Parrot House
"Why does this running alpaca look so miserable to me now? Haha!"
"Haha."
"Isn't that just how alpacas always look?"
"Since this isn't the first time it's run like this..."
"That means it really likes it."
"...It's such an attention hog."
"It's pretty cute."
"And it's got so much energy."
"What lap is it on now?"
"...I don't know."
"Round and round..."
"...This alpaca running round and round like this reminds me of a certain kind of toy."
"Mm."
"Ah!"
"It's just like a hamster running on a wheel!"
"...Haha~"
"Yeah, it is."
"Too bad alpacas are so big."
"If alpacas were the same size as hamsters..."
"Keeping an alpaca would be so much fun."
Xiao Xiao gave a slight shake of his head.
He looked at Xu Hao.
A little play was fine.
Just don't overdo it.
Xiao Xiao suddenly thought of something...
Was this "lucky" alpaca Xu Hao had chosen as a mount the same "lucky" one Xu Hao had chased earlier?
If it was...
That alpaca was way too..."lucky."
Today had been a rather grueling day for it.
Xiao Xiao turned his horse around.
"Let's go."
The man reminded the girl, who was still watching the alpaca.
Huh?
The girl froze.
She turned to look at the man.
What?
The man shook his head slightly.
"Our guest is leaving."
He turned around.
He gestured toward the receding figure on the black horse.
The girl was startled.
Huh!?
She was about to hurry after him.
Just before she took a step, the girl turned around and gave the alpaca one last look.
She felt reluctant to leave.
The alpaca running in circles was so amusing, absurd, and cute.
She'd been grinning the whole time.
She'd been