Book excerpt: Godma Barhong, the mad scientist from Alice’s past, comes out of hiding with his experiments—the Dolls—and bares his fangs against Alus and the world. As chaos engulfs the Institute, what will Alice do when she’s forced to face her past? And when Alus and Loki are assigned to eliminate Godma, will Tesfia’s feelings be able to save Alice from the darkness? A mysterious newcomer, Melissa, makes her appearance as the battle against Godma and his Dolls begins in the action-packed third volume of The Greatest Magicmaster’s Retirement Plan!