Ellen

On the plane, Ellen set up a camera and stood before Tohka—the identity of a travel agency photographer had brought her quite a few conveniences.

At the very least, she could openly photograph a Spirit like [Princess].

However, the blue-haired girl before her looked at her with particular hostility, as though Ellen had some grudge against her.

Ellen did not understand. She tried to maintain a stiffly friendly smile as she offered a simple greeting, but she was ignored. She clicked her tongue softly.

She was slightly annoyed. As the strongest magician, she normally had heaps of people at headquarters looking at her with reverence. Being ignored like this... was this what ordinary people were like?

Ellen inwardly looked down on her a little, though she still wore a gentle smile. As the strongest magician, such a trivial matter was beneath notice. Her magnanimity would not be affected by this. So long as she deployed her Realizer, she would still be the strongest among magicians.

Shiori turned away with a scornful snort, sparks practically flying from her amber eyes. She remembered that face, and she would never forget it—it was her, the woman who had once hurt Huanyue.

She could not forget the sight of Huanyue covered in blood. Even if the other woman was now wearing a disguise, there was no way she could treat the person before her kindly.

Thinking this, she connected to Fraxinus. "Kotori, something is very wrong with this school trip. There may be a conspiracy at work. I saw a DEM magician here."

Kotori, aboard Fraxinus, was confused for a moment before her brows furrowed. Then she bit down hard, crushing her Chupa Chups. "I knew it. It seemed suspicious from the start, but there really is something going on."

"About a month ago,