episode_0127

“I want to eat pork cutlet.”

I hugged my bag and opened my mouth cautiously.

My words were nothing more than a wish, because inside the dinosaur bag was a packed lunch prepared by Amy.

“Are you talking about pork cutlet?”

“Yes!”

However, Ha-ri, who was standing next to me, nodded her head to what I said as if she didn’t know the situation.

As Amy’s eyes narrowed, Lane, who had been sitting still, raised her hand and shouted.

“I’m a hamburger!”

“I also eat what Jeff eats.”

One by one, Hailey gets busy with the menus flowing out.

He was busy tapping on his phone screen and writing down the menu we had discussed.

“No, what about the lunch box…”

Amy spoke in a weary voice, but she couldn’t give up the crispy pork cutlet.

“I’ll eat it all!”

I said, hanging on to Amy’s leg.

When I looked up at her with my head raised while lying face down, the corners of her mouth trembled and twitched.

“Excuse me. Then what about you two?”

Hailey asked the question cautiously.

Amy and Victor were the only ones who hadn’t mentioned the menu yet.

“I’m done.”

“I’m okay too.”

So, the food delivery ended up being only for me, Shine, and Rain.

Amy takes out her lunch box from her bag while sitting down.

Victor took a small energy bar out of his pocket and put it in his mouth.

I waved my dinosaur bag and waited for the delicious pork cutlet.

What does the tonkatsu here taste like?

I was so looking forward to it.

After waiting for a while, the door opened and the pork cutlet and hamburger steak were delivered.

The large body placed on a large plate made my mouth water.

Hailey received the plate herself and placed it towards us.

“Thank you!”

I shouted loudly and grabbed the knife and fork.

“Jeff, can we move?”

As I was about to stab Donkasu’s body with my sword, I had no choice but to stop moving because of Amy’s stop.

Amy got up from her seat, took Shine’s and my plates in her hands, and looked around.

“Isn’t there a small desk here? If the kids spill food on the papers while eating, it’ll be a big problem.”

“If that’s the case…!”

At Amy’s words, Hailey moved quickly.

He left the room and came back carrying a small table and a folding chair.

It was very fast.

Step by step – Amy didn’t say anything, but a table was set up on one side for me, Shine, and Rain.

Amy placed our plates there.

“You must eat quietly without spilling anything.”

“Yes.”

As I nodded in response, Rain also stood up from his seat, placing his plate on his head.

Lane, holding the plate on his head with both hands, quickly ran over and sat down at the small table.

That’s how meal time started.

I glanced over and saw Amy, Victor, and Hailey talking about work.

It seemed like we weren’t even in their sights.

Yum yum. My heart melts as the aroma of pork cutlet fills my mouth.

“Rain.”

“Yeah.”

Rain answered my call.

Her pronunciation was quite slurred, thanks to the salad she had stuffed into her mouth.

Rain’s plump cheeks move around.

I looked around and lowered my voice.

Now was the time, with Amy’s mind elsewhere.

“Are there any fun places around here?”

“Ugh… Ugh.”

Rain opened his mouth to answer.

But when she was unable to speak because of the food that was filling her mouth, she swallowed everything in her mouth and answered.

“A fun place?”

“Yeah. It’s boring here.”

I looked around and spoke.

Although it looked like a neatly organized living room, there was nothing for Shine and me to play with.

“Um…”

“Don’t you know?”

“Yeah. I came here for work too, so I don’t know if Jeff is looking for a place.”

“Then. Rain. After you finish eating, shall we explore the building?”

“Exploration…?”

“Yeah!”

I was shaking my feet excitedly.

When you come to a new place, isn’t it normal to go on an adventure?

Lucy has always been like that.

When I arrived at an unfamiliar place, I made thorough preparations and explored the area.

“I’m going to get in trouble with Amy.”

“Amy’s busy right now. Wouldn’t it be okay if I came back before she noticed?”

At my words, Lane looked towards where Amy was with an awkward laugh.

Blink, blink. Rain’s cute eyes blink slowly.

Amy’s hard working figure is reflected in her sky-blue eyes.

“It’ll probably be hard.”

“Why?”

“Amy is quick-witted.”

“That’s true, though.”

I sighed, my shoulders slumping at Rain’s words.

“Jeff.”

“Huh?”

At that moment, Shine, who had been quietly eating pork cutlet, opened her mouth.

She was wiping around her mouth with a wet tissue, as if she had already finished eating the pork cutlet.

“I’ll help you.”

“Shine?”

“Yeah. Because Jeff wants it.”

“How?”

“I’ll time it. Then open the door and go out. Then no one will notice.”

“Is that possible?”

“Yeah. Because Jeff wants it. I’ll make it happen.”

To be honest, I didn’t understand everything Shine meant, but I was a little touched by what she said for me.

I clutched my chest and carefully leaned my head against Shine.

“Thank you, Shine.”

“Yeah.”

“No. No. Wait. Shine. Jeff. Do you both think that’s possible?”

“Yeah.”

Lane, who was cutting a hamburger steak, opened his mouth and shook his head at Shine and I’s conversation.

She didn’t trust Shine.

“Rain. Shine can do anything.”

“I know Shine is amazing, but it’s impossible for her to escape this room without being noticed by Victor and Amy.”

“Why?”

“Look carefully.”

As he said this, Lane put his knife down on the table.

“You won’t be able to hear anything very well here.”

“Yeah.”

That would be true. The three of us were speaking in as low a voice as possible.

“At first glance, it seems like no one cares about us at all?”

“Yeah.”

I nodded to Rain’s words.

Neither Victor nor Amy even glanced at us.

“But no.”

As he said this, Rain slowly moved his arm on the table.

At her gesture, the knife on the table was pushed precariously away and fell to the floor.

No, I thought it fell.

It was a very brief moment, but a subtle current appeared in the air.

electric current.

Blue line.

A blue line stretched out in a straight line and wrapped around the knife that Rain had dropped.

It wasn’t perceived with the eyes.

Victor, who had the same ability, was able to detect it because he used the ability.

Ppachik-

A blue electric current rippled through the air, stopping the knife from falling to the ground.

“Rain.”

“Huh?”

“Be careful.”

“Thank you!”

The knife did not fall.

It was just floating in the air.

A faint current, too faint to be seen with the naked eye, was extending from Victor’s hand.

As Rain reached out towards the knife, the electricity surrounding it disappeared in an instant.

The knife landed safely in Lane’s hands.

“Did you see it?”

“Gasp…”

“It’s not just Victor. It’s Amy too.”

I just nodded blankly.

I was a little touched by the fact that he cared about us even though he pretended not to.

But aside from that, I was a little sad that I couldn’t explore this vast building.

“Shine. I guess there’s nothing I can do.”

“No. I can do it.”

Shine shook her head in response to my words.

But to me, it just seemed like childish stubbornness.

I patted Shine’s head silently.

“I’ll show you later.”

“What are you showing me?”

“How to leave without anyone noticing.”

“You saw Shine too. You can’t avoid Amy and Victor’s eyes.”

“Yeah, it’s okay.”

But Shine just had a confident expression.

After eating all the delicious tonkatsu, I started making plans while eating the lunch box that Amy had prepared for me.

But this was only an assumption.

If you manage to escape this room while avoiding Amy and Victor’s gaze.

Let’s move like that, I promised Rain and Shine.

“There’s a training ground right below here.”

“Training ground?”

“Yeah. It’s probably similar to where Jeff trained. ”

“Is this a place that does that too?”

“Yeah. There are some differences, but overall, the work is similar.”

“That would be fun.”

“That’s right. It’s still fun to watch the young trainees.”

I took my sketchbook out of my bag and started drawing a map.

A map drawn solely based on Rain’s memories.

At the very top, I drew Amy and Victor.

This is the floor I’m on right now.

I immediately drew a wide training ground below.

“What’s the internal structure like?”

“Not much different. Except for the difference in training equipment.”

“Hmm.”

I roughly drew a picture of the training ground, rummaging through my memory.

“Absolutely perfect.”

Since we didn’t have any pens, the map drawn with crayons looked really cool.

Shine, who was watching from the side, nodded as if satisfied.

“What’s under here?”

“Hmm. I think there was a break room.”

“Breakroom?”

“Yeah. He said it was a space created so that the employees working here could take a break.”

“What was there?”

“Plenty of drinks and snacks. And a few game consoles?”

I took out a red crayon and drew a circle just below the training ground.

This is where we had to go.

“Okay. We’re going here.”

“If you can go out.”

“Yeah.”

The plan was perfect.

I hugged my bag and hid the map inside it.

The large dinosaur waved its arms as if it was out of breath.

“Then how are you going to get out?”

“Hmm.”

Although mealtime was well over, the conversation about work was not over.

I saw them nodding their heads as they talked to each other.

“Look carefully.”

Shine packed her lunch box in her bag and stood up.

Rain and I sat side by side and watched what Shine did.

Shine jumped up from her seat and stared into space.

“Shine is staring into space.”

“Yeah.”

The direction she was looking was where Amy and Victor were.

“Hap!”

Shine held out both arms with a small cheer.

“I think Shine is up to something!”

“Wow!”

Rain and I held each other’s breath, tense and holding each other’s hands.

Shine’s arms, stretched out forward, begin to tremble.

Even his eyes, which had been strained, were trembling.

But nothing changed for Victor and Amy.

“Sigh-.”

At that moment, Shine, who had been reaching out her hand into the air, let go of it and let out a small sigh.

“You can go now.”

Shine said that and walked towards the door with light steps.

“Ah. Shine…!”

I called out to Shine in a very low voice.

If you walked around like that, Victor and Amy would definitely notice.

But, but.

What could have happened?

No one cared if Shine moved.

Shine walked quickly and looked back at us, placing her hand on the doorknob.

She raised her little hand and beckoned to us.

Come in, it seemed to say.

Rain and I stood up awkwardly and started walking towards Shine with awkward steps.

My legs were shaking and I couldn’t walk properly.

It seemed like the same thing for Rain, as she was trembling while holding onto my arm tightly.

“If Amy catches you, you’ll get in trouble.”

“Yeah.”

“Amy’s honey chest hurts…”

Rain muttered softly.

But her worries were in vain, even as we approached the door, Amy and Victor didn’t move their gazes.

“Let’s go!”

Shine spoke forcefully and opened the door wide.

Rain and I were startled by that action and hugged each other, but nothing happened.