At the same time, in one of the cafés in Mistgun, Alice and Chris sat facing each other. Tea snacks and desserts had been placed before them, but neither of them touched anything.
All around them, students were watching, their eyes filled with admiration as they gazed at the two beautiful girls.
But the two of them were completely unaware of it. They simply kept their eyes closed, as though dozing, without moving at all.
However, after a while, Alice and Chris opened their eyes at the same time.
"Looks like we failed..."
Chris said this in a low voice.
"As expected, it wasn't that simple?"
Alice was silent for a moment as well, then put on an unconcerned expression.
To anyone who didn't know Alice well, such a display might truly have been enough to fool them.
However, Chris was one of Alice's few close friends. She knew very well that although Alice appeared completely indifferent at this moment, wave after wave of negative emotions had already surged within her heart.
In fact, that was exactly what had happened.
Originally, Alice had thought that she could at least destroy the magic furnace. That was why she had incited Reyal, who possessed Collapse Power, to attack the Outer Realm Mana at the Mana Refinery.
As long as Reyal attacked the Outer Realm Mana, Alice could count it as a success no matter what happened.
After all, the Outer Realm Mana had yet to fully take shape. If it was attacked now, that terrifying power would be stillborn.
For this reason, Alice had made quite a few preparations. She had even had Chris secretly cripple the defense system of the Omni-Fusion Alchemy Department in her capacity as Academy Director, allowing Reyal to infiltrate the Mana Refinery.
If not for that, although