"My little treasure, hu-hurry, we need to hurry."
The tiger continued to whimper, turning into a trembling mess.
It was as if she couldn't catch her break as a second later, she heard someone muttering behind her back.
She flinched, turning around.
She knew it wasn't Cecil.
It was Hana's voice.
She recalled when moments earlier, Hana was behaving in an uncanny manner and proceeded to mercilessly stab something into Cecil's shoulder.
The Hana Katae she knew wouldn't do something like that.
Something was controlling her.
...that discovery made Linqin deathly afraid.
Linqin quickly spun around, her eyes widening in horror. True to her premonition, she watched as Hana stood up in an uncanny manner, her blue eyes appearing lifeless.
It sent chills down her spine.
"Wait, Hana Katae!" Linqin raised her arms, exclaiming. "Wake up, you fool! A naive, optimistic fool like you shouldn't be controlled so easily!"
"...can't...why..."
"I...scared..."
"...still..."