chapter 26 Fellow

During the meal, there was indeed a practice of not speaking while eating. However, the atmosphere didn't feel oppressive at all. On the contrary, there was an underlying warmth, a sense of a real family starting to sprout quietly.
Even though it was just a sprout and hadn't grown yet, once it had started, what else really mattered? The fear was not even sprouting at all.
"I'm too full," Hiroko said, noticing there was nothing left to clean off the table. Reluctantly, she put down her chopsticks.
"Let's...