The little girl clutched her parasol.
She was a little afraid to meet the girl with slanted ponytail's eyes.
"Tell Auntie."
The girl with slanted ponytail didn't let the child off so easily.
"Why didn't you try to contact Auntie right away?"
The little girl opened her mouth.
She...
Actually, she wasn't quite sure what she'd been thinking at the time...
She'd been startled by that old man who had suddenly appeared—
To the little girl, the old man really had appeared out of nowhere.
She'd only seen something green floating in the air...
She didn't know what it was.
It looked a bit like seaweed.
But how could seaweed float in the air?
Wasn't seaweed supposed to be in the water?
Curious and confused, the little girl had left the convenience store.
She'd walked toward the green thing that looked like seaweed.
She'd reached out.
She'd wanted to grab the strange thing.
And take a closer look at it.
But then...
What happened was completely beyond the little girl's expectations...
The green thing flew away?
Before the little girl could wonder what was going on, a face appeared right in front of her...
A face that, to the little girl, was utterly terrifying.
How could anyone have a green face?
The little girl's pupils suddenly widened.
Her heart pounded like a drum.
A sudden rush of fear made her whole body go numb.
She didn't even notice her hand opening.
The parasol in her hand fell to the ground.
A car horn jolted her back to her senses.
She didn't think about anything...
She didn't even look at that terrifying face again.
She spun around.
And ran.
She ran as fast as her little legs could carry her, as if a wild beast were