"Alright, sorry for the trouble." Natsu Hiraku nodded and left directly.
Mimiko and Nanako, who had been crouching there for over half an hour, hurriedly followed after Natsu Hiraku when they saw him leave. They planned to find somewhere unnoticed, knock him out, and take him away.
Natsu Hiraku stopped, glanced around, and headed into an alley. He had not gone far when an eerie sensation came over him, as though something were strangling his neck.
"Is it that little girl with the doll? I remember her name was Mimiko."
Just as Natsu Hiraku was about to grab the "rope" around his neck, his body suddenly became unable to move. Then, the "rope" that had only been constricting his neck began spreading across his body.
Until he was completely immobilized.
Natsu Hiraku simply stood there calmly without resisting, clasping his hands together as he waited for the two girls to appear.
"Wasn't that easy? We can take him back and claim credit from Lord Suguru Geto."
"Yeah, we bound him without any effort."
The doll in Mimiko's hands was tied up with ropes in exactly the same way as Natsu Hiraku. Nanako held up her phone, and it seemed that his earlier paralysis had something to do with her.
Seeing the two of them, Natsu Hiraku asked, "Did Mr. Geto send you two here to die, or to get beaten up? I think it's the latter."
"Tch, you're about the same age as us, but you sure talk big. If Lord Suguru Geto hadn't taken an interest in you, Mimiko would've hanged you already." Nanako slipped her phone into her pocket as she spoke.
"Stop wasting words on him, Nanako. Hurry up and take him back." The moment Mimiko finished speaking, the doll's stomach and right hand shattered, and the