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Eti shouts.
Eti: “Sister, this is the study room! Hurry and come in and eat~”
Leo: “Yeah, I’m so hungry~~”

Hearing the children’s voices, the teacher quickly opened the door and waved, greeting them warmly.
Teacher: “Kids, why are you so late! Hurry, I've made something delicious. Come on!”
Rogi: “Ah… I…”
Pie: “Teacher~~”
Leo: “I'm hungry, please give me food~”
Eti: “Giggle, giggle~”

Rogi missed the timing to greet her. The teacher, who had been watching Rogi, spoke to her.
Teacher: “Hmm… okay, hi, kids~ But who are you?”
(Looking at Rogi)

Strangely, Rogi was glad that the teacher did not know her.

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[Thump, Thump] Was that an explosion? The ground shakes with an unknown sound. Has the explosion not stopped yet? It wasn't. EAT is lying on a patch of grass in an unknown location.

The sound of something massive approaching him... It's a gigantic bug, a Barak. The vibration and rumbling of the ground get closer. [Thump, Thump]

The massive Barak finds the fallen EAT, lightly lifts him with one hand, and moves towards the dark forest. 'Waddle, waddle,' three small Baraks follow him closely.

They shake their antennae, scouting their surroundings, and happily move along, affectionately admiring the small bugs in the grass and the forest. This is probably because they have captured EAT alive.

One of them, while moving, detected something in the sky through its antennae. A flying Barak, shaped like a bee, has appeared.

The bee-shaped one shouted at the Baraks heading for the forest.
"Hey, that's far enough. From now on, I'll transport that guy."

The most gigantic Barak in the group looks at EAT in his hand, lost in thought.
Gigantic Bug: "Ugu? Ugugu, Uguugu?"

A small Barak watching him tries to persuade the gigantic Barak.
Small Bug: "Kkirik, Kkiririrk, Kkirik~"
Gigantic Bug: "Ugu! Uguugu!"

The gigantic bug understands the situation and obediently extends his hand to pass EAT over. At the same time, the flying Barak slowly descends, making a strange face.

"What are you guys doing wandering around on your own, leaving Mond? Where is Mond?"

Just as the ground-type Baraks are about to answer, Mond appears from a distance, leaning on a staff. Wounded and disheveled, he slowly approaches and shouts.

Mond: "Dod! Looks like you were looking for me?"
Dod: "Huh? Mond, what's with that look? What happened?"
Mond: [Heavy breathing] "It's exhausting... I can't explain it with words..."

Mond wiggles his antennae, and Dod immediately gets the hint, directing his own antennae towards Mond. [Baraks could transmit vast amounts of information quickly through their antennae.]

Having received all the information, Dod looks at Mond with pity.
Dod: "Melon got done in, huh?"
Mond: "Yeah... He's not completely gone, but..."
Dod: "Right... Hmm..."
[He thinks for a moment]
"Alright, just this once, have it your way. I'll hand him over to you."
Mond: "Thanks. I'll definitely repay you later."

Mond immediately raises his antennae to his subordinate Baraks. His eyes begin to glow, and with a short movement of his antennae, his subordinates move swiftly.

The large Barak places EAT on the ground, and the small Baraks rush towards him. Although EAT was shocked and came to his senses, he was still half-asleep and shrieked when he saw the rushing Baraks.
"Yikes!"

Mond's subordinates start beating EAT, and Dod and Mond laugh heartily, finding it all satisfying. EAT eventually faints, and Mond signals, 'That's enough.' EAT is once again lying on the patch of grass just as he was in the beginning.

...It's a calm and quiet night. The bright moonlight paints the world in silver, and a shower of stars seems to pour down from above. It was a night no different from yesterday.

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The children enter the study room. Inside the room, pale pink curtains softly filter the sunlight, and a brown patterned carpet is laid out on the yellow floor.

A low, round dining table sits in the center, perfect for sitting on the floor to eat or read. A small bookshelf is neatly filled with various books the children would love, and flowers in a vase add life to the space.

Overall, it is an ordinary but neat and warm place, with a subtle fragrance, creating a cozy and comfortable atmosphere that makes anyone want to lie down the moment they step inside.

After looking around the room for a moment, the teacher brings out various dishes for Rogi. Aromatic, high-class food that looks like it's from a fancy restaurant unfolds before her eyes. Rogi once again falls into thought...

Just then, the voices of boys shouting and running are heard from outside. The children come in, greet the teacher loudly, and shout that they are hungry and want food. Seeing them, the teacher seems even happier and rushes to plate the food.

A boy with red hair, a yellow t-shirt, and sky-blue shorts runs in and finds Rogi.
"Rogi! Hi~"

A child with curly hair and black-rimmed glasses also spoke to her.
“Rogi? You were already here? When did you come?”

Finally, a boy with yellow hair and something strange on his left hand and right foot slowly comes in and greets her. He also knows Rogi's name.

Now Rogi is no longer surprised.
"Oh, hey. Hi~ I just got here."
Hehe [laughter]

The children quickly become friends, eating together and having many conversations with the teacher. The teacher is very pleased with the sight of the children eating so frantically.

The average boy ate twice as much as the girls, but Leo finished four times as much. Rogi thought Leo was amazing.

After the meal, the table is cleared, and the teacher and children gather in the room to listen to Rogi's story. After some time, the teacher says.

"Oh, Rogi. So your mom is sick and in the hospital? And you and your dad moved here first?"

Rogi: "Yes, we decided to live here together when my mom recovers."
Teacher: "I see, your mom will get better soon. Let's pray together. Until then, let's help each other out."
Children: "Yes, Teacher~"

A child named Eti speaks up. Eti is the one-year-younger sister of Elly, the one with curly hair and black-rimmed glasses.

Eti: "Rogi Sister~ After class, we're all going to go outside and play 'Story Play', wanna join us~?"

Rogi: "Story Play? Hmm... What's that?"
Pie: "It's fun! You should join us. I'll explain it when we get there~"
Dabi: "Yeah, you should join us. We've got one more member now~!"

[The teacher somewhat knew what the children were talking about but did not interfere.]

Yona: "That's great, everyone... Oh! Since there's one more member, we need to reassign roles, and we should add a bit more to the story."
Leo: "This story is at the end now, so how about we add to it from the next one?"
Yona: "Yeah! Let's do that~"
Eti: "I'm so happy Rogi Sister is here!"
Rogi: "Thanks, Eti~"

The children are having a fun time with the teacher in the study room. It's after lunchtime, and the weather is cool.