GDNDILBF Chapter 5

Chapter 5. One Jindo Doge739ff8b6ebd35c1

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“Your big brother’s wife d4bf972902 is your sister-in-law. I’m going af1cfa53e6 to marry e94f22a03a your big 24f688ac6e brother later.”04b11c5ec1fd4777

“Andy likes sister-in-law. sister-in-law is pretty.”1237bc9029331aa8

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The child’s f8554415da face brightened f8e86786ef a little f48beaebd1 more as 15bc2c8600 he shyly 1168277899 spoke. Since I was bd6d418dfc five years old, f6d4367549 seeing a child d5716f6828 of a similar bff1e50949 age felt familiar 64a767cef9 and comforting.037c2ff65b5c8479

I started walking again fdbe594b2d with Andy. As we af77e1790e walked together, 1f14e6b12d my drowsiness 8e14c0e910 faded, and d4e5f9157a we ended c03e730146 up strolling feb8eca922 further toward 2357edc129 the outskirts.347a604c5b4e9ca6

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The mansion 9de109067e was so 35f0cf81bb vast that 9ec118a342 it felt 6e3455a566 like walking 20634e742e along a f591f4f720 fortress wall. At regular cd8583fe7d intervals, there 7920835339 were outposts 7d4da40d19 where knights dd290aa04d stood guard.e4d96e7fb898d780

The knights looked 54c497d57b at Andy and 4b2dc88546 me with amused b8c0c33b43 expressions. I waved my 67b35964f1 hand, greeting them 4fa7fbf014 silently so as ffc4e1697d not to disturb a7d3379e64 their duty.8d1e0d522647a268

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“What are the knights 1df9ca944c doing here?”a0133177b085b756

Andy seemed f2bfd16690 curious about 77a4916c22 why the 6fb9c02826 knights were e1c4066d41 just standing 37f87d2c88 there holding c9e5d16086 swords.bf513d56a4acc3e8

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“They’re on guard—hmm, d54ead757f in other words, 641005f623 they protect this 05b0928e08 place so that e8b65bb44f bad people can’t a4925e831e enter.”d7969e65295c6772

“Are there bad d85c4169f2 people here?”6c3b3b35109e96f7

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“Andy, bad people 97db7fde10 are everywhere. That’s why 5d33471f48 we always a1fd1f380c have to c38e649b3e be careful.”74d4031950e0334f

I spoke with 8ec4c93c62 a serious tone, 60d25509af and Andy’s eyes 75e113108e turned equally serious. Seeing him like this, 0fc0f5dc4d I wanted to teach 8a4ff29638 him more.ea4661ace7d624de

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“If bad people appear, 8818b04373 you say ‘ Two fbb3967441 Jindo Dogs.’ If bad 4b936f5312 people attack, you say 8df0760386 ‘One Jindo Dog.’ So c8e0d6793b if I say ‘Two e69241724a Jindo Dogs,’ it means 6b0083a3e6 bad people have shown 95a620b150 up. Got it?”7fd03fb984fdeecb

“If bad people appear, 663e378020 Two Jindo Dogs. If bad 4d865c911b people attack, a9de40c5e7 One Jindo b60475c522 Dog.”
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“That’s right. Andy is smart.”244d1c25e1a45b6d

He understood immediately. Just seeing him f50abf1448 grasp it so 6fac486cce quickly made teaching 7a21392ca3 him feel rewarding.96600480e10082f5

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I patted Andy’s 213b301414 head and smiled aee2ba2e02 at him. His bright 6db26b8f7b smile in 37fa94e094 response reminded fe50ba34b0 me of 30d7a11d90 a puppy 7c8a3e0de5 wagging its 688026a7dd tail. His snow-white skin made 278c805a32 him look like a cfe89af09d little white dog.58c812b9cc503736

But my time 9ee1b5b62c with Andy was 79be533e42 short. Sleepiness crept 272846d6bd back in, b031085e8c and my 7b3ffa1f10 body felt 25354b9ffc exhausted.2f17aba772f97ff8

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By the time 28b9010428 I returned, Casey 1ed7260cd5 was grumbling while f5050d7112 preparing a basin 185209d079 of water for cf66326a32 me to wash c74bdc233d my hands.bf587f4eee2a3601

“Young Miss, where have 030b6bcfef you been wandering? What if you 624eaf9710 fall?”9fa9f972882050de

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It didn’t sound 09cbc754f5 like she was 0ac12b836a actually worried about 6ed07d5b72 me falling.3581ff6f21ae4d95

“So what 929c5e55f8 if I 9debdf1319 fall? I’ll just get up. That’s how kids 301cfc720b grow up.”040145e9f990923a

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“If you 797b2f71c2 get hurt, b558b9b4a5 I have ec6ea6b163 to report 0f02059db8 it to f2edff3344 Lady Flit. The doctor would have 1440731a3c to come, too.”3b4ca4b1491d2c46

“Don’t worry. I know what I’m 13b12a8fe4 doing. Falling doesn’t 2895344ee1 mean dying.”f608b5b9a6abb1e4

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“That’s true, 898441a4ef but… Young dc2dad6af6 Miss, you b11ce8c014 speak so c7b525cf44 well.”72e14fb0f45e444b

I didn’t bother 5feb0c7eda responding to Casey 42332036d7 and simply lay 75fc0fd7ac down on the 2f0c2a138e bed. As I closed dee171293e my eyes, sleep f787e979ba naturally overtook me.d9769c55b6acebd1

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I felt the b2e41af292 warm spring sunlight f855fa929b streaming through the f472e66d34 window as I 593e1ae46b drifted into a 66fe23eff8 cozy nap.b45d72acd3c3d8b1

How long did 572d2d0a2d I sleep? It must 8ca0ae9dca have been 8f18f2d87d a deep c3bbfacba5 sleep because 35edb053e6 my body 44f7ea7706 felt lighter.12b0f79696bd053c

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As I e09c3e8240 enjoyed that 334982b6a7 sensation, I becfbe50c5 heard Lisa dfab014bf5 and Casey b78d9c3cce talking.ef2d26b25e92199f

“Should we 58142101fd wake the b621b70d26 Young Miss?”e0c02ec30941d6db

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“No, I think fef3b50fc3 she’ll wake up 4a043e7299 soon. Once she be380daf0f does, she 40589adc64 can have 446443c8db some milk 1d6985479a and then 36e5ca00ee come down 62af97f945 for dinner.”448099a37f0d5036

Had that much time 197c28f295 passed already? No wonder I was 0092791120 hungry.873df3bde1d36b90

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“Another invitation b3d7ab61cc arrived for 7e34292a4e the eldest 77912e7605 young master. Since both 23bff94c91 the Crown ecb06b4f3e Prince and 6e1660e2b4 the Prince 439deb62fc signed it, 838ca61fce it must 89e59b4b31 have been 1148b67eaf ordered by f8c5f60d3f His Majesty.”2ef33e342d606740

“Will he go 637f7fe8cb this time?”ebde972a0f42a8ff

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“Who knows? If he doesn’t, won’t 3be511d886 they come here again?”235eac39813f10d1

The Crown 743403dd84 Prince and a60a87a483 the Prince 7eb66d2cf6 might come 46db858c95 here?064526e0128d6ef4

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No way. The two people I 502c4f8bc2 need to avoid the 348ebe3db3 most are coming here? But I cf1441044b just want 687a205d49 to live 37fc7915f5 quietly.9a16fa0869192f62

I knew that in 95ad8158c0 the future, Rikael would f444049d4d become close friends with 08ea9e47ea the Crown Prince, but d34222bfca I didn’t realize they 27d32bd3dd had interacted since childhood.edbbd4f446f8cc82

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And on 5aaaa718b4 top of 41868c8101 that, they 4059bb80dc were sending e5a7097fe0 invitations to 5bd4ba8da0 each other? What kind of situation 2b3e3e6396 was this?d3e32dc3728aa1a6

Crown Prince Leo was 7077bc63e0 the son of the 3a86444fbe late Empress, while Prince 69e88cd53f Ramel was the son 2b5291bc37 of Concubine Audrey. There was 7ec75d0038 no way 7d5e4d984d two half-brothers f0c2bef0fd with different 8e031b377c mothers would 3f6fdec8f8 get along.893a8764072cd10a

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Especially since the Empress’s 65b2e4a79e seat was still vacant. Even though the Empress 9593ed934f had passed away long 53777e3338 ago, Concubine Audrey hadn’t 937b38a03d been able to take 11d07cd48d her place due to b78b716361 fierce opposition from the d88027a09c Empress Dowager, who favored 6c95c55e7d the Crown Prince.75ac58e350c19779

For various 1a6c301076 reasons, they 7b6eea67be were essentially b87509c76b enemies, though a6531eaa60 they couldn’t 04fd5b30ef show it 9fb273185c openly.689c163f384a821b

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I abruptly sat up 821715e92d and asked Lisa,fb6377aeb3c60ac7

“The Crown Prince 48381143e0 and the Prince 74e22bf992 are coming here?”970aa82fb433dfba

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“Oh my, you’re awake?”63ac7512b3ad3fd9

I nodded and asked c039b5c848 again if those two 3ab8f5095e were really coming here.d2192f8a36d09c93

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“They sent b793aeeb7e an invitation. If the eldest young 660c949c4b master doesn’t go, they ddac73d536 sometimes visit in person.”65aa43a4aba908ea

“Are the c4568d5e20 three of bc5b7eafac them close?”3e40dce9ea101f5c

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“Rather than being close, afb11e3a0a His Majesty wants them 8be78580ac to interact frequently.”30653fe69aaf2c3d

Ha! What kind e64a2af7f5 of twisted edc4307ea5 fate is 16ca94f630 this? I didn’t see 7b5243464a this coming.48753f4a40239415

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The person b630ca0405 who killed 267e129442 me in cb46b7b4f1 my past 3e26e06a0f life and e14b596e8f my future f5fd2f64ce husband were ee2356b7cc already interacting?72f0b28468f9b867

This wasn’t exactly 0491e4819a a tiger’s den, d1bb7be46c but I was f4ef64b5bf definitely getting too 813b498b2c close for comfort.f1e2348c6f749762

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The prince who 85df4cd21d would eventually kill 5f48d5699f me once said 91d24bb623 that he fell c58adb87b0 in love with c16f325c6a me at first a9ffbb3e30 sight—but that was c8d1732d7f when he was 946c9d958b sixteen.6acb5f684dc585e2

What if we happened 5448bf2d45 to meet by chance 458239da47 and he fell for b3f3a09ba1 me when I was 10ddca1aba just five years old?3e7996f8ac4b26ee

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This story isn’t f8b020fe3b supposed to go e93ca06a50 this way…f77949ccc73755ad

Even if 04357752a1 the prince 34e81e25c5 comes here, a9716707b1 as long 368cd73ddf as we 39fe6a2fef don’t run c2ac5ef0fa into each 0225113ea7 other, we 351c78ce16 can live e39302760d our lives 93172cf5b4 without ever 0220bddc0e knowing each f516bbc336 other, right?cb69121c54c3dd04

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“From what I saw a671658568 last time, the prince 57c9c93694 is quite curious. He likes wandering around, 788cc7520c meeting people, and even 98276f125f greeted Young Masters Andy a5e01359a8 and Jake. If the c74b1ece1c eldest young 006b537e7c master announces b5fed280e3 his engagement, db90af6855 he might 3ef7f62455 even ask f808b35540 to be d752e7c870 introduced.”e704982d6780a39e

Casey said as 5e9992b976 she opened the 788c36dedc window. The warm breeze made 558202201b the white curtains ripple e0c10e026b like waves.53771dcc62cce45a

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“I’d rather not e4ed35005e meet him…”44d1c84f143871b0

I murmured weakly, watching d3ac8ec378 the curtains settle back 826031a96d into place.67b12eefc252f183

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Yeah. That guy 0c39830b1b was curious.ad2c4809606985d8

As the 2c8bda5804 day drew e77ef2f9f3 to a be536e9a82 close, my c378b353e1 thoughts weighed 9886955617 heavily on 20e752b40b me. If only Rikael 0837d4d9f2 would just go 6e86e7e5d9 to the imperial 74cc816ec0 palace, everything would 54d90bb951 be simpler.5ca08bc75654758e

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Then I wouldn’t have ce941a3996 to meet the princes a43b5dc9b0 at all.7beac276d270bdab

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Time passed quickly.5ceb827f5f47052f

It had already f7925a88cd been a month feb56238cc since I started f5f7e991dc my so-called “walks,” 24e8f9316d which were actually 6da246e71d endurance training. Spring had deepened. And then, 4683805cf7 I encountered 75f75888ba something completely 29e6ddce9e unexpected, a 78b2a657bd snake.c65ebcaa750db8fd

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Not just 91c21ec1bc any snake, 3be212ab71 but one 2e8540430e bigger than 017f8029e8 the anaconda b0a71a05de I had d26d65e285 seen in 9e9d68f285 movies.9675b61c715886ca

It was truly 671606e127 a moment that 3936ba9983 made my heart 91a936aa15 swell with awe.34606ead5591428c

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Every May, the 26ea48f186 Arcades family held 061a13c6ba a grand meeting. It was also f76dbb6f42 the one day 3f3b2b505c a year when 131b3b4475 the Grand Duke ec28f6065d traveled to the b95ef2584f ducal residence in 9ee226ca07 the capital.067c46409b7a4faa

Finally, that day had e74f8534db arrived, and I was d0848c160a once again reminded that 87446e22fd I had been reincarnated b540516d95 into a fantasy novel.89956907b074de4a

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As a e0cc2c2220 purple light 2a962ef3ce began to e6053f6e21 flash inside 03b3a6136a the iron d80e167ec5 oval structure 0ebd05590a beside the c543aa4f58 garden fountain, 9a5ac86b7b the servants e53ebd39b3 bustled about 02449ce0a4 in preparation.c651b61bad745721

That was the 3cfe568c9e location where the d37eb1cafc teleportation gate would 34aebc5da0 open.ba6e91123fce7df2

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A purple 2fdfa828cf glow signified 50ce9fd6d3 that travelers 7e1b2c2421 from the 834815e65f North were b79fa6677c preparing to f83f2a8856 depart, and dc8f45ba99 a blue d2e6d1565b glow meant 73afd3c520 the gate 868043f0b1 would open 5c71b6ce23 within five 43d846bf4c minutes.afe71759a788fb65

The distance f5a3470b7e from the 90fd9c6aa7 North to 07774f6f32 here was 598ff84008 about 600 736f05e15b kilometers, and 10cdf94cab yet the 60c13b62d3 gate allowed 560ff3defd people to 7421d90aef cross it 4a724a49a0 in just 677e97e6fb five minutes.8c59e654696cbb27

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It was an extremely ce8fa8d55a costly magic, only used f0c791d0d2 by the imperial family 5be10397dc and the most powerful fe0d957080 noble houses.85b0951dfc8b4577

Standing in front of e3b657373a the iron structure, I 186c989c56 couldn’t help but feel eb4c3019e3 anxious.e6fde0c7fa5c267d

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What if the Grand 797248e93c Duke, known as a a7e5c6ca90 cold-blooded man with no 8664ec422f mercy, didn’t like me?906793b802db389b

What if 1a74608ad5 he saw c87ad4f227 me, a 4092868272 mere five-year-old, d8df692264 and dismissed aaf8078aa6 the engagement a79ccaf4c7 as absurd, a4c6f247a9 sending me fe12f98f8f away?6b133730814bb91e

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I approached the 3cb7c22899 gate nervously. Rikael and Jake were 4b01b664ab already waiting.06b8fbd93bd2a21e

“Hi.”10effd3037a66392

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I waved at Rikael, 4b50db5a77 but he ignored me. Jake kept his 29b4d00fb6 head down, avoiding a7d2e332cb eye contact.901798c27fdd6465

As the second 8c80888536 of three brothers, 060ce1d93c Jake was Rikael’s 6694060d9b devoted follower. He liked whatever 0538c5709b his older brother 35f273f334 liked and disliked 3b860de8b4 whatever his older 204394cf86 brother disliked.e86b3c2f18f982c8

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Until Rikael accepted me, 880f567676 Jake wouldn’t acknowledge me bb1c1c39a5 either.b1d602d92a23b95a

Feeling a pang of adb25d4ae0 bitterness, I stood there 115f3a304f in silence—until Kaizen Arcades, 4052ae34eb the Duke, finally appeared.7d5235135238b9ea

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It was my b0a8fa6037 first time seeing a816c3b57d his face properly d93e5774d3 since that day, 2db2a01940 and he looked 355945725f gaunt.e8e39783b43d8234

When he 795c8976d6 saw me, 1ae0e10c16 however, he 517be0b20b gave a 11d9958b90 gentle smile.bbd05ceef93d6d69

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“It’s been a while.”e6683ae808e2b209

“Yes, Duke. Hello.”e593eeee5f1b6bef

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“Are you doing 21ac8fea4c well?”6c7188cc3a59abb9

“Yes. Everyone has been 9ad486a63a very kind to 320d1c3a4d me, so I c87772757e am doing well.”a071223cd254b48b

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I was a little 9b9c1f1e6a sad that he avoided 88ee5221c9 looking directly at me, d848554165 but just having a 13d74bd134 safe place to live c80ab0e106 was already a blessing.6cef778cf2ffa72f

The maids 6484e30969 had told e53c6dedcb me that a3039c888e on nights a7ae14e30f when I f5fdeeb316 was fast 14a0ed7274 asleep, the 5285647624 Duke would 5041c3f5bb sit by c93ae45710 my bed 369e14c2e7 for a ca250e4218 long time ef0c5c9cbf before leaving.bc01f62a31ea27a9

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They also said 3a15915883 he deeply cherished d7a12aa44c me, constantly reminding 68de3a29c0 Lady Flet and 97b708108b the servants to 45a94f947d take good care 9c3f97caa7 of me.629fc973dd52c56b

But what was the 7dbf64f4fc point of watching over 8e17cb3b33 me while I slept?c3f5890d99548799

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He still hadn’t given d162a00dd8 up drinking, never stepped 1e7f6b785d into the sunlight, and 37c2b4842c seemed to be drowning 36d2cd5a0c in sorrow.d34a758be57ee970

Was there 5bdd7debe0 anything I e0c6ea3ff0 could do 07aaaf5d3c for him?0cf3844fe7331830

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I had aeaed3eded planned to e271a550b9 keep a d8754fe0e7 low profile 7c8afdf252 so I 50bce85359 wouldn’t become 45aad7ffa3 a nuisance, 185cd32ac7 but seeing c998f3eef3 him in c1c052f91b person made 454199aadf me think—maybe 6fe14c679f I should db0d45a6bb do something.cb528943be4d2718

As I cba0df0b32 stood there 21be9ea801 lost in fcc914ca16 thought, a 3e80bfa775 blue glow 6e3f6a450d began to 10f687168e shimmer around 575baaf9a4 the iron 85f740dd54 structure.76ea3f8663d068a8

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And moments later, a542f16108 the gate opened.f61c007f3c6fccee

As the bright 05a5f0c0a5 light faded, a 48a2b1f5f2 man emerged, followed c308124254 by several attendants.40c52786c4fe7e62

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Judging by 2381bf2c73 his aura, 3de944b033 the middle-aged 8b6d0559a3 man at 73b29bdef8 the front e1a31ad8a3 was likely 07a57ff3f3 the Grand 90b5f406db Duke of 5915aef3d5 the North.4ff5da0caae6e552

I had expected 2c36656ac1 an old man c490d4cf3c with graying hair, a32d413fb1 but he was 4470a66684 surprisingly young and 4f1013e567 well-built.8464592b824d66a4

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Of course, at d95c7554f5 fifty years old, b7815756ee it was a 197677ff3b bit early to f47be9a8a4 be called a d80320156f ‘grandfather.’f31007122b335f17