"Uncle, is my sister really okay?"
High in the sky, Hanabi hugged Wuye's neck and could not help asking again, "Are you sure?"
"Mm, don't worry..."
Wuye held her slender waist tightly, his voice calm. "I more or less know what happened. It won't be long before you understand too, but I can't explain it to you right now."
The timeline had to be handled cautiously. He could not let Hanabi learn of this in advance, lest it affect the past.
"Then I'll trust you, Uncle!"
Hanabi seemed to finally set her mind at ease. She pressed her little face against his chin and neck, rubbing against him carefully over and over, then let out a contented little sound like a cat.
Wuye: "..."
"It's been so long... so long..."
She said with satisfaction, "It's been so long since I've been this close to Uncle..."
Wuye held her little waist tightly as he sped through the sky.
"Uncle..."
Seeing that he remained silent, Hanabi's eyes flashed mischievously. "How did you and Aunt Mikoto fly up into the sky in the middle of the night? Were you hugging like this too?"
Veins bulged on Wuye's forehead. "You stayed up in the middle of the night just to watch that?"
"It was really interesting. Every time, they went up all excited, then came down weak and limp." Hanabi hugged his neck and giggled. "When I go down, will I become weak too?"
"You shameless little thing."
Wuye held her with one arm and tapped her smooth forehead with the other.
"Uncle..."
Hanabi nestled affectionately against him. "I'm fifteen now..."
Wuye remained impassive. "And?"
Hanabi bared her little white teeth and nibbled on his ear. "I can get married now..."
"Oh."
Wuye did not take the bait.
Hanabi was not embarrassed in the