The old woman wanted to do something for this child.
She wanted to protect it.
But the child she wanted to protect... had gone and hurt other children...
Right under her nose.
And she hadn't noticed a thing.
"Do you... think I'm an idiot?"
The old woman gripped the clothes in her hands even tighter.
"I thought you were in some kind of trouble..."
The child had indeed been in trouble, but the source of it was the child itself.
It was the child who had committed a grave wrong.
Not someone bullying the child, as she had thought.
Had she... mistaken a jackal for a lamb?
The old woman could barely catch her breath.
She had saved this child, and... harmed the other children...
"Grandma Zhang."
Xiao Xiao stepped forward and gently patted the old woman's back.
"This isn't your fault."
"Please don't blame yourself."
"...Help me up."
The old woman tried to get up, only to realize she couldn't manage it on her own.
Xiao Xiao supported her by the arm.
He could feel the old woman trembling all over.
"That's enough."
The old woman's words were somewhat cryptic, but Xiao Xiao understood. He gently loosened his hold on her.
"I'll wait over there."
The old woman didn't look at the Child Ghost again. Trembling, she slowly walked away.
Only after the old woman's figure disappeared around the corner did the Child Ghost react.
"Eeek~"
The Child Ghost cried out, looking panicked.
The old woman had left?
Why?
It was still right here.
And there was a terrifying human, too.
The Child Ghost instinctively tried to chase after the old woman.
But a figure blocked its way.
It was Xiao Xiao.
The Child Ghost abruptly backed away.
Its face was deathly pale, its heart pounding with