"You disappeared again..."
The girl with slanted ponytail spoke in a bright, clear voice, rattling off a whole lot of things.
But...
Princess, Prince?
Someone let out a snort of laughter.
How... fairytale-like.
Mm.
They were names kids liked.
The little girl in the princess dress lifted her chin. "Auntie, you were too slow."
The girl with slanted ponytail: ...
"Wasn't your brother the one running all over the place?"
"You didn't help me look for your brother. You even wandered off yourself..."
She had finally managed to catch the little boy, only to turn around and find the little girl gone. Her whole world had collapsed.
In that instant, her heart had leaped into her throat.
Even now, with the children back in sight, she could still feel a faint ache from the tension of having lost them.
The girl with slanted ponytail took a deep breath.
"You two..."
"If you keep being so disobedient, next time you'll stay at home."
"Auntie won't take you out to play anymore."
Those two kids had left her completely drained.
Taking care of kids was really exhausting.
Taking care of two was enough to drive anyone crazy.
Especially when neither of them could sit still.
She felt like she was going through a trial.
The little girl and the little boy looked at each other.
"You're the one who ran off!"
The two children blamed each other in unison.
"You."
The little girl stood tall with her chin raised. "Auntie was looking everywhere for you just now."
"Auntie was looking everywhere for you, too."
The little boy refused to back down.
The girl with slanted ponytail: ...
She lightly tapped each child on the head. "I was looking everywhere for both of you."
"Neither