C467 Meeting Tiger and Mink

"Tsk tsk, can't take a little joke, Pig-head Emperor? Your magnanimity has seriously declined compared to a few decades ago!"

A gaunt, black-clad youth materialized suddenly, his eyes sunken and cheeks hollow, resembling nothing so much as a desiccated corpse. His eyes were particularly startling—pitch black without a hint of white, giving him a ghastly appearance.

What was most horrifying