Chapter 306: The Lantern (2)
"Ah... A lantern? Then is it alright if I just make a lantern? That’s simple enough."
I expected him to be surprised, but instead, the village chief nodded with a cheerful face.
Something felt off, so I asked again.
Normally, when someone asks you to make a lantern, they’d be at least a bit flustered. But he answered like it was the easiest thing in the world.
Which meant it had to be one of two things:
Either he was incredibly generous, or... he completely misunderstood what I meant.
It was usually the latter. That’s why I had to double-check.
“Uh... how big are you thinking, exactly?”
“Well, a lantern would be... let’s see...”
The village chief glanced around the sky like he was searching for something.
He seemed to be looking for the moon in response to my question—but what kind of moon shows up in broad daylight?
“Ah! That’s right, it’s daytime! Damn this scatterbrained head of mine.”