Ever since he first realized Big Sis had disappeared.
The boy had wanted to know... desperately, with an aching curiosity... wanted to know...
"Why did you suddenly disappear?"
For so long...
He never thought that one day, he would actually be able to ask Big Sis this question face-to-face.
The boy unconsciously held his breath.
His ears perked up.
He waited for Big Sis's answer.
Big Sis tilted her head.
Her expression remained gently warm.
There was a hint of innocence in it.
"I saw someone I didn't like."
"I didn't want to see him again."
"So I stopped coming here."
For a moment, the boy didn't know what expression he should make.
Someone she didn't like?
"Who?"
He asked instinctively.
Then he saw Big Sis simply smiling at him without answering, and realized.
Even if Big Sis told him who it was, he wouldn't know the person.
Besides, since it was someone she didn't like, Big Sis probably didn't want to talk about him.
The boy felt a little regretful.
"I'm sorry..."
He murmured.
The boy unconsciously pinched his fingers.
But...
Big Sis hadn't stopped seeing him because she hated him...
Once he realized that, he felt as if his whole body had relaxed.
Even he hadn't expected it...
It turned out he cared a lot about this.
He had even been a little afraid that Big Sis had really left because of him.
So he had examined himself countless times.
He'd thought about all kinds of things, whether they made sense or not.
Thank goodness.
A smile appeared on the boy's face.
Big Sis had left for her own reasons.
But...
The smile faded from the boy's face.
"You stopped coming here..."
The boy swallowed. "Why didn't you tell me?"
In his view,