Are you out of your minds?
"Wait, come back first!" He quickly reached out with a gesture to hold her back, wanting to say a few more words to smooth things over. He didn't want to lose face, but Yayoi didn't listen at all. She slipped away swiftly, lifting the curtain and disappearing.
For a moment, only he and Ah Qing were left in the room, both silent, with not a sound.
A casual joke turned into this, which was completely unexpected for Harano. Plus, he wasn't really familiar with Ah Qing, this "strange child." He was speechless for a while, then smiled at her and said, "Alright, alright, it was just a joke. No need to take it so seriously, you don't have to keep it in mind... Hmm, you should go out and play too, just as if nothing happened!"
He regretted it. As an adult, he really shouldn't have bet his head with a child. In hindsight, it would have been better to lose three kan of money by shooting an arrow into the ground!
