Near the end of the meal, the male hero regained consciousness. After seeing him open his eyes and listening to their explanation and then asking for food, Yunael was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. With the one heavy burden lifted, Yunael closed their eyes.

“Uh…” Yunael hadn’t felt this cozy in a long while. It felt like when they were on their dad’s endlessly spacious and warm back. Feeling reassured and protected, a smile naturally appeared on their lips. Even the slight shaking felt like lying on a soft hammock in a warm breeze, so Yunael smiled brightly. Wouldn’t it be refreshing to get up and stretch like this? But even then, Yunael didn’t want to open their eyes yet; if only this moment would last forever—

“We’ve arrived.”

“Here?”

“Yes, over there…”

“Ah, that’s right.”

Several voices interrupted their pleasant sleep, but it didn’t matter. Yunael could just ignore it.

“Yes, but before we go in…”

“Excuse me, Yunael? Yunael!”

Shake, shake. Yunael woke to the sensation of someone shaking them up and down. “Ugh—” But they soon buried their face back into the warmth with a slightly disgruntled groan.

“You need to wake up—It’s time to wake up—”

Yunael finally opened their eyes as a voice continuously called out to them. As soon as their blurred vision regained focus, Yunael returned to reality. “…What?” Why were they seeing the back of a man’s head? No, why were they on Chi-Woo’s back?

Chi-Woo asked, “Have you slept well?”

“…”

“I’ll let you down first.”

Yunael’s expression was blank as their feet touched the floor. When they sat down, they felt something squishy under their butt.

“Pyu!” Steam Bun, who had been flattened into a pancake by Yunael, wriggled wildly.

“What...