Long-Awaited Reunion

Lilac's sword tips pointed at each other.

Two Lilacs, identical in formal wear, weapons, and even the most subtle expressions, emitted magical power fluctuations that made it impossible to distinguish which one was the real Lilac.

Hyacinth stood in the middle, at a loss for what to do for a moment. She looked left, then right, shifting her gaze back and forth between the two seniors who were completely identical in appearance and magic, trying to spot any minute differences that might exist between them.

Yet no matter how she looked, she could not tell the two apart—they were simply too alike, completely and utterly the same person.

"...Heh, I've run into things that could mimic me more than once."

The Lilac on the left, who had escorted Hyacinth all the way, spoke up with a grin and a sneer,

"But you really are the one who's copied me best. Every detail is so spot-on; it looks like you put a lot of effort into it."

"What kind of nonsense are you babbling? You're a copycat who even steals my lines; you really are quite pathetic."

The Lilac on the right, who had just crawled out of the rift, took up the response, returning a mocking chuckle.

The two were so similar even in their verbal aggressiveness and tone that Hyacinth and everyone else on the other end of the video call stared blankly, unsure of what to do next.

"Can you tell who the real Lilac is?" Hyacinth asked through the Divine Codex Stone comms while raising her shield to protect the innocent civilian girl behind her.

The communication stayed silent for a long time.

Whether it was Heartmoon Fox or Nightingale, or even Cheshire Rabbit and Hellcat who had crowded in, everyone squeezed in front of the video