"When I first entered the game, the talent I got was 'talkative elementary school student.' Back then, I had no idea what such a useless talent could do." Le Shiya sounded a little embarrassed. "I do like talking a lot, usually. My grandmother's condition got really bad two years ago. Most of the time, she doesn't recognize me or hear what I'm saying. She's always lost in her own world."
"But my dad died of an illness a long time ago, and I don't know where my mom went. Even though some ladies from the neighborhood help take care of me, Grandma is the only family I have."
"So every day, I just keep talking and talking beside her, telling her everything I saw, heard, and experienced that day. But she can't hear any of it." Le Shiya took a deep breath. "One day, I felt so, so awful and so, so sad that I leaned against Grandma and sobbed my heart out. Then a strange thought suddenly came to me. If I could crawl into Grandma's head and have a good cry, would she hear me crying? Would she hug me like she used to, pat my head, and tell me not to cry?"
"And then Grandma actually heard me crying. She still didn't recognize me, but she anxiously said she could hear her little granddaughter crying and started searching the whole house for me." Le Shiya laughed, the joy in her voice genuine. "From that day on, I worked hard to talk to Grandma using my ability. At first, I could barely get a single sentence out before I was gasping for breath and had no strength left. But I kept talking to her, chattering away beside her day after day. Now, even though Grandma still often can't