Chapter 212: Differently Intriguing
Brie, regaining her composure, grabbed Koko by the waist and lifted her to eye level, adjusting her spectacles with serious intent.
"What a specimen!" she remarked, with a scientific curiosity illuminating her eyes. "So nimble and feisty! I bet you'd be a fascinating subject to dissect."
After a brief second, Koko's expression changed.
"Dissect?" she repeated, tilting her head. "What's that mean?"
Brie grinned mischievously as she answered, "It means to take things apart and see how they work."
This caused Koko's fluffy ears to slightly drop upon understanding what Brie meant. She recoiled slightly as her head darted toward Arthur.
"Save me, daddy!" she squeaked, but Arthur feigned ignorance, already walking inside.
After a moment, the group reached a secluded section. Arthur dropped to the ground, placing both palms against the earth.
'Forbidden jutsu: reanimation...'
A coffin then erupted to the surface. Its lid slowly creaked open. Brie gasped, eyes wide as she beheld the sight before her—a body lay within, the features ghostly and pale.
It was the corpse of a young girl, her skin marred with purple markings on either side of her face.