"Really?"
Little Blue opened its eyes wide.
"Because the little butterfly gave its last dance to you."
At last, Lord Xiao Xiao's words made Little Blue smile faintly.
"Yeah!"
"The little butterfly liked me best!"
"And I liked the little butterfly best, too!"
"Hey, young man."
A hearty voice rang out.
Xiao Xiao turned around.
An old man stood there, his hair gray but his face ruddy and his bearing vigorous.
"How did you end up walking into the flower garden?"
The old man looked somewhat disapproving and reproachful.
"Sorry."
Xiao Xiao readily admitted his mistake.
But when Little Blue heard Lord Xiao Xiao being scolded, it immediately grew displeased.
It was the one who had brought Lord Xiao Xiao here.
Lord Xiao Xiao hadn't been the one who wanted to walk into the flower garden.
It flew swiftly up to the old man.
It was just about to open its mouth and explain things to Lord Xiao Xiao when its expression froze, and it slowly closed its mouth again.
There was... no sign of it in this human's eyes.
Another human who couldn't see it.
It had met so, so many of them.
Looking at the little sprite as it flew back somewhat listlessly, a hint of amusement appeared in Xiao Xiao's eyes.
He gave Little Blue a slight shake of his head.
He was telling it that he was fine.
"It's good that you know you were wrong."
The young man's good attitude softened the old man's expression.
"Then why don't you hurry out?"
"It wouldn't look good if someone saw you."
"Please give me a little more time."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
Carefully, he lifted the little butterfly's body into his palm.
"Little Blue, let's lay the little butterfly to rest."
"...Okay."
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