem like the type to trust others easily .
Her face turned from one to another with various expressions and she soon became depressed and Yeowun frowned . Mun Ku emotions were obvious on her face, much like Hu Bong . Mun Ku then looked up to Yeowun with begging eyes .
“Prince! Please don’t tell anyone about this!”
“…It’s not like you will be kicked out if the others know . Why are you hiding it?”
The Demonic Cult valued strength . It did not matter if the one who held the strength was a boy or a girl .
“Do you have a scar on your face? Or are you too ugly or something?”
“…”
Mun Ku became dumbfounded . She thought Yeowun would not believe such excuses, but since he asked so seriously, it seemed like Yeowun thought it was a plausible reason . Mun Ku sighed, “Whew… Prince, promise me . ”
“Promise?”
“That you will never tell this to anyone! Ever!”
“…Okay . ”
Yeowun answered hesitantly . Mun Ku then leaned back against the building wall with her limp leg and started talking .
“This face is the face of my twin brother . ”
“What?”
Mun Ku was a twin . She had a brother named Mun Yu who was the future leader of her clan . Their father, Mun Sung, was killed right before the twins were born by the Evil Forces . After experiencing such shock, their mother had trouble giving birth .
“Mother died while my giving birth to my brother . ”
‘Ah…’
Yeowun realized she had been raised without her parents . Yeowun felt more sympathetic as he too had no parents .
“My brother was always weak since he wasn’t given a proper birth . ”
Unlike Mun Ku, who came out first normally, Mun Yu was born with a defect of being mentally ill . It was very shocking for Mun Yun who just lost his son . He now had a mentally ill grandson who was the only one who could succeed the family . It was unfortunate for the Dragon Fist Clan who always had a male to lead the family .
Mun Yun then hid the fact that his grandson was mentally ill . He tried very hard to heal his grandson, but nothing worked .
“Grandfather was very sad . ”
He barely made his clan powerful like that of the six clans, but no one could succeed him . Unlike Mun Yu, Mun Ku’s talent at martial arts was astounding . She had reached the master level just when she was just sixteen, and Mun Yun was glad and sad at the same time .
“And that’s when the time to join the academy came closer . ”
Mun Yun hesitated . All clans were required to send students to join the academy, but he couldn’t send Mun Yu, who could barely speak . If he sent his granddaughter instead, that was same as saying that his grandson had a problem .
“Is there a reason for not revealing your brother’s sickness?” Yeowun asked since he was confused . In his opinion, the problem was going to be revealed sooner or later anyway .
“…All six clans want to take our clan under their wing . ”
The six clans were always competing with equal power between them . The Wise Clan was the strongest at the moment, but having the Dragon Fist Clan would be enough to turn the tide .
“They always ask us, and if they realize what happened to us… Ugh . ”
Mun Ku scowled . If the Dragon Fist Clan’s only successor was mentally ill, it would easy to take the entire clan under them by marrying Mun Ku off instead .
‘I see . ’
Yeowun nodded understandingly .
“So, grandfather declared to be neutral to protect our clan . ”
The 9th Elder wanted to keep his clan from being absorbed into one of the six clans . Mun Ku then gave him a surprising idea .
“I told him I would join the academy as a male student . ”
She also knew about the situation of her clan, so she decided to join the academy in place of her brother .
“If I pretend like I’m my brother and do well at the academy, the six clans won’t try to play tricks on us at least . ”
Mun Yun did not want it at first . But he soon asked his friend, and the only one who knows about the details of his clan, 12th Elder Huan Yi to make her a mask, and that’s how she was here now .
However, the thing was that she did not use her brother’s name . This was as a precaution just in case her gender was revealed so that her clan or her brother would not take the blame .
‘So, this was what happened . ’
Yeowun then lost all suspicion he had of her . For the first time, he fully understood another person’s problem .
‘He’s very serious . ’
Mun Ku grinned at Yeowun, who was seriously listening to her story .
“I guess that explains my mask?”
Yeowun nodded . Mun Ku too, felt a bit relieved after telling her secret to someone . She then emphasized it again .
“Prince, you really have to keep this a secret . ”
“…Yeah . ”
“You have to keep it! Please!”
Mun Ku had a very girlish accent, but she had a boy’s face and voice .
“Did you change your voice too?”
Mun Ku intentionally spoke with a hoarser voice to mimic a boy’s voice . She smiled and changed her voice to a higher and smoother voice .
“Of course . I can’t let anyone know, you know?”
Yeowun was surprised . That was definitely a girl’s voice .
“But making this boy voice makes my throat dry . ”
That’s why Mun Ku did not speak much if she could .
“It’s much better to speak in my own voice . Heh . ”
She smiled and Yeowun also smiled back .
“Huh? OH no!”
Mun Ku then looked up at the dark night and began taking something out from her pocket . It was a small bottle .
“I almost forgot . ”
“Huh?”
“It’s my time to put on glue on the mask . I forgot while talking to you . ”
“Is that the glue?”
“Yeah . This is really taxing, you know . I have to glue it every night or else it might come off . ”
“Oh . ”
The mask made from Huan Yi was very well-made so that it didn’t feel awkward while wearing it, but it always needed constant gluing .
“It was so hard to glue this on myself with my broken arm . At least there’s an upside to something . ”
She then took the end part of the mask and pulled it off her face . The mask then stretched like rubber and was peeled off, revealing what was underneath .
“Ah…”
Yeowun let out a gasp of astonishment without realizing . She had a pure white face with large, glittery eyes, and she had small pink lips . Her beauty shined under the moonlight and it made even Chun Yeowun, who was indifferent toward others, mesmerized .
“Here! Hold it up with both your hands . ”
“Huh? Like this?”
“Yeah!”
Yeowun held up his hands and Mun Ku placed her mask in them . She then opened the bottle and began spreading the glue on the inner surface of the mask .
“See how annoying it is? Hehe . ”
She smiled and Yeowun blushed . It was the first time Yeowun thought that someone of the opposite gender was pretty . Yeowun, however, did not know what this emotion was, so he soon returned to his normal expression .
“There we go . Thank you . ”
Ku finished re-gluing it and placed the mask over her face again . It looked like it was a bit difficult to place it over her face with one hand, so Yeowun had to help her out . Soon, Ku was back to wearing her brother’s face .
“I did it quickly, thanks to you . It’s good that someone knows my secret . Heh . ”
Ku spoke with a smile . She then asked Yeowun, “As you can see, I cannot train right now because I’m injured . Are you going to train in the training room?”
“Yeah . ”
“Then I’ll go back to the dorm and rest for today . Oh, what is your room number?”
“I stay in the 7th room in the 4th building . ”
“I’ll move my stuff over to your room then now that I’m in your group . I’ll see you later . ”
Ku then limped over in the direction of the dormitory . Yeowun then moved to walk toward the training room when a thought struck at him that made him stop in his tracks .
“Wait… she’s a girl . ”
Ku was a girl, and she was now going to come to stay at boy’s dormitory . Yeowun wondered how he should deal with this .
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