The white fox glowed faintly in the darkness.
The scarred monster couldn't help letting its gaze fall on the fox in the human's arms.
This fox...
Ever since it had seen what happened in the dorm room, it had felt strangely about this fox.
"You can play with the balls."
Xiao Xiao's words brought the scarred monster, whose attention had been drawn to the little white fox, back to its senses.
What?!
It hadn't misheard, had it?
It thought...
The scarred monster's gaze turned complicated as it looked at the human.
This human had gone to the trouble of coming here in the middle of the night to wait for it—
Except there was no need to wait at all.
It had already been having a grand time here for ages.
The moment he arrived, he caught it red-handed.
Naturally, he'd gone to all that trouble to stop it from continuing to do things that might arouse human suspicion.
It was reflecting, too.
On how carelessly it had handled things.
It had even thought to leave through the window.
How had it not thought to clean up the "crime scene"?
As a result, this human, whom it'd been trying to avoid, had come looking for it.
Leaving it in such a passive position.
But...
Just now, this human had actually told it...
That it could keep playing like this...
Was he serious?
The scarred monster stared at the human before it, its gaze growing more focused and taking on a hint of sharp pressure.
"Just don't forget to clean up before you leave."
Xiao Xiao glanced around at the balls scattered nearby.
"Put them back where you found them."
"As long as you do that, you can play with the balls all you