The one on his shoulder had a more vibrant color, so the butterfly probably preferred it...
But from just now until now...
The butterfly had barely given the little guy with a white body and red markings a second glance.
The young man in the baseball cap felt a little bad for the little guy.
Why was it treating them so differently?
Xiao Xiao smiled faintly.
"So this butterfly really is devoted."
"Yeah."
The young man in the baseball cap nodded.
He felt a little relieved, and a little happy.
That meant...
Xiao Xiao was going along with what he'd said, right?
Just now, he'd almost thought he'd said something wrong and upset the young man...
The bus reached the stop.
The doors opened.
The young man in the baseball cap hurriedly said goodbye to Xiao Xiao, looking a little awkward. "This is my stop."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
The young man in the baseball cap smiled too.
He thought...
This conversation with a stranger... had gone pretty well.
The other person really was good-natured.
You could tell just from how he'd been willing to grant the child's wish.
Come to think of it...
That scene had truly opened his eyes.
How had he done it?
That was just a wild butterfly, wasn't it?
It had to be wild.
He'd never heard of anyone keeping a butterfly as a pet...
Then having it follow them around all the time.
That was impossible...
Absolutely impossible.
Unless the other person was a deity...
Someone who could communicate with all living things...
But that was impossible too.
All people were equally ordinary.
So...
How had that young man done it?
And...
He hadn't even heard the young man make a