"She's very grateful to you for helping her."
Xiao Xiao spoke gently.
"Gruh~"
Oh.
Shan Gao nodded blankly.
It didn't really understand what this human was trying to say.
"So..."
Xiao Xiao's eyes curved slightly.
"Would you be interested in continuing to help her?"
"Gruh~"
Shan Gao froze.
Continue... helping that human?
It looked at the human, unsure.
Honestly, it didn't mind continuing to do it...
If this human hadn't shown up, it would still be doing good deeds right now.
But...
Being asked by a human to keep doing the very thing it was always scolded for felt a little—no, extremely—strange.
Involuntarily, a hint of wariness and caution crept into its eyes.
Was this human up to something?
It suddenly regretted letting them leave.
On its own, it probably, maybe, possibly, most likely wasn't a match for this human...
Xiao Xiao watched the monster's rapid change of expression with some amusement in his eyes.
What a wide range of expressions.
And so easy to read.
"I'm not up to anything bad."
Shan Gao froze.
Huh?
Had it just said its suspicions out loud?
It couldn't help touching its face.
"But it's not as if I'm up to nothing."
Xiao Xiao added unhurriedly.
Shan Gao tensed.
Just as it thought!
It knew it!
This hu—human—
"It's not that I have anything in mind."
Xiao Xiao's next words abruptly stopped Shan Gao's rising anxiety.
A few seconds later, "...Gruh?"
"It's that the girl you helped is hoping for something from you."
When someone entrusted him with a task, he saw it through.
Xiao Xiao relayed what the girl had asked him to say.
"She's very grateful for your help."
"She hopes you'll keep helping her."
"It'd be even better if you could take things