episode_0073

It’s warm.

Something warm, something good.

Be comfortable.

I wish time would stop just like this.

I don’t want to let this go on and enjoy this happiness.

This joy, floating around.

This loveliness without pain or suffering.

entire.

I don’t feel tired…

That feeling of helplessness that always follows me around when I wear this damn leash…

Haa… Okay.

It’s like a dream.

Fluffy, fluffy. As if I were floating on a fluffy cloud.

The feeling of flying wildly through the dark sky.

Not that cold sky, but warmth that embraces me.

Just like this, let’s go a little deeper into consciousness…

Slowly…

* * *

“Sister, wake up. Sister?”

Arin tries to wake her up by shaking her, but she doesn’t wake up.

If it were normal, I would wake up earlier than you, prepare breakfast for you, and watch you leave for school.

The sight of her sleeping soundly shook Arin’s heart.

The way he didn’t wake up even when I woke him up was so similar to when Binnie collapsed last time.

The fear of never waking up again, of never seeing her sister, gripped her.

At the thought of something like that happening again, a feeling of anxiety took over my mind and erased all reason from my mind.

Her mind was not working, only panic ruled her.

“Sister, sister… ? Sister? Sister? Sister? Sister? Sister? Sister… !”

Before even the words of a human being could be conceived, before the mere title calling for one person turned into a scream.

The person who pulled her out of the pit was someone with whom she didn’t have a very good relationship.

“What are you doing here?”

“Uh, uh, uh… uh… ”

“Hey, Seon-A-Rin. Aren’t you going to school?”

“Ah, no, ah, uh, uh, sister… sister, again, not waking up… ”

“Calm down. Suddenly, he ran over with worried eyes and tried to wake up the sleeping child.”

“Ah, no, again, again I can’t get up… ”

“What are you talking about? This kid is not out of magic power, he just fell into a deep sleep because he was tired. Don’t wake him up, he’s sleeping soundly for the first time in a while, and just go to school.”

“Ah, no… That, that’s… ”

“It’s been over 10 years since I saw him. My guess is probably better than your wild guess.”

Arin’s head, which had been filled with confusion, was somewhat relieved through her conversation with Ellie.

I’m still worried about Unnie Bine, but if it’s this person, then so be it.

At least when it comes to Unnie Binnie’s work, I think I can trust this person.

Of course, they are two people who clash with each other a lot in many ways, but their feelings toward each other are still the same.

Arin left Binnie in Ellie’s care, believing that she would definitely treat her precious being with care.

Arin, who looked at the clock as she left Binney’s room, couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

“Ah… I’m late.”

Originally, it was a power that shouldn’t be used in a place like this, but Arin was filled with the thought that it would be better not to be late.

A brief halo of light enveloped her, and that day people could observe a single light heading towards a school.

* * *

Do you know that feeling of being forcibly pulled up from the depths of your consciousness?

In that situation, if it was my mother waking me up at home and telling me to go to school, I would have no choice but to listen and wake up.

As if to indicate that consciousness had been briefly lost, with a hazy feeling.

Still, this warmth is nice, so I should stay a little longer.

The feeling of flying through the dark sky.

Soaking in a warm hot spring, feeling relaxed…

What pulled me out of that feeling was a single voice.

My old friend, my best friend.

Ellie…

“Hey, wake up. What time is it?”

Since it’s time, I think it’s okay if it’s a little late.

“Hey~ Aren’t you going to eat?”

Food…? Ah, breakfast.

Right, since I came here… I was in charge of the food.

In Eden, they even kicked Ellie out because she was annoying and told her to go to the cafeteria and get some food…

So, what I’m saying is that it’s time to wake up…

bothered.

I just don’t want to get out of this warmth.

I want to stay here a little longer, wrapped in warmth…

“It’s raining~ The kids are starving~ It’s past 2 o’clock! Wake up!”

huh…?

What time is it now…?

I must have misheard.

It’s 2 o’clock. It’s not even 12 o’clock.

No, 12 o’clock is late enough…

There’s no way it’s 2 o’clock, right?

Oh, right. So you mean two hours before the kids wake up…?

…

No matter how much you deny it, the truth is…

Yeah, because Ellie isn’t that diligent of a kid.

It’s 2 o’clock.

Oh, I’m screwed.

“Ellie… ”

“Yeah, it’s raining. Get up.”

“Wouldn’t you like to tell me that I’m dead… ? Or that I’ll never wake up again… Yeah? ”

“Why are you suddenly like this, our Vine…? Didn’t you throw away Angtal a few years ago?”

“Aiying… Do it… Okay? If I go out now, I’ll die of embarrassment… Seriously… Hehe… ”

“What are you ashamed of? People can sleep in late, right? Right?”

“Ah, ugh… How did I… oversleep? It’s 2 o’clock now… ? It’s 2 o’clock in the afternoon, right? Not 2 o’clock in the morning? ”

“Can’t you see the sun rising? It’s 2 o’clock. Get up quickly. The kids have been trying to stop you from waking up for a while. Come out and eat what I ordered delivered.”

“Delivery… ?”

“Wait until I’m done cooking? Why would we get caught by a hungry magical girl and die? I ordered it in advance. Get up.”

“Okay… ”

After all, the fact that I overslept is an unchangeable fact, so I can’t be a sinner…

I think it would be better to stretch and change my clothes and go out.

“Oh, it’s raining. Where’s the time to change? The food is getting cold? It’s not tasty when it’s cold. Hurry up!”

“No, but still the clothes… ”

The only thing I’m wearing right now is a pure white negligee…

“Is this really okay?”

“Hey, come out quickly?”

“No, my hair is… disheveled… ”

“It’s okay. There’s no one to see it anyway.”

“But… if you think about it, this is a workplace… ”

“What’s wrong with being home? Come out quickly. Everyone’s waiting.”

“… It’s embarrassing.”

“Oh, really. Come out quickly. I’ll be waiting downstairs.”

… What do you do about being embarrassed?

Ellie, who seemed slightly annoyed by my answer, closed the door to my room and left.

Hmm… If I annoy you any more, something big will definitely happen…?

When told to come down immediately, I left the room without even being able to sort out my thoughts.

People staring at me as I came down the stairs…

… the gaze is sharp.

Although he didn’t look at me with reproachful eyes…

Maybe it’s human instinct, but the stinging gaze from those who haven’t eaten…

…it was the annoyance of hungry people.

“I’m sorry… ”

It was Blanc who answered my question.

“Come quickly. I’m hungry.”

“Oh, yes… ”

I quickly went and sat down in response to the stiff, cold, and emotionless answer.

On the table, pizza was already prepared.

As if he had been waiting for me to wake up.

And, the gazes of the magical girls…

“I’m sorry… ”

“Come sit down. Let’s eat.”

With those words, everyone grabbed the pizza in front of them.

The pizza was a little cold, but no one said anything because they were hungry, and they just chewed the pizza.

It was Blanc who spoke in that quiet silence.

“But, Bin. Why did you sleep so late today?”

“… I guess I was a little tired. I’ll be careful not to let this happen again. I’m really embarrassed… ”

“No, what… I wasn’t trying to say anything… Have you ever slept this soundly before?”

“Hmm… Isn’t it always the same to sleep soundly…?”

“No, I mean, I slept so well that my body felt light.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to wake up feeling a little groggy and refreshed?”

“No… but still… haa… anyway, when was the last time I slept this long?”

“… If it’s about sleeping in late, it happened two or three times in Eden, and occasionally when I was in the neighborhood. In prison, they wake you up every morning even if you didn’t do anything. ”

“Prison…? Oh, oh. Right… Anyway, when was the most recent?”

“… You just saw it.”

“No, not today… Tell me the closest day, excluding today.”

“Umm… In that neighborhood… There was a day when I couldn’t find work the day before and was so anxious that I fell asleep late. It must have been about 6 months ago now. I don’t remember exactly, but I think it was around that time… ?”

“Ah… 6 months ago… ? Then from then until now… ?”

“Ah. I think I slept for quite a while at that hotel that day I met you…? Excluding the stuffiness I felt because you were hugging me, if I just count the time I slept… That was the last time.”

People started looking at Blanc at my answer.

Hmm. Is that because I told you I slept at a hotel?

“Oh, nothing happened at the hotel. Please stop with your dirty fantasies.”

Even after the additional explanation, you still had doubts.

Ellie opened her mouth first and asked Blanc a question.

“You slept with our Binnie in your arms…? You…?”

The next person to open his mouth and ask Blanc a question was the crybaby.

“Yoonseul-ah…? What are you talking about? You slept with her…? And that too in a hotel…?”

Following the crybaby, the unemployed.

“Yoonseul-ah… Is it true what you just heard…? To such a little kid…?”

Among the members of the dormitory, everyone except me joined in urging Blanc to tell the truth.

Blanc denied all speculations as he put down the pizza he was eating in front of me with a puzzled look on his face.

“No, that, no… that, ugh… ”

In times like this, shouldn’t I help?

“Nothing really happened with Blanc. Not like I thought I would have with Blanc that day.”

“Vine… Would you like a little more detailed explanation…?”

“Whatever you were thinking, it was below that. When I woke up, I felt a little heavy. It was hard to get up because Blanc was hugging me… ”

“…Yoonseul-ah?”

“Sister, listen to me. Okay? You should all be okay. Nothing really happened. Yuri. Okay? You know I’m not lying, right? ”

Well, I’ve explained everything, so Blanc will take care of the rest.

The pizza is delicious. Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since I’ve had it.

Yum.