"I want to, too..."
"But I'm scared."
"There was no one else with me then."
"If only you had been there, too."
"The two of us could've gone and asked Eldest Brother together."
"The little fox was really, really pretty."
"It looked like it was glowing in the sunlight."
"Wow."
"Where?!"
Xu He couldn't hold back anymore.
Eldest Brother...
Eldest Brother holding the white fox...
That had to be Eldest Brother from back then, right?!
Before meeting Eldest Brother, he'd never seen anyone else holding a little white fox!
The two little girls jumped.
Their mouths fell open.
Their screams caught in their throats and never came out.
Xu He stared intently at the two little girls.
"You just said you saw an older brother holding a white little fox."
"Where?"
"Where did you see him?"
Xu He was extremely excited.
He'd thought there was nothing he could do anymore.
Just as Big Sister had said, all he could do was wait patiently and hope to see Little Joy again.
He hadn't expected...
When the mountains seemed to end and the road vanished, a new village appeared beyond the willows and flowers.
He'd heard new information related to Little Joy again.
Hmm.
Actually, he didn't know if it was related to Little Joy...
But that older brother could see Little Joy.
Even if he didn't know where Little Joy was, he could still help Xu He prove to his mother...
That he hadn't been lying.
Little Joy was real.
Little Joy was his friend.
A very important friend.
"Tell me."
Xu He urged them impatiently.
His voice rose without him realizing it.
"What's going on?"
The bespectacled clerk came over.
His expressionless face made all three children's hearts skip a beat.
"N-nothing."
Xu He