Mono and I took the donkey-eared witch upstairs, much to Aldebaran's surprise.
"Hey, Milly~ Back already?"
I patted the witch on the shoulder and pushed her in front of Aldebaran.
"Here. She's an envoy from Enheria. She says she's taking our 'leader' to meet Enheria's Proxy, so, Aldebaran, you can... huh?"
Halfway through, I finally noticed a magical girl trussed up in the laboratory, pinned beneath a certain Vampire Ninja's foot.
It was Xiao Xi, whom Aldebaran had thrown into the training room. Something normal or other had probably weighed her down, keeping her from being washed away.
"This girl didn't just see you and me. She saw Locust and Sophia, too. We absolutely can't let her leave. For now, we'll have to keep her here, or SpiCa will find out everything."
As Aldebaran said that, the gagged girl made muffled sounds of protest.
I waved at her.
Aldebaran, however, said, "What a pain. You go deal with Enheria."
"Don't you find it strange? Why do they need us to send someone over when Sun Ji's already there?"
I couldn't help asking, but Aldebaran looked utterly dismissive.
"Huh? You're the only one who'd find that strange. I know everything. Just hurry up and get back!"
She knew everything, but she never told me anything.
She hadn't even tried to stop Sun Ji and Fomalhaut from going to Enheria. I couldn't tell whether she was bullshitting or whether this really had happened in another worldline...
"So, does that make me our leader?"
I asked, but she shook her head in disagreement.
"No, no, no. Obviously, I'm the leader! But if I go over there, I'll end up locked up with A-Ji! You might not see what that Enheria Proxy girl's scheming, but I'm not stupid... I'm staying right here. Here, take