episode_0101

Dumplings.

It was also one of my favorite foods.

When I bought frozen food in bulk, the dumplings were the easiest to eat.

block?

I looked at the dumplings and became lost in thought.

Late at night, I would turn on the television, and end the day with a can of beer and a plate of dumplings.

When on earth?

“Jeff. Aren’t you eating?”

“Ah. Yeah, I have to eat it.”

I opened my lunch box with a puzzled expression.

Amy’s lunchbox, prepared by hand from early in the morning.

Move the fork to stab the cucumber and carrot at the same time.

The vivid appearance that conveys a soft, crunchy feeling is impressive.

He exchanges glances with Rain, with the cucumber and carrot between them.

She was looking at me with a smiling face, but then suddenly she seemed to sense something and started eating the dumplings without thinking.

The number of dumplings that were mine, or were supposed to be mine, was rapidly decreasing.

“Rain was here too.”

The crunchy texture of the vegetables hits your mouth.

As I was holding the fork in my mouth with a sad expression on my face, Amy approached me from afar.

Perhaps the work was over, but she looked unusually relaxed.

“Are you done with the work?”

“Okay. I can be with you all day today.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

Amy nodded to my question and sat down.

She took the lunch box out of the shopping bag she was holding and placed it on the table.

“Are you eating cucumbers well now?”

Amy spoke, looking at the cucumber on my fork.

I let out an awkward laugh at her words.

I can’t eat well. I’m just forcing myself to swallow.

Crunchy-

Ugh.

“Amy, are you sure you can take the test today?”

“Yeah. The construction just finished. You can see it anytime.”

“Really? Then I’ll eat and see you right away!”

I put down the fork I was holding and spoke.

At my words, Amy took out her cell phone.

“Really? Jeff, are you taking a test today?”

Rain’s gaze was also directed at me.

Her cheeks were swollen from the dumplings that filled her mouth.

Now was the chance.

I started moving my hands.

The moment the blue light began to glow faintly, the hand moved.

Swish, swish, swish – The carrots on top of the lunch box climbed onto Lane’s plate, and the dumplings on top of it hid under my cabbage.

I immediately made a big cabbage wrap and stuffed it in my mouth along with the dumplings.

I quickly chewed and swallowed the food that filled my mouth, then gulped down the green juice that Amy had prepared for me in one gulp.

“Ugh.”

It still tasted bland.

Amy let out a small smile at my appearance.

I guess they thought I looked strange, eating everything I wanted even though I hated it.

“I’ll go first!”

I stood up from my seat and put my empty lunch box into my bag.

Shine also stood up and followed me.

She even ate at a similar speed to me.

Is it intentional or natural?

She was adjusting to me, even in the smallest things.

He runs to the entrance of the restaurant, moving his short legs hard.

“Oh no!”

And then Rain discovers again.

The fact that his own teachings had turned into carrots.

“Amy! My teacher turned into a carrot!”

The dumplings were delicious.

After leaving the restaurant, I ran down the hallway, recalling old memories.

Slipping through the crowd of people preparing breakfast.

They greeted me.

I said hello to them too.

“Hello!”

“Hello. You’re full of energy today.”

People who were now familiar to me welcomed me.

But Shine didn’t seem to welcome them.

He just ran after me and didn’t say hello to anyone.

Shine was a very shy child.

If I think back to when I first met her, she’s changed a lot now.

first?

“Jeff. This way.”

“Oh. Yeah.”

The moment I was about to lose myself in another thought, Shine grabbed my arm.

I was about to go the opposite way, but thanks to Shine’s help, I was able to go the right way.

Running down the long hallway, I finally arrived in front of a large iron door.

It was a different color than before, so it looked like it had been repainted.

Blue. Sparkling light.

The smell of new paint.

I cautiously reached out my hand toward the iron door.

I pushed the door open, feeling the cold touch of its doorknob.

” and…”

The spacious testing room was always awe-inspiring to see.

The miniature that recreated the collapsed city as it was was believable even if it were a movie set.

From high up, the test course below was clearly visible.

I hung on the railing and looked at the test course.

“Jeff.”

“Huh?”

“Do you want to pass the test?”

“Yeah. I want to pass quickly and train with Shine.”

“Wouldn’t that be unsafe?”

“Shine. I’m not weak.”

Shine didn’t open her mouth anymore in response to my answer.

I puffed up the ball.

He’s the only one who gets through.

Don’t you know what it feels like to be left alone?

If I don’t pass the test like this, when Victor and Amy Shine Lane go on a mission together, I’ll be left alone.

I hated that.

I looked at the test course and started calculating the optimal route in my head.

If I used the abilities I learned from Victor, it was clear that I would be able to get through that path without hitting a wall.

From the starting line, cross the bridge and dig between the collapsed buildings.

No, I couldn’t have guessed what was inside the building.

It seemed best to just run up the building itself and get to the top.

“That’s a perfect calculation.”

I nodded, marveling at my own perfection.

I was smart after all.

“Jeff is an idiot.”

Startled by Shine’s words, I looked back.

Shine sitting on a chair with her arms crossed.

She didn’t seem to like the fact that I was taking the test.

“I’m not stupid.”

“No, you idiot.”

“No.”

“Idiot.”

“No!”

“Jeff often forgets.”

“What…what?”

“You said you would listen to me, that you wouldn’t reject me, that you wouldn’t be in danger, but you didn’t protect me. You forgot everything.”

“That’s…”

I bowed my head to Shine’s words.

I definitely made that promise to her.

“That’s right. Jeff is an idiot.”

I am not stupid.

I wanted to argue, but as Shine said, I had forgotten the promise I made to her.

Dismissed-!

The lights flicker uneasily before my eyes.

I shook my head and answered.

“You’re not stupid…”

“You’re an idiot. Jeff is an idiot.”

“Ugh…”

Dismissed-!

The lights are dimming.

The lights that filled my field of vision began to lose their power and disperse.

I shake my head and approach Shine.

“Shine. I’m sorry.”

“Yeah.”

I sat next to her and apologized.

Shine turned her head away as if her mind was still not at ease.

I sat down next to her and hugged her arm in a fidgety gesture.

“Sorry. Sorry, Shine.”

Shine’s gaze tilted slightly.

I feel like he’s looking at me from the corner of his eye.

I clung to her more desperately.

“I won’t forget you anymore. So forgive me.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

“You’re not going to refuse anymore?”

“Except for the weird stuff.”

“I hate it.”

At my words, Shine’s head turns again.

I squinted my eyes at Shine.

“Then I don’t like it either.”

It seemed like he had no intention of letting go even though he was being so kind to her.

Shine was always thinking about doing weird things, so it was clear that if she passed, she would be in big trouble.

“Jeff!”

The dim light flares up again.

The vision begins to turn pure white, and the hair that had been calmly lying down begins to float up into the sky.

A wordless silence follows.

Shine, who had been glaring at me, eventually sighed and shook her head.

“Okay, Jeff. I lost.”

“Did I win?”

“Okay. I’ll help you pass the test.”

As Shine said that, she jumped up from her seat.

The white hair fluttered slightly.

“Jeff, hold on a sec.”

Shine came closer to me and fixed her gaze on me.

The sparkling white pupils slowly begin to turn black.

As I was startled by her appearance and tried to step back, she grabbed my head.

“It’ll be over in a moment.”

I nod my head at Shine’s voice, which sounds like a buzzing sound.

Shine’s eyes, dyed in perfect black, stare into mine.

I begin to sink deep into black, perfect black.

As she began to notice that the feeling in her hands and feet was fading, Shine opened her mouth.

“Jeff, you can do it.”

“Can you…?”

“Yeah. Always be the best. Always be successful.”

“Really…?”

“Yeah. Trust me. Jeff. ”

“But I’m worried… I fell before. What if I hit something again and pass out…?”

“Don’t worry, Jeff. Trust me and run.”

“Do you trust Shine?”

“Yeah. Trust me.”

I nodded.

Shine’s eyes, which had been dark, begin to return to white.

I stared blankly at the sight and blinked.

“Jeff, you get it? Trust me. You can do it.”

I nodded again.

I think I had a rather short conversation with her, but I don’t remember it.

A short sentence floated through my head.

I can do it.

My confidence is rising.

My slightly anxious mind calms down.

“Jeff. I will always do what you want. For you. Only for you.”

“Yeah…”

“I won’t do anything you don’t like.”

“Yeah…”

“You don’t like this either?”

Shine said that and grabbed my hand.

Small hands move gently, digging between fingers.

“No…”

“Then what about this?”

Shine came a little closer.

I bow my head to the deep scent wafting in.

Shine clung to me, linking our arms.

“It’s okay…”

“Then what about this?”

Shine’s face slowly began to approach.

Short, continuous gasps are heard.

My body begins to tense as the breath brushes against my cheek.

A soft, sticky feeling that comes off quickly.

She blinked blankly, and her mouth opened cautiously.

“What is this…?”

I opened my mouth and carefully released my arm.

Shine didn’t say anything.

One step, two steps. I slowly moved away from her and touched her cheek where our lips had touched and pulled away.

Shine didn’t say anything.

It was a strange feeling.

It felt like I was falling into water, my arms and legs shaking slowly.

I was so dizzy that I wanted to just sit down somewhere right now.

I opened my mouth, catching my breath.

“It’s okay…”

It was really good.

I didn’t feel any resistance at all.