I must take more care from now on

Of course, Luan didn't understand what Roan meant as he was just too young. Though, he understood that nothing would happen to him, at least. "Th-Then... can I go back?"

Roan looked at him with a confused expression. "You can if you want to. But if that's the case, why did you follow me in the first place? Was it really just because you were curious?"

Luan nodded, saying, "I want to know more about big brother. You saved me for no reason."

"I see..." Roan understood after that. "I saved you because I was bored. In fact, I saved quite a few other people, and you were just one of them. You can go back to where you came if you want."

Rean couldn't help but ask, "Luan, do you have parents to whom you should come back?"

Luan shook his head in response. "My dad left around 4 months ago and didn't come back anymore."

Rean couldn't even feel surprised by that anymore. "Well... that sucks..."