"Huh-? You want us to leave a perfectly capable human with you? Who knows what you'll do to that poor kid?"
Reina immediately rejected the idea. Even Rin had to agree with her.
Shelly was a lot of things, but being good with kids was not one of them. At least, Rin had never seen her interact with children before.
Their reactions immediately made Serena anxious, and she clutched the child tighter in her grasp to keep her safe. She was specifically trying to keep the librarian away from Shelly.
But Shelly stood confidently in the middle of the room where even the child could see her clearly. So it was only natural that the girl would become curious about her.
"We should let the librarian decide if she wants to talk to me or not. What do you say, little lady?"
Shelly placed all the pressure on the young child, who looked like she wanted to hide.
But because Shelly had addressed her directly, the child also felt obligated to respond to the offer.
