Dim Dim picked up the high-grade magic crystal on the ground and tossed it inside its dimensional storage for safekeeping.
Latifa still clung tightly to Alex. By the looks of it, she would take a few more minutes to calm down.
Alex didn't mind that one bit. In fact, he was secretly pleased that the young lady trusted him enough that holding his arm made her feel safer. He calmly waited until she regained her composure.
Ten minutes later, the young lady suddenly pulled back and dropped his arm like a hot potato when she finally realized what she'd been doing.
"I'm sorry," Latifa said, her cheeks reddening in embarrassment. As Alex was not one of those dense isekai protagonists, he didn't point it out.
"For some reason," the fox lady continued, "I felt real danger from that monster. If it had succeeded in mimicking my abilities, there's a chance it might have been able to leave the Chrono Maze and harm our schoolmates."
