Once Upon a Time, the Tale of the Penguins

"Shiokaze Library" is a private library like a book cafe, run by a book-loving master. There was a rumor that "penguins come to borrow books" there.
Hajime, a young man aspiring to be a manga artist, was a regular at "Shiokaze Library." One night after his night shift at a convenience store, unable to sleep well, he went for a walk outside to sketch and found a penguin on the beach. Puzzled as to why a penguin had appeared in an area where wild penguins shouldn't be, Hajime impulsively chased after it.
After borrowing a book from the Sea Breeze Library, the penguins ended up at an abandoned aquarium that was supposed to have closed down several years ago. In the penguin enclosure there were many penguins, each holding a book that seemed to have been borrowed from the Sea Breeze Library.
Sou realized that they were penguins from an aquarium that had been abandoned and lost their lives, and that even after death they were still bound to the aquarium, borrowing books to relieve themself.

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