The zoo
William, who had rested well, came over at the earliest opportunity. Because her previous interaction with him had ended unpleasantly, Catherine chose not to come along.
Using Mad Brain Resonance, William quickly located the Crow Zone.
Zoke, also wearing only his distinctive mask, was conducting special training for a peculiar Crow Person... More precisely, it should have been a family of five.
A crow larger than an adult tiger stood upright on two humanlike legs atop a tree trunk, performing an extremely difficult routine according to Zoke's instructions.
Hidden among its feathers were four Skull Heads. During certain special stages, they would split off individually to help the main body complete the performance.
William quietly approached the current enclosure and stood outside the glass dome, silently appreciating the performance.
However,
just before the performance ended, perhaps because it had expended too much energy earlier, or perhaps because the previous movement had been linked together too awkwardly,
when completing the final finishing move, the Crow Person failed to stand completely steady. It could only make an unnecessary wing-flapping motion, using air resistance to stabilize itself and complete the performance.
The next second.
Smack!
The sound of a brain exploding rang out. The Crow Person's limp body fell from the tree trunk and crashed heavily to the ground. Foul-smelling brain matter flowed from between the Skull Heads. It was completely dead.
Two eyeballs, still filled with despair and fear, rolled toward the glass dome where William stood.
Zoke also sensed his friend's arrival at that moment. The ferocity and anger on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a benevolent, even extremely warm smile.
"William, you're here! I'm really sorry. You just arrived and had to witness such a discouraging sight. A piece of trash like this can't stay in my