[Contest] I'm trying to remember you
03. Identity
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여주
“Oh, thank you.”
It kept coming to mind as I walked along the road.
The sight of him smiling while receiving the ribbon······.
우진
“Your Majesty, it’s okay······.”
성운
“Be quiet.”
우진
“Oh, yes. Are you okay? You seem worried.”
성운
“It’s okay.”
우진
“But earlier······. Why did you say no?”
우진
“There’s no guarantee of that, right?”
우진
“It is much rarer to actually know.”
성운
“I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it.”
성운
“Is it really me that that child thought of me?”
성운
“Or if it were a look-alike, wouldn’t things be blown out of proportion?”
우진
“Oh, my thinking was short-sighted.”
우진
“But how did that person recognize me earlier?”
우진
“And how did you find out?”
우진
“Isn’t it something that even the noblewomen don’t know?”
우진
“But a mere servant knows that.”
성운
“I find that interesting too.”
우진
“Do you have any idea where it might be?”
성운
“One. There is exactly one.”
성운
“But I don’t live here.”
우진
“Isn’t it true that no one knows if they live here?”
성운
"One more thing. She's not a servant. That's absolutely impossible."
우진
“Ah······. Yes.”
But even after saying that, there was something that bothered me······.
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아씨
“Father, it’s me.”
대감마님
“Okay, come in.”
아씨
“Why did you call me?”
대감마님
“I called because I wanted to tell you in advance.”
대감마님
“I think it’s almost time.”
대감마님
“There is talk of a ban on marriage in the palace.”
아씨
“I guess I have to hurry up and get ready now.”
대감마님
"Yes, you must become the Crown Princess. That is the only way for our family to rise again."
대감마님
“Once you become the Crown Princess, His Majesty will soon ascend to the throne.”
대감마님
“Then you will become the mother of all people.”
아씨
"That's my dream too. I'll do my best."
대감마님
“You always told me, didn’t you? You wanted to see me at least once.”
대감마님
“But I have no way of doing that.”
대감마님
“This is the only way to see the lower world, and the best way.”
대감마님
“So, you must be chosen. Do you understand?”
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여주
“So, is that why the Great Gamma called you yesterday?”
아씨
“Yes, Father is always kind and affectionate, but isn’t he greedy and cold when it comes to that?”
아씨
“It seems like Father heard such rumors at the palace.”
여주
“The palace must be quite spacious, right? Of course, this place is quite spacious too.”
여주
“It is so vast that the sky, which was dark when I walked from the gate to the well, becomes bright by the time I arrived.”
아씨
“The palace must be so vast that it can’t even be compared to this place.”
아씨
“There are so many palace maids staying there.”
여주
“I want to go and see it soon.”
아씨
“If Father is so sure, we will be able to go and see it before the season changes.”
아씨
“I’m looking forward to it too.”
아씨
“Oh, by the way. Is that why you were reluctant when I first brought up the subject of the marriage ban?”
아씨
“Because I’m looking for someone I miss.”
여주
“Actually... that's true.”
여주
“Because it won’t be as easy to come and go as it is now.”
여주
"really······."
여주
“I really want to meet you someday.”
아씨
“I was looking for it so desperately, why didn’t you tell me sooner?”
아씨
“I think I can easily find at least one person.”
여주
“Because I want to find it myself.”
여주
“That person may not even know I’m doing this.”
여주
“It was a long time ago······.”
아씨
“I see.”
여주
“Of course, it will all come out eventually, but I didn’t want to see him worried.”
여주
“I don’t want you to know that one of the reasons I was sold here was because of him.”
아씨
“How much I miss you······.”
아씨
“You look just like me.”
여주
“Do you want to see that person a lot, too, ma’am?”
아씨
“Yes. Now only the big gate remains.”
아씨
“But I don’t know if I can get through that door.”
여주
“Whoever it is, the lady will pass through that door.”
여주
“If even the crown prince, the greatest of Joseon, goes to see you, who wouldn’t?”
아씨
"Thank you. Just as you said, I will try to get through that door."
아씨
“I’m sure you’ll find that person too.”
Up until this point, we were doing well······.
Since when?
That's what caused our relationship to fall apart.
Were we really destined to fall apart someday?
Did you really have to turn around?