Alice had even thought of how to solve Klein being angry—simple, she just had to use "Restart" to erase the memories of that period and all traces at the scene.
The idea was far too tempting. Alice could not help taking half a step forward when Klein's voice rang out:
"Do you know Cynthia?"
Right, he knew the "Wraith" and the "Zombie," so it was entirely possible that he knew the "Lunatic" too... Even if he did not, it didn't matter. It was not as if the abilities gained from advancing to Low Sequence would disappear.
Alice finally found a reason to convince herself, and she finally realized that wanting to see how the "Lunatic" fought was merely an excuse she had made for herself.
Her desire had not faded by much.
She simply wanted to cause some huge trouble... Alice lowered her gaze and tried to find a second reason to persuade herself.
At least, at least listen to the interrogation first...
It worked well. That desire had not disappeared, but it had settled within a range Alice could handle. She quietly waited for the interrogation to continue.
Klein raised his right hand, allowing the black pendant in his palm, shaped like a miniature rhinoceros horn, to slip down and sway in midair.
"What does it do?"
Alice stared intently at the still-swaying pendant, suddenly overcome by the urge to pounce on it and snatch it down.
...Calm down. This thing is not a cat teaser, and you are not a cat!
Unlike Alice, Follet Ken had no leisure to pounce on cat teasers. He listlessly lowered his head and stammered:
"Yes.
"Cynthia, Miss Cynthia wanted to have a child with Extraordinary Ability with Your Excellency, Admiral—with you. Her parents introduced her, introduced her to me.
"That was a