The [Exquisite Puppet] ahead did not circle through the dense woods. Instead, it moved straight ahead without hesitation, and at tremendous speed.
With the occasional rustling sounds it made, it looked exactly like someone fleeing in panic, carelessly exposing their whereabouts.
Had Arthur not been familiar with the [Exquisite Puppet], he would have sped up to catch it and stepped into the enemy's next trap-to ensure the success of the malice ritual, the enemy had not only used the unrest in South Town and the pirates about to land in South Los to draw everyone's attention, but had also laid another trap for anyone who slipped through the net.
Because no matter how elaborate the preparations, oversights were inevitable.
So the enemy intended to put "himself" into play.
He intended to use "himself" to draw everyone who remained together.
And then?
Naturally, he would use "himself" to completely mask the commotion caused by the malice ritual.
Arthur knew nothing about the malice ritual.
But having experienced the [Cat's Orange] ritual, Arthur had a rough idea of what the malice ritual might involve-time, location, and base materials were naturally essential, and the unrest in South Town and the pirates about to land in South Los might also be part of it.
Of course, the most important thing was...
The commotion!
Given how painstakingly the enemy had arranged everything, the malice ritual would most likely cause a tremendous commotion when it began and when it was completed.
Therefore-
Overlap them!
Have the [Exquisite Puppet] set up a fake ritual and cause a similar commotion at the same time!
With the [Exquisite Puppet]'s properties, the fake could surely pass for the real thing.
And if I were doing it...
*I would deliberately make the [Exquisite Puppet]'s fake ritual fail, then control it to