"Mm, who needs help?" Silvi sat on the box, biting into a sandwich. She raised her head, looked at the surrounding residential buildings, and thought for a moment. "It's best not to leave home, right? Otherwise, it'll be bad if father and mother come back and can't find me."
Hearing her words, He Ao fell silent for a moment before asking thoughtfully, "What if I invited you?"
"Big Guy, you're in trouble!" At those words, Silvi sprang to her feet and craned her neck to look around at He Ao.
"No, I may need to return to where this puppet originally was," He Ao said slowly, smiling at the little doll. "I need the puppet's help. If you're willing to go, that would be for the best."
"I see." Silvi looked up at He Ao, clutching the sandwich with both little hands and squashing it flat.
In the end, she widened her eyes and said slowly, "If you want to invite me out, my price is very high! At least one meal of fried chicken!"
"Alright." He Ao nodded with a smile.
"Then let's go!?" Silvi gripped her sandwich as though she had made some great resolve, looking nervously at He Ao. "But we have to come back as early as possible."
"Sure." He Ao looked at her and smiled. "Then how are you going to leave with me?"
Silvi looked around, then nimbly climbed onto He Ao's shoulder and sat down.
She raised a hand like a great general about to march into battle. "Let's go!"
In the middle of the movement, she lost her balance and nearly slipped off He Ao's shoulder, frightening her into hurriedly hugging his neck.
But one of her hands was still tightly gripping the edge of the sandwich, and she could not quite