"Okay."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
He looked at Spirit Maple.
He hadn't expected this to be Ya Ya's last visit for a while.
Xiao Xiao wondered if he'd come all this way for nothing.
No.
He shook his head slightly to himself.
How could it have been for nothing?
Even just seeing Spirit Maple was worthwhile.
He smiled at Spirit Maple.
After hearing what the gray-haired monster had just said, Spirit Maple should be able to relax for now.
Spirit Maple's usually cool expression softened a little.
A hint of tenderness showed through, almost too subtle to notice.
It felt a little embarrassed.
Its gaze flickered slightly.
So that fellow had already planned not to come back for a while.
And it had gone and called Lord Xiao Xiao all the way over.
It had made Lord Xiao Xiao come for nothing...
Lord Xiao Xiao's smile was clearly telling it not to worry about it.
Spirit Maple pressed its lips together slightly.
What had happened had happened.
There was no use regretting it.
It knew that.
Seeing that Spirit Maple still seemed a little troubled, Xiao Xiao gestured for it to look at the boy.
This visit had also fulfilled one of the boy's wishes.
That made it worthwhile.
Didn't it?
Spirit Maple was momentarily taken aback.
Oh.
There was also the boy.
Well...
The boy had played a small part, one way or another.
Spirit Maple gave an almost imperceptible nod.
It had helped Lord Xiao Xiao a little, too.
That fellow really was the monster the boy had been looking for.
It was nice that things had worked out so coincidentally.
Xiao Xiao checked the time.
Though it didn't feel as if they'd talked about all that much, more than two hours had