Because she had turned this escape and chase into a game, the little girl threw herself into it with all the seriousness of a true gamer.
She stopped trying to talk to the little boy.
Every now and then, she looked back at the uncle.
There hadn't been enough time for her to see his face clearly.
Or his expression.
But the urgency and uncertainty made the game even more fun.
The little girl squeezed the little boy's hand in return.
The uncle's voice blended into the wind and was left behind.
A shrill, piercing honk stabbed into the little girl's heart like a needle.
That child...
Big Boy confessed everything.
Adding to the police officers' workload.
What an idiot.
Because I knew that you shouldn't bother the police over nothing.
The little girl returned to the state she'd been in at the start.
Besides, Little Brother was the first—and only—person she'd seen who didn't have a fox or a snake beneath him.
That was something neither my teacher nor my parents had ever told me.
The driver, who had witnessed the scene, could more or less understand the little girl's thinking.
The driver quickly shook off his confusion and continued, "Otherwise..."
You've made things much harder for yourself.
It was my oversight.
Sitting in the car, the little girl felt a sense of security.
The little girl was badly startled.
The driver couldn't help leaning over and reaching out to pat the little girl on the head.
Until...
She'd been terrified.
She let the little boy pull her along without resisting.
The fox and snake on the screen were fighting fiercely.
So they won't fight?
"Wrap things up?"
And there were police officers at the police station.
The little girl suddenly