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"I feel like I've seen her before..."
Kitahara Makoto's gaze fell on the elementary schooler with pink bob hair, and he even stopped walking.
Of course, it wasn't because the little child was cute; when it came to cuteness, the white-haired, red-eyed Beast Eared Girl was number one in the world.
What truly caught Kitahara Makoto's eye was actually the cookie box in the bob-haired loli's hand, which was emitting a faint glow in the night.
"An optimizable cookie box?"
Kitahara Makoto's eyes lit up slightly.
"I must find a way to get it."
Items that can be optimized and upgraded are rare. Since he had seen it, it would be too much of a pity to miss it. Perhaps it could be optimized into a very useful item.
"But how do I get my hands on the cookie box?"
He pondered in his mind.
The simplest way, of course, was to directly go up and trade, but that wasn't safe.
If the elementary schooler was a timid crybaby, just approaching her might scare her into crying, and then there would be big trouble.
"I've got it..."
Kitahara Makoto's gaze shifted to the Beast Eared Girl.
"Pikachu, it's you!"
An adult suddenly approaching an elementary schooler would be strange, but a Beast Eared Girl of similar height would be fine.
The Beast Eared Girl could not only be used as a scapegoat but also to trick... No, to lower the loli's guard.
No sooner said than done.
Kitahara Makoto turned and walked into the cake shop, bought a small cake popular with children, and then handed it to the Beast Eared Girl.
"Ah-Wahhh..."
The Beast Eared Girl opened her mouth, about to eat the cake.
Thump.
Kitahara Makoto gently tapped the Beast Eared Girl's small head and whispered, "You can't eat this cake. See that little child over there?"
"Take the cake over and exchange it for the cookie box in her hand."
The Beast Eared Girl lifted her small face, speaking with a lack of words: "Master, so rough…"
He just tapped you lightly, he didn't use any force at all!
The Beast Eared Girl tilted her head and thought for a moment: "Master, domestic violence…"
That's enough of you! Passersby are already looking over with strange eyes!
Kitahara Makoto's face darkened slightly, and he lowered his voice, saying, "Don't say anymore. You go exchange the biscuits first. I'll buy you two cakes later."
The Beast Eared Girl lifted her small face: "Five."
Good heavens, you can even bargain now, can't you!
Kitahara Makoto reluctantly agreed: "Five it is, five. Go exchange the biscuits quickly."
The reward was settled.
The Beast Eared Girl hugged the small cake, took off with her short legs, and pattered over to the bob-haired loli not far away.
Kitahara Makoto stood at a distance, observing in secret, but the distance was a bit far, and he couldn't clearly hear what the two little sprouts were saying.
However, not long after, the two little sprouts actually started fighting over a box of biscuits.
Kitahara Makoto couldn't sit still now and walked straight over, ready to see what was going on.
"Hana-chan, what are you doing?" Kitahara Makoto stepped forward, walked to their side, reached out and rubbed the Beast Eared Girl's small head, then said with a serious expression, "Don't snatch other people's things."
After lecturing the scapegoat Beast Eared Girl, Kitahara Makoto naturally looked at the pink-haired bob-haired loli and said softly, "I'm sorry, my sister caused you trouble. I'll teach her a lesson when we get back."
The pink-haired loli looked up, her eyes large and round, as blue as the sky, clearly not afraid of strangers: "Onii-chan, don't be mad at Hana-chan. Hana-chan didn't snatch Futari's biscuits."
"Futari?"
Kitahara Makoto's heart stirred slightly, and the previous sense of familiarity became even stronger.
Pink hair, blue eyes, an ahoge on her head, the age of just starting elementary school, plus the name Futari… Could it be Bocchi-chan's sister?
"What's your name?" Kitahara Makoto asked curiously.
"Futari, my name is Gotō Futari."
The little sprout's voice was soft and sweet, probably because the Beast Eared Girl was nearby, she had no guard against Kitahara Makoto at all.
Confirmed.
It really is Bocchi-chan's sister.
He didn't expect to meet Bocchi-chan's sister when going out to eat. Japan really is a small place.
Kitahara Makoto looked around, didn't see Bocchi-chan's figure, and asked curiously: "Are you out alone? Your parents will worry, right?"
"No, no." Gotō Futari sighed like a little adult, "Futari went out with her older sister, but her older sister got lost."
Kitahara Makoto: "…"
No matter how you look at it, you're the one who got lost!
After careful questioning, Kitahara Makoto quickly understood the situation.
The little sprout in front of him did go out with Bocchi-chan, and their destination was the convenience store next door. However, shortly after they entered, Bocchi-chan suddenly disappeared, so Futari chose to 'wait for the rabbit' and came to the entrance to wait for Bocchi-chan to 'walk into the trap'.
As for the two lolis' recent squabble, it wasn't what it looked like. Although Gotō Futari was small, she was quite generous, and unlike the super socially anxious Bocchi-chan, she was clearly an outgoing person.
After the Beast Eared Girl explained her intention, Gotō Futari said she wanted to share the biscuits with Hana-chan, but the Beast Eared Girl, following orders, only wanted to exchange, so from a distance, it looked as if a struggle was happening.
Once the situation was clear, the rest was simple.
"Futari, can I discuss something with you?"
Kitahara Makoto asked softly.
"You can say it, onii-chan." Gotō Futari lifted her small face, her voice soft and sweet, "But Futari can't go home with onii-chan."
Don't worry, I'm only interested in your sister. I don't want to take a little sprout like you home at all!
Kitahara Makoto said without changing his expression:
"It's like this, Hana-chan is usually spoiled and insists on getting what she wants, otherwise she'll roll around on the ground… I'll buy you a small cake, can Futari give that box of biscuits to Hana-chan?"
Kitahara Makoto had no psychological burden throwing the blame on the Beast Eared Girl.
As a mount, yet unable to be ridden, her only remaining use was to be a scapegoat.
"Okay~"
Gotō Futari was quite easy to talk to and readily agreed.
"Thank you, Futari." Kitahara Makoto relaxed and smiled, "What flavor of small cake would Futari like? Feel free to choose, I'll pay."
The little sprout wasn't picky and quickly chose a very pretty cream cake.
Kitahara Makoto bought the small cake and successfully exchanged it for the box of biscuits in Gotō Futari's arms.
[You have obtained an optimizable item. Do you wish to optimize it now?]
"Later."
Kitahara Makoto put away the biscuits. He had already gotten the item, so there was no need to rush.
"Futari, your sister is still in the convenience store, right?" Kitahara Makoto looked around, still not seeing Bocchi-chan's figure, so he said, "You and Hana-chan just eat the cake at the entrance, don't move around. I'll go in and find your sister."
He had impulsively kissed her just last night. With Little Miss Anxiety's personality, he didn't know how long she would hide from him.
But now…
"Hitori-chan, you don't want your sister to get lost, do you?"
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