So it'll be fine.
"And besides, in front of their children, elders are naturally the strongest!"
Aguri had nothing to say for a moment in response to the man's current display of overflowing confidence.
"And that's not all."
Homi suddenly quickened her pace and moved ahead, taking Ash by the hand and leading him forward until they stopped in the center, where all the refugees could see them.
"At the same time, let's bring back everyone's smiles too, Father!"
Yeah, that sounded incredibly impressive, like something a hero would say. Only...
"Me?"
"I believe that if it's you, Father, then you can definitely do it!"
After meeting the smiling face before him, so full of expectation, for a while, the hand patting the girl's head smoothly guided her behind his back.
That was one more reason not to disappoint anyone. Though perhaps I'd thought the same thing from the start.
Let me think of what kind of opening line I should use... Oh, I've got it.
"Hahahahaha—!!!"
His sudden, villainous-sounding laughter startled Aguri beside him so badly that she nearly fell flat on her butt.
"W-What's wrong? Did the monsters attack again?"
"What's with him? At a time like this, he's actually laughing?"
Whether they had been frightened or simply couldn't believe the laughter, Ash had forcefully dragged these dejected people out of their own worlds and made them focus on him again.
"You're asking what I'm laughing at? Of course I'm laughing at the expressions on your faces!"
Ash had heard before that someone liked to laugh like this in front of everyone. It was actually stylish as hell! Someone as impatient as Ash had naturally wanted to try it himself for a long time.
"Look at those faces, like your parents just died. They're hideous!"
Ash wasn't merely