Was the word "monster" what Brother Xiao meant?
Was he talking about the imaginary creatures depicted in cartoons and tales of the supernatural?
Those weren't real, were they?
Weren't they just made up?
There were legends about them, of course...
But those so-called legends...
Weren't they all false or exaggerated?
For a moment, all kinds of thoughts flashed through Xu Enguang's mind.
Why was Brother Xiao asking him that?
Xu Enguang hesitated, unsure how to answer.
Could it be...
"...Brother Xiao..."
"Do you believe monsters exist in this world?"
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
Xu Enguang's pupils contracted sharply for an instant.
S-so straightforward?
Brother Xiao believed monsters existed in this world...
"What about you?"
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Do you believe there are monsters in this world?"
He...
Xu Enguang swallowed unconsciously.
"I..."
He didn't want to disappoint Brother Xiao.
But he didn't want to lie, either.
In the end...
"...I don't know..."
Xu Enguang gave a vague answer.
He worried that even this answer would disappoint Brother Xiao.
He hurriedly spoke again.
"Brother Xiao..."
"Why do you believe monsters exist in this world?"
"Have you seen one?"
The question slipped out.
How could that be possible...
The next second, he refuted himself in his mind.
Who knew...
"Mm."
Once again, Xiao Xiao answered so directly.
"I've seen one."
Xu Enguang's mouth fell open.
"Brother Xiao..."
He felt as if his tongue were tying itself in knots.
"You've seen one?!"
How was that possible?
How could monsters possibly exist in this world—
"You've seen one, too."
Xiao Xiao's next words caused Xu Enguang's mind to shut down.
W-what...
He'd... seen one, too?
"...I've seen one, too?"
Xu Enguang sounded utterly disbelieving.
"How could that be?"
"I don't know..."
"I've never seen one..."
Xu