Chapter 35

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Chapter 36

This is chapter 35 in the Heaven's Design Team manga series.

## Plot

Through narration, Shimoda explains how the different design departments collaborate to fulfill God’s orders every day. Ever since he started working as a liaison, Shimoda has been astounded by the efforts of the Animal Design Team, although he still can’t get used to their methods. In the present, Shimoda walks into the Animal Department to check on the team. To his surprise, he finds a teddy bear sitting in the middle of the room drinking beer and surrounded by carnivorous plants. The design team explains that the teddy bear is acting as a prototype for their latest order for “a useless animal.” Mizushima and Kimura are heading up the project. They ask Shimoda if God would approve their design, but the latter replies that there is no response. The team agrees that they need to add more bad attributes.

While the team collaborates, Meido shows Shimoda a carnivorous plant she is working on. She explains that the Plant Department asked for her help with one of their orders, “a carnivorous plant that eats things other than insects.” After seeing her prototype, Shimoda gives her his opinion and states that there hasn’t been a reply from God yet. Meido explains that carnivorous plants live in nutrient-poor soil. As such, creating a carnivorous plant to thrive on anything other than insects is a tricky task.

Amazed by Meido’s knowledge of plants, Kanamori explains to Shimoda that Meido was the one who designed carnivorous plants in the beginning. Tsuchiya chimes in and explains that the Plant Department asked her to help since she used to work in the Plant Department. He also explains that understanding what an animal eats helps in the design of everything else, and that designers can transfer to other departments to gain knowledge.

Suddenly, the teddy bear starts licking the leaves of the plant after being attracted to its nectar. Realizing that it is getting in the way, Kimura adds some undesirable elements to lure it away (or rather offers it some more beer.) With no approval from God, Shimoda questions whether the designers could try something else like a fish that is bad at swimming. Mizushima explains that it is unlikely because some aquatic species need to move slowly to sneak up on prey. Kimura adds that the Giant Squid, for example, is farsighted and can only see its prey from a distance rather than up close. With this knowledge, Shimoda concludes that even if an animal is useless, it may have some value, therefore making the latest order from God difficult.

The designers all agree and explain how they are using an approach involving emotionally destructive elements. At Kanamori’s suggestion of using something that at least looks cute, the team is using Unabara’s teddy bear as the base. After explaining all the details to Shimoda, Mizushima, and Kimura give a presentation. The teddy bear (which they dubbed “Steve Jobless”) is committed to dipsomania and is unemployed. In addition, they also eliminated the ability to get motivated to do better. They demonstrate by giving it a book to read, and Steve becomes less interested and falls asleep. Believing they have met all the marks, Mizushima and Kimura ask if God approves. But Shimoda replies that there is no response. Meido gets an idea that her plant could feed on beer, but there is no response to it as well.

As everyone tries to think of new ideas, Steve gets ups and starts to hobble over to the plants. Judging by his behavior, Kanamori deduces that he needs to go to the bathroom. However, Steve decides to go over to Meido’s carnivorous plant rather than the actual bathroom. He then sits on top of the open mouth of the plant as if it were a toilet, leaving everyone astounded. The scene gives Meido, Mizushima, and Kimura ideas for their designs.

Since animal excrement is full of nutrients carnivorous plants like, Meido decides to make her plant capable of digesting excrement. Mizushima and Kimura realize that their animal doesn’t need destructive behaviors. Instead, it could benefit other species with one of its destructive traits. The three collaborate on updating their designs, while the rest of the team hangs back in the corner, stunned. With the final touches in place, Shimoda receives word from God giving divine approval. Both the Tree Shrew and the Low’s Pitcher Plant are born.

The three explain the changes they made. The shrew feeds on alcohol, which is given off by the aroma of the nectar from the pitcher plant. As the rest of the team congratulates the three, Shimoda wonders if alcohol exists in nature. Tsuchiya replies that it does and that certain palm plants can harbor yeast, which ferments tree sap to become alcohol. He is interrupted by the sudden arrival of the designers from the Plant Department, who back up his statement.

Shimoda wonders who they are. Kanamori replies that they are the twin princes, Yo and Ko. Tsuchiya asks them if they have come to pick up their order, which Meido presents. Yo and Ko thank Meido for her help. However, they also proclaim that they have come for another reason. Getting down on one knee, they both announce that they have come for Meido, referring to her as a princess, shocking everyone.