Link laughs - though it's a short laugh, it's still loud enough that both Otoh and Zelda glance at him before Otoh returns to telling her story.

He leans forward a little to take the bite of food Mipha offers, and spends the time while she speaks chewing. "They love you so much... They have a festival every year about the champions, and you..." Maybe he would not mention the statue, though. Let her find out about that one herself.