The plain and unnoticed me is no more
14. The Further Evolution of Beautiful Boys
As he entered the room, Taki looked out the window of the living room where the sun was shining. It was an illusion of the eyes, and suddenly it looked like he had grown tall, and the figure was not a sick boy anymore.
"Taki, are you okay to stay awake?
In response to my voice, Taki raised her cheerful olive hair and looked back with a smile on her face. I wondered if Green's eyes had captured me, and he knelt at me.
At the same time, there was a sound of burrs and the cloth being torn.
"Hey, you're not feeling well!?
I put the basin I had in a hurry on the table and ran towards the taxi.
"Taki, hold on. Can you stand up? I wonder if you can bear it with my power...."
Looking into Taki's face, he raised his face and smiled softly and fluffily when he and I met. Even when he looked like he only had bones and skin, I thought he was a beautiful boy, but now he is so beautiful that he can't be said, and he has grown to be 17 years old. Earlier, I could only see my face because of the backlight, but when I looked nearby, I could clearly see the difference from yesterday.
"... I just knelt against you, but I didn't think you'd react like that."
"What does this mean? You're a bum... right?
"Of course it is. Apparently, thanks to your purification of me yesterday, the growth that stopped while I was sleeping here went all at once. Your body is in great shape. My clothes... are a little tight."
If you look closely, the clothes you are wearing are patchy and the area around your shoulders looks particularly tight. The sound of the tear earlier seems to be a tear in his clothes.
In the morning, it was like a thin child with the same line as yesterday, but today it has changed to a skeleton in this short time? It also stretched to the hair.
"What's going on...? This isn't exactly a placebo effect anymore."
I was stunned by something beyond comprehension. I have seen him this morning, but if a child suddenly grows up, everyone will be surprised.
"Lana, let's just calm down. I'm confused, too. I want to talk to you about various things, but I want to get dressed soon anyway. I was just thinking about going home to get dressed. Besides, I think I tore my pants just now."
The smiling taxi suddenly dropped his gaze.
"Yeah, I see. Get dressed. All right, I'll have Sin pick it up. Isn't it embarrassing to go out in that outfit? Wait a minute, I'm going to ask Singh now."
I felt anxious to let Sin know anyway and ran back to the kitchen. Thin, who thought something had happened to Taki when I came back in a hurry, which was supposed to have just taken a break, stood up from the chair he was sitting on.
"What happened to him?!
I shook my head to the side and spoke briefly about the matter.
"Sin, you know, I need you to calm down and listen to me. Could you take your clothes back to your shoes, including underwear? Taki suddenly grows up and is in trouble. Your place is just around the corner, isn't it? I want you to get it now. I'm watching this place. Hurry up!
"Ah? Oh, I don't know what it is, but should I go get it?
Sin didn't understand at all, but I pushed him away and ran back to get his clothes changed.
And a few minutes later, Sin came back out of breath.
"Hah, hah, hah, I got it. Hah, hah..."
Sin, who came back so quickly as to be truly amazed, grabbed clothes and shoes from the room in a hurry, and held them without putting them in a bag.
"You're really early. Taki is waiting for you, so please hurry and take it with you."
"Oh, okay. I'm sorry, but I'll let you rest first. No matter how close it is, round-trip round-trip with dash is hard....."
"Fufu, go ahead. After lunch today, the dining room will be closed temporarily. Tell Taki I'll talk to him later."
Sin walked out of the kitchen with one hand raised instead of answering, sighing and breathing.
"Well, I have to tell Chiyo that I'm taking a temporary break from this afternoon."
I went at the counter to Chiyo, who was with a customer. Liam was there to return the lunch box. He hasn't returned to the inn for a few days since he left with his lunch.
Chiyo turned to Liam and warned him not to come back if he did not. Chiyo and I were worried about what happened to Liam, who never came back in time.
"I couldn't go back. I'm sorry. I just wanted to apologize and let you stay in my room, okay? It's a twin room, just for tonight."
"We only charge one person for the inn. There is a separate fee for that person, okay?
"Oh, of course I'll pay you extra. If possible, I'd like you to bring me a warm meal to my room...."
"I don't do such services."
Standing next to Chiyo who refused without asking about the situation, I decided to listen. He hasn't said such a thing before, it depends on the circumstances. Probably him.
"Wait, Chiyo. Welcome home, Liam. Where are you taking me? We also need to ask them to fill out the ledger."
Chiyo jumped out of surprise at me, who popped out of the kitchen.
"I'm surprised...! Mr. Lana, didn't you go for a break?
"Yeah, I took turns. But we'll talk about it later."
Liam went to the man who was waiting outside and now came in with him.
They both wet their pants and boots peeking under their capes, whether they came from a rainy area or fell into the river by mistake.
"Ah, Liam, are there two of you?
Shit, excuse me, Chiyo.
I embarrassed my fingers and grabbed them and pulled them in.
As I expected, they were a man with a noble atmosphere who was staying in a replacement.
"Would you please fill in the ledger?
The man took his pen silently and wrote his name with trembling hands.
"Would you like some lunch? Employee service is not available, but if Liam transports you, you can have it in your room."
"Oh, I see. Then I'll come and get it later. I'm sorry I can't keep telling you."
"No, Liam has been a good customer since he was a former owner, so I will always be happy to accommodate him. Your body seems to be getting cold, so I'll make you a warm soup."
Liam and the man with him slightly lowered their head and slowly went up the stairs.
"Chiyo, I've decided to take a temporary break from the cafeteria after lunch today. I'll leave you to the inn."
"No! What are you talking about? I've never had a day off before, but all of a sudden...!
"Something terrible happened. I'll talk to you in my room at night."
Though Chiyo wasn't convinced to stop operating from a lucrative afternoon, it's not something we can talk about here. I decided to go back to the kitchen with a poster at the entrance saying, "I will be closed for business this afternoon."