Senior Mia and Madeline had to spend some effort before they could straighten their backs again, but the floor beneath their chairs had already split with fine cracks, and the teacups in their hands had also developed fissures. They could only set the cups down, then steady themselves with solemn expressions, and all they had left in them was the strength to blink.
But soon the sound of wood snapping came from the side—that was Audrey and Alice.
The chairs under the two younger girls' butts directly fell apart, and the floor under their feet also showed clear, wide-spread cracking.
Only, the Little Fox's nine tails had already propped against the ground the instant the chair shattered beneath her. She seemed to have been startled by something; her fur was all puffed up now. But at least she could still keep her balance—she used her tails as a chair and remained seated.
