"Brother... why does it seem like you've grown so much?"
"Really...?"
"Yeah, like you've turned into a much younger uncle."
Uesugi Sakura reached out, ruffling her hair, and said, "An uncle is an uncle. What young uncle? Besides, I'm not that old, I'm only twenty this year."
Grown up?
Hearing this from little Aei, Uesugi Nobuko also began to scrutinize her son.
"It seems... you really have aged...? You don't look twenty... more like twenty-four or five."
Chiaei nodded her little head, "Yeah, brother has grown up."
"Haha, maybe it's just your imagination." Uesugi Sakura said with a smile.
Uesugi Nobuko didn't think much of it, just felt that he looked unwell from traveling and being exposed to the elements.
"Stay for dinner tonight and then take Aei and the others back."
"Alright."
Uesugi Sakura didn't refuse what his mother said.
The meal at home was warm, but for Uesugi Sakura, there was always something amiss in his heart.
Uesugi Nobuko could see it.
