episode_0033

Just as receiving expensive private tutoring doesn’t necessarily mean your grades will improve, joining a large club doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll gain good traits.

‘So I just went to the nearest theater club that seemed easy to get into… … ‘

Glance-

‘If I had known this would happen, I would have gone to a place with some scale, even if it was a little further away.’

Do Yu-jin turned her gaze to the seat next to her while thinking about that.

“Wow… … ”

There, Erio was standing with his mouth slightly open and his eyes sparkling.

‘The play hasn’t even started yet, and it’s already like this.’

Originally, Do Yu-jin planned to just enroll in the drama club and then quickly move on to another place.

“Wow, you came to the theater this early in the morning! You must really enjoy watching plays!”

However, after bumping into someone who was promoting it at the entrance and hearing these words, Erio became interested and ended up coming here without being able to go against the flow.

‘The title of the play is… The Lonely Princess? The title gives me a rough idea of what the story will be about.’

When Do Yu-jin was quietly thinking like that.

Swish- Swish-

Erio quietly pulled on Doyujin’s clothes and spoke in a voice filled with anticipation.

“I… … This is my first time coming to see a play.”

“Well, I guess so. Because of your constitution, you probably have a hard time coming to crowded places.”

Recently, thanks to the appearance of the excellent barrier called Doyujin, Erio has been able to move around freely, but originally, she hated entering crowded and closed spaces like this.

In a narrow cave, as if sounds were resonating from all directions, her senses were more acute in such a place, so she suffered from a headache that felt like her head was going to split, to say the least.

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Because of her constitution, she had been spending her time locked up in her room, so she nodded calmly and spoke sincerely to Do Yu-jin.

“So I’m super happy right now.”

Thanks to meeting you, the world around me has become much wider and brighter than before.

As usual for a woman of few words, Erio turned her head after saying that and said nothing else.

“Oh, really?”

But rather, because of that, her emotions were conveyed more strongly, so Do Yu-jin answered lightly and turned her gaze towards the stage.

‘Well, I was originally planning to spend today relaxing and taking it easy, so I guess watching a play would be no problem.’

Do Yu-jin ate the donut she had bought in advance while thinking that to herself.

By the way, next to Do Yu-jin, there were several boxes of donuts piled up.

For an average person, it would not be strange for them to spit out the sugar while eating it, but for Do Yu-jin, who had a [large-capacity steel stomach (2★)], it was just enough to have a bite instead of popcorn.

‘By the way, I never thought there would be such a secret in the characteristics.’

[Large Capacity Steel Stomach (2★)] is a type of trait that increases the digestive and absorptive power of food while also increasing the size of the stomach itself, which in a word changes the body.

What happens if you enable this trait once and then disable it again?

Will other traits disappear without a trace like that?

The answer was that some of the effects of the trait did not disappear and remained on the body.

‘Well, there’s only about half left, but it’s enough.’

This could be seen as both an advantage and a disadvantage, but for now, Do Yu-jin was satisfied with this change in herself.

Yum yum-

Thanks to this, I can eat more donuts than before.

“Start.”

“Yeah.”

The space around them darkened, and the two watched the play while each eating a donut and popcorn.

The play was a romantic comedy, and while it was entertaining, it was also quite flashy.

‘I knew it because I saw it in the game, but the movements are close to stunts, and the special effects given through magic in between are definitely more enjoyable to watch than in real life.’

Unlike Do Yu-jin, who looks on calmly while thinking like that.

“Wow… … ”

Erio focused on watching the play, even expressing slight admiration.

He pressed the back of Do Yu-jin’s hand with his fingers and shook his feet back and forth.

‘I didn’t know it would be this much fun.’

Although Erio’s basic base is a blank, expressionless face, she is actually a pretty and cute girl.

So, seeing her so excited, I had a fleeting thought that I should have brought her sooner.

The seemingly short yet long time passed, the actors went up on stage, bowed, and the audience responded with applause.

Clap clap clap-

By the way, Erio was also among the applauding audience.

“It was a lot more fun than I thought.”

“That’s fortunate.”

Swish-

“If we get a chance, let’s go see another play later.”

“… … ! Yeah!”

Do Yu-jin had said it as if they wanted to have a meal together later, but Erio was already anticipating the moment when he would come to the theater again.

“But Eugene, have you seen a lot of plays like this before?”

“No, it’s my first time seeing a play too.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

In this world, or even in the other world, Do Yu-jin had no particular affinity for a life of leisure.

Thanks to that, I haven’t seen many movies or dramas, so there was no way I would have come to see a play.

“The first friend I came to see a play with Eugene… … ”

Erio muttered in a small, excited voice, his eyes sparkling.

“Huh? What did you say?”

By the way, at that time, Do Yu-jin was busy organizing the boxes of donuts she had finished eating, so she couldn’t hear what Erio was saying.

“No, it’s nothing.”

“Really? Well, let’s go out now.”

“Yeah.”

Erio said that and immediately got on Doyujin’s back.

It was a skillful movement that even Do Yu-jin, who had taken the pose to be carried, was slightly surprised.

‘It seems like he’s getting used to being carried on my back, but if he keeps doing this, won’t he end up hanging on by himself without me carrying him?’

When Do Yu-jin was standing there blankly, thinking about that without realizing it.

Knock knock-!

I saw a little boy running from afar.

‘Oh, is that the kid who came to see the next play?’

Since it seemed like they would collide if they kept making noise like this, Do Yu-jin adjusted the strength of his special ability to make just enough noise for them to know that he was there.

Then the child who had been running opened his eyes wide, stopped, and spoke loudly to the woman who was following him.

“Mom! Look over there! Looks like he came to see the play like me!”

“Hoho, that’s right. That’s amazing. I didn’t know there would be someone my age here. That’s amazing.”

By the way, Do Yu-jin was also curious about those two.

“… … !”

Even though I couldn’t see Erio’s face because he was clearly being carried on my back, I could clearly see that Erio had a shocked expression on his face when he heard those words.

‘Let’s just keep our mouths shut for now.’

But things didn’t go the way Do Yu-jin wanted.

At some point, the woman who had been quieting her son approached him with a smile and spoke to him.

“Hello, it looks like you came to see the play with your sister.”

“Uh… …Yeah, it’s similar.”

“By the way, did your child enjoy the play? I’m worried if my son will be able to watch it well.”

It’s true that Erio looks younger than his age because of things like his height and face, but he’s not at the level where he looks like an elementary school student.

Even if you look at it in the most positive light, the limit is middle school level.

But perhaps because she was being carried on Do Yu-jin’s back or because the theater was a little dark, the woman seemed to have judged Erio to be around the same age as her own child, who was in elementary school.

Beep beep beep-

Or maybe, even though he realized the truth too late, he desperately denied it because he didn’t want the atmosphere to become awkward.

“… … First of all, this kid wasn’t bored and was having fun.”

“Ah! Thanks for letting me know.”

When Do Yu-jin responded appropriately, the woman who had been screaming inwardly smiled and expressed her gratitude.

But Do Yu-jin couldn’t help but smile back at him.

Trembling-

Because I could really feel Erio being carried on my back, shaking with a deep sense of betrayal.

‘… … I feel like I should say something to him, but what should I say? He’s young, so I should cheer him up? Does that kid have a swollen eye?’

While Do Yu-jin was contemplating such things while watching the back of the woman getting further and further away, Erio quietly opened his mouth and spoke.

“Please give me a lift. I’ll walk there myself.”

For your information, after Erio made a friendship contract with Do Yu-jin, he never tried to get behind Do Yu-jin’s back unless there was a really special reason, like class or a meal.

In other words, it meant that Erio was shocked to the point of denying his usual self.

“She’s not my sister, she’s my friend… … ”

Erio, who had returned to the ground, muttered gloomily.

Erio’s voice was so quiet that it was hard to hear, so Do Yu-jin was able to turn her head away and pretend not to hear him without feeling awkward.

Knock knock-

When Do Yu-jin didn’t say anything, Erio started walking with complicated footsteps that sounded both angry and sullen.

Do Yu-jin looked at her like that and said quietly.

“Hey, Erio.”

“Okay. I’m not your sister, I’m your friend, so I won’t… … ”

“No, that’s not it. If you want to apply for the club, you have to go over there, not over there.”

Towering-

At Do Yu-jin’s words, Erio stood still for a moment and then cautiously turned around.

The sound of Erio’s footsteps as he turned around was noticeably quieter than before, but instead his face was as red as a carrot.