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Hamshik has good ears. So he would hang around in front of the front door whenever someone passed by.

It’s only natural that I wake up from my nap every time I hear the slapping sound of Hamshik moving.

“Hmm, Hamshik-ah. Who’s here?”

Thanks to that, I ended up looking at the door with a sleepy voice. To my surprise, the footsteps weren’t Narin’s every time.

During the day, there weren’t many footsteps like that. Most of the time, it was just someone passing by. There was one time when it stopped in front of my house.

Even then, I couldn’t tell if it was a delivery man or just the sound of him leaving something in front of the door.

It was only when the sun was setting and it was getting dark that the sound of footsteps began to become less frequent. It was around that time that I also began to wake up, feeling sleepy.

But since it was after-work hours, everyone was on their way home. Narin wasn’t one of them.

Still, as the sound of footsteps drew nearer to the door, I sat in front of the doorway with Hamshik and debated whether it was Narin or not.

“No, Na-rin doesn’t make such heavy sounds.”

“Narin went out wearing sneakers. That’s the sound of shoes.”

“Is that the sound of wheels? You didn’t take the bag that Na-rin was dragging around with you.”

Of course, they were all my opinions, and Hamshik only listened. But since he didn’t refute anything, doesn’t that mean he agrees with everything I said?

So we can say that we waited for Narin with one mind and one heart. Anyway, Hamshik would have ignored anyone who wasn’t Narin.

Come to think of it, that’s true. Hamshik is always busy crawling around, ignoring me. But he listens to the sound of footsteps outside?

This is the right thing to do, waiting for Narin. This guy still thinks of Narin as his master.

“Hehehe. But if I say master, it seems a bit cold, so let’s call him sister. Oh, you were a woman too, right? Then sister.”

No matter what I said or did, Hamshik was busy wiping his face with saliva on his hand and grooming his fur.

I guess you could call it just instinct, but isn’t that kind of grooming all just to look good to Narin?

I don’t know much about hamster physiology, but anyway, I asked Hamshik that and he didn’t deny it, so I’ll assume it’s true.

“What do you think, Hamshik? If what I said is wrong, you can refute it. Since it’s true, I can’t, right?”

Look. Hamshik is looking at me with a pitiful expression as if to say, “Why are you asking such an obvious question?”

Of course, Hamshik would originally have that innocent and round face, so he wouldn’t understand what I’m saying and would just stare. But that would just make him look pathetic.

But Hamshik, who had been staring at me, wrinkled his nose and looked back at the front door. He probably didn’t smell anything over there, but he must have heard the footsteps before I did.

As if Hamshik had good ears, not long after, he heard the sound of footsteps.

It seemed close, but it wasn’t very loud, so it was definitely coming from sneakers. I could tell right away who it was because it stopped in front of my door without going far.

I was thinking that it wouldn’t be the case this time either, when I heard Narin’s voice from beyond the door.

“Wow, three boxes delivered… …. We’ve had a bumper year for deliveries yesterday and today.”

“Narin is my older sister!”

As soon as we heard that, Hamshik and I ran to the shoe rack. Hamshik also seemed to understand Nalin’s voice.

Well, since you have good ears, you can probably distinguish Narin’s voice.

But then he tried to go down to where the slippers were, so I had to grab Hamshik and stop him.

The purifier is running, but something about it makes me feel like I’m outside the house when I go down there.

“Hamshik-ah, down there, support, support! Don’t go down! Ah, Na-rin-ni is back!”

“Ahaha, did you come to pick up your sister? Let’s go in. It’s cold. Your sister bought me something delicious.”

Luckily, before Hamshik ran out, Narin opened the door. Then, she pushed the two boxes in front of the door and brought them in.

“I think this is what Namin ordered. This is a detergent box, and this is a fabric softener box… … . They’ll last a long time, right?”

The two boxes of detergent bundles I had ordered were stacked high enough to reach Narin’s waist. Naturally, to my and Hamshik’s eyes, they were huge boxes.

I didn’t know there would be this much, but it looks like there’s more detergent than I thought.

“Wow, I think I’ll be able to use it for a few years.”

“That’s right. I think it’ll take 3 or 4 years. Since I ordered it, I guess I have no choice but to use it. Ahaha, Hamshik, you’ve already said hello, so you’re going in?”

Hamshik looked excited when he saw the box and thought he had materials to make a hiding place, but he looked disappointed when Narin didn’t open the box.

I figured that since the inside would be empty, whether I make a house or not, and the inside would be full of detergent, there would be no use gnawing on it with my teeth.

Hamshik turned around and went in first, wiggling his butt. Narin also took off her shoes and followed Hamshik.

While deliberately rustling the black plastic bag he was holding in his hand.

“Hamshik-ah. What’s in here? Hmm, you don’t even look at it. Is it because it doesn’t smell?”

Since he’s a ham-eater who can’t move his legs when he has something to eat, I thought he’d be interested in what was inside.

Unfortunately, what Narin brought didn’t really smell that bad. So I thought I should pay attention to it too.

“What is it?”

“Ta-da, strawberries. The manager gave us some because it’s winter.”

“Wow, strawberry!”

It was worth the attention. Inside the black envelope, Narin held a bag of strawberries in her hand.

Come to think of it, I haven’t eaten fruit since I became this body. I really liked fruit in my previous life.

Fruits are delicious and easy to digest. Foods like chicken, pizza, and hamburgers are tasty, but my body, which was getting weaker, had difficulty digesting them, so I remember feeling a bit burdened.

As soon as I was amazed by that anticipation, the sound of Hamshik crawling stopped.

Could it be that he stopped because he heard the word strawberry? But I think it was more because he smelled strawberries. The smell seemed to leak out when he came out of the black bag.

Then, Hamshik suddenly turned around and saw the strawberry in Nalin’s hand, and he ran towards Nalin.

I was worried that he would climb up onto Nalin’s feet and climb up her legs. Fortunately, Hamshik, who seemed to have no self-control at all, stood in front of her feet and looked up at her with sparkling eyes.

Narin laughed happily while looking at that ham diet.

“Ahaha, I guess you smelled it now. Do you guys want to eat first? I’ll go wash up and come back.”

“Oh, let’s eat together. I’ll wait.”

“I don’t think Hamshikki can wait. I’ll give you one, so eat first. Wait a minute. They say they washed it, but just in case, rinse it once… … .”

Narin opened the envelope and headed towards the sink. Hamshik followed her, crawling hard.

I also rode on Hamshik’s back and moved with him. Hamshik, who was so absorbed in the strawberries that he didn’t even realize I was on his back, continued to crawl diligently.

And Narin, who was washing strawberries in the sink, looked surprised when she saw something.

“Oh, Namin-ah. You even did the dishes? How did you do it?”

“Hehehe. We have to clean up what we eat!”

Oh, I see. I guess he saw that after we ate and washed the dishes.

I was so happy to hear Narin’s surprised voice that Hamshik groaned from above.

“You must have had a hard time. It would be okay if you did it yourself.”

“It wasn’t that hard.”

“I see. Well, Namin is strong. She can move things bigger than her. It was amazing when we built the house yesterday. My sister has a hard time lifting things smaller than her. The detergent box was really heavy.”

The detergent box seemed to be quite heavy. I was the one who ordered it, so I felt a little embarrassed. In the meantime, Narin washed some strawberries and handed them to Hamshik and me.

“Okay, eat. I’ll give you the rest after dinner. I’ll just wash up first and come back. I’ll shower after dinner… … .”

“Have a nice trip!”

The bright red strawberry was bigger than my head. If I eat it, I might not even be able to eat dinner.

No, I don’t think I’ll be able to finish one strawberry before that. Well, if there’s any left, I can give you some ham.

First, I opened my mouth wide and bit into the end of the strawberry. Sweet and sour juice flowed out into my mouth.

Were strawberries such a bountiful fruit? I don’t think I ever tasted this rich in flavor in one bite in my previous life.

Chew chew chew chew, every time I chewed the strawberry in my mouth, I felt the chewy texture of the strawberry. When my body gets smaller, I enjoy eating things like this more. Even if I eat the same thing, I can enjoy it dozens of times more.

But why was Hamshik so quiet? Normally, he would have eaten his food long ago and come back to take mine.

As I was eating with both hands, my vision was blurry, so I took another bite and lowered the strawberries to my waist.

Then, Hamshik was seen trying to put a strawberry in his mouth and failing.

“Poohahaha! Hamshik-ah, you can’t take all that in, right?”

I open my mouth as wide as I can and try to put a strawberry in my mouth, but it just won’t go in.

It was a size that wouldn’t fit even if you rolled it here and there and tried to put it in in a different direction. Hamshik was trying hard to roll it with his hands, trying to somehow get it in his mouth.

“Eat it like I did. Why are you trying to eat it in one bite? You ate everything else just fine. … … Aha.”

I was wondering why that was happening, and it turned out that Hamshik’s gaze was directed towards me, not his own strawberries.

“You little punk, you’re thinking of eating that and coveting mine too! No way!”

Having figured out Hamshik’s intentions, I began to diligently eat my share of strawberries.

I know everything about hamsters!