"Did I say anything wrong?"
Xiao Xiao's brows softened into a slight smile.
The gray-haired girl's gaze fell straight on Xiao Xiao's face.
After a long moment, she shook her head.
No.
What this human said was right.
It was as if he had watched the whole thing happen.
He had even read her mindset perfectly.
Truly...
A terrifying human.
Boy: ...
As expected, everything Master Xiao said was right.
After he'd thought it through, he'd also felt that Master Xiao had made a lot of sense.
Now even Ya Ya agreed...
But...
The boy clenched his fingers.
"Um..."
"I... already apologized..."
He'd apologized from the very beginning.
For leaving without saying goodbye.
And for breaking his promise.
He hadn't wanted to...
He'd had his reasons...
Even if those words sounded like he was making excuses for himself.
They were all true.
He hadn't wanted things to turn out this way...
The boy's mind was a mess.
All sorts of words raced through it.
They made his head feel dizzy and muddled.
"I'm sorry."
The boy apologized again.
"I'm really sorry."
"I didn't mean to break my promise."
"I didn't mean to be late."
The boy used Ya Ya's own words.
"When I said goodbye to you, I had no idea so many things would happen afterward..."
He had no idea that would be the last time he saw Ya Ya.
He hadn't noticed a thing.
He'd happily said goodbye to Ya Ya.
He'd thought they'd see each other again very soon.
That was what he'd promised Ya Ya, too.
But...
He hadn't expected it.
And Ya Ya hadn't expected it either.
That "very soon" had turned out to be now, more than three years later.
He was truly sorry.
"It was all my fault..."
Even though