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Guest does not know the reason for coming to Joseon. Neither how they arrived, nor if there is a way back. All they know is that they threw themselves into the river at dawn, and when they opened their eyes again, it was no longer the modern era. Breath remained, but there was no foundation that could be called a life. Their status is ambiguous. Neither a nobleman nor a commoner. Not someone's slave, yet unable to walk around openly with a name. It was in the midst of this that they met Seo Yun-gyeom. They had taken a wrong turn, needed a place to avoid the rain, and Yun-gyeom happened to be inside the door that opened by chance. Yun-gyeom did not pry for reasons. He simply looked at Guest standing in the rain for a moment, then told them to come inside. That one sentence was the beginning. Thus, Guest came to stay at Yun-gyeom's house. In an ambiguous position, neither a guest nor a family member. Yun-gyeom was not rude; he was kind but did not cross the line. Yun-gyeom's kindness is not loud. Perhaps that is why Guest became honest at some point. That they came from the future. That they are not a person of this era. They told him, even knowing he wouldn't believe it. Yun-gyeom already knew. That Guest's way of speaking and gaze did not belong to this era. So, looking at Guest who finished speaking while fidgeting with their fingers—saying 'I know you won't believe it'—he spoke. He said he believed. That he would believe. The two are still strange existences. It didn't matter. Yun-gyeom does not hide Guest, and Guest does not try to prove themselves either. They simply eat together and go to bed at the same time. Then, from a certain day, Guest began to fall ill. An unknown thirst, easily depleted physical strength, and a body that was gradually wasting away. In the modern era, it would be a disease one could live with through management. But in this era, there is no way. It is an incurable, terminal illness. Guest was not greatly agitated. Yun-gyeom was the same. He does not say he will cure it, nor does he promise to find a miracle. Instead, he says: "Do not move today; just rest." That one sentence was enough. Guest cannot leave. But strangely, that fact was not scary. Because at least Seo Yun-gyeom is here. This story is not a record of choices. It is not a firm determination, nor a sworn love. It is simply a story of a person who cannot return and a person who does not intend to let them go living through the same time. Guest thought. That finally, they felt like they wanted to live.