Benarus moved quickly. Before long, the little brat with a bandage stuck to his forehead appeared before Shizuku and the others.
"Where is this?! Let me go! I want to go home! Home! Kazuto! Kazuto! Where are you?! I want to go back!!"
"..."
Watching the little brat roll around on the ground and bawl like a child, everyone exchanged bewildered looks.
"Big Sister Shizuku, are you really going to let him take part in the humanization ritual? I think he's just a pitiful little kid..."
Mayu Hinase gently tugged at Shizuku's sleeve and voiced her opinion in a low tone. Three-Eyed Pei could not help nodding as well.
"Indeed, Lady Shizuku. He is still only a child. Wouldn't dragging him into this be... a little too cruel?"
Yet faced with their doubts, Shizuku merely snorted.
"You've only seen his outward appearance. You don't know what he truly is."
"What he truly is?"
"Seeing is believing. Take a good look for yourselves."
As she spoke, Shizuku walked over. Then she reached out and tore the bandage off the child's forehead in one motion, making him cry out in pain.
"Waaah!!"
"Big Sister Shizuku?"
"Watch carefully."
Shizuku stopped Mayu Hinase, who wanted to go over and check on him, and curled her lips at her. Then an eerie laugh rang out.
"Hehehe, hahahaha! I was wondering who had kidnapped me here. So it was fellow members of the Three-Eyed Tribe."
When the little brat climbed to his feet again, he had completely lost that foolish, childlike look from before. Instead, he crossed his arms smugly, puffed out his chest, and stared at everyone before him. Then he examined Three-Eyed Pei closely, walked up to her, and nodded.
"Mm, very good. I'm very satisfied!"
As he spoke, the brat reached out and