Pitfall?

Alan and Henrys words overlapped. They were twins after all, so it was to be expected.

Leave it to me, Ill use earth magic! Ill pop a hole where theyre making noise and catch them all at once!

Eric followed up after Mel, who sounded very pleased with herself.

And then what are you going to do?

I think we should then give them a good talking to so they dont make such a racket again.

Mel replied with a big smile.

She really was strange. Everyone was a little taken back when she started talking about something like fear mongering, but she didnt care about that.

Then Liz Cather followed.

I would prefer a more peaceful solution. I cant think of a concrete plan right now, but I dont think forcing them to stop is going to calm their rage.

I agree with Lizs idea.

Duke agreed with Liz Cather, and Mel clicked her tongue lightly.

I didnt think Duke would agree with Liz, but this time I understand what she was saying.

The use of force would not last long, nor would it solve the problem completely.

So, I guess were supposed to come up with a concrete plan for that now, right?

Everyone nodded at Erics words.

I was certain that this problem would not be solved right away.

It will be a long-term battle. If we wanted to temporarily settle the disturbance, Mels idea would be fine, but thats not the way it works.

We talked a lot after that, but no solution came out.

Gayle came up with more logical ideas, but it was difficult to control the students, who were now letting their emotions get the better of them.

I was unable to offer any ideas.

Most of them had regained their ability to make accurate judgments, and a number of them were able to use magic. I felt like I shouldnt be there.

I was surrounded by a feeling of inferiority that I had never felt before.

Overall, no solution was reached that day, and the group broke up. Today I was returning to the Williams house.

I was so occupied with myself that I forgot to ask Liz Cather if she could cure Gramps disease.

I was shocked to realize that my existence was no longer of any value to others.

Without eating dinner, I retreated to the library. For the time being, I wanted to be alone.

I couldnt use magic, so I had to be smarter than everyone over there. Being young was not an excuse.

I desperately scanned through the book and stuffed my head with a vast amount of knowledge.

Alicia would probably be angry if she knew that I was spending every moment I had to sleep doing this.

But she most likely would not understand what I was feeling right now. Only I could understand the fear of being left behind.

Alicia, Duke, and Gramps were all so much ahead of me.

I could understand why Liz Cather was struggling. I had to learn more because I was behind.

I knew that this was a bad idea, but I couldnt help it.