Both little girls had read many stories about foxes.
But today was the first time they had ever seen a real fox in person.
Xiao Xiao's eyes curved slightly.
"Mm."
"It likes ice cream, too."
Before the children noticed, Little White Fox and the white snake had been scooping up ice cream with their own spoons.
Just before the children looked over, Xiao Xiao reached out and took the spoons from Little White Fox and the white snake.
To avoid frightening the children, the white snake naturally lowered its body again.
Little White Fox, on the other hand, ate the ice cream from its tiny spoon without a care in the world.
The white snake silently tightened its coils around Xiao Xiao's wrist.
Just a little.
Like a sulky little animal giving him a playful scratch.
The children's initial surprise gradually wore off, and they grew more and more excited.
They gathered around.
They stared without blinking as Little White Fox ate its ice cream.
"...That's amazing."
The little girl looked impressed. "Little Fox likes ice cream?"
"It can eat ice cream?!"
The children whispered among themselves.
Their eyes sparkled as they watched Little White Fox.
As if nothing unpleasant had happened between them earlier.
Only after Little White Fox had finished its ice cream did the children smack their lips, still wanting more.
"What a pretty little fox~"
The little girl's eyes curved into crescent moons.
"Mm."
The mushroom-haired girl nodded.
It was pretty.
She had never seen such a beautiful little white fox.
A little white fox this beautiful really existed...
And it liked ice cream...
It seemed even more like a little white fox from a fairy tale.
Xiao Xiao turned and crouched down.
There was an empty