The voice coming from the supermarket was calm, with nothing unusual in its tone. Yet the words she spoke came one at a time, each carefully enunciated, carrying an intense sense of eeriness.
Harley stepped over the threshold with an impassive expression and casually shut the door behind her.
The supermarket checkout counter was covered in scorch marks, and the familiar cashier from before was standing behind it.
Unfortunately, the left half of her body was gone, leaving only her right arm resting on the counter. From the side, her clearly exposed spine, still-living muscles, and blood that seemed as though it would never run dry could all be seen.
Harley looked at the face before her, staring at that blood-smeared face with only half of it remaining, and could not help shaking her head.
"Welcome, to, Sainsbury's, supermarket."
Seeing that the "customer" before her said nothing and merely watched her, the cashier's remaining half-mouth opened and closed once more.
"May I ask, what, do you, need, to buy?"
Harley did not reply. When facing such an eerie phenomenon, following the other party's rhythm was undoubtedly the worst possible choice. One slight misstep could mean death.
A pocket watch suddenly appeared in her hand.
Harley glanced at the time and lightly pressed it.
"Twenty seconds."
An invisible ripple spread outward, and time seemed to freeze at that very moment.
There were many good things in the Time Room, and Harley could not possibly remain indifferent to them. Those Unspeakables were too weak to study them properly anyway. Rather than let those treasures gather dust in their hands, it was better for Harley to bring out their true brilliance herself.
Moreover, most of those items were extremely dangerous. If even one of them were damaged, it could very easily trigger a