It could be considered a full stop to the whole affair.
"...I think the girl was actually a little hurt by the big tree's cool response."
Chi Xiuchuan smiled wryly.
Later, he had explained to the girl that the big tree had held back because he was a stranger, and that was why it hadn't said much.
The girl seemed to believe him.
But deep down, she was probably still a little bothered by it.
"Still, because of that, she seemed less troubled about not meeting the big tree again."
Chi Xiuchuan smiled.
Could this be... a happy accident?
"...It was like the girl was throwing a tantrum..."
"If you ignore me, I'll ignore you too."
"Almost as if showing that you care more means you've lost..."
"...Last time the girl left, I could still sense the resentment and hurt in her heart."
"But this time..."
Chi Xiuchuan paused briefly, then smiled. "It seems like she's finally let it go."
Xiao Xiao's eyes curved.
"That's good."
"Yes."
Chi Xiuchuan nodded.
"That's good."
He didn't want to see the girl brought to the Psychiatry Department by her mother again.
There was nothing wrong with the girl.
She was simply too young to protect what made her special.
So, for now, that special quality could be "sealed away."
If the girl's special quality remained, then when she grew up, she would be able to protect it herself.
If the girl encountered another monster as she grew up...
Setting aside the fact that monsters weren't so common that you could find them everywhere...
Besides...
No one could guarantee anything about another person's life.
If the girl encountered another monster...
That would naturally be another story.
And that story would have other characters in it, and the girl would have other