Just as everyone began chatting, the entire bathhouse started shaking violently, as though a mild earthquake had struck.
Faced with the sudden situation, Itsuka Shiori could not help holding her breath as she looked around. Kotori Itsuka, Tohka Yatogami, and the others reacted similarly, scanning their surroundings.
"This is interference from outside. Someone used a Spirit Formula."
Amid such an abnormal situation, an extremely weak voice came from beside the bath. The girls looked over and saw Reine Murasame, who had gone missing earlier.
Her face had grown even paler, to the point where she almost looked dead. Yet Reine Murasame herself showed no reaction to it.
"What is a Spirit Formula?"
The girls were all stunned.
"That isn't important. What matters is that we need to rendezvous with Fraxinus."
Reine Murasame, who did not look well at all, gave Itsuka Shiori an exceedingly complicated look before reminding them.
She still could not face this girl directly.
"Mm, we understand."
The girls quickly changed into their clothes and left the bathhouse.
The world outside had suddenly fallen into chaos. However, it did not look like a natural disaster such as a sudden storm or earthquake. Instead, it resembled a game screen suffering from a programming error.
It was the effect caused by an eruption of spiritual power.
At the center of the magical energy flow was Westcott. As one of Mio Hanamura's creators, he used himself as the core of a formula to strip away Mio Hanamura's power.
The dim sky after sunset was filled with dazzling radiance.
Lights like stars embedded in the night sky formed a vortex, gradually converging into a single point. It was a dreamlike, fantastical sight. If someone who knew nothing saw this scene, they would surely describe it as a god or an angel.