Returning to the Wood Palace, Ace placed his sister in a wing far from the one occupied by his toy summons and went to check on them, only to find Emi practicing curse crafting instead of helping her senpai create her new body with Specwork.
"What's wrong?" Ace asked Emi. From the looks of it, it appeared as if his two senior-most toy summons had a disagreement enough to ignore his direct orders, but he did not jump to any hasty conclusions. He decided to give both of his toy summons a chance to explain themselves.
Emi looked at her master in confusion, not understanding what he was referring to. But following his gaze, she realized his concern and quickly explained, "Senpai doesn't need my help anymore. Specwork alone is enough."
"What about making the wig and face mask using Janice's DNA for Rose's new body?" Ace asked, as this was important to significantly improve Dame Wasp's chances of undergoing her second enchantment.
