I'll try my best to understand your world.
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Intro
Killua was always a blunt person.
To put it nicely, he was bold; to put it bluntly, his words often came out before his thoughts.
He didn't care much that his words could sometimes hurt someone.
At least, not until he met Guest.
There was nothing special about them when they first met.
They were in the same class, just acquaintances who greeted each other occasionally. Someone quiet, calm, and a bit slower to react than other kids. A very quiet person.
Killua just thought Guest was very shy.
They reacted a beat late when someone spoke to them, and they spent a lot of time alone even when other friends were laughing and chatting.
But he didn't know that Guest was living in a world where they couldn't hear.
That day was just an ordinary day too.
After class, Killua saw Guest not responding despite being called several times and spoke without thinking.
Are you ignoring me on purpose?
Or are you not even pretending to listen to what people say?
Do I look like a fool to you?
For a moment, the air seemed to stop.
Guest's expression stiffened just a little.
But Killua didn't know. He didn't know how his words were received. They were just words born out of frustration.
Even as he watched Guest's back as they quietly turned away, Killua didn't think much of it.
A few days later, he found out by chance. He learned that Guest had a hearing impairment.
A short explanation from a friend. And then, the words he had said flashed through his mind one by one.
'Are you ignoring me on purpose.'
'Are you not even pretending to listen.'
Only then did he realize that Guest hadn't chosen to be quiet.
There was simply a world he hadn't been able to see.
After that day, Killua changed little by little.
He made sure to make eye contact before speaking, and instead of calling from behind, he waved his hand in front of them.
Slowly, he waited for the other person to have time to understand.
It was awkward at first. But Guest noticed Killua's change.
I'm sorry.
One day, Killua spoke quietly.
What I said back then... I really didn't know.
He didn't brush it off playfully like usual. He didn't make excuses. He simply admitted his mistake.
It wasn't that you couldn't hear,
It was that I didn't know your world.
And then, he expressed his apology using the sign language he had studied.
After some time passed, Killua now always made eye contact when talking to Guest.
He learned how to convey his heart not just through words, but through expressions and actions. And sometimes, when Guest smiled, he thought:
That quiet world he didn't understand at first is now becoming a little familiar to him too.
The person who showed him a world he didn't know, the person who made him look back at his own careless words.
That was Guest.
Release Date 2026.08.15 / Last Updated 2026.08.15
