Klein's sluggish thoughts took several beats to catch up before he realized that he was under attack—and that his attacker possessed abilities similar to those of Sealed Artifact 2-049 from the Church of Evernight!
He had been able to break free of the influence back then because his teammates and captain had warned him, but now, he was all alone.
No... There was still... the bodyguard... Miss...
His thoughts dragged sluggishly across his mind. Then he saw a transparent figure emerge behind the sheriff opposite him. It blew a chill against the back of the fake sheriff's neck.
Snap!
The fake sheriff raised his hand and snapped his fingers. Crimson flames immediately erupted, burning the transparent Spirit Body behind him to ash.
At the same time as he spoke, the bodyguard lady appeared in his eyes. She wore a black court gown and a small soft hat, and her face was as pale as a female ghost's.
"Wraith Possession!"
In the next second, the possessed fake sheriff's body rapidly thinned and grew brittle, becoming a finely cut, pale-yellow paper figurine.
A Sequence 5-level "Paper Figurine Substitute"!
A paper figurine was not alive, nor did it possess any reflective surface. Sharron's "Wraith Possession" was forcibly interrupted, and her figure emerged in the air before rapidly solidifying.
After being forced out, Sharron's movements became as sluggish as Klein's. Combined with her pale complexion, she looked even more like an exquisite doll.
At the same time, a man appeared at the entrance. He had black hair, blue eyes, a fairly handsome face, and a faint trace of stubble along his jaw.
He looked teasingly at Klein and Sharron, whose bodies and thoughts had both fallen into stagnation in the living room. Raising his chin slightly, he spoke as if announcing the victor's declaration: