"Roar!"
What happened in that split second caught every debtor off guard. The first victim fell with a speed none of them had anticipated!
The monster extended its sharp claws, dug a bloody heart out of the corpse's chest, and held it in both hands as it began to chew.
Only when the monster stopped to eat did the people in the arena get a clear look at its true appearance.
It was a monster that stood two meters tall on its hind legs, with disheveled hair and coarse, stiff white fur half a meter long covering its entire body. It looked like a white gorilla walking upright. Its muzzle, however, protruded like a rat's, and its mouthful of sharp fangs made horrifying chewing noises.
"What kind of monster is that?!"
The debtors' faces changed in horror, their legs trembling with fear.
"Get it! Get it!"
Chairman Hyodo's face flushed as he waved his limbs excitedly, microphone in hand.
"Are those spears in your hands just embroidery needles? Hurry up and stab it to death."
"You fraud! That's no animal! It's a monster! This isn't what you promised!"
The sharp-nosed young man among the debtors shouted up at the stands.
"That's just your ignorance. Who says monsters don't count as animals?"
Chairman Hyodo picked his ear mockingly and sneered. "I haven't fed Shirojiro for five days. The innards of one or two humans won't satisfy him. If you don't attack now, you'll have even less of a chance once Shirojiro has eaten his fill."
The long-haired monster named Shirojiro had already swallowed the heart in his hands whole. Then he thrust his pointed head into the corpse's chest and gnawed at its organs.
The dead man's belly bulged and sank. It was a horrifying sight!
Shirojiro seemed to think nothing