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The Heroic Adventure of the Straw Doll: Coming Home
The Heroic Adventure of the Straw Doll: Coming Home
Previously, due to an error, the straw doll ended up separated from the expressionless maid, Sara. Deciding to start its journey home positively, where its "mom" awaited, it nevertheless made a terrifying discovery about its situation midway.
(Where am I?)
It discovered the shocking fact that, just like its "mom," it also had no sense of direction, leaving it even more lost than it was at first.
(I won't give up!)
However, the little straw doll quickly recovered from this shocking revelation, deciding to continue its journey even without knowing how to get home.
"Help! My cat is stuck in the tree!"
(I'm coming!)
"Huh?! What are you?"
(Here you go!)
"Meow."
"Oh, thanks?"
(You're welcome!)
On its way, the straw doll met a boy whose cat was stuck in a tree, so remembering the cat named Lysandra it usually plays with, it decided to stop and help.
"Please, help me!!"
"Hehehe, don't resist, pretty thing."
(Stop right there!)
"What the f— (Punch!) Argh!!"
(Are you okay?)
"Uhh?! Um, yeah? Thanks...?"
(You're welcome!)
Afterward, it encountered a strange creature disguised as a man, appearing human, kidnapping a girl in the middle of an alley. The girl was desperately crying for help, so it punched the "man," leaving him unconscious to help.
"Cough... Cough... Please help me... I-I don't want to... die."
(Hang in there!)
And it even saw a person drowning in a river, so it bravely jumped in to save them, bringing them to the shore where it performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, learned from the first aid courses given by its "mom" in case of emergencies.
It was in this way that throughout the day, the straw doll spent its time going through the city, helping whoever it heard calling for aid on its way home.
(It's getting late...)
However, its poor sense of direction combined with all the stops it made along the way caused the straw doll to waste a lot of time, watching the sun begin to set.
(Mom...)
The straw doll hadn't spent so much time separated from its "mom" since it was born, causing it to feel sadness and depression.
"Nooooooooooo!!"
(Trouble!)
But upon hearing a distressed scream coming from a nearby house, the straw doll instantly swapped its melancholy for urgency, entering the house through a window towards the scream.
"Ahahaha, I never get tired of watching my spoiled mother suffer."
Upon discreetly entering the room through the window, the straw doll found a man watching what its "mom" called a computer, an image of a woman tied up and calling for help.
(Bad guy!)
It was then that its "mom's" wise teachings returned to the straw doll's mind, quickly deducing who the culprit was.
"Now I wonder what other lesson I should gi— (PUNCH!!) OOF!!"
(Victory!)
So, without any hesitation, the straw doll punched the man in the face, quickly knocking him unconscious.
"...Time's up."
"Stop..."
(Oh no!)
But without even time to celebrate its victory, upon seeing what was happening, the straw doll sped up to maximum power, trying to get there in time to help.
"Break time's over, Ma—agh!"
"Huh?"
And seeing the woman lying on the ground, crying with her eyes closed before the other, that's how the straw doll decided which of the two to knock out.
(I've come to help!!)
Now proud to have arrived on time, the straw doll said cheerfully.
But no matter how long it stood there, the woman just gave it a stunned look without saying anything.
(Don't you need help?)
"Huh?!"
(Are you okay?)
Worried about the woman in front of it due to her pale expression and frightened face, the straw doll asked, trying to find out what was scaring her.
"U-uhm, ¿could you help me?"
Upon hearing the most common words of the day, its concern turned into an innocent desire to help.
(It's okay!)
After that, the straw doll helped calm the woman down while casually attempting to use the calming massage technique it had seen its "mom" use so many times in an attempt to soothe her, which seemed to be working as she relaxed more and more.
"Ugh... Sniff... Ugh..."
(Calm down, calm down.)
But even so, she still seemed to be suffering, causing the straw doll sadness as it didn't know how to help, unlike the other times.
"...Sniff... As long as he has that phone... What am I supposed to do...?"
(?!?)
"Sniff... What's wrong?"
But when it heard the word "phone," the straw doll remembered the phone in the hands of the man it had knocked out upon entering. It had "borrowed" it under its "mom's" wise teachings, and began searching for it inside its storage stomach.
(Here you go!!)
".....Is that it?!"
After giving the phone to the woman, the straw doll continued going for the man she had been complaining about, leaving him tied up in front of her.
"?!"
(Mom, says!)
And to lift her spirits, it made a final decision to share some of "mom's" wisdom with her.
(Punch, get up, live!)
"What...?"
(What's broken gets fixed!!)
Initially, the straw doll was worried the woman might not understand, but...
"Hahaha... Hahahahahahaha!!"
The liberating laugh that resonated moments later reaffirmed that its "mom" is always right.
"Thank you so much for everything, little one, though I wish you could stay."
(I'm sorry, I have to go home!)
"Yes... Going home is important, please take care."
(Thank you!)
"See you soon."
After helping the woman, the straw doll continued its search, watching as the big city lit up in the middle of the night, feeling scared by the loneliness and worried about its "mom."
(Mom?!)
However, at that moment, it felt a current of familiar emotions it knew very well, which began to show it the way home.
(Mom!)
The straw doll began to run, speeding up its pace more and more, filled with emotion.
(Mom!!)
Until finally seeing a familiar house and feeling the familiar presence of its sisters, but above all...
(Mom!!)
"Huh?!"
The presence of the person it most wanted to see.
"I'm not sure what's going on, but... Welcome home."
(I'm home)