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Chapter 53 - unexpected

[ the next morning ]

[ Royal Hall ]

An unexpected guest comes in an unexpected time, King Kim come to visit the Myoui Kingdom with his guards. Dubu had no choice, but to cancel his plan to have breakfast together with Mina.

Sitting together around the table, having a chit chat with his parents. 

Until now Dubu still couldn't accept his real name is Dahyun, Kim Dahyun, which they keep calling him that, even he keeps asking them to call him Dubu instead of that unfamiliar name.

And right now! He prefers to be at his sister's chamber so much that he cursed his biological father under his breath. Didn't expect his visit would clash with his plan, finding this visit is just a waste of time.

It's suffocating for him to stay in there.

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[ Mina's chamber ]

Of course, she doesn't even bother to wake up, her mind keep pondering here and there, then suddenly a thought of her army passes through, it's been a long time since she trains her army, it used to be Nayeon who command them when Mina is not on duty, she just realized it's been a few days they didn't get any proper training.

Are they slacking off or training?  

Are the servants even taking care of the plants?

Herself who once decided to not care anymore, Now get off from her bed and leaving her own chamber.

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[ Royal Garden ]

Plants are in good care, she doesn't need to tend them anymore for today, so Mina ate some fruits and picked some herbs and shove it inside her pocket. Before leaving the garden, she stares at the section where it used to be filled with strawberry plants, 

it was empty

Guilt crept into her heart again, as rice turned into porridge, she couldn't bring Chaeyoung back to the living world, the strawberry too, extinct after they burnt the whole town of Son Kingdom,

there is one left near Chaeyoung's chamber!

But thinking of a week without any liquid, that last strawberry plant is dead for sure, Mina could only sigh, she doesn't how to collect back everything related to that cub.

Recalled something, Mina knelt down, using her own hands to dig here and there, like trying to find something that used to be her precious,

A shiny thing was seen on the dug soil, she plucks it out, wiping and checking whether it's her ring or not, the ring she threw away that time. Heaved a relieved sigh after she confirmed it's the same ring.

Mina take out the bracelet box from her pocket, as well as the strawberry rings and put them together,

am i pathetic???  very...

I need to have a talk with him soon,

please stay alive, Chou Tzuyu

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[ on the way back ]

Mina walk past the training area, not planning to guide or give them feedback for the development of the skill for the Myoui army today, she only gave them a brief smile when everyone is bowing to her, then she left the training area right away, let them continue to train with their new commander instead.