Main Mage Tower, a magic laboratory in the fourth basement
Purple magic runes crackled in the air like electricity. The runes were arranged in circles. Like soldiers in the vanguard, they charged towards a dark red glow in the center.
Three crystals as big as a human's brain were placed in a triangle around the dark red glow. They were the source of the purple magic runes.
Beyond the crystals stood two Magicians—Eleanor and Vance. The two of them were intently observing the crystals' power input. Should any anomaly arise, they would immediately step in to rectify it.
"How's it going?" Link asked. He had come to check on Katyusha's conditioning.
"Everything looks to be in order. But something strange happened a while ago," said Vance, a confused look on his face.
"Do tell."
