I knew at first glance that the girl in front of me was Lucy's niece.
　The crimson hair and eyes look just like Lucy's, and her aristocratic appearance is also very similar to Lucy's.

　However, while Lucy was slender and tall, Lucille was quite small.
　Filia is also on the petite side, but she's shorter than that Filia.

　Still, Lucille looked up at me.

'Do you miss this school, Solon?

'Well, I was a student at this school just a few years ago. I have a lot of good memories of it.

Hmm.

　Lucille mumbled softly, boringly.
　If anything, it reminds me of the old Lucy's atmosphere.

　When I had just become Lucy's apprentice, Lucy always had a cold expression on her face and a pompous attitude, for better or worse.

　In that sense, Lucille is like a perfect little Lucy.

''You two came to see me, didn't you?　Sororon the Swordsman and His Highness Princess Filia.

　I looked around with a jolt.
　If someone had heard what I had just said, they would have found out that Filia was an imperial princess and there would have been a great uproar.

　However, Filia didn't seem to be in a hurry and smiled with a smile.

''Yeah!　We've come to see you. Are you guys about the same age?

I'm fourteen years old and I'm...

I knew he was your age!

　Filia's face lit up with a smile.

　Originally, Filia was all alone in the Imperial Palace and had no friends her own age.
　The maid, Clarice, was a bit older than Filia, although she was a friend of Filia's.

　So it would be nice for Filia to meet a girl of the same age.
　Jumping up and down, Filia approached Lucille and took her hand in hers.

　Lucille seemed startled, and her red eyes were down, as if she was confused.

''Um... your highness?''

You can call me Phylicia, if you want.

　Smiling, Filia says to Lucille.
　The two petite, adorable girls feel smiling when they are side by side.

　But still, how did Lucille know me and Filia at a glance?

'Because Dr. Lucy said so. He said that if anything happened, both Solon and His Royal Highness Filia would be there.

Yeah, I see.

　I knew Lucy had left something in Lucille's hands just in case something happened to her.

　Lucille started walking to one of the school spires and then looked back at us.

'Come. I'll show you to Miss Lucy's lab.

Is this Professor Lucy's lab?

Yeah. Because that's where you guys need to be.

　We followed Lucille as we were told.
　The school building we entered after a long time was dimly lit and dusty as ever.

　Filia scurried around us and climbed the stairs.
　It was a winding spiral staircase, with only light coming in through a small round window.

　Eventually, when he reached the front of the room, Lucille opened the door to the lab and let it go.

　In the center of the room with a pile of books, there was an expensive looking brown chair in the middle of the room.
　But its owner was now absent from the room.

　Lucy would be arrested as a national traitor and relieved of her professorship at the magic school.

'Maybe this room will be seized soon.

　I murmured, and Lucille nodded.

'I guess so. So you'd better take what you need with you.

　Lucille then pointed to a book with a bright red cover.
　The book was bound in thick leather and had golden letters engraved on the spine.
　However, the letters were not in the standard Imperial language.

　I'm rather fluent in other languages, but I've never seen characters like this before.
　Is it some kind of ancient script?

　Filia also peered at the book from above and nodded her head curiously.

'What is this?'

The grimoire. The one you need. This is ... the great magic that Master Lucy has perfected.

　Then Lucille looked straight at us.