One sided

No, I knew that this wasn't the case.

I knew that they were trying to keep me back because they wanted to keep me safe, not because they thought that I would be a burden to them.

But I had also wanted to do my part in helping the senior brothers and sisters…

For now, it wasn't as if I could move rashly since if I did anything all of a sudden, I would only be causing them to divide their attention. That would put them in danger in the end, so I couldn't make a move.

With a sigh, I said to the little monkey, "Let's find a place to watch over everything. We'll wait for a chance to make our appearance."

The little monkey just casually laid on my shoulder without a care.

It was like it was saying, "Does that matter? Let's just laze around."

Unlike the little monkey that didn't want to do a thing, I at least wanted to be of some help to them.

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