Chapter 79 – Kang Ha-Eun

The supporting character who is jealous and harasses the heroine was an essential character that often appeared in the novels I wrote.

“Gail, today… Ugh!”

Among the villagers, the girl who bullied Kang Ha-eun had a name even though I didn’t set it up.

“Why did you come so late?! Is it because you don’t want to work when you have a lot of work to do in the morning?”

Kang Ha-eun went into Sunia Inn and Gail, the owner of an angry voice, chased Ha-eun Kang.
There was no Heman in the secluded inn, and Kang Ha-eun withdrew little by little at Gale’s stare and harsh voice in the empty space.

“Gail, that’s not it… Were there any guests…?”

Kang Ha-eun, who knew how to wait at her place, saw the inn empty and asked where Heman was.

“A guest? A middle-aged driver? I went to the bathroom for a while. Did you have any relationship with him?”

When Kang Ha-eun, who was very frightened, rushed to find Heman, Gail tried to cross her line.
She didn’t have any evidence, and she thought that if Kang Ha-eun told her to offer her, it would be enough if she held out that she wasn’t herself.

“Ha-eun, did you even sell your body to the driver? You suddenly looked for the driver? Ah… Is that why you came out late today?”

“Watch out what you say…!”

One day, Kang Ha-eun, who suddenly appeared, took the attention of the young men in the village.
Gail’s feelings of inferiority and jealousy, which were created as a result of that, did not fade away, and today, they exploded because of Kang Ha-eun, who was decorated to the fullest.

“Is there anything to be careful of? If you say no, it’s over, but really, why don’t you sleep together?”

Gale thought that innocent-looking Kang Ha-eun would be a weakness if he really had a relationship with a knight for money.
When Ha-eun Kang did not deny it even when Gail pushed her, he began to think that he was actually in a relationship.

“It’s not like that..!”

“Isn’t it like that? You didn’t deny it? Isn’t it because you’re stabbed?”

Gail had often forced Kang Ha-eun to push her.
And from the busy work in the morning to Kang Ha-eun, who became more beautiful because of the nagging she heard from her parents who run the inn, Gail crossed the line.

“You pretended to be nice and naive by yourself, but in the end, selling your body was the end of your life?”

“Gail, shut up…”

Kang Ha-eun felt deeply ashamed of Gail’s sexual harassment and bit her lips as her clenched fists trembled.

“Are you angry? Ha-eun, you’re angry… Then what should we do? Ah! You won’t even want to see me in the future, so can you stop working at the inn?”

One of the reasons Gail can go strong is because Kang Ha-eun earned a lot by helping out at the inn.
On days when Kang Ha-eun worked at the inn, young men from the village flocked to her, and thanks to that, the inn owner gave her a lot of money.

“If it’s not my dad, I can’t even make money… Are you going to quit your job?”

The innkeepers were Gail’s parents, and they were the people who gave Kang Ha-eun the most money in the village.
Kang Ha-eun couldn’t ignore those words, even thinking of Gail’s parents, and she had endured numerous insults and dirty pranks.

“Papa and mom are busy cooking right now, so they don’t know your job at all… Why is it that things got messed up because of the driver?”

Gail kept sarcastic at Haeun Kang, and I was outside listening to the entire conversation.

“Haeun, say something. You’re too quiet…?”

“Ah… Archduke…?”

“What are you doing standing here?”

I couldn’t stand Gail’s sarcastic remarks about Kang Ha-eun, so I went into the inn.
I lowered her head, clenched my fists, and wrapped my arms around Kang Ha-eun’s shoulder, who was losing her temper, and pulled her into my arms.

“You mean Grand Duke…?”

Kang Ha-eun, who was pulled into my arms, revealed my identity, and I met Gail’s eyes.
Gale, who thought that he must have been ugly when he heard his voice, unexpectedly deserved to be included in the beauty.

If it wasn’t for Kang Ha-eun, she would have been a good look to attract the attention of men in the village. Despite her plain brown hair and her eyes, her smooth skin was an impressive woman.

“Ha-eun… I’ll speak in short language for a moment…”

“Yes…”

She whispered in her ear to Kang Ha-eun, who was pulled into my arms, begging for her understanding.
I had no idea what kind of butterfly effect it would have if I treated Kang Ha-eun with the same respect at her inn.

“Did my maid cause any trouble?”

Kang Ha-eun, who thought that she would be nothing without her knight, saw her gail as I appeared behind her, and her face turned pale.
Also, when I said that Kang Ha-eun was from my family, the blood completely disappeared from her face.

“No! Nothing happened! It was because I was inexperienced in guiding! I’m sorry!! Meet the Grand Duke!!”

Gale also knew about the visit of a knight from the Grand Duke’s family to the village.
Gail let go of her unworthy pride and lowered her head under her, and at just the right moment she came out of the bathroom with Heman.

“Grand Duke, are you here? Miss Ha Eun’s clothes look good on you.”

When Heman, who was sure of his knowledge, called me Grand Duke and seemed friendly with Kang Ha-eun, Gail was full of thoughts of running away.

“When will the food come out?”

“Now! I’ll go to the kitchen and find out!”

Gail ran to her kitchen, but she couldn’t easily pass over the humiliation and shame that Kang Ha-eun felt.

“Hey, take a seat.”

Since her ears had disappeared, I used honorifics for Kang Ha-eun again.

“Miss Haeun? Did something happen while I was gone?”

“Dear you two… I’m so sorry…”

We sat down at the table where Heman had been, and Haeun Kang couldn’t lift her head.

“What are you sorry about?”

“Ha-eun, I was outside so I couldn’t hear properly. What did that child say?”

“That’s… Even Knight Heman suffered because of me…”

Even though she was insulted and her face was distorted with shame, Kang Ha-eun was more concerned about Heman than herself.

“You mean me?”

“If you’ll excuse me, can you tell me in detail?”

“Haa… I came into the inn and Gale talked to me. Knight Heman…”

“You can do it with Sir Heman.”

While Kang Ha-eun explained her story, he also arranged the title of Heman. Heman also corrected his posture after hearing Kang Ha-eun’s name was included in the explanation of the situation.

“Yeah… I’m looking for Sir Heman so Gail can’t tell me what’s going on between me and Sir Heman… I’ve been… Selling myself…”

“What!! Haa… Miss Haeun, I’m sorry. I was supposed to keep my seat, but why did I go to the bathroom…”

Heman covered his face when he realized that Kang Ha-eun had been severely insulted while he was away for a while.
Among the Grand Duke’s knight commanders, Heman, who had a strong chivalrous spirit, avoided actions that harmed others as much as possible, like Kang Ha-eun.

“No. It wasn’t Sir Heman’s fault. It was Gale’s fault…”

Gail had such a bad personality that even Kang Ha-eun, who couldn’t say anything bad to others, openly called her a bad bitch.

– Bang…!!

– Gail! Are you okay!!

– Oh! Hey! What should I do if I try to move heavy things by myself!!

I was thinking about how Kang Ha-eun could take revenge on Gail with the means I had, but there was a big uproar in the kitchen.
The owner of the inn, a middle-aged couple, raised their voice, and I exchanged glances with Heman.

“Ha-eun, I need to look inside for a while.”

“Grand Duke, I went in too.”

If Gail wasn’t mistaken, there must be another reason for the disturbance in the kitchen.

“Mom, I think I sprained my ankle, but the doctor…”

“Look! You should have told Dad about moving the dishes! Honey, is the food ready?”

“All I had to do was transfer it to a bowl, but the bowl was gone… What should I do with this…”

As I approached the kitchen, I heard Gail and a middle-aged woman scolding me for going to the doctor’s office.

“I have to go back to my family, so I don’t have time. Have you had any problems?”

Heman asked the inn to serve the dishes I ordered when I arrived with Kang Ha-eun. The middle-aged couple was aware of that and finished the dish on time, but Gail ruined it all.

“I’m so sorry! I finished cooking, but something went wrong with the dishes!”

The middle-aged man apologized and explained the situation, and it was revealed that Gail’s mistake had disrupted my schedule.

“I was about to eat breakfast, but is it that woman again?”

“Yeah…? Again… What do you mean by that?”

“Gail! What happened! Huh?!”

A look of desperation crept across the middle-aged couple’s faces as I sighed and blamed Gail.

“Don’t mind what I just said and explain how the bowl went wrong.”

“That’s … My daughter sprained her ankle while carrying her bowl by herself and spilled her bowl on the floor…”

“Is that why you said you were going to the doctor? Heman, look at that woman’s ankle.”

“Yes, I’ll look into it for a moment.”

It was to see if Gail had sprained her ankle and spilled her bowl or if she was just using an excuse to run away.

“Knight! It’s not that serious!!”

“It’s noisy, so shut up.”

When I tried to check her ankle, Gail covered her ankle and said it was okay, but Heman wouldn’t listen.

“Duke, there are no signs of injury.”

“Ah! It’s not that I sprained my ankle! It was because I stumbled and fell somewhere! I must have been speechless for a moment!! I’m sorry!”

Heman’s judgment, who had been through the pain of war and treated all kinds of wounds, was accurate. When Gail’s lie to get out of the situation was discovered, he came up with another excuse.

“Are you lying again?”

“No! Where would I lie? What a mistake!!”

“Go out of Heman and bring Haeun.”

Gail apologized for her mistake, banging her head on the ground, and her parents shut her up.

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I made a big mistake. I’m sorry…!!”

As Kang Ha-eun entered her kitchen, she saw Gail kneeling on her knees and putting her head on the floor.
Behind Gail, a middle-aged couple clasped her hands together, hoping for her to pass quietly.

“What’s your name?”

“Gail! My name is Gail! I’m so sorry!”

Having said her name, Gail smashed her head again as her tears and snot messed up her face and their eyes met.

“Ha-eun, I actually heard everything Gale said outside.”

“… Didn’t you hear?”

Even more than Haeun Kang explained, she remembered all the humiliating words Gael had said.
It was possible to immediately dispose of her for insulting the nobility by linking up with Heman, her knightly status, but she respected Kang Ha-eun’s decision.

“I wanted Haeun to tell me directly.”

“Sir…! Archduke…”

I pulled his arm and Ha-eun Kang, who came next to me, was a little stiff, but he moved his arm as I gave him strength.