When he opened his eyes to the tickling sensation on his cheek, he saw that ‘Bullie’ had approached him and was rubbing his nose against him. Usually, Bullie never climbed up onto the bed, despite being quite spoiled, so it was quite a wonder. He sat up, feeling fatigued. Bullie lightly jumped off the bed. He looked at the wall where sunlight shone and checked the time. It was 11 a.m. It turned out he had slept so deeply that he forgot about his morning exercise. It was not surprising that Bullie climbed up onto the bed to wake him up. He was probably checking if his owner was dead since he would always feed him in the morning.

When he went to the living room, Woofie rushed up to him in an instant. After pouring some dog feed for the dogs asking him for food, he picked up his phone. It was flooded with photos sent by Gaeul. After a photo of her dipping her feet into a strangely green-colored sea was a photo where tropical fruits were piled up like a tower. She sent him photos of where she was, what she was doing, and what she was doing every hour like a civil servant reporting to her higher-ups. Maru felt like he would be in big trouble if he didn’t...