"Aili, I..."
Aponia's pink lips parted slightly as though she wanted to say something, but faced with Alicia acting cute, she set aside some of her hesitation and nodded gently in agreement.
Having won over the two beside her, Alicia had no intention of letting Sakura, who had yet to leave, go either.
"Sakura, Eden and Aponia are already planning to go take a look. Aren't you coming too?"
"But even if I went, I wouldn't be able to tell anything..."
Sakura seemed unwilling to cause Vill-V trouble and wanted to refuse, but Alicia suddenly pounced over to her side and grabbed her hand.
"Come on, come on. Let's just take a walk together, okay? Pretty please~?"
"Then... all right..."
Faced with Alicia's clear eyes blinking softly at her, Sakura finally nodded and agreed.
And so, after Pardofelis, the "Alicia sightseeing group" also stepped into Vill-V's workshop.
Fortunately, although they had rarely come here in recent years, they had all visited Vill-V's workshop before and knew its layout well enough that they would not cause trouble by accidentally triggering some strange mechanism.
As for whether Pardo, whose eyes were darting everywhere and who clearly wanted to "stock up," would get her outstretched cat paw caught in some unknown "trap," only heaven knew.
"..."
After entering Vill-V's workshop, Alicia watched Vill-V repeatedly manipulate Gwen and conduct various tests. Although her face still bore a lively smile, her movements became much lighter, and she did not call out a greeting, afraid of making any noise that might disturb Vill-V.
Vill-V, however, had no interest in even glancing at the uninvited visitors and merely continued with her work.
Alicia and the others did not have to wait long. Due to the condition of the Holy Cloth, Teacher Big V could only conduct some