In the evening, Grand Duke Blake's study had a Cashew Nut theme park party… In short, a hamster party was held.
Now, don't you have the next guest to ride the Ferris wheel? We'll take you to the top in the blink of an eye. If you get on now, you can get a free view of the Northern Grand Duke's office!
There's no second chance like this. Disco music or anything like that… Ah, so it's not a Ferris wheel, but a disco pang-pang? Anyway, hurry up. To the fantasy land of Cashew Nut Land.
I shook my head roughly in the silence and spun the wheel with my hands.
Rattle, rattle.
At first, the treadmill was too heavy to roll properly, but once it gained speed, it began to spin excitedly.
Turning by hand is also rolling. Isn't it? This is also a foot. Paws.
[ㄟ(˘ o ˘)ノ]
…As for turning it by hand… Rolling?
No, look at these small, fragile hands. You conscienceless system. If I run all the way with my feet, I will scream to death?
Hey, hey. System.
Are you listening, child?
[0003/1000]
No, it doesn't really reflect even a single lap?
[It's a system without a conscience! Stuck (ᴖᗜᴖ*)]
Oh boy…
I began to spin the wheel as fast as I almost broke it. The rattling sound didn't make me feel any better.
This damn Ferris wheel. No, it's a wheel. How long did they all run with their feet? You have to pretend you don't know a little bit and tolerate expediency!
No. This is Kyle's fault. Who doesn't even think about the size of the pet hamster and puts this kind of wheel? Look at the wheel that is just the size of a bowl that even guinea pigs can jump on because it is comfortable!
This life! Damn rats!
Just as I was fuming with anger, the door opened without a knock. The person who came in was, of course, Kyle, the owner of the castle.
No, what kind of rural town is his territory? Does it make sense to look around all the time? It took less than half a day…
Wait. Come to think of it, I took a nap.
Kyle Jane Meinhardt walked towards the hamster house with great momentum. It was a dignified walk worthy of being called the ruler of the North.
And his outfit? A thick cape to protect against the icy wind, armor made of iron and leather, and boots that reached below the knee to help him navigate the snow.
All of these things looked amazingly good on him; he was a strikingly handsome man who seemed to have been carved out of winter itself.
"Cashew?"
He called out to me in a puzzled voice.
It was strange to see the wheel spinning alone and the hamster that had disappeared. I hadn't disappeared exactly, but I had gone into a small hiding place.
"I can see all your buttocks."
…Is that so? The house was a bit small.
I came out of the shelter with a hesitant expression.
"I want to spend time with him right now… Unfortunately, there are many documents to check today, so it will be difficult."
—Squeak! (Declined.)
"Yes, I'm sad too."
—Squeak! (No, I'm not sad.)
Sadness is for rats. I hope that through personal time, you will be reborn as a wonderful Grand Duke on the inside. Don't shave your body with kisses and kisses.
Kyle gave me a look as if he wanted to take me out of the house and kiss me right away. However, it seems that the word "busy" was not false. He just looked at me hotly, and then sighed and lowered himself in front of the desk.
"Well, I don't think you were given a title just because you used a sword."
If it had been that way, the emperor's position would have been handed over by duel instead of hereditary. Like it or not, you have to endure tedious paperwork for the sake of the territory. It's the same here and there.
…But it's pretty cool, professionalism.
I sat among the sawdust and watched Kyle.
He was diligently arranging something on a scroll of parchment. I couldn't tell the handwriting because I couldn't see it, but it seemed to be very neat.
He went about his work with a serious attitude, as if he was completely unaware of my existence.
Even those who have a month left to live are living so hard…
Well, I never dreamed that my life would end so soon. I shook my knees and stood up. I felt like I had to do something.
…Of course, it's definitely not because I have nothing to do after taking a nap at night.
Yes, if I have to run a thousand laps anyway! Let's finish them as quickly as possible. What kind of people are we? Koreans, hurry up!
I decided to carry out the "fast-paced operation" of conversion. How do you go fast? What is the answer to solve the problem quickly as a developer… It's an all-nighter.
The developer is a creature of the all-nighter. Let's burn our whole body like we did when it was a lighthouse in Pangyo.
[Great idea! (*´╰╯`๓)]
Don't laugh. I don't feel like that.
[(ᗒᗣᗕ)՞]
I sighed heavily and rode the wheel. I pulled up all my physical strength and ran on all fours on the Ferris wheel.
I've been a dog after drinking, but it's my first time being a hamster spinning a wheel… Well, it's good that they have four legs in common.
Thump and slap.
Still, after running a few laps, I got a sense of it.
What I felt while turning it around earlier was that it was easier to just go with the flow and run when the speed was moderate than to speed up from the beginning. The wheel was heavier than I expected, so it wasn't normal to push it with my feet.
Thump and slap. Square. Many. Square. Thump. Square. Druruk. Slapping… I fell. I slumped down and glanced to the side.
…You didn't see it, did you?
I don't think he saw it. Kyle was still reading the report with a serious expression on his face. I don't know if it's good concentration or nonchalance.
"…That's it."
After a few hours, Kyle woke up, stretching his neck from side to side.
Around that time, I was almost getting a sweet taste in my mouth, so if I didn't want to overwork like this, it was time to take a break.
[0213/1000]
Yes. After a little rest, when he goes back to his bedroom, he will be left alone and do it all… morning.
Rattle.
At that moment, the ceiling of the hamster house opened.
Well, do whatever you want. Then I'll shake my head a little and put it down and go to sleep. Then I work hard to finish it, become a person when I get a thousand laps, fold the pet hamster, and get the next quest.
It was a perfect plan. Assuming that he rides the wheel like that enemy for about eight hundred more laps.
"Then, I'll take this."
…Yes? Wait a minute.
Hey man! My wheel!
I reflexively grabbed the wheel and hung on to it. What kind of cheat is this, but you're taking it carelessly!? I didn't even pay attention to it until now, so why are you suddenly doing this?
I put my little front paws on it with strength to keep from falling. Whether or not I did, Kyle managed to pull my hanging treadmill out of the house. As if my rebellion didn't matter, he carefully grabbed me with his other hand and pulled me off the wheel.
—Squeaky! (Hey, you fool without morality!)
"I know you like it, but not anymore, Cashew. I was worried that your knee joints would be damaged."
—Whoops! Squeak! (It's the first time I've seen a hamster spin a wheel!)
"Yes, yes. It would be sad. But it's all for your health, so don't be too upset."
Kyle put the wheel away and kissed my stomach. I slapped Kyle in the face with a kick and hurriedly called out to the system.
Hey! Honestly, this is invalid! How can you do a quest without a wheel?
[Let's be an active hamster! (•̀ᴗ•́)و]
I felt my stomach bubbling and clenched my fists. If it was in front of me, I would have been able to hold his head in it.
What? Active hamster? Do you call a hamster that is caught by the Northern Grand Duke and kissed 'active'?
If that's the case, I'll let you possess some kind of demon beast! Even if I had possessed Serena, I would have fared better than I do now. Even though he is a character with many twists and turns, is he as frustrating as a beast that cannot speak?
Human rights.
Give me back my human rights, world!
"I'm hungrier than that. You've turned the wheel that much, so you must be hungry."
Now he has come to think that my nervousness is a grumpy trick caused by mere hunger. I stepped down on the sawdust and clung to the transparent glass curtain.
Kyle pulled something out of the drawer of the table by the door, and then scooped up a macadamia over me.
"It's okay to eat."
It was a gentle tone. If someone hears it, they will think it's something they're saying to their lovers.
I grabbed Kyle's fingers with my small hands and bit his hand, not the macadamia.
At that moment, a new system window appeared in front of me.
[More than anything, I'm not a hamster, I'm a human, and I don't do anything barbaric like biting anything.]
This is what I said to the system.
Okay. There were times when I did. However, Bae Su-hyun died yesterday. I am Bae Su-hyun, who was born anew. Now Bae Su-hyun bites people. It's an age where meat is better than macadamias.
And isn't this karma? If you don't want to be bitten, you shouldn't have done it.
"Is your tooth tickling?"
Contrary to expectations that he would be in pain, Kyle was very grave. Instead, he lifted my buttocks up and began to look at me with worried eyes.
Hey, look at what.
Don't look at it, don't lift your buttocks.
Give me my wheel!
"Play quietly."
After that, he left me at home and went back to his bedroom. Sweet. The lights in the study went out, and everything became quiet in an instant.
I sat down on the sawdust and hit the ground.
My Wheel…
It was a lucky day.