episode_0070

“Ah, I should have taken this! I didn’t take it again!”

Na-min, who had been playing the rhythm game as if dancing for a long time, suddenly felt regretful to the point of getting angry.

Because the direction of the gaze was directed at Hamshik, Jihyun could quickly guess where the intense emotion was headed.

Of course, it’s not common to see hamsters dancing.

At the lab, people just thought he was a smart hamster because he was good at hiding from other researchers, but it seems Hamshik was a smarter hamster than they thought.

Well, it was a research lab that was trying to increase the intelligence of animals and step into forbidden territory. In Ji-hyeon’s memory, Ham-shik was a hamster that had increased the level a bit too much.

Of course, no one expected Hamshik to survive. That’s why Hamshik barely managed to escape from the experiment where the hamsters’ corpses were piling up, and hid in the space where the test subjects were staying.

To be exact, I didn’t escape from the experiment. I should say I escaped after the experiment was over.

The researchers thought that Hamshik had disappeared without leaving a trace, like some of the other lab rats. In any case, escaping from the experiment was a success.

It was a happy ending since they escaped safely and are living well. Ji-hyeon thought that it was fortunate that things turned out well.

If there’s a side effect, it would be something like really bad fuel economy.

The brain originally consumes a lot of calories. In general, the energy consumed by the human brain is about 20% to 25% of total energy consumption.

Animals with small brains may be a little different, but Hamshik’s brain was overdeveloped due to the experiment, so he must constantly fill his stomach to cope with it.

I may be born with a greedy appetite, but I always seem to think that I need to fill my stomach whenever I can.

Jihyun felt sorry for that kind of ham-eater. She thought that if she stuffed her small body with too much food, it would eventually harm her health.

So I was trying to get Na-min to exercise a little bit. She’s smart enough to dance, you know.

Well, it seems like he understands everything Namin says. He can at least dance.

It is also an old saying that animals are less intelligent than humans. In the first place, the standards for measuring intelligence at that time were extremely human-oriented.

In that sense, Ji-hyeon only admired Ham-sik’s behavior and didn’t think it was particularly strange. On the contrary, Na-min was more surprised at how she treated Ham-sik without prejudice.

If a hamster was that smart, wouldn’t you be a little suspicious?

“No way, Jihyun! You need to get a cell phone too!”

Na-min, who had been lying on the floor for a while, gasping for breath, suddenly shouted. Ji-hyun flinched without realizing it.

“Uh, um. Suddenly?”

“Yeah. I thought you had a cell phone last time, so I left you and Saekmusae at home, but you didn’t have a cell phone. In this day and age, it’s ridiculous not to have a cell phone!”

“Ugh… … .”

That’s true. I told Na-min to call 112 or 119 if anything happened when she went out alone.

In the first place, Ji-hyeon, who had completely given up her previous identity after her body became like this, hadn’t even been able to activate a cell phone. If something really happened, she was planning to ride a sack and escape through the window.

Even though all the researchers who had been working together were arrested, Ji-Hyeon did not think that there was no one behind it.

So if my identity is exposed somewhere, Narin and Namin will definitely be in danger. That’s why I was thinking of living in hiding.

A cell phone for someone like me? That’s ridiculous.

“Namina, it’s dangerous if I use my real identity… … .”

“Yeah, I understand. So I’m opening another one in my name!”

“Huh?”

But Namin said something that seemed like it had taken that into consideration. Do you understand? Was Namin actually smart?

The Namin we’ve seen so far was just an innocent child. What if she had already opened her eyes to the cruelty of the world?

Jihyun felt her heart ache. Namin came closer to Jihyun.

Could it be that this little child is trying to comfort himself for having to live without any social status?

Although it was not intentional, I once gave Namin medicine that made her sick.

Ji-hyeon, who felt so sorry and grateful, opened her arms with a tearful face. If Na-min were to hug her, she would hug her too.

But Na-min didn’t hug Ji-hyun. She just whispered in her ear.

“And when Hamshik dances, take a secret picture of him. He never dances in front of the camera! I tried to take a picture and send it to Na-rin, but somehow he keeps noticing things. And when I asked Na-rin to take a picture of him, he wouldn’t dance in front of Na-rin either!”

Ah. Right. So you whispered that to Hamshik because you had to keep it a secret.

Even if this is done like this, Hamshik, who has good hearing, will be able to hear it all. But Namin doesn’t seem to have noticed it yet.

However, if you open another cell phone account, there will be more ways to help Namin and Narin.

So Ji-hyun decided to quietly accept Na-min’s offer. Of course, if she had a cell phone, the things she could do would increase, and the range of things she could help with would also increase.

Of course, I did think that I should teach her something about identity theft and such, as she readily lent me her name.

I decided to live for Namin and Hamshik, and I didn’t want to commit fraud with Namin’s phone, so I decided to skip that part.

“So, let’s go out. Guys, let’s go out!”

“Should we go out? Turn on the hologram and listen to the music? Dance again?”

“Yeah, of course the hologram should be turned on!”

“Shiiin! Naaah!”

When the magpie heard the news of going out, it spread its wings wide and rejoiced. In contrast to the magpie, Hamshik slowly escaped to the cage.

I guess it’s because it’s cold outside that you don’t want to go out. But Namin has the ability to tease even that kind of person.

“Hamshik-ah, shall we go for a walk?”

Empty. The cage door closes at Namin’s words. But Namin’s temptation doesn’t stop there.

“Hmm. Dogs get carried away when you say something like that. Then I’ll buy you some sweet potatoes when you come back! They’re so delicious. You can only eat them in the winter. How about that?”

At Namin’s persuasion, Hamshik opened the door again and came out. Watching him, Jihyun began to wonder if Hamshik was just being sarcastic.

If you go out with them obediently, nothing will fall in front of you. But if you bounce them off like this once, they might have learned that you will get a snack?

Last time I went to the convenience store, I got macadamia nuts. I had a feeling that from now on, I would have to buy something for Hamshik before he would go out with me.

It must be my imagination that makes it look like the corners of Hamshik’s mouth are going up.

So, Namin put on the winter clothes she bought online and even popped a hot pack for Saekmoo-sae, who was coming with her outside.

The four of them left the house, riding the RC car parked near the front door.

The division of roles was clear. Na-min drove, and Ji-hyun turned on the hologram to prevent others from accidentally kicking or tripping over the RC car.

In the process, if you turn up the speaker too loudly, it can be a nuisance, and your phone battery will run out quickly. So Saekmusae becomes the messenger. Hamshik is in charge of softness and fluffiness.

Ji-hyeon thought that Ham-sik, who was smart, could be given a bigger mission, but since Na-min seemed to think of Ham-sik as just a cute little brother, Ji-hyeon decided to stay still.

“Navigator! Where should we go from here!”

Was she excited to go out? Namin said, deliberately lowering her voice. Even so, it only sounded cute.

Jihyun answered with a smile, looking exactly like he was playing a pirate captain.

“Just a moment, I’ll turn on the navigation and look for it. Park in a safe place.”

“Hey, Kim Sanda. As expected, Jihyun is a boring student who only studies.”

“Uh… ….”

“From now on, we are the Ham Pirates. The Ham Pirates! We don’t have a cross-eyed, lame, or hook-handed person, but we can be pirates because we have a color palette.”

Although Jihyun was embarrassed by Namin’s unexpected role-play, she decided to join in, even if it was in an awkward voice.

That’s why I’m staying by Namin’s side.

“Oh, I see. Then Captain, I think we should turn left at this alley ahead.”

“Wow, as expected, you’re a commoner. You use difficult words. To the left!”

What, you keep saying I’m an ordinary person. Of course, it’s true that Ji-hyeon has only studied her whole life, and she’s gotten involved in bad things without even realizing it.

But Jihyun didn’t hate that kind of teasing. Jihyun also got excited and raised her voice.

“To the left!”

I hope that things will continue to be peaceful like they are now. Let’s all be happy together for a long time. Ji-hyeon thought as she stroked Ham-shik.

Hamshik twisted his body as if it was annoying, but he didn’t scream. So I guess it’s okay to bother him a little more.

Jihyun’s hand massaged Hamshik’s stomach.

“… … I have to work out hard to eat ham.”

“Keep on!”