Alessa was not one for savoring a victory, however brief. Rust, chaos, blood was her knowledge, and even if she did not show it, the Overlord would see it now. This was the Alessa Sasami, Vivio, Nanoha did not see. It is the Alessa Evangeline sensed, one that discarded the explosion as easily as brushing off a fly.

She was attentive now.