Then, its mouth opened wide, far too wide, revealing countless sharp teeth.
"Sorry, Nina-chan."
With a sudden burst of energy, I felt lightning surge through my entire body. I had activated the inherited relic of Raiko Doji, enhancing my whole body with lightning.
I grabbed Nina-chan and kicked off the ground with full force.
"I want skin! I want to be a pretty girl too!" the monster screamed.
At the same time, it leaped toward us, snapping its jaws like a massive insect.
Its movements were so erratic and insect-like that it sent shivers down my spine.
But the monster's attack missed. We had already moved out of its range. Realizing this, the monster scuttled toward us like a cockroach, its long limbs skittering across the ground in an unsettling way.
"Nina-chan! Can you do it again?" I shouted as we ran past a poster that read, "Please walk in the hallways."