"I'm not a little girl."
The little girl pouted.
"Oh?"
The woman teased her. "If you're not a little girl, what are you?"
"I'm Nini."
The little girl said her name with a serious expression.
The woman laughed.
She reached out and ruffled the child's hair again.
"Little miss."
"Auntie!"
The little girl was getting angry.
She'd already said not to mess up her hairstyle.
"Okay, okay."
The woman withdrew her hand, looking innocent.
"Auntie won't touch Nini's hair anymore."
"Don't be mad."
The woman reached out and poked the child's puffed-up cheek.
Just as you'd expect from a child's skin.
So tender.
The woman couldn't help poking it again.
It felt so nice.
"Auntie!"
The little girl whacked the woman with the rabbit's paw.
"Don't go touching me!"
"Pfft—"
The woman couldn't hold back her laughter.
The rabbit's paw landed softly against her, without the slightest force behind it.
And besides...
What surprised the woman was...
The child even knew to tell people not to touch her...
Though the woman didn't know what the child understood by that, she thought it was a good thing.
Whatever the child made of it, being wary of other people touching her was good.
"Okay, okay."
The woman raised her hands in surrender again.
"Auntie was wrong."
"Auntie won't touch Nini anymore."
The little girl tugged at the rabbit's ears.
She gave a little snort through her small nose.
Fine.
Since Auntie had admitted her mistake, she'd forgive her.
The little girl turned her gaze back to the little fox.
So white.
So soft.
So cute.
So pretty.
It must feel wonderful to pet.
The little girl gazed at the little white fox longingly.
She wanted to hold it.
"Big Brother."
A sweet smile spread across the little girl's face.
"I'll trade my