物种 8

It was then.

"Oh, Benjamin recognizes me?"

Felix, who was one step ahead, waved his arm at Benjamin, no doubt, tactlessly.

"Benjamin!"

In addition to that, when he even called his name out loud, Isaac had to stiffen his shoulders and look at him with dumbfounded eyes. Benjamin still ran wild and called out "Daddy!" to Isaac, but Felix, who still thought he was waving at him, smiles brightly and calls out his name in a friendly way, saying, "Benjamin~."

Everyone's attention was paid. When Felix, who looks just like Benjamin, waved his hands excitedly, everyone began to whisper, "It must be Benjamin's dad."

Isaac froze hard. I didn't expect this to happen...…I'm just embarrassed.

"Look, I think Benjamin likes me. Don't you think so?"

Unaware of the speed of others, Felix looked back at Isaac with a smugly. Words soared up my throat that I didn't think so. However, I had to endure it because I couldn't tell the truth this time.

"…I think so."

Avoiding eye contact, Isaac murmured in a faintly fading voice. But Felix is still glazed as if he was proud of the child's recognition and greeting.

"All right, it's worth the pumpkins' gift.”

"…gift? Pumpkin?"

Close to talking to himself, but at a word out of the blue Isaac raised his surprised eyes. I couldn't see my eyes because I was covered by black sunglasses. Felix shrugged his shoulders as if he wanted to.

"Well, I prepared it last night because it was my birthday. I was going to give it to you as a surprise, but I told you beforehand."

"No, before that... Did you just call Benjamin a pumpkin?”

"Uh."

I can't be so mean to Felix, who answers confidently without knowing what others are thinking. The eyes hidden under the sunglasses went up.

"No, why would someone else's child be a pumpkin?"

"What's wrong with pumpkins? Yellowish hair looks like ripe pumpkins.”