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Aquarina was a bit worried about who would take care of Esmeralda today, but Pyuku reassured her she would be alright.
"She will most likely be taken care of by Agua's mother," Pyuku said. "I am sure she won't really reject the opportunity to pay back for everything we've done for them, right?"
"Yeah, don't worry about it, Aquarina," Undine nodded.
"I-I guess you're not wrong…" Aquarina nodded. "Hmm? Ah!"
And then, Aquarina noticed something.
Or rather, someone.
"Gah!"
In that moment, the world suddenly stopped moving.
Aquarina looked downstairs and…
And…
She found a cute, chubby baby girl sneaking out of the house!
"E-Esmeralda! Good morning!"
Esmeralda's eyes widened as she saw a monster appearing, a powerful predator of little critters like her.
She quickly tried to run away, moving her chubby legs and tiny hands toward the escape route!
"Gaah! Gugaah!"
As she ran, the creature rushed behind her, resembling a shadow aiming for her life.
