The Yao Master Alliance was originally founded to protect people.
To protect humans who could see yaoguai, who were regarded as strange by everyone else.
Children who could see yaoguai were naturally among those they prioritized protecting.
But even the powerful Yao Master Alliance couldn't be everywhere at once.
There were always children like Wei Xinhai.
They went undiscovered by the Yao Master Alliance,
and knew nothing about what made them different.
They were bewildered by everything they had to endure.
By the time those naive children grew up and understood it all, the damage had already been done.
"Ah, sorry."
The man suddenly came to his senses. "Have I been talking too much?"
"Sorry..."
"I haven't talked to anyone in a long time..."
More precisely, aside from the most basic communication, he hadn't talked like this about himself, his thoughts, his feelings, or other private matters in a long time...
For a moment, he'd gotten carried away.
"Sorry..."
the man murmured.
A trace of unease rose in his heart.
As a stranger, he seemed to have been far too forward.
He'd poured everything out all at once.
And it had all been his own negative feelings...
"Do you feel a little better now?"
Xiao Xiao smiled.
The man was taken aback.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he honestly nodded.
He really did feel much better.
He felt a lot lighter, too.
"That's good."
Xiao Xiao's eyes curved into a smile. "Looks like my advice was pretty good."
"It's important to talk things out now and then."
"If you always keep everything bottled up, it's easy to get stuck in a rut."
The man pressed his lips together.
"...Thank you."
"I was only here to listen."
Xiao Xiao's expression was gentle.
It was