"Yes. What difference did it make to us, even if we knew that monsters really existed?"
Little Deer said with a mournful expression. "Is it any different from when we didn't know?"
"It makes no difference at all!"
"It doesn't feel real in the slightest."
"At least you heard something."
"Greed is bad."
By the end, Little Deer sounded rather indignant.
Uh...
Little Deer's seemingly "accusatory" words of comfort had made Pei You feel much better. Somehow, they'd even left her with a sense of guilt.
Wasn't it a little unfair that she was the only one who'd heard the monster's voice?
And on top of that, she'd wanted more. She was sad that she couldn't see what the monster looked like, yet she hadn't considered how Little Deer and her brother felt.
As Little Deer had just said, was she being greedy?
"I'm sorry."
She spoke haltingly.
"Silly."
Little Deer was taken aback, then patted Pei You on the shoulder. "What are you apologizing for?"
"Maybe I'll suddenly open my third eye later and be able to see it?"
"Don't be too jealous when I do."
"...Isn't that called something else?"
"Then what's it called?"
"Oh, don't nitpick over the details."
"You know what I mean."
Xiao Xiao stood up, and the two girls stopped teasing each other and looked over.
Pei Liang stood up as well. "Master Xiao?"
"It's getting late. I should head back."
"Master Xiao, I'll see you out."
Pei Liang replied at once.
"Oh, I should get going too."
Little Deer stood up and looked at Pei You. "Youyou, are you going back to school?"
"I'll go back tomorrow."
She still wanted to stay and see if she could hear the monster's voice again.
"I'll go with my brother and see you