Alice found herself staring blankly into space after returning to her room.

In her hands was the unusual weapon she'd been given, a hybrid between a spear and a sword known as an Echoun Moonblade. It wasn't quite a spear, nor was it exactly a sword, but a heavy metal construct resting in her grip.

“—Al-Alright, everyone, disperse! Alice, just keep using that for training for now, and I’ll get you a more suitable artifact soon. Go on, head back to your rooms!”

Shin Se-hee’s flustered voice echoed in Alice’s mind as she had hastily disbanded the group, but Alice was still haunted by the image burned into her retina.

Without warning, the light had cascaded from above Jin Yoo-ha’s head. His face contorted in discomfort as he grimaced, clearly in pain.

And then.