What is sleep? Why the hell does life need time to sink into itself so defenselessly, blocking external stimuli?
I don’t know the exact reason. However, the way sleep affects humans can be roughly inferred by groping for the absence of sleep, as if figuring out the shape by looking at the shadows. If you don’t get enough sleep, your exams will be twisted and you will become as sensitive as a sharp needle, you will get tired easily and your consciousness will flicker precariously. Even a person called a saint will frown upon his arrogance when he just wakes up.
However, because we cannot fully know the mind. I don’t understand the role of sleep either.
I’m just swimming in my unconscious, waiting for something to wake me up… .
Then something grabbed my leg. I woke up in an instant.
It doesn’t matter how deep a sleep you fall. The dizzying sensation of my body falling off the ground deprives me of sleep, this and all kinds of coziness. A terrible feeling that the Earthmother has forsaken me drives my soul.
The Earthmother’s curse is nothing special. Human beings fall into the abyss simply by refusing to support the Earth Mother.
“I’m sorry, please help me, I was wrong!”
I begged desperately as I fell. and.
Kwadang!
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Momentarily. After a time when I couldn’t even fill half a second, I fell to the floor. I couldn’t handle the shock and got up hastily.
“Huh. huh. Heh.”
I took a vigilant stance and looked around quickly.
I fell 50cm below the low military bed. As I was sleeping, something grabbed my foot, and I fell out of bed and woke up.
It didn’t take long for me to figure out what was pulling me.
“bruise.”
Aji barked at me briefly with a cold expression, then opened the door and went out. Since the last time we had an argument over stealing food, it is evident that he is still dissatisfied with me.
However, seeing that he woke me up in the midst of that, it seems that he didn’t hate me very much.
No. said something strange
Dogs don’t hate people from birth.
“Aji.”
“bruise.”
Aji turned his head and looked at me. Unlike in the past, when the whole body opened in this direction when I called, now they only look at them.
But hey, a dog is a dog no matter what.
“Come to the restaurant.”
The tail moves. ears stand up You can’t read thoughts, but you don’t have to. There is no other being who can express non-verbal expressions so clearly.
“bruise? rice?”
“okay. I have a very important dish today.”
“bruise! rice!”
The word “bob” immediately makes me feel better and jumps in place. hahaha. You don’t have to like it that much.
Because today is the day I will cook you.
“I’m going to wash up, so go ahead and wait.”
“You wash too often! bruise! Get all your hair out!”
“Am I not bald yet?! You must not wash too much! Alright, hurry up and get her downstairs too! Not you and me, but him!”
“under? bruise! okay!”
Aji smashed a nearby window and jumped down. No, you don’t have to choose the shortest route to go downstairs.
Anyway, Aji listened to me and went to call the regressor. How did you know without calling my name? For Aji, there are only three names for people: me, you, and him. By the way, you cannot put more than two people in a slot called ‘He’. That’s the real third person.
It is fortunate that there are two living humans in this Tantalus. There’s only one more. I must have been terribly confused.
“ruler. where. Shall we prepare?”
I whistled and washed briefly with the ration water. Today, I’m going to end up with the tantalus stew thief puppy who has been terribly tormenting me.
When I put on the clothes packet and headed to the restaurant, Aji had already brought the regressor. The two looked completely opposite. Unlike Aji, who was excited at the thought of eating, the returnee looked at me with a blank expression on his face, then immediately cried and turned his head timidly.
‘Why am I calling… .’
The returner remembered the disgrace of last night. He tried to eavesdrop, but he was completely caught, and he locked himself in his room, half conscious of shame. And it seems a little bit lucky.
It’s not that I cried while shedding tears, it seems that I cried in my heart, filled with sadness and self-hatred. It must have been such a shock to me that the secret was discovered.
Even if I die, I will return to life, so I thought I was living a little rough life, but it seems that I am more sensitive and perfectionist than I expected.
‘Damn it, damn it. damn! Your first try was so blatant! If you get caught there, your opponent will be alert! Shay, when are you going to give up the idea of making so much money? Do your best once, once!’
No, stop beating yourself up. Have you been thinking about it all last night? You don’t even sleep?
‘It’s also a problem that you ignored your opponent too much. The last time I couldn’t figure out my stealth, I judged that man’s abilities that much. Just because you didn’t get caught once when you were vigilant, there’s no guarantee that you won’t get caught again… !’
driving me crazy. It was difficult even when he tried to kill me, but it was even more difficult when he pretended he was trying to kill himself. Besides, he didn’t even try to make eye contact with me, perhaps because of his embarrassment.
Oops. do all sorts of nonsense. Would you like to lighten the mood?
“Student Shay, did you not sleep well last night? My eyes are open.”
The regressor just mumbled and didn’t answer clearly. It was just a sign that he didn’t want to talk to him, but he didn’t.
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Mind reading.
‘Chi, it. He didn’t let him sleep and he was… .’
Anyone who hears it will be misunderstood. I’m glad that there’s no misunderstanding because only me can hear it anyway.
You must have been quite angry, returner.
“How far have you heard?”
“… What, what?”
“Even though I threw it away yesterday, it came back over and over again and I thought I was throwing a boomerang. Please don’t do that next time.”
“Ouch… !”
The regressor, who would normally be angry or raise his sword, was in a state where the defense mechanism was not working due to the current low self-esteem. And because there is a strange conservation law in the world, I felt that the value of my existence increased as the self-esteem of the regressor was lowered.
Oh, you can’t do this. It’s so fun.
“bruise! rice!”
I thought I’d make fun of you a little more, but let’s stop here for today. Because my aunt is looking after me.
“Come on, Aji. I have something to tell you, so wait a minute.”
“no! bruise! Do it while you eat!”
“This is real.”
Where do you get low self-esteem? Do dogs never die?
“Hard. anyway. The reason I’m calling you today is because I’ve found a clue about the food thief who has long confused Tantalus.”
“bruise!”
Aji looked at the food as if he had no interest in it. this disgusting guy. Let’s see if it’s the same even if you put the evidence in front of you.
I walked into a corner of the dining room and took out the doll-sized golem I had left there. While fiddling around to see if it was working, the golem’s head spun in response.
you are connected I picked up the golem and set it down on the table.
“As a witness, today we have Captain Abbey Golem, a military correspondent who was sitting idly in the dining room. hello! Captain Abbey! Say hello!”
“… .』
“Yeah, nice to meet you!”
Even after seeing the golem, the attitude of the returnee and Aji did not change much. Returner, I’ve been paying attention since I decided to leave it alone yesterday, and Aji didn’t pay much attention to non-humans.
That’s why I can’t introduce myself. Shall we show off the skills that we used to make puppet shows for little children when we were young?
I grabbed the golem’s armpit and wobbled like a puppet show. While Aji showed interest in the movement, she closed her lips and spoke using ventriloquism.
“Hello, Aji?”
“bruise?”
Aji tilted her head and looked at the golem and me alternately. The voice is coming from this side, but the golem is waving his hand, so he must want something. I ripped off the shichimi and shook the golem’s limbs to and fro, speaking with ventriloquism.
“Nice to meet you! Call me Abby!”
“Woof woof? human?”
“okay! i am human I’m stuck in this right now! Are you a puppy?”
“bruise! right! I am a puppy!”
“You look so nice!”
“thank you! You look so stiff!”
“Let’s be friends! Will you lick me one more time?”
“okay!”
“… Please stop.”
As Aji poked her nose, the golem moved at a speed she had never seen before. The golem slapped my hand and stood on its two feet, avoiding Aji’s face.
A dry voice came from the Golem’s speaker.
“The military makes it possible to avoid situations in which the observer directly encounters the trainees as much as possible. However, in accordance with the special clause 2, the regulations below security level 2 will be ignored based on the current situation.」
After declaring that, the golem stood up straight on both legs. Was it better than I thought, or was it familiar with golems? Although it is a small model different from human size, it continues to synchronize.
“I am Captain Ab, the military signal officer. The main building is in charge of communication between Tantalus and the military authorities, and I warn you in advance that destroying this object may adversely affect communication and your trainee’s evaluation.」
Even without mind-reading, it was clear who he was talking about. There was only one person here to destroy the golem with malice.
The returner looked at the golem standing on the table with a grim expression.
“It doesn’t matter what the disadvantage is. I’ve talked to that man, so I won’t touch it unless you crawl out of the restaurant and go around.”
『It is the duty of the main building to monitor, supervise and observe Tantalus.』
“okay? I can’t stand the surveillance and wiretapping devices without breaking them.”
“Sometimes there are people with that kind of disease. The kind who are extremely sensitive to the gaze towards themselves. The military hospital treats those with such diseases free of charge, so we recommend that you visit and receive treatment.”
“… Ugh.”
“But under the current circumstances, your trainee cannot visit the military hospital. Your trainee’s doctor confirmed it. Ignoring the security level 2 or lower regulations, we will temporarily suspend the observation mission for the safety of this entity.」
The two looked at each other for a moment, then the returner snorted first and got up.
“If I have done everything I need to do, I will go.”
uh? Right away? I caught the leaving regressor.
“Oh, wait! You must be an observer of this event!”
“take no interest. Take good care of you and that golem. If that golem comes out of the restaurant alone, I can destroy it without my knowledge.”
The returnee left the restaurant without looking back. Even in the absence of energy, the hatred towards the military seemed to continue.
Aji, who had not understood any of the words, asked me with clear eyes.
“bruise. Boy, what are you talking about?”
He must be talking about a golem. Aji didn’t understand the golem’s hard words at all. I answered bluntly.
“Don’t hit yourself. don’t even break it It hurts.”
“bruise! I don’t ask! I am a good dog!”
“Yes, yes. I know You are good.”
“Ow! I’m good! Good!”
I was stroking Aji’s head, holding her tight and muttering gloomy.
“But what kind of dog is that bad dog that ate up all the meat stew in the pot last night?”
“Huh, bruise?”