Chapter 207. A secret plan to prevent labor exploitation (2)
Once upon a time, a long time ago, about 600 years ago.
In Joseon, where the great King Sejong ruled, there lived a man named Hwang Hee Jeong-seung.
Myung Jae-sang, Hwang Hee, and Jeong Seung did a great job.
That’s why I was generously received by King Sejong the Great.
I received a lot of work every day with generosity.
Every time I was given more work, my back sprained.
My back was so twisted that I wanted to run away.
So one day.
Hwang-hee and Jeong-seung begged King Sejong the Great.
That god has grown old and wants to return to his hometown to spend the rest of his life.
Then the benevolent King Sejong said, ‘Then I will send you my palanquin, so you can ride it to work from now on.’
Even after that, Hwanghee and Jeongseung prayed to King Sejong every day.
My mother is dead, so please let me rest.
Let me spend some overdue annual leave.
Please retire me.
I’d rather be fired.
Please fire me.
However, King Sejong the Great always shouted ‘No’ refreshingly.
Thanks to this, Joseon’s Myeongjaesang Hwang Hee and Jeong Seung suffered exhilarating labor exploitation until four months before King Sejong’s death, and finally retired.
What next?
He passed away without enjoying the rest of his life. Ah, a happy ending. Helpy Ending.
‘…There is a story called Depending on what you hear, it might end up as a funny story, but after all, it might not be someone else’s story. At least for me.’
Lloyd remembered an old saying (?).
Then, suddenly, he clenched his fists.
Myeong Jae-sang, Hwang Hee, and Jeong-seung, who begged him to retire.
King Sejong the Great, who happily rolled and used such Hwang-hee and Jeong-seung until his death.
It can be dismissed as a page of history that is just a bit funny.
Lloyd thought so too before.
But what about these days?
It felt like it was none of my business.
King Sejong and Hwang Hee Jeong Seung.
King Alicia and herself.
Somehow, strangely, I felt a sense of crisis flowing into a similar situation and atmosphere.
‘It’s not just my mood.’
Lloyd bit his lip.
In fact, I have felt that way from time to time.
There were a lot of times when I was engulfed in anxiety.
So there were times when I woke up in surprise.
He overcame all difficulties and finally managed the territory peacefully. That’s why he wants to live his life sucking honey for the rest of his life.
The king calls himself like that.
Entrusted with new work without a break.
Moaning because he couldn’t get out of the gears of the job.
He used to have nightmares about seeing himself like that.
‘But if you’re not paying attention to that nightmare, it’s perfect for turning into a true story. That’s really what you’re supposed to do.’
Lloyd ate his sore mouth.
It was from when he received the king’s edict and joined the special delegation to go to Ahinsha, the sultanate.
The thought that this is not a little started to occupy a part of my head.
Then, on the way, it was the time when the king went to Magenta to meet the king in order to obtain permission for the asylum of the rebel leader Termez.
I was sure then.
If you leave your hands like this?
It was said that the sense of crisis soared soaring that it was very certain that I would die while working as a worker or SCV for the rest of my life.
‘That’s it. I need a countermeasure.’
So far, I’ve shown too much ability.
Overcoming the financial, physical, and biological crises of Yeongji.
I ended up doing more than was necessary.
Thanks to this, his ability was properly recognized by the king.
But what about King Alicia?
This is the type of person who has talent.
He is the type of ruler who believes that the more talented people work hard, the more peaceful the people and the richer the country becomes.
So, if you continue without a plan, you will have no way to avoid being a worker for the rest of your life.
You will also say goodbye to the honey-sucking life you so longed for.
‘That’s not allowed.’
Just imagining it gave me goosebumps.
I lived through so much suffering in Korea.
I went through all sorts of hardships to get over the crisis here.
To die while working for the rest of my life felt like punishment.
So it was.
King Alicia’s labor exploitation that will unfold in the future.
I thought I needed a countermeasure to get around it.
Lately, I’ve been trying to find a way to do that.
‘Of course, that doesn’t mean I can’t rebel against the king.’
King Alicia is a man of absolute power.
Even in the history of the Magentano royal family, he is a powerful swordsman who is one of the most influential in terms of political power and does not lag behind anywhere.
Thanks to this, the situation in the country was very stable.
But what if he rebelled because he didn’t like taking on the job?
Thinking that far, Lloyd shook his head.
‘Am I crazy? Let me do something like that.’
It’s very likely to fail.
Even if you succeed, you will open the hell door of a new job yourself.
If you are unlucky, you may become a king and have to cling to state affairs for the rest of your life.
Lloyd absolutely wanted to refuse such a situation.
‘Besides, King Alicia trusts me properly. If you use it well, you can be the most reliable person in your life. So from my point of view, the longer Alicia stays on the throne, the better.’
Alicia’s throne must be firmly maintained.
Under that stable umbrella, you should not work and only drink honey.
To do so, you need to renew your position.
Full of rights.
There are few service obligations to fulfill.
How to get a political position that only sucks honey like that.
That was Lloyd’s latest concern.
‘But the problem was that I couldn’t come up with a way to do that. until just now. But now it’s different. It’s thanks to you Julien.’
The corners of Mr. Lloyd’s mouth curled up.
Where his eyes reach.
The trail under the mansion hill.
I saw Julien and Serazade walking side by side.
Do you run ahead or behind, avoiding the hot summer sun?
However, the two are still full of awkwardness.
Seeing that, Lloyd’s brain spun.
Newly came up with a way to prevent the exploitation of labor from King Alicia.
‘Okay, it’s possible. I think it will work.’
It felt like a possibility.
There was an angle of success.
This is well worth a try.
What if you succeed?
In the future, it will be more difficult than before for King Alicia to openly roll herself.
No, at least you can lay down the atmosphere that will be awkward.
A mischievous smile appeared on Lloyd’s lips, who had been thinking until that point.
‘That’s it. Julien This time, this older brother should be indebted to you.’
If you have a plan in mind, it is a virtue to execute it without delaying it.
It was from that evening.
To realize the new big picture he drew.
Lloyd immediately put the plan into action.
His first target was Julien.
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“Whoa.”
A sigh comes out of nowhere.
Julien thought he didn’t know why.
The reason why I keep sighing in the middle of dinner.
Even the condensed milk that the food you eat at home doesn’t feel sweet.
‘I really don’t know.’
Julien shook his head slightly.
Oddly enough, the feeling was constant.
It was the same while eating and talking with my parents.
Even at the moment of eating his favorite smoked duck.
Something just kept feeling weird.
My heart skipped a beat for no reason.
On the other hand, it was stuffy, as if I could not breathe.
Even then, without realizing it, a smile came out.
Thanks to this, it was to the point where I couldn’t tell whether the food I was eating was going into my mouth or my nose.
To define it in one word….
“Do you feel like you’re crazy?”
flinch!
After finishing the meal.
Leaving more than half of food behind.
It was right after I walked out into the hallway smiling awkwardly, saying it was nothing to my parents who were worried about whether I was okay.
Julien’s shoulders trembled at the sudden voice from beside him.
It was because I was just thinking about whether or not I was crazy.
It felt like someone else had read those thoughts.
Startled, I turned to the direction where the voice came from.
“…brother?”
His brother Lloyd was there.
He was holding his chin with one hand and looking at him with strange eyes.
“What do you mean? Do you think I’m crazy?”
“Did I not say that?”
“ok?”
“I was just asking because I thought you didn’t think of yourself that way?”
“uh….”
My brother’s calm question.
Julien was desperate for an answer.
“Oh no, not like that.”
Julien said hurriedly.
It felt like something was on the inside.
“It really is nothing. are you okay. It’s just that I’m not feeling well.”
“okay?”
“huh.”
“really?”
“uh.”
“Have you been? Shall I take your hand then?”
“uh?”
Do you follow me? hand? how?
I raised my head in surprise.
My older brother’s smile felt slightly meaningful.
“Simple. After tightly tying the thumb with a thread, pinch the nail near the root of the nail with a needle! you can stab Then black blood flows out? At that time, if you untie the thread and sweep it on the back, it will be straight. Just go downstairs.”
“….”
“Would you like to try?”
“Oh no.”
prick your finger with a needle
To draw black blood out.
Julien instinctively shook his head.
And he walked to his room.
“I’m fine. I won’t do that.”
“okay?”
“huh.”
Why is my brother following me?
Even so, I feel like I’m in a bad mood, but I don’t know why, so I want to be alone.
However, the older brother calmly followed behind, not caring about our feelings.
He even said something incomprehensible.
“Julien hyung knows.”
“What what?”
“What do you think?”
“I…What do you think?”
“You think it’s strange, don’t you?”
“no it’s not.”
I walked a little faster.
But to my dismay, my brother’s steps also sped up a bit.
Even more embarrassing, I kept pointing out the inside of this side.
“But I don’t know why I’m in a weird mood.”
“….”
It’s true.
I’ve been in a weird mood all evening.
I don’t know what the cause is, even if I really think about it.
So the mood keeps getting weirder and more confused.
However, my brother is telling me as if he could clearly see the inside.
Eventually, Julien stopped walking.
He looked up at his brother with serious eyes.
“brother. Actually, I have a problem.”
“Yes, tell me.”
“Your brother is right. I feel really strange.”
“good. Acknowledging your condition is a great start. Shall we walk a little calmer then?”
“Oh yes.”
also a brother
The hyung, who has changed from the days when he was an idiot in the past, has become a very reassuring person.
That soft, kind voice.
An expression that seems to understand the feelings of this side.
Before that, Julien was unconsciously disarmed.
Before he knew it, he took a walk with Lloyd on the trail in front of the mansion and began to tell his feelings step by step.
“The truth is. I’ve been feeling a bit strange since last night. But I don’t even know why this is like this.”
“I don’t know?”
“huh.”
“Then let’s talk about it for a moment. Bring your memories back to the late afternoon. Exactly when did you start feeling weird?”
“Since when?”
“huh.”
“Um….”
Julien pondered over his memories.
“Um, so…In the afternoon, I took a walk with Miss Serazade.”
“huh.”
“We talked a lot.”
“What story?”
“The story of Miss Serazade growing up. Difficulties in swordsmanship training. Why is the desert beautiful? what things like that nice to hear however….”
“however?”
“….”
Julien paused.
A sudden awakening of awareness.
I get it now
“I think I’ve been feeling strange ever since I came back alone from a walk with Miss Serazade.”
“Is it?”
“huh.”
Nod your head.
That action gave me confidence.
“that’s right. I really think so. From then on, the mood became bland and strange….”
“It becomes empty. that’s right?”
“huh. How do you know?”
It was amazing.
How does the older brother pinpoint his feelings like this?
Julien looked at his brother, longing for an answer.
The older brother grinned.
He said it as if it were so simple.
“That’s your first love.”
“…what?”
“first love. I don’t know?”
“I know.”
“That’s all right. That’s it.”
“I?”
“huh.”
“first love?”
“uh.”
“Miss Serazad?”
“maybe?”
“….”
Julien shut his mouth.
Shocked by the new realization of his feelings thanks to his brother, he is shocked.
Looking back at myself to see if that statement was really true, I was blank again.
I stopped breathing as I swallowed dry saliva.
Seeing this, Lloyd laughed inwardly.
‘As expected.’
His own eyes were not mistaken.
Julien and Serazade, who were taking a walk during the day earlier.
As soon as I saw it, I could recognize it at a glance.
It was a typical look of a man and a woman who started having a fling.
‘I can’t figure it out. I think I’ve seen that once or twice.’
Lloyd was once a college student in Korea.
Of course, I was a civil engineering student who would hardly ever find a female student, but I still saw countless couples when I was walking around the campus on a spring day.
It was the same when I looked at my classmates and friends around me.
‘Especially when I was a freshman in the first semester of my first year.’
Whether you go to OT or department MT.
Or at the opening general meeting.
Either that or even get a blind date.
I was able to observe the mass production and process of numerous couples.
Sometimes, there were days when I had to drink with a friend who had broken up after a flirtation.
Of course, there were times when he himself had a thumb.
‘Damn it if it weren’t for that coin karaoke room at the time.’
Suddenly, I resent the karaoke room in front of the school gate.
At that time, I also carve the timid curse that my classmates who encouraged me to go to karaoke would get athlete’s foot.
‘Tsk.’
Lloyd quickly put an end to the past that had been floating around for a while.
Then he looked at Julien in front of him.
‘It’s true that they’re having a fling.’
It was clear when I looked at the discrimination that I had made on campus.
I was riding Julien and Serajade Thumb.
However, it seemed that the people who actually had a thumb didn’t know their psychological state.
It was like that too.
‘of course. Both of them must be skilled in this field.’
Julien is a guy who grew up studying only from a young age.
Serazade is no different.
‘That person must have learned only swordsmanship.’
They were a man and a woman who had lived their lives by building a wall from ordinary romance, each clinging only to their own field.
However, through an accidental opportunity, I suddenly experienced my first love, which I did not even know about.
full of mistakes.
Poor emotional handling.
It was obvious that he would go through those twists and turns.
‘I can’t let the romance break like that. It’s a waste.’
The same is true for both men and women.
So today I will be Cupid myself.
I will do good deeds that connect men and women with fresh first love.
And he will diligently take care of the rice cakes that will be made as a result.
Promising, Lloyd smiled happily.
As an older brother, he fully loaded up his trustworthy expression, eyes and voice.
Then, he began to launch ambitiously prepared comments.
“You know, if you act so clumsily, you’ll miss Miss Serazade?”
“…what?”
Miss Serazade misses.
Julien’s eyes round like a surprised rabbit at that word.
Eyes that reveal the nervousness that could not be hidden.
Seeing this, Lloyd smiled even more happily.
It was thanks to the premonition that through the combination of the two men and women, a picture that would become a wannabe for both the Magentano royal family and the Sultanate, exquisitely straddling their legs and taking the initiative, would be properly created.
It was from then.
His wet tongue stepped on the accelerator of a more fruitful strategy.
