"Gladiolus?"
In the empty reception room, a voice with a faint electronic distortion came from the Magic Mirror in Larkspur's hand. "Are you sure that's the codename?"
Within the mirror, a round plush doll was struggling to hold the Magic Mirror with its paws as it confirmed this with Larkspur.
As for Larkspur herself, she was leaning against a tightly shut wooden door, expressionlessly staring at the Magic Mirror in her hand and nodding. Her azure hair swayed gently.
"Yes, that's right. Can you find anything? I can't confirm whether that codename is real. Based solely on the information she revealed, I suspect she may be from Claw Mark, but aside from some unverified claims, there's no other concrete evidence at present."
After leaving the dinner table, Larkspur, unable to suppress the Heart Gem, had rushed into an empty reception room next door as quickly as possible and locked the door behind her.
Unable to cancel her transformation while the Heart Gem was out of control, she took out the Magic Mirror she carried and contacted Emerald.
There was no other reason. At present, Emerald was the only one in Fangting City who could handle this matter.
She did not know how strong this magical girl calling herself "Gladiolus," who was suspected to be from Claw Mark, really was. But she knew exactly where she stood—she would not gain any advantage even if Sparrow came again, much less someone clearly stronger than Sparrow.
"Let me see... Wait a moment. I need my assistant to contact some friends at the Magic Affairs Institute."
Emerald's voice was slightly distant. Her true body was probably occupied with something else far away in the Kingdom, but she still placed special emphasis on the word "friends." "You may need to wait two or three minutes."