"Imagine what you look like."
The old woman's face lit up with anticipation.
"You're a very special friend of mine."
"I really want to know what my friend looks like."
"...Of course."
The old woman smiled gently.
"It's okay if you don't want to."
Some animals weren't affectionate.
They didn't like people getting close.
She understood.
But Cong Cong was willing to meet her here...
So at least it didn't dislike her, right?
She thought of Cong Cong as a friend.
What about Cong Cong?
Did it think of her as a friend too?
"Whatever happens, we're still friends."
The old woman was certain they were friends.
"I'll respect your wishes."
Cong Cong looked at the old woman.
Then it looked at Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao smiled. "It's up to you."
He wouldn't interfere with a monster's choice.
He wasn't that domineering.
Cong Cong was slightly taken aback.
It was up to it to decide...?
It had originally planned to agree for the sake of this human whose limits it couldn't gauge...
If this human wanted it to agree...
It could reluctantly go along with it.
But this human was letting it decide for itself...
Was he serious?
If it refused...
This human wouldn't come after it, would he?
Ahem.
It wasn't afraid of this human.
How could it be afraid of a human?
It wasn't a fool.
And it was never blindly overconfident.
Before it figured out how strong the other party was...
A human who could subdue two monsters...
Definitely wasn't ordinary.
Although those two monsters...
Didn't look particularly strong.
The all-black monster looked a little stronger than the other one, with its white fur and red markings.
But it was so tiny...
It was hard to believe it could be all