"The world is so big. We've still barely seen any of it."
The old man smiled, his eyes narrowing.
"But after traveling for so long, it's hard not to get tired."
"After all, I'm getting on in years."
"I can't handle long journeys anymore."
"Now it's time to rest."
"Once we've rested enough, we'll set out again."
"Hehe, I've gone on and on again."
The old man shook his head helplessly.
"Sorry about that."
"It's rare for me to get the chance to talk to someone about Tiger Cub, so I guess I got a little carried away."
"Xiao Xiao, that's all I wanted to say."
"Thank you for listening."
After pouring his heart out, the old man felt completely relaxed, as light as air.
"I really took up quite a lot of your time."
The old man glanced at his wrist.
More than two hours had already passed.
Had he really been talking for that long?
The old man was a little surprised.
A wry smile appeared on his face.
He really had gotten carried away, hadn't he?
He hadn't even noticed so much time passing.
Xiao Xiao smiled. "It's all right. I have plenty of time."
"It's summer vacation now."
"Summer vacation?"
After a moment of confusion, the old man's face cleared. "That's right, that's right. The students are on summer break now."
"Summer vacation..."
The old man sighed. "Every summer after my third year of high school, Tiger Cub and I traveled to different places."
"No, 'went on adventures' would be more accurate."
The old man smiled until his eyes narrowed. "Of course, we did the same during winter break."
"After I graduated, I worked and went on adventures at the same time."
"Time really flies."
"It feels like half my life has already