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The last thing Jisung thought would threaten his life was a job offer and a crown prince.
He'd think alcohol poisoning would get to him first, or the menace of Goguryeo guards at his heels. But here he was, at the mercy of the c...
If y'all like history as much as me (or doing research), I put this small chapter in here for anyone who wanted to know everything I researched in this book <3 (Or most of it because I don't remember it all lmao) I think the most fun I had abt this book was the research. In all my books I research ALOT to be as accurate as possible, but this one might be the most fun I've ever had so enjoy :)
I will also include my inaccuracies for information's sake <333
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This book took place during early/mid-6th century <3
Chapter 2:
Inaccuracy (kind of): In chapter 2, we see Hyunjin getting knocked to out with one punch from Chan. It is actually EASY to knock someone out using your bare hands IF you know the right place to hit such as the upper part of the jaw or any place near the brain stem or with a lot of nerves. But if you don't know where to punch, it will take a loT of hits. Look at boxing matches. Usually, there isn't an instant knock out. (sometimes, there is later on in the match) but its because both fighters expect the punch and try to avoid them. If that makes any sense lmao. Usually though, you can only be knocked out for minutes. Usually if you're unconcious for like hours, that means you probably just had brain damage and need to call an ambulance :V
Chapter 4:
Pretty accurate: Back in Europe, it was common for knights to hold their swords by the blade (though they had special gloves to do so, sometimes even doing it with bare hands) called the Half-sword by using the hilt as a bludgeon. AND it's actually not crazy for people to hold the sword using the blade, but hella dangerous because if it slips even a little bit they'll get cut as aLL Hell. That's why Jisung only got cut when Chan tried to push his sword further. Yk how people say that silk scarf dropped on a good katana will cut? A sword without action does not cut. And Jisung isn't trying to disarm Chan or anything fancy, he's just trying to get himself from getting killed :)
Pretty Inaccurate (kind of. It depends): But the thing is, these swords that are safe to hold like this are swords with any blade that you can get a good grip on (Longswords, certain types of broadswords, etc), which means curved blades and thin blades are no-nos. Okay historically, Baekje swords are perfect for this technique (There's a picture of that further down) but the joseon era swords that I'm imaging they're using (which is the swords we see in dramas) are NOT very ideal to do this. I'm surprised Jisung didn't die the moment he held the blade :V
Pretty accurate:In the first sword fight between Jisung and the guards, we see he does a lot of kicking and horizontal swipes instead of vertical. Unlike the samurai, ancient Koreans used a lot of martial arts and horizontal swings instead of vertical in their sword fighting.
Pretty accurate: It took a moment for Jisung to cut Hyunjin's ropes with a sword. Yes, it'll take a while for a sword to cut thick ass ropes like they used to hold prisoners. If it were thinner, yes, that would be quick. But remember, Hyunjin is TighTLY held against the wooden post. There isn't any open space for jisung to just swing his sword and cut it with the tip of his blade. He would need to do so using the middle or anywhere close to the middle. Think of that scene in the fourth pirate's of the Carribean movies. Pretend that was Hyunjin, but he couldn't move and was tied to a muCH thicker pole. And if Jisung did try to swing his sword to cut him free, he would've stabbed Hyunjin.
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