"I was so lucky."
The child was very happy.
"Big Brother found me."
The child grinned at Xiao Xiao.
His big eyes crinkled into crescents.
He'd been so surprised when he saw Big Brother that day.
He'd almost thought he was going to be stuck there forever...
No one had found him...
If Big Brother had taken any longer to show up, he would have started crying.
Uh.
As for where the name Eight Legs came from...
I see.
Besides the child's teacher, there aren't many people I need to notify.
I know...
"Xia Cheng should be home in about ten minutes."
Otherwise, this would have been awkward.
Xiao Xiao, who had been quiet and letting the child talk with his dad, spoke up.
"You were planning to go home, weren't you?"
Luckily, he'd been cautious earlier and hadn't said anything too rude.
What he'd said had come out rather incoherently.
"She told me Xia Cheng was missing."
He'd almost burst into tears.
Mm.
What had he seen?
Curious, the child walked over.
Eight Legs was the name the child had given the dog with eight legs.
The child gestured excitedly.
The child's dad thanked him sincerely.
After getting nowhere for so long, the child had almost started doubting himself...
The child nodded vigorously.
They didn't have to keep looking anymore.
"Huh?"
"See you tomorrow."
He looked down and smiled at the child. "I'll walk you home."
"Goodbye."
After hesitating over what to call the kind young man, whose voice sounded quite young, the child's dad finally settled on that.
He'd guessed right.
The child clenched his fist.
A simple name that was easy to remember.
The child watched as Eight Legs jumped down from the iron gate.
Xiao Xiao wanted to confirm his guess.
"Let's