“Without family, we’re all alone in the world, aren’t we all the same? So, the relationship where we rely on each other to live can only be called family… Though it might just be wordplay.”
I remained silent, not knowing how to respond to that.
It had been a long time since the Great Witch had said something so embarrassing. Wondering what her intention was, soon a thought flashed through my mind.
The Great Witch was also bothered by scolding Elsie senior.
That’s why she had said such a shy thing to console her. Just looking at her slightly flushed cheeks made it clear that the Great Witch was feeling embarrassed in her own way.
Elsie senior seemed to sense this as well.
While maintaining a sulky expression, she deliberately avoided eye contact to hide her embarrassment.
Then, the words she finally squeezed out were anxiety disguised as a soliloquy.
“……Hmph, you say it well. But after hundreds of years, you won’t forget, right?”
“How could I forget you two?”
The Great Witch said that while wearing a faint smile.
The girl’s smile, with the moonlight…