"Listen here, Felix. Don't be so sure about everything," Deborah said with a playful scoff. "Do you really think you could stop your mom and me if we wanted to go?"

Felix couldn't help but laugh. If Gerald and Cordelia pulled rank on him like that, he really had no way to refuse.

"Madam Goddard's right, but don't worry, Felix. Even if we go, we won't let ourselves become a distraction when you're fighting those Malevolent Phantoms."

The private room door swung open, and Felix jumped to his