episode_0054

I didn’t realize it when I passed through the hallway, but there were many people other than Mary who were making support items.

A man passes by carrying a large box.

A pleasant smile hung on his lips.

Many other people also pass by.

I looked at them and asked Amy.

“Amy.”

“Huh?”

“Is this entire floor a place to make support items?”

“It almost certainly will. Most of the items we use come from here.”

“Most of them?”

“Sometimes items come from other branches as well.”

I nodded at Amy’s answer.

My nose was itchy from the smell of iron and oil wafting from all directions.

These are not ordinary people.

It was clear that they were all people who had studied extremely hard and had accumulated a high level of knowledge.

A workforce that is rare even in state-run organizations.

A place where such human resources are gathered together.

According to Amy, there were other branches besides this one, so there must be more of them than I thought.

Suddenly blurry vision.

I raised both hands and rubbed my eyes.

The surrounding scenery felt so big.

Reaching out for that alien sensation, I hold onto Amy and Shine’s hands tightly.

I walked like that for a while.

After going back the way I had come with Rain, I was able to arrive in front of a high staircase.

It was an incredibly tall pillar no matter when I saw it.

“Should I hug you?”

Amy asked, looking at Shine and me who had stopped in front of the stairs.

Of course, the act of climbing stairs was too much of a hassle for me right now.

It would be much faster to be carried by Amy than to try to climb up by moving my short legs.

But, you know, I can’t just be in Amy’s arms forever.

“You can go alone.”

In fact, I often climbed the stairs alone.

If you climb up one floor, you’ll get out of breath and need to take a break, but that was the same for Shine.

“Really?”

Shine and I looked at each other and nodded.

There’s no way I can show myself ashamed in front of Amy.

I took a powerful step forward.

One, two.

The stairs start to climb with difficulty.

“Are you having a hard time?”

As he became increasingly out of breath, Rain, who had gone up first, looked back and asked.

A mischievous smile appeared on her face.

“Isn’t Rain having a hard time?”

“Of course!”

To my question, Lane nodded with confidence.

Bright yellow hair flutters before my eyes.

Rain ran up and down the stairs, circling around us, seemingly tireless.

How can someone with such a small body move without getting tired?

“Don’t tease the kids too much. There’s a 10 year age difference between us, so why would you want to do that?”

Rain, who had been jumping around like a chick right in front of her eyes, lowered her head at Amy’s words.

The light and even movements disappeared and Lane quietly climbed the stairs.

The corners of her ears, slightly visible from behind, were bright red.

“They’re all here!”

Shine and I shouted as we climbed the stairs.

Small breasts that rise and fall rapidly.

A rough, hot breath flows out of his mouth.

My legs were a little sore, but not so much that I had to sit down and rest.

It was the same for Shine, as she stood still and took a deep breath.

“Please step aside for a moment~”

Then an unfamiliar voice was heard from behind.

Shine and I looked back hurriedly.

A huge square object.

The texture of cold iron.

I was momentarily taken aback by the large object.

I could spot the person underneath the object.

The man, who was of a large build, was carrying a large square iron bar on his back.

“I’ll be gone for a moment~”

He was walking up the stairs with a friendly smile, asking for people’s understanding, as if he was not heavy.

“Vending machine?”

I muttered blankly.

That’s right. The thing that guy was carrying was a vending machine.

I’m talking about a common vending machine where you put money in and a drink comes out.

Shine and I stepped aside to avoid the man.

But it wasn’t just one person moving the vending machine.

A line that continues on and on.

Large vending machines and POS machines.

There was a line of people moving busily, carrying various machines.

Amy muttered incredulously, leaving the toolbox clanking behind her.

“What’s happening all of a sudden?”

“Isn’t it expanding to other departments?”

Rain also muttered while looking at the line of people.

I looked back at Shine with my body stiff.

She felt my gaze and looked back at me and nodded.

right.

I knew why they were moving things.

I wiggled my fingers and hid my arms behind my back.

“Uh… Amy… Go back quickly.”

I spoke to Amy, moving my stiff body.

Amy asked him in a puzzled voice, shaking anxiously.

“Jeff? Why are you like that all of a sudden?”

I shook my head, biting my lip.

Because if Amy found out about this, she would definitely get in big trouble.

“Shine?”

Shine also seemed to not want to get scolded and was making similar movements to me.

Anyway, Shine and I wanted to get out of here quickly.

Only after entering the wide hallway could I breathe a sigh of relief.

The moment my worries disappeared, I remembered something I wanted to show Amy.

Amy would definitely tell me that my rock dinosaur was cool.

I started running straight towards the room.

My sudden impulsive action.

Shine and Rain followed behind me.

“Jeff~! Then fall down~”

I ran straight into the room, ignoring Amy’s voice coming from behind me.

As soon as I entered the room, I ran straight towards the dinosaur.

A very colorful sight, painted in watercolors.

I picked up the dinosaur carefully.

Maybe it’s because it hasn’t been long since I painted it.

A moist appearance on the surface.

I fixed the dinosaur, avoiding the wet side.

“That’s why you ran?”

“Yeah. Amy would definitely appreciate the coolness of dinosaurs.”

“Well… .”

Rain turned his head with a subtle smile at my words.

I was glancing at Rain like that, and then I handed the dinosaur to Amy, who opened the door and entered the room late.

“Amy! Look at this!”

“Huh?”

Amy carefully reached out and took the dinosaur.

“Is it a dinosaur?”

“Yes!”

Sure enough! She recognized the dinosaur at a glance.

“Wow~ so cute~”

She smiled and rolled the dinosaur across her palm.

A cute dinosaur rolling around.

I was very shocked by that sight.

It’s not right to say that dinosaurs are cute.

The word “cool” suited the dinosaur.

“Cool… . That’s cool… .”

Amy came into the room and handed the dinosaur back to me.

I muttered blankly while holding the dinosaur.

Amy returned to her room and immediately started cleaning.

At first glance, it didn’t look like there was any mess, but wherever her hands passed, the place returned to its former neat appearance.

“Okay, shall we start studying?”

I was sitting in the corner, fiddling with the dinosaur rock, and I turned my head away when I heard Amy’s words.

It was a day when I somehow didn’t feel like studying.

“Jeff?”

“Yes~”

I answered, digging between the dolls.

The fluffy teddy bears were enough to serve as a shield and hide my appearance.

“I have to study.”

“Can’t I do it later?”

“Later when?”

“Um… I’ll do it before I go to bed.”

I checked my watch, just sticking my head out from between the dolls.

It was soon approaching dinner time.

Shine was already sitting at her desk, working on her workbook.

Rain also sat nearby, looking at his workbook and muttering.

“Why is learning so difficult these days?”

Lane scratched his head with a pen and sighed deeply.

“I won’t do it~”

I sat among the dolls, placed the dinosaur on the floor, and stroked its head.

Would Victor recognize how cool this guy is?

“Jeff~”

At that moment, Amy’s voice was suddenly heard.

I jumped up among the dolls in surprise.

Teddy bears flying in all directions with a “bang!” sound.

“Huh?”

Amy, who had been sitting at the desk, came closer and started talking to me.

“Why are you so tired?”

She asked, stroking my head.

“Me?”

“Yeah. You looked less energetic than usual.”

Amy smiled softly and stroked my hair.

I closed my eyes and answered the gentle touch.

“Uhh… . Did it look like that?”

“Then. What happened?”

Amy’s hand moved gently.

The hand that was gently sweeping my hair slowly moved towards my cheek.

I glanced down at the dinosaur rock I had placed on the floor and shook my head.

“It’s nothing.”

I stood up, holding Amy’s hand.

I didn’t want to worry Amy over something so trivial.

I followed her lead and sat down at the desk to begin studying.

Now, the workbook was no longer something to be afraid of.

A hand that moves without hesitation always writes down the correct answer.

Amy liked how fast Shine and I learned.

After finishing my studies, I had dinner with Rain.

The same routine as usual.

But Amy, who was still busy, went out right away.

After finishing brushing his teeth, Lane went back to watching television.

A room with only two people left.

The faint sound of the television slowly dissipated.

“Shine, are you sleeping?”

“What about Jeff?”

I lay in bed and asked Shine.

She was watching television, and she looked back at me as if she was not thinking clearly and asked me.

“I don’t know.”

I can’t sleep.

I couldn’t use the computer anymore because I had used up all my computer time for the day.

What about television then?

Most of the animations that aired late at night were not fun.

It was clear that it was pushed to this late hour because it was unpopular.

“I won’t sleep until Amy comes.”

“Me too.”

I wrapped myself in the blanket.

It was past one in the morning when Amy returned.

She said as she entered the room with a tired face.

“Didn’t you both sleep?”

“Yes.”

“Amy waited.”

“Umm… .”

Amy, who was rubbing her eyes as if she was tired, was holding a small shopping bag in her hand.

“What is that?”

“This?”

At my question, Amy smiled mischievously.

“Ta-da!”

Amy answered my questions right away.

The hand that reached into the shopping bag took out clothes wrapped in transparent plastic.

“Put it on quickly.”

Amy said that and handed me the clothes.

The transparent plastic packaging creates a rustling noise.

As I looked at her with a puzzled look, she gestured for me to open it quickly.

I ripped open the package roughly as she said.

Plastic packaging that squeaks and falls apart.

“Gasp… !”

I didn’t realize it because it was folded, but the clothes I unpacked weren’t ordinary clothes.

A greenish color, as if the skin of a giant dinosaur had been torn off.

And the fluffy horns that stick out from their backs.

How about a long tail hanging down below the buttocks?

These were dinosaur pajamas.

Excited, I immediately changed into my dinosaur pajamas.

Generous bosom.

Cool breeze.

A perfect item with functionality.

I buttoned up my pajamas and immediately pulled the hood over my neck.

The shape of the hood was that of a dinosaur’s head.

Shine also received the same dinosaur pajamas as me.

She sat on the bed with a dazed look on her face, her dinosaur head hood pulled down tightly over her head.

“Amy… !”

I looked at Amy with eyes trembling with emotion.

Amy, who was drenched in fatigue, smiled brightly at me and answered.

“That’s not the end.”

“Huh?”

“Okay, if you turn off the lights like this… .”

Exactly-

Amy walked to the wall and flipped a switch to turn off the fluorescent lights in the room.

The surroundings darken in an instant.

A bright television screen illuminated the dark room.

“Gasp… !”

At that moment, I couldn’t help but be surprised.

The moment the lights went out, the sight of Shine shining softly came into view.

The Shine Dinosaur was glowing like a firefly from head to toe.

The long, stretched-out dinosaur tail moves from side to side.

The tail was also luminous.

These weren’t just any dinosaur pajamas.

It was actually a pair of luminous dinosaur pajamas.

“Wow!”