Surviving as the Villainess’s Servant in a Martial Arts Novel - Chapter 77

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Episode 77

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After deciding to become the Head Priest of Gwangjin-gyo.

We decided to leave soon.

There was nothing more to see here anyway, and we needed to quickly return to the headquarters where the Gwangjin-gyo followers stayed to hold the Head Priest inauguration ceremony.

Eom Father had been moving busily since I woke up. It seemed he was constantly communicating with the people over there.

And in the meantime, there was something I learned…

“Half a year has passed since I collapsed?!”

It was the flow of time I hadn’t known about.

Until then, I hadn’t given it much thought. Since I had collapsed before and woken up after two weeks, I just thought this time, considering it was more serious, it probably took about a month.

But when I actually came outside the house, the seasonal change was unusual. Summer had gone somewhere and autumn had already arrived.

‘This is strange. When I arrived in Hefei, it was around spring, but it’s already autumn?’

It was so strange that I asked…

“Ha, half a year? Not half a month but half a year? I was lying down for half a year?”

“Yes, we were also confused. Since there were no precedents, we didn’t know you would sleep for so long. Eom Father and I were initially worried that something was wrong and were anxious…”

“Huh…”

“But since your wounds were healing and you were steadily recovering, we decided to wait and see. We had no choice but to wait for you to open your eyes…”

So a whole half year had passed.

Only then did I understand why Sa-hyeon had cried and rushed to me as soon as he saw me.

Of course. If someone who had been lying like a vegetable for half a year suddenly got up, I would also cry tears and snot from joy.

And knowing that fact made me feel a bit embarrassed.

‘What kind of confidence did I have to refuse Eom Father’s proposal?’

If I had refused Gwangjin-gyo’s help, it would have been a real disaster.

Half a year isn’t long, but it’s not that short either. If we had just separated, it might be different, but after this much time had passed, I wouldn’t be able to find Young Miss on my own.

Rather, it wouldn’t be strange if Young Miss and I had missed each other during that time.

Maybe Young Miss is the one panicking, thinking I suddenly disappeared? She might be frantically searching for me like I am…

‘…I hope so.’

I don’t want Young Miss to suffer, but her being alive and searching for me would be a hundred, a thousand times better.

And there was more to be surprised about.

Actually, this was the most surprising thing. It was…

“Th, th, th…!”

I had become pretty!

“Who is this-?!”

How shocked I was when I first saw my face reflected in the water while washing my face.

I was so surprised for a moment that I even screamed. I couldn’t even pay attention to Sa-hyeon who came running thinking something had happened, and frantically felt my face while looking into the water.

Later, I even asked Sa-hyeon to bring a mirror to look into, but my face didn’t change.

I suddenly wanted to ask.

‘Who are you?’

The girl in the mirror… was quite pretty.

Honestly, she couldn’t compare to the super beautiful Young Miss or Sa-hyeon, but still, it was an objectively pretty face.

Where did the broad face go? A small face with flawless skin, big eyes, a straight nose, plump lips, and other features were harmoniously arranged overall.

What about the sharp jawline and long neck? From the sparkling vitality flowing through the entire face, it looked like she would make quite a few men cry when she grew up.

Me…? I would make men cry?

Not crying because I’m too ugly, but crying because I’m a beauty?!

“Older Sister? Older Sister, are you okay? Were you very surprised?”

“Uh, uhhhh…”

“I understand. I was the same. Not in one moment like you, but seeing you change little by little every day, I was secretly surprised…”

“Uhhh…”

“I looked up records and apparently it’s normal. When the body is reformed to suit martial arts, appearance can also change. In martial arts terms, it would be called complete transformation…”

‘This isn’t complete transformation, it’s like being reborn on a cold operating table?’

“When you reach a certain level in martial arts, this happens quite often. Some Master Warriors even returned to young bodies after gaining deep enlightenment.”

‘This is incredible, even rejuvenation?’

Amazing, martial arts world. Just learning some martial arts gives you plastic surgery and rejuvenation?

I think I understand why martial artists risk their lives to learn martial arts. If I also learned martial arts and became young and firm, I’d go crazy too…

…No, this isn’t the time for such thoughts.

‘This, this won’t do?’

If I change this much, she won’t recognize me!

Still, if there was one thing I was confident about before, it was that I was uniquely ugly.

I had a strangely harmonious yet twisted appearance, so Young Miss recognized me wherever I was, and I thought she would quickly recognize me even if we separated and some time passed.

But… but if I appear with this face?

If I say I’m Seo Dan? Would Young Miss believe it?

‘No way.’

I’d be lucky if I didn’t get slapped for trying to pull a trick!

As I trembled, Sa-hyeon looked at me puzzledly.

“Older Sister, what’s wrong? Why is your expression like that…”

“This… isn’t there a way to go back? Some mysterious illusion technique to restore my face… No, there wouldn’t be. How could you restore a face that’s already changed?”

“Older Sister, Older Sister?”

“Uh, what should I do? What if she doesn’t recognize me? It’s not ‘what if’ – she definitely won’t recognize me. With this face, we wouldn’t know each other even if we were right in front of each other. The token is all broken too, so what can I use to prove…”

“No!”

Suddenly Sa-hyeon shouted loudly.

“That person will definitely recognize you. Really!”

“…Am I still ugly by any chance?”

“That’s not it! Of course, I was also unfamiliar at first. I was surprised because you changed so much… But now I’ve adapted.”

“Adapted?”

“Yes, no matter what you look like on the outside, you’re still you in the end. Your kind nature remains the same…”

After saying that, Sa-hyeon trailed off as if embarrassed, then belatedly continued.

“So, so don’t worry too much. That person will recognize you right away too. Even if they don’t recognize you immediately, if they see you a few times, they’ll notice right away. I guarantee it!”

“Sa-hyeon…”

Sa-hyeon smiled as if telling me to trust him. It was a very confident smile. I looked at Sa-hyeon intently and thought.

‘What are you going to do by guaranteeing it.’

If Young Miss doesn’t recognize me, will you take responsibility? Huh? Will you take responsibility?!

But he’s probably saying this without thinking about such things. This is why pretty people are like this. Since they’ve been pretty since birth, they don’t know the world like this.

Still, his heart thinking of me wasn’t bad, so I smiled and said to Sa-hyeon.

“Thank you.”

At my words, Sa-hyeon smiled brightly. Yes, if you’re happy, that’s enough.

After those two commotions passed.

“Let’s go now.”

Soon the day to leave came.

Surprisingly, there wasn’t much luggage. This place was also a hideout, and Eom Father had bought and brought necessary things from time to time.

I wondered if I should really make Eom Father, who was like a grandmother to me, work like this, but surprisingly Eom Father was cold.

When I told him several times to speak casually because it was uncomfortable, he answered like this.

“Now the Head Priest is the supreme being of our sect. The sect’s rules are strict, so if this subordinate treats the Head Priest casually, would that maintain dignity? Even if it’s uncomfortable, it can’t be helped!”

‘Sa-hyeon calls me Older Sister comfortably though…’

I was secretly disappointed but soon understood and moved on. Actually, Sa-hyeon had already been scolded for calling me too casually.

I picked up my bundle and came outside.

The wind was chilly and had a strong autumn scent.

Around this time last year, I was at the Seo Family Estate. Prince Wang came to visit, I met Namgung Jeong and went through various events…

I heard the news about going to the Namgung Family Estate.

At that time, I thought I would be staying at the Namgung Family Estate in a few months. I thought I would be living comfortably there… well, I’m not sure about comfortably, but I thought I would still be living as a servant like before.

But now the situation has completely changed.

The Seo Family was destroyed, and all the precious people left my side. I became alone again.

However, at the same time, new connections came to me.

“Older Sister!”

I turned my head.

In the distance, I could see Eom Father and Lee Sa-hyeon waiting for me.

The newly formed connections, the people of Gwangjin-gyo.

Now if I follow them, I will truly become the Head Priest of Gwangjin-gyo.

I still had hesitations.

If you ask whether I regret my choice, I’m not sure about that either.

However, there’s one thing I can be certain of – even if I went back to the past, I would make the same choice.

Then for now, I have no choice but to look forward and move on.

“Yes, I’m coming now!”

I took big steps toward them.

While doing so, I looked up at the sky and secretly prayed to the gods.

‘Young Miss.’

Please, let the Young Miss be safe.

Let the Young Miss also be living well without any troubles.

I don’t know when we’ll meet, but please…

‘Please wait for me.’

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