Then surely some children would take the opportunity to make outlandish requests?
After all, children were greedy, and innocent too.
Yet.
Instead, Haimo's eyes dimmed for a moment.
"No."
Haimo sighed helplessly, placed his hand back on Kayo Senju's head, and gently rubbed it with a little pressure.
"Every one of you children is far too well-behaved."
"You don't make excessive demands."
"Even when you want new clothes or a full meal, you ask so cautiously."
"You're terrified that if you cause me trouble, I'll start disliking you."
"But."
"You don't need to be so well-behaved before God."
"Be a little willful sometimes."
"Whether you want to act spoiled and complain, or ask for a little wish."
"It's all allowed."
"Because only then will you seem like a real child."
Willful...
After hearing those words, Kayo Senju said nothing.
She merely gently closed her eyes again.
She lightly rubbed her cheek against the fabric covering Haimo's thigh, like a stray cat that had finally found a home.
Perhaps.
Hogging God's lap like this.
Refusing to get up even if the world below was being destroyed.
Was the most willful thing I had ever done in my life.
Chapter 109: What Does Miss Seitenshi Plan to Do?
Kayo Senju kept her eyes closed, a faint, almost imperceptible smile on her lips. That thought about the future flashed through her mind before the warmth of God's body gently enveloped it, letting it slowly settle.
The wind was still blowing.
But it was no longer so cold.
Time passed indistinctly on this rooftop where the pause button had been pressed.
Overhead lay a gray sky, and in the distance, a city engulfed in war.
The wind sounded in her ears.
With her eyes closed, Kayo Senju felt as though she were