"Okay."
Xiao Xiao answered the monsters' request with a soft laugh.
He looked ahead and walked at an unhurried pace.
A familiar scent drifted through the air.
The aroma of cake.
Several monsters began to stir restlessly.
Xiao Xiao found it rather amusing.
To be honest, although he was used to how much monsters loved sweets, sometimes he still couldn't help smiling.
After all, it was such a cute preference, even if it didn't quite fit their monstrous identities, wasn't it?
Xiao Xiao had just been about to pick up the pace, but for some reason, he slowed down.
"Uuu~"
Taotie reached out a claw and tugged at Xiao Xiao's hair.
It looked thoroughly displeased.
What was going on?
It wanted cake!
Xiao Xiao ignored the monster making a fuss on his head.
He stopped and looked toward a ramen shop ahead.
Through the shop's glass exterior, he could see the customers inside.
Those facing the windows were especially easy to make out.
Everything on the long counter was visible, too.
"A Mushroom Person?"
Xiao Xiao murmured to himself.
A young man was sprinkling chili powder into his bowl of noodles.
He hadn't noticed.
Right beside his bowl, a tiny monster was struggling to climb up the side.
But the ramen bowl was huge.
Its sides were also too smooth to get a grip on.
Xiao Xiao watched as the Mushroom Person lunged at the bowl once more, clinging to its side like a gecko.
Then, unsurprisingly, even though the little monster's face turned red as it put every ounce of strength into the effort, it slid back down again.
The Mushroom Person lay face down on the table.
It looked utterly dejected.
But soon, it struggled to push itself upright again.
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