Alice clutched the letter tightly in one hand and Raised Her Head blankly, searching the area around her.
Even though her spirituality told her that no Angel of Time was hiding nearby, Alice still could not relax. She took the letter and circled the area once before Returned to home.
Luckily, it was only a letter, not him in person. She could still stall for a while... Why was he so impatient?!
Alice Returned to home indignantly, intending to collapse onto her bed and think for a while. Then, as she looked at her bedroom door without a doorknob, Alice once again Fell Into Deep Thought.
...She should just get someone to fix it.
Alice let out a profound sigh and decided to lie down first.
Come to think of it... What was she having for lunch?
—The matter of giving Amon a gift was once again thrown to the back of Alice's mind.
Alice only remembered Amon again when she met the agent, Madam Maggie, to discuss compensation.
After inspecting the bedroom door, Madam Maggie looked In Surprise at Alice, who stood beside her with her head lowered, twisting her fingers together. She pondered for a moment before asking:
"I've never seen such... such... such a peculiar situation.
"It's Just Like the doorknob vanished from the door out of thin air... Miss Rose, Can You explain this?"
As Alice wrestled with her fingers, she answered:
"A thief came in while I wasn't home. He wandered around the house, then stole the doorknob."
There was not a single lie in those words. Even if someone came to divine it, it would still be true—whether they could successfully divine it was another matter.
But that "truth" failed to convince Madam Maggie. She asked distrustfully, "Then why did this thief only