The human making a scary face froze.
His expression was a mix of shock and confusion.
He reached out toward the human who had run off.
His mouth opened, but no words came out.
Qu Ru was stunned for a moment, then laughed so hard it nearly fell out of the sky.
So that human could see it.
What a coincidence.
The human making the scary face quickly chased after the other.
Qu Ru didn't follow.
Its eyes lit up brightly.
It had discovered... something fun.
After that, it started enjoying popping up in front of people's faces to scare them.
It was fun.
Especially when it got to see two different startled faces at once.
Sometimes it even got to witness an even more entertaining aftermath.
For instance, when the two people knew each other.
One would be indignant, while the other couldn't explain themself no matter what.
Watching the baffled one look both innocent and frantic always made it laugh so hard that it rolled around clutching its belly.
Xiao Xiao: ...
He shook his head with a smile.
What a prank-loving demon.
Still...
"If you keep doing this, you'll cause people trouble."
Like now, speculation about the matter at school was growing.
After all, people were always interested in things with a touch of mystery.
If this kept escalating, who knew what the consequences might be...
"..."
Qu Ru drooped its head.
It mumbled incoherently.
After all, it had no idea what this human might do to it.
It didn't want to see that terrifying demon from before again.
But...
The indignation in its heart made it impossible to stay quiet.
It hadn't hurt any humans...
Humans made scary faces to frighten people too, didn't they?
Why couldn't it do the same?
It