The child below chased after the balloon, occasionally leaping with all his might and reaching for the string beneath it.
But each time, he missed by just a hair.
A hint of amusement appeared in the passersby's eyes.
Some passersby even wanted to help the child get the balloon down, but just as one kindhearted passerby was about to step in...
The child chasing the balloon was called back by his mom.
The passerby regretfully pulled back his outstretched foot.
Du thought the somewhat stern sound of the child's mom calling him back was simply delightful.
It was nearly exhausted.
This balloon was so hard to control.
If that child had left any later, it couldn't guarantee it would still be able to hold on to its balloon.
That would have been a problem.
Though it wasn't as if it had any particular reason it had to catch up with those siblings...
But since that had been its plan from the start...
Then...
Unless it really couldn't do it...
It still wanted to catch up with them.
And what would it do once it caught up?
It would figure that out then.
Now, Du was very glad it had caught up.
Because it had reunited with Lord Xiao Xiao.
Lord Xiao Xiao was exactly as Du remembered him.
It was very happy.
It knew humans were always changing...
Whether it was their appearance or the air around them...
They always made it doubt its own eyes.
It hadn't been very good at recognizing human faces to begin with.
And then they kept changing...
Lord Xiao Xiao hadn't changed.
Du couldn't help narrowing its eyes after confirming that.
Hm?
The little girl instinctively took the balloon the big brother held out to her.
Then she stared