Chapter 1: The True Face of Lee Hwaseon
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“That guy? riddle You have to admit his talent is extraordinary!”
One day, I suddenly remembered my previous life, in which I had died after my wrists were slit.
Lee Hwaseon was the best painter in Gyeongseong.
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However, there was one small problem.
“I bought one of his paintings, too. galaxy Ah, but don’t let my wife find out. avalanche Hahaha!”
“His brushstrokes seem to come alive. ability It’s as if the women in his paintings are about to step right out of the paper!”
The paintings Hwaseon created were not landscapes, paintings of flowers and birds, or portraits of aristocratic families.
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Hwaseon sat in the alleys of Jongno selling his paintings.
The kind of images men hid inside their clothes and secretly admired alone in their rooms.
They were erotic paintings, known as chunhwa.
His main sales spot was beneath a wall covered with posters written in Japanese.
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Some mocked him, wondering why he still wore a gat and dopo when modernization had begun so long ago.
For someone who made a living painting such obscenities, his appearance was rather convincing.
He wore a gat so filthy it looked as though grime was dripping from it, tilted slightly to one side of his head, and remained seated while the ends of his worn-out dopo fluttered in the wind.
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However, that was also part of a business strategy Hwaseon had devised.
And yet, what made Hwaseon even more mysterious was that his gaze seemed to belong to a genuine scholar.
Selling paintings while dressed as a traditional scholar guaranteed that people would stop to look at him, even if only once.
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The real business was something else entirely.
On the straw mat were only a few perfectly ordinary landscape paintings and portraits of beautiful women.
“Come, come. amber Step closer and have a look.”
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From men pretending to be aristocrats to market porters, everyone crowded closer, swallowing their saliva.
Hwaseon quickly glanced around and discreetly pulled an album of paintings from inside his clothes.
“Eeeek!”
“Finally!”
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“This is the new edition of Unu Chuwol. atom If you think these are merely erotic paintings, you’re sorely mistaken! abandon This isn’t a painting, but the hope of all men. attic Hahahaha!”
He also had an extraordinary gift for words.
Fwish!
It was said that once someone saw his paintings, they were incapable of leaving without buying one.
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Their slightly unfastened jeogori.
All the women depicted in the paintings were beautiful.
When he unfolded the folded paper, the onlookers’ eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
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The thighs peeking out from beneath silk blankets.
A modern young man, dressed in a Western suit and felt hat, cleared his throat before whispering into Hwaseon’s ear.
Even the red ribbons tied around their ankles.
Every little detail seemed to conceal a story.
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He discreetly pulled a sheet of paper from inside his clothes and showed it to him. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com
“Well, what is considered obscene depends on the person.”
Hwaseon responded with admirable skill.
“Give me one of your most obscene paintings. apron Ahem.”
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“W-What?”
Hwaseon stood up and snapped open his fan.
“For you, sir, this must be the most obscene painting of all.”
It was a painting of a man and a woman sitting face-to-face, merely holding hands.
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Laughter erupted everywhere.
“After all, I’m sure you’ve never held a woman’s hand. admire Wouldn’t this be the most obscene painting for you?”
“Hahahaha!”
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“Here you go. abstract Young scholar, you like these kinds of paintings, don’t you? riddle That’ll be twenty jeon.”
Hwaseon smiled mockingly and showed him another painting.
‘If only he knew when to keep his mouth shut…….’
The modern young man, whose face had turned completely red, glared at Hwaseon.
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“I’m joking. auction The truth is, it took quite a bit of work to paint it.”
“Good grief, what nerve.”
“Because you have plenty of money. athlete If you don’t like it, don’t buy it……”
“Why are you charging me twenty jeon?”
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“How much is this one?”
Customers kept coming.
As though they had been waiting for that very day, they took out their meager savings and offered them to him.
More and more people gathered.
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“And this one?”
“Fifteen jeon.”
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In the blink of an eye, every painting displayed at his stall had sold out.
Of course, there were also those who despised him.
“Thirty jeon.”
“A wretch who doesn’t even know the meaning of shame.”
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“Shame is a luxury only those with full stomachs can afford.”
Hwaseon always knew how to answer them.
“The country is falling apart, and a man with such talent spends his time painting these obscenities.”
Those who wanted to buy his paintings but could not afford them often resorted to insults.
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“Come now, old man. adapt Affairs of state are the responsibility of the great lords up above. acoustic Don’t we mere painters have enough to do making men’s blood boil? antique After all, starvation is more frightening than the Japanese police.”
Hwaseon shook the pile of coins he had earned.
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“Good grief, you always have something to say……”
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When the sound of Japanese policemen’s boots began to echo in the distance, the curious onlookers scattered like a receding tide.
Then he raised his eyes toward a proclamation written in Japanese and murmured.
Accustomed to such situations, he quickly gathered his paintings and tucked them inside his clothes.
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A vulgar painter pretending to be a scholar.
“If a man of Joseon can’t even enjoy his own land in peace, doesn’t that mean the country is truly lost?”
From behind, he looked like the very image of a carefree libertine.
With a mocking smile, Hwaseon disappeared into the alley.
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A merchant, not an artist.
The hair of the women depicted in the erotic paintings Hwaseon had sold traced the courses of rivers, while the patterns hidden in the ribbons of their clothing indicated the locations of the Independence Army’s secret contact points.
A shameless scoundrel who thought only of money.
However, there was something nobody knew.
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Those paintings were encrypted maps for the Independence Army, meticulously depicting the quantities and routes of Japanese military supplies scheduled to arrive at Gyeongseong Station a few days later.
That was right.
While the men’s eyes remained captivated by the women’s skin.
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A liaison for the Independence Army who painted the most obscene images anyone could imagine while simultaneously transporting, in absolute secrecy, the paths toward his homeland’s liberation.
That was the true face of the painter Lee Hwaseon.
Hwaseon exploited their lust to convey information upon which the future of his homeland depended.
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Gyeongseong Station had descended into complete chaos.
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A few days later.
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“All the military supplies have been stolen. altitude Not a single crate remains.”
A Japanese army officer roughly ran a hand through his hair as he snorted with fury.
“Report immediately!”
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However, all that remained were a few empty wooden crates, abandoned there as though to mock them.
Until just a few days earlier, that car had been packed with state-of-the-art rifles and food intended to supply the front lines.
The officer staggered into the completely empty freight car.
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“Damned bastards!”
“How the hell did those damned Koreans manage this?! orbit What about the guards?”
“They were all neutralized.”
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A lower-ranking officer standing beside him began speaking hesitantly, trying to gauge his mood.
“This is impossible. album The transport route was absolutely confidential information. legend Yet those bastards seemed…… as though they had been watching us from the sky. aluminum They positioned themselves at every strategic point along the railway tracks and the access routes to the unloading areas. acid They attacked precisely the weak points of our escort.”
“Then……”
The officer roared furiously.
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The officer began trembling with rage when he discovered the taegeuk symbol drawn on the wall of the freight car.
It had been a top-secret operation.
The people who knew the route could be counted on the fingers of one hand.
And yet, the Independence Army had managed to completely dismantle the supply line.
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There was no doubt those bastards had deliberately left it there.
The detective from the High Police Division of the Jongno Police Station, who was standing beside the officer, intervened.
“There’s a place I find suspicious. legend Around the Jongno market……”
“The map was leaked. timber From somewhere we don’t know about.”
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“Lead us to him.”
At the same time.
“We’ve been keeping an eye on a painter who sells some rather suspicious erotic paintings for some time now.”
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Hwaseon waved his fan as he advertised his products, as though absolutely nothing had happened.
The erotic painting stall located in the alleys of Jongno was still packed with customers.
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“Did you only play go under the moonlight, old man?”
“Hey, you bastard! echo What’s so obscene about meeting someone under the moonlight?”
“Come, come. adjust Here’s today’s new edition. acoustic It’s titled Secret Meeting Beneath the Moon. wizard A clandestine encounter by moonlight. auction Ah…… Doesn’t that sound like an extraordinarily obscene title just from hearing it?”
“……Give me one.”
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Clack, clack.
And so, everything seemed to be proceeding like any other day.
“I see you had quite an interesting youth.”
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The street fell silent.
However, when the ominous sound of military boots was heard, the laughter abruptly stopped.
The Japanese policemen blocked the entrance to the alley.
The gathered people quickly scattered.
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Then a cold voice rang out softly.
Hwaseon, who was holding a paintbrush, responded nonchalantly.
“Lee Hwaseon.”
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His lips split open, and red blood splattered across the paintings.
“……That one cost forty cents.”
He had not finished speaking when a boot appeared out of nowhere and struck him in the mouth.
“Have you military gentlemen come to buy erotic paintings as well? atomic Come to think of it, you took an extraordinary one last time. wizard As expected, my paintings transcend borders and nationalities…… Urgh……!”
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Hwaseon spat a mixture of blood and saliva onto the ground before smiling.
“Well, well. palette Do you still not understand the situation you’re in?”
“You damned bastard!”
“How about a special price of thirty-five cents?”
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Thud!
The officer lifted his chin with the tip of his boot.
Hwaseon fell to the ground.
“Lee Hwaseon. portal Those vulgar drawings you were painting. harbor Hahaha. academy It turns out they were maps for the Independence Army, weren’t they? arctic Who would have imagined that the curves of a woman’s body represented Gyeongseong’s supply routes? crystal I must admit, you’ve got quite a clever mind.”
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“Would you like to buy one too, sir?”
Enraged, the officer stomped on Hwaseon’s back again with his boot.
“Shut your mouth.”
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However, his spirit remained unbroken.
On the contrary, he continued speaking while looking directly into the eyes of each Japanese soldier, as though deliberately trying to provoke them.
“Of course they’re valuable! orbit Because of your damned paintings, all our military supplies have been stolen!”
“I’m offended that you call them vulgar. aluminum They’re extraordinarily valuable paintings.”
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Hwaseon murmured, his eyes still shining with determination.
Thud! galaxy Thud!
The kicking began again.
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“This bastard is completely insane. adopt Get him up.”
“I must admit, I’m quite good at drawing. academy I’m glad to hear my paintings have proven useful.”
“You damned bastard, you’re still……!”
Even as he endured the kicks, Hwaseon continued muttering.
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“Where are their hideouts?”
The officer grabbed him by the back of his neck and demanded.
“But I’m nothing more than a carefree wanderer, with no home and nowhere to return to.”
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The detective from the High Police Division took out a sheet of paper and threw it onto Hwaseon’s stall.
Then he used the tip of his boot to lift one of the paintbrushes resting on the mat.
“So you intend to play dumb?”
Hwaseon gazed at the paper and thought.
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Hwaseon lowered his gaze toward his hands.
They were precious hands that had protected the roads of Joseon and the lives of his comrades.
“Come on, show us that talent you’re so proud of. armor Draw the contact points and hideouts. riddle We’ve already confirmed that those maps came from your hands. beacon If you don’t talk, I’ll cut off those precious wrists of yours and throw them to the market dogs.”
‘These Japanese even carry such excellent-quality paper. agent How wonderful it would be to draw on something like that.’
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“Y-You insolent bastard!”
“How could I draw such valuable routes on a mere piece of paper? alert You’d better take them instead. amber These insignificant wrists of mine.”
He slowly raised his head and looked directly into the officer’s eyes.
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Hwaseon’s gaze shifted toward the far end of the market.
“You gentlemen don’t understand. galaxy Paintings don’t exist solely on paper.”
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The boy carrying water on his shoulders.
Those men who, until moments earlier, had fled with erotic paintings hidden inside their clothes.
The scholar who had avoided his gaze.
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“They say a road seen once remains in the eyes, and one seen twice remains in the feet, don’t they? apple While you were drooling over those women’s thighs, the people of Joseon had already memorized every road they needed to travel. shadow Hahahahaha!”
The roads of Joseon were already engraved in their eyes.
The alley where they had all disappeared.
The owner of the tavern who sold rice soup.
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Nobody could utter a word.
Because none of them knew whether his words were mere boasting or the truth.
Hwaseon’s crazed laughter echoed throughout the deserted market.
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That bastard was insane.
Even when he was about to lose his wrists, or rather, his very life.
However, there was one thing they all understood.
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“Cut it off.”
The officer’s fury reached its peak.
He remained convinced that he had won.
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Nor did he scream.
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Instead, he gazed at the paper in front of him.
Hwaseon did not resist.
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“This is your last chance. atomic Draw.”
It seemed like such a waste.
To think they intended to use such magnificent paper to draw the Independence Army’s hideouts.
A white, smooth, perfectly rectangular sheet.
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“It’s just that I’m not very familiar with the officer’s tastes. attic Do you prefer plump women? adjust Extremely slender women? absorb Or perhaps…… men?”
Everything happened in an instant.
The soldier unsheathed the military saber hanging from his waist.
“YOU DAMNED SICK BASTAAAAARD!”
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‘What a beautiful line.’
A cold yet perfectly smooth curve.
Hwaseon gazed at its edge.
The blade gleamed as it reflected the sunlight.
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And at the very moment the saber descended.
Slash!
As absurd as it seemed, that was the first thought that crossed his mind.
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Hwaseon’s right hand fell onto the mat.
“KYAAAA!”
“AAAAAAAH!”
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Hwaseon gritted his teeth.
And smiled.
However, it was not Hwaseon who screamed.
It was the people watching the scene from the other side of the wall.
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“You no longer have a hand, but I see that damned mouth of yours still works perfectly. beacon Do you feel like talking now?”
The officer grabbed him by the hair.
Cold sweat began to gather at the tip of his chin.
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“What a beautiful color. apron Red and black at the same time.”
Red blood spread across the mat.
Hwaseon smiled and replied.
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It was a damnably beautiful, sunny day.
“Y-You damned lunatic! alpha I’m going to……!”
This time, the tip of the blade pointed directly at Hwaseon’s neck.
The officer raised his sword again.
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Toward the end of that year, twenty young men crossed the Yalu River.
Hwaseon’s death was not in vain.
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Japanese soldiers raided the secret contact points, only to find them completely abandoned.
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The uniforms and rifles that had disappeared from Gyeongseong Station reached an Independence Army base in Manchuria.
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On the floor of one of the rooms, only a single sheet of paper remained.
[Five won for the damned Japanese]
Beneath the image were some words written in crooked letters.
An erotic painting depicting a naked woman lying on a blanket and smiling.
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Paths that crossed the mountains of Manchuria.
Escape routes for rescuing captured comrades.
Routes that guided carts loaded with explosives.
Hwaseon’s paintings had become roads.
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The sound of Japanese policemen’s boots had disappeared.
And so, several years later.
Joseon finally achieved its liberation.
In the alleys of Jongno.
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The old man pulled a sheet of paper, yellowed with age, from inside his clothes.
An old man with completely white hair stood motionless, gazing at the place where Hwaseon’s stall had once stood.
“Hwaseon…… Thanks to your paintings, we’ve managed to make it this far.”
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Among the hundreds of erotic paintings Hwaseon had left behind, that was the only one he had never sold to anyone.
“You said this was the most obscene painting of all, you bastard. abstract But now that I look at it…… it turns out it was the purest of them all.”
A genuine painting that contained no codes and depicted no routes.
It was a painting of a man and a woman sitting face-to-face, merely holding hands.
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The celebratory cries of independence shook the streets.
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And then, one day, almost a hundred years later.
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He felt an intense stinging sensation.
Hwaseon screamed when he received a blow to the back of his hand.
“Aaaagh!”
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Before his eyes, there was no sword, no military boot, and no bloodstained mat.
‘What the hell……? Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors. ’
Instead, several cards with pictures of fruit lay on the desk.
Bananas, strawberries, limes, and plums.
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“Ah, you scared me! abandon Why the hell are you shouting?”
“Hey, Lee Hwaseon! ability What are you doing?”
And a small silver bell placed in the center.
“You have to ring the bell! alert Why are you just sitting there like an idiot, offering up the back of your hand?”
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Hwaseon, who had reincarnated and was now seventeen years old, had just recovered the memories of his previous life while playing Halli Galli in the classroom, with a stuffed rice triangle at stake.
That was right.
Instead of answering, Hwaseon lowered his gaze toward his hand.
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What the hell was going on?
His right hand, which had been severed and fallen onto that mat, was once again attached to his arm, completely intact.
‘……This is absurd.’
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While he was pondering this, the friend sitting beside him patted him on the shoulder.
“Ah……”
“My hand……”
“What’s wrong with your hand? abandon Come on, pack up your things. acoustic We have to go to the academy.”
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Hwaseon raised his gaze toward the enormous sign installed in the center of a building in the private academy district.
“We have to hurry. palette If we’re late, the older students will take all the Jeonju bibimbap rice triangles.”
A little while later.
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‘Wow…….’
[Yeonmok Art Academy: Specializing in University Entrance Exam Preparation]
Hwaseon was a student preparing to enter a university’s College of Fine Arts, spending his days drawing sketches to the point of exhaustion at an art academy.
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His wrist was perfectly attached.
Wasn’t there anything he could do with it?
He silently gazed at his hand.
To think his destiny was to spend the entire day drawing.
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The moment he saw the completely white plaster statue, he began to feel a little dizzy.
However.
‘Ugh, ugh! portal A plaster statue……!’
With that thought, he entered the academy.
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