Just then, Chiyo went over to free Ebizo from control. They nodded to each other, and he handed control of the ranged puppets over to her.
With a tug of her hand, she pulled the five puppets back and shouted, "I'll form the head!"
Under her control, the puppets assembled around her, striking a flashy pose.
"Forward, Voltron!"
The novelty sent an uproar through the crowd.
"I've never heard of anything like this."
"I don't know why, but it somehow looks pretty impressive."
"Reto, you've really been holding out on us. This keeps the puppeteer from being targeted without having to assign anyone to protect them.
"It solves several problems at once, though those lines are a little embarrassing."
Reto covered his head in embarrassment. "Ah, it was His Majesty's suggestion. He insisted they shout those lines."
"Human Bullet Tank!" Out on the field, Chōhō ignored all that, curled his body into a ball, and rolled toward them.
"Come back, you idiot!" Lu Yi called out, though she dared not relax her hands. Earlier, while Bunpuku had paused,
she had caught him with the Shadow Imitation Technique.
Seated inside the puppet, Chiyo twitched her little finger, and the massive combined puppet kicked the ball of flesh away.
Bang! Chōhō slammed into the barrier and dropped to the ground.
"Argh!" he cried out in pain. It wasn't just the bruises-the vegetable pill's side effects had begun making his entire body ache.
Ebizo pulled out a scroll, mocking him as he unsealed it. "Still refusing to admit you're fat? Now you've dragged your teammates down with you."
"Release!" The scroll opened at his command, and twenty puppets emerged!
"Consider it an honor to lose to Master Monzaemon's techniques!" With that, he sent ten of them charging forward.
White Secret Technique-New Ten Puppets!