Nestled against him, Alice pointed at the "plants" filling a patch of open ground nearby and said:
"Mm, because you said I couldn't eat people, I planted a few crops to eat instead."
Dazed, Lynn instinctively turned toward her fenced vegetable garden, then immediately froze at the sight of the living "heads" buried in the ground, one after another. They belonged to all sorts of bizarre creatures, and without exception, their lower bodies were buried in the soil. Strange vegetation and bright red, brainlike fruits covered their exposed (꒪Д꒪) heads.
Well...
She was a death omen rank evil spirit, after all. Growing a few vegetables should be more or less fine...
Lynn coughed. "Um... go on, Alice..."
Alice nodded. "Some of the crops have been to Wandering Soul Alley recently, so I learned a little about what's happening there. They said there really was a very high-energy summoning in Wandering Soul Alley a few days ago, but they don't know exactly who was summoned."
Lynn's gaze grew serious.
It seemed that was it.
The timing lined up, so this summoning had most likely targeted Lady Blood Cloak.
Lynn frowned. "Have there been any other unusual incidents around Wandering Soul Alley and Soul-Lost Street lately?"
Alice thought for a moment. "If you mean unusual things... there seem to have been more outsiders coming here lately than before. Lots of creatures have also been sneaking around, trying to get into my castle... so I let them in and ate them."
Yin Yi stood there with a (.;ﾟ;:益:;ﾟ;.) expression, too frightened to move a muscle.
Lynn asked, "Did you eat all of them? Did you leave a few?"
Alice nodded, her black eyes wide. "There are still some tender ones. I put them all in the cold storage room. I wanted to save