[He could probably guess what she had been about to say. Atsuro endeavors to keep his smile as carefree as he can manage. Having absent parents was nothing compared to having lost an entire family...]

Yeah, they were planning to come back soon for a few weeks during the summer.

Oh -- Geez, I hope they didn't hear about the lockdown.

[That was probably impossible the whole world must have heard about the lockdown at this point.]

...Maybe they'll show up sooner than I think.