That was their destiny, yet it was nothing more than a game played by shadows in a puppet show.
Schicksal Far East Branch, St. Freya Academy.
"This mutation and instability in Principal Theresa's stigmata—according to the records—should mean that some kind of change has occurred within the stigmata space," the silver-haired girl said as she looked over the data on the screen. "To put it simply, some lingering obsession within the stigmata is at work. If that obsession is not eliminated, then... this sort of thing will happen again in the future."
"Then what do we do, Bronya? We can't just watch Auntie suddenly sprout rabbit ears every now and then, can we?" the girl with white twin-tails said.
"Idiot Kiana, don't interrupt," Bronya said expressionlessly. "In this situation, as long as we can enter the stigmata space behind the principal's back and find the source of the problem, it can be resolved. Also, those should be fox ears. Though they do look somewhat like rabbit ears..."
"But, Bronya, how are we supposed to enter the stigmata space behind the principal's back?" another gentle-looking girl asked. "Shouldn't that be very difficult?"
"It is not actually that difficult, Sister Mei. If Bronya remembers correctly, St. Freya Academy should have a consciousness-diving device. However... that depends on whether the principal agrees," Bronya said.
"Although Bronya's idea sounds feasible, diving one's consciousness into a stigmata... No, it's still too dangerous for all of you. I don't agree," Theresa said with her arms folded. "If this happens again in the future and there is truly no other way, I'll return to headquarters and ask Grandpa for help."
"Theresa, protecting your juniors too well is not good for their growth," the mature red-haired woman said. "If I remember correctly, the consciousness-diving device can disconnect at