episode_0078

“Let’s make a team?”

That was the first thing I heard when I followed Amy into Victor’s quarters.

Victor’s gaze shifts from me to Lane, Shine, and Amy.

“Really?”

Amy nodded at Victor’s words.

I looked around Victor’s room intently, as it was my first time there.

A place I’ve visited for the first time.

A faint, refreshing, and minty scent lingered in the air.

Exercise equipment placed throughout the room sparkles.

Shine was fiddling with the dumbbells Victor was using.

Her strength did not seem to be enough to lift the dumbbells Victor was using.

“You don’t want to send them to another team, right?”

“There’s that too.”

“I wonder what happened when a guy who likes to work alone suddenly said he was in a team.”

Victor sat down on the bed with a small sigh.

The bare legs exposed under the shorts were covered in hair and looked hideous.

If I were to wear shorts too… .

Me too?

I felt a strange sensation and rolled up my pants.

White, thin bare legs are revealed.

There isn’t a single hair as ugly as Victor’s.

“Jeff what are you doing?”

Then Shine, who was searching through Victor’s fridge with Rain, came up to me and asked.

“No… . It’s nothing.”

I hurriedly covered my bare legs from Shine’s gaze.

“Was there anything delicious?”

“Yeah.”

Shine nodded to my question and held out a large can.

Strawberry pattern printed on a white background.

It was a rather cute looking thing.

“What is this?”

“I don’t know.”

Shine took the can out of the refrigerator and put it down on the floor, then sat down in front of it.

Lane was still stirring Victor’s fridge, only Lane’s butt was sticking out of it.

“I’ll open it.”

I nodded to Shine’s words.

Shine began to carefully open the lid as if she was handling something dangerous.

“Ugh.”

The lid shakes as if it’s about to open.

Shine began to use all of her strength to hug the large barrel and push the lid open.

Will Shine be able to open that lid?

I watched Shine’s appearance and checked Victor and Amy’s expressions.

Both of them seemed to be focused on their conversation with each other, not even looking at this place.

“Yep!”

bread-!

At that moment, a small moan burst out of Shine’s mouth.

Shine fell backwards, unable to overcome her own strength.

A white lid flying into the sky.

Pink powder soars into the sky as it follows.

Then a slight strawberry scent lingered at the tip of my nose.

Pink powder was scattered over Shine’s body as she hugged the barrel and fell down with it.

Choaaaak-

The pink powder floating in the sky poured down on my head, and I also became like Shine.

The whole body was covered in pink powder.

Shine and I blinked our eyes, trying to figure out the situation while looking at each other.

“It’s delicious.”

At that moment, Shine stuck out her tongue and licked the pink powder around her mouth.

I too stuck out my tongue at her words and licked the powder off my hand.

I put it in the fridge so I was sure I would eat it.

The first taste was subtle.

A cloudy yet sweet taste.

The strong scent of strawberries followed.

It’s tastier than I thought.

“What are you two doing…?”

As I was licking strawberry powder with Shine, Rain approached me with a large bag in his hand.

“Rain is delicious too.”

Shine handed Lane a handful of strawberry powder.

Rain reached out his hand and received the powder.

She stared blankly at the two of us, then stuck out her tongue and licked the powder.

“…protein?”

“Come here and eat with me.”

Shine grabbed Lane’s arm and sat her down next to him.

Rain, who was dragged down helplessly, blinked her eyes as if she still couldn’t believe the situation.

“What is that?”

“This is… .”

I turned my gaze to the envelope in Lane’s hand.

The green grape shape printed on the large envelope somehow reminded me of candy.

“It’s candy… .”

“Wow!”

I reached out and took the bag of candy from Lane.

It was quite heavy and seemed to contain quite a lot of candy.

A heart pounding with anticipation.

I held the ends of the candy bag with both hands.

I licked my lips, imagining the sweet candy inside, then took a deep breath and pulled with all my might.

The envelope shook precariously as if it would tear at any moment.

But I couldn’t open it.

I cried and asked Shine for help.

“Shine… .”

“I’ll help you.”

Shine grabbed the other end of the candy bag.

The combined strength of two is stronger than either one alone.

The answer was as simple as 1+1=2.

I exchanged glances with Shine, then grabbed the candy bag with all my might.

“Hey!”

The moment I pulled at the candy bag with all my might.

There was a squeaking noise and my body fell backwards.

Time begins to slowly blur.

The impact from my hand sent all the candies inside the bag flying into the air.

Green candy canes sparkle in the fluorescent light.

Countless candies floating in the sky scattered the rich scent of green grapes.

Dudadadad-

Green grape candy falling to the floor.

But since there was already a lot of strawberry powder sprinkled on the floor, the surface of the candy began to be coated with strawberry powder.

” and… .”

I lay on the floor and stroked my hair.

Pink powder mixed in between the soft hair created a mysterious atmosphere.

“I… . I don’t know… .”

Rain looked down at me and Shine, then shook his head and covered his face.

Her trembling shoulders looked pitiful.

“Hey guys?”

Amy’s voice is heard then.

I turned my head and looked at Amy’s expression.

Her expression was pale and shocked.

I watched the scene, then picked up a piece of candy rolling on the floor and put it in my mouth.

A rich strawberry scent that lingers on the tongue.

The scent of green grapes that appeared afterwards stimulated the salivary glands in my mouth.

Amy watched the two of us without saying anything.

Shine lay down like me, with candy in her mouth, flailing her arms and legs.

A beautiful picture of an angel was painted behind her back.

I learned one important thing today.

The point is that candy tastes better dipped in strawberry powder than just eating it plain.

I kept an eye on Amy and stuffed the candy rolling around on the floor into my pocket.

Victor was the owner of the candy, so if he ate too much, it would definitely be a nuisance to him.

“Amy, do you want some too?”

I carefully handed the candy to Amy.

It looked quite delicious with a generous amount of strawberry powder on it.

“Sigh… .”

But Amy didn’t take the candy I gave her.

A deep sigh escaped her lips.

His face looked worn out.

And that was the moment.

Amy’s figure disappeared from sight.

As I looked around in surprise, Shine opened her eyes wide as if she had discovered something.

“My… !”

thud!

A strong impact on the head.

Stars twinkle in the sky.

I think Shine was just about to say something, but I didn’t hear the end.

Shine’s figure appears in the gaze that begins to spin round and round.

She was lying there with the candy in her mouth spilling out.

“Sha… . In?”

Shine didn’t move.

I looked at Shine’s appearance and touched the top of her head.

The raised bump caused considerable pain.

“Ugh… .”

A moan escapes from the mouth.

Tears welled up at the corners of my eyes.

“I… . I didn’t do it!”

As I was touching my hair, I heard Rain’s voice.

She was terrified.

A face that has turned blue and shoulders that are trembling.

Amy, standing in front of her, raised her fist without saying a word.

thud-!

The moment Amy’s hand moved, a loud impact sound came from Lane’s head.

Rain just falls down.

The strawberry powder she was holding in her hand just scattered.

Lane fell to the ground, covered in strawberry powder.

I started wiping away my tears with both hands.

At the same time, the strawberry powder on my hands turned sticky and spread across my face.

“Sigh… . Sigh… .”

It was sad enough to be sick, but the strawberry powder made it sticky and unpleasant.

“Jeff.”

“Yes… .”

“Shine.”

“Yeah… .”

“Both stand up.”

Shine, who had been writhing on the floor, suddenly stood up at Amy’s words.

There were tears in her eyes, just like mine.

“Do you both know what you did wrong?”

I nodded to Amy’s words.

It was a very bad thing to steal Victor’s candy and delicious strawberry powder without him knowing.

But Shine shook her head at Amy’s words.

“I did nothing wrong.”

“Shine.”

“Amy. I did nothing wrong.”

“Shine!”

Amy’s voice grows louder.

It was the first time in my life that I heard Amy yelling.

Shine and I flinched in surprise at the voice.

Shine’s face was filled with surprise.

It seemed as if he had no idea that Amy would yell at him.

“Why…?”

“Apologize to Victor.”

“Why…?”

“Come on.”

Shine continued to mutter something while looking at Amy.

Amy, who had been quietly watching the scene, let out a small sigh and grabbed Shine’s shoulder.

The strawberry powder that had been stuck on Shine’s shoulder poured down with a pitter-patter.

“Shine.”

“Ugh… .”

“Look at Victor.”

Amy turned Shine’s body to face Victor.

Victor was sitting in his chair, his arms crossed and a frown on his face.

It was a sight that made me feel uncomfortable.

“Do you know what I did wrong?”

“I don’t know.”

“You really don’t know?”

“Yeah… .”

Amy stroked Shine’s hair carefully in response.

Shine’s face, which had been filled with confusion, begins to slowly relax.

“Shine. You shouldn’t take other people’s stuff and mess it up.”

“Yeah… .”

“Apologize to Victor.”

Shine muttered at Amy’s words.

As I watched his fingers and toes wiggle incessantly, I thought he didn’t know what to say.

“Sorry… .”

“I’m sorry. That’s what I’m saying.”

“I’m sorry… .”

Shine spoke to Victor with her eyes tightly shut.

Victor’s gaze changed from Shine to me.

When I caught his gaze, I was startled and followed Shine, bowing my head and apologizing.

“I’m sorry!”

After receiving the apologies from both of us, Victor scratched the back of his head and let out a small sigh.

“It’s okay… .”

It was not a good voice.

“I’ll go wash the kids and come back. Let’s talk then.”

Amy said that and placed me and Shine on her sides.

Arms and legs dangle and shake.

“Ugh… .”

Shine was stroking the spot where Amy had hit her with both hands, as if it still hurt.

As Amy tried to leave the room with me and Shine in her arms, Victor called out to her.

“Have you forgotten anything?”

“You forgot?”

Victor pointed to Lane, who was lying in the middle of the room, at Amy’s words.

Rain was not moving at all.

Finally, Amy let out a small sigh and left the room with Lane on her back.