As he considered this, Shade, standing at the end of the Forest Trail, raised his head and looked past the "forest" and the "city" toward the "castle" at the very end:
"We agreed that if I saved the Princess and finished your Puppet Show, you would turn everyone back."
"You can still speak after becoming a puppet? No wonder you are someone chosen by Him. I keep my word, so rest assured. I have already sworn to the gods. I hope our story will be very interesting."
As the comical voice faded, singing began:
"First Act: Giant of the Forest:
The knight entered the forest and encountered the Princess's maid being pursued by jackals. He had to save the beautiful girl and obtain information about the Princess."
As the puppet hidden behind the castle sang its comical tune, a doll wearing a black-and-white maid dress darted out from the dense model trees beside the Forest Trail, chased by more than a dozen wolf puppets. It was as though those puppets had been hiding there all along.
Of course, both the maid and the wolves were controlled by strings. This resulted in more than a dozen discs floating above the model, as though manipulated by invisible hands.
It was worth mentioning that the wolf puppets were also palm-sized, just like the human puppets. Therefore, they ought to have been called "giant wolves." And the maid puppet's face looked exactly like that of Siris Grand La Ses, who had gone with Shade yesterday to deal with the land contamination.
She appeared to be controlling her own body. Though she was not very skilled at it, she still ran swiftly toward Shade, waving both hands as though trying to convey something. The "ferocious" wolf Puppets charged after her, and Puppet Shade took a