{ ❥} – “Ah, you’ll get up there soon enough.~"
&& she waves her hand in a dismissive sense, gazing off for a moment before turning her attention back to the young male, "But, don’t rush it, you don’t want to be an old man, do you? You’d be able to drink, but would have so many wrinkles.~” This was her attempt at a joke, as illustrated by the slight jerk of her shoulders within small chuckles, “Stay young for as long as you need to, even when you get older, there is no law saying you cannot still feel young, right?”
;; A short break followed as a slightly melancholic expression spread on Natsume’s visage.
;; 「No, I want to grow up as quickly as possible.」 The words were honest and spoken with no hesitation. He didn’t care about the drinking or the wrinkles, none of that had any value to him.
;; 「I want to grow up and become independent. I don’t want to be young and powerless and constantly put other people in trouble.」
