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Just then, the purple moon emerged from the clouds on the horizon again. Under its purple glow, the villagers—who already looked strange and had been eating and drinking with Annie—were bathed in moonlight and instantly transformed before her eyes into fully formed demons.
"..."
"..."
The villagers had just been chatting and laughing with one another over food and drink. But when they noticed the changes in each other's bodies and saw the purple moon shining down on them, turning them into terrifying creatures, their faces fell. They sighed in unison, then morosely stopped what they had been doing.
Suddenly, the delicious skewers in their hands, which had been wafting with the aroma of grilled meat and which they'd spent the whole afternoon eating until nightfall, didn't seem so tasty anymore. The wine in their cups didn't taste good, either, and even the coconuts and other juices they'd been drinking to quench their thirst no longer tasted sweet.
"Huh?"
(??????)????
Seeing the kindhearted "uncles" and "aunties" stop, and noticing the changes to their bodies, Annie instinctively glanced up at the purple moon.
"Ah? Is it already nighttime?"
(?ˊ????)???
"But..."
(?￣?￣)
"I'm so full..."
(?????)
Annie had noticed their transformations long ago, but she wasn't particularly bothered by them. What bothered her more was the change in her own body!
For example, her little tummy, which was stuffed full from eating all that delicious food all afternoon, had gotten a bit round?
"Ah!"
ε=(′?｀●))) So full~!
Annie was very satisfied with this feast, which had lasted all afternoon and continued until the moon came out. She'd already decided that, when the time was right, she'd lend these gloomy villagers a little help.
But...
She still hadn't figured out how to help. The situation here seemed a little complicated, so she