episode_0289

While I was going about my day as usual, Amy came into the office carrying a large box in her arms.

The box in her arms was obviously an external object, so everyone’s eyes were turned towards it.

“What did you buy?”

Victor was the first to ask the question.

But Amy shook her head as if she didn’t know what was inside the box.

“I don’t know either. Because it came to Jeff.”

“Remove it?”

I jumped to my feet at Amy’s words.

What will be delivered to me in the future?

I walked slowly towards Amy, my heart pounding with excitement.

“Ouch! A doll!”

At that moment, I was able to recall a memory.

I’m talking about the time I went out secretly with Rain.

doll!

At that time, I asked him to make a doll for me.

I heard it would take about a month, but does that mean that much time has passed already?

So much had happened that I had completely forgotten about the doll.

He ran up to Amy and held out both arms to her.

Give me the box!

When I conveyed my intentions with my body like that, Amy smiled and handed me the box.

What kind of doll is inside the box that is bigger than my body?

As I was stamping my feet in anticipation and circling the box, Amy swung her hand and ripped the top off.

The lock on the plastic box, which was made of a fairly sturdy material, broke in an instant.

“Oh…”

Amy looked down into the box and admired it.

I jumped up and down to try to peek inside.

But because I was short, I couldn’t see inside the box.

What kind of doll is inside that makes you so amazed?

“Is the doll already finished?”

As if remembering the Rain doll, she got up from her seat and approached the box.

Amy reached into the box and took out the doll inside.

A white-haired girl wearing a gorgeous black dress was in Amy’s arms.

The doll, with its slightly closed eyes, small lips, and pure white skin, had a face that I was sure I had seen somewhere before.

A doll that looks a lot like me.

This was a Jeff doll.

I recognized it right away.

“When did you order this?”

Amy asked me, stroking the doll’s head.

She also seemed to like the doll quite a bit.

I wanted to hug the doll quickly, so I hung on to Amy’s legs and spread my arms wide and shook it.

“Please!”

Amy smiled slightly at my reaction and handed me the doll.

I hugged the doll, held it up high, and examined it closely.

It looked like a person, but the hard texture that could be felt through the clothes told me it was a doll.

I raised my hand and touched the doll’s eyes.

When I slightly lifted my closed eyelids, jewel-like, pure white pupils were revealed.

No, they weren’t like jewels, they were eyes made from real jewels.

Only then did I understand why the commission fee was so high.

“Wow…”

Rain, who came to my side, hovered around with her mouth open, as if impressed by the quality of the doll.

Judging by the way she was twitching and wiggling her fingers, it seemed like she wanted to do something with the doll.

But no.

This is my doll.

He turned around and approached Shine with the doll.

She, who was sitting and studying, also seemed to have become interested in the doll, and her eyes were shining.

“Ta-da~”

He shows off the doll and hands it to Shine.

A doll with a face exactly like mine.

Shine watched silently, then reached out and touched the doll’s cheek.

“Jeffne.”

“Yeah. Because it was made in my image.”

“It’s exactly the same.”

Shine held out her hand as if asking for the doll to be handed over to her.

Shine, who received the doll, opened her eyes wide, as if surprised by the doll’s rather heavy weight.

“Hmm.”

Shine’s head tilts slightly.

Her hands grope the doll’s body wildly, as if searching for something.

The sight of the doll being held askew in Shine’s arms felt somehow embarrassing.

Shine, who had been feeling around here and there on her body for a while, nodded and answered.

“It’s similar to Jeff.”

Shine muttered softly and handed the doll back to me.

I tilted my head at her appearance, which made it so easy for her to turn away.

I thought he would keep it for a while because his eyes were shining, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

After all, is it better for Shine to be real than a doll?

Feeling somehow happy, I held the doll in my arms and walked over to her, sitting her down on a chair near the central table.

“Wait until I get off work today.”

She murmured softly, stroking the doll’s head.

It felt like I had another baby.

The Jeff doll was quite popular in the office.

Especially to Lane.

As the end of the workday approached, while Victor and Amy were away, Lane approached me with a determined look on her face.

“Jeff!”

“Huh?”

Rain, who seemed to be about to bring up an important topic, took a deep breath, then nodded and opened his mouth.

“By any chance.”

“By any chance?”

“Can you lend me your doll?”

“Jeff doll?”

“Yeah. I mean the Jeff doll.”

My gaze turns to the Jeff doll.

The doll that looked just like me was striking a cute pose.

I’m talking about the cat-like appearance of holding its hands together and meowing.

The dolls, which had numerous ball-joints, were made to be able to take on a variety of poses.

“Umm…”

I folded my arms and pondered Rain’s request.

I wonder if it’s right to lend the doll to Lane.

It’s just an ordinary doll, I could lend it to you as much as I want, but it would be different if it was a doll made in my likeness.

I squinted my eyes at Rain, and she swallowed dryly and avoided my gaze.

“What are you going to do with the doll?”

“This, doll play.”

“Playing with dolls?”

“Yeah…”

“Rain is an adult, but he wants to play with dolls?”

“Oh, adults can play with dolls too.”

Lane answered my question with reddened ears and lowered his head.

Even though he said that, he seemed quite embarrassed.

I smiled slightly and nodded.

“Okay. I’ll lend it to you.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

When my permission was granted, Rain looked visibly pleased.

He looked very happy, stamping his feet and spinning around in place.

“No.”

At that moment, Shine’s voice stopped Rain’s movements.

Shine’s head goes up as she writes with a pen in her hand.

Rain’s body stiffens under the white gaze.

“Why, why? How come?”

“I’ll write first.”

Shine’s gaze shifts from Rain to behind him.

To the Jeff doll sitting near the center table.

If you’re going to write first, where on earth are you going to write it?

“I’m going to practice. This and that.”

Shine added a small comment, as if trying to clear up my doubts.

But I still didn’t understand.

But Rain, as if he understood what Shine was saying, blushed and muttered.

It seemed like he was starting to have delusions again.

“Well, then. What about tomorrow?”

Rain’s mouth opened with difficulty and he spat out words.

It was Shine who answered her question.

“Tomorrow is fine. I’ll try to use what I practiced.”

“Huh, huh!”

Unlike Shine’s calm voice, Rain’s breathing became rough.

Rain, clutching his chest, moved with difficulty and returned to his seat.

The corners of her small mouth strangely turn upward.

Rain looked at me with a strange expression, as if he was holding back laughter or tears.

It’s time to leave work.

I jumped up from my seat and grabbed the Jeff doll.

“Shall I listen to you?”

It was quite uncomfortable to move around while holding a large doll in my arms.

Amy held out her hand, perhaps because she felt bad for me walking with such a messy posture, but I shook my head.

“I’ll carry you.”

“Really?”

I fixed the doll.

Hang the doll’s legs on your arm and support the back of its upper body with the opposite arm.

Also known as the princess hugging pose.

It was more comfortable to hold her like this than to just walk away holding her in my arms because it gave me a clear view.

The doll with its eyes closed in one’s arms looked really cute.

When I arrived at the room, I laid the doll on the bed.

Because my eyes were closed, it really looked like I was asleep.

What is the most important thing during a peaceful evening?

This is to protect the original broadcast of [The Little Witch’s Great Adventure].

I sat down in front of the television right away and grabbed the remote control.

“Don’t look too closely~”

“Yes~!”

He focuses on the screen as he answers Amy as she enters the bathroom.

After the commercial ends, the image of the witch Lucy will appear along with the opening.

I waited for the commercial to end, shaking my legs wildly.

I was completely absorbed in Lucy’s magic that filled the screen.

It’s really fun no matter when I watch it.

happy.

My heart is pounding.

Watching Lucy’s story, which stimulates my sense of adventure, I could feel as if I was there myself.

While I was concentrating on Lucy’s adventure, I started hearing strange sounds behind me.

Swish-

Swish-

The sound of a thousand brushing against a thousand.

“Ha-.”

A rough but small breathing sound.

It was a heavily suppressed breath, but it could not fool my hearing.

“Ugh-.”

Swish- Swish-

I wanted to look back, but I couldn’t.

Now it’s time to focus on little witch Lucy.

It’s not too late to check later.

Crackle! Crackle!

Little Amy, who was sitting on my head, was patting my head.

As if if you don’t look back now, you’ll regret it.

Baby, Mommy is watching something important.

Be quiet.

I reached out and squeezed little Amy’s body.

Little Amy, held in my hand, writhed and spurted sparks, but I didn’t let her go.

Swish- Swish-

Just as I was getting used to the strange sound of the sky brushing against the sky, the ending of [The Little Witch’s Great Adventure] started to roll.

I was quite satisfied with this episode.

I nodded and looked back, and met eyes with Shine, who was climbing onto the doll.

My gaze turned to the doll.

A significant portion of the soft and pretty dress was disheveled.

The doll, which seemed to have been tossed around by violent movements, lay limp and loose.

Shine was organizing the doll’s clothes.

“The clothes were a little crooked, so I was fixing them…”

“Really?”

Shine nods at my words.

Her face was slightly flushed.

When Shine finished dressing the doll, Amy, who had been in the bathroom, came out wearing a bathrobe.

At the same time, Shine ran to the bathroom.