Lucy, her heart burning with excitement, followed Percival with light, giddy steps, but someone suddenly grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back.
The sudden force ripped her hand from Percival's. Her eyes widened when she saw herself crouching to attend to her shoes.
"It's my laces," the Lucy before her eyes explained to Percival. He squatted, holding her gaze in his eyes while tying her loose shoelace.
'What in the world?!' Lucy was about to take a bold step forward and stop this lie playing out before her eyes, but a palm wrapped around her wrist and pulled her back.
Again?
It was at this moment that Lucy realized she didn't know who pulled her back. She was so shocked by the fake pretending to be her while Percival just acted like the real her wasn't standing behind them.
She turned her head, her eyes glowing with mana and rage. She would give this person a solid piece of her mind for messing up such a great moment.
