episode_0258

Empty room.

Left alone, I squirmed under the blanket and sighed.

Since I had no work to do or assignments to attend until I got over my cold, I had to stay in my room alone and fight the cold.

Dismissal-

“Yeah. You had a baby too. Sorry.”

As I squirmed under the covers, little Amy sent out a stinging spark as if she was there too.

Forgetting our baby was disqualifying as a good mother.

I caressed little Amy, who was bouncing around on the pillow.

Even though her large hat came off and her blue hair was in disarray, little Amy did not avoid my touch.

After wiggling under the blanket for a while, I couldn’t stand the boredom so I kicked the blanket away and jumped out of bed.

“Hmm…”

It had been quite a while since I had been in my pajamas, even though it was almost lunchtime.

After standing still, I took a proper posture and started doing some simple exercises.

There was nothing like height-increasing exercises to loosen up a stiff body.

“Do you want to follow along, baby?”

Clap clap- clap clap-

As I started doing gymnastics to the rhythm of clapping, little Amy followed my movements.

Although it was a little sloppy, she followed along diligently and was able to complete all the exercises with me.

I stretched my arms and legs forward and could confirm that there was nothing wrong with my body.

I said I had a cold, but I know my body best.

I’m not such a weak girl that I should lie down with a cold or something.

I walked briskly to the refrigerator and started my day late.

After finishing gymnastics, I drink the green juice that Amy made for me.

Normally I should have showered first, but since I was lying down since last night and until lunch today, the order got messed up.

Let’s drink some cool green juice. The temperature of our body, which had been warm under the blanket, will cool down.

My face relaxes at the cold sensation.

I thought it was okay, but did I have a fever?

I touched my forehead anxiously, but it didn’t feel hot.

I wonder what Shine and Amy are doing now.

I sit on the table chair, swing my legs, and imagine the office scene.

A lazy time as lunchtime approaches.

It was clear that Rain was napping as usual.

What about Amy?

She is competent.

He can do anything without complaining that it is difficult.

He will be sitting in his seat and doing his work as usual.

Shine.

Is she studying today too?

When Shine had no work, she would study using the books her grandfather Perman had sent her.

After thinking that far, I jumped up from my chair.

It would be a shame for my teammates to rest when I wasn’t sick.

I’m fine, so I think it’s okay to go to the office.

I drag my staggering body into the bathroom, feeling sleepy.

After getting soaked in that hot water and washing your whole body clean, you come out.

Water drips and wets the floor.

When I got out of the shower, there was always a place I went to.

I walk over to the chair in front of the vanity and sit down on it, and Amy comes over and blow-dries my hair.

He staggers over to her, sits down on the chair, and waits for Amy’s touch.

But no matter how long I waited, Amy didn’t come.

As I stared blankly into the mirror, I could only recall that it was just me and little Amy here.

Seriously… where are you going with your mind?

I rubbed my eyes and picked up the hairdryer.

Wheeing-

The warm air coming out of the machine dries my hair.

It was awkward because it was my first time drying my hair by myself, but I was able to achieve satisfactory results.

I put down the hairdryer and shook my hair with my hands.

There was still a little moisture left, but it was enough that the clothes wouldn’t get wet.

After I finished getting ready, I immediately started rummaging through my closet and preparing my clothes.

These are the clothes I chose, not the ones Amy gave me.

Even though I didn’t have Amy’s fashion sense, I had little Amy by my side.

“Baby, let’s put our heads together and pick out the coolest outfit.”

Little Amy nodded to me and ran into the closet.

Dismissal- Dismissal-

Little Amy immediately signaled to me that she had found the clothes.

Following the blue sparks, I saw little Amy, climbing onto her dinosaur pajamas and spreading her arms.

“No. Those are clothes you wear when you sleep.”

Dinosaur pajamas were something I really liked, but I couldn’t wear them to the office.

If I walked around in my pajamas, it was certain that other people would look at me strangely.

In the end, what I chose was a black uniform-style one-piece dress.

It has a similar yet different feel to a school uniform, so it’s something I’ve been reaching for a lot lately.

Little Amy jumped on my head and ruffled my hair as if she didn’t like my choice.

“You don’t like it because it looks similar to a school uniform?”

Little Amy nodded to my question, but I had no intention of changing my choice.

Today I got dressed without Amy’s help.

After wearing a pretty underwear set with sky blue stripes on a white background, she puts on a one-piece dress.

The white collar on a black background gives it a neat feel.

If it was a school uniform, it would have a large ribbon on the chest, but this wasn’t a school uniform.

On the empty chest, attach a small chain to erase the emptiness.

I stood in front of the mirror, checked my outfit, nodded, and buttoned up the sleeves.

Tick tock tock – A cute sound completes the white sleeves.

“Ta-da. Is Mom cool?”

She stands still and spins around, gently pulling on the hem of her one-piece dress.

Even I was impressed by the way she dressed up so well.

Little Amy, who was on top of my head, clapped her hands like a seal to my question.

Every time those little hands clashed, little sparks flew.

I’m ready to go to work.

Finally, I packed my dinosaur bag and headed to the front door.

Now it’s time to choose your shoes.

When I opened the shoe cabinet that Amy had prepared for me and Shine, dozens of shoes greeted me.

She wanted to buy me a bigger shoe rack, but I didn’t need that many shoes.

I took out a pair of flat shoes with a clean design and put them on.

The contrasting color with the white socks made the shoes look even prettier.

Now it’s really over!

After leaving the front door, I ran straight to the office.

The sound of shoes clicking makes me feel good.

After running for a while, I arrived near the office, walked stealthily at a cat’s pace, and put my ear close to the door of Team Harmonize’s office.

Judging by the light streaming through the crack in the door, it was clear that there was someone inside.

But no sound was heard.

I was contemplating whether to use my ability, so I shook my head and opened the door wide.

“Ta-da! It’s Jeff!”

He entered the door with both arms spread wide, as if to announce a grand entrance.

But the greeting I was expecting never arrived.

I tilted my head, wondering why, and started looking around the interior.

Amy, Victor, and Shine are nowhere to be seen.

Those three seats were empty.

What about Rain then?

Luckily, Lane was lying down in his seat, taking a nap.

As always, Rain’s expression looked happy as he lay comfortably on his chick pillow.

I slowly approached Lane and started shaking her awake.

“Rain. Rain. Wake up.”

“Yeah, yeah…”

Rain’s eyes, which had been closed, slowly begin to open.

Hidden blue eyes are revealed.

His gaze, still as if he was asleep and had lost all strength, floated through the air and found me.

At that moment, her eyes widened and her mouth opened wide.

“Jeff!”

“Yeah. Jeff.”

I pulled over a chair and sat down next to Rain.

Raising his body, Rain wiped the drool from around his mouth and looked around.

“Hot. Uh… What time is it now?”

“It’s just past 11am. It’s almost lunchtime.”

“11 o’clock… But, is it okay for Jeff to move already?”

In response to Lane’s question, I spun my chair around to show that I was fine.

This shows that moving the body has no effect whatsoever.

That meant I was healthy.

“I’m okay.”

“Oh, really? But Amy told me not to come out today…”

But Rain held my hand with a worried expression even though I said it was okay.

I was worrying too much.

Well, if I were as frail as Appleton, I wouldn’t know.

“But where did everyone go?”

“Everyone?”

“Yeah. I don’t see Shine, Amy, and Victor.”

Rain looked around at my words.

Her golden hair danced as she shook her head from side to side.

“Huh… Really, no one’s here… Did they go out to eat?”

“It’s still a long way to go until lunchtime.”

I got up from my seat and headed towards Amy’s seat.

It wasn’t even lunch time, but everyone was out, so it seemed like they were out on a mission.

Except for Rain.

I approached Amy’s desk and tapped on the keyboard on it.

Then, the screen of the computer that had been in sleep mode came back to life, and the information that Amy had been looking at appeared on it.

A small city map and surrounding situations created in 3D.

The small dots displayed on the map indicated the locations of other team members.

It was clear that the three had gone out on a mission.

You’re saying that he left out only me and Rain?

I crossed my arms and pouted.

Little Amy also turned her head away, linking arms with me, as if she was mad.

Rain, who had been looking around, approached me and spoke, as if he still hadn’t figured out the situation.

“Jeff. Everyone must have gone to lunch first. Let’s go eat too.”

I looked at Rain in silence.

Even if I couldn’t go on the mission because of a cold, why did I leave Rain behind?

Without saying a word to her.

Perhaps it was Amy’s consideration for me who was left alone?

I don’t know what Rain thinks, but that’s what I thought.

I got up from the chair and grabbed Rain’s hand.

She flinched in surprise, but I didn’t pull my hand away.

It was natural for friends to hold hands and move.

“Let’s go. Rain.”

I felt like I had to spend today alone with Rain.

I left the office, taking Rain’s hesitant hand.