"..."
He hesitated as he raised his fingers, gently grasping the translucent-like tentacle, shaking it up and down a bit.
Cool, with a slight elasticity.
Hmm.
Case closed, it was this!
It was you, damn tentacle creature, taking advantage of me from behind just now!
"Nenasha, are you really hiding in my shadow now?"
["Of course~ not, how could I possibly hide in such a place? I've always been in your soul; manipulating shadows is just a form of expression."]
["I can do even more, for example..."]
The shadow tentacle melted, escaping from his hand, swaying smugly, transforming into shapes of a hand, sword blade, and axe head, then quickly returning to its original form.
["As for the materials I need..."]
The shadow tentacle moved downward, felt around Herbert's leg, and finally slipped into his pocket.
!!?
"Wait, what are you doing? You... hmm?"
Before Herbert could dodge, the tentacle rummaged carefully in the pocket, pulling out a piece of crystal-clear, tender leaf.
