“Wait, is that a robot?” Phil asked as Libby appeared in the gardens accompanied by Bug.


    “They are. Libby, what brings you here?” Ethel asked, calling to the librarian from across the clearing. Their sudden appearance with Bug didn’t bode well in her mind.


    “Ah, yes, hello, Ethel. I know we haven’t spoken much, but Bug thought it was important that you be informed of a change in our timeline for the children,” Libby answered once they had approached the table.


    “Hrm, yes, what’s going on?” Ethel said as she scrutinized them both for any signs of a problem, but couldn’t spot any.


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    “It seems we will need to move our planned timeframe up to make them all loop-aware. Once we have the school constructed, I believe it will be best if we do it within the building, hopefully channeling the excess energies into the walls to ground it all,” Libby answered.


    “Okay, and how soon do we need to do this?” Ethel asked.


    “Three months. So we will need to quickly get all of their mana spirits manifested fully, and Libby wants to add an additional sigil to the construction of the school,” Bug answered this time.


    “That’s doable. I’m planning to start working on that harder in the morning already, but why the sigil,” Ethel asked.


    “We need to better amplify the power of the mana spirits and the potential energy surge to avoid any backlash. This should fully contain it,” Libby answered.