“In that case, let me give you an assignment. Go back and learn how to give a proper massage. With that pathetic skill, you won’t be able to satisfy anyone.” “Yes, I’ll make sure to learn proper massage techniques next time.” Gwen answered politely and bowed his head. Nyne smiled in satisfaction, having vented his…

Even after that, Gwen continued to display not just impressive, but nearly impossible feats: threading tens of thousands of beads in one day, preparing hundreds of fruits and nuts, carving stone plates from rocks, driving out every insect from the sanctuary, removing only the seeds from seeded fruit… and more. Then came the task of…

The garden, of course, was far too large for one person to remove all the weeds by hand. From the start, Nyne had only given the order intending to make Gwen work hard and then punish him. But before the priest even had time to step into the garden to fetch him, Gwen was already…

After returning to his sanctum, Nyne lost his appetite for several days. The attending priests grew so anxious that they, too, refrained from eating. Nyne lay motionless in bed, but then suddenly sat up with a start. Even after days had passed, the rage boiling up to the top of his head hadn’t subsided. Every…

As the priests, stained with the blood of beasts, danced in joy, the wide-eyed stares of the dead looked up toward Sha. Even in death, their bodies offered as sacrifice, their gazes were filled with loyal reverence. Seeing that, Nyne’s palms began to sweat and his stomach churned. At moments like this, he wished his…

Is Lan Gwen backed by someone that powerful? Nyne wondered briefly, but quickly realized—no. If he had influential backing, he wouldn’t have been seated at the lowest end during the Yeonhwa Hall banquet. The only reason he was now seated near the top at the ceremony was singular: because Sha Amon had, even once, shown interest in…

Sharing a boat ride with Amon yesterday had its good moments, but in many ways, it was exhausting. No matter how much Amon cherished and cared for him, Nyne could never allow himself to take the man lightly—it was only natural. Sometimes, after spending time with Amon, Nyne would feel muscle aches from the sheer…

Would they really drown and die like that? As Nyne looked around anxiously, he was relieved to see that small rowboats following Sha’s ship were discreetly pulling the fallen priests out of the water one by one. The priests on the rowboats climbed aboard via ropes to take the place of those who had fallen.…

Lesha Lan Gwen Ever since Nyne exploded in anger because of Gwen, the priests had avoided even mentioning the banquet or the Leshas of Yeonhwa Hall. Yet, Nyne remained in a foul mood for days. He would become furious remembering Lan Gwen’s arrogant demeanor, then strangely soothed when he recalled the moment Gwen was being…

The Snake That Swallowed the Pomegranate – Episode 11 “What?” Nyne, who had just been about to motion for Lan Gwen to sit back down, looked at him in surprise. To anyone’s eyes, the glass orb appeared so valuable it seemed beyond price, and yet Lan Gwen’s words came off as defying Nyne. The attending…