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(*This is a short story posted to apologize for the prolonged hiatus. It is not related to the main story.)
Hmm... maybe that's possible.
(*This story is based on the Vocaloid Kagamane Rin & Len songs "Daughter of Evil" and "Servant of Evil".)
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"Greetings. I am Lee Jin-woo, and I have entered the Imperial Palace as a servant to attend to His Majesty the Emperor."
Today is the day I enter the Imperial Palace.
Ah, you ask what era the imperial palace is in?
It is now the year 2118, and South Korea has become an absolute monarchy again.
The current emperor of this country is a 16-year-old girl named Kim Yeo-ju.
Although he is the Emperor, he is notorious among the people for his excessive extravagance.
Such a female lead...
He is my first love and a twin brother.
It might seem strange to say that twins are your first love, but it’s not what you might think.
I was childhood friends with the female lead when I was young, but I was adopted into her family and we ended up living separately. Because I looked similar to her, I grew up being brainwashed into helping her if she ever faced a life-threatening situation.
The female lead probably won't remember me, but...
"Ah, so you're the new servant arriving today!!"
"Welcome! Haha. We're about to make a procession out of the palace, so follow me."
"Yes, Your Majesty"
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"Your Majesty the Emperor!! Greetings!" Citizen 1
"...Hello... *Gasp*!!" National 2
"How dare you open your eyes like that. Do you think you are here!! How dare you act like this right in front of the Emperor... Hey! Lock this rude bastard in the palace prison right now!!" Female Lead
"Anyway, the people... I just can't look at them favorably, no matter how hard I try. They have no power or anything, yet they talk so much..."
Jinwoo, do you want to leave our retainers behind and go out just the two of you?
(Smiling) Female Lead
"Yes, Your Majesty."
...You, who made innocent people imprisoned.
Even though you are like that, your smile is always bright and pure.
Yes, even if everything in the world becomes your enemy
I'm the only one who will protect you, Yeoju.
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It was when I was on my way to look around a neighboring country by order of the Empress Dowager.
"Huh? Jinwoo??" Soyeon
"Huh? Hey, Jo Soyeon!!! It's been so long T_T When did you move here?"
"A while ago, haha. What have you been up to lately?" Soyeon
"I went into the Imperial Palace hehe. I met the female lead there!!"
"Oh, congratulations haha. You were so eager to see His Majesty... but I heard His Majesty has a bad reputation in your country... Is he okay?" Soyeon
"Hmm... that's true... but the female lead is kind by nature, so she'll probably come back to her senses soon haha."
"Soyeon!! Where are you?" Hyunjun
"? Who is looking for you? Who is it?"
"Ah, Song Hyung-jun is my friend!! Um... it's a bit awkward to say this myself, but he's the friend I think I'm... flirting with haha. Ah, but he's a subject of your country, don't you know?" Soyeon
"Ah... I think I might have seen this."
"Soyeon!! Ah, you were here... huh? This person next to you... isn't he a servant of His Majesty the Emperor?" Hyunjun
"Right haha. We used to be close back in the day. Looks like they came to look around Korea!! It's been a while since we met haha." Soyeon
Hi haha. Soyeon, I have to finish up some work, so I'm leaving first!! See you later, Hyunjun!!
"Goodbye!! See you later!!" Soyeon
"...Yes," Hyunjun
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"Jinwoo, where are you?" Yeoju
I am here, Your Majesty.
"Jinwoo, do you happen to know that I like Song Hyungjun?"
"Ah, do you like Hyunjun...? I didn't know."
"Right, but it seems like Song Hyung-jun has someone he likes... She's a kid from a neighboring country, so please go get rid of her and come back."
"...Who is it?"
"She is a girl named Jo So-yeon from the neighboring country. Make sure you eliminate her." - Yeoju
"...!!!!!!!!!"
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"Oh, Jinwoo!! You're here again? Hi!!" Soyeon
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"...? What's wrong? Is something wrong?" Soyeon
"...Soyeon..."
"Huh?" Soyeon
"...I'm sorry... Please forgive me..."
Phew-
"Ugh..." Soyeon
"..."
"You... did the King... order this...?" Soyeon
"...Yeah... I'm really, really sorry... I'm so sorry... (sobbing)"
"...Don't cry...it couldn't be helped..." Soyeon
Pfft-
...died. Soyeon...because of me...
Why... won't the tears stop...
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"Oh my, it's snack time. Jinwoo!!" Yeoju
"yes?"
"It's snack time!! Brioche is available today, let's eat it together hehe." Yeoju
"...yes"
Your smile was so pure.
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As time passed-
"Alright, the time has come!! Let's drive out the tyrannical emperor and build a new nation!!" Jae-i
"Rise, people!!" Hyunjun
Waaah-
The people and subjects, finally exploding with anger, rose up in rebellion.
Yeoju, because of the wars you started, even the soldiers are no longer on our side.
"J-Jinwoo... what's going on...? Why... are the soldiers and the subjects swarming in from outside along with the citizens...? I'm scared..."
...This is the result of everything you've done so far, Yeoju.
If this is 'retribution,' I will defy fate for you.
"...It seems a rebellion has broken out.
I will pretend to be Your Majesty in your place, so please swap clothes with me and leave the palace quickly.
"...A rebellion... No, more importantly, if you and I switch clothes and I run away, you'll get caught and killed... I can't do that. No matter how bad I am, I never abandon my people..."
"...Yeoju."
"...Uh, huh..? (Flustered)" Female protagonist
"There's no time, Yeoju. You have to leave quickly."
Shall I tell you something before we part ways?
Actually, we didn't meet for the first time when I entered the Imperial Palace.
We are twins.
"I may have been adopted... and I'm not a real blood twin, but we look alike, so we won't get caught even if we switch places. Now, there's no time. Hurry up, come out, swap clothes, and get out of here. Quickly!!"
"...okay..
"Before you go, please answer me just one more time. Even if we are twins, and adopted twins at that... why are you going to such lengths for my sake? Looking at what I’ve done, I’m the one who deserves to die... why you, an innocent one... (sobbing)" (Female Lead)
"Well... before I was adopted, you were my first love, Yeoju?"
"...!!!" Female protagonist
"Alright, there really isn't much time left. You're all dressed, right? Hurry up and get out of here!!"
"...I'm sorry... I'm really sorry... And thank you... I'm sorry and thank you... (sobbing-)" Female Lead
"...Don't cry. If we are meant to be, we will meet again in the next life."
If there is a next life, then... let's play together.
"..." Yeoju
Yeoju, run far, far away. To a place where people can't find you...
Please live rightly and happily from now on so that my death will not be in vain.
Bang-
"Emperor Kim Yeo-ju, you are deposed for the crime of plunging the country into chaos. The execution will take place at 3 a.m. today, and until then, you will be imprisoned in the underground dungeon. Take her away."
"No, wait a minute. This person isn't Kim Yeo-ju."
...You're Lee Jin-woo, right? Hyunjun
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"...I will ask you just one thing. Did you kill Jo So-yeon on Kim Yeo-ju's orders?" Hyungjun
"...Yes. Regarding that... I am also sad and feel truly sorry."
Why... why did you do that...
Do you want to protect Kim Yeo-ju even to the point of making such a sacrifice again...?
"If that is your will... I will follow your will. Take me away." Hyunjun
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Ding- ding- ding-
"Come out." Jae-i
...Ah. It's time.
As I stood on the execution platform, the first thing I saw was...
It is none other than you, Kim Yeo-ju.
Seeing you secretly wiping away tears while wearing a cloak and hat so as not to be seen by others makes even me, who doesn't usually cry, shed tears.
'don't cry'
You bite your lip as you see me mouthing "don't cry."
...biting your lip, that was a habit I used to cure you of a long time ago.
Now it really was time for execution,
I can hear the sound of people murmuring.
But I couldn't see those things,
The last thing I saw was
The sight of you, Kim Yeo-ju, turning to walk away with both fists tightly clenched.
People call you evil, but this isn't your fault.
You were simply possessed by evil, and you were a good child.
We are not guilty. It is the fault of the adults who are no longer in this world, who made you possessed by evil and caused us to break up.
Yeoju, I was happy to meet you again.
If there is a next life, then let's play together... together
"Execute," Hyunjun
Servant of Evil fin.
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Hello, this is the author><
I felt bad for the long hiatus, so I tried uploading a short story I wrote a while ago...
What is this terrible hybrid mess of a post... haha
Ah, seriously, this is so cringey.
I'm sorry. To my roommates, are your hands and feet okay?
My resistance to cringe is low...
The background is supposed to be Miran lol, but an execution platform appears lol. The true nature of this post is really something lol.
In the original story of the song 'Servant of Evil,' the female lead and Jinwoo were supposed to be real blood twins, both Jinwoo and Hyunjun liked Soyeon, and Hyunjun was supposed to hate Jinwoo. However, the writer loved romance so much that the female lead and Jinwoo became adopted twins... Soyeon ended up becoming friends with Jinwoo... and somehow Hyunjun became very kind to Jinwoo... haha.
Oh, and the female lead and Jin-woo have different last names, but since this is an adoption, please let the kind Dongsils make up for it for the sake of this incompetent writer... (wink)
Everyone, this is a bad example of adaptation.
Actually, I wrote it weirdly on purpose to show that you shouldn't adapt it like this, haha. (Random rambling)
Actually, the hardest part about writing this was deciding on the male lead... I originally planned to make Jinwoo the male lead, but putting this adorable little baby into a sad story felt a bit... heh. I felt guilty, but in the end, I wrote it with Jinwoo as the male lead... >< When I was writing the part where Jinwoo dies at the end, I was writing it while yelling, "Jinwoo, I'm sorry!!!!!!" lol
As I kept writing, the story just went completely off the rails lol. Hehe... (looking into the distance)
I'm sorry, Dongsil. I'm really bad at writing...
Please don't run away after seeing this.
(Maybe I shouldn't have uploaded this)
Well then, I'll drop one strange post here (?) and go back to finishing up...
Pyong☆