Although her brother was telling the truth, why did the girl feel like his words stung?
Her snakes weren't expensive, but she'd picked every one of them with care.
They were all adorable little guys in her eyes.
Because she was so conflicted and greedy, she'd ended up buying three snakes, little by little, despite her limited funds.
It had made an already struggling household even worse off.
She meant herself.
"But I'm definitely going to buy a snake as beautiful as that boy's..."
"It'll be really expensive."
The boy didn't tell his sister that he'd found the boy's perfect-looking snake at the Amusement Park.
He was worried his silly sister might actually go to the Amusement Park to look for snakes.
"Ugh..."
The girl drew out the sound.
She wasn't surprised by what her brother had said.
A snake that had earned such high praise from her brother...
Could it be an ordinary breed?
Could a snake that wasn't an ordinary breed be priced like an ordinary one?
It was simple logic.
"...Not necessarily."
Though she knew it deep down, the girl still tried to argue.
"Let's go and have a look first, Brother."
"Maybe we'll find a pleasant surprise."
The boy opened his mouth.
How many pleasant surprises could there be?
But in the end, he simply shut his mouth and nodded.
It didn't matter.
He was going to accompany his sister on this trip anyway.
"Call Uncle Xi."
The boy ended the subject.
"Oh, right."
The girl was happy to end the subject, too.
She had a feeling her brother was making excuses because he didn't want to go with her to buy a snake.
Honestly...
The girl grumbled to herself.
She'd been raising snakes for so long. Why was