I've started a weather forecast for the heart! 📱 Could my very own 'Emotional Weather News' change the world!? 🌎 I'll decipher the weather of the heart! 💡 The truth hidden behind a smile! 🤫 A moving bond connected by a mysterious app! 😊

Hmm, is this a bug? 🤔 Or could it be...!?

Shinji (55) groaned while peering into a tablet equipped with his self-made AI program.

His eyes were sparkling with curiosity, just like a boy who had found a new puzzle. ✨

Usually, at this time, he would be flying his homemade drone to collect airflow data at the neighborhood park, but today he was glued to the tablet screen.

Even though thick, gloomy clouds were spreading outside the window, the sky displayed on the tablet screen was, for some reason, a different color.

In the corner of the screen, there was a display that read 'Midori'.

Wait, could this mean it's the building manager's sky...!?

It showed a forecast completely different from the actual weather report: 'Cloudy with occasional rain, sometimes accompanied by thunder.' ⚡️

This isn't just a weather forecast.

Without a doubt, it's a weather forecast for the heart!

Shinji once hit a wall in marketing during a startup venture and had a somewhat bitter experience with failure.

At that time, he engraved apassionate beliefin his heart: 'Technology only shows its true value when it stands close to the human heart!' 🔥

So, what if this strange phenomenon was the result of the research he had been pursuing for years: 'visualizing the unspoken movements of the heart'?

Shinji'sintellectual curiositycould no longer be stopped! 🚀

This might be my very own special, major discovery! 😲

It's a moment where the excitement just won't stop! 😊

Ever since then, Shinji has been completely obsessed with analyzing the 'Emotional Weather News'! 🧠💡

The app apparently displays the emotional states of people within a certain range in real-time, using sky colors, cloud shapes, and even the sound of thunder.

It's as if new meteorological data is spreading out right before his eyes, and he can't get enough of it! 📊✨

In particular, the weather patterns of Midori, the building manager who always handles her work efficiently with a smile, greatly stimulated Shinji's curiosity.

For some reason, her sky frequently showed forecasts like 'deep misty rain, occasional gusts of wind.' 🤔💧

One day, Shinji decided to pluck up the courage to speak to Midori.

'Midori-san, is something bothering you? You've looked a bit under the weather lately... I'm worried about you. 😊'

Then Midori replied with her usual, perfect, unchanging smile.

'No, it's nothing at all, Shinji-san! Thank you for your concern!'

But even then, on the app's screen, a small thunderclap was roaring behind her smile.

Shinji became convinced that what this app showed wasn't superficial emotions, but rather the 'true feelings' hidden deep in the heart that no one else knows about. 😢🤫

Shinji also gained very important hints from his interactions with Yuki-kun, an elementary school student living in the apartment building.

Yuki-kun was very curious about the mechanical sounds coming from Shinji's room, his homemade drones, and robots, and would often come to ask questions with sparkling eyes, saying, 'Shinji-san, what are you doing with this?!' 🤩

'This is something called AI, a very smart computer. The characters you play with in your games might even be controlled by AI!'

Shinji loved touching upon Yuki-kun's pure curiosity, and he would explain difficult AI mechanisms by comparing them to familiar things, just like teaching someone how to beat the latest game! 🎮✨

He taught him in an easy-to-understand way.

Yuki-kun learned 'the joy of pursuing the why' and 'the fun of creating something yourself' from Shinji, and his eyes sparkled even more. 🌟

Every time Shinji encountered Yuki-kun's straightforward emotional expressions, he felt anew 'the warmth of the human heart that cannot be seen through data alone' and 'the importance of empathy.'

This was a great joy that connected back to his past experience as an IT instructor in elementary and junior high schools! 🎉💖

And then, one evening, an incident finally occurred! 😱

Midori's sky suddenly changed to 'intense cumulonimbus clouds, heavy rain warning,' and at the same time, the app issued an 'intervention required alert'! ⚡️☔️

From his analysis so far, Shinji was convinced that this storm stemmed from her deep sorrow and regret—specifically, her feelings for her only daughter who had passed away years ago, and her self-reproach for not having noticed her daughter's inner voice.

He hesitated.

"How should I convey this secret that no one else knows...?"

The bitter experience of failing to read a 'customer's true needs' in his past business life flashed through his mind.

But the "compassion for others" he had gained through his interactions with Yuki gave him a strong push forward! 💪🌈

Shinji made up his mind and headed to the apartment's rooftop garden.

There, Midori was watering the flowers in a flowerbed filled with memories of her daughter, looking more listless than usual.

The air around her was heavy and somber, just as the app had forecasted.

It was as if her very heart was covered in thick clouds. ☁️😢

Shinji chose his words carefully.

He wouldn't talk about the app directly, but rather use warm words that might help her open up even a little.

While gazing at the colorful flowers in the bed, he spoke quietly and gently.

"Midori-san, these flowers show us different expressions when it rains, don't they? Perhaps people, too, only realize what is truly important after experiencing a storm, don't you think!"

At Shinji's gentle words, Midori looked up as if startled.

Tears began to overflow from her eyes uncontrollably.

Her regret for her daughter and the sorrow she had kept bottled up without telling anyone were being released along with her words.

Midori's emotional sky was pouring down heavy rain, as if a dam had burst. ☔️💧

Synchronizing with her, the sky displayed on the tablet screen also showed intense thunder and heavy rain.

Shinji simply stood quietly by her side, listening intently as if to catch every one of her tears.

He felt once again that the information from this app was merely a "catalyst for realization," and that what truly matters is the "connection between people's hearts." 🤝💖

Then, Shinji could see through the tablet that Midori's sky was gradually regaining its light along with her tears, transforming into a dazzling 'rainbow after the rain'! 🌈✨

As if in sync, a faint rainbow had also begun to appear in the real sky.

Shinji became convinced that 'Emotional Weather News' would not only analyze people's hearts but also become a 'tool for empathy' that deepens the bonds between people.

He made a firm vow in his heart to use this 'my very own' app only to stand by the hearts of those who are truly in need. 🔐

Having reaffirmed the joy of helping others with new knowledge and technology, Shinji quietly, yet with a burning passion in his heart, resolved to continue using his spirit of inquiry and creativity to enrich people's hearts and develop an 'AI that warms the heart'. 😊💖

On the rooftop garden dyed in the sunset, a warm light was certainly lit in both of their hearts. 🌟

Life is still full of so many 'interesting discoveries'!

Shinji was truly excited about such a future! 🚀😊

The End