Clap, clap-
Lynn calmly stood up, tossed his two bloodstained gloves aside, and adjusted his Monocle.
"Excellent. The surgery was a complete success!"
"Just as I suspected, you, the Evil Spirit, have completely taken over this body's original consciousness. But I've temporarily removed Alice's influence over you. You now have an independent will of your own."
The method was difficult in some ways, but it wasn't exactly simple, either.
Mind control always required some medium, whether a curse, cursecraft, or ghostly power.
And using a special potion to sever the connection between a puppet and its controller could temporarily remove that interference.
So.
He had filled this monster's brain to the brim with a mercury-based potion.
In this world, mercury was remarkably effective at blocking interference from supernatural powers. Various minerals, including demon iron and black obsidian, had similar properties.
His teacher was an expert in body modification and had considerable knowledge of the subject.
And naturally, he had fully inherited his teacher's expertise.
"Hehehehe-"
On the floor.
The monster lay there in a daze, blood bubbling from her nose, mouth, and ears. She occasionally twitched, clearly showing signs that something had broken.
Lynn glanced over.
"Almost forgot."
Then Lynn calmly grabbed the human skin that had been peeled off her, took out the Chainsaw, and removed all her extra limbs amid her terrified screams.
Then, as carefully as dressing someone, he fitted her skin back over her and stitched it up, one stitch at a time, along her back.
Splash-
He doused her with a generous amount of healing potion, and her flesh began to writhe.
[Ding! Your Surgical Ability has improved significantly. You have gained 100 experience points.]
With dead-fish eyes, Lynn crouched in front of the woman he had healed and said:
"No need to