However, in that gap, a single thorn broke through. Unseen by any of his students, the
limb struck straight for the Lord's brow.
At that moment, an Automata shaped like a spider dropped down from the ceiling.
Throwing itself in front of the Lord, the tentacle punched through its shell with ease.
But as expected of such a machine, it still had no problem twisting and wrenching the
tentacle apart.
"One of the Automata my idiot student gave to Lord Byron, huh?" Inorai muttered.
It was the same Automata that had accosted Gray and Reines earlier.
"Thank you," El-Melloi II said, turning to the Princess of Silver.

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