Daechwita

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In the East, Jimin an Taehyung are not patrolling. Both of them are not really that strong, so they rather not get in fights. They have no clue what to do. Taehyung looks beautiful and is dressed in it's finest clothes. People look at him and really are whispering. "He looks like a king." "He possesses beauty and grace." "Look at how royal he carries himself." "He is just like a prince..." they move out of his way, wherever he goes and he smirks, knowing he is looking divine. Jimin walks behind him, also as a pretty flower boy. They sit in the field of wild flowers and are just making poetry and singing. "So, tell me about Jungkook. He must be good in lovemaking, no?" Jimin blushes as he plucks a flower to fiddle with it. "He is... He is so hot and yet kind. He is passionate and gentle. He is amazing." Jimin looks dreamy over the high grass. "Woaw so lucky..." "Why are you so curious?" "Oh, just because. So you gave up on the throne too?" Jimin nods. "My father tried to get rid of me through this. Thank god Jungkook helped me out, I for sure would have died soon after entering." Jimin looks sad at the flower in his hand. "My father signed me up for it too. I have no interest in the throne. The throne comes with a heavy burden." Tae says while looking at the sunset. "What do you mean? You know something?" Tae sighs.

"You know how many offspring of kings there are in our group alone? 4. That's half of our group. And why? Because most kings don't live long. Once you are king, you are confronted with all things that are not even what you wanted. You have no actual power. Only when the people fear you, you have true power. So on the throne you  need to make a choice. Either be a king to be feared, and live a short, lonely life with assassinations. Or be a king that loves and is being loved by his people and being pushed around by the ministers and government. Tell me, which of the 2 sounds the most attractive to you?" "None... Both are equally horrible." "Exactly. So I do not envy the throne. Once you are on the throne it is as good as game over." Jimin nods. "Jungkook also has no intentions for the throne. It think he will be happy to just take over his father's business. For me, I want to stay with Jungkook. He is from now on my only family." Taehyung nods. "It's crazy how his blood boosted your immune system... You haven't been sick anymore." Jimin smiles wide. "I know right? We should write this down in the royal archives and make sure to let our king talk with professionals about this, and getting the wisdom from other countries. We should aim for an international connection." Tae nods. "Let's just pray that the one who becomes a king, will still be a friend of us that listens." They both are quiet a while until Jimin asks. "Who do you think it will be?" Taehyung is mulling over it. "It's hard to say at this point. I think Namjoon, Sa Hoon and Yoongi are the biggest competitors." Jimin nods. "But from those 3... who do you think will make it in the end?" They look at each other and they don't need to speak to make clear that neither of them wants to make the prediction at this point.

They walk back in the village and there is a girl running and bumping into them. Taehyung catches her. She isn't poor, she is dressed in fine silk and has the gisaeng hairdo. "What is going on?" "Another gisaeng is dead." She is in tears. "Wait, tell me more." Jimin asks the girl. She invites them into the gisaengban. She offers them some liquor and they drink it. "There has been bad drugs circulating recently. Normally gisaeng take some of it, especially when around some customers to numb their pain. Or the smoke the opium with their clients. But no one ever dies of it. However, now even in the normal folks lots of people are dying. No one believes me, but I think that the drugs might be bad." Jimin smirks. "Drugs is always bad." Taehyung nods. "I know." the girl says. "I never take it, no matter what the client asks of me. But I wonder where it comes from and how to stop it. At this rate they get free game and we lose so many loved ones." She is sad. Jimin and Taehyung look at each other. "How can we help?" "First we need to track the drugs." "How are we supposed to do that?" Taehyung thinks.

The girl is gazing at the 2 men and Jimin notices how she looks with starry eyes. "Why do you stare at us like that?" "You guys are men right?" she asks. "But your beauty is equal to that of Emperor Lee's concubine." They are shocked. Saying it like that is an expression to say that someone is excruciating beautiful. Jimin looks at Taehyung and does see it. Suddenly he claps his hands in delight. "I got it!" He smirks and Taehyung can feel that something is coming. Something big. Jimin pulls the girl closer and asks her some things.

Taehyung and Jimin are walking in the halls. A guy gropes Jimin's fat ass. There is laughter and pleasure and drunk men are everywhere. Jimin slaps the guy's hand off. Taehyung is walking graciously and calm, and Jimin can't help but struggle with his hairdo and head piece. How can he walk that easily with something this heavy on his head? Taehyung smiles and stomps Jimin with his elbow. "Smile that angelic smile of yours" Jimin grumbles. "Hey, this was your idea in the first place." Taehyung smirks. "I know but I thought it would be only you." Jimin mutters under his breath, struggling with his dress. "If it is any comfort, you look like a treat. If old me saw you I would definitely take you." Jimin kicks Taehyung, who is just laughing. The girl has helped them to dress up as gisaeng, did their make up and hair and all. She is walking next to them, taking them with her to a certain guest. "So this man is a merchant, he mostly provides us with the goods." Before they enter, Taehyung grabs the girls arm and stops her. He looks at her. "Have you ever wanted to take the drugs? Like, do you often have clients that hurt you?" The girl turns her gaze down. After an uncomfortable silence she nods very lightly. "I think we should also make a royal decree about the human rights of a gisaeng." Jimin nods. They go inside.

A fat, ugly guy is sitting with 2 other girls. The girl bows respectfully and excuses her tardiness. Jimin and Taehyung copy her. Taehyung has been to gisaengban before so he knows a bit about how a gisaeng should behave. The fat guy looks at them and kicks the other girls away. "You girls are new, right? Did anyone already claimed your first night?" He asks and his eyes are almost as good as closed by all the fat in his face. He looks like a pig. He probably is. Jimin is thinking as he sits next to the man. The man immediately lays his hands on Jimin's thighs. Taehyung pours him a drink. Time to get him drunk. They laugh and Jimin is keeping himself contained as he is enduring through the touching of the guy. Eventually he finally is drunk and is trying to strip Taehyung. He places wet and gross kisses on Taehyung's neck, and even a hickey. Taehyung's turn to try and keep himself in his role. "So, master, any news on the new delivery of the feel good drugs?" Jimin asks. The guy is not even having his eyes open anymore. "I just delivered today. You already want an new batch?" "Yeah, it's so good. Did you change the product composition? Added something? Or did you change providers?" The man is swirling his cup and the liquor is spilling out of it. The girl they were with has sended the other 2 gisaeng out. "I did. Now I added some dried wolfsbane milk in it for an extra kick. It makes it more strong. But I don't want to talk business, honey... I want to be in your 'business'." He gropes Jimin's crotch and he whimpers. The guy opens his eyes "What in the he-" But gets whacked by Taehyung with the liquor pot. "Got him now." He falls face down onto Jimin's chest, but Jimin pushes him off, disgusted by the touch of the man. They get up. "Clean up the shards of the liquor bottle, get a new one, take care of his head wound and just pretend like he passed out from the alcohol. We know now what happened. After that, round up all the drugs from his delivery and burn it. I know, it will be a big cost, but make it look like an accident. We are going to handle this. Also, change providers. Okay? Don't trade with him anymore. He is a scumbag." Jimin says. The girl nods and does as she is being told.

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