To survive, I shall bloody my hands.
To survive, I will take, take and take.
Everything.
Born Into a world where I am bound by strings, I will one day finally receive a chance to sever those strings by ending those that are holding them. I will sin to live.

A girl who knows many different languages. She works as a translator. During a routine event, she is killed.

Then she transmigrates into a man's body. Not only is she a woman in a man's body, the body is also deaf.

During the story she will find a family and friendship. Living a peaceful life instead of the war torn world she was in.

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Hello! 

I wrote a story, previous to this one. If you read the other story, I beg you not to kill me. I was learning and I wrote everything raw. Just unfiltered ramblings.

In a way this story is connected to the other one, but you do not need to read that other one to understand this. I also suggest you don't, unless you want to bleed out of your eyes.

This is just a standalone story for me to write in the meantime like the other one. I learned a lot and I plan to put it into practice. I'm not sure how long this story will be, but I'll put more thought into and it will be short.

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"I hope you enjoy and I hope I can give you a somewhat original story."

*breaths a huge sigh and walks off stage*

"Gee, my little heart can't take this. Showing my work to the public is scary."

*smacks cheeks*

"Its fine. You will do better this time self!"

"Thank you self!"

*gives self a thumbs up*

HI! would like to give some notes; 

{...}‹‹‹‹‹Things inside this means it's a translation because in this novel we would be using 5 languages(Tagalog(Filipino), Chinese, Korean, English, and Japanese).

While reading this you might encounter yourself.











27th of may can we turn back time. Summer of 2008, everyone was in the living room, I can hear everyone laughing, playing, talking and excited about something. Weird, right? that was the first summer, my parents, my two sisters and I are here in Cavite together for days.

"Pia, Bakit ka nasa kusina pumunta ka dito makipaglaro ka sa mga pinsan mo"
{Pia, why are you in the kitchen come here and play with your counsins} auntie Creese shouted. 

As I walked to the living room, I find it odd that everyone seems to be expecting someone. After minutes of playing, talking and repeat, someone rang the doorbell which was my first time hearing it because who would want to ring a doorbell in a scary ancestral house in the middle of the night LIKE DUDE I WOULDN'T DO THAT. My Mama ran excitedly greeting the two people who are white as milk, eyes like my mama, and they carry big heavy-looking bags. 

They talked for hours and hours, my sisters seem to know them, my cousins seem to know them, Who? A relative? Friend?Kidnapper? Ghosts? But there's something about them I can't help but notice, who is the little kid between those two white people, I didn't notice him entering and he kept silent since he came. Nobody seems to pay attention to him, like me...hehe..., should I go and talk to him and...nevermind I'll just approach him.

"Hey, why don't go talk?" four years old I said
as he just stared at me, I felt everyone's cold look and the room went dead. 
"He...can talk?" I asked the girl seating next to him.
 "Oh dear he can, how time flies you already can talk," she answered laughing.
"then, you can play with him."
"of course, dear" she looked like she was amused by my use of words then their murmuring began again.

I pulled him and we played in our grandparent's room. My grandfather is already sleeping with my other cousin. so we just played silently, both of us didn't care to know the time and played until we fell asleep. I woke up in our grandparent's bed with him sleeping by my side. 
"Still dark but so peaceful". Too quiet!.... I ran towards the leaving room finding no one, the house was calm as the dead sea then I saw my dad outside with my mama ready to leave for work, to go to the city. They wouldn't bother to wake me up cause I'll just make a fuss out of it. This time I won't cry....not gonna cry.....no....cryy... "Mama...ahhhh...ahhhh...leaving again...alone"

"Pia, don't cry if you cry your parents might get into an accident,"My grandfather told me him believing in folk ways. Stop it ...stop crying. 
My parents departed again seeing them in the next few months or years, maybe never. 

"come on, let's eat breakfast," the grandfather said.

Everyone was eating with white people. I sat between My Bernadette and the white kid, "hey I had a lot of fun last night" I whispered in his ears, he smiled and nods at me. While eating the white people told us that the little kid will be living with us during school breaks. They stayed for at least four days then the two older white people left but before they left I asked what the kid's name was and it was 김치상(Gim Ji Sang or Andrew). They left the kid alone with a bunch of strangers. He still didn't utter a word since he came, he smiles, nods, sleep, eats and repeat.
"May sakit ba si Andrew ate?" I asked {is Andrew sick?}

"Wala, di lang say nag Sasalita ng Tagalog at English, Korean Kasi says" {No he isn't, he just doesn't speak English and Tagalog, because he's Korean,} My sister replied. Now that I retell my story I feel like my sister is racist.

"Laro kami Kasama sila Alexander at Miguel"{gonna play with him, Alexander and Miguel} I said. My sister nods. 

after hanging out for a few days with us surprisingly he can talk little Tagalog. He's very smart for a seven-year-old kid. Learning a new language in a new environment in an instant was a good thing, that's what I thought, BEFORE, but more likely it triggered my grandfather's Chinese blood like hell.

"Mga apo, pipili kayo ng isang porma ng sining. Aaralin niyo ito ng mabuti ah"{My grandchildren, I would want you to pick one art form and study it well} My grandfather THOUGHTFULLY said 

I get to be the last 'cause I'm second to the youngest, unfortunately, the youngest was just born this June so she still can't pick. everyone picked and it can't be repeated. So as I picked mine, Grandfather Tae stopped me and said: "I have a better idea for you".
"what is it?"
"you will study Chinese, my precious little princess"

I have no choice but to agree, you can't refuse older people, that would be considered as an act of disrespect. I had to go to China during breaks and study. That's what he told me and my parents. My very very thoughtful parents agreed to it without thinking about what I would feel. A new environment, a new language, new people. I hate it, In The Philippines, you start at 6 years old to study in an elementary since I'm still 4 I had to stay in China for 2 years and take my pre-schooling there.

They would send me to my uncle's house in Wuxi, China. He's a nice guy like my dad but he's also like my grandfather Tae, pushes you to your the limits even if it's against your will. Uncle Yeng came to pick me up early in the morning to catch the flight at 11 am. Everyone said their farewell message and I don't feel touch, I feel like crying because  I'd be far away for them for years. 
Before going Andrew hug me and said "don't forget me when you go to China and Thank you for teaching me Tagalog, I'll wait for you, Pia. Let's play again when you get back, alright?".Their cold hugs, my cold stare and my bestfriend.


         
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It took them great effort to finally understand Anthony's awkward phrasing, as the translation produced by mobile software were grammatically incorrect…
In the sewers, they exchanged a startled look. It was their first time hearing that CTALI was applicable in underground transport as well… Are you dead broke? You must be, right?!
Deep sea white sand was nothing ordinary, and every earth-type Metahuman would die to obtain it. But why had it become a caption tool in this pro's hands…
Usually, the various organizations would treat each other with courtesy, as the top survival strategy in this era was to have fewer enemies and focus more on strengthening one's own power. But now, they had run into an unreasonable yet invincible rival. Who could they find for help?
At first, Lu Xiaoyu was annoyed that someone wanted to peek on them inside their safe house. But he thoughts had changed. Now she only wanted to rob them…
Although Lu Shu had given her enough pocket money and even his debit card was with her, she felt guilty for spending Lu Shu's hard-earned cash. When they went shopping, she would still pick cheaper products.
Lu Shu labored arduously day after day, so how could she squander it away? Lu Xiaoyu had decided that she would earn money herself!
Moreover, she had always wanted to treat Lu Shu to a meal and had cast her eyes on a supreme buffet in Luo City priced at 300 yuan each.
However, how could she treat him with his money? Unwilling to do so, she had started to make money on her own…
While Anthony was counting the money, Lu Xiaoyu was elated in her room. No wonder Lu Shu was so fond of making money, as the happiness attached was so profound… 
With so many different currencies, she had to get them exchanged at the bank. But Lu Xiaoyu was not in a rush.
The line of Metahumans were beginning to have doubts about their lives when the pro began counting money like a kid. It was probably the Class B with the most unique personality that they had ever met…
Just how poor are you?!
The expert's mysterious image had fallen flat in their mind…
Despite coming from various countries, English was a universally understood language for most Practitioners. After all, unlike Lu Xiaoyu who had spent most of her time in China, proficiency in English was a necessary skill for those risking their lives on the international arena.
Meanwhile, the deep sea white sand had rearranged into another line of software-translation-styled English. "I will give you something in exchange." 
Instantly, everyone held their breaths in surprise. Was the pro suddenly being generous and intended on teaching them some earth-type secret skills? Or was it a recipe to Class B?
If not, it would be good to simply leave a positive impression so that the pro might provide some protection in the remains. In that case, they would be much safer, as there were a total of only eleven Class B experts in all of Pattaya.
Everyone looked at Anthony expectantly, but the latter remained still for a long moment. After pondering for up to two minutes and one minute for the translation tool to finish its job, another line appeared. "Since you are entering the remains soon…"
Everyone lit up, as expected, the pro was about to…
But before they could jump in joy, the sand had rearranged. "then i will grant you 365 wishes."
What bloody 365 wishes?! They felt insulted intellectually…
The thing was, how many days would they spend in the remains? 365 wishes were totally more than enough…
At the same time, Lu Shu was still looking closely at his background panel in an attempt to make some deductions about the real-time situations based on the fluctuation in distress points. Just when there was a hint at calming down, another surge appeared, which brought Lu Shu into reflection again…
Then, he finally realized something was off. Turning to Lu Xiaoyu's room, he demanded, "Where is Anthony? Did you let him out for a fight?!"
Lu Xiaoyu's smiling eyes squeezed into two little crescents, "Don't worry. Everything is under control!"
Lu Shu, "…"
An awful hunch reminded Lu Shu that the entire city went into upheaval the last time Lu Xiaoyu said so…
At this moment, Anthony rose from the surface, with a handful of change in his hands, including Korean Won, Japanese Yen, US Dollars and Euros…
Lu Shu drew a startled breath, "How many people did you rob? What are you up to!?"
"To treat you to a meal," Lu Xiaoyu said as though it was only natural, "I heard there's a new buffet restaurant with high ratings. This is my own money!"
Lu Shu mused for a long while, suddenly understanding Lu Xiaoyu's intentions. Meanwhile, he never cared about where the money was from…
He smiled, "Then we must have something superlative."
"Of course!" Lu Xiaoyu was happy to finally have the ability to earn money on her own. Although she did not do it lawfully, it was her private savings after all.
Ever since they embarked on the journey of revenge, both of them had experienced certain changes in their personality. To put it more accurately, it was more of a liberation than change.
...
In the end, Li Yixiao could not sell all their magical stones. Not because of the language barrier, though, but he was unhappy about the local price range. In China, the market price for a stone would be stabilized at around 120,000 yuan. But here, taking currency exchange rates into consideration, it was only 80,000 yuan each. Thus, Li Yixiao decided to hold onto his stones after selling only one.
Instead of returning to the market, Lu Shu immediately phoned the old man. After careful consideration, he made up his mind to resell his stones and the eleven petals through the Golden Foundation. Although particularly valuable, they were useless in his hands.
Thus, Lu Shu would rather exchange it for practical combat effectiveness.
The old man did not question him about the origin of his resources, nor his plan. Lu Shu only asked to trade his twenty-five magical stones and eleven petals for forty-five ragged magical weapons, as food for his divine water.
Thoroughly disappointed in his purple golden gourd, Lu Shu had no alternatives but to redirect his attention to the golden divine water. After a day's research, he realized the item might possibly be one of the three legendary divine waters.
Nonetheless, the golden divine water in history only fed on flesh and bones and was never recorded to have means to grow. But Lu Shu's water was like sulfuric acid with the ability to devour magical weapons. Maybe we should call it divine water for now.
Lu Shu had tried to touch the water himself. Interestingly, he would not be corroded, which meant more functions were available.
Despite the supreme attacking power of Corpsedog and Concealed Arrow among Class C flying daggers, Lu Shu was in need of presentable defense tools. Though powerful, his celestial cloak was never meant to be shown.
Then, a question struck him. At a time when other Class C's made use of their elemental armor and Anthony with his condensed armor made of deep sea white sand, he could use some help from his divine water!
With the golden divine water outside, coating the celestial cloak inside, his defense abilities would be greatly boosted!
Truth be told, Lu Shu was indeed envious of Li Yixiao's tough-skinned and unkillable Tiger Fist…
As the saying went, everything comes to he who has money…


Magical energy has come to this world; Lu Shu could only stare as one powerhouse after another appear.

Looking at his own peculiar ability, he exhaled a breath of cold air.

Dog balls!

...

This is a story of how Lu Shu used poisonous chicken soup to become the Demon King

Translator Synopsis:

This is the story of an orphan, Lu Shu. He is not any regular orphan, but a metahuman experiencing the changes in himself, his country and the world during the dawn of the magical era. Watch as Lu Shu embarks on a journey to hone his peculiar abilities together with his sister, the adorable and charismatic Lu Xiaoyu. Along the way, they’ll encounter supernatural events, obstacles and even the most powerful people in their country. How will Lu Shu make the best of his abilities and oust his never-ending list of rivals and opponents?

If you don't know some of these kpop idols feel free to search because I cannot put pictures in. (I will put which kpop group they're from.)

Kim Family

-Smart
-Beautiful/Handsome 
-Rich

Y/N

Full Name: Kim Y/N
Age: 22 years old ( 24 in Korea right?)
Birthday: Dec. 23, 1996
Siblings: Kim Ji Soo, Kim Seok Jin, Kim Tae Hyung
Bestfriends: Park Chaeyoung (Rose), Im Nayeon (Nayeon), and Jeon Jung Kook (Jungkook)
Relationship Status: Single
Languages she can speak: English, Korean, and a bit of Japanese and Chinese
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Lives in: Australia
About:
Badass and Hardheaded
Very rich because of her parents company in South Korea
Their company is one of the biggest and richest company in South Korea
Lived in Australia for 5 years already
Graduated last year (2018)
Doesn't want to fall in love
Nice to others when others are nice to her
Youngest at their family

Blackpink Jisoo (as the older sister of Y/N)

Full Name: Kim Ji Soo
Age: 24 years old ( 25 in Korea right?)
Birthday: Jan. 3, 1995
Siblings: Kim Y/N, Kim Seok Jin, and Kim Tae Hyung
Bestfriends: Kim So Jung (Sowon) and Kang Seul Gi ( Seulgi)
Relationship Status: Married (Forced)
Languages she can speak: Korean, Japanese and basic Chinese
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Lives in: Seoul, South Korea
About:
Fun to be with and Kind
Very rich because of her parents company in South Korea
Their company is one of the biggest and richest company in South Korea
Graduated at 2017
2nd oldest / 3 youngest at their family

BTS Jin (as the older brother of Y/N)

Full Name: Kim Seok JinAge: 26 years old (28 in Korea right?)
Birthday: Dec. 4, 1992
Siblings: Kim Y/N, Kim Ji Soo, and Kim Tae Hyung
Bestfriends: Park Jimin (Jimin), Park Jin Young (Jinyoung), Min Yoongi (Suga)
Relationship Status: Has a girlfriend (Kim Jennie)
Languages he can speak: Korean, Chinese (Mandarin), and Basic English
Birthplace: Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Lives in: Seoul, South Korea
About:
Funny and Very Handsome (Worldwide Handsome)
Very rich because of her parents company in South Korea
Their company is one of the biggest and richest company in South Korea
Will take over the company when their parents passes away
Graduated at 2015
Oldest at their family

BTS Taehyung / V (as the other older brother of Y/N)

Full Name: Kim Tae Hyung
Age: 23 years old (25 in Korea right?)
Birthday: Dec. 30, 1995
Siblings: Kim Y/N, Kim Ji Soo, Kim Seok Jin
Bestfriends: Jung Hoseok (J-Hope), Park Jimin (Jimin) and Kim Namjoon (Namjoon/RM)
Relationship Status: Has a girlfriend (Lalisa Manoban/Lisa)
Languages he can speak: Korean and Japanese
Birthplace: Daegu, South Korea
Lives in: Seoul, South Korea
About:
Cute and Cool
Very rich because of her parents company in South Korea
Their company is one of the biggest and richest company in South Korea
Graduated at 2017
2 youngest / 3 oldest in their family

Park Family:
-Rich
-Pretty/Handsome 
-Smart (but Kim family is smarter)

GOT7 Jinyoung (as the husband of Jisoo/the older brother of Jimin and Rose)

Full Name: Park Jin Young
Age: 24 years old (26 in Korea right?)
Birthday: Sept. 22, 1994
Siblings: Park Jimin and Park Chaeyoung
Bestfriend: Kunpimook Bhuwakul Bambam (Bambam) and Kim Seok Jin (Jin)
Relationship Status: Married (Forced)
Language he speaks: Korean, Japanese, and English
Birthplace: Jinhae-gu, Changwon city, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Lives in: Seoul, South Korea
About:
Kind, but Over protective
Very rich because of her parents company in South Korea
Their company is one of the biggest and richest company in South Korea
They work with the Kim Family that's why he was forced to marry Jisoo
Graduated at 2016
Oldest in their family

BTS Jimin (As the older brother of Rose/Younger brother of Jinyoung)

Full Name: Park Jimin
Age: 23 years old(25 in Korea right?)
Birthday: Oct. 13, 1995
Siblings: Park Jinyoung and Park Chaeyoung
Bestfriend: Kim Seok Jin (Jin), Kim Tae Hyung (V/Taehyung) and Choi Beom Gyu (Beomgyu)
Relationship Status: Single
Language he speaks:
Birthplace:
Lives in: Australia
About:
Player but kind and cute(for some flipping reason)
Very rich because of her parents company in South Korea
Their company is one of the biggest and richest company in South Korea
They work with the Kim family
Graduated at 2017
Middle child in the family

Blackpink Rose (As the bestfriend of Y/N/ The younger sister of Jimin and Jinyoung)

Full Name: Park Chaeyoung
Age: 22
Birthday: Feb. 11, 1997
Siblings: Park Jin Young and Park Jimin
Bestfriend: Kim Y/N and Im Nayeon
Relationship Status:
Language she can speak:
Birthplace: New Zealand
Lives in: Australia
About:
Funny and Adorable
Very rich because of her parents company in South Korea
Their company is one of the biggest and richest company in South Korea
They work with the Kim family
Graduated this year (2019)

Others (Bestfriends / Relationship):

Bestfriends:

Y/N - TWICE Nayeon 

Full Name: Im Nayeon
Age: 23 years old (25 in Korea right?)
Birthday: Sept. 22, 1995
Siblings: --
Bestfriend: Kim Y/N (Y/N) and Park Chaeyoung (Rose)
Relationship Status: Single
Language she can speak: Korean, Japanese and English
Birthplace: Sangil-dong, Seoul, South Korea
Lives in: Australia
About:
Bubbly and Badass
Very rich because of her parents company in South Korea
Graduated at 2017

Jisoo - GFriend Sowon

Full Name: Kim So Jung
Age: 23 years old (25 in Korea maybe.)
Birthday: Dec. 7, 1995
Siblings: --
Bestfriend: Kim Jisoo (Jisoo) and Kang Seul Gi (Seulgi)
Relationship Status: Has a boyfriend
Language she can speak: Korean and Japanese 
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Lives in: Seoul, South Korea

Jisoo - Red Velvet Seulgi

Full Name: Kang Seul Gi
Age: 25 years old (26 in Korea ye?)
Birthday: Feb. 10, 1994
Siblings: --
Bestfriend: Kim Ji Soo (Jisoo) and Kim So Jung (Sowon)
Relationship Status: Single
Language she can speak:
Birthplace: Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Lives in: Seoul, South Korea

Jin - BTS Suga

Full Name: Min Yoongi
Age: 26 years old (27 in Korea right?)
Birthday: Mar. 9, 1993
Siblings: --
Bestfriend: Kim Seok Jin (Jin) and Jeon Jungkook (Jungkook)
Relationship Status: Single
Language he can speak: Korean, Japanese and English
Birthplace: Buk-gu, Daegu, South Korea.
Lives in: Seoul, South Korea

V - BTS Jhope

Full Name: Jung Hoseok
Age: 25 (26 in Korea)
Birthday: Feb. 18, 1994
Siblings: Jung Jae Hyun (Jaehyun)
Bestfriend: Kim Taehyung (V/Taehyung) and Kim Namjoon (Namjoon/RM)
Relationship Status: Single
Language he can speak: 
Birthplace: Gwangju, South Korea
Lives in: Seoul, South Korea 

V - BTS RM

Full Name: Kim Namjoon
Age: 24 years old (26 in Korea)
Birthday: Sept. 12, 1994
Siblings: --
Bestfriend: Kim Taehyung (V/Taehyung) and Jung Hoseok (J-Hope)
Relationship Status: Single
Language she can speak: 
Birthplace: Ilsan, Gyeonggi-d
Lives in: Seoul, South Korea 

Jinyoung - GOT7 Bambam

Full Name: Kunpimook Bhuwakul Bambam 
Age: 22 years old (23 in Korea)
Birthday: May 2, 1997
Siblings: --
Bestfriend: Park Jin Young (Jin Young) and Lalisa Manoban (Lisa)
Relationship Status:
Language she can speak:
Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand
Lives in: Seoul, South Korea

Jimin - TXT Beomgyu

Full Name: Choi Beom Gyu
Age: 18 years old (19 in Korea)
Birthday: Mar. 13, 2001
Siblings: --
Bestfriend: Park Jimin (Jimin)
Relationship Status: Single
Language he can speak: English and Korean
Birthplace: Daegu, South Korea
Lives in: Seoul, South Korea

Relationships

Jisoo x Jinyoung

About:

Since Kim family and Park family worked together, Jisoo and Jinyoung was forced to get married in order to finish the contract the families had to sign. Jisoo and Jinyoung got married last year (2018) at first Jisoo didn't like the idea nor did Jinyoung, but they had to accept it. After a year of being together they realized they both grew a bond and became closer to each other. The contract was going to end when their parents passed away or when Jin takes over his parent's company, but since they both grew a huge bond they decided to really get married, not forced but true love marriage. Their wedding would be on June 12. 

Jin x Blackpink Jennie

Jennie

Full Name: Kim Jennie
Age: 23 years old (24 in Korea)
Birthday: Jan. 23, 1996
Siblings: --
Bestfriend: Jung Ye Rin (Yerin) and Lalisa Manoban (Lisa)
Relationship Status: Has a boyfriend (Kim Seok Jin)
Language she can speak: Korean, Japanese and English
Birthplace: Anyang, a city in the province of Gyeonggi, South Korea
Lives in: Seoul, South Korea

About:

The two have been dating for two years already. They met at a cafe when Jennie accidentaly spilled coffee on Jin's new hoodie. After that, they both started hanging out and ended up dating.

Taehyung x Blackpink Lisa

Full Name: Lalisa Manoban (I ain't using the Thai version of her name if ya'll know what I mean)
Age: 22 years old (23 in Korea)
Birthday: Mar. 27, 1997
Siblings: --
Bestfriend: Kunpimook Bhuwakul Bambam (Bambam) and Kim Jennie (Jennie)
Relationship Status: Has a boyfriend (Kim Tae Hyung)
Language she can speak: Korean, Thai Japanese and English
Birthplace: 
Lives in: Seoul, South Korea

About:

The two have been dating for 4 and a half years already and Tae Hyung is already planning to ask her to marry him next year! They both met when they we're at a library and Lisa was trying to get a particular book she wanted but couldn't reach so Taehyung helped her and chatted a bit. After that, they became bestfriends and dated.

A/N:
Whew! This chapter well not really chapter. Okay rephrase! This character introduction was long (took me about afternoon till night since I didn't have wifi so I had to use data and I suffered and now it's past my bedtime, but like who cares!) Anyway, hope ya'll won't be confused on who is who now. Any questions or suggestions? FEEL FREE TO ASK! See ya at the next chapteeeer...!

"Okay, then we will directly contact Professor Wang. I have a translator with me here right now, who is very good at translating Chinese into Korean. I will ask him to translate this book."
"Is that translator good at the Chinese language?"
"Not only the Chinese language. He speaks Korean fluently too."
"Korean language?"
"The translator studied in China. He is also a writer. His novel was once selected for an award as well. He is currently teaching the Chinese language in a college. For the translation work from Chinese into Korean, a translator needs to know not just the Chinese language but also the Korean language."
"Hmm. I see. All other books started being translated already? Since you made a contract with an agency for those books."
"That's right. The process of publishing a book is quicker if we do it through an agency. They proceed with all the necessary steps on behalf of us. However, as to the Professor Jien Wang's book, we have to take care of everything; we will even have to go to a bank to send the money to be paid in advance to Professor Jien Wang to China."
"I see."
"The Japanese books that we are publishing with the help of an agency are light read books with small pages, which are easy to read. The translation for those books won't take long."
"What about Professor Wang's book? Will it take long to translate?"
"That book is more like a scholarly book. The translation will take about two months."
"I see. Well, I am not familiar with the publishing business, so I am heavily counting on you, President Shin."
"Thank you."
 
Gun-Ho was sitting on his chair in his office, and he was thinking quietly with his eyes closed.
'I formed a publishing company—GH Media—sort of on impulse because I had adequate workers for that business: Jae-Sik and the workers from the design company. I am not sure if the company will generate enough revenue though. I invested 300 million won in that company, and I wonder if that money will vanish in a short period of time. Seukang Li is now the director of the bureau of cultural affairs in Shanghai, China, and he has the power in the field, including publishing books and media. I wonder if there will be an opportunity for me to do something using my connection with him.'
 
Gun-Ho couldn't think of anything for now, that would bring him some profit using his connection with Seukang Li.
"Well, there is nothing much I can do other than to rely on President Jeong-Sook Shin, who is known to have the hand of Midas in the publishing industry."
Gun-Ho then chuckled.
"The hand of Midas? The real hand of Midas should be my hand, I suppose."
 
Gun-Ho then thought of the joint venture opportunity with Dyeon.
'I am moving my current factory in Asan City to Jiksan Town and establish Dyeon Korea at the current location by investing in kind. Once I form a new company—Dyeon Korea—I will have to invest funds in it again. Would 3 million dollars be enough? Dyeon America probably invested in kind with old equipment and valued it at a high price.'
 
Gun-Ho continued to think while having a cup of coffee.
'I will tell them that we shouldn't name the company Dyeon Korea. The company will target the entire Asian market. If other companies which buy our products name their company as Dyeon China, Dyeon Indonesia, or Dyeon Taiwan, that would be overwhelming. I will name the company GH Chemical instead. Its products are a sort of synthetic resins; I guess I can add the word 'Chemical' to the company name. The problem is whether those Americans would approve the name—GH Chemical?'
 
Gun-Ho started having a headache. He wanted to get some fresh air and get some rest. He headed to Dujeong Town in Cheonan City and went into a massage shop behind the Lotte Mart.
"This is so good. I feel so relaxed."
 
After having a massage and while he was walking out of the massage shop, Gun-Ho gave a call to Director Yoon who had been working at the new factory construction site in Jiksan Town.
"Why don't we have lunch together today?"
The two men went to a Galbi* restaurant called Gyeongbuk Palace. Money was good. Gun-Ho had nice food all the time, and he could get a massage whenever he felt like it. He was living large.
 
Gun-Ho received a call from Suk-Ho Lee from Geyongridan Street. It was the first time in a long time.
"You have been busy, right? I am just calling you to hear your voice."
"How's your honeymoon life? Aren't you having a baby yet?"
"Speaking of which, I decided to expand my business."
"Expanding to where?"
"I saw a nice place in Itaewon Town."
"Oh, really? You will do fine since you are good at business."
"But I am a bit short on funds to expand my bar. Are you willing to invest about 200 million won in my business?"
"Haha. I don't invest in anything; especially between friends. If things go well, that would be great, but if things don't go well, I might lose a friend. I don't risk that."
"Umm… If you say so…"
"Also, I don't handle funds myself. My company's accounting department handles all financial related matters."
"What about you personally invest in my business?"
"I don't have personal money. I put everything I had into the company when I bought the company. I am on a payroll just like any other employees."
"Really? I thought you would invest some in my bar business."
"I'm sorry that I couldn't. I know it wasn't easy for you to ask me for it. Why don't we have a drink or something?"
"Actually, Won-Chul Jo called me and suggested having a gathering sometime soon."
"Sure. Let's get together. It has been a while since I saw you guys."
 
Once Gun-Ho got off the phone with Suk-Ho, he talked to himself decisively.
"I have more than 200 billion won in my stock account. However, I will never be involved in a personal monetary dealing with anybody. I am sorry but I can't spend my money on anyone even though someone is dying. When I worked at a factory, no one lent me even 100,000 won. Whenever I asked someone to borrow money, they would ask me how come I couldn't even borrow 100,000 won from somewhere else. I will never spend my money on anyone, never ever."
 
Gun-Ho then yelled loudly while looking up at the sky,
"I won't spend even a penny to anyone! Never! Ever!"
 
Several days passed when Gun-Ho received another call from Suk-Ho Lee from Gyeongridan Street again.
"Gun-Ho? I talked with Won-Chul. We will meet at Gangnam Station next Saturday. You are coming, right?"
"Gangnam Station?"
"Yeah. I actually wanted to meet in Itaewon Town, but some of them complained that it wasn't a convenient place for them to come. I think they are all the same: Itaewon Town and Gangnam Station. Don't you think?"
"Oh, that's good. Jae-Sik is working in a publishing company close to Gangnam Station. I will ask him to find a good place for us all to meet around the area."
"Jae-Sik is working for a publishing company?"
"Yeah. It's a start-up company. He is working as a chief editor there."
"Really? Well, I received the high school alumni directory book, so does everyone else. I guess he is not a swindler after all."
"No, he is not at all. He is a very earnest man. You guys just don't know."
Gun-Ho thought that his high school friends didn't have someone to bully anymore, and they might feel bored by now.
 
Note*
Galbi — Korean grilled beef ribs.

This is the story of a poor young man whose poverty even shreds apart their family willing to climb his way through society and into the top. A very realistic novel that moves away from fantasy and sci-fi and focuses solely on the issues of society and life.

Kim Na Hee trusted the Kirukawa Mai matter with Ahn Soo Ho. That meant she respected what he would do whether he convinced her or kidnapped her. What was unfortunate was that despite his magical powers, it was quite difficult to suppress reason.
Dating techniques and intelligence weren't directly proportional.
Ahn Soo Ho didn't really know what women were interested in. The only reason why he didn't run away was because of his magic. Jang Seol Hyun wasn't the only woman in the world who would listen to his old man jokes.
The Rosette Hope Volunteer Group was busy with their schedules. It was a big team that included celebrities, famous people, the filming team, as well as guards to ensure their safety.
And the bigger the group, the harder it was to control everyone. Han Chae Kyung was cut out to be a boss. She didn't have strong charisma like Kim Na Hee, but she had the type of leadership of a young woman.

"Please check your group every once in a while, and if anything happens, please report it to me."

The first destination of the volunteer group was a native village in the East of Nairobi. Kenya played a leading role as a native nation in Africa. There was a reason why many international rescue groups came to Nairobi.
There were almost no civil wars within Kenya since its establishment.
There were some conflicts and protests here and there, but there weren't little boys shooting guns like in the other African countries. After America's Nigerian War, Central Africa was in the middle of a dispute with Ethiopia, but Southern Africa didn't seem like they were going to back down easily either.

"What's funny is that most of the countries fighting over dominance of Africa are a part of the Common Wealth."

South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria were all a part of the Common Wealth.

"Why is that? Because England is great?"

In the same way, France, who colonized Africa were on the decline, but British colonists weren't completely gone. Why? Because they were less cruel than France? Not at all. Both England and France had a great number of colonies.
As soon as Ahn Soo Ho paused, Go Ah Jin raised her hand.

"Is it because of America?"
"Why?"
"Because they speak English, too."
"Oh."

Ahn Soo Ho exclaimed in surprise.

"Am I right?"

Go Ah Jin was surprised.

"You're right. England is America's biggest asset and strongest weapon."

Culture came from language. In order to understand an English-speaker, one had to know English, and in order to learn about the basis of English, one had to know English literature. People had to learn about the identities and customs of other people in order to predict how they would think and act.

"Then why are they joining England instead of America?"

No one could answer that question.

"That's because America stresses democracy. They have a sense of duty to protect human rights and democracy. However, that's another type of imperialism. Luckily for England, they've shared many aspects with America, and America needed a bait in order to hide their intention."

Following the Second World War, France managed to become a leading country, but they were unable to rid themselves of their image associated with Germany. And that caused them to speed up their break away from the colony. International order functioned based on the reasoning of power. If a country grew weak, its uncivilized side would begin looking elsewhere.
The reason why England's colonial empire didn't collapse like that of France was because people saw America and England as one. And that was a misunderstanding. But the fact that they shared the same language worked in their favor.
America didn't have anything to lose either. In order to have more power in the following generations, the influence of the English language had to grow bigger. Unlike how French used to be the common language in Europe, it was now English, and America didn't hesitate to invest in England for that reason.

"America and England filled in what was lacking in each other."

The American and British empire's strategy was a success. After all, not everyone in the world had the kind of intelligence that was needed to graduate from Harvard. While America sold freedom, England sold the royal family. They sold the past and future at the same time.

"America used England as a shield while England used America's superiority in order to regain their reputation."

The topic that Ahn Soo Ho raised on the bus was random. However, there wasn't a single person that didn't listen. The fact that they came out to volunteer meant that they had an interest in the public interest. Just because they were young didn't mean they had no interest in politics or diplomatics.

"So are you saying language is also a national power?"
"Being able to communicate is more influential than you can imagine."

The worth of a language depended on the number of people that used it. Korean was a superb language, and it was impressive to know it. However, that was all.

"People have different mindsets depending on what language they speak."

People who mainly used Korean died as Korean. That was why Ahn Soo Ho had no choice but to be Korean. He was able to use his magic to speak all the languages in the world, but since Korean was his first language, that was his default basis for his beliefs and way of thinking. Even if he spoke English, French, and Spanish, he interpreted them in a Korean way.
Ahn Soo Ho didn't only talk about difficult topics. He even added some humor and some stories of corruption here and there. As soon as he revealed a president that had an affair with an actress and how much slush funds a famous dictator had, loud exclamations could be heard. 
The best story was the one of the kidnapped reporters in Nigeria. As soon as their rescue stories came out, their eyes sparkled. They couldn't hear these stories anywhere else, so it was more stimulating than any affair story.

"To be honest, affection fell upon Korea. Not Onami."
"Wow!"

Go Ah Jin looked impressed. No one expected him to pull out an old man joke at a time like this.

"I'm sorry."

Ahn Soo Ho immediately apologized. Do Min Ho's joking skills were definitely trash. There was nothing to learn from him.

"We're here."

After racing through the empty roads for 5 hours, they arrived at a village. As soon as they got out of the bus, Ahn Soo Ho realized what was going on.

'They're actors.'

Just like how foreigners looked at traditional villages in Korea and marveled at how Korean it seemed, the volunteers looked at the shabby-looking houses and marveled at how African it looked.
One of the main industries in Kenya was volunteer experience. When considering the safety of the volunteers, they couldn't bring them to remote areas. What if they got hurt, kidnapped, or even killed? That would be the Kenyan government's responsibility. So they secretly made a native village for volunteers to gain their experience.
Every single adult, elder, and children were educated actors. And the volunteers that knew nothing believed that they were actually volunteering. If one compared them to a real African that require help, they could be distinguished quite easily. But foreigners were unable to tell them apart.
He had no intention of ruining the fun for the volunteers who were handing water to the natives. Ignorance was bliss. Ahn Soo Ho approached the native guides gathered at the entrance.

"Where are we going today?"

Their eyes flinched when they heard Ahn Soo Ho speak their language so fluently. His pronunciation made him sound like he was a native.

"Huh?"

One of the bewildered guides got a hold of himself and stepped up.

"We're going to go to two more places after this."
"I see. Well, let's see. Then today's accommodation must be in… Garissa?"
"Um, yes."

Ahn Soo Ho took out a cigarette and handed one to him. He turned happy. Just because they were a guide in Kenya didn't mean they made good money. Africans also had a tendency to become friends if someone gave them something.

"How are the borders these days? Is it still hectic?"
"Somalia? It's always crazy there."

He obtained all sorts of information by smoking with the guide. During the days of the European empire, all sorts of borders were drawn, but they were rarely followed. Borders didn't mean much in Africa. Even the concept of a nation was vague, and the tribal mindset was so strong that not many thought of themselves as citizens.

"The UN is also planning to reduce the size of the refugee village. So the vibe has been strange these days."
"Why is that?"
"Do you seriously have no idea? It's because of the Al Shabab. They've already penetrated deep into Nairobi."

Al Shabab.
Just the fact that their name started with "Al" suggested that they were an Islamic group. They were one of the worst terrorist organizations in Eastern Africa.
Ahn Soo Ho thought that SI was actually worse than Al Shabab. Al Shabab at least didn't kill any Muslims but not the SI. They were close to heathens, and they punished Muslims.
After Boko Haram went to shit from the Nigerian war (they were actually shit on by Ahn Soo Ho), the African Islamic organizations naturally took over Eastern Africa. Due to the baseless rumors claiming that the US military's next target was Sudan, there was an energy of an oncoming war, but the Islamic terrorist groups exploded rather than reducing in size.
People with intelligence felt doubtful.
'Where did all that money come from?'
Where did they get the money to create a military of thousands of people? Some claimed that they must have made an agreement with the Somalian pirates. There were rumors that their funds came from those pirates.
Ahn Soo Ho shook his head. There were limits to how much money pirates could secure. And since there was no guarantee that they would succeed, it was common for the account of the pirates to take the money and leave.
And on top of that, the US marines were going in and out of Djibouti, so it was hard to be pirates nowadays. In order to protect the paths to the Suez Canal, India, Japan, China, Korea, and even Australia, they sent their Marines to help.

'That's why they needed the label of being environmental activists.'

The inside of Somalia was always chaos, but toward the ocean were marines of multiple countries. The NR Peace Keepers worked toward saving the Somalian refugees, and as a result, James Bungee's black heart decided to go a different direction.
The IAEA was huge with more resources than anyone could imagine. And when it came to modern civilization's nuclear fuel tracing technology, they were at a level of hitting below the pictogram range.
In other words, there was no hole to crawl out of.
Despite never having been near North Korea's nuclear facilities, the IAEA was able to predict what kind of experiments they were conducting. However, the IAEA weren't perfect either. If they targeted a region, they would find it 100%, but when looking through the entire world, it was impossible for them to detect nuclear materials.
And if they were hidden well, it was possible they would never find it.
After serving the native actors, the volunteer group proceeded to their next destination. That place was probably going to be similar to this one. Thanks to the photographer's passion, the famous people holding a black child and looking sad would probably be reborn as art.
Humanism
It could be described with that one word.
It had been a long time since rescue became a business. Average people believed that their small donations went to children in need, but the truth was, it all went toward a reserve. The money that actually went to the sites came from large sums, not small ones. Most of the small funds were spent on the preparations of the rescue operations.

"Huh?"

The bus was blocked by cars on their way to their next village.
They were Japanese cars in disguise.
While they loved Toyota cars, they killed way too many Japanese people. Just like Boko Haram, their flag was always a black background with white letters on top.

"#w$@^%#$!"

The bus driver immediately turned the handle, but as soon as he could, gunshots were fired.

Bang, bang-

As soon as the bullets went through the bus, it was pandemonium. The cars suddenly popped out of nowhere and shot at the bus from all sides.

"Agh!"

The guards that were supposed to protect everyone ran away, and some of them got killed in the process. Rosette Group's guards didn't have real-life experience.
Ahn Soo Ho felt weird.
He had very little memory of being attacked in such a way in the mercenary world. Just as Do Min Ho put it, this was a very fresh and new experience. He whispered something to Go Ah Jin, who was frozen beside him, and got up.

"Get down and lower your heads."
"Pardon? Ok… okay!"

As soon as Ahn Soo Ho got out of his seat, he met eyes with Han Chae Kyung. Ahn Soo Ho mouthed the words to her, and she reflexively nodded.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang-

An automatic gun landed in each of his hands, and as soon as he pulled the trigger, the heads of the assailants blew up like watermelons. A huge smokescreen followed.

Bang, bang, bang- Bang, bang-

The terrorists were taken aback by the sudden impairment of their vision. The shabby mercenaries ran away while the rest were taken care of quite easily, but the resistance grew stronger.

"Agh!"
"Agh!"

The screaming of his allies could be heard from within the smoke.

"W… what's going on?"

On their way from kidnapping the National Geographic filming team, they found another delicious prey and pounced. The more hostages they had, the better their negotiation would be.

'A… a trap?'

Was this a trap of the Kenyan government? He hadn't heard of anything like that though. While the command panicked, Ahn Soo Ho sniped the bastards one by one. As the gunfires slowed down, the smoke cleared up, and among the dead assailants was Ahn Soo Ho.
And with him at the center, red flowers bloomed.
And then there was a sunset.

"Gulp!"

It made no sense.

'This is crazy.'

Wasn't war a cruel thing? However, among the dead assailants' blood and death was Ahn Soo Ho looking more beautiful than ever. A famous Korean photographer, Yoon Ki Hyun captured this beauty on camera.
He blamed it on the instincts of an artist.

< Protect – Episode 225 – Green Peace [4] > The end.

Original Synopsis:

In a world where money and power trumps all, Ahn Soo Ho, A.K.A. Magician, uses his superhuman abilities and his knowledge of the intelligence world to climb to the very top of the totem pole.
 
Due to his intimidating stature and cold personality, most would assume he’s doing it out of greed, but what many don’t know is that he has three weaknesses: His mother, his little sister, and his top star girlfriend, Jang Seol Hyun.
 
Join Ahn Soo Ho on an adventure through the mercenary, the establishment of his own entertainment company, and a trip around the world as he makes his way to become the richest man of Korea and protects what truly matters to him.

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Translator's Introduction

In a world where money and power trumps all, Ahn Soo Ho, A.K.A. Magician, uses his superhuman abilities and his knowledge of the intelligence world to climb to the very top of the totem pole.
 
Due to his intimidating stature and cold personality, most would assume he’s doing it out of greed, but what many don’t know is that he has three weaknesses: His mother, his little sister, and his top star girlfriend, Jang Seol Hyun.
 
Join Ahn Soo Ho on an adventure through the mercenary, the establishment of his own entertainment company, and a trip around the world as he makes his way to become the richest man of Korea and protects what truly matters to him.

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We corrected the title from "Protect" to "Sooho" when we discussed with Munpia Editorial Team

In the world of Ashteroth, there are Eight Kingdoms situated in the eight directions and Central Kingdom the principal ruler of them all. Each have different aspects of life and physical appearance.

In the Southeast Direction which is commonly known as SE, the inhabitants are called ASSIANIAN who possesses unique hair colors who are half-human and animal.

And the North Direction which is commonly known as N is occupied by ELISEAN people who possesses fair skin with either yellow, brown or red hair.

_______

The man has an appearance of early twenties with a reddish orange-coloured hair. He wore medieval clothes: black long sleeve tunic, red surcoat, a black trouser and a grey over-knee boots.

***

Later, the man stayed as he was. Waking up with shackles on his wrists, he felt uneasy as he slowly opens his eyes. He saw Belladonna sitting sharpening a knife with such refined manner and the first thought that came to his mind is that, ~I cannot beareth to witness such quite quaint lotus blossoming with such elegance, holding something dang'rous, and th're's eke an insuppressive creature beside h'r~ (Shakespearean English) 
{translation: I cannot bear to witness such beautiful Lotus blossoming with such elegance, holding something dangerous, and there's an indomitable creature beside her?}  

then he groaned wherein Belladonna immediately responded to him, "Finally, two hours of waiting!"


Charlemagne snarled at him, "No worries Char, it's fine." Belladonna's voice calmed him down immediately.

The man tries to stand up but it seems that his body is still numb.

"Don't try to get up because your body just recovered from the paralysis."

Belladonna walked to him, crouched a little bit, putting her palms on her knee, "I apologise for not sitting you up but how do you feel? Can you speak now?"

The man bewildered of her language, he looked up. Upon seeing her blue hair, he thought, ~ What's a Southeast'rn doing h're?~ {translation: What's a Southeastern doing here?}

as he spoke out loud with his language, ["Who is't art thee?"] with a hoarse voice.{translation: Who are you?}

Belladonna frowned at him hearing that he talks in another language and a little weird at that, she thought, ~Wait! What was this language again?~

(You could say this man speaks English and Belladonna speaks Japanese)

She thought,~Hmm, that's weird. I learned all languages I think, but when he spoke, I only understood 'Who'. Whatever! I'll just try to speak ELISEAN since he has red hair.~

Trying to speak the same language as him, she stuttered, ["Wha-what do you mean? You were the one who att-attacked me!"] with poised tone of voice.

The man glanced at her with a doubt in his mind as he tries to lift his body to sit up.

He leaned on one of the tree. He replied, "I knoweth not what thou art talking about mistress, I only rememb'r I wast in the barracks then suddenly i just hath fallen unconscious." as he was replaying the scene on his mind. He spoke surely and slowly as to let the girl understand him.
{translation: I don't know what you are talking about lady, I only remember I was in the barracks then suddenly I just fell unconscious.}

~So he does speak ELISEAN!But he's talking weirdly...I don't understand some words but I think I get the gist of it.~ She thought.

(From now on, Belladonna will speak the ELISEAN Language)

Belladonna got ahold of her stuttering and finally can speak the language fluently. 

"Tell me! Where did you hide the girl that was on the cabin?!" with personality of being refined, she asks him sincerely and gracefully.

"So thee can speaketh our language fluently?" asked he with a smirk on his pale, dry lips.
{translation: So you can speak our language fluently?}

Belladonna smiled at him with sincere eyes but the man sees her with dazzling, angelic smile that spiked his heart like an electric shock warming all over his body. 

He felt like she was not lying which he thought that what happened to him was a little weird too, "I has't nay inf'rmation of this wench thou art asking me about , but if 't be true th're is aught i couldst holp thee with, prithee doth bid me.  I shalt beest thy h'ro yond cometh through aught with thee all the way anywh're, mine own princess..."
{translation:I have no information of this girl you are asking me about , but if there is anything I could help you with, please do tell me.  I shall be your hero that comes through anything with you all the way anywhere, my Princess!}

Ignoring his remark. She thought, ~So this man really doesn't know anything.~ 

The obedience spell paper works as though nothing's wrong with them that they just act normally.

"Tell me where I can find your master then, Mister." Belladonna grinned as though she is plotting something.

All three of them started on their journey without delay.

The man seemed to have recovered in a short period of time so he's walking steadily and taking Belladonna to his master unaware that he is under a spell.

As they were walking on the clear trail, the man paused and asked, "By the way mine own princess, I knoweth wh're mine own mast'r is but I doth not knoweth how to receiveth out of this f'rest!" as he gaze at Belladonna.
{translation:By the way my Princess, I know where my Master is but I do not know how to get out of this Forest!}

Belladonna looked at him with her eyebrows raised and eyes wide open, "Umm, that's bad because I don't know where the exit is."

"What?!" said he with disbelief painted upon his attractive, cute face, he added, "thee not liveth h're, mine own princess?"
{translation:don't you live here, my Princess?}

"Yes! I do live here but I...I mean I know everything about this Forest but I never went beyond this Forest." she stated soft-spokenly.

The man just stared at her all dazed confused of her statement.

Continuously walking, there was a certain quietness that occurred between the three; the spring wind with the smell of the soft, sweet, floral and green scent chilled Belladonna.

"That was cold!"Belladonna said as she rubbed her palms on her arms.

The man gaze at her and asked, "I apologise f'r I only has't a surcoat! If 't be true I has't anoth'r coat I wouldst has't given t to thee!Your not hath used to how bitter cold t is h're, mine own princess?"
{translation:I apologise for I only have a surcoat! If I have another coat I would have given it to you!Your not used to how cold it is here, my Princess?}

"Thank you but its okay... I've never come to this part of the mountain so I think we've passed the barrier that's why the weather is so different here."

The man finds himself lost of their conversation. Dazed upon her once again confusing statement, he thought, ~What doest the lady cullionly by barri'r? we didn't passeth any barri'r?~
{translation:What does she mean by barrier? We didn't pass any barrier?}

For he only knows the barriers: barricade, wall fence.

Without asking her of what she meant showing manliness and pride for the lady's approval,  "Yond windeth is nothing did compare to the Wint'r windeth!" he frankly assured with a half-smile.
{translation:That wind is nothing compared to the Winter wind!}

"Winter wind?! Wow, I want to see how winter looks like!" Her smile melted his wall away when she shared the most captivating smile and excitement.

The man stood still dumbfounded upon hearing the lady's reply.

'Just who is this guy?'

(Note: I got the translations from https://lingojam.com/EnglishtoShakespearean)

"You are an evil!" an elevated voice has been hunting Belladonna's dreams for years. 

Being hidden away in the forest unable to see what the world looks like, Belladonna obediently trained alongside her father with the desire to protect the Fox Princess. However, it was only a facade her father fed her to make her stronger. Everything was going so well, until that fateful day that changed her life completely. An incident occurred which she had to leave the mountain.She'll find herself in a world different from what she imagined, a world filled with sorrow and pain.

...She is haunted...

...believed to be evil...

...an abomination...

...and horrifyingly wicked...

Unraveling her true identity is not the only challenge she will face but also...

"This is an order!!!" 

...encountering Rue whose said to be a Noble; and a veritable Casanova. Belladonna will accidentally cast a master-servant spell with him which inevitably force her to travel alongside this man who has his own quest; underneath the serenity and order of this land is an undercurrent threat that will perish everything into nothing.



[Note:The auxiliary chapters shows the definitions of every chapter's unfamiliar words]

One word from the Duke was taken like a gospel to the Kurds in the royal territory.
The Kurdish people, who were forced to marry their fourth cousins, finally had a chance to break the cycle of the bad tradition now. The recommendation that the royal leadership and elders made for the sake of harmony among people was like an order to the Kurds because they valued authority more than traditions.
As the invisible barrier between people collapsed, Kurdish young ladies began to pursue men actively as they were so excited to break the tradition of pre-arranged family marriage which was a marriage between clan families.
Restaurants, pubs, and coffee shops in downtown were flooded with Kurdish women who were old enough to get married. Aside from the family marriage tradition, the Kurds encouraged marriage between Kurds because as part of the movement to give birth to many Kurds to make their own country.
Kurds living in Turkey and other countries had maintained a high birth rate, giving birth to more than one child in order to have a bigger population of Kurds in the future to pursue the goal of forming their own country. But for the Syrian Kurds who moved to the Kazakh royal territory, such goals were inevitably tarnished. It was because Princess Jelyan who was also a Kurd was already in the royal family.
Since Kazakhstan, home to a large number of ethnic groups, was proof that different people could live in harmony, the Syrian Kurds also had a different stance from Kurds living in other countries.


"Your Highness, it looks like Kurdish ladies are more fond of this than others. We might have to get ready for a joint wedding soon."

"Is there a reason why Kurdish ladies are attracted to Korean men?"
 
"Oh, you didn't know that Kurds have a history with Korea? Korea is a special country for Kurds. Sixty percent of the Turkish troops that were dispatched to the Korean Peninsula during the Korean War were Kurds. They have a strong affinity to Koreans because they think they share blood with Koreans."


Youngho felt like he was struck by lightning to hear the history between the Kurds and Koreans. He was not a nationalist, but he had a good feeling about the countries that sent troops to help South Korea during the Korean War. He praised the noble decision of those countries to shed blood for Korea. Whether voluntarily or not, their blood and sweat enabled Korea to survive as a free and democratic nation.


"That's a great coincidence. Accepting the Kurds has been paying back their grace."

"I think there are quite a lot of people who think that. The Kurds are very proud of that connection with our royal family."

"I thought our connection started from Jelyan, but it started from the Korean War."

"I thought you already knew that. That's why I thought you were taking care of the Kurds."

"It had nothing to do with Korea. The situation of the Kurds and our need to increase the population matched well. Of course, the fact that Jelyan is a Kurd played a big part."


Women in the Kurdish society had a very high status compared to other Muslim regions.
In particular, because of the relatively secular nature of the Kurds, they did not impose hijabs on women and allowed them to be actively involved in social activities.
They were also famous for their fast learning and adapting characteristics as they had to adapt themselves to live in different countries for generations. Being quick-witted also meant being smart.
This was something one could see right away from their language skills.
There were various ethnic groups living under the Arirang royal territory, including Serbs, Kazakhs, and Kurds, and each language was different from each other, so the official languages of Arabic and Russian must be mastered as basis.
Learning English was also necessary because the royal territory had many foreign companies and English was a must for students to study abroad, unlike other regions of Kazakhstan.
It would have been confusing to the Kurds as they moved to the royal territory where so many languages coexisted. Nevertheless, Kurds' language skills developed surprisingly fast. The Kurdish ladies who gathered in downtown already spoke English to the extent that they could communicate with Korean men. For French-speaking Kurds, English was not such a difficult language, just as Europeans spoke English rather easily than people in other regions of the world.


"Wow, they had been ignoring Korean guys so far even though they could communicate with them."
 
"You know Korean guys are not so fluent in English, and they are quite shy. That didn't really help either."


It turned out that the Kurdish ladies were interested in Korean guys in the first place, but they were reluctant to associate with them because of their marriage tradition.
The wall between them fell apart after Youngho's announcement, and now streets, cafes, and restaurants were full of young people who enjoyed dating despite the cold weather.
Soon after that, Park Jong-il's wife, Karajan, opened a marriage agency business and led a group to a blind date, and it received explosive interest among young people.
Since a soldier or civilian worker in the military would automatically receive a home if married, ladies were attracted to such perks, too.
 
 
***

 
The end of the year was already closing.
However busy Youngho was, he spent the end of the year with his family, so this year he decided to take a short vacation on the Arirang Island in the Aegean Sea.
Construction of the docks and related facilities were still in full swing, but the royal villa and runway were roughly completed, so it was not inconvenient to stay there for a while.
The royal family's travel was usually accompanied by many guards and entourages, but the travel to the Arirang Island did not need such a fuss as the island was safer than the royal territory. Fatima, who hated hassles, loved to have a private and cozy family trip.


"Fatima, did you hear from Zeynep?"

"She will arrive tomorrow."

"Why is she not coming home already? What's so fun in Denmark?"

"I think she's into watching Szechenyi's kids. You know how she loves children."
 
"She's not dreaming of getting married yet, is she?"

"She said she will live freely and will get married after 30, so don't worry."

"What? Live freely?"

"Haha... Why are you so surprised? Don't worry, she's such a good girl, and don't bother interfering because she's an adult now."

"Oh, don't say that I'm interfering in her life. It's because I'm really worried as if I let an infant go by herself outside."

"She knows that, and she is very careful about her actions. Can't you tell that already? I mean, she doesn't even have a boyfriend yet."


She had been in college for three years already, and it sounded like a problem if she never had a boyfriend yet.
 
 
"I hope it's not because she's not popular."

"Oh, she's surrounded by guards all the time. Who would dare to approach her? So please loosen it up for her a little bit."

"I must have been too strict on Zeynep."


At that moment, the life of Kurdish women flashed across his mind. They were forced to
marry men whom they did not love because of their tradition. He felt sorry that he had been too strict on Zeynep's life.

 
When Zeynep arrived, the royal family left for the Arirang Island on a small jet.
It was a trip of a little more than four hours, and Leon and Jelyan were not still even for a second throughout the whole time although they were on a narrow plane.
Jelyan, who was now becoming a lady, acted like a child whenever she was with Leon. Moreover, Zeynep's joining had added even more excitement to the trip. As they met their aunt after two months, they had to make a noise.
Rena was on vacation, so she had gone back to South Ossetia to be with her mom.
Looking at Jelyan's bright smile, Youngho smiled.
 

"Jelyan has grown so much."

"She grows so fast. This time, Jelyan connected a Kurdish lady to a Korean man."

"What does she know about marriage?"

"Among the Kurdish ladies who volunteered to assist Jelyan, there is a girl who has lost her parents and brothers. Jelyan thinks about her dearly, and she introduced her to one of her bodyguard."
 
"Huh! She's quite a matchmaker."

"That's not all. You won't even imagine how much she takes care of war orphans. She asked Zeynep's foundation for support for the underage orphans."

"I see."

"She thinks of orphans like family. You know it wouldn't feel like others' business to her."
 

Fatima was in tears, but she managed to end her sentence.
Considering the horrendous situation she experienced in Istanbul's slums, she was not different from Jelyan and the other orphans. Youngho hugged her silently as she sobbed.

Empire of the Ring is a Korean modern fantasy epic adventure novel that sets in the nations of the Caucasus mountain range which separates Europe and Asia. The nations of Caucasus are regions of many conflicts over territories, ethnicities, and religions. The story begins as Lee Youngho, a warm-hearted Korean merchandiser, takes a business trip to a disputed territory of the Caucasus nations to sell Korean unmanned security systems only to get misconstrued as a spy and caught by Armenian militia. Youngho eventually gets involved with the militia and CIA to help out people of the regions from conflicts and works toward a birth of a new empire in Caucasus.

This is an ongoing novel from Korea with more than 750 chapters as of today. The pace can feel a little bit slow in the beginning but as the story unfolds, you will be drawn into the world of Caucasus. If you are a modern fantasy/adventure lover, you will enjoy learning about different regions and cultures in Eurasia and Eastern Europe as Youngho travels around the places. Happy reading! 

*Disclaimer: The following contains depictions of religion and ethnic disputes. We do not support the author's views, we are only translating and editing the novel. This fictional novel is inspired by real-world people, places, and events — the author has taken these people, places, and events and embellished them as characters with conversations and backgrounds as done in fiction.

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