“Waaah!”
A young boy was sobbing at Reed’s feet. He must have been running around excitedly and bumped into Lead, causing him to fall on his bottom.
<He could’ve stepped aside, but no. What a jerk.>
Lead stood there motionless, like a statue in the square, completely ignoring not just the collision but the child himself.
“Levio!”
“M-Mommy… Waaah!”
“Are you okay? Let me check if you’re hurt.”
“I-I’m not hurt, but…”
The sniffling child looked up at the sky. Far away, a bright orange balloon was floating away with the wind.
“My balloon… I bumped into this big brother and…”
His eyes, brimming with tears, were filled with reproach. The woman grabbed her son’s chubby cheeks, making him look at her, and scolded him sternly.
“Levio, I told you not to run.”
“B-But that big brother suddenly appeared…”
“I also told you to watch where you’re going.”
“B-But, but…”
“Levio, are you going to keep being a bad boy, or are you…