As Shade carried Galina toward the cabin, he did not forget to turn back and remind the others:
"Flora, you and Miss Sylvia should return to the city first. Luvia, Emilia, and Miss Danist are still there. We can't leave the hotel base in the city unattended."
"The Teleportation Gate should be completed soon. Dorothy, stay here and look after Angelina. There isn't much work left anyway."
Miss Sylvia said this as she took Flora by the arm, and the two immediately vanished from where they stood.
There was no need to worry about Angelina. Though the cause of her unconsciousness was unknown, she truly was not seriously hurt. According to Grandma Cassandra after examining her, she had more likely fainted because her emotions had swung too wildly in the dream and she could not endure it. Considering how intense her emotional fluctuations had been in that dream, this explained the little princess's current condition.
Galina's situation, meanwhile, was somewhat troublesome. Grandma Cassandra's emergency diagnosis reached a conclusion similar to Shade's: Galina's current condition originated from her Fusion with Shade.
The first time Shade had used this Mystic Lock had been at the end of the Battle of Green Lake, when he had fused with Butterfly Wings Girl, Iluna, and Sister Devlin. Grandma Cassandra had a very close relationship with Sister Devlin and had once asked the nun about how that special "Fusion" felt. Thus, she had a deep understanding of Shade's Mystic Lock.
Fortunately, although the Duchess's condition was troublesome, at least she had not remained unconscious for long.
When the first ray of Friday morning sunlight fell upon the deck of the Radiance Messenger, Galina Cavendish opened her eyes on the soft bed. Her dizzy, muddled feeling was like having gone an entire week without rest. She felt