Hoseok was flustered and pulled Yua away.
"M, what are you doing? Get out."
"why?"
"Then what if you lose your color too!"
Hoseok quickly separated the baby from the child.
The toddler sat down on the sofa behind him.
The toddler sat on the sofa and spoke to Hoseok.
"Hoseok, how do I look to you now?"
"You? Of course the green dress, just a moment."
"I don't know, but I don't lose color. So don't worry about it."
The toddler smiled and said to Hoseok.
Hoseok smiled faintly at those words and sat down next to Yua.
And then we talked about everything.
We talked about things like how old they were, what their hobbies were, etc.
The toddler came into the house and talked to the fairies.
"Child of the Forest! Where have you been today?"
"Today I went to my friend Hoseok's house."
"Hoseok...? What kind of friend is he?"
"That kid looks dark, but he's actually a bright kid. People hate him because he's ruining the forest, but I don't. I like him. We'll meet again tomorrow and play!"
"Child of the Forest. If that guy looks dark, I don't think it's a good idea to play."
"Ellie. Hoseok is a kind and bright kid. He just makes his surroundings a little dark."
"Child of the Forest..."
"And I got a name. Yua, short for Child of the Forest, shining like glass. Ellie, I'm tired. I'll sleep first."
"···Yeah, good night, Yua."
And so the next morning dawned.
The child woke up early in the morning and ate breakfast.
I was eating alone, humming a song.
At that time, I saw the left side turning black and white.
The toddler looked at it, smiled slightly, and looked to the left.
As expected, Hoseok was walking towards me.
The toddler got up and approached Hoseok.
The toddler was stuck next to Hoseok, but he didn't lose his color.
I walked somewhere while talking with Ho-seok again.
The place we arrived at was a place that Ho-seok often visited, as everything had lost its color.
That's probably why I didn't come here.
The child looked around, as if it was his first time in such a place.
But Ho-seok grabbed Yua and opened his mouth as if he had something to say.
"Yuaya, my color is coming back."
"What? Really?"
At Ho-seok's words, Yu-a jumped up and down in excitement.
The excited Yua and the colorful Ho-seok played there until the sun went down.
The toddler came home and talked to the fairy Ellie.
"Ellie, I met Hoseok today. But Hoseok's color is coming back!"
"Really? That's good. Forest, Yua, are you going to play with that friend tomorrow too?"
"Yeah! I'm going to play tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, and I'm going to play all day long!"
"···Yu-ah, can you stop seeing that friend?"
"why?"
"If you keep seeing that kid, I feel like you'll lose your color. If you lose your color, we..."
"Ellie, that won't happen. I won't lose my color. I'll go to bed early today. Good night, Ellie."
The baby fell asleep.
Ellie, a fairy who was friends with Yua, muttered while looking at Yua's back as he was sleeping.
"Child of the Forest, you are already losing your color."
The color of the sleeping infant's feet was not a bright lime green, but a dull gray.