Alice flashed into the room where the young girl was. It seemed to be a study. The girl sat inside with a book before her, but she was not reading it at all. Her eyes were fixed on the window as though she were pondering something.
She had the same ink-green wavy long hair as Liana, with bright dark brown eyes. Judging by her age, Alice guessed that she was Councilman Macht's daughter.
She was a Beyonder... Alice squinted her eyes and frowned.
Among nobles, the existence of Beyonders was no secret, especially since Councilman Macht came from the military. Alice had sensed quite a few Beyonder bodyguards in Councilman Macht's home.
But it was quite strange for a noble young lady to be a Beyonder.
Alice studied the girl. Though her mind was wandering, her movements unconsciously revealed arrogance, as though none of the books filling the study were worth her attention.
Alice blinked her eyes and remembered Audrey.
Miss Justice from the Tarot Club was likewise a girl born into a noble family. Alice knew that her name was Audrey Hall, that her father was a great banker, and that she too was a noble young girl full of interest in mysticism.
Yet Miss Justice had not become arrogant because she was a Beyonder, nor had she looked down on other forms of knowledge because of her mystical knowledge. But this girl before her...
Alice frowned as she looked the girl over. After confirming that she was merely Sequence 9 and possessed only a Mystical Item at the Sequence 6 level, she suddenly laughed out loud and removed her concealment.
The sudden laughter was especially conspicuous in the study. The girl instantly snapped back to her senses and turned to look at Alice, who read panic in her