Godly Game: Card Swap 9

Zhuri looked at the three cubs huddled together and decided to cruelly shatter their fantasy of friendship. She said, "Do you know that your lifelong friends just tried to abandon you and run away alone?"

The three cubs fell silent in unison. One looked at the sky, another at the ground; they were all deeply embarrassed.

Amid the suffocating silence, Little Oak Owl was the first to speak. She said righteously, "You were going to sell us for money. We're your property, so how could you kill us?"

Little Moon Fox and Little Candle Savage's eyes lit up, and they nodded vigorously. Yes, yes. We hadn't run away without thinking—we'd run away after careful consideration.

Zhuri: ...

Little Oak Owl cleared her throat, hoarse from crying, and said, "Big sister... no, Boss, look, we're so smart. Rather than selling us, you should keep us by your side and let us work for you."

Zhuri had held it in all night, but at that moment, she finally couldn't help laughing.

After realizing resistance was useless, this cub had chosen a second approach—trying to demonstrate her value and persuade Zhuri.

But Zhuri quickly wiped the smile from her face. Her features seemed to scrunch together in confusion and disbelief as she said, "You want to work for me? Didn't you want to go to school?"

Little Oak Owl immediately said, "We can still work for you after we go to school. Once we've gone to school, there'll be even more things we can do for you."

Zhuri laughed in exasperation. "...So I have to sponsor your schooling too? Listen to that plan of yours. You dare say it, but I don't even dare listen."

Little Oak Owl quieted down, but only for a few seconds before asking again, "Do you have any