Just as Sifa and the Time Projection drew the attention of those objects resembling Marionettes, the Invisible Person that seemed to wear a translucent robe suddenly landed before Trissy, the Demoness of Despair.
Through the senses of Trissy's Projection, Sifa saw transparent worms crawling out one after another from the creature's collar, where its head should have been.
The surfaces of those worms were covered in strange patterns.
This was a Mythical Creature Form!
Of course, it was incomplete.
Even so, the fact that this Monster possessed a partial Mythical Creature Form greatly surprised Sifa.
Clearly, the Monster intended to reveal part of its Mythical Creature Form, temporarily striking its enemies with Divinity and exposing their weaknesses.
Unfortunately, neither Trissy's Projection nor Sifa himself would be affected.
Still, Sifa had Trissy pretend that she had been struck and had lost her ability to think.
He even had the Scholar of Yore actively place another layer of Illusion over Trissy, making her seem to be on the verge of Loss of Control as her hair rapidly grew, as though it might turn into venomous snakes at any moment.
While using this to numb the Monster's vigilance, Trissy's Projection quietly used Frost's power, condensing thick ice around herself and the Monster to freeze them both.
The Monster sensed the danger and had just begun to use Flaming Jump to flee.
When it suddenly slowed down, as though it were turning into a doll.
A toy.
That was indeed the case.
The figure Sifa had projected with Mirror Illusion quietly opened the first layer of the Box of the Great Old Ones.
It captured both Trissy's Projection and the nameless Monster.
As long as the things inside were released within twenty-four hours, neither Trissy nor the Monster would die.
The latter could then