From within the Fallen Beast's ruined body, a naked figure slowly emerged.
"It... hurts..."
Her voice had no inflection whatsoever. Although she cried out in pain, her face showed no expression.
But what shocked Love wasn't that the Fallen Beast had suddenly turned into a person. It was that person's appearance.
She looked exactly like her!
Had it copied her appearance because it was fighting her?
After a brief moment of shock, Love quickly recovered... anyone would probably get quite a fright if someone who looked exactly like them appeared right before their eyes.
Sure enough, after studying Love for a moment, black smoke surged over the other's body, and a set of Regalia identical to Love's except for its color appeared on her.
Once that was done, she swung her arms somewhat awkwardly, as though adjusting to her new form.
Don't ask why Love hadn't attacked yet. Although the other woman seemed to have completely disengaged from the fight and wasn't paying her any attention, the dangerous aura radiating from her entire body was even stronger than before.
But didn't she seem a little dim?
Logically speaking, once a Fallen Beast reached Tier 5, its intelligence should have been no different from an ordinary person's.
"You can't beat me."
Just as Love was considering her next move, the other woman spoke again.
This time, her speech no longer faltered. She sounded exactly like a normal person.
She didn't attack immediately. She simply watched Love, remaining on guard against her.
"That confident, huh? Sure, you've turned into a cute girl too, but that doesn't mean you've got a pretty girl's superpowers, you know?"
The other woman tilted her head.
"A pretty girl's superpowers? What are those? I don't understand... do you mean the sleeping person in Snow Pass City?"
*Snow