Too Fast
The tall, chubby boy looked at Eldest Brother, then at Little White Fox.
His mouth opened and closed.
But he couldn't manage to get a single word out.
"Really..."
A few of the children watching from the sidelines were the first to speak.
"So Little White Fox was the one who hit him?"
"Looks like it."
"Little White Fox's tail was sticking straight up just now."
The short-haired boy gestured with his hand.
He used a finger to mimic the way Little White Fox's tail had looked.
"Even the point was curved."
"Like an arrow..."
He pointed at the tall, chubby boy...
You could say...
The short-haired boy smacked his lips. "...It was pretty cocky."
"But..."
The little girl blinked.
Her eyes were a little red.
Naturally, it wasn't because she'd been crying.
It was because she'd rubbed her eyes hard several times.
"Did any of you see how Little White Fox hit him?"
"I only saw Little White Fox's tail sticking straight up..."
The little girl looked at the mushroom-haired girl.
When she saw the confusion on the other girl's upturned face, she knew the answer.
"You didn't see how Little White Fox hit him either, did you?"
The mushroom-haired girl nodded.
Mm.
She hadn't seen it.
The little girl looked at the boys. "Did any of you see?"
The short-haired boy was the first to shake his head.
"No."
The short boy and the skinny boy shook their heads too.
None of them had seen how Little White Fox had hit him...
All they'd seen was Little White Fox's downright cocky pose afterward.
All the children looked at the tall, chubby boy.
None of them had seen how Little White Fox hit him...
But what about the tall,