As always, on Saturday at 7 AM, Do-Jun sipped his coffee while reading the morning paper. However, something felt a bit off with Byeol. Sitting on the rug in the living room, Byeol watched TV with a big smile on her face.0

“I like mushwooms,” she said.0

Do-Jun lowered his newspaper slightly to observe her.0

⌜Monk Do-Am plans to make pine mushroom rice for dinner. You can eat mushrooms in rice or steam them—mushrooms are nature’s medicine. Twenty years ago, Monk Do-Am renounced worldly ties and gave up all meat. While some sects allow their members to eat meat, our sect abstains from consuming it...⌟0

Recently, Byeol had been dedicatedly watching the TV show “Into the Nature” whenever it aired. It was a lifestyle documentary that explored people living in harmony with nature, and it appeared to have captured her interest.0

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“Byeol, why aren’t you eating the meat?” Yoon-Hee asked, tilting her head curiously.0

Byeol loved meat almost as much as Yong-Yong, but wasn’t even touching the jangjorim.[1]0

“Because I’m a monk!” Byeol answered proudly.0

“Huh…?” Yoon-Hee turned to Do-Jun with a puzzled...0