Dark Fairy Tale?
The child would finally be vindicated.
She and the child's father had wronged him.
The child really had seen the old man with green hair.
Then why couldn't she and the child's father see him?
The woman was puzzled.
The woman reached up and rubbed her temples.
Her head was starting to ache from thinking too much.
The woman shook her head.
No...
They hadn't even found him yet...
Why was she getting a headache over it already?
What if the man hadn't found the old man with green hair?
Then all her doubts just now would be unfounded.
The woman found it a little amusing.
Besides, whether the man had found him or not...
She probably had no way of knowing.
So...
She might as well act as if nothing had changed.
That was the easiest and safest option.
"Thanks, kiddo."
The man thanked the child again. "Thanks for telling me you saw the old man with green hair."
In any case, it had made him feel more certain about continuing his search.
The child's eyes widened.
It was the first time an adult had thanked him again and again like this. The child found it novel, and felt a little shy.
He was also a little happy.
The child shook his head.
"...You haven't found the old man, Uncle."
The child wanted to do more for him.
"Mm."
The man nodded.
He really hadn't found the old man from his memories.
But...
"What you said gave me hope."
The man smiled.
He'd thought it was a story only he had experienced.
He hadn't expected...
There might be another possibility after all?
The child didn't quite understand what the man meant.
But he could read the smile on the