episode_0299

morning.

It’s time to start work.

It’s time to wake up feeling refreshed, wrapped in a warm blanket.

But, but.

I was afraid of the morning coming.

I was so, so scared.

I was afraid that Amy, who was holding me, would wake up.

I was afraid that the morning broadcast would start.

I wake up in the morning with my eyes wide open, unable to fall asleep.

Time passes even if I say I don’t like it.

Rustle- rustle.

I can hear the sound of the blanket rustling behind me.

At the same time, Amy, who was hugging me, slips away.

I curl up in a heap of emptiness as I enter the empty space.

Amy’s mornings are quick.

Before the broadcast starts, before we wake up, she finishes all the preparations.

I opened my eyes wide and watched Amy.

She got up as usual, yawned, and stretched briefly to loosen up her body.

Long limbs stretch out.

As I was buried in the blanket and watching Amy’s expression, I felt an intense gaze.

Startled by that gaze, I burrowed into the blanket, but in a brief moment I could see that Shine was awake.

The moment Amy entered the bathroom, Shine stirred and sat up.

She sat up in bed and frowned at me.

And then you check the inside of your pajama pants.

I held onto the blanket tightly as I watched her actions.

“You…”

Shine looks like she has a lot to say.

But the more I did that, the deeper I hid myself.

Shine mumbled at my reaction and then sighed.

She also understood this situation now.

The calm before the storm.

It’s not your usual morning.

Now, the time was soon coming when the storm named Amy would strike.

How much time has passed like that?

Amy, who had finished washing her face, came out of the bathroom and woke me and Shine up.

Gently shake your body with soft hands.

As if it were normal, as if nothing had happened.

“Jeff~ Shine~ It’s morning.”

Shine and I pretend to be calm.

He acts as if he had been asleep until just a moment ago.

As I got out of bed, rubbing my eyes, Amy smiled slightly and pointed to the bathroom.

“Go wash up and come back.”

“Yes, yes…”

“Yeah…”

Shine and I nodded and got out of bed.

Hesitantly.

Slow moving steps.

But he keeps an eye on Amy’s expression.

Amy was preparing breakfast without paying any attention to us.

Shine and I finally arrived at the bathroom and breathed a sigh of relief.

Seo, have you forgotten?

Don’t bring up what happened yesterday.

I thought he would get in big trouble, but he didn’t show any sign of it.

thank god.

thank god.

My legs are shaking because I’m so relaxed.

As I stood at the sink, stepping on the step, I was able to come face to face with a girl who looked tired.

Who is this girl with a tired face?

It’s me.

Last night, I stayed up all night, very tense and unable to sleep, so my face was covered in fatigue.

I touched my trembling eyebrows and splashed cold water on my face.

After finishing washing my face, I left the bathroom with Shine.

As I was wiping my face with a warm towel, the breakfast Amy had prepared came into view.

Green juice and salad on the table.

A breakfast table full of grass.

It’s a morning like any other.

As I walked over to the table with Shine, Amy sat down in front of me and rested her chin on her hand.

It looks like he’s planning to watch us eat breakfast.

It’s a morning like any other.

So it’s a familiar time.

But, there was a strange sense of tension.

I took a bite of the lettuce, keeping an eye on Amy’s expression.

And a bite of tomato.

The crunchy, crumbly texture makes my tongue move vigorously.

While I was solving the breakfast like that, I heard a familiar voice outside the door.

[Jeff~ Shine~ Amy~]

Peep, peeep. The protagonist with a bright voice.

It was Rain.

The little chick came to us earlier than usual.

A deep smile spreads across Amy’s lips.

I stopped holding the fork as I looked at that smile.

“You’re here?”

Here you go.

As if she had been waiting, Amy gets up from her seat and heads to the front door.

Shine also froze, as if time had stopped.

A cold sweat runs down my back.

The time that you wish would never come begins to approach.

The chick brought the typhoon.

A typhoon named Amy.

No, I would have come even if she hadn’t come.

As Amy opened the front door wide, Lane, who had been smiling brightly, shouted and held something out.

“Ta-da!”

Wheeing~

The thing in my hand vibrates slightly and spits out bubbles.

I’m talking about beautiful, colorful soap bubbles.

It appeared to be a toy gun that created soap bubbles.

She came earlier than usual to show off.

It was a look that could truly be called Rain-like.

If it were any other day, I would have run out and played with that toy gun right away.

“Welcome~”

“Huh…?”

Rain wasn’t exactly oblivious.

That’s why he tilted his head with a suspicious expression when he saw Amy welcoming him more than usual.

At that sight, I moved my mouth slightly.

Run away.

lane.

I have to run away.

But my words don’t reach her.

Because the large Amy obscured the entire entrance.

“What about Jeff and Shine?”

Rain moved his small body and slowly tilted his head to the side.

It was a movement to look for us because we were not there to welcome them warmly as usual.

Then Amy laughed heartily and leaned aside.

“I was waiting inside~”

Sharp eyes hidden behind a soft smile.

Those eyes scanned Rain, Shine, and me.

I held my breath.

“Oh, oh. You were eating breakfast!”

Lane walked inside, feeling suspicious of Amy’s attitude.

I shook my head at the sight.

no.

lane.

But the little chick didn’t catch my sign and went straight into Amy’s den.

Little feet come walking towards us, tap tap tap.

She waved the bubble gun in her hand and held it out proudly.

Wheeing-

Beautiful bubbles pour out.

At the same time, the front door closed.

bang-

The sound wasn’t loud, but it wasn’t unheard.

Shine, Rain, and I turned our gaze to the front door.

Amy’s back comes into view.

Clank-

The door is locked.

Charruk.

The latch is engaged.

Clank-

Second lock.

Beep beep-

The third and final lock.

This place has become a perfect secret room.

At that moment, a clanging sound was heard.

When I turned my gaze to the side at the sound, I saw that Shine, who was very nervous, had dropped the fork.

The fork that fell on the plate fell limply and got stuck in the salad dressing.

And then Amy started coming closer.

With a face no different from usual.

Slowly, with a detailed smile.

Rain sat in his chair with a blank expression.

And Amy sat down too.

“Okay. Since Rain is here, everyone is gathered here.”

“Was everyone waiting for me?”

Rain looked around at us and spoke.

He seemed a little happy to hear that she had been waiting for him.

Shine and I were speechless.

My tightly bitten mouth didn’t even think about opening.

“Last night, something a little strange happened.”

Amy got lucky.

yesternight.

Strange thing.

It was clear that that was exactly what I had done.

After matching their chests, he patted Amy’s chest.

Clack clack, he pounded his big chest with excitement.

“I, I don’t know.”

Shine chose to run away.

She turned around and got down from the chair.

That’s the moment.

Amy waved her hand lightly.

And a silver flash shoots out.

Bam!

Shine’s movements stop.

The flash of light shot from Amy’s hand flew far in front of Shine and struck him.

It was a fork.

I’m talking about the fork that Shine let go of.

The fork’s warning was clear.

Don’t move.

Don’t run away.

Shine swallowed dryly and turned around.

“Ah, I think I know…”

Shine sat back down in her chair.

Rain watched the whole scene with his mouth open in a daze.

Wheeing- The bubble gun in her hand spurted out bubbles.

“Our Jeff. Did something weird last night.”

“This, this is weird…”

At Amy’s words, Lane looked at me with a wavering gaze.

I bowed my head under that gaze.

“Oh, what happened?”

Lane looks up at Amy and asks a question.

“Chest.”

“, chest?”

“Chest to chest, chest to chest.”

Rain’s head tilted slightly, and he opened his mouth with a look of shock as if remembering something.

No way, no way.

Her gaze turns to me again.

I bow my head deeper.

Yes, that’s right.

lane.

I did it.

I’m talking to none other than Amy.

“Snow, no way Jeff and Shine…”

Lane’s face turns bright red.

Amy opened her mouth as she looked at Rain like that.

“No. It’s not Shine.”

“Shine… isn’t it…?”

Rain asks back in a trembling voice.

Then Amy nodded.

Lane’s gaze turns to Amy’s chest.

The gaze fixed on the large object wavers.

Then he looks at me again.

No, to be exact, my chest.

And then he swallows.

Gulp.

The sound was so loud.

“Oh, really? Really? Amy and Jeff?”

Amy nodded with a calm face.

Then I took the tomato from my plate and chewed it.

The juice from the burst tomato flows down Amy’s lips.

“Yeah. That’s right. Jeff did it to me.”

Amy’s words make Lane clutch her heart.

Huh- a small moan escapes.

Her small body trembles.

“Why did our Jeff do that?”

Amy’s eyes were speaking.

I’m a good kid who never thinks like that.

I always thought I must have been influenced by someone.

“Jeff just came up with it on his own…”

Shine muttered quietly, looking at Amy’s expression.

It was a small voice, but there was no way Amy wouldn’t have heard it.

Shine also knew that fact and spoke out.

“Really? Jeff. Is that really a game you came up with on your own? No… a game… Okay. Let’s move on from that for now. Anyway, didn’t Shine and Rain tell you? You saw something weird and copied it, right? Our Jeff is not the type of kid to come up with something like that…”

Oh, what should I do?

Only then did Rain seem to understand the situation, and he looked at me with a pale, tired face.

My heart aches at the sight of that pitiful gaze.

She noticed.

What I’m saying now is that her disposition will be determined by my answer.

Shine also looked at me with a pale face.

Me, I am.

It was definitely the game I had in mind.

I can’t say that I wasn’t influenced by Shine or Rain, but it was definitely something I came up with on my own.

I can confidently say that such a game has never appeared in any of the comic books or novels that Shine brought me.

Well, there is something to do below…

My face turns red.

The heat is rising.

It’s hot.

Sweat forms on my forehead.

I am a good boy who hates lies.

I couldn’t lie to Amy.

Take a breath.

Now, now I will pour out the words that are inside me.

With all my emotions.

Get ready.

and.

Pour out.

“Yes!!! The chest-matching game is a game I came up with!!! So I played it with Amy!!!”

He screams with his body red with anger.

I wanted to tell Amy my true feelings.

I have to destroy her faith in me.

Amy staggers back, seemingly shocked by my words.

Then he wiped his face.

For a long time like that.

Look at me, look up at the ceiling.

Look at me again.

Then he grabs his head.

I gasped and looked at Amy.

“Yeah, right. Jeff. What made you think of that game?”

Sure, I told you why I thought of that game.

But okay.

Amy didn’t believe me.

She seemed to be trying to erase her memories, as if trying to forget this very situation.

I have to drive a wedge in there.

“My chest!!! My chest!!! Was inside!!! I thought it could match Amy’s!!!”

Cheer up-

He opened his mouth again, gasping for breath.

“I’m glad I did it!!!”

Amy’s hands are shaking.

She looked at me for a moment, then lowered her head and took the salad on my plate with her hand and brought it to her mouth.

Crunchy- crunchy-

The sound of chewing salad pierced the silence.

“I…”

After a long time, Amy’s mouth opened.

She raised her head and spoke in a thin voice.

“Our Jeff and Shine. It’s okay if they like the same girl… But, but… That, that’s…”

She stops speaking and takes a deep breath.

As if what he was about to say was shocking.

“That was so freaking weird…”

I was really shocked by her words.

transformation.

transformation…

Pervert?

I?

Me, who’s not even Shine?

Amy’s trembling gaze turned to me.

I couldn’t say anything.