"...I'm begging you, Lord Chihaya, let's retreat for now!"
Himemiya Chihaya, however, was not worried in the slightest. "Iroha, have you ever kept a large pet?"
"...Forget large pets, my family never even kept cats or dogs. Though my grandparents in the countryside did... Is this really the time to discuss that?!"
"That makes sense. With your mother's personality, she'd probably think keeping pets was a waste of time, or that it would make you weak, right?" He nodded understandingly, then looked at her teasingly.
"Then today, I'll let you experience an unforgettable first time!"
"...What are you trying to do? Don't do anything stupid!"
"Heyyy, Mr. Bear~~"
"This guy—!!!"
Their noisy bickering, unsurprisingly, alerted the black bear in the distance. It twitched its ears and swiftly raised its head to look over.
"It's, it's over..." Sakayori Iroha took a step back, her pretty face more despairing than ever.
Sorry, Mom. Whether you want to keep nagging me in the future or not, you probably won't get the chance anymore... I should've answered your call yesterday and let you lecture me one last time.
As unbelievable as it is, Brother, wherever you are, and Grandpa and Grandma, I might be meeting Dad before you do...
As that enormous dark figure drew closer and closer, faced with death, she suddenly grabbed his wrist and tried to drag him away as she fled.
But his wrist only moved at first. After that, no matter how hard she pulled, it remained as steady as a rock.
"Hey! Run! Why are you still standing there?! If we run somewhere with lots of people, it probably won't dare attack us!"
Although the bear was probably faster than the two of them, not running was equivalent to giving up outright.
"No. If we run somewhere crowded,