"I am not fat. This is muscle!" Bob denied the truth, accidentally raising his voice.
"Auntie, this uncle is scary." Michael clung closer to the woman beside him, his eyes starting to tear up.
"Oii, what are you doing?" I pushed Bob aside, wiping away my own tears from holding back laughter. I walked closer to Michael, kneeling down on both knees as I gave him a gentle smile.
"Don't be afraid, okay? My name is Alan. And this fat… I mean, uncle is Bob."
"What did you actually mean just now?" Bob immediately caught my slip of words.
Ignoring him, I kept my attention on Michael.
"We are your sister's friends. She asked us to help bring you back to her. Do you want to see her?"
"Yeah. I want to see sis Yui." Michael's eyes brightened as he scooted closer to me.
I patted his head gently. "Alright. After this town is safe, we'll bring Michael to see Sis Yui."
"Promise?" He stuck out his middle finger like it was a pinky.
