What could he do?
He had no way to deal with the monster.
How could he... get the monster to leave the girl alone...
The boy was completely stunned.
He had never even thought of such an important question...
He couldn't help reaching up and knocking himself hard on the head.
What an idiot he was!
He didn't come back to his senses until someone bumped into him.
He also saw the boy's expression and movements at that moment...
The main thing was that the uncle was staring at him, looking as if he expected him to pick up where he'd left off.
What should he do?
There was nothing he could do.
The girl's excitement slowly ebbed.
She'd gone to all that trouble to look for it.
After hearing the uncle say that, the boy increasingly felt that the uncle only seemed unapproachable. In truth, he was warmhearted.
Even if the boy had seen it...
The boy cautiously poked his head out from behind the tree.
He held up the artbook in his hand, meaning to return it to the uncle.
The boy he remembered wasn't like this...
If she yelled, surely lots of people would hear her.
He really hadn't noticed a thing.
What a shame.
What had he done?
Because of the artbook, she seemed less afraid of the strange uncle who had suddenly appeared.
She froze.
He was just too excited... and a little happy...
The girl was surprised to see that the boy was still standing there.
He was at a loss.
The girl was anxious and frustrated.
Was this the boy's... father?
The slightly dazed look on his face quickly turned tense again.
Mm.
But...
The uncle had said he couldn't be