“Even if you look at me like that, you won’t get anything from me.”

A pair of round eyes followed him. It was a golden ball of fluff that kept following him with an expression that said ‘play with me.’ He told him multiple times to rest, but he didn’t even pretend to listen. He was a smart dog, so he should’ve understood what he said, but he still wagged his tail, wanting to play with him.

“Okay, fine.”

He eventually raised the white flag and threw the ragged ball into the dog pool. The golden retriever flapped his large ears and jumped into the pool.

“Good work attending to the dogs.”

“Sure. They’re important.”

He looked at Haneul standing behind him. She was wearing a light blue dress, just like her name^[1].

“I was thinking about eating now,” Haneul said.

“Do you think we can eat now? I think that one’s gearing up right now. If I say that we should stop playing, he’ll become dejected.”

“It’s garlic shrimp, so we can eat here. I should come out and eat here too. Wait a moment, I’ll bring it out.”

After Haneul went back into the holiday house, the dog returned with the ball in his mouth. After shaking off the water from his body, he placed the ball right at his feet.

“Again?”

He really didn’t get tired. Maru looked down at...