Raccoon Dog's completely out-of-the-blue words left the girl looking bewildered.
Soon, the anger rising in her heart lit up her eyes.
"No!"
Her voice was low.
"No, no, no..."
The girl's voice grew sharper and sharper.
"I'm not jealous of her!"
The girl shouted as if venting her frustration.
Enough!
Everyone thought she was jealous of her...
Now even this creature, whatever it was and wherever it had come from, was saying she was jealous of her.
The girl's features twisted.
Ha!
This was utterly ridiculous.
"What do you know?!"
They had never met before, and it knew nothing about her.
Why... could it so confidently say... that she was jealous of her?
"I know."
The strange creature still looked completely serious.
"I sensed the jealousy in your heart."
"You are jealous of her."
"I'm not!"
Anna opened her eyes wide and glared fiercely at the strange creature.
Was this Raccoon Dog-like thing some kind of con artist?
Whatever it was, it had already become the thing Anna hated most.
Anna felt like she was going crazy.
One bad thing after another had happened to her lately.
Not a single thing had gone right!
"Why won't you admit it?"
The strange creature asked, puzzled.
"You are jealous."
It had sensed it clearly.
"Jealousy is one of humanity's original sins."
The strange creature's quiet eyes were like a dark sea. At first glance, they seemed calm, but beneath the surface, powerful currents surged.
The girl was somewhat captivated.
"But jealousy can't be erased just by denying it."
"If you say you're not jealous, does that mean you're not?"
"Then you're amazing."
The strange creature meant that sincerely.
It wasn't being sarcastic.
Although to the girl, it sounded exactly like sarcasm.
Anna's lips moved.
She wanted to