In the ruined castle.
The tension in the hall was suffocating. The air crackled with mana as Barbara's subordinates braced themselves, their gazes fixed on Alex. Weapons were drawn and spells prepared; the only thing that remained was attacking.
Then, just as Barbara was about to signal the start of the fight, the rhythmic sound of heels clicking against the stone floor cut through the charged silence.
A girl with purple hair cascading down her back, framing her enchanting face as her eyes sparkled with curiosity, walked inside.
It was Lilia.
She had come here with Alex, but since he said that it wouldn't take him long to solve things here, she waited outside, but noticing the mana in the air churning, she got curious and came here.
She wanted to see what he was doing.