episode_0149

“Jeff…!”

“Oh. Yeah.”

I shook my head and answered Rain’s words that I heard right next to me.

I couldn’t focus on my surroundings because of the worries that were deep in my head.

“Where did Shine go?”

I bit my lip at Rain’s question.

Shine, that’s right. Shine.

She was now lying on her bed in her room with a large lump hanging from her head.

Shine, who was dragged into the bathroom by Amy, was taken into the toy house and then dragged out in Amy’s arms, her body stretched out.

Amy said.

Next time, if Shine does something weird, if she tells you something weird, be sure to tell her.

So then, what Shine told me was strange?

Is she telling me something strange?

Amy said.

That’s wrong.

That’s not right.

What Shine was saying was that she was telling me something was wrong.

Shine’s words are always right. She would never do anything to harm me, so it was clear that she was giving me the right information.

At least, that’s what I thought until now.

“Shine… is lying on the bed in her room after getting scolded by Amy.”

Rain covered his mouth with both hands at my words.

Then he started to stroke his hair.

“Excuse me. Jin. I think I’m done talking, but shouldn’t I go back soon?”

Amy, who had been listening to Jin in silence, interrupted him and stood up.

I looked around blankly.

It was Jin’s office, a place I had been to once before.

I was so deep in thought that I didn’t even realize I had arrived here.

“What’s so urgent? My friends haven’t even arrived yet. There’s plenty of time, so can you wait a little?”

Jin said that and looked around the empty space.

Allen was sitting next to Jin, and there were two empty chairs next to him.

But there was no one in sight who should have taken the empty seat.

“I think we need to educate the kids a bit.”

“Education?”

“Yes.”

At Amy’s words, Jin’s gaze turned to me and Lane.

Rain, who had been quietly receiving that gaze, suddenly crumpled his expression and spoke to Jin.

“Not me!”

“Oh, sorry.”

Jin apologized obediently.

“Amy, if it’s education, how about sending the kids to school?”

“School?”

“Yeah. School. The missing person report was lifted, and your family register was added to the family register, right?”

Jin said that and looked at my left hand.

His gaze was fixed squarely on the silver lion ring on my hand.

I raised my hand to slightly block his gaze.

“School?”

“Yes, Amy. If children are to grow up properly, they need to learn how to live with other children their age. Isn’t school the perfect place for that?”

Amy nodded at Gene’s words and stroked her chin.

I reached out to her and grabbed Amy’s hand.

“I… I don’t like it. If I go to school, I’ll have to be separated from Amy.”

I knew what school was all about.

A place to learn. A place to gain knowledge.

But it’s a place where you have to be away from Amy for a long time.

I didn’t want to go to that kind of place.

You can learn the knowledge you need by reading books.

If you have any difficulties, you can ask Amy and learn from her.

Amy isn’t the only adult around.

Victor, and… and…

There was also rain.

If Poultry Shine tells you anything strange, the first thing you should ask is Amy.

If we do that, we won’t need school.

I held Amy’s hand tightly with a tearful face.

Amy, who was looking down at me, smiled slightly and hugged me.

As my gaze goes up, people around me look up at me.

I buried my head in Amy’s arms and avoided their gaze.

“Jeff doesn’t want to go to school?”

“Yes.”

“You always wanted to go outside.”

“That means I want to go out with Amy.”

“Was it?”

“Yes.”

At my answer, Amy smiled slightly and slowly rubbed my back.

“Jeff is such a coward.”

An unfamiliar voice began to tease me.

A boy’s voice mixed with a cool smile.

I turned my head slightly and glared at Allen.

Allen, who was receiving my gaze, looked at me and smiled coolly.

Her slightly curved golden eyes sparkled.

“If it was a school, wasn’t it inside here too?”

“That’s true, but…”

Jin answered Amy’s question with an awkward laugh.

Amy nodded absentmindedly, seeming to understand the meaning behind the smile.

“You couldn’t take them all, right?”

“Yeah…”

Jin nodded weakly.

“Okay. I’ll think about it.”

“Think about it, it’s very hard for you to take care of the kids by yourself.”

Amy nodded silently.

Jin’s friends who never come no matter how long you wait.

In the end, that day I couldn’t see the people who were Jin’s friends.

Allen said he seemed to have gotten lost in the woods.

Amy, on the way back to the room with Lane.

Lane asked me, watching Amy’s expression.

“Hey… Why is Shine upset?”

“Ah… I’m in trouble because Shine told me something weird.”

“Something strange?”

I nodded and briefly explained what had happened in the room earlier.

Rain, who had been listening to the explanation, shook his head violently with a bright red face.

“Oh… I see.”

“Rain. Is what Amy said true? It’s true that families don’t go to the bathroom together?”

I asked Lane again.

Amy is an adult, and Lane is an adult.

Rain answered my question with an awkward laugh.

“Well… I guess you could go to the bathroom with them, but they usually don’t watch you.”

“Is that so? Then everything in the book is wrong?”

“Book…?”

“Yeah. Shine said. She learned it from a book she borrowed from Rain. ”

Rain looked at Amy, startled by my answer.

Luckily, Amy didn’t seem to hear our conversation, perhaps because she was focused on her phone screen.

“You didn’t tell Amy that you borrowed my book, did you?”

“Yeah. I didn’t say anything. I don’t think Shine said anything either.”

“I don’t think you did it?”

“Yeah… I don’t really know. When Shine got scolded, she was dragged to the toy house.”

Rain started to sweat at my answer.

The pale face looked so pitiful.

I asked, gently caressing Rain’s cheek.

“Rain. Where does it hurt?”

“Ugh… I think my head’s going to hurt.”

“Do you have a headache? Are you feverish?”

I raised my hand to Rain’s forehead in response.

Rain’s skin is soft and supple.

They say it feels very nice.

As the finger running up her cheek brushed over her eyebrow, Rain’s eyes flinched.

I couldn’t help but laugh a little at the sight, which made me laugh for some reason.

Rain’s face turned red at the laughter that flowed out.

The instantaneous change in facial expression was like a traffic light.

“You’re really hot.”

As Rain had said, a faint heat could be felt on her forehead.

Just in case, I grabbed Rain’s shoulder and brought my forehead to hers.

As their gazes drew closer, Rain’s eyes began to shake wildly.

Her blue eyes sparkle beautifully.

“Rain. It’s so hot.”

Rain’s forehead was extremely hot.

As I hit his forehead, Rain started to stagger slightly.

I was surprised and helped her up.

Its small and light body was enough for me to support.

“Amy! Rain is sick!”

I called Amy urgently.

Amy turned her head hastily at my words.

“Rain?”

Her gaze turns to Lane.

Rain’s gaze was spinning around.

The flushed skin showed no signs of returning to its original state.

I hugged Rain and nodded.

“It’s so hot.”

Rain’s body was very warm.

It felt like I would fall into a good sleep if I held something soft and warm like a white sheet in my arms.

But now, Rain was a patient.

Amy came closer and placed her hand on Lane’s forehead.

“Really. Rain. Do you have a cold? You were fine recently, but now you’re doing this again.”

To Amy’s question, Lane mumbled without answering.

She seemed to be in great confusion.

Amy put her hands under Lane’s armpits and lifted her up.

Lane’s short legs shook slowly in Amy’s arms.

“Should I go see Ravin? I’m really out of my mind. If you’re sick, you should say you’re sick.”

We were about to head to our room, but we ended up going to Rabin’s hospital room.

Rabin’s hospital room was unfortunately empty.

It looked like he had gone to the bathroom.

Amy laid Lane down on the soft bed.

Rain is out of breath.

I sat down at a distance and started watching her. She soon regained her original skin color.

“Amy, is Lane okay?”

“It’ll probably be okay. He does that sometimes when we’re alone together.”

“With Amy?”

“Yeah. He said he’s healthy, but sometimes he suddenly gets a fever.”

“Wouldn’t that be a big deal?”

“I think he says it’s a side effect of his ability…”

Amy trailed off as she said that.

Her gaze turned to the hospital room door.

Then, the tightly closed door opened wide and Rabin appeared.

But for some reason, Rabin looked haggard.

“Okay. I think I can go now.”

Amy stood up from her seat at the sight and said.

I was startled by her words and asked back.

“Huh? Are you going to leave Rain alone?”

“Because he’s a strong guy. If you take medicine from Ravin, he’ll get up right away.”

“Still…”

“Jeff. Have you ever thought that Shine might be waiting for you alone in the room right now?”

“Oops.”

I jumped up from my seat at Amy’s words.

The image of Shine, drooping down with a large bump on his head, looms before my eyes.

Now would be a good time to wake up.

But still, my feet don’t move.

I closed my eyes tightly and shook my head.

“I’ll go and see what happens.”

Amy smiled slightly at my words and patted my head.

“Jeff is a good guy.”

Amy told Ravin about Lane’s symptoms and then went back to her room first.

I sat down near Rain’s bed and stared into her face.

“Jeff.”

“Huh?”

“When Rain wakes up, give him the medicine.”

Rabin handed me a small pill and a cup of water.

“Where is Rabin going?”

“I need to go to the bathroom for a minute….”

Rabin answered with a pale face.

As I nodded absentmindedly, he left the hospital room with hurried steps.

Is it really true that just this one pill will make me feel better?

I placed the pills and glass of water I had received on the small table and lay down next to Rain.

It is impossible to leave a friend alone.

I held Rain’s small hand tightly.

Rain’s hands felt hot as if they were on fire.