As people retreated onto the lake one after another, Shade asked Miss Feliana a question:
"Are there still normal living people inside the [Skin Object Hall], being kept as reserve materials? Is there any way to rescue them?"
The two girls Shade had saved by signing an agreement on the 2nd Floor of the hall could not possibly have been the only innocent people left inside.
Miss Puppet smiled.
"I knew you would ask that. After the containment is completed, it will take some time to stabilize the [Skin Object Hall]. During that period, time inside the hall will nearly stagnate.
"Only after the containment measures have completely stabilized will time begin to flow within it again, and people outside will be able to enter once more. Of course, that carries risks as well, but they are far smaller than your intrusion today.
"By then, whether you wish to enter and rescue people or explore the other secrets of the [Skin Object Hall], you may do so freely."
That meant the ordinary people inside the [Skin Object Hall] still had a chance of being saved. It was simply that, even after containment was complete, waiting for the hall to stabilize completely would take years. Moreover, once containment was complete, a great many complicated rituals and procedures would be needed to reinforce the seal. It would all be troublesome, but Saint Byrens Comprehensive College was more than willing to handle what came next.
The main force soon withdrew completely from the core area of the hall beneath the crack in the deck. Yet even without its three core members, the hall itself still possessed an instinct for avoiding danger. It tried to close the rift, but the Red Butterflies danced around it, denying this Sage Level Relic its final chance to