He really was quite impressive.
Mm.
His child was, of course, impressive.
Child's Dad smiled.
"The child can't find that old man..."
"In a few days, he'll give up."
"Mm."
Child's Mom nodded. "In a few more days, he'll have forgotten."
Then it would be as if nothing had ever happened.
Everything would return to normal.
That was what Child's Mom and Child's Dad believed.
Things unfolded just as they had expected.
The peaches started to rot...
The child didn't want to waste them.
He ate one peach.
Then he ate another.
Only one peach was left.
The child still hadn't found the old man.
He even went around asking people nearby if they'd heard anything about the old man.
But no one had seen him.
They all wondered if the child had seen things.
After all, how could there be a little old man with green hair and green skin in this world?
One kind older girl suggested that perhaps he'd seen a cosplayer.
A cosplayer?
What was that?
The child didn't understand.
Missy patiently explained it to him.
She even showed him pictures of cosplayers.
They were people dressed in very extravagant costumes.
The child opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Could it be...
That old man was a cosplayer?
That was all Missy could do to help the child.
The child thanked Missy.
He excitedly went home and told his parents about Missy's new guess concerning the old man.
Child's Mom and Child's Dad were both a little surprised.
Well, this was...
Not a possibility they'd ever considered.
They looked at each other.
They'd thought the child would forget about it in a few days.
They'd also made a point of not bringing it up themselves unless the