It's a trap.
Wilma just wants them in there to increase their bonds and become a closer knit team despite their want to not trust others. By doing so they would be unlikely to ever fall apart and with how strong they are together they would become a long term valuable asset to the guild.
@myhusbandisapineapple because of your comment I decided to check the raws for how close we are, because This arc felt like a conclusionary arc, especially with everyone showing up. Luckily there are 33 more chapters currently out.
I know you are trying to make the thought text be different through the text color but that's what the bubble is for, making the text color lighter just makes it harder to read
I actually expect Utena to turn their weapons against the other. Not sure how that would work with shadows, but I think it would be a very nice turn of events.
@Rannchan the "ntr" should be done next chapter.
@jak he's living the original story in segments, I would classify it as NTR as it's mean to give the same emotional reaction, in this moment he has been stolen.
Hm, I don't think the mirror is actually talking to her, I think she's developed split personality with one knowing the loop she only communicates via the mirror.