Fortunately, girls liked pandas in the first place.
Though at first, the goal had been to hide her true preference...
Hmm.
That wasn't quite right.
She didn't like snakes.
She still didn't like snakes.
The only exception was the red-eyed python.
Compared with every other snake, pandas won, as far as she was concerned.
But compared with the red-eyed python...
There was no doubt.
The red-eyed python won.
Because the red-eyed python wasn't just a snake.
It was the hero who had saved her.
Naturally, it was different from every other snake.
Maybe her persistence had moved it...
Today, the red-eyed python had finally paid attention to her.
The girl was so happy she hardly knew what to do with herself.
The red-eyed python glided over gracefully.
It raised its head high.
Its gaze, which seemed to be sizing her up, settled on the girl.
The girl held her breath nervously.
The girl managed to pull together a smile.
She opened her mouth.
"...H-hello."
Only after a long moment did the girl manage to force a greeting out of her throat.
The red-eyed python had already turned and left.
The girl wasn't very disappointed.
The red-eyed python had come over to her...
For her, that was already a huge breakthrough.
The girl saw hope.
Her persistence hadn't been meaningless.
In the end, the red-eyed python had been moved by her.
The day when the red-eyed python was willing to listen to her...
Wasn't far off.
The girl was thrilled.
When she ran into the short-haired man on her way out, a huge smile spread across her face.
The short-haired man was taken aback.
Although the girl had come quite a few times...
This had left the short-haired