Zede took the initiative to reveal his framework, showing respect and acknowledging the two opponents. After all, they had not taken advantage of his presence to launch a surprise attack on Wrinkled Skin.
He could feel the changes occurring in the body of the "Nightmare Youth." This time, they should be able to engage in a longer exchange of blows.
As for Nightmare Girl, she was no longer as impatient as before. It seemed she had brought out something new as well... something that even made Zede feel threatened.
When Catherine used the red scissors in her hand to completely cut open the corners of her mouth, the oozing blood staining her lips and the surrounding area entirely,
The twin tails on her head came undone by themselves, floating in the air like loose hair.
At the same time, something fell out of her body.
It was none other than the Treasure Box, the important prop Catherine had been given after becoming a clown of the Acrobatic Troupe.
The box continued growing larger as it fell. By the time it hit the ground, it was roughly large enough to hold a person.
At that moment,
Catherine, floating in midair, suddenly plunged both hands into her abdomen. With brutal force, she tore open her waist and stomach until her body was completely severed, allowing her lower half to fall into the box.
Smack! The sound of flesh hitting the ground rang out, and a certain change began to take place within the Treasure Box.
In exchange for—or rather, as a sacrifice of—her lower half,
A metal spring grew out of the Treasure Box and connected to Catherine's mangled upper body, fusing her with the box and turning her into a lifelike Scare Box.
That was not all.
Catherine spread her hands