Flying toward the Magic Mirror she had left aboard the Red Haired Woman, Angel soon reached the sea. She stepped out of the Mirror World and landed in the middle of the deck, where sailors stood on guard. Several single-shot rifles and revolvers immediately swung toward her. Even Helene nervously conjured a Flame Spear, only relaxing once she recognized her boss.
"There seems to have been a small fight in the center of the island. Was that you?"
She dispersed the flames in her hand and told the sailors to keep watch before asking in a low voice.
Angel first stroked the "mirror shard" in her hand, which could detect Mirror Persons, and swept her gaze over every sailor. She did not overlook William, Tia, or even the Siren Ariel, who was watching curiously from her bucket. Only after feeling no vibration from the shard in her palm did she breathe a sigh of relief and answer:
"Yes. I ran into a little trouble."
Worried that the Trick Sorcerer might be watching the Red Haired Woman through divination or a Demoness's Magic Mirror, she gave her orders in an exceptionally cold voice:
"Take the ship toward the distant fog and anchor again at its edge. Stay as far from that island as possible, and keep watch for any Mirror Persons until I return."
Her unusual tone made Helene pause, but she quickly caught on and nodded. Without continuing the conversation, she briskly ordered some of the sailors to haul up the heavy anchor chain and raise the sails. The ship slowly got underway in the light breeze, heading farther from the island.
Meanwhile, Angel considered her next move.
The safest, most reliable course was undoubtedly to create another Ice Mirror immediately, take herself and the Red Haired Woman back to