Ch. 2: I'm Strange?
Toto: "I want you to keep me, no matter what…!"
I had awoken Toto, and was getting the impression he was kind of unusual.
Then Toto had come with me to the castle, and aside from him, I was surprised there were only a few servants.
I wonder if Toto’s parents or siblings are here…?
I looked around, thinking it kind of strange, and Toto, still wrapped around my arm, held on just a little tighter.
Toto: "Even if you look, there’s no one else here… I’m the only one who lives in this castle."
He spoke quietly.
[CHOICE]
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That sounds difficult…(SUN)
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That sounds lonely …(MOON)
Toto: "But now you’re here!"
OO: "Eh?"
Toto: "I’ve been looking for my next owner…my master."
OO: "Your next one?"
Which means there was someone who kept him before…?
I was confused, and Toto looked at me.
Toto: "I can’t do anything on my own… That’s why I want you to keep me. Please."
He looked at me, pleading like a stray dog, and I felt moved a little, but…
OO: "I’m sorry, but it’s just really problematic…"
Toto: "Why?"
OO: "Well, because…I think it’s strange for a person to be owned by another person…"
Toto: "I’m…strange?"
Repeating my words, Toto’s face lit up.
Eh…why is he so excited…!?
OO: "J-just now, that didn’t make you happy…did it?"
I tried to make it clear what I was asking, but Toto tilted his head and I wasn’t sure if he’d actually understood.
Toto: "You know, it makes me really happy when you call me strange…or when you scold me."
OO: "O-oh…"
He’s definitely unusual…
Toto: "So you’ll be my owner, right?"
We’re going in circles…
I felt at a complete lost, and I turned to the servants passing the hall, silently praying to them for help.
Sadly, none of them responded and I was left with my dilemma.
OO: "That sounds difficult…"
Toto: "Yeah…"
OO: "That sounds lonely..."
Toto: "Yeah, until now I was really lonely..."