"Did you have fun today?"
"Yeah!"
"Mm, then you should go thank Professor Agasa properly. Spending a whole day playing here was hard work for him too. Go thank him, then we'll find somewhere to eat and wait for the fireworks show to end."
"Okay!"
As he spoke, Tangze rearranged the slightly deflated balloon in his hand, restoring it to its tied shape before handing it back to Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya.
Twisting this kind of long balloon into a complicated fish shape really took skill. The amusement park staff were probably not very good at it; the balloon had not been inflated particularly full, so after an afternoon and evening of play, its shape had collapsed.
Tangze had keenly noticed this and efficiently taken on the task of fixing the balloon, while casually urging the little troublemakers to be good.
Their attention had mostly been on Curacao all day. Professor Agasa looked as helpless as a dog owner walking three huskies who had not been let out for days. They should show a little respect for their elders.
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya took back the jellyfish-shaped balloon from Tangze with shining eyes, looking thrilled. "Brother Tang Ze, you're amazing!"
"No, I just have a good memory. I remembered how to tie it after seeing it once. All right, they're still waiting for you."
"Mm!"
Only after watching Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya run back toward Professor Agasa, proudly waving the balloon restored to its cute shape, did Tangze stand up and sit down on the nearby bench.
At mealtime, theme park restaurants were always packed. The children, whose excitement had not yet been worn away by fatigue, did not intend to wait around here. Before the last ticket sales ended, they planned to ride the giant wheel once more with Professor Agasa.
—It was obvious from