Time rolled back to the eve of the outbreak of widespread unrest in Paris.
After receiving Selina Pendragon's message, her companions began activating the second Ritual Magic Array.
That was the nature of Ritual Magic Arrays: they generally could not take effect immediately and needed time to work.
While they waited for the Ritual Magic Array to take effect, updates on the unrest in Paris kept coming through Selina Pendragon's pendant.
"Selina, something's seriously wrong with those Muggles! Every one of them looks like they've taken a Confusing Concoction. They seem out of their minds!"
"It's strange... what's happened to these Muggles? It's like they've all been cursed. They've suddenly become incredibly short-tempered, and they look ready to lash out at any moment!"
"Selina, what are those bastards trying to do? Several pairs of Muggles who looked like couples suddenly started having furious arguments over an umbrella."
"Is this why you asked me to watch the Muggles? After coming into contact with those black specks, even their personalities seem to have changed. They start hurling abuse at each other over the smallest things."
"That's right!" After receiving numerous similar reports, Selina Pendragon gave them all the same explanation. "It's because of those black particles from earlier!"
"Wizet just told me that the black particles don't affect us, but they make Muggles irritable and aggressive... clearly, they're meant to cause chaos."
"Their target was the Muggles from the start. They want to provoke them into killing each other to achieve some purpose. Keep an eye on the situation and be ready to intervene at any time!"
Only a few minutes passed before more reports came through Selina Pendragon's pendant.
"Those Muggles change their moods faster than Transfiguration! They were only arguing before, but now they're beating each other up!"
"Selina,