Listen to yourself...
Does that even make sense?
"No."
"I didn't mean anything deliberate."
The man shook his head.
"I mean, a lot of things..."
"A lot of people..."
"Whether they have bad luck or not is all determined by fate..."
"It's beyond human control."
The man tried hard to explain his point of view.
It was what everyone agreed on, wasn't it?
He never thought that one day he would have to explain this to someone...
It was just...
The man couldn't tell whether he found it more amusing or more strange.
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"That's true most of the time."
Most of the time?
The man furrowed his brows.
"I've already ruled out deliberate human actions."
Apart from deliberate human actions, what else wasn't included in "most of the time"?
The man couldn't help tapping his head.
"It isn't human."
Xiao Xiao said it casually.
"Oh, he isn't—"
The man nodded halfway, then realized something was wrong.
"What?!"
The man cried out.
"He..."
"Student Xiao."
The man took a deep breath.
His smile looked a little stiff.
"You're joking, right?"
Saying it wasn't human...
That had to be a joke, didn't it?
Anyone who took it seriously would have to be crazy...
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"I'm joking."
The man: ...
He'd expected that answer, but when Student Xiao actually said it, the man found himself feeling a little uncertain.
Why did he feel like...
"Student Xiao, you're not just brushing me off, are you?"
A hint of doubt showed on the man's face.
That answer had come much too quickly.
There hadn't been even the slightest hesitation.
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Then how do you want me to answer?"
"If I say I'm not joking, you'll think I'm pulling your