To the bookshelf in your room

There is someone walking a little ahead of us in the
hoodie and headphonesoutfit, walking as casually as if they were
window shopping through the
back alley.

"That person is so effortless."
It's as if my brother is saying he's impressive as expected.
Even though I'm still desperate to find
"what are you talking about."

Plop.
The person in the hoodie and headphones
dropped something from their pocket but went on
without noticing.

What they dropped was an "okra".
"Do effortless people really put things like that in their pockets?"
"They probably just forgot to buy that one thing. Come on, let's chase them and give it back."
Moving too conspicuously in a back alley is dangerous.
I learned that from last time, but the okra is innocent.

We caught up in front of a Chinese restaurant.
"Y-y-you dropped this...!! Hii-haa"
The person in the hoodie and headphones turned around and said.
They definitely said this...
"Oh, you picked up my Minister of Finance. Thank you."

........."Huh?"
While I was standing there blankly, two men came out of the shop. One of them had a face I'd seen before.
No, more importantly, I need to hand over this okra now.
"Oh, yes, you dropped your Minister of Finance"
...Wait, even you, brother!!??
Why is this the Minister of Finance!!?
This is okra, it's okra, it's fuzzy, fluffy okra...
"Well, well, hello there, Mr. Okra."
The man I recognized spoke to the person in the hoodie and headphones, but
seriously, please stop.
I don't even know what's okra anymore.
I just want to give this okra to this person (´;ω;｀)

"Oh, come on, Mr. Miyashita, I'm Makura, M-A-K-U-R-A."
The words of this person who called himself Makura were the final straw.

"Seriously, what are you talking about!!"

It went quiet.

Ah, s-sorry, brother!!
I said it... the important code.
Yet everyone just said
"Yes, that's it!"
Laughing with a 'yay' kind of vibe...
What is going on!!?

Since then, I've started reading Makura-san's "
Back Alley Strolls" feature while enjoying my own creative work.My brother told me to be prepared to respond to sudden dad jokes too.

I introduced the article "Saru Saru Yume Tokako",
and had it added to the magazine.
...Isn't that way too long of a lead-in just to say that!!??

"Sharing likes" can be done in many ways, can't it.

Makura Minomushi-san, thank you again this time.