"That's not what you told me before." Alice nonchalantly thought.
Her expression may not say anything but she was clearly dissatisfied. Alice does not want to waste her efforts. Each second of her time is precious. She's already a few steps away from succeeding however her progress was disrupted.
Lance is the new seedling Awakeners that must be fertilized in order to grow and become the new tasker. His awakening condition seems pretty harsh but there was nothing she could do.
Each system's condition to awaken the Awakeners varied individually.
[Aaaaahhhhh, yes… It's not what I told you. However, considering that Lance has merged into a new body, it will take time before he regain those skills. After all, he had not performed any tasks yet.]