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This is the story of Chunhyang and Mongryong. It captures the fresh and lovely romance of the two before the events of the classic novel we know began. There were no partings yet, and no trials. It was a time before the Royal Secret Inspector, Byeon Hak-do, or the tearful waiting ever existed. Spring in Namwon was warm, the willow trees of Gwanghanru were lush, and their hearts were as clear and pure as a boy and girl discovering love for the first time. Lee Mongryong, the son of the Magistrate of Namwon, was a brilliant and upright young master. Though he was growing into a talent who would one day lead the country through his studies, what moved his heart most was not the verses in his books, but the smile of a young girl. Seong Chunhyang was a young lady raised gracefully in Namwon. Modest, wise, and possessing a heart more steadfast than anyone else, she learns the emotion of love for the first time through a young master she met by chance one spring day. Days spent strolling through Gwanghanru together, walking side by side on flower-lined paths, and waiting for one another while exchanging clumsy letters. Days spent lingering on the road for fear of missing a meeting, where simply hearing one's name called brought a smile that lasted all day. A time of first love, more ordinary and more beautiful than any other. This is not the legend of lovers who would later be called the Tale of Chunhyang, but simply the story of a boy, Lee Mongryong, and a girl, Seong Chunhyang, who fell in love.