"is that so?"

Girls don't know.

But she hoped so.

"...What's so urgent?"

She whispered.

...

"Maybe you can ask it next time you see it."

Xiao Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly.

As for whether the monster is willing to talk, it depends on Anna's "ability".

"next time……"

"I don't know if we can meet again..."

The girl was a little annoyed that she didn't have more contact with the civet cat before.

However, she was not someone who was good at this kind of thing.

…

"It's time for you to go home."

Xiao Xiao reminded the girls to pay attention to the time, "It's already dark."

ah?

The girl looked up.

"Is it really dark?!"

She was a little surprised.

It was still bright when she left the dance studio.

…

"How do you go home?"

Xiao Xiao asked.

"I'll take the bus back."

The girl answered honestly.

"Let's go."

"I'll take you to the bus station."

Xiao Xiao turned around and walked out of the alley.

"Why-"

The girl pursed her lips.

Although I don't want to trouble others.

Especially if the other person is a boy whom I don’t know that well.

But after what happened before, she felt that it was nice to have someone take her to the station...

…

"...Master Xiao"

Anna spoke up to break the silence between the two.

The colorful lights of the store, the flow of people, and the busy traffic on the street. These familiar scenes and the noise in her ears made her completely relax.

"Can the meat of that tanuki cat really make people not jealous?"

…

"Maybe."

"After all, I haven't eaten it."

Xiao Xiao thoughtfully said, "If I have a chance, I can try it."

"Why?"

The girl was surprised.

Try, try?

But……

"Practice is the only criterion for testing truth, isn't it?"

Xiao Xiao smiled sideways at the girl.

The girl blinked her eyes.

"……Um."

"Regret it?"

Xiao Xiao asked vaguely, but the girl suddenly understood what the other person was referring to.

She did not deny it as fiercely as before.

She lowered her eyelids and looked at the toes of her red sneakers.

"...I was just wondering if that would be a lot easier..."

…

"Well, it should be a lot easier."

Xiao Xiao's affirmation really made the girl feel a bit regretful.

Why did she refuse so firmly just now?

Master Xiao is here...

Master Xiao...

"ah!"

The girl exclaimed.

She seemed to understand why this boy was called Master Xiao.

Is this the reason?

She turned her face sideways and raised her eyes slightly to look at the boy beside her.

…

Xiao Xiao smiled at her, "What's wrong?"

The girl opens her mouth.

For a moment, she felt that she had many questions to ask.

But the moment before she spoke, she pursed her lips.

"……nothing."

She has never been one to care about other people's privacy.

If people are willing to speak, she listens.

If they don't tell her, she won't ask.

Her curiosity has never been very strong.

Probably because all her time and energy are devoted to pursuing her dreams.

Therefore, she has no extra energy to allocate to other people's affairs.

As time passed, she could clearly realize that she was becoming more and more anxious.

Every minute and every second is precious to her.

But...she wasted a lot of time these days.

"Alas~"

Before she could react, a sigh escaped her throat.

She was slightly startled.

…

Then the cup that appeared in front of her made her open her mouth in surprise.

"……milk tea?"
To be continued...