"So let's get this straight: Viv has a ring with specifications that only exist in legend?" Isabella asked, as Vivian was surrounded by the other villainesses from all cardinal directions.
"No! In theory," Beatrix replied with obvious frustration, explaining the same thing for the hundredth time this evening.
"Isn't that the same thing?" Isabella asked.
"Of course not!" Beatrix, Vivian, and Edith all replied simultaneously.
"Given her Quirk Factor of 10, we should be grateful the ring has merely clung to her finger. Rings with Quirk Factors in the 8s and 9s can defy relativity, physics, and even fundamental magical principles. Some are so malevolent that they're called Demonic Rings. The fact that she wasn't turned inside out is already a miracle by itself."
"Whoa!"
All the other girls backed away with similar shocked faces.
"That bad?" Edith asked.
"Have you heard about the Tragic Case of Wolfram Eisenhauer?" Beatrix asked.
"Not a clue." Edith shook her head.
