Elias shot him a glare, and Joa seemed to realize he had made a mistake, so he forcing a strained smile as he tried to leave the room.
However—
"Papa! Papa, I did it! Rui did it! Rui did it too! Papa!"
At Yue's loud call, Joa immediately headed outside to see what was happening.
Half worried that something had happened, half wanting Lian's practice to stop, Elias invited Lian to come along and followed after Joa.
What they saw outside left him speechless.
"Papa, look! Look! Rui did it! Isn't it cool? Aren't you surprised?"
"…What?"
"…What?"
Both Elias and Joa froze.
They closed their eyes once, then opened them again, but the reality in front of them did not change.
"Rui, is that a bear?"
"Yeah! Isn't it amazing? Look, look!"
At Yue's urging, Lian let go of her hand and Elias walked over too, he was smiling and saying how amazing it was.
...No. What. What is that?
"Is that really Rui?"
"…Seems like it."
