Demanding

She seemed to want to say something highly disrespectful, but for some reason, she ultimately held it back.

Klein noticed her reaction and asked thoughtfully, "Were you about to say that the original owner here..."

Alice suddenly leaped up and rushed over to cover his mouth.

"He really can and will kill me," she said.

"..." Klein glanced at Alice, signaling for her to let go of him.

Alice obediently released him and sat back down. Klein shook his head and said:

"How rare. This is the first time I've seen you so afraid of someone... Before, even when it came to the Goddess, you still dared to..."

After looking Alice over twice, he chuckled, then abruptly changed the subject:

"All right, I need to send the Box of the Old Days back. Otherwise, Miss Magician will probably remain stuck inside... Hmm, getting her out will require a bit of luck..."

"Leave it to me." Alice consciously raised a hand.

Thus, the Box of the Old Days containing Fors was sent back to The Hermit, Cattleya. At the same time, on the other side, Leonard, who had chosen to remain in Backlund, was summoned to Archbishop Anthony Stevenson's office.

"Sit." Anthony raised his head from a pile of documents and gestured for him to take a seat.

After the George III incident ended, Arianna had left Backlund—or at least, that was how it appeared publicly.

Thus, this office belonged to Archbishop Anthony once again, and likewise, the work returned to his embrace.

—Though it had never really left.

Leonard sat down. This was not the first time he had been called in for a talk. After Alice became an open secret within the Church of Evernight, Leonard, as her former teammate, had been questioned more than once because of it.