I was surprised to see Butterfly Mask’s face calling my name as she continued, "I haven't seen you for a long time. You can’t even say hello?”

With her prompt, I barely managed to come to my senses and say hello with a smile. "Long time no see, Aunt Talaria." 

Damn it, Aunt Talaria. I had no idea. It had been over a decade since my aunt left our hometown, saying she had something to do with my grandfather. She stopped by the village from time to time, so I didn’t forget her face. But honestly, considering I never interacted with her for most of my life, I never thought I'd run into her here.

Damn it. This was the worst-case scenario. I had no choice but to run away. No, I had to run away right now. 

"You're thinking of running away, aren't you?" Aunt Talaria grinned and saw through my thoughts.

Although my big sister took my reputation as the smartest, my aunt blocked my action with a single phrase. As it so happens, my aunt was also called the smartest amongst the Crow Tribe in the past.

This could not be worse. At least my sister was weak, but Aunt Talaia was so monstrous that, when she was young, she competed with my father for the position of chief...