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"No?"

The boy was surprised.

how come?

"Look carefully, she-"

The boy's voice disappeared in his throat.

He noticed the sanitation aunt's expression.

Very subtle changes.

But he saw it clearly.

Because of the changes that that incident brought to his life, because of the experience during this period...

He is now very sensitive to other people's emotional changes.

He particularly cares about how others feel about him.

…

The aunt's slightly unnatural expression made the boy feel very familiar.

Also... very boring.

He doesn't like others to see him like this.

What does it have to do with them whether his father comes back or not?

They obviously don't know anything, so why do they arrange dad's news randomly?
Chapter completed!