Emilia approached Layla, her demeanor less violent than it was, before seeing Levi. Upon setting her eyes on Emilia, Layla got down on one knee, "Captain Emilia. Please accept my apology for the current situation. This is a result of—"
"What's the situation?" Emilia asked, interrupting Layla, and ignoring everything she had been saying.
"Five sentinels, including myself, went into battle," Layla began to report.
"Two are confirmed dead, and one, in a life threatening situation," she explained further.
As Layla gave her report, Emilia scouted the area with her eyes, watching students as some of them were being carried into ambulances, and some were still trying to gather their minds and recover from the trauma of what they just experienced.
"Some students sustained injuries in the course of this battle, but none of them are life threatening or severe," Layla added.
"As for the enemies, their leader was killed in battle, but we've currently subdued the other five who played a major role in the fight," she concluded.
Emilia turned her eyes towards Layla who was still on her knees. She could see the frustration and anger Layla was trying to hide.
Although far apart in age, they had a relationship where communicating in an informal or semi formal manner had become a norm. Emilia was a person of few words, but Layla would often tease her whenever they had conversations.
So seeing her act in a completely formal manner showed Emilia how unsettled Layla was about the current situation.
"What are their names?" Emilia asked, her tone, giving Layla a hint of the answer her question requested.
"Garrion, and Lian... They're—," Layla grit her teeth, unable to complete her answer.
"R... Reinhart is currently in a life threatening situation. They said his chances of survival are low." She added.
"This really is one hell of a situation," Lance whispered to himself.
"Where are their bodies?" Emilia asked.
Layla got up from her knees and led them away from where they were standing. They approached an ambulance close to the gate and she opened the back door. Inside it were two beds, each covered with white clothes.
Emilia gestured her palm towards the bed on the right side of the vehicle. The body on the bed began to float towards her.
She placed it down in front of her and lifted the cloth covering the body, revealing Lian's burnt body.
"She witnessed the battle to the end, right?" Emilia asked
"Yes," Layla replied.
Emilia got on her knees close to Lian's corpse and placed her palm over her.
A glowing blue light began to engulf Lian's body. Her burns began to heal and her body was returning to its original state, free of injuries. Her skin glowed as this process took place.
Layla, and Lance stared at the event taking place in front of them, remaining speechless.
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"What I'm doing is reversing time for her physical body to the point it was before it sustained any injury," Emilia explained.
"However, I can't return her spiritual body."
"I understand," Layla responded, recognizing what Emilia's words implied.
"At least, she can be buried in a dignified state."
"Still, that's impressive. This is the first time I'm seeing her use that one," Lance muttered.
"As for her memories," Emilia placed her palm on Lian's head. "Let's see what exactly we're dealing with."
Images showing their experience on the Island began to rush through Emilia's head. It was like she was watching the whole thing from start to finish in a fast forwarded mode.
"I see..." She lifted her palm from Lian's head and got up.
"Where's Professor Valtorix?" Emilia asked Layla.
"He's... probably in his office," Layla replied. "I guess.."
Emilia turned her back towards Layla and began to walk away. Lance bowed to Layla and immediately followed behind.
"You might be immortal, but you're still human. You should get some rest," Emilia said before she vanished out of sight, along with Lance.
****
The walls of Professor Valtorix's office were lined with holographic bookshelves.
The central desk was smooth, projecting 3D images of different papers and documents.
The window on the other hand had a transparent display, offering a live feed of the academy's grounds.
Valtorix sat behind his desk, his back relaxed against the floating chair, with his eyes closed. His mind was currently overwhelmed by thoughts revolving around Rakuzan's current ordeal.
"What a troublesome situation we're in," he exhaled heavily
"You're lucky no student died," Emilia's voice pierced through the silence, startling Valtorix.
He rushed to rise up halfway from his seat before he saw Emilia, "Ca... Captain Emilia."
"You really shouldn't do things to give this old man a heart attack," he sighed and returned to his initial position.
"I'm glad I didn't lose any of our students, but still, I lost some children who were precious to me."
"These people... They're not just ordinary attackers," Emilia said, walking slowly towards Valtorix's desk.
"The island they were on, it's close enough for me to sense if anything was wrong."
"But that barrier they erected, it severed the location it engulfed from our world, making it a temporary existence in another dimension," she stopped and placed her palms down on the Crystal surface of Valtorix's desk.
"Even the time flow was different. Days had already passed for them. Meanwhile we only experienced hours pass here."
"To create a barrier strong enough to block my senses..."
"Strong enough to render me unable to sense the presence of the barrier itself..."
She raised her head, locking eyes with the Professor, "Do you know how much mastery that would take?"
"You're lucky you got an outcome as bright as this," she said
Valtorix exhaled once again, placing his palm against his head, "I see... Your methods of motivation are quite scary compared to your brother."
"I'm not trying to motivate you Professor, I'm just providing a logical analysis of the situation," Emilia replied, rising up.
"But right now, let's get to the first pressing issue you need to handle..."
"Rakuzan's security is top notch," she said, acknowledging their precautionary methods.
"There are three barriers protecting the school," she began to analyse.
"The outer barrier, strong enough to counter the strength of a grade 1 B ranked threat," she raised her index finger.
"The second one in the middle, a grade 2 A ranked..." She raised her middle finger.
"The inner barrier, a grade 1 A ranked..." She raised her ring finger.
She turned her back, shifting her eyes towards the ceiling as she continued her analysis.
"In addition to that, each of them are complex, so breaking through brute force or deciphering the formula is not an easy task."
"But it's not impossible either..." She added. "And the moment something happens to any of the barriers, your security team is alerted."
"The only way to get past the barriers are if you have one of your ID cards on, or if you got permission from the security team, and you'd be immediately informed if such unorthodox permission is granted, right Professor?" She asked Valtorix who remained silent.
"I'm guessing you weren't informed about anything," she began to walk away from his desk.
She gestured her hand towards a sit at the far end of the right side of his office, moving it from it's position and placing it in her line of movement.
"Any use of force would also immediately be reported as an attempted break-in, but that didn't happen either."
"That all points down to one thing Professor."
As the tension in the air built up, the expression on Valtorix's face slowly turned into a frown. He knew what Emilia was saying for he had already considered the same thing.
Emilia arrived at the chair she set in her path earlier and sat on it. She placed her elbow against the right armrest and relaxed her cheek on her hand. The expression on her face remained unchanged, showcasing zero emotion.
"Professor..." She once again locked her eyes with Valtorix's. "There's a traitor amongst your ranks..."
