Park I-jun/ teresita's pov
It was a long and tiring day. We went to Min Yun's office and it was my first time to watch an interrogation about the murderer. At first he was denying his crime but in the end, he confessed that he only did it because someone ordered him to do the crime. I thought about Kim Man Shik again. Of all the days, he chose the day where Min Yun was not in the palace. He thought that the king was left alone. I know I don't have any evidence, but I really hate Kim Man Shik.
"Want some tea?" Min Yun asked when we arrived at his quarter.
The king already left because he has something to do in the library. I didn't escort him because I wanted to accompany Min Yun.
"Sure. "
We went to his quarter and started preparing some tea.
"You looked tired. " I said while putting the cup of tea on the table.
"Cases piled up. I need to finish it before it's too late."
I nodded and sipped my tea. " But you shouldn't abuse your body. You only have one."
"I will keep that in mind." he laughed.
"I haven't seen Ji han with you."
"He took his day off. "
"He should just pass by in my quarter and greet me."
"You are worried about him."
"I am worried about you two. "
"I'm glad we were fine."
"Aren't you hungry?"
"Actually I am."
"Do you have anything here that I can cook?"
He shrugged his head. "I don't even stock a snack here except tea."
"Let's go to the market. "
"At night?"
"It's not that late. Come on. I'm hungry too."
I pulled his right hand for him to stand up.
"Okay,okay. I'm standing now." he laughed while I was pulling his hand.
"It's my treat." I said.
"Do you have money?"
"Yes, I work for the king and I have my pay."
"Right, I shouldn't forget that you are the future queen of this country."
My eyes got bigger. "Lower your voice, someone might hear us." I said while walking .
"What if that day will come that you need to marry the king, would you do it?"
I stopped walking and looked at him. " I don't know."
"You should know. You shouldn't be waiting til the day comes."
"Would you let me?" I asked him directly.
He was caught off guard and coughed.
He didn't respond and we just stared at each other. I don't know but I just realized that my question was a bit awkward.
"Ah... Hahahaha. That was funny." I said and tried to walk fast.
I felt the awkwardness while we were walking to the market. We talked then we kept our mouth shut. It was an unusual conversation and I know it was my fault.
When we arrived at the market, we went to the restaurant where we ate the first time I came here.
We both ordered rice chicken broth.
" I can't wait to eat it. I think it is my new favorite food." I started the conversation.
"You really liked it the first time you ate it."
"I never appreciate such food."
"Even in your world?"
"I don't love food that much when I was in my world. I told you I was so busy reading books that I sometimes forgot to eat my lunch or dinner."
"Haven't you gotten sick?"
"I sometimes get sick but when I become fine, I always do the same things that I usually do. "
I continued " But now, I realized how beautiful the world is. I appreciate the nature, the food I ate , and the people I met. I realized how important it is to build a relationship with someone else and how you are going to maintain that relationship to be much stronger. "
"I am happy to hear that."
" I actually felt the happiness in your world that I never felt in my world. I'm starting to like it here even though there are villains everywhere."
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Kim Min Yun's Pov
When I heard what I-jun said, the voice of the fortune teller flashback.
All she said to me was as clear as the sky. Hearing the statement of I-jun makes me happy at the same time sad.
" You shouldn't overwork. I regret doing that in my world. Working hard but it is still not enough." she continued.
"I will. The next day, I will ask for a day off. "
"Where should we go next?"
"Do you want to visit my hometown?" I asked .
"Where do your parents live?"
I nodded.
I saw sparkles in her eyes. She seemed excited like a child having his favorite toy.
" I am looking forward to that. So excited."
" You will surely love it"
Our food arrived and we enjoyed the food we ordered. We didn't talk and that's a sign that we were really hungry.
***
Park I-jun/Teresita's pov
"My tummy is so big now." I said while rubbing my tummy.
"You finished 3 bowls."
"1 bowl isn't enough for me."
He nodded. "I agree."
I laughed. " I didn't know I had a big appetite."
"I didn't know either."
We laughed again.
"Should we go back to the palace now?" he asked
"How about you?"
He shrugged. " I just want to stay here for a while."
"Should we star gaze?"
"What?"
"Like ,let's sit and watch the stars in the sky. We don't know if there might be a shooting star."
"Shooting star?" he looked confused.
"I'm gonna show you later."
We went to the open area that looks like a park in my world and we sat on the grass. I saw some people who were sitting on the grass too and watching the stars above.
"So this is star gazing." he said.
"It is my first time to do this since I don't have my gadget or books. "
"I don't know what a gadget is. "
"Right." I laughed.
We were like this for a few minutes and I saw the shooting star .
"Have you seen the shooting star?" I asked Min Yun.
"You mean the moving star?"
"Yes! Make a wish!" I said.
"Why?"
"In our world, if we saw a shooting star, we would make a wish."
"Is that necessary?"
"We only see it once in a blue moon. Come on, close your eyes and wish for anything." I said then I closed my eyes first.
I uttered my wish in my mind. I stayed like this for a couple of minutes then I opened my eyes. When I opened my eyes, I saw Min Yun staring at me.
I felt something in my heart and stomach.
"Have you tried it?" I asked and tried to forget the unnecessary noise in my heart and stomach.
"I did" he answered.
"That was so fast." I said
"Or maybe you were just slow?" he said.
I laughed. "Girls are like that."
"What's your wish?" he asked.
"You shouldn't share your wishes with others. It should remain secret to make it become true."
He nodded. Actually I am curious about his wish too. But I shouldn't ask him about that. It would be unfair if he shared it with me while I wouldn't share my wish with him."
"It's actually wishes." he said while staring at the sky. "it is for someone else. But as you have said , I shouldn't share it with someone else to make it come true."
"You are selfless." I was amazed hearing that he wished not for himself but for others.
" I was taught to be like that. I have amazing parents."
"I want to meet them personally but I'm afraid they might ask me about my true identity."
"They will understand just like how I understand your situation the first time I saw you."
" I couldn't forget it. Even if I go back home, what happened here will surely remain in my heart."
I smiled. I saw him smiling too. We stayed where we were for 1 hour and after that we decided to go back to the palace.
"Thank you for tonight." Min Yun said. We were at the door of my quarter.
" I want to go back there again and wait for another shooting star." I said.
"I should write a list of my wishes for the next shooting star."
I laughed at his statement. " I should prepare too."
"I shouldn't stay long. You need to rest." He said.
"Good night."
"Good night."