All ten doppelgangers turned.
Ten identical sets of eyes, glitch-lined and glowing with static blue, locked on the real NekoNekoNyan.
"Look at her…" one murmured.
"So pretty…" said another.
"So cute~" a third chimed, voice airy and high.
"I want to be her."
"No—I am her."
"I'm cuter. I smile better."
"No, me! I'm the best one!"
Their voices overlapped, layered like static-filtered echoes of Neko's own tone. The words repeated, twisted into mockery. The arena buzzed with their distorted harmony.
Neko tried to keep up her act. "G-girls…? What's going on? What happened to you guys?"
The chatter stopped.
Every head turned to face her at once.
Silence.
Then one doppelganger tilted its head, slowly.
"Can she bleed too?"
"She's the only one who hasn't."
"Let's fix that."
"Start with the cheeks."
"Cutest part."
NekoNekoNyan paled. She took a shaky step back.
"P-please… stop it… You're scaring me…"
No one moved.
Then one doppelganger stepped forward. Raised its scythe.
