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In the car on the other side, the three little ones held posters and once again began their own adventure.
The exhibition hall for the event was indeed a bit far, and coupled with the congested road conditions, as time passed minute by minute, even the most excited Anya gradually ran out of steam and leaned on Haibara Ai's shoulder, feeling sleepy.
Kanna was the same, completely unable to resist the onset of drowsiness; her originally bright big eyes were now hazy, and she yawned one after another, drooling as she leaned on Haibara Ai's other side.
Haibara Ai took out a test tube to collect the dragon's drool, then picked up her phone to browse, looking for the entry rules for the event venue.
Pets could be a bit dangerous for children, and there might even be an entry regulation like "must be accompanied by an adult."
Fortunately, there was no such thing; after getting off the car and rushing to the event venue, and being stopped and questioned by staff as usual, the three little ones successfully walked in.
"Maltese, Waku Waku!"
"Border Collie, Waku Waku!"
"Samoyed, Waku Waku!"
"Unfamiliar big dog, Waku Waku…"
The pet exhibition was quite lively, and there were many people.
Inside, it was divided into many areas according to pet breeds and different shops.
Anya's eyes were already dazzled not long after they started walking; she even saw the West Highland from the earlier shop, but it was one of good quality, not scruffy-looking.
Kanna also regained her spirits at this time because she smelled ice cream.
"I want three."
Kanna crouched in front of the stall to buy, took one and ate it in a gulp, then reached out for the other two ice creams, sharing them with her two companions.
Haibara Ai reached out to take it, but found "pet ice cream" clearly written on the cone's wrapper.
Haibara Ai: "…"
Anya, who read Haibara Ai's mind: "…"
"Kanna, this is for pets."
Anya was greatly alarmed, but Kanna, seeing that Anya and Haibara Ai had no intention of eating it, took it back and tossed it into her own mouth, calmly replying, "I don't know, it tastes quite good."
"…Doesn't seem to make a difference?"
Haibara Ai glanced at Kanna; after all, she wasn't human.
For humans, besides themselves, other races can seemingly all be called pets.
Stopping Kanna from buying more, Haibara Ai accompanied Anya as they wandered around the venue.
However, there was still an unexpected situation.
With small animals and humans all around, the myriad of thoughts made Anya feel a bit dizzy.
For example, this snippet…
"Yukino, why is she here?"
"How can I run into Yuigahama Yui even here? I need to pretend I don't see her."
"Yuigahama Yui still came over, Yukinoshita Yukino, you need to calm down quickly!"
"I absolutely cannot let her find out I like cats, and ended up getting lost and trapped in the dog exhibition area…"
"If Yuigahama Yui finds out, Kisaragi will definitely know too… it would be so embarrassing."
Anya tried very hard to empty her mind, but unfortunately, there were too many people nearby, and thoughts like these constantly flowed into Anya's brain; after walking around dizzily for a while, her nose had already started bleeding.
"Anya, you're bleeding!"
Kanna's usually unchanging expression turned to horror when she saw Anya's nosebleed.
Anya wiped her wet nose, and after seeing the red on her hand, fell into contemplation.
A lightbulb appeared above her head, and Anya chose to turn and look at Haibara Ai, saying earnestly, "I'm dying, Haihara, I've always loved you."
"…Are you an idiot?"
While complaining, Haibara Ai looked around for a less crowded direction, then quickly pulled Anya and ran towards it.
…
"Anya is so dizzy."
Anya sat on the chair, her already cleaned nose now plugged with tissue, gazing at the crowded people with the demeanor of a post-event sage.
"Anya, are you an idiot?" Haibara Ai sighed, asking again.
Anya responded indifferently, "I can read minds; you're clearly worried about me right now."
"…That doesn't change the fact that you're an idiot."
Given the current situation, Anya couldn't possibly go to those popular venues to choose a pet.
The adventure of the three little ones collapsed halfway through.
Anya took out a tissue from her satchel, removed the paper from her nose, found that it had stopped bleeding, wiped it again, and then wrapped it in the tissue.
"Speaking of which, where are we now?"
Anya suddenly had a question; they hadn't left the event venue, and there were so many people in other areas, so why was it so deserted here?
Kanna looked around and found a sign, reading from the notice, "Chiba City Stray Animal Prevention Center."
"Oh, it's that kind of place."
Haibara Ai nodded, drawing a puzzled look from Anya.
"In short, these are animals that strayed in the city and were caught for unified management."
"This should be for adoption or something."
"Oh." Anya nodded, having no objection to this, and then she heard Haibara Ai's thoughts: "It's so deserted here. If no one adopts these stray animals, maybe they'll be humanely euthanized once they reach a certain number…"
"!!!"
Anya looked at Haibara Ai in horror, quickly stood up and decided, "Anya wants to choose a pet here!"
Haibara Ai: "…"
Since it wasn't her adopting anyway, and Anya had made up her mind, Haibara Ai could only accompany her with Kanna.
Unlike the enthusiastic introductions in other areas, after the three little ones walked in, the staff here yawned and only reminded them, "Do not approach the cages; the animals here might hurt people."
Anya's movement to get closer froze, because she read that the staff member was not lying.
Anya already felt that her decision might have been made too early, but she still held onto a glimmer of hope as she began to look around at the animals in the cages.
"So ugly." Anya's face fell.
"Isn't that obvious?" Haibara Ai reminded her expressionlessly, "If they were excellent breeds or good-looking, they would have been sold to pet stores or adopted long ago; there's no way they'd be left here."
At this moment, the Great Pyrenees also lifted its dog head and looked at the three little ones with an inquisitive gaze.
"Is this my future owner?"
Following the foreseen scene, the Great Pyrenees quickly had a Lock-on on the little girl walking at the very front with two pointed hair accessories.
While the Great Pyrenees was observing, Anya, who read its mind, also looked over.
"Why is this big dog thinking Anya is its owner?"
Great Pyrenees: Stare!
Anya: Stare!
Kanna: Stare!
Haibara Ai: "…"
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