While Bell and his Sister were conducting an in-depth yet accessible analysis of the relative merits of "smashing someone's head in" versus "biting someone's head off," Bell's Personal Terminal suddenly rang, interrupting a discussion that really ought to have been censored.
"Hello? Senior? What is it?"
Bell was somewhat surprised to find that Penelope was calling him.
"Bell! We found it!"
Penelope's excited voice came through the Personal Terminal.
"Found what?"
"A Life Planet!"
"...Really!?"
"Really! I'll send the video footage over right now!"
Bell eagerly opened the video Penelope had sent. The moment it began playing, a beautiful planet appeared in the center of the screen. Bell recognized at once that it was not Earth.
As the progress bar advanced, the view soon shifted to the planet's interior. Through the Explorers' ultra-high-definition cameras, they could clearly see the forests, plains, lakes, and birdlike creatures occasionally flying through the skies below.
"That's fantastic! Where is the Williams right now? Never mind, wherever it is, have it return immediately and come back to Earth!"
Bell was so excited that a trace of Magic Power unconsciously leaked from his body.
"Bell! Calm down! You're scaring your little brother!"
His mother's sudden reprimand rang in his ears, like a bucket of cold water dumped over his head, instantly calming Bell down.
He turned to look and saw little Al burying his head tightly in his mother's arms, his tiny body trembling uncontrollably.
Al was still far too young. Although the total amount of Magic Power within him was excellent compared to others his age, the gap between him and Bell was simply beyond comparison.
Even that tiny trace of Magic Power Bell had unintentionally leaked was enough for little Al to sense a deadly threat. In fact, if not for the familiar presence