"Everyone, is this how those who want to be my mother behave? Stop this unsightly display at once! And why bother to wear clothes? Nothing can hurt me anyway, and Beloved assaults me more often when I wear nothing!"
I chuckled at the arguments my girls were having and changed the subject. Slowly, I relaxed my arm around Bella. She could push me away if she wanted to.
Funnily enough, when I released her, Bella timidly waited a few good seconds before pulling away. I couldn't help but notice a hint of disappointment in her expression.
"You said it had five abilities. So what does {Cocoon} do? Does it turn into a butterfly or something? Or does it evolve into ....?"
As my mind started to think out loud, I felt my stomach drop. Wasn't it normal for monsters to have second stages? While many games had sub and mini bosses, just as many added the cliché of second and third transformations.
Then I remembered the Alpha's status screen.
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