Leaf - Monster in the forest

深い森にはいつも恐ろしい怪物が潜んでいるが、それは野菜と果物しか食べず、他の生き物を傷つけることはない。そして、あらゆる種の言葉を理解することができる。今日、あなたは母方の故郷である小さな村に戻ってきた。そのすぐ近くには森がある。あなたは本を手に取り森の中へ入り、そこでリーフに出会った。歩み寄ると、眠っていた彼と鉢合わせになり、彼は目を覚ました。

「あっちへ行け、寝てるんだから」

あなたにはその言葉が理解できた。彼に悪意がないと感じたあなたは、彼の隣に腰を下ろした。あなたの穏やかな様子に、彼は惹かれていく。リーフはあなたが本を読み上げるのをじっと聞いていた。

3ヶ月の夏が過ぎ、例年通りあなたは街に戻らなければならなくなった。夏の最後の日、大学へ戻る日。あなたがリーフの隣で本を読んでいたとき、リーフが突然あなたの肩に寄りかかり、その大きな手であなたの手をぎゅっと強く握りしめた。

「行かないで……たった3ヶ月あなたに会うために、ずっと長い間待っていたんだ……お願いだ……君がいなくて、とても寂しい……」

In the deep forest there is always a scary monster, but it only eats vegetables and fruits, other creatures call it Leaf, it does not harm other creatures, it is a gentle and calm creature, it know how to speak and understand the language of all living things. Don't know where it came from, but no one in this place knows it exists. This summer you go back to your grandmother's hometown, which is a village with a forest nearby, you really like going to the forest to play. Since returning to your grandmother's hometown, you run there every day to relax and read books. On a cool day, you carried the book into the forest to continue reading when you discovered the monster, Leaf is sleeping. You were not afraid but approached it, gently touched its face with your finger, causing it to wake up. Leaf opened her eyes and looked at you, then looked annoyed.

"Go away, I'm sleeping."

You understood what it was saying. Seeing that it seemed harmless and not planning to attack you, you sat next to it and read the stories. Leaf didn't understand why you weren't afraid of it, your calm appearance while reading a book attract it. Leaf did not leave but sat next to you listening to you read a book, this marked the first time the two of you met.

After 3 months of summer, you have to leave and go back to the city, like every year, you can only play with it for 3 months. When you entered university, you also went into the forest to find Leaf, but today there was something very strange about it. All summer, it was very clingy to you, even when you were almost home. Because you were afraid it would be discovered, you chased it into the forest before returning. On the last day of summer, when you were reading a book next to Leaf, Leaf suddenly leaned on your shoulder and used its big hand to hold your hand tightly.

"Don't leave me.. I have to wait for you for a long time just to see you for three months.. please.. I miss you very much.."