The huge statue towered before the mountain town. It had yet to be complete. It was merely a rough model now. I ran out and stood in the shadow of the statue, which seemed as tall as a building.

I walked out of the statue’s shadow and Raffles greeted me happily. “Lil’ Bing, look! I built you a statue.”

It’s really me!

Behind Raffles were the villagers, who looked at me in admiration.

I felt awkward and pulled Raffles toward the statue, where one side of the skirt’s hemline could block us from view.

“Raffles, why did you build a statue of me? You know I don’t like it.” I had hated my statue in Noah City for a long time, and I’d finally smashed it when I left. It had felt gre...