"What was wrong?"
The short-haired girl was a little confused.
The girl with the ponytail looked a little anxious.
"Hurry up and tell us."
"You've already told us half of it..."
The girl with the ponytail looked wary. "Don't tell me..."
"You're going to keep the rest secret, too?"
That girl with the ponytail...
could only silently stew in frustration.
The fact that the child had told them she'd seen a giant leopard was already an unexpected delight.
"Dad and Mom said..."
The child paused again.
The short-haired girl and the girl with the ponytail nearly choked.
They took a deep breath.
What had Dad and Mom said?
"Dad and Mom said..."
The child repeated herself.
The two girls who'd heard her pouted.
All right.
They'd thought it was something new.
Mm-hmm.
Dad and Mom said...
What had they said?
The short-haired girl and the girl with the ponytail silently cheered the child on in their hearts.
You can do it.
"Dad and Mom said..."
This was the third time the child had started repeating herself.
The girl with the ponytail couldn't hold back any longer.
"Yaya, you've repeated those words three times."
She emphasized the number three.
The child froze.
"D-did I?"
She hadn't realized...
"Yes."
The girl with the ponytail nodded firmly.
"If you don't believe me, ask Little Flower."
The child looked at the short-haired girl.
The short-haired girl nodded.
"Yaya."
"If it's really difficult for you..."
The short-haired girl still didn't want the child to force herself.
"Then forget it."
"You don't have to say it."
"Ah..."
The girl with the ponytail groaned beside them.
She'd been waiting for ages...
All right.
The girl with the ponytail muttered under her breath.
If they were