A child’s growth truly happened in the blink of an eye; close your eyes for just a moment, and by the time you opened them again, they would have shot up.
The Constellations knew that very well.
After all, they had cherished and raised Han Yuyeon for seven years, watching in real time as she grew and grew.
That was why, if at all possible, they did not want to take their eyes off Han Yuyeon.
Because the one time they looked away for a moment, they had seen her trying to stab a sword into her stomach, and because they wanted to watch as much of Han Yuyeon’s growth as they could.
[Title: Waiting Room for Yuyeon’s Return Response]
Author: Explainer
If Yuyeon had something depressing happen on Earth again, Pattern 1
If Yuyeon looks like she’s in a good mood, Pattern 2
Yuyeon should be here soon
- FarmingIsGood) If it’s Pattern 1, you’re finally taking out that S-rank you’ve been hiding away, right?
└ Explainer) Yeah
- BambooSpearLab) It hasn’t been long since we stopped Earth from nearly getting fucked, so nothing much should happen this time, right?
└ Explainer) Because of you, it’s Pattern 1 now
└ BambooSpearLab) Ah fuck, sorry, I’ll kill myself
└ Explainer) Die♡ A loser who raises flags should just die♡
The Constellations ran through the simulation once more as they waited for Han Yuyeon to return.
And when Han Yuyeon finally came back, they confirmed that she was in a state corresponding to Pattern 2 and felt relieved.
- BambooSpearLab) I’m going to stab you
└ Explainer) Sorry♡
└ BambooSpearLab) I’m really going to stab you
└ Explainer) Yuyeon♡ : VV
└ BambooSpearLab) If it’s Yuyeon’s double peace, then I acknowledge it. Forgiven
While they were chatting like that, Halarchive was the first to speak to Yuyeon.
What could have happened to put our Yuyeon in such a good mood?
Yuyeon’s voice, as she showed off her gifts with sparkling eyes, had a calmness that soothed the heart.
“I received a soft, fluffy bed and furniture too. When I tried lying on the soft bed, it felt nice.”
- PainOfCreation) Mm, mm, so you got a bed too
- FarmingIsGood) A soft bed is definitely essential
└ PainOfCreation) Why does it feel weird when this bastard says it?
└ FarmingIsGood) Wanna do chicken?
└ PainOfCreation) Chicken, I’m good to go if only you come
└ FarmingIsGood) What? Screw off, I’m not doing it
└ PainOfCreation) I’ll come
└ FarmingIsGood) Don’t come, I seriously warned you
“Ah, and there was something I wanted to tell you. Chicken was a really good thing.”
- FarmingIsGood) Yeah, yeah, me too, chicken?
- PainOfCreation) ?
- SwordFather) ?
- Halarchive) ?
- LookingForGems) ?
Had they heard wrong?
- Unicoorn) Uuu... I’m gonna diie...
But judging by the way the Unicorn Constellation was flickering precariously, that didn’t seem to be the case.
To find out what in the world had happened in the short time they hadn’t seen her, the Constellations briefly became of one heart and one mind, then sent a barrage of letters.
The meaning contained in the many, many letters was all the same.
- What do you mean by that, Yuyeon?
“Chicken was very different from what you told me.”
Seeing Yuyeon rummage through her subspace pouch made it feel as if fire were bursting inside them.
What kind of son of a bitch had dared to do chicken with our Yuyeon?
After all we did to raise Yuyeon.
At the same time, another thought occurred to them.
They had told her they hoped she would do chicken with someone she loved, and yet she had gone and done it. Could it be that she had met someone she loved on Earth?
What kind of son of a bitch had stolen our Yuyeon’s heart...!
After all we did to raise Yuyeon...!
Han Yuyeon took out some food from Earth from her subspace pouch and explained.
“This is chicken. The outside is really crispy, and the inside is moist, and when you bite into it, the juices seep out... Mm. I don’t know how to explain it.”
“Anyway, chicken wasn’t the act of making children. It was food. Really delicious food.”
At that incomprehensible explanation, the Constellations immediately strung up Explainer.
Because the one who had first brought them the information that chicken was sex was Explainer.
[Title: Stand Up Straight, Explainer]
Author: BambooSpearLab
(Image of a spear pointed at the Narrator Constellation)
Yuyeon says chicken is food. Explain this. Quickly.
- LookingForGems) Hurry, hurry, pop out already
- Unicoorn) Uuu... I’m gonna die soon...
- PainOfCreation) 1. First, hang Explainer
- Explainer) Wait a second
No matter how much Explainer was a Constellation related to records, gathering information about chicken in a short period of time was not an easy task.
Going through the records of Climbers he had no interest in one by one, searching only for the parts where they mentioned chicken, was pure torture.
Even so, Explainer managed to scrape together information.
Information that was no different from what he had found the first time.
- Explainer) I think chicken really is sex?
└ BambooSpearLab) Are you saying Yuyeon lied to us?????
└ LookingForGems) I’m dizzy
└ Unicoorn) I’ll... diie...
The constellation flickered, and their stellar dignity wavered.
While the stars staggered, there were also Constellations who managed to keep their balance in their own way.
- SwordFather) You should know if you’ve been watching Yuyeon all this time. Yuyeon can’t lie. Therefore, chicken is food.
└ Explainer) I’m also uncertain about that part, so I’m confused. There’s no reason for Yuyeon to go out of her way to lie to us about chicken
└ Halarchive) I agree.
There were the Constellations who trusted Han Yuyeon almost unconditionally.
- BambooSpearLab) But you said all the other Climbers say chicken is sex
- EndingCollector) If chicken were food, they wouldn’t say it like that
└ PainOfCreation) For real. Who describes food like that?
└ FarmingIsGood) If it were just one or two people, sure, but if a hundred out of a hundred are like that, it is weird
And the Constellations who could not fully trust her and had fallen into confusion clashed with them.
As the trust faction and the suspicion faction split apart and acknowledged that each other’s opinions had a point, the confusion only deepened.
- Unicoorn) Dyuu...
Han Yuyeon could not lie. Therefore, chicken was food.
But every other Climber claimed that chicken was sex.
What in the world was this contradiction?
[Title: Trust Yuyeon vs. Trust Worthless Humans]
Author: EndingCollector
(Image of Han Yuyeon doing double peace)
Father. Mother. Grandfather. Chicken is food.
vs
(Roughly taken picture of a human)
Chicken is sex.
- FarmingIsGood) Wow, this is fucking hard
- BambooSpearLab) This one really is perfectly balanced;
- SwordFather) Yuyeon’s words are absolutely correct.
└ PainOfCreation) Trusting her too blindly isn’t good for her education either
└ Halarchive) Trusting Yuyeon requires no intellect.
Perhaps because SwordFather and Halarchive’s brainless love produced a backlash effect, the majority of the Constellations, whose eyes had opened just a little, eventually chose the latter.
Then, calming their hearts where anger and sorrow were mixed together, they asked, wanting at least to know the other party.
‘So who did you do chicken with?’
They only wanted to know who Yuyeon’s chicken partner was.
“? I enjoyed it with Lady Ravina.”
- BambooSpearLab) What
- FarmingIsGood) What...?
- LookingForGems) ?????
Ravina. She did chicken with Servane’s last disciple...?
But Ravina was a woman?
The Constellations, who pursued only heterosexual love, were plunged into shock yet again.
- EndingCollector) Does Yuyeon perhaps like women...?
└ FarmingIsGood) No!!! Way!!!!!!
└ BambooSpearLab) Ha, shit, this is kind of ambiguous. I don’t know if I should consider this a relief
Then came the next blow.
“When I enjoy chicken from now on, I think I’ll be careful. It made me so happy I felt like I was becoming an idiot. My head went completely white, so it was a little scary too.”
After hearing a chicken story they had not wanted to hear, one far too honest, all the Constellations fell silent.
Han Yuyeon, who had silenced the stars, continued speaking calmly.
“Ah, but since this is a rest floor, it should be okay to enjoy chicken comfortably, right?”
- FarmingIsGood) Stop... Please stop...
- BambooSpearLab) How are you going to enjoy chicken by yourself...
Han Yuyeon grabbed the leg of the food she insisted was “chicken.”
- PainOfCreation) Yuyeon, no matter what you say, that isn’t chicken...
Aaah—om nom nom.
When the batter came off and the juices burst out, and a crisp impact rang in their ears—
- FarmingIsGood) ?
- BambooSpearLab) ??
- PainOfCreation) ???
The violent visual linked sight and taste, making them infer its flavor.
Just how delicious was it for Yuyeon to look that happy?
The shattered fragments completely assembled themselves, and all the Constellations reached the same truth.
Yuyeon had not lied, and chicken really was food.
And the reason all the other Climbers had made the same claim was this.
- FarmingIsGood) That looks sexy as fuck...
If there was any food in this universe that would not fall short even if described as sex, it could only be chicken.
Only after realizing that everything up until now had been a terrible misunderstanding did their hearts settle.
Acknowledging the greatness of human creativity, the Constellations laughed together in unity.
They simply felt good because it seemed like Yuyeon had not yet left their arms.
- BambooSpearLab) Shall we hang Explainer first?
- Explainer) Haha, tell Yuyeon I love her
- FarmingIsGood) If chicken is food, then can I say I want to enjoy chicken messily with Yuyeon?
└ PainOfCreation) Let’s hang this bastard too
It was a happy ending.
***
I’m Han Yuyeon. Flexible... Yuyeon... What was it again?
As I ate chicken, I felt like I had forgotten a lot of things again.
But it should be fine. I cleared up the misunderstanding about chicken, and I ate chicken deliciously too, so it was about time to go up to the 21st floor.
“VV.”
Checking the chickens and all kinds of dishes stored in my subspace made me feel so reassured.
Just how many birds was this?
It would be a waste to eat them all by myself, so I should look for someone to enjoy chicken with in the next world.
I’ll spread chicken and peace throughout the whole world.
Feeling good, I climbed to the 21st floor, spun my body around, and swayed lightly.
“?”
This world felt strangely similar to the Earth of my previous life.