Although Hilbert had mentally prepared himself, he was still quite surprised by Aislin's inaction... He even had time to teach Russell and Carpenter an entire set of arrays exclusive to the Magic Tower before the lady in red leisurely walked into her own hall.
By this time, Rommel had already gone back to his own room to reminisce about life.
If it weren't for the excitement expected in a couple of days, Hilbert felt the grand curtain he raised was truly a bit of a waste.
Hill glanced at Delphus and Aislin, who had started to exchange greetings... then listened with unusual calmness as Aislin unabashedly asked a question like "Are you ugly again?", something she should never have said.
Delphus's already somewhat twisted face visibly began to crawl with veiny lines upon hearing this statement.
Though he didn't know exactly what he had consumed, he certainly understood that growing stronger meant becoming uglier.
