episode_0001

“Is there anything strange?”

I woke up from sleep and got up from my seat as usual.

My body was somehow languid and listless, but there was no pain anywhere.

“I don’t have any strength.”

He said, waving his arms.

The voice coming out of his mouth was too foreign.

A voice heard for the first time, a girl’s small whisper that is pleasant to hear spreads.

” and… .”

As I exclaimed in admiration, Heblum, who was holding the documents, spoke.

“The body structure will be the same as that test subject. The girl’s voice will probably be the same too.”

I nodded, rubbing my neck.

Her pure white hair flutters and dazzles the eyes.

As I was stroking my hair with my right hand, Hebrum threw me some clothes and my employee card.

He said as he received the clothes pouring down from his head.

“I’ll check the contract to see. It won’t be any different than usual. After work, you’ll stay in the employee-only dormitory.”

It’s a shame that I can’t go home, but it’s only for a week.

There were no pets at home, so it wasn’t a problem.

The newspapers will be a week behind, though.

The clothes that Hebrum gave me were just a smaller version of the uniform I usually wear.

I wore underwear with little area and clothes over it.

Finally, she put on a thin sky blue gown and hung her staff card around her neck.

“How does it look?”

“It’s not so bad. How about just living with that body?”

“Don’t say such horrible things.”

As I said that, I manifested my power over my hand.

Blue light burst out and the air burned with a crackling sound.

“Are there any problems with the expression of abilities?”

Hebrews’ words made me frown.

Something was subtle.

“Something is a bit subtle.”

Spread both hands and face each other.

Immediately after that, the ability is raised.

A blue light bursts and a blue line briefly appears between the hands several times.

Phagecic-!

“It’s strangely slow to respond.”

It didn’t feel like the usual perfect fit.

A feeling of one beat slower.

I couldn’t help but describe it as similar to when there is server lag in a game.

“What else?”

I waved my hand at his question.

Blue lights scatter in all directions.

Move your arms and legs.

I saw him walking and running in place.

But I didn’t feel any particular discomfort.

“It seems like there’s nothing special about it other than ability.”

“Hmm… .”

Hebrum nodded, caressing his plump chin.

When I was taller than him, I didn’t notice it because I looked down on him, but when I looked up at him with my shorter height, I noticed that his chin was folded in another layer.

“Are you starting work right now?”

The preparations are complete.

The shortened legs were surprisingly uncomfortable.

I walked longer than usual and arrived at the room where the girl was.

As always, I go to the soft chair and lie down.

Its short legs dangled and show off its presence, but I tried to ignore it.

Over time, this too will become familiar.

The girl still sat there blankly.

I watched her quietly through the glass wall between us.

She also didn’t even react when I saw her.

I waved at her.

A faint image of a girl reflected on a glass wall.

The comparison is even more striking because it resembles the girl on the other side.

The sight of me waving with an ambiguous smile was definitely mine.

I felt strange.

I face the girl who just looked at me like an animal trapped in a cage.

That fact stabbed a corner of my heart.

He stares blankly at the girl and yawns heavily.

The boring times continued.

I played around with my long hair, but the boredom didn’t go away.

Finally, I took out the book that I had shoved in the corner.

The thick book was quite heavy.

He looked puzzled by the weight he felt on his wrist.

I don’t think I can hold it and read it.

He opens the book on his floppy thighs, bows his head, and begins to read.

The texture of the paper felt on my fingers is soothing.

One page, two pages. Every time I turn the page, the smell of paper wafts in and brings a comforting smile to my face.

The older the book, the better.

If it’s something I like, the pleasure is doubled.

dripping-

My mind wanders from concentrating on the book.

Because I couldn’t concentrate because the glass wall kept getting knocked on.

When I closed the book and put it aside, the white girl was nowhere to be found, and a healthy young man was looking at me.

From the other side of the glass wall.

His name is Ramonax.

The staff member who takes the experimental girl.

I looked at him and pressed the button on the desk.

The microphone turned on and Ramonax’s voice was heard standing in the room.

“Are you Mr. Jeff?”

The shortened height meant he couldn’t immediately put the microphone to his mouth.

I reached out and picked up the microphone and answered.

“That’s right.”

“Oh my goodness.”

He was amazed at my appearance.

It was surprising.

I wonder how he felt, since I looked just like the girl he always took out.

“What happened?”

When he asked me why, I answered with a small sigh.

It was difficult to speak.

Ramonax suddenly burst into laughter, as if the girl’s young voice somehow made him laugh.

“Don’t laugh.”

“Ah… I’m sorry. But your voice is nice.”

The voice is nice.

I asked him, who spoke as if it was the first time he had heard it.

“My voice… . So, you’ve never heard the subject’s voice?”

“When I first came here, all I could hear was crying. But as time passed, I guess she got used to it and stopped crying. She didn’t open her mouth at all.”

I nodded.

“Then I’ll go now. Let’s have lunch together later.”

Ramonax said that and left the room.

I thought.

Ramonax was an employee who worked here before I got a job here.

The girl also lived here before I took charge of her.

They say she didn’t open her mouth for that long, so do you think the girl who was the subject of the experiment will open her mouth just because she looks like this?

The transparent girl reflected on the glass wall had a pained expression on her face.

If the test subject girl were to express emotions, it would probably be something like this.

As I thought that, I wiped my face.

The expression disappears.

The intruder is gone.

I picked up the book I had placed next to me and started reading it again.

It was quite uncomfortable to have to bend down to read, but the desk did not fit my height.

Either way, it’s equally uncomfortable.

The girl returned home exhausted as soon as she finished her experiment.

Although she had no wounds on her body, she looked so exhausted that she seemed like she would fall asleep at any moment.

Normally, I would just watch her until she falls asleep.

Feeling strangely uneasy, I picked up the microphone and spoke to her.

“Hello?”

The girl’s closed eyes open.

The girl’s emotionless eyes look beyond the glass wall.

She was looking at me.

I was taken aback by her unusual reaction.

He quickly reached out and hugged the folder on the desk.

Thinking back, I remembered that this was the first time I had spoken to her since I became this body.

I wasn’t even talking to her because I was so used to it.

He responded to the voice, but that was it.

She made no answer to subsequent questions.

He just looked at me quietly.

She was a girl who should have fallen asleep because she was tired, but she sat still and looked at me.

Her gaze was directed at me.

A completely different look than before.

In the past, it would just have its gaze fixed in front of it, but now it was directed towards me with a clear goal.

If you look at it that way, it’s a little burdensome.

I opened the book and shielded my face from her gaze.

However, I had to put my hands down right away because of the heavy weight of the book.

Beep beep beep!

A small clock placed next to the desk began to tick.

This is the alarm sound that announces lunch time.

Come to think of it, I didn’t even eat breakfast.

The feeling of emptiness that came all at once was unbearable.

“Should I come after eating?”

I blurted out something different than usual when I saw the girl looking at me.

The girl’s two eyes blink slowly at him.

I got down from the chair, put the microphone back, and pressed the button again.

The sound is blocked.

I waved to the girl who was still looking at me and left the room.

The experimental girl had a strange charm that caught people’s attention.

So, what I’m saying is that my current appearance is enough to catch the attention of the employees eating here.

“That’s amazing.”

“What?”

“Just what Mr. Jeff looks like.”

“Hmm.”

I put my hands in my pockets and looked around.

Everyone was looking at it as if it was a mysterious animal and whispering.

“That makes sense.”

If a girl who looked exactly like the test subject were eating in the cafeteria, I would definitely look at her in curiosity.

I ignored their gaze and ordered the pork cutlet set I always had.

“How long do you have to stay like that?”

“They said it would take a week.”

Saying so, he goes to a suitable seat and sits down.

The contract clearly stated one week, but it was never absolute.

“Won’t it end soon?”

“Are you experiencing any particular inconvenience?”

“Nothing in particular. I’m short so the restaurant table is uncomfortable. I can tolerate having to walk more.”

As I was having a few conversations with Ramonax, I swallowed my saliva as I looked at the tonkatsu in front of me.

It was big.

It looks really big.

It’s incomparable to the pork cutlet I usually eat.

I felt like saliva was flowing out of my mouth.

I quickly reached out and picked up the pork cutlet with my fork.

The crispy texture and crumbly crumbs give off a delicious aroma.

“Do you like pork cutlet that much?”

“Are you more talkative than usual?”

I ignored Ramonax’s curious gaze and stuffed my mouth full of pork cutlet.

The crispy batter melts in your mouth.

The soft and fragrant meat that followed showed off its presence throughout my mouth.

The sweet and sour sauce on the tip of my tongue gave me a feeling of happiness.

“Let’s drink.”

Although she put the same amount as usual into her mouth, the young test subject’s mouth was very small.

I stroked my swollen cheeks that looked like they would burst, and chewed and swallowed carefully so that the pork cutlet wouldn’t fly out of my mouth.