Funny Show at the Circus (17)

I finished the job and sat down in the alley to rest.

“Ah, Nord! There you are!”

After cracking open two potions and gulping them down noisily like a homeless man, Fran and Larilura came back. Fran’s cheek showed traces of blood that had been wiped away.

“Is it over?”

“Is it over, you ask? Hehe♡! Of course it is★!! Larilura here, together with Big Sis Fran, has completely captured the head of the criminal organization☆!!”

Larilura said, pointing at Roman, who was bound tightly in the puppet’s hands. It seemed Erika was still inside the puppet.

“It’s over on this end, too. I got a little rough subduing Anasis, so Anasis passed out. What about Erika?”

“She’s fine.”

“Thank goodness. Just in case, Larilura, can you keep her connected with <Puppet Theater>? Anasis might wake up and try one last desperate move, like biting their tongue.”

I’d cut off all of Anasis’s limbs and cauterized the stumps with <Burning Hand>. Still, underestimating the vitality of someone who’d awakened their mana could lead to trouble...