LADY LIERE HELENA'S MOTHER
DO YOU KNOW...
...WHERE THE GUEST OF THE ROYAL FAMILY IS?
YOUNG LADY LIERE?
Y-YES!
W-WE DID GO IN TOGETHER, BUT...
...SH-SHE SUDDENLY TURNED AROUND AND WENT AWAY BEFORE WE COULD STOP HER.
THAT'S ALL.
YOU ALL WENT IN TOGETHER...
AND SHE SUDDENLY TURNED THE OTHER WAY WITHOUT ANY CAUSE OR EXPLANATION?
WOULD THAT BE TRUE, LADIES?
IS THAT SO?
LADY LIERE. IF IT WERE YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE...
IF A GUEST OF THE ROYAL FAMILY WENT ALONE INTO A FOREIGN MAZE WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING...
...AND YOU EVEN LOST TRACK OF HER?
I WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY CAME TO TELL YOU, YOUR HIGHNESS...
AND GONE BACK TO FIND THE GUEST.
JUST THE ANSWER I EXPECTED FROM THE LADY OF THE ESTEEMED HOUSE OF LIERE.
PROPER LADIES OUGHT TO HAVE AT LEAST THAT DEGREE OF REFINEMENT.
IN THAT ASPECT, I THINK YOU YOUNG LADIES...
...NEED TO WORK MORE ON YOUR SOPHISTICATION.
REFRAIN FROM ATTENDING SOCIAL EVENTS FOR A WHILE...
...AND FOCUS ON BECOMING PROPER LADIES.
WHAT DO WE DO...?
M-MOM...
YOU FOOLISH CHILD! STAY SILENT.
EVERYONE IS FROM POWERFUL FAMILIES,SO THE QUEEN MUST HAVE COMPROMISED AS FAR AS SHE COULD.
IF WE OBJECT, SHE'LL CALL FOR WITNESSES...
AND THINGS WILL GET OUT OF HAND.
THE CONSEQUENCES FOR LOOKING DOWN ON THE ROYAL FAMILY'S GUEST FOR BEING A COMMONER HAVE REARED THEIR IGNORANT HEADS...
SHE COULD JUST ASK TO SLOW DOWN...
IS IT THAT HARD TO SAY?
WELL, IT COULD BE.
THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING...
ANYWAY, WHAT IS IT?
THE THING YOU'RE HOLDING. IT SEEMED LIKE IT GAVE OFF LIGHT.
OH!
THIS IS...
...A MAGIC FLASHLIGHT I DESIGNED.
RIGHT NOW,
IT'S ALMOST OUT OF MANA, SO IT'S NOT THAT BRIGHT.
A MAGIC FLASHLIGHT? YOU MADE THIS?
I 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.
ALTHOUGH MAINTENANCE IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO COMMERCIALIZE IT RIGHT NOW...
BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE RECHARGED BY A MAGICIAN EVERY TIME IT'S USED UP?
THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO FIND A MAGICIAN, LET ALONE PAY FOR THEIR SERVICES.
SHE WAS ALWAYS SO TIMID AND WITHDRAWN...
...BUT RIGHT NOW SHE LOOKS LIKE A TRUE POLDER STUDENT.
GIVE IT HERE.
OH, OF COURSE!
HOW DO YOU CHARGE THIS?
YOU CHANNEL MANA INTO IT THROUGH THE SILVER PLATE AT THE BOTTOM.
LIKE A MAGIC DOME?
YES, THAT'S RIGHT! IT'S JUST THE QUANTITY AND THE TYPE OF ENERGY THAT DIFFERS. THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE ITSELF IS THE SAME.
IT REALLY IS MUCH BETTER THAN HER BEING TIMID.
ARE YOU A MAGICIAN, YOUR HIGHNESS?
WOW! THAT'S AMAZING!
THIS IS MORE LIKE IT. LET'S GO.
OH!
WE FOUND MS. LIBERTY!
OLIVIA!
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU MUST HAVE BEEN SO SCARED ALL ON YOUR OWN!
LOOK AT YOU. YOUR FACE IS ALL RED FROM THE COLD.
HAHA...
LET'S GO INDOORS FIRST, OLIVIA.
YES, WE SHOULD GET YOU WARM.
I'M REALLY ALL RIGHT, YOUR HIGHNESS, PROFESSOR...
THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH COURTESY FOR A GUEST OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.
YOU SEE THE KNIGHT THERE? YOU GO ON AHEAD.
OH, THANK YOU, YOUR HIGHNESS.
IT WAS VERY UNLIKE ME TO STEP IN LIKE THIS. I’M TIRED. I SHOULD GO INSIDE AND WASH...
IF IT'S ALL RIGHT, I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU THIS AS A TOKEN OF MY THANKS.
UM, YOU'RE A MAGICIAN...
SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TROUBLE USING IT, AND---
ALL RIGHT. YOU SHOULD HEAD IN NOW.
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. 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.
