episode_0041

“Haam… .”

I had to yawn because I had to wake up at the crack of dawn to take a plane and a bus to a fantasy land.

Why on earth is there only one Dungeon Land in this vast empire? Because of the management’s one-size-fits-all mentality, travel time only increases unnecessarily.

‘I shouldn’t be tired already.’

The economy seat I boarded for the first time in a while was narrow and uncomfortable. Since it wasn’t official work, I couldn’t take care of security, so I couldn’t board first class. Because it’s so damn expensive.

Even after landing, there is still a long way to go. You have to travel another two hours by bus. Since it was a chartered bus, there were plenty of seats, but the unique cramped feeling made me feel suffocated.

Because of this, my physical strength was decreasing in real time, and I was reaching the bottom before I knew it. When we arrive, we have to play full straight until the evening, but there is no answer to this already.

I regret it. Why did you decide to go to Snowy Land?

It’s so annoying and so tiring.

You should never make a promise like this again.

Inside a 13-seater minibus. For convenience, we call them the personnel department trio: Kyra, Sophie, and Erica, and Bir, whom we brought here to give them a chance to have a normal hangout experience. Lastly, me and Veronica. A total of 6 people are on board.

Veronica was irritated that they had broken their promise to go alone with the two of them, and she wasted more energy to appease him.

I’m glad I worked hard to convince him that we would just hang out together after we arrived.

I am sitting in the back seat of the bus, and Veronica is sitting next to me. It feels like a waste since there are only two of us sitting in the widest seat with four chairs, but there are already too many seats to begin with.

Long green hair that rests coolly on the forehead, 5 to 5. A small body whose growth has stopped abruptly and a poor body to match. No matter how well you hit him, he’s a regrettable kid who only looks like a middle school student in his mid-teens.

Veronica whispered to me with a playful expression.

“I went to The Snowy Land with a cute girl like me, and Zeke is a very blessed man. Right?”

“Wow. I’m really happy.”

“Put a little more soul into it.”

Veronica pinches her cheek and complains at my soulless voice.

I’m feeling sleepy, but I can’t sleep because it keeps chatting next to me.

“I will play with you when I arrive, so leave me alone. I want to sleep.”

“What? If you sleep, what should I do alone?”

Is it my business? I mean, I woke up at dawn.

No matter how early I’m waking up these days, dawn is still hard.

“Bell~ Then, do you want to play with us~?”

Erica, who was sitting in the seat right in front of us, stuck her head out and asked. At this, Kaira and Sophie, who were sitting together, also stuck their heads out.

Veronica, who was very shy because she rarely went outside, pulled my arm and covered my face as a guard.

But it’s not even a possibility.

I immediately withdrew my arm.

As the attention of the trio was caught in a defenseless state, Veronica was at a loss and turned her head away.

At this, the three people each smiled warmly as if they were cute.

Then a trick occurred to me.

‘If I hand Veronica over to the trio, won’t I be able to sleep?’

It’s always better to pass on troublesome tasks to others.

Just like I handed over everything from booking plane tickets and Disney Land tickets to chartering buses to Kyra.

This time, I have to hand it over to someone, but I already brought Bir with the intention of handing it over to him, so there won’t be any problem.

“Bell, play with your sisters. Because I will sleep.”

“Now, wait a minute!”

I closed my eyes, ignoring Veronica’s urgent cries. I repeatedly sent out calls for rescue while waving my arms, but they were ignored.

People have to grow up strong.

You can’t live with the mentality of an elementary or middle school student forever.

People need to develop social skills.

I relaxed my body and focused my mind. A state in which you are roughly awake but your body is asleep, I call it pseudo-sleep. I practiced it when I was suffering from stress-related insomnia, and it was quite helpful.

My body went limp as if I was really asleep, so Veronica gave up trying to get help from me.

“Uhehe~ What does our cute Belle like~.”

Erica imitated the perverted uncle’s sinister voice.

Why on earth are you doing that?

“ugh. Get your hands off me! Don’t touch my head!”

Veronica’s angry voice rang out in protest.

“Then where else besides the head~?”

“Ugh, uhhihihi, uh..! Don’t tickle me!”

Even with my eyes closed, I could still picture the two of them bickering.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, Belle is so cute so stop~.”

Erica makes excuses that sound like a pervert.

“Hmph..! Well, I’m cute.”

Veronica accepts that as a good thing. It’s so easy, really.

“Belle, I baked cookies. Do you want to eat them?”

This time I heard Sophie’s voice.

“Hmph. Since it’s handmade, I’ll give it a special taste. Although it may not satisfy my luxurious taste.”

For your information, Veronica is a cheap person who scoops up snacks she bought on the street, thinking they are delicious, even if they have fancy packaging.

With her top-level baking skills, there’s no way Sophie’s cookies won’t suit your taste. Rather, it is excessive.

“This is delicious… Hmm, it’s worth eating.”

“I’m glad it fits your taste.”

“Don’t be mistaken. It’s still not enough, but the effort is worth it, so I’ll just eat it.”

Veronica eats Wagu Wagu cookies while Tina is openly acting like a tsundere.

Perhaps because it was so close to me, I felt like powder was falling on my clothes.

Oh shit.

“Bell. You know that? The director can’t drink black coffee?”

This time I heard Kyra’s voice.

“Surely you can’t eat it just because it’s bitter?”

“That’s right. Director, you have the taste of a baby who always drinks vanilla latte.”

“Hmm~, they always treated me like a kid, but Zeke was even more of a kid.”

“And again… Whispering… ”

“Hehe really? That’s surprising. I never thought Zeke was hiding such a secret.”

Kyra brought up gossip that Veronica might be interested in, and of course it was about me.

I don’t know what the hell they’re talking about, but it doesn’t really bother me.

What the secret is, I don’t care at all.

No shit, so what’s the secret?

Why did you bother whispering at that time?

That bastard, doesn’t he know that I’m pretending to sleep?

Anyway, as expected of the trio in charge of personnel affairs in the management bureau, they easily took down at least one arrogant kid.

Thanks to this, Veronica no longer clings to me, and I thought I could sleep peacefully…

“Ugh~ Look at this soft cheek.”

“They told me not to touch it.”

“But, what can I do about Belle being so cute and lovely~.”

“Hmph..! There’s nothing I can do if you’re captivated by my beauty.”

“Belle, try this too.”

“Hmm… This is delicious too… hmm! Not bad. I’ll rate you more, so give me a few more.”

“Bell, Director… Whispering… ”

“Really? Hmm~ What is it? I can’t even do that. Zeke is sloppy~.”

It’s so fucking loud.

Please get some sleep.

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“Hmph~.”

I was so excited that I couldn’t help but hum.

The work that took a long time to prepare has been completed, and now it is time for the final inspection.

I calmed my excitement and calmly looked at the components one by one.

I have already tested the exciting devices I made, step by step, several times. Since it is made sturdy, it will work without any problems in real life.

Since all the actors recruited are amateurs, unexpected variables may arise. But everyone is so passionate that it will make for a great performance.

Of course, the most important thing is the ‘story’, which will be the core of this show.

The story of a captured princess and a prince who sets out on a journey to save her. It’s a very boring story, but it’s a story that has been loved for a long time, so you’ll definitely like it.

“Kuhuhuh. This Wonderland is going to be really fun.”

A land of fantasy, Wonderland and a huge show taking place within it.

All of this is for only one ‘audience’.

How would you react if you went to see each other after a long time?

I feel like I want to go see him right now, but I have to hold on.

For a more dramatic production, you must wait for the most perfect moment.

“Who should Alice be this time~?”

He was not pleased with Wonderland, always calling it ‘Wonderland’.

‘Alice’ is what is needed to make him, who often only thinks about running away, actively participate in the show.

Alice is a hostage. That’s why not just anyone can become Alice. It must be very precious and important to him.

“Alice in Wonderland. Kuhuhu, you have a good tone~?”

Lastly, check the items to be delivered to him.

First, I opened the children’s book I made myself.

I turned each page one by one, carefully checking to make sure there were no problems with the content and paper.

This Wonderland and the show are all based on this fairy tale, so even small errors cannot be tolerated.

Next, I looked at the one and only invitation.

There was nothing wrong with the wording on the invitation.

And I read out loud the welcome message that I always write down.

“Cheshire Cat invites you to Wonderland.”

Everything was perfect.

Now all that’s left is to aim for the best time to appear in front of him.

“Ah~, how will you make me happy this time?”

A man who made my boring life exciting.

“Kuhuhuh~. I’m sure Zeke misses me too, right?”

I’m sure it will.