Chapter 81: What was Macan Thinking?

He mumbled in hesitation, trembling as if he was about to cry, "A-Ari, I—never mind, go ahead. My sister is already waiting for you inside."

I responded in a low voice, "Hmm. Let's talk about it when you're ready, okay?"

He squeezed my hand before letting go. I turned around despite my hesitation and curiosity. I can't force him to speak up if he's not even ready to open up. I was just happy that he was already cured of his illness. I didn't know that my power could heal their existing illness.

I only took a quick bath and changed my clothes with Tora's help. I was still perplexed as to what Macan was thinking, but he was too busy cleaning up to talk about it. He was used to keeping everything in because he was unable to communicate for a long time.

After refreshing, I realized it was past noon, so they probably had their lunch. I wanted to eat with them, but my stomach was already grumbling from hunger—I wouldn't be able to wait until dinner time.

Just right after we managed to g