episode_0196

“Are you sure that’s okay?”

“Yeah.”

I looked at the cup ramen in front of me as I answered Shine’s question.

I can’t even remember why I used to want to eat this so much.

Only a vague feeling remained.

I stared blankly into space, holding the wooden chopsticks in my hand.

There was hot water in it, so I had to wait until it was fully cooked.

Lane, who had been doing nothing but eating fruit, left after receiving a call from Amy.

I guess he went back to the office.

“Isn’t that enough?”

“No way.”

As I answered Shine’s question, I looked at the different types of cup ramen lined up next to him.

Spicy, salty, sweet, and even some unidentifiable fruit flavor.

“Not at all lacking.”

Shine was by my side all day today.

He listened to all my requests even though I was not able to move well, and even went with me to the bathroom.

I knew that if I caught Amy I’d get in trouble, but neither she nor I would tell.

“Hoo~”

I put the steaming noodles into my mouth.

The first taste was familiar.

Stable taste.

A taste that is remembered.

But for some reason, the scent feels unfamiliar.

“Hey, Shine.”

“Huh?”

Shine was reading a comic book that Rain had brought her.

In addition to comics, she also brought me novels. I liked the novels she brought me this time better than these comics.

Because I was able to put myself in the situation itself.

In the novel, I was free.

I could go anywhere, and I was always alone.

Because that’s what the novel’s main character was like.

I pushed the book on the table aside and started eating my ramen in earnest.

“What was Shine doing?”

“What does that mean?”

As I was finishing off my ramen, I asked Shine.

She asked back as if she didn’t understand my question.

“Well, that meant, is it okay for you to stay here? I guess you had something to do.”

I started to talk in a bit of a roundabout way.

You were doing something before you came here.

That’s how it is.

“Yeah, it’s okay.”

But Shine didn’t give me the answer I wanted.

heaviness.

And it’s disappointing.

I stuck out my lips and put only the empty chopsticks in my mouth.

“Why are you so upset?”

“But Shine doesn’t say anything.”

Shine let out a small laugh at my question.

She seemed to be in a good mood.

“Why are you so curious?”

“But Shine hated Jin.”

“Yeah. Right.”

She nodded obediently.

“You don’t even want to talk to someone you don’t like. I, I know that very well.”

Is there anyone else in this world who understands her so well besides me?

I nodded as I said so.

“But why were you with Jin? I don’t understand. If you were your usual self, you would have stayed by my side without going anywhere.”

therefore.

This was just a tantrum.

If it had been Shine instead of Rain next to me when I woke up, I wouldn’t have had any complaints.

“I was sad. You were never going to leave my side without me. But, but was Jin more important than me?”

I poured out my heart.

And after pouring out my heart like that, I felt so embarrassed that I couldn’t look at her face.

My face feels hot.

Clearly, it was because of this spicy ramen.

I closed my eyes tightly and slurped down the hot soup.

My mouth was hot and spicy.

My body was getting hot.

So it was clearly the ramen’s fault.

“Did you really think so? If so, I’d be really happy.”

Shine said, gently placing her hand over mine.

Only then did I raise my head to look at her expression.

A face with a bright smile, slightly curved eyes and the gaze contained within them.

It all came so suddenly.

I flinched in surprise because of my pounding heart.

“If that’s really true, I’ll tell you.”

I nodded to Shine’s words.

Then she looked around to see that no one was around and slowly opened her mouth.

“It’s because of the mind stone.”

“Why that?”

“If you have that, you can do greater things, I knew instinctively the moment I saw it.”

“You saw it? What did it look like?”

“It’s a red gem. It’s cut very beautifully.”

I couldn’t imagine it just from the simple explanation.

I nodded to her words as I ate my next cup of ramen.

“Probably Jin too. He probably felt the same way as I did when he saw it.”

“Why did Jin feel the same way as Shine?”

“That’s what I’m talking about.”

Slurp – The sweet taste of ramen slowly melts in your mouth.

I moved my mouth absentmindedly.

Her mouth moves slowly.

But I couldn’t hear anything.

“What?”

“Did you hear?”

“No? I didn’t hear anything. Shine. Are you kidding me? ”

When she asked if I heard her, I frowned and asked back.

It didn’t seem like a joke.

She definitely said something.

But I couldn’t hear.

Say it again, Shine.

When I looked at her with that kind of meaning, she nodded obediently and said it again.

“I am -■■■”

I can’t hear you again.

“Can’t you hear?”

“Yeah.”

“That’s great.”

Shine smiled happily and hugged me, as if she liked me even though I couldn’t hear her words.

What on earth is there to be happy about?

I felt bad because I couldn’t hear.

“Jeff. Don’t think this phenomenon is strange. And don’t think it’s strange that I went to Jin because of the mind stone. Got it?”

“Why?”

“Just like that. It was like that from the beginning.”

I pouted my lips again.

I wasn’t the type of person who could accept a simple explanation that it had been like that from the beginning.

“I’ll understand if you give me a piece of candy.”

I felt like I would be convinced if I was given at least one piece of candy.

Shine burst into laughter again at my words.

She took another candy out of her pocket and held it out to me.

This time it was lemon flavored lollipops.

After eating all the ramen, I thought it would be nice to have this to finish it off.

“Isn’t that tingling sensation gone now?”

“Tingling?”

“Yeah. It was hot because it was so noisy right in front of me.”

Shine waved her hand in front of my eyes.

I tilted my head at her words.

That tingling and crackling sound? Is that a reference to my abilities?

But I never used my powers on Shine.

“Did I accidentally use my power on you?”

“No, no. It’s nothing.”

Shine shook her head as she said that.

I smiled with satisfaction as my curiosity was resolved.

The reason she went to Jin, whom she hated, was because of the Mind Stone.

I don’t know if the Mind Stone is worth it, but I find the situation compelling.

As I was eating the rest of my ramen, I noticed a faint light coming out of her pocket.

“What is that?”

It was okay to ask about light.

She was startled by my question and covered her pockets with her hands.

The light that had been flowing dimly soon died down.

“It’s nothing.”

“Can’t I ask that too?”

“Yeah.”

Why are there so many things that don’t work?

I emptied the cup of ramen and lay down on the bed.

“Did you eat everything?”

“Yeah.”

Shine cleaned up everything I ate.

When I’m sick, it’s so comfortable, I just want to lie in bed for the rest of my life.

“Shine. Did you drink coffee?”

But can I ask you this?

I lay down and looked up at Shine and asked.

She just blinked blankly, as if it was an unexpected question.

“You wouldn’t let me eat, so why are you drinking?”

“That’s…”

“I’m disappointed.”

I said that and buried my face in the pillow.

Then the sound of Shine moving urgently was heard.

“Okay, wait! Sorry! I was wrong!”

Shine climbed onto the bed and started trying to turn my body around.

But perhaps because he remembered what I said about being sick, he couldn’t exert any force.

I hugged the pillow a little harder because I found her reaction funny.

I could never show her a smiling face.

“Do you want some coffee? Then I’ll get it for you. So don’t be disappointed…”

Shine, who was on top of me, pressed her body as close as possible to mine and whispered softly in my ear.

My body flinches at the ticklish voice.

“Huh? So. Show me your face.”

Shine kneaded my body skillfully.

My body reacted on its own to the hand that moved as if it knew where my weak point was.

“Ugh!”

A groan mixed with laughter escaped through my clenched teeth.

Her hands quickly pass over my armpits and thighs.

Every time that happened, my body would shrink and let out a weak groan.

“Hey, wait! I was just kidding!”

I felt like I was going to be in big trouble if I went any further, so I gasped for breath and lowered my pillow.

Shine’s gaze, looking down from above me, fell on my face.

“It’s a bad joke.”

“Sorry…”

“Don’t say you’re disappointed.”

“Ugh…”

“I hate that word.”

I kept my mouth shut and nodded at Shine’s words.

When I told her I hated hearing the words “disappointed,” her expression looked so sad.

For a moment, the two of us just exchanged glances without saying a word.

As I stared blankly up at her, a faint heat rose in her eyes.

And that was the moment.

The closed door to the hospital room opened and Amy appeared.

She was not alone.

He was with Rain, who was clinging tightly to his leg.

The two people who had been talking to each other shut their mouths when they saw me and Shine.

Rain’s face instantly turned red.

A mouth that opens wide as if trying to say something, and a gaze that wavers.

Amy stared at us without saying anything.

“Amy!”

I jumped up from my seat and straightened up.

It was impossible to run towards her, but I could at least wave my hand in joy.

Shine obediently retreated to my movements and sat down on the bed.

Shine acts as if nothing happened.

Amy came toward us without saying a word.

“Jeff. Are you feeling okay?”

“Yes!”

I waved my arms wildly to show Amy that my body was healthy.

At that sight, Amy smiled slightly and pushed my body backwards.

“Are you still in pain? I heard you can’t even walk.”

“Uh… I think I can walk if I endure the pain.”

“No. Stay here and don’t get up until you’re better.”

“Yes.”

It’s really interesting.

There were so many things I wanted to say to Amy when I met her.

When I actually saw her in front of me, my heart calmed down.

“Shine.”

“Yeah.”

“You weren’t doing anything weird, were you?”

“No. I was tickling Jeff because he wouldn’t show his face.”

Shine didn’t lie.

I nodded as if her explanation was correct.

Amy, who had been staring at Shine silently, nodded with a small smile.

I began to desperately explain to Amy what had happened that day.

From what mindset I had when I went there to why I ran to catch the train.

And how worried I was about Amy.

Amy, who had been listening to the explanation silently, said while holding both of my hands.

“Still, it was too dangerous. Don’t do that again. Got it?”

I just rolled my eyes at her words.

It was because I felt that if a similar situation arose again, it would be difficult to keep that promise.

“Answer.”

“Yes…”

“Did you promise?”

“Yes…”

“If you break a promise, you’re lying, right?”

I nodded.

Lying is the thing I hate the most.

So, you must not break your promise.

Amy smiled brightly at my appearance and hugged me.

Her embrace was so comfortable that I thought I could close my eyes and fall asleep.