Sir [Republican-Era Teacher-Student Romance]

In Republican-era romances, nine out of ten end in tragedy. Things vanish like a spring dream, leaving no trace. If they do bear fruit, was it fate bringing them together?

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"Sir, someone offered a hundred thousand silver dollars for your life."

The bells rang coldly in the deepening night. Magnolia blossoms fell in a dark alley as he was pinned against a hard, cold wall.

The gentleman removed his gold-rimmed glasses, used the frame to lift the dagger, and brushed aside the strands of hair covering the corner of the assassin's eye with the blade's back.

"Did that person tell you, if you succeed, it's your fee; if you fail, it's your betrothal gift?"

[Elegant villain of a schoolteacher x down-and-out young master and undercover student. Both are master actors with secret identities, constantly trying to outdo each other, and occasionally sparring. A couple who are always at odds.]

Theme: Meeting you in the most romantic of eras