It felt like a dream.
Everyone stared blankly at the red-haired girl who had appeared out of nowhere. No one said a word; every mouth hung open, and no one knew what to say. For a moment, even the air seemed frozen.
"Hey, hey, Louise!"
After a moment, a brown-skinned, voluptuous girl hurriedly called out. Hearing her voice, the pink-haired girl finally came back to her senses and quickly stood up, nodding hard.
"Th-that's right, I'm your master..."
Though she said that, she clearly lacked confidence. But she seemed to notice the gazes around her, gritted her teeth, and strode up to Red Ponytail.
"My name is Louise Francis Le Blanc de la Vallière! PENDAKON, who embodies the five powers, grant her your blessing and make her my familiar!"
After saying that, Louise closed her eyes and moved closer to Red Ponytail.
Just as Red Ponytail wondered what she was doing, Louise pressed her lips against hers.
It lasted only an instant.
The next moment, Red Ponytail felt a sudden burst of heat within her body. The power swiftly condensed on her right hand, forming a special Rune.
This was... a fragment of the Order Core?
Feeling the power contained within it, Red Ponytail froze. It was somewhat different, but very similar to the Power of Order Fang Zheng had sensed from the Golden Fairy.
In other words... was this a remnant left behind after the Order Core had shattered?
If so... then this was a good thing!
"What's your name?"
At that moment, the girl's voice pulled Red Ponytail out of her thoughts.
Come to think of it, her voice sounded a lot like Shana's too.
Right.
At that thought, Red Ponytail smiled faintly.
"You can call me... SABER."
After that, Red Ponytail spent some time learning about her