Bang!
Dio clutched his stomach and stuck his tongue out comically, lying on the ground with a vacant stare.
Beside him, Cheadle ground her teeth furiously, glaring at him with her still-smoking fist raised.
She had meant to tease Dio, her perpetually levelheaded student, the way a father would, only for him to turn the tables on her!
How had she never noticed how "funny" this brat could be?!
"Ha!"
Dio laughed as he lay on the ground, listening to the clamor around him and enjoying Cheadle's glare.
All this noise and bustle was what made a place feel human.
That was what he thought.
A snowflake drifted down, landed on the tip of his nose, and melted into water.
He had only arrived in this world a short time ago, so why did it feel as though so much time had passed? These three short days, especially, had felt like a month.
Suddenly, Dio heard rustling beside him, as though someone were approaching.
He turned his head and saw that Cheadle had sat down on the ground beside him at some point. Paying no mind to the snow and dust getting on her expensive dress, she simply gazed quietly at the sky.
Dio said nothing. He looked away and delicately released a wisp of Nen Aura, making those who came too close unconsciously move farther away.
The two quietly looked up at the snowflakes filling the sky, watching the white specks against the purplish-black heavens and enjoying this rare moment of peace.
At the edge of the square, the middle-aged man who had been handing out candy straightened up, passed the last bag to a little beggar with an unusual eye color, and smiled as he watched him walk away.
"All handed out?"
A deep voice came from behind