The sudden attack by the vines was only a minor incident, but it reminded Theresa that the plants here were anything but safe—especially these vines.
From a distance, their abnormalities had not been apparent. Now that they were observing them up close, there were simply too many vines here, wrapping tightly around trees, buildings, and even the ground like giant jungle pythons.
And once anyone approached them, the vines would attack intruders like venomous snakes.
Furthermore, when Sky picked up one of the vines Herrscher Mei had severed, she discovered that it was covered in sharp thorns. Judging by the force of its earlier attack, the vine itself was far tougher than any ordinary plant, and those thorns were surely quite lethal as well.
On top of that, the vines contained a special poison...
"One way plants protect themselves against Predators is by growing thorns all over their stems and roots. But an even more common and effective method is to develop toxins. Principal, be careful not to get hurt."
Recalling some details about the Third Eruption, Sky remembered that Theresa had been ambushed by Yuno using vines and poisoned. Moreover, this poison was an ability unique to the pseudo-Herrscher Yuno; ordinary methods could not cure it at all.
"I know..."
If Theresa had still been confident before, she now understood that this pseudo-Herrscher's abilities were no simple matter.
But...
"You damned vines, just perish already!!" They had barely entered the school, and she had nearly been caught off guard by these things. Theresa's face burned. This was a blatant slap in the face!
She had already been warned by Herrscher Mei and the others, yet she had still nearly run into trouble. How was she supposed to hold her head up as principal in front of the Valkyries after