Let’s go!!

Let’s go!!

 

The way to use the horizontal bar is simple…! 

First, somehow grab the bar. 

Somehow, the bar… 

So, the bar…! 

 

I realized that no matter how much I stretched my hand, it couldn’t reach the bar, and I froze on the spot. 

I felt foolish for unconsciously thinking I could reach the bar, and I was also embarrassed for declaring earlier that I would show how to use it. 

As I felt my face burning and thought about hiding behind my tail, Yuna, who was behind me, came running and said. 

 

“I’ll help you.” 

 

Then she tried to lift me up, grunting, to help me reach the bar. 

However, because Yuna was also very short, my hands couldn’t even get close to reaching the bar, let alone actually touch it. 

 

“I’m sorry.” 

 

Realizing it wasn’t possible, Yuna drooped her tail and ears dejectedly. 

She hugged me and whimpered, and I patted her back while pondering how to reach the horizontal bar. 

 

‘Magic?’ 

 

The first thing that came to mind was magic, but the problem was that I had never learned magic, so I couldn’t fly.

So I put aside the option of flying and thought about what other options I could choose… 

 

‘There’s nothing really.’ 

 

If I really wrack my brain, I could maybe bring a chair and somehow hang from the horizontal bar using that. 

But this is actually impossible, since even getting up on the chair would be extremely difficult. 

Besides, carrying a large chair all the way here would be quite tiring, so it seemed better to look for another method. 

 

‘What should I do…’ 

 

My mind becomes complicated. 

While I was deep in thought trying to find a solution, I heard giggling laughter from beside me, and when I looked over… 

I saw Seo-rin climbing up using numerous cotton creatures. 

 

“…?!” 

 

Seo-rin used the cotton creatures to climb up, then placed her hands on the horizontal bar and looked down at us very proudly. 

As I was watching with sparkling eyes, thinking I never imagined there could be such a method, Chae-a jumped up and down on the ground and said to us: 

 

“Wooow! Seo-rin is amazing! Chae-a wants to do it too!” 

 

At those words, Seo-rin laughed “myam-ya” and then used the cotton creatures to lift Chae-a, Yuna, and me up closer to the horizontal bar. 

I worried that the cotton creatures underneath might find us too heavy, but… 

They didn’t seem to mind our weight much, just laughing “pee, pipi”. 

 

“Thank you?” 

 

Still, feeling a bit sorry… 

I patted the cotton creature’s head to express my gratitude, then looked at the horizontal bar. 

 

‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen a horizontal bar.’ 

 

Thinking it wasn’t really a familiar piece of equipment, I tried to grab it and hang from it, but…

Ha-eun couldn’t hold on for long due to her weak strength, and the cotton ball fell right back down. 

I looked up, grumbling, and reluctantly decided to use my secret technique. 

 

‘Reverse grip…!’ 

 

It’s the trickiest of tricks, and people who know how to do pull-ups probably wouldn’t approve of what I’m doing. 

But since there was no other easy way to hang on, I used this cowardly(?) method to hang on the pull-up bar. 

As a result, I managed to pull myself up just a tiny bit. 

 

“Ha-euni is amazing. She’s an amazing person.” 

 

Yuna quietly clapped her hands as she watched me. 

I felt proud for a moment, but then I realized what I was doing and laughed awkwardly. 

Of course, I was incredibly embarrassed to be showing off my pull-up skills in front of these little ones. 

 

‘I don’t know if it’s because my body has gotten younger or if it’s because everyone’s treating me like a baby. But it feels like I’m becoming a child again.’ 

 

Thinking that this shouldn’t be happening, I shook my cheeks from side to side. 

Then I steeled my resolve to act more like an adult again. 

 

* 

 

After doing pull-ups, we immediately returned home and were sprawled out in the living room. 

It was partly because the exercise was tiring, but also because it felt really good to bask in the warm sunlight and the slightly chilly breeze in the living room. 

As we were resting, staring blankly at the ceiling, we saw Han A-rin, who hadn’t been around much due to being busy, walking towards us with a giggle. 

 

“What are you little ones doing here?” 

 

At those words, we all sat up at once and began explaining to Han A-rin what had happened earlier. 

 

“I did a pull-up this high earlier! There were so many cotton balls, like waves bubbling up, and after they lifted me up, I went whoosh… But you know, it’s scary when you go up that high. I felt like I was going to cry. But since Chae-a is a big sister, she held it in!” 

“That’s right. Ha-euni hung on the pull-up bar for a really long time. Ha-euni is amazing.”

“Bbyah!” 

 

Han A-rin listened to Chae-a, Yuna, and Seo-a speaking in order, and after looking flustered for a moment, 

she soon smiled calmly and answered the babies’ words. 

 

“You did the monkey bars? That must have been fun!” 

 

At those words, the babies nodded their heads simultaneously like meerkats and smiled brightly. Han A-rin, seeing this, was extremely pleased and hugged all the babies at once while saying, 

 

“Why are our babies so cute!” 

“Bbuyaaa.” 

 

Seo-a, seemingly enjoying being hugged by Han A-rin, giggled with a trembling laugh. 

Just as I was thinking how happy this warmth made me and smiling, Han A-rin shared some good news with us. 

 

“Remember those magic spells you wanted to learn before? I’ll teach them to you.” 

 

For reference, the magic spells they wanted to learn were, in order: 

Chae-a wanted to move quickly. 

Yuna wanted a warming spell. 

I wanted a cleaning spell. They weren’t extraordinary spells, but they were extremely useful ones. 

 

As I was sparkling with joy at the fact that I could finally learn the cleaning spell, 

Han A-rin briefly explained how she would teach us. 

 

“Since Chae-a is a spirit, she’ll get help from the Spirit User Uncle. For Yuna… it’s a bit complicated, so I’ll explain later. Lastly, Ha-eun, I’ll teach you step by step, so look forward to it, okay?” 

 

The joy was short-lived. 

Worried about Yuna’s case being described as a bit complicated, I stared blankly at Han A-rin. 

Han A-rin waved her hand as if to say it was fine and spoke.

 

“It’s nothing special. Since Yuna is a gumiho, she was born with an ice attribute, so there were several problems with her using magic that didn’t match her constitution, but thanks to Ha-eun, we were able to solve this.” 

 

Thanks to me? 

As I looked up at Han A-rin with a tilted head, Han A-rin smiled and told me the method. 

 

“It’s mana circulation.” 

 

I blinked, thinking I never imagined mana circulation would come up here. 

I stared blankly, wondering how mana circulation could enable someone to use magic that was the opposite of their constitution. 

Han A-rin looked back and forth between Yuna and me, briefly explaining the method. 

 

“To put it simply… you gradually adapt the body to fire-type mana through mana circulation.” 

 

Since I couldn’t understand just from that, I stared at Han A-rin blankly. 

Han A-rin explained it in more detail. 

 

“So, to use an analogy, it’s like mixing red paint into a container full of bright blue paint to create a harmonious blend?” 

“…?” 

 

I became even more confused, not understanding what she meant. 

Feeling that asking further questions wouldn’t help me understand, I just nodded. 

 

“Anyway, the conclusion is that Yuna can now use warm magic!” 

“That’s amazing.” 

 

Yuna seemed happy that she could use warm magic, showing a slight smile… A smile? 

Realizing that the usually expressionless Yuna was smiling, I opened my eyes wide. 

As soon as I saw that expression, I tried to take a picture, but by the time I took out my phone, the smile had disappeared, so I unfortunately failed to capture it. 

 

‘What a shame.’ 

 

Still, thinking that she might smile again next time since she smiled once, I was looking on with sparkling eyes when.

Han A-rin suddenly lifted me up and hugged me like a stuffed toy while speaking. 

 

“And I’ll start teaching you the cleaning magic Ha-eun mentioned from today. You’re looking forward to it, right?” 

“Yes.” 

“That’s right, good girl.” 

 

I strengthened my resolve, deciding to help many people by going around here and there once I learn the cleaning magic. 

 

‘I’ll help Seo-rin and clean my lair and its surroundings…’ 

 

As I was giggling thinking about how busy I’d be, someone rang the doorbell. 

 

“Looks like Spirit User Uncle has arrived. Chae-a, can you go open the door?” 

“Yes! I’d love to.” 

 

Chae-a seemed excited about learning the quick movement magic from Spirit User Uncle. 

She ran out faster than usual and, with the help of Somteol, opened the door for Spirit User Uncle. 

 

“Oh, Chae-a is here?” 

“Yes…! That’s right!” 

“Let’s see. Chae-a, you want to learn magic to move quickly, right?” 

“Wow. How did you know!? Yes. Chae-a wants to move fast like this to hug Ha-eun-i, and hug Yuna too, and quickly hug Seo-a too!” 

“That’s amazing. Well, I guess uncle has to do his best to teach you then?” 

 

I don’t know if it’s because Chae-a is a spirit, but they seem to get along well. 

Watching this, I thought it was nice and giggled, then slowly turned my gaze to Han A-rin. 

 

“Then, while Spirit User Uncle teaches Chae-a magic, shall we study magic too?” 

 

I nodded vigorously, extremely happy about the magic study that was about to begin in earnest.