episode_0029

“Didn’t you ask who you were?”

The man said as if he was disappointed.

I turned my head slightly at his words and observed his expression.

He had a gloomy expression on his face, as if he had died, but he felt my gaze and waved his hand in greeting.

“Do you have any business with us?”

“I have something to ask you.”

As the man spoke, he too lay down on the wide lawn.

Lying down, they look at each other.

“What would you like to ask?”

“Just. This and that.”

It feels strange.

Even though it’s clear that we’re meeting for the first time, we feel close as if we’ve known each other for a long time.

I wonder if he feels the same way as me?

“Have we met somewhere before?”

“No, this is our first meeting.”

I asked the question out of curiosity, but as expected, it was clear that this was my first meeting with this man.

I nodded absentmindedly.

He was a man with a mysterious impression.

“My name is Jin.”

“We are… .”

“Shine. Is that Jeff?”

“…yes”

A man who introduced himself as Jin.

He already knew our names.

When I made a suspicious expression, he smiled slightly and waved his hand.

“Ah. You’re not a suspicious person.”

“It looks really suspicious.”

I got up from my seat quietly.

Most people who introduce themselves as not suspicious are clearly suspicious.

Shine also got up from her seat after me, probably because she didn’t like the man named Jin.

I held Shine’s hand and carefully moved out of Jin’s sight.

“Hey guys?”

I ran quickly, ignoring the voices coming from behind me.

I hid behind a large tree and stuck my head out to check Jin’s movements.

He looked in the direction we had disappeared, scratched his head, and got up from his seat.

I didn’t notice it because I was sitting there, but he looked quite tall.

“Jeff. You can see everything from outside.”

“Huh?”

“The hat is too big.”

It’s just like Shine said.

Jin’s gaze was directed at me.

I hastily pulled my hat down hard.

The peaked-out hat sank down and disappeared.

“…You can’t see it anymore, right?”

“I think so.”

I let out a sigh of relief and watched Jin’s movements with Shine.

He was still looking at the tree under which we were hiding.

I think I got caught.

I moved to the next location with Shine.

Lower your body and move slowly to avoid Jin’s gaze.

So we arrived in front of the fountain.

The large fountain was more than enough to hide our views.

A cool stream of water flowing down.

As I was looking at the sparkling water, I unconsciously reached out and touched the water.

The cold water feels pleasant.

“Jeff. Weren’t you trying to hide?”

I bowed my head urgently at Shine’s words.

I wonder if Jin is still looking at us?

With that thought in mind, I stuck my head out of the fountain and looked at the spot where Jin had been sitting.

“No… !”

“It suddenly disappeared.”

Jin’s appearance could not be found.

The figure of him who had been sitting on the lawn and looking at us just a moment ago had disappeared.

As I looked around for Jin, Shine grabbed my hand and said.

“Let’s go back now.”

“Is it boring already?”

“Yeah.”

I got up from my seat, wiping my damp hands on my clothes.

The clothes were in terrible shape after being rolled around on the lawn.

It’s a shame, but there’s nothing we can do about it.

Since I was told that I didn’t have homework today anyway, going back to my room to play seemed like a good option.

jin.

jin.

Where did he disappear to?

As I pondered his name, I remembered the person Amy had told me about, named Gene.

Sure, you said that the leader of the group Amy belongs to is Jin, right?

Could it be that the names aren’t the only things that are the same?

It was hard to believe that the man with that easygoing demeanor was the head of an organization with such a large building.

And she looked so young.

After leaving the fountain, we walked in the direction where Amy was waiting.

There were large signs and maps all over the spacious park, so there seemed to be no need to worry about getting lost.

Go back the way you came and head towards the entrance.

There sat Amy, tapping away on her cell phone, sitting on a small wooden bench.

Shine and I ran to Amy without saying a word.

“Did you have fun?”

I nodded at Amy’s smiling voice.

She looked down at our clothes and let out a small sigh.

“I have to wash up when I get back to my room.”

“I met a person named Jin.”

“What…?”

Amy’s movements stop at Shine’s sudden words.

She put her phone in her pocket and was about to stand up when she looked down at Shine.

“Is that true?”

“Yeah. He introduced himself as Jin.”

Amy stood up from her seat with a serious expression on her face.

The cell phone that had been in her pocket came out again and was in her hand.

She started making phone calls somewhere.

The faint sound of coloring can be heard.

“Jin? Are you sure you’re in the park?”

Amy said that and looked around.

I followed her around the entire park, but I couldn’t find Jin.

“No. I told you not to show up in front of the kids.”

She seemed dissatisfied with the fact that a person named Jin appeared in front of us.

His distorted face told me that he was very angry at the moment.

“You didn’t ask anything weird, did you?”

“No, what would the kids know? Stop trying to force strange ideas on them.”

Amy’s words came out like a machine gun a few more times.

After ending the call, she put her phone away with a deep sigh, as if she was still angry.

“Sorry, did it take long?”

I shook my head at her apology.

It didn’t take that long.

“Is Jin a tall person?”

“Huh?”

“Amy said it. Jin is the leader.”

“That’s right. Strictly speaking, it’s someone in a high position.”

“Then this is what Jin has?”

“It’s a building named after Jin.”

Amy’s expression softened and she spoke softly to us.

“Jin didn’t ask anything weird, did he?”

I shook my head slowly.

All I was asked was whether I liked the park.

“I asked if you liked the park.”

“What did you say?”

“There was no answer.”

“Good job. If Jin shows up and asks you something from now on, you must never answer. Got it?”

I just nodded at Amy’s incomprehensible reaction.

Shine didn’t seem to understand the situation itself, but since it was Amy’s words, she nodded.

“If Jin appears, come to me unconditionally. Got it?”

“What if Amy isn’t there?”

“Then go to Victor.”

“I don’t like Victor.”

“Still, there’s nothing I can do.”

Amy smiled bitterly and patted Shine on the head as she frowned at Victor’s dislike.

I don’t hate her, but why does she hate Victor?

Anyway, Amy, who had roughly finished organizing the situation, took us out of the park.

As I was looking at the park with a regretful gaze, Amy said.

“Jeff.”

“Huh?”

“Do you want to come again next time?”

“Yes.”

I nodded quickly to Amy’s words.

There are still many things I haven’t done.

Looking at the park map, it looks like there’s also a small rabbit farm.

Next time I come, I want to go there.

“If you study hard, I’ll bring you again.”

“Studying…?”

“Yeah.”

I didn’t feel like it.

I started to weigh the time I would have to spend studying against the happy hours I could have spent here.

“Jeff. I’ll help you.”

As I was seriously contemplating, Shine offered me a helping hand.

If you study with Shine, all your problems will be easily solved.

Then there was no need to sit for a long time.

“Okay!”

I nodded in excitement.

The large witch’s hat on her head flapped and tapped Amy’s cheek.

When I returned to my room, I was dragged to the bathroom with Shine.

The clothes she was wearing were taken off and she was thrown into a large bathtub.

A bath that passed in an instant.

The moment Amy’s hand touched it, it was all over.

I came out of the bathroom in a daze and went to the bed and lay down.

The warm, flushed skin slowly cools down.

“Jeff, you need to dry your hair.”

“It dries quickly if you do it like this.”

When Amy started nagging me, I let my hair down and laid it on my pillow.

Amy, who was looking at the pillow that was getting wet, grabbed my body and sat me on top of her legs.

“Shine. It’s not like I’m copying something weird.”

“Is this weird?”

“Yeah. That’s really weird.”

Shine, who had been following me and letting her hair fall on the pillow, suddenly sat up from her seat.

I look up at Amy with a sad face.

Is this so strange?

Drops of water flow from her long hair and drip down to the floor.

Amy, who was looking at the scene, picked up the hair dryer that had been placed next to her and pressed the power button.

A warm breeze blowing with a whistling sound.

“If you don’t dry it properly, your hair will get damaged.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to cut it shorter?”

“Absolutely not.”

“I don’t like short ones either.”

My suggestion to cut my hair short was simply dismissed by both of them.

Amy’s soft touch and warm breeze begin to make me feel sleepy.

“It’s all over.”

I, who had been yawning profusely, jumped out of Amy’s arms when she said it was over.

“Come here, Shine.”

Amy reached out to Shine, who was still dripping wet, and pulled her into her arms, sitting her on her lap.

Shine followed Amy’s words obediently.

I stroked the hair that Amy had dried.

Nice, flowing hair.

It was like looking at silk, flowing smoothly without any tangles.

It feels completely different than when Amy isn’t around.

I stroked my hair with curious eyes.

While waiting for Shine’s turn, I crawled into bed and wrapped myself in the soft blanket.

The feel of a soft blanket and the faint scent of a fragrant scent.

A smile appears on my face at the different feeling from the blanket filled with the typical hospital medicine smell.

“Jeff. Are you okay?”

“Yes~”

I quietly closed my eyes after answering Amy’s question coming from outside the blanket.

Could it be because we had a lot of fun running around?

I couldn’t resist the oncoming tide.