Theus turned to look at Nora's body, then at its former owner. "Big Nora has no objections either."
Monica could not stand it any longer. She glared viciously at Theus. "You can't bully Little Nora!"
Theus stopped fooling around with the two of them. After thinking for a moment, he squeezed some blood onto Nora's neck.
The blood trickled down from Nora's severed surface. Theus took a step back and slowly withdrew his hand.
Without his hand touching the severed surface any longer, Nora, who had been standing there, swayed slightly. She turned around and stood before Monica.
She held out her hands, and Monica instinctively handed her head over.
Under Little Nora's astonished gaze, Big Nora carefully placed Little Nora atop Big Nora.
Then—
"I can control myself?"
"Yes." Theus nodded. "And I didn't give Big Nora any orders just now. She went to find you on her own."
Nora's gaze flickered as she looked at her own hands. "Y-you wanted to be with me? You weren't planning to abandon me, were you?"
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Feeling the emotions rising within her, Nora smiled.
Then, with a smack, she fell to the ground.
Big Nora hurriedly picked Little Nora up and placed her back on her neck, but after a moment, she took her down again. After hesitating briefly, she turned to Theus.
"It seems my blood can only maintain the connection for a while. Maybe applying more would help? We'll probably need to conduct further tests."
"Then can I still go to the battlefield?" Nora asked, her voice trembling. She then lowered her head and murmured, "Sorry, I got a little too excited."
Ever since her death, she had never brought up this matter. To be fair, Castel had already helped her tremendously and owed her nothing. Nora knew she