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The terrifying image of the Cat-Faced Old Lady really did flash through his mind.

But soon, the two merged again, and the Sphinx of Ancient Egypt reappeared in Jiang Xia's thoughts.

"..."

No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't combine them into anything good.

Still, since the Ghost Fetus had a greater influence over the puppet's appearance, could it be a Cat-Faced Sphinx? That would give the cat a larger share...

Jiang Xia pondered for a moment, then quickly gave up thinking.

Forget it. Guessing blindly was useless. He would find out by trying.

At worst, it would be an eyesore.

Thinking that, Jiang Xia cautiously summoned several Shikigami and had them gather together, piling up into Puppet Clay.

Then he picked up the cat from the table and tossed it inside.

The two quickly fused, squelching as they formed a physical body.

Jiang Xia watched the small lump with faint vigilance.

A moment later, he noticed that the clay had not expanded abnormally. It remained the size of an ordinary cat.

Soon, a normal cat appeared on the floor of the room.

...But calling it normal was not entirely accurate.

Before it died, this cat had clearly been a Siamese.

Yet now, it had become a cat of an extremely pure black, with only its four paws being white.

"...?"

Under Jiang Xia's puzzled gaze, the cat bounced in place, seemingly delighted to have a body again. Then it pattered over, very consciously leaped onto Jiang Xia's lap, and curled up comfortably.

Jiang Xia instinctively reached out to pet it, his head full of question marks.

...When creating the puppet, his influence had turned a Siamese into a Black Cat with White Paws??

What kind of bizarre addition was that?

...Although he could not understand the principle