"Someone was actually ahead of me?" Amon asked curiously. "What kind of thing did you show her?"
Alice looked at the Provoker potion in her hand and fell into deep thought.
Come to think of it... could that Snake of Mercury have held a grudge against her from the last time she awakened? For example...
Alice vigorously shook her head, flinging those messy thoughts away.
This reaction made the delight in Amon's voice rise at the end. "Hmm?"
"I don't think I've ever done anything like that," Alice answered sincerely. "Besides, that's not why she wants to kill me!"
Amon's face was filled with disbelief.
"Really, it isn't!" Alice's eyes widened. "She wants to kill me because..."
Her voice abruptly cut off, and her gaze gradually became alert. "Are you trying to get information out of me?"
"Actually, I generally don't try to get information out of people." Amon laughed.
Alice thought for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Do you generally just threaten people directly?"
"No." Amon shook his head. "I generally just steal their memories directly."
Alice glanced at the Provoker potion in her hand and covered her mouth with her other hand.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Amon asked, feeling that something was missing.
"I'm afraid you'll force-feed me the potion later," Alice said frankly.
"Aren't you not afraid?" Amon asked in surprise.
Alice shook the potion in her hand and blinked her eyes. "Because I think you're quite suitable for drinking this bottle too."
"?" Realizing the hidden meaning in Alice's words, Amon instead laughed. "If you want to accomplish that, perhaps you should first go meet my main body."
Alice nodded seriously.
"Then work hard," Amon encouraged her before asking in a tempting tone, "So, do you need help? Help dealing with the one ahead of