Before Alice could react appropriately to that familiar voice, she sensed another familiar gaze.
It felt just like the last time she had seen Leonard... Alice raised her head. Anthony was looking at her, waiting for her response.
Then... why wasn't Leonard saying anything?
Alice cautiously let a pair of eyes emerge from beneath the table, like a snail poking its head out of its shell.
This wasn't their first meeting since they had left Tingen City, but it was the first time Alice had a legitimate reason to openly look at an old acquaintance.
Huh, when had she left Tingen City again?
Alice blanked out for a moment, then suddenly realized that the memory which should have left her deeply impressed had long sunk into the deep sea along with her other memories, no longer able to stir her emotions.
Perhaps it was time to return to Tingen for a look... Alice suppressed her tangled train of thought and began considering a serious question.
Actually, she hadn't felt much last time either... So if it wasn't because she would be exposed, why exactly had Fate warned her?
Alice gradually frowned as she looked towards Leonard. Then she tilted her head, reached up to adjust the monocle over her right eye, and a bright smile rippled across her lips.
She noticed that the gaze resting on her had suddenly become more intense.
That heavy pressure remained on her for over ten seconds before abruptly withdrawing, as if nothing had happened. Only a faint, almost imperceptible gaze remained.
"Do you know each other?" Anthony broke the silence as he looked at the two silently staring at one another.
They shook their heads at the same time.
Anthony glanced at Alice's flickering eyes, but ultimately did not expose her guilty conscience. Instead,