Killua solemnly apologized for not having visited Alluka in a long time.
Alluka forgave him without the slightest hesitation. In fact, she had never blamed or resented Killua.
"I'll never be mad at you, Big Brother! Just seeing you makes me so happy! I'm really, really glad!"
Alluka threw herself energetically onto Killua, rubbing against him like a kitten.
The more she acted like that, the guiltier Killua felt.
For more than a year, he'd been thinking only about going out and having fun, leaving Alluka and Nanika behind here.
Only then did Alluka notice Silva. She hopped down from Killua and obediently ran over to hug Silva's leg.
"Father, it's been so long! I'm so happy! I can't believe I get to see you and Big Brother together today!"
Silva smiled and hugged Alluka back. After asking her a few concerned questions, he let her go.
Alluka then noticed the stranger beside her—Gelman.
She wasn't shy around strangers, though. She simply blinked her big eyes curiously as she stared at Gelman.
"Y-you are...?"
Killua came over and whispered a few words to Alluka. Then he took his sister by the hand and introduced the only stranger in the room.
"This is Mr. Gelman. He's our friend," Killua said. "He wanted to meet you."
"Mr. Gelman." Alluka blinked her big eyes, walked over, and held out both hands to him.
"Big Brother told me that you've been looking after him lately. Thank you so much for taking care of him!"
"Think nothing of it." Gelman shook Alluka's hand. She really was so very small and delicate, like a piece of tofu that would crumble if you squeezed it.
But that didn't mean the Mist-like Creature Ai was weak.
After all, this body was human. It was a vessel in which