The old lady frowned.
She did not like the word "old."
But many times, she had no choice but to use it.
"...I got lost outside and wanted to contact my family."
The old lady smiled as she spoke of her past embarrassment.
"When you happened to meet someone especially kindhearted, you couldn't explain things clearly to him."
"He simply assumed you were an elderly person who had ended up wandering outside."
Thinking of those encounters, the old lady felt rather helpless.
"He was determined to help you contact your family."
"He even wanted to call the police."
"Wouldn't that just cause trouble for the officers?"
The old lady shook her head.
"I wasn't unable to get home."
"Fortunately, situations like that are rare nowadays."
"The people who come here often recognize me."
"If something similar happens again, they'll help explain things to them."
"They won't let me be left alone to..."
"Mm..."
The old lady tilted her head.
"Be unable to prove my innocence despite having a hundred mouths?"
"In short, it's a very chaotic situation that's impossible to explain clearly."
"I'm perfectly clearheaded."
The old lady seriously told the young man before her.
She was worried that saying all this might instead make the young man misunderstand.
"I know what I'm doing."
"And I also know where my home is."
"Okay."
The corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth curved up.
"I believe you."
How could an old woman who dressed herself so meticulously possibly be muddleheaded?
After a brief daze, the old woman's expression relaxed.
She smiled very happily.
That was right.
She was perfectly clearheaded.
She could continue waiting.
"Come over here..."
A smile appeared uncontrollably on the old lady's face.
"Could it be..."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
His eyes were filled with