"This..."
Sparkle's question left Firefly a little embarrassed—she realized something. Wasn't she catching Liu Bai and Sparkle red-handed?
Though she was still a young girl, she was no longer the girl she had been at the beginning, the one who would swallow two pounds of vinegar whenever Liu Bai got even a little close to other girls.
She had also been trying to imitate Kafka and make herself a little more mature.
"It was Firefly who wanted to play." Silver Wolf chewed her bubble gum and pointed at Firefly, then blew a bubble. "...So cold."
After the bubble popped, Silver Wolf shivered as she pulled the gum back into her mouth.
"After all, I... I've never had the chance to try something like this... Is it, is it kind of childish?"
Firefly blushed shyly.
"You've never even played with sparklers..." Genuine pity appeared on Sparkle's face. "In that case! Let's play together!"
"Is this really Sparkle..." Silver Wolf muttered under her breath.
But the next moment, a sparkler was held out before Silver Wolf.
"Uh... forget it. We should burn these off and get home early so I can play games." Silver Wolf wanted to say something else, but then she thought about it and decided there was no need to spoil the mood.
"Actually, I want to try too." Kafka smiled. She was somewhat interested as well.
As for Firefly, she had already taken a handful from Sparkle.
The group came to an open space nearby. Firefly eagerly lit a sparkler, and brilliant sparks burst forth.
"Whoa..."
Firefly curiously watched the tiny fireworks bursting from the sparkler. A moment later, she instinctively began waving it around, making the sparks leave even prettier trails.
But the sparkler did not last long. Once its fuel was exhausted, it quickly went completely