"Kid."
The man, who had taken the newspaper covering his face off to blow his nose, noticed the child stopping after using two tissues.
"Do you want to buy something?"
Behind the man was a little convenience store.
The child was startled.
She shook her head somewhat frantically, then hurried away.
The man touched his face.
Then he looked at his cat. "Do I look scary?"
"Meow~"
The orange cat meowed.
As if answering the man's question.
The tissue box it had been carrying in its mouth fell to the ground.
"Forget it."
The man casually picked up the tissue box and placed it on a stool nearby.
There was an empty tissue box there.
The man lay back down.
The child walked a long way before stopping.
She turned her head.
She could no longer see any trace of the convenience store.
She felt relieved.
"Wow."
The ponytailed girl's eyes lit up slightly. "What a smart cat."
It could actually carry a tissue box for someone.
"I'm going to train my Xiaohei to carry tissue boxes too."
The ponytailed girl made a bold declaration.
Just imagining it would be so convenient.
If Xiaohei could carry a tissue box for her...
The short-haired girl shook her head. "Don't make things too difficult for your Xiaohei."
The ponytailed girl was indignant. "You're the one who shouldn't underestimate my Xiaohei."
"My Xiaohei is really smart."
"It's only carrying a tissue box. It'll definitely learn very quickly."
The short-haired girl: ...
"Yes, yes."
"Xiaohei is very smart."
She looked at the child. "Why didn't you tell us about this before?"
The child pressed her lips together.
"...I forgot."
Huh?
After a brief daze, an amused expression appeared on the short-haired girl's