The big monster's eyes widened unconsciously.
For a moment, it forgot that it was supposed to be afraid.
Noticing the big monster's gaze, the Frog God lowered its eyes to look at it.
The big monster quickly looked away.
Its large eyes on either side of its body squeezed shut.
It was very much like burying its head in the sand.
Frog God: ...
"...Ribbit."
Though it didn't know whether it would work...
Just like humans, monsters couldn't see or hear anything when they were overwhelmed by fear...
The Frog God still made a simple effort to let the other know it meant no harm.
It was rare to meet another monster...
And although the other's exaggerated timidity had startled it at first, it had also left it rather speechless.
Still, it had made the Frog God much less wary of this big monster.
After all, this was a monster that would be startled by the slightest sound.
Looking at the other's enormous body compared to its own—
Compared to its current self, at least—it found the other's timidity hard to understand.
It didn't look like an easy target, either.
If it just kept its expression straight, it could easily intimidate both people and monsters.
But spend any time with it...
Even a second would do.
And you'd be taken aback by how completely it was the opposite of what it seemed.
The Frog God had already prepared itself for the possibility that the monster would run off the very next second. It wouldn't have been surprised.
What surprised it a little was...
The big monster didn't run away.
But it didn't keep looking at the Frog God, either.
Some sort of understanding seemed to have formed between them.
The big monster slowly stretched out