"Don't worry!" Lynn reassured him solemnly. "I've only been learning to use the Chainsaw for two days, but I've scored full marks every time. Not one patient who woke up had anything bad to say."
The Twin Ghostly Shadows trembled. "R-really?"
Lynn nodded. "Bear with it. I'm about to begin. Do you need anesthesia? I've got plenty in my bag."
The Twin Ghostly Shadows swallowed. "That won't be necessary. We saw ourselves every day, so we stopped feeling pain long ago. Our only request is that you make it quick. Can you manage that?"
Light reflected off Lynn's lens. "Don't worry. I'm very fast. Here I go!"
"O-okay."
Lynn nodded, took a colored pen from inside his coat, and drew a dotted line along their seam.
Scratch, scratch-
All the preparations were complete.
Lynn's gaze turned stern. His eyes flashed, and he pulled the Chainsaw's starter cord.
In an instant, under the Twin Ghostly Shadows' shocked gaze, Lynn leaped into the air, gritted his teeth, and brought the Chainsaw down on the place where they were joined.
"AAAAH-"
An utterly bloodcurdling scream rang through the night sky.
A few minutes later.
[Ding! Chainsaw skill +1] [Ding! Chainsaw skill +1] [Ding! You successfully split the Twin Ghostly Shadows in two, creating the first perfect surgical case in your history of chainsaw surgery. Your accuracy +1, your attack power +1.] [Ding! You successfully created "Single Ghost Shadow." You gained 200 base experience.]
On the ground, the now-separated Twin Ghostly Shadows lay foaming at the mouth, their entire bodies twitching nonstop.
Lynn crouched solemnly in front of one of the shadows, needle in hand, stitching their split skin together at an unimaginable speed.
[Ding! Your sewing skill +1] [Ding! Your sewing skill +1]
He opened his mouth and