As the shadowy figure's voice faded, a sudden rustling broke the silence.
Astonishingly, the box that had been reduced to wood shavings floated up, writhed a few times, and regained its three-dimensional shape, becoming a pile of wooden boxes again.
"Hehehe..." Once the boxes gathered together, a baby's giggles and cries gradually emerged. "Oh, I didn't do it on purpose!"
The wooden boxes spoke in a childish voice, making it impossible to tell whether the speaker was male or female.
"Besides, I helped you out too. Surely you won't punish me!" Wooden Box sounded amused but also a little anxious, afraid that the shadowy figure before them would punish them.
The shadowy figure shook their head helplessly and strolled upstairs. "Fine. I won't hold this against you."
Hearing this, Wooden Box seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and shook the dust off their body. "Hehe... I knew you cared about me..."
Before they could finish, the shadowy figure suddenly interrupted. "But if Rock finds out you swallowed their head, I'm staying out of it..."
The instant those words fell, the shadowy figure flashed away, vanishing without a trace.
"What... how can you do that?" Wooden Box stared at the spot where the shadowy figure had stood, sounding a little resentful.
They shook themselves and turned back into wood shavings on the floor, saying helplessly, "Sigh! That's that, then. Forget it, forget it. I'm not dealing with this. I'll sleep first..."
Downstairs, Yui held the Mirror in her arms as she slowly descended with Nai Hyuga at her side.
But halfway down, a familiar voice reached their ears, accompanied by the smell of burning charcoal.
The smell was a little acrid. At first, Yui thought it was left over from when she had used Fire Release to roast the Red