That day, the One Above All had a sudden whim.

It didn’t descend in person, but—as always—its voice appeared without warning inside the head of a single Gugudong.

“Anything worth telling me lately?”

Gugudong froze mid-bite on its fifth energy orb, eyes widening into perfect circles.
A heartbeat later, it burst out with a string of excited cries.

“Gugudong～ gugudong～!”

Like performing magic, it pulled a sheet of paper out of thin air, held it carefully with its tiny… sticks? Hands?
It set the paper on the ground, then lifted its gaze toward the sky—or rather, toward where its creator resided.

The voice came again, amused.

“Ah, sounds like something worth sharing. Let me see.”

An image flickered into view: a four-panel drawing, earnest (if questionable) in execution.
The lines wobbled, the figures were crude—but somehow, there was something touching in that clumsy devotion.

It studied the first panel.

“Oh, it’s them. Under the sunset, I suppose?”

The second panel drew a pause.

“…And those two sausage-like things touching—what are they supposed to be?”

Gugudong leapt up, raised its short limbs, and acted it out—touch, apart, then touch again.

“Ah, I see. They’re holding hands.”

Another panel showed two stick figures holding something—brushes? Twigs?
Then the last: a heart, with a single letter inside… a T?

“So this is them drawing together? A heart, with T and… is that a one?”

Gugudong shook its head; it didn’t know either.

Silence. Then a thoughtful murmur.

“…Well, I can’t say I fully understand it, but it does look happy.”
“Even if it’s drawn like colliding sausages, and the heart’s spelling is off—it’s still happiness.”

Gugudong nodded eagerly, spun around once, then flailed its limbs in two and a half joyous turns.

A quiet laugh followed.

“Hahaha—seems the feeling of happiness is universal. Even you can’t resist it.”

At that, Gugudong froze, bashful.
It cupped its face with its stubby arms, crouched down, then peeked shyly at the drawing again, eyes glimmering with pride.

This universe is a mess… but this drawing’s pretty good.

※Submitted by Gugudong. Image unedited. The One Above All claims to have done its best to interpret the contents.