All the king's horses

Caught in the thought

I returned to my room knowing the truth, but my heart felt twice as heavy.

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It's finally tomorrow.

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huh...

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Aren't you excited?

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This is the prince's first trip too.

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I'm looking forward to it.

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"Okay. Let's go and forget everything."

The next morning we set off on horseback before sunrise, heading to the nearest beach.

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wow...

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It's my first time seeing the sea.

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me too...

Having lived in the capital our entire lives, we looked out at the endless sea.

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Wow, it's the sea!!

Breaking the silence, Hyunjin jumped into the sea water and the water splashed all over Seungmin.

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Hey! Hwang Hyun-jin!!

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why?

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It all popped out!!

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You come in too.

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Just wait.

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I want to go in too!

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Huh? The water is really salty!

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Of course sea water is salty.

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Changbin is an idiot.

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I learned more than my brothers!

In the midst of all the commotion

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Hey, look over there.

The moment I looked at where Changbin was pointing, he pushed me and made me fall into the water.

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hey!!

We played and chatted loudly in the sea for a long time.

When we got hungry, we got out of the water and changed into our wet clothes.

After eating, we sat down on the beach again and watched the sunset.

It felt like all my complicated feelings were disappearing.

It was a freedom I hadn't felt in a long time.

Changbin came up to me, who was sitting alone, and sat down.

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Oh, good.

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I want to continue living here.

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me too.

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It's a life without any lack, but we may not have had this kind of freedom and courage.

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Jeong In-ah.

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Do you want to be king?

Changbin asked.

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I don't really want to be like that, but I don't particularly hate it either.

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But at least if I become king, I will create a world different from the one we have now.

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Cut out the rotten parts and fill them with new ones.

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Of course it won't be easy, but I dream of that.

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If it's an unstoppable train, I should lay the tracks in the direction I want them to go.

Changbin smiled slightly after hearing my answer.

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I'm looking forward to it.

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I'm looking forward to the world you'll create.

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me too.

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I'm looking forward to the world we'll create together.

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Will we still be talking like this after you become king?

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I guess you must be thinking, "That was really fun back then."

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I guess so.

Changbin burst out laughing.

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And yet, they're staring at each other so much that they can't even look at each other's faces.

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Just like now.

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Yes, that's true.

I burst out laughing too, and we laughed like that for a long time.

I was happy. Truly.

May this happiness and peace be with me for a long time.

And I hope to be with you too.