"All right, it's decided, meow! We'll make tasty dried-fish snacks too! There's no doubt about it-Lynn absolutely loves these, meow~"
Miao Miao gazed at the air-dried fish they had gathered, stars sparkling in her eyes, almost drooling.
"Xiao Yada, you knead the flour, meow. That's what you're best at, meow~"
"Eve, if you can, please bring over some more fresh fruit, meow. I heard Lynn brought it back from another world, and it's really delicious, meow~"
Miao Miao busily swished her tail.
Behind them.
The writhing Eve's eyeballs turned toward the sacks piled in the distance, then slowly shifted toward the two little girls busy preparing ingredients with their backs to her. Her eyeballs slowly tilted, and chewing sounds came from inside her body again, though she had clearly finished the dried fish long ago.
Gurgle, gurgle-
The shadow falling over Miao Miao had begun to grow larger without her noticing.
There were no drafts in the room, yet something like a chilly breeze seemed to stir.
At some point.
Behind them.
Eve had twisted herself into the outline of a bloody, skinless little girl. Tilting her head, she watched the two busy girls as a slit slowly opened in her soft, blood-red abdomen, revealing rows of sharp, serrated teeth.
Thin blood vessels trailed across the floor, slowly winding toward Miao Miao and Xiao Yada without anyone noticing.
The enormous mouth in her abdomen grew wider, opening little by little until it could fit them both inside.
She writhed.
Inching closer.
Those sharp, serrated teeth seemed to gleam coldly beneath the overhead light.
The next instant.
She suddenly opened that terrifying maw wide.
"Look! It's a kitty-shaped dried fish, meow!"
Miao Miao excitedly grabbed the dried fish from the cutting board and whipped her head around to show it off