A Story of the 'Circle' of Warm Kindness

The 'Circle' of Kindness

Let's try saying it out loud.

Ya-sa-shi-sa-no-wa
Ya-sa-shi-sa-no-wa
Ya-sa-shi-sa-no-wa

Ya-sa-shi-sa-no-wa. feels the most natural.
Yaa-sa-shi-sa-noo-waa.
It sounds a bit like French.

#WhatAreYouTalkingAbout
I'm talking about this ↓

↑ When I read this article by U-san, what captivated my heart the most was

Mohihi mohihi

it was.
When I first saw this,
Mohihi mo hihi.
I read it as,

Mohihi mo hihi...
Hihi, like a baboon?
Then, who is Mohihi?

I thought.
After about 30 seconds, Masayuki Suzuki started singing,

Oh.
It's Mohi-hi mo hi-hi, huh.

I thought.
Masayuki Suzuki is hesitating whether to sing or not. (This is a hallucination.)

Leaving it to those who actually read the article to decide the correct way to read it, U-san is surely saying,
'What I want you to be captivated by is not that, not that at all!'
(I'm certain of it.)

While reading U-san's article,
What a 'warm project' this is.
I thought while snuggled up under the kotatsu.
Then, a surprise.
A few days later, I received an email addressed to me from Amohana-kaasan, also known as Almond Flower-san.
Reading the contents, I was surprised again.
To me, who is always drifting along warmly, the 'Circle' of Kindness suddenly came around to me 🍩

From then, for a whole week.
I let it sit.

There are several reasons why I let it sit, but the biggest reason is, frankly, that I was embarrassed.
In Amohana-san's article, and in the comments section, I am being showered with praise. (Peeking through the gaps in my fingers while covering my eyes.)

Showered with praise.

I searched to see if that phrase even exists, and it seems it doesn't.
But for me,

It felt like I was being slathered in compliments,

so it feels just right.
When someone who isn't used to being praised gets showered with it, they get embarrassed and awkward.
During this past week, I only wrote articles and posts completely unrelated to the 'Circle' of Kindness.

A hybrid of Kinnikun and Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura.

Since the smell of embarrassment and awkwardness has finally faded, I sent an email to the person I had locked onto. (Via 'Contact the Creator')

.........

Hmm?
No reply, coming.
Th-this is...

I, feeling impatient, whispered in a small voice on the article that person wrote. (It was late last night.)

And this morning, I safely received a kind acceptance!
It is this person! ↓

↑ Just looking at this picture is already so kind. 🍩

I should say in advance that the reason I let the 'circle' of kindness sit for a week was definitely not because I didn't get a reply to my email from Pachiko-san.
I believe I emailed Pachiko-san yesterday? morning. (Where can I see the sent history for inquiry emails?)
Amo-hana-kaasan had sent me an inquiry email before her own article was even posted.
I can hear Amo-hana-kaasan's voice.
'That's why I told you, you have to act quickly on everything, didn't I!' (This is an auditory hallucination, PROBABLY)
Pachiko-san politely apologized for not noticing my email.
No, no, Pachiko-san.
Thanks to you, Pachiko-san, this has turned into something incredibly delicious from a Kansai perspective.
If you had left it for another five days, it might have been even more delicious.
So, please don't worry about it at all.
Rather, this has become valuable information for those who intend to reach out to creators via inquiry emails for the 'circle' of kindness in the future. 🍩
Pachiko-san is kind. 🍩
The pictures Pachiko-san draws are also always very kind. 🍩
Every morning when I open note, the kindness of Pachiko-san's pictures and words permeates my body, which has reluctantly woken up for the morning. 🍩
Thank you, Pachiko-san, for the kindness that permeates through me. 🍩
I am passing the 'circle' of kindness from me to you, Pachiko-san. 🍩