Nathan turned quickly.
The five Ding! sounds from earlier had apparently come from them.
The five Monster Girls stood in a strange formation—
like an idol group about to debut,
but with expressions as tense as students facing a national exam.
In front of each girl floated a transparent panel, now all showing the same pale green color.
Even Livia's, which was usually pink, had changed.
But one was different.
Validia.
She wasn't standing—
She was crouched, kneeling with both fists clenched in front of her chest,
like she was praying…
or welcoming the end of the world.
Her panel was a muddy brown, like damp soil just touched by rain.
From her panel, a faint green light slowly swept across the others, one by one.
"What the hell is this now…" Nathan muttered.
His dick still hanging absurdly in the air,
dusty like the victim of a failed ritual.
But no one laughed.
Not even himself.
The Monster Girls now stood upright.
Chests out.
Eyes staring blankly forward.
Then—
