The discomfort itself has been around for a long time now and may have shown its face at times. But that took a definite form only after Mr. Eden left.

"... Mr. Kite. I'm sorry. Hey, I think I'm tired... can I have another date?

"Huh? Oh... are you okay?

After Mr. Eden left, Alice said that with a bitter smile on her face.

There is nothing strange about the content of the words themselves. Until just now, Alice was seriously fighting Eden, a mighty man, and she must be tired.

But there was something... uncomfortable behind my chest that I couldn't explain with reason.

"Haha, it's perfectly fine! However, special Alice can get tired."

"Oh well..."

Why not? Alice is laughing... why does she look like she's 'crying'?

I thought so earlier. Alice should have been very angry, but for some reason I felt... scared and trembling.

I can't explain clearly what's wrong with saying... that's why I don't know what to do.

"Well, I'll leave the split with the escort... if you'll excuse me"

"... oh"

I tried to stop Alice from leaving short stories... but there, I don't have enough words to stop Alice from legging. I could only reaffirm myself knowing nothing about Alice and snort in the end.

Alice is an unforgivable friend to me... like a bad friend. I suddenly showed up and got my hands on what I said, I was just kidding... when such a sight was only commonplace.

I thought I knew Alice... No, maybe I was trying to assume I did.

Alice barely talks about her past. There seems to be a clear wall there, and it looks like they're urging me not to step into the dark... nothing left to understand.

But today, for the first time, Alice put her passion on the table. Alice's face at that time kept me out of my head... painfully holding one thought that was on me.

I didn't know anything about Alice... I was wondering if it was just 'I wasn't trying to know'...

Alice treats me favorably, she laughs at me... and she's sweet, I know, and I think I've avoided trying to know.

Because to me... at that time... 'Why was Alice losing her cool and angry', I didn't even know...

Don't stay like this. At least, I... couldn't forgive myself for not being able to say one thoughtful word to Alice as she left with such a sad back.

Returning to the grocery store, where there was no single guest, he lowered the CLOSE bill on its door and Alice, who entered the store...... put a 'trembling hand' on the wall.

"... I was, sweet. First metastatic magic... completely alarmed, stuck by surprise... if he was going to kill Mr. Kite... I... I..."

Covering her face with trembling hands, Alice trembles all over her body frightened by fear.

The voices disappearing into the void were the cry of mourning... the cry of a girl frightened by the worst of futures.

"... no... no, that thought... never..."

Alice groans in a sad voice, staring into the dim darkness in tears.

"... I won't let you take it... whoever avenges Mr. Kite... I will kill them all... I won't let you take it... I won't let you take it... I won't lose Mr. Kite..."

That was not a word to tell someone, it was a word to tell yourself.

Suffering, moaning, still unable to let go, I don't want to let go... such thoughts blame Alice's heart relentlessly on her impeccable self.

"... it's hard... what am I supposed to do? Iris... Iris..." Your Curse "is... how... I don't know anymore... answer me... buddy"

No one answers a voice that seeks salvation. Just in the quiet darkness...... only the voice of the sobbing girl was echoing.

"... sorry. I may not be able to do much about it either."

"... well"

I figured I shouldn't keep doing this. I figured I'd find out about Alice first. or so I've been hiding it. I was tempted to ask the person about a topic he didn't want me to step into.

So I thought about asking elsewhere, and the first thing I relied on was Cro... but Cro shook his head sideways sorry after listening to me.

"I don't know much about Chartier either... yeah. To a certain extent, I know, but I'm not sure."

"Not sure?

I thought I might know something about my family and long-time acquaintance, but Crowe returned that she didn't know Alice very well. And I'm not sure...

"The impression I had when I first met Chartier was... he felt like a very chiggy kid. Fighting skills and stuff are amazing and I thought I was going through a lot of battles... but I didn't think I could handle my powers or I felt like I was swinging by them... it was like 'suddenly getting stronger' and I didn't know how to handle my powers"

……

"Well, so I gave you advice while dating a practice or something, and we got along... what do you say? I was uncomfortable."

"Uncomfortable?"

Clo doesn't seem to know Alice's past in detail either, but he tells us the impression of Alice from Clo, and he goes on to say it over a cup of coffee in the hot water.

"Yeah. Chartier is so bright and healthy... what is it? I can't think of a good expression either, but it was like 'playing' a role called 'Chartier', vague but not laughing from the bottom of my heart. Even so, it's only recently that I found out."

"... Huh?

"I think the discomfort itself felt. But I only felt vague... and that took a definite form after Kate showed up."

"Since I showed up?

"Yeah. I can't explain it well... something different. When you're with us and when you're with Kate..."

Clo doesn't know Alice's past either, so it's just a guess... Clo says that Alice is different when she's talking to Clo than when she's talking to me.

I've never seen Alice talk to many other people, so I didn't feel uncomfortable about it... but I'm pretty sure if Crowe from a long relationship says so.

"Chartier, who has always had a thin membrane on his heart and has been calmer than anyone else, sometimes starts to show great passion when it comes to Kite."

……

"This is only my guess, but I think Chartier's terrified of losing Kite. But I don't see why Chartier is so obsessed with Kite. Because it felt completely different from the Chartier before..."

……

"That's about all I know... I'm sorry I couldn't help you."

"No, thank you. Thank you."

In the end, I didn't know the details... but I was certain of one thing.

The discomfort Alice felt, the passion she showed Eden at the time... the key to knowing the answer is, after all, to say that Alice is hiding it in her past.

But it's hard to find out... who else knows what Cro doesn't?

If you can read your mind, Mr. Shiro, do you know? No, it's really somehow, but I think Alice seems to have the art of not letting Mr. Ciro read his mind either.

That's who Alice seems to be talking about herself spontaneously...... what about Mr. Faith? Alice and Mr. Faith seem to be close, and Mr. Faith might know something about Alice.

Dear Mother, Father - Seeing one side of Alice I had never seen before, I really realized I had no idea about Alice. That's why I thought to speak to Alice today, I needed to know about Alice first.

Upper layers of the divine realm, one of the three temples of the Supreme God...... temple of the space-time God. Faith, the god of destiny, appears before Kronoa, who worked in that office.

"Space-time god, do you have a minute?

"Destiny God... what? With the coming of a different world god, even just busy. If you're not in a hurry..."

"Me, I'm gonna go to the world a little bit"

"... what? I told you, stay, don't be ridiculous, you're busy! You have a lot of work to do..."

"I'm already done. Yes, that's all."

"... what?

Hearing Faith say he was going to the world, Kronor thought it was his usual skip and tried to scold him with his anger on his face... but shortly after, Faith puts a ton of paperwork on Kronor's desk.

Faith does her job voluntarily...... Kronoa glances through some paperwork in his hand while confused by that sight, which is usually impossible first.

"... I did... everything right..."

"Then you have no problem. I'm going to the world. It's an important business, so don't interrupt me, okay? That's why I went out of my way to do my job, which is a fucking pain in the ass..."

"... ah, ah... more than the work I've been assigned. No problem...... but what the hell is wrong with you? What's your business until you do your job…"

……

With a silent glance at Kronoa whining as she said she still couldn't believe it, Faith turns her back and 'walks' toward the entrance.

And he stopped once in front of the door, with a small voice, muttering like a soliloquy.

"It's nothing. Uziuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu