HEART-TO-HEART

"NEOMA, we're serious about what we said earlier."

"I know, Appa," Neoma said, pouting. "And I already said that I was joking."

Right now, Neoma was sitting on the bench next to her father.

They were watching the koi pond after they fed the koi fish there earlier.

Only the two of them were there because it seemed like her father wanted to talk to her alone.

Hence, Nero went straight to his bedroom to sleep already.

Her mother, on the other hand, stayed in the kitchen to clean up.

"Neoma, I'm glad that you've stopped your hunger strike already."

"Winter said Miss Tilly likes children who eat a lot," Neoma said as an excuse. "I want to impress my idol, so I had no choice but to quit my hunger strike."

"Are you still upset with me, daughter?" her father asked awkwardly. "Just because you quit your hunger strike doesn't mean you're no longer angry, right?"