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I knew that was going to happen.

　The lab after today's lecture. Technically, it was after school.
　Despite his disapproval, Als's realization of his daily life was strongly held at this time.

　Alice's first words were released while training. However, from her appearance, it did not look like she was training approximately.
　Alice, who was not concentrating on anything in particular and was carrying on a conversation without incident, was currently in the process of training in the manipulation of magic power.
　The continuation of the magic power can be done in a natural way that does not interfere with daily life. -- so what Alice is currently doing is forming a magic sword, which is an imitation of Ars. It must be a challenge.

　This is also while maintaining magic power, so you can do it at the same time, but it was like an exercise you could do while sitting on the couch.

　While rolling his tongue at his abnormal progress, Ars has just finished explaining the situation at the mineral deposit in broad terms.

''There was a commotion at the academy as well~. There was a failure and a request for help. Anyway, a lot of things were flying around.

　Alice held up her hand and played with the magic power as if she were manipulating the viscous liquid. The formation of the magic sword seems to have given up so much.
　At first glance, it seems to be a joke, but this is also a legitimate training method, and it was Ars who taught her.

　The voice is anxious, but what they are doing seems to be playing tricks on them.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about it. It's a good thing that you can't hear anything, even from Fear.
Oh, I see.

　Loki also stopped serving in a somber tone.
　He didn't tell the whole story. Since we don't know how the information in the academy has been passed on, we did tell you about Felinella's injuries and her recovery, but we did stop her from talking about it.

''After that, it seems that Illumina-senpai went right back to her parents' home. ''Ah!　My parents' house is....

　There was nothing particularly strange about it, but Alice interrupted her training to ponder it. It came with an obvious pose, such as a hand on her chin and a small tilt of her head.

'I saw Illumina-senpai at the Society's headquarters, though.
Oh, really?
How did you know I lived there?

　Loki's questions seemed to be on target, and Alice opened her mouth to say that she should give an explanation for it.
　How did she know that Illumina had gone back to her parents' house when she couldn't even speak to them?

'Did they take a large package with them?

　Alice shook her head and denied the question in rapid succession. She didn't seem to be able to order her explanations well within herself.
　The way she was fuming, she didn't even have time to manipulate her magic power.

''What can I say?　It was just like the others. The timing was just right and...
Does it have something to do with the absence of Fia here?
'Yes!　That one.

　'Zubari,' the finger was pointed at him, and Ars thought he heard such a voice.
　As if the clutches in his chest had been removed, Alice breathed a sigh of relief and sipped on the tea Loki had prepared for her, instead of taking over the conversation.

　The exchange, which felt out of tempo, was a mixture of frustration and annoyance that seemed out of reach.

'Hey, Alice,'
Yeah?
Are you always like this without Fear?
Well, what do you mean?　What's this kind of...?

　The smile was intimidating, but it was a small animal pressure since the other person was Alice. However, like biting a distressed cat, too much insult would be a shakedown.
　Alice was also confused because she had been thinking about how to explain the absence of Tesfia in Alice, and that's why she was confused, but I'll give her an excuse.

　Anyway, it's hard to assemble an errand for Ars if the conversation doesn't proceed.

　Alice exhales with a huff and exaggerated breath, then puts down her cup and regains her composure.

''Hmmm. I just told you that the whole academy was in an uproar.
'Yeah, you said it. So the progress of the association's mission has been compromised.

　In fact, Ars doesn't have a complete grasp on the communication of information in this area. Did he have a system in place to report to each academy sequentially, or did the information leak out as expected?
　It can't be helped that, due to the nature of his profession, his thoughts tend to be biased towards hiding it.

　How does that relate to it, Loki interjects supportive advice to advance the conversation with Alice.

'But that's odd too, isn't it? At the end of the day, you're probably worried about the safety of the members selected from the Second Magic Academy, but what does that have to do with it?
''That's a big deal. Like Loki said, at first, everyone was worried about Felli-senpai, Illumina-senpai, and everyone else in the selection team, but a lot of people voiced their concerns.
But what?

　This is where Alice's teeth suddenly started to slip away. Unable to explain, Alice pondered on trying to say what she felt at the time.

''What can I say........ It's not like the noise has suddenly subsided, hmmm, I guess you could say I've been exposed to a different side of the topic?
I don't get it, but it's as if some of the topics that were common to all of us were suddenly left out of the loop. But I think it's partly a matter of time.　The shock of the immediate aftermath will wear off gradually.
'Yes, I know. But it was the day, wasn't it? I guess the heat just suddenly went out of my system.

　Certainly, as Alice said, the mission failure of the second magical academy unit led by Felinella would have been a great shock. Regardless of what the failure was, it might have been just one report of injuries. Although there was the mobilization of a single wizard and so on, the founder's association managed to avoid failure by the scruff of the neck.

　Even so, if the injuries came from the troops of the second wizarding academy, the academy can't afford to be calm. Especially since it was a member made up of the top rankers of the academy, the representatives of the academy.
　However, how can such a shock change the atmosphere in a day or so? The mood of the wake will probably continue before even good news arrives.

　To be honest, Ars has no way of knowing about this area. What is the atmosphere in the first place?　It was only natural, since it was at the level of.

'And, you know, the next day, there were a certain number of people who missed the lecture. And the day after that, it was normal, it was back to normal. It's not quite the same, I guess, or would you say that most of them missed just one day?
What's wrong with all your relatives at once?
Al, it's inappropriate.
..........

　Loki has flirted with her, but she doesn't really mean it either. She would follow Loki here, as she was developing a general sense of humor, because she was succeeding in getting the information out of Alice smoothly.
　Normally this would have been a trivial conversation, a light joke, but perhaps Loki was remembering the topic they had exchanged this morning.

　Loki's antennae seemed to be operating normally as the reaction of the noble side in the academy and the purpose of coming to school was still there.

''But you know, it was like that's about it. In the end, Fia also got a call from Frose-san and left.''
'So it was. It didn't seem to be any different now, though.

　Aside from Tesfia's return, the atmosphere of the academy didn't seem to have changed much as far as Ars and Loki could see.

　Alice immediately answered about it with a fairly straightforward and good face. A sense of relief when there was only one solvable problem among the difficult ones, a kind of relief, could be felt.

'Well. Even though I'm sensitive to gossipy topics, the authenticity of the source of the information was immediately called into question. When I think about it, I didn't really understand the source of the information. But when Illumina and the others came back, I knew at a glance that I was right. But afterwards, I heard that everyone, including the students of the second wizarding academy, were safe and sound.
Simple.

　It was a dry Loki, once the conclusion was reached. It's a boring sounding voice that says there was not a single new discovery in the minds of the students.
　You will doubt the truth of the bad news, but you will take the good news in stride. You can no longer see the element of dismay in Loki.

''Simple or not, the chancellor informed me directly through the school's broadcast.

　Loki's voice was overruled by legitimacy and credibility. Certainly if it was Sisti's word, no one would doubt it.
　However, Ars and Loki looked at each other for a moment.

''Well, it's spread once. It was probably necessary to tell the chancellor himself to calm them down. In fact, Felli was injured, but he's physically recovered and is awake.

　Anything more than that was honestly not something that should be said by Ars and the others. And moreover, she shouldn't tell them that she had practically lost her qualities as a magician.

''It's a relief to hear that. I want to ask Felli-senpai a lot of questions, and oh!　You should go visit her or something, yeah. Oh, I'm sure Fia will want to go too, so we'll have to wait until she comes back.

　In Alice's brain as she clasped her hands together, she was going to step over her various plans and go to visit her.
　Considering her personality, not going was not an option.

'That's the thing, Alice-san. Felinella-san is currently recuperating at the Association, and besides, she was injured in the outside world. She must be mentally exhausted, so how about giving her some time off?　I may make a full recovery and come back to the Academy before then, though.
'Well, maybe Felli has moved hospitals, too, and there's a misunderstanding if you don't check beforehand?

　The two-man persuasion left a faint feeling of discomfort, but Alice raised her fading face for a moment and nodded.

'Hmm... I see. Besides, we won't be able to just be alone, right? That's exactly what happens when a lot of people come crashing in, it's going to be a nuisance.

　Alice takes back her previous statement.
　Ars secretly compliments Loki with a nice look and a glance to Loki. There's nothing she can do when she goes to visit him. Of course, there's nothing wrong with seeing her face or caring for her, in terms of feelings.
　However, the problem that Felinella was having was at a point where Alice, a magician, could no longer solve it.

　It might be a matter of feelings, but considering Felinella's character, what she needs is a great doctor who can connect her life as a mage.
　However, considering that Flynn, who is currently the best of the healing mages, was able to examine her and recover her to the point where her life was not interfered with, it would be impossible to do anything more than that.

　It is true that a loophole has been prepared, but........

''In any case, it's best to let him sort out his feelings for now.

　Seeing Ars who concluded that, Alice strongly agreed with him.