episode_0041

On a morning like any other, I opened my eyes.

What you see before your eyes is the familiar ceiling of the dormitory.

“… ”

My room looks the same as usual.

However, rather than just waking up, he observes numerous signs.

Among the signs felt within a 100m radius, focus on the juniors.

-Ratclatter clatter…

-Uhm… The amount is ambiguous, should I add one more… ?

-Grumbling… Kuul… Huuum…

-[Flash Sword]―!!

-Shoo shoo shoo shoo–!!

-bang! bang! bang! bang!

The rota in the room next door left early and was on duty for dinner.

In the room across from us, Kara is lying face down on the floor, scratching her stomach as she sleeps.

Albit must have headed towards the main auditorium, when he sensed a strong presence in the distance.

‘hmm… Everything is healthy. Albit has become stronger again… I see that the skill has evolved to level 2. But why does Kara always leave the bed and sleep on the floor in a bowing position?’

As soon as I wake up in the morning, I have made it a habit to check whether my cognitive ability to see the ‘moment’ and my presence detection ability are working properly.

‘While the value of original knowledge is plummeting, if you lose your ability to sense it, you will become a truly useless person… ‘

I slowly turn my eyes to the side and look at the cuckoo clock hanging on one wall. A room full of all kinds of dolls and pink. I can always hear the sound of twisting parts in the clock that wakes me up in the morning. I had a feeling that the alarm would sound soon.

‘The radar is still working.’

I am grateful that my presence detection and cognitive abilities still function normally.

In fact, except for the ether recovery ability, none of my abilities have been damaged. Because of my juniors’ constant nadenade behavior, I was mistaken in thinking that I was really a critically ill patient. So, without realizing it, I habitually checked to see if there were any broken parts.

‘No matter how much I explain that it’s okay, they don’t even believe me… ‘

The test results came back today as well.

I now narrowed my cognitive scope to a reasonable extent and checked the time. The parts of the cuckoo clock were slowly twisting in the moment’s vision, preparing to sound an alarm.

The time is 6:59 am.

A day when I don’t ride my bike at dawn.

I plan to get up early and eat the meal prepared by my junior.

It’s already been a week since I’ve had this lazy morning.

‘Still, I did do a few things… ‘

For some reason, I felt a little frustrated with these days.

Non-land charcoal.

When Yu-bi was unemployed for 4 years with Yu-pyo, he was feeling the frustration of losing muscle in his thighs.

‘I want to warm up a bit by doing some cardio, but when I try to do anything, I’m surrounded from three directions and start crying… ‘

A cute baby, a faithful baby, a big baby.

I don’t think I’ll ever forget the sight of three baby juniors running after me, holding my sleeves, shedding tears.

-senior… Where are you going?

-A short walk around the shopping district―☆

– Senior comrade! Please don’t move! I’d rather carry you!

-senior!! please!! I’ll let you touch your ears, so just lie down quietly!

-That’s not just what Comrade Rota wants… ?

-Shaaagh――!!!

I wake up properly while recalling those memories.

The moment you slowly wake up to turn off the alarm. A white cuckoo jumps out of the clock and lets out a loud cry.

Great love!

Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!

A white cuckoo stares at me and cries.

-I’m going to scold you~!! Ping-chang, you bitch-!! Can’t I just wake up soon!!

After awakening [Unique Ether], the cuckoo’s cry that I heard for the first time in a long time felt like it was saying that. Because it was a daily routine to turn off the ether in an instant as if it were a superpower. The cuckoo’s powerful cries were extremely annoying.

‘If I want to do that again, I still have to wait three months… ‘

Trudging…

Wow!

I ended up walking directly to the clock and turning off the alarm.

A room filled with silence.

Enjoying the morning sunlight coming through the window.

I roll up my sleeves in my comfortable one-piece pajamas.

Then what I see before my eyes are pale blue bruises on the arms and legs.

“Wow―☆ It looks like cute blue mold cheese♪”

Compared to when he was covered in dark red, gruesome wounds, his condition had improved greatly. The twig-like scars that had formed on his neck and chest were inevitable, but the wounds on his limbs were slowly recovering.

“Yes♪ This is enough―☆”

I looked through boxes of medical supplies, checking for signs of improved wounds, and looked for new bandages. There were plenty of bandages anyway, so I grabbed them right away.

‘Hilde too… You can just send it under your own name, but why bother sending it under the name of the ?’

A box of daily necessities containing various medicines and foods that could not even dream of with its poor finances.

After that day, I received a box of daily necessities from the as support. Since it was always sent in the name of the , I couldn’t tell who was pushing it…

‘Bell has already stayed overnight at our school, and has started activities in earnest… There’s no way Hilde wouldn’t know.’

When I was a freshman, I was embarrassed about my poor school situation and didn’t reveal it to Hilde, but Belle had already found out about it. It would probably be difficult for Hilde, who is weak-hearted and honest, to pretend not to know our situation.

‘I’m lucky that I can still be friends with such a thoughtful and sincere person. I was so indifferent… ‘

I can still see Hilde timidly waving her hand from the rooftop. Whatever it is, Hilde also thinks of her friends… She was a weak-hearted girl.

If we get a chance sometime soon, let’s meet again and say thank you.

Let’s go back to normal life, exchanging gratitude and greetings.

I hummed, remembering those silver-white eyes as beautiful as jewels.

“Hmm―♪ Hmm―☆”

Remove the blood-stained bandage and replace it with a new bandage.

Along with the sharp pain, I feel the comfortable pressure of the new bandage.

The areas where fingernails and toenails are missing are unsightly, so I take special care to cover them up.

‘If my babies see this, they’ll cry again.’

I finished changing the bandages and moved my hands and feet lightly.

Casting Casting

I clenched and unclenched my fist.

I lifted my foot and put it down.

procrastination

You may also try wiggling your fingers and toes.

Fortunately, the condition has improved greatly and the pain is no longer felt.

That’s right.

I am now completely resurrected.

‘If I’ve recovered to this extent, I’ll try my luck in front of my juniors… ?’

With that in mind, I put on a pink cardigan. And then I walked towards the cafeteria in the dormitory building where Lotta was preparing breakfast.

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A restaurant next to the dormitory building.

There, a small orange cat was furious.

“Senior! Do you want to say something that doesn’t even sound like a word? What a patient exercise! If there is no pain, it doesn’t mean the wound is gone, it’s just starting to heal!”

“… ”

“Anyway! Absolutely not! Now eat breakfast!”

“Yes―☆”

It was rejected outright.

‘Damn, this little guy only speaks the truth.’

Lotta wore a white apron and hood, and expressed his dissatisfaction by placing his cute hands on his waist. The outfit that made him look like he was on lunch duty was cute, but the cold look in his orange eyes made it difficult to get words out.

‘Is this the reason why Yubi couldn’t be rude to his mother?’

With a bitter smile, I took out a plate and held it out to Lotta. Then, she poured the potage soup onto a plate with a ladle in one hand, and then brought out prepared fruit and boiled eggs.

“… ”

I couldn’t help but be moved by looking at them.

really… It was the first time since I came to this world that Lotta had had such a luxurious meal at school.

‘Nina knew how to cook, but she was only focused on snacks and desserts.’

The potage soup prepared by Lotta contained various neatly sliced vegetables, and bread warmed by steam was placed in a basket on the table.

‘It’s the same as preparing a dish yourself as long as you have the ingredients… I think my vitality is better than Albit… Are you from a really wealthy family?’

Albit only cared about neatness during cleaning time, but during meal time, he prepared a meat-free meal, shouting only about meat. And Kara presented the raw ingredients as is, exclaiming, ‘Just having something to eat is something to be grateful for.’

In the end, Rota was the only one who prepared a decent meal.

A breakfast prepared so neatly.

Lotta filled a large plate with breakfast and hesitated without handing it over.

“… ”

Lotta hesitates, pricking his orange cat ears.

‘Do you have something to say?’

I just stared blankly at that figure.

“… ”

“… ?”

I urged in a playful voice.

“Huh? What’s going on?-☆ I think my stomach is starting to growl♪☆”

“You know. senior… If it hurts more because there is not enough ether in your body… There’s a ‘special dungeon’ near the school I went to… ”

After hearing that, I felt like I knew what Lotta was proposing.

“If your physical condition is due to loss of ether, then if you receive the ‘blessing of quickly recovering ether’… Wouldn’t it get better? Well, becoming strong again like before… It may be impossible, but… ”

This misunderstanding cannot be resolved no matter how much you explain.

I had no idea how to resolve this gap between existing common sense and the results I had shown.

‘under… really. It hurts my heart. No matter how many times I tell you I’m fine, you don’t believe me.’

I just smiled awkwardly and continued to listen to Lothar.

“Umm… ☆”

“Just… I hope my senior gets less sick. What hurts… It’s so sad.”

“I see, thank you―☆”

When I said that and patted his head, Lotta lowered his head while still holding the plate. Then he shyly held out a plate and told me to take it, so I took it and started eating.

Lotta seemed to think he was meddling too much and was moving his hands around awkwardly.

‘You’re worried, but there’s no way you’d hate me that much.’

But given my junior’s personality, if he said that out loud, he would feel even more guilty and panic. So I decided to eat breakfast quietly.

A thought that came to mind while savoring the delicious taste of soup.

‘It’s already time to go make fun of the furry beasts.’

Rich and arrogant beasts.

There are all kinds of treasures hidden in the land they rule.

When I was a freshman, I quickly skipped a few dungeons and retreated.

There will be more now that the main story has begun.

‘And I have to bring some nice things for my cat… ‘

As I closed my mouth while thinking that, the restaurant was filled with subtle silence.

“… ”

“… ”

At that moment, Albert entered the restaurant.

She was covered in sweat, probably because she had used her now powerful skills.

However, he looked proud because he realized that he had become stronger.

Albit smiled without any malice and spoke loudly.

“Wow~ It’s soup!! Lotta! Please give me a lot!”

“… ”

“… ”

“… ah. Sorry.”

Albit quickly sensed the subtle atmosphere and began to eat some food on his own. And everyone’s breakfast ended with Kara, who woke up late, coming in in her underwear and making a fuss.

It was a peaceful breakfast.

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And that afternoon.

A surprising guest came from .

“I came.”

A customer appeared wearing work clothes with eyes full of boredom. She drove a huge truck and brought a strange machine to me.

Beep

Beep

Beep

Beep

Beep

Maya held the strange machine to my head and muttered softly.

“Wow, the corpse speaks.”

“Hey―☆ What do you mean, Maya☆”

“This is a machine that measures the rate of ether depletion. Not long ago, I held it to a child who had collapsed from overwork and it rang twice.”

“… What does five times mean☆”

“When tested on an animal corpse, it rang three times and no more information was known.”

“… ”

And the juniors who heard that were in tears.