I looked at Nisha, expecting a response. Not everyone had caught on yet — some people were busy swatting the flies away from their faces, unbothered. But the ones who had noticed, the ones with tension coiling behind their eyes? Those were the real deal.
Nisha's brows furrowed together and she said:
"We are spirit-fucked…"
'What a colorful way to… Circle back to the main point!'
My gaze intensified on her.
"And that will mean?"
She looked at me and said calmly, almost smiling even, but the smile was worn thin. She looked like she was tired all of a sudden.
"Spirit Beasts, C…"
Something like relief washed over me.
"Oh…"
'I've dealt with those before. I can do it again.'
With this many people, and Kassie, alongside Maggy — whom I hoped would cooperate now — things would go smoothly.
However, Nisha suddenly gave me a confused frown.
"Is that relief I sense in your tone?"
I looked at her and shrugged. "They're just a bunch of mindless monsters. How bad can it really be?"
