Gongsun Ce nodded obligingly, silent. Ayane mischievously stretched out a finger and quickly scratched the sole of Manaka's foot.
"!" Manaka's instep suddenly arched, a hint of irritation in her voice. "I said no scratching!"
Gongsun Ce struggled to hold back his laughter, while Ayane shamelessly kept on scratching over and over. This time, Manaka's whole body shook, and she turned her head in annoyance, shouting, "I'm angry now—Ayane! I knew it was you!"
Ayane quickly ran off, laughing cheerily, "It was Little Gongsun who did it! Little Manaka is framing me!"
"Don't you start, stop right there!"
"Wow~wow~ Little Manaka is mad~"
There was only one final eyeball left to complete the sand kangaroo, and just as Rina was about to add the final touch, Manaka and Ayane happened to run past, cutting the poor kangaroo in half. Rina, with a kangaroo head sideways atop her own, jumped up in a fury, "Ayane—! I'm going to turn you into a sand sculpture!!!"
"The Ghost Witch is coming!"
