245 – Nymphs’ Day and Day of Pride #5
Rustle, rustle, rustle-.
Maple leaves fell from the sky like snow.
Red maple leaves. Yellow ginkgo leaves. It was a beautiful sight that they had never seen before, and all the nymphs gasped in delight.
“What a magical weather…! To think leaves are falling from the sky, this is the first time even I, Core, have seen such beautiful weather…!”
“Maybe the climate anomalies from global warming aren’t all that bad…! I, Morales, think we should use air conditioning even more in the future…!”
“It’s proof that the world is still warm… that is global warming… I believe our nymph sisters must take the lead on global warming,” Tairrenol thought.
As the nymphs made a fuss, Lee Jin-A also stretched her hand towards the sky. Holding onto a leaf lightly, she said.
“Where are these leaves falling from? They’re pretty.”
I was quite surprised that Lee Jin-A could express a sentimental word like “pretty.” Just looking at her appearance, I thought she would only utter things like “Ahh!?” or “What!” or “I’m dying!”
But when I thought about it, Lee Jin-A hadn’t actually said such things much at all.
“It seems like an unusual situation. Wouldn’t it be good to investigate?”
Brushing off the maple leaves on her shoulders, Ari looked around. It definitely felt like the situation was far from normal. However, seeing the nymphs so happy, it didn’t seem like there was much to worry about.
“Everyone is saying we should preserve the leaves…!”
“I think it’s a very good idea,” said Core.
The nymphs selected the most beautiful maple and ginkgo leaves among the leaves piled up like snow. Their expressions were very serious, and the task felt almost solemn.
They slipped the classified leaves between the pages of books on our desk or in the bookshelf.
“If we dry them like this, they’ll surely become wonderful bookmarks…! Every time we see them, we can remember today and never forget…!”
It was a romantic notion.
Anyway. In that spirit, we could build quaint memories in the fall. It was a day like a gift from someone.
Of course, the day wasn’t over yet.
“Now, I have something to show off to my nymph sisters…! It’s a thing that Jun Core Jin-A gifted me…! An amazing magical tool…!”
Core placed something on the table.
It was a tool with a handle that spun impressively.
It was made of sky-blue plastic and had stickers from old character breads that could be obtained by purchasing them. It was well-used and could be said to be old, yet the nymphs showed great interest.
“I’m curious about what that is…! I, Inoi, have never seen such a thing!”
“I’m curious too!” said Tairrenol.
“According to this Illinois, given that it has a blade, it clearly looks like a torture device! It seems like a very great item!” Illinois stated.
Core opened our refrigerator and pulled out some ice. Then, placing it on top of the mysterious tool and turning the handle, a clattering sound emerged as the ice began to be crushed into fine grains.
Soon, a bowl of crushed ice was completed.
On top of it, Core drizzled strawberry syrup and chocolate syrup, creating a simple bowl of bingsu.
“Ahh-! That’s so amazing…! It’s a tool that makes ice delicious…! I thought bingsu was something that just grew in convenience stores…!”
The nymphs each shared the bowl of bingsu that Core made. Cha Yura particularly loved the bingsu and had already eaten three bowls.
“It’s delicious…! My blood craves this cold bingsu…! It feels like food that suits my constitution…! I can feel my magic improving…! Bingsu, it’s so cold…!”
Seo Ye-rim opened her slender eyes at the sight.
“Cha Yura, that one isn’t normal. Did they add something strange to the bingsu? Every time I see them, they seem stranger.”
I also received a bowl.
In today’s world to have homemade bingsu is quite nostalgic.
I remembered that in my childhood I had a bingsu machine at home. But it was buried deep in memories so obscure that I couldn’t even recall where it had gone.
As I pondered this, Lee Jin-A said.
“I found it while cleaning old items at the new house we moved to. It’s something my mom bought me back then. I thought it would be a pity to just throw it away, so I repaired it and gave it to Core.”
I could visualize a series of events in my mind. The nymphs enjoyed the bingsu Core made, and I was happy to be immersed in childhood memories.
Core said.
“And Jun Core Jin-A has safely mastered ‘Core Bigi, Whistling’! I think it’s good to acknowledge Jun Core Jin-A as Core Jin-A now…!”
“Ahh-! ‘Core Bigi, Whistling’ is a difficult mastery of Core Bigi…! If they fully grasp that, it would be absolutely appropriate to call them Core…!”
“I, Illinois, the authority on Core ecological studies, also agree!” Illinois declared.
What on earth could ‘Core Bigi, Whistling’ be?
I couldn’t imagine, but seeing the nymphs clamoring, it must be something remarkable.
Is it a new technique of Lee Jin-A who became an A-ranker?
In any case, Core boasted about the delicious bingsu and the learned Core Bigi, which earned her four Dora water. This tied with the four Dora water that Cha Yura received.
Currently, both Core and Cha Yura were leading the way with four Dora water, leaving only Inoi behind.
# # #
The Doran water nymph, Inoi, said.
“This Inoi has been through a lot over the past year and has gained many accomplishments…! First, I want to brag about this snowman…!”
Inoi introduced a snowman to everyone.
It was an ordinarily shaped snowman.
But all the nymphs gasped as if they had never seen one before.
“It’s a very excellent snowman…! The winter snowman made by the Summer Nymph is definitely deserving of a high score…!”
“It’s a great work of art that represents the fleeting nature of life that melts away come spring…!”
“Hmph, to me, Morales, it just looks like an ordinary snowman…! But since it’s the first snowman made by the Summer Nymph, I’ll give it a particularly high score…!”
Everyone liked Inoi’s snowman. It seemed to hold significant meaning for the nymphs.
Inoi stood tall and proud, having gained excellent confidence.
“There are still many more things to boast about…! As you all know, I, Inoi, have acquired a rainbow cloud that no nymph has ever had…!”
“Rainbow cloud…! I, Tairrenol, have never seen it! Show it to us…!”
Inoi put her finger in her mouth and made a sound like blowing a whistle.
Swoosh-!
Then, it seemed that the water bottle hanging from my waist rattled, and with a pop, the lid opened, and a rainbow cloud, Iningyi, sprang out.
“Ahh-! I’ve never seen such a magnificent rainbow cloud before…! Even to me, Tairrenol, it looks like a very splendid rainbow cloud…!”
The nymphs each touched the rainbow cloud once. Perhaps it was cold, cool, fluffy, and soft, smelling like grapes.
Lee Jin-A and Seo Ye-rim also took turns pulling and pressing the rainbow cloud, while Yu Ara trembled slightly as if she were a bit nervous.
“Where is its eye, nose, or mouth? How does it eat, and how does it make a sound? Since it has no bones or organs, it’s just a fluffy clump…”
I don’t know either.
It’s just a creature like that.
But Ari, as a doctor, seemed quite puzzled and fascinated that Iningyi was clearly outside the category of living beings.
Tearing off a bit of Iningyi’s cotton-like body as if it were cotton candy, Ari said.
“If I collect a sample and research it….”
Iningyi seemed to find Ari’s touch annoying and flew away swiftly.
For reference, Iningyi’s cotton candy-like body was said to taste like grapes.
Sometimes, Inoi would lick Iningyi’s body as if it were cotton candy.
The part that shrinks would grow back again if you sprinkle water on it.
“Furthermore, I want to show you my piggy bank that I’ve collected…! My dream is to buy land for the nymph sisters with all the mysterious coins I’ve collected…!”
“Ahh-! Land for the nymph sisters, I, Core, am very much looking forward to it…!”
“Of course…! I, Illinois, also own land named ‘Illinois’ in America! To have land is the very instinct of nymphs…!”
“I, Morales, am a nymph of muddy water…! Muddy water is a combination of water and earth attributes…! I’m also interested in owning land…!”
“I, Tairrenol, am also interested in collecting mysterious coins…!”
The nymphs were extremely excited.
Although Inoi seemed very worried, at this point, I thought she might very well be chosen as the top nymph of the year.
“Muhuh, then wait a moment…!”
Inoi went into the room to show everyone the hard-earned piggy bank after gathering it with great effort.
But five minutes later, ten minutes later, and fifteen minutes later, Inoi didn’t come back out into the yard.
“Inoi, what’s wrong?”
When I went inside, I found Inoi rummaging through drawers in the room and living room, making a mess everywhere.
Inoi said.
“Hyek…! This Inoi can’t find the piggy bank I worked so hard to collect…! I can’t see the coins that I gathered with so much effort…!”
Inoi was almost half out of her mind!
After all, it was understandable to lose her piggy bank after working hard to collect it for an entire year!
“If this happens, I’ll look like I lied…! A nymph who boasts falsely loses the qualifications of being the top nymph…!”
Ding.
I became quite flustered and felt anxious at the same time.
I understood well how much Inoi had hoped to become the top nymph and how she had diligently saved coins for a year. She had even refrained from buying the ice cream she wanted and held back from playing “Machine Snail 3”!
“Guahhh…! Now it’s all over…!”
Inoi screamed in despair.
Guahhh-.
That was a scream uttered when nymphs received such a huge shock that it damaged their soul.
I spoke to Inoi, who was in distress.
“Nymph Day lasts until midnight, doesn’t it? So it’s not over yet! Don’t give up! If we combine our strength, we might be able to recover the coins!”
