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"Do you think I'm beautiful?"

The slit-mouthed woman's lips moved, her gaze fixed on Kotoko.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Qinzi's forehead.

Finished!

Kotoko Iwanaga took off running, but how could she outrun the strange creature with her physical disability?

The sound of a massive weapon slicing through the air came from behind.

Going to die?!

Kotoko Iwanaga closed her eyes.

At that very moment, a loud metallic clang echoed through the deep alley.

Ding, clang—

Sparks flew as Kotoko Iwanaga turned around abruptly. A mysterious man shrouded in a black trench coat stood in front of her.

The man's trench coat fluttered without wind, creating eerie wisps of dust in the night and rain, but his face was completely shrouded in shadow, revealing only his defiant smile.

Time flowed by, and before Iwanaga Kotoko could say anything, the man and the slit-mouthed woman instantly clashed more than a dozen times.

Sparks flew from the black metal and giant scissors in his hands.

"What is that?" Kotoko Iwanaga stared in disbelief, only recognizing the weapon's true form upon closer inspection...

"How could it be... a crowbar?"

While I was in a daze, the man's cold voice came: "Hmph~ Are you too scared to move?"

Kotoko Iwanaga puffed out her cheeks, grabbed her cane without a word, and ran off into the distance.

"You actually ran away!"

The man was stunned, staring in disbelief at the receding figure.

What's going on? I'm here to save you!

You're gone? What am I supposed to do?

He was stunned for a moment, but the huge scissors didn't wait for him; the blade had already landed on the man's waist.

Depend on.

The man pushed off with his legs and jumped back four or five meters. When he looked up again, he revealed a somewhat handsome face.

It was Kageno Minoru.

"Old Xia is so unreliable, why did he make me deal with this kind of thing... What happened to showing off in front of everyone?"

Although he said that, Lord Shadow maintained an excited smile.

"You will be a worthy opponent!"

The two, one human and one eerie creature, clashed for four or five minutes. Suddenly, the Slit-Mouthed Woman blushed and revealed a shy expression.

"Hey, do you think I'm pretty?"

As if the rules had locked down the shadow, suppressing his movements, the speed of the Slit-Mouthed Woman's giant scissors instantly increased several times.

Shadow attacked with both hands, his mocking tone still lingering, thinking, "Hmph, what clumsy moves. Is this all you know how to do?"

"Again, again, let me teach you how to use weapons."

It must be said that the Slit-Mouthed Woman is a great sparring partner. Although her physical strength and physique are much better than that of ordinary people, that's about it.

Ultimately, she was just a woman, and apart from that big pair of scissors, she didn't have many lethal weapons.

The battle lasted a full half hour, and Shadow was starting to feel tired. His opponent had unlimited stamina, but he didn't, and he would eventually be worn down.

Just when they were at their wits' end, Kotoko Iwanaga's voice came from beside them: "Hey, kiss her! The way to seal the Slit-Mouthed Woman is to kiss her!"

After seeing Miko off, she returned immediately and seemed to have made some arrangements.

"Huh?" Lord Shadow's mind went blank...

Upon closer inspection, the Slit-Mouthed Woman is actually quite pretty. If her mouth weren't split open, she would definitely be the envy of everyone.

But that's eerie!

I am! Minoru Kageno!

How could I possibly give my first kiss to a monster?

"Hmph, foolish! I will defeat it with my strength!"

Shadow moved faster, swooping forward and wedging the end of the crowbar against the blade. Then, with another swoop, the other crowbar crashed down.

Snap! The woman's hand bones broke, and the giant scissors fell to the ground.

With lightning speed, Shadow grabbed the Slit-Mouthed Woman's wrist and pinned her against the wall.

That's good enough. I'll kidnap her and use her as a sparring partner once I've rested! Minami thought to herself with satisfaction.

"Fool!"

Kotoko Iwanaga cursed under her breath, then jogged a short distance away, finally kicking the smug Shadow Lord in the back with her hands on her hips.

Shadow stumbled, feeling an unusual sensation on his lips.

The slit-mouthed woman's eyes widened, her face flushed red, and then she let out a soft moan before turning into black mist and disappearing.

I'm super!

The shadow stared blankly at the wall in front of him, his pupils trembling wildly, unable to turn around for a long time.

His first kiss!!!

Kotoko Iwanaga had no intention of playing a prank. She happily picked up the scissors from the ground and exclaimed, "That's it! Perfect, perfect!"

She opened her phone and called Xia Jia: "Luckily you updated quickly enough, otherwise we really wouldn't have been able to handle this."

"What? You mean helpers?"

"Ah—he's the one you found. No wonder someone could appear so conveniently at the right time."

"Him right now? Hmm... not so good. He's probably contemplating life. Maybe his personality is changing a bit. It doesn't really matter..."

Kotoko Iwanaga was speechless.

The shadow slowly turned its head, its red-glowing eyes fixed on the girl...

Hunting time!

Kotoko Iwanaga's lips twitched awkwardly as she weakly asked Natsumi on the other end of the phone:

"Hey, the guy you found seems a bit strange. He looks like he wants to kill me. What do you think I should do?"

The cloak of shadow transformed into terrifying shadows that drifted everywhere...

"Oh, hehe, thanks a lot for your help. By the way, what's your name? I'll send you some souvenirs later to thank you..."

Kotoko Iwanaga was forced back a step by the terrifying aura and dealt with the situation according to Xia Jia's general instructions.

"I am the shadow, dwelling in the shadows, hunting those who dwell in the shadows." With a flick of his shadow cloak, he stood on the street wall.

[Thank goodness! Getting angry now would have ruined the atmosphere! Stay calm!]

Countless thoughts flashed through Shadow's mind, then he said calmly:

Be careful on your way back next time. See you later!

With that, he flicked his cloak and disappeared into the shadows.

Watching the man disappear into the night, Kotoko Iwanaga breathed a long sigh of relief: "I thought I was going to die!"

"but……"

"I never expected to find such a cursed item..."

As Kotoko Iwanaga focused her gaze on the scissors, a message appeared.

【Slit-Mouthed Woman's Blade】(Can be contracted)

• Rule-based items, cannot be destroyed.

• Lock onto a target and relentlessly pursue them to the death.

• Price: Am I beautiful? You need to come up with eighteen different compliments to praise the Slit-Mouthed Woman within one minute, or she will tear your mouth apart.

"What happened? How did the Slit-Mouthed Woman turn into a prop?"

Kotoko Iwanaga's heart skipped a beat, and the two-meter-long scissors suddenly vanished into thin air, revealing a scissors tattoo on the back of her hand.

"This world is getting stranger and stranger."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Chapter 62 The Sleeping Knights

October 3, 30pm.

At the time of the "Different Time," the sun had just risen, and Shaka finally ended his call with Kotoko Iwanaga, beginning a new day.