Because of Leisha's remark, Dorothy forcibly switched back with her. Everyone was curious about whether the crown and Scepter were genuine, and Luvia even suggested that she could simply divine the answer directly, but Dorothy stopped her:
"Since these two items have ended up in Shade's hands, verifying their authenticity certainly won't be difficult. What matters is the process. I still hope someone can understand their story and learn their origins, rather than simply seeing the answer through divination."
Luvia then "interpreted" that:
"You mean you want to wait until the meeting is over and go to Professor Manning's place with Shade, so you don't want me interrupting your shared outing."
Dorothy thought for a moment:
"That's more or less what I mean."
Thus, that afternoon at the Doctor's clinic, Shade also shared this bit of news with the Doctor and the Priest. Since he would soon be visiting Professor Manning, Shade had brought the two items with him, and both the Doctor and the Priest examined them with great interest:
"So this is the crown. I'd only ever seen it in newspapers before. It's a little plainer than I imagined. I thought a crown would be covered in gemstones."
There was not much of note at this week's Study Group. The only thing worth mentioning was that the Doctor informed everyone that the Academy had decided that Tobesk City would no longer be included among the destinations for this year's Summer Off-Campus Practice course for enrolled students:
"Considering that some... rather unsafe incidents occurred in both the summer of Year 1853 and the summer of 1854, no one will be sent here this year for the sake of the students' physical and mental well-being. That will make things easier for us as well."
The Doctor announced it, and the