Later, he noticed that Little Taotie would occasionally do strange things—behavior that didn't fit the impression it gave people, yet somehow seemed familiar...
After thinking for a while, he realized. Wasn't that just something a character in a TV drama he'd watched once had done?
He shook his head, amused.
So it had learned to imitate the behavior of characters in TV dramas...
It wasn't just human children who did that. Monsters did it too.
After that, he wasn't surprised when Little Taotie did things that looked familiar but seemed out of place coming from it.
Still, he'd underestimated Little Taotie.
He'd underestimated its devotion to food.
It had actually gone so far as to...
Act cute.
It was a little contrived, but that was... acting cute, wasn't it?
Xiao Xiao wasn't sure.
Lord Xiao Xiao!
When Xiao Xiao showed no reaction, Little Taotie couldn't hold back its anxiety and called out.
It wanted popcorn!
Xiao Xiao chuckled.
He nodded slightly.
All right.
He understood.
Since this was the first time Little Taotie had acted cute for him...
Well.
He'd already been planning to buy popcorn anyway.
Little Taotie had just gotten impatient and hadn't given him a chance to show it.
Still, he'd been treated to an unexpected "surprise."
"Aw~"
Little Taotie cheered.
Popcorn~ Popcorn~
Four buckets!
Little Taotie suddenly remembered something and immediately stuck its head out.
It held up four claws in front of Lord Xiao Xiao.
It wanted four buckets of popcorn!
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Hello, I'd like four buckets of popcorn."
"Can you carry them?"
The employee looked at Xiao Xiao with some concern.
The popcorn buckets here were big, and they filled them with plenty of popcorn.
When full, the popcorn piled up like a little