Paper Flower is an ongoing manhwa written by VanG and illustrated by Chanlanhan. Released in 2021, it has been serialized by Ridibooks, Lezhin and Bomtoon. The publishers are Bluen and Ridibooks.
Synopsis[]
Yeon Yoo-young has been living with his father and sister in the castle of Yongsan in the countryside since his mother was unfairly accused of theft and beaten to death. Tortured and abused by his family, the young man has become frail and thin, and deemed a mute due to his inability to speak properly. One day, he decides to jump off a coastal cliff and end his life, but instead encounters Crown Prince Jinbi Hyul and falls in love at first sight! Yeon Yoo-young regains his will to live, but his sister soon plots to win the prince's affection for herself. Jinbi Hyul, however, is known for his cruel disposition…
Characters[]
Yeon Yoo-young[]
Tearful, Yeon speaks aloud to his mother how he has lost the will to survive. Feeling he is a good for nothing who cannot even speak properly, Yeon is not sure what to do. Interested when the crown prince arrives, Yeon takes to staring at him. Asked why he is looking at him, Yeon answers it was because Jinbi looks beautiful. Adding that he also does not know, Yeon says he just wants to look. Heading after the prince, Yeon requests that he please help him.
Prince Jinbi Hyul[]
The only heir to the imperial family. Speaking how he is reported as cruel, vicious, the notoriety Jinbi heard was plausible, yet he wonders was it all an exaggerated rumor. Having led fifty of his soldiers to vanquish infamous pirates, Jinbi did not find killing them to be satisfying. Motivated by boredom, Jinbi heads with Seo to a rural location. Having seen many beautiful women, Jinbi considers something ugly might be more entertaining. Indifferent to Lina, it is Yeon who Jinbi asks what he is looking at. Drawing his sword and cutting him, Jinbi orders him to answer, or he will cut him in half. Able to lip-read, Jinbi considers that Lina will not be inferior to anyone should she be added to his harem. With what she is saying, Jinbi thinks maybe she will cause some disputes in that boring palace of his.
Yeon's Mother[]
Telling her son that he had to keep on living, she said for him to run away and live like a normal human being.
Seo Chabo[]
Travelling with Jinbi, he attempts to reason that the pirates lasted longer than anyone else, and that the cliffs they visited were the highest around. Apprehensive, Seo mentions that there are beauties in the area that would be nice for Jinbi to look at. Having interacted with Youn beforehand, he addresses the matter of pirates. Seo also instructs Youn to prepare a party for Jinbi and have his daughter come.
Youn[]
Lord Youn humbles himself before Jinbi, to repay the favor of his highness for visiting he has prepared a small party. Thanking his highness, Youn states they will prepare everything with all their heart and sincerity. To himself, Youn thinks how the pirates he was profiteering from have been cut off. With Jinbi here he moves on from that to contemplate this rare chance of becoming part of the royal family in this border area. Seeing his son Yeon in the area he strikes him and labels him Lina's shadow.
Lina[]
The third daughter of the Youn family. Approaching as her father Youn is attacking her brother Yeon she asks that the former stop. Although helping Yeon up, Lina says for her father to not be so harsh on him since it is an undeniable fact that he was born by a mere servant. Judging that Yeon could be of use, Lina concludes with Yeon's abandoned dog-like appearance he is enough to disgust people. If there is a rotten flower stepping alongside a blooming one, the beauty of the latter will be much more enhanced. Presenting herself before Jinbi, when he draws his sword against Yeon she states that her little brother has been sick since his childhood so he might not be in his right mind. Lina claims it is all her fault and if his highness wishes to punish someone, he should take it out on her.
Story[]
At a cliffside Yeon makes his way to a flower and speaks for his mother. Saying how he is very sorry since his mother told him to survive, Yeon plucks the flower while saying he does not think he can keep on living. After his mother's words are recollected, Yeon feels he is good for nothing and is not sure where he could run away to. Yeon glances over to the cliff edge.[1]
Elsewhere at night, ships are on fire in a harbor. One ship draws closer and Jinbi cuts down a man. By daytime at a rural settlement, the crown prince is reported to be coming. People are in awe where others are happy that vicious pirates have been wiped out. Praised by townspeople, within his carriage Jinbi considers them to be noisy. A cliff that was said to be a great view turned out to be insignificant to Jinbi and he continues further that the pirates were too lame as well.
Where Seo Chabo is in the carriage with him, Jinbi raises the crime he committed. Although Seo gives a reason that the pirates could have been entertaining, and that the cliffs were impressive, Jinbi remains unimpressed. Commenting how Seo is close to him, Jinbi wonders if he severed his neck would it be less boring. Proceeding to detail how there are two things in the area, Seo mentions one is a coastal cliff Jinbi saw today, and the other is that there are lots of beauties. Amongst them is Seongju's daughter who is famous for her fairness. After Jinbi questions if that is it, Seo wishes there would be something that can relieve this cruel prince's boredom.
As he sweeps, Yeon hears from others that his majesty is planning to stay at Seongju's house. Peeking over a rooftop, Yeon watches Jinbi exit his carriage. The greatest crown prince is welcomed to the area. The 345th year of the Hwang kingdom, Jinbi has visited Wihanseong Fort to appease his boredom for a while.[2]
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