The third time the child saw the black shadow, not only was she there—Child's Dad was there too.
But neither of them saw it.
Perhaps it was because of their position.
When they turned to look...
There was nothing there.
Based on their previous experience...
Child's Mom wondered whether it would be better for them to follow the child from a distance.
They would be able to see the whole area around them more clearly.
They could see what the child saw...
Who came into contact with the child...
And who was acting strangely or harboring ill intentions.
As bystanders, they could observe more carefully.
They made an arrangement with the child.
She would walk slowly ahead by herself.
They would go to...
The nearby park.
Child's Mom and Child's Dad would stay behind.
They would follow the mushroom-headed little girl.
They told the mushroom-headed little girl not to keep looking back.
She was to act as if she did not know that Child's Mom and Child's Dad were behind her.
The mushroom-headed little girl was baffled.
She did not understand why she had to do this.
"Mommy and Daddy will catch the black shadow that always scares Anna."
The man flexed his arm and struck a bodybuilder's pose.
"Okay?"
The mushroom-headed little girl widened her eyes.
Catch the black shadow?!
Of course that was good.
The mushroom-headed little girl had really been frightened by the black shadow several times.
She was both afraid of it and a little annoyed with it.
If...
Mommy and Daddy really caught the black shadow...
The mushroom-headed little girl would have to see...
What the black shadow really looked like.
Now that she had an explanation—
Even without one, the mushroom-headed little girl would have done