"Now that we've gone over the rules, let's begin. Hey, let's get started."
"Walk forward. They're still not quite used to explosions, no matter how many times they've heard them. If you run flat out and make a lot of noise, the Wooloo will panic and scatter, and you'll lose sight of them. So approach at a pace that's neither too slow nor too fast."
"?"
"Yes?"
As I walked, I noticed a Wooloo in the crowd tilting her head at me.
Huh, I feel like I've seen that wool somewhere before.
"!"
"!? Hehe."
The Wooloo suddenly leaped against my chest and knocked me down. Then she rubbed her cheek against mine.
"Come to think of it, were you the one snuggling up to me yesterday?"
"Moo, moo, moo!"
"Ahaha, that tickles!"
Looking closely, I realized she was the Wooloo who had nestled against my feet in the park yesterday.
Had Marnie said she looked familiar because she was one of the girls from the Gym mission?
For some reason, this girl had taken a real liking to me yesterday, but I didn't remember doing anything for her, so I had no idea why she was so attached. Even the Gym Coach overseeing the Gym Mission was watching me with a bewildered expression. Of course.
"I-I understand. I'll play with you later, so calm down for now."
Doo-doo.
"Wait...!?"
Even amid all this, Wooloo kept playing with me. Since I was taking on a Gym challenge, I tried to forcibly pull her off, only for her cries to grow louder. Hearing her cries, the other Wooloo gathered around, perhaps mistaking me for a friend.
"Wait!"
Pure white cotton filled my vision. Fur. A wall. I was swallowed up as though that wall had crushed me.
*Ah, so fluffy. It