【Pudding is a solemn young man who is inflexible and likes everything to be in order, he is rather cold to those around him but is extremely attentive to Jello.】
415Please respect copyright.PENANAAvBQ4QYv0h
【He will always walk by her side act as her escort.】
415Please respect copyright.PENANAmwIwIKlrlM
Far from the bustling downtown streets, there is a lonely old street.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAsBMrmu9LWG
The buildings there have never been fixed up, and the speckled marks on the walls are plainly visible.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAgBjMj81VRL
But the street is inlined with trees, and the sparse shadows along with the light from the sun that goes through the gaps in the leaves, setting the tone for this one-of-a-kind street.
415Please respect copyright.PENANABU4Xcr4X82
Clear glass. A shaft of light makes its way through the leaves, and on into a French window, finally clinging onto a desktop.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAseXGXpJxB8
I stand as usual by the wooden table in the dining room, wiping down a glass with a clean white cloth and placing it quietly on the table.
415Please respect copyright.PENANABLXuiWlKcc
The glass shone and radiated a prism of sumptuous color as is it was placed in the sunlight.
The color of the sun.
415Please respect copyright.PENANANihCYqvGaS
Business has not yet begun in this restaurant, though it is very close to the orphanage where I live, and I am the first one to come here to prepare for the day.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAdhHalSTSgC
I like the near environment and the organized life in the nunnery with My Lady, my former Master Attendant.
I don't dislike this lifestyle.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA4M4rwZDlol
Though My Lady died a few years back, I've managed to find this part-time job with good pay taking care of the orphans that she left behind.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAj6GdhdHe6J
It is usually i, who is the last to leave the restaurant.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAkEbfIQU6E0
And the reason is not just because the wages are calculated by the hour.
But because, for some reason, I am emotionally moved by the sounds of songs i hear late at night emanating not far away from here.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAsN6hqjdtR7
I tried to find where was the sound was coming from, but to no avail.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAG60XllfG5p
I can only wait for night song to begin its symphony, and then listen intently until it fades into the tree-covered street.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAc94dwIO9YW
I have come here unwittingly. This orphanage located on this old street, was converted from a monastery.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAdgtP8lBvkS
The person that My Lady wants to protect lives in this rickety old structure.These ancient buildings are surrounded by old wooden fences, their history is unknown.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA0zRT7PorI9
The orphanage looks deserted, it is darkened and obscured by the timeless trees.
Making it a wonderful place to rest.
415Please respect copyright.PENANANOM252g0i3
Child :
“Pudding, What are you doing standing in the doorway?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANA9Lf2nzffoq
A small figure emerged from the rickety wooden door, her brown hair hung long on her back, her blue eyes sparkled with innocence, she tried with all her might to scream, but the only sound that came out was a soft whisper.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAVU6Ral2aKE
If it were not for the still of the night, no one could hear her cries.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAsxaWT3Ivst
Pudding : (I only just got back.)
415Please respect copyright.PENANAOUcXqNzL1h
I gestured to her in sign language. The child looked at me timidly and then lowered her head.
I know that she likes to sit alone quietly under the camphor tree late at night.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAabMK2ViSxe
That’s the place where My Lady taught her how to read.
I thought she missed My Lady, now i think, perhaps not.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAbzg4d8AbAY
This child would leave the house and sit under the tree at the same time every day.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAHL79IDrezO
Seemingly waiting for something
415Please respect copyright.PENANAC3q1BFczAz
Child :
“A new companion came today.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAu6SDoop3K2
Her thin, frail shoulder quivered slightly.
415Please respect copyright.PENANATDTrwGTS92
Pudding : (Yes, I know.)
415Please respect copyright.PENANA5X5wSI9oif
Actually, I heard about it from the nuns before I went to work at the restaurant this morning.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAbbDchotzlc
They said the nuns who got up earlier to prepare food, found an abandoned boy on the way back to here.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA4LHmJ7bSZe
But this boy did not like to speak.
No matter what they asked, he didn’t answer, they no choice but to take him back.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAWNJkP4AEGx
They name the boy Joel for the sake of convenience.
415Please respect copyright.PENANATl91yVmsnf
Pudding :
(It’s late, you might catch a cold, go back home and get some sleep.)
415Please respect copyright.PENANA06eqdoiSTb
I walked closer, expressing what I wanted to say in sign and gesture.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAyEh8eVQoCL
The little child nodded, and then went back inside.
415Please respect copyright.PENANABFAJY7P2AP
My Lady told me that..
One day, a child was abandoned on the doorstep of an orphanage, because of a hearing problem.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAGzYVcjzqmY
Even so, the child could still hear at first, and could speak with others so some extent.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAa8YCQ29qOn
It was also that time that My Lady taught her to read and use sign language.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAR1wdHJvD30
In this orphanage, most of the children were without family members, but she was the only one who couldn’t communicate normally.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAtwjK8gRrqx
Her hearing was fading day by day, and she could hear less and less as time went on. When My Lady passed, though she loved smiling, she suddenly stopped, and her personality has become gradually more introverted.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAAV7eHdSpFX
Most likely because she was a sensitive child.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAwL1UzdkyR7
She gradually learned to assess people’s behavior and mastered reading lips at the same time she was losing her hearing.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAUN0Lq3dK79
I even began thinking that this child was difficult to deal with, but her dull gaze seemed to pierce right through to my empty heart.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAkBzavW7taV
For the longest time now, I’ve felt that I have no inner life.
No matter how much I’ve learned, I’ve never managed to find something I really want to do.
415Please respect copyright.PENANATca1n1TE38
I can’t imagine what I can possibly dedicate myself to;
415Please respect copyright.PENANAMeGWwyYPqF
Just as I can’t imagine what this child is going through.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAFFZz7ErbKc
What kind of prison has her frail hearing has been sentenced to?
415Please respect copyright.PENANAxbwBj8rsAJ
The morning sunlight passes through the branches of trees, day is starting anew.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAYMSTct7DU5
The dry, cracked adobe wall is in some disrepair due to the year-round sunshine.
The lines of the dark red bricks are visible through the cracks in the wall.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAbKm9vb9MNw
Perhaps because the orphanage was converted from a convent, here are many statues in the halls and walkways, and even the windows have the portraits of God and saints made of stained glass.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA3HlsfYNySx
Besides being asleep for nap time in their rooms, most time is spent in the main hall.
If the weather is as sunny as today, the could children play on the grass surrounding the orphanage.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA4dSWTzKyBw
I surveyed the scene calmly; everything was going on like My Lady had wished.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAnMGP3e5egb
The introverted child still sits under the camphor tree.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAlaJRsSwhtY
Unlike the past, there was a figure concealed by the tree trunk who wasn't the child right now.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA0bVhhJMHu2
At the time, I was not in the mood to think so much about this.
415Please respect copyright.PENANApE1i0r3Ni8
I just thought that her world will be better if she had someone to be with.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAkxR2v0rQmf
I went to work at the restaurant after arranging the children for the morning prayer and giving breakfast for the children.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAtVs9KwzdAj
The ingredients for lunch and dinner had to be prepared before leaving, and the tasks of cooking and distributing food were all done by the nuns and their older children.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAiYGPNyRpn2
Peaceful days had gone on like this.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAjnbp3YZfEc
Until late one night when that small, thin figure did not appear before me as it always had.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAsZjQ8Ygdti
The moon was so beautiful along silver glow of the moonlight that night, it was if the whole world has become soft, but..
415Please respect copyright.PENANAiFoeGX6hMe
I felt a bit uneasy, so, i went to the child’s room to check on her.
415Please respect copyright.PENANADPUvNY99rw
Not surprisingly, there was a reason for that uneasy feeling i had just a moment ago.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAYD3cM96nvR
Everyone in the tiny four-person room was fast asleep.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAlF2iXiMQSc
But her bed was empty.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAz2JacbL0wo
Based on my memory of the child, it seems that she never talked to anyone.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAVstEHibRzk
So that didn’t stir up too much of a ruckus, and i went out looking for her myself.
415Please respect copyright.PENANArjRC0aAM8q
The late of night had fallen just under my nose, the desolate street looked all the quieter..
415Please respect copyright.PENANAROXohzynP7
Starting from with road the orphanage was on, I searched every possible place that she could be.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAD4EJVJL5s4
Just like that I was at the restaurant where I worked.
Then, I heard the familiar voice again.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA68MHWwYxJK
The sweet and gentle song, like a fragrance carried on the breeze or like sweet smell of daisies.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA9GiXCUqbk8
This time it felt like the sound was very close to me, but I didn’t know why.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA3x3JFHfHDT
I drew nearer and suddenly felt like I was just one step away from seeing the owner of that haunting melody.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAoSBvgV54xz
I knew that the song I was hearing was the voice I have been searching for all along.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAC3UPRyPbwX
Like a sailor to the enchanted siren’s song, I was gradually being drawn onto a small path obscured by trees.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAyYsvFgHiMK
In the streets where the leaves obscured the sky, if it weren’t for what happened at this very moment, i thought it would be next to impossible find this open space.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAqbKof8hq8t
Although this place is also surrounded by towering trees, as long as the moon isn’t obscured by the clouds, we can clearly see an entire moon between the gaps in the branches and leaves.
415Please respect copyright.PENANANOk28vMlLw
The faint glow of moonlight filtered through the leaves, and the light shone down like a spotlight on the singing girl.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAYA0tzQTFEh
Her long soft green hair fluttered in the moonlight; I could see a bright smile on her face even though her eyes were closed.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAWQ7zJy0sC0
At that moment I couldn’t move, and time seemed to stand still.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA5okoZwUCfc
This was the night when i first met Jello.
415Please respect copyright.PENANADfPVrTk3NF
Little Girl : “Pudding…”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAgx6QNBbqjv
One hand pulled at my clothes and brought me back to my senses.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAjThaxftqia
It was truly inconceivable.
I was just looking for someone.
But as soon as I heard the song my attention turned, and I forgot what I was doing..
415Please respect copyright.PENANAGwT7fJg0gN
Pudding :
“Why would you come here alone?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAGTysUb7oQv
My tone was a bit harsher than usual, but it was somewhat reproachful actually.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAmszOcXQBwJ
“No, I am not alone,”
She said.
415Please respect copyright.PENANARx45AEj1ca
I saw a blond boy around the same age as her standing behind her.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAnRE5WDrRYs
If my memory served me correctly, his name is Joel.
He’s the boy who had just come to the orphanage.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA7efyZdMdft
I hadn’t really thought too hard about it, but just at that moment the singing stopped.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAAO5hyv3Dho
Jello :
“Great, someone came to meet up with me!”
415Please respect copyright.PENANApYiuM3i4Yb
The green ponytailed girl smiled and jumped in front of me.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAekPCAAYnAp
Pudding :
“I’m Pudding, I'm sorry about the trouble these kids have brought you.
415Please respect copyright.PENANACldMov9QKU
I bowed my head slightly and thanked her.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAYzvs5qZtVw
Jello :
“No problem! No one has listened to Jello's songs for quite a long time, Jello is so happy!”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAYB34L5sqeY
Jello's voice was sweet and soft, and her smile was so full of life.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAFDdedUoN3c
Pudding : “Are you from around here?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAcVgfvvOXnf
Jello:
“Yes, but i am just passing through.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAB3a7vfkB6G
Pudding : “Passing through?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAcicrm6jzex
Jello :
“Umm...No.. I should probably say that Jello an idol in-training.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZJpN05pgu
Jello seemed to hesitate momentarily.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAoMvHtxYvfu
Pudding : “An Idol?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAOUsYn3WL0d
That word was quite difficult for me to wrap my head around.
415Please respect copyright.PENANArLRpcOhYWa
Jello :
“Yeah.. Jello is an idol,heh heh…”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAxdUxkjPOne
As if Jello wanted to prove what she was saying was true, she patted her chest firmly when she was talking.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAHxXOA8ziSK
Jello :
“Idols are people who can bring smiles to everyone through singing!"
415Please respect copyright.PENANAbpC8hU8Gp0
Jello :
"My dream is to be the greatest idol that can bring the biggest smile to everyone!”
415Please respect copyright.PENANATARBzZEouM
Jello smiled sweetly, in a way that made me feel the radiance of her smile was fleeting..
415Please respect copyright.PENANAJNIimfamRt
The moon was quickly hidden behind layers of clouds and just as quickly freed from the clouds.
415Please respect copyright.PENANApHUwJEE4xX
Pudding : “That’s great, isn’t it?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1C61oQIzd
I asked.
415Please respect copyright.PENANASkueWwy2ND
There is nothing desire to go after, and i don’t have any special feelings for the people and things around me.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAl1qjYKqoe1
So, I like the people who strive for their dreams.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAdOJ5AdY7er
No, I should be more specific, I admire that.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAKeqAcV0WMg
A wry smile played across my lips at the thought of it.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAYrtaY4tAep
Just then the moon just emerged from behind the dark clouds, and those two nimble cat’s eyes caught a glimpse of my smile.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAqWLVMm3hVO
Jello :
“Pudding, are you sure that there's nothing that you want to do?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAbeYtyQ3VIn
Pudding : "Yes."
415Please respect copyright.PENANAWicWJzquPV
My flat, emotionless tone even scared myself.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAKMJFYA1dqZ
Jello :
“Then why don’t you find whatever you like to do, and make that your dream?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAw06mg6fbUT
Jello was not affected by my sudden dispirited tone, she just kept on encouraging me with verve and tenacity.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAKXBX9teBgL
Jello :
“There’s nothing wrong with trying to find what you want to do at the moment, if there’s nothing that you want to do, that just means you can try everything, that’s great, isn’t it?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAz8OrK1MzCM
I couldn’t figure out why, nothing had changed, but the haze over my mind seemed to be completely swept away by the girl in front of me.
415Please respect copyright.PENANADwQQuxF6rB
It must be because her voice was just what i always imagined it would be.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA3tlKgKjPMC
Pudding :
“Lacy, Joel, we have to be get back to the orphanage.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANA3kutpqcCsm
I put my arms around the two children, and was going to leave.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAP2XacM5wNz
The moment i turned to leave, even i didn't know what i was thinking at the time, i guess i thought i would be rejected.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAmdsAtSSzVp
But I turned around and asked anyway..
415Please respect copyright.PENANAQQTcRoytLX
Pudding :
“By the way, if you are just passing through, you can always come stay with us.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAbPUx0O9339
This was not a question.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAmZA2hA3ZpL
This was the first time in my life i ever felt desperate.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAvOUlp2OJYW
Jello : "Can I..? Really?"
415Please respect copyright.PENANAdjZbOBlXd2
Even now when I think about it, I feel a strong desire to protect that song and that smile.
It’s a feeling that will never go away.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAgFSwkLFVRr
Pudding :
“Oh, are you leaving, Jello?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANANLLGUd1QQz
Lacy : “No, don’t go! ~…”.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAnixklibrnR
Joel :
“Yeah, you haven’t been here long at all!”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAX8rZT0JlzK
This is the sixth day since Jello came to the orphanage.
In such a short time, she’s been git along well with everyone at the orphanage.
415Please respect copyright.PENANALvNeou1DRw
The children extremely liked Jello, and when they heard she was leaving, they all gathered around her, pulling on her clothes to keep her from going.
415Please respect copyright.PENANADAxmThxjDS
Jello :
"I will definitely come back and sing again to everyone."
415Please respect copyright.PENANAwB8lL2ymBN
Jello :
"But, now Jello now has important things to do."
415Please respect copyright.PENANAP4IG0PiXuD
Jello said with a smile.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAnPytqjLSB7
Children : “Important things?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAysO3ffFrnr
The children asked with tilted head.
415Please respect copyright.PENANACCFrMOQ0hQ
Jello :
“Uh huh! Jello is going to be an even more wonderful idol!”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAYUqo5QhJAI
Jello : “See! Isn't that amazing?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAa9SRXjhkLh
The children, who did not really understand what was going on, but started bragging to each other.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAAhPEBeMObu
They made prideful remarks claiming that they would become a cooking attendant.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAkOvxE5u8sq
The scene is still fresh in Pudding’s mind even now.
Because that was the day that Pudding decided to leave the orphanage with Jello.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAuierCqxXQi
Few children gathered round Pudding whining for him not to leave like they did with Jello.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAEVBGZ9YA4Y
Pudding was nothing but a bystander watching the children circle around Jello.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAzfsCsyhpBz
Pudding suddenly felt a tug on his clothes, he looked behind himself and realized it was Lacy.
415Please respect copyright.PENANANegeKLtZa3
Lacy : “Are you going to leave?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANA2Fspt0tyos
Pudding : “Yes, I am leaving today.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAJXowPnne6S
Pudding :
“Don't go out running around in the middle of the night.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAfoFVi7yej0
Lacy :
“It’s okay, Joel is here with me.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAu9I8u95a85
Pudding : “Then that’s fine.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAtH4nFDHVBh
Lacy :
“You’ve finally found what you want to do then”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAxT4WkYhXIk
Pudding had been talking with Lacy in sign language; and behind Lacy was Joel warching them quietly.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAykeL7qyxqR
The night before Pudding decided to leave, bedtime in monastery was as quiet as usual.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAvllYJ90kFy
However, on this still dark night, only a faint lantern flickered dimly in a window.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAW7egsuD3VP
Pudding : “Where are you going?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAFM095DSl6N
Pudding asked Jello in a serious tone.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAraFM1sJgsQ
Pudding :
“If you're leaving then i'll also leave.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAli46wMB798
Jello giggled and said..
415Please respect copyright.PENANAhzA4Rq3eCG
Jello :
“You don’t look like someone about to leave.."
415Please respect copyright.PENANARGhXxWxre6
Jello :
“Are you sure it’s okay to go out like this?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANADJfXfxNzaU
Pudding :
“Let’s not talk about that, what if you get caught by those men in black.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANATX06UTbSgU
Jello :
“The men in the black? Who are they? Pudding’s friends?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAUtF08c4OAA
Puddinh : “Uh…”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAA60CwJ8vbY
Pudding :
“Are you sure you can manage without a problem?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAE2IE6qhogt
Pudding put her hands on her forehead and said,
415Please respect copyright.PENANAM01wFMQUJJ
Jello :
“Huh? Is Pudding worried about Jello?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAbGUhqB5LEv
Jello stared at Pudding innocently, and then, as if she had a sudden recollection, all of a sudden drew near, pressing her body against Pudding.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAEEUJOXk88E
Jello :
“Does Pudding want to be my manager?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANA4KHNxV8weB
Pudding : “Your manager?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANABdxaDygaLf
Jello :
"Yeah! with Pudding around, Jello wouldn’t be afraid..!”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAi5O6hh4Esf
Pudding didn’t answer right away, he was thinking of something at length and then said..
415Please respect copyright.PENANAC1GpCq3E6z
Pudding :
“I wanted to take care of the orphanage for My Lady,my former Master Attendant.. And that’s why i am here.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAc8fQB1nA1v
Jello : “Huh?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAGrJiC64c3w
Pudding :
“I wanted to, but in all honesty, i am not good at dealing with children, so i have been seriously thinking about what I can do.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANA7hsTQU8yOw
Pudding thought it over.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAUL44ErlGsf
Pudding :
“The responsibilities of a manager is to plan and arrange an idol's schedule, right?”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAMmgUL66icj
Jello : “That's right!”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAIn2kwBpvy0
Pudding :
“Then, from now own, i'll be Jello's manager.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAhaezYFbkwG
Pudding :
“I shall and will always be by your side.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANAoyb6gBZ08K
It it was just like that that Pudding made a promise.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAZP0yab5nRR
Jello :
“Well.. Jello will also work real hard!"
415Please respect copyright.PENANAnNS9q59HcD
Jello didn’t know whether she was nervous or overjoyed, she even started talking in a higher tone of voice.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA7yPzZYaMRy
Pudding :
“Okay, don’t worry, just be yourself.. I will protect you wherever you go.”
415Please respect copyright.PENANA9uk8ZceZWT
Pudding put his hand on Jello's head, which was the only way he had ever learned to comfort people from his Lady.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAhANtjQud0s
Pudding knows that there is more to protecting Jello than just a promise.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA3j6xkQTKH9
So, Pudding decided to leave, not only to change himself, but to give the children a brighter future.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAJc9AHH6C2s
After leaving the orphanage, Pudding and Jello began their career in show business.
415Please respect copyright.PENANArSBSXvYNlL
From street performer to idol in waiting, Jello's popularity grew over time.
415Please respect copyright.PENANALVN65r0F2k
Although life was getting busier by the day, at first, they always took a day or two to see the children in the orphanage.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAIOBaRFS09G
But later, as Jello became more popular, the shows increased exponentially.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAAxssK3eSfF
The tasks and responsibilities that Pudding took on got heavier and weightier by the day.
Pudding restricted Jello's schedule and activities all the more, due to the busy work.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAFtWMHHFqVa
However, the misfortunate be fell the orphanage during the that hectic time.
A fallen angel named Uke Mochi attacked the orphanage. In an instant the orphanage was reduced to ruin.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAxiIZQHWH0E
After receiving the nuns’ announcement that the orphanage was nothing but desolate wreckage, when Pudding made his return.
The place he had put her heart and soul into protecting was gone.
415Please respect copyright.PENANARkMBrs2vMm
The nuns told Pudding that the surviving children had been moved elsewhere.
Which left only Lacy and Joel, one had gone missing, the other may have died.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAJqFj1yVJil
As it turned out, Lacy had been taken away from the orphanage before the attack, but because Joel was still inside, she insisted on rushing back in to find him.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA1K8ncWmfv0
Afterwards, a Master Attendant had found Lacy unconscious, and rescued her.
But because she had received no news from Joel, she sneaked out and never returned.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAu84yLPfIaX
Listening to the nuns recount on what had happened, and seeing the deserted orphanage, Pudding just couldn’t believe it all.
He thought he would be devastated.
415Please respect copyright.PENANA2L9FZR5m0y
Even though everything had been destroyed, he could feel nothing.
His heart seemed empty, like a deep black hole, stifling him.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAlYtYq0u6Of
Was it because of the fallen angel?
Or himself?
If I hadn’t left when I did, would things have turned out differently?
Pudding thought about this from time to time.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAfbwJMA06hv
He could no longer see the faces of the children laughing. I am clearer about that fact than anyone else.
415Please respect copyright.PENANANUDgJybAfS
Jello would be crying her eyes out if she knew what had happened.
Pudding thought about it and would never return back to the orphanage with Jello again.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAoJ3Wli870i
Yet, even though he tried to stop her over and over again, Jello still snuck out alone without telling Pudding.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAgGHO6s1fRn
I do not know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate, but as Jello secretly slipped away, she was pursued by an infatuated foodie whose name starts with egg.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAhU8S3pzZ0P
From then on, Jello never again returned to the orphanage.
And Pudding black listed the infatuated foodie.
415Please respect copyright.PENANAB9LuWW74HB
And it was then that their fate took a turn for the worse..
415Please respect copyright.PENANA76SpB2OHAI
【Pudding - END】
ns 15.158.61.19da2