"Kuu...!"

When I approached the test, the fox intimidated me with its tail upside down.

It seems that the injury has made her aggressive.

"Calm down, we're not enemies."

Crouch down and close your eyes.

Then, I put my hand out and gently drew it closer to the tip of the fox's nose.

I'm not scared, am I?

"Off"

Did you imitate me? Nina crouched down and offered her hand.

Sakura did something similar.

"Ku....."

I put back the hair from the tail that was slightly swollen and the fox was swollen.

I snorted and sniffed the smell of my fingertips.

Looks like he's still on guard, but at least he recognized that he's not the enemy.

All right.

At this rate, if you let your guard down even further, you'll be able to heal yourself.....

"Boohoo"



Sneezing, the fox jumps up in surprise.

All at once.

And then you turn your tail upside down again.

"...... Sakura......"

Cune

Sakura bows her head down like she doesn't care.

It's not intentional, and I'm not mad at you either.....

But I don't think so.

When this happens, the fox's alertness rises even higher.

Maybe you should use bait or something.

"Hey, come on."

As she wondered what to do, Nina stepped forward.

She spread her hands and gave a gentle smile.

"Hey, okay."

"Kuu...!"

I'm not doing anything, right?

"Ku....."

"It's okay...?"

"...... Kon!"

The fox jumped to Nina and began to spoil herself, apparently lifting her guard completely.

Thanks to Nina's gentle smile.

Yeah, good girl.

Con

Nina, who stroked the fox's head, looked very happy.

Nina and the fox were as close as they always were together.....

I honestly think it's amazing.

Well, I don't have a position as a beast tamer.

Grrrr, I sighed and approached softly.

The fox is a little nervous, but he doesn't run away or intimidate.

"Nina, hold on to her."

Yeah.

"Alright, alright... heels"

Magic healed the fox.

The fox clapped his eyes,

Kon!

Now you're going to jump at me and lick my cheeks.

All right, all right, all right.

Ku!

The fox is on my shoulder, and it's on my head.

I jumped from there, and now I got on Nina's lap.

"Great."

On!

Nina and Sakura are delighted that the fox is getting better.

However, I hid my eyebrows and watched the fox.

What's the matter?

"No..."

Further observations.

"... it's a little strange."

Huh?

"I know the injury has healed, but there's something awkward about it."

At first glance, the fox jumps well.

However, when I looked carefully, my body stopped for a moment when I jumped.

I don't feel like my body belongs to me... it's like I'm hesitating.

"What, what do you mean?"

"Maybe it was just before I got injured." So, maybe you're sick. ”

"Oh no..."

Nina's ears drooped down.

Sakura's ears also droop down.

Nina grabbed the fox and peered into her face.

"Is this child... are you okay?"

“You don't have to worry so much. Since you're able to move this much, you can't go anywhere right now."

I just don't know what would happen if I left it alone.

"Rain. Shall we take this child... home?"

"Hmm. Bringing back the wild animals isn't very good, though..."

Temporary Tam, it's hard to take her home and protect her.

I have a problem with looking after them.....

Then there's the big question of whether we can get back to the wild safely.

I think Nina would say she does.....

But maybe there's a family of foxes.

"... but can't you just leave me alone?"

It is highly likely that the fox is suffering from some kind of disease, so we cannot overlook it.

I can't help all the animals.

But you can't just let go of the life you have in front of you.

For the time being, let's take her home.

Yeah.

Nina smiled happily.

... by the way.

When he took the fox home, he said, "Raine has caught another child he doesn't know!" and the Canadians made a noise, but that's another story.