Haimo watched Hestia cosplay as a flaming wheel on the new sofa he had just bought.
Her two bare legs kicked wildly in the air, and her twin tails swung back and forth as she rolled around.
He pressed a hand to his forehead helplessly.
"All right, all right. Save your strength."
"You're already starving."
"If you keep carrying on like this..."
"Careful, you won't even have the strength to open your mouth and chew later."
With that said...
Haimo grabbed Hestia by the back of her collar and lifted her straight off the sofa, as if picking up a rambunctious kitten.
Once her feet left the ground...
Hestia dangled in midair, her limbs still paddling feebly.
What was more...
When she heard Haimo's words, she turned her head aside defiantly and puffed out her cheeks, looking just like an aggrieved pufferfish.
"Hmph!"
"Excuses!"
"They're all excuses!"
"While you were all stuffing yourselves with meat and gulping down drinks, you never even thought..."
"Only I..."
"Only poor little me was left all alone in this big, empty house!"
"So hungry I could only drink water to fill my stomach..."
"Waaah!"
"I don't want to live anymore!!"
Reaching the saddest part, Hestia was about to start wailing without tears again.
Haimo rolled his eyes at her in exasperation, gave his wrist a little flick, and shook her.
"Enough of that nonsense."
"Besides..."
"Didn't I just get back after finishing everything?"
"And whose fault was it for not getting up earlier?"
"If you don't want to get up early, you have to be prepared to go hungry."
Still...
Despite what Haimo said...
He set Hestia down and straightened the collar she had rubbed into a mess.
"All right."
"Stop wailing."
"Shall we go eat now?"
"Looking at you, if I don't get