Inside the transparent glass cube, they could see Yoshino, Kaguya, and Yuzuru.
All three had their wrists and ankles restrained to chairs.
Their heads hung low, as though they were asleep.
"Yoshino! Kaguya! Yuzuru!"
Shido shouted their names.
But none of the three Spirits responded.
It seemed the glass enclosure was soundproof,
just like the Isolation Room aboard Fraxinus.
"Hmm... It looks like they can't hear us."
Tohka frowned slightly.
Lingmeng nodded in agreement.
"At least they don't seem to be hurt."
"Hehe~ They look as adorable as sleeping beauties. I wonder if a kiss from me would wake them up."
Miku spoke with a soft laugh.
Just then, a voice came from behind them.
"Hello~ I've been waiting for you. Let me think... You don't mind if I call you Mr. Itsuka, Miss Qian Lingmeng, Miss Yatogami, and Miss Izayoi, do you?"
"—!" ×4
Lingmeng and the others widened their eyes and turned around.
In the distance, a silver-haired man who looked to be in his thirties sat watching them. He wore a black suit.
It was Isaac.
Isaac rose from his chair and slowly approached Lingmeng and the others.
"A pleasure to meet you. My name is Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott."
As he spoke, he narrowed his sharp eyes.
"Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott..."
Shido frowned instinctively at the name.
Anyone who watched television regularly would probably find it at least somewhat familiar.
After all, this man was the DEM Executive Director and appeared on television all the time.
"I didn't expect you to come all this way for these three Spirits. Element Maker and Princess are one thing, but even Diva came along?"
"Hmph. They dragged me here, that's all. And could you stop talking to us like we're old friends, old man?"
"Haha, you don't like me?