Flinter's eyes nervously slid toward Hao's just as Yushou Ya'er finished her little story about "escaping death."
The two locked gazes.
And in that silent moment… Flinter realized.
Oh no.
It was them. They were the big bad guys.
He wanted to scream. Not because of guilt - he had none - but because this girl just casually revealed that they were the villains in someone else's tragic flashback arc.
If it weren't for the terrifying cat and this mysterious young man with that unnerving smile, Flinter swore on his last stolen crystal that he'd already lunged at Yushou Ya'er.
But before he could even twitch -
Thunk.
Little Liz stepped forward, placing herself in front of her master.
Her claws lightly clicked against the tile. Her body lowered. Tail rising. Pupils narrowed into vertical slits.
Even Flinter felt it.
That heavy, primal pressure.
She was one glare away from turning into a full-on boss monster and chomping him down.
"Aaah - " Flinter barely breathed.
