'That's easier said than done...'
Staring at the little girl standing behind the Matriarch, I felt a tight knot form in my chest. Getting to her was nearly impossible. Whatever the hypnosis had done, it had changed these people, subtly but unmistakably. Their bodies moved with a strange stiffness, like puppets strung up too tight.
Their eyes no longer blinked at the right times.
No, they didn't blink at all.
...And they were all far stronger than they were before.
'What do I do?'
I didn't have much time.
I needed to think quickly. I tried to quickly think of any possible item that I could purchase from the shop, but right as I did—
Thud!
I felt something touch the soles of my feet.
"——!"
My heart nearly leaped out of my chest as I saw it was a button.
'Shit!'
I kicked the button away, but it was too late.
I... had already seen it.
BANG!
"....!?"
