—Kish! Kishishi!

I had never been nagged by Hwa-eun before, but the moment I arrived, another relentless round of scolding began.

And as expected, the culprit was Yo-hwa.

The moment I reached the Nine-Tiered Gates, Yo-hwa somehow knew and flew over from the Tang Clan’s mountain.

Just like last time, she had taken on Hwa-eun’s appearance, crossing her arms and pouting as she scolded me.

She pointed at the red thread tied around her ankle and then at the inner quarters, clearly demanding why I hadn’t kept my promise.

That red thread was a symbol of our promise—or rather, a shackle.

“Yo-hwa, why? I told Grandpa Xintu to let you know I’d be a little late. You should let this slide, right? Sometimes, when a man is working outside, these things happen.”

…Wait. Saying it out loud, this felt weird.

Why was I making excuses to her?

—Kissit!

But Yo-hwa’s reaction was icy cold.

At first, I thought she was just upset that I had only left a message instead of telling her directly.@@novelbin@@

But then I noticed something strange.

Xintu, who was standing beside me, was staring off into the distance, avoiding my gaze.

‘Wait… don’t tell me…?’

Judging by his guilty look, it was clear he hadn’t passed on my message.

When I turned to Yo-hwa and asked if she really hadn’t heard anything, Xintu flinched.

“You… you really didn’t hear it?”

“…Ahem.”

I shot Xintu a look that said, tell the truth, but he refused to meet my eyes.

He must have been too busy arguing with Grandfather Mandok Shingun about carrying me on his back and completely forgot to inform Yo-hwa.

Sigh…

No wonder she was so upset.

From her perspective, I had broken my promise without saying a word.

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