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Meanwhile, the missing guest Olivia is found; she explains that with the magic flashlight she designed, she converts mana into electricity, and offers a thank-you gift to the one who rescued her.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"After the royal guest gets lost in the maze, the queen interrogates the lady of House Liere and the young ladies. She accuses them of discourtesy for leaving the guest alone and failing to report it, and bans them from social events. 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IF IT WERE YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE...\nIF A GUEST OF THE ROYAL FAMILY WENT ALONE INTO A FOREIGN MAZE WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING...\n...AND YOU EVEN LOST TRACK OF HER?\n\nI WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY CAME TO TELL YOU, YOUR HIGHNESS...\nAND GONE BACK TO FIND THE GUEST.\nJUST THE ANSWER I EXPECTED FROM THE LADY OF THE ESTEEMED HOUSE OF LIERE.\nPROPER LADIES OUGHT TO HAVE AT LEAST THAT DEGREE OF REFINEMENT.\nIN THAT ASPECT, I THINK YOU YOUNG LADIES...\n\n...NEED TO WORK MORE ON YOUR SOPHISTICATION.\nREFRAIN FROM ATTENDING SOCIAL EVENTS FOR A WHILE...\n...AND FOCUS ON BECOMING PROPER LADIES.\nWHAT DO WE DO...?\n\nM-MOM...\nYOU FOOLISH CHILD! STAY SILENT.\nEVERYONE IS FROM POWERFUL FAMILIES,SO THE QUEEN MUST HAVE COMPROMISED AS FAR AS SHE COULD.\nIF WE OBJECT, SHE'LL CALL FOR WITNESSES...\nAND THINGS WILL GET OUT OF HAND.\n\nTHE CONSEQUENCES FOR LOOKING DOWN ON THE ROYAL FAMILY'S GUEST FOR BEING A COMMONER HAVE REARED THEIR IGNORANT HEADS...\nSHE COULD JUST ASK TO SLOW DOWN...\n\nIS IT THAT HARD TO SAY?\nWELL, IT COULD BE.\n\nTHIS IS SO EMBARRASSING...\nANYWAY, WHAT IS IT?\nTHE THING YOU'RE HOLDING. IT SEEMED LIKE IT GAVE OFF LIGHT.\nOH!\n\nTHIS IS...\n...A MAGIC FLASHLIGHT I DESIGNED.\n\nRIGHT NOW,\nIT'S ALMOST OUT OF MANA, SO IT'S NOT THAT BRIGHT.\nA MAGIC FLASHLIGHT? YOU MADE THIS?\nI WORKED ON METHODS TO CHANGE A MAGICIAN'S MANA INTO ANOTHER FORM OF ENERGY! THIS FLASHLIGHT HAS A CONVERTER INSIDE THAT CHANGES MANA INTO ELECTRICITY.\n\nALTHOUGH MAINTENANCE IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO COMMERCIALIZE IT RIGHT NOW...\nBECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE RECHARGED BY A MAGICIAN EVERY TIME IT'S USED UP?\n\nTHAT'S RIGHT. IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO FIND A MAGICIAN, LET ALONE PAY FOR THEIR SERVICES.\nSHE WAS ALWAYS SO TIMID AND WITHDRAWN...\n...BUT RIGHT NOW SHE LOOKS LIKE A TRUE POLDER STUDENT.\n\nGIVE IT HERE.\nOH, OF COURSE!\nHOW DO YOU CHARGE THIS?\n\nYOU CHANNEL MANA INTO IT THROUGH THE SILVER PLATE AT THE BOTTOM.\nLIKE A MAGIC DOME?\nYES, THAT'S RIGHT! IT'S JUST THE QUANTITY AND THE TYPE OF ENERGY THAT DIFFERS. THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE ITSELF IS THE SAME.\n\nIT REALLY IS MUCH BETTER THAN HER BEING TIMID.\nARE YOU A MAGICIAN, YOUR HIGHNESS?\n\nWOW! THAT'S AMAZING!\n\nTHIS IS MORE LIKE IT. LET'S GO.\n\nOH!\nWE FOUND MS. LIBERTY!\n\nOLIVIA!\nARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU MUST HAVE BEEN SO SCARED ALL ON YOUR OWN!\nLOOK AT YOU. YOUR FACE IS ALL RED FROM THE COLD.\nHAHA...\nLET'S GO INDOORS FIRST, OLIVIA.\n\nYES, WE SHOULD GET YOU WARM.\nI'M REALLY ALL RIGHT, YOUR HIGHNESS, PROFESSOR...\n\nTHIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH COURTESY FOR A GUEST OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.\nYOU SEE THE KNIGHT THERE? YOU GO ON AHEAD.\nOH, THANK YOU, YOUR HIGHNESS.\n\nIT WAS VERY UNLIKE ME TO STEP IN LIKE THIS. I’M TIRED. I SHOULD GO INSIDE AND WASH...\nIF IT'S ALL RIGHT, I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU THIS AS A TOKEN OF MY THANKS.\n\nUM, YOU'RE A MAGICIAN...\nSO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TROUBLE USING IT, AND---\n\nALL RIGHT. YOU SHOULD HEAD IN NOW.","bubble_count":75,"pages_count":27,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"After the royal guest gets lost in the maze, the queen interrogates the lady of House Liere and the young ladies.","spoiler_summary":"After the royal guest gets lost in the maze, the queen interrogates the lady of House Liere and the young ladies. She accuses them of discourtesy for leaving the guest alone and failing to report it, and bans them from social events. 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