So that was it. Gelman had guessed correctly.
Killua saw Zobair's wretched condition and felt a chill, but he forced himself to stay strong. Turning to Alluka beside him, he encouraged her. "Go ahead, Alluka."
"Mm." Alluka nodded gently, then let go of Killua's hand and walked forward, seemingly unfazed by Zobair's current state.
First, she stood there blankly. Then Gelman and she both heard Nanika's voice.
"Alluka, I want Zobair's ring fingernail."
Alluka reached out with both hands and said innocently, "Zobair, I want your ring fingernail."
The first two times Nanika had made a request, Zobair had lost the nails on her little finger and middle finger. This time, it was her ring fingernail.
Far from feeling displeased, she looked as if a great burden had been lifted from her shoulders.
Rip—
She immediately summoned a level of willpower and endurance that her weakened body shouldn't have possessed, and tore off her ring fingernail by force.
Ignoring the blood streaming from her finger, Zobair knelt like a knight presenting a treasure to her liege. She raised both hands above her head and offered the ring fingernail to Alluka.
As soon as Alluka received it, the ring fingernail disappeared from her palm.
Gelman keenly sensed where it had gone... Dark Space.
Immediately afterward, he and Alluka both heard Nanika's voice again. "Alluka, switch places with me."
The next moment, a chill swept through the room. Alluka's eyes turned completely black, without the slightest hint of emotion.
This was Nanika, who coexisted with Alluka.
It was Gelman's first time seeing Nanika, but she had seen him many times through Alluka's eyes. She gave Gelman a slight nod.
Zobair collapsed to the ground as if finally freed, letting her granddaughter Amane tend to her wounds.
Zeno, Silva, and Illumi had all