Giant Wolf
Squirrel Knight's nervous muttering instantly made Yu Sheng think of many things, including the possible "loopholes" in this forest and the possibility of helping Little Red Riding Hood break her curse. Before that, however, he grew increasingly curious about the squirrel itself.
"You... seem to have always wanted to help Little Red Riding Hood escape the forest?" He could not help staring into the squirrel's eyes. His curiosity carried a hint of seriousness. "Why?"
"Why what?" The squirrel froze. "Does that need a reason?"
"Aren't you also an 'entity' born in this forest?" Yu Sheng asked bluntly, frowning. "You were even helping me earlier—why would you want to take the initiative to help the humans who 'invaded' this place?"
The squirrel stood there blankly, rubbing its face with a paw as it hesitantly muttered, "Yeah... why? Why do I want to help...?"
It suddenly went completely still, as if its brain had shut down entirely.
Yu Sheng immediately thought, Oh no. This rodent's brain capacity clearly wasn't enough. Even as an entity, it was no different. He had probably exposed its bug just by asking that one question.
But just as he worried that the squirrel would get permanently stuck on the issue, the little creature suddenly moved again, as if it had successfully rebooted. It raised both paws high and let out a shrill cry: "I'm a squirrel!"
Yu Sheng suspected it was still stuck in the bug. "Uh, I know you're a squirrel..."
"I'm a freaking adorable squirrel that makes bubbles! A little animal from the forest!" the squirrel continued shrieking. "Every story needs a little animal like this, a carefree little animal in the forest that helps children about to be eaten! That's right, there has to be a little animal like this! Preferably one