Everyone else's lips twitched at the sight.
All right!
He wasn't even pretending anymore.
With things taking this turn, who knew what would happen next?
Despite those thoughts, some of them began moving one after another, slowly approaching Lin Luo.
White, black...
Lin Luo kept a perfectly straight face as he secretly appraised them.
Mm, not bad.
From now on, besides the tail competition...
We'll have to branch out into other events.
I'll still be the judge.
"Th-this... this is..."
Yukino Yukinoshita's face flushed crimson. She could neither leave nor stand her ground.
For a newcomer, this scene was far too frightening.
"Come on, Yukino."
Artoria patted Yukino Yukinoshita on the shoulder and said, "You'll get used to it."
"Huh?"
Yukino Yukinoshita's brain froze.
Was this sort of thing common?
I only just became a familiar. Don't lie to me.
"That's how it is."
Artoria explained helplessly, "And it might get even worse."
Now she was immensely grateful for her foresight.
She had asked permission beforehand for Sakura and the other girl to receive their variant balance breakers separately.
After all... it was best to stay well away from anything resembling hell.
"I-is that so?"
At those words, Yukino Yukinoshita's eyelids twitched, her gaze growing dazed.
As a familiar here...
Who knew what I'd become in the future?
Despite those thoughts, her feet still moved instinctively.
"Mm, that should be close enough."
Lin Luo looked them over and nodded in satisfaction.
Then!
He raised his right hand slightly, and crimson light flashed.
The next moment!
Crimson patterns floated up one after another, slowly slipping into Esdeath and the others' bodies.
"Mm..."
"Ah..."
Utaha Kasumigaoka and the others began breathing heavily.
Some even buckled at the knees and fell backward, offering faint glimpses of hidden mysteries.
Yukino Yukinoshita: "..."
*What was