[Storybook] Tale of Seodong

Chapter 3: A Relationship Only They Don't Know The traveler and Dolswe heard that Lee Duksoo, whom they defeated in Donghae, had not only escaped punishment but had been promoted to Minister of Law. Moreover, they heard rumors that he was plotting something in Bukpo. As they headed towards Bukpo, they heard children singing at the village entrance. "Caught La-dy Seon-hwa in a boy's embrace why are there yams all over her face?" "I swear... Kids these days will go round sayin' anythin', huh?" While investigating Lee Duksoo's activities in Bukpo, the traveler and Dolswe visited the house of the village's richest man, Sogyeong. There, they met Seodong, the protagonist of the song sung by the village children. As the rumors suggested, Seodong was indeed handsome. Sogyeong had a sickly only daughter named Seonhwa. Seodong was serving as her healer. Sensing that there was something unusual between them, Dolswe and the traveler teased, "We just hope you get well soon. Don't wanna see our lovebirds here all sad, do we?" Startled, Seodong quickly fled the scene. Disappointed, Seonhwa confided her worries to the traveler and Dolswe. She admitted that she liked Seodong very much, but it seemed that Seodong did not feel the same way about her.