After pushing open the door, Klein did not see Alice as he had expected.
A bit surprised, he thought for a moment, then went outside and circled around to beneath the window.
Alice really was waiting for him there. The moment she saw him, she happily raised her head and held out a hand to him.
Just like a little child waiting for a parent to pick them up from kindergarten... No, ordinary children were nowhere near as capable of tormenting people as she was.
Klein shook his head and reached out to take Alice's hand, only for an ice cream to suddenly appear in his grasp.
Klein accepted it in confusion and looked at Alice questioningly.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Mr. Fool~" Alice blinked her eyes. "Though I should really have given you chocolate... Forget roses. You should ask someone else for roses."
Right, today was February 14th, Valentine's Day... Klein, who had never been in a relationship in either life, fell silent for a moment before taking the ice cream and asking hesitantly:
"How did you find ice cream in the middle of the night?"
After silently staring at each other for over ten seconds, Alice hesitantly asked:
"If I told you that I actually ate this a little while ago, would you think...
"That I spat it out after eating it?"
Klein suddenly had the urge to smash the ice cream in his hand into her face. He weighed the difference in strength between the two of them and the trouble of placating Alice afterward, then ultimately gave up on the idea.
"Alice." Klein smiled kindly as he lowered his head to look at her, satisfied to see her entire demeanor become obedient. "Did you do something bad behind my back?"
Alice pressed herself against the wall, then