I Was Born as the King’s Daughter – Chapter 28

Ch 28

Abilities Revealed

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It was strange. I clearly knew it was a famous tourist spot. Not just famous, but the water from the ‘Holy Well’ is also used as a very good medicine for men who use magic, so there is a constant stream of men visiting.

“Older Brother, is this really the Holy Well?”

The surroundings were desolate. If there hadn’t been a worn wooden sign saying ‘Holy Well,’ I wouldn’t have been able to distinguish it from any other well on the street. However, this place wasn’t on the street, but in the mountains, which was a bit different. Actually, it was hard to even call it being in the mountains. If I were to compare it to Earth, it felt like a neighborhood back hill spring.

“Yeah, that’s right. Since we came all this way, I should drink some holy water.”

Our Second Brat moved his feet quickly. Kim Yu-shin Knight, next to me, still stared ahead with a blank face.

“Um… Kim Yu-shin Knight nim.”

“Yes.”

“Kim Yu-shin Knight nim, aren’t you going to drink the holy water? I heard it has a very good effect on men’s magic.”

“I’m fine.”

This man. He’s definitely reliable. But he’s too businesslike and stiff. I don’t know if I’m talking to a person, or a robot.

“Kiyaho!”

Our Brat caused another accident.

“Oh, Older Brother!”

Oh, geez. Seriously. That inconsiderate guy. He jumped into the Holy Well that other people also use. If it were a normal person, it would be suicide, but not that guy. He’s the type who jumps into a huge waterfall, so there’s no way he’d die from jumping into this little well. He’s probably splashing around in the well, absorbing the holy water to his heart’s content.

I didn’t know it well at this time. Kim Hwan-seong had surrounded his body with magic so that the holy water wouldn’t be contaminated. Anyway, at the time, I didn’t know that fact, and I cursed that Brat’s brat-like behavior in my mind.

‘But why are there so few people here…?’

Kim Hwan-seong’s voice was heard. Maybe because he was inside the well, his voice echoed as if it were coming from inside a cave.

“Dog! Do you want to drink some water too?”

At that moment, Kim Yu-shin Knight’s expression changed slightly. He moved one step forward.

“Your Majesty has forbidden the Princess from drinking the holy water, Prince nim.”

“Aww. Well, it can’t be helped then. The holy water is quite delicious! I’ll eat my fill for Dog’s share! Mwah! You jealous! Peekaboo!”

No. I’m not jealous at all. I have absolutely no desire to drink the water that you, Brat nim, bathed in!

“Older Brother, please eat your fill for my share. I heard it’s very good water for men. I would be very happy if it’s good for Older Brother.”

…I’ve given up on my conscience now. Kim Hwan-seong, who was in a good mood from my flattery, soared straight up into the sky from the well. Ah. No. I know you’re in a good mood. Stop it.

Water droplets splashed from Kim Hwan-seong’s body as he soared high into the sky. Those water droplets collided with the sunlight and created a small rainbow. The Brat’s cloth doll flew through the colorful, pretty rainbow.

“Go! Hung-geo-bi! Mureo-wat!”

The cloth doll even got a ridiculous name, ‘Hung-geo-bi’.

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The Holy Well is a very famous place. Many men visit. It is known to be very effective in enhancing men’s magic power.

“After making the time to come all this way, why?”

“It seems like some incredibly rich person has completely monopolized the Holy Well for today.”

“What? How can that be?”

“I heard they offered an astronomical sum to the Royal Palace.”

“No. Even so…”

“I heard that even the King permitted it.”

“D*mn it… Then it can’t be helped.”

The rumor was a little wrong. It wasn’t a rich person paying money and getting permission from the King, but the King who rented the Holy Well. Simply put, he leased it. And he made it so that no one could come. Meanwhile, Alex remembered one fact and urgently sought out the King.

“Your Majesty. There was something important I should have told you, but I forgot.”

“What is it?”

“The holy water from the Holy Well is very beneficial for men.”

“I know. That’s why I made it so that Kim Sang-hui can’t drink it.”

Alex was shocked. What? Is it true that the King gave such an order? Is it really true? That the King gave such a detailed order? No way. He doubted his ears.

‘He’s not the type to care about such details.’

The King was an elite from birth. He doesn’t care at all about the circumstances of a lowly b*tch. That’s how it should be normally.

‘The report that holy water could affect masculinization… Could it be that he remembered it?’

No one thinks such a report is important. In the first place, there’s not much chance for bitches to drink that water anyway ━ the entrance fee is very expensive ━ and from the men’s point of view, it doesn’t matter much whether a b*tch drinks that water or not. Kim Hun-sang isn’t just any man, he’s the King. And that King gave a separate order.

‘Well…he even put Kim Yu-shin Master by her side. He just doesn’t realize it himself, but he’s quite severe.’

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I only toured the Holy Well. Actually, it wasn’t anything special. It felt like I just went to the back hill of the neighborhood. The only special thing was that it was very far from the Royal Castle. We took the car again and moved for more than 6 hours. During that time, we saw a large river and crossed several mountains.

As time passed, our Brat became more and more energetic.

“Yay. This is fun.”

“Older Brother, what is so enjoyable?”

It doesn’t matter if you’re having fun. But I wish you wouldn’t get carried away with that joy and make me do mureo-wat. It just occurred to me that when he smiles so brightly like this, I really want to punch him in the solar plexus.

“I’m going to the place I want to go to the most.”

“Where is that place? I’m very excited because it’s a place that Older Brother likes.”

“The Stadium!”

My eyes blinked. The Stadium. I know what that is. I’ve seen it in books. It’s a kind of arena. I can’t understand the creature called man at all. I don’t know about anything else, but I don’t know why they are so enthusiastic about fighting each other and getting beat up.

‘Come to think of it… Jin-soo also liked it quite a bit…’

I don’t know the exact name, but there’s something like a fighting match called UFC or UFO. Jin-soo, who was usually quiet, enjoyed watching that.

‘I used to nag him not to watch such cruel things…’

When I nagged him, Jin-soo would hold onto the remote with a strong will, as if trying to watch for even one more second, and then eventually change the channel after about 2 seconds.

I smiled without realizing it.

‘I miss him.’

My mouth smiled, but my heart cried. I don’t know. It’s definitely a fun and happy memory, but why do I feel so sad? I don’t understand my own dualistic heart.

“Oh. Dog, do you like the Stadium too?”

“I…”

I didn’t like it. I don’t particularly like fights where they hurt each other.

“You like it, right? There’s no way you wouldn’t like it. Of course. Of course.”

The Brat came to his own conclusion. Since the Prince nim said so, how dare a Princess say ‘No?’ To be honest, I wanted to say, ‘No? If you don’t know, don’t act up.’ But I held back again. I sold my conscience again.

“I like everything that Older Brother likes.”

Kim Hwan-seong, who was in a good mood from my flattery, smiled brightly. He smiled with a bright smile that showed his gums, looked at me, and then stroked my head.

“Let’s go quickly!”

We drove for about another hour. We entered a large city. It was the city of ‘Michuhol’, which has the largest stadium in the Goryeo Kingdom. I couldn’t help but be amazed by the huge size of the Stadium. I’ve been to baseball stadiums a few times before. This seemed several times bigger than those baseball stadiums. I was guided by Kim Yu-shin Knight and moved to the VVIP seats. It was the closest location to the arena.

It was strange again.

‘The men around me aren’t looking at me.’

To be precise, the men in the seats next to me aren’t looking at me. The men a little further away are looking at me as if they’re curious. A woman accompanied by men. She’s probably a noble daughter, and for them, a noble daughter is a rare sight, so it’s natural that she would attract attention.

‘Something is strange after all.’

Before I could feel the strangeness or do anything about it, a loud roar erupted. I almost covered my ears for a moment. You guys! Keep your voices down! You guys have this amazing thing called magic, so when you yell, it becomes thunder! It’s so unfair. Men use magic to amplify their voices. If I hear it without magic, it feels like my eardrums will burst. They protect their ears with magic, so it doesn’t matter to them, but it’s really painful for me.

It was painful for a very short time, but before I knew it, I was okay.

‘I’m… a little better now.’

The host’s voice was heard.

━ The master of hand-to-hand combat! The blood-boiling battle between Martial Artist Kim Su-hyeok and the western gladiator Julian is about to begin!

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Kim Hwan-seong frowned slightly. I don’t know exactly, but it seems like Dog is in some pain. But she got better soon. When I concentrated on why that was, I saw that Kim Yu-shin Knight was protecting Kim Sang-hui’s ears in a non-contact state.

Kim Hwan-seong asked.

“Why did you put up a magic protection?”

However, Kim Yu-shin didn’t seem to know the reason either.

“I don’t know. It’s Your Majesty’s order.”

“Father keeps giving strange orders. He won’t let me drink the holy water either. And he’s telling me to waste magic power by putting up non-contact magic protection for no reason.”

“……..”

Kim Yu-shin didn’t say anything, but his inner thoughts were similar. He couldn’t understand why he was giving such orders. Holy water. What’s the big deal if she drinks it and what’s the big deal if he doesn’t give her magic protection? No. Why is he telling me to do magic protection in such an everyday situation? I really don’t know.

Meanwhile, Kim Sang-hui was left all alone in the noisy world. Even the host’s saliva-spraying commentary wasn’t heard well. Kim Sang-hui’s world was quiet.

‘Jin-soo really liked it…’

The Han Jin-soo from that time kept coming to mind.

‘No. That Han Jin-soo is gone now.’

And the Han Jin-soo of this world came to mind.

‘I hate you.’

‘I don’t like how you keep shaking up my head.’

He said that to me. This Han Jin-soo can’t be that Han Jin-soo. If it was the Han Jin-soo I loved, and if it was the Han Jin-soo who loved me, there’s no way he would have said that to me. Whether it was a serious or a joke, he was definitely not the type of person to say such a thing. The Han Jin-soo of this world and my Han Jin-soo are clearly different people.

Watching that, Kim Hwan-seong misunderstood completely.

“Hey. Dog.”

Kim Sang-hui couldn’t answer. It wasn’t that she didn’t answer, but that she couldn’t. Because she didn’t hear him. Only after Kim Hwan-seong called her several times did Kim Sang-hui finally come to her senses.

“I, I’m sorry. Older Brother. I, I dared to not answer Older Brother. I’m really sorry.”

Kim Hwan-seong’s expression became serious. Kim Sang-hui was a little nervous. Kim Sang-hui is always nervous. No matter how close she gets to the Brat, the difference in status is still very real. The Prince called the Princess several times. The Princess didn’t answer. The Princess dared to ignore the Prince. Whether the Princess intended to or not, the result is the same. In this world, that result alone is enough to be a sin.

“I, I’m really sorry.”

Kim Hwan-seong said.

“Are they that cool?”

…Huh? Kim Sang-hui almost asked back. Kim Hwan-seong was fired up for the first time in a while.

“You don’t know well, but I’m much stronger than them.”

What are you even saying right now? Kim Sang-hui wanted to ask. There was something she wanted to ask, but she didn’t know what to ask because she didn’t know the whole situation.

Kim Hwan-seong grinned.

“I told you, I’m much stronger.”

And Kim Hwan-seong disappeared for a moment and then reappeared. He smiled brightly. Kim Sang-hui heard something absurd. Kim Hwan-seong had issued a challenge to the Stadium on the spot. Kim Hwan-seong stretched his shoulders in front of Kim Sang-hui. He raised his chin high. He looked at Sang-hui with arrogant eyes and said.

“It’s true. I’m stronger.”

Kim Sang-hui was confused. No. So, what am I supposed to believe…? She wanted to ask. Kim Hwan-seong, the youngest knight of the Goryeo Kingdom, the commander of the 9th Division, and almost the greatest genius of this era in terms of martial power, issued a challenge to the Stadium while hiding his identity.

A new champion was born in the Stadium.

━ The master of hand-to-hand combat! Martial Artist Kim Su-hyeok has claimed victory! Amazing! Dazzling movements! Fast speed! And he wins with an accurate and powerful final punch!

And he also delivered surprising news.

━ The opponent who will challenge the championship match tomorrow is a young boy of only 15 years old!

Meanwhile, Kim Hwan-seong grinned. He said to Kim Sang-hui.

“You believe in Oppa, right?”

━————————–= Author’s Afterword —————————=

Oppa who wants to look strong.

“It’s true. I’m stronger.”

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